About ten minutes later, just as Asagiri Utsunomiya had said, the four of them found several items with special value in a locked room that looked like an office, similar to the Exorcist Longsword in the last Haunted Hotel dungeon, which would trigger the Survival Game app.
[Item Name: Field Emergency Medical Kit
[Item Information: A medical kit containing first-aid items such as painkillers, bandages, disinfectant alcohol, skin staplers, gauze, etc.]
[Item Name: Special Adrenaline
[Iten Information: Within ten minutes of using this item, the Player will enter an excited state, with greatly increased physical and mental strength, significantly reduced pain sensation, and greatly enhanced five senses. However, after the effect wears off, the Player will enter a state of extreme exhaustion due to overexertion. If the consumption of physical and mental strength is too great, there may even be life-threatening danger. Please use with caution.]
The four of them were able to recognize the value of these two items.
The Field Emergency Medical Kit was a very valuable item. Although the team members hadn't suffered any serious injuries in the dungeon so far, having a medical kit was a necessary safeguard for emergencies, even if it wasn't used.
As for the Special Adrenaline...
The effect of this item was a trump card to be used only when absolutely necessary, in critical moments.
However, these two valuable items could only be considered supplementary compared to the final reward.
[Equipment Name: Sniper Rifle
[Equipment Information: A police sniper rifle with a pure black body and a magazine capacity of ten bullets. The bullet caliber is 7.62mm. It is a heavy weapon with excellent accuracy and power.]
"A sniper rifle..." Kotoko Iwanaga muttered in surprise.
She, Asuna Yuuki, and Megumi Kato, the three women, were all somewhat stunned looking at the sniper rifle hanging on the wall, which was completely black and emitted a sense of deterrence.
Was this the kind of equipment that should appear at this stage?
Sniper rifles are not like the low-powered weapons in TV shows or anime where even if you get shot, as long as it's not a vital point, you can still talk or even walk.
The reality in the real world is...
In front of a rapidly spinning 7.62mm caliber bullet, the human body is extremely fragile. The hit area will not simply have a bullet hole; it will be instantly torn apart by the bullet's terrifying rotational force, sending flesh and blood flying. There's no need for headshots or anything like that. If it hits a leg, the leg is gone. If it hits an arm, the arm is gone. If it hits the abdomen, it can even split the enemy's body in half.
The value of this weapon is beyond doubt. The only problem is...
"Among us, does anyone know how to use a sniper rifle?"
Kotoko Iwanaga asked the other two girls, but they only responded with blank, silent stares, indicating they couldn't use it.
Finally, the three of them turned to someone they considered to be a jack-of-all-trades.
Seeing Kotoko Iwanaga, Megumi Kato, and Asuna Yuuki, the three women, all casting expectant glances at him, Asagiri Utsunomiya, who was sitting and resting, spoke somewhat speechlessly.
"What do you guys take me for, an urban military ace? Even in the military, snipers who can skillfully use a sniper rifle for combat are few and far between. How could I possibly use a sniper rifle? Stop kidding."
"That's really a shame."
Hearing Asuna Yuuki's slightly regretful words, Asagiri Utsunomiya spoke with a disdainful smile: "What's there to regret? We can't aim from long range, but can't we shoot at close range? Anyway, let's just take it for now."
Asuna Yuuki nodded, and then asked, "Hmm... then how exactly should these items be distributed?"
Hearing Asuna Yuuki's question, Megumi Kato maintained a calm expression on the surface, but couldn't help but feel a little nervous inside.
Compared to the dangers within the dungeon, the process of distributing rewards is actually the easiest to cause conflict, even in online games, let alone the Survival Game where the Player participates personally and there is a real risk of death.
Who wouldn't want to keep all the rewards for themselves to ensure they have the highest survival rate in the dungeon?
Even if that wasn't the case, from an emotional standpoint, being the last to join the team, Megumi Kato thought she probably wouldn't have a chance to get those items...
Just as Megumi Kato was thinking this, she heard Asagiri Utsunomiya reply in a calm tone.
"Give the field first aid kit to Phantom. After all, she has the talent to reduce her presence, so it's impossible for her to be the enemy's first target. It's safest to entrust it to her. Give the adrenaline and sniper rifle to me."
"Okay, sure."
Seeing Asagiri Utsunomiya and Asuna Yuuki determine the reward distribution in just a few words, and with Asuna Yuuki and Kotoko Iwanaga, who received nothing, showing absolutely no signs of dissatisfaction, Megumi Kato was a bit stunned.
"Um... maybe the field first aid kit should still be held by you guys..."
Hearing Megumi Kato say this, Asuna Yuuki shook her head, handed the red package with a white cross drawn on it to her, and spoke with a gentle smile.
"We are a team, and a team can only have one decisive voice. I believe Captain's distribution method is the most reasonable and most beneficial to the entire team."
"But..."
