Shao Qingge actually ran out of the circle alone and engaged in close combat with those Zerg?
Xiao Lou was terrified and hurriedly asked Ye Qi, "Xiao Ye, what's going on? Why did CEO Shao suddenly run out?"
Ye Qi's face turned pale. He clenched his fists tightly, staring intently at Shao Qingge, and said in a trembling voice, "He... CEO Shao said that he has assimilated the Zerg and wants to use this time to level up by fighting small monsters..."
Xiao Lou was taken aback and turned to look at Shao Qingge.
The tall man moved like the wind, leading the swarm of Zerg around like a dog. His hands seemed to have mutated, his fingernails becoming incredibly sharp, and in the blink of an eye, he tore apart the arms of several Zerg Infected.
Countless Zerg crawled into his body along the blood from the wound, a sight that sent chills down Xiao Lou's spine!
However, Shao Qingge showed no fear of this terrifying scene. A faint smile played on his lips as he attacked with lightning speed, wounding and fusing one Zerg after another. His teammates were stunned by the sight and looked at each other in disbelief.
Long Sen's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and he couldn't help but swear: "Holy crap, what is CEO Shao trying to do? Is he going to actively merge with the Zerg? Isn't he afraid of being merged back into them?!"
Qu Wanyue speculated, "Perhaps he gained even stronger abilities after assimilating the Zerg? Look closely, none of these Zerg dared to attack him; they all seem to be intimidated by CEO Shao."
Liu Qiao stroked his chin thoughtfully: "Maybe it's because CEO Shao has undergone assimilation and is at a higher level than these ordinary Zerg?"
Old Mo said, "That's possible! Look, those insectoids seem to be afraid of him and dare not get close to him!"
Shao Qingge fought with increasing ferocity, instantly killing six or seven Zerglings. His body was covered in blood, which seemed to attract the surrounding Zerglings to merge with him. Xiao Lou watched this scene, almost unable to believe it—the man fighting bloodied before him was actually Shao Qingge, who always smiled and said, "I'm going to win without lifting a finger"?
Is Shao Qingge his true form at this moment, or is he being controlled by the Zerg? His attack power is incredibly ferocious!
Xiao Lou asked nervously, " Ye Qi, can you sense CEO Shao's consciousness?"
Ye Qi tentatively asked in his mind, " CEO Shao?"
Soon, a deep voice echoed in his mind, saying with a smile, "When I'm here, these Zerg are quite afraid of me, probably because my level is higher than theirs after I assimilated them."
This is consistent with the analysis of Liu Qiao, Teacher Qu, and others.
Upon hearing his voice, Ye Qi immediately felt relieved, but said anxiously, "You should still be careful. What if you get fused with the Zerg and lose consciousness? Everyone is very worried about you!"
Shao Qingge said, "It's alright. The Zerg that entered my body were all very obedient and were fused with my consciousness. I discovered that the Zerg have a strict hierarchy. The higher the level of the Zerg, the stronger they are, and they can also have a deterrent effect on lower-level Zerg. They will not actively harm or attack me; they will only submit to me."
Ye Qi paused for a moment, then asked curiously, "So how do you feel right now?"
Shao Qingge said with a smile, "It feels like I've had a delicious feast."
Ye Qi: "..."
Delicious? Those bugs look disgusting!
His teammates were worried sick, and he was still in the mood to joke around?
However, it was this version of Shao Qingge that Ye Qi felt a sense of familiarity. At this moment, Shao Qingge possessed explosive combat power, fearlessly taking on a large number of Zerg alone. But in essence, he was still the same unserious CEO Shao who loved to tease everyone.
Seeing the man covered in blood, Ye Qi's eyes welled up with tears. He forced back the tears and said to Xiao Lou, "He's still conscious. He said these insectoids will submit to him and can't be affected. Maybe he evolved directly into a higher-level insectoid after assimilating the insectoids?"
Xiao Lou carefully observed Shao Qingge. Apart from being agile, running as fast as lightning, and having extremely strong climbing and jumping abilities, Shao Qingge's smiling expression was exactly the same as that of the former CEO Shao.
It seems that Shao Qingge's infection this time did not result in his body being taken over by the Zerg and him becoming their puppet. Instead, he turned misfortune into blessing, assimilating the Zerg and gaining extremely strong mutation abilities.
Just then, Yu Hanjiang's voice suddenly rang in his mind: " Xiao Lou, I have found the safe marker and am ready to teleport."
Xiao Lou gave Yu Hanjiang a "received" signal and said to Shao Qingge in the distance, " CEO Shao, let's go!"
Shao Qingge glanced longingly at the Zerg army before rushing back to the Compass circle like the wind.
Before everyone could see anything, the man was already standing firmly beside Ye Qi.
