Chapter 55: Deadly Road Friendly Match
An introduction to the new map has been inserted into the center console.
【Thunder Plains】
[On the happy plain filled with laughter, every lucky person will randomly receive a lucky item scattered on their head. Don't be afraid. Although it is indeed dangerous to be wrapped in a thunder ball, they will become very cute after landing! Warm reminder, please always keep your vehicle intact! A severely damaged car cannot withstand the lightning strike and will not get the lucky item~]
Is Thunderball cute?
Qiao Song glanced at the three cars that had been blown to charcoal in the back, but didn't see any trace of the lucky item mentioned in the rules. Or did it mean that only those who survived the lightning strike could get the so-called lucky item?
The last sentence of this description is quite conscientious. The integrity of the vehicle is probably the key.
Before coming out of the Mushroom Forest, Qiao Song received a prompt that the damage level of her current vehicle was 10%. As for the cars that were struck by lightning at the back, regardless of their integrity, they did look broken. They might have suffered some damage in other maps.
Qiao Song knew very well that when the vehicle was in a complete state, the metal shell would form a Faraday cage.
When lightning strikes a car, the electric current will be conducted into the ground, so the inside is actually safe. The premise is that the cars built for them by Hearse Entertainment are indeed all made of metal shells.
These cars are made by players themselves, and the raw materials used for the cars are very strange.
It could be dinosaur skin, or it could be some special conductive material. The styles of cars produced on different floors are also very different, but judging from the miserable state of the car just now—
"Chengcheng, you modified your car yourself. Are you sure the shell is all metal?"
Gao Chengcheng: "Of course it is! This is an ice cream truck!"
Now that you have entered the world of infinite flow, you have to spend more money on your hobbies, not to mention cars, which are very important in this entire game world.
"Then your car should be safe for now. After we disconnect the call, try to stay away from me."
After listening to Qiao Song's explanation, Gao Chengcheng immediately thought of the discharge experiment he saw when his class visited the Science and Technology Museum when he was a child. People stood in an iron cage and could directly see long blue electric arcs hitting the cage. It was okay to touch it with their hands. With a device similar to an iron cage, they would not be injured by the electric current.
"Remember not to drive too fast. If you drive too fast and get hit by lightning, there is a risk of the electric current causing a tire blowout."
It's also dangerous to make a phone call, they will cut off the call soon.
Qiao Song finished what he wanted to say as much as possible: "This so-called lucky item brought by the lightning should be an inducement option. Don't use the experience of the previous two maps to judge this new map. If the vehicle cannot conduct electricity, being struck by lightning will mean death."
For example, the fate of the cars just now was obvious. Qiao Song didn’t even see those ghosts. Just like the coffin brothers before, they voluntarily withdrew from the race. They might have been struck by lightning.
"First observe what other teams are doing. If it doesn't work, give up the props and finish this map first. Also, remember to close the doors and windows to maintain the integrity of the vehicle, and don't talk on the phone unless necessary."
After they finished speaking the last few words, their two cars were already separated.
Gao Chengcheng's car actually suffered 15% damage after passing the Mushroom Forest copy, but fortunately her car had undergone several rounds of modifications before, and the outer box was thick enough.
She remembered what Qiao Song said and gave up the idea of causing trouble. In fact, the last time she participated in a road race, she just managed to survive to the end and got a last-place 9th place. In terms of running, few people could catch up with her.
As he stepped on the accelerator, a shiny icy road suddenly appeared in front of the ice cream truck. Gao Chengcheng's car quickly ran to the front and first put some distance between himself and the group of contestants in the lightning-struck area.
"Brother, why do you look like that?"
The Doberman Pinscher on the passenger seat had his sense of smell greatly weakened after the car windows were closed. He looked nervously through the glass window at the gloomy sky, and his expression was not very pleasant.
"It looks like our car is locked."
To be precise, every car seemed to have been locked in advance by lightning from the sky.
In the thick clouds like a gray wool blanket, a few thick lightning snakes flashed from time to time, and then at some point, countless lightning bolts suddenly hit the ground.
In the entire racetrack, countless vehicles that were sprinting forward in a straight line almost swayed into S-shaped routes at that moment.
"What the hell is this?"
"Speed up, or we'll be hit by the ghosts behind us!"
The human players were trying their best to avoid the lightning from the sky while preventing the sudden attacks from the crazy ghosts behind them.
In comparison, the cars in the front that have a distance from the back are not daring to be provoked by any ghosts, and are even difficult to catch up with.
Qiao Song is also in this group. Her car has even reached the top three. If it weren't for the car's attribute points and the points on speed, she would probably have remained in first place.
