Fantasy Game: Infinite City

"Mission Objective: Wait"

"Time remaining: 6 hours"

"Mission Reward: Weapon"

When Han Zu stood up to search the room, the system gave a prompt, but because the task was not described, Han Zu temporarily ignored it and continued to search inside the office.

The interior of the office looked normal. Apart from those expensive decorations, it had a textbook-level layout of a boss' office, except that it was much larger. There were basically no books on the bookshelves on both sides, but instead there were some decorations.

"According to our reporter, the factory strike that occurred yesterday is still going on today, with a large number of workers..."

The news playing on the computer became the background sound, making the boring investigation seem less dull. Putting a small decoration on the bookshelf back to its original place, Han Zu continued to investigate the office.

A photo frame was hung in a prominent position on the wall. In the frame was a company license, with "Albert Industries" written on the top. Below the license, there were some licenses framed in gorgeous frames, including some export and sales licenses, as well as gunpowder production and development licenses. Surrounded by them was a cooperation contract presented by the military. However, all the things were not originals, but photocopies.

Through these documents and the photos on the other side of the wall, it can be roughly inferred that one's identity should be the head of a medium-sized industrial company that has close cooperation with the military. Judging from the qualifications for the development and production of gunpowder, the main industry of this industrial company should be arms, or at least an industry related to arms.

Walking to the floor-to-ceiling window, Han Zu looked down at the city outside the window. He was on the top floor of a skyscraper, and the building he was in should be one of the tallest buildings in the city. From visual observation, only the tower located in the city center, which should be a landmark building, was taller than the building he was in.

"Why does it look so familiar..."

Before leaving the floor-to-ceiling window, Han Zu walked straight to the door leading to the outside of the office and opened it. There was an elevator inside, but the elevator could not be used at the moment. A key card was needed to start the elevator, and the elevator card was not on Han Zu at the moment.

Han Zu was not in a hurry to leave. He searched other places. There was another door on the left side of the office. Inside the door was a bedroom with a bathroom. The structure inside was not complicated. Not far from the luxurious double bed was the entrance to the bathroom, which had a large round bathtub. Opposite the double bed were two wardrobes. There were not many things in them. There were some pajamas, two or three sets of custom-made suits of the same material, and several sets of women's professional suits of different styles. There were also some "small toys" in the grid at the bottom of the wardrobe.

The bedside table on the other side of the double bed was a small wine cabinet with an ice maker. There were a few bottles of wine in it. On the wine cabinet were a few packs of unusually expensive cigarettes, an ashtray inlaid with gems for some reason, and a cheap two-dollar windproof lighter that didn't match with the others.

There is a secret compartment on the headboard of the double bed covered by the pillows, but it cannot be opened now. The prompt given by the system is not "indestructible", but "unlocked", and it may take six hours to open it. This is all Han Zu found in the bedroom. It seems that there is no secret here except the secret compartment behind the headboard.

Back in the office, Han Zu walked to the other side of the wall, where there was a statue inlaid with gems. Through the powerful visual power, Han Zu observed that there were traces of touch of varying depths on several of the gems. They might be used to open the switch of the secret room. However, as soon as he put his hand on the statue, the system popped up the "Unlocked" prompt again. It seemed that there was no way to interact here for the time being.

Not far from the statue, there is a safe on the ground that requires fingerprint to unlock. It can be opened normally. There is only a messenger bag inside, which contains bundles of cash and several passports with the same photos but completely different names. There is nothing special.

"How's the investigation going? Did you gain anything?"

"We should be the arms dealer and his secretary. Judging from the photos on the wall and the signatures on some licenses, the arms dealer's secretary is very trusted by him. Some important documents and licenses are signed by the secretary."

"I just saw you working on that statue. What's that?"

"The statue is the switch to the secret room, but it can't be opened for now. The system has blocked it. There is also a secret compartment in the bedroom inside. The same thing applies. It can't be opened for now. How is it over there?"

"There's a drawer on the desk that's the same. It can't be opened for now. There's nothing else in it. Some official seals and the like. They're not important. The elevator key card is probably in the locked drawer."

"Any information on the news?"

"No, it may be related to the background of the dungeon. The biggest event was the factory strike, but the specific reason is unknown. The daytime news seemed to be normal, and there was no connection with the background story at all."

