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The right side had been cleared, so Blake and Ivy returned to the main hall and turned to the left.
The first room on the left was an office.
Supplies could spawn on the office desk, and although there weren't any this time, it always contained a computer and a computer case.
Blake was responsible for looting the computer case, while Ivy went to crack the computer password.
There was a Morse code hint next to the computer password. Even without knowing Morse code, one could still unlock the computer — though it might take longer.
Ivy clearly knew her stuff. She deciphered the password in a glance: 690.
In reality, a long dash in Morse code is represented by a line and a short dot by a dot. In Delta Force, a dash counts as 2 and a dot counts as 1.
6 is one dash and four dots. 9 is four dashes and one dot. 0 is five dashes.
As long as one remembers the relationship between dashes and dots, unlocking the password is a simple matter.
Successfully unlocked!
The computer actually contained a [Experimental Data (Red)]!
Although it was a small red item that only took up 1 slot, it was worth 210,000 HAF coins!
"Experimental data! A red item!" Ivy's voice was filled with surprise.
"My side is also pretty good."
The computer case Blake looted contained two [RAM Sticks (Purple)], each worth 27,000, bringing the total value close to a small gold item.
"It seems this round is a small red item game — the drop rate is good."
Striking while the iron was hot, they continued to search the left side.
The second room on the left was an employee aisle, which had too few supplies, so they skipped it. The third room was the server room.
The server room always spawned a storage box and a server.
Although the storage box only contained two green junk items, a [CPU (Gold)] was found in the server, with a single-slot value of approximately 53,000.
Exiting from the other side of the server room, there was a staircase leading to the second floor.
However, a Haavk machine gunner was firmly guarding it!
It's important to know that the AI difficulty during the closed beta phase far surpassed that of the open beta version in Blake's previous life. The AI reacted quickly, had accurate aim, and during the closed beta, there was no preferential treatment.
The AI for everyone was incredibly strong — unlike in his previous life where there was a difference in AI strength between aggressive players and casual players.
Despite Blake's extremely quick reaction, immediately rushing forward to try and deal with him with a knife, he was still hit by the machine gunner's rapid spray, losing 97 health points.
"Hiss... I almost got mowed down! Super strong AI!" Blake complained, still shaken. "Insane AI difficulty!"
Ivy's slightly puzzled voice came through the headset: "Hmm? Wasn't this difficulty designed by you?"
Blake immediately and seriously shifted the blame: "Of course not!"
"I'm only responsible for map design, resource point placement, and boss mechanics."
"AI values and container drop rates are handled by other planners in the project team!"
Ivy hummed, seemingly accepting the explanation.
After a short rest and Blake applying a medkit, they cautiously began to explore the perilous second floor of the Radar Station.
Meanwhile, in another game.
The popular streamer Vinny was happily looting the "Diamond Queen Hotel" in the lower half of Longbow Valley, controlling his Vyron.
"Even though the items in this hotel are a bit scattered, it's still quite rich..."
"Watch me find something big!"
"Hey, another [Solid-State Drive (Purple)] — with the previous ones, I've already earned almost 300,000!"
Although he wasn't streaming now, years of experience as a streamer still made him subconsciously talk to himself as if he were live.
Vinny listened to the classical music, swaying his head as he searched for items.
"Horizon Interactive's soundtrack is really good. This male classical vocals sound quite dynamic — sometimes distant, sometimes close."
No sooner had he spoken than he suddenly heard footsteps from downstairs.
Vinny immediately became alert. The AI's footsteps weren't like that — there was a team of real players downstairs.
He switched to stealth mode and cautiously moved towards the staircase.
He had observed when he first entered the hotel that there were three or four staircases leading to the second floor, but as a solo player in a three-person squad mode, he could only guard one staircase.
In this situation, he definitely had to guard the most obvious staircase. Other players might not bother to search for how many staircases there were to the second floor.
"They're here!" Vinny thought to himself. "High ground advantage is mine."
Somehow, at this moment, he felt that this classical music was a bit... ominous.
"It must be my imagination, right?"
The thought flashed by, and suddenly, gunshots rang out downstairs.
"BANG—!"
Not continuous — it should be the sound of a shotgun.
"BANG! BANG! BANG!"
A few more gunshots, and then a voice — "Take their heads off for me!"
"What the hell, REIS?!" Vinny was instantly dumbfounded. "The boss I haven't encountered after searching for so long — this team of players ran into him as soon as they entered the hotel?"
He suddenly felt like laughing, both at the bad luck of the team downstairs and at his own incredibly good fortune.
He had been instantly killed by Saeed with two shots at the Dam, but he firmly believed that was due to a misjudgment. Now, Reis and that team of players were engaged in combat, and he hadn't missed their footsteps, so he was perfectly positioned to reap the benefits.
"Once your great battle is over, that will be the time for me, Vinny, to make my move!"
He held his breath, as if his breathing in the real world could be transmitted into the game.
"The farce is over, you bastards."
Reis's voice appeared again, and the gunshots downstairs gradually subsided, with only one set of footsteps moving away.
Vinny estimated that two players from that team were killed by Reis, and the remaining one, seeing the unfavorable situation, chose to flee directly.
Vinny continued in stealth mode, now considering a very serious question:
Should he stealthily loot the boxes and then run... or choose to ambush Reis?