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The guard soldier bowed.
"Thank you."
Even to a mortal, Shui Qiu returned the greeting politely.
Tang Xin, who was walking behind her, nodded continuously.
Looking at a girl like this gives people a healing feeling.
"Hey," Su Ling beside her lowered her voice and said, "Why did you bring her into this? Are you planning to attack a lovely and kind-hearted junior sister again?"
In the sect, when Shui Qiu came up to him, Tang Xin hesitated for a moment.
The main thing is that I don’t know whether I should let Shui Qiu and Su Ling contact each other at this point in time.
According to the plot, these two guys are going to become partners in the future. After going through a series of hardships, they gather the seven heroes together and kill the villain boss, who is her.
Tang Xin didn't know how they met before. What if she matched them together at this point in time and it caused adverse effects on their future?
Tang Xin originally thought so, but... Shui Qiu's big watery eyes were too lethal, so she couldn't reject him cruelly.
"Don't be jealous," Tang Xin said, "We should live in peace."
[Current shyness value: 2.2222]
Su Ling looked at him with a "who the hell are you" look.
What a difficult girl...
"He is also a direct disciple, and he can't hold you back," Tang Xin had to explain seriously, "You should also make more friends. Elder Linghua is very worried about your interpersonal skills."
"None of your business," Su Ling snorted, "Those who want to be my companions can line up from the foot of Xuanling Sect to the top of the mountain!"
[Current shyness value: 4.4444]
"Senior sister," Shui Qiu turned around and said with a smile on her face, "The elder is in the largest tent in front, let's go together!"
"Are you so happy to be out here?"
Tang Xin took a step forward and asked with a smile.
"Yeah!" The blue-eyed girl blushed and stammered, "That's right, as long as I'm with Senior Sister, I'll go anywhere..."
"Action, action," Su Ling also took a step forward and shouted, "The Wumeng Kingdom is still waiting for us to save it!"
The three of them came to the place where the elders were stationed, and passed by other disciples of Xuanling Sect.
"Senior Sister Tang is here!" "We shouldn't stay here for long!" "Otherwise we'll fall into her clutches!"
The person in charge of handling the affairs of the Wumeng Kingdom was an outer sect elder at the Jindan realm. After meeting Tang Xin and the other two, he behaved very politely.
In terms of status, although elders are always higher than disciples, direct disciples are almost destined to become the backbone of the sect's future and have much greater potential than ordinary elders, so they are usually treated specially.
What's more, among the three in front of him, one is the chief, one is the direct disciple of the "famous" Seventh Elder, and one is the direct disciple recently accepted by the Great Elder. Compared with other direct disciples, they are even more special.
"There are currently three main areas where corpses have appeared."
The elder pointed to the map and explained.
"From the information we have, the left area has the largest number of zombies, mostly ordinary zombies, and there is a tendency to extend to other directions. A large number of manpower is needed to curb the deterioration of the situation. There are many mutant zombies on the right side, and the reason is unknown. As for the middle area, we just confirmed it not long ago, and we cannot give an accurate description of its specific situation."
"What exactly is the corpse transformation?"
Tang Xin looked at the map and asked.
The Xuanling Sect was quite cautious in assigning tasks, and they dared to let their disciples enter the Wumeng Kingdom to deal with problems, which naturally meant that they had done some research.
It is said that this corpse transformation was caused by a mysterious "corpse gas". Any living person who is touched by the corpse gas will become a "zombie".
Ordinary zombies possess strength and speed several times greater than that of mortals, and their ability to sense "living people" has been greatly enhanced. As long as they come into contact with living people, they can turn them into their own kind.
In this kind of infection, some zombies will undergo special changes when they transform, and have all kinds of strange abilities. Some of the abilities discovered so far include fire-breathing, water-spraying, screaming, backflips, etc. Some of these abilities are extremely lethal.
As for the Corpse King, he is a very powerful being that can command ordinary zombies in a specific area.
According to rough estimates, the number of zombies in Wumeng Kingdom may have reached tens of thousands. If the Xuanling Sect had not sent people to control it in time, it would have spread throughout the country.
"Any research on corpse qi?"
Su Ling frowned slightly.
This little girl is simple-minded on weekdays, but in terms of values, she is a very traditional "righteous" person.
Naturally, she cares more about this "inhumane" evil than ordinary people.
"It's a bit like a complex variation of the magic of poison and puppetry," the elder said. "Similar incidents are also recorded in the sect's books, but they were all on a scale of hundreds or thousands of people, not as serious as this time."
"Will this corpse gas have any effect on us?"
Shui Qiu also asked.
"It will have some impact," the elder said, "but it won't turn into a corpse right away. The higher the realm, the longer the resistance time. And as long as the toxins are removed in time, there will be no problem afterwards."
