The frenzied attack of the Redundancy Army turned every corner of the game space into a chaotic battlefield.
The players, the system guards, and the Redundancy Army, the three forces started to fight in various dimensions.
The NPCs and Redundancy Army that were killed turned into data fragments, and the dead players turned into white light.
However, those who turned into white light did not return to the log-in lobby and did not go offline.
No one knew where they went.
Many players who escaped to the log-in lobby after the invasion tried to contact their friends who had died not long ago through the social function, but the related menu of the system was disabled.
Of course, to contact the outside world through the touchscreen … that was also impossible.
What was even more bizarre was that all the timer devices in the game had stopped working at this moment …
Time seemed to have stopped at midnight forever.
…
Shopping center, Area 1.
"How is it? What's the situation inside? "
When Weighty Words and Weighty Words walked out of the elevator, Autumn Wind turned around and asked.
At this time, the two strategists from the two gaming studios, Tian Di and Shan He, had formed a temporary alliance with the people from their respective guilds. They created a defense base in Area 1, which had the largest number of players and the highest quality of players. Using the power of the NPC guards, the players had the situation under control and kept the Redundancy Army outside the defense circle.
"The storage is still usable," Weighty Words replied with a serious expression. "But most of the functions in the touchscreen have stopped working. Naturally, going offline is not possible."
"Then … is the log-in lobby still safe?" Autumn Wind asked.
"It's not safe." Weighty Words shook his head helplessly and gave a depressing answer. "Just as I was investigating the storage room, a few monsters (they did not know about the term 'Redundancy Army') tore down the outer wall of the storage room and rushed in. I think … whether it is the log-in lobby, the meeting room, the storage room, or the Thriller Box, they are all the same as this place — they can be 'invaded'. Compared to hiding in a narrow space alone, it is safer to be in a spacious environment like this. "
"Tsk …" Qiu Fengse snorted. "This is really bad." He looked up at the frontline at the edge of the defensive circle. "Although the enemy's troops have begun to slow down, there are no signs of stopping. And the proportion of those 'powerful humanoid monsters' is increasing … God knows how long we can hold on." He paused for a moment before continuing, "Also, out of the ten people I sent to investigate the other realms of the shop … only three returned. According to them, the other realms … basically did not establish any large-scale resistance. Most of the players were moving in groups of three to five, fighting to be the first to escape to the log-in dimension …" At this point, he lowered his voice and said, "What I'm worried about now is … After the monsters in the other realms have cleared out the players in those realms … will they change realms and continue to attack?"
"If that's the case …" When Weighty Words heard this, he broke out in cold sweat. "Even if we manage to fend off the monsters in front of us, the enemy will still have a large number of reinforcements coming from other dimensions …"
…
At the same time, in the shopping mall, area 13.
Perhaps it was due to the unlucky number of this place, but in the twentieth minute after the invasion began, all the players there … were wiped out.
This' wiped out 'naturally did not mean that all the players in this area were killed.
In fact, less than half of the players' died 'here. The other half fled back to the log-in dimension after the conflict broke out.
However, whether they fled or died, at this point in time … there was not a single player left in this area.
According to the system's principle of preserving the space between dimensions, a shopping mall without any players would be directly closed off.
Therefore, at that moment, all the system guards that had not died and the space itself began to automatically disintegrate. All the physical objects that had been materialized were reverted to data.
At this time, if there were any players in the log-in dimension who tried to enter area 13, they would not be able to do so … The door to this area could no longer be opened.
As for the redundant soldiers and sweepers in this area, they all turned into data like the other objects around them and re-entered the data layer … moving on to the next destination.
…
On the other hand, other than those shopping malls, countless personal log-in dimensions … were also invaded by the redundant soldiers.
After all, not everyone received the warning from Feng Bujue like Shiva. Most of the players who were in the shopping mall, after seeing the ceiling being torn apart and the monster invasion … their first reaction was to run back to the log-in dimension.
But not long after they returned to the elevator, they realized … the log-in dimension was not safe either.
Just like what Weighty Words told Autumn Wind, whether it was the elevator, storage room, meeting room, or Thriller Box … the redundant soldiers could invade them all.
Once they caught the sign of 'data activity', they would charge in.
Therefore, a large number of players were ambushed in the elevator that they used the most. Fighting the redundant soldiers who were as large as beasts in this kind of narrow space … was obviously disadvantageous. Many players who did not have high levels or fighting mastery died just like that.
Even if some players could survive in this kind of environment, as the six walls of the elevator collapsed, they would slowly lose their footing and fall into the data layer outside the wall …
Then, the question was, after falling into the data layer, where would they go?
There were three outcomes. One, they would be directly wiped out in the data flow. Two, after a short period of being carried by the flow, they would 'fall' out of a larger data interface. To be more specific … they might suddenly appear at the gap in the ceiling of a shopping mall and then fall from the sky. Three … even though the chance was small, after falling into the data layer … there was a chance that the players would enter the inner world.
…
At the same time, at the twentieth minute of the invasion, inside Uncle Worthless' storage room …
Bang! Bang! Crack!
After a series of slamming and tearing, two redundant soldiers crawled into this white room through the gap in the wall.
At that moment, Uncle Worthless was obviously not there; he was still in the middle of the competition.
Then why would the redundant soldiers come to a space where no one was? The reason was simple … there was' data activity 'there.
Those with good memory would remember … it was mentioned earlier that at the early stage of the game, Uncle Worthless had captured a boss-level creature by chance.
Even though this creature could not be summoned by him in the scenario, it could survive in his storage room and provide him with plenty of help.
In other words, Uncle Worthless's immeasurable power had a lot to do with the support of this mysterious creature.
Today, however, a few uninvited guests had disturbed this person's peace and quiet …
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