: Infiltration

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"The mission objective is on the 21st floor. I suggest using a stealth strategy."

Old Tang's voice came through the headset. I don't know about anything else, but at least when he was acting as the source material for Lin Zhiying, he was quite professional.

Old Tang sat in a coffee shop downstairs in the Runde Building. It was a shopping mall with a lot of foot traffic, so he didn't have to worry about being exposed.

He took a sip of coffee, clicked the mouse, and the 3D structural diagram of the building in front of him immediately became transparent; it was a cross-sectional view of the building.

Don't underestimate the hunter's intelligence network.

Floor plans of almost every building in the world can be found on hunter websites; the only difference is the cost.

All passageways on the computer screen were marked in red, including staircases, elevators, fire exits, and even ventilation ducts.

"Logically, all the passages are controlled by security guards. You can only take the elevator to the 21st floor where Tang Wei is, but you have to transfer once. There are four patrol teams there, and they are very professional."

Lin Zhiying felt a chill run down her spine. If that were the case, the difficulty of infiltrating would increase dramatically.

Old Tang spoke with an air of confidence through the earpiece:

"However, we've come at just the right time."

"How so?"

The elevator reached the tenth floor, and Lin Zhiying came out. Old Tang said that he had prepared a secret weapon for himself here.

Then I can confidently reach the 21st floor.

"What day of the week is it today?"

Old Tang asked in return through the earpiece.

"What's wrong with Saturday?"

"They have half their players resting on Saturday, so we only have two teams to face."

Old Tang's tone was cheerful.

Lin Zhiying was momentarily speechless. "Does their security company still have holidays?"

"Of course, I saw this on their company's job posting. They say weekends off, and if there are any tasks, we can make up for them later."

After hearing this, Lin Zhiying thought to himself that this treatment was really good.

Following Lao Tang's instructions, he opened the fire cabinet at the corner of the stairs and looked thoughtfully at the equipment inside.

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Five minutes later, the elevator doors opened, and Lin Zhiying appeared on the 21st floor. All eyes turned to him, but after seeing the bright yellow clothes he was wearing, they turned away.

"Who ordered the milk tea?"

Lin Zhiying put on an anxious expression.

"Here, here."

The receptionist waved, and Lin Zhiying brought the milk tea over.

"The delivery was so fast today."

The receptionist touched the slightly cold milk tea and muttered something under her breath.

Lin Zhiying turned and left without any hesitation, but turned back just as the elevator doors were about to close.

He stood right next to the elevator, but the people around him ignored him.

This is the Hunter faction's skill, [Presence Reduction], which reduces one's own presence.

The more people around you when using it, the better the effect.

It's not physical invisibility, but rather an obscuring of your presence. Even if you are discovered, they will see you as one of the people around you.

Therefore, it's not suitable to use it when there are few people around. If you're all alone, you won't be ignored no matter what you do.

Moreover, the effect is greatly reduced when facing hybrids. Fortunately, apart from Tang Wei, none of the others in the intelligence are hybrids.

Combined with the Hunter's faction trait, Outlaw, the effect is that all criminal acts become legal during the activation period.

Of course, the premise is not to get caught. In the previous life, there was a special "Execution Department" that caught players from the "Hunter" faction to farm points.

Lin Zhiying looked up at the surveillance camera on the ceiling diagonally above him. Now, he only needed this one to "disappear".

Old Tang said he would take care of this.

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"Durian's Fire" was a bit unexpected. He had always been the one dragging Lu Mingfei to the internet cafe, but today Lu Mingfei actually offered to treat him to internet access.

Following Lin Zhiying's advice, he "followed his heart" and kept trying to change Lu Mingfei's storyline. Every time Lu Mingfei was about to participate in a literary club activity, Durian Fire would ask him to go online.

Lu Mingfei hesitated, torn between Chen Wenwen and his brothers and the game. It was a difficult choice.

It wasn't until "Durian Fire" said, "Today, if you spend a certain amount at the internet cafe, you'll get free instant noodles," and that he even prepared "Nutritional Express" for Lu Mingfei, that the scales tipped in his favor without hesitation.

So far, he has successfully made Lu Mingfei skip two literary society activities.

Anyway, all his money came from completing Lu Mingfei's missions, so he didn't feel bad spending it on Lu Mingfei. Through his unremitting efforts, Lu Mingfei's favorability towards him had risen to "65 points", far ahead of others.

"Chuanhuo, I forgot my schoolbag at the bus stop."

Lu Mingfei suddenly slapped his forehead and thought of something.

[Find the Backpack (Rank F Mission)]

[Task Description: Lu Mingfei forgot his backpack at the bus stop. His game is now open, and it's time for you to shine.]

[Mission Reward: Lu Mingfei's Favorability +1, 500 Gold]

Seeing the pop-up task "Durian Fire" on the panel, he said without hesitation, "Luckily I haven't started it yet. Wait for me for ten minutes, and save me the spot next to me."

After saying that, he ran out of the internet cafe. Lu Mingfei watched his figure disappear into the distance, then typed "gg" in the game and surrendered.

After some maneuvering, he entered a mysterious webpage, and the next moment, he was shown the 21st floor of the Runde Building.

In the video, Lin Zhiying is huddled in a corner, and everyone else seems not to see him.

Old Tang discovered Lu Mingfei's computer talent while playing StarCraft and casually remarked, "Why don't you try being a hacker?"

Lu Mingfei agreed without hesitation, just to show off, and got the tutorial from Lao Tang.

He initially thought the content would be difficult, but when he actually tried it, it was quite simple, and his skills were recognized by Old Tang, a professional hunter.

After that, he would occasionally take on some jobs to earn extra money. He didn't cooperate much with Lao Tang, mainly because the two of them were separated by the ocean and there was a time difference.

But yesterday, Lao Tang approached him and asked him to do a small favor, with a reward of "2000" yuan. Lu Mingfei felt that recently everyone was "passing the torch" and asking him to go online, so he decided to make some money himself.

The pocket money his uncle and aunt gave him was less than a fraction of what his cousin received, so he accepted the order without hesitation.

All of this, because of the players' presence, created a chain reaction. The butterfly flapped its wings and affected many people, including Lu Mingfei.

His fingers flew across the keyboard, and a few minutes later, the surveillance camera at Runde Building flashed static before returning to normal.

However, Lin Zhiying is no longer seen in the restored footage.

Lu Mingfei exited the page, lay back in his chair, and glanced at the time. The entire process, from intrusion to replacement, to withdrawal and erasure of traces, took less than five minutes.

"Durian Fire" rushed back after finishing, carrying Lu Mingfei's schoolbag.

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The scene shifts to Lin Zhiying, and Old Tang's voice comes through the earpiece, "Done. You are now 'invisible'."

Lin Zhiying nodded slightly, impressed by the efficiency. He wondered which hacker was behind it, but he didn't rush to take action.

He was still waiting. A moment later, the elevator doors opened again, and all the security guards looked in that direction. Unlike last time, Lin Zhiying was among them.

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