Chapter 108
"That might be their ability." After hearing this scene, Pei Zhao's face became heavy, "Spider web... sounds like an ability to climb trees."
Capacity beyond expectations is worrisome.
"There is definitely something wrong with the sunlight during the day. But we must not let our guard down during the day tomorrow. The ones left are definitely capable people. If we let our guard down and get hit by them, I'm afraid we will suffer heavy losses."
He is not afraid of fighting, but Pei Zhao does not want anyone to get hurt. If he can pass the level safely, that would be the best.
"There is another way." Zhou Yuli suddenly spoke.
Everyone looked at him.
Zhou Yuli's eyes fell on the ground and he spoke slowly: "...The tree is not safe, and there is also underground."
…
The night is still long.
Lan Ji: "The soil over there is loose, don't dig any further, Zhao, let's work together to reinforce this side."
Pei Zhao: "Okay, there is definitely no connection between that side and the river water, so you can dig down without worry. But don't use your hands, use the ice cube!"
Miu Yi curled his lips: "But the tools are hard to use, it's more comfortable to use your hands..."
Zhou Yuli stuffed an ice pick into his hand and said, "How dare you talk back to your brother? Hurry up and dig, or go upstairs and sleep."
Miu Yi snorted, took the ice pick and started working on the spot, "I'm not going to sleep. There will definitely be plenty of time tomorrow. I don't want to turn into a pig!"
The silver moonlight spreads on the ground, and the stars dot the galaxy.
It reflects five figures working hard.
It was not until the early morning, when it was almost dawn, that the ground was finally dug.
It is directly connected to the wooden house with stairs in the middle. There are several windows that can be opened and closed in the underground, tree house and flat ground, which makes it convenient to observe the situation outside at any time.
"It's simply a great work of human civilization!" Bai Zhou and Lan Ji exclaimed, "How could the intelligence of those systems reach this level, my God." Bai Zhou said in a yin-yang way.
"Okay, there are still some food and drinks. Take them down first. Now that the weakest of the first batch are dead, the remaining ones will be strong. Sooner or later, we will encounter a fierce battle. Now we should conserve our strength first."
The reversed biological clock made Pei Zhao a little tired and his head started to hurt. Pei Zhao couldn't help but press his solar plexus.
"Are you tired?" Someone immediately held his waist and held him tightly in his arms.
Pei Zhao nodded, "Next time for the assessment, I will definitely bring enough food."
Zhou Yuli smiled and said, "Okay, we'll go shopping when we get back."
The five people checked in according to the room allocation results from last night.
Pei Zhao waited until dawn before going to bed.
The bright red sun rose from the horizon, and its rays shone into the forest——
It was not a normal red sun, but the color of blood.
Pei Zhao saw that the entire rain forest seemed to be dyed red, and those trees and stones seemed to have suddenly opened their eyes...
"...A different sun, another mutation..." Pei Zhao slowly closed the window.
Turn around.
Five people gathered at the window of the platform, with Bai Zhou and Lan Ji standing behind them.
"Lan, let's add a layer of ice to reinforce it. Can we do it without going outside?"
Lan Ji also saw the scene outside clearly, and his face became several shades paler than usual.
"...Okay." Lan Ji couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't go crazy if those weird-looking creatures with eyes rushed into their home.
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The sun the next day was red.
Let everything grow eyes.
Everything bites everything.
There were no more wolf howls during the day, only short cries for help, accompanied by incessant screams.
And...it seemed to be ringing right next to my ears.
"Help me, help me, I know there are people here who can hear me, help—"
The sound stopped here.
Pei Zhao had never known that the sound of muscles and bones being torn could be so clear.
He opened his eyes wide, and held his breath involuntarily when he heard the sound of heavy breathing above the ground, which gradually became quiet and then began again.
"Will he find us?" Pei Zhao asked in a low voice.
"Don't be afraid." Zhou Yuli said, and shook Pei Zhao's hand, "No one will find out..."
"Oh. So it's here."
He was slapped in the face before he could finish his words. It was the cheerful voice of a young girl, with a hint of coquettishness and a gentle, rising tone, which reminded Pei Zhao of the melodious singing voice of some horror songstresses in horror stories.
"Since you are relatively smart, I will let you go this time. But if I see you again next time, I will not let you go easily... Oh, you guys."
The woman's voice was smiling, but it made people smell cruelty and death.
"Hush, keep your voice down. There are many strange beasts in the world today. Be careful not to get eaten."
"Dala, dala, dala."
"It was the high heels. They went far away." Bai Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest in fear: "We didn't say anything when she found out!"
Pei Zhao's face was pale as a mirror.
"She... is not a simple character." Although there was no head-on confrontation, Pei Zhao was sure that even if it was a head-on fight, in a five-on-one situation, she would definitely be a tough character. "We dodged a disaster."
Another message the girl brought was that she was carrying out a massacre.
Pei Zhao and his companions were lucky enough to be placed in the position of the "smart guys", so at least they would not suffer from today's attack.
"I don't know if it was the same yesterday." Pei Zhao said, "There is another possibility. Each color of the sun will not cause certain people to mutate and be massacred by these people."
Zhou Yuli raised his head and thought about this possibility, then shook his head: "It's a bit complicated. Without the rules file, we can't rashly test whether the sun on that day will cause mutations."
