"What the f * ck …" Atobe shivered and mumbled, "What is with this strange feeling of disgust?"
"Hmm … Actually, that is quite reasonable," Feng Bujue replied. "Because silkworms are larvae."
"That's enough, now is not the time to teach science." Hong Hu interrupted them and raised his finger to point in the opposite direction from the boss. "Let's run first!" With that, he started to run.
"My Stamina Points are still okay, so I'll hold her back." Uncle Worthless faced the boss and stood at the back of the group. "You guys go first, I'll catch up to you in a bit."
From his tone, it sounded like he was not discussing this with his teammates but had already made up his mind.
"Oh! No wonder he's a friend of justice, he sounds so reliable … "Unconstrained started to ramble, but before he finished, he was dragged away by Brother Jue.
Atobe followed, but before he left, he turned back to say, "No matter what you're planning to do, be careful!"
"Humph … Looks like I've been underestimated …" After his teammates ran into the crystal pillar forest, Uncle Worthless scoffed and reached into his pajamas to pull out a pack of cigarettes.
"Fufu …" He lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and exhaled. Then he turned to look at the giant silkworm lazily and mumbled, "Escaping from this kind of situation is still very easy for me."
"Looks like you guys don't understand …" The giant silkworm's cute voice rang out again. Looking at the four players who had escaped, she scoffed condescendingly. "Ha … so be it …"
Before she finished, the giant silkworm's body shuddered. In the next second, the invisible net in the air was revealed. Instantly … the sky above the Crystal Maze seemed to be covered by a layer of white silk.
Then, she slowly lowered her large silkworm head through the net and leaned toward Uncle Worthless. "Why … aren't you running?"
"Fufu … I'm buying time for my friends." Uncle Worthless stood proudly facing the giant creature's gaze.
Under such circumstances, not only did he not take half a step back, he even calmly raised his head and blew a puff of smoke at the Boss' face.
"You want to eat us, don't you?" Uncle Worthless continued, "How can I let you have your way …"
"In other words … you want to resist?" The giant silkworm said, "Hmm … As expected, hehe …" She laughed again. "I've met prey similar to you before … After you escaped from the net, you thought you could run away? Hahaha … "
Uncle Worthless caught a hint of danger from the other party's words. His heart clenched as he asked, "What do you mean?"
"Heh … Take a closer look at the top of your head …" the giant silkworm replied in a low voice. "… Ignorant traveler from another world."
When Uncle Worthless heard this, his expression changed slightly. He quickly looked up and saw …
…
Devil Chomp Island, east of the Defiant Island.
Beyond the border of the Crystal Maze, a small wooden house could be seen after crossing a white salt beach.
Creak, creak — —
With the sound of metal wheels turning, a mini tricycle arrived in front of the wooden house.
Riding on the tricycle was a doll the size of a child.
He wore a black suit with a bright red bow tie. On his white "masked face", there were two spiral-shaped red blushes, a pair of red eyes with a hint of black, and a mouth with red lips.
"I really want to pretend that I'm not in the house." A man's voice came from inside the house. "Unfortunately, even though there's a door between us, you and I can feel each other's presence."
"Haha … Long time no see, little brother," Billy said with a smile.
"We haven't 'seen' each other yet," the 'little brother' in the house replied. "We're just talking through the door." He raised his voice. "If you turn around and leave now, I can pretend that you've never been here. It'll be better for everyone."
"That's enough, Bill. I know you're upset, but aren't I here to save you?" Billy stepped down from his tricycle. With small steps, he climbed up the stairs in front of the wooden house with difficulty. There were only three steps in total, but for the small Billy, it was quite tiring to climb up. "You have to understand me. It's hard for me to come and save you when I can't even protect myself."
"Yes, yes … Then you might as well not come," Bill said. "I'm just an insignificant violent person. Even if I go out, I'll only be a burden to you …"
"Shut up, Bill." Billy used a stern tone to cut him off.
"Okay." Bill seemed to have vented most of his complaints, and his tone became meek.
"Hmm … Let me take a look." Billy stood on his tiptoes and leaned against the door of the wooden house. Then, he stared at the wooden texture on the door.
After staring for a full ten minutes, Billy took two steps back and stood on the porch. He chanted loudly, "Balabing, balaboom, balabing, bangboom!"
Then, something shocking happened … The wooden door made the same noise as Billy's incantation (if it could be counted as an incantation), and the door made a series of clanking noises …
Then, with a creak, the door opened.
"Bang! Bang! "
In the dark house, heavy and powerful footsteps were soon heard.
As the footsteps got closer, a tall and muscular silhouette appeared at the door.
"Now …" Bill's deep voice was just inches away from her. "We finally meet."
