After entering the cyber game, kill the boss and successfully ascend to the top

The Lightless Sea 51

“Lan Lan? Lan Lan!” Shu Xuyao ​​repeatedly said to the communicator, “Please answer if you hear it! Lan Lan! Please answer if you hear it!”

There was silence in the communicator.

“When the heartbeat of the security guard Lan Lan was lost, I heard the sound of steel hitting the human body.” Adam said, “In the event that the security guard may encounter an accident, we can activate the first-level alert.”

Adam’s program setting is to report to the teammates of the same team and other teams performing the mission together if the team members have not responded repeatedly. It is easy to cause communication confusion in one channel. Only extremely urgent tasks will open multi-channel multi-team real-time communication. Normally, only single-team communication is enabled.

No one thought of thisThere will be accidents in the mission. They all think that the danger comes from the pirates wandering at sea. Who would doubt the people on the Kraken? The cargo company of the Kraken has a lot of cooperation with the federal government, otherwise the Department of Investigation would not have come to perform maritime escort.

“Turn on level one alert.” After finishing speaking, Shu Xuyao ​​gestured to Kai Xin and Liu Kangyun to start action, and the three of them ran wildly in the corridor.

The artificial intelligence computer room on the ship is located on the second floor below the deck. The computer room needs to be protected, so there is only one entrance and exit, and the captain needs to scan the biometric information to enter. The entrance is in the captain’s office above the deck. There is no way to get down through the stairs on the deck To the second basement.

“The first-level alert has been activated, and the alert will be sent to the communicators of all mission executors.” Adam said, “The eleventh team has received the mission coordination invitation from Captain Shu and is preparing to board the ship.”

“Jiang Ming.” Shu Xuyao ​​said, “How’s the situation on your side? Can you stay on the deck to meet the eleventh team?”

“The situation here is normal. I’m at the lookout point and can respond.” Jiang Ming’s voice appeared on the communication channel.

Shu Xuyao: “Pay attention to concealment, don’t act alone for now, be careful of enemies hiding in the dark.”

The sound of footsteps echoed in the empty corridor, and the metal floor would make a heavy sound. Every echo seemed to hit their hearts.

The more this was the case, the calmer Kai Xin became.

“Everyone…” Lan Lan’s voice suddenly came from the communication channel. He seemed to be enduring pain, “I was hit on the head by a falling steel plate when I was repairing the computer room, and I’m fine now.”

Kai Xin’s footsteps slowed down, and Liu Kangyun breathed a sigh of relief.

“Damn, you scared me to death!” Jiang Ming said in the communication channel, “I thought you were dead!”

“It’s a bit unlucky,” Lan Lan smiled wryly, “I’m fine.”

“Lan Lan, are you sure you’re okay?” Shu Xuyao ​​said, “Where’s the captain?”

“The captain just left the computer room and went to the circuit room to turn on the backup power supply. The computer room is now in a power-off state.” Lan Lan said, “I’m really fine.”

“Security officer Lan Lan, may I ask if your vital status monitoring equipment is still on you?” Adam asked, “I can’t monitor your heartbeat and physical status.”

“It’s still… ah.” Lan Lan said, “The equipment is broken. Wait, the captain is here!”

“Oh my god, what’s wrong with you! There’s blood all over your head!” Captain Anton’s enthusiastic and concerned voice came into the communication channel, “Come on, I’ll take you to the infirmary to apply some medicine!”

“Huh… It seems that the computer room cannot be repaired tonight.” Lan Lan said, “Captain, I’ll go to the infirmary first, and you all have a good rest.”

“… Let’s go.” Shu Xuyao ​​said.

The communication channel was silent for a few seconds, and Shu Xuyao ​​showed a thoughtful expression.

“The voiceprint analysis is complete. It belongs to the security officer Lan Lan, and the personnel confirmed it.” Adam switched the communication channel and blocked Lan Lan alone.

Liu Kangyun completely relaxed, “It’s a false alarm, we can lift the first-level alert…”

“No, please listen to my analysis before making a judgment.” Adam said, “The voices in the communication channel do belong to the security officer Lan Lan and the captain Anton, but the audio analysis shows that the captain Anton spoke to the communicator when he spoke. , instead of standing at a distance — that’s not logical.”

Adam can judge whether the other party is talking directly into the microphone or standing a little farther away from the microphone based on the voice volume of the team members in the communication channel and the pitch of the voice.

It is difficult for the human ear to distinguish the difference between the two, but artificial intelligence can analyze the difference based on the audio.

