PFRG: Chapter 199

Yes, the ‘personal skills’ possessed by the players of this unlimited world were a type of ‘superpower.’

In other words, the ‘superpower’ that Chi Ting possessed in the apocalypse was equivalent to the ‘personal skills’ here.

But no matter what type of relationship it was, one thing was for certain. There must be some connection between the two worlds.

Chi Ting had a hunch that as long as he could enter the ultimate instance, everything would be answered.

He raised his head and looked at the door that appeared in front of him.

They finally arrived at the No 3 stronghold.

Through this period of transfer, another countdown ended, and the sixth wave of attacks officially broke out.

The only time left for them to rest was the time it took for the alien army to arrive here after passing through the No 1 and 2 strongholds. The number and strength of the monsters this time would be much greater than any previous time. It was very likely that before they could completely defeat these monsters, the subsequent three waves would continue to come with the countdown continuously shortening.

There obviously wasn’t much time left.

This No 3 stronghold was obviously much more dilapidated than the previous two. It was so dilapidated that there was no doubt that as long as the players retreated from here, it would be completely razed to the ground by the alien species.

There was no place to sit around, so the players from all the teams sat on the ground and made final adjustments.

They sat on the ground and gasped for breath. They no longer looked as energetic as they did when they first entered the instance. They looked miserable, and no one would be able to associate them with the top players on the leaderboards.

Chi Ting called Lu Nanling over and asked, “Can you give us a rough idea of the other people’s alienation levels now?”

“Basically, it is between 65% and 75%,” Lu Nanling replied. “The one called Qi Xiu is a bit higher at 85%.”

For ordinary people, an alienation level over 50% was enough to deviate from the human category. Being over 65% and still maintaining sanity was considered to be a pretty capable superpower.

From this perspective, these players were indeed worthy of the title of ‘top’ just based on their ability to withstand mental attacks.

What Chi Ting didn’t expect was that Qi Xiu’s value would be so high. This made him inevitably recall the scene when this person sacrificed himself in front of Chi Ting.

Was it because he came to this unlimited world after that time, so he brought the out of control degree of alienation with him?

Chi Ting thought for a moment. He was about to ask something else when he caught a glimpse of Lu Nanling’s hesitant expression. He wondered, “Do you have anything to say?”

Lu Nanling looked at him steadily. “Captain, don’t you want to ask about your own situation?”

Chi Ting smiled silently. “What is there to ask?”

This attitude obviously meant that he didn’t want to make this matter public directly. But this time, Lu Nanling didn’t follow his wishes and continued to speak. “Your alienation level has reached 98%.”

Such words made the other members of Dawn look over.

“98%?” Ji Xingque was incredulous. “How is this possible? The captain is clearly…”

“That’s right. I look quite normal,” Chi Ting continued speaking, his tone as light as always. “So, while I am in a good mental state now, let’s arrange the next situation first. Xiao Lu, you will be responsible for communicating with the other teams. It is up to them to decide whether to continue striving for contribution points or not. Just remind them that manpower costs are limited, so we won’t endlessly save some people who try to die. Let them do it according to their own abilities. In particular, they need to pay attention to their own mental state. If they really find that they can’t hold on, it is best to have a few seconds of sanity before losing control to fight with those aliens. It will be a worthy death as long as they don’t join the aliens to increase the pressure on players.”

Lu Nanling was obviously very dissatisfied with Chi Ting’s approach of avoiding the main issue, but he still walked towards the other teams without saying a word.

Chi Ting glanced at Ji Xingque and Hua Qianmei. “The next tough battle will probably depend on the three of us. You don’t need me to say more. Just pay attention to your own condition.”

Ji Xingque swore with a fearless look on his face, “Don’t worry, Captain. If I feel that I can’t do it any longer, I will definitely blow myself up right there, leaving no trace of my flesh behind!”

Chi Ting told him, “…It doesn’t need to go that far.”

Hua Qianmei obviously wasn’t as careless as Ji Xingque. Based on her understanding of Lu Nanling, it definitely wasn’t a trivial matter to make this emotionally indifferent guy fall into a state of anxiety.

Her delicate eyebrows slowly knitted together, and she asked, “Are there only the three of us?”

Lou Yueren’s eyes had been on Chi Ting since the beginning, so he naturally said, “Yes, didn’t you count wrong, Captain Chi?”

“It is right.” Chi Ting glanced at him. “I’ll have Old Song set up a recovery barrier in the safe zone. You can take this opportunity to recover your strength. If my prediction is correct, the sixth wave should be relatively easy to deal with. The last three waves will be the real tough battle. Once the seventh wave comes, you can take turns with me after recovering your strength. This way, I can at least reserve some strength for the final battle.”

Lou Yueren laughed at this. “You didn’t let me intervene in the fifth wave, but in the sixth wave, you actually want me to stay in the safe zone and sleep soundly while you fight outside. Dear, you just heard it, right? It is 98% alienation. Who is more careless, you or me? Even though I didn’t expect the confession on the way to have much of an impact on you, but in this situation, shouldn’t you think about yourself a bit more?”

Chi Ting told him, “I am thinking about myself. You don’t want me to fight in the next four rounds of monster attacks without sleep, right?”

