Chapter 293: 6 Million

Yang Bo finished the call and thought to himself, “I should go out using the identity given by the Bounty Hunter Guild after the game ends. This way, I won’t miss any messages from the guild.”

Yang Bo was looking forward to seeing what rare abilities the guys from the two forces Zhou Rui mentioned would bring him.

Last time’s ‘Frenzy Energy’ was already a great ability, but what exactly is this ‘Frenzy Energy’? Due to Third Master’s high status, I couldn’t ask.

Yang Bo quickly entered the game, only to realize that the team of players who had just gone in rushed out in embarrassment. They fled while throwing bombs, having sent in ten people, but only five made it back out.

“They hadn’t been inside for long when they ran into some monkeys. The loud screeching from the monkeys drew out the zombies.”

“A huge horde of zombies, packed tightly together. These people brought plenty of bombs, but the bombs attracted even more zombies.”

“Some people watching from the sidelines used laser guns for long-range attacks, but it wasn’t very effective unless they had a laser cannon.”

The range of laser weapons is determined by th power. A warship’s Laser Gun can reach over a miillion kilometers in space.

As for handheld types, depending on their power, the maximum range is usually about ten kilometers.

However, all laser weapons have one common tra they’re affected by mediums like fog, which can impair their performance.

The dense trees inside the zoo hindered the effectiveness of the laser weapons.

Perhaps a Laser Gun could kill an animaal instantly, but cutting down trees with one would be slow.

When it comes to animals, if you hit their vital parts, they’ll die instantly. But trees are different. They still have moisture inside.

In fact, trees have more defense than humans. Also, zombies won’t die easily unless you blow up their heads. Yang Bo remembered once shooting a rabbit where its head was on the ground, yet it kept biting randomly.

When Yang Bo heard about the laser weapons, he had a thought. could find the location of the small boss and use the laser weapons for a long-range atk.

“But the small boss must be out in the open.” Yang Bo shook his head. Most zombies disliked light, so they usually stayed in dark places.

The animals in the zoo already had their own hiding spots, mostly concrete buildings.

Weapons-grade laser guns only fire for milliseconds. If the beam lasts too long, the Transmitter can’t handle it. Penetrating concrete buildings would be difficult, unless it’s a high-power laser cannon.

However, the military restricts these weapons because they need the materials.

That’s also why old relics like gunpowder guns exist in the game. The point is to collect resources or clear out zombies here.

“I’ve got an idea. Let’s go get more bombs.” Yang Bo looked toward the dense monkey hill, which was full of caves simulating a habitat for the monkeys.

Yang Bo planned to blast through with bombs, but they would need plenty.

Xiao Huang, Xiao Hong, and the others didn’t object. Yang Bo gave them game currency and sent them off to buy more bombs.

The players who retreated from the previous fight caused the spectators to disperse. After all, it costs hundreds of game coins an hour to stay, unless you made enough to trade for more time.

Everyone was there to make money. There was no need to wait around, but some people stayed to watch and earn video money by uploading clips to the forums.

Yang Bo’s group of five soon attracted attention. Some video creators perked up.

Placing bombs had to be done carefully to avoid being seen by other players, who might sabotage your work.

They found a spot, and Yang Bo’s group left one person behind to watch over things while the others went back to buy more bombs.

The Smaller Girl guarded a pile of bombs. The bombs were placed on the ground, but they were hidden from view around the area; otherwise, someone might blow them up with a shot.

The Smaller Girl watched as Yang Bo expertly tied the bombs together with rope, then carried them to large trees and chopped at the trunks before securing the bombs.

One, two, three, four. The three of them ran back and forth, barely keeping up with Yang Bo’s pace.

After two hours, the spectators grew impatient, and Yang Bo finally acted.

“Move back and prepare the bullets,” Yang Bo ordered.

Several teammates were still confused. Just moments ago, Yang Bo had spent over 100,000 game coins on a large number of bombs.

