mtl008 Chapter 324 Used as cattle and horses
Chapter 324 Used as cattle and horses
World Channel:
Xiling Academy has eliminated 20 players, leaving 218 players on the field.
Sixteen players from Wanjue Academy have been eliminated, leaving 294 players remaining.
Lingqing Academy has eliminated 16 players, leaving 214 players on the field.
15 players from Jingxu Academy have been eliminated, leaving 237 players remaining.
Five players from Mingyue Academy have been eliminated, leaving 114 players on the field.
Four players from Liuyun Academy have been eliminated, leaving: ...
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You wouldn't believe it until you see it; more than a dozen people were eliminated just ten minutes after entering the instance.
After the second ten minutes passed, the messages on the world channel were refreshed, and Zhong Liyu discovered that the number of people eliminated from various academies had increased by a few more.
Wan Jue and Jing Xu entered the instance together. The hidden instance has a limited opening range. Judging from the elimination speed, either Xiling and Lingqing academies are fighting outside, or most of their cultivation levels have entered the instance together.
Is it really such a coincidence?
Zhong Liyu's gaze fell on the number of people eliminated from his own academy. The number of people eliminated from his academy was very similar to that of the Jingxu Academy. He was inclined to believe that these cultivators were eliminated in the batch that entered the dungeon.
He closed the world chat and instead pulled up the avatars of the monks he remembered entering the instance.
Guan Zhi's profile picture was grayed out, as was the profile picture of Wen Ya from the Jingxu Academy, whom he knew from the original team.
He recognized many of the grayed-out avatars, confirming that they were eliminated after entering the dungeon.
The hidden dungeon has a cultivation level restriction, and Zhong Liyu hasn't figured out the rules yet. Cultivators in the team have been eliminated one after another, which shows how difficult this hidden dungeon is.
Zhong Liyu suspects it's related to the rules.
For example, violating the rules will result in elimination.
If that's the case, Zhong Liyu will have to be careful of the zombies in the instance.
As a cultivator, he possessed basic qualities and was not so weak as to be unable to defeat zombies. What he feared most was the first and second rules.
Zhong Liyu was overthinking things. The thought of other academy cultivators entering the instance together was terrifying. She dared not violate the rule of "indiscriminate killing," but she was afraid to kill anyone, not knowing how to eliminate people in the end.
Zhong Liyu gripped the erhu tightly in his hand. He was in the city center, and most of the people in the city were fleeing outwards. He was swept along by the crowd and ran outwards as well.
After the zombie outbreak, the network didn't crash, but traffic was completely paralyzed. He stared at the abandoned cars on the road and suddenly paused, perhaps because he hadn't seen them in a long time. Zhong Liyu gripped his erhu tightly, his eyes dimming slightly.
Zhong Liyu silently walked to an SUV. The keys to these cars had all been removed, so even if the road was cleared and the vehicles were moved, there was nothing that could be done.
With traffic jams on the roads, and no flying cars or sky trains in the world, we can only rely on our own two feet to walk.
The communicator was glowing red; Zhong Liyu clicked on it and immediately saw the all-person quest issued for the instance:
"You can earn Academy Points by reaching the edge of the city and participating in the attack on zombies. You can earn 1 point for killing a low-level zombie."
Zhong Liyu's rusty thoughts started to turn again, and he originally intended to take it one step at a time.
However, this time it really means hiking.
[Is this instance set thousands of years ago? I see that everyone's mode of transportation is cars, bicycles, and subways. When disaster strikes, the ground routes are limited, so wouldn't that just block all the roads?]
How inconsiderate! Abandoning the car without even leaving the keys makes it impossible for others to move it. The humans in this instance world are so selfish!
Before disaster strikes, believe it or not, you'd be more selfish than others in a dangerous situation. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. We're human, you know that. If you take the keys out, you're thinking you might get them back if needed. If the car is still there, then the property isn't really lost.
With so many people abandoning their vehicles and running away, the lack of an aerial track is a major drawback. If they had taken the aerial route, they could have gone much faster.
The technology is different. Our interstellar technology is completely different from that of the past. I remember some planets experienced major technological gaps. They might not have even had spiritual energy or monster cores as energy sources back then, so their development paths would definitely be different.
I thought the developers were finally being kind, but these rules are even worse. It's so easy to break them without understanding them, and then you die. The death rate skyrockets as soon as everyone enters the dungeon.
The mission has finally arrived. One zombie equals one point, so these infected are zombies? That's really shady; they're treating these cultivators like livestock.
We have to go to the edge of the city. I remember the dungeon was called Zombie Siege. Are there more zombies outside the city than inside?
The truth is out: Li Songcheng has reached the city's edge wall, where armed forces are using firearms to fight zombies. He spotted several familiar antique machine guns; the models are incredibly detailed, a true delight for firearms enthusiasts.
Wow, the difference between the different live streams is huge! I just exited and watched Jiang He's live stream, and it was a life-or-death race, it was so exciting it gave me goosebumps!
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When Jiang He received the assignment, she had already climbed over the wall and left the school. She randomly found a car that had been abandoned on the road and completed her performance of going from a novice to an experienced driver with inconspicuous traces.
Jiang He didn't reveal much about her habits and experiences in China when she came into this world.
The new interstellar era she traveled to was technologically advanced, and there were countless powerful figures (cultivators) who launched attacks using non-scientific means. Techniques such as soul searching or memory extraction had always existed, and Jiang He did not want to attract their attention.
Pretending it was her first time driving, Jiang He familiarized herself with the car's controls and then drove off.
In this instance alone, Jiang He not only has to face attacks from zombies but also threats from his own kind, such as other academy cultivators within the instance.
Jiang He drove onto side roads, and perhaps because his car was too conspicuous, a group of people stopped him, along with a large horde of zombies.
The boy in the lead was slightly shorter.
"Hello, can we get on the bus? There are so many zombies behind us. Please save us. We're all trying to escape together."
The boy spoke humbly, and everyone else looked at Jiang He. They had finally spotted a car, so naturally they wanted to stick to it. Otherwise, with no village or shop in sight, they couldn't possibly outrun the zombies on foot.
Before Jiang He could refuse, the boy continued:
“You must not have the heart to watch us die here. I have money. If you can let us get on the bus, I can give you all the money I have.”
Seeing that Jiang He didn't agree for a long time, the boy's tone changed from humble to firm.
Qi Qi had already made up his mind. He had no cultivation now, and since he had finally encountered an NPC, he was determined to get this person to take them to the edge of the city. If the NPC disagreed, they could smash the windows and steal the car, as long as no one was killed.