Chapter 130 Paper Town

There are too many.

In the area where players gathered, display cases popped up in clusters like mushrooms after rain, and the number of red display cases far exceeded the white ones, which resulted in a large number of hostile paper beasts surrounding the remaining players from the sides.

Qiao Song was originally above Hei Dou's head and saw the scene from afar. Finally, he simply blew a whistle, jumped down from Hei Dou's head, and jumped onto Xiao Mao's back.

It was clearer from the high altitude. The red beasts, squeezing and colliding, looked like a group of mad bulls in a bullring. Fortunately, their numbers limited their running range. These mad red paper beasts would crash into any living thing they encountered and would even actively tear off the paper outer shell of the other party.

The flying dust was like a sandstorm. Players with the ability to fly were fine, but those whose bodies were not far away were already actively leaving the center of the battlefield.

This is no longer a question of whether or not one can win. If one tries to squeeze in without the ability, he will be scrapped.

Qiao Song took the time to sense the paper beasts on the other side of the maze, and quickly decided to go to the central area to see the butcher here.

From a distance, I heard someone calling me.

"Boss, this way——"

A floating mattress flew by. The girl lying on the mattress was sleeping peacefully. However, the man next to her, who was wearing a gourd bracelet and rubbing against the mattress, was waving his hands vigorously.

When Lin Qun saw Qiao Song looking at him, before he could say anything, the other party just nodded and walked away quickly, as if he had something urgent to do.

He froze for a moment, but soon noticed that a small black dinosaur walked over to the side of the paper beast he was controlling, and very considerately supported the wobbly paper beast.

The end controlled by Lin Qun.

He couldn't do two things at once. As soon as his real body on the mattress sat up to say hello, the legs of the paper beast he was controlling became weak like a baby that had just learned to walk.

Xiao Cong lay on the mattress and laughed mercilessly: "Don't try to show off. The boss is very busy. Just control your paper beast first."

Hei Dou, who was left behind by Qiao Song, was active on the periphery with Lin Qun and the others.

Lin Qun thought that Qiao Song was controlling the black Tyrannosaurus Rex, talking to Hei Dou while looking for his target in the crowd.

"Boss, let me tell you, you've come to the right place. There are so many meteorites in this area. If it weren't for these red paper beasts blocking the way, it feels like you could easily pick up fragments. Shrine fragments are good stuff. Even if you can't synthesize a complete shrine in the end, as long as you get the fragments, your patience will be greatly improved. Hey, boss, are you listening to me?"

Hei Dou blinked his eyes, whined, and rushed into the pile of red paper beasts with his tail swinging.

Lin Qun controlled his paper beast and scratched his head: "Why do I feel like you still have a childlike heart?"

Xiao Cong on the mattress couldn't stand it anymore: "Use your pig brain, please? It's obviously not controlled by Sister Song."

Hei Dou could understand what they were saying, but he couldn't speak it himself, so he nodded when he heard it.

It was like a happy puppy, whimpering quickly with its big mouth, and picked up several large piles of grass. Those were the bases of the campfire. Hei Dou knew that Qiao Song would find them useful, so he prepared to collect a few more and give them to Qiao Song later.

Although Hei Dou is not the largest paper beast around, the ones around are either crazy red paper beasts or homemade ones controlled by players. Their limb coordination and hunting brains are no match for a guy like it who is a born dinosaur.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex led the way, grabbing whatever it set its sights on, instantly creating a new path in the crowded battlefield.

Lin Qun instantly realized that he had taken a wider path, so he followed behind to pick up the leaks. There was enough base so that he could catch the meteorite and ignite it later.

By the way, are all the boss’s pets so awesome?

Hei Dou snorted and signaled Lin Qun to keep following.

Several people from other villages who were originally in the same group as Qiao Song immediately noticed the situation here. In fact, it was not just Lin Qun, Hei Dou himself was very conspicuous.

In the chaotic battlefield, gears began to move, and several strange-looking paper beasts that should have been unrecognizable to anyone except themselves actually gathered together.

Aunt Huo, Lin Xuan, and Tang Xiaoxiao, who was pretending to be nonchalant, recognized each other as soon as they looked at each other.

