Version 2.0? Tang Ci's words surprised everyone.
In clone version 1.0, human cells are fused with Zerg genes, gaining the Zerg's ability to rapidly develop using creep, allowing the body to grow and mature in a short period. It also inherits the Zerg's regenerative abilities.
Clone version 2.0 is an upgrade from version 1.0, incorporating the genes of the Merfolk Clan. It can sing a mesmerizing mermaid song and has grown a mermaid tail.
Yu Hanjiang said with a stern face: "If Merfolk Clan also had a mastermind as crazy as Xiao Lou's father, 20 years ago, after the Luoke Empire's spaceship crashed into the deep sea, this person discovered three surviving clone children and all the data of the Noahs Ark Project. So he brought the three clones back to Merfolk Clan, upgraded and modified them into version 2.0 based on the existing data, and then killed the real prince of Merfolk Clan, making version 2.0 Xiao Lou the successor of Merfolk Clan."
Xiao Lou's head was about to explode: "So, it seems that the Xiao Lou that Liu Qiao and the others saw wasn't the No. 4 who escaped the Empire, but the upgraded No. 5? This No. 5 Xiao Lou has the genes of humans, Zerg, and Merfolk Clan. Not only is it not afraid of seawater, but it also has the tail of the Merfolk Clan, allowing it to travel at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour in the deep sea?"
Everyone: "..."
Lu Jiuchuan complained, " A clone can be upgraded and modified, just like releasing a mobile phone system version 1.0 and 2.0! Will there be a 3.0 in the future? Is Guardian's brain a bottomless pit?"
Tang Ci calmly said, "No matter how many versions there are, what Old Gui and his team are currently encountering is definitely an advanced clone that combines the best genes of three races. If we want to deal with these 2.0 versions, we first need to go down into the deep sea."
Xiao Lou said, "We are all ordinary humans. We can't survive underwater for more than 5 minutes. If we want to go to the deep sea, we can only rely on Liu Qiao's [ Mermaid Princess ] card. But now Liu Qiao is being controlled… Let Old Gui think of a way."
Shao Qingge nodded and relayed Xiao Lou's meaning to Old Gui.
Gui Yuanzhang said, "Okay, I'll find Liu Qiao right away."
Xiao Lou and his friends escaped a hurricane at sea using various card skills and found a drifting, broken wooden boat nearby.
At this moment, the six people stood on the boat, shivering from the night wind at sea.
The wooden boat was clearly a local fisherman's boat, very simple. All the people on board were dead. Ye Qi had just been soaked by the seawater. When the sea breeze blew on him while he was completely drenched, it felt like walking on the street in a short-sleeved shirt in the freezing winter. He couldn't help but wrinkle his nose and sneeze a few times.
Xiao Lou was also cold, so he summoned Bai Juyi, who quickly made several temporary hand warmers using Compass.
Lu Jiuchuan took the hand warmer handed to him and exclaimed, " You can use a card like this...?"
Ye Qi laughed and said, "Ninth Brother, you'll get used to it quickly. Our Professor Xiao always uses Bai Juyi to start a fire and make a heater, and he even made a parasol out of white silk cardboard!"
Lu Jiuchuan gave Xiao Lou a thumbs up.
Everyone carried a hand warmer, which made everyone much more comfortable. Standing at sea and waiting was bearable.
Xiao Lou said, " CEO Shao, keep in touch with Old Gui."
Shao Qingge's face darkened: " Old Gui said that number 5 has arrived."
Xiao Lou's back suddenly tensed: "Tell Old Gui to be careful, lest he get controlled like Liu Qiao!"
At this moment, inside the Mermaid Royal Palace.
There was a knock on the door, but Gui Yuanzhang did not respond. He quickly drew a picture with a brush and threw it on the bed. At the same time, he put on the Invisibility Cloak and waited to see what would happen.
The door was gently pushed open, and Xiao Lou walked in.
The Mermaid Royal Palace is an arched palace surrounded by the sea, with many colorful fish swimming around outside, just like the real-life Atlantis underwater hotel.
Gui Yuanzhang held his breath. He saw Xiao Lou walk to the bedside where he was sleeping, and a flash of silver light appeared at the tip of his finger. The "dummy" on the bed immediately stopped moving.
Gui Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed suddenly.
His strongest cards are the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. In fact, these four cards can be used in combination. For example, the brush and paper can be used together. Whatever is drawn on the paper with the brush can quickly become a real object, just like the legend of "Ma Liang's Magic Brush". Whatever is drawn can become real. Although it can only last for 2 hours, it is enough to deceive people.
Gui Yuanzhang has been practicing calligraphy since elementary school and is also a master of art. He just drew a picture of himself at an extremely fast speed, so the person lying on the bed right now is actually a picture of Gui Yuanzhang drawn by him.
