Chapter 256: The Last One Left
Obviously, Li Sanguang had no intention of helping.
He belongs to the Zero Point Tavern and has the reputation of being "neutral". He should not interfere in the affairs of the human race and the mechanical race, nor should he take the initiative to attack the weird undead race.
But Lu Ba mentioned the name of Commander Beifeng, a name that carries enough weight in many people's hearts.
The tavern liaison who had just delivered the message had not left yet and was waiting for Li Sanguang in the camp rest area.
Li Sanguang walked over, looked around, then whispered a few words in the liaison officer's ear and handed the liaison officer a dark silver metal mechanical baton.
The liaison officer's eyes flickered and he nodded repeatedly. He took the mechanical baton and hid it in his sleeve.
"No problem, I will do it!"
Then he stood up from the lounge area and walked towards the small room where everyone had been meeting.
Lu Ba looked at the liaison officer walking over and asked Li Sanguang, "Mr. Li, is your friend okay?"
"Don't worry, we guarantee you'll be satisfied with what we do in the tavern." Li Sanguang smiled, "Brother Lu, let's go and find the dog ."
"good!"
The night is dark and cool.
The lights in the camp gradually dimmed, and when it was time to rest, the children who were playing around were called back home by their adults.
The surrounding jungle was dark, quiet and deserted, with ancient trees towering into the sky and darkness swallowing up everything .
Ms. Liuye's residence is on the northern edge of the joint camp, close to the jungle. It is a simple wooden house with many cut down trees piled behind it.
The joint camp was newly built and most of the houses exuded a simple atmosphere, but they were just enough for people to live in.
Ms. Liu Ye took great care of her golden retriever. She built a small wooden house for it with wooden boards and nails, right next to her own big wooden house, and she laid a lot of soft straw in the small wooden house.
"A few days ago, Ms. Liu and many powerful camp members followed Master Shi Sishi to rescue people. They haven't returned yet, and we don't know what happened to them."
Lu Ba sighed and felt worried.
Now Shi Shishi's rescue team has lost contact, there is no news from the Longcheng headquarters, and the mechanical tribe is about to attack again. Everything is going wrong and it is really difficult.
After Ms. Liu Ye left, the big golden retriever was left in the camp and was fed and cared for by the neighbors on both sides.
These days, the big golden retriever has been very quiet. He just lies in his own little wooden house and doesn't make much noise.
There were too many things going on in the camp, and no one paid attention to the movements of a dog.
The children from the neighborhood like this dog very much and often come to its kennel to play. The dog is not anxious or noisy and behaves very docilely, allowing the children to pull its hair.
“It’s right there.”
Lu Ba was holding a sturdy metal dog cage, looking solemn, and pointed at the doghouse in the small wooden house.
Li Sanguang's expression changed slightly, and he walked in another direction, blocking the dog's way.
Both of them were third-level psychic creatures with great strength. They shouldn't have been so cautious when dealing with an ordinary golden retriever, and they didn't sense any psychic fluctuations from the dog.
When he approached, Lu Ba found that the dog was sleeping and did not notice his arrival.
He winked at Li Sanguang, who nodded slightly to indicate that he was ready.
"Well then..."
Lu Ba took action immediately and quickly, opening the dog cage with one hand and grabbing the red dog collar on the neck of the big golden retriever with the other.
He did it in one go, and without waiting for the dog to react, he slammed it into the cage.
It went smoothly, surprisingly smoothly.
It looks like an ordinary dog, completely defenseless.
But Lu Ba and Li Sanguang's expressions became more serious, and they kept staring at the dog cage.
"He didn't wake up."
"Sure enough...it's that special state of the undead?"
Ever since the undead appeared in this world, various major organizations have begun to study this race and have summarized many of the undead's characteristics.
The most important characteristic is, of course, immortality.
Although these undead were very weak, they could be resurrected no matter how they were killed, which gave many people hope for immortality.
As a result, many opinions have emerged, such as the undead have opened their genetic locks, the undead are a combination of organisms similar to nanorobots, the undead are the projection of advanced civilizations in this world, etc.
In addition to immortality, there are several other outstanding characteristics.
For example, the characteristic of "sluggishness".
Many research institutes have discovered that members of the undead often stare into a daze, standing still and motionless. No matter how they shout or even stimulated with electric current, they get no response.
This strange "sluggishness" phenomenon was originally believed to be a self-protection mechanism of the undead, but was later overturned and is still under study.
It is speculated that this characteristic may be related to the spiritual world of the undead.
But the concept of spirituality is very mysterious, and many spiritual problems remain unsolved to this day.
Regarding this characteristic, experts and scholars on this planet often debate, whether it is the human race or the mechanical race, there are constant arguments, a large amount of data and papers have been published, and no one can convince anyone else.
“Bang!”
Lu Ba opened the cage and slapped the big golden retriever in the face.