They surrounded Hei Dou and slowly formed a new team. Compared with the surrounding red paper beasts that were like a wave, these guys were not conspicuous at all. After meeting in the most dangerous place, they began to exchange information as if nothing had happened.

When Lin Qun noticed that there were a few paper beasts following Hei Dou, he wanted to warn them, but he found that they actually greeted the Tyrannosaurus Rex and seemed to be acquaintances. He understood something and stopped talking instantly. He just followed behind, hoping to pick up any leaks.

Qiao Song, who left Hei Dou to cooperate, was also looking for the bonfire here.

It's just that she was observing those that were already lit.

The bonfires in each village have different styles. To be precise, when the bonfire is not lit, it is a big bird's nest. Once the corresponding members of any village light the fire, a corresponding shape will be generated.

There is a shadow of a jumping sword in the bonfire of Gujian Village.

Inside the bonfire in Cyber ​​Village is a rotating gear.

The wasteland village is a few tattered skull triangle turbans.

The Nancun with flowers in the hair is a wreath hung with decorations.

Qiao Song was flying in the air and quickly collected the corresponding information from those phantoms.

At the same time, we also saw many players showing off their skills, either catching meteorites and setting them on fire, or grabbing fragments.

The progress of each village is currently unknown, but it is no secret that there are fragments hidden in the meteorite. They are more concerned about their personal gains rather than the village's.

"Hey, here!"

A floating badminton flashed past Qiao Song.

Qiao Song followed the badminton that was flying in a completely counterintuitive way and soon saw a strange trio standing on a flying sword in the distance.

The one in the front was an acquaintance wearing a triangular denim scarf, a leader of the strategy team. The one standing at the back was a team member holding a badminton racket. The one in the middle was very unruly, sitting on a sword.

Although the guy seemed to be sleeping soundly, his bags and pockets were bulging with all kinds of strange weapons popping out.

He should be distracted by controlling the paper beast and wandering around the battle zone below.

"Hey, this paper beast of yours is quite interesting. It's not controlled by the player, right?"

Qiao Song did not answer the cowboy's question, but looked at the list in his hand.

This was also the reason why the cowboy called her in advance.

The piece of paper in his hand looked very thick, with intricate patterns. From a distance, it seemed as if every word was moving. The cowboy wore a pair of monocles on his face, as if that was the only way to see the words on the paper clearly.

When Qiao Song saw him blocking him, he immediately understood something: "Is this the strategy your president gave me?"

The Strategy Group has always been a rather psychotic organization, and their president is elusive. It is said that the reason for the name of this guild is due to the president's ability.

These people were trying to be friendly with Qiao Song just a few days ago because of a piece of paper, but today, you can’t be sure that they will suddenly go crazy and confront Qiao Song.

Seeing her increasingly hostile gaze, the cowboy quickly explained: "Don't get me wrong, we are going to capture someone down there and are waiting for an opportunity. We still have to clear the level. We are worried that the butcher will kill the person, or that the butcher won't have enough fuel to light the bonfire."

The player below had been very low-key in the early stages, so they didn't notice it. To be precise, all the Black Bone players who came to this copy were very low-key.

The Zhazhi Village is originally divided into four villages. There are new players every seven days, plus the old people who are forced to stay after the last round of clearance, so it is actually difficult to figure out how many people are in the village.

As long as you keep hiding in the villagers' homes and spend money to keep yourself alive, you can continue hiding.

The bonfire meeting is the last day of the game, and all remaining players will be forcibly teleported in.

"There are a total of four butchers in the East, South, West and North villages. We originally had three, but two of them have completed their butchering missions and disappeared. This is the last one."

This butcher's target actually was two people, so he completed the task slower than his peers.

Qiao Song followed his gaze and looked down, and indeed saw a strange scene. There were many paper beasts surrounding the place and fighting each other on the periphery, but no one came near the area in the center where the butcher was hunting players.

Qiao Song saw that this was intentional.

Whenever the two people being hunted in the middle could no longer hold on, some props or skills would inexplicably float down from the sky to help them.

Those who will be hunted down by the butcher are all unforgivable guys, and there is only one reason why the players watching the show around will help them.

"As long as they don't die, this butcher will keep attacking here."