“Lan Lan is lying?” Kai Xin said softly, “The captain didn’t leave, but he was standing next to him, even talking to the communicator.”

“If the captain has already left, he should stand one step away or further away when speaking, and his voice will change from far to near and from loud to soft, but there is no such detail change in the audio.” Adam said in an easy-to-understand way Explained in words, “I don’t think the alert can be lifted. Security officer Lan Lan has no position to lie to his companions. In just a few seconds, I compared several communication audios that security officer Lan Lan kept in my file, and found that he spoke The tone is not in line with the usual habits. I judge that it is not the security officer Lan Lan who is talking to the communicator, but someone else.”

Shu Xuyao ​​said: “We originally planned to act.”

“…Yes.” Jiang Ming’s heavy voice appeared on the communication channel.

Liu Kangyun lowered his head and gripped the gun tightly.

Lan Lan didn’t know if he was alive or dead. As teammates, they were more anxious than anyone else.

“I will block security officer Lan Lan for the next channel communication. If there is any situation, I will report to all parties in time. The eleventh team has fixed the zip line and is ready to board the ship. Support will arrive soon. said Adam.

The communication with Lan Lan just now did not relax the nerves of the members of the seventh team, but made them more tense and vigilant.

It wasn’t Lan Lan who spoke to the communicator, who was that? He actually disguised Lan Lan’s voice! Has the real Lan Lan been killed?

Captain Anton is absolutely abnormal. What exactly is he trying to do?

The lens attached to the helmet shows the plan of the Kraken, and all the areas are clear at a glance.

Now they have two goals. One, confirm Lan Lan’s life and death. Second, check the Kraken.

If you want to enter the engine room, you have to leave the lower deck and go to the captain’s office on the deck. With Adam here, you should be able to skip the identity verification and forcibly open the door of the engine room.

Kai Xin and two teammates ran through a bend and came to the crew quarters, the crew quartersNot far from where they rested, it was a collective dormitory, with four people in one room.

Their rest room is behind the crew dormitory, and they passed by here when they first went down the deck. The captain told him that most of the crew members were asleep at this point.

“We ran and made such a big noise, no one woke up to check?” Kai Xin stopped after running for a certain distance, “This is not right.”

Shu Xuyao ​​and Liu Kangyun were also aware of the strangeness. They slowed down their pace, tacitly picked up their guns and kicked open the door of the crew dormitory together with Kai Xin.

The door opened with a bang, and there was no one in the dormitory.

Kai Xin turned his gun and kicked open the next door. The dormitory was still empty. The three of them split up and kicked open five or six doors in a row. The interior of each room was empty, and the crew seemed to evaporate out of thin air. The huge crew living area was not at all popular.

“Where did everyone go?” Liu Kangyun broke out in cold sweat behind his back, “We clearly saw people when we boarded the deck!”

“Boom! Boom!” There was a knocking sound from one of the dormitory doors, and all the doors except this one were silent.

“I think there is danger behind the door.” Kai Xin whispered, “This door gives me a different feeling.”

The three members of Team Seven gathered together, exchanged glances with each other, and put their fingers on the trigger, ready to go.

Soon, the knocking on the door subsided.

“Open it and have a look.” Shu Xuyao ​​lowered his voice.

He changed the pistol and took out the submachine gun from behind.

Kai Xin stepped forward and kicked, the door bounced open, and dark red tentacles poured out from behind the door overwhelmingly, and several tentacles wrapped around Kai Xin’s legs!

There are barbs like fishhooks growing on the tentacles, and the barbs secrete mucus that can dissolve substances. The body armor of the investigation department did not play any role, and the barbs on the tentacles instantly scratched Kai Xin’s thigh. Blood dripping.

Kai Xin’s tactical boots rubbed against the ground and made a rattling sound. She quickly spread her legs against the door frame and wrestled with the tentacles to prevent it from pulling her into the room, and then raised her gun to shoot.

The advantage of having teammates by her side is that she doesn’t have to face the danger alone. Shu Xuyao ​​stepped forward without hesitation and smashed the dark red tentacles into a sieve, forcing it back temporarily. inside.

The explosion range of the miniature bombs deployed by the Investigation Department is only about two meters. If the distance is right, you don’t have to worry about hurting your own people.

“Close the door!” Liu Kangyun grabbed the doorknob and pressed against the door frame, with veins popping out of his forehead.

Kai Xin held the doorknob, and Shu Xuyao ​​also held the doorknob. The three of them pulled the doorknob together to close it, and several tentacles were still dancing wildly as they were squeezed by the edge of the door.

