48 Hours a Day

Chapter 1188: The Second Incarnation

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

It got solved just like that?

After hearing the system notification, Master Kui and the others were in a daze. They couldn’t believe their eyes. It wasn’t until they found the fly’s corpse on the ground that they finally realized that Loki’s first incarnation had really been killed.

They hadn’t expected that the fly, which seemed to move swiftly and elegantly, would send them to the spring so quickly after a series of tiger-like maneuvers. Zhang Heng, who had killed it, didn’t even turn on his flashlight. He simply slashed into the darkness, ending the not-so-intense battle.

In addition, he had previously forced Loki to roll on the ground with a single slash. Although there was a reason for this, the others believed that they could not do it. Regardless of their strength, they did not even have the courage to attack Loki, who was in his best condition. One had to know that the latter was the famous god of lies and trickery.

Ordinary players would unconsciously lower their imposing manner when facing Loki, doubting whether they would unknowingly step into the latter’s trap. How would they dare to plot against Loki himself?

So was it the strength of the first place on the proxy war rankings then?

Master Kui, the doctor, and Mouse were in a daze for a moment. The previous step-by-step investigation was not apparent. They even felt that Simon’s strength was not as strong as the rumors had said. Until tonight, however, they finally realized how insurmountable the gap between them and Simon was.

However, they did not spend too much time lamenting. Besnova had already pointed out the window to remind them. In just a short while, four more military trucks stopped outside the hotel entrance. Not only were militia on the trucks, but also regular soldiers. And this time, they brought heavy weapons with them.

Zhang Heng only took one look before deciding that it would be difficult to break out of the encirclement. “Let’s go upstairs,” he said.

After what happened earlier, the players didn’t even ask where they should go after going upstairs. They all followed Zhang Heng.

Ever since Zhang Heng returned to Scherbina’s room, it had been a long time since he had appeared downstairs. Fortunately, the threat he had left behind was still there. When the second group of people arrived, they didn’t immediately attack but instead thought of sealing the hotel and preventing the people inside from escaping. This also bought time for the players to move.

The five of them did not stop. They ran straight up to the rooftop. Coincidentally, the helicopter landed on the rooftop. However, just as the pilot stopped the helicopter, he heard a gunshot. Then, he felt a pain in his chest and slumped to the side of the seat.

The remaining ten players quickly took out their weapons. However, at this time, the second wave of attacks from the players had already arrived. Zhang Heng gave the rifle that he had snatched to Mouse. Together with the TT-33 in the doctor’s hand, they had some firepower.

However, the shooting skills of the two of them were basically still at level 0, or at most were level 1 beginners. They could only aim and fire. As for whether they could hit the target would depend on the distance and luck of the two parties.

In the end, other than Mouse, who was slightly luckier and hit a militia soldier in the calf, the bullets that followed the two of them either flew away or hit the door of the helicopter.

However, even so, the enemy continued to fall. Zhang Heng used the water tank on the rooftop as a cover to continuously hit the target. Although Mouse and the doctor did not hit the enemy much, they helped Zhang Heng divert a lot of attention, helping his battle be more relaxed.

On the other side, Master Kui finally performed to her standards. During the gunfight between Zhang Heng and the people in the helicopter, she lived up to her code name, sneaking to the aircraft’s side from another path. Master Kui had never practiced marksmanship, but as a female, her close combat skills were exemplary. Her attacks were ruthless, and she wasn’t at a disadvantage in terms of strength.

She launched an attack from behind and broke the neck of one of the militiamen. Then, she used a dagger to slash at the comrade next to the militiaman. She was only discovered after killing two people, but only three enemies were left in the cabin, including a wounded soldier who had lost his fighting ability. Master Kui was quick-witted. She kicked away the gun in one of the men’s hands, then fell into the arm of another man.

By the time Zhang Heng and the others arrived, the battle inside had already ended. Master Kui climbed into the helicopter’s pilot seat. When she had introduced herself, she admitted that she had helicopter flying skills and naturally took over the position of the pilot. In addition to the battle just now, she was relieved. She felt that they were finally no longer just accessories around Simon.

“Where are we going?” Master Kui asked as he grabbed the steering wheel.

“We fly east, about 120 kilometers from here. There’s a small village. Loki has an avatar there,” Zhang Heng said. He didn’t fight for the pilot’s seat with Master Kui, sitting at the back with the doctor, Mouse, and Besnova.

The person he was directing Master Kui to look for was that old woman called Sauk. She was also Loki’s avatar that he had met when he and the hostess had returned to the countryside in the parallel dungeon. If it was at the beginning of the dungeon, the doctor, Master Kui, and the others would have probably asked Zhang Heng how he knew where Loki’s avatar was.

This was because, other than the doctors and maintenance workers who had left, the rest of the people had been working in groups during this period of time. Apart from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, they had not been to any other place outside of Pripyat, not to mention the small village 120 kilometers away. How would Zhang Heng be sure where Loki’s avatar was?

Despite all that, no one questioned Zhang Heng’s judgment.

Previously, Zhang Heng had driven for about two hours to reach the small village. This time, he was taking a helicopter, and because he did not need to take a detour, it took him less than 40 minutes to reach the destination.

From the air, he could already see the half-collapsed dilapidated house, standing alone on the slope. It was no different from the first time Zhang Heng saw it.

At this time, the villages near Pripyat had also begun to evacuate. However, the village where Svetlana’s grandfather lived, 100 kilometers away, was not included. The people were still living as usual, but most residents had already fallen asleep at this time. The lights in Sauk’s room, however, were still on.

Master Kui maneuvered the helicopter and landed on the ridge next to them. But the next moment, loud gunshots suddenly rang out without warning.

A tall and slightly hunched old woman was lying on the hay behind her house. She pointed her gun at the helicopter in the sky and seemed to be cursing.

Kui felt a pain in his right arm, and she subconsciously pulled the control stick. The helicopter, which was still flying well, began to spin around its tail like a cat. It even dove downwards, and it looked like it was about to crash. At this critical moment, a hand reached out from behind Master Kui and grabbed the control stick, stabilizing the out-of-control helicopter..