The cold game system prompt in his mind shocked Gu Ji.
Death rollback!
He was resurrected to the beginning of the game level!
It took a full two or three seconds before he accepted this fact.
In reality, the concept of "death and resurrection" is just a common game setting, but in this game world, where the realism of visuals, sound, and pain is 100%, Gu Ji could easily immerse himself and believe that injuries to the game character would affect his real body.
Come to think of it, if the game only had one life, probably not many people in the world could clear it.
From the last level he just experienced:
The difficulty setting of this "Crisis Management Game" is insane!
While the options and rewards initially given seem generous, they are based on one's own skill level. For instance, like [Combat Mastery (Small)], if you don't already know combat fighting knowledge, selecting it won't offer much enhancement.
Next, under the premise of zero intelligence, you have to face multiple well-trained, fully armed cold-blooded terrorists on your own, under relentless assault.
Tell me.
Who can do it besides Jackie Chan, Wu Jing, Stallone, or Jason Statham?
"So, it seems the terrorist airport attack will play out again."
After calming down, Gu Ji looked again at the two floating options in front of him, "The initial rewards have changed."
White [Reaction Boost (Small)]: Increases neural reaction capacity by 10%, heightens central nervous system excitement by 5%, improves sensory organ information reception by 5%, and enhances effect muscle fiber excitability by 7%.
White [Dinner Knife (×1)]: A chef's dinner knife made of aerospace-grade steel, extremely sharp, not only can it help you make more delicious food, but it can also be used to... kill!
Gu Ji: "..."
Is the second option a joke? You might as well give me a wave-shooting dragon-slaying knife.
Aside from the rewards change, he noticed another difference: the countdown!
The time remaining for this crisis: 9 hours 18 minutes 34 seconds…
The bloody countdown hasn't reset.
This means, before the countdown ends, he can resurrect infinitely, but by the same token, if he doesn't complete the game before the countdown ends, the punishment might be unbearable.
With infinite save file resurrection, Gu Ji didn't want to die a second time.
Just thinking of the helplessness before his last death made his spine cold and his eyes show physiological fear,
The game is fake, but the sensation of death is real.
No one can ignore death.
This is a biological instinct.
With a thought, the text dissipated, and the first option turned into a white mark, settling in the lower left of his vision.
In an instant, his pupils contracted, his ears twitched, his nostrils flared slightly, and hair stood on end from head to toe as if he were a startled leopard.
Finally, two cold stars flashed and vanished.
Gu Ji's eyes grew much brighter, and he gained a sharp resilience.
"Crash!"
The sound of a black security officer rummaging through a backpack suddenly reached his ears, causing him to jerk his head sideways, instantly locking onto the target:
Head, hands, feet, knees, elbows…
No current threat!
"My receptivity, reaction speed, alertness, and explosive power have all improved to a certain extent."
Gu Ji was surprised by the changes the new reward brought him, but also noticed that he seemed slower at detecting defensive gaps in targets than before.
This was because he lost the [Combat Mastery (Small)] mark's bonus.
Interestingly, when recalling some combat experience and moves obtained in the first round, he could remember some, but no longer as fluidly as with instinct, more like cramming for an exam and forgetting it all afterward.
"It seems every reward mark I choose leaves some trace in my memory."
[New objective: Survive 20 minutes!]
The inevitable awaits.
Gu Ji's face darkened. From the previous round's experience, he gathered a lot of intelligence, barely allowing for some rudimentary police tactical analysis.
Our personnel: 1; Equipment: None; Capability: Police academy special forces near-graduate, medium level, with game system bonus;
Enemy personnel: 5~6; Equipment: Type 56 assault rifle, shotgun, multiple Type 82 hand grenades; Capability: Elite military, knowledgeable in CQB coordinated combat;
Combat environment: Third World country's capital international old airport; Building structure: 4D international airport setup, one terminal, two floors, ventilation ducts in ceilings connecting the entire airport building; Building function distribution: First floor for domestic travelers, second floor for international travelers.
Among this information, the most noteworthy is the building structure.
Ventilation ducts!
Yes, Gu Ji could never forget the scene before his death where he was ambushed from behind by a terrorist through the ventilation ducts.
Based on the bloody countdown adjustments,
Each level takes about 30 minutes, only half an hour, yet after using a grenade to destroy the duct, escaping from terrorist pursuit, navigating through complicated twists in ducts and reaching the second floor, that terrorist quickly found him!
How big is the 4D airport?
How many security rooms, offices, shops, restrooms?
Including the variable of leaving the ducts to hide in some room corner, how much time would it take to locate him amid all this?
Yet that terrorist precisely found his position in just over twenty minutes, circled behind and called on accomplices beneath the ceiling for shotgun fire support!
Such efficient and precise coordination.
There's only one possibility:
These people have the airport blueprints!
Simply put, they know the map like the back of their hand, where's easy for hiding, where ducts hit dead ends, the fastest transfers, and you, a mere novice, what can you rely on against them?
But Gu Ji was still puzzled by one thing.
What is the purpose for such elite military personnel to attack an airport and massacre people?
He knew Ethiopia is plagued by long-standing internal conflict, but the military typically avoids attacking civilians as it violates the Geneva Conventions.
Even if the goal was occupying the airport to disrupt government transit, would such a slow "CQB invasion" be necessary?
With blueprints already in hand, coordinates no issue, and indifferent to civilian casualties, shouldn't a military approach prioritize precise fire strikes such as aircraft bombing, mortar shelling, or tank assaults to quickly destroy key airport facilities?
Sending a few to slowly attack seems to grant time for government military counteractions.
Could it be that…
Gu Ji vaguely recalled the scene viewed from the second-floor ventilation outlet, where two terrorists guarded many foreign tourists, one wearing a black hood like a terrorist, apparently looking for something.
His eyes flickered with cold light!
Indeed, this isn't a military operation.
There's no complicated background.
Just as the game level's initial position highlighted: Social security.
This is an organized, premeditated assault with clear personal gain objectives, endangering society and people's safety, a terrorist attack!!