Ito Meiyu's final sinister expression sent a chill down Gu Ji's spine.

Theoretically speaking, "family" was the core reason for Ito Meiyu's biological terror attack on the cruise ship, yet it still failed to awaken her conscience.

In her last moments, she was no longer herself.

But rather a dark personality driven by desire, filled with intense aggression.

In just half a year.

Could an ordinary person undergo such earth-shattering changes?

The specific reasons perhaps can only be clarified by investigating the psychological clinic Ito Meiyu visited.

But all of this no longer concerns Gu Ji.

The vast Platinum Star Cruise Ship, the tormented patients, blood, vomit, virus, tourists reuniting with their families, and finally, that red and white quarantine line separating the port...

Accompanied by a tense rhythm of BGM.

Lines of exquisite white text began to appear on the left side of Gu Ji's view.

[Ultimate Objective: Prevent the Spread of Infectious Disease on the Platinum Star Cruise (Solved)] ★★★

[Capture the Main Culprits: 2] ☆☆

[Number of Tourists Saved: 3,675] ☆☆

[Hidden Objective: Discover the Truth Behind the Murderous Cruise (Completed)] ☆☆☆

[Death Save Point: 1] ☆

[Total Time Spent: 168 hours 45 minutes 12 seconds] ☆

When the last line appeared, all the stars turned into white light, concentrating at the bottom:

[Settlement as Follows: Total ★★★★☆☆☆☆; Evaluation: Perfectly Beautiful!]

[You have gained 14.4 Crisis Points!]

[You have obtained two White Mark Treasure Chests lv1 (Level-Specific)!]

So many Crisis Points?

Almost twice as much as the airport level.

A great profit indeed!

However, Gu Ji also noticed the number of stars in this settlement is quite high. Calculated through the crisis points of two levels: a black star represents 20, and a white star represents 4; the base score for the airport level is 1, while for the cruise level it's 1.5. Multiplying individually, they are exactly 8.4 and 14.4.

As the settlement ended, Gu Ji found himself drifting again; at Yokohama Port, high-ranking officials from the Japan Cabinet Government were directing on-site workers to maintain order, the perspective flashed past the gray-haired Tanamura Katsushin's face, Watanabe Yoshi, Dr. Matsushima...

One face after another flashed by, finally, he returned to that suite, "Jian Na" seemed to be following the hazmat soldiers out of Ito Meiyu's bedroom, behind her was her sinister laugh, but unfortunately, Gu Ji's consciousness became increasingly blurred...

[Congratulations on clearing the level!]

"Phew..."

Opening his eyes again, Gu Ji suddenly awakened from the bed, breathing roughly, the scene was dim in his vision, the soft white bed, the 55-inch LCD TV, the brown-black office desk, and that familiar stainless steel kettle.

It's the hotel!

Finally returned!

Supporting himself with the soft pillow to get up, he looked at his smartwatch on his wrist, showing "19:32", 9 hours had passed in reality.

Gu Ji moved his numbed arm, turned on the main light of the hotel room, and the orange-yellow warm light was still somewhat glaring.

While rubbing his eyelids, he pulled out his phone, apart from some software ads and spam, there was only a WeChat message from Chen Zhiyu, opening it.

Chen Zhiyu: I know you've been busy these days, do you have time the day after tomorrow, I want to move house.

It was a message from the morning.

Without hesitation, he replied, "Sure," last time, when Chen Zhiyu helped him back to the hotel, he hadn't properly thanked her.

After replying, Gu Ji eagerly opened the game page.

Two treasure chests, 14.8 Crisis Points.

He was quite wealthy now.

Staring at his attribute board and skill research area for a while, he decided to upgrade his character to level 3 first. The main reason being he had obtained two mark treasure chests this time, but the only slot was already occupied, so to unlock the next one, he had to level up to 3.

[Consume 7 Crisis Points to level up to 3?]

[Yes!]

With each level up, the required number of Crisis Points increases by one.

Instantly, after a white light flashed over the attribute board, Gu Ji's level changed from "1" to "3", along with 6 more enhancement points, a new rhomboid slot appeared beside the existing one.

He specially took a look, no extra Crisis Points were needed to activate it.

This game's money-grabbing style nearly gave him a psychological shadow!

Regarding attribute enhancement, Gu Ji decided to continue along the "Central Nervous System" path, as memory, thinking, and reaction speed are crucially important, especially given the physiological weakening system of the cruise level, making him more determined in this aspect.

He initially wanted to go extreme, adding +4 to the Central Nervous System, but after reaching point 15, each attribute point could only add 0.5; considering comprehensive benefits, he had to leave half for other attributes.

Character: Gu Ji

Level: 3

Central Nervous System: 14.1+2

Skeletal Muscle Movement: 14.5+1

Cardiovascular Circulation: 11.9+1

Sensory Organs: 11.6+1

Digestive System: 10.7

Immunity: 11.2

Current Remaining Enhancement Points: 0

Mark Slots: Reaction Improvement (Small), Empty (Unlock New Slot at Level 5)

Besides the first two essential attributes, enhancing cardiovascular circulation increases oxygen transport endurance and hormone surge, while sensory organs provide better vision, hearing, and touch, all of which are significant in actual combat.

However, the further the enhancement, the time required nearly doubles, taking over 240 hours to strengthen from 15 to 16.

Seems like enhancing the digestive system should be appropriately prioritized next time, otherwise, when the level begins, the attributes might only be half upgraded.

Remaining 7.8 Crisis Points, leaving 2 for chest opening, Gu Ji decided to invest the rest into skill research.

New options emerged after leveling to 3.

[Natural Disaster]: Military Disaster Prevention Manual (Unlearned)

[Accident]: Emergency Response and Investigation of Special Equipment Accidents (Unlearned)

[Public Health]: Dangerous Environment Rescue (Unlearned)

[Tactics]: Special Task Force CQC Course (Unlearned)

Each skill required pre-unlock to study, though as a special police officer, Gu Ji was most eager for the fourth.

The so-called CQC, full name Close Quarters Combat, originated from World War II trench warfare.

Theoretically, it is no different from CQB, both belonging to close combat; however, the military advisor of the MGS series, Mouri Motonobu, refined it to the level of a martial art, primarily for engaging many enemies in very close quarters, or situations where the direction of attack is unknown, choosing to use a knife, firearm, or bare hands based on specific circumstances.

If CQB involves fighting over a corridor, a room, or a table, then CQC is an all-out fight, face-to-face bayonet, much more dangerous!

The prefix force name, Gu Ji guessed correctly, should be the Xiangzhou Police Department's Special Task Force, known as SDU, widely referred to as the Flying Tiger Team!

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