Chapter 236: Zootopia
Seen from above, the twelve areas of Zootopia now looked like an overturned palette, with blocks of color flashing constantly.
Of course, most of it has turned white, and in this white area, various black and white ink dots are constantly spraying out like bursting bubbles.
That is the river water exploding.
Anyone who has not seen the power of the River of Life and Death cannot believe that there is such a terrifying liquid.
It did not destroy any building. It was like mercury falling to the ground, rolling around in a round shape, but it brought with it a cold flame of death.
Players who have experienced the Coral Area game in Fairy Tale City have a say at this point. These black ink spots are simply the ultimate version of coral solution.
It seemed to be born to sweep away the human soul, avoiding flowers, plants and trees, and only chasing after the player.
The one who is caught up will be completely reduced to inorganic objects.
Props, skills, memories, and thoughts all became candies in a jar, floating in the river.
The melted and hollowed out skin was scattered everywhere like clothes. Some players didn't pay attention and just stepped back, then they saw a living person turned into a piece of skin in front of them.
The quiet and strange death continued to radiate outward from the collapsed place where the robot was chopped into pieces by Qiao Song himself.
Chaos gradually filled the battlefield.
The roar during the fight turned into screams at some point.
"It's her! It was that woman named Qiao Song who created this thing! She wants to kill us, she wants to kill all the players!"
These screaming players thought they would get a lot of help in such a chaotic scene, but when they turned around, the people behind them had already started running away in an orderly manner.
The horrifying scene of being swallowed by the river does not happen very often. Qiao Song has already used the shrine to inform the players in his area to escape after the fight and not to stay.
[Ding——Everyone who hears this notice, evacuate immediately and find the nearest safe house to hide in. I repeat, no matter what happens outside, do not take the initiative to leave the safe house unless someone pushes the door open.
Next time you hear an order, lock the safe house, prohibit going out, and prohibit opening the door. 】
Qiao Song can notify the players in his own area, and the other zodiac signs are not fools either.
Moreover, everyone has a strange tacit understanding.
The Rooster, Ox, and Tiger all took more or less precautions, and coincidentally, the players who were rationally clear-headed also returned to the safe zone cabin.
It is written in the rules of the forest that as long as you return to the safe house, you will be able to survive safely to the end. This is not false.
There is also a very small number of people who are running away. They want to leave Zootopia.
"Are you crazy? You are still on the map. Can you really stop the river by hiding in that broken house? Don't you see that the water can corrode people? What's the point of hiding in this broken wooden house? Water will still flow in through the cracks!"
The group that encouraged players to unite and targeted Qiao Song found that their rhetoric had no effect, so they had to change their approach and tell this group of people not to enter the safe house.
"That woman is in league with the NPCs! She just smashed such a big robot into pieces with one sword! How can a player have the ability to fight? She is already on the NPC's side. She is the manager. We players should unite!"
"Why are you still hiding in the house? Come out, let's run away together, let's leave here together! Leave Zootopia!"
But such inspiring words seem to have no effect.
One after another, the players hurried away, they completely transformed back into human form and rushed into the safe house like a flash. However, the stiff spectators who were talking outside the door kept lingering outside the door, struggling and not entering the house.
A thin man holding a string of firecrackers in his hand lit a string of firecrackers and threw them out before entering the house.
"You yourselves don't want to enter the safe house, but others still want to come in. Don't let a bunch of evil spirits block the way!"
The player who was called an evil spirit was so angry that his face turned red and white: "It's not too late to run now. When the water comes from behind, it will swallow up the house! Do you really believe that this wooden house is waterproof?"
The more they talked, the more outrageous their words became, and the people around them looked at them like fools.
The dissenting player wanted to step forward and stop them to say something, but soon he found that more and more players were entering the safe house.
There were also people they used to know inside. These guys, who should have been more familiar with them, were now looking them up and down with extremely vigilant eyes, and then whispering to the people next to them.
wrong.
These guys clearly belong to different regions, so why do they feel like they know each other?
Tiger, Rooster, Ox, didn't these zodiac signs unite to have a forest brawl? Why can players of each other live in the same room so harmoniously?
There were a few members of the Zodiac who were obviously from the north. The man in the strange skirt and the girl in the knight costume even pointed their brooms and swords at them. "There is a difference between sincerely persuading people to escape and dragging them down without knowing whether they are good or bad. Are you unable to change even if you want to?"
A girl with a group of ghost children hanging behind her smiled and said, "They really look like a group of ghosts wandering by the river looking for a substitute. Children, watch out. Don't be an adult who lies like them in the future."
The ghost child behind the kindergarten teacher giggled, scaring the group of players outside the house so much that they almost lost control.
