Chapter 103
On the eighth day of the joint competition, the system sounded the alarm for the second zombie wave.
The game panels of all players turned a glaring red, and the warning signs that popped up showed the level and time of this zombie tide.
Yitu looked at the highlighted numbers on the screen and couldn't help but frown.
Eighteen hours later, the first high-risk zombie wave will arrive, with a level of 7.
Although the level of the zombie tide this time seems to have only increased by two degrees compared to the last time, it doesn't seem to be a big deal.
If it weren't for the warning on the system message notification, Yitu would have thought that the difference between the two was only slightly enhanced.
[A white undead leader will appear during the level 7 zombie wave. Players, please be prepared to defend your city, they are coming!]
“Time is too tight.”
They received the message at seven in the morning, and the members of the Nightingale Team were eating breakfast in the living room.
Gu Yongnian's voice lowered slightly, and then he looked at Yi Tu who was sitting opposite him.
"How many energy cores do we have left?"
Yitu's hand holding the spoon paused for a moment. Before he could speak, Xu Hengdao was surprised.
"Captain Gu, aren't all the energy cores in your care?"
You have to know that they opened Xincheng only two or three days ago, and the daily maintenance costs of Xincheng were all paid by Yitu alone.
Gu Yongnian didn't even mention it, as if he was indifferent to it.
Xu Heng smiled. For the first time, he felt that his old classmate was a little too selfish.
However, as soon as he said this, before Gu Yongnian could say anything, Ding Rong said with an unhappy look on his face:
"Xu Heng, what do you mean by this?"
"Do you think Brother Gu won't use the energy core in his hand? This is his team!"
"How could you think so badly of him? It's so chilling!"
The smile on Xu Heng's face disappeared completely. He looked at Ding Rong coldly, and for the first time, his expression was so unpredictable.
Ding Rong's body stiffened and he instinctively shrank his neck.
"Ahem, maybe you guys misunderstood each other." Chen Hao had to step forward to ease the tense atmosphere. "This zombie wave requires us to go all out. There's no need for anyone to hide anything, right, Xiao Heng?"
Xu Heng just glanced at Chen Hao coldly, rarely giving him a way out.
A hint of helplessness flashed in Chen Hao's eyes. It was not easy to be a peacemaker, so he had no choice but to look at Yi Tu for help.
Yitu's pursed lips curled up slightly and he said:
"This is indeed my mistake. I should have handed over the energy cores I earned to the captain earlier. I'm really sorry."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Yongnian's expression changed slightly.
Although the man had a smile on his face and spoke very politely, no one present dared to make a sound.
Gu Yongnian obviously couldn't accept Yi Tu's apology.
They relied on the Queen of Hearts to gain many benefits, so they were naturally afraid that Yi Tu would fall out with them.
Gu Yongnian suddenly felt a little uneasy, and a more polite smile appeared on his face.
"How could that be? The idea of selling the electronic collars was yours. I, the captain, am not as good as you. I haven't even said thank you yet, so why are you apologizing?"
After Gu Yongnian finished speaking, Ou Cheng, who was sitting next to Xu Heng, suddenly said:
"In that case, let's keep the energy cores in a unified place."
"Then the energy core should be given to..." Captain.
Before Lu Nan could finish his words, he was interrupted by Ou Cheng:
"Leave it to Yitu."
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned for a moment, and even Xu Heng showed a look of surprise.
Gu Yongnian's veins popped up on his hand holding the chopsticks, and then he raised his head and agreed:
"Leave it to Yitu. He knows more about Xincheng than I do. Leaving it to me would only cause more trouble."
"That's right." Lu Nan laughed and said nothing more.
After breakfast, everyone left with their own thoughts.
Not long after Yi Tu returned to the room, Ding Rong brought five large bags of energy cores that Gu Yongnian had kept.
Although Ding Rong looked unhappy, he didn't say anything. He just asked Yitu how many days they could defend Xincheng with the energy they currently had.
Yitu gave a less optimistic number, three and a half days.