The moment the door closed, there was a violent explosion in the crew dormitory. The three of them were pushed by the impact of the explosion and fell to the ground. The tentacles caught by the door twitched twice and stopped moving.

After a few seconds, the door of the crew dormitory, which had been deformed by the explosion, shook and fell with a bang, and the terrifying creature behind the door showed its original appearance.

One after another, dark red arms and legs emerged from the shattered human torso, and the highly deformed parasitic shell was almost unrecognizable as a “human”.

There are still several corpses in this dormitory. The corpses are shriveled and all the nutrients have been sucked away. This alien creature has replaced more than one host.

“Why is the redthorn hunter on the boat?” Liu Kangyun got up from the ground and said in horror, “It turned out to be a growth period, and it is a circle larger than the specimens of our investigation department!”

“Like a red thorn hunter, but this is a mutated version of a red thorn hunter. A red thorn hunter only has tentacles, and there shouldn’t be barbs on them!” Shu Xuyao ​​looked disheartened and was supported by Kai Xin to stand up straight. He gasped and coughed twice. Voice, “Adam, tell everyone! There are unknown xenobiotics on the Kraken!”

Kai Xin was the least injured. The wound on his thigh cut by the barb thorn was healing, and the wound on his forehead that was scorched by the flames from the explosion was also healing.

Her face was ugly: “Is the captain a member of the secret sect? He is a man of alien blood? Otherwise, why would he hide the redthorn hunter, and even do something to Lan Lan? Is there more than one alien creature in this place?”

Kai Xin cautiously scanned every closed door, his muscles tensed, and a huge pressure filled his heart.

Shu Xuyao ​​said: “Leaving the lower deck, we may need to evacuate to the escort ship… Before leaving, we must at least confirm whether Lan Lan is alive.”

“I suggest you not to do this, Captain Shu. The security guard Lan Lan’s survival rate is less than 50%. If the chance of survival is less than half, I don’t think you should take the risk of confirming it. If you do this, it will make your life worse.” Put yourself in danger.” Adam said, “I have notified the leaders of the various groups, ministers, and deputy ministers of the entire situation on the ship. They have just ordered all teams to leave the Kraken as soon as possible. Please return the seventh team to the deck. Return to the escort ship under the support of the eleventh team.”

Adam’s speaking tone is really human-like, and it can even “think” by simulating human thinking patterns, but Adam’s mechanical voice and cold judgments and suggestions remind others of its artificial intelligence status all the time.

It is a machine. Of course, it must use absolutely rational thinking to make choices that best suit its interests. When necessary, it will persuade people to abandon their companions.

Before Shu Xuyao ​​made a decision, a strange male voice suddenly inserted into the communication channel.

“Shu Xuyao.” The man said, “Get on the deck and retreat immediately. This time is not a suggestion, but an order. As an officer, I order you to retreat immediately.”

“Deputy Minister?” Liu Kangyun recognized the voice.”…” Shu Xuyao ​​was silent, and said with difficulty, “Yes… we retreat.”

“I’m going to check the freezer in the kitchen.” Kui Xin kept moving his hands, loading the bullet, “The Tang Guan I met left a note on purpose, explaining that there was something unusual in the freezer, I want to know what it is, it Must be important.”

“We haven’t met any living person along the way…” Liu Kangyun twitched his brows, “Where did the crew member you mentioned hide?”

“I don’t know.” Kui Xin said as he walked back a certain distance and came to the kitchen door.

The kitchen was very close to where they were standing. They passed by just now, and because they were in a hurry to find Lan Lan, Kui Xin didn’t go in. Now that Adam judged that Lan Lan’s survival rate was not high, the deputy minister ordered them to retreat directly, and Kai Xin simply took this opportunity to enter the kitchen freezer to check.

The kitchen door was locked. She shot the keyhole and kicked the door open.

There was no one in the kitchen, and all kinds of kitchen utensils were placed there in good order, but the hygiene quality of the kitchen was worrying. A smell of spoiled food filled the space. Various canned food packages were scattered on the ground, and it hadn’t been cleaned up for some time.

Kai Xin went straight to the freezer. Fortunately, the freezer was not a combination type. After she unlocked the outside lock, she opened the door easily.

Liu Kangyun and Shu Xuyao ​​also followed her. When they saw the white mist coming out of the freezer, they raised their guns vigilantly.

After experiencing the thrilling door opening, everyone’s spirits were tense to the extreme.

As soon as the freezer was opened, a stench came out mixed with the air-conditioning. When Kai Xin smelled the smell, he almost couldn’t help but spit it out.

