69: Cheating options, threats from the shadows

[A new global treasure chest has appeared]

[Your Cheat can be replaced once]

[Please choose one of the following four Cheats to replace your current one]

[Cheat One: Information Perception]

[Touch a treasure chest to discover all its dropped items, drop probabilities, and all special drop rules. Limited to two uses per day.]

[Cheat Two: Treasure Chest Duplication]

[Touch a treasure chest to duplicate it. Limited to one use per day.]

[Cheat Three: Chest Opening Critical Hit]

[There is a certain probability of a critical hit when opening a treasure chest, increasing the number of items by one to a hundred times.]

[Cheat Four: Random Drop]

[Touch a treasure chest to randomly obtain one item from it. Limited to three uses per day.]

[The host must make a choice within today, otherwise it will be considered as forfeiting this choice opportunity.]

[A 'One-time Cheat Enhancement' can be used for this Cheat selection.]

[The enhanced effect can be queried by asking the System.]

Looking at the System messages floating before him, Han Fei was suddenly both surprised and delighted, no longer caring about the newly appeared global treasure chest.

"Treasure Chest Duplication... with this Cheat, I can consistently obtain magic cake treasure chests!"

After the excitement passed, Han Fei felt a bit troubled.

The effect of this Cheat clearly conflicted with the Infinite Matryoshka Cheat.

Although he could 100% obtain one treasure chest, in Han Fei's view, the effect was far worse than Infinite Matryoshka.

After all, if his luck was good enough with Infinite Matryoshka, he could obtain dozens or even hundreds of duplicated treasure chests in one go.

Whereas with Treasure Chest Duplication, he could only get one per day. A month's worth might not even match a single day's duplication from Infinite Matryoshka.

It could only be said that its strength lay in stability—a 100% acquisition rate. A joy for the unlucky.

"But if I don't choose this Cheat..."

Han Fei looked at the other three Cheats again.

Information Perception was also very good, but it would definitely need to be paired with a guaranteed drop to reach its maximum potential.

After hesitating for a moment, Han Fei looked at the next Cheat.

Chest Opening Critical Hit was also a Cheat that relied heavily on luck.

Han Fei asked the System about the critical hit rates.

15% probability for a 2x multiplier.

5% probability for a 3x multiplier.

2% probability for a 5x multiplier.

0.1% probability for a 10x multiplier.

0.01% probability for a 25x multiplier.

0.00001% probability for a 100x multiplier.

The drop rates weren't particularly high, but it could pair very well with Infinite Matryoshka to increase the amount of dropped items.

Then Han Fei continued scrolling down to the last Cheat.

Random Drop.

"This Cheat is alright..."

After reading the description for Random Drop, Han Fei felt quite tempted.

This Cheat allowed him to randomly obtain an item from the treasure chest's prize pool without actually opening the chest.

In other words, if Han Fei used this Cheat, he could also continuously obtain magic cakes.

"It can be used three times a day. If the item acquisition probability is the same as the unboxing probability, it's basically equivalent to opening one chest."

Generally speaking, the higher the Rank and quality of a treasure chest, the more limited the number of items dropped.

Like the magic cake treasure chest, it usually only yielded three or four items at a time.

This was a special unboxing rule for all high-Rank, high-quality treasure chests.

While Han Fei was thinking, the rescue team arrived carrying a white stretcher.

"Mr. Han, we are taking you for treatment immediately," the medical staff said with a nervous expression.

Han Fei was very clear about his physical condition.

Although he was pale and looked to be in a serious state, it wasn't a major issue; it was just a slight side effect of overusing his superpowers. He just needed to rest for a while.

So Han Fei gently shook his head in refusal and spoke with difficulty, "Don't worry about me. I'm not injured. Just let me sit here for a bit."

"But..." The medical staff were still worried.

Han Fei looked directly at Black Pupil nearby. "Take me back to the dormitory; it's too smelly here."

Black Pupil looked around at the City Guard Army cleaning up the mess. After confirming Han Fei wasn't needed, he teleported him onto a helicopter.

Han Fei leaned against the window, looking down at the massive landfill and the city not far away, and couldn't help but say, "This place is actually so close to the urban area."

A person in military uniform on the helicopter said, "Yes, the situation was very dangerous, which is why we needed you to act immediately."

