373: Win without fighting

"By the way, you know about the Pipe Construction Site, right?"

Xiao Yun suddenly asked.

He just remembered that in this match, Liu Shihhan was wearing a Level 5 Helmet, and Lu Xueqing was wearing a piece of armor. Together, they had a complete set of Level 5 gear, meaning they entered the restricted area with incomplete equipment.

Originally, Xiao Yun had them equip themselves this way, planning that if there was no chance to retreat by pulling the switch, they would just complete a mission and then retreat with a three-in-one mission, or retreat by dropping a bag with a three-in-one.

In that case, as long as one person successfully extracted the supplies, it would still count as a successful extraction for this assessment.

Although these equipments were provided free of charge by Dragon Country GTI, Xiao Yun was currently unsure if losing combat readiness would affect the assessment score.

After all, if combat readiness loss was factored into the final score, then losing too much equipment would not be worth it.

"There should be a brand new set of Level 4 gear south of the Pipe Construction Site; you can pick it up if you come over."

"Okay, we'll be right there!"

In the headphones, Liu Shihhan happily agreed, while also preparing to head towards the Pipe Construction Site west of the Cement Factory.

"I have to say, these elite soldiers are really rich!"

While waiting, Xiao Yun checked the loot in his secure container and silently sighed with emotion.

He saw that his 810-slot rare secure container was already filled with three sets of Level 5 gear and eight firearms with an average price of 400,000.

In addition to that, there were two special pieces of equipment.

One was the shield carried by the Shield Soldier, and the other, surprisingly, was a set of Flamethrower equipment from the Flamethrower Soldier!

This Flamethrower set was stolen by Xiao Yun from the Flamethrower Soldier underground.

After he dealt with the sniper and Shield Bro on the second floor, he heard movement from the sniper's Level 5 headphones. Hearing that familiar sound, Xiao Yun immediately recognized it; it was definitely a Flamethrower Soldier!

And Xiao Yun never expected that the Shield Bro, sniper, and Flamethrower Soldier at the Cement Factory were actually a three-person squad!

This was an elite team; all three wore Level 5 gear, and although the Flamethrower Soldier didn't carry a weapon, the flamethrower in his hand was more threatening than ordinary weapons.

If any operative dared to approach, even a Level 6 operative would be incinerated by him!

However, at this moment, Xiao Yun had figured out a way to win without fighting, so he directly went invisible and confiscated all the soldiers' equipment and weapons, rendering them powerless, and then dealt with them one by one using his military knife.

Doing this could be said to maximize safety; even in the extremely dangerous Eternal Night Dam, Xiao Yun could easily move like a dragon.

In fact, he already possessed many skills at this moment, but he hadn't yet figured out how to use most of them.

Just as there were linkage reactions between the special effects of the secure container, there were also some wonderful chemical reactions between the skills Xiao Yun currently possessed, especially the invisibility skill. While invisible, as long as he didn't use it to attack or use offensive skills, all other operations were permissible.

If he could thoroughly research the linkage effects between skills, perhaps Xiao Yun wouldn't need to steal around invisibly anymore; he could just rampage through.

"I'll research it when I have time."

Xiao Yun thought of this and didn't delve deeper. After all, aggressive attacks were not his style; it was more satisfying to safely loot big red.

"By the way, this method of stealing weapons... can totally be used on other operative teams!"

Xiao Yun suddenly had a flash of inspiration, realizing a special use for his skill.

At this moment, he could be invisible and silent. Unless someone used a thermal imaging scope, normal detection skills simply couldn't detect his presence.

Therefore, this trick of confiscating Machine Bro's equipment could be perfectly applied to other professional teams.

The Machine Bro in this Eternal Night Mode all wear Level 4 and Level 5 gear, so those professional teams who dare to enter this mode in the future will likely have even better equipment!

Moreover, Xiao Yun currently had a secure container experience card with automatic selling capabilities, which could automatically sell stolen equipment, so he wasn't afraid of being traced by other professional operatives.

"What a great idea! Wouldn't this mean no need to fight at all, just win without fighting?"

Xiao Yun's eyes lit up, and he immediately jotted down this idea.

He'd do this in the next match!

The reason he said this wasn't that Xiao Yun didn't want to do it in this match.

Mainly, when he opened the Destiny Skill panel, almost all the other teams were either dead or injured.

The team that was at the Military Camp earlier had now been wiped out by Shield Bro and returned to the real world.

That Shield Bro must be grinning from ear to ear now; after taking hits in the restricted area for so long, it was finally his turn to enjoy the loot.

And the team that spawned at West Building spawn point #1 had now used up all their armor repairs and medicine. Due to the prolonged engagement, they had also attracted another Asala Squad and were currently facing a pincer attack, looking like they wouldn't last much longer.

Switching the view again, the team that revived next to the Small Substation had just finished looting the Small Substation and stealthily entered the Substation. However, as soon as they entered, they were caught red-handed by the Shield Bro team inside and were currently engaged in a fierce battle.

"Huh? This team is...?"

And just then, Xiao Yun saw a special team.

This team consisted of two women and one man: a muscular man, a mature woman, and a loli. They didn't look like a Dragon Country GTI professional team; instead, they resembled models or internet celebrities.

The somewhat mature female operative walked in front, appearing to be the leader of this team.

However, their appearance wasn't the reason Xiao Yun found them surprising. After all, his own team had higher Appearance, even to the point of crushing them.

What truly surprised him was this team's movement route; they were currently walking south on the path for the Nightingale Operation mission.

"Could they be here to do a mission?"

Seeing this, Xiao Yun secretly guessed in his heart.

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(PS: Third update delivered, will consider a fourth update tomorrow depending on the situation)