Chapter 114 Chapter 114
In another village.
People were running away in panic. Some brave ones wanted to fight back, some were running away out of fear, and some were trying to pull others to be their shields in order to get a chance to survive.
Behind them, a man with half of his body turned into straw was chasing them.
Those people lost their minds and were filled with fear. Their instinct made them rush towards others, trying to seek help. Unfortunately, the people they were chasing did not want to stop.
Because those who wanted to stop and save their loved ones all became the same scarecrows.
The change was like a plague, spreading from the west to the east of the village.
Some people had cars and did not care about their belongings at home. They got in their cars and took their loved ones to flee the village.
Some people hide in the corners of their homes, trying to avoid all this.
Unfortunately, I was not so lucky this time, because Scarecrow Boy had already unlocked his second skill.
Skill: Rotten Reincarnation - Straw falls on rotten land and rots with the soil, giving birth to new sprouts. The scarecrow takes root in the soil and extends its roots to form a domain. It can give birth to new active scarecrows anywhere in the domain, and all situations in the domain are under control.
When a scarecrow takes root, it can give birth to a new scarecrow somewhere else. At the same time, the scarecrow boy can control who is on the land and what happens. The area that a scarecrow can control is about 100 meters in radius.
The territory controlled by a scarecrow is limited, but Qin Xiaocao has transformed not just one but dozens of scarecrows.
Dozens of circles with a radius of 100 meters are scattered throughout the village, which is enough for Qin Xiaocao to control the situation of the entire village.
He could clearly know how many living people were left in the village and where they were hiding.
"The only skill left is the last one." Qin Xiaocao tilted her head and said with regret, "It's a pity that the third skill is still too slow to unlock. Should I start a live broadcast?"
The paper man was standing behind him, with his hands behind his back, watching him mess around. After hearing what Qin Xiaocao said, the paper man smiled and said, "Start a live broadcast? Okay. Go ahead."
He really wanted to know what the original person's expression would be when he was with his family and suddenly his phone or computer opened a strange live broadcast interface.
It must be funny.
"But the live broadcast doesn't have a good 'script'. Wouldn't it be boring if it were to start suddenly like this?" Qin Xiaocao was worried that such a chaotic state would not be enjoyable enough to watch and would bring shame to the entity's weird live broadcast.
The paper man smiled and said, "Isn't your goal to unlock the skills? Isn't it good enough if you achieve your goal?"
Qin Xiaocao is still hesitating.
Suddenly, the Savior System spoke, and his voice was sent simultaneously to the Paper Man and the Straw Boy, telling them that the Faceless Child was on the way.
The Scarecrow Boy was a little confused: "What is he doing here?"
All three skills of the Faceless Child have been unlocked, and he has already successfully activated his second form. Why is he here to join in the fun?
The paper figure understood: "The faceless boy was ordered by the main body to stay in Heng City. When he was in the park, he was invited by the weird response department there, and joined."
The Straw Boy thought of what the two police officers had mentioned about asking Heng City for help, and understood: "So the backup they invited was the Faceless Child?"
No matter he or the faceless boy, they are both aliases of the real body, so what is this, hitting yourself?
The paper man leaned over and said, "We can start the live broadcast after the faceless boy arrives. Two powerful monsters fighting, wouldn't this kind of 'plot' be very interesting? It will also give you a good opportunity to show off your strength and unlock your second form."
The straw boy's eyes lit up. "You can still come up with useful suggestions. Let's do this. When the faceless boy arrives, system, start the live broadcast."
Salvation System: ...Oh.
But is it really okay? This time, not only did he suddenly open a new account, he even started a live broadcast. Did he really not tell the original owner?
After a quick look at the main body, Qingtong's father came back and was nagging, while stepmother was cooking in the kitchen. In the middle of nagging, Qingtong's half-sister Qingxia came out of the room with a workbook and asked her brother a question, so Qingtong went to explain the question to Qingxia.
Even if something strange is going to happen, things like the high school entrance exam will probably not be cancelled, so you still have to study.
It's even harder to disturb my sister when she's explaining the problem.
*
It takes about two hours to fly from Heng City to Wangshui City. After getting off the plane, they immediately took a chartered plane and drove to a remote village outside the city without delay for even a minute. Because they were not familiar with the road, they even took the wrong route. All in all, it was three hours later when Yu Miaoqing and Wu Liantong and his group arrived at the village where the incident occurred.
As soon as I arrived at the village entrance, I saw a few scarecrows standing scattered on the roadside.
The last member of Wangshui City's strange response department, who was also the director of this department, was already waiting at the entrance of the village. Since the two police officers he sent out had not returned, he certainly did not care about guarding the headquarters and waited here early for Yu Miaoqing's arrival.