The cowboy on the flying sword flicked the paper in his hand and said with a happy smile: "It's a perfect resource refresh point."

This method is indeed good. The butcher's attack method is not only with the knife, but also with the meteorites from the sky. His prey has not died, so the meteorites from the sky keep falling.

The guy named A Yue was also killed by a meteorite when the butcher was unable to attack.

Qiao Song knew that this was because the players around her had reached a tacit understanding. After all, when she flew all the way here, she noticed that this area was so crowded because there was a strange circle in the middle, with red paper beasts chasing players, and players chasing campfire bases and meteorites.

When the butcher completes the hunting mission and is unable to do so, he will summon meteorites.

The reason why Cowboy stopped Qiao Song was to prevent her from being targeted by the group of players around her who had reached a tacit understanding at this critical juncture, cutting off her source of income and easily arousing public anger.

Qiao Song didn't care about this. He looked at the guy standing on the sword opposite him and asked lightly, "Do you know the task of resurrecting players?"

The paper in the cowboy's hand slipped and almost fell.

His eyes suddenly became sharp as he stared at Qiao Song: "Have you seen the resurrected player?"

[Ding—30 pieces of shrine fragments have been separated!] Another familiar announcement, and the people around like those in the sky started to stir, as if they were testing each other's situation. This group of people were here, watching the three butchers hunting, but the total number of 30 fragments, who took more and who took less, was difficult to tell in such a chaotic situation.

What is worrying is not the scarcity but the inequality.

The cowboy on the other side stood still, staring at Qiao Song: "Did you see the resurrected guy? Is he the butcher? What does he look like? What's his profession?"

There are three butchers in this copy, and Qiao Song came up and said to resurrect the players. It must be that the butcher completed the task under her nose.

"Yes, there is one. Why are you so nervous? Do you know someone in here?"

The cowboy closed his eyes and tried to calm down: "There are players from the strategy team in here, and there are quite a few."

Qiao Song: Your strategy group really wants to join every game, even the resurrection game has so many people joining.

"That guy is wearing a diving suit after taking off his butcher's coat. He should not be a member of your guild."

She had seen several players in the strategy group. Except for Cowboy, who was said to have joined because of family ties, the abilities of the rest of the members were basically related to entertainment games.

For example, the two people who played kangaroos on the flying sword before, one was a war game player and the other was a ball game player.

The cowboy heard this and his expression either relaxed or became more serious. "Two of the three butchers on our side have completed their mission. After taking off their coats, one of them glowed and disappeared in an instant. He must be a special profession. The other one had a lot of thorns growing on his body and quickly escaped."

"The former has special abilities and may be from the Newcomer Alliance or Dawn. The latter may be a member of a small guild called Wild Grass. They like to recruit people with plant-related abilities."

After hearing his intelligence, Qiao Song was a little confused: "Why are you so sure that they must be from these big guilds based on their skills alone, and can't be individual players?"

Qiao Song and his companions have not joined any guild so far.

She encountered a group of powerful players on the other side of the maze wall. They seemed to know the player in the diving suit and even used props to draw a portrait of the other player.

At that time, Qiao Song saw the little girl wearing ethnic costume and using the poisonous insect taking out a lot of props.

"Maze? Those are the players from the Newcomer Alliance. Tsk, why are they all running here?" The cowboy took a look at the words on the strategy guide, quickly folded the paper and put it away, then took off his glasses.

"I'll give you another very important piece of news for free. There is indeed a resurrection mechanism in this game, and only members of large guilds can participate, because the prerequisite for participating in the resurrection game is to have a guild badge."

"Badges can only be obtained by guilds. If you don't want to join a guild, you can create one yourself. You need specific props, which can be purchased in special dungeons, or as a reward for clearing special games."

After a pause, he continued:

"If the mission to revive the player is successful, he can return to being a player again, but his sanity will be slightly lacking. If he fails, he will completely become an NPC."

Qiao Song thought of the cartoonist and the drunkard lady in the Hell Community, who made no secret of their former identities as players.

There should be some way to transform into a more special NPC.

But Qiao Song guessed that he had to die at least once, and this was a fixed premise.

