121: Chapter 121 Benchmark Mission [Humanity First]

[Ding! In-game benchmark task "Human Supremacy" triggered]

[Accept task? Completing "Human Supremacy" will unlock the 'Conditional Extraction Point', Waterfall Helicopter Extraction Point]

The task content panel for "Human Supremacy" appeared.

"[High Value] Human Supremacy"

"Operation Location: Monkey Village"

"Time: 30 minutes"

"Rewards: 100k Source Energy Points, unlock Monkey Village mineral secret room"

"In-operation probability drops: [mother of the forest] [enterprise sailing ship model] [golden apple] [Mutated Ape Skull]"

Chu Hong looked at Vincent in front of him with a surprised expression, only then remembering that on the map, in the [Parino Valley Base] area, there indeed existed an icon for a benchmark task.

Even...

Not only on the side of [Parino Valley Base], but even over at [Huaxi Wharf] in the middle of the map, there was also a benchmark task icon.

Chu Hong took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement and shock of his speculation within, and directed his gaze toward the two people in front of him.

"What is the task content?"

Vincent smiled, smiling very smugly and very rudely.

He seemed to have been prepared for a long time, giving a wink to Cliff Yang beside him, who immediately handed something like a tablet computer in front of Chu Hong.

Within the screen, a video with a background clearly inside a cave was playing impressively.

It seemed to be filmed with a small drone; the interior of the huge cave wound around, intricate and extending in all directions, and everywhere one could see those ape-men and orangutans that Chu Hong had seen before.

However, the weapons held by these monkeys in the footage were no longer limited to cold weapons like spears and slingshots.

Chu Hong's pupils shrank slightly.

Rocket-propelled grenades, machine guns...

He raised his head, looking in complete astonishment at Vincent, who wore a somewhat embarrassed expression on his face at the moment, and the latter gave a dry cough.

He spread his hands.

"Well, my past mistakes did cause this project, which should have been completed very quickly, to experience huge changes, but that is after all a past mistake. Today's base armaments are entirely under Yang's charge; he possesses absolute top-notch management and command capabilities. Not only that... at critical moments, he has a way to deal with the big guy in there."

On Vincent's fat and greedy face, there was a trace of insincere annoyance.

He shrugged slightly: "Your job is very simple. I will give you a device filled with neurotoxin. You only need to bring the thing into Monkey Village, then install it at the designated location, hold out for 3 minutes to ensure the device starts up, and your task will be considered complete. Everything else will be left to Yang to wrap up."

He paused, his voice carrying a hint of temptation.

Pointing at the [Palino Head Sculpture] that Chu Hong had fished out from the small rabbit safe on the table at the moment, he said with a smile.

"After the task is completed, I guarantee that the treatment the group gives you in the future will far exceed your imagination. Things like this... do not even qualify to be placed in your home as ornaments."

"Cough cough!" Cliff Yang on the side gave a light cough.

It served as a reminder to this newly appointed chairman that this head sculpture was, after all, his great-grandfather, so he should be somewhat polite when speaking.

"Accept task?"

Chu Hong came to a realization, and then taking another look, there was a mere less than 10 minutes left until getting lost.

He also determined that this task probably couldn't be completed.

But not being able to complete it didn't mean he couldn't go take a look.

"Accept!"

Seeing Chu Hong nod, both Vincent and Cliff Yang revealed faint smiles.

Cliff Yang personally brought Chu Hong to the [Emergency Security Department] on the west side of the [Parino Base Main Building], and Chu Hong finally saw everything here clearly at this moment.

Rows upon rows of batch-arranged [Parino Group Heavy Hammer Soldiers], [Palino Riot Shield Soldiers], and [Parino Group Stalkers]—looking out, there were at least several hundred units.

Even though they were not yet in an activated state.

Still, it was enough to make Chu Hong's scalp tingle.

Has this year's assessment secret realm adjudication committee gone mad?!

A secret realm of this level, used to assess newcomers?!

He didn't speak, and under Cliff Yang's gaze, silently shouldered the backpack containing the [Parino Biological Toxin Outbreak Device] once again, quickly setting off toward the outside of the base.

Perhaps because he had accepted the benchmark task of the "Palino Bio-Group Faction", all the armed personnel along the way completely ignored him even after seeing him.

This change made Chu Hong's mind involuntarily become a bit more active.

Even if this benchmark task wasn't completed, it wouldn't affect the rewards.

But... if accepting the benchmark task meant he wouldn't be attacked by units of that faction, wouldn't that mean he could directly freely farm the Parino Bio-Group side on the west bank of the secret realm?

"In other words, if that benchmark task icon at the wharf is a task of the Monkey Village faction, after I accept this task, won't I no longer be attacked by those monkeys in Monkey Village?!"

Chu Hong galloped all the way.

When he arrived at [Huaxi Wharf], at the location of the benchmark task icon that had already disappeared from the map, he discovered a woman locked inside a cage.

The woman looked like a wilderness explorer, except that at the moment she had a very disheveled expression.

Upon seeing Chu Hong, her eyes immediately revealed emotions of disgust and nausea.

[Animal Protection Organization Director: Smith Molly]

"Moron!"

Leaving behind a contemptuous middle finger, Chu Hong directly summoned [Ke Xiaoken], and amidst a turbulent current, as if boarding a speedboat, rapidly began pushing forward toward the direction of the east bank.

When reaching [Jiangxin Islet] in the middle of the map.

He also incidentally came to the place of the small rabbit safe on the map.

That was inside a crude shanty that looked like it was used for drying fish.

And the so-called small rabbit safe was merely a dilapidated fish creel.

Scanning [Abandoned Fish Creel (High-Value Container)]: ...

Two 1x2 grid items appeared within the black scanning box.

[Turbulent Mackerel (Blue)]

[Sharp Boning Knife (Blue)]

Out of stock!

"Splash!"

Accompanied by a turbulent sound breaking through the water current, Chu Hong and [Ke Xiaoken] were like two tunas rushing out from the river surface, instantly taking a deep dive and charging up onto the shore of the east bank at this moment.

In front of the [Waterfall Cave], the turbulent water current poured down, and the huge roaring sound was enough to cover up the vast majority of sounds.

It also provided very good cover for the apes on top of the waterfall at the moment.

If an ordinary person came, they might not necessarily discover them at the first instance.

But it was a pity.

The effect of the [cobweb brain-computer interface] exhibition cabinet, which had suffered several defeats on the side of the Parino Bio-Group robots, truly began to unleash its mighty power at this moment on the Monkey Village side.

Perception swept across.

Instantly, the cave behind the waterfall in front of him, the rock piles on the waterfall, and even the apes inside the cave—some hidden in the shadows, others patrolling like human guards—three-dimensionally entered Chu Hong's perception in an instant.

Chu Hong moved his mind and put away [Ke Xiaoken].

Following that, the whole person let out a low chuckle, transforming into a nimble black shadow, and began relying on various covers around to sneak into the cave.

Let's create some humor...