Two days later, the fourth brother came running to find Yun Jian in a panic.

"Boss, the sentiment in the public chat seems a bit off."

"What's wrong? What did the people in the chat say again? Just tell them what to say. You're always making a fuss over nothing, you're scaring even the little bugs."

The fourth brother caught his breath and waved his hand anxiously, "No, it's because some players have discovered that those charred corpses seem to have become smarter."

Yun Jian was taken aback, then slowly turned around. "What did you say?"

The fourth player quickly switched the chat to Yun Jian's side: "These past two days, some players have encountered charred corpses. They saw that the charred corpses were carrying tools and were able to use the tools to deal with them!"

Yun Jian's expression hardened, and he dragged the public chat to his face, browsing through the messages one by one.

"I was about to die. Do you know how I felt when I saw a charred corpse holding a knife? Luckily, my tunnel was nearby, which saved me from death."

"I thought I was the only one who encountered something so strange. When I saw the charred corpse holding a fork taller than me, I was almost scared out of my wits. Even now, thinking about it gives me nightmares."

"Where did you find them? Those charred corpses can use tools, so they're even harder to deal with, aren't they?"

"Who says otherwise? This thing is starting to develop intelligence as it evolves. If it continues to evolve, won't it have superpowers?"

"Don't scare me. If charred corpses have intelligence, then that's just pure horror. I can't even beat them without intelligence. If they have intelligence, I might as well just lie down and give up."

Yun Jian kept scrolling down and saw that quite a few players had encountered these charred corpses.

She thought for a moment, then asked in the public chat, "Where did you all find these charred corpses?"

A player immediately replied, "Let me think, it's right here."

The other party sent me the coordinates.

Yun Jian looked at the coordinates and they seemed familiar. Before she could remember, someone else posted the coordinates.

They weren't even that far apart.

As more and more players shared their coordinates, everyone realized one thing: "These intelligent, charred corpses are appearing not far from Tengyun Pavilion!"

"Could it be another trick by Tengyun Pavilion?"

"What are they trying to do now? Do they want no one to leave this game alive?"

"What benefit would they gain from bringing intelligence to charred corpses? What exactly are they trying to achieve?"

Everyone hurriedly tagged Tengyun Pavilion again, wanting to question their purpose, but this time Tengyun Pavilion was like a dead body, and no matter how they called, they couldn't come out.

Yun was so angry that she closed the control panel.

The fourth brother followed behind, not daring to breathe.

Bai Yu also saw the news and hurriedly called Liang Song to discuss it, just as Yun Jian came out of the room.

He blinked: "Did you guys see the message on the public chat?"

Yun nodded.

Bai Yu then launched into a tirade, berating everyone at Tengyun Pavilion until he was satisfied, and then singled out Cheng Cheng and berated him for half an hour.

Upon hearing his words, Yun Jian suddenly paused, "Do you think the fact that the charred corpses have intelligence might be a side effect of that water?"

Bai Yu also stopped cursing, "It's very possible. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that all the intelligent charred corpses have appeared near their original lair? Since being surrounded by the charred corpses, the people from Tengyun Pavilion have withdrawn from there. If it's a new drug that was developed later, they shouldn't risk going back to give it to the charred corpses."

That place has become a haven for charred corpses; going back would be a losing proposition.

Le Wenfeng, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: "Actually... my colleague Cheng Cheng is quite capable. He's very talented in pharmaceuticals, but he has one drawback: the things he researches have rather significant side effects..."

Everyone: "..."

No wonder!

Speaking of which, Le Wenfeng was a little envious, "I really envy his talent."

Bai Yu quickly interrupted, "Don't even think about it. If you actually develop such a terrible thing, we'll be the first to wipe you out."

Le Wenfeng reluctantly shut his mouth.

Yun Jian thought for a moment, "We can't sit and wait to die any longer. Now that the charred corpses have gained intelligence, it's only a matter of time before the defensive shield is broken. We need to improve our abilities as soon as possible."

Bai Yu loosened his muscles and said, "Do you want to go out? I've wanted to go out for a long time."

Yun Jian nodded, "The supplies we stockpiled are almost used up. Let's split into groups and go our separate ways!"

Liang Song quickly arranged all the matters.

So, in the days that followed, the Cloud Alliance members stopped hiding inside the defensive shield. Although there were occasional casualties, everyone felt that these dangerous days were better than hiding in the camp, not knowing when it would end.

What people fear most is living a life of aimless drifting.

Perhaps some players still hold onto hope for the system, hiding and hoping that one day the system's passage will open and take them back.

But instead of the relief they had imagined, they received an announcement that would drag them into the abyss.

We regret to inform you that this game has completely slipped out of Bete's control. We are unable to intervene in the game's operation, and we cannot even provide customer service. Please do your best to protect yourselves. We will continue to work hard to reopen the connection channel as soon as possible and bring you back home!

Everyone was stunned when they saw the announcement.

"What do you mean? You can't take us back? You're leaving us here to fight wits and courage against the charred corpses?"

"That's probably it. It seems like the game has malfunctioned and gotten out of their control, which means that no one can save us now!"

"Damn it, is this some kind of rip-off? I've been waiting to go back, and now this is what they do? If we can't go back, isn't that just leaving us here to die?"

"Isn't that incredibly irresponsible? What they did is tantamount to murder!"

"When they recruited me into the game, they never said things would turn out this way. If I can get out, I will definitely sue Bete immediately. This is fraud!"

"We're doomed, no one's coming to rescue us, what should we do?"

"It's too hard, it's too hard to survive!"

The game was immediately filled with cries of despair; no one had expected such a response.

They had never felt life was so hard. In the past, they had escaped death time and time again, and they could comfort themselves by thinking that the game would not sit idly by and would take them out one day.

But what about now?

Now even that last hope is gone.

Even the live stream audience was shocked.

Is what the game says true? Unable to intervene? What's going on?

Does that mean the players in the game will never be able to come back?

[This is terrible, how could this happen?]

Upon seeing the image on the screen, Lin Yongqi immediately called her uncle, "Uncle, what is the meaning of the announcement you issued?"

The man sighed, "It means what you see. Our team has been trying for half a month, but we still can't reconnect the channel between reality and the game. We even have difficulty posting an announcement. We have done our best."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yongqi's mind went blank.

"How could this happen? Wasn't this game developed by your team? How come it can't be controlled? What exactly went wrong?"

The man remained silent for a long time on the other end of the phone before hesitatingly revealing the truth: "Actually, this game wasn't entirely developed by us. Our team accidentally discovered a space, and after some minor modifications, it became the game we know today."

Lin Yongqi was stunned.

I'm speechless. "An accidentally discovered space? Did you even investigate its safety and stability? You dare to use it? This could kill people!"

The man sighed again.

"All the tests were passed at the time, and we don't know why things turned out this way..."

Lin Yongqi hung up the phone in anger.

All she can do now is shower Yun Jian with virtual gifts, hoping she'll receive those points.