mysterious forerunner

Chapter 339 My Rules Are Bigger
"If you can't do it, I will punish you!"

After the rules were announced, the black fire fountain erupted from the Daying people's base for the second time. Everyone in the base was sprayed out by the fire fountain without any resistance.

They were confined in the air by a strange force.

In the Chinese outpost, hundreds of professionals from various countries looked at them in horror. Because the distance was too far, these people from the Daying Pioneer Group were like little puppets being controlled.

Above the doll's head, a tiny black flame was floating, as if doom was looming over its head.

"That's Charles, the commander of the Great Ying Pioneer Group!"

"Oh my god, the fifth level has become a puppet in the hands of a monster..."

“Who among us can fight?”

Everyone actually has an answer in their hearts, but this answer makes them feel ashamed.

Recently, everyone wants to move out of the outpost, tear up the contract and renegotiate to reduce the various "fees" charged by China.

"Let's wait and see," someone said, hoping for the best: "Perhaps Charles and his men are pretending to be controlled, approaching the monster, and then launching a fatal attack."

The strange huge stone statue suddenly moved.

Its body is as huge as a mountain and its movements are mechanical and stiff.

But the whole process was silent and very light.

It felt like...the humanoid robots that technology companies were developing before the mysterious era.

Although its body looks stiff, every joint can rotate in all directions, giving it a strange flexibility.

The statue made a strange pose in the circle of fire.

Each joint twists in the opposite direction.

Even the most advanced yoga practitioners, even those who have learned the Chinese Tongbeiquan, cannot perform such movements.

This goes against the normal routine of living things.

Above the fire spring, another line of text emerged, dark and cold, with flickering flames, like the fire of hell that was about to burn up the soul!
"Now, it's your turn, please start!"

Da Ying and the North American suddenly felt their whole bodies relax and they were able to move again.

But beads of cold sweat slid down their foreheads.

They are not ordinary people who enter a mysterious scene for the first time and will deceive themselves and refuse to believe the dead end they are facing.

After the restriction was lifted, they all obediently tried to make the same movement as the stone statue.

The stone statue can capture everyone directly from the base and easily restrict all of everyone's abilities. If you don't follow its instructions, you will die!
But this action cannot be performed under normal circumstances.

Almost all professionals, after several failed attempts, gritted their teeth and activated their own mysterious powers:
Click!

Click!

Click...

He broke all the joints in his body and twisted them in the opposite direction to make the same movements as the stone statue!

They were shaking with pain and biting their lips, but at least they managed to save their lives.

Between self-harm and losing one's life...it's an easy choice.

“Hiss——” Professionals from various countries in the outpost base took a deep breath.

But if they were in their shoes, they would probably make the same choice.

In the entire Daying pioneer group, Charles was the only one who had not broken his joints.

Charles is afraid of pain, but he will not hesitate to break his joints if it can save his life.

He didn't do that because he figured out one thing. The weirdo just said: If we do it, we will move on to the next game.

This is only the "first level" of the game. How can you play the rest of the game if you break the joints of your limbs?
The monster doesn't have any good intentions. It wouldn't let us go after a few levels of the game. It must want to kill all of us!

Charles headed in the general direction of the outpost, using all his strength, and screamed: "Zhang——"

"help me!"

"I don't want to leave your side!"

"It's all North Americans who are pulling the strings behind the scenes. I have no say in this."

"Save me, for the sake of our past friendship. If you don't help, we will really be dead—"

In an instant, professionals from various countries in the outpost base immediately confirmed all the rumors floating over Europa: this gay guy is indeed having an affair with Zhang!
I can only say...language expression is also a kind of ability.

And don’t think that there is anything wrong with Charles’ ability in this area. It is very likely that you are at the first level and he is at the fifth level.

The entire Daying pioneer group is actually in despair.

They chose to "participate in the game" instead of asking the Chinese for help because they all felt that they had essentially broken off relations with the Chinese side.

They were the first to move out of the outpost.

The Chinese people will definitely watch them die without helping.

Moreover, they had no "friendship" with Zhang Qingxiang, so begging would be of no use.

Joshua had broken all the joints of his limbs and was posing like a stone statue in an exaggerated and comical manner.

Charles's shout made Joshua extremely angry. He yelled, "Idiot! Boneless! What's the point of you being so servile? The cruel Chinese people would like to see us die. There is no way they would have any mercy on us!"

"And facing such a powerful monster, what can Zhang Qingxiang do?"

"Just wait and see. Soon everyone in the outpost, including Zhang Qingxiang, will be dragged into this game!"

"The difference between them and us is just who dies first and who dies later."

Charles was almost going crazy, and he didn't care about anything anymore. He yelled, "Shut up, you bastard!"

"You are just a fourth-level person. If it weren't for the tyrannical North America standing behind you, do you think I would care about you?"