Seeing Megumi Kato still looking a little hesitant, Asuna Yuuki pretended to be a little annoyed and said.
"If you don't take it, I'll think you're treating me like one of those petty, jealous little girls."
Halfway through her act, Asuna Yuuki couldn't help but laugh first and spoke comfortingly.
"Don't be so reserved~ If you really feel bad about it, next time I get injured, just quickly bring the medical kit and treat my wounds~"
"Okay, thank you."
"Nothing to thank me for." Asuna Yuuki waved her hand and smiled generously. "We're all comrades."
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After leaving Inpatient Building 1, the four saw that the hospital, which had been empty, was now filled with a large number of constantly wandering zombies.
"Grrr..."
"Rawrrr!!!"
Several zombies who were relatively close noticed that several people had come out of the lobby of Inpatient Building 1, and they immediately turned their heads, opened their mouths while roaring meaninglessly, and then charged towards the four people at a speed that was not too fast, but was equivalent to the speed of a normal jogger.
Kotoko Iwanaga frowned slightly and spoke thoughtfully.
"Hmm? Just like the horde that attacked us just now, fast-moving ordinary infected... Where did they come from this time..."
Asagiri Utsunomiya, on the other hand, looked at Asuna Yuuki and spoke without any tension.
"Violet, they're yours."
Hearing Asagiri Utsunomiya's words, Asuna Yuuki replied with a nod, "Okay."
Soon after, the Exorcist Longsword in her hand swung swiftly, leaving several zombies with no chance to approach. She finished them off one by one with swift and decisive movements, completing the kill without hesitation.
"Phantom, catch."
Hearing Asagiri Utsunomiya call out her code name, Megumi Kato turned her head and caught the rapier thrown by him, looking puzzled.
"This is..."
"You go clean up these zombies too."
"Oh, okay."
Megumi Kato gripped the rapier tightly, pursed her lips, mustered her courage, activated her Talent, and then approached an ordinary zombie.
Due to the effect of her Talent, the ordinary zombie didn't notice anything. It just stood there, shaking its head and making some meaningless movements.
*Swish!*
Megumi Kato thrust her sword with all her might, directly hitting the back of the ordinary zombie's head. The sharp tip of the sword plunged deep into its skull.
When she pulled out the rapier, the ordinary zombie's body also fell to the ground.
"*Huff, huff!*..." Megumi Kato took deep breaths, trying her best to calm her racing heartbeat.
Including the novice dungeon, this was already her third time entering a dungeon, but it was her first time engaging in combat.
As for Kotoko Iwanaga and Asagiri Utsunomiya, they didn't bat an eye no matter what kind of bloody scene they saw, they were completely unlike normal humans, like monsters, let alone that. Asuna Yuuki, although a bit nervous when she first entered this Game, had a competitiveness that ordinary people didn't possess — she didn't want to lose to this Game, and even if it meant death, she would bravely fight.
In this regard, Megumi Kato couldn't compare to these three people, so she needed to train.
Anyway, as long as she activated her Talent, these ordinary zombies wouldn't detect Megumi Kato's presence, making them perfect for her to practice adapting to combat.
What would be a difficult point for ordinary Players, ordinary zombies that should be carefully avoided in combat, posed no threat at all in front of Megumi Kato and Asuna Yuuki.
After arriving in the lobby of Inpatient Building 2, Asuna Yuuki finally let out a long sigh, looked at Megumi Kato, whose wrists were still slightly trembling and whose face looked a little tired, and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
Megumi Kato nodded slightly and replied softly, "Yes, I'm fine."
During the fights along the way just now, Megumi Kato didn't keep her Talent activated the whole time. After all, when moving, she could only maintain her Talent for a maximum of one minute at this stage.
If she were to fight while activating her Talent, the consumption of physical and mental strength would be even greater.
After gradually becoming proficient, Megumi Kato mastered the correct way to use her Talent, which was to not activate the Talent before entering the enemy's line of sight, only activating it when approaching, and immediately turning it off after killing.
This way, the consumption was much lower.
More importantly, through the action of clearing out the zombies just now, Megumi Kato discovered a weakness in her exclusive Talent.
Her Talent, Low Presence, could only work when the enemy hadn't noticed her yet. After all, it wasn't true invisibility. If the enemy had already noticed her, lowering her presence further wouldn't have any effect.
"This dungeon is really quite strange." Kotoko Iwanaga began, gently tapped the ground with her cane, and then spoke thoughtfully. "The keyword is zombies, but at first it didn't seem like a typical zombie apocalypse. Ordinary Infected who could only move slowly suddenly started moving quickly. Is it because they weren't the same type to begin with, or..."
Pausing here, Kotoko Iwanaga looked outside at the sky, which had become somewhat dark and dusky, and murmured, "As the time in this world gets closer and closer to night, the abilities of the Infected will become stronger and stronger?"