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Guo Pei gave himself two seconds to think, then slapped his thigh, stood up from the ground, and walked quickly to Christie.
His vision was vague, and he equipped the skill [Execution].
"[Annihilation], when the target's health drops below 1.1%, this skill will ignore all defenses, shields, and special effects, and directly melt the target." Guo Pei pretended to read the skill description.
[Annihilation], of course he made up this name.
Paradise Island was a huge force, and coupled with their plundering of players' skills, they might have all sorts of skills. Guo Pei even suspected that their internal staff might have specially created a summary table or illustrated guide of all skills for internal reference.
If this is true, the lowest rarity E-level skill [Execution] must be the first skill to be filled in the table.
Now that this foreigner has the health-locking skill, there is no reason not to test which skills are effective on him.
Therefore, Guo Pei deliberately did not say the real name of [Execution], but made up a lie, and raised the original E-level skill to A-level, in order to enter the knowledge blind spot of Paradise Island.
Guo Pei recited extremely smoothly, as if he was really reading the words.
This is thanks to his good habit of morning reading. The good habit he developed in morning reading classes when he was a student has always been with him. He usually speaks fluently and can easily say what he means and what he says.
Sure enough, after listening to Guo Pei's introduction to his skills, Christie's eyes showed a hint of unnaturalness, which was keenly caught by Tao Sai who was observing secretly.
Unlike the composure he had maintained all along, although it was only for a moment and he returned to his original state after a moment, Tao Sai saw the whole process very clearly.
"Wait a minute," Tao Sai tacitly called out to Guo Pei, who was about to pretend to attack, and then turned to look at the foreigner lying on the ground, "Hey, you have a chance to speak."
Tao Sai omitted the step of asking Shi Jiahui to act as a translator. The foreigner's color changed when he heard Guo Pei's words, proving that he could understand Chinese, but he just couldn't use it proficiently.
Translation, everything revolves around him, which makes them seem insecure.
Hearing Tao Sai's voice, Christie calmed down and chose to close her eyes and rest.
He is also testing.
Tao Sai said calmly: "I'll only give you 10 seconds."
“10.”
"9."
Countdowns can create a tense atmosphere, especially when faced with life or death choices.
Undoubtedly, this foreigner had a great mentality. He finally spoke until Tao Sai counted to 3, and even she herself had to start thinking about how to make amends when the time was up and she couldn't really kill him.
He said in English, "I can tell you the approximate location of your companions, but I have one condition. Who is the traitor you have placed in Jiange?"
"My plan is flawless. You could never have guessed it out of thin air. And the last time I was attacked, it all points to one possibility - an insider."
As soon as Shi Jiahui finished translating, everyone's expression changed slightly.
Tao Sai remained silent, but his mind was working rapidly.
It was impossible to sell Gao Shanfeng out. Although Tao Sai and her had no prior friendship or acquaintance, she had risked her life to pass on valuable information. Paradise Island was already cruel to ordinary players, so it was unbelievable what kind of methods they would use to deal with traitors.
From this perspective, it is impossible for Tao Sai to betray her.
"Yijian Yinian, his nickname." Tao Sai said simply.
Anyway, it was impossible for him to verify it immediately. If he didn't verify it and turned around to kill "Yi Jian Yi Nian", that would be perfect, as he could successfully get rid of a cockroach that was blocking her way.
Hearing this, Christie actually laughed.
This smile instantly made Tao Sai feel indescribable fear and his whole body was filled with chills.
She realized belatedly that she had been tricked.
This was a sinister old fox. His original intention was not to ask who the traitor was, but simply to wonder whether there was a traitor. After taking two turns, he got an extremely certain answer from Tao Sai.
Tao Sai pretended to be calm, but his hands hanging by his sides were clenched into fists, and he secretly made up his mind to kill him.
Christie was so caught up in the joy of winning the psychological game that she didn't notice Tao Sai's hand movements. After a moment, he spoke, "Okay, a fair exchange. But I don't have your companion's exact coordinates. I can only give you a rough range."
He gave four coordinates according to the system map. The four coordinate points formed a rectangular area. Tao Sai calculated the area of the rectangle based on the coordinate points, which was about 5 square kilometers.
This rectangular area is located exactly northwest of the seaside town, which is consistent with the direction that Tao Sai had previously judged He Zhaonian was drifting based on the southeast wind. He should not have lied.
Tao Sai quickly wrote down the important information and then asked, "He's been infected with your puppet virus. If we can't deal with the virus in time, will his life be in danger?"
"No, the virus only parasitizes and doesn't attack the host's life state. The virus will die naturally after a certain period of time, but the impact of the virus on the body is irreversible." Christie paused. "I regret doing this to your friend, but there is nothing I can do. We are on different sides."
