Void Jigsaw Puzzle

Zhong Chenmu was finally forced by reality to become the person he once hated.

He had killed people with his own hands, even though they were replicas created by the system, and now, because of his strategy, dozens of people would definitely die.

He asked Fan Ting to stay at Heyao Store and headed northwest without looking back.

In addition to implementing this "catching the turtle in the jar" plan, he had another important thing to do when he came down from the building in Sanduping.

Plan a counterattack.

So far, all the fighting had taken place in the Jigsaw Squad's base. The Vinca and Bud Moon teams had been on the offensive, advancing aggressively. Now, it seemed they had lost over a hundred men, their morale had been dampened, and it was time to launch a necessary counterattack.

Thanks to some crossbows captured in previous battles, their counterattack formation could be formed more diversely.

In fact, in order to resolve the battle as quickly as possible, he had once proposed to Pierce that designated representatives should conduct a duel, and the losing party should surrender to the winner. The purpose of making this suggestion was also simple: he hoped to reduce unnecessary sacrifices.

However, Pierce refused.

"The Hydrogen Clan wishes to see a more dynamic and intense struggle, not a one-on-one duel. I cannot possibly agree to that. If you do not wish to be our enemy, you may choose to surrender."

After hitting a wall with Pierce, Zhong Chenmu still tried to persuade Hydrogen Nian, hoping that he would give a clearer explanation of the rules.

Sure enough, Hydron did not agree to the suggestion of using the "duel system" to decide the winner.

Zhong Chenmu was already accustomed to this. Often, when you wanted to grant three wishes, you'd need to propose five. This way, the other party could approve three and reject two, giving you a good feeling of having the power to decide life and death.

Since the launch of the "Return to One" game, he has made many suggestions to Hydrogen Thought, some of which have actually been approved.

Since we can't decide the outcome through a duel, there's nothing else we can do. Let's meet on the battlefield...

Based on the firsthand information Guo Ling and Fan Ting brought back from their field research, Zhong Chenmu realized that they could easily defeat both the Bud Moon and Putuo Moon teams one by one. The former was primarily based in the Ciqikou area, a region of abandoned factories and rubble, offering a wide view and making it difficult to defend. The latter, on the other hand, was primarily stationed in Nitou Mountain, where exit was restricted to the fog-shrouded Cuiyun Corridor. In other words, as long as they concentrated their superior forces to fiercely attack Ciqikou while using a smaller force to defend the Cuiyun Corridor entrance, preventing the Putuo Moon team from emerging to rescue, they could quickly defeat the Bud Moon team's remaining manpower.

Then, they turned around and blocked the Pu Yue team at Nitou Mountain.

This plan was quickly recognized by the team, and everyone started to prepare. Master Liang even gave special instructions that the cars originally used to transport weapons between Chenghuang Temple and Sanduping could be used to transport soldiers, and transported several teams to the entrance of Cuiyun Corridor, which greatly saved their energy.

Whether it was an old man like Old Man Liu or a woman like Fan Ting, everyone was on high alert.

They have different pasts and different demands, some just want to fill the gaps, and some want revenge, but at this moment, they are all soldiers of the Jigsaw Team. In order to complete this damn game as soon as possible and let the Hydrogen Clan open the passage to the outside world, they will go all out.

Zhong Chenmu saw a stone more than half a person's height rising from the side of the team. He took two steps, stood on it, and shouted to the dark crowd, "There's no need for me to say anything more today! The Jigsaw Team will win! We will definitely be able to repair the broken civilization! Everyone, please pay attention to your own safety. If the enemy refuses to surrender, they will be killed without mercy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an arrow flashing with a cold black light suddenly shot over from a distance and instantly pierced Zhong Chenmu's left chest.

"what!"

There were bursts of exclamations from the crowd.

No one expected that the enemy had already made preparations and directly adopted a "decapitation operation"!

However, they soon discovered that Zhong Chenmu, who was standing on the stone, did not bleed like a flesh and blood body, but gradually disappeared into the air.

Not far from this "Zhong Chenmu", the real Zhong Chenmu shouted loudly: "That was just a copy of me! This shows the cruelty of the enemy. Everyone, charge!"

After saying this, he also joined the advancing team.

The inflexible value of the system in my mind became "1111101", and the previous eight digits became seven digits.

Zhong Chenmu felt a little scared: If I hadn't been more careful, I would be dead now...

The attack began, and the Meiyue team was obviously prepared. Although they had no terrain advantage, they still stubbornly resisted the advancement of the Jigsaw team.

Zhong Chenmu looked over and saw a number of crossbowmen hiding behind several artificial shelters about thirty meters away. They fired arrows one after another, suppressing the team and preventing them from moving forward. Some arrows even hit the team members.

Inevitably, screams rang out one after another.

Zhong Chenmu looked at the row of crossbowmen, secretly drew a line along them, and then activated the system.

Sure enough, the unyielding number "1111101" was flashing dimly in the green.

"Use three digits to create a ground-shattering effect!" Zhong Chenmu instructed.

He felt a slight dizziness in his head, and his resilience value became "101", while a crack several meters wide appeared along the feet of the row of snipers!

"Ahhhh!"

They had never expected such a sudden change to happen under their feet, and their whole bodies fell straight into the abyss.

This most difficult line of defense was solved by Zhong Chenmu.

He shouted, "Everyone, charge! Remember, if you can jump over, jump, otherwise wait a moment and don't fall!"

"Come on!"

The morale of the Jigsaw Team is exceptionally high.

Zhong Chenmu was about to sprint forward when he suddenly heard text message alerts on his phone ringing one after another.

He was stunned and looked down quickly.

They all came from Guo Ling.

"I'm still alive. I just went underground through the secret passage in Pierce's reception room. There's a different world here, with a huge arsenal. I hope my phone can last a few more days. I'll report back by text message at any time..."

"Text message reporting is useless. The signal is completely cut off underground. My text message cannot be sent. I guess you didn't receive it..."

"I'm still alive. There's a hidden world underground. I hope to contact you one day..."

More than a dozen text messages appeared on Zhong Chenmu's phone screen one after another, and the latest one was: "I'm staying at a crossroads right now. It's easy to find. If you can receive this message, you must come find me..."

Apparently, when the crack appeared, the signal penetrated underground, allowing Guo Ling to send those text messages.

Zhong Chenmu quickly looked at the crack in the ground that was closing in front of him, and felt his team rushing forward across the crack at lightning speed.

He pursed his lips, exerted a little force with his feet, jumped forward, and his whole body fell down from the crack.

The last time he took a brief look down the crack, he saw the red signal light. Obviously, the underground factory occupied a large area.

"It's about to close. The path to the underground factory must be on the rock wall. I just need to find it and climb up, and then I can enter the underground factory!"

His judgment was correct. In a flash, he looked down and saw a smooth passage that he could slide down like an escalator.

After sliding for an unknown amount of time, the slope of the passage became gentle and he gradually regained his vision.

Zhong Chenmu looked around vigilantly and saw only huge factory buildings, but the factories were empty. There was no equipment and no people either.

He immediately jumped down from the passage, hid behind the wall of a factory building, and secretly observed the road below.

Sure enough, just as Guo Ling said, the road under his feet extended all the way inward, and there was a very obvious intersection about dozens of meters away.

"Where are all the people? Have they gone up to resist our attack?" Zhong Chenmu walked gently towards the intersection, his eyes searching for the familiar figure.

As expected, a man appeared from behind a low pile of discarded steel at the intersection.

He looked very sloppy, with stubble all over his face, but his eyes were still bright.