First Resurrection

"Bang--!!"

The AWM shot hit Han Che squarely at close range, leaving him no chance to dodge; the bullet pierced through his chest.

Everything went black before his eyes, and then his vision slowly floated up, as if his soul had left his body. He watched as his own corpse, propelled by inertia, collapsed onto John.

Watching him unleash a final three-round burst of 93R fire before his death, which failed to shatter John's head, I couldn't help but click my tongue in disapproval.

John dragged Cole to the evacuation point and they evacuated.

The system beeped.

Tidal Prison is now closed.

[Host, you have been killed]

[Resurrect or not? Requires 30 Haf Coins from your personal account]

"resurrection."

[Congratulations, host, you have achieved the milestone of your first death in battle.]

"Huh? There's actually an achievement?" Han Che hadn't expected that his death would actually result in an achievement.

[Rewards are being distributed; the reward is 1 Hafk Machine Gunner]

[Resurrecting host, please wait]

Then Han Che felt as if he was being sucked in by something, his gaze slowly sinking down until it finally landed on Geheros's body.

The flesh inside the large hole in the front and back walls of the corpse writhed wildly, like tiny tentacles intertwining and sticking together, rapidly healing.

Then everything went dark.

When I opened my eyes again, all I saw was the ceiling of the gatehouse.

Han Che lay on the ground and moved his head from side to side, looking around before slowly sitting up.

He raised his hands to his eyes and moved his fingers in front of them; the feeling of being resurrected was so unreal.

[Host has been resurrected. Your current personal balance is 206 million.]

You still have unpaid rewards. Would you like to distribute them now?

"You just said machine gunners, right? Issue them!"

Then a small, transparent portal appeared beside Han Che, exactly the same as the portal Han Che had seen in the player world, only much smaller.

A tall figure emerged from the portal.

"Your Excellency Warden, this is Haffk, the machine gunner reporting for duty."

Han Che leaned against the wall and slowly stood up, nodding slowly to the machine gunner who was a head taller than him.

[Host, please note that a second resurrection within 24 hours will cost 60, a third 120, and so on. Prices will reset after 24 hours.]

"Another price increase?" Han Che said unhappily, but after thinking about it carefully, he decided to ignore it since he wouldn't need it anyway.

Han Che slowly walked out of the control room. Looking at the mess outside and the bodies of Shi Ding and Shi Lei not far away, he couldn't help but feel sad.

They were all good brothers, willing to die rather than retreat, and in the end, they tore a hole in the Bald Eagle's defenses.

"System, revive all prison guards."

Reviving all prison guards requires 250 million coins.

[Resurrection Successful]

As the system's voice sounded, the two corpses in front of them began to wriggle and stick together, and even their damaged shields regained their shine.

Within seconds, Shi Ding and Shi Lei were up and moving around.

"Your Excellency Warden, are you alright?" Shi Ding stood up and saw Geheros standing next to him. His first words to the warden were to greet him.

"I'm fine, Shi Ding. You did a great job just now. Thank you for your hard work."

Shi Ding's gaze shifted to the large, blood-stained hole in the warden's chest. He opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Then, the prison guards around the corridor gradually stood up.

[Resurrection complete. Today, the prison killed 1 player and evacuated 2 players. Reward: 50. The prison account has 160 remaining.]

……

"Holy crap, why did the live stream cut out?"

"Those three from the Bald Eagle Association? Did they get killed again?"

"That Miles's definitely dead! He's got a gun barrel stuffed in his mouth!"

"That's terrifying! How could you damage a bald eagle with such tough armor like that? It's a monster!"

"The warden was shot through, yet he still ran so fast! John's live stream signal was also cut off! I wonder if they've finished the fight?"

As the warden launched his fierce attack, the live broadcast signals of the three Bald Eagles were cut off one after another, until the last shot of John, which focused on the warden, who was bleeding profusely from behind his mask, charging towards them menacingly.

All live streams have been disconnected.

Inside the Bald Eagle Society, Anderson stared at the large screen, chain-smoking, his gleaming leather shoes tapping impatiently on the floor.

The moment the brain-computer interface was completely lost, Anderson finally lost his usual composure.

"Impossible! Level 6 protection made from premium coffee beans! Three whole bodies!" Anderson gritted his teeth, tearing at his thumb. "An auxiliary system developed by the Mandel supercomputing unit! Combining brain-computer interfaces, it incorporates auto-aiming, X-ray vision, and prediction!"

"All the boosting hormones and drugs!"

"There's even an AWM!"

"How could you lose like that! How could you lose like that!!!!"

Anderson pushed everything off his desk to the floor and screamed hysterically!

He then lit another cigarette and inhaled most of it in one gulp.

"Impossible! We can definitely win! We definitely can!"

The Bald Eagle Squad suffered a defeat last time, causing the stock price to plummet, and headquarters issued a penalty.

Anderson forcibly implanted brain-computer interfaces in the two men involved in the operation. Miles tried his best to stop him, arguing that they had obtained new information and that this was an accident and shouldn't be done.

This angered Anderson, because if John and Cole weren't punished, the responsibility would fall on him, Anderson.

In a fit of anger, he ordered his guards to arrest Miles as well, open his brain, and insert a brain-computer interface.

But... but what if we fail again this time!

Before the operation, Anderson assured headquarters that he would win a decisive battle and that killing the warden would definitely boost the stock price!

To ensure the plan's success, he made a solemn pledge, requesting several cutting-edge technologies from his superiors, regardless of cost! All for the purpose of wiping out everyone in the prison and defeating Geheros!

But now, John and the others haven't come out yet, and all brain-computer signals have been lost.

If they lose again with this equipment, even if John and his team's previous performance could have helped the stock market recover.

If this whole set of equipment is left in prison, then Anderson will also be arrested, have his brain opened, and have a brain-computer interface installed!

Time ticked by, and Anderson's eyes were fixed on the big screen. All other images on the screen were distorted, leaving only the reporter's camera footage outside the portal.

He used to hate these gossipy reporters, but now all his hopes are pinned on John and the others being able to walk out of the portal.

However, the figure he was hoping for did not appear, and Anderson's legs became weaker and weaker, and he slowly slid to the ground.

"It's over...it's all over, time's running out! No!"

Just as he was about to rip off his entire head of blond hair.

The portal flickered with light, and John pulled Cole out of it.

Anderson's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, his mouth gaped open, and two streams of tears uncontrollably flowed down his cheeks and dripped into his mouth.

"Hahahahahahahahaha!"

"It's done! It's done!"