Tao Sai had no time to watch his hypocritical performance of feeling grief over the loss of a rabbit, so he turned around and packed up to leave.
Of course, He Zhaonian's clone must be dealt with immediately, otherwise once he sorts out the clone's memory and kills the real Xiao He, he will successfully take over the player's identity.
Tang Yingxue and Shi Jiahui couldn't bring themselves to do anything to the clone. Although they knew it was just a clone, it looked exactly like Xiao He after all, which was still too cruel to them.
Guo Pei was better, but not much better, and was hesitating about how to proceed in a more decent manner.
Tao Sai felt that he couldn't delay any longer, so he simply rushed towards the clone's face and knocked him unconscious. He then picked him up and threw him into the kitchen. He clicked open a few explosive rings and threw them in, then closed the door.
With a loud bang, the huge shock wave generated by the blast directly collapsed the kitchen outside the small building.
"Boss, what should we do with the foreigners?" Guo Pei asked, pointing upstairs.
He can't be killed, and it's impossible to keep him imprisoned because he can continuously transmit coordinates to Paradise Island through the alliance channel. Having him is like having a locator installed on you.
"Into the manure pit," said Towsey.
The space wormhole opened directly to the position between the four coordinates. Tao Sai used [Gravity Adaptation] to take off into the air, and she hovered herself at a height of about 100 meters above the ground.
Because the terrain here is not very rugged, a height of 100 meters is enough to overlook the entire rectangular area.
Based on the direction of the southeast wind, Tao Sai first locked onto a valley on the southern slope of a hill. If He Zhaonian followed the southeast wind, this hill would block some of the wind, and he would probably stop there.
This is an area of almost pristine mountains. In the valley, there are overgrown vegetation and weeds that are not even as high as the thighs.
Fortunately, the valley wasn't very large, so the four of them split up and searched. Sharp-eyed Tang Yingxue was the first to spot something in a pool that didn't belong in the primeval forest. It turned out to be human clothing. She called out, "Sister Sai, we found it!"
After turning over the weeds and bushes, there was indeed a person lying next to the rocks beside the pond.
Tao Sai slowed down and approached slowly.
He Zhaonian was wearing a T-shirt, gray sweatpants and hiking shoes. He had the familiar black-framed glasses and short, messy hair.
But what was shocking was that his skin all over his body, including his face, neck, arms, ankles, and even his scalp covered by his hair, was all shiny white.
It was so bright that it seemed as if countless lights were shining around him.
Shi Jiahui couldn't help but hold her head in her hands, her scalp tingling. Others felt much the same way, feeling incredibly distressed.
The most despairing thing was what the foreigner said: while the puppet virus would naturally kill him, the effects on his body were irreversible. This meant that he might have to live with this body forever.
Tao Sai reached out to stop Tang Yingxue from walking over and reminded her, "We're not sure how well the Puppet Virus is doing in his body right now. The comics say the virus is contagious and can spread rapidly."
"Oh, yes, I almost forgot about this." Tang Yingxue said softly, taking a step back.
From a distance, it was observed that although He Zhaonian, who was infected with the virus, was lying motionless with his eyes closed, his chest was rising and falling normally. He was probably resting because he had consumed too much energy fighting the puppet virus and was physically exhausted.
Tao Sai thought for a moment, took out a T-shirt from the [Warehouse], covered his face and mouth with it, and signaled Guo Pei and the others to move away.
[Clone] followed by [Teleport], Tao Sai used the double displacement skills that she had practiced countless times in the environment smoothly. She completed the displacement of seven or eight meters in 0.1 seconds and flashed to He Zhaonian's face.
The sound of the ground startled the other person, but just as he opened his eyes, Tao Sai had already grabbed his arms and stared at him.
When their eyes meet, [Energy Steal] is activated.
He Zhaonian struggled hard, but Tao Sai's hands were like mechanical claws, tightly gripping his arms.
After his energy was drained, He Zhaonian stopped struggling and lay limply on the ground, with an unusually unfamiliar cruelty in his eyes.
Tao Sai stood up straight, took a half step back, and pulled open the quick-drying T-shirt covering his face.
"Xiao He, do you still recognize me?" Tao Sai asked.
Although He Zhaonian, whose skin was bright and snowy, had only a trace of energy left after being drained and had no strength left to move, he still tried to struggle. His eyes were fierce and lifeless, filled with the desire to attack.
The zombies and the living dead in movies and TV shows are probably like this. Tao Sai looked away, unable to bear to look at them.
After a while, Tao Sai suddenly heard an urgent cry in her ears. The tone was so familiar that she suspected she was hallucinating.
"Sister Sai!"
She looked back and confirmed that the shout was from Xiao He.
