Chapter 284: Is This a Newcomer Mission? (Thanks to [Harmful Poison Chicken Soup])

After consuming some time, Lin Chao gained some understanding of Qijiao Building.

"This building, it has other Residents too?" Lin Chao pondered.

It was very clear that Jiang Weizhi was also a Resident of this building.

It was just that, it was very likely that if a mission failed, he would be erased by Qijiao Building.

"Accept Newcomer Mission."

Lin Chao spoke, his voice calm.

A crisp, and even seemingly somewhat fearful voice rang out in Lin Chao's ear.

"Resident No. 2013 has successfully accepted the Newcomer Mission."

"Please, Resident, go to the lobby to gather and read the mission details."

Lin Chao's gaze was calm; he pushed open the door.

What met his eyes was a long corridor.

On both sides of the corridor were many numbered doors.

It was estimated that inside these doors were all Residents of Qijiao Building.

Looking at the elevator ahead, Lin Chao stepped inside.

Not long after, he arrived at the first-floor lobby.

At this moment, in the first-floor lobby, five people were sitting, their expressions varied, but their eyes all carried deep exhaustion.

These five people were three men and two women.

One man and one woman sat together, looking like a couple.

Of the other two men, one had a burly build, with a scorpion tattoo on his bare arm, giving off a feeling that he was not to be trifled with; the other had very small eyes and looked quite sleazy.

The last young woman sat very far away from the other four, and currently, her face still carried a sense of being lost and dejected.

"That newcomer hasn't come yet?" Tang Qiang, the burly man with the tattoo on his arm, spoke, his eyes carrying an impatient look.

"Perhaps he was scared silly, thinking all this is a scam, so he chose to refuse to accept the mission and was finally erased by the building." The sleazy man squinted his eyes until they formed a slit.

"If the people aren't all here, the mission won't be displayed.

Let's wait a bit longer; he will come down in a moment." Zhuge Anran spoke calmly; he wore gold-rimmed glasses on his face and looked exceptionally composed.

In Zhuge Anran's arms sat a petite and cute woman.

This was his girlfriend, Wang Bing.

After the two graduated from university, they had been living together, but one day they inexplicably entered Qijiao Building.

"I hope a coward doesn't come." The tattooed man Tang Qiang crossed his arms over his chest, his face carrying an impatient look.

Newcomer Missions generally were not very difficult.

For veterans like them who had survived many missions, as long as they were careful, it was still easy to survive.

Moreover, this time, Zhuge Anran was also participating in the mission.

The greatest strength of this person, Zhuge Anran, was his calmness; even when encountering danger, he would not panic or have his brain short-circuit, but would calmly find clues to complete the mission.

With Zhuge Anran, the difficulty of this mission was not very high.

The other four all appeared relatively calm.

As for the young woman sitting further away from these four, she looked dazed, her face still carrying an expression of lingering fear.

"Zhao Ting, you just came to Qijiao Building, right?

Why not submit to me? With me around, you will definitely be fine this mission." The sleazy man looked at the young woman, a lecherous smile on his face.

Zhao Ting stepped back in lingering fear; she had just entered Qijiao Building and had only experienced one Newcomer Mission.

That Newcomer Mission was like a nightmare, and it still lingered in her heart to this day.

She had seen with her own eyes the terrifying scene of her two companions losing their minds, biting each other, and tearing each other's flesh apart until both died.

Even now, she still could not accept it.

"Fang Tong, don't threaten the newcomer, be careful of being erased by the building." Zhuge Anran gave a reminder.

The sleazy man immediately showed an unwilling expression, but he did not say anything more.

At this time, the sound of footsteps came.

Everyone's gaze looked over, and a young man with a tall and straight figure appeared; what was most eye-catching were his eyes.

His eyes were clear and quiet, somewhat like Zhuge Anran's.

"It's good that the newcomer who came this time isn't a woman, otherwise, when going through the mission, crying and wailing would be a huge nuisance." The tattooed man Tang Qiang muttered.

Nearby, Zhao Ting saw Lin Chao's appearance, and an excited expression appeared on her face.

"It's you?" Back then, when Zhao Ting was in the library looking through history books, she had once seen this handsome man.

At that time, this man was reading the history of the Holy Dynasty, and Zhao Ting had even spoken to him.

