The black tide in the distance spread little by little, and Qi Lin observed the top of the water tower for a while before climbing down the ladder again.

Qi Lin quickly found Karachev and them, who were hiding in a dilapidated building of the waterworks, with two soldiers each holding two M60 machine guns in the window, and the others blocking some boxes in the doorway.

"Didn't find the basement?" Qi Lin asked.

"Nope." Karachev shook his head, his face a little pale.

The edge of the Kuroshio Tide will pass over the waterworks, and those with low IQ parasites do not know how to get around obstacles, and there will inevitably be a large number of parasites entering the waterworks, and if they continue to hide in the plant, they will definitely be discovered by those who enter the waterworks.

"There is no basement to hide......" Qi Lin rubbed his temples with some anxiety, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he slapped his head with a slap.

The "snap" startled Karachev and Persephone, and the two looked at Qi Lin with a hint of puzzlement in their eyes.

"Haha, I've got a way! We were all so nervous that we forgot it was a game! Now that we haven't entered the combat state, we can go offline, wait for an hour, the Kuroshio must have passed, and then go online, wouldn't it be good? ”

Everyone was stunned, obviously, in such a tense environment, everyone forgot that they were in a virtual world that could be "offline" at any time.

"So, it's 2:15 p.m., and we'll go straight down here, Karachev, me, and you—" Qi Lin pointed to the escorting soldiers, "We'll go online at three o'clock, and then Fanny and Sophia, you wait until 3:15 to go online, so that even if some of the parasites are stranded in the waterworks, there will be enough reaction time to ensure the safety of the two of you." ”

"I think it's going to work." Karachev nodded.

"Nope."

At this time, Persephone unexpectedly rejected Qi Lin's proposal.

"I'm also a second-level evolutionary, in terms of combat effectiveness, I'm stronger than most of the people here, why should I become a protected object?"

"Obedient." Qi Lin patted Persephone's arm lightly, "Isn't it the most normal thing for a man to protect a woman, what does it have to do with combat effectiveness?" ”

"But do you think I'm the kind of woman who needs protection?" Persephone's eyes were a little stubborn.

Qi Lin didn't speak, but hugged Persephone into his arms, hugged him hard, and said in her ear: "Time is tight, you can be a weak woman for a while, and it will be a role-play." ”

"Alright." Qi Lin let go of Persephone, "Now let's go offline together, repeat again, except for Persephone and Sophia, everyone will go online on time at three o'clock, Fanny and Sophia, your online time is three and fifteen, due to the delay of the system, everyone remember to reserve about twenty seconds to thirty seconds in advance, it is best for everyone to appear in the game together, so that even if there are parasites in the factory, they will not fall into a situation of being beaten." ”

Everyone nodded, and one after another white light flashed, and soon, Qi Lin was the only one left in the factory.

Qi Lin also opened the game's system menu and selected the option to quit the game, however, just as the surrounding scene gradually blurred, there was a "pop", and a small piece of lime fell from the ceiling that had fallen into disrepair and smashed right on his head.

The vague scene became clear again, and the warning of the brain sounded in due time-

"Attacked during the offline process, the offline is interrupted, the 'Exit Game' option enters the forced cooldown, remaining: 1800 seconds."

"it!"

Qi Lin instantly had the idea of wanting to greet the eighteenth generation ancestor of the mastermind-a small piece of lime smashed on the head, and there was not even a mandatory blood deduction, but it was judged by the mastermind that he had been "attacked", and it was okay to interrupt the offline, but it was at this juncture when the black tide was coming.

That's unlucky, isn't it?

If you are interrupted because you are "attacked", the offline option will enter a forced cooldown state for 30 minutes.

This setting was originally intended to prevent some players from using the means of "offline escape" to avoid pursuit.

Like those RPG online games in the old days, as long as the hunted player can find a hiding place to get out of the combat state, he can go offline directly to let his enemies take him without a little way, even if he is discovered, then it would be good to change another place, but in the wasteland world, once the offline is interrupted, within the next half an hour, the "exit the game" option will directly become gray.

"This damn lime! Why don't you drop it early or late, but it's time to drop! ”

Qi was angry, but Qi Lin still clearly understood that at this time, he definitely couldn't sit still here.

Fortunately, all the others have gone offline safely, and Qi Lin is only one person, and the target is much smaller.

The area of the waterworks is very large, and the fact that Karachev did not find the basement does not mean that there is no basement here, but the biggest problem now is that there is not enough time for Qi Lin to search the entire waterworks.

As for dynamic camouflage, it has proven to be completely ineffective against parasites as early as the time of Warehouse Nine.

You have to find a place to hide......

Qi Lin tried to recall in his head the entire structure of the waterworks he had seen on the water tower, thinking about it, and finally focused his eyes on the towering water tower.

The tower is an all-metal structure, supported by four metal pillars, topped by a flat cylindrical water storage tank that is hollow enough to be used for hiding.

Without further ado, Qi Lin immediately ran out of the factory and ran towards the water tower. At this time, the Kuroshio is only a few hundred meters away.

Qi Lin climbed the water tower again, when he had previously scouted the movements of the Kuroshio, he had only stopped on the platform around the edge of the water storage cabinet for the staff to step on, this time, he climbed directly to the top of the water storage tank.

There was a round valve on the top of the water storage tank, and the valve and the water storage tank had completely rusted together, and Qi Lin had to work hard to directly unscrew the valve with brute force.

Opening the valve, a stale smell that had been sealed for many years mixed with the smell of rust came to his face, Qi Lin couldn't care so much, tied a rope to the valve, jumped into the water storage tank gently, and then pulled the rope to close the valve above his head.