But the big golden retriever still didn't respond and continued to sleep with his eyes closed.
If it were an ordinary dog, it would have been awakened by the slapping long ago.
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
“…”
Lu Ba exerted great strength and slapped the dog several times in a row. The slaps were so loud that even a strand of the dog's hair fell off its face.
But still, the dog was in a "sluggish" state, just like the undead.
This also shows that—
At the council meeting at the Oasis Camp, Commander Beifeng was right.
At that time, everyone found it incredible. Even Xiong Wei, Lan Guang and others from the Oasis Camp believed that a dog could not be an undead.
But out of trust in Su Xia, Xiong Wei was still very cautious at the meeting and kept the location of the new Oasis Camp.
"Is this dog really an undead?" Li Sanguang frowned. "It's hidden so well. Who would have thought that the undead would look like this? Could it be that he has learned some special skills?"
He tried hard to recall the tavern documents he had read, and had many doubts in his mind.
Among the three races, only the mechanical race can drastically change its shape. Those members of the mechanical race that are not mass-produced and have special designs can even switch back and forth among more than ten shapes, sometimes they are humans, sometimes they are tigers, and sometimes they can even turn into a car.
What's more special is that it can instantly disintegrate into dozens of mechanical bodies for different tasks.
"The mechanical body, coupled with the external fur, can easily disguise itself as an animal." Li Sanguang whispered to himself, "In addition, the Zerg parasites can also parasitize dogs and blend into the human environment."
Compared with the other two races, the human race seems too ordinary and has no special features.
“Crack—”
Lu Ba suddenly took out a knife and chopped the dog's leg, and blood gushed out.
He made a big cut, picked apart the skin, tore the internal fascia, and then cut open the flesh and blood to see the sticky bones.
This is not a mechanical creature, and its internal physiology has not transformed into that of a bug. It is just an ordinary dog.
This kind of tearing pain should wake it up even if it is sleeping soundly.
But it still didn't wake up.
"No doubt about it. It is the 'sluggish' characteristic of the undead."
…
At the same time, outside the game, Earth.
The player who controls the "Golden Retriever" character is playing with a few friends in an Internet cafe, farming and having a lot of fun.
He had a cigarette in his mouth, his hair was greasy, he had dark circles under his eyes, and his eyes were bloodshot. It was unknown how long he had not rested, but he still looked focused, his fingertips flying on the keyboard, and there were several bottles of Nutri-Express in front of him.
Next to him, his friend was clearing soldiers in the middle lane and asked casually, "Why are you so idle these days? Aren't you an undercover agent in the human resistance army in the game "Look Up at the Stars"? Did you succeed?"
He bit the cigarette butt, his mouth full of yellow teeth, and replied: "Still lying, almost done!"
"Awesome, how much money will the Mechanic give you?"
"I have negotiated a position in Coral City and 10 million game coins, but the exchange rate of game coins is not good now. It is about to drop to 30:1, so I plan to talk to them again. I have to get the money for buying a house no matter what!"
"Don't you need to go online? Won't the NPCs notice?"
"Don't worry, the phone is on!"
His tone was full of confidence, and after he finished speaking, he controlled Garen on the screen to hide in the bushes, then blew out a smoke ring.
These days, his owner, Ms. Liu Ye, has passed away, so he doesn't have to pay attention to the situation in the "Look Up at the Stars" game all the time, so he can relax and play other things.
It's night time now and basically no one is looking for him, so he just lies in the doghouse and pretends to be asleep.
Yes, that "sluggish" state that the experts refer to in the game is actually just players AFK online.
The players might be going to the restroom or going out to eat, but they were too lazy to log off, so they just stayed where they were, motionless.
…
In the game, Lu Ba slammed the dog cage shut, and his face turned fierce when he thought about the predicament that the joint camp was facing.
"It's true that the undead can't be killed, but there are ways to deal with them."
Every time they disappear, they will reappear at the same place, and the location will not change.
Su Xia once imagined capturing a player, locking him up in a sturdy cell, and killing him over and over again until he was too afraid to go online again and had to give up the account he had worked so hard to build.
It doesn’t matter if the opponent goes offline when he is caught. Just set up a cage on the spot and watch him come online.
But he has not yet put this idea into practice.
If he really wants to put it into practice in the future, he plans to use it on four-season rice.
In this world, many experts and scholars have put forward similar views. Although the undead cannot be killed, they can be trapped forever.
Lu Ba currently plans to lock up the big golden retriever in the prison of the joint camp.
He showed regret on his face. It was a pity that he had to retreat, otherwise he could have locked it up for life.
"Mr. Li, you can let your men take action now." He said to Li Sanguang.
"good."
Li Sanguang nodded and immediately sent a message to his liaison officer.
At this time, the liaison officer was in the corner of the meeting room.
Everyone in the room was still discussing the retreat route. They were quite confident about the confidentiality of the Zero Point Tavern and had no objection to the existence of the liaison officer. They even asked whether there was a secret underground safe base of the tavern nearby.
