After discussing together, Xiaodao and the others also decided to join the new HIM faction.
Players, after turning into zombies, can no longer use the in-game forums and communication facilities.
Following Peng Peng and the others' approach, Xiaodao and his group left two players uninfected, making it convenient for them to grasp players' information in real time.
Just like that, the new zombie faction was officially born.
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Xu Yuan had just teleported from the Nirvana Guild's base to the shallows.
Null walked toward him.
"My king. I have sensed something..."
Null was a naturally born entity of this world, so he could perceive all kinds of auras that emerged from this world.
Null could be considered Xu Yuan's radar. Previously, he had sensed Entity 303, the Dread Lord, and those existences within the Void.
Seeing Null's serious expression, Xu Yuan also mentally prepared himself and said, "Speak."
Null did not dare to delay. After carefully sensing that newly emerged aura once more, he continued speaking.
"This world has given birth to a very powerful existence. That aura is something I have never sensed before..."
Hearing Null's words, Xu Yuan's first thought was the Void. But Null said he had never sensed this kind of aura before. That meant the Void could be ruled out since Null had come into contact with it many times. He was very familiar with the aura of the Void.
Thinking of this, Xu Yuan pondered for a moment before asking, "How powerful?"
Since Null was paying so much attention to it, then the aura he sensed must not be weaker than Xu Yuan himself.
"Equal to you." After saying this, Null thought for a moment before continuing.
"For some reason, that aura gives off a feeling of both familiarity and strangeness. It seems to originally belong to this world, yet it is also a newly born aura..."
"It feels very confusing..."
Null found it difficult to describe what he was sensing. It was the first time he had ever had such a feeling.
Hearing Null's words, Xu Yuan was also somewhat surprised. What Null meant was that this aura was both new and old, familiar and unfamiliar.
That was indeed very confusing.
Xu Yuan was momentarily at a loss. Logically speaking, this world was currently following the trajectory of the Annoying Village World, with the only addition being the existence of a consciousness from the Void.
Xu Yuan's undead army, the Wither King, and the Ender Queen, although unrelated to the Annoying Village storyline, were all connected to HIM.
Thus, it could be inferred that aside from the Void, everything appearing in this world should be related to either the Annoying Village or HIM.
Now, a new aura had emerged, with power equal to Xu Yuan's.
From Null's description, this aura might have originally belonged to this world but had somehow been rebooted or reborn.
Xu Yuan really couldn't think of anyone else related to HIM with power close to his own.
'Could it be Witherzilla?'
Currently, the only existence around Xu Yuan that had no direct or indirect connection to HIM should be the Execution Dragon.
The Execution Dragon was a divine Titan, also known as the God of Chaos.
And the other divine Titan was Witherzilla.
It was called the God of Balance, known as the most powerful creature in Minecraft, surpassing players and even the game itself.
Its power was second only to Notch, and it was the true owner of the Creation Blade.
Since this world had the God of Chaos, the Execution Dragon, then the possibility of Witherzilla, the God of Balance, appearing could not be ruled out.
However, according to Null, the strength of this aura was equal to Xu Yuan's.
Xu Yuan actually had no way to determine his own strength. Mainly because there was no benchmark for comparison.
Thinking of this, Xu Yuan looked at the Execution Dragon, who was resting behind him, and asked, "How much do you know about Witherzilla?"
As the God of Chaos, the Execution Dragon must certainly know about Witherzilla.
That was why Xu Yuan asked her this question.
Hearing Xu Yuan's question, the Execution Dragon was slightly surprised. She hadn't expected Xu Yuan to actually know about Witherzilla.
"We are archenemies. When we meet, our mission is to kill each other without hesitation."
Hearing the Execution Dragon's words, Xu Yuan continued asking, "Then has it appeared at this moment?"
Hearing Xu Yuan's words, the Execution Dragon shook her head without hesitation and said, "No. We can sense each other's auras, and I haven't sensed its aura yet."
Hearing the Execution Dragon's words, Xu Yuan also ruled out the possibility of this new aura being Witherzilla.
However, the Execution Dragon's words reminded Xu Yuan of something.
Although this new aura was not Witherzilla, Witherzilla would inevitably appear eventually. And it would definitely appear as an enemy.
After all, the Execution Dragon had already submitted to Xu Yuan.
And since Witherzilla and the Execution Dragon were archenemies, it would naturally stand on Xu Yuan's opposing side.
If the Execution Dragon had not yet recovered to its full form by then, it would likely be another tough battle.
'Forget it, let's deal with the current situation first...'
It was still too early to worry about Witherzilla.
For now, Xu Yuan needed to figure out what this newly emerged aura was and whether it was friend or foe.
Although its strength was on par with Xu Yuan's, so there was no need to worry about it threatening him, if the Void were to use it, things could get very troublesome.
Thinking of this, Xu Yuan looked at Null and asked, "Can you pinpoint the exact location of that aura?"
Hearing this, Null shook his head with some difficulty and said, "That aura is very ethereal. For now, it is not in the same space as us."
Hearing Null's words, Xu Yuan nodded and said, "Once you can confirm its location, tell me immediately."
Null nodded in agreement before stepping back.
———
On the grassland at the entrance of the Divine Realm Competition, Xiaodao and his group had just left.
A blue-robed villager was seen sprinting towards the center of the grassland. A group of players was chasing after him.
"Catch him!! Don't let him escape!!"
"I never thought I'd actually run into a blue-robed villager! I thought the forum posts were fake! I heard their trading system is top-tier!"
"Usually, these villagers are heavily protected from birth, with no combat ability, and they never leave their homes. Who would have thought we'd actually encounter one?!"
"Brothers, if we catch him, we'll be rich! Charge!!!"
The players closely followed the blue-robed villager, about to catch up to him.
But suddenly, the blue-robed villager vanished into thin air.
When they stepped onto the spot where he had disappeared, their vision instantly went dark.
When they came to, they found themselves in a dimly lit space.
"Damn, where the hell is this?! Could it be a trap set by that blue-robed villager??"
"Probably not, look, he's here too, and he looks just as confused as us."
"Holy sh*t?! That… that's HIM?!!"
When these players, who had been chasing the blue-robed villager, saw the glowing white eyes in the darkness, they were all petrified.
They never expected to encounter HIM in such a way.
This seems to be not quite the same as the previous way HIM appeared. Previously, HIM would directly teleport to the players' bases.
"Could it be that we accidentally broke into HIM's lair?..."
"I remember this place seems to be the entrance to the Divine Realm Competition, right? HIM's lair is actually here?..."
"Feels like we're about to get infected..."
"It's fine, after getting infected, just die once and you'll turn back. No big deal, it's just that this villager we got might be lost..."
This group of players chasing the blue-robed villager was different from Xiaodao and his people.
Although they knew that the growth ceiling of zombie players was very high, they did not want to become zombie players.
Not all players play games to pursue better equipment and stronger power.
This group of players belonged to those without much ambition. They played games together purely to enjoy the fun of the game. Building houses, raising animals, looking at the scenery, occasionally studying redstone. As long as they could eat well, live well, and have gear sufficient for survival, that was enough.
To put it bluntly, they were retirement players. So they also did not want to get involved in any faction.
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