"Damn North Americans, they've screwed me twice!"

"When we were in District 5, they almost killed me. It was the Chinese who saved me. Woohoo... I regret it so much. Why did I obey the orders of the North Americans? I should have stood firmly on the side of China!"

"open--"

"Zhang! Save me! If you don't help me, I will really die. I promise you, from now on, I will never pay attention to these hateful North American dogs again..."

Joshua's face was full of ferocity, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Charles, don't forget your identity. Do you dare to be responsible for what you just said?!"

Charles rushed over without any hesitation and slapped Joshua twice, causing both sides of his cheeks to swell up like a pig's head.

In the Daying Pioneer Group, after the stone statue released the ban, everyone else participated in the game obediently, only Charles took advantage of this opportunity to beat Joshua!
"I dare!"

"At worst, I can renounce my citizenship!"

Charles roared loudly, and the next moment, new words emerged from the fire:
Humph! We found a violator.

Guess what kind of punishment violators will receive?
Joshua shouted, “Destroy them!”

His face was swollen and he couldn't open his mouth. He was shouting at the top of his lungs and it hurt so much that his eyes twitched.

Sure enough, the fire fountain words automatically dissipated, and then quickly condensed into two large, ferocious characters:
Kill!

But just as the two characters took shape, an illusory giant hand suddenly appeared out of nowhere, slapped them down, and destroyed the two characters!

In the void, a figure emerged, wearing the combat uniform of China. He was tall and heroic, with an imposing manner. Three thousand meters away, he confronted the stone statue and competed with it.

The thirteen eyes on the stone statue, no matter where they were, looked at Zhang Qingxiang at the same time. The malice revealed in each of the eyes turned into black magma and flowed out.

Charles was ecstatic and wanted to rush over to hug Zhang Qingxiang, but he knew his limits. At this moment, Zhang Qingxiang was fighting with the monster and he couldn't go over to disturb him.

"Hahaha!" Charles laughed: "I knew you wouldn't ignore me."

In the outpost base, professionals from various countries curled their lips, but most of their attention was on Zhang Qingxiang.

Their view is the same as Joshua's: the stone monster will not let anyone go, and sooner or later we will be pulled into its game.

Whether Director Zhang can defeat the stone statue will determine everyone's life or death!
The "malice" of the black magma rolled out and turned into thirteen huge black rivers of fire rushing towards Zhang Qingxiang.

Zhang Qingxiang put the [Emperor's Half Face] on his face.

This monster is so powerful that Zhang Qingxiang must give it his all.

He didn't even bother to reveal the secret that the secret object was in his hands.

What if the North Americans knew about it? Zhang Qingxiang no longer needed to worry about them.

If North Americans have any objections, the [Domination Realm] will go around their land and tell them clearly that at this level, nuclear bombs can no longer solve the problem!
The defense of [Emperor's Half Face] flashed with dark golden light, blocking the thirteen raging rivers of fire.

For secret objects of this level, the more powerful the holder is, the greater its power will be.

Joshua saw the Emperor's Half Face and angrily accused: "It's you!"

"Murderer!"

"The robber—"

Zhang Qingxiang glanced at him coldly, took a step back, and then made a strange gesture to the stone statue: Please continue.

"It looks like this North American really wants to play games with you."

Joshua was stunned, and the other bigwigs and North Americans immediately shot him murderous looks!
Although our joints were broken by ourselves, as long as Zhang Qingxiang wins, we can still survive.

With just one sentence, you destroyed our hope of life.

If you want to die so much, go die by yourself and don’t take us with you!
There was a man who was desperate and pleaded loudly, "Zhang, please, save me, I don't want to die."

Zhang Qingxiang raised his hand, and an invisible and powerful force "picked" the big Ying man out of the fire spring.

The person involved could clearly feel that the terrifying power from the strange stone statue surrounding him had disappeared!

He was so overjoyed that he didn't care about his injuries and bowed to Director Zhang: "Thank you!"

"I promise that I will never do anything that harms China's interests again!"

The big-eyed and North American people were stunned: This guy doesn't have much relationship with Director Zhang...

They soon understood: as long as they asked for help and made that promise, Zhang Qingxiang would not stand by and watch them die!
"Zhang, please save me. I promise I will never do anything that harms China's interests again!"

At once, everyone shouted together, each one more earnest than the last. Zhang Qingxiang nodded, and used his power to pull them out of the "game".

Then Zhang Qing pointed at Charles and said, "Take them back for treatment."

"Yes!" Charles stood at attention in mid-air and saluted Zhang Qingxiang with a loud military gesture, treating himself as a subordinate and being quite obedient.

The stone monster was furious, and boundless gray-black power quickly condensed in the void. It was the embodiment of the "rules of the game" that the stone monster could control!

These forces enveloped Zhang Qingxiang layer by layer.