If the zombie tide successfully crosses the boundary of the middle circle, once it enters the inner circle, it will head straight for Xincheng where they are and Yaocheng, which occupies the largest area.
Although Yaocheng is closer to the center circle than Xincheng, there are Queen Yunyao and members of the Madman's affiliated team to withstand the pressure.
But this time there will be a white undead leader in the zombie tide, and Yun Yao’s temptation card will have no effect at all.
Because the white undead possesses a terrifying ability, which is to block all aspects and ignore control.
In other words, not only did Yun Yao's temptation lose its effect, but even Xu Heng's Dances with Wolves was blocked.
The energy core of the white undead will block and cut off the connection between the player and the zombies, prompting them to be obedient and united enough to achieve the effect of a powerful siege.
If the Cube King Xingzhu does not come again, and the Cube Queen Yunyao is the only one defending the city, then Yaocheng will not be able to hold out for long.
If this happens, Xincheng will soon fall under the oppression of the zombie army attacking the city.
In order to defend the city, they will activate all the artillery and defense equipment, and the consumption of energy cores will undoubtedly be huge.
When Ding Rong heard this answer, she bit her lip and whispered to Yi Tu, "I'm in trouble."
Yitu raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the man's back as he left. For a moment, he didn't know what strange change had happened.
The system detected that the zombie wave would arrive at two o'clock in the morning.
So they still had a little time to prepare, although it wasn't a lot.
Now, in addition to the few supplies he had, Yitu planned to go to the Exile Forest with Ou Cheng and others.
Because there is an extremely difficult-to-catch quantized beast in the Exiled Forest that can restrain the actions of the white undead.
At 8:30 in the morning, Ou Cheng's car arrived at the gate of Yancheng.
A few people did not get out of the car. They looked out through the window and saw that the city gate was full of people, all of whom were players planning to enter the Exiled Forest.
After all, most of the teams have already moved into the five main cities. In the face of the danger of the zombie tide, everyone knows that if the city survives, the people survive; if the city dies, the people die.
Then a very strange phenomenon occurred. Perhaps former competitors or enemies had to unite at this moment.
Without damaging the interests of the Family Planning Team, many teams began to help their respective city lords defend the city.
Xu Heng had sharp eyes and spotted the Feiye team staying in Xincheng in the crowd at a glance.
"Isn't that Feiye's captain?"
Yitu looked in the direction of Xu Heng's finger and saw Feiye's captain Minghe and his three core members queuing up to enter the city.
At this moment, Minghe seemed to notice their gazes and suddenly looked up.
Yi Tu's eyes happened to meet his. The latter was stunned for a second, then nodded to Yi Tu as a greeting, and then turned and went into the city without any further expression.
"Maybe...we are not so isolated and helpless anymore." Xu Heng said with a smile.
Yi Tu just smiled and said nothing, because he was thinking of Jiang Hanyu.
Perhaps his spouse at least contributed half of his confidence in taking the plunge from the very beginning.
Although many people, including Xu Heng, thought that they remained neutral and had nothing to do with any party, this was not the case.
Everyone is partial sometimes, but this state cannot last long.
There are quite a few teams staying in Xincheng, but compared with several other sanctuary cities, it is indeed not a lot.
First of all, the Queen of Hearts is still a newcomer. How capable can he be? Can he even compare with several major teams that have been famous for a long time and have many god-level weapons and skill cards?
Secondly, apart from the advantage of Quantitative Beast, Xincheng has no other advantages.
Such a city and such a team are unlikely to last long.
Even Yitu had the same clear understanding, but he still wanted to give it a try.
After all, there is an essential difference between having the city gate breached and directly abandoning the city.
And he never deserted.
Ou Cheng's car was directly recognized by the system. Ten minutes after entering Yancheng, they arrived at the entrance of the Exile Forest.
It was a circular passage with a diameter of six meters. There were long and dense steps leading down, and at the end of the steps was an iron door inlaid with animal heads.
When Yitu and his companions came down, someone at the door was throwing an energy core into the beast's head.