This speed is comparable to using a teleportation card. However, Shao Qingge's teleportation card was taken and used by Yu Hanjiang, whose card holder is now in Ye Qi's hands. Clearly, he didn't use a card; rather, his evolved Zerg abilities greatly enhanced his physical attributes!
As Shao Qingge was a teammate on the contract book, he could easily pass through Xiao Lou's Compass barrier, but the Zerg army behind him was obscured by this transparent barrier. To Xiao Lou and his team's astonishment, the Zerg didn't seem to intend to attack Shao Qingge. Instead, they kept squeaking and crawling outside the Compass circle, watching Shao Qingge as if...trying to keep him there?
The next moment, Yu Hanjiang activated Li Qingzhao's "Straying into the Lotus Blossoms" skill.
— Team members can collectively return to a score of 5.
The marker point before the clock.
Six minutes had passed since Yu Hanjiang left. Yu Hanjiang activated both Lightness Skill and Teleportation simultaneously, teleporting through the air to find a safe location, marking it before pulling his teammates over.
Li Qingzhao's group teleportation skill can only be used once a day, but its effect is extremely powerful.
The Zerg discovered that the people inside the transparent barrier had suddenly vanished without a trace.
Xiao Lou and the others felt a blur before their eyes, and suddenly they were all on the top floor of a building.
Yu Hanjiang actually chose the rooftop of a six-story building as a marker.
Suddenly, everyone found themselves on the rooftop, and for a moment they were all a little bewildered.
Seeing his teammates approach, Yu Hanjiang stepped forward and calmly explained, "There was a fierce battle here not long ago. There are charred Zerg corpses everywhere. Challenger, who set the fire, has already run away, and the Zerg have chased after him. We should be safe to come back here now."
The Zerg went to chase another group of Challengers, and Xiao Lou and his group occupied the rooftop as a temporary base, so the Zerg naturally did not return.
Xiao Lou agreed, saying, " Captain Yu found a really good place. Let's rest here for now."
Anyway, Li Qingzhao's skills can be used again tomorrow. As long as the Zerg don't come looking for him within a day, he can use the same trick again when they encounter the Zerg again. He can use Compass invincibility to hold out for 10 minutes, and then Yu Hanjiang can find the next marker point and teleport everyone together. This kind of "guerrilla warfare" is the best way to deal with the Zerg at present. No matter how fast the Zerg are, they can't keep up with their mass teleportation.
Yu Hanjiang's gaze swept over the crowd and stopped on Shao Qingge.
Upon discovering that the white silk binding Shao Qingge had been freed, he frowned slightly, his gaze sharp as he stared at Shao Qingge.
The moment their eyes met, Yu Hanjiang raised his right hand and suddenly flung out a white silk card —the snow-white cloth shot out like a serpent, aimed straight at Shao Qingge's face!
Just as White Silk was about to subdue Shao Qingge, Shao Qingge pushed off with both legs and leaped more than ten meters away, narrowly dodging White Silk's attack!
His agile movements were like those of the fiercest wild beast in the forest.
Yu Hanjiang was taken aback and was about to tie him up with the white silk again when Xiao Lou hurriedly said, "Don't hit him! CEO Shao has already assimilated the Zerg!"
Ye Qi also confirmed: "That's right, Captain Yu, don't attack. He's not a Zerg now; his consciousness belongs to CEO Shao."
Yu Hanjiang frowned, put away the white silk card, and stared at Shao Qingge with a puzzled look.
Just now, because Yu Hanjiang was focused on avoiding the Zerg army and finding safe marker points, he didn't have time to communicate with Xiao Lou via the Telepathic Connection channel and was unaware of Shao Qingge's mutation.
Shao Qingge said with a smile, "Actually, when that group of Challengers came to our door around 4 a.m., I had already assimilated the Zerg and had been pretending to be asleep the whole time. Because Captain Yu was there, I didn't dare to act rashly, afraid that if I fought with him, it would be difficult to explain. After Captain Yu left, I broke free of my restraints, stole Xiao Yezi's flute, and then it was difficult for you to trap me. I then told Xiao Yezi that I had assimilated the Zerg to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."
Although Shao Qingge's abilities improved after assimilating the Zerg, Yu Hanjiang was also a formidable fighter and possessed a gun. Shao Qingge didn't want to fight Captain Yu. Therefore, he broke free of the white silk while Yu Hanjiang was away searching for the marker.
Yu Hanjiang raised an eyebrow: "You assimilated the Zerg? What exactly happened?"
