#639Chapter 639 The Sixth Player in the Martian CampAI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 639: The Old Six Player in the Martian Faction
As mentioned before, the Mario world is probably the Heaven's Chosen Space dungeon with the most beginner trial scenarios, and also the dungeon with the highest player contact rate.
The guiding effect achieved by the original Mario through scene construction can be said to be textbook-level.
Just by using a few basic Goombas, a pile of ordinary and question mark bricks, and a green pipe blocking the way, it guided players to master most of the operation techniques in the entire game. This textbook-level guidance was also reflected in the Heaven's Chosen Space.
However, in contrast to the simplicity of the dungeon itself, the item effects inside are generally powerful, and usually carry a hint of conceptual rules.
Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, Ice Flower, Cat Bell, Miner's Hammer, 1-Up Mushroom, and so on... If not for treasure chest drops or possessing a special "Mushroom Pouch," most items in the Mario world could only be consumed within the dungeon and not taken out.
The Super Mushroom eaten by Root of Mars was the most iconic item produced in the Mario world, possessing the ability to increase a person's size, enhance strength, and grant 1 point of absolute health.
Although the cost was losing all the Super Mushroom's buffs, in terms of the Super Mushroom's effect alone, it was already superior to the Knight's Armor Cheng Tian obtained in Makaimura.
But still, the same old saying applies: although the Mario world produces many items, very few of them make it into the market.
As a non-Metal Slug product, the fact that Root of Mars could use this item undoubtedly meant that it was fed by an outsider.
And the only possibility was a player individual who originally existed in this faction.
So the question is, is the opponent still hiding on the spaceship, or did he leave here early and hide somewhere on Earth?
Considering that both the Government Army and the Modern Army players undertook main quests that required them to go into space, theoretically, players in the Martian faction would also have to stay on the spaceship and face the players' attacks... unless the opponent, like some players, chose to abandon the main quest and follow a retreat process, which would allow him to avoid the dangers of facing the main quest directly.
However, judging from the previous faction confrontation, the Martians actually had the upper hand. If not for the intervention of Cheng Tian and others, even if the Peregrine Sparrow Squad completed another beheading operation, there would inevitably be considerable losses, all borne by the Modern Army.
With such a technological advantage, there was no reason for the Martian faction not to continue staying here and push the main quest.
So Cheng Tian judged that there was a very high probability that this guy was still hiding on the ship!
Due to the enormous size of the entire mothership, there were still many scattered Martians inside, and Cheng Tian's side temporarily had no time to deal with them one by one, inevitably leading to oversights.
But it was at this moment that about 80% of the Martian units, who were trembling under the muzzles of the guns, underwent an abnormal change.
They first trembled in pain, then their bodies uncontrollably sprayed out a large amount of spore mist, but these mists did not spread out; instead, they fell back onto their own bodies.
Immediately after, the rounded heads (which were also their torsos) of these Martian units, resembling Super Mushrooms, suddenly developed several very obvious cracks, then split open on the spot, and began to rapidly proliferate visibly!
Suddenly, the heads of the mushroom-octopus hybrids were replaced by a layered, nested form, resembling a combination of brain flower + wood ear + dried wild mushroom. At the same time, the mouthparts located in the center of their lower tentacles also let out a beast-like roar.
"They are Clickers! Fungal-infected zombies!"
Upon seeing the drastic change in the form of these Martian captives, Cheng immediately realized that the old six still lurking on the ship must have made his move. A telepathic communication, broadcast through the ship, immediately echoed in everyone's minds.
"Everyone! Keep your distance to avoid inhaling spores! Clickers have no eyesight but excellent hearing, so try to kill them from a distance with fire or high-temperature abilities! Their weakness is in their heads!
If you've inhaled spores, it's best to use a debuff-clearing skill to save yourself. If not, you can wait until later to go to the fungal fluid production line and have my research apes check you! Be careful not to get parasitized!"
Since his mental energy was all used for controlling the mothership, Cheng Tian was unable to directly deal with the enemies at this moment. However, those who had survived until now, whether players or NPCs, were all skilled.
Cheng Tian's instructions were incredibly precise, immediately providing the characteristics of these fungal zombies, theoretically from "The Last of Us / American Apocalypse," along with killing suggestions and protective measures.
If they still couldn't handle it, then these people would have wasted their time in the Heaven's Chosen Space.
The fastest to respond to Cheng Tian's command were Irene, Bazett, War Elephant Mammoth, and Smart Head.
Irene's arrows precisely targeted the heads of each Martian Clicker. Bazett, abandoning close combat, used Rune magic that could generate flames to scorch the approaching gaseous spores.
Smart Head's shield bash easily pushed away the large Martian Clickers, whose strength and speed had greatly increased. However, before he could fire his gun, an elephant trunk passed over his shoulder, unleashing a lightning strike at the group of Martian fungal infectees.
There was no other way; the "genetically modified chili" in War Elephant Mammoth's stomach had been completely digested, so he could only use lightning strikes now.
But it was not bad; both explosive flames and lightning strikes were output skills with high temperatures, which were particularly effective against mushroom-type zombies.
In contrast, others were a bit slow to react. Some individuals put in effort, but there were also those who were clearly slacking off.
Cheng Tian didn't care about this; after all, these weren't his people. The information from his mouth was naturally fine in the ears of his own people, but for those who were unfamiliar, instinctive questioning was understandable... If those who were slacking off got lung infections, then let's just give them conservative treatment~
The extremely petty Cheng had already marked those who were slacking off and not putting in effort.
Almost at the same time, Utan, who had received a private message from Cheng Tian, also immediately got to work. Through the authorized instruments within the laboratory, he remotely activated the fungal fluid cloning production line, utilizing the resources originally accumulated by Root of Mars to begin operations.
An endless stream of cloned Steves, marked as green allies, once again began to emerge from the gashapon pipes and were immediately dispersed into other ship areas via fast-transit pipes.
Soon after, an unfamiliar entity appeared in the vehicle deployment area, wearing a mushroom-shaped straw hat and having a somewhat short, stout, and plump build. At this moment, he first joyfully saw the emergency exit door, but then, the terminal computer used to open the emergency exit stopped him in his tracks.
And this computer was the same model of terminal used to open the escape passage in the original work.
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