Nick!

As one of the four survivors from Left 4 Dead, players were quite familiar with this character—in fact, extremely familiar!

Now, with the passage of time, when Nick reappeared in Mercy Hospital, players couldn't help but erupt in astonishment!

"Oh—holy shit! So that's why Nick triggered special voice navigation when we played the Mercy Hospital map—he'd been here before!"

"Damn! How many years has this foreshadowing been buried? Suddenly paying it off now!"

"Pretty surprising, this should count as a small easter egg, right?"

"Wait... if Nick has been here... does that mean..."

"Holy crap... they couldn't be here to draw zombie blood, could they?"

"Possibly."

"Damn... I'm getting goosebumps."

"Burying a foreshadowing for this long? That's so typical of Little Yellow."

"This really takes me back to the old days..."

"..."

A wave of exclamations!

Ayin and his crew couldn't help but sigh in admiration too.

Golden Wind's world-building and crossover capabilities... were truly top-tier powerful.

Just like old Miles navigating through horror game worlds.

Now it was clear that Payday existed in the same universe as Left 4 Dead.

From Bane's mission briefing, it wasn't hard to deduce—

All four of them belonged to a criminal organization, which could be called the 'PAYDAY Gang.'

On regular days, Bane acted as their liaison, providing various intel and missions while handling loot distribution—essentially the gang's clean hands.

As for them? Naturally, they were the action team executing thefts, robberies, and other missions.

Such a setting!

Indeed made one admit they could never fully grasp Golden Wind's game design philosophy—

"I'm actually a fucking bandit?!"

After roughly understanding their identities, Ayin couldn't help but voice his soul-deep astonishment:

"They can even make games about this?!"

Unlucky cat, troublesome kid, professional ghostbuster—you're a survivor fighting against vampire tides, and also an ordinary survivor running from witches through the streets.

Death row inmate, little chef, top predator with invitation—you're a Pilot fighting alongside Titans on Typhoon, and also a dreamweaver witnessing eternal love.

Little reporter, sunflower, brothers swept up by fate—you're a Ronin severing immortality in Ashina, and also a brave conqueror of the Alps.

Big gorilla, good husband, clay figure experiencing adventures with loved ones—you're Pelican Town's model worker, a special forces soldier preventing nuclear disaster, and a Block Person with creative powers.

Only what you can't imagine!

Nothing Golden Wind can't achieve!

Every one of their game settings felt so fresh, unique, even abstract!

And now!

In Payday!

All your previous identities were erased!

From this moment on, you were a bandit in the PAYDAY Gang!

Either use your superb stealth techniques, or pull out your rifle and go loud!

Anyway!

Rewards of millions, even tens of millions, lay right before you!

Now!

Start robbing freely!

You are the American Robin Hoods!

And this, is the free United States!

"Guns up—brothers!"

Boom!! Yeah!

Ayin strode out of the elevator, pulled a pistol from his waistband, and fired several shots at the ceiling!

"Everybody! Put your hands up!!!"

Whoosh—!!!

The chat barrage instantly exploded!

"Hahahaha that Tianjin-accented English is too strong!"

"This really is the classic biabiabia moment!"

"Classic scene revival, this is!"

"How is the boss so skilled at this? Investigate thoroughly!"

"He even thoughtfully warned the civilians, he really... I'm crying"

"So gentle, boss (touched)"

"Not the boss being gentle—it costs $5,000 in cleanup fees for each civilian killed. Liu Liu accidentally shot one when taking out cameras earlier."

"Sister here is the real King of Hell"

"This game is so bizarre hahahaha"

"No time to explain! Start robbing!"

......

With the gunfire!

The originally crowded hospital reception hall instantly erupted into chaos!

Running civilians and hospital staff scattered like sheep seeing wolves, screaming as they fled everywhere!

However!

After all, Ayin's foursome were veteran ghostbusters, working together with seamless coordination!

Liu Liu and Zhuang Zhuang, the siblings in back, respectively shot out the hall cameras, while Tree-ge fired warning shots to intimidate, shouting for civilians to get down and controlling the situation!

Their fluid coordination made countless viewers exclaim—it's hard to imagine what jobs you four had before becoming streamers.

"Nobody move! Better behave yourselves!"

Right then!

Ayin fully embodied the bully persona, stepping directly onto the reception counter, looking down from above while holding his pistol:

"Everyone! My crew and I are just here for money today! This hospital isn't your house or your land! Everyone comes to the hospital seeking health and safety! Don't go looking for trouble!"

Whoosh—

As these words left his mouth, the livestream chat immediately erupted with "applause"!

"Brilliant sermon!"

