Chapter 56: Occupation—Reaper

"Journey," a war-themed game.

Background: The footprints of true spirits have emerged, and the forces of darkness are about to descend. Humanity’s protectors, the Black Storm Legion, have inexplicably betrayed their kind, becoming the minions of darkness and fighting bitterly against their former brothers—the Angel Legion. Marshal Sparta of the Black Storm Legion and Marshal Gabriel of the Angel Legion both fell into a cosmic black hole.

With the leaders gone, who will rise to become the new marshal? Who will become the harbinger and ender of the dark world? What fate awaits humanity?

The journey begins now—fearless and unstoppable.

Classes: Soldier, Death Agent.

Soldier: The basic structure of the legion, promoted in rank according to achievements and contributions.

Death Agent: Undercover operatives for both factions, tasked with espionage and reconnaissance; if necessary, they may sacrifice themselves. Note: Upon the death of a Death Agent, the game forcefully logs out, data is wiped, and a new start is required. Players are advised to choose carefully.

This is the theme and class selection for "Journey." It appears simple, but is rife with hidden mysteries. Soldier Li Xin wasn’t particularly fazed; the role of Death Agent was unheard of, never seen in any other game, and he was intrigued.

Mengyao appeared once again, her dance ethereal like a fairy. Yet her black lips and attire sent a chilling dread through the heart.

"Esteemed Diamond VIP player, would you like to activate your exclusive Diamond VIP service?"

Activate.

Ding!

"Congratulations on obtaining exclusive Diamond VIP gear: the Scythe of Death."

"Congratulations on unlocking a hidden class: Reaper. The Reaper class advancement process has officially begun. Title earned: Fearless Death Agent."

Ding!

"Congratulations, player Yiran, for becoming a Death Agent in the Black Masters Legion. Main quest received: Reaper’s Growth."

"Death Agent skills unlocked: Infiltration, Rapid Movement."

Ding!

"Current quest: Proceed to the Black Masters Legion base at Devil Camel Mountain, seek out class initiator Sarion, and receive the Death Agent’s Blessing."

A series of notification chimes left Li Xin no time to process or comprehend. Only when the messages ended and Mengyao vanished into a burst of light did Li Xin regain his composure and carefully study everything.

He had become a Death Agent—and not just any Death Agent, but the hidden class: Reaper.

It was abrupt, astonishing, and not at all as he’d envisioned. In Li Xin’s plan, he would rise from an ordinary soldier step by step to the highest leadership, developing a complete tactical command philosophy. Now, it was clear that dream had shattered.

To become a Death Agent meant he must infiltrate the Angel Legion as an undercover operative.

He was accustomed to commanding teammates, controlling matches and victories, so this was hard to accept. After a long pause, he exhaled and sighed, "Well, so be it."

At least it was a hidden class—a substantial gain.

Still, Li Xin had no intention of heading straight to Devil Camel Mountain. He wanted first to investigate what was special about Wang Huan’s account, then log off to meet Wang Xiaoqian and hear her plans. Having a familiar companion to fight alongside was always better.

He opened the inventory.

A set of battle armor, with decent attributes; a bulletproof vest capable of resisting all bullets fired from up to a kilometer—also good; a Browning pistol with fifteen upgraded rounds—nice; various HP recovery potions, taking up almost half the storage slots, enough to last for some time.

After all, it was a sixty-thousand yuan account—everything was of good quality. But Li Xin’s gaze lingered on the last primary weapon.

Epic-grade sniper rifle: AWM–Heavenly Dragon

Magazine capacity: 17/34

Special attributes:
1. Personal experience gain increased by 200%
2. Personal gold earned per round increased by 20%
3. Automatic ammo refill on headshot kills when equipped
4. Team experience gain increased by 30%
5. Title statistics doubled.

Other gun attributes: largely similar to AWM.

Li Xin couldn’t help but laugh.

"Isn’t this just like the Heavenly Dragon from CF? That’s called Hero-grade; this is Epic-grade, just missing a few special attributes compared to CF. This Journey game is really cheeky—blatant plagiarism! I’ll check the forum later."

"But the Epic-grade designation is interesting. If it were called Hero-grade like CF, it’d just be one level above ordinary guns. Epic-grade implies there are several tiers below it—I’ll have to look this up on the forum later."

Li Xin pondered as he examined the Heavenly Dragon sniper. Sale price: 4,000,000 gold coins. Drop rate: 5%.

Let’s talk about gold coins: 1 yuan equals 100 game gold, so the Heavenly Dragon sniper costs 40,000 yuan. As for the drop rate—it means spending money doesn’t guarantee a purchase; you might get lucky immediately, or you might fail tens of thousands of times.

With only a 5% drop rate, Wang Huan was clearly a lucky one.

Li Xin felt somewhat embarrassed—just how much luck did this guy have? Why had he never been so fortunate himself?

He checked the account’s original quests—they’d all been cleared. Different factions meant the tasks couldn’t continue.

"Wait!" Li Xin suddenly cried out, excitement written all over his face, as he spotted a small red dot in the skills section.

Nowhere else had one.

Suppressing his excitement, Li Xin clicked in—and was amazed!

The skills belonging to the original Angel Legion had been preserved.

Skills: Charge, Cross Kill!

Both factions had Charge—it was a basic warrior skill, so nothing noteworthy. But Cross Kill was different: it was exclusive to the Angel Legion, usable solo or in teams.

Cross Kill: Melee skill, allows a cross-shaped assassination with a short blade or bayonet within 0.5 seconds.

He compared it to his own Ten Steps Arrow:

Short-range skill, allows the throwing of a melee weapon to assassinate an enemy within ten steps distance, success rate of 50%.

Both skills used melee weapons for kills, but differed in execution. Cross Kill could instantly kill an enemy in 0.5 seconds, but required complete proximity. Ten Steps Arrow had only a fifty percent success rate, but offered a buffer range of 6–9 meters.

An average step covers about 0.6–0.9 meters.

Each skill had its strengths and weaknesses—neither was superior, evenly balanced.

Li Xin burst out laughing, unable to contain his joy. He was normally reserved and stoic, rarely showing emotion; only extreme excitement could elicit such laughter.

"If I infiltrate the Angel Legion, and during a massive assault the unit uses Cross Kill, I’d surely give myself away if I didn’t know it. With Cross Kill, as long as I’m careful, I’ll be safe enough over there."

He spent another twenty minutes familiarizing himself with the game interface, then chose to log out.

"Farewell, my brave one. Hope to see you again soon~~" Mengyao appeared unbidden, offering a fond goodbye.

Pity she was just digital data; had she been real, such a stunning goddess assassin would have tempted even a reserved guy like Li Xin.

"You’re out," Wang Xiaoqian asked with a smile, having waited by Li Xin’s side for over half an hour after logging out.

Judging by her cheerful expression, she too must have scored a significant gain.