Among other things, what Zhao Ting noticed most was that before the man left, he told her and her classmate to remember to drink chicken blood, otherwise, they would have a bloody disaster.

At the time, she went back and, as if possessed, actually drank chicken blood.

As a result, the next day, she received news that her classmate who had not drunk chicken blood had accidentally fallen down the stairwell while walking; the fall was very serious, and her face required several stitches.

At that time, she felt that the young man was no ordinary person, but unfortunately, she went to the library several times and never found him.

She did not expect to meet him here.

"It's you?" A look of joy appeared on Zhao Ting's face.

In a place like this, she had always been lonely and helpless, so now that she had encountered an acquaintance, her heart was naturally exceptionally happy.

"Oh, it's you?" Lin Chao was slightly stunned; he also did not expect that he would be able to meet an acquaintance he had met once before here.

Nearby, Zhuge Anran was surprised: "You two know each other in reality?"

Zhao Ting hurriedly said, her heart feeling a bit more settled: "We've met once before."

"I see." Zhuge Anran nodded; such things were low-probability events, but they had the possibility of occurring. He looked at Lin Chao, "You are Resident No. 2013, Xu Ling?"

Xu Ling nodded.

"Regarding the matters of Qijiao Building, you should already understand.

You should understand that this is not a game, but something that is truly happening.

For the upcoming mission, if you can pass it, you will receive a reward; if you cannot pass it, you will truly die."

"Mm." Lin Chao nodded, his gaze remaining calm throughout, not paying it much mind.

If Qijiao Building wanted to erase him, it would have to be capable of doing so.

The current him was holding onto a gaming mindset.

He would just treat it as playing some online game.

Lin Chao's reaction made those present somewhat surprised.

Generally, people who entered Qijiao Building for the first time to do a Newcomer Mission would always have all sorts of troublesome things happen.

For instance, explaining things to a newcomer would take a lot of effort before the newcomer would truly believe it.

Even if they believed it, many newcomers would act suicidal; people as calm as Lin Chao were rare.

"Since everyone is here, let us see what this mission actually is."

Zhuge Anran spoke up.

Among these six people, his prestige was the highest.

After all, Zhuge Anran had already experienced over ten missions and had survived them all.

This was extremely rare within Qijiao Building.

Everyone's gaze turned toward the large screen in the lobby.

On the screen, some subtitles appeared.

"In Aier Manor, strange things have been happening recently.

In this manor, servants go missing every night; when found, one can only see mangled remains, seemingly chewed and gnawed to pieces by some animal.

The manor owner hired a team of elite mercenaries for protection, but that very night, that well-equipped mercenary team all went missing inexplicably.

The next day, everyone else in the manor also died.

Now, this manor is completely empty; everyone has gone missing, and in all likelihood, they have all died. In the manor, there are fully over a hundred sets of remains.

Last night, in Aier Manor, the last sheep belonging to the manor owner, Duo Li, also went missing.

Mission requirement: Before dawn, find the missing sheep and bring it back to the sheep pen."

Seeing this mission, everyone present furrowed their brows.

Especially Zhuge Anran, who was also furrowing his brows at this moment.

The lecherous-looking man's face revealed a worried expression: "According to the description, why does this mission feel quite dangerous?"

Generally, a Newcomer Mission is relatively simple; even if someone dies, the mortality rate is not very high.

Unless that Newcomer Mission is mostly attended by newcomers, in which case the mortality rate is likely to be higher.

"Damn it, a well-equipped mercenary team all died, and now they want us to go find a sheep?" The tattooed man Tang Qiang spat out a curse.

This manor had already seen over a hundred people die; it was clearly absolutely dangerous.

After all, those mercenaries, as well as the people in the manor, were living, breathing human beings; when encountering danger, they would naturally seek ways to resolve it.

They were also just people, not necessarily stronger than those mercenaries.

He felt it would be difficult enough just to survive in this manor until dawn, let alone go find a sheep?

The lecherous-looking man's face turned pale: "How can a Newcomer Mission be this difficult?"

As he spoke, he looked at Lin Chao, his gaze mixed with a trace of resentment.

If it weren't for this newcomer, he wouldn't have entered this Newcomer Mission.

(End of chapter)