Pei Zhao sighed and agreed helplessly: "It seems to be the same. I tried calling Xiaorui, but there was no response at all."
Pei Zhao had called Xiao Rui's name many times in his mind, but there was no response.
"It makes sense when you think about it. They are just trying to select puppeteers, so they definitely don't want to participate in our battle royale." Bai Zhou said disdainfully, "Those systems are really just destroying bridges after crossing them."
Everyone sighed, and Pei Zhao had nothing to say.
A group of puppeteers are selected in each world. They are asked to travel through the world to collect information and at the same time destroy the stability of the world, thus causing conflicts in the main god's plane.
Then the system world is separated from it, making the existence of an originally fictional world gradually rationalized.
It sounds reasonable, but it seems like something is missing.
Pei Zhao said unconsciously: "I always feel like...something crucial has been missed."
Zhou Yuli reminded: "Why can the system world exist reasonably?"
Pei Zhao thought for a moment: "Could it be because of the puppeteer's existence?"
However, these are just speculations. "Maybe Yu will tell us the answer. I hope Sudi will be safe and sound when we return."
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The day passed quickly, and that night, when Pei Zhao came out to get some fresh air, the strong smell of blood in the air was nauseating.
Pei Zhao covered his nose and tried to fan himself, but it was no use. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly discovered that there seemed to be someone sitting in the corner of their ground passage.
Pei Zhao immediately became cautious.
The man's legs were bent and his chin rested on his knees. He has a thin body, protruding joints, and long limbs that stand straight like bamboo poles.
Bai Zhou and Lan Ji were still talking in a low voice at the back, and the content was probably about taking advantage of the night to see how many survivors there were.
Only Zhou Yuli, who was following closely behind Pei Zhao, noticed that Pei Zhao suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong……"
"Shh!" Pei Zhao interrupted Zhou Yuli's question in an angry voice.
Everyone also noticed that something was wrong. ——I don’t know if it was the sudden quiet atmosphere or Pei Zhao’s breathing that seemed to attract that person’s attention.
——He is still alive.
This was Pei Zhao’s only thought at the moment.
He supported himself on the ground with his long and thin limbs and slowly stood up in front of everyone.
Looking up, Pei Zhao finally saw the man's face clearly under the bright silver moonlight.
"It's a girl?" Pei Zhao exclaimed, his eyes widened, "So beautiful."
Soft and graceful facial features, a narrow and three-dimensional face.
Eyes as moving as those of movie stars.
"So beautiful." As perfect as a puppet.
But Pei Zhao confirmed that she was not a puppet, but a complete human being.
"Are you a puppeteer too?" Pei Zhao asked softly. For some reason, he felt that the girl was not a bad person.
"Yes. Brother, didn't you see it during the day?"
The girl spoke, and her voice was completely different from her appearance. It was filled with a strong sense of bewitching. With just one word, Pei Zhao was immediately pinned to the spot, unable to move.
He had heard this sound before, during the day.
"…The person during the day, was it you?"
Pei Zhao heard his voice trembling, but he couldn't control it.
"Yeah, brother. Have you forgotten?"
The girl kept calling him "brother" and after she finished speaking, she let out a silver bell-like laugh, which made Pei Zhao feel uneasy.
Until a hand behind him gently poked his lower back, and Pei Zhao reached out and grabbed it.
Pei Zhao was very familiar with the slightly rough fingers; they were Zhou Yuli's hands.
"...What are you doing looking for us?" Pei Zhao felt much more at ease. Bai Zhou, Lan Ji, and even Miu Yi, who were beside him, followed the traces and walked to the left and right sides, keeping a distance from each other, and surrounded the girl.
And the only person who stood behind Pei Zhao from beginning to end was Zhou Yuli.
The girl covered her face and chuckled twice, lowering her head slightly. As she covered her face elegantly with her fingers, her eyes swept across everyone's face inconspicuously. It finally fell on Miu Yi, who looked the youngest.
"I brought a lot of puppets. Are they all yours? You have a lot of love." The girl smiled, raised her foot, and took a step closer to the direction of Miu Yi.
"What are you doing?!" Miu Yi immediately jumped back a step, put on a defensive posture, rolled his eyes, and looked at Pei Zhao for help.
Pei Zhao raised his hand slightly in his direction, and Mi Yi turned into a bat and jumped into Pei Zhao's chest.
The girl stopped, looked at Pei Zhao, and chuckled: "It's a cute little bird."
Pei Zhao's intuition told him that this girl was dangerous.
Her whole body felt as if she was immersed in a dangerous poison, but she was calm and composed. She had enough ability to protect herself, which made her safe and calm, showing every inch of her madness in a flashy and calm manner.
"What can I do for you?" Pei Zhao could no longer bear it, and a long whip appeared in his hand and was held in front of him.
This battle is bound to be inevitable, so why not——
"I want to discuss cooperation with you." The girl spoke up, interrupting Pei Zhao's determination to fight to the death. "You are a smart puppeteer for choosing a location far away from the battlefield. But you are not a smart person for carrying so many puppets with you."
The girl raised her lips and shook her wrist, the bell on her wrist jingled, "I just want to cooperate with smart people and keep you alive, how about that?"
It's impossible to say that I'm not tempted. But Pei Zhao was also alert.
"We are all puppeteers. Why are you going to keep me alive?"
"As a puppeteer, I can not only subdue puppets, but also drive them."
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