Zhang Qingxiang took out [No. 010] again.

Two extremely powerful secret objects, together with Zhang Qingxiang, who is at the Domination Realm, abandoned all fancy techniques and clashed and fought purely at the [Rule] level!
In front of Zhang Qingxiang, two layers of spiritual light barriers were erected, the dark gold color of [Emperor's Half Face], and the blue color of [No. 010].

The strange gray-black energy of the stone statue was like surging waves, one higher than the other, hitting over and then smashing into pieces in front of the barrier!

Charles has brought his men back to the outpost safely.

At this moment, there was another person in the air who was particularly embarrassed: Joshua.

He was the only one among all the people who were dragged into the game who did not have the face to ask Zhang Qingxiang for help.

It may also be that he is "firm in his beliefs" and has "proud character" and will never bow down and ask for help from his enemies because of life and death.

After Zhang Qingxiang covered Charles and rescued everyone, he suddenly retreated again - this time the retreat distance was very long, a full two kilometers, directly exposing Joshua.

The gray-black violent energy quickly occupied the large area vacated by Zhang Qingxiang with a roar.

Joshua instantly felt the power of rules around him surge, and at the same time he saw more clearly that the "game" could not end. As long as the player did not die, the next level would appear!
Joshua's psychological defenses collapsed instantly. The fear of death overwhelmed him. He screamed and desperately asked Zhang Qingxiang for help: "Zhang!"

"Great Zhang!"

"Please save me!"

"I will never dare again!"

"I can be your undercover agent. I will do whatever you ask me to do."

"I know a lot of intelligence about North America, and I can tell you everything."

"I am very valuable, and I will be more useful to you if I am alive!"

"help me--"

Zhang Qingxiang nodded and asked, "Do you promise?"

"I promise!" Joshua nodded repeatedly: "I will be your loyal dog from now on, please save me——"

But Zhang Qingxiang didn't move. Suddenly, a new text appeared in the gray-black energy:
Level 2: Shooting game.

To be fair, you start first.

Be careful, you may only have one chance, so make sure to seize it.

Joshua was manipulated by some kind of "rules". His arms twisted strangely. He pulled out the pistol from his waist and fired a bullet at the stone statue with a bang.

The stone statue was strangely unharmed.

New text appears:

It's my turn.

One of the stone statue's strange eyes began to spin, and then a hole appeared.

call--

A javelin-shaped stalagmite shot out, spinning at high speed. It absorbed a large amount of gray-black energy from the surrounding area during its flight, and hit Joshua's head with a puff.

The stalagmite was too huge and shot into Joshua's mouth. After piercing the back of his head, its force did not decrease at all and it continued to fly and directly exploded Joshua's head.

Afterwards, the stalagmite flew several hundred meters and automatically dissipated into the void.

Joshua's headless body staggered down from mid-air and shattered on the hard ground.

New text appears:

game over.

Zhang Qingxiang's face was full of regret: "Oh, the monster is too cruel. I was ready to save him, but unfortunately I can't save him as fast as the monster."

Inside the outpost, Guan Xuanbai shook his head: If Sister Bai were here, she would definitely criticize your acting skills.

He Xu signaled to him with his eyes: Your sister Bai is the one who can't bear to let go.

……

After the stone statue strangely killed Joshua, its arrogance grew even stronger. Hundreds of long and thin black flames rose and hovered in the void, accompanied by roaring sounds coming from deep within the void structure.

The strange stone statue mobilized the gray-black energy, and crushed towards Zhang Qingxiang's two layers of barriers with a force that could overturn the sky.

Zhang Qingxiang shook his head slightly and said, "You don't know how to advance or retreat!"

The dark golden light suddenly launched an all-out attack, giving up on defense and entangled with those black and gray forces. The [Fire of War] burned fiercely, entangled with the strange black fire of the stone statue.

Evenly matched.

Like Charles, professionals from all countries will be pulled into the game after encountering the stone statue monster.

If you want to survive, you can only follow the [rules of the game], survive in the game first, and then find ways to find loopholes in the rules and crack them specifically.

Just like when the mystery first came, Zhang Qingxiang cracked the mysterious scene.

If you can't find the loophole, then there will be only one outcome.

But when it comes to Zhang Qingxiang's level, the strange [rules] of the stone statue can no longer restrain him. Instead, both sides confront each other according to the [rules] that they can manipulate.

Simply put, it is a comparison of whose "rules" are bigger and whose jurisdiction is wider.

However, Zhang Qingxiang had figured it out clearly during the first attempt: in terms of individual strength, he was slightly inferior to the stone statue. After all, he was only at the first level of the [Domination Realm].

The stone statue monster should be able to barely reach the threshold of the second level.