Yang Bo, carrying only a gun, approached the monkey hill. Some monkeys, acting as sentries, had spotted Yang Bo sneaking around earlier. Since he hadn’t entered monkey territory, they didn’t alert anyone. But now, seeing him clearly aiming for them, the sentry monkeys screeched from a distance.

This triggered more monkeys to climb the trees, growling at Yang Bo.

Yang Bo pulled the pin on a bomb, sprinted, and threw it towards the monkeys.

Boom! The monkeys, seeing Yang Bo throw something, ran around, pelting him from afar with rocks. Some monkeys were caught in the blast.

“Aaah! Aaah! Aaah!” the monkeys screamed, fleeing to the back of the hill. Clearly, they were luring the zombies.

Yang Bo watched the zombies trample the shrubs and tall grass. He could now see clearly where the zombies were coming from.

Leading them was a bird. It looked like it used to be a crane, though it couldn’t fly anymore. Its withered wings flapped uselessly as it sprinted on its long legs.

Yang Bo raised his gun and shot it in the head.

Mind Control +4!

Yang Bo quickly dragged the bird’s body and ran. Behind him, a zombie resembling a horse spat poison.

The zombie horse was at the front, leaving others behind. As Yang Bo dragged the bird’s body past a tree, he yanked on the rope.

The bomb timer started counting down.

Boom! The bomb blew the tree down, cutting off the zombie herd from the zombified horse.

Thud, thud, thud.

Yang Bo shot the zombie horse’s front legs. Its joints were thick, but they couldn’t withstand the bullets.

Three bullets damaged one of the legs, causing the zombie horse to trip.

The horse collapsed, spewing poison everywhere.

Yang Bo shot through its hollow eye socket, blowing apart its head. He had intended to gather brain matter… but it seemed too messy now.

Mind Control +4!

Suddenly, the monkeys appeared, throwing stones at Yang Bo while screeching from the surrounding trees, attracting more zombies to chase him.

Yang Bo ran. At that moment, Xiao Hong showed up to help, pulling away the bird’s body. The feathers were valuable, as were the claws…

The falling tree had held back the zombies for a brief time. The turtle zombie spat poison, which corroded the fallen wood to charcoal. Any zombie touched by the poison turned black—although, to be fair, zombies were already black.

Seeing the turtle zombie, Yang Bo quickly backed away. It pressed forward as if floating above the ground.

Yang Bo used his old trick, using trees to block the advancing zombie horde…

“Captain is really smart!”

“Right?” Xiao Hong and the others watched as Yang Bo separated the zombies with trees, instantly understanding his strategy.

After Yang Bo blew the turtle’s head off, he grabbed its dry tail and started dragging it. The others rushed in to help.

Mind Control +4!

“Wow…” Xiao Hong was shocked to learn the turtle shell was worth 300,000 game coins.

Yang Bo had expected this. The turtle shell was one solid piece and quite large. If treated well, it could become a naturally defensive shield…

“I bet it won’t be long before we see a turtle shell shield in the equipment store for hundreds of thousands of credits,” Yang Bo thought to himself.

“Let’s take the shell down first and store it. Don’t submit it for the mission reward yet. Later, we can go farm turtles or visit the pet market for loot.” Yang Bo quickly advised.

The Smaller Girl curiously asked, “Why not?”

“Because you’re as dense as Ah Qi. We’re all on the wealth rankings. If we submit the turtle shell now and raise the price, won’t it be obvious to everyone?” The Older Miss replied bluntly.

“So smart, just like Ah Miao…”

From the trees, the monkeys, seeing Yang Bo drag away the zombie bodies, started throwing rocks again.

At this point, Yang Bo had the others leave. The monkeys were now far from the hill, and dozens of monkeys were chasing after him.

The next second, Yang Bo pulled the rope.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of massive explosions attracted all the zombies in the city. They howled in unison, but the deep growl from the middle of the city silenced the rest.

“Holy crap, how many bombs did this guy use?”

“Turns out this guy’s really smart.”

“Must’ve been thousands of bombs.”