Leaning on the desk, Han Zu hugged his chest and looked at the city outside the floor-to-ceiling window. The scene outside seemed peaceful, with cars and pedestrians rushing on the streets. If there was something wrong, it might be the fully armed patrolling SWAT police that could be seen everywhere on the streets. And judging from their equipment, they did not look like SWAT police, but military soldiers wearing SWAT uniforms. Of course, this could also be inferred from the fact that they drove armored vehicles instead of police cars.

"It looks like a peaceful scene, but in a normal city, you can hardly see special police, let alone armored vehicles, unless it's crowded places like airports. There should be a lot of difference between driving here during the day and at night."

"The speed of traffic has begun to increase, and the number of pedestrians has gradually decreased. We entered the dungeon at about noon, and it only took me more than ten minutes to search the office. If the system prompts that things will change after six hours, then around 6 to 7 pm should be the intersection. Now the flow of people has begun to decrease. I am very curious about what the scene is at night that makes them so anxious."

Looking at the tall tower in the distance, Han Zu always felt that he had seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember where for the time being.

"Forget it. If you can't remember it, it means it's not that important."

"What can't you remember? Are you talking about the tower in the distance?"

"Hmm, I feel like I've seen it before. Never mind, it's not important. Let me continue with my thoughts. From the experience of the previous instance, and the discussion we've seen on the forum about the new instance, the number of weapons and equipment in the new instance has been reduced a lot, but their role is also greater than before."

"Since the original abilities and weapons are restricted, the sooner you find a weapon, the better your situation will be. With a weapon, you can make up for the dangers of not being familiar with the new abilities. After you are familiar with the abilities, you can have better choices with weapons. Now the number of weapons has decreased, and the difficulty of obtaining them is also increasing. It seems that the new mode wants to increase the player's use of new abilities, so it weakens the importance of weapons."

During the conversation, Han Zu proposed an idea, that is, Infinite City should use the new mode to test a large number of new abilities, many of which have never been seen before. Through the information collected on the forum before, Han Zu found that many players have given up their original careers and changed jobs in order to retain the permanent use rights of some powerful abilities, even including many top players. The number of players who advocate the new mode is increasing imperceptibly at a rapid rate.

"Although this is a bit strange, overall, it seems to benefit the players more. What is Infinite Company doing? They can't really just let the players do the testing for them, right?"

"I think it may be related to the factions within Infinite Company, but I don't know the specific reason. Let's continue watching. Anyway, it doesn't conflict with our purpose."

After the discussion ended, there were still more than five hours left. Garcia mentioned belatedly that he had actually entered the dungeon as a player as well, and what he saw from the system was basically the same as Han Zu's. Han Zu didn't care too much about it. As the person who was closest to Han Zu, Garcia and Han Zu were now bound to the same camp in the Infinite City, so their attitude towards Garcia was probably no different from that of Han Zu.

"Then let's not think about it for now. You just said that there are still a lot of "little toys" in the bedroom. Now we have plenty of time. Anyway, we can't go out now. Do you want to..."

The mission still needed to wait for more than five hours, and there was nothing to explore or information in the office, so it was okay to take a short break. Soon, a "fierce battle" broke out in the bedroom. The battle lasted for a long time, until a few hours later, the sun gradually set.

There were still dozens of minutes until the system task "Waiting" was completed. Han Zu was lying naked in the bathtub, soaking in the hot water, with his head tilted back and smoking a cigarette, his other hand hanging outside the bathtub, holding a half-full glass of whiskey. Garcia, also naked, was lying on his chest, resting his head on Han Zu's shoulders, holding a glass with a lot of ice in one hand and shaking it slowly.

Turning over and lying on Han Zu, Garcia took the cigarette from Han Zu's hand and took a puff, then drank the wine in the glass, put down the glass and fiddled with the water, feeling very comfortable.

"Click."

Han Zu suddenly heard a sound coming from outside the bathroom. He instinctively summoned the two Death Realm Hounds, but saw two blurry black shadows extending from his hands hanging outside the bathtub. It looked strange, as if the shadows had suddenly left his body, but Han Zu could feel that the two shadows were his two Death Realm Hounds. After they left, there were some rustling noises outside.

A few seconds later, the two hounds returned to the bathroom. Their appearance had changed a little. Their size was about the same as before, still two meters, but they had a wolf-like head, but with four more eyes. One of the hounds had a short-section shotgun in its mouth that it had found from somewhere, and the other one was lying at the bathroom door with its back to Han Zu and Garcia who were in the bathtub. Its six eyes, glowing green, were staring at the bedroom door leading to the office.

