Chapter 10: Me Too!
This is not just a string of rigid text, but a life that has passed away.
Wang Ran felt rather heavy-hearted.
[The next day, the battalion commander heard about your situation and made time in his busy schedule to meet with you]
[You explained your purpose to the battalion commander]
[You told the battalion commander that the army would be completely wiped out in the upcoming rescue mission, because they attacked a strange flower]
[The battalion commander was greatly shocked]
[You demonstrated superhuman strength and agility]
[The battalion commander believed you]
["We are the people's soldiers. How can we abandon the people just because there's danger ahead?"]
[The battalion commander expressed gratitude to you, but refused to cancel the rescue mission]
["Thank you for bringing this intelligence!"]
["But the rescue mission will not be cancelled. The people's soldiers are sworn to stand with the people!"]
Wang Ran could feel the commander's resolute spirit through these words.
He was moved by the commander's speech,
But if the rescue mission wasn't cancelled, could he still achieve the second milestone?
[You were deeply moved]
[You decided to do your utmost to help the army carry out the rescue mission]
[You revealed all the intelligence you had]
[The commander expressed strong gratitude to you, and also disclosed some information to you]
[You learned that satellite communications were still functioning]
[You learned that the apocalypse only occurred in the Asian region, with China being the most severely affected area. Other countries were far less impacted than China]
Is this apocalypse only happening in China?
No...
Wang Ran quickly realized that the apocalypse must be happening to all of humanity, but China was just the starting point.
This was too unlucky!
[You also learned]
[In China's vast territory, the city you're in was the first to experience anomalies, and suffered the heaviest losses]
Wang Ran was stunned.
Asia was hit the hardest in the world, China was hit the hardest in Asia, and the place he was in was hit the hardest in all of China...
Was this a coincidence?
[The commander asked where your divine power came from]
[You answered qigong]
[The commander asked you to teach him qigong]
[You evaded the request by saying you couldn't remember]
Wang Ran had an expression stuck between laughter and tears.
What's a qigong master?
Skilled in all kinds of deception, but knowing nothing about actual qigong - that's a qigong master!
[The commander bid you farewell]
[You tried to deceive yourself, wanting to believe others couldn't see you]
[You succeeded]
[You followed the commander into his office. Thanks to the effect of "Covering ears to steal bells", no one discovered you along the way]
[You spied on the commander assigning work]
[You spied on the commander writing his will]
[You spied on the commander handling emergencies]
[You spied on the commander picking his nose]
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Wang Ran was speechless.
Was he really this bored, spying on the commander all day? Didn't he have anything else to do?
[You eavesdropped on the commander's satellite phone call]
[You learned that the apocalypse might be related to a mysterious organization called the Apocalypse Apostles]
Wang Ran was stunned.
The apocalypse was related to a mysterious organization?
What did this mean?
Was the apocalypse man-made?
[The Apocalypse Apostles were described as a group of madmen eager to destroy the world]
[It's not yet known how they caused this disaster]
Wang Ran's eyes lit up.
If he could find the Apocalypse Apostles before the apocalypse arrived, would he be able to prevent it?
[The commander accepted orders to search for the Apocalypse Apostles]
[The commander reported about your situation]
[You were suspected of being an Apocalypse Apostle]
[The commander issued orders to detain you]
Ah, this!
Wang Ran couldn't take it anymore. How did he become an Apocalypse Apostle?
Don't be so hasty!
[The soldiers searched but failed to find you]
[This deepened the commander's suspicions about you]
[You felt exhausted both physically and mentally]
[Believing the most dangerous place to be the safest, you chose to sleep in the commander's office]
[On the third day, you woke up in solitary confinement]
Wang Ran's mouth twitched a few times.
What nonsense about the most dangerous place being the safest?
This was just asking for trouble.
[One thing was obvious]
[If you can't wake someone pretending to be asleep, you also can't deceive someone who's actually asleep]
[After falling asleep last night, "Qigong Master" and "Covering ears to steal bells" failed in succession, ultimately resulting in you being gladly arrested by the returning commander]
[The commander inquired about your identity, and you answered truthfully]
[You showed sincerity to the commander]
[You bent the iron bars of the confinement cell with your bare hands]
[You hoped the commander would understand that if you wanted to escape, this cell couldn't hold you]
[The commander was greatly shocked]
[He immediately brought in a heavy machine gun]
[You were forced to crouch down with your hands on your head]
Wang Ran: ...
[The commander asked you to teach him qigong]
[You evaded by claiming to be too nervous]
[The commander asked you about the Apocalypse Apostles]
[You said you were also looking for them]
[The commander left]
[But he left behind a platoon armed with live ammunition]
"I've dug myself into a hole!"
Wang Ran felt very helpless. He felt this simulation might end here, but he had already obtained a lot of valuable intelligence.
If he could find the Apocalypse Apostles,
Find a way to get the country's attention,
Perhaps the apocalypse could be nipped in the bud.
[On the fourth day, nothing happened]
[On the fifth day, the commander seemed to have forgotten about you]
[The cramped space of the confinement cell made you feel extremely frustrated. You tried to communicate with the soldiers guarding you, asking about their mission]
[You learned their mission was to guard you]
[You said: "Me too!"]
[The soldiers were very surprised. They immediately released you from the cell, gave you a gun, and let you join them in guarding yourself]
Wang Ran found this incredible: "This works too?"
I'm guarding myself?
This was the first time Wang Ran had seen himself use "Me too!" in the simulator. The effect was... surprisingly good!
[The soldiers kindly reminded you]
[You are very dangerous]
[If you make any suspicious moves, you must decisively shoot at yourself, but not aim for vital areas]
Wang Ran fell silent.
The effect of "Me too!" was even better than he imagined. The soldiers completely treated him as one of their own, it just felt a bit awkward...
[Taking advantage of the soldiers' inattention, you used "Qigong Master" and "Covering ears to steal bells" to leave]
[You wandered around the military camp]
[You discovered soldiers programming drones]
[You learned the rescue mission would begin tomorrow]
Tomorrow is the fifth day.
The intelligence he provided had an effect.
The rescue mission was moved up.
On the fifth day, the flower hadn't bloomed yet, so the army might be able to successfully complete the rescue mission.
As long as just a hundred more people survived,
He could achieve the second milestone.
[The commander discovered you had escaped]
[He was furious]
[Privately, you learned he was frustrated about missing out on qigong]
Wang Ran's mouth twitched: "You're really too obsessed..."
[On the sixth day, the rescue mission began]
[You saw thousands of soldiers leaving the camp, marching towards the city]
[You quietly joined them]
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