The cowboy spread his hands: "Though the players who resurrected the game can return to their original identities, most of them are no longer in their right minds. The president has issued an order to bring those guys back."

Another guild member on the flying sword spoke silently:

"Those who have walked the Yellow Spring Road may know the way home."

The cowboy sighed. "Yellow Spring Road? Those of us trapped in the game might be playing the game on the Yellow Spring Road. However, those who have died once do have a different perspective from ordinary players. At least they should have had direct contact with the game system. From the NPC's perspective, the information they get will be different."

Unfortunately, most of the resurrected players who have completed their mission seem to be protected briefly by the game. Unless they voluntarily stay, they will take off their coats the moment the mission is completed, and will soon pass through the dungeon and be excluded.

Otherwise, there would be three butchers here. After the first two completed their tasks, they disappeared in a flash.

In this case, it would be a bit strange that the butcher in the maze, who had his outer clothes stripped off and turned into a diver after completing the task, kept following several girls.

Qiao Song shifted a little of his consciousness to the maze.

Near the fence wall, the area is surrounded by a large number of red paper beasts.

Everyone on the wall was trying hard to fight the paper beasts outside, but this guy was blocked by the fence and couldn't come in directly, so he started to bite the outer wall directly.

There were dozens of guys with huge bodies and strong fighting power coming down at once. Even though they had worked hard to build a maze covering a large area, they couldn't withstand these guys concentrating their attention on drilling into one place.

"These annoying guys, the maze is for human players. We can't let them bite out a door before it's even useful. Old V, go support Yuan Qiang."

The tall boy next to him immediately said "OK", grabbed the wire in his hand, and jumped down.

The black cable in his hand was like an elastic wire, hooking the man directly to the fixed position of the fence wall.

Another boy, who was more muscular, was already there, repairing something with a shovel.

"The hole has been filled, turn on the electricity."

With the two working together, several doors appeared in the gradually expanding maze. Black lines spread through the thorns and bushes beside the doors, and blue arcs of electricity flashed by, electrocuting some of the paper beasts and forcing them to take a few steps back.

Above the maze wall, Yao Su, who had been observing the situation here, wrote on a piece of paper: Electricity is useful for red paper beasts.

Inside the wall, Miao Tingting, who was confronting several girls, felt a warmth in her arms and took out her notebook to take a look.

"You said you didn't know what was going on? Didn't you just bring up the idea of ​​the resurrection game?"

Miao Tingting's eyes were red with a hint of purple, as if they had some kind of magic. Xiao Xia's fear slowly subsided: "That's not a guess, I heard it from the people in my brother's guild."

"What guild?"

"Strategy team."

Miao Tingting frowned: "Those psychopaths really like to play all kinds of games as always."

But she soon remembered one thing. Although her guild was constantly recruiting new members, every once in a while, it would allow new players to take the guild badge and go to certain copies to participate in a special game.

As the player in charge of recruiting people, she has not yet learned what the specific game is. She has only heard that it is to open the door back home.

The Newcomer Alliance has many members. Although it is not divided into many different teams like the Black Iron and Strategy Groups, it basically has only two businesses. One is the admission and management of newcomers, and the other is the dungeon strategy and props aspect.

She is mainly responsible for recruiting new members and is extremely busy every day. You Yitong is responsible for collecting copy intelligence, and the president is in charge of all major decisions, including the collection of props and the specific direction of the new members.

The president didn't let her get in touch with these related things, but that didn't stop Miao Tingting from learning about them.

You Yitong has been in poor form recently. Not to mention the position of vice president, given her age as president, she has to fight for every opportunity.

Those psychopaths in the strategy group love playing games the most, but if the resurrection mission can also be played as a resurrection game, there is no way their guild will not participate.

I'll go back and try to test You Yitong again. That guy seems to be in a bad mood lately. I don't know if I can meet him this time.

"You guys, follow me through the dungeon later. After we get out of the dungeon, I'll take you back to the guild base."

Chu Wen, who was holding a syringe in her hand and standing in front of Xiao Xia, had a bad expression on her face: "Why should we follow you?"

Miao Tingting smiled: "Of course it's because you want to go with me."

She raised her palm, and there were a few round, red bugs crawling on her fingertips.

