Chapter 126 Zombie Siege (19) - Usurping the Nest

After saying that, Si Zhong raised his hand, palm facing upward, and an icicle with two sharp ends instantly condensed above his palm.

With a flick of his hand, the icicle flew out and embedded itself in the trunk of a nearby thick tree.

That wasn't all. He conjured several more identical icicles in his palm, and with another wave of his hand, the icicles pierced into several different tree trunks.

Everything was accomplished in an instant, leaving everyone stunned.

The tree trunk was so thick that icicles were driven deep into it. If their heads were replaced by that trunk, wouldn't they burst open? Everyone shuddered.

This was a blatant threat, and both those with ulterior motives and those without were quite frightened.

Wu Yi felt that he had "invited" the King of Hell to ward off evil spirits in the house. This house was so powerful that not only would the demons and monsters outside be slapped twice by those inside.

Some infatuated female NPCs, who were already drooling over Si Zhong's face, found him even more charming after seeing his behavior.

However, he only dared to think these things in his heart and did not dare to show them, mainly because Si Zhong's expression was really scary, with the demeanor of a villain.

Si Zhong was pleased with everyone's expressions and finally smiled, "I've finished speaking, everyone go about your business."

Mr. Fang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that he was quick-witted; otherwise, the consequences could have been unpredictable.

After receiving the order, he quickly slipped away, fearing that the other party would target him.

When Si Zhong asked Wu Yi to take him to rest, Wu Yi mentioned to Si Zhong that Ning Shu and the others had gone out on a mission.

"Brother Chuan and Sister Ning said that to complete Task 1, each of us must gather 100 NPCs, so they asked me to stay and expand the base while they went out to find more people."

Wu Yi meant: They've been part of the base for a long time, so don't apply your first point to this.

Si Zhong wasn't sure if killing all the original players would count as part of his NPC count. Since he was new to the area, he figured he might as well observe first.

"Okay, they can just undergo the check-up when they come back. I need to rest. Where should I stay?"

Wu Yi was troubled again by the question. The villa where they were resting was already full, and it wouldn't be appropriate to take him there.

What if he suddenly decides to pick someone nearby? Wouldn't that put them in trouble? It's better to be safe and take him to the new villa.

Wu Yi took Si Zhong to Cheng Chuan's newly acquired villa. There weren't many people living there at the moment, so they arranged a room for him so he wouldn't have to share with others.

Wu Yi is mainly afraid of his roommate. NPCs are also important resources for clearing the game, so we can't let them go to waste.

After entering the room, Si Zhong found that it had a separate bathroom. He was very satisfied and first took a refreshing shower and then took a nap.

He was awakened by the roar of the car engine. He was always on high alert and sensitive to the noise around him, so he woke up as soon as Ning Shu and the others returned.

He got dressed and went downstairs, where he saw a familiar face.

Si Zhong never expected that one of the people Wu Yi mentioned would be Little Potato; this was quite a coincidence…

He composed himself, stepped forward, and prepared to greet them, after all, these were his future teammates.

When Wu Yi saw the people approaching, he quickly introduced them.

Ning Shucai learned Si Zhong's name. She had always thought they were just strangers who had met by chance.

I didn't care whether I knew the other person's name or not, but I never expected that we would become temporary teammates.

She remembered Zai Fumeng, pulled him over, and introduced him:

"This is Zaifu Meng. She's also a player. She saved us this time, so I brought her back."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yi's heart skipped a beat. He hadn't expected Ning Shu to break the rules he had set himself, and more importantly... to break the rules set by someone else.

He was now drenched in sweat. Oh no, Sister Ning doesn't know what happened before. What should he do?

He glanced furtively at Si Zhong, who, instead of showing displeasure, smiled and said, "Welcome to join us."

Wu Yi was stunned. He just... accepted it? That easily?

Then Si Zhong added, "With the increase in players, you need to work even harder to bring the NPCs back. I heard from Wu Yi that you're specifically in charge of finding people?"

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Ning Shu and Cheng Chuan, unaware of the cause and effect, frowned. What was going on? Why did the other party act like a commander?

They all looked at Wu Yi in unison. What happened? They went out for a while, and not only was their house robbed, but their status also dropped.

At this moment, Wu Yi felt that Cheng Chuan and Ning Shu's gazes were like knives, scraping him layer by layer.

He didn't dare say anything in front of Si Zhong, so he could only wink at them to get him to agree first.

Cheng Chuan replied, "Yes." He didn't want to say more; he was going to beat someone up later.

Wu Yi instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

Si Zhong nodded: "You've all worked hard, go and get some rest." After saying that, he walked towards the villa where he was resting.

As soon as Si Zhongyi left, Cheng Chuan and Ning Shu pulled Wu Yi back to their room and asked Fang's father to arrange accommodation for the new NPC before leaving.

As soon as the door closed, Ning Shu stepped forward to interrogate Wu Yi, who immediately confessed everything that had happened that day.

After hearing the story, Ning Shu and Cheng Chuan fell silent. This matter really wasn't Wu Yi's fault; whoever stayed would have ended up with the same result.

Although Cheng Chuan hadn't experienced the Desert Search instance with Ning Shu and the others, his man's intuition told him that Si Zhong was not someone to be trifled with.

Cheng Chuan: "He gives off a dangerous vibe, everyone should be careful."

The others could only nod.

The system updated the notification again after midnight.

Current task progress:

Task 1: Progress 40%

Task 2: Progress 2%

Task 3: Progress 0%

Ning Shu was speechless when he saw the progress bar for Task 1. The more he did, the shorter the progress bar became. He had originally thought of adding Zai Fu Meng, which would at least shorten the progress bar a little bit.

As a result, another player showed up uninvited and cut the progress bar by a third. Who can they complain to now?

The good news is that the progress bar for Mission 2 has actually increased a little, although it's almost the same as not increasing at all, but it does indicate just how terrifying the number of zombies in the mall is today.

Ning Shu has made a decision: starting tomorrow, she will no longer accept any players, absolutely none!

Ning Shu was already quite melancholy, but when she met Zai Fumeng the next day, her melancholy reached an unprecedented level.

Zai Fumeng skipped over to Ning Shu and hugged her tightly: "Sister, my mission 1 progress has suddenly reached 40%! I'm so happy!"

Ning Shu chuckled inwardly. Of course, with the gains and losses, what we lost fell on you and that other person's shoulders.