409: I can’t take it anymore!

“Help me out! I really can't hold on much longer!”

Shuanglong Park, at the pavilion.

At the entrance to the Restricted Area, Xiao Yun and his two companions appeared, carrying large bags of supplies.

Although Xiao Yun was carrying three large backpacks, his expression was normal. After all, this weight was something he was used to from his daily high-intensity runs in the Restricted Area.

Initially, when he ran in the Restricted Area, he would inject himself with stamina boosters, but later, he didn't know if it was due to the acceleration skills he had unlocked or an improvement in his own stamina. Now, even if he ran through the entire Dam No. 0 map in one go, he wouldn't be out of breath like before.

Lu Xueqing, who was hiding at the very back, was only wearing a full Level 6 set, a chest rig, and a backpack that she brought when she first entered the Restricted Area. She wasn't carrying any other heavy loads, so she looked relatively relaxed.

Liu Shihhan, standing in the middle, looked a bit miserable. Like Xiao Yun, she was carrying three large backpacks, two of which were picked up from Asala's body. All three backpacks were now filled with supplies.

With her small frame carrying nearly sixty to seventy kilograms of supplies, even though she only moved from the Administrative Building to the extraction point, and had even injected herself with stamina boosters, her legs were still trembling from exhaustion, and her face looked a bit pale.

“You two, go help her.”

He Yan, seeing Liu Shihhan almost collapse from exhaustion right after exiting the Restricted Area, covered his face, unable to bear the sight. He quickly dispatched five bodyguards to assist her.

“This Xiao Yun, he really doesn't know how to cherish women. He actually made his female teammate carry such heavy supplies…”

He Yan said helplessly, his quiet mumble, however, was heard by Xiao Yun, who was some distance away from him.

“How so! Didn't I let Lu Xueqing rest well?”

“Damn! You can hear that from so far away!”

“Oh, my bad. My Level 5 helmet adds 40% to my hearing range.”

Xiao Yun chuckled, replying a bit sheepishly.

“You know even these stats so clearly, just what are you…?”

Listening to Xiao Yun's casual reply, He Yan's heart was startled!

Because the DICH-1 Tactical Helmet Xiao Yun was wearing was precisely the Level 5 golden quality helmet that offered the most significant increase in hearing range.

And according to tens of thousands of tests within GTI Headquarters, this helmet increased hearing by approximately 38% to 42%, with the average value derived from these data being exactly 40%!

However, this data was only known to GTI Professional Team. Regular GTI Professional Agent had no way of knowing it.

Although this data wasn't classified information, as a special privilege for GTI Professional Agent, no one would casually blurt it out.

After all, anyone who wasn't foolish knew the saying, 'Teach a disciple, starve the master.'

“Hey! Am I not a woman? Am I a woman or not?”

Just as He Yan was pondering, Liu Shihhan, after handing over two large backpacks to the two bodyguards He Yan had hired, turned to question Xiao Yun.

It was then that He Yan noticed she was also wearing the same DICH-1 Tactical Helmet.

“Didn't I give you stamina boosters and weight-reducing needles?”

“It was still very heavy, okay!”

Seeing the two bickering, He Yan felt as if they were flirting, and a sudden taste of 'dog food' left a bitter taste in his mouth.

At this moment, the Indian observer next to them also noticed the anomaly in the trio's equipment and was surprised.

“Wait, I remember when you entered the Restricted Area, your entire team only brought one Level 5 set. How is it now…?”

At the Indian observer's question, the administrators present all looked at the three of them.

After taking off their large backpacks, their equipment was revealed.

And surprisingly, all three of them were now wearing golden armor and golden helmets—pure Level 5 sets!

“Where did you get two Level 5 sets?”

“No, you found three Level 5 sets! The ones you were wearing when you went in weren't this style!”

“What's going on? I saw you didn't kill anyone in this match. What happened?”

Seeing Xiao Yun and his two companions' equipment, all the examiners were shocked.

After all, in their minds, Level 5 equipment was not something that could be easily obtained from the Restricted Area.

The appearance of every Level 5 set meant that someone had a huge stroke of luck when opening an Aerospace container, or even better luck when opening a wilderness supply box!

And the three Level 5 sets that Xiao Yun and his companions suddenly had on them shocked everyone present!

At this moment.

In addition to the examiners, many GTI Professional Team members who were preparing to enter the Restricted Area next to Xiao Yun were also shocked when they heard their discussion.

“Holy cow! You guys found three Level 5 sets from the Restricted Area!”

“What's going on with Dam No. 0 in Eternal Night Mode? Is the drop rate that high?”

“And I see you also brought out so many bags of supplies. You must have made a lot of money in this match!”

“Damn! What are we waiting for! Brothers, let's go!”

“Xiao Yun! Come here quickly. Don't whisper with other teams during the assessment!”

Facing everyone's surprise, Xiao Yun was about to reply, but then he heard He Yan quickly remind him.

Xiao Yun could only nod silently, making a 'hands clasped' gesture to the surrounding GTI Professional Agent, almost saying, “Brothers, I'm truly sorry.”

“You can go back now. We'll handle the remaining scoring. The assessment location might change this afternoon, and we'll notify you then.”

“Huh? Another change?”

Hearing this news, Xiao Yun couldn't help but feel a little secretly pleased.

If he remembered correctly, this Eternal Night Dam was a Level 4 Restricted Area. With another change in location, did that mean he could go to an even higher-level Restricted Area?

Wouldn't that mean he could make a huge profit again!

“Are we going to a higher-level Restricted Area? Didn't they say the assessment could only go into medium-restricted Restricted Area at most?”

“What are you thinking!”

Facing Xiao Yun's impatient question, He Yan's eyelid twitched, somewhat confused about what he was thinking.

This person had clearly experienced the difficulty of Dam No. 0 in Eternal Night Mode, yet he still didn't think this Restricted Area was challenging? He even wanted to increase the difficulty of the Restricted Area?

He Yan couldn't understand at all.

“According to the notification from GTI Headquarters, Dam No. 0 in Eternal Night Mode has been upgraded to a High-Restriction Restricted Area.”

He Yan's reply undoubtedly poured a bucket of cold water on Xiao Yun.

“Ah? So that means we have to go back to Confidential Aerospace this afternoon, right?”

“That's pretty much it.”

“Sigh—!”

Xiao Yun let out a deep sigh. He had just experienced a super high drop rate in Dam No. 0, which was called the 'Confidential of the Confidential' in Eternal Night Mode.

He didn't expect that there would be no more opportunities later!

“But don't worry, with your current performance, passing the assessment is no longer an issue. If you return to Confidential Aerospace next, I'm sure breaking the world record for the Restricted Area assessment won't be a problem for you.”

“That's not what I'm disappointed about at all!”

Xiao Yun said with a disappointed and somewhat helpless expression.

Hearing this, He Yan raised an eyebrow.

“Oh? Don't you look forward to breaking the world record?”

“No, I don't.”

Xiao Yun replied very bluntly.

Breaking records had nothing to do with him! What a big red, a warehouse full of africa heart, that's what a running Shu Shu wanted most!

“But, don't you know how many benefits you'll get if you break the world record?”

“What!? There are rewards for that too?”

Xiao Yun raised an eyebrow, extremely surprised by this.