After all, the swirling stripes in these guys' eyes vary in depth, and not all of them are deeply manipulated.
After hearing this, some people looked confused, while others subconsciously touched their chins.
There is a dragon scale there that cannot disappear.
Those with dragon scales looked at each other and said, "There's nothing we can do. Let's do it."
They didn't mean to attack the players by saying this, but to flee directly towards the gate of Zootopia.
They wanted to open the city gates and let the water created by Qiao Song flow out of the city.
Zootopia cannot be destroyed, if we have to die, let us all die together!
Some of them firmly believed that what they were doing was right, while others were silent and moved in unison, as if they were soldiers controlled by the same consciousness, resolutely carrying out orders from above.
The farce below looked like a game of house played by ants when viewed from the air. Qiao Song was more relieved that his family members were quite obedient.
Needless to say, the boys and girls had already become familiar with the people in the Xugou area during the time when Qiao Song was away.
Then there are the office animals of the Horse, the fairy tale characters of the Rabbit, the gym members of the Pig, and the tools of the Snake...
As for Yinhu and the others.
Chen Long's countless eyes floating in the sky finally showed some surprise: "So you already know that I have been monitoring the game?"
No one in the hall answered him. Qiao Song was even on his way over, but the woman was staring from afar at some eyes in the sky that were still following her, and then made a BIU gesture.
Rotten Tomatoes-like monitoring has been implemented.
Chen Long sighed: "It seems there is nothing to talk about."
He finally stepped down from his throne and looked at the few guild players below:
"Everyone who is still here should understand that I have not put dragon scales on everyone. That crazy woman will eventually choose the more radical path and fill the entire game with river water. What we have to do now is to save this world, save the city and power in our hands. Players in Zootopia and players outside Zootopia should not be buried with the impulse of others."
He stretched out his wrinkle-free hands and gently clenched them: "Now, guard this area like a hero, guard our city. After all the victories, I will share the fruits of victory with you!"
A golden light flashed, and a dragon covered with golden scales appeared on the throne.
The moment he flew into the air, golden coins kept falling.
After Chen Long moved, all the players in the hall also acted quickly. Most of them were prepared to defend this place to the death and hold back Qiao Song, just as the old man had instructed.
What is very coincidental is that all these players have never died and have the chance to be resurrected.
You Yitong stood in the corner with a sullen face, not saying a word.
Next to her was an old lady with white hair, talking to another person in a friendly manner.
"Tingting, have you contacted the Gu girl yet?"
Miao Tingting smiled brightly, not at all like she was facing a life-and-death battle.
"Are you ready, or should I go with You Yitong?"
The older woman smiled and nodded.
"I'll wait for you there."
Defending Zootopia was Plan A, and what they were talking about now was obviously the backup Plan B.
Many players in Zootopia knew each other before, but after getting off the bus, they entered different zodiac areas according to their respective professional attributes.
Those who are lucky will be divided into one camp, while those who are unlucky may even have to fight against each other.
Fortunately, in this strange Zootopia, there is something called a shrine, which allows all players to see what it means to be resurrected after death. The prerequisite is to join a guild team with a shrine.
The zodiac signs will also actively cultivate players with shrines.
During this period, there are still people who can operate to allow their families to always enter the same area and then take root there from generation to generation.
The Newcomer Alliance is the most inconspicuous leader among them.
It’s a pity that the Snake was discarded too early in this round.
The woman gently patted Miao Tingting and You Yitong on the shoulders and said, "I've sent you the coordinates. Be sure to leave early."
Soon, her figure faded into a golden light and disappeared into the hall.
Miao Tingting and You Yitong also walked to another corner. They pushed open the side door and found a strange boat.
The boat, made of various broken wood and strange fragments, might surprise some old acquaintances if they stood here.
Some old guys say they want to fight to the death with Zootopia, but in fact they have already prepared the ship to escape.
Even You Yitong couldn't help but praise him in his heart.
The old man spoke so passionately, but in fact he left many ways out.
How ironic.
A guy like Qiao Song actually has to use his humanity to threaten her.
However, Chen Long used interests to bind his allies and sent them all to die. Chen Long knew clearly what Qiao Song had in her hands, and he also knew that if he forced her, it would be easier for both sides to be destroyed.
You Yitong suddenly felt a little tired.
It’s a pity that he can no longer enter the resurrection game, otherwise he would also like to join the suicide squad.
Miao Tingting noticed his mood changes: "Why are you not only sullen, but also depressed? Did losing to me in the guild inheritance make you so depressed?"
You Yitong sneered: "I don't know what you are so proud of."
He wanted to continue to mock, but suddenly his hands tensed up and he looked down at his white gloves. You Yitong closed his eyes, took a deep breath, flicked his magician's hat, and without saying a word, he and Miao Tingting dragged the boat out.
