"Chose the wrong path and you'll meet an old friend. And that old friend turns out to be her!"
Wan Lei stared with a grim expression at the girl not far away. The girl was smiling, a bright, brilliant, terrifying smile.
Everyone else also came to a halt, their gazes heavy.
Behind them, countless zombies and undead were fighting.
In front of them, the eerie girl from the last mission and her "toys."
"Helloooo, my dear friends! We meet again! Do you know what surprise Mengmeng has prepared for you this time?"
Mengmeng jumped onto the head of a carousel horse, swaying back and forth, hands on her hips, looking proud and smug.
"Are you here specifically to block us? There are tens of thousands of cultivators in this secret realm, why don't you block them? Why are you only blocking us?"
Wan Lei was somewhat exasperated. This was bullying the honest folk. With such a vast secret realm and so many people, he refused to believe that Mengmeng would block every single one of them.
"Because you're fun! Mengmeng wants to play with you! Little Wan Lei and little Yu sister are the most fun!"
Mengmeng's smile remained as harmless as ever.
Wan Lei wasn't particularly shocked that she knew his name.
After all, since he was targeted by the secret realm every time, even if he were stupid, he would have figured out how much the immortals "cared" for him. It was impossible that they didn't even know his name.
So, was this Mengmeng before him the unique aspect of his experience in this secret realm?
Therefore, it meant that Mengmeng was not a product of the secret realm's specific memes, but rather something like a spirit of the secret realm.
Perhaps, she was truly not human.
Thinking of this, Wan Lei's mind became active again.
He shamelessly put on a shy smile and said,
"Um... Miss Mengmeng, you know, we've had a lot of fun playing with you in this secret realm. Shouldn't you help us out too? We still have things to do. If you help us finish our tasks first, we'll have time to play with you properly."
"Huh? Help you with what?"
Mengmeng tilted her little head, her big eyes looking at Wan Lei with confusion.
"You must know where the Bridge of Helplessness is in this secret realm, right? If you send us there, and we get that fan-shaped item, our mission will be complete, and then we can play with you properly."
"Really? Then how should I help you?"
Mengmeng looked very happy.
"Simple, just send us there directly."
Wan Lei had already planned it. If this girl could really send them there, and he obtained the token, his mission would be completed immediately, and he would be teleported back to the Lei Feng Realm, thus no longer having to worry about this girl pestering him.
Yes, that's how he would do it. Although deceiving a fool was a bit unethical, for the sake of saving all living beings in the Lei Feng Realm, he would sacrifice his own morals.
"But... this doesn't follow the rules. You have to do something for me before I can help you. Why else would Mengmeng help you?"
"Just say it. As long as it's not death, I can do anything."
"You can really do anything?"
Mengmeng's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at Wan Lei.
"Yes."
Wan Lei thumped his chest.
"Then..."
Mengmeng's tone suddenly changed. Her innocent and cunning expression suddenly turned somewhat playful, her gaze filled with mockery, her eyes no longer curious, and a hint of a disdainful smile at the corner of her lips.
Wan Lei had only seen this mature and alluring aura from Xi Renyuan Jun and Fang Xiaoyu.
"Just obediently finish this mission. After completing all four tasks, you will naturally see the Bridge of Helplessness.
Still trying to trick me, you stinky little brother."
After speaking, Mengmeng reverted to her cute and charming expression, pulled out a lollipop from somewhere, and began to lick it with great interest while riding the carousel horse.
This scene stunned the few of them.
Good heavens, she wasn't a fool! She had been treating them like fools all along!
Suddenly, in the ears of Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu, the system's voice chimed in,
"Stage two mission failed. Because you released the undead and zombies, stage two mission has been revised.
Mission Name: Wilting Petals Become Camouflage.
Mission Requirements: Defeat all undead and zombies.
Hints: 1. Zombies fear lightning, and zombies can inflict effective damage on the undead.
2. The undead fear zombies, but not absolutely. Once an undead possesses a zombie, it will no longer fear zombies, and the undead will revive.
3. You cannot attack the undead, and no means can harm them, but the undead can devour you.
4. Only the undead can defeat the undead.
5. Defeat all undead and zombies, and Mengmeng will let you pass.
6. Do not attempt to attack Mengmeng; you are no match for her. If you anger her, you will face nightmares worse than death.
7. If you appease her, she will provide you with assistance in subsequent missions."
The system's words left Wan Lei and the others in silence.
After a long while, Wan Lei's eyes held a strange look.
"This is just a complicated version of rock-paper-scissors."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Zombies fear us, the undead fear zombies, and we fear the undead. This rule, how does it feel even harder than the previous road sign rule?
Let's assume, if we eliminate the zombies, the remaining undead will come to eliminate us.
Then, if we just sit still and wait for the zombies to eliminate the undead, the zombies will then come after us, and we are not confident in eliminating all of them.
Moreover, the undead can revive. Even if the zombies have the upper hand, the undead can still harm the zombies, so in time, the reviving undead are bound to win.
At that point, we will still have to face the undead, whom we cannot harm, alone.
Therefore, we must think of a way to break this logical loop before the battle between the zombies and the undead ends.
Otherwise, this is a dead end, and ultimately the undead will win."
"Don't forget the fourth hint: only the undead can defeat the undead."
"But we don't have any undead. How about I try to see if I can recruit some undead?"
"Unless you can recruit half of them, and they are willing to die for you, there's no other way."
"Forget it, I'll go check the strength of these zombies first, try to kill one."
"Don't do anything rash. They're still fighting each other and ignoring us. If you go attack them, what if they surround us? Now is the safest time. Let's think slowly, it's better than risking it."
The five of them squatted down on the small path, each drawing circles with a twig...
As the battle intensified, more and more undead were torn to shreds, and more and more zombies were possessed by the undead.
Wan Lei observed that even when the tombstones on the ground were overturned, the undead who had died before could still emerge from the graves.