She also felt the feeling of being locked by lightning in the sky, and the reason was simple: her hair stood up prematurely.
If you are in the outside world, when you are locked by lightning, the hairs on your body and even your hair will fly slightly into the sky.
But she was in the car, which indirectly proved that her car could not form a Faraday cage. Sure enough, the car with a dinosaur shell did not meet the metal judgment!
So after noticing lightning gathering overhead, she decisively began to approach the dense crowd of chasing vehicles behind her.
When there are enough things around you that are struck by lightning, and you are not connected to them hand in hand, then they are your lightning rods.
As soon as Qiao Song's car approached, it quickly locked onto something that was more likely to be struck by lightning than her dinosaur car.
Except for a small number of players who use their own cars, most of the road racing vehicles come from the 6th floor of the car manufacturing copy.
A familiar color flashed in the rearview mirror, and Qiao Song quickly locked onto the dragon boat-style vehicle.
This car should come from the map on the second floor - Roaring Dragon Boat.
As the name suggests, there will definitely be levels like water routes in their maps, so the cars they produce even come with a dragon that can spray water.
In addition to metals, water is also a good conductor of electricity.
It’s decided to be you!
Qiao Song didn't feel any psychological pressure at all and chose these two strategy groups as the scapegoats.
The latter was also quite excited to see her car. The strategy group liked players who did not follow the usual path in the dungeon, not to mention that Qiao Song was a new player that the Alliance and Dawn Town were paying attention to.
After Qiao Song went to the Mushroom Valley, they chased the Newcomer Alliance's car for a long time, but were finally left behind by You Yitong.
I don't know what strange effect that mushroom car has. If you look at it for a long time, your vision will be affected. The man in the baseball cap's eyes became blurry, and he felt that the red mushroom with small white dots had left them far behind.
By the time they realized it, they had already entered the tunnel. They decisively chose to continue the race and soon met his old acquaintances in the new map, but the mushroom car was already ahead.
The good news is that Qiao Song, who was running in the front, actually came closer on his own initiative.
"This guy really didn't choose to go to the transfer station!" Of course, real players will complete the game with one life, who needs to rest! Such an exciting map, of course, you can play as long as you can.
The steering wheel of the car turned twice, and when the man in the baseball cap was hesitating whether to continue attacking Qiao Song to add a little fun to the game, he heard the reminder from the co-pilot.
"Captain, I always feel that there's something wrong with her expression." The Lego Gundam man, who was holding a toy shield in his hand, hadn't seen other players for a long time and showed this expression after seeing them.
When most people see their expressions, it's like seeing a psychopath in a game.
The greatest pleasure for the strategy group is to persecute other players while watching their expressions of disgust and reluctance.
But what about Qiao Song?
There was a hint of provocation in the excitement, which was very similar to the expressions that often appeared on the faces of the strategy team members.
Is this a similar encounter?
The next second after this thought came to his mind, the captain of the driving team couldn't help it and controlled the dragon head on the dragon boat to spit out a large ball of water.
Puff puff puff—the dragon head spun around the car and directly hit three ghost cars around it, which were two player convoys, one of which was Qiao Song.
But she let the water gun hit herself on purpose, because she knew that the strategy crew would be so naughty that they would not be able to control themselves.
A large area of conductors gathered together and collided and rubbed against each other. The thunder in the sky finally couldn't bear it anymore. Countless electric snakes fell from the sky and instantly hit most of the vehicles on the ground.
Compared to those cars that failed at the beginning before, most of the cars this time managed to hold up. After all, most of the vehicles that could drive to this position were in good condition.
After observing so many lightning strikes up close, Qiao Song finally saw what he wanted to see.
When those mines fall on the roof of the car, if the car has a metal shell and remains intact, it will not be penetrated. After an amazing flash, a circle of white figures holding hands and running very fast will appear on the roof.
The little people danced happily for a while in a big circle, then bumped into each other in the middle and turned into a shiny cube. In less than three seconds, the cube disappeared.
But the passengers in the car were so frightened that they didn't realize something had appeared on the roof of their car.
After the lightning strike, the car became tattered at a speed visible to the naked eye, with everything from the window glass to the body becoming uneven.
It seems that actively catching the thunder is a bit risky. If you want to get that gift, you must be fast enough, otherwise the little man who jumps out of the thunder ball will disappear quickly.
As for Qiao Song, of course she was fine. The defensive items she bought were effective.
【Defense bubble film】
[A thin and useless layer of water defense. The most important thing about the spherical bubble is its suction power. When facing all-round attacks, it can instantly absorb attacks from multiple angles and slow down the speed of the attacks. Why does it only slow down the speed? After all, it is just a layer of bubble film, not a real shield.]