Yes, this door was originally a defensive gate set up to prevent the Quantized Beast from escaping, but now it is used by the big devil Spade King to collect fees from the outside.
After throwing the energy core, the pitch-black iron door opened in front of the man and woman.
After the two men went in, Yitu and others soon arrived at the door.
The iron gate, which should have been closed immediately, was unexpectedly still open until Yitu and his companions passed through.
Jin Wei glanced behind him and couldn't help but said to the people around him:
"They're from the Nightingale team, right? They can enter directly without paying any fees."
Hai Ling wrinkled her nose slightly, then her eyes fell on the man in the middle, and she smiled and said:
"Have we met somewhere before, sir?"
Yi Tu had not expected to run into the hyena Hai Ling here. Hai Ling looked almost identical to the one in the wedding card field, except that there was a new person around him, and since he hadn't seen him for a long time, Yi Tu didn't pay attention to recognize him.
"No, you got the wrong person."
Yitu denied it calmly. After all, Hailing couldn't confirm it because of the altered human skin coat.
Hai Ling frowned, believing his nose couldn't be wrong. Just as he was about to say something else, Jin Wei beside him gently pulled him and said with an embarrassed look:
"Brother, this person looks like the Queen of Hearts. Did you recognize the wrong person?"
Hai Ling was visibly stunned when she heard this. Queen of Hearts? How could it be possible!
However, by the time he reacted, those people had already walked away from him.
"How do you know he is the Queen of Hearts?" Hai Ling looked at Jin Wei.
"Brother, please take a look at the Nightingale team's viewing area."
Only the Nightingale Team reached an agreement with the Great Demon King, so they did not need to pay any fees when entering the Exiled Forest.
Knowing this, Jin Wei subconsciously opened the viewing area, and the Nightingale Team’s live broadcast was among the top few.
She didn't even need to scroll down to see her embarrassing figure in the third live broadcast window.
Hai Ling looked at the comments that flashed before her eyes and suddenly laughed.
"It was him, I didn't admit my mistake."
"So our Queen of Hearts...is already married."
Hai Ling's exclamation made Jin Wei confused, "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Hai Ling shook her head, her expression slightly strange: "Tell me, if the Night King and the Great Devil pursue you at the same time, which one will you choose?"
Jin Wei was bewildered. "Ah? There's such a good thing?"
"Even with my toes I know I'll choose the Big Devil!"
After saying this, Jin Wei's face turned red. Hai Ling laughed:
"That's it."
After they finished talking, they went deep into the forest.
But what no one expected was that their conversation was actually recorded in the team viewing area by the team standing not far from them.
This team belongs to the Red Heart King Minghuang's affiliated team Red Sparrow, and its ranking is not low, but is quite high.
As a result, the players in the Red Sparrow viewing area were instantly excited. Not long after the news came out, the number of people in the Red Sparrow viewing area reached 70,000 to 80,000.
Captain Chique had never expected this, and could only helplessly say, "People nowadays are too gossipy!"
Anonymous Player 853: What the hell? What the hell? What does this conversation mean?! I know every word, but I just can't understand! Oh my god!
[Anonymous player 1111: Ahhhhh, no! My newly recognized husband and my idol! This can't be true!]
Anonymous player 3490: Everyone calm down! Calm down! Maybe the hyena made a mistake. While his nose is definitely sharp, I don't think the Queen of Hearts' mate would be the Demon King (spreading hands.jpg)
Anonymous player 9075: Yeah, even if he really has a keen nose, he only knows the Queen of Hearts. How can he say the Great Demon King is his spouse? Just saying that out of the blue? Where's the evidence?
Anonymous Player 976: ...Hey guys, what's wrong with a couple playing cards together? What's wrong with encountering a sea spirit and having their taste remembered? What's the problem? What's the problem!?
Anonymous player 3976: Haha, the hyenas never said the Queen of Hearts' spouse is the Great Demon King, okay? What are you all yelling about? Speechless.