“Tap…”

A head covered in frost rolled out from the door of the freezer, and the head hit the ground with a crisp sound, freezing hard.

Kai Xin took a step back in horror, his eyelids twitching.

The doors of the freezer are all open, and the ice and snow space behind hides a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

More than a dozen corpses were stacked together, forming a hill.

The coagulated blood stained the ground red, and even formed red icicles like icicles on the corpse.

Judging from the clothes of the corpses, they are obviously sailors of the Kraken.

The expressions of the three members of Team Seven froze.

Kai Xin moved his steps stiffly, and accidentally kicked the head that had rolled down to his feet. The head turned around and his face was exposed.

Mustache, big face, Caucasian…

“Captain Anton!” Liu Kangyun lost his voice.

Part of the captain’s body is here… Then who was the person talking to the Seventh Team when they boarded the ship?

One Anton is dead, is there another Anton in the world?

“Withdraw!” Shu Xuyao ​​squeezed out the word between his teeth.

Without him needing to say anything, Kai Xin and Liu Kangyun started running, and the three of them ran wildly in the corridor again.

Just when they ran to the exit of the deck, Liu Kangyun, who was running ahead, slipped and fell on the spot. Shu Xuyao ​​slipped and fell to the ground without standing still. Kai Xin felt that something was stepped on under his feet, and he almost fell slip.

The ground was covered with a layer of thick and slippery liquid, which slowly flowed down from the deck steps, covering a large area of ​​the ground.

“Motor oil!” Kui Xin smelled it.

There was this smell on the freighter, but it was faint. Now the smell of engine oil has become stronger, and there is engine oil under their feet.

Looking up, the entrance to the deck stairs was locked at some point.

They are trapped here!

At this moment, the sound of footsteps came from the deck above.

With a snap, the lighter ignited and fell to the ground.

Engine oil ignites in case of fire! The fire spread, and the worst thing was that Shu Xuyao ​​and Liu Kangyun were covered in engine oil because they fell on the ground. Fortunately, they started to get up and retreat the moment they fell, avoiding the moment when the flames ignited.

The two of them looked at the fire with extremely ugly expressions. As long as they were a little later, they would turn into fireballs covered in fire.

“There is water in the bathroom! Go!” Kai Xin said quickly.

Without her reminding, Shu Xuyao ​​and Liu Kangyun rushed to the bathroom.

Thick smoke billowed up, and they were choked and had difficulty breathing. Fortunately, the corridor was full of metal, and it took time for the fire to spread. Burning smoke, they can suffocate at any time.

Kai Xin pulled down the shower curtain in the bathroom, wanting to cover her body with wet water, but turned on the faucet and no water came out at all.

“The crooked sun!” Liu Kangyun, who has never sweared, swears, “There is no water in the bathroom! That bastard pulled the water gate?!”

“There is a water dispenser in the kitchen, and there is half a barrel of mineral water left in it, which is enough.” Shu Xuyao ​​said calmly.

Kui Xin looked around in the bathroom and found a bucket of water for rinsing the mop, “The kitchen is a bit far away, use this! Remove the shower curtain and soak it in the water!”

They covered their mouths and noses with wet shower curtains, and went back to the corridor to watch the blazing fire.

“Explode that thing with a bomb!” Liu Kangyun untied the miniature bomb from his waist and threw it towards the stairwell.

The bomb was precisely dropped on the baffle at the entrance of the stairs, and exploded the second it touched the stairs.

There was a loud bang, but the baffle was unscathed.

Liu Kangyun broke down: “Why is this thing so strong?!”

“The Kraken has undergone various anti-riot tests at the beginning of its design to deal with robbery by pirates and other illegal armed elements. In theory, the doors on the deck can withstand the bombardment of rockets without deformation and fragmentation.”Adam said, “It is recommended that you go to a place with sufficient oxygen and wait for rescue. The weapons you carry on your body cannot open this door.”

Jiang Ming’s eager voice reached their ears: “Don’t panic! We’ve already arrived and are trying to open the deck door. You should back away.”

The thick smoke made Kai Xin cough violently, and he could feel the heat on the floor through the soles of his thick tactical boots.

She didn’t panic, because she could escape at any time, and the shadow shuttle could allow her to pass through the barrier of space.

But Shu Xuyao ​​and Liu Kangyun couldn’t escape.

As a teammate, as a person who wants to hang out in the investigation department for a long time, Kai Xin can’t be too dishonest, this is her way of survival.

Anyway, other teammates are already outside the deck door, so she can wait a little longer. Unless it is absolutely necessary, she will never reveal her cards.