Chapter 854 - 382: Deadly Endgame (Part 2)

Chapter 854: Chapter 382: Deadly Endgame (Part 2)

The old man had a head full of silver hair, even his beard was silver.

He wasn’t tall, but his steps were steady; you could tell he had military training. Under his thick brows were a pair of eagle eyes, sharp and intimidating. Just one glance from him brought an overwhelming sense of oppression.

Ghabari, the father of Iran’s modern national defense industry!

He was also the target character that System Task Two required Gu Ji to protect.

"Hasha, is what he said true?"

Ghabari turned to glance at Gu Ji, asking softly.

Hasha didn’t dare hide anything and reported truthfully, "Sir, the truth is yet to be verified, but every piece of data he mentioned matches. For your safety, I suggest we move immediately!"

"Alright."

Ghabari didn’t indulge in any unnecessary words.

The car door opened.

Protected by a diamond-shaped formation created by his subordinates, Ghabari got off the train.

The emergency security plan was implemented rapidly.

Before the passengers on the platform realized what was happening, three black SUVs rushed onto the platform to pick up Ghabari.

Of course, Gu Ji was also forcefully taken by Hasha.

Apparently, they were afraid he might escape.

Once inside the backseat of the car, Gu Ji raised his wrist to check the countdown that had just over two minutes left, prompting Hasha urgently, "Hurry! We don’t have much time."

"Alman, how’s the road transport coordination going?"

"Captain, signal seems bad for CZ3193, and the railway side still can’t get in touch with the train conductor."

Sitting in the passenger seat, Hasha’s face tightened upon hearing his subordinate’s report, "Damn it! Quick! Leave the station immediately!"

The driver heard the command, started the vehicle immediately, and sped out from the parking lot onto the road.

He looked into the distance at the black freight train hurtling towards them, and at the passengers on the platform, oblivious to the impending crisis, still getting onto the train.

Gu Ji couldn’t help but feel some remorse, "Why don’t you order the passengers to evacuate too, at least have them take shelter inside the station building."

"Listen! I don’t need you telling me how to do my job!"

Hasha suddenly turned from the passenger seat, grabbed Gu Ji by the collar, and spoke through gritted teeth, one word at a time.

Gu Ji could understand Hasha’s concerns.

Getting Ghabari to leave the train at the last minute, exposing the itinerary, was already a big deal; if they notified all passengers to evacuate, causing a scene, and if it ended up being a farce, Hasha, as the head of security, would surely be held fully accountable.

"Captain, look!"

"Boom—!"

In the rear, the Persian strongman just glanced out the window and shouted.

In an instant, a thunderous explosion resonated through the sky; Gu Ji, sitting inside the car, could even feel a slight tremor.

The few of them instinctively looked towards the direction of the station.

They saw a black mist rise into the air on the south side of the station, followed by a mushroom cloud engulfed in flames reaching up to the clouds, dyeing the entire sky blood red, explosions resonating like chain cannon.

Simultaneously, the shockwave from the explosion erupted directly from the station.

A shattering sound was heard; the rear window got shattered instantly, and the entire vehicle seemed to be kicked by a giant, tumbling down the road, flipping twice, and finally crashing onto a roadside grassy area.

Trees from the greenbelt were uprooted, even two buildings 30 meters away didn’t escape being affected.

All at once, all areas around the station plunged into a sea of flames.

"Ah! Help me! Help me!"

"Stop yelling! Damn it! Car No.1, how is Mr. Ghabari? Answer me!"

Inside the overturned SUV, the driver screamed desperately. Hasha suppressed the severe pain, trying to press the intercom to inquire about Ghabari’s situation but got no response.

He desperately unbuckled the safety belt, fell directly onto the ceiling, hearing a sizzling sound like roasting meat.

Hasha’s scalp was scorched with a bloodstain from the car frame heated by the explosion.

Even this didn’t stop his will to survive.

Hasha used his leg power to crawl up from the scorching ground, squeezed through the twisted and deformed window frame to get out of the car, then rushed straight to the No.1 car where Ghabari was located.

As for Gu Ji.

He attempted several times, finding that he couldn’t move his lower body at all. Clearly, during the car’s encounter with the shock wave, he had broken his spine, resulting in paraplegia.

Unexpectedly, even with his continuous urging.

He still didn’t manage to escape the scope of the freight train’s explosion in time.

[Objective: Ensure Ghabari survives the incident disaster successfully!]

[Choose your reward!]

[Read death rollback *1 (unable to choose)] or [Speed Enhancement (Perfect)]

Amidst the blurred sounds, Gu Ji suddenly heard a system prompt.

Taking him by surprise.

Ghabari actually survived?

Indeed.

Gu Ji, the driver, and Hasha, who were in the No.2 car closer to the explosion point, all survived. The chance of Ghabari surviving was only greater.

But the two reward options.

One was not selectable.

The other was useless for his half-crippled body.

Orange [Speed Enhancement (Perfect)]: Boosts 51% of the human Central Nervous System’s functional state, improves 43% of neural and muscle regulation, increases 45% the number of actions completed per unit time and body’s rapid displacement ability, augments 57% explosiveness level;

Ghostly Steps: Short-term speed increase and reduction of limb movement sounds, allowing the player to track his prey almost silently, even if discovered by them it would be too late;

Usage requires significant consumption of body heat.

(Note: The perfect attribute attached to the perfect mark appears randomly, consuming a certain amount of crisis points to refresh the attribute, with higher refresh frequency consuming more.)

This is the orange-level mark?

Just looking at the terrifying stat boosts was enough to make Gu Ji envious, not to mention the affiliated attribute entry.

If one could collect a full set of orange marks, who knows how robust the physical qualities would be!

He decisively chose the latter.

The mark fell.

Gu Ji, due to his paraplegia, didn’t notice any big changes, although his arm muscles became more flexible.

[Ultimate Objective: Control the spread of the incident disaster to keep the death toll within 50 people.]

[Side Objective: Gain Ghabari’s trust.]

[Ultimate Objective: Control incident disaster failure, death toll exceeds the task value limit; current death toll: 427/50 people!]

[Punishment is randomly being imposed...]

[Your body’s stored energy level reduced by 70%!]

The moment the punishment arrived, Gu Ji almost had his brain shut down, an intense sense of hunger and weakness overwhelmed him, even causing him to temporarily forget his physical pain.

"Sir, he’s inside!"

At that moment, Hasha’s voice came from outside the vehicle.

The next second, outside the window appeared the face of a white-haired old man, it was Ghabari!

He panted heavily, his eyes bursting as he looked at Gu Ji.

"Speak! Who is trying to kill me! Is it the American side, say it—!!"

The more he spoke, the more agitated Ghabari became. Eventually, he even reached out to choke Gu Ji’s neck.

In just a split second.

Gu Ji felt his eyes blacken.

"Ugh—! Kuz kuz..."

Gu Ji abruptly opened his eyes, hearing the roaring sound of the train in his ears.

In surprise, he looked at the enchanting Persian beauty, Claudie, in front of him.

Fifth death rollback!

Yet, when Gu Ji looked at the death countdown in the top right corner, the figures jumping there showed...

minutes and 55 seconds!

Both the countdown and rollback times had been reset!

On the surface, this seemed like an exciting thing.

But Gu Ji wasn’t happy at all.

Five consecutive deaths—this had never happened since he gained the game.

No matter how he tried, he seemed unable to escape the terrifying loop of 9 minutes 15 seconds.

The subsequent two tasks, whether it was controlling the freight train’s explosion power or gaining Ghabari’s trust, he didn’t have the chance to accomplish either.

Could this be my impending doom in the game?