"What's your name?" the muscular man asked, "In this group task, there aren't many famous seniors. Most of them are members who have been through three tasks and are between newcomers and seniors. So in the group, leaving messages that can be explored isn't very rich, because we don't have much news to leave behind either. No one will establish too close a connection with our group, which has an extremely high mortality rate."

  Zhang Zilin's words are very reasonable, but there are many experienced people around Zhao Zhu, even those who have already reached a higher level. Zhu Jianping has completed 8 tasks and if he doesn't die in the next two tasks, he will be eligible to apply for administrator. Xiong Zhiqi has only done 5 tasks, but they were all high-risk group tasks with the highest mortality rate. The greater the risk, the greater the gain. Xiong Zhiqi's strength should not be underestimated. Even Zhao Zhu hasn't seen him truly show his power before. The encounter with Yu Chuanzi in the hospital doesn't count as a valid reference. After all, there are also people like Li Fan who can beat Zhu Jianping and make him run away, but he was mysteriously killed in the hospital.

  "Zao Zhu, I'm living in Hangzhou now, how about you?"

  Zhao Zhu was clear that the muscular man took the lead in speaking at this time, and his meaning was very simple. According to some habits of the group owner or according to some plot methods of online articles, it should not be said that after a round of internal fighting, another round of internal fighting would come again. This way, the plot is really too dull and boring.

  So, the next forced task 2 should be to deal with other things. In this way, the possibility of remaining together and uniting to cope will be increased. The muscle man had previously tested Zhao Zhu's strength and also recognized Zhao Zhu's strength, so he found Zhao Zhu to form an alliance-like thing before the start of the next forced task.

  Zhao Zhu was able to achieve the strength of someone who had completed 5 tasks with only 3 tasks, thanks to the help of Zhu Jianping, his own "ghostly" experiences, and encounters with the White Snake by West Lake. This muscular man must have also had his own opportunities or secrets.

  Since the other party has released such a signal, Zhao Zhu naturally will not ignore it. As long as there is no conflict of interest and a common interest zone, forming an alliance is a good choice.

  "My name is Zhang Zilin, and I currently live in Ningxia." Zhang Zilin put the cup back on the table, "Next time, who knows what difficult situation the group leader will design for us. The two of us together, you attack from a distance and I fight up close, let's take care of each other and try to make it back alive."

  Zhao Zhu nodded slightly, which was tantamount to agreeing.

  It's unnecessary to say more, and it's not possible to make a blood oath at this time. How to form an alliance and to what extent, everyone has their own measure in mind.

  The last short period of time passed quickly, and the group owner's prompt tone once again echoed in everyone's mind:

  ……

  "Compulsory Main Quest 1 completed! Compulsory Main Quest 2 will be issued soon!"

  Compulsory Main Quest 2 Released: Kill a Wraith! Reward upon completion: 1000 points coupon, 1 G-level plot!

  Mission time limit is 9 hours, those who fail to complete the mission will be eliminated!

  ……

  Zhang Zilin slightly furrowed his brow and said: "I've been wandering around this school for a while, but I haven't seen any vengeful spirits."

  Zhao Zhu then fell into thought for a moment, and a look of enlightenment appeared in his eyes. He said, "It didn't exist before, but now it does."

  "You mean... those who were killed?" Zhang Zilin also understood, "Those guys whose skin we just flayed and killed will become vengeful spirits, come back to life, and then find us to take revenge?"

  "It should be like this." Zhao Zhuo walked back to the window again.

  "Haha, then it's no big deal to kill them again, right? When they were alive, they were trash. After we killed them, how could they possibly come back to life?"

  Zhang Zilin's voice was actually a result of mechanical friction within his body, which produced a slightly hoarse tone when he spoke quickly or in a higher pitch. Those who didn't understand thought it was just a raspy voice, but in reality, it was the sound of mechanical parts rubbing against each other inside him, after all, he was still only half-mechanical.

  "But the problem seems to be more complicated than you think." Zhao Zhu said, stretching his hand out of the window.