Shao Qingge walked over gracefully and explained with a smile, "I have to thank Xiao Ye for this. The Zerg are most energetic at night, but Xiao Ye was worried that I would catch a cold, so she put the Mineral Water bottle in my blanket to warm it up while I slept. The Zerg was so hot that it was about to collapse and became lethargic, which allowed me to slowly suppress its consciousness. At dawn, Xiao Ye led the Zerg to a fire, and the Zerg was stunned by the heat, which gave me the opportunity to subdue it."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qi's ears turned red: "Uh... I forgot that the Zerg are afraid of heat. The temperature is too low at night in winter. I was worried that CEO Shao would catch a cold, so I brought it with me to warm myself by the fire."
As it turned out, by sheer luck, he slept with the bottle that night and brought the Zerg to warm themselves by the fire while keeping watch. Unexpectedly, the Zerg were overheated and became dizzy, giving Shao Qingge an opportunity to take advantage.
Shao Qingge walked over and gently patted Ye Qi on the shoulder, saying, "With Ye Qi's accidental help, the Zerg's consciousness gradually weakened and has been completely devoured by me. So, everyone, don't worry, I can now completely control my body."
Xiao Lou asked curiously, "Didn't your body suffer any effects from fusing with those Zerg just now?"
Shao Qingge said, "Of course it has an impact."
Everyone looked at him nervously. Shao Qingge raised the corners of his mouth and said, "It's a positive effect. It's like absorbing a lot of nutrients, making me energetic and full of spirit. Look..."
After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves.
When Shao Qingge fought the Zerg, he was covered in blood and had obviously suffered a lot of injuries.
Upon closer inspection, everyone saw that his arm was covered with crisscrossing bloody scratches, and there was hardly any intact skin on his arm. These were the marks left by the sharp claws of the insectoids that had torn his body, and they looked horrifying.
When Ye Qi saw these wounds, her eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and she wished she could have those wounds on her own body. Shao Qingge noticed Ye Qi's thoughts and her heart softened. She said to everyone, "Although there are many wounds, I don't feel any pain at all."
Xiao Lou was somewhat surprised: "Were the pain receptors paralyzed?"
Shao Qingge shook his head: "No, it's more like the Zerg's self-repairing ability. The Zerg that initially parasitized me told me that Zerg have long lifespans and extremely strong survival abilities; they can even regenerate severed limbs. I think it might be this ability at work, affecting..."
After the injury, there was no pain; it was as if a hard armor had been built into the body, and the wounds were only on the surface.
He lightly scratched the skin of his left arm with his right fingernail, leaving a long, bloody mark. The man's arm was muscular and clearly defined, and although bright blood was flowing from it, Shao Qingge remained calm.
The fact that he could cut a deep wound on the skin with just his fingernails shows that his fingernails were as sharp as those of the Zerg.
The fact that he could remain expressionless despite bleeding from his body shows that he was truly not in pain, and these wounds would indeed not affect the Zerg, just as scratches on the surface of a vehicle would not affect its performance.
Shao Qingge said, "The Zerg have extremely strong regenerative abilities. These wounds will heal automatically. Unless they are burned to death, they will immediately grow new ones if their bodies are cut off."
He took out a knife, pointed it at his finger, and wanted to cut off one to test it, but Ye Qi immediately stopped him nervously: "Don't do anything reckless, we believe you!"
Teammates: "........."
Therefore, after CEO Shao was parasitized, he not only did not become a puppet of the Zerg, but he also conquered the Zerg in his body, fused with the Zerg's abilities, and became a "human-Zerg fusion" big boss.
If you cut off CEO Shao's leg, will a new leg grow back immediately?
The teammates' expressions were quite interesting; they looked at Shao Qingge as if he were a boss.
Shao Qingge said with a smile, "I used to always win by doing nothing, but in this secret room, I can finally make a difference."
Although he jokingly refers to "winning without effort," Shao Qingge actually wants to contribute to the team. Currently, Yu Hanjiang is the strongest fighter, Xiao Lou is the best strategist, and the others each have their own roles… Shao Qingge can't just sit around counting money for everyone, can he?
In some escape rooms, money is completely useless.
For example, Spade 8, even if he moved the bank over, he couldn't use money to overwhelm the Zerg.
He thought that if this powerful ability could be used to escape the secret room, or if he could draw the corresponding card, he wouldn't be a lazy bum who "only cares about winning". At least in crucial moments, he would be able to protect Ye Qi and others, instead of always having his teammates protect him.
Shao Qingge's thoughts were clearly transmitted through the Telepathic Connection channel.
Ye Qi's eyes welled up with tears, and he whispered in his mind, " CEO Shao, don't think like that. No one has ever thought you were slacking off. The Heart Room and Diamond Secret Room aren't your strong points. I've won many times without even trying... In our team, everyone has different strengths. CEO Shao, you're actually very capable. Without you, we wouldn't be where we are today."
Shao Qingge smiled slightly and said, "I know, but I want to become even better."
In the cruel Card World, only by becoming stronger can you protect the people you want to protect, right?
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