Lou Yueren: “……”

He paused before suggesting, “Then I’ll handle this wave. You take a rest first.”

“Believe me, this is the best arrangement.” Chi Ting met Lou Yueren’s gaze calmly. “In your current state, if you want to resist the sixth wave of attacks, then you will increase your alienation level by 6%. But if you get enough rest, you can control it within 5% to resist the seventh wave. Which one is more cost-effective? I don’t need to tell you.”

Lou Yueren’s lips curled up slightly but there was no smile in his eyes. “It is only 6%. If you ask me, I think it isn’t something that can’t be increased. After all, I have experienced it in the Ark Laboratory. My current alienation degree should be just over 80%. Meanwhile, you are different. The alienation degree is 98%. It sounds like there isn’t much room for it to increase.”

The two of them chatted back and forth, and the atmosphere between them fell into a subtle stalemate.

Ji Xingque had witnessed with his own eyes how Lou Yueren was led out by his captain all the way. Even in the initial stage where both sides were still wary of each other, he had never felt such a depressing atmosphere between them.

He looked at Chi Ting and Lou Yueren before starting to pace impatiently.

The four of them stared at each other for a long time, and no one avoided it. Finally, Lou Yueren sighed slowly. “After this sixth wave, can you guarantee that the increase in alienation degree will be within 0.5%?”

This was clearly a concession, but Chi Ting thought for a moment before saying, “1%.”

Lou Yueren gritted his teeth. “…0.8% at most.”

Chi Ting frowned slightly, obviously dissatisfied with this man’s fussing. Finally, he nodded. “Then 0.8%.”

Lou Yueren raised his hands and gave in. “Then I have no objection. In any case, I will tell Old Song that this verbal agreement will be invalidated as long as the increase exceeds 0.8%.”

Chi Ting sighed. “Okay.”

After a few words, the two of them came up with the final plan, leaving the others dumbfounded.

The corners of Ji Xingque’s mouth twitched slightly. “Sister Meimei, can we bargain over how much the alienation degree can be increased during battle?”

Hua Qianmei shook her head emotionally. “I have indeed learned a lot.”

After reaching an agreement, Lou Yueren cooperated very well and followed Song Xuefeng to the side. He found a relatively secluded place, and took out the temporary tent he had exchanged from the points mall.

The sudden action of setting up a tent on the spot inevitably attracted the attention of other people, but Lou Yueren ignored their eyes and walked in as soon as he lifted up the curtain.

A faint white light enveloped the area surrounding the tent.

Soon, Song Xuefeng came back alone. “Captain, he is asleep.”

Chi Ting nodded in satisfaction.

In fact, he could probably guess that the reason why Lou Yueren agreed with him was that he was fully prepared to take the field at any time. However, Brother Ren still underestimated Song Xuefeng’s ability. This type of comfort, full of a strong psychological suggestion, had always been effective. Chi Ting himself had tried it before. There was no such thing as staying away by struggling.

Faintly, he could already feel the faint vibration coming from the ground.

It was obvious that the sixth wave of alien troops had passed by the No 1 and 2 strongholds and were heading toward them.

The other teams received the suggestion from Lu Nanling. They were obviously tactful and didn’t intend to act rashly. Chi Ting also had no intention of waiting for anyone. He felt that the time was about right, so he hit his legs and stood up from the ground. Just as he was about to set off, he saw the figure walking towards him in the distance.

Chi Ting hadn’t expected Qi Xiu to show up at this time. He stood there in surprise. Once the person got closer, he asked, “You want to come too?”

In the fifth wave, Qi Xiu was the only member of another team beside the Dawn team who remained on the battlefield.

Chi Ting subconsciously didn’t regard this first-generation partner as a player who needed protection, but judging from the reference data provided by Lu Nanling, Qi Xiu’s current condition obviously wasn’t suitable for long-term combat.

Facing such words, Qi Xiu smiled and glanced at Chi Ting. Instead of answering, he asked, “Are you concerned about me?”

He didn’t mean to get an answer. He continued without waiting for Chi Ting to speak, “How should I put it? After not seeing you for so long, you really haven’t changed at all. It reminds me of a lot of things we did together in the past.”

Qi Xiu raised his eyes and looked at the dust that was already flying in the distance. He smiled slowly and said, “So, how could I miss such a good opportunity to revisit the past, right, Ah Ting?”

Hearing the constant calling of ‘Ah Ting’, the other members of the Dawn team looked over here again and again.

Chi Ting didn’t feel much about this. He just followed Qi Xiu’s gaze and said, “Okay, let’s fight side by side again.”

In such a battle, fulfilling the promise to Lou Yueren and ensuring that the alienation degree only increased by 0.8% would undoubtedly consume a huge amount of physical strength. Having more strong combat forces like Qi Xiu should reduce a lot of pressure.

So far, Chi Ting still didn’t know how much combat support the other teams could provide in the future. But no matter, the next four waves of attacks were destined to be the real tough battle.

There were only two possible outcomes for everyone in the end. If they won, they would pass the level smoothly. if they lost, they would be trapped in the instance forever.