"Humiliation!"
Outside the screen, Takeshi Sable cursed angrily.
The Nether was one thing; it was understandable to be unfamiliar with a new area.
But now, having returned from the Nether, Ronan Mountwell was still being chased until he scrambled away like a rat?
He even hid underground, burying himself just to survive!
To be beaten like this in his own home!
It was too humiliating!
"Who exactly is it? Why are there so many new types of zombies appearing?!"
With things being so abnormal, Takeshi Sable had to be suspicious.
Large-scale civilizations are meant to be more difficult, but it shouldn't be this hard!
Look at those monsters; more have appeared than during the first night's trial, and they are so much stronger!
"Is it Galen Yu? That lowlife! I will make sure whoever did this dies!"
Every player's actions had logic and could be understood, except for Galen Yu.
Every time his behavior was unexpected. Now that something had happened, it was hard not to associate it with him.
However, the expert nearby shook his head in disagreement.
"From our perspective, the possibility of Galen Yu being involved doesn't exist."
Saving Zombie Villagers, building Iron Golems and Snow Golems, going to the Nether...
It was a bit outrageous, but deep thought made it understandable; he wouldn't cause such a huge commotion.
Even if some innovation triggered something, there would usually be an announcement to let everyone know.
Unless this thing wasn't done by Galen Yu in the first place!
"Then why are there so many monsters?"
Thinking about it, no matter how strong a player was, they were still just a player and didn't even know the others' locations.
How could he cross two dimensions to deliberately target their two players?
As for the specific reason, the scene shifted to Kira Oakmoor.
Forced to use blocks to tower up and avoid the zombie pursuit, hiding on a giant tree in the Twilight Forest allowed her to survive temporarily.
From this perspective, the appearance of the zombies could be clearly seen.
'The words on their clothes feel very familiar, like I've seen them somewhere before.'
'I remember now! It was after Mountwell's first contact with the Wither effect!'
After replaying and watching the recording repeatedly, the expert suddenly realized and then fell silent.
"What did you see? Just say it!"
Unable to bear it, Takeshi Sable kicked him while demanding an answer.
The expert hesitatingly gave his conclusion.
"Mountwell once pressed several buttons, and the words carved on them were similar to those on the zombies' clothes..."
"
Takeshi Sable was no fool; he understood what this meant.
"So Ronan Mountwell activated the zombies and almost got himself and Kira killed?!"
He felt his vision go dark.
Takeshi Sable couldn't catch his breath, his legs went weak, and he collapsed.
He truly couldn't imagine how someone could be so stupid!
As the details of the zombies were further exposed, some viewers also remembered.
"I remember now! The zombies appeared right after Ronan Mountwell pressed those buttons!"
"So the lowlife was actually you all along?"
"Then what was with the insults I just took? Was it a joke?"
"You almost got the Samurai Nation wiped out. Mountwell, you really are something!"
"Baka! Go commit seppuku!"
Who would have thought that the culprit behind the humiliation that forced Ronan Mountwell to crawl through a dog hole and bury himself underground...
Was actually himself!
The Samurai Nation wasn't the only one suffering.
In the Indus Kingdom, Kapil was galloping on a warhorse in the resource area.
Using his speed advantage, he wanted to find the entrance to the new world, the Twilight Forest.
The good news was that he found it; the Block Civilization hadn't been completely heartless.
Although diamonds were scarce, they still randomly opened several Twilight Forest entrances in the resource zone, waiting for players to discover them.
This place was far from the chunks, and only by riding a warhorse could one reach it, making it effectively Kapil's exclusive spot.
The bad news was that it was dark.
When he entered the Twilight Forest, his eyes were met with nothing but zombies!
"A zombie tide? What's going on!"
The warhorse hadn't come in with him. Having lost his biggest advantage, Kapil panicked.
With an iron sword in hand, he didn't fear ordinary zombies, but the key was that the enemies weren't ordinary zombies, and there was a freaking crowd of them!