Before he could finish his sentence, he heard another "crack" sound.
A giant armored puppet that was 2.5 meters tall and weighed one ton smashed through the door frame and broke out of the cage.
This was Bill. His entire body was made of an unknown dark blue metal. He had a square head that looked like a mahjong tile. His torso was in a V-shape. His arms were as thick as thighs, and his legs were also as thick as thighs …
"You seem to have become smaller than I remembered, brother." Bill looked down at Billy.
"That's because you've grown taller." Billy shrugged, turned around, and carefully jumped down the stairs. "At least when you were locked up in this house, you could enter and exit that door normally."
"Oh … I see …" Bill scratched his head. "Whatever." His face was very unique. Compared to Billy, Bill's expression was much richer because Bill's face was a monitor. Even though his' face 'was a flat surface, the monitor could display all kinds of emoticons.
"While you were locked up, many things have changed." Billy walked to the tricycle and turned around. "I'll tell you everything on the way."
"Okay," Bill said. "Then, where are we going now?"
"The Crystal Maze," Billy replied.
"Huh?" Bill was taken aback. "Aren't we leaving Devil's Munch Island directly?"
"No, I need you to help me move something." Billy got on the tricycle and started to move.
Bill followed behind with big strides. His walking speed was similar to Billy's. "Hey! Hey! What are you doing? You saved me so that I can be your mover? "
"Do you think I'm just here to chat with you?" Billy asked calmly.
"Humph …" Bill huffed with annoyance. "After leaving this broken island, I'll part ways with you."
"Then you'll be captured soon," Billy said. Billy continued, "Then they'll design a bigger cage for you, and a more painful way of torture."
"Oh? Is that so? "Bill replied." Then what will you give me? A heavy job that requires me to work sixty hours a week? The reward will be … hmm … let me think … a can of engine oil? "
"Actually, I did find a job for you," Billy replied. "You'll be a librarian at the Count of Script's place."
"What!" Bill was shocked. "Are you crazy? That old man is crazy! He'll spread me on his sandwich like jam and eat me! "
"No, he won't. I've already reached a consensus with him," Billy said. "Currently, we have a very stable working relationship, and I believe he's a man of his word, much more reliable than you."
"Oh … so … you've already arranged everything before you came here." Bill's face changed into a pout. "And I can only accept everything?"
"Yes," Billy replied. He paused and tried to use his scary voice to express a kind of gentleness. "I'm sorry, Bill, but I can't have you by my side … at least not now. After I explain it to you, you'll understand. Our universe is facing the crisis of total disintegration. I still have many things to do, very important things … "
"That's fine. I might not understand even if you explain it to me." Bill was straightforward. Since his brother was in trouble, he did not ask. "Let's talk about the matter at hand. What do you want me to move?"
Billy sighed and replied, "The body of the Silkworm Mother."
"What!" Bill jumped. "The Silkworm Mother is dead? Who did that? "
"She's not dead yet." Billy lowered his head and looked at the small watch on his wrist (Billy didn't have this accessory before he went to the brothel). "But … it'll be soon."
…
At the same time, inside the Crystal Maze …
"Hey, we've run far enough, right?" Atobe ran behind Hong Hu's team for five minutes, and he was gasping for air again.
"Ha … I think … it's about time." Even Flying Horse was gasping for air. He had indeed left too little Stamina Points for himself.
"Phew … then let's take a rest." Hong Hu saw that his teammates were almost at their limit, so he stopped. He adjusted his breathing and said, "Phew … In any case, it doesn't look like the enemy is catching up to us."
"Ah!" Seeing Hong Hu stop, Atobe screamed and collapsed to the ground. He gasped greedily for air. "Ha … I say … the net in the sky … Ha … why did it suddenly show up?"
"It's probably the boss activating some kind of skill," Feng Bujue replied. His breathing was relatively even.
"Uncle Loser will be fine, right?" Flying Horse asked.
"From the team tab …" When Feng Bujue replied, he opened the game menu. "Hmm … he's still alive."
"It'll be fine. Brother Chai is very reliable," Hong Hu said. "With his ability, it shouldn't be difficult for him to escape unscathed …"
Hong Hu was only halfway through his sentence when he was suddenly cut off. His whole body froze like he was frozen in time. A sound like 'ka — gu —' escaped his throat, and his expression was one of extreme fear.
"What's wrong with you?" Feng Bujue stared at the man in alarm and used the corner of his eyes to scan the surroundings.
At that moment, Brother Jue's first reaction was that Hong Hu had been immobilized by some kind of attack.
But almost at the same second …
"Ka — Ah —" Atobe, who was sitting on the ground, and Flying Horse, who had his hands on his knees, had the same reaction.