【Poison Girl】

[All emotions in the world are controlled by the brain, and the brain is the best breeding ground for bugs. ]

"Don't worry, we are just inviting you all to come over for a short period of time. Maybe you can join our guild. The Newcomer Alliance never mistreats newcomers with special abilities and talents."

"We are not... newcomers."

Miao Tingting smiled. When she spoke, the small silver piece on her head made a tinkling sound, which was very pleasant to the ear.

"Of course I know that you have only completed a few dungeons, but for those of us who have been in the game for several years, anyone with less than a dozen dungeons can only be considered a newcomer. Joining our guild is much better than fighting alone in the dungeons. There is no need to resist."

"No, I..."

Chu Wen was finding it increasingly difficult to speak. At one point, she heard the neighing of horses from behind. Yu Xin, who was just about to use her Wrangler skill, was hit on the side of her neck by Miao Tingting.

Even the summoned horses became dazed.

"It is indeed difficult to escape with this skill. Don't worry, I will let you pass the level safely. However, you must come back to our base with me first."

As she spoke, she gently patted the two horses that Yu Xin had summoned but had not yet disappeared. A black shadow crawled along her fingertips onto the horses' bodies, and soon, a strange purple light gradually appeared in the horses' pupils.

"Little guys, take them to my teammates."

The two horses quickly and obediently carried out the order, carrying all the girls, including Chu Wen, who had lost the ability to resist, on their backs and moving towards the wall.

The surrounding fences seemed to recognize the horse. Whenever it passed, they would automatically open a safe passage, allowing them to move quickly through the palace and directly to the side of the wall.

Miao Tingting watched the horses go away and took back the insect from her fingertips.

"Hey, there's one missing."

Among the girls taken away by the horse, the one who used perfume was missing.

"The ability is related to the scent. It has a certain resistance to the poisonous insects, but it doesn't matter. There is more than one insect on your body. The insects will remember your smell and will always find you."

After saying that, she patted the diver with hazy eyes behind her.

"You should come back with me too. You are an old member of Dawn. I just want to bring you back to let the president see you. She seems to hate Dawn's people."

The guy was like a duck, walking on his huge webbed feet and following Miao Tingting through the maze.

In the corner of the maze, another girl holding a perfume bottle in her hand was running desperately.

She held a transparent glass bottle tightly in her hand.

【Transparent Man Perfume】

[Fragrance is more like a mark in the air. Some people like this special smell that makes people dream about it, while others like fragrance but don’t want to attract other people’s attention. So the perfume master invented this transparent perfume. When you use it, you will disappear in the eyes of others and become a completely transparent existence.]

She didn't have much perfume left, not enough to get her out of the maze.

But they must escape, otherwise they will be caught up sooner or later like Chu Wen and the others, and end up being caught and wiped out.

Can't turn back, damn, damn, damn -

His teeth almost bit his lips until they bled.

If I had known, I should have left a special scent mark at the door when I first entered the maze.

She could feel that the maze was alive, and every fence was constantly moving.

There are only three minutes left and the Invisible Man's perfume will expire. She will definitely be discovered. The girl and her teammates cooperate too well. The maze created by the poisonous insects and vegetation is almost their hunting ground.

How could a maze of this level be used to deal with little players like them? It must have other uses. We need to find out if there are other people trapped here...

She had heard of the Newcomer Alliance. The idea of ​​it being an ideal place for newcomers to develop was all lies. There were countless talented newcomers with special abilities on the Infinite Highway who had been deceived into that guild, and most of them had never been seen again.

There is a small number of rumors that it is just a grave for newlyweds.

She must escape and then find a way to rescue Chu Wen and the others.

Just when Liao Xiang was almost in despair discovering that her Transparent Man perfume had expired, she suddenly felt something behind her.

It’s over…

Just as she was thinking this, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice came to her ears: "Hold on tight and hide well."

Before she even had time to look back, a powerful giant hand made of paper grabbed Liao Xiang in its palm.

Qiao Song used a prop with ears on the wall and listened to the corner for a long time. Finally, he took the initiative to move in the maze.

But the timing was not right. Miao Tingting was not close to her at the time and quickly dealt with the girls.

