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Chapter 118 - 118: The Task of Choosing 1 Out of 3
Chapter 118 - 118: The Task of Choosing 1 Out of 3
Chapter 118: Chapter 118: The Task of Choosing 1 Out of 3
Translator: 549690339
When Jiang Li and Brahma Stupa once again entered the zombie world, the previously silent system suddenly sprung into action.
[Detected fragments of the Immortal Ascension Ladder]
[Confirming location of Immortal Ascension Ladder fragments…]
[Updating special mission “Find the Fragments of the Immortal Ascension
Ladder”]
[Confirming Mission…]
[Please select one from the following special missions]
[Special Mission One: Help Luo Ying solve the zombie crisis on his planet within ten years]
[Mission Reward: Extract a quarter of the Immortal Ascension Ladder fragment from Luo Ying’s body]
[Special Mission Two: Help Luo Ying solve the zombie crisis on his planet within two years]
[Mission Reward: Extract half of the Immortal Ascension Ladder fragment from Luo Ying’s body]
[Special Mission Three: Help Luo Ying solve the zombie crisis on his planet within six months]
[Mission Reward: Harvest the entire Immortal Ascension Ladder fragment from Luo Ying’s body]
The Immortal Ascension Ladder fragment is inside Luo Ying? Jiang Li was taken aback. After hearing about the “Find the Fragments of the Immortal Ascension Ladder” mission for the first time, he had assumed the system wouldn’t unveil it until a few years from now. But surprisingly, here it was. Plus, this was the first time he could choose from three missions.
It’s becoming more user-friendly.
Beyond the joy, confusion set in next. He had met Luo Ying before but didn’t notice any system activity. Why was there a show going on now?
Instead of choosing a task immediately, he asked: “If I extract the Immortal Ascension Ladder fragment from Luo Ying’s body, what impact would it have on Luo Ying?”
Jiang Li was worried it would have a negative impact on Luo Ying. For instance, memory loss, loss of strength, emotional changes, and worst of all, death.
[No impact whatsoever]
“Then I choose Special Mission Three.”
[Special Mission Three has been selected, the countdown begins now]
A countdown of six months appeared on the system screen. It was as if the system was artificially creating an atmosphere of urgency. But Jiang Li was as steady as an old dog.
Solving the zombie crisis in six months was a piece of cake for him. Six months was too long. He felt that even six hours was too much.
“What’s wrong?” Brahma Stupa, who was in mid-flight, looked at the frozen Jiang Li and couldn’t help but ask.
When a person and a tower reached the planet, Brahma Stupa circled around the area. However, it could not find the group of zombie monks it had brought along.
“Strange, where are they?”
Brahma Stupa scanned the nearby space but still couldn’t find the space filled with zombie monks.
“By rights, without my permission, no one should be able to enter or exit that space, nor should it be movable. So where did it go?”
Brahma Stupa was confident about its grasp of the ways of space. Perhaps there were Immortals in the Immortal Realm who might have a better understanding, but there was no one who could surpass it outside the Immortal Realm.
Did they go to the wrong planet? That was even more impossible. It couldn’t make a basic mistake with spatial positioning.
“Look down there, does the environment look different from when we left?” Jiang Li was observing the surface of the planet, and he spoke hesitantly.
Brahma Stupa also looked down, surprised to find the planet below was bursting with life. Skyscrapers were everywhere, and there was a continuous flow of people.
“How is that possible?” it twisted its head to ask Jiang Li, “The technology on this planet is so advanced, could they have rebuilt it in just a few days?”
“If they had that ability, they would have solved the zombie crisis a long time ago.” Jiang Li shook his head, “Moreover, there are now over a billion people here. A few days ago, there were only tens of millions. People can’t just pop up out of nowhere. There must have been changes in the past few days that we weren’t aware of.”
Jiang Li didn’t mention that the system suddenly issued a mission, which might be related to the changes on this planet.
“Let’s go down and take a look.”
“It has been several days, why hasn’t he come back yet?”
Luo Ying was somewhat anxious. Ever since Jiang Li said he would return soon and then flew off to who knows where, several days had passed.
Jiang Li didn’t return, and he was worried about the situation in the ocean. He sent his subordinates to gather the latest news from the ocean, and found that even the Tier 3 zombies were rare now.
This meant that the energy pyramid was continuously rising, concentrating on higher-tier zombies.
“Enough is enough. We can’t wait any longer. If we keep waiting, a Tier 6 zombie will be born.”
Luo Ying stood up, intending to persuade the other Tier 5 strengtheners.
If Jiang Li returned before the Tier 6 zombies were born, all would be well.
But what if Jiang Li returned only after the Tier 6 zombies were born? Even being late by one day would be unacceptable. A Tier 6 zombie could sweep through the five major areas in one day!
He couldn’t gamble on how fast Jiang Li would return or how quickly a Tier 6 zombie would be born.
Luo Ying went to Zone 2, Zone 4, and Zone 5 successively. He exposed everything that happened in the ocean and presented all the evidence to persuade them to dive into the deep sea with him and stop the evolution of the zombies.
Who would have thought that the Tier 5 strengtheners from these three areas would grossly take advantage of the situation, endlessly demanding benefits from Zone 1. Running out of time, he had to acquiesce.
At times like these, they’re still demanding benefits from me? Luo Ying bit down hard, wishing he could kill these three bastards.
On the way to the ocean, the three strengtheners exchanged glances, showing a trace of scheming smiles.
Luo Ying was still too green, too impulsive.
Actually, their three regions knew of the danger in the ocean and were also investigating it, but they were all doing it covertly. They deliberately acted nonchalant about the ocean, and let Luo Ying worry alone.
In this way, when Luo Ying sought their help, they could sell their assistance at a high price, demanding technology, powerhouse, food and so on from Zone 1.
Of course, while they schemed, they still had to make an effort when necessary; otherwise, in the event of a total defeat in the ocean, they won’t stand a chance either.
The three Tier 5 strengtheners were highly skilled; each had a record of standing up to two Tier 5 zombies. Their combined force reduced Luo Ying’s pressure significantly.
The body of a Tier 5 strengthener was formidable. Even the toughest metal was not as hard as their skin. They could withstand the terrifying pressure of the deep ocean and could go without oxygen for a long time.
The four of them moved slightly, rhythmically in sync, disrupting the ocean currents and enabling them to swim like dolphins in the water.
Anyone who could perform this movement must have practiced for a long time. Luo Ying had repeatedly mimicked sea creatures to dive into the ocean, and this was how he developed his current technique.
But how could these three guys be as adept as him?
It suddenly dawned on Luo Ying that he had been duped by these three. They’d been concerned about the ocean for a while and had made preparations, but no one said a word, causing him to be the scapegoat.
Reviewing these events now was disgusting.
However, the priority at the moment was to disrupt zombie evolution. He’ll settle accounts with this bunch of bastards later.
There were even fewer Tier 4 zombies in the ocean now, indicating the astonishing speed of zombie evolution. The four of them were alarmed. They went all out, fought for their survival, jointly killed the Tier 4 zombies and isolated Tier 5 zombies, using these zombies’ brain nuclei to enhance themselves..