Anonymous player 529: If the Night King and the Big Bad are both chasing you, which one would you choose? I'm fucking tearing my eyes out (tears streaming down my face.jpg)
Anonymous player 8044: "Even with my toes I knew I'd choose the Big Devil. Woohoo! I'm cracked too, woohoo!"
Anonymous player 4766: This is completely confirmed. Have you ever seen the Big Devil treated so kindly by a team? And even reached a no-fee agreement? There's clearly something fishy going on!
Anonymous player 9007: If that's the case, they'll be targeted, right? It's rare to see King and Queen paired together. That's too strong! (crying and laughing.jpg)
[Anonymous player 4869: Hehehe, I've listened to this conversation over and over again at least ten times. The kid is stupid, hehehe.]
Yi Tu, who had already entered the depths of the forest, had no idea that the conversation between Hai Ling and his female companion had become a hot topic.
He and Ou Cheng and others were in the area where the fire rat often appeared, carefully looking for its traces.
The Fire Rat is a completely evolved variant of the Quantized Beast. Not only can it not be tamed by humans, it is also extremely aggressive.
Each of them is as big as a piglet and is bright red all over.
Because the energy absorbed from the energy core cannot be completely digested, residual energy will overflow, which causes energy fluctuations similar to flames to emerge from their bodies, so there is not a single hair on their bodies.
Fire rats are different from other quantitative beasts. They can not only interfere with the minds of zombies, but also have strong gnawing abilities.
This gnawing ability is so manic and unrelieved that they sometimes eat their own kind when they are hungry.
However, due to the strong reproductive ability of mice, they not only did not become extinct in the exiled forest, but instead formed a huge population.
The towering forest was filled with intertwined tree roots, but the area where the fire rat lived was only bare brown earth, with holes dug out of it.
There were many people who came to catch the fire rats. Yitu and his companions avoided some of them, but they could not avoid all of them.
In particular, the area they chose was really good. The soil next to the entrance of the fire rat hole was new soil that had been renovated.
This means that there is a large group of fire rats here, and they just went out to find food not long ago.
Before Yitu and his companions had time to set up their mouse-catching equipment, they ran into Chique's men.
The captain of the Red Sparrow, Yinjie, was also a little surprised. He looked at Yitu's face with a complicated look, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Yitu frowned slightly and was wondering whether to negotiate further when Yinjie suddenly turned around, called his teammates, and left quickly.
As if he had some concerns.
"They're leaving now?" Xu Heng didn't react, and Ou Cheng, who was standing next to him, slowly loosened his clenched hands.
"No matter." Yitu shook his head, then looked at You Ke and said, "We should strike first."
You Ke nodded, and he and Xu Heng worked together to place traps in all the fire rat burrows in the area.
This kind of cage is specially used to hold quantitative beasts in the Xincheng Research Institute. It is very sturdy. Even if the fire rat becomes manic, it can hold out until they return to Xincheng.
After being transformed by Lu Nan's brush, the double-opening cage became larger and more sturdy.
After the arrangement was completed, You Ke used the second-level skill card to retreat and hid all the cages.
After erasing their own footprints and scents, they quietly hid in the corner, waiting for the group of fire rats that were foraging to return and fall into their trap.
Yitu and several other people hid in the trees separately. Fortunately, the trees were strong enough to accommodate an adult male.
I don’t know how long I waited, the forest was so quiet that the only sound I could hear was the rustling of leaves.
The sunlight shining through the narrow gaps between the branches and leaves cast a mottled shadow on Yi Tu.
He looked down at the tree, still no movement, and the moment he looked up, the shadow on the leaf suddenly jumped to the ground.
A trace of surprise flashed across Yitu's face, and his eyes followed his own shadow.
He saw his own shadow jumping around on the ground, and even looking up and waving at him.
What’s going on? Yitu’s heart skipped a beat.
Before he could figure out what was going on, the branch under his feet suddenly sank.
Yitu subconsciously turned his head and looked up, and happened to meet a pair of smiling brown eyes.
The man stood upright at the end of the branch, his overly long wings trembling and knocking down many leaves.
Jiang Hanyu's mouth curled up slightly, "Don't move, it's a robbery."
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