"Of course, these are just a summary of the preliminary investigation and the information reported by the disciples. Even mutant zombies exist, so it's not surprising that any changes can happen inside."
The strategy of Xuanling Sect is to control the scope of spread, let the disciples reduce the number of zombies, and then find out the root cause and solve the problem thoroughly.
This is the standard answer given by a major sect to similar incidents.
[The main quest has been triggered.]
[Find the source of the corpse transformation and resolve the crisis of Wumeng State. ]
[Quest Reward: Skill "Corpse Poison Technique"]
Another hellish reward, huh?
"After you get rid of the zombies, leave a little hair or nails behind and come to me to confirm the contribution points. I will regularly summarize and send them back to the sect, and then you can exchange them freely," the elder explained carefully. "You three are going as a team, right? So, which of the three areas are you going to?"
The area on the left with the most zombies? The newly discovered area in the middle? The area on the right with the most mutant zombies?
Shui Qiu and Su Ling both turned their eyes to Tang Xin.
"Isn't this something that should be decided by rock-paper-scissors?" She complained. "To be honest, if I were to choose, I always feel like something strange would happen."
"I've been unlucky lately..." "It's up to you, Senior Sister!"
[Generating options...]
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Ask for monthly ticket_(:з」∠)_
Chapter 41: Choose the Middle
[Option 1: Select the area on the left to greatly increase Su Ling's shyness value.]
[The success probability is 100%, the reward luck value is +, and there is a % chance to trigger the plot of "This way we can be together forever." ]
"?"
What does the title of this plot mean?
[Option 2: Select the area on the right to cause Shui Qiu's favorability to drop sharply.]
[100% success rate, reward talent value +, % chance to trigger the plot "You even bully someone like this? I will never coexist with you in this life!"]
It doesn't sound like a good plot...
[Option 3: Choose the middle area and leave it to fate. ]
[1% success rate, reward scum value +. ]
"Then let's," Tang Xin took a deep breath and decided, "choose the middle one..."
"You are worthy of being the chief of the sect," the elder praised. "You took the lead and chose the area with the least information available and which is probably the most dangerous. You set a good example for everyone!"
In this way, the three girls who received the information from the elders left the border and went deep into the blockade area.
……
The area chosen by Tang Xin was originally an important city in the Wumeng Kingdom, Wuling City.
Before it became a "dead land", this place had a large population, developed trade, and produced a special mineral called "Wuling Stone". Its prosperity was comparable to that of the capital of Wumeng State.
Unfortunately, after the corpse gas exploded, the entire city was destroyed.
The dark clouds above the city seemed to never dissipate, hanging there, making the scene within sight dim and gloomy.
One was at the seventh stage of Foundation Establishment, and two were at high stage of Qi Refining. This lineup was considered upper-middle level among all the disciples of Xuanling Sect. The three or two ordinary zombies roaming the wild were no match for them at all.
"Qingxuan Sword Technique!"
"Water splash jump!"
A sword beam and a water arrow hit the two ordinary zombies blocking the city gate before they could react. They fell straight down and their bodies began to decay rapidly.
"The power of zombies varies," Su Ling analyzed. "It seems that the threat they pose after they transform is related to their conditions before they died."
"Once they are defeated, they will quickly decay. It can be judged that there is probably some special energy that maintains their 'activity'," Shui Qiu analyzed, and then looked at Tang Xin with a puzzled look, "Senior Sister, what are you doing?"
I saw the chief sister holding a strange "cane" and waving it over the heads of the zombies that were about to decay into water.
This cane is about the length of an arm and is beautifully decorated. One end is a grip area and the other end has a "?"-shaped frame with a white wing on each side. The overall color scheme is mainly pink and white, and it is very... to put it nicely, cute.
"Pray," Tang Xin said seriously, "Pray for these unfortunate lives that have passed away."
[Soul-Eating Banner +5]
After a zombie is killed, a small amount of soul energy will be released and dissipated between heaven and earth.
Using this residual soul energy to cultivate the Soul Devouring Banner is naturally not as good as using the complete soul of a living person. However, for someone who is determined not to be a villain, the latter thing is definitely not something he can do...
"Senior sister is so kind!"
Shui Qiu looked over with admiration in her big, bright eyes.
Ah, this is the senior sister. Even if these people have already died when they were transformed into zombies and can no longer feel the kindness of others, she still wants to complete this heartwarming act!
"Ahem," Tang Xin, who looked a little embarrassed, quickly put away the Soul Devouring Banner disguised as a magic wand and changed the subject, "According to the information provided by the elders, the core area should be ahead."
Not many of the Xuanling Sect disciples who came to earn contribution points chose the middle area, and most of them wandered outside the city, dealing with some lone zombies.
In Wuling City, which is close to the "core" of the area, these people are rarely seen, giving Tang Xin and others plenty of room to move around.
[The main mission has been triggered]