Jian Yiqiu was also stunned for a moment, then he frowned and pressed Shao Jing down.
"You better behave yourself. Whether or not the bridge will be blown up is another matter. Let's hear what Xiao Jin has to say first."
Xiao Jin plopped down in a chair, dropped a bombshell on everyone, then pulled out a bucket of fried chicken from his spatial storage, wiped his hands, and started eating.
While munching on it, he also slurped up a mouthful of warm chocolate milk.
Seeing Shao Jing's questioning look, she wasn't annoyed.
"I went to the city center..."
Just hearing the opening of the mouth made everyone's hearts skip a beat.
What kind of place is Y City now? It's a monster's lair! Xiao Jin actually dared to go to the city center!
Shao Jing hissed, and Cheng Ce's pupils contracted.
Jian Yiqiu's face fell: "Are you crazy! This is what you meant by asking me to believe you?"
Xiao Jin paused in her munching on the chicken leg, and a hint of guilt flashed in her eyes as she lowered her head.
After a while, she found a bowl of steaming peanut and black sesame dumplings and placed it in front of Jian Yiqiu.
Upon seeing the glutinous rice balls, Jian Yiqiu almost laughed in exasperation.
Shao Jing leaned back in his chair with a helpless expression, as if he wasn't the one who had been so excited just now.
"Oh, bystanders don't get a share, huh!" Xiao Jin said smugly, and immediately gave him a sharp look.
"Aren't I your godfather? If your father hasn't eaten enough, you can go hungry!"
Shao Jing: "...???"
He stammered, pointing back and forth with his hands: "You, you're joking with me, God, I must have misheard you!"
Even Gao Ya, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines, had a strange expression on her face.
Unfortunately, Xiao Jin's 'mischievousness' only lasted a second. After speaking, she acted as if nothing had happened and continued eating.
On the contrary, Shao Jing became furious when he saw Cheng Ce smirking to the side.
"Well, Lao Cheng, as a brother, not only do you not stand up for me, you're actually smirking on the sidelines. Let me tell you, you're finished! Don't expect me to bring you toilet paper from now on... mmm~"
Cheng Ce covered Shao Jing's mouth tightly with one hand while hurriedly saying, "Um, where were we? Why blow up the bridge? Continue, continue..."
"Pfft!" Gao Ya covered her mouth and chuckled, while Cheng Ce's face visibly turned bluish-purple.
If it weren't for their years of brotherhood, Cheng Ce would have wanted to strangle Shao Jing!
However, after this interruption, the atmosphere among everyone eased a lot, and Jian Yiqiu also picked up a spoon, scooped up a glutinous rice ball, and put it in his mouth.
Xiao Jin then recounted everything she had seen that morning.
As everyone listened, their expressions shifted from indifference to frowns, then worry, and finally fear and hesitation. In just a few minutes, the once bustling monitoring room fell silent again.
Finally, Xiao Jin threw out the last bone, ending with a single sentence that completely disrupted Jian Yiqiu and the others' plans.
"I was wrong before. There won't be a snow beast tide at noon. Tomorrow is the day they launch their final attack."
Based on past gaming experience, the closer it gets to the return date, the more frequently dangers will appear.
All the players thought the same way, including Xiao Jin before, so everyone was waiting for today's beast tide.
But now you're telling me that they're not going to play by the rules anymore.
I'll let you all rest well today. Afterwards, I'll secretly gather a large army and prepare to launch a surprise attack when you're off guard!
The group wanted to refute, but Xiao Jin had witnessed all of this firsthand.
Yes, after leaving Prison Island, Xiao Jin could only go one direction: the city.
Xiao Jin had expected to encounter many snow beasts on the road, but even after stepping into the interior of Y City, he had not yet met a single one.
This anomaly caught Xiao Jin's attention. She decisively followed the tracks on the ground and saw snow beasts converging from all directions.
Not wanting to alert the enemy, Xiao Jin did not get too close.
I just stood at a high place and took a look through binoculars.
She then saw that the city center, the streets and alleys were all occupied by snow beasts, which were arranged according to their level, with the higher the level, the further forward they were.
At the very center of the snow beast is a giant, snow-white cocoon.
The moment Xiao Jin saw the cocoon, a murderous intent flashed through his mind. This must be the ultimate level 6 snow beast, the king of all snow beasts.
If we kill it, the game might end prematurely.
But this murderous intent only lasted for a moment before disappearing.
Xiao Jin was no fool; she couldn't possibly kill the king of thousands of snow beasts. If she persisted, she would only die.
It's a pity, but judging from the appearance of this Snow Beast King, it's probably not fully born yet, which is the best time to kill it.
Immediately afterward, Xiao Jin thought of something.
So, did these snow beasts gather here automatically because of the king's summons, or was it a spontaneous act of protection?
Moreover, what will they do after their king emerges from its cocoon?
That's not hard to guess.
After being born, a baby naturally needs to eat and absorb nutrients to grow!
In today's Y City, there are probably no animals left, let alone people. If the Snow Beast King wants to replenish its nutrition quickly, it will either have to eat people or devour its own kind.
The shelter is far from the city, and in the short term, it seems safer to devour its own kind. Once it has absorbed enough flesh and blood, the Snow Beast King can then go and search for humans.
After figuring all this out, Xiao Jin rushed back without stopping.
They must find a way to fight the Snow Beast King during the time it takes to emerge from its cocoon and accept sacrifices from its own kind.
The surroundings were unusually quiet, and the air seemed to be filled with a suffocating feeling.
Jian Yiqiu's body was somewhat stiff, whether from the cold or from being startled by Xiao Jin's words, it was hard to tell.
After a long pause, he said in a slightly hoarse voice, "So blowing up the bridge is your idea?"
Xiao Jin crossed his arms: "Not only do I want to blow up the bridge, I also want to shatter the ice around the island."
"You want to use this to block other snow beasts from getting onto the island?"
“That’s right!” Xiao Jin nodded: “We don’t know the exact appearance of the Snow Beast King. Let’s put it aside for now. I’ve calculated that there are tens of thousands of Snow Beasts in Y City.”
Even if a large portion of them were sacrificed to the Snow Beast King, the rest would still be a considerable problem for us.
Moreover…” Xiao Jin raised her eyes, “The outside temperature is expected to drop to more than minus ninety degrees Celsius tomorrow. Will your people still be able to move around up there?”
Xiao Jin's question undoubtedly hit the nail on the head, and Jian Yiqiu's expression turned extremely ugly.
Let alone moving around on the ground, even surviving inside the Black Tower has become a difficult task.
Gao Ya also subconsciously rubbed her fingers together.
In fact, it's not just the natives; even players wearing protective suits find it difficult to endure.
So tomorrow, they either need to finish the battle quickly and kill the Snow Beast King, or do everything they can to hold the Black Tower and drag the game out until the end.
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