He wasn't as quick-witted as Kira Oakmoor to think of using blocks to tower up and hide.
He ran as fast as he could to find a place to hide, but there were zombies all around, so he blindly chose a direction.
Eventually, he arrived outside a grey wall.
[ENTERING HOSTILE MINI-CHUNK, NAGA COURTYARD!]
Naga?
Seeing this name, Kapil didn't panic but instead felt a sense of familiarity.
Naga, the Serpent God in his country's mythology, was shaped like a giant snake and had the ability to control water, clouds, and rain.
At a moment of crisis, he actually encountered a legendary god!
Without thinking twice, Kapil immediately rushed into the courtyard and saw a huge green snake monster.
"That's right, it's the Serpent God. Serpent God protect me! I am willing to serve you!"
Kneeling on the spot, Kapil was extremely pious.
That was the Serpent God, a mythological creature of the Indus Kingdom; his bowing was very reasonable!
After staring at the person in front of it for a long while, the Naga was also surprised.
As the weakest boss in the Twilight Forest, it was usually only others who hit it. Now someone was actually kneeling to it, willing to serve it?
It was a subordinate for free!
Withdrawing its attack, the Naga nodded, expressing its satisfaction.
[YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO SUBMIT TO THE NAGA. YOU HAVE BECOME THE SERVANT OF THE TWILIGHT FOREST MINI-CHUNK LORD, THE NAGA.]
Hearing the prompt in his ear, Kapil hurriedly kowtowed.
Glancing at the zombies outside, a look of disdain appeared in the Naga's eyes. After a few collisions, the zombie tide was wiped out.
Leaving only drops and experience all over the ground.
Returning to the center of the courtyard, it signaled Kapil to repair the damaged parts while it continued to close its eyes and rest.
"Our Indus Kingdom player recognized a boss as his big brother?"
"The chunk is gone, and he's become a servant?"
"Sigh, to save his life, there's no other way!"
"It's not bad. That's the legendary Serpent God, after all. Praise Lord Naga!"
"Accept my submission as well; I am also willing to serve you wholeheartedly!"
"Damn it, if it weren't for Ronan Mountwell, how could this have happened?"
"Why isn't Ronan Mountwell dead yet!"
Aside from some believers, the Indus viewers were very angry.
If not for the mysterious appearance of the zombie tide, they should have been further developing and promoting to a small-scale chunk upon entering the Twilight Forest!
To survive, he became a boss's servant; now it's all ruined!
The only silver lining was that the other party was a domestic mythological creature. For the sake of being 'one of their own,' it might treat Kapil better in the future.
Maybe there is still a chance to return to the chunk and advance!
In the research institute, Fries couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"This is too outrageous!"
One harmed himself and almost killed his teammate, while the other recognized a boss as his big brother and became a boss's servant!
The comedy was too dense; he couldn't even stop laughing!
"Who would have thought a small button back then could trigger so many subsequent events!"
Stopping his laughter, he switched the screen to other perspectives.
To deal with these zombies, players from various countries showed off their skills and used their best abilities.
Even as strong as the Freedom Nation, the two who cooperated seamlessly tried to fight before also avoiding the brunt, hiding in a room to wait for dawn.
Those with good luck could hide, while those with bad luck were surrounded and killed on the spot!
Voices continued to ring out.
[CINDER NATION PLAYER HAS DIED, MONSTERS DESCEND!]
[BAMBOO NATION PLAYER HAS DIED, MONSTERS DESCEND!]
[WHITE LIGHT NATION PLAYER HAS DIED, MONSTERS DESCEND!]
Out of over a hundred players, in just a few days, only thirty remained!
And these were all selected veterans who had participated in a civilization trial before!
"The zombie tide is too terrifying. If it were Galen Yu..."
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Returning from the Nether, everyone's equipment had been upgraded.
For some reason, Fries was looking forward to it.
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