(The team leader's name has been changed to Jiang Min)
He Yuxing held back for a few seconds, but couldn't help it, "You don't need to call me Brother Camel."
“Okay, Camel,” Jiang Min said nonchalantly. He then looked at Cen Yu and extended his hand as well. “I’m the captain of the hunter team. What about you?”
“Unemployed,” Cen Yu said, extending his hand to give Jiang Min a perfunctory pat on the shoulder. “Cen Yu.”
What are you talking about, the mutation zone?
There are countless mutated zones in the wilderness, and there are also some on the only way to the digital zone... but the fact that Jiang Min said the mutated zones have expanded to the point that they cannot be bypassed is still a bit beyond Cen Yu's imagination.
“Three weeks ago, the mutation zone expanded,” Jiang Min said, gesturing for Cen Yu and He Yuxing to follow him upstairs. “And the expansion is happening very quickly. Now the two expanded mutation zones are connected, directly separating the wilderness from the digital zone.”
Cen Yu followed Jiang Min, but kept a distance. He Yuxing stayed close to Cen Yu and whispered, "Can we trust him?"
He spoke very softly, but Jiang Min could still hear him clearly—he didn't know if the other person was doing it on purpose, or if they didn't know that these hunter teams were all mutants, and that such "whispers" at this distance could be heard clearly.
He turned to look at He Yuxing, only to see He Yuxing looking at him warily, as if he really didn't know how good the mutant's hearing was.
"Is it just my imagination?" Jiang Min thought, then turned back and continued walking.
Cen Yu listened to He Yuxing's whisper, "You should be able to believe him; he seems like a good person."
Jiang Min nodded secretly.
"Really?" He Yuxing asked doubtfully, "But I don't think he's a good person..."
"Birdman," Jiang Min thought, "I can't argue with birdman."
He pretended not to hear the whispers behind him and led Cen Yu and He Yuxing upstairs. The team members all stood up, seemingly not understanding why their leader would bring these two people.
“I just brought them in,” Jiang Min said, pointing to the two of them.
The team members looked at each other in bewilderment.
They were indeed waiting for passing hunters while they stayed in this natural history museum... They knew about the match inside the tower and didn't doubt Cen Yu's strength, but that angel seemed impossible to fight, and his healing ability sounded rather useless.
Cen Yu looked at the team members and found that there were 13 people in total, including the two of them.
“Monkeys.” Jiang Min pointed to one of them. “You tell Cen Yu about the situation in the mutated zone.”
Upon seeing this, the monkey immediately pulled out a map.
They drew it themselves.
“This is the mutation zone.” He spread out the map in front of Cen Yu.
The map is very rudimentary, with some dungeon markings besides the mutated areas... Originally, the two mutated areas were located between the wilderness and the digital area, but now, on the map, these two mutated areas are like an insurmountable chasm, separating the wilderness and the digital area.
“These two places have been expanding for the past three weeks,” the monkey said. “We tried to get in, but hunters who escaped from inside said it had become a complete hell.”
His words were unclear, and Cen Yu looked at Jiang Min, "You went in?"
"The boss went in," the monkey added.
Cen Yu looked at Jiang Min, waiting for his answer.
"I can only say it was unforgettable." Jiang Min looked at Cen Yu. "It was full of unforgettable monsters."
He looked at Cen Yu, "What is your weapon?"
Cen Yu slowly pulled out the dagger.
Jiang Min guessed that the other party had hidden items. He glanced at the members of the team, found a long knife, and threw it to Cen Yu, saying, "Your thing is useless."
“We absolutely have to go to the digital zone,” Jiang Min said directly. “I’m warning you beforehand, this expanded mutation zone is very dangerous…” He looked Cen Yu and He Yuxing up and down. “I advise you to think it through.”
Cen Yu naturally had to go to the number zone, and even meet the nobleman from zone one...
Or at least Jiang Min needs to know his plan and reveal it to He Yuxing.
Cen Yu raised his wrist. "How many points is this?" He looked at the long knife that Jiang Min had thrown to him.
Jiang Min smiled and said, "No need."
"This is an investment."
Jiang Min then looked at He Yuxing, "What about you, Camel? Are you planning to leave now or..."
“I’m with Xiao Yu.” He Yuxing was still wrapped in her cloak. “Weren’t you waiting for the right number of people?”
"If I leave, will you still be able to enter the mutated zone?"
The monkey was about to say something when Jiang Min raised his hand to stop him. He looked at He Yuxing and said, "Yes."
"We are indeed waiting for the right number of people."
Jiang Min thought for a moment and said to Cen Yu, "It's not that I'm deliberately hiding it. I went to the mutation zone, but I could only go forward 10 meters at most. The rest of the area was shrouded in mist, with only a huge number 13 written on it."
"After my team and I entered, we found that the number 13 had not changed, so we guessed that it might take 13 people to enter the mutation zone."
From some perspectives, the mutation zone is essentially a large-scale instance.
It's not surprising that there's a limit to the number of people...
“So, if you change your mind, you can leave now,” Jiang Min said, spreading his hands. “We will continue to wait for other hunters or wanderers.”
Cen Yu certainly wouldn't leave.
He Yuxing simply stood beside Cen Yu.
Jiang Min looked at them for a while, then said, "It seems you're not planning to leave."
"Then let's set off immediately."
...
Upon entering the mutation zone, Cen Yu saw the mist that Jiang Min had mentioned and the enormous number 13.
The moment they entered, the number 13 vanished, and a path slowly appeared in the center of the mist.
"Let's go," Jiang Min said. Driving is not allowed in the mutated zone, otherwise it will attract the attention of something.
Passing through the mist, Cen Yu found himself in a golden amusement park. The park was bustling with activity, and the carousel was still spinning. Unfortunately, the entire amusement park was deserted.
Upbeat music was playing on the radio.
Soon, the upbeat music accelerated, becoming increasingly shrill. Just as some members of the team were covering their ears, loud laughter blared from the loudspeaker.
"Welcome to Golden Amusement Park."
"I am your friend, Mr. Clown."
"Now let's play a little game of hide-and-seek."
Cen Yu looked up at the gloomy sky and the lifeless amusement park, wondering where the clown was—
"Mr. Clown hates the Virgin Mary the most."
"Let's find the Virgin Mary and kill her." The clown on the radio chuckled a few times. "If you show mercy to the Virgin Mary, then Mr. Clown will kill you."
“Every 10 minutes, Mr. Clown will kill one person.”
"So please find the Virgin Mary as soon as possible."
"The game begins now, hee hee."
As soon as the announcement ended, the entire park suddenly became lively, with countless adults and children appearing in the golden park... as if to tell the players that the Virgin Mary was among these people.
"...The Virgin Mary can't possibly have a halo over her head, can she?" the monkey muttered to himself, looking at the people who had appeared in the park. "How are we supposed to find her?!"
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