Only the little girl who used the perfume bottle escaped.

As expected of someone who could escape from the witch's hands, Qiao Song searched for a while and finally found the person after using the set of ears on the walls to hear a very slight sound of running on the grass.

Just as the Invisible Man perfume expired, Qiao Song grabbed the person and ran away.

"It's you!"

Liao Xiang remembered that this was the person Chu Wen had mentioned before, someone she knew.

"Hush! There may still be bugs on you. Try to use your perfume to cover up the smell of bugs. We need to rush out in one go. If we rush too slowly, this maze will get bigger and bigger."

What Qiao Song was controlling at this time was the giant six-armed paper beast he had specially made. It soon stopped on a wall and climbed up the wall quickly like a spider.

Although the walls of the maze were not high to her, the maze seemed alive, and the walls, like trees, continued to grow taller.

It turns out that players have such powerful abilities that they can directly change the terrain of the game.

Judging from what Qiao Song had heard before, the Newcomer Alliance didn't seem to be recruiting new members at all. Those who could be recruited would be taken back directly, and those who could not be recruited would be tied up and taken back.

Although Miao Tingting herself had never participated in the resurrection mission, she seemed to have heard of it and looked very curious.

There was actually a team of players in the Newcomer Alliance hiding in the game, and they cooperated with each other to make such a big noise. Qiao Song felt more and more that these big guilds should not be underestimated.

As expected, not all guild players are as high-profile as the lunatic in the strategy group.

"Chu Wen and the others are still here..."

Liao Xiang, who had applied several mixed perfumes on herself, had just spoken when she heard Qiao Song's words: "My real body is not here now. If you can escape, then escape. If you can't escape, you and your teammates will be wiped out."

Hearing Qiao Song's subtext, Liao Xiang stopped talking. She silently hid in the palm of the paper beast. Through the gap, she saw the view getting higher and higher, as if she had climbed to the top of the wall.

Qiao Song controlled the paper beast to crawl around like a spider. She could feel that the master of the maze had discovered her as an outsider. Human movement could be blocked by walls, but a creature so big that it could even climb to the top of the wall in two steps at a time could obviously not be contained in the unfinished maze.

[The other party has escaped from the capture range]

Somewhere on the wall, looking at the words written in the notebook, Miao Tingting sighed silently.

"He even deliberately took me for a few rounds and took the remaining perfumer away. How could this guy be so flexible even when controlling the paper beast?"

He patted the diver behind him wordlessly and manipulated him to return to the team members' location together with himself.

Seeing her coming up, the others stood up straight: "Sister Tingting, are you okay?"

"It's okay, how are the others?"

Miao Tingting, whose eye color had returned to normal, saw the girls who had been resettled.

Chu Wen and Xiao Xia were leaning against each other, and they all seemed to have fallen asleep. The owner of the horse next to them also disappeared after falling asleep.

Qiangwei tied up the girls with vines.

"The hypnotic floral scent can last for several hours, almost until we complete the dungeon."

Miao Tingting rubbed her eyebrows, took out a bottle of eye drops, dropped a few drops into her eyelids, and closed her eyes to rest.

"Then let's prepare to close the net. The players in the central battle zone should have almost collected the shrine fragments."

"There are too many foreign elements in the Paper Town dungeon. The power of paper-drawing is a good tool for ordinary players, but as a dungeon that has been invaded and riddled with holes, it's time to put an end to these once and for all, increase investment, and spread out the entire maze."

"clear."

Yao Su pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, took out a notebook and quickly wrote down the accounts.

Qiangwei, who is a gardening designer by profession, stands at the outermost edge. She can feel that her abilities are becoming stronger and stronger. Miao Tingting assists her and allows her poisonous insects to fill every corner of the maze and multiply and grow rapidly.

"I don't know how many rounds the four-village competition will last. Since the guild sent me here, I might as well make this dungeon the final one."

Miao Tingting gently hooked the wreath on her wrist with her fingers.

"It takes too much time to grab the fragments and the bonfire base—"

The corners of the mouth are raised.

"I choose to take it all."

The meteorite continued, but what was different from the past was a strange maze covered with vegetation and flowers, like a real giant campfire base, growing rapidly as if to include the entire playground.