Global Collapse-Chapter 597 - 565: "Believer"_1
Although 007 had crossed paths with Keke, they weren't close; she only knew that Keke seemed to have a seriously ill sister.
She didn't think now was the right time to catch up, so she nodded to Keke and prepared to leave.
Just as they were about to brush past each other, 007 suddenly remembered something. "Right, Gu Mian pulled you into this instance too, didn't he?"
Keke nodded slightly. "We live in the same building now. Gu Mian wanted to look for something in the instance, so I followed him to help a bit."
007 was slightly surprised. She hadn't seen Keke with Gu Mian and the others during the last college entrance exam event. "Where do you live now?"
Hearing the question, Keke paused before enunciating each word, "Bengbeng Imperial Harem."
007: "?"
「Elsewhere」
Fatty and Xiao Qiao had finally filled the first trash bin after strenuous efforts.
However, due to mistakes made in their first three attempts, the devil was now just seven steps away from Gu Mian.
Fatty anxiously watched the high platform.
The second challenge was already open, and Xiao Qiao had gone to check it out.
The small print above the second trash bin said, "Fill with rubbish that runs all over the place."
The vague description left Fatty confused.
This is even harder to find than the last one!
Just then, he noticed Xiao Qiao looking at him again. To prevent her from doing anything else spectacularly earth-shattering, Fatty quickly ran off.
But he hadn't gone far when he keenly sensed a slight tremor in the ground.
Fatty stopped immediately to assess the situation, but the trembling from a moment ago seemed to be an illusion; it disappeared in an instant.
"What's going on? This instance wouldn't have an earthquake, would it?" Fatty glanced around. "Though, it's not impossible. Didn't the college entrance exam event have an earthquake...?"
They didn't know when the inspector might arrive. Chu Changge was standing on a garbage mountain about five meters high, rummaging through the trash at his feet.
His surroundings didn't quite match his demeanor. Even if Chu Changge was picking through trash, no one would mistake him for a common refuse collector. Instead, they might think of more sophisticated terms like "Waste Quality Inspector."
He pushed aside the aluminum cans and tattered clothes at his feet, pulling out a golden half-face mask from a hidden spot.
The half-face mask had a few cracks on its surface, with elastic strings attached to both sides.
This wasn't a clown mask; it was a damaged special item.
[Play Fairy's Half-face Mask (Damaged)]
[Description: The mask from the TV show "Little Magic Fairy Pooping." A hobbyist replicated the Play Fairy's mask from the show. Unfortunately, the mask was crushed when the user sat on it, so it can only exhibit strange functions.]
[Functions: When the user wears this mask while active, interference from meddlers will significantly decrease. It has a miraculous effect when robbing a bank.]
"It's not a clown's mask." Chu Changge didn't spare the item in his hand a second glance and tossed it aside.
The golden mask rolled down the pile of garbage, landing right next to Fatty, who had just run over.
Fatty was about to tell Chu Changge about the ground vibrations when he saw him toss down a golden mask.
Fatty had just curiously picked up the mask at his feet when he heard Chu Changge's voice from above him, "What are you doing here?"
Since he had rushed over, Chu Changge knew instantly that he had something to say.
"Ah," Fatty looked up at him and responded, "Brother Chu, I think I felt the ground shake a few times just now, so I came to tell you."
Chu Changge's hand paused for a moment. "A tremor? Perhaps there's more to this instance than we can imagine... We're running out of time. Don't worry about that; go find the mask first."
Fatty grunted in agreement, put the Play Fairy's mask on his face, and left, repeating, "No skin in the game."
After parting ways with Keke, 007 started digging through a trash pile next to several cars, creating a large pit.
Just as her upper body was buried in the pit searching for the clown mask, she suddenly heard a peculiar noise from behind.
She straightened up and looked back, only to see Fatty walking up behind her.
At that moment, Fatty had a golden mask on his face, his mouth continuously repeating, "No skin in the game."
007 silently watched Fatty, who was wearing the golden mask. "What are you doing?"
"Ah," Fatty took off the mask and looked at 007. "Miss 007, I just found this mask. When I wear it, it keeps repeating, 'No skin in the game.'"
As he spoke, he pressed the mask back onto his face, as if demonstrating.
Indeed, the headache-inducing sound of "No skin in the game" echoed again.
At this moment, amidst Fatty's incessant repetition of "No skin in the game," 007 heard another sound.
She furrowed her eyebrows and listened carefully for a moment before abruptly asking, "Do you hear something?"
"What?" Fatty removed the mask, a bewildered expression on his face. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦
But this bewildered look didn't last long; it was replaced by surprise. He heard it too.
It was a sound coming from afar.
THUD. THUD. THUD.
A tremendous sound spread from a certain direction, prompting both of them to turn their heads towards its source.
Behind them, a gigantic humanoid figure had appeared without them noticing.
This colossal being was even taller than the highest garbage mound!
It was incredibly huge yet had a hunched frame, its back bent to nearly a ninety-degree angle at the waist. Four twisted arms, like spider legs, sprouted from behind its waist, clawing menacingly.
It looked as if it had been burned. Its skin resembled charred coal, and its joints made a CRACKING sound when they bent.
Additionally, they could hear the sound of chains dragging across the ground.
Looking closer, they saw that the creature's feet were shackled, preventing it from moving quickly.
"Holy shit!" Fatty's eyes widened as he stared at the colossal being, exclaiming in shock, "What the hell is that? Why would that thing be in a recycling center? Have I teleported into an Ultraman show?"
007 reacted quickly. She grabbed Fatty and rushed to crouch down beside a nearby pile of trash, concealing their presence.
The monster soon reached them.
With every step it took, the ground shook slightly, causing scattered trash to roll down from higher up, covering both of them.
Luckily, the monster didn't notice them. It simply passed by, heading straight for the tower.
"It's not going after the Doctor, is it?" Fatty gaped.
The instance figured out that normal ghosts couldn't kill the Doctor, so it brought in this behemoth?
Nothing about this thing suggested it could be killed by a chainsaw.
Apart from Fatty and 007, everyone else had also seen this creature.
It couldn't be helped; the creature was making far too much noise. The Fortune-teller, who had been engrossed in divination, had her train of thought interrupted. She looked up at the monster that had suddenly passed by, her face filled with horror. "This is what Mr. Green meant by 'no danger'?"
Chu Changge stood not too far from her. The vibrations from the ground had caused his glasses to slip slightly.
He adjusted his glasses and looked at the Fortune-teller. "Don't worry about this. First, find out where the clown mask is."
As Chu Changge spoke, he looked in the direction the monster was heading—it was going towards Gu Mian.
He had seen this creature before.
A book once featured a picture of this creature. He remembered the book was called "Excerpts of Characters from the Exile World," which he had found in the Angel Redemption instance.
Even though a long time had passed, Chu Changge could still recall the book's description of the monster word for word.
['Believer' Data]
[Introduction: The Doctrine Goddess's most loyal Believer: a giant humanoid creature with two pairs of auxiliary arms growing from its waist, possessing immense destructive power. The most loyal Believers always follow the direction of the Goddess, eliminating any obstacles heading Her way.]
[Characteristics: Loyalty, Compliance.]
Recalling the phrase "eliminating any obstacles heading Her way," a flicker of expression appeared on Chu Changge's usually stoic face. "We're in trouble."