Upon seeing the identical uniforms, the director of the Wangshui City branch, whose surname was Yuan, almost burst into tears.
"The village is small, with only about 80 households." The former minister's eyes were red. He had already gone in to check, and because he had no manpower, he borrowed people from the public security department. "There are only 16 people left alive, and the rest have become scarecrows."
More than half of these sixteen were women holding babies and elderly people with limited mobility.
"Where are those people?" Yu Miaoqing asked.
The former minister wiped away his tears and said, "Those who were too young or in poor health were sent away to nearby hospitals. The only ones left to be questioned are these three."
He pointed behind him and saw a girl of about eleven or twelve, a woman in her forties, and a young man who was probably in his twenties.
"I have asked about the whole story," said the former minister, "and also about the whereabouts of Qin Xiaocao."
The man pointed ahead and said, "We went to that village. I sent a police officer to investigate, but... it's been an hour and there's no news. I'm afraid he has become a scarecrow."
"If I hadn't been waiting for you here, I would have gone over there as well." The former minister said, "I'm the one who's in charge of dealing with weird things in this city."
When the capital city asked them to set up this department, the people in Wangshui city didn't take it seriously. Although they knew about the strange live broadcast, strange things had never appeared in their remote small city. This place was too remote and too poor. The entire city was not as big as a district in the capital city, and of course the population was small.
"I understand. Let's go there without delay." Yu Miaoqing said. She turned around and saw the Faceless Child staring at the direction of the village with a sly smile on his face.
"Straw~" The faceless boy floated in the air, flying straight over, as fast as a flash of lightning, and soon became a small red dot on the horizon.
This frightened the former minister, who had not noticed that there was a little girl in the crowd behind Yu Miaoqing. The three survivors screamed in shock. Li Pandyi sat on the ground with her legs going limp.
"That is..." Before the former minister could finish his words, Yu Miaoqing roared.
"Chase!!"
Several subordinates who came with Yu Miaoqing immediately got into the car and sped along the dirt road, raising a cloud of dust.
The former minister was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, got into his department's car, and chased after him with a creaking sound.
*
The Scarecrow Boy stood on the roof of a house, looking excitedly at the chaotic place ahead.
The paper man hid far away and waited quietly.
The salvation system said, "Here we come."
"Let's start the live broadcast." Qin Xiaocao said.
The rescue system was silent for a few seconds, then asked again: "Are you sure?"
Do you really want to open it? Don't you need to tell the main body before asking it for the last time?
Qin Xiaocao was a little annoyed: "System, I am also your host, right?"
Salvation System: “…Yes.”
Even if the soul inside this vest is only one micron in size, it can still command the host of the salvation system.
According to what Qin Xiaocao said, the strange live broadcast was opened again.
The moment the show started, it attracted a group of viewers from all over the world.
【Starting again, live broadcast! 】
[Where is it this time? ]
[Looking at the style of this house, is it from China or Japan? ]
【China. Judging from the architectural details, it should be the southern region of China.】
[Can you tell? No matter how I look at it, I feel that Chinese architecture is all in the same style.]
[So is this the long-awaited live broadcast from China? ]
[What does it mean to be long gone? Has China ever broadcast live? ]
[Which country is the above? The weird live broadcast first appeared in China. 】
[Is it because China has the longest history? ]
【Who knows. 】
[What a cute little boy. Is he involved... huh? He looks a little... not quite human?]
[This boy looks like he is made of straw, and the ones in the village below are all scarecrows.]
【Look in the distance, there is a scarecrow chasing people. 】
[There is no fog, so this is not a closed area? If it is not closed, why is there no rescue? ]
[It's probably too late. The buildings in this village are very dilapidated and the roads are all dirt roads. It's obviously a remote area. Even if you see the live broadcast, it will probably take some time to get here...]
【Wait, something is coming. 】
【A red shadow.】
The moment this comment was made, the red figure in the sky was already in sight, like a falling meteor, hitting the straw boy standing on the roof hard.
With a loud bang, the house under Qin Xiaocao's feet collapsed due to the excessive impact force, dust flew up, and when the gray smoke fell, the strange live broadcast finally saw the center of the impact.
The faceless little girl with long hair headbutted the scarecrow boy and the top of the sickle he raised collided with her head and stopped in mid-air.
"Hey, hello." Qin Xiaocao looked at the little girl with a wicked smile.
The faceless boy retreated and floated in the air, tilting his head to look at Qin Xiaocao: "Straw... little brother~~ do you want to play?"
"Want to play with me?" Qin Xiaocao swung the sickle in her hand and spun it quickly, "Then let's play a game with our lives. The loser will become the slave of the other one, okay~"
"Okay~"