"You always speak of 'our levels', but what's yours?" Yang Qinglan glanced toward Turquoise Pool.
"Definitely higher than yours, seeing as I am the Queen Mother in charge of all the fairies." Beneath Turquoise Pool, the clouds transformed into a cloud couch, on which she lazily reclined.
Rather than resembling any Queen Mother, she appeared more like an exquisitely graceful Honored Concubine of distinguished nobility.
The blazing sunlight shone mercilessly upon the desert, dazzling and harsh to the eyes.
The endless dunes sizzled under the scorching heat of the high sun, while the atmosphere on Cloud Platform was cool and pleasant, as Yang Qinglan had long mastered the Skill of controlling temperature.
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In the northeast, a 10-person squad from Xia Country.
A desert beast lay on the ground, its body covered with many insects each about 1 millimeter long.
Soon, the carcass shriveled up, looking like a flagpole wrapped in its banner, its blood completely drained.
The insects swirled through the air like smoke and fog, flying off into the distance.
"An enhanced version of the chigger, spreading scrub typhus." A player explained in a deep voice, "On Earth, ordinary chiggers suck lymphatic fluid and it takes roughly two weeks before the human body starts to fever and swell all over. If taken to the hospital in time, death can be avoided, but my enhanced version only takes a week and is more lethal."
"That's not enough, how many people can we kill in 15 days?" another person asked.
"This is just the beginning, go find the next beast and breed more chiggers."
"Hey, we're not going to be killed by your bugs, are we?"
"Don't worry, the poison of these insects can only kill ordinary people who are not players."
Another person stamped their foot, shouting: "Huawei version of the Land God."
And cursed again: "What Huawei version! Dammit! Such a stupid command!"
The smoke exploded and a half-human-height Land God walked out from the smoke.
"Notify the other groups that we've spread the enhanced chiggers, and although they're useless against top players, tell them to be careful just in case."
"Little old man understands." The Land God turned into smoke and retracted into the desert.
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In the northeast, another 10-person squad from Xia Country.
A dense forest began to emerge in their view, with lush, verdant grass.
A player took out a massive beehive and threw it onto a tree branch, where it stuck.
Droning, countless honeybees flew out.
"The Golden Ring Hornets are set up. On Earth, being stung leads to severe pain, swelling, and it can be fatal. Now, it's 100% fatal."
"Leave two people to guard here and ensure the beehive multiplies, the other eight split into two groups: four to scout and the other four to continue setting up beehives. Contact immediately if there's any situation."
"Alright!"
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In the north.
A player took out a net, from which countless moths flew out.
"Poisonous moths, tea moths, highly toxic moths, all mutated versions, flying toward the light as their beacon, seeking out habitats. Among the eight groups, we are definitely the most efficient."
"Just heard from the Land God, the other groups have also released poisons, so we should be careful."
"Haha, they should be careful of us. Don't turn on the lights at night, my moths are effective against players too!"
"Do we really have to kill? Wouldn't paralyzing, inducing sleep, or causing sickness be better?"
"Boss, we've only got 15 days. What if they would rather die than submit?"
"Don't be merciful like a woman. One slightest mistake and we'll have to stay on this planet for a lifetime!"
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In the northwest.
A time of bountiful harvest in autumn.
A player held out their palm, a white worm drilling into the flesh of the fruit from the center of their hand.
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In the west.
An oasis appeared, and a shadow swept across the sky, a few droplets falling into the lake water, causing small ripples.
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Rainy days, sunny days, foggy days, windy days... Poisonous insects and vapors that can survive in various weathers.
Spreading through air, by contact, in daylight, at night, through food, water... With only 79 players, it wasn't quite an all-channel, all-weather, comprehensive poison dispersal, but Four Seasons Star had grown many cancer-like frightening tumors.
It was a similar scene being enacted on one planet after another.
These planets did not want their homes trampled upon, while the players wanted to return to their homeland. All life wanted to survive,
There was no good or evil, it was either you die or I perish. Survival was an Instinct inherent to life from birth.