books44 Chapter 325 A World Rampant with Bizarre Events (13)
Chapter 325 A World Rampant with Bizarre Events (13)
What is that in your hand?
"A crystal core dug out of a zombie's brain."
"How did you come up with the idea of digging out zombies' brains?"
"I was reading about it in a novel. I was just trying it out, but who knew it would actually exist? I feel like this crystal core might be the key to our success. We can't just kill all these zombies, can we? They only give one point for each zombie killed."
"I'll go and rummage through the zombie's brain too!" Without saying a word, the fat man went to rummage through the corpse as well. Seeing this, the others didn't say anything more.
Wangyou held a crystal core in the sunlight and looked at it. The crystal core contained a faint spiritual energy, but it also contained other energies, like a very violent energy, but Wangyou couldn't say exactly what it was.
After dealing with this wave of zombies, the group had a total of sixteen crystal cores.
“If we go further into the city, there will definitely be more zombies, and the chances of getting crystal cores will increase,” Liu Yong said, looking at the crystal cores in everyone’s hands.
"Let's go!" Before leaving, Wangyou couldn't help but glance at the sun hanging in the sky one last time.
"Wait, I think I heard human activity. Could there be a base here?" Tian Zhuang said in a simple-minded manner.
"Don't even think about it. What kind of base is that small? At most, it's just a temporary shelter. Who knows, we might even run into people from other countries!"
"I didn't hear the system announcement."
"Perhaps the checkpoints are different in each country. Otherwise, like the second checkpoint, I'm not bragging, people from other countries would almost certainly die if they entered," Wangyou said with a smile.
"That's right, the second level only has elements from our Dragon Kingdom. The Dragon Kingdom is the most eerie and terrifying country in the world. In recent years, foreigners have never dared to come to the Dragon Kingdom unless they have to. If it weren't for our little sister Wangyou, we would definitely have perished there," the fat man said candidly.
“That’s the second hurdle for other countries, and our third hurdle. If we pass it, doesn’t that mean they’ve passed it too? Wouldn’t that be taking advantage of us?” Liu Yong said, not very willingly.
“I think the evaluation criteria might be different. This is a national destiny competition. If every country has the same elements to pass a level, then it will be more feasible. This is probably not what the national destiny system wants to see.”
"What could that be? Could it be that we have to wipe out players from other countries?" Xie Suifeng suddenly blurted out, his mind racing.
"What you're saying isn't impossible, but this is a live broadcast, and it seems a bit inappropriate to just make a move." The fat man was genuinely considering this possibility.
“Impossible. Even if we have to face off against people from other countries, it should be the final hurdle. After all, the final hurdle is a matter of national destiny,” Yuanxiao said with certainty.
“That’s impossible, so we should try to avoid meeting players from other countries. Whether we take them down or they are taken down by us, it will be seen by people all over the world, and the international situation won’t look good then,” Wangyou nodded and said.
Although she disliked the corruption and filth among the upper class, this matter concerned the fate of the nation, and Wangyou believed that no one wanted their country to be in trouble.
Of course, traitors are an exception.
“Wangyou is right. Whether we take the initiative or are attacked, as long as the other party dies, public opinion will most likely not be on our side.” Shen Suifeng thought of what Wangyou said in the Zhang family mansion, and how many people have changed their nationality and gone to other places over the years.
"Then let's kill the zombies and find the crystal cores. These things might actually be very useful." The fat man nodded, and the group carefully avoided crowded areas and focused on dealing with the zombies.
As for the crystal cores that were dug up, they were handed over to Wangyou for unified management, since not many people here would know how to use them.
After fighting zombies for three days and digging into their brains for three days, the group managed to collect only two hundred crystal cores.
Wangyou first picked out the attribute crystal cores. The five elements crystal cores, metal, wood, water, fire and earth, were all there, but there was not a single one with special attributes.
"Speaking of which, colored crystal cores are really rare. It took us three days to gather six colored crystal cores, four of which were found by Wangyou," the fat man sighed.
"We should be able to pass the level now!" Wangyou arranged the five colored crystal cores according to the five elements under the sun, and then placed other attribute-less crystal cores next to the five crystal cores, in varying numbers, and finally arranged them into a small Bagua plate.
The moment the Bagua diagram was completed, the sky suddenly darkened, the sun above suddenly fell, landing in the center of the Bagua diagram, and then in a flash, they were no longer in that city. At the same time, the system's announcement sounded.
"Wangyou, you're amazing! We've already passed the third level. How did you know?" the fat man asked excitedly, while the others looked at Wangyou with eager curiosity.
"Actually, I don't know either. It's just a subconscious feeling, my own sixth sense," Wangyou said innocently.
"What will those foreigners be tasked with?"
"I guess they're researching the cause of the zombies or developing a cure for the zombie virus," Wangyou said after thinking for a moment.
"So, is this national destiny system based on the cultural barriers of each country? If so, passing through these barriers must be related to one's own country." Shen Suifeng was relieved that Wangyou had come in; if it were them, they would probably still be on the run at the first barrier.
"Let's not talk about that now. Let's take a look at this place. It looks a bit like a hospital to me!" Liu Yong interrupted the discussion and said seriously.
"Holy crap! It really is a hospital! In ghost stories, hospitals have the most ghosts!" The fat man's face turned pale.
"Quickly check if there are any mission prompts," Shen Suifeng reminded him.
"There really is one! It says something about finding the secret of this hospital!" Liu Yong whispered.
"Will there be a lot of NPCs in this hospital? Will they suddenly appear like angels in white coats in stories?" The fat man emphasized the word "angels."
"Could the hospital's secret be that it sells human organs?!" Yuanxiao suddenly covered her mouth.
"Maybe they're conducting human experiments!" Wangyou guessed even bolder.
"In that case, we can't be contacted by ordinary NPCs. So what are our identities?"
"Judging from their clothes, they're either patients or doctors!"
“Uh, this looks like a mental hospital!” Tian Zhuang suddenly said, pointing to the sign on the wall.
"Oh my god, that's even more dangerous. It means there isn't a single normal person in this hospital," the fat man said, swallowing hard.
"There isn't a single normal person here, not even a normal ghost." Wangyou quietly opened the ward door and peeked outside.
The stairwells and corridors were filled with people and ghosts, none of them were mentally sound, including the doctors and nurses.
"Dr. Liu, why haven't you finished your rounds yet? The head doctor is calling for you!" There was a knock on the door.
Liu Yong, dressed in doctor's gowns, and the fat man quickly replied, "We're coming right away! The patient in the ward is acting strangely again!"
"Something's not right again. I'm going to get some tranquilizers. You hurry and go find the director, or he'll get angry." The voice outside sounded urgent.