Global Shelter Game

Chapter 83: Chapter 82: Without Strength, Even Opportunities Cannot Be Seized

[Proceed to the vicinity of Xisuo’s coordinates and observe from a distance.]

Once Ye Yun finished, the assessment system popped up.

[Assessment Type: Reconnaissance]

[Assessing operational risk...]

[Operation: Long-range observation]

[Assessment: White Item Acquisition Chance: 50.1%. Green Item Acquisition Chance: 39.7%. Blue Item Acquisition Chance: 10.285%. Purple Item Acquisition Chance: 0.005%. Risk Level: 0.92%]

Ye Yun raised an eyebrow as he looked at the mere 0.92% risk level. It was even lower than he’d imagined.

’If observing from a distance is fine, what if I take it a step further?’

Ye Yun deleted the previous command and edited a new one, getting straight to the point this time.

[Proceed to the vicinity of Xisuo’s coordinates and check for valuable materials inside the shelter.]

[Assessment Type: Exploration]

[Assessing operational risk...]

[Operation: Shelter Exploration]

[Assessment: White Item Acquisition Chance: 15%. Green Item Acquisition Chance: 10%. Blue Item Acquisition Chance: 10%. Purple Item Acquisition Chance: 65%. Risk Level: 85.34%]

Ye Yun: ????

A series of massive question marks seemed to appear above Ye Yun’s head.

’What’s with this absurdly high risk level??’

’85.34%???’

’If I remember correctly, this is the highest risk assessment I’ve ever seen.’

However, it was also the highest purple item acquisition chance he had ever seen.

A whopping 65% chance of getting a purple item was just as absurd.

Ye Yun didn’t know what would happen if they approached the shelter, but he was already certain it must contain something good.

According to the information Xisuo had provided, they were exploring a shelter that had been sealed for a long time. Based on the description from the five people from the academy, the information they had suggested there wasn’t much danger inside.

However, judging from the assessment system, those five from the academy were definitely lying.

Of course, it was also possible that even they didn’t know how dangerous it was inside.

In Ye Yun’s opinion, however, the latter was unlikely.

If there really was no danger, especially when they were armed to the teeth, they would have had no reason to go to the trouble of hiring mercenaries.

Ye Yun would never attempt something with such a high risk level.

With a risk level of 85.34%, even if his whole team wasn’t wiped out, more than half would die. The few who survived would be seriously injured, at best.

A purple item was certainly valuable, but not valuable enough to warrant taking such a risk.

However, since the risk level spiked specifically because of entering the shelter, he could simply choose not to go inside.

’If watching from afar isn’t too dangerous, then it’s worth a look.’ Ye Yun made up his mind.

He already had the coordinates, and the risk of observing from a distance was low anyway.

That being the case, he had to go and see what was going on.

Only by understanding the situation could he decide on his next move. There might even be a chance to pick up the pieces.

The fact that Xisuo had to use No. 1’s wristband to indirectly contact the shelter meant its location was clearly beyond the maximum range of their communicators.

Direct communication between the two parties was impossible.

So, Ye Yun had Bena find a relatively safe spot to drop off No. 1 to act as a communications relay.

This would double their transmission range, ensuring a smooth flow of information.

...

A few hours later, No. 2, who had already activated his enhanced senses, suddenly spoke up.

"Stop! There are people on that hill up ahead!"

They were already very close to the shelter coordinates provided by Xisuo, so when Bena heard No. 2’s warning, he immediately signaled for the team to halt.

The four of them quickly cut the engines on their motorcycles and covered them with camouflage tarps.

No. 2 raised his binoculars and carefully observed the hill ahead.

Soon, he got a clear view. There were definite signs of activity on the distant hilltop, and quite a few people at that.

No. 2 immediately reported what he saw.

"About thirty people. There’s cover on the hill, so I can’t get an exact count from here."

"They’re probably from the Black Wind Raiding Group. Their outfits are identical to the two groups we encountered before."

Bena: ???

Zhou Mei: !!!

The two exchanged a glance, both cursing inwardly.

Talk about a small world. They had just wiped out some of their people two days ago, and now they’d run into the main group.

The enemy outnumbered them several times over and looked powerful and well-equipped. Naturally, Bena wasn’t foolish enough to reveal their position.

Besides, he was under Ye Yun’s orders to only observe from a distance and retreat at the first sign of danger, which made him all the more cautious.

Bena immediately had No. 2 relay the intelligence back.

...

「Inside the shelter.」

An expression of surprise appeared on Ye Yun’s face as he received the information relayed from No. 1.

’I’m really fated to keep running into this Black Wind Raiding Group,’ he thought.

Including the three motorcycles they’d salvaged at the start, they had now had three separate run-ins with them.

The Black Wind Raiding Group was hiding on a hill not far from the shelter’s coordinates, acting so furtively. It didn’t take a genius to figure out their objective.

Their next target must be the group from the academy.

Ye Yun frowned slightly. Both sides were powerful.

The academy group had four suits of power armor and forty mercenaries.

The Black Wind Raiding Group had over thirty members, and judging from the loot they’d captured last time, they likely possessed a good deal of heavy weaponry.

Even with the element of surprise, the Black Wind Raiding Group wouldn’t dare prey on the academy’s party unless they had sufficient strength of their own.

This meant their strength was not to be underestimated.

With No. 1 acting as a signal relay, the field team was down to just four people: Bena, Zhou Mei, No. 2, and No. 3.

With that lineup, they wouldn’t have any advantage against either side.

Bena’s strategy for dealing with the Mutated Brown Bear came to mind.

’When the snipe and the clam grapple, the fisherman profits. Could I be the fisherman this time?’

[Wait and observe. Join the battle after one side is defeated.]

[Assessment Type: Ambush]

[Assessing operational risk...]

[Assessment: White Item Acquisition Chance: 15%. Green Item Acquisition Chance: 10%. Blue Item Acquisition Chance: 10%. Purple Item Acquisition Chance: 65%. Risk Level: 59.34%]

Ye Yun frowned as he looked at the risk level.

A risk level of nearly 60% meant that even if he waited for the two sides to fight it out, his chances of profiting from the aftermath were slim.

He felt a little helpless. This was the disadvantage of not being strong enough.

Even when a golden opportunity presented itself, he lacked the power to seize it.