"Oh no, the boss might actually have done this before, his skills are too polished"

"Strong immersion, I'm already lying down holding up my wallet"

"Thanks, I'm at the hospital and already have Stockholm syndrome"

"Now let's see who dares not receive Dong An's parents!"

"Hahahaha not just receiving—they'll receive them comprehensively, mainly wanting to understand the suspect's situation"

"Lmao"

"This game really has too much entertainment value?"

'.....

Just as they were talking!

Ding ling ling—

Suddenly, the front desk phone rang.

Immediately after, Bane's voice came through all four of their earpieces simultaneously: "Quick, answer the phone. The cameras here are linked with police monitoring—no signal will definitely make them question. Brush it off..."

Huh?

There's this element too?

For a moment, the four robbers looked at each other uncertainly.

After thinking briefly, Ayin pointed at the phone: "How about... Liu Liu, you do it?"

After all, Liu Liu was the only female in their gang, making her slightly more credible impersonating front desk staff.

"Ah—?"

Hearing this, Liu Liu hesitated.

But right then, a countdown timer suddenly appearing on everyone's UI forced her to brace herself and step up.

Because if nobody answered within ten seconds, the alarm would automatically trigger, and the police would immediately send units.

Click!

Seeing the countdown appear, Liu Liu had no choice but to answer the phone.

And now!

The entire hospital fell into dead silence!

Under Ayin and Tree-ge's intimidation, nobody dared make a sound.

Meanwhile, all viewers across the four livestreams focused their tense gazes on Liu Liu.

Those familiar with Golden Wind games knew that in AI tuning, Golden Wind had always been world-leading.

Starting from PUBG, Golden Wind had consistently worked to make in-game AI more intelligent.

By the time they developed Escape from Hell, the AI continuously improved under Lu Bian's leadership had evolved into an independent system Golden Wind called the "AI Intelligent Architecture."

With this architecture, Golden Wind's game AI significantly enhanced realism while providing the most authentic responses to player actions and speech.

Such design undoubtedly greatly enhanced player immersion.

Like right now.

As a veteran Golden Wind player, Liu Liu clearly understood that Golden Wind's AI couldn't be fooled with just a few keyword-triggering phrases.

She not only had to lie.

She had to tell a convincing, completely calm lie.

"Hello, Mercy Hospital (English),"

"...Yes, our cameras here seem to have some line issues, but it's not serious—we're doing emergency repairs. The earlier commotion was an elderly woman fainting. Fortunately, our doctors were nearby—she's already in the emergency room now...(English)."

Whoosh—!

The moment Liu Liu spoke, the livestream chat exploded in surprise!

Seemingly having fully considered their PAYDAY Gang's current situation in the United States.

Liu Liu opened her mouth and delivered a string of perfect standard English pronunciation!

Leaving all viewers utterly stunned—

"Huh???"

"Sister's pronunciation though..."

"What? Do bandits require education credentials now?"

"Such high education to be a bandit? High-IQ crime, is it?"

"Damn, sister's opening line really shocked me—no wonder she's Shark Platform's academic ceiling"

"YJ, I shall never coexist with you under the same sky!"

"So impressive, I'm completely awed..."

"I never expected playing a game would require English speaking exams. I haven't even passed CET-4—am I unqualified to play this game?"

"This crew is too elite—boss handles the persuasion, Tree-ge handles crowd control, Liu Liu handles stalling"

"Veteran teams have real depth (dog head)"

"All seasoned pros, basically returning to their old trade (smirk)"

"I really should call the police (dog head)"

"So only Zhuang Wangye is the little rookie (squinting smile)"

"Hahahaha..."

......

The chat barrage buzzed with excitement as viewers eagerly spectated this heist's live broadcast.

After hanging up, Ayin and the others all breathed sighs of relief.

"Amazing, Liu Liu,"

Ayin gave a thumbs-up:

"Has to be you. If I answered, it would've been disastrous—I only know nodding yes shaking no."

However!

Before Ayin could finish speaking!

Ding—dong—

Suddenly!

The elevator sounded.

In the tense, quiet corridor, the sudden elevator noise felt particularly jarring.

And the next moment!

Rumble—

The elevator doors directly facing the reception counter slid open!

Inside, two security guards had just stepped out when they saw four clown-masked robbers and hostages covering their heads trembling on the floor!

In that split second!

One guard's eyes widened instantly as he reached for his gun:

"You—"

But before he could speak!

Bang!!

Two gunshots, short and muffled!

Thump—thump—

As the two guards' bodies hit the floor.

Nearby, Zhuang Zhuang holstered his still-smoking pistol...

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by lotustale.com