The old dragon's so-called defense of Zootopia is nothing but a joke. He has already handed over the most important things to his confidants and is ready to run away at any time.
Qiao Song didn't know that his opponent was giving up before the fight even started.
She leisurely observed the conditions around Zootopia, collecting the final data she wanted.
"Tell me, how many animal fragments have been spread in this way in Zootopia over the years?"
Qiao Song, flying in the air, holding the feather that was about to disappear in his hand, asked someone on the other side.
The sound of crows can be heard from far away, and some noise can be heard. It seems that they are busy over there too.
"It's impossible to count Chen Long's fragments. He has been hiding the players he controls very well. You know, the winner of each round can have abilities in 12 areas at the same time, from reproduction to pollution removal, rule writing, money control, and even the unpredictable hypnosis. He has all the abilities that other zodiac signs have. This old guy is not as easy to deal with as you think. He has been standing firm in Zootopia for many years."
The information they have obtained so far is that some of the top members of the Black Iron Guild and most of the players of the Newcomer Alliance are under Chen Long's control.
In fact, in the melee just now, there were controlled people in every team of the Southern Zodiac who were actively stirring up trouble.
They enthusiastically supported Boss Cai and put him on the spot, just to give Qiao Song a big gift.
Chen Long has occupied Zootopia alone for countless years. He occasionally showed signs of decline, but it was just a feint in the final zodiac showdown. The final winner is always him, and that has never changed.
Qiao Song laughed. "I heard that this old guy can possess all the abilities of other areas at the same time. I thought that if I were him, I would quietly use Wei Yang's ability to hypnotize all the outstanding players who can be influenced one by one. He really didn't let me down."
Qiao Song knew that some players who were controlled by extreme greed still had swirling vortex lines in their eyes.
The orders these guys received were most likely to hold back everyone except themselves. Even if they had to sacrifice themselves, they wanted death and disappearance to become weights on a scale that would crush the morality and humanity that Qiao Song carried with him after he became a human.
But Qiao Song didn't expect that Chen Long, as a human being, would actually bet on the humanity of her, a stone.
"Does he think I'm a saint or something? I'm just a stone that has been in the river of life and death for so many years, how many dead people have I seen? It's ridiculous. So, he doesn't think of himself as a human player, but he thinks of me as a human."
Li Yuan was silent for a few seconds.
"There's no comparison between him and you. You are..."
The sound was stuck in his throat, and Li Yuan finally swallowed the adjective.
Qiao Song couldn't help laughing out loud: "Why, are the compliments to me too hot to your lips, or are you afraid that what you say will become reality? To be honest, I can't even remember how your ability was originally designed. The ability of Word Spirit is given to someone with a bad mouth, it must have suffocated you."
Qiao Song remembered that the plague captain that Li Yuan gave him as a pseudonym actually talked a lot, but he just spat out long paragraphs of comments.
Li Yuan could no longer bear it and argued: "Don't provoke me. I won't interfere with any of your decisions."
He just wanted to talk to Qiao Song.
Making this decision is not that simple.
Qiao Song knows better than anyone how the Infinite Highway has become what it is today step by step.
Li Yuan's voice came from afar: "Have you decided, one city, or this entire highway?"
Thick dark clouds were like a blanket over Zootopia, covering the bowl-like city.
Qiao Song has viewed Zootopia in many different areas.
Day or night, or perhaps, a fake mirrored Zootopia.
She smiled indifferently and flapped her wings to fly towards the golden destination.
"Think carefully, you should be very familiar with falling into the water from a boat. Just follow me and I won't let you drown."
The energy of the black feathers was exhausted and turned into powder. Qiao Song went to the entire Zootopia alone, which was currently the only enemy area for her.
Chen Long was already waiting for her.
There was a golden dragon with countless players floating behind it, but Qiao Song came alone.
The old dragon's voice echoed in the air with a sense of vicissitudes:
"I thought you had guessed Dragon's ability, but you still dared to come here by yourself. Aren't you afraid of a setback? As far as I know, you haven't fully recovered yet, so you probably can't take over the jurisdiction of Zootopia directly."
Qiao Song was still humming an out-of-tune song. It was the jingle she had heard the group of kids singing in the virtual mirror city.
"The bones and blood of the Rooster are poisonous, the leg meat of the Horse is the most chewy, the beef is eaten from the body but not the head, the monkey is plucked and its hair is not to be left, the Tiger keeps its teeth on its hands, the Pig absolutely does not eat oil, the Rabbit uses its claws to grind its teeth, the Rat is destroyed without worries, the Sheep cannot be looked at in the eyes, the Snake is scaled and then its head is removed~"
"Although there is no mention of dragons here, dragons are probably similar to snakes, except that they have four more legs."
