380: It’s a lot of money!

“What is your objective?”

Realizing that she could no longer defeat the mysterious Asala Soldiers in front of her, Song Qiuyun asked with a hint of resignation.

At this moment, Qing Shan from the team had already fallen.

And the weapons of Song Qiuyun and Team member Mengmeng had all been taken by this invisible enemy.

As a Gu, Team member Mengmeng had no damaging items, and her ultimate skill, the "Flowing Firefly" cluster system, could only lower the enemy's health. While useful for Operators, it was largely ineffective against this special soldier whose health was unknown.

And as a Hacker Claw, Song Qiuyun's only offensive method at this moment was a single data throwing knife.

Although she could observe the ripples in the water from the enemy's movement, thereby determining the invisible enemy's position, she couldn't ascertain their posture—whether they were crouching or standing, facing front or sideways.

Just now, Song Qiuyun had misjudged, instinctively assuming the opponent was standing upright facing her, which led to a thrown knife not only missing the invisible enemy but also accidentally killing her teammate Qing Shan.

“You’re roaming this water area, surely not just to steal Operators' equipment. What exactly is your mission?”

Song Qiuyun frowned slightly, asking with great confusion.

Although she didn't expect the opponent, as an Asala soldier, to reveal their mission, Song Qiuyun had no other questions to ask at the moment. Rather than quietly waiting for death, she might as well try her luck.

“Objective? What do you think it is?”

Xiao Yun, still invisible, spoke with an authentic Asala accent, answering a question with a question.

After all, in this situation, he could have said nothing to them at all. No matter what they said or did, he could have silently stolen the equipment and slipped away, and they would have been powerless.

However, Xiao Yun was also worried that if they overthought it and suspected that another team's Operators were responsible, they might investigate him.

It would be better to deliberately reveal some false information, pretending to be an Asala leader, which would be safer.

And indeed.

Under Xiao Yun's manipulation, Song Qiuyun and Team member Mengmeng in front of him indeed believed that he was an Asala soldier.

Song Qiuyun gave a wry smile, as if she had guessed Xiao Yun's objective.

“The reason you chose to steal equipment is because you lack the strength for a direct confrontation, right?”

“And then?”

“And with your formidable strength, the reason you chose to ambush in this area must be because there's a high-value resource point here, comparable to a large safe.”

“Oh?”

Listening to Song Qiuyun's analysis, Xiao Yun was somewhat surprised.

Her analysis was so thorough; although the process was wrong, the result… seemed quite accurate!

However, at this moment, she would never have guessed that the only high-value resource point here was the crocodile egg they had just overlooked.

Still, Xiao Yun estimated that with her strength, after two more Endless Night Dam battles, she would discover the value of this crocodile egg.

“What is your name?”

Xiao Yun asked.

From their conversation, Xiao Yun only knew that this person's surname was Song, and her teammates called her Captain Song.

Knowing only the surname wouldn't allow him to look up her GTI information.

“Anyway, in your eyes, my appearance is that of a Hacker Claw, isn't it?”

Song Qiuyun said with a faint smile.

And then, without further ado, she directly pulled a tactical dagger from her waist.

“This time, I concede defeat. Team member Mengmeng, let's go.”

“Again? Sigh, that really hurts.”

Team member Mengmeng said, also pulling a tactical dagger from her waist.

In the pitch black, Xiao Yun only saw the two of them simultaneously raise their daggers to their necks. Then, a cold flash, blood splattered briefly for a few seconds, and the two instantly turned to ashes and vanished, with the few remaining pieces of equipment falling into the river.

“So decisive… What level of team is this, exactly?”

Seeing this scene, even Xiao Yun felt somewhat shocked.

Not to mention Song Qiuyun, from her series of analyses, she belonged to the type of calm and rational Operator, whose ranking in GTI was definitely not low, at least a peak-level Operator.

And even Team member Mengmeng, who seemed timid and fearful, could be so decisive at such a moment, making Xiao Yun feel even more that this team was not simple.

“Captain Song… I’ll ask He Yan if I get the chance.”

Saying this, Xiao Yun picked up the equipment dropped on the ground and placed it into the rare safe box.

This confrontation with Song Qiuyun, though perilous, saw Xiao Yun achieve a narrow victory in their first encounter, relying on his powerful skills and an irreversible information asymmetry.

And the spoils of this victory were extremely rich.

Not only were there three fully modified M14s, totaling 2.4 million, equivalent to a big red.

They also had a backpack full of Level 5 ammunition. It seemed Song Qiuyun's team had been through a battle, but each person still had an average of four stacks of Level 5 ammunition, plus the bullets loaded in the M14s, directly providing Xiao Yun with a thousand rounds of M62 gold bullets!

This stuff goes for nearly five thousand per round on the exchange, so nearly a thousand rounds of Level 5 ammunition is worth almost five million!

All in all, Xiao Yun's gains from this match were enough to create another africa heart!

“Right, I still haven't retrieved the crocodile egg!”

Thinking that he had successfully protected this highest-drop-rate resource point, Xiao Yun felt that all the dangers he had just experienced were worthwhile.

Just as he cautiously approached the crocodile egg while invisible, he suddenly heard Liu Shihhan's voice through his headset.

“Xiao Yun, Xiao Yun! We got a drop! We got a drop!”

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