Thriller Hunting Program

Chapter 2: Let the Games Begin

Translated by: Milky

TASA, which is the abbreviation of Time And Space Administration.

At present, all the travel systems connecting to parallel worlds were under the management of the Time and Space Administration.

All experienced travelers have more or less heard of this mysterious organization.

The executive officer, together with the information officer, the instructor and the prison warden, were called the four chiefs of the bureau.

The information officer was responsible for compiling and rewriting the program, the instructor was responsible for cultivating new forces, the executive officer was responsible for suppression and arrest, and the prison warden was responsible for imprisonment and trial.

There was no doubt that the man named Qin Ce was the executive officer of TASA, and matters such as arresting wanted criminals were indeed his responsibility.

…But that was not the problem.

The problem was, why was he staring at this gentle and weak blind girl?

Wu Shijiu was confused, she even thought that Qin Ce's eyes were too cold, and subconsciously wanted to help Ling Chengmu to block his gaze.

“Well…Executive Officer Qin, are you mistaken? This young lady is blind and a weakling, how can she be a wanted criminal?"

Qin Ce raised his hand to collatehis metal wristwatch, his wristwatch was obviously more high-end and luxurious than the players' configuration, a glance was enough to indicate his identity.

He said in a cold voice, “So you're trying to tell me that my time tracker is broken?”

Just then, Ling Chengmu, who had been silent for a long time behind her, suddenly reached out her hand and lightly tapped Wu Shijiu's shoulder.

“Little girl, please give way.”

Wu Shijiu had no choice but to step aside.

Ling Chengmu slowly walked towards Qin Ce with her blind cane’s help, then nodded politely as a greeting.

She was born with a good voice, the tone of her voice was always extraordinarily gentle and pleasant.

But this time her words were no longer gentle, instead, she sounded as she was fooling around.

“Executive Officer Qin, right?” She made a short laugh, “What's the matter? What have I done that you have to come all the way here to arrest me?”

Qin Ce lowered his gaze and was about to grab onto the handcuffs behind his waist.

“You killed eighteen system guards in the Jungle System, and you still ask me why I came here?”

The moment these words came out, all the players around who heard it were shocked.

Even the red-haired man from before was overly shocked until he couldn't help but curse “fuck”.

Jungle System, Ice System, Yellow Sand System, Storm System, Deep Sea System and more, collectively known as the polar system, the environment of these systems, without exception, were all extremely harsh and difficult to survive, generally used to punish players with previous convictions, equivalent to the Time And Space Administration designated place to serve sentences.

So what was the concept of killing eighteen system guards?

For example, it was equivalent to being imprisoned in a heavenly prison in ancient times, and she escaped from the prison with her own strength, and before she escaped, she also took out 18 specially trained profound guards by hand.

She was more than “invincible”.

Ling Chengmu did not deny, only lazily explained:

“I stayed in the Jungle System to comply with the law for three years. However due to the recent system bug, the cabin I live in was marked as an illegal building, then demolished within a night. Even the planted vegetables were all uprooted - they demolished my house, so I want their lives, ain’t that fair enough?”

Qin Ce's tone remained indifferent: “Your motive for the crime is not under my investigation, the prison warden will be responsible for this once we head back.”

With a “click” sound, he opened the handcuffs, looking to lock her wrists.

Ling Chengmu took a step back and said calmly: “Wait, this hunting program will begin soon, I am also one of the 3 million players designated by the system, you’ll be breaking the rules by taking me away."

“The game has not begun, you are not yet considered bound to the Hunting System, you’re considered as a special case."

She stroked her blind cane, pondering: “If I formally execute the game’s instructions, will I be considered to be automatically bound to the Hunting System?”

Qin Ce frowned warily: “What are you planning to do?”

Before he could finish his words, Ling Chengmu made her move, which was far faster than he’d expected.

The silver blind cane reflected a cold light under the lightning, quickly separating the distance between him and her. Ling Chengmu listened to the sound to identify the position of others, then turned her footsteps sharply. The next second, she appeared in front of the red-haired man like lightning.

Obviously, the red-haired man exposed his location because he cursed just now.

The arc of her red lips made her look idle and beautiful, yet the strength of her movements was thunderous.

The blind cane was placed against the chest of the red-haired man, Ling Chengmu twisted her hands, a sharp blade ejected from the end of her cane, then instantly penetrated through the opponent's heart, not even a single drop of blood flowed.

The red-haired man's eyes were wide open as his body fell straight down, the next moment her watch dial lit up with a prompt that the system reward had arrived: a map of the whole city.

At the same time, the hospital’s broadcast sounded again.

[Countdown ends. The games have begun.]

Sirens blared.

The ceiling of the hospital lobby suddenly collapsed, revealing a thundering sky overhead.

Large areas of icy rain poured down, and with it, came the hordes of…

Terrifying zombies.

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When the zombies invaded the city, no human could be left alone.

The toxicity was transmitted through blood, and players who were bitten or scratched by the zombies during this period would mutate within ten minutes and continue to attack other players.

Until five days later, survivors will be randomly assigned to the next tournament zone.

The system allowed players to bind to each other as groups, with a cap of seven. Bounded players could be assigned to the same tournament zone and will be automatically unbounded upon their death.

The hospital was fully overrun by zombies, and they fell from the roof one after another as if they had been parachuted, skewing their tainted and bloodied mangled bodies, densely covered with bruised and rotten flesh, showing a mouthful of sharp and good teeth, growling and looking for prey.