"What is going on now?" Feng Bujue asked darkly. Even though he wanted to do something, before he understood the situation, it was not wise for him to act rashly.
After a short period of silence, a strange scene appeared ….
Hong Hu, Atobe, and Flying Horse all straightened their bodies, and their limbs started to move stiffly like machines.
They were like three funny toy soldiers. Their limbs were taut, and they moved at the same time as they moved forward …
"Are they being controlled by something?" Looking at his teammates' actions, Feng Bujue soon came to a conclusion. "Then … the problem lies in the theory of control …"
While he was thinking, the three of them had already turned around and strode towards the place he had escaped from with great difficulty.
"Is it mental manipulation or physical interference?" Feng Bujue could only try to come up with a solution as he followed behind them. "Hmm … From their unnatural movements, the chance of it being physical interference is higher." He scratched his chin. "But if it's physical interference, how come I'm fine?" He looked up, down, left, right, front, back, and so on. "I was with them earlier, and there was no sign of an enemy attack at all … There's no reason for me to be the only one who survived."
"Ka … ge …" At that moment, Ambitionist struggled to release two strange groans from his throat like he was trying to remind Brother Jue of something.
"Save it, I don't understand you," Feng Bujue replied ungratefully.
"Ge ge … Gu …" Atobe and Brother Ma also mumbled something in unintelligible language.
"The same goes for the two of you." Feng Bujue added. "Save your energy. This kind of zombie language will only distract me."
However, the three of them still didn't stop talking. They tried their best to say something.
"Hmm? That's right! " Suddenly, Brother Jue was struck by inspiration. "You're not trying to tell me something specific because you know you won't be able to. You're trying to remind me …"
After understanding that, Brother Jue's mind cleared up. He looked at Hong Hu's back and said, "So, the problem lies with … the statement 'I'm the only one who survived'?"
Ambitionist immediately responded with a few clicks of its tongue.
"Okay … I'll think about it," Feng Bujue replied. Then he thought to himself, I'm the only one who survived … I'm the only one …
Just three seconds later, he came to a conclusion.
"So, that's how it is …" Brother Jue instantly stopped his guard around them. He walked forward and mumbled, "No one attacked us earlier …" He paused. "When you were stuck on the net, the attack was already over."
At this point, Feng Bujue walked to Atobe's side. "Where is it?" He narrowed his eyes and looked Atobe up and down, searching for something.
"Found it!" About half a minute later, Brother Jue's eyes glowed.
He saw … there was an extremely thin and almost imperceptible strand of pinkish white silk hanging from the back of Atobe's head. One end of the silk was hidden inside Atobe's hair and extended all the way to his brain, while the other end … extended all the way to the sky.
"We really can't let our guard down …" As Feng Bujue spoke, he took out the Blade of Absolute Defense Penetration. "This strand must be different from the others on the net, so it hasn't fallen off and has been perfectly hidden here."
Ding!
When Brother Jue's cleaver landed on the strand of silk, there was the sound of a rubber band snapping.
The next second, Atobe fell forward and knelt on the ground. He gasped for air like he had lost all his energy, and his face was covered in white sweat.
"Ha … Ha … That was so scary …" Atobe gasped for air. "That was too scary!"
Feng Bujue ignored him and continued to move forward. Following the same pattern, he soon found and cut the strands of silk behind the other two's heads. This time … he could be considered to have completely rescued his teammates from the net.
"If you had made your move ten seconds later, my Stamina Points would have been reduced to zero …" Flying Pegasus sat on the ground after he was rescued and said with lingering fear in his heart.
Ambitionist sighed. "Sigh … Even if we clear the scenario this time, our Terror Points will be the worst of the bunch."
"What's wrong?" Feng Bujue asked. "When you were controlled, did you see something scary?"
"It's a long story," Hong Hu answered.
His answer was … fitting.
In less than two minutes, Hong Hu's team had experienced a very scary experience. At the time … their bodies were not under their control, and they could not make a sound. However, their five senses were still there, and they were much sharper than usual. They could hear the smallest sound inside their 'bodies', like the beating of their heart, the movement of their intestines, the flow of their blood, and the contraction of their lungs. They saw all the details in the scenery, like the cracks on the crystal, the fungus on the surface, and the fibers on the net. They also smelled scents that they would never forget, like the smell of their nostrils …
"Okay then, in any case … the three of you should rest here for a while. I'll be leaving," Feng Bujue said and turned to leave.
"Huh? Where are you going? "Flying Pegasus asked.
"Do you even need to ask?" Feng Bujue replied seriously. "Don't forget …" He pointed at the back of his head. "Uncle Worthless is in the same situation as you."
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