The strangeness has come, I am a god with trillions of ghost money

Chapter 399 Getting Two Taotie to Refine Pills
Song Mang asked in surprise, "Aren't warships the most heavily fortified structures here? The Taotie were all here with us just now. It's impossible for the Taotie to attack the warships in the southern district. So who else could damage the warships?"

"do not know."

Old Qi was also a little confused.

The giant skeleton beside him spoke up, "Even if the Taotie attacks the warship, it won't cause fatal damage. The warship can still withstand alien attacks."

"I was so anxious just now because I discovered the remaining two Taotie beasts had arrived. With so many Taotie attacking together, the warship is in serious trouble."

He glanced at the message from the South District and said, "The situation in the South District is a bit unusual; it doesn't seem like the damage to the warships was caused by an external attack."

Old Qi was the first to react, "You mean, someone sabotaged the warship from the inside, rendering it unusable?"

"Ah."

The giant skeleton pondered for a moment with a solemn expression, "Everyone here knows how important the warship is, and they would never dare to damage it. The warship also protects the players, so it's unlikely that the players would intentionally damage it."

On the other hand, most people don't have the ability to damage warships, unless...

He paused for a moment at this point.

"Unless what?"

Song Mang asked a question.

Something has slipped in.

The giant skeleton pondered and said, "This thing might not be a player, it might not even be human."

But its purpose is clear: to destroy warships, start a war, and cause all three regions to fall.

The warships are our only refuge, our only defense against alien attacks. If they are destroyed, we will be utterly defenseless.

Song Mang asked again, "Are aliens here?"

"No."

This time it was Lao Qi who answered.

"When the North District fell, I saw some figures in the sky above the North District. They weren't exactly aliens, but rather people who didn't exist in this world."

Old Qi's expression became somewhat complicated, his eyes filled with apprehension.

He didn't continue speaking, but instead took Song Mang's hand and wrote two words on it.

"There are some things I can't say. I can only give you some hints, and you should understand."

Old Qi looked at Song Mang and said solemnly, "Although we are all human, only one side can survive. Only the survivors can leave this hellish place."

There's a barrier between where they are and where we are, which humans can't easily cross, but other things can move freely between them.

Song Mang looked at her palm.

The two words Lao Qi wrote were...

Players.

He means that the attackers were also players? But those players weren't in the same instance as her?
Are they in a ten-star dungeon?

Is this the real intention behind the whole scheme?
Song Mang carefully considered what Lao Qi had said and suddenly thought of a crucial clue.

"The rules...there's something wrong with the rules!"

Song Mang quickly took out the joss paper she had just received.

The Rules of "Doomsday Judgment" (Part 1)
Rule 1: Find clean food and water to ensure your survival.

Rule 2: Do not approach the warship to avoid being hatched.

Rule 3: Do not approach humans who are starving.

We can now confirm that Rules 1 and 3 should be correct.

The energy fluid will turn players into evil beings, so players should seek out clean food and water resources.

Humans in a state of hunger represent players who have been corrupted and are about to be mutated.

What about rule 2?
Rule 2 is clearly preventing players from entering the warship, but is there actually a problem with the warship?
There's a problem; there might be an intruder.

This intruder must be very powerful; not only can they change the rules and mislead players, but they can also destroy the South Zone warships.

Therefore, all we need to do now is confirm whether the warship has any problems, in order to determine whether there are intruders in this instance.

After thinking for a moment, Song Mang asked Lao Qi directly, "Is there any equipment on the warship that can incubate things?"

Old Qi's expression turned strange. "You mean the source of the energy liquid? The energy liquid is used to incubate things."

The energy liquid is generated in the warship's energy storage compartment. Each district's marshal periodically collects the energy liquid and then distributes it to everyone.

Song Mang pondered for a moment, then voiced his guess, "The energy liquid was made by the statue using water from a desert lake, right? But what exactly is water from a desert lake?"

"It's the saliva of a glutton."

"..."

Song Mang's live stream is still running.

Some players still inside the instance saw the live stream and were completely taken aback.

[What? You're saying what I've been drinking is the saliva of that ugly monster?]

【Holy crap, I feel like throwing up.】

I just want to know, are there any side effects from drinking it? I really can't go on without it.

Song Mang noticed that there were suddenly many more bullet comments, so she took a look at the content of the bullet comments.

She scratched her head and said, "Did I forget to tell you that you can't drink the energy liquid? If you drink it, you'll quickly turn into an evil being."

【Why didn't you say so sooner? I drink it every day!】

【Ahhhhhh! I'm doomed!】

【I drank it too!!】

Old Qi heard Song Mang's words and explained, "Players like you who drink energy liquid don't immediately turn into evil beings. Only those who drink inferior energy liquid will immediately turn into evil beings."

If it's the kind of energy liquid issued by the military region, it won't cause mutations so quickly. If people turned into evil beings shortly after drinking it, how could they continue to trick others into drinking it?

"...That makes so much sense. Thank you so much for letting me know I have a few more days to live."

[I was wondering why I'd grown two more legs; am I about to mutate?]

[I don't want to turn into a giant grilled squid! Is there any way to turn back?!]

Song Mang glanced at the comments and then asked Lao Qi, "Is there any way for players who drank the energy potion to return to normal?"

"I do not know."

Old Qi shook his head.

This has already touched on his blind spot, because he hasn't seen anyone return to normal.

Xi Jinzhi, standing next to Song Mang, suddenly spoke up, "The source of the mutation is the Taotie. It's like the toxins in the Taotie's saliva caused them to turn into monsters."

You can try using the Taotie to refine an antidote pill; there should be a chance it will restore them to normal.

On the other hand, you use the Qian Yuan Cauldron to refine the antidote pill, which is also enhanced by immortal energy. A small amount of this immortal energy can resolve most health problems in mortals.

"Makes sense!"

Song Mang's eyes lit up. "Luckily, there are still two left, otherwise we would have run out of materials for the antidote!"

Old Qi then asked her, "Your Majesty, shall we go to the Southern District to provide support, or shall we go to capture the Taotie?"

Don't even mention how audacious he is; he even dared to capture ancient ferocious beasts. As long as His Majesty is around, nothing is impossible!
"let me see."

If the energy fluid is the trigger for hatching, then players will hatch even if they don't enter the warship.

It seems that rule 2 really has a problem; it has probably been modified by an intruder.

but.

Why did the invaders destroy the warships in the South Zone? Could they have been sent by another player?

While Song Mang was thinking, her phone rang.

Xiao Junze called her.

As soon as the call connected, Xiao Junze cried out in despair, "Junior Sister, it's all over! I've turned into an octopus!"

There's still a war going on here, but why does it smell so good like my foot was blown up by a bomb?!

　I'm too tired, I need to take a break. I'll be taking a break today and only post one chapter. I'll resume posting two chapters tomorrow. Happy Children's Day everyone!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)