But its rules are not more important than [Emperor’s Half Face] and [Number 010]!
Zhang Qingxiang used [Emperor's Half Mask] to easily fight against the stone statue monster, and then quietly released [Spirit of Identification] to find the weakness of the stone statue monster.

But this time, the [Spirit of Identification] disappointed Zhang Qingxiang.

The Stone Statue Monster is too powerful compared to the [Spirit of Identification]. This secret object is incomplete now and is only at the seventh level, so it cannot reveal the Stone Statue Monster's weaknesses.

Zhang Qingxiang was not disappointed, he just tried to find a clever way. If that didn't work, he would just fight it head-on.

Just as Zhang Qingxiang was about to take back the [Spirit of Identification], this secret object suddenly shook slightly and was about to escape from Zhang Qingxiang's control and fly strangely towards the stone statue!

Zhang Qingxiang was surprised and grabbed the [Spirit of Identification], wondering: The strange stone statue has some ability that I haven't seen through? Attracting secret objects?
Zhang Qingxiang subconsciously kept a close eye on his other two precious secret objects: [Emperor's Half Mask] and [Number 010].

But there was no movement on these two.

If the stone statue monster really has this ability, shouldn't it use it on the [Spirit of Identification] first? Wouldn't it be better to find the right opportunity to separate [Half Face of the Emperor] or [Number 010] from itself?

But this situation made Zhang Qingxiang a little wary, and he controlled [Emperor's Half Face] more tightly, and the stone statue had a slight upper hand in the confrontation.

Moreover, the prepared second wave of follow-up attack [No. 010] was also temporarily postponed.

Zhang Qingxiang clasped the [Spirit of Identification] with his five fingers. This thing seemed very active, jumping repeatedly in the cage formed by his five fingers.

Zhang Qingxiang secretly observed again and found that it was not the stone statue that was "attracting" the [Spirit of Identification], but this mysterious object was desperately trying to pounce on the stone statue.

Instead, it seemed like... it was very eager to swallow something inside the monster stone statue!
Zhang Qingxiang immediately remembered that this secret object had been shown to be incomplete under the [Treasure Appraisal].

So it is just the [Spirit of Identification], not the [Number 074] that Zhang Qingxiang is familiar with!
“Could it be that the missing part is inside the strange body of the stone statue?”

A gleam of greed flashed in Zhang Qingxiang's eyes, and then he glanced at the strange stone statue in the distance without leaving a trace.

The huge void gate that brought this monster to this realm is slowly closing. Judging from the speed, it will take more than half an hour to close completely.

"I have to delay for half an hour and trap this monster in this area. I can't let it escape!"

[Domination Realm] does not yet have the ability to open the void gate at will.

Unless it is a profession that focuses on spatial abilities.

Neither Zhang Qingxiang nor the stone statue belong to this profession.

The stone statue is very powerful. Zhang Qingxiang can defeat it directly with the help of two powerful secret objects, but if it wants to run away, Zhang Qingxiang is not sure that he can stop it.

So we have to trap it in this realm.

Zhang Qingxiang maintained the output of [Emperor's Half Face], and the stone statue monster always had a "slight advantage".

The strange stone statue can also sense that Zhang Qingxiang’s own strength is somewhat insufficient.

What he relies on are two secret objects.

Now Zhang Qingxiang's show of weakness made it misjudge that this was because Zhang Qingxiang was not capable of unleashing the full capabilities of the two secret objects.

The stone statue was also filled with greed: Kill him! If I take these two secret objects, I will have the opportunity to covet the position of the "elephant master"!

The stone statue became more and more ferocious. In the outpost base, professionals from various countries saw Director Zhang "retreated step by step" and exclaimed one after another.

Director Zhang can't stand it anymore?!
The Void Gate closed faster and faster, shorter than Zhang Qingxiang expected, and it completely disappeared in about twenty minutes.

Zhang Qingxiang smiled and suddenly a dark golden light surged.

At the same time, a large amount of blue light burst out!
The strange black and gray energy of the stone statue was forced back in an instant.

And because the stone statue rushed forward and attacked so fiercely, it was too close to Zhang Qingxiang, so when the green light swept over, it had no time to retreat, and was submerged by the green wave with a bang...

Professionals from various countries were nervous for more than ten minutes, but the situation was immediately reversed!

They looked at each other and suddenly realized: Director Zhang was waiting for the Gate of Void to close!
He was very confident that he could trap this monster here and then kill it!

The dark golden light and the blue wave had become extremely dense, enveloping both sides in the battle. The professionals from various countries could not see the battle situation clearly, they could only hear the blue wave bombarding continuously, making a "clang clang" sound like an ancient bronze bell.

Every sound hurt their eardrums.

More than ten minutes later, the two lights suddenly dissipated, like a strong wind blowing away thick fog, and everyone saw that only Zhang Qingxiang was standing proudly in the air.

The strange stone statue has disappeared.

(End of this chapter)