Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game

Chapter 45: Chapter 48 The Source of Doomsday_1 Chapter 45: Chapter 48 The Source of Doomsday_1 The two of them entered the Intelligence Team building, which was completely deserted, as all their colleagues had already knocked off for the day.

They made their way to the team lead’s office. After Li Xingyue closed the door, she explained the purpose of the overtime to Lin Xun and Lu Caiyi.

Thanks to the tireless efforts of the logistics team, the signs of fights at the location where the engineer was executed had been erased, and the bungalow in the courtyard was restored to its original state.

The operation last night generated quite a lot of noise that might have been noticed by the local residents. The logistics team’s apostles had also eliminated the potential factors that could expose them.

Li Xingyue didn’t provide any specific details of how they did this, but Lin Xun couldn’t help but think of the film “Men in Black” with its flashing lights process for erasing memories…

Lin Xun’s task was to embody the shell of the engineer, stay in the bungalow, and await the moment to snag a big fish by gathering relevant intelligence.

Considering Lin Xun was a new apostle, Lu Caiyi’s task was to disguise herself as an emerging subordinate for the engineer and stay by Lin Xun’s side to protect him personally. This was to guard against the risk of danger should his cover be blown.

Last time, Lu Caiyi served as a fighter; this time she was to be a bodyguard.

After Li Xingyue finished assigning the task, a single phone call summoned Mr. Zero and Ye Xiaoqi.

However, it seemed Mr. Zero was not aware that his lifesaver, the Law Knight, was the handsome man in this very office.

Mr. Zero advised Lin Xun in detail about the internal situation of the New World organization and the individual details of the engineer to avoid Lin Xun from being exposed during his impersonation.

Ye Xiaoqi, on the other hand, immediately took Lu Caiyi away. It was unclear what their plan was.

By the time Lin Xun had fully absorbed all that Mr. Zero had explained, it was already close to midnight.

Finishing his last task, Mr. Zero left flamboyantly.

Only Li Xingyue and Lin Xun were left in the office.

The two sat on the couch, and the gorgeous woman in black silk, with her peach blossom eyes, inspected him from head to toe before opening her mouth to ask:

Something about her tone made Lin Xun feel uneasy, as if there was some scandalous secret between him and Lu Caiyi.

He quickly put on a serious demeanor, speaking righteously: “Miss Li, please don’t discredit innocent people, my relationship with her is entirely professional.”

“Oh? Is that so?”

“Normal male and female colleagues going out for a drink late at night?”

The woman boss’s tone was growing increasingly suspicious.

Lin Xun asked defensively: “… Is that not allowed?”

“It’s allowed, in fact, I have a special task for you.”

“What?” Lin Xun was momentarily thrown off pace.

Li Xingyue crossed her arms, accentuating her voluptuous figure. Under her skirt, her shapely legs were clad in black silk, round and enticing. The look on her face carried an ambiguous meaning:
“I want you to win over Lu Caiyi.”

Lin Xun jerked in surprise, opening his mouth wide, rubbing his ears.

“Miss Li, win over Lu Caiyi… I didn’t mishear you, right?”

“You certainly didn’t. That girl is up to no good with all her scheming…”

The female boss scoffed, fully displaying her stunning charisma.

“Her desire to pull you into the Armed Group is written all over her face. Don’t you think I, as the head of the Intelligence Team, would not notice?”

“So, I want you to take advantage of the situation, turn it around, and bring her into the Intelligence Team.”

Lin Xun gasped, he nearly got taken aback when she said ‘win over Lu Caiyi’, as if he was asked to seduce her! Turned out it was a counter-recruiting mission.

Counter-recruiting?

Once he had recovered from the shock, he was again stunned. What kind of internal intrigue was this?

As part of the apostle council, shouldn’t they be fostering harmony and love? These people seemed to have more ulterior motives than holes in a colander.

Lin Xun was completely oblivious to the fact that just a moment ago, he had thrown the Armed Group under the bus.

“So, are you willing to take up this task?”

Li Xingyue propped up her chin with one hand, looking at him with great interest.

Just as Lin Xun was about to refuse, he noticed the object that the woman in black silk had just materialized out of thin air.

The object looked like a lump of rotten, stinking black mire. He recalled this was something that Li Xingyue had obtained from the deceased engineer.

[II-Type Doomsday Source Fragment – ‘Corrupt Swamp’: This item is unique. It would inevitably drop after the death of an apostle. You can bring it back to the library to solidify it into a Sacred Object.]
Lin Xun’s pupils contracted. A Doomsday source? Sacred Objects?

The ‘Sacred Objects’ mentioned in the item description was something he had never obtained before.

In his apostle panel, the Sacred Objects row was always empty.

Seeing his reaction, Li Xingyue nodded in satisfaction and pushed the ‘Doomsday Source’ into Lin Xun’s hands.

“Since you have accepted this object, I will take it that you have accepted the mission to recruit Lu Caiyi.”

Li Xingyue did not beat around the bush, she directly explained the origins and uses of the item.

Once an apostle completely decoded a chapter of the Book of Salvation, the game would evaluate the decoding. An S-level evaluation would yield the Doomsday Source of that chapter.

Back at the Library, apostles could solidify Doomsday Source into a powerful item known as a ‘Sacred Object’.

However, obtaining a Doomsday Source was extremely difficult. Most apostles couldn’t even complete a chapter, let alone the decoding evaluation after completion.

Even the stronger apostles, who could complete a chapter, would receive a maximum of D or C on the evaluation. Receiving a B or A was one in ten thousand, let alone an S-level evaluation.

Lin Xun felt something was off. If Doomsday Sources could be solidified into Sacred Objects, why didn’t the game just directly award the apostles with Sacred Objects? Why add an extra step?

Could there be other uses for a Doomsday Source?

He turned his questioning gaze towards Li Xingyue, but this time, the beautiful lady in black silk did not answer his doubts.

“You’ve got the Doomsday Source now. If you can materialize an engineer Shell, you likely won’t be exposed. If you can make contact with the New World organization through this Shell, then this plan can be considered half successful.”

Lin Xun nodded. Even if he were exposed, there was still Lu Caiyi as his bodyguard to protect him – there was hardly any danger.

As for how strong Lu Caiyi is, Lin Xun, who had invaded her previously, knew best. The girl in white knelt motionless, letting him attack. He had to use five or six of his strongest skills to achieve victory.

If it were a real fight, his only option would be to run for his life.

Knock, knock, knock~
The office door was knocked.

Ye Xiaoqi entered the office, leading a beautiful unfamiliar girl.

“Lin Xun, check it out; isn’t this lass pretty?”

The unfamiliar girl, wearing Lu Caiyi’s clothes, her figure as voluptuous as Lu Caiyi’s. However, her face was completely different from Lu Caiyi’s, although it was still very beautiful.

If the girl in front of him were to change her clothes, Lin Xun would absolutely not recognize her real identity.

“Comrade Xiaoqi, is this your handiwork?”

Seeing a smug Ye Xiaoqi, Lin Xun asked in amazement.

“Of course, my skills are top-notch.”

Lin Xun nodded. He hadn’t expected Ye Xiaoqi to be capable of such a level of transformation. Whoever married her could change wives every day.

Wait, when did I become such a pervert…

“Alright, everything is ready. Xiaoqi, take Lu Caiyi to change her clothes. Then they can proceed with the mission.”

“No problem~”