“Buzz!”
The liaison officer's bracelet suddenly vibrated. His eyes flickered and he pressed the bracelet lightly. Then he took out the metal mechanical baton hidden in his sleeve and strode towards the center of the room.
The others saw his actions and were confused, looking at him in astonishment.
"Friend in the tavern, do you have any opinion on the retreat route?" Qin Guang was the first to speak. He stared at the mechanical baton in the liaison officer's hand and for some reason, he felt a hint of danger.
This short stick looks like something I've seen somewhere.
The contact officer looked calm and shook his head: "Just arrest one person."
Qin Guang was surprised: "Who is it?"
"he."
The liaison officer pointed, and everyone looked in the direction of his finger and saw Li Yun whose expression changed slightly.
Under the light, Li Yun's face turned pale, his pale fingers tightly grasped the corner of the table, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"Friend in the tavern, what do you mean?" Li Yun asked.
This was the second time today that everyone's eyes were on him again, which made him even more uneasy.
Is it really exposed?
Is there any news leaked from undercover within the Mechanical Clan?
"It's nothing. I'm just helping you catch a human traitor and taking your money for the job." The liaison officer answered with a steady look in his eyes.
"you……"
Li Yun's expression changed completely. He was very clear about the working style of the Zero Point Tavern organization.
Tonight, the mechanical tribe has begun to act. The mechanical army is advancing in the wilderness. Someone must have leaked the news, and perhaps there is undercover information.
He couldn't help but think of the message note that Lu Ba had just put away.
Yes, the content of that note must be related to this.
No, it will take more than ten hours for the mechanical army to arrive. If he is exposed too early, all efforts will be in vain.
"Friend, do you have any evidence?" Li Yun suppressed his inner uneasiness and spoke loudly, intending to argue with him and delay time.
But the tavern contact replied indifferently: "No need for evidence, just arrest him first."
"you……"
Li Yun's heart skipped a beat. He couldn't be caught.
With his identity, he has many old friends in the camp, as well as former members of the Clouded Leopard Organization. As long as he can move freely, he can find a way to get those people to support him, lead to internal confrontation in the camp, and thus delay time.
But once he was caught, he lost all initiative.
Li Yun sensed carefully and found that the spiritual energy fluctuations exposed by the liaison officer had just reached level one and the strength was not strong, which made him feel relieved.
Fortunately, this man was weaker than him and was no match for him.
He immediately persuaded the rest of the people in the room: "Everyone, what kind of person I, Li Yun, am, don't you know? In the past few years, we have fought side by side in the wilderness..."
"You talk too much."
The contact suddenly spoke, interrupting him coldly.
He stared at Li Yun coldly and asked, "Do you think I want to use the power of others to deal with you?"
Li Yun's expression changed: "What do you mean?"
"boom!"
The liaison officer suddenly took action and slammed the end of the mechanical baton onto the chairman's table.
The room was suddenly filled with blue light.
The top of the short stick rotated automatically, making a clicking sound. Cracks appeared and slowly split open, like a dark silver metal flower, revealing the internal mechanical device. The blue energy source at the center of the device kept flashing, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, as if following some kind of pattern.
Everyone in the room was a psychic creature, and at this moment their faces turned pale, as if all their strength had been drained away in an instant.
The two people closest to it even fell to the ground on the spot, staring at the mechanical baton in horror.
"Stand device?" someone exclaimed, recognizing it.
Last time, in the battle of Fish Scale City, it was not only the masked man who became famous, but also this kind of stance device.
Within the range of influence of such a device, psychic creatures are not much stronger than ordinary humans.
That battle was just a test of the device, but the power it displayed frightened countless psychic creatures. If it weren't for the masked stranger that day, any other level 4 or even level 5 creature would have died miserably in the stand.
“Times have changed.”
The liaison officer took out a Taser slowly, pointed it at Li Yun, and fired.
Li Yun's face turned pale, and his spiritual energy seemed to be wasted. He was unable to dodge and was instantly electrocuted, convulsing. He fell to the ground, losing the ability to resist.
At this time, Lu Ba and Li Sanguang pushed the door open and saw this scene.
Lu Ba heaved a sigh of relief.
As expected of a midnight tavern, the efficiency is incredibly high.
He glanced at the faces of everyone in the room and knew that some of them still did not believe in Li Yun's identity, but he had plenty of ways to make them believe it.
At the same time, Lu Ba also had many questions in his mind.
If the Li Yun in front of him was a member of the undead, then why did he get Li Yun's memory?
"There is only one left... Master Shi's young disciple Chang Rui."
Now Shi Shishi's rescue team has lost contact with the camp and cannot be contacted.
Thinking of this, Lu Ba couldn't help but sigh.
"Master Shi has a great reputation throughout his life. How could he be blinded by his own disciple when he is old?"