She pulled out a water knife wrapped in a large amount of flames from behind her.
"Let me try. What's the difference between killing a dragon and killing a snake?"
The wings behind her began to disappear, and the players behind Chen Long, who had some reservations at first, soon followed, including some acquaintances.
[Investment target is being locked——add leverage——]
[Foreign exchange risk is increasing. Any money transactions other than those of our company are prohibited in this area——]
【Import and export trade investment restrictions——】
The reason why Chenlong possesses the power of the twelve zodiac signs is not as abnormal as the original one, but a weakened version.
In order to monitor the city over the years, he most often used the eyes of the Sheep and the reproductive ability of the monkey's hair.
In different areas of the city, the fruits on the trees are transformed from eyes, the pebbles on the ground are transformed from eyes, and even the dirty marks on the walls of some buildings and the markings on the wood in the forest are the eyes of Chen Long.
He is everywhere.
He controlled the rhythm of every celebration behind the scenes and always kept himself on the delicate edge of power.
Let those who try to replace you always feel that they can succeed if they try a little harder, so that they will fight to the point of bloodshed and divide each other.
"I left the Black Iron Guild for last in order to limit your ability to gain money, Qiao Song. If I'm not mistaken, you need enough soul power to use all your rights. You can't overthrow me directly now because you're not rich enough."
The old dragon smiled sarcastically, his body shining with golden light, as if every scale was made up of thousands of pounds of gold and soul.
"So, humans are born capital animals. We know how to use all resources to enrich the world. Look, I'm doing pretty well."
Qiao Songli ignored him and said something to his own shrine, and soon a magic carpet flew out from it.
"Boss Cai, or you, you guys always spout so much nonsense at the last minute. Are you just trying to delay time?"
Chen Long's beard slowly slowed down its floating rhythm, and he narrowed his eyes: "I don't understand what you are talking about, but you should pay attention to the time."
He wagged his tail and pointed toward the convenience stores that had sprung up outside Zootopia.
"I know that you want to use the channel buried by the display screen to divert the water from the River of Life and Death. Can you pay the corresponding price? I control everything in this city. Over the years, I have been afraid that someone will take back the city I gave you. Until today, you still came. All the river water in the convenience store will flow backwards. You are going to flood not only Zootopia but also the entire highway."
Chen Long's voice became disgusting.
"Qiao Song, I know you now have a human heart. Are you willing to kill so many players at once? You saved them with your own hands back then."
The woman on the magic carpet opposite chuckled: "Do you think you're the only one stalling for time? What a coincidence, I'm the same."
She tilted her ears as if listening to something, and finally clapped her hands: "Don't think I'm a good person. My biggest purpose in climbing up this road is to have fun. Today I'll let you play a new game."
Her expression gradually became more and more grim.
"The name of this new game is, Ark of the End of the World Version - Rapids Ride."
Qiao Song clasped his hands together and slapped hard. At the same time, the entire Zootopia and even the roads that spread out infinitely in the distance from Zootopia were detonated at the same time, as if there were bombs buried underneath.
Chen Long, who had already prepared for the worst-case scenario in the negotiations, found that he had still underestimated the extent of Qiao Song's madness. His voice even trembled as he looked in disbelief at the mist in the distance that was spreading across the entire world like a fountain.
"What are you doing...you took the initiative to blow up that river...are you going to let the whole world be flooded in an instant? Do you want to completely destroy the entire game system?!"
"You're mad—you're mad—"
The girl sitting on the magic carpet opposite took out a fairy wand and even winked at him.
"I know you secretly hid a small broken boat, it's better not to let me find it."
"I'm the only one in this world who can swim safely. If you compete with me in terms of madness, Chen Long, you'd better remember that those who have a way out can never win."
Qiao Song snapped his fingers, and the rumbling sound under Zootopia became louder and louder, as if a train was about to break through the ground.
Chen Long knew what that was. It was the river of life and death flowing with excitement.
He gambled on Qiao Song's humanity and wanted to play cards with this guy first to negotiate the price. At the very least, he would just have to sacrifice an animal city.
As a result, the other party overturned the card table.
It’s gone, everything is gone.
"Since you love this city so much, and love controlling the game and the lives of all the players, then I'll treat you to the fireworks."
Crash——
The freezing cold river water flew straight into the sky with an everlasting flame.
Under Chen Long's incredulous gaze, in a short period of time, the throne that he had built for countless years and spent countless capital to own disappeared.
His gaming kingdom turned into a fountain pool that stored water.
And he didn't even dare to touch the water inside.
Qiao Song was still laughing: "Is it fun to threaten me?"
In the distant sky, the feast of the river of life and death began.
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