Some players who reacted a little too late to escape were bitten through their throats on the spot.

Although Wu Shujiu was from the Love System, she was actually a runner of the hundred meters race. The moment she sensed danger, she was like a human slingshot, catapulting out immediately with a shot.

Of course, Chang Su who was from the Violent Neighborhood System was indeed fast. Not to mention he was tall too, one step of his could make three steps of Wu Shijiu’s.

He quickly caught up with her.

“F-Failure…wait, r-running…like that…i-is quite dangerous.”

T/N: The name failure here doesn’t mean she’s a failure and has no means of discrimination, just simply implying her name, which is 59, also called fail. 

Even if Wu Shijiu stood in the heavy rain, drenched like a chicken who fell in the river, she could still hear him call her.

“Dude, how can you give a girl a nickname indiscriminately? My name is fifty-nine, fifty-nine okay?”

Chang Su vainly apologized, “R-Right…s-sorry.”

“Ugh, let's not talk about this first,” Wu Shijiu swayed her hand, “So why do you choose to be with me, dude? Aren’t you afraid I’ll be a burden?”

Chang Su sighed: “I-It’ll be unfortunate…i-if such a…c-cute girl…died.”

“I am quite cute, but I won’t die so easily.” Wu Shijiu was speechless, “I've been in the Love System as cannon fodder for a long time, no matter how I’ll try to slay this game for sure.”

After saying that, she leaned down and picked up a brick. In the position of throwing a lead ball, she swung her arm round and threw it violently towards afar.

A zombie that was chasing a player was instantly hit hard on its head and fell to the ground.

She ducked behind a tree to cover her figure: “I’ll live through the first tournament for sure, I want to become the protagonist of my own destiny!”

Chang Su couldn't help but applaud her impassioned speech: “W-Well said…t-then let’s…bound.”

Wu Shijiu was surprised: “You really want to be in a team with me? The system only allows a total of seven people to team up, you should go find a more powerful teammate.”

“I-I don’t need…p-powerful teammates, b-because I-I…I’m powerful myself.” Chang Su patted his hard pectoral muscles with a serious expression, “I-It’s destiny…t-that made us meet…I-I’ll protect you…i-if I’m able to.”

OK, she got it, this man here was born with a heroic character who has a strong desire to protect the weaklings.

Even though he looked as if he was an armed thug, he had a soft heart inside, and it’s one that comes with a holy aura.

That was so touching.

Wu Shi Jiu was touched yet she heard Chang Su say: “W-We ran…i-in a hurry just now…w-we should…t-team up with t-the…black clothed girl too.”

“...Man, do you have any misunderstanding?” The corners of her lips twitched, “That young lady surnamed Ling was a black list wanted criminal, and one ruthless enough who dared to call out with the executive officer's. She’s just low profile, she doesn’t really need our protection.”

“She can’t see.”

“She is indeed blind, but her killing skills are far more accurate than anyone else, which means she’s more powerful than us, get it?”

Chang Su was about to answer, but he suddenly heard a girl's ear-piercing scream from behind. He turned around and saw a female player fall to the ground, crying and crawling forward as a festering zombie was frantically tearing the flesh of her body.

He couldn't look away and subconsciously took a step forward, yet someone was faster than him.

A silver light flashed through as the metal blind cane swayed. With a harsh sweep, it hit the zombie’s head impartially, the zombie's head was half dented , it limp on the ground and unable to move anymore.

Seeing who did this, Wu Shijiu was pleasantly surprised.

“Wow! It's Miss Ling! This kung fu and such configuration, she’s like the female version of Ke Zhene!"

T/N: Ke Zhene is a character from The Legend of Condor Hero, a blinded man who is an expert in martial arts

Ling Chengmu tilted her head a little to identify the position of the sound source as soon as she heard it.

“Little girl, you’re really good at complimenting people.” She smiled, “If it weren't for the relationship we built just now, I would have almost knocked you on the head with this cane.”

Chang Su walked over and tried to pull Ling Chengmu’s sleeve, and very sincerely offered:

“Miss Ling, c-come…”

Ling Chengmu finished his sentence with a puzzled face: “Let’s be jolly, since we have a lot of time?”

T/N: Come, let’s be jolly, since we have a lot of time, is the lyrics of a Chinese song.

Chang Su was startled.

Wu Shijiu slapped her hand on her forehead: “Miss, now that’s bullying someone who’s frank. Bro Chang is trying to ask you, do you want to come and become our teammates - although I know, you’re certainly not interested.”

“Sure.”

“...What?”

“I said sure.” And as she spoke, she cut off a zombie’s head when it passed by, she pushed her sunglasses up calmly, “It’s my pleasure to be your teammate.”

Wu Shijiu and Chang Su made eye contact, they were both surprised.

“Excuse me, can I ask why?”

Ling Chengmu’s blind cane tapped on the ground as she slowly walked towards them. She held her hand and rubbed Wu Shijiu’s head softly by intuition.

“Because you’re a kind, frank and sincere young girl.”

Wu Shijiu was still immersed in her pride because this Big Boss praised her when she heard her continue talking.

“But mainly because I’m blind, I need someone to check on the map for me.”

“...” 

“And teammates will be automatically unbounded upon their death, there’s no loss so I’ll just get a teammate for fun.”