The Boss Behind The Game - Chapter 290

Chapter 290

The United States, Third District Military Base .

 Dozens of military trucks were driving into the military base in succession after they were inspected by the soldiers .

 On an empty square in the military base, crowds of workers had gathered to help unload the goods from the arriving transport trucks .

 At the side of the square, a fully-armed platoon of twenty men were lined up neatly . They were watching their commander as they waited for his order on the new mission .

 There was a logo of a spitting cobra printed on the right arm of these soldiers . They might have been small in number, but their statuses were unusual . They were members of Cobra, one of the top special forces teams in the entire United States .

 1The comprehensive qualities of the Cobra Squad members made the team extremely ferocious . They often succeeded in turning the tide in many of their special operations . They were the pride of the Third District Military Base .

 “Do you know what those are?” their commander pointed at the goods that were being unloaded as he questioned the soldiers before him .

 “No, sir!” the soldiers replied in unison .

 “That is your new mission!”

 “Sir, do we need new equipment for this mission?” the squad leader, Johnson, asked curiously .

 “Yes, you won’t be able to complete this mission without this new equipment!”

 The commander was smiling merrily, but the soldiers seemed to feel otherwise . To them, their current equipment was good enough to handle any special operation . A change of equipment would require time to adjust . After all, they were not a bomb squad, decapitation was their main execution . They didn’t need large weapons that had such wide lethal impacts .

 After the dozens of metal boxes were unloaded, the commander waved his hand and indicated for the squad to follow him into the base .

 Under their curious gazes, the workers opened the metal boxes to reveal the gaming pods inside .

 The squad members looked stunned by the sight of the gaming pods . They didn’t understand what they were looking at .

 “Sir, you’re not seriously asking us to use these for our new mission?” Johnson asked with a strange expression .

 “Of course not, didn’t you all sign up to be part of the X-Force? I submitted all of your information and your team has passed the audit . Someone from the upper management will be arriving soon to verify your comprehensive capabilities . This upcoming mission is for your preparation, I need you to play this game so you can train and strengthen your fighting abilities through it!”

 “We’re playing a game?” The entire Cobra Squad was stupefied .

 “Sir, game simulations are for rookies, is this training enough to strengthen our capabilities prior to the appraisal?” Johnson voiced his squad members’ concerns .

 To them, a game simulation might help with their training, but it was too easy for the battle-seasoned Cobra Squad . It would not be effective at all .

 “This game is different, you won’t be disappointed . Go and give it a try!”

 Hearing this, the Cobra Squad accepted the mission even though they felt perplexed . They waited for the operating staff to set up the gaming pods and fill in the nutrient solutions .

 After everything was assembled, they took off their armor and entered the gaming pods curiously .

 When their bodies were almost covered by the nutrient solutions, the commander’s voice rang, “Remember, don’t operate alone . Fight as a team and train well!”

 Hearing this, Johnson broke into a smile and gestured okay to the commander .

 As their vision went dark, their rigid bodies loosened up and they entered the game .

 …

 Three days later, in the Blue Valley Ruins .

 Members of the Cobra Squad were moving forward slowly in half-squat positions with their guns raised .

 After entering the game, five of them chose to focus on close combat, another five chose auxiliary combat, while the remaining 10 focused on ranged attacks . This was a perfect combination for the entire squad as it allowed them the agility to attack and defend nimbly .

 They finally understood why their commander said this game could train them .

 The brutality of the game’s terrain was way beyond their imagination . Within three days, every team member had died more than three times .

 They were very impressed with the authenticity of the game . The physicality was so real, even the trajectory of a bullet and the possibility of it being intercepted in the game was comparable to that in the real world .

 Initially, they thought that this game simulation was a hi-tech product invented by some random research center, but after meeting other players in the game, they realized this was a game for any civilian .

 This really shocked them because they couldn’t understand how civilian technology could be more developed than the military’s .

 After they realized that it was impossible to survive this world with their individual capabilities alone, they added each other as friends in the game and finally assembled together .

 This had strengthened their team’s overall strength greatly . After all, they had always fought as a team .

 At this moment, the squad was moving forward slowly in a V formation .

 Johnson raised his left fist suddenly . The squad stopped moving immediately with their guns aimed in front of them as they scanned the surroundings ahead of them, waiting for their prey to show itself .

 They could hear footsteps getting closer .

 Johnson gestured once more and the squad split into two teams to take cover to their left and right sides .

 Then, a player with a lightsaber leaped out from a side alley and appeared before them . Trailing behind the player was a tall, rotting corpse .

 Seeing that the player was rushing toward them, Johnson bent his right arm slightly and pressed his forearm to the ground . Advance! His squad members nodded at once .

 As the player leaped past them, Johnson had already launched his attack . The right arm that was holding the lightsaber tightened as the player pounced from the hiding place and hacked at the walking dead’s legs .

 As the zombie limped forward, Johnson’s left hand had retrieved a short dagger from his waist to stab the zombie’s abdomen . He then landed on the ground and rolled away from the zombie .

 Bang! Bang Bang!

 Bullets could be heard firing intensively, riddling the zombie’s body immediately with holes . It fell to the ground with a crash .

 “Thanks!” shouted the player, seeing that the chasing zombie had been killed .

 The Cobra Squad members stood up to greet the player back, but they did not speak anything more . They merely continued moving ahead .

 To the players, this might just be a game, but to the Cobra Squad, this was a test and a training session .

 For training purposes, they communicated using tactical hand gestures instead of the game’s live chat channel as this convenience would not be available for them in real-life scenarios .

 “Hey, you guys shouldn’t continue in that direction . The Black Lily’s hunting ground is just ahead, you’ll be killed!” the player couldn’t help but notify them as he saw the direction the team was moving toward .

 “The Black Lily?” Johnson hesitated and turned to the player .

 “She’s at the top of the leaderboard… I suggest that you avoid her territory, she won’t go easy on any of you!”

 “How many people does she have?” Johnson frowned and asked .

 “She’s alone! But you won’t be able to handle her!” the player advised kindly once more .

 Johnson and his squad laughed as they heard this .

 To them, no matter how great a professional gamer was, in terms of handling gunfire or fighting in close combat, they were no match for the real life Cobra Squad .

 Moreover, they had fought other players previously and it was always a crushing victory for them . It would not be a problem for them to fight someone beyond their current levels .

 “Thanks!” Johnson nodded in appreciation, then he waved again in command and his squad continued moving forward .

 Seeing this, the player couldn’t help shake his head regretfully .

 He wouldn’t hold out hope on their survival .