Chapter 428
Different Time Travel
Seeing that Demulan had already gone this far, revealing map nicknames and respawn point distributions that only players knew, Han Che decided not to keep it a secret any longer.
Moreover, if possible, it would be good to cooperate with other map bosses.
"Yes, I am a time traveler, but I have never seen a map boss named Anderson."
Demoulins was visibly taken aback by the answer. "I asked you, what would happen if you jumped into the water from the central control bridge?"
Han Che was taken aback. He didn't understand why Demulan would ask this question, but he still answered, "They're instantly eliminated. Aside from Tidal Prison, aren't GTI operators practically indestructible in water?"
Demulan then realized, "You arrived before me! When I transmigrated here, the water in the space base was already swimmable, and there was a new map boss, the Efficiency Minister—Hudson."
Han Che was astonished. "The space base has a new map boss? And why is it Hudson? Isn't his name Anderson?"
Demulan shook his head. "I don't know either. In the game, he's called Hudson. This Anderson is exactly the same in appearance, attire, and job title, except for the name being slightly different."
After she finished speaking, her expression became somewhat complicated, as if she herself had not fully understood the ins and outs of the matter.
Han Che turned his head and glanced at Qi Yuzhe, who was walking beside him with a puzzled expression.
Unexpectedly, everyone's time travel was not the same. Demulan arrived in this world later than them, so the map she knew and the map in Han Che's memory were two different versions of the space base.
This discovery means that the information they currently have is incomplete, and Anderson is a completely unfamiliar figure to Han Che.
But there's no chance to talk about it in more detail now, we've arrived at Golden Tree Square.
In the center of the open space stood a tall golden tree, its branches spreading out evenly and neatly, refracting tiny golden spots of light under the illumination.
Reis and Said were already standing in front of the golden tree. Reis stood with his hands on his hips, looking up at the top of the tree, while Said stood on the other side, some distance away, with his arms crossed in front of his chest.
Anderson stood under the tree, one hand on the trunk, his back to them.
After Han Che and the other two approached, they stood at a slightly further distance.
"Everyone's here, let's begin."
He touched the golden tree with one hand and turned to face the five people.
His gaze swept across each face in turn, finally landing on the side where Han Che and Qi Yuzhe were. His eyebrows twitched slightly, and he slowly said, "There are actually two level three map leaders." His tone was judgmental as he spoke.
He paused, his brow furrowing slightly, as if checking something from afar. "You've completed all the missions, why haven't you leveled up to level four?"
Upon hearing Anderson's words, the other three followed his gaze and turned to look at Han Che and Qi Yuzhe.
Han Che stood still, his mask concealing all his expressions, but his gaze became even sharper after Anderson's words.
He learned two things: First, the other map bosses had already used the medal, so they were all currently at level four;
Secondly, Anderson can check their levels, and he can also directly check mission information that they don't even know about;
After saying that, Anderson turned back, seemingly unconcerned about the issue, and continued speaking to himself, "Never mind, it doesn't matter. The other three only recently reached level four, their attributes haven't improved much, and they haven't mastered any special techniques yet, so be it..."
He spoke in a low voice, not as if he were speaking to someone else, but more as if he were assessing something to himself.
He sighed, and the hand that hadn't touched the golden tree made a grasping motion in the air, and an M4A1 rifle appeared out of thin air in his hand.
"Next, I will demonstrate the capabilities of the Level 5 system for ten minutes," Anderson said calmly.
"Even if it's to let everyone experience the true power of the system, it's also to strengthen everyone's sense of unity...?" Anderson himself sounded somewhat uncertain about the last part, but he still said it. "If I had to make up a reason..."
"For the next ten minutes, everyone is free to do as they please. Ammunition is unlimited, and there are no limits on the number of respawns, all completely free. As for the respawn time, I'll set it at ten seconds..."
As Anderson spoke, he turned his head slightly, his gaze falling on the void, as if he were operating or viewing an interface that only he could see.
"Wait? Wait? What do you mean?" Said asked in surprise. "You're going to fight all five of us? Why should we fight?"
Anderson didn't look back at him at all. The hand that touched the golden tree seemed to grab something and gently flicked it away.
Suddenly, Han Che felt as if something tightly wrapped his body from the outside, and then his body suddenly sank.
The five map bosses instantly donned full sets of level 5 armor and their commonly used corresponding weapons, which appeared out of thin air in each of their hands.
"I already said it's a demonstration, don't make me explain too many times, Mr. Said!" Anderson's voice rose slightly, tinged with obvious impatience.
Said was taken aback. He had been intimidated by the scholarly appearance, but he hadn't expected the guy to be so irritable.
Sayed said no more, his eyes filled with anger.
He was inexplicably summoned to a meeting on Hafk's territory, where he was bombarded with a history of Hafk's relationship with Asara that completely contradicted his own understanding. Then he was thrown into a bizarre sparring session.
These passive arrangements left him with nowhere to vent his anger, but Anderson's impatient urging finally ignited it.
"Good eye, Mr. Said," Anderson commented without even turning his head. "You can unleash your fury in a moment, heh, if you have the ability."
Sayed abruptly raised the PKM machine gun in his hand and aimed it at Anderson, but the trigger clicked and there was no response.
Anderson finally turned around. He didn't even aim properly; he simply flicked his wrist as he turned, pointing the gun at Said, and then pulled the trigger.
A bullet flew out and accurately knocked the PKM out of Saeed's hand. The drum magazine rolled away, and bullets clattered and scattered all over the ground.
"I haven't said 'start' yet, so don't jump the gun." Anderson's tone was light and chuckled, like a teacher teasing a student.