Han Fei nodded thoughtfully. No wonder Xiao Shuai had been so urgent on the phone, having Black Pupil teleport him away without a word.

While he understood Xiao Shuai's actions, Han Fei was still somewhat dissatisfied.

"I must make him give me a few more bottles of Superpower Enhancement Potion this time!"

Thinking this, Han Fei glanced at the vehicles passing by on the highway below, then closed his eyes and continued researching his Cheat selection.

...

Meanwhile.

On a highway not far from the landfill.

A small red car drove past.

A little boy stuck his head out of the back window, pointing at the helicopter Han Fei was in, and said, "Mom, look! A helicopter!"

The mother sitting in the front took off her sunglasses, looked up at the sky, and said in surprise, "That looks like a military helicopter, doesn't it?"

The father driving the car looked up, suddenly remembered something, and said, "I saw someone in the WeChat group earlier saying the area near the landfill was cordoned off by the military. Are they doing some kind of military exercise?"

The mother looked at him as if he were an idiot. "What army would hold an exercise at a landfill?"

"But you heard those noises earlier too. They really sounded like artillery fire."

"How did they sound like that?"

The couple started arguing back and forth.

The little boy in the back seat suddenly felt a bit bored.

Suddenly, he seemed to smell something foul.

He looked out the window.

Immediately, his eyes widened to the extreme.

What entered his vision...

...were countless Garbage Monsters!

Among them were several with bodies as large as small hills!

The plastic tentacles behind them numbered over a hundred!

But strangely, these Garbage Monsters were all lying lazily on the ground.

If they hadn't occasionally rolled over or dozed off, one wouldn't even know they were alive.

Seeing such a terrifying sight, the little boy was instantly frightened out of his wits and hurriedly cried out.

"Mom, Dad, look over there!"

The couple in the front heard the child's shout and looked out the window in confusion.

The densely packed Garbage Monsters immediately filled their vision.

The couple was stunned.

Recently, the Garbage Monster situation had been causing quite a stir; almost everyone in the Dragon Kingdom knew about them.

However, the number of Garbage Monsters appearing in a city was at most twenty or thirty, and Complete Form Garbage Monsters had never exceeded ten.

But how many Garbage Monsters were here?

They were packed together, covering the hills and fields—there were definitely over a hundred!

The couple began to tremble with fear, hesitating in their hearts whether to call the police immediately.

But suddenly, the fear in their eyes vanished without a trace.

"Should we call the police, honey?" the woman asked in a very casual tone.

"Why call the police? It's too much trouble. Let's just pretend we didn't see anything."

"True, it's too troublesome. I can't be bothered to call."

The couple then started talking about other things, as if the Garbage Monsters nearby didn't exist.

"Dad? Mom?"

The child in the back was dazed.

He didn't understand what was wrong with his parents.

There were monsters all over the place outside.

How could they act like they didn't see them?

But suddenly, the fear and confusion in the child's eyes also vanished without a trace, just like his parents'.

"These monsters aren't very interesting. I can't be bothered to look at them."

The child then played with his own toys, no longer interested in the monsters outside the window.

It wasn't just them; all the cars coming from the front and back turned a blind eye to the monsters covering the hills.

At the top of the hill, a bearded, slovenly middle-aged man leaned lazily against an ancient tree with his hands behind his head.

His eyes held a hint of weariness, yet also a sense of indifference as if he had seen through all the world's vanities, forming a sharp contrast with his unkempt appearance.

Scanning the winding highway below nonchalantly and watching the occasional car speed by, he spoke slowly and lazily, "Don't look at us, it's too much trouble. Don't keep us in your head either; just pretend you never saw us."

After speaking, he gave a light chuckle to himself and turned his gaze to the several massive bodies scattered in the forest and grass nearby.

"Right, guys?"

The massive bodies didn't respond. They just lay there quietly in nature as if they were at peace with the world, making it hard to believe they were actually murderous Garbage Monsters.

"Truly boring monsters."

The slovenly man shook his head, his gaze crossing the lush treetops toward the helicopter slowly receding into the distance at the horizon.

"What an interesting ability. It counters these monsters so strongly. I really want to make you too lazy to use it for the rest of your life."

After saying these meaningful words, the slovenly man stood up, stretched his slightly stiff body, and casually tossed his tattered clothes into the air.

