Chapter 131 Zombie Siege (24) - Where is the Battlefield?
That day, Ning Shu and his group returned before mealtime, which was rare. They took turns taking a bath, and although it was cold water, it at least got rid of the smell of blood.
Zai Fumeng made protective armor for each of them, which did reduce the chance of being bitten, but it couldn't prevent them from being splattered with blood.
The zombies they encountered had probably mutated a long time ago; although their blood wasn't completely coagulated, it was all black and smelled terrible, and the splatter on them was extremely offensive.
Ning Shu felt that this blood was worse than completely congealed blood, at least when it was cut open, the blood wouldn't splatter everywhere.
Ning Shu, who had just finished showering and was coming down for dinner, discovered that Si Zhong was also there. She hadn't seen him in a while because she had been coming back too late, and she had almost forgotten that this important figure was still here.
She was the first to take a shower, so she came down first; the others were probably still showering.
Si Zhong has a very sensitive nose and smelled the familiar bloody scent on Ning Shu.
Although he hasn't met with Ning Shu and the others recently, he knows when they come back every night.
The next morning, the guards would report to him on Ning Shu and the others' return, saying that they were almost entirely covered in blood.
Each time, they had to take off their outermost clothes outdoors and burn them to make sure there were no wounds before they could go back to shower and rest.
Si Zhong guessed that they were probably going to do Mission 2.
He thought they would be like him, doing nothing and waiting for Mission 3 to start.
Si Zhong gave them a reminder because they were on the same side as him:
"Your approach is correct, but the final day is fast approaching, and you won't be able to complete Mission 2."
Instead of wasting energy on battlefield planning, we can kill one at a time, or a hundred at a time.
The Fang family was completely confused. What last day?
They were about to ask something when the system quickly blurred their information, as if it hadn't heard their conversation at all.
Ning Shu was surprised that the other party would actually give her advice, and looked at Si Zhong with some astonishment: "How do you know we can't complete Mission 2?"
Si Zhongwei raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "The number of zombies was very large at the beginning, but strangely, it suddenly decreased a lot."
Even if you search the entire city now, you won't find many, because they're all preparing for the final day of revelry.
This is a lot of information!
Ning Shu: "Do you know why there are so few zombies?" This is a statement of fact.
Si Zhong looked at Ning Shu meaningfully, seemingly thinking the other was talking nonsense, and shook his head:
"I don't know the reason, I only know that 90% of them disappeared overnight."
If the copies weren't hiding them in preparation for the final day, it means something even more powerful has appeared.
Either way, it's bad news for the players.
They probably don't think he's just staying here because he's bored.
Even if he was interested in the final day of revelry, it wouldn't stop him from going out to 'stretch his muscles'; he only stayed here obediently because there was nothing outside.
The NPCs here are able to live so peacefully now because most of the zombies have disappeared; otherwise, they would be in a terrible mess every day.
Ning Shu felt a chill run down her spine from his guess, a cold sweat seeping out: "You... know where the battlefield is?"
Si Zhong's lips curled into a wicked smile, his eyes gleaming with amusement:
"Where there are many living people, that's the battlefield. Zombies crave fresh meat, so you can't just run into piles of dead bodies."
If there are no more living areas than this base, then this is the preferred battlefield.
Holy crap! A million mythical beasts were stampeding through Ning Shu's mind.
This dungeon is so unfair. The requirements of quest 1 are just preparation for quest 3, and quest 2 is just a smokescreen.
But would a base with only 500+ people be the first choice for the battlefield? Would it?
Si Zhong seemed to understand the meaning behind Ning Shu's expression:
"It has nothing to do with the number of people in the base, but it has to do with the number of players. If there are only 10 players in this instance, they can be divided into 3 teams."
One of them has five people, and their survival zone has the largest number of members of the three. Therefore, the survival zone of the five-person team is the preferred choice for the battlefield.
This example is simple and easy to understand, yet also terrifying. Ning Shu doesn't know how many players will join this round, and she... is a little panicked.
Seeing her panicked expression, Si Zhong was puzzled: "Why are you so scared? Isn't it the best thing that this is a battlefield? It saves you the trouble of searching everywhere."
Si Zhong valued this place not only because he wanted to complete Mission 1, but also because he hoped it would be the preferred battlefield, though he thought that was unlikely.
Ning Shu suddenly remembered the group of people who had committed the school massacre before, and the group of people in the mall that Zai Fumeng had mentioned. They were probably the same group.
In that case, their location wouldn't be the first choice for the battlefield, and she told Si Zhong about it.
Si Zhong raised an eyebrow after hearing this and said indifferently, "Oh, those people? I killed them."
Ning Shu stared at Si Zhong in disbelief. Killed? Killed... him?
"Why...why did you kill them?"
Before Ning Shu could finish speaking, Si Zhong knew what she wanted to ask and gave her the answer directly: "I don't like them."
When those people were causing trouble, they happened to run into Si Zhong, who was passing by. Si Zhong did take care of them because he didn't like them.
Ning Shu: "..."
That's definitely his style.
No wonder Xiaomeng said that group of people never returned to the mall after that; it turns out he caught them.
Ning Shu was unwilling to give up. Even if that group was all dead, there must be other players left: "Have you seen any other players?"
Si Zhong seemed a little annoyed by her questions. He had only been chatting with her out of boredom, but why was she still going on and on?
"I don't know. Maybe I saw it but didn't notice, or maybe I accidentally killed it. I don't have a very good memory."
Bad memory my foot! I think your memory is excellent, you're too lazy to deal with me!
Ning Shu was a little angry, but she was also a bit timid in front of him, so she held back and didn't say anything more.
At this moment, Cheng Chuan and the others came down one after another. Seeing that Ning Shu hadn't touched her chopsticks yet, they assumed she was waiting for them.
Cheng Chuan: "Eat first if you're hungry, no need to wait for us."
Ning Shu replied absentmindedly, "It's nothing, I didn't wait long."
Si Zhong got up and left immediately, his rice bowl still unfinished.
Wu Yi was somewhat displeased, and only after everyone left did he dare to complain in a low voice: "How could he waste food?"
Ning Shu wanted to share this with them as soon as possible, so she urged, "Hurry up and eat. I have something to tell you after we finish eating."
Cheng Chuan and the others were confused, but Ning Shu urged them to finish their meal. Then Ning Shu pulled them into the room and started "explaining the science".
After hearing this, Wu Yi looked up to the sky and roared, "My God! Why is this dungeon full of traps? Brother Chuan, Sister Ning, you have to save me!"
Zaifu Meng was also a little scared: "Sister, I'm scared, I miss my mother."
Ning Shu felt even more troubled after hearing this. She was also very scared, and she missed her mother.
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