[Number of uses remaining: 1]
If it was any other attack, it might just be a delayed effect, just like when she was besieged in the dinosaur copy before, but the lightning strike was different. The entire spherical bubble membrane was like a Faraday cage formed by a water film, which blocked all the lightning outside and then transmitted it along the ground.
The layer of water bullets that the strategy team used the faucet to hit her car body only wet Qiao Song's car body because the distance was too far.
If it were on the ice field, the damage would definitely be far greater than it is now, but in this copy, the power of the water bomb couldn't even break through the super strong defense brought by her Giganotosaurus. Instead, it enhanced the effect of the defensive bubble film item used by Qiao Song later.
Okay, okay, she is determined to grab this fat sheep with bad intentions.
According to the copy introduction, every car should be locked once. She had just observed that the thunder falling from the sky has a certain rhythm and will not lock all targets at once, otherwise it would be too difficult.
After experiencing a lightning strike, the two members of the strategy team also reacted.
One of their three fixed cards had been consumed, which was a defensive card they brought specially.
Everyone in their team knows the personalities of their members, so defensive items are the most commonly used by the strategy group. After all, everyone in their team is an attacker.
"Captain, did you see that just now? There seemed to be a circle of dancing figures on the roof of the car next to us."
After checking the remaining uses of the cards, the man in the baseball cap pulled up the sleeves of both hands.
"I see. This should be the method to obtain props in this level. Can you make a bigger shield with your plastic toy? If you can't, switch places with me."
Lego toys can be used to make shields, but it is obviously impossible to make a shield that can cover their car in a short period of time.
So the passenger in the car squeezed towards the driver's seat, and his captain opened the skylight on the roof and climbed out boldly.
There are many people who have the same behavior. They all saw what just appeared on the roof. As expected, as long as they can withstand the lightning strike, the little man in the thunder ball will appear. That block is most likely a special item that will be produced in this copy.
Qiao Song also climbed onto the roof of the car, but because she was now using puppet silk to release water ghosts to drive, her car began to move in a serpentine route. The advantage was that the possibility of being struck by lightning seemed to be greatly reduced, but the disadvantage was that it would make her particularly conspicuous.
"This girl actually let a ghost drive the car. She is indeed the one favored by the Newcomer Alliance."
It's no secret that the Newcomer Alliance likes to raise ghosts to pass dungeons. Every big guild has some peculiar habits. For example, the Dawnland is full of lunatics who are crazy about going home, and few of them look like human beings.
The Black Iron Guild is a chamber of commerce organization with clear class divisions, which conducts intelligence and experiments every day. The Weeds are a group of psychopaths with grass in their brains, and they only dare to act rudely towards newcomers.
As for their strategy group, they are the real players who can truly appreciate the beauty of this world!
When playing games, the most important thing is of course to have fun.
The man in the baseball cap on the roof of the car quickly locked onto several cars near him, and a small pixel hammer appeared in his hand.
【My Pixel World】
[Give me a few different blocks, and I can create the whole world! ]
[Currently switched to metal mode, long-range throwing locked——]
After determining that there were at least several different ghost cars around him, he threw the metal block in his hand without hesitation, quickly creating several tall metal spikes on the roofs of those cars.
He also flew a few blocks over to Qiao Song, but those small pixels were quickly knocked away by Qiao Song's hammer.
Feeling the vibration from the hammer, Qiao Song immediately realized what the player from the strategy group threw over. It was most likely some special piece of metal.
Quite smart, and to some extent, I just happened to think the same thing as her.
But the ghosts chasing after these players were not in such a good mood.
The ghosts that survived the first round of lightning strikes are all special monsters. Some of them drive paper cars, and some are even carrying the same coffin cars as their zombie brothers, but these coffins look much older. They are all red and covered with various talismans. The common point between paper cars and coffin cars is that they both carry a lot of ghost props.
The reason why the paper car was not destroyed by the lightning was because there were several special stickers on the roof that acted like mirrors and directly bounced back the lightning.
A boy and a girl in the paper car were arguing and pushing towards the player.
"I told you to go eat some hot food from those wrecked cars behind us! Why are you chasing them? Lightning strikes are very dangerous, and we don't even have many mirrors left."
"You are such a loser! Why eat those that have been hit by lightning when there are fresh humans to eat? The mirrors are enough. I have asked around. The number of times we will be attacked on this map will not exceed--"
The boy next to her immediately covered her mouth.
"There's a live broadcast in this instance, so keep your voice down and don't let anything slip!"