Garcia subconsciously popped out the whip blade on her wrist and pressed Han Zu's chest with one hand, ready to attack with the whip blade at any time. She also noticed the abnormality of the hound, but Han Zu pressed down her hand that popped out the whip blade and did not sit up from the bathtub. It seemed that he didn't think there was a need to be too nervous now. Garcia also retracted the whip blade, but still leaned forward and took the shotgun from the hound's mouth.

"There are still dozens of minutes before the mission enters the next stage. There is no need to be so nervous. Relax. Being alert is the instinct of the furry children. It does not mean that they really heard any unusual noises."

Hearing Han Zu's words, Garcia temporarily relaxed his tense nerves, but still pulled Han Zu out of the bathtub and prepared to walk out of the bathroom to take a look. Putting on bathrobes, the two walked out of the bathroom and came to the bedroom, where they saw the secret compartment on the headboard that was opened.

"This should be what I found in the secret compartment on the headboard. Let me see if there is anything else in there."

Garcia took the shotgun and searched the secret compartment. There was nothing inside. It was just used to store the shotgun. Han Zu walked out of the bedroom with a cigarette in his mouth and returned to the office. He looked around and found nothing unusual. The elevator was still stopped at this floor and did not move.

Coming to the previous statue, he moved the gems on it one by one according to the marks on it. A piece of the wall sank back a few centimeters, then automatically slid to the other side, opening a secret room with some guns and ammunition, some throwing weapons such as grenades, and a set of women's combat uniforms.

After Garcia came out of the bedroom, he walked to the desk and opened the drawer that had been unable to be opened before. Inside was a key card, a car key, a tactical pistol, and a button at the deepest part of the drawer.

After pressing the button, a storage box rose up from the desk. Inside was a high-powered pistol that had been modified. The caliber was such that an ordinary person's wrist would be broken if fired. Under the pistol were three magazines full of bullets. Using this pistol to shoot people would be a bit of a waste of talent, so it was just right for hunting elephants.

After checking the secret room, Han Zu walked over, picked up the pistol, loaded the magazine, and checked the gun. This weapon was just right for him. He liked this kind of "good helper" who could solve the problem together with the person who raised the problem.

There was still plenty of time, so Han Zu and Garcia changed into clothes that fit them. Garcia put on the combat uniform in the secret room, which fit him perfectly, put on a bulletproof vest, and checked his weapons and ammunition. Han Zu changed into another custom-made suit, but he didn't wear a jacket, only a vest. He put the modified high-powered pistol behind his waist, put the magazine in his trouser pocket, and sat in the boss chair to smoke a cigarette.

"Don't you wear a bulletproof vest? It would be of some use."

"The bulletproof vests are all custom made in your size. Besides, I don't think I'll need them. Are you ready?"

"Well, now we just have to wait for the mission to move forward. We still have half an hour."

There were no particularly tall buildings around the floor-to-ceiling windows behind him, so there should be no possible attacks from this direction. Han Zu was still sitting in the boss chair, and Garcia leaned on the armrest of the boss chair, holding his weapon, staring at the location of the elevator.

All the lights were turned off, and the dim office fell into silence, with only the occasional sound of Han Zu puffing out smoke. Time passed minute by minute, and soon, the system sent a prompt that the task had reached the next stage.

“Mission Objective: Survive and escape from the Albert Industries headquarters building”

"Task time: unlimited"

“Mission Features: Enemy difficulty and number will increase over time”

"Mission Reward: Unlock Ability Options"

"Om~"

The elevator opposite the room suddenly started on its own. Someone must have called the elevator from below. The elevator quickly descended and stopped at the 6th floor. After a short stop, the elevator rose all the way to the top floor office where Han Zu was.

"Tsk, tsk."

Han Zu made some noises with his tongue, and the two hounds quickly surrounded the elevator and hid in the darkness in the corners of the walls on both sides. They narrowed their six eyes that glowed green in the dark, waiting for their prey to appear.

Garcia half-knelt beside Han Zu, with only his gun-holding hands and head exposed on the desk, with the muzzle of the gun pointed at the elevator. Han Zu did not change his movements, still sitting in the boss chair smoking, but his right hand had pulled out the pistol from his waist and placed it on his leg, ready to fire at any time.

"If you see someone firing again, don't be fooled into using bullets."

"Ding~"

As the elevator arrived, a crisp prompt sound was heard from the elevator location and the elevator door slowly opened.