"Alright, time to go drop monsters in the next place. What a drag."

As his voice fell, the tattered clothes traced irregular trajectories in the air, as if being pulled by some mysterious force, beginning an incredible transformation.

It suddenly expanded, its color changing from dull to rich and deep, quickly turning into a giant brown eraser shining with a strange glimmer.

"Let's go, you lazy bums."

The slovenly man looked around at the Garbage Monsters covering the hills and then snapped his fingers.

The giant eraser in mid-air seemed to possess its own consciousness. Responding to its master's will, it began to move.

It gently brushed over the slovenly man's body and those differently shaped, foul-smelling Garbage Monsters.

Wherever it touched, everything began to blur and gradually fade from this world, like morning mist dispersed by sunlight, leaving no trace.

In an instant, the entire hill seemed to have undergone a silent cleaning.

The Garbage Monsters that were just crowded and stinking had all vanished without a trace, and the entire hill returned to its former tranquility and emptiness.

No one remembered they had appeared, and no traces were left in the forest.

It was as if those monsters had never appeared there at all.

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Adding a few character illustrations:

Ye Hongyu:

Character Profile:

Height: 160cm

Abilities: Snip-Snip-Snip, Puppet Body

Age: Unknown

Identity: Level Three Main Combat Member, 12th Squad, 3rd Legion of the Special Guard Team

Strength: D-

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Wang Teng:

Character Profile:

Height: 187cm

Abilities: Comprehensive Enhancement

Age: 37

Identity: Level Three Main Combat Member, 12th Squad, 3rd Legion of the Special Guard Team

Strength: D+

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Sloth:

Character Profile:

Height: 175cm

Abilities: Unknown

Age: Unknown

Identity: Core High-level Member of the Seven Deadly Sins

Strength: A

Below is the detailed description of the Special Guard Team promotion System:

I. Obtaining Nomination Eligibility

The promotion path of the Special Guard Team is rigorous and systematic. First, a candidate must accumulate significant military merit in the army and demonstrate outstanding comprehensive qualities to ensure prominent personal performance. Furthermore, their strength must be assessed to reach the E-Rank standard, which is the most basic prerequisite for being nominated to join the Special Guard Team. This step ensures that the selected individuals possess an excellent military background and foundational abilities.

II. Detailed Review Stage

Nominated individuals will face an extremely strict review process. This process involves not only an in-depth investigation of the person themselves but also a background check on three generations of their Family to ensure there are no political or moral flaws. Simultaneously, the review will cover various indicators such as the candidate's mental state and physical health to ensure they are capable of meeting the high requirements of the Special Guard Team on both physiological and psychological levels.

III. Preparatory Member Stage

Candidates who pass the preliminary review will be accepted as preparatory members of the Special Guard Team. This stage marks the formal entry into the Special Guard Team's threshold, but it is also the beginning of new challenges.

IV. Combat Assessment and Training

Preparatory members must undergo at least three years of combat testing and a series of extremely arduous training courses. These trainings aim to comprehensively enhance individual combat skills, tactical understanding, and psychological endurance. Finally, a comprehensive final assessment awaits them; only by passing this hurdle can one officially become a 'Level One Main Combat Member'.

V. Promotion Path for Level One Main Combat Members

The career of a Level One Main Combat Member is not the end, but the starting point for continuous improvement. They must continue to receive intensive training, complete more diverse assessments, and accumulate sufficient military merit. Approximately five years later, if all conditions are met, there is an opportunity to be promoted to 'Level Two Main Combat Member'.

VI. The Leap from Level Two to Level Three

In the process of promoting from Level Two Main Combat Member to 'Level Three Main Combat Member', in addition to regular assessments and military merit accumulation, one must also pass a special 'Identification Assessment', and the score must reach D-Rank. This high standard greatly limits the possibility of promotion, making it difficult for the vast majority of people to cross this threshold.

VII. Strict Conditions for High-level Promotion

For promotion to 'Level Four' and 'Level Five Main Combat Member', the requirements are even more stringent, limited only to those very few elites who have made great contributions to the country, whose personal strength has reached at least C-Rank, or who possess special abilities. This type of promotion is not only recognition of individual military talent but also an award for their unique contribution to national security.