Xiao Lou somehow managed to knock the person on the bed unconscious. Then, Gui Yuanzhang saw him carry the old man on his back, turn around, and walk quickly outside. The usually smiling, kind, and gentle Xiao Lou now had eyes that seemed to be filled with ice, his gaze terrifyingly cold, and the smile on his lips sent chills down one's spine.
It's hard to imagine Xiao Lou having such a terrifying expression on his face.
Gui Yuanzhang held his breath the whole time. After he left, Gui Yuanzhang drew a series of swift strokes with his brush. He quickly went out and made several turns before arriving at Lao Mo's residence.
Liu Qiao has already been apprehended, the second is him, and the third is definitely Lao Mo!
It was past 2 a.m., and Mo Xuemin was fast asleep when suddenly the door was gently pushed open. His heightened awareness, honed from numerous experience in locked-room mysteries, immediately woke him. He was about to...
As I grabbed my weapon, I heard Senior Gui's voice beside me: "Run! There's danger!"
Before Mo Xuemin could ask any more questions, Gui Yuanzhang grabbed him and drew an arc on the ground with a brush, and the two flew out of the residence like the wind.
As an elder of the Merfolk Clan, Gui Yuanzhang knew of a secret sea area rarely visited by his people. As they left the Mermaid Royal Palace, two long tails suddenly appeared behind them, and the two swam at an incredible speed to a secluded reef in the deep sea.
Surrounded by colorful corals, Old Mo had no interest in appreciating the beauty of the deep sea. He asked in alarm, "Senior Gui, what's going on? Why did you suddenly pull me out?"
Gui Yuanzhang asked, "I remember you have a daughter?"
Mo Xuemin was puzzled, but still replied, "My daughter is only in middle school, which is why I must find a way to go back. Her mother passed away a long time ago, and I am her only relative."
Gui Yuanzhang asked, " Are all the cards here?"
Mo Xuemin: "Everyone's here... what exactly happened?"
Once Gui Yuanzhang confirmed that the person in front of him, Mo Xuemin, was real, he quickly summarized what Shao Qingge had told him.
Mo Xuemin's face turned grim: "What? Cloning?!"
Gui Yuanzhang said, "The theme of this secret room is not 'investigating the shipwreck' that Xiao Lou told us, but gene cloning. The Xiao Lou, Shao Qingge, Ye Qi, Lu Jiuchuan, and Tang Ci that we met before were all fake. The real teammates are all together now. They investigated the clone and found the Merfolk Clan, but they can't swim and can't go into the sea."
Old Mo was completely bewildered: " Clone? How can we be sure they're the real ones?"
Gui Yuanzhang said, "I told Lu Jiuchuan and Tang Ci about some things from when we were kids. Only the three of us know about this, and it all matched up just now. Also, Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang are together. Shao Qingge just connected with me using Telepathic Connection. Xiao Lou was communicating with him the whole time, and they confirmed each other's identities."
Thinking back on his time with Xiao Lou these past few days, Mo Xuemin felt a chill run down his spine: "No wonder! Professor Xiao initially said that his card holder was lost, and CEO Shao and Ye Qi didn't have any cards either. I was wondering why my card holder was still there. Was the Guardian picking people to arrange the plot? Now it seems that the three of them were fake; they didn't have any cards, so they made up this excuse!"
Gui Yuanzhang said, "That fake Xiao Lou sneaked into my bedroom and drugged the dummy I made. He'll definitely go to your bedroom later. I also put a dummy on your bed. However, my magic paintbrush only lasts for 2 hours. We're pressed for time and must find Liu Qiao within 2 hours."
Mo Xuemin was startled: " What happened to Liu Qiao?"
Gui Yuanzhang said, " Xiao Lou and the others initially used Telepathic Connection to connect with Liu Qiao, but the fake Xiao Lou discovered it and immediately took control of Liu Qiao. Liu Qiao is currently unconscious. Professor Xiao asked us to find her as soon as possible and obtain her [ Mermaid Princess ] card. Only when everyone becomes a mermaid can they go into the sea to investigate."
Mo Xuemin realized the seriousness of the situation, and his expression became extremely solemn: " Mermaid Royal Palace is too big. Liu Qiao is definitely not in her own residence. We have to hurry up and find her!"
Gui Yuanzhang nodded: "Yes, the Mermaid Royal Palace is actually a maze, which we've discovered over the past few days. After exploring for a few days, have you figured out the maze's route?"
Mo Xuemin smiled wryly, "Senior, you flatter me. This Mermaid Royal Palace is the largest maze I've ever encountered, about five times larger than last week's Tomb of the Headless General. I've only figured out half of it so far. Fortunately, this maze isn't a three-dimensional, multi-layered structure, so finding my way will be easier than in a three-dimensional maze."
Gui Yuanzhang said, "We shouldn't delay. Let's find the way and Liu Qiao at the same time. In two hours, the dummy I made will be discovered. Not only will Xiao Liu be in danger, but neither of us will be able to escape!"