"You have killed a participant (Cultivation World)."
"As the first to kill a Cultivation World participant, you are rewarded: Ning Shuang x1."
Ning Shuang (Flying Sword) (Blue): Drawing the misty frost from the dew of dawn, rinsing with the swirling frost, Effects: Sword Control (transforming into frost and entwining oneself, capable of independent attacks), Frost Sword Illusion (using the sword to manifest frost, randomly inflicting freeze, frostbite, or slow effects on targets within a 3-meter radius), Frost Wall (creating an ice wall with the sword for defense).
Bai Ye spread his palm, and in it floated a small sword, half an arm in length, bobbing up and down, enveloped in silver-white mist that emanated a chilling aura.
Looking at the data displayed on the projection screen, Bai Ye nodded in satisfaction.
This was the kind of reward he expected for a first kill, unlike that incomplete Sunflower Manual fragment that offered no martial arts and threatened his manliness.
With Ning Shuang hovering around him, Bai Ye cautiously peeked out.
The commotion had been significant and could have attracted zombies, but upon looking, he only saw Liang Luo, turned into a charred corpse, lying motionless on the ground.
Bai Ye felt a sense of relief. The absence of zombies despite such a disturbance suggested that the area was likely clear. Thus, he left the room, uncorked a nutrient solution, put it in his mouth to replenish his strength, and strode forward.
After about fifteen minutes, passing through Zone A, the signage in the corridor changed to Zone B. Bai Ye slowed his pace, eventually stopping before a room. Through the glass window, he could see rows of massive server racks.
Bai Ye entered and, examining the labels on the servers, quickly located his target and removed a hard drive.
"You have successfully obtained the virus research files, rewarded with: T-Virus x1."
In his past life, Bai Ye had infiltrated the Umbrella Corporation's underground base.
At that time, he had completed Mission One and Mission Two, successfully acquiring the T-Virus and its vaccine. Regrettably, he failed in his search for the Tyrant, being beaten to it, and thus could not obtain the G-Virus or the Fragment of the Divine Stone.
However, now that he had returned to this place, Bai Ye was confident that he would not falter again.
Others, he assumed, were still wandering the base's periphery, either entangled by lurking zombies or trapped within the maze-like underground complex. But Bai Ye knew precisely where the virus research files and the original virus samples were located.
Therefore, Bai Ye was absolutely certain he could complete all the missions before anyone else.
"Perhaps by the time I deal with the Tyrant, those guys will still be busy looking for the virus research files!"
Bai Ye shrugged and left the room, intending to seek his next objective—the original virus samples.
But the moment he exited the room, Bai Ye's expression froze.
Footsteps!
From one side of the corridor, distinct footsteps could be heard.
Bai Ye couldn't help but grin. Was the universe already playing a trick on him? He had just been so confident that no one could match his progress.
With that thought, Bai Ye moved to the corner of the corridor and peeked into the adjacent hallway.
Two men, clad in white robes with jade belts, one with unbound hair and the other wearing a gold-inlaid crown, were dressed similarly to Liang Luo.
"More cultivators?" Bai Ye mused. "Kunlun disciples?"
The presence of people from the Cultivation World here wasn't entirely unexpected.
The Cultivation World was rife with conflict, and in terms of combat, the chosen ones from the Cultivation World indeed possessed an initial advantage upon entering the World Battlefield. They had a natural edge in fighting.
The outer zombies might not have been able to stop these cultivators, so it was possible they had fought their way in. What intrigued Bai Ye was that, including Liang Luo, this made three Kunlun disciples.
Their initial locations in the World Battlefield were random, as were their entry points into the Forbidden Zone. How did these individuals end up together?
While contemplating, Bai Ye pulled up the hood of his hoodie and then pretended to be a corpse in the corner.
Soon, the footsteps grew clearer, indicating their approach.
"It seems we can't reach Liang Luo."
"What about Senior Sister Lan and Junior Brother Mo?"
"They said they were on their way, but the signs on the road are a bit confusing."
One man said, pointing to the signage on the side.
Bai Ye sneakily glanced at the sign and chuckled. These fools couldn't read English. The sign clearly indicated Zone B, Room 12.
"Should we try contacting them again?"
"Let's assess the situation first. We don't have much communication talisman paper, so let's not waste it."
Bai Ye wore a look of sudden realization. No wonder these Kunlun disciples could find each other; they possessed a means of communication.
Meanwhile...
The footsteps suddenly stopped, and the two men had reached Bai Ye's position.
One of them glanced at Bai Ye but quickly averted his gaze, gesturing to his companion, intending to move on.
But at that very moment...
Bai Ye struck with a sudden movement, grabbing the man's ankle. With Ning Shuang, he swiftly slashed at the man's heel, severing his Achilles tendon.
"Ah!"
Accompanied by a scream, the man fell to his knees, only to be met by the dark muzzle of a gun.
Bai Ye drew his pistol instantly, aimed it at the man's head, and decisively pulled the trigger.
Bang!
As the gunshot echoed, a bloody hole appeared in the man's head.
Although Bai Ye had acted swiftly, it was all within a fleeting moment. It wasn't until blood splattered that the other Kunlun disciple reacted, roaring in fury and drawing a long sword, which he swung towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye promptly raised the corpse in front of him and then...
*Squelch!*
A sound of tearing flesh rang out. A wound was inflicted on the corpse's back, and blood sprayed!
"Shameless!" The Kunlun disciple, enraged by Bai Ye's use of the corpse as a shield, took a step back, formed a hand seal, and declared, "Kunlun Spirit Art, Sword Heart Resonance..."
But at that instant...
*Zzzzt!*
As the opponent formed the hand seal, the sound of crackling electricity suddenly arose, followed by a surge of current along the floor and walls, engulfing the Kunlun disciple first.
The intense stinging and paralyzing sensation caused the Kunlun disciple's face to change drastically, his body trembling involuntarily.
Then...
Bai Ye's pistol was once again aimed at the opponent's head.
Bang!
As the trigger was pulled, the Kunlun disciple crumpled backward, falling to the floor with a thud, lifeless.
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