“Definitely some rich second-generation kid…”

The explosion knocked down several trees. From afar, onlookers could see a group of monkeys trapped among seven or eight large trees, while all the nearby trees had been blasted down.

The power of the explosion not only killed a bunch of zombies but also tangled them up in countless tree branches, pinning them down.

The key point was that the monkeys were now isolated. They knew how dangerous the zombies were and wouldn’t dare come down from the trees, so they just howled from above.

Yang Bo chuckled and said, “Go bring the bullets. Let’s deal with the zombies first.”

Yang Bo then leisurely killed the zombies hiding among the branches. Since today’s target was the mutant monkeys, he didn’t plan to harvest the zombie brain matter.

“Captain, we’ve got mission items. The store has a tranquilizer gun available for free,” Xiao Hong said while purchasing bullets.

Yang Bo wasn’t surprised. The military was surely monitoring the situation. With all that noise, they immediately provided Xiao Hong the tranquilizer gun item.

Yang Bo grabbed the tranquilizer gun and shot at the monkeys. Soon the monkeys fell to the ground, too afraid to come down even though Yang Bo had cleared the zombies.

Each captured monkey was worth at least 200,000 game coins. The leader, being strong, resisted the tranquilizer and attacked Yang Bo, who swiftly decapitated it.

Lure +8! The monkey leader gave this ability, which Yang Bo held off on shooting because he wanted its skill.

“Looks like it’s another Mind Control skill,” Yang Bo pondered, mumbling to himself.

They captured 29 live monkeys in total, earning 7.25 million game coins. The monkey leader’s corpse alone added another 350,000, plus additional value from fur, bodies, etc.

“Wow. The Captain is incredible.”

“That’s 1.52 million from the bird zombie plus 80,000. So, 1.6 million. We each get 400,000. This money’s easy!” The Smaller Girl was stunned. 400,000 game coins were pocket money for several days. She was a rich second-generation kid but wasn’t ignorant about the value.

As for why she spent money so freely all the time, that’s because if she didn’t spend it, she wouldn’t receive more. Every time she used a card for big purchases, she wouldn’t get an equal amount added back.

Families like that controlled their heirs through economics, teaching them from a young age about the power of money.

“The Captain made over 6 million.”

“6.08 million.”

“No one expected the mission to trigger. The live monkeys were worth so much.”

“Right, right.”

“And we still have that turtle shell to sell later.”

“Exactly.”

“Look at how the Captain isn’t even fazed by the money; he must be an experienced killer, maybe even retired, just playing the game for the thrill.”

“I agree. You see other players going nuts whenever they find mission items.”

Xiao Huang’s group watched as some players rushed into the zoo, scavenging the zombies their team had killed. They couldn’t help but grumble, “Why doesn’t this game have a loot protection system?”

Yang Bo had guessed that since dead monkeys had valuable blood, the live ones must be even more profitable. After submitting the mission, Yang Bo saw that the leader’s body was placed into a freezer, while bionic robots loaded the container onto a spaceship. The live monkeys were also loaded.

The spaceship came and went quickly, which made sense since the planet was particularly hostile to metals…

Of course, none of this was shown in the game. Yang Bo used his Optical Ability to see it.

“It seems that mutated animals offer pretty good abilities.”

After logging out, Yang Bo turned invisible and left the house, changing into the resident identity provided by Zhou Rui. He mused to himself while enjoying the sun as he walked back home.

The apartment complex resembled the mid-to-high-rise buildings on Earth. On this planet, it was where ordinary people lived.

Yang Bo walked slowly—partly because it had been a while since he’d basked in the sun and partly because it was his first time here, so he wanted a good look around.

When he reached the elevator lobby, an elderly man who looked kind and amicable stepped out, laughing and chatting with a beautiful woman who was also in the elevator.

“Tch, tch.” The first time Yang Bo saw him, he noticed the man’s false friendliness, hiding the deceit and viciousness deep in his bones.

“Am I this lucky?” Yang Bo thought as he entered the elevator, mumbling to himself.

That’s the end of the second update. I was tired after work and took a break before finishing. I didn’t have time to write earlier.