Facing the giant waves that reflected those scenes and many Shang Jianyaos, Di Marco's figure suddenly blurred, as if splitting into countless strands, each heading in a different direction.
But at that moment, the eight Shang Jianyaos assimilated within him each made a move.
Some protruded from Di Marco's thigh, desperately stretching their bodies,缠住了敌人的双腿 (entangling the enemy's legs), some were located on his forehead, extending two arms,牢牢捂住了迪马尔科的嘴巴 (firmly covering Di Marco's mouth), some tore through his chest,死死箍住了迪马尔科的躯干 (tightly binding Di Marco's torso), some drilled out from the top of his head,举着小音箱 (holding a small speaker),播放起旧世界的哀乐 (playing the dirge of the Old World)…
Di Marco was thus firmly entangled by the eight Shang Jianyaos that grew out of his body.
This left Di Marco unable to move or shout, and he could only watch with increasing despair as the monstrous waves completely overwhelmed him.
Inside the "Mind Corridor," the faces on the pitch-black walls of his room peeled off one by one, driving the entire environment toward disintegration as they rapidly faded away.
…………
Underground Ark, sixth level, Area C, inside Di Marco's dilapidated room.
Jiang Baimian's left hand hovered in mid-air, no longer pressing down on Shang Jianyao.
She was hesitating about how many seconds of observation time to give and what kind of cutoff condition to set when the ordinary glass ball in Shang Jianyao's palm suddenly took on a cyan-green hue.
In the blink of an eye, the glass ball transformed into a luminous pearl radiating cyan-green light.
Jiang Baimian's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Shang Jianyao's eyes.
Beneath that lively monkey mask, Shang Jianyao's pupils, which had been in a deep state, quickly returned to normal.
He then lowered his head, looked at the cyan-green luminous pearl in his palm, and fell into thought.
"What are you thinking about?" Jiang Baimian asked tentatively, ready to act.
Shang Jianyao answered truthfully:
"I'm wondering what color I would be."
This answer is truly in Shang Jianyao's style… Di Marco definitely couldn't imitate it… Jiang Baimian secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked thoughtfully:
"Did you launch a counterattack while Di Marco, uh, seized your body? That should have been when he was at his weakest…
"Did you rely on your ability to split into nine?"
Jiang Baimian couldn't think of an accurate term to describe Di Marco's behavior, so she could only draw inspiration from the Old World's entertainment data.
Shang Jianyao used his eyes and tone to express his "shock":
"You can also invade other people's minds?"
It's Shang Jianyao, without a doubt… Jiang Baimian subconsciously asked another question:
"Is it Di Marco's remaining aura that's fused with the glass ball now?"
Seeing Shang Jianyao nod in affirmation, she didn't ask any more questions, but instead said:
"Act according to the plan. I'll go see how Little White is doing."
On the other side, Long Yuehong had returned to the room and was hurriedly helping Genaeva remove the rubble from Bai Chen.
"How is it?" he asked with concern.
"I should, hiss, not die…" Bai Chen moved his body slightly and frowned as he replied, "It's mainly my right shoulder and arm. I might have a fracture."
Hearing this, Genaeva slightly modified the parameters of his detection module and began to examine Bai Chen.
At this moment, Jiang Baimian also arrived, took off her tactical backpack, and directly injected Bai Chen with a dose of Fei Ka.
This was to prevent accidents.
"Bear with it. I'll give you a simple splint first," Jiang Baimian said as she busied herself.
Bai Chen had also suffered quite a few injuries, so he pursed his lips and nodded.
After a while, Genaeva straightened up and said:
"Preliminary assessment shows no internal bleeding."
Huff… Jiang Baimian and Long Yuehong simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief, and Bai Chen also closed his eyes.
At this time, there were footsteps approaching around Di Marco's room, some hurried, some slow, some heavy, some light.
The Ark's defense forces had finally reacted and were beginning to rescue Di Marco.
Shang Jianyao had already placed the black-bottomed, white-patterned mask back on Lars's face and had taken out a blue-and-white megaphone and a piece of paper filled with content from his tactical backpack.
His vigorous voice immediately echoed through the level:
"Di Marco is dead! Di Marco is dead!"
The approaching footsteps almost stopped simultaneously.
"We're only targeting Di Marco. There's no need for anyone else to be nervous, even if you're Di Marco's relative.
"In fact, it could be said that the Vigilance Church hopes that the 'You Gu' believers inside the Ark no longer have to live in fear and no longer have to face Di Marco's brutality.
"We will allow each and every one of you to freely enter and leave the Ark, to divide up the large tracts of land now lying fallow around Redstone Town, and to obtain enough food to last until the next harvest.
"You can freely choose your own way of life, leave the Ark if you want to, stay here if you want to, cultivate the land if you want to, or continue your current service work if you want to.