  Zhang Zilin also walked over, following Zhao Zhu's pointing direction to look down. There was the corpse of a Dou Qi enhancer who had just died, with his lower body charred. However, at this time, a mist enveloped him, and then, from the mist, another identical Dou Qi enhancer walked out.

  This person's new aura amplifier, his body was overflowing with aura flames, this is no longer an external manifestation that can be presented by ordinary aura amplification levels. However, it is different from the past, his face is pale and has a iron-green color, apparently, this is just the group owner copying out a new one of these guys, rather than bringing this guy back to life.

  "This... isn't good, the group leader not only made them undead, but also directly boosted their combat power." Zhang Zilin shook his head, apparently, he also had some apprehensions in his heart.

  "That guy, who was originally only a beginner in aura strengthening, now looks like he's become an undead with a high level of aura that can be considered top-notch even among veterans. He's absolutely a tough cookie to deal with. As for the others who were killed, I reckon they'll also be turned into even more powerful undead by the group leader."

  "I think it's time for us to take action. While the number of living and dead is not too disproportionate, let's join forces and kill two of the dead spirits first. Even if they have become stronger, we can still handle them one by one as long as we work together." Zhang Zilin meant that there was no time to waste, or else when the number of dead spirits surpassed that of the living, it would be their turn to hunt down the remaining survivors.

  "No need to rush, the nearest undead is already running up the stairs on our floor and will be here soon. Get ready for close combat, I'll support you." Zhao Zhu said with his eyes closed.

  "Heh heh, having a mental strength enhancer during team battles is quite advantageous." Zhang Zilin said as he adjusted his state, his skin began to be covered in steel plates and two rows of long spikes extended from his arms.

  "There are five seconds left." As soon as Zhao Zhu finished speaking, all the cards in his pocket flew out, ready to be used.

  When the five-second countdown ended, a man with a pale face appeared at the office door. This person was recognized by Zhao Zhuo, and his human skin had come from this person's body before. He was the internal strength enhancer who was killed by that Medusa physique-enhanced girl who pretended to be a pig eating a tiger.

  "Strengthen your inner power, be careful." Zhao Zhu reminded.

  "Haha, let's see if he can break through my steel plate." Zhang Zilin was still full of confidence.

  "Roar!"

  The internal power man let out a low growl, and it has to be said that the feeling he gives people now is indeed no longer the same as before. Previously, he had foolishly approached and was directly killed by that girl, but now, looking at him, the inner energy on his body can almost condense into a tangible aura circulating around him. Apart from his complexion being too pale, he still has a bit of the air of a martial arts master.

  "I'll go first!"

  Zhang Zilin rushed forward first, one of his fists directly bombarded the internal force man's chest area, while the other fist was held horizontally to defend against the backhand. Apparently, Zhang Zilin didn't look as rough as he seemed, and in fact, he had a delicate mind and wouldn't joke with his own life, knowing when to advance or retreat.

  However, something that neither Zhao Zilin nor Zhao Zhu thought would happen occurred. Faced with Zhang Zilin's ferocious punch, the internal power master simply stretched out his hand and grabbed Zhang Zilin's steel-like arm.

  Everything seems to be at a standstill.

  Zhang Zilin's arm was caught and couldn't move. Zhang Zilin's face showed an extremely shocked expression.

  How did the gap in strength suddenly become so large? Group owner, this golden finger is a bit too exaggerated.

  Bang!

  The Inner Strength man kicked Zhang Zilin's abdomen with one foot, and Zhang Zilin flew back like a cannonball, hitting the wall and creating a recessed human-shaped imprint on it.

  He turned around and looked at Zhao Zhu, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, pointing to the human skin in Zhao Zhu's hand, saying in a gloomy and leisurely tone:

  "I'm here...to take back my human skin..."

  If he only wanted to retrieve the human skin and then be reincarnated, Zhao Zhu would immediately return the human skin to him. However, Nei Gong's next sentence eliminated this possibility.

  "Besides, take back your life, I'm dead, how can you live alone? I don't want to be a substitute for your death, it's better to die together, what do you say?"

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