"Xiao He?" Tao Sai looked at his companion whose whole body turned white due to the virus. He was excited, but also remained calm and rational.
"Sister Sai, is he okay?" Tang Yingxue, who was far away, also heard it and asked hurriedly.
"Don't come over!" Tao Sai gestured with his hand.
The familiarity in He Zhaonian's eyes only lasted for a few seconds before he regained his previous ferocity, as if he wanted to bite off a piece of flesh from her.
It was obvious that his consciousness was still battling the puppet virus. Neither side could determine the winner, as they alternated control of the body.
In the current situation, he should be able to regain absolute control of his body and get rid of the connection with the foreigner's consciousness only after the puppet virus in his body dies naturally.
If you want to restore his skin's original color, you probably can only find the "purification" skill mentioned in Gao Shanfeng's comics.
After his energy was drained, Xiao He was unable to move, but he was not in danger for the time being.
He was trying hard to fight the virus. It took him a lot of energy to regain control of his body. He could only speak a few intermittent words. After seeing his companions, tears couldn't stop flowing down.
"I should have kicked that bastard a few more times. Throwing him into the manure pit was too easy for him!" Tang Yingxue said angrily, stamping her feet on the ground.
"It's useless. Didn't he say he had the skill [painlessness]?" Guo Pei said helplessly.
Shi Jiahui squatted down, covered her mouth and nose, looked at him anxiously, and said, "Xiao He, if you are too tired, why don't you stop fighting the virus and rest? The virus will die on its own."
She was afraid that He Zhaonian wouldn't be able to hear when he was controlled by the virus, so she repeated the same words several times.
He Zhaonian opened his mouth to say something, but because of the constant switching of control of his body, his voice sounded very incomprehensible. Shi Jiahui took out a notebook to write it down. It took him a full ten minutes to finish a paragraph of dozens of words.
What he said was: "I've been stuck in a stalemate with the albinism virus, but I'm not sure what information I leaked while I was unconscious. I'm not in pain, I just really want to see you guys."
Tao Sai also squatted down, patted his shoulder, and said comfortingly: "Xiao He, it's okay, you will be fine."
She finished her words quickly with a determined look in her eyes as He Zhaonian came back to his senses.
After a pause, he activated [Energy Steal] and drained away his last bit of energy.
He Zhaonian closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
From a distance, his skin looked perfectly clear, but up close, one could see the ulcers on his skin. Although this damn virus didn't pose a fatal threat to his body, if it persisted for a prolonged period, it would cause more irreversible damage.
We can't just let Xiao He go on like this.
Tao Sai stood up and said to everyone, "We need to find a way to get that 'Purification' skill that Gao Shanfeng mentioned. Let's ask on the World Channel if anyone has found it, but I don't think the chances are high. When discussing skills on the World Channel, no one ever mentioned a similar skill. Its rarity is likely A-level, or even S-level."
"Right now, we have another option. That's the [S2 Season] settlement reward. If you still want to specify a skill, you can specify 'Purification'. We can find a way to ask Gao Shanfeng for the specific name. There's still a little over a week left until the end of the season, so let's give it a try and get some points. The three of you try to get another [Climber] and unlock an A-rank skill, and I'll try to get [Overlooker]."
Shi Jiahui and Tang Yingxue were both stunned for a moment, while Guo Pei was simply dumbfounded.
He quickly opened the [Season 2] player leaderboard and took a look at the current leaderboard's mission score, which had already exceeded 4000. Although they had been working tirelessly to catch up in the past few days, they were still far behind in the early stages and had just broken through 1000.
Sister Sai had the most task points, but it was only 1,400. The gap was like a chasm.
Moreover, when you are rushing to score points, others are also busy, so your speed cannot be faster.
Tang Yingxue and Shi Jiahui had been following Tao Sai for a long time and had witnessed many things beyond their imagination on Sister Sai's part. They were stunned for a moment, then recovered and nodded enthusiastically.
"No problem, Sister Sai, go, go!"
Guo Pei frowned and replied with a stiff upper lip: "...Okay."
"Don't be afraid of difficulties. Human potential is unlimited," Tao Sai encouraged.
Perhaps it was the boss's gaze that ignited his deepest convictions. Guo Pei suddenly believed it. Although the gap was huge, it didn't seem completely hopeless. No, nothing was impossible! In an instant, countless famous quotes flashed through his mind. Qu Yuan said, "The road is long and arduous, man can conquer nature, and everything depends on human effort..."
He nodded solemnly, "OK, let's do it!"
"But before that, there's something we have to do. Otherwise, we'll be constantly in trouble and won't be able to focus on completing the mission." Tao Sai said grimly, "Tonight, let's make some big noise."
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