"The stewards and deacons who were originally in charge of various businesses don't need to panic either. You will continue to do your own things, maintain the corresponding channels, and simply change the proceeds that were originally given to Di Marco into something that everyone shares, and everyone includes you.
"The captains of the various guard teams don't need to be afraid either. You are still the main force for maintaining order in the Ark, the guns that protect everyone's safety and safeguard collective interests.
"We will also establish an Ark Management Committee, whose members will mainly be born from among you, and the supervisors will be the priests of the church.
"Alright, everyone come to Di Marco's room now. We will discuss the membership list of the Management Committee and the subsequent profit-sharing plan.
"Some people can take this opportunity to leave the Ark from other exits with some supplies, but from now on, you will no longer have any support and can only wander alone in the wilderness, while those who approach us first and show sincerity first will receive sufficient preferential treatment.
"Yu Tian, Bode, you are among them…"
Shang Jianyao first used the megaphone to make sure that the guards, servants, mistresses, and children on the sixth level could hear clearly, and then used the Ark's broadcast system to spread his voice to every corner of the place, reaching the ears of some personnel who were out on duty.
…………
Underground level two, the four guards who had been knocked unconscious by Shang Jianyao and the others had woken up and heard the broadcast.
Yu Tian and Bode no longer pretended. They simultaneously jumped to their feet, their faces filled with joy as they untied their companions.
The guards looked at them strangely, a little angry, but also a little envious.
When Yu Tian and Bode looked back, they all smiled.
"Quick, we have to go there now, we can't be late," Yu Tian urged, while making a promise, "Don't worry, if I have something to eat, you won't be missing out!"
Bode immediately chimed in:
"Everyone is brothers, we must be united!"
The four guards' faces flushed "with passion," and they immediately patted their chests and assured that they would follow the two.
…………
Underground level one, inside the servants' room that was still in the training and assessment period.
The Ge Lin and Ge Miao sisters were awakened by the commotion outside and heard the footsteps of patrolling guards and various deacons rushing to the elevator hall.
At this time, Shang Jianyao changed to the Graylands language and echoed once again through the electronic devices on these people:
"Di Marco is dead!
"……
"Each and every one of you can freely enter and leave the Ark, to divide up the large tracts of land now lying fallow around Redstone Town, and to obtain enough food to last until the next harvest…"
Ge Lin was first bewildered, then realized a fact:
That Mr. Di Marco, who had a bad temper and liked to kill servants, was dead!
His rule had been overthrown, and the "Underground Ark" had a new master.
And the new master promised that everyone would have land to cultivate, everyone would have food, and no one would have to worry about being killed for no reason, and no one would have to live in fear every day.
We, we are saved, we, we have, we have a future… Ge Lin's vision suddenly became blurred.
The next second, she grabbed her sister Ge Miao's arm:
"Quick, let's go too!"
These former slaves poured out of their rooms.
…………
The "Old Task Force," having taken care of Bai Chen's injuries, waited for everyone from the "Underground Ark" to arrive.
At this time, many people had gathered in the dilapidated room, mostly the guards on this level and Di Marco's mistresses and children.
Jiang Baimian looked around, just about to say something, when she suddenly turned her gaze towards the door, towards the vents in the ceiling.
Soon, a figure jumped down from there.
The figure was a half-grown child, a little over 1.6 meters tall, with soft blond hair and bright green eyes, it was Wei Er, who had been missing for several days.
He glanced at Di Marco's body in the room and muttered:
"You guys solved it so quickly, you actually made me late.
"Damn it, 'Coward' should be paired with 'Extreme Fear.' This could have scared Di Marco to death, even if he was just a ghost."
"Huh? What did you say?" Jiang Baimian really didn't hear clearly.
Shang Jianyao, who was wearing a monkey mask next to her, kindly helped and repeated it verbatim.
Jiang Baimian's eyebrows twitched as she listened, and she looked at Wei Er and said:
"You knew we had that luminous pearl? You entered the 'Underground Ark' a long time ago?"
Wei Er revealed a harmless smile:
"You didn't think my disappearance was a coincidence, did you?
"Envoy, I'm a reserve envoy. What does that Fishman count as? I'll be a real envoy in the future!"
Saying this, his expression became serious:
"Everyone, behind coincidences, there is often destiny flowing."
Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao, Bai Chen, and the others exchanged glances, their expressions uncontrollably becoming serious.
She asked tentatively:
"Does the Ruling God have anything else to say to us?"
Wei Er smiled:
"It should be described as 'divine decree'!
"How could the Ruling God give divine decrees to ordinary people? Even I can only occasionally hear His voice from another world."
Mentioning the Ruling God's divine decree, Wei Er's expression also became solemn:
"He said: The answer to all problems lies in the New World."