Chapter 265: Chapter 265
What the hell is this joke!
Jiang Ye could at least explore the secret realm while going to kill Huang Bo.
But what benefit would he gain from testing Qu Xing?
Just a complete waste of time!
Unwilling to go, he frowned and said bluntly:
"You make it sound so easy. You want me to kill Qu Xing and steal his [Time-Limited Instant Kill] item?"
"But how exactly am I supposed to kill him? How to steal it?"
"Didn't you say it yourself? Even the damaged version of that item is terrifyingly powerful. And now Qu Xing possesses the complete version!"
"The complete version must be even stronger! Who knows what additional effects it might have!"
While Jiang Ye was expressing his reluctance to test Qu Xing,
the dozen newly converted administrator clones each encountered the corpse puppets mentioned by Administrator 0000 in their respective apartments.
The corpse puppets resembled zombies in appearance.
Yellow talismans were pasted on their foreheads, and their exposed skin showed an unnatural bluish-gray pallor.
Their movements appeared extremely stiff.
These corpse puppets appeared almost simultaneously in over a dozen apartments,
emerging from the red-lit elevators.
They marched straight to the administrator counters on each apartment's first floor.
Every administrator faced two corpse puppets.
One held a crystal ball significantly larger than a voice transmission bead -
likely some kind of audio-visual recording device.
The other corpse puppet spoke with a voice as dry and raspy as stepping on dead leaves:
"Sent by Administrator 0000 to document the false killing incident involving Qu Xing."
All administrators heard the same message from their corpse puppets.
Except at Apartment 4444, where things differed slightly.
Because Zhang Jintian was temporarily manning the front desk at Apartment 4444.
Zhang Jintian jumped in fright at the sight of these zombie-like creatures.
As he stood there nervously, the corpse puppet rasped in a chilling voice:
"Sent by Administrator 0000 to investigate Administrator 1010's false killing by Jiang Ye. Inform Administrator 4444 to come out and cooperate with the investigation."
Zhang Jintian, though confused, immediately messaged Administrator 4444.
However, Administrator 4444 remained in his talisman-sealed wooden puppet state and couldn't respond.
Visibly more nervous, Zhang Jintian addressed the corpse puppet:
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The corpse puppet remained expressionless, looking every bit the impartial judge.
After giving Zhang Jintian a cold stare, it rasped:
"Give him three minutes."
"Tell him if he doesn't appear in three minutes... he'll face the consequences."
Not daring to argue, Zhang Jintian could only relay the message again.
Meanwhile, administrators in other apartments also refrained from attacking the corpse puppets directly.
They first wanted to gauge the puppets' strength.
After all, if Administrator 0000 believed these puppets could complete their mission...
Their combat abilities might surpass ordinary administrators!
Administrator 1009 showed slight nervousness but cooperated fully:
"Administrator 0000 already notified me. Ask whatever you need - I'll answer truthfully."
The speaking corpse puppet maintained its wooden expression:
"First, describe in detail your entire experience of being killed by Qu Xing into this crystal ball."
As it spoke, the puppet holding the crystal ball stepped forward, shoving the orb toward Administrator 1009.
1009 began: "There wasn't anything special about how Qu Xing killed me..."
He intended to say he'd been instantly annihilated before realizing what happened.
But before he could finish,
the crystal ball cracked with an audible snap!
The corpse puppet holding it twitched slightly beneath its talisman.
The speaking puppet suddenly turned severe:
"First time being questioned? Learn the rules!"
The reprimand came harsh and unexpected.
Jiang Ye belatedly realized this wasn't any ordinary recording device.
Previous administrators had likely undergone similar interrogations.
But Jiang Ye had no such experience!
While Administrator 1009 maintained a humble, apologetic facade,
Jiang Ye inwardly decided action was needed.
No more pretending to cooperate!
His hidden clone immediately struck with "Ultimate One-for-One"!
Two phantom shadows locked onto the corpse puppets before a thunderous explosion obliterated them completely, leaving only a faint incense-like smell.
Strangely, the two talismans remained perfectly intact, floating down to the floor.
As Administrator 1009's clone hesitated whether to examine them,
the talismans suddenly shot back up to eye level,
and two new corpse puppets materialized from thin air behind them!
Startled, Jiang Ye heard both new puppets rasp simultaneously:
"We knew something was wrong!"
Their eerie synchronized voices grated like distorted electronic music.
Frowning, Jiang Ye had Administrator 1009's clone attack while his other clones also abandoned pretense and engaged their respective puppets.
Soon, over a dozen clones were battling.
Jiang Ye quickly noticed the puppets' peculiar traits—
While bearing talismans, they seemed indestructible and tireless.
Individually, each puppet indeed surpassed normal administrator strength!
Through clone fusion, Jiang Ye could overpower them.
But no matter how many times he destroyed the puppets, their talismans simply spawned new ones at full strength!
After brief combat, Jiang Ye realized—
To truly defeat them, he must destroy those talismans!
Yet neither weapons nor his Glyph Pattern Ability could damage them.
"Ultimate One-for-One" couldn't target them either since they weren't living entities.
While the administrator clones fought the puppets,
Clone No. 1 negotiated with Zhou Yuling:
"If you insist I test Qu Xing..."
Zhou Yuling, anticipating his reluctance, cut in sharply:
"Don't push your luck."
"You're already getting rewards for the bounty."
"If you want to set conditions..."
"Any [Time-Limited Instant Kill] obtained from Qu Xing must be surrendered to the Defenders' Alliance!"
"Agree to this, and I might consider your request."
Jiang Ye sighed: "I haven't even stated my condition yet!"
"I just thought that talisman you stuck on my forehead was quite useful."
"Could you lend me one?"
Mainly because his Apartment 4444 clone remained immobilized by its talisman.
Zhou Yuling refused directly: "That's not my decision."
"Those talismans belong to the Left Alliance."
"I merely borrowed mine."
"I can't lend it without their permission."
Knowing Zhou Yuling's "Left Alliance" referred to Lin Ling,
Jiang Ye probed further: "Is that special talisman exclusive to your alliance? I've never seen it in the Nomadic Merchant's exchange list."
Perhaps Administrator 0000's puppet-controlling talismans also came from Lin Ling?
The timing was suspicious - Administrator 0000 ordering Qu Xing's investigation while Zhou Yuling pushed the same agenda.
And now corpse puppets controlled by talismans appeared.
Jiang Ye suspected connections between Administrator 0000 and Lin Ling.
Zhou Yuling confirmed: "Correct. The Nomadic Merchant shouldn't have them."
"If you really want one, I can request it. The Left Alliance values you."
She took out her Survival Jade Token to contact Lin Ling.
Jiang Ye pressed: "If I get such a talisman, can I use it directly on Qu Xing?"
Zhou Yuling nodded: "You could, but it has two major flaws—"
"One's a hidden weakness I can't disclose."
"Knowing it would let even weak players evade the talisman's control."
"The other is that it only immobilizes. When removed, the player regains full power plus 3 seconds of invincibility."
"So at best, you could restrain Qu Xing temporarily."
As she spoke, Zhou Yuling produced a dark talisman: "You can borrow this."
"The Left Alliance says if you deliver a restrained Qu Xing to her, this talisman becomes yours permanently."