Humans have their own intelligence network, and ghosts of course have their own intelligence network. This copy is actually a place for ghosts to come in and relax, and they can also hunt humans at close range.
Kids like them certainly have their own channels and learned about the program list in advance.
"Yinyin won't watch ghosts in the live broadcast. She just wants to see if any human can reach the end." The paper-made girl said in a low voice.
But they also know that players who rank too high will definitely not get the food, such as the two who were brave enough to leave the car and stand on the roof.
It doesn't matter, isn't there a third car? This car looks pretty much scrapped, and the humans inside look pretty languid, they definitely can't survive the third lightning strike!
This car was also one of the cars that was hit when the strategy team attacked the surrounding vehicles. There were two burly men in the car, slapping the steering wheel and cursing.
"Those psychopaths in the strategy group who play games, they have nothing better to do than attack humans! Are their brains filled with shit!?"
After swearing several times, he quickly asked his companion in the co-pilot seat who was fiddling with the center console.
"What's going on? The damage is almost 50% now. Can't we take the initiative to enter the repair station?"
Fortunately, their car is made of all metal. Although it was struck by lightning just now, the two people in the car were not injured. The problem is that the power of the strike was too great, and the central console instantly called the police. Their car had suffered certain damage in the first two maps, and now the damage ratio has reached 40%.
"MD, no, they said we have to at least get to the tunnel entrance before we can choose to enter the maintenance station. Turn to the side! Something is coming back."
As the paper hearse approached, it brought a lot of gloomy atmosphere.
The passenger in the passenger seat reacted very quickly, opening the window immediately and holding a lit firework in his hand.
【The sound of firecrackers, bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new year! 】
There was a crackling sound of red cardboard fireworks, followed by blooming colorful bouquets of flowers, which pushed the hearse to the side.
"It hurts so much, it hurts so much, why does this person have a weapon that specifically targets us?"
The paper doll of a boy with a big blush painted on his face retracted his head from the window and touched the paper that was splashed by the fireworks with heartache.
Fortunately, the hearse is repairing itself quickly.
"No, although this car is badly damaged, the passengers inside seem to have weapons that are specifically designed to fight ghosts. Xiaomei, why don't we get another one?"
The blushing paper figurine girl snorted, "The next lightning strike is coming soon. They won't be able to withstand it for long!"
As expected, after avoiding the attack of the hearse, the two troublemakers from the strategy group started attacking the players around them again. This time, they used small metal blocks, which fell on the roofs of other cars.
[Lightning rod installed! The number of remaining metal blocks is being updated...]
Thunderclouds began to gather in the sky again. The man in the baseball cap felt the hairs on his exposed arms stand up. The lightning began to target the vehicles here again.
This time I must find a way to keep those little people on the roof of the car. The best way is to leave the harm to others and leave the happiness to myself.
The metal block has been moved out, now let's see the effect.
When the man in the baseball cap was still feeling proud of his masterpiece, he found that he seemed to be being stared at. Turning around, he saw Qiao Song saying hi to him.
The girl holding a sledgehammer on her shoulder stood very steadily on the swaying car.
The man in the baseball cap frowned. It was true that the metal blocks he threw over were all hit away by the girl with a hammer, but why was she looking at him with an expression that said, "You're almost done for."
Before he could figure it out, he saw large thunderclouds flashing in the sky and the second round of lightning strikes began.
As the terrifying lightning fell, most of the vehicles with props began to use them, and those without props were also trying hard to use their own cars to withstand it. In the face of lightning, humans and ghosts are equal.
The strategy team, who had installed multiple lightning rods near their cars in advance, was very satisfied to find that most of the power of the lightning was diverted away by the surrounding cars, and in the end only a very small lightning bolt struck the roof of their car.
He had already put on special protective clothing all over his body and was not afraid of lightning strikes at all.
【Insulation suit: plain version】
This set of clothes generated by pixels is relatively thin. If it was as thick and strong as the lightning before, he would not have the courage to stand on the roof. Doesn't this mean that someone is sharing the firepower?
After lightning struck the roof of the car, a circle of dancing white figures quickly appeared.
They danced in circles, then crashed into the center, creating a small white square.
When the man in the baseball cap happily reached out to pick up the cube, he suddenly felt a familiar white light in his peripheral vision.
Sound travels slower than light. After being drowned out by the lightning, he was a beat late in hearing the sound of the metal block being hit by the hammer and flying towards him with lightning.
Isn't the lightning strike over? Where the hell is this lightning coming from!!!
Qiao Song standing in the water film: You’re welcome, the item is returned to its original owner.
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