“who Would Risk Their Life With A 4000 Point Salary?!”
“Huh…”
The Police Officer exhaled a plume of smoke, shaking his head with a somewhat helpless chuckle.
“Seriously, I’ve put so much pressure on myself…”
“Officer Zhang, the meaning of what I’ve said is actually very simple.”
“To deal with this Monster, we need to act within our means, putting our own lives first.”
“The difference in Strength between us and this Monster is too great.”
“None of us are Professionals; we’re just Police officers who’ve undergone a short period of on-the-job training, learning some Arresting Techniques and Fighting Skills, making us slightly stronger than average citizens.”
“And we each have an Electric Baton and a Special Handgun on our belts.”
“These are all the means we have, and they’re completely insufficient against that Monster.”
“I don’t believe our Handguns can inflict any fatal damage on that Monster, even if the Bullets contain Evil-Repelling Material, it might be useless.”
“I even less believe that our so-called Arresting Techniques and Fighting Skills can pose any threat to that Monster.”
“If Master Jia could come with us, we might try to fight, but if it’s only us, or even if we call in more Police, it would be useless.”
“Eggs will always lose to stones, no matter how many eggs there are…”
“…”
Hearing the Police Officer’s words, Officer Zhang furrowed his brows and sternly questioned:
“The difference in Strength is huge, does that mean we give up Resistance?”
“Master Jia didn’t come because a special 【Daytime Weird Event】 occurred in Chengbei District.”
“I heard that 【Daytime Weird Event】 involved a Newcomer with an E-level Fear Value Rating.”
“You should know what an E-level Fear Value Rating means; people at this level are completely overwhelmed by Fear of the Weird. Forget seeing the Weird; even just hearing the word ‘ghost’ will raise their Fear Value to over 60%.”
“Imagine the consequences for someone like that, involved in a Weird Event?”
“…”
“That’s basically a death sentence…”
The Police Officer replied, his expression grim.
“Yeah, in my opinion, it’s a death sentence too.”
“However…”
“The current situation is that the Newcomer involved in the 【Daytime Weird Event】 didn’t die, but everyone else involved did.”
“That even includes a Professional.”
“And the Weird in the 【Daytime Weird Event】 was killed by this Newcomer, more than half of them!”
“Ah?!”
“That’s impossible?!”
The Police Officer exclaimed, his face full of disbelief.
“Someone with that level of Fear Rating, who would faint at the sight of the Weird, how could they possibly kill more than half of the Weird while still alive?”
“That’s too far-fetched, right?”
“I think it’s a bit too far-fetched…”
Officer Zhang shook his head, equally puzzled, saying:
“But that’s what the message from there says.”
“That’s why Master Jia went to check the situation.”
“After the Monster burrowed underground from the Sports Field, it disappeared without a trace. Finding this Monster won’t be a matter of moments, so Master Jia probably plans to figure out what happened in Chengbei District first.”
“Then, after we find the Monster’s trail, he’ll come over…”
“…”
…
After chatting for a while, both of them fell silent.
Officer Zhang took a puff of his cigarette, looked up at the Sky.
He murmured somewhat absentmindedly:
“It feels like a storm is brewing…”
“Over the past year, the frequency of various bad Weird Events has been steadily increasing.”
“And in these past two days, two such baffling incidents have occurred.”
“If this continues, it won’t be long before society completely collapses…”
“…”
The Police Officer listened to Officer Zhang’s words, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
He didn’t know what to say, so he just kept the cigarette in his mouth and took several deep puffs.
…
After a while.
Officer Zhang’s expression calmed down considerably. He looked at the Police Officers beside him and said calmly:
“That’s just the current state of society.”
“We may not be able to change anything.”
“And we can’t do much.”
“But one thing is certain: since we are Police Officers, we have to do our job properly.”
“Without too much self-righteous talk, even for the 8000 Points monthly salary, we should do our job properly.”
“Uh…” Hearing Officer Zhang say this, a Police Officer beside him said tentatively:
“Officer Zhang, about the 8000 Points salary you mentioned…”
“Is it possible that’s only your salary, and our salaries aren’t that much?”
“Maybe not even 6000 Points.”
“…”
After the Police Officer beside him said this, another Police Officer among them immediately voiced their opinion, their Emotion quite agitated.
“I don’t even get 6000 Points, I only get 4000 Points a month!”
“I’m still in my probationary period. My first mission, and I encounter something this dangerous, I protest!”
“Who would risk their life for 4000 Points?”
“…”
“…”
Officer Zhang and the Police Officer beside him were both taken aback, finding it hard to contain their reactions.
They hadn’t expected an intern to be on this mission…
A probationary salary of 4000 Points a month, it’s really not worth risking your life for…
“I protest too!”
At this moment, another person stood up, emotionally agitated.
“Even though I earn more than 5000 Points, I have elderly parents and children to support, so it’s not worth risking my life for this!”
“We Police Officers are supposed to maintain social order. Dealing with the Weird and Monsters should be the job of 【Professionals】!”
“…”
“…”