Chapter 173: Reprieve
Li Qing's heart sank.

If his speculation is true, it means that there is a group of players who are destroying the Supervisory Bureau in an organized and planned manner.

Defeating the Inspectorate's most proud warrior is undoubtedly the most effective and direct way.

When they first entered the forest, they found a corpse with a parasitic eye, so the player targeting the Inspector was most likely from the Star Club.

It's a mess, everything is a mess...

What exactly does the Xingxing Society want to do? Do they really want to cause chaos in the world? !

Li Qing's face looked extremely ugly.

"Haven't you chosen yet?" Feng Ling asked anxiously, "Hurry up! I can't hold it down anymore!"

The monster's back is like a time bomb that may explode at any time.

Li Qing hesitated and said, "...The Undead Spider and the Black Goat have the highest pollution values."

Feng Ling urged him: "I can't see! You come and help her choose the cards!"

Li Qing took a deep breath, grabbed the monster's left hand tightly, selected the Undead Spider and Black Goat from the deck, and forced it to operate.

As soon as the two cards were laid out, the smiling face on the table immediately spoke:
"Wow, these are two very good cards. Do we really want to play the card drawing game? Do you want to choose again?"

[Confirm card draw]
[Reselect]
Li Qing held the monster's finger and clicked [Confirm Card Draw].

The frame containing the cards flashed white light.

The white light disappeared, the cards in one frame were still there, but the other frame was empty.

The black goat was taken away by the system.

A prompt message appears on the virtual screen:
【Current pollution value is 48%. 】

The monster's struggle slowed down, and the hot bones and flesh on its back began to cool down.

Perhaps at this moment we should no longer call it a monster, but should call her, Ye Zheng.

"Did it work?" Feng Ling asked uncertainly, "Why does she seem to have not changed?"

Li Qing silently stared at the humanoid contaminated body suppressed by Feng Ling, not feeling the slightest bit of relief in his heart.

Because Ye Zheng’s pollution value is too high.

Before the black goat was taken away, her pollution value had reached 63%.

This is a very dangerous number, tantamount to a death sentence.

It can be said that even if Feng Ling did not kill Ye Zheng, she would die of genetic collapse soon, and this time would not exceed half a month.

The other 48% were like being sentenced to suspended death penalty, the only difference being that it delayed the tragedy from happening.

"Her pollution value is too high. Deleting only one card will have limited effect," Li Qing said slowly, "Unless the pollution value can be reduced to below 30%, the remaining cards will sooner or later be integrated into every cell of her."

Feng Ling frowned after hearing this. After a few seconds of silence, he asked Li Qing: "How many more cards do I need to draw to reduce it to below 30%?"

"At least two more draws." Li Qing replied, "The main card is fixed. The pollution values ​​of the remaining cards are as follows from high to low: the pollution value of the Undead Spider is 13%, the pollution value of the Hyena is 8%, and the pollution values ​​of the two moths are not low either, both are 7%. The remaining ones are the Squirrel 4%, the Pegasus 2%, and the Knight 1%."

Li Qing sighed and continued, "I don't know which card caused the 6% contamination value. It should be a card related to the tiger beast. It has been integrated into her body and the card information cannot be extracted. So...if we want to save her, we must find the next statue as soon as possible. Otherwise, once these cards are integrated into her body, even if we find the statue, we will not be able to extract the cards and will not be able to draw cards."

Feng Ling understood.

Ye Zheng's body is like a washing machine at this moment, and the cards are plastic bags filled with various paints. The washing machine keeps stirring. If any plastic bag is broken, the paint inside will flow out and pollute the entire tank of water.

The speed of the washing machine is determined by the pollution value. Obviously, 48% is too high to keep Ye Zheng safe.

Li Qing said that he had to draw at least two more cards, which meant he had to enter two different mazes. It goes without saying how risky this was.

Feng Ling fell silent.

Why is it so difficult...

——The majestic Seraph, the holy Pegasus, and the brave and fearless knight.

Although she had never seen Ye Zheng fight before, she could tell from these three cards that this was a set of cards that fit together perfectly.

Su Yuqing said that it’s not the quantity of cards that matters, but their combination, probably because he has seen how powerful Ye Zheng is.

But such a perfect set of cards, when encountering a little squirrel...

Feng Ling closed his eyes and tried hard to suppress the hatred surging in his heart.

Li Qing advised her: "I know you want to save her, but if the final outcome is irreversible, it is better to kill her now and let her be free. Feng Ling, you can't keep a monster with a pollution value of 48% by your side. This will not only put you in danger, but also put all humans in danger."

Feng Ling slowly opened his eyes and looked down at Ye Zheng who was tied up by his tentacles.

It's sad to say that almost every part of this body has been deformed, except for the left hand...

Only the left hand wearing the ring still retains its human appearance.

Although the ring on her finger had been lost long ago, a shallow mark was left on her ring finger.

It’s weird.

If the person in front of her was just an inspector, she might have taken action long ago. But when she thought that this inspector was being remembered, missed, and loved by another person, why did she soften her heart?
It was like, if she killed Ye Zheng now, it would be equivalent to killing two people at once.

Feng Ling hesitated.

Huangfu Miaomiao looked at Li Qing, then at Feng Ling. Seeing that neither of them spoke, she became a little anxious, but she couldn't think of any good solution.

Huangfu Miaomiao held it in for a long time, and asked in a somewhat innocent tone: "Then... can't I spray perfume?"

Li Qing shook his head. "It's useless. Genetic contamination is happening all the time in her body. Unless the contamination level can be reduced to below 30%, nothing can save her."

Huangfu Miaomiao retorted unconvincedly: "Feng Ling's pollution value was 29% before, which is almost the same as 30%. It works every time I spray perfume!"

Feng Ling: “…………”

In fact, it wasn't the perfume that worked. To be precise, it was a conditioned reflex she formed during that period of time.

As soon as you smell the perfume, your brain starts to be aware of whether you are experiencing emotional fluctuations, and then subconsciously suppresses these fluctuations.

Li Qing frowned and said, "Feng Ling is different from ordinary people."

He felt that Feng Ling’s example was too special, so her pollution value had no reference value!
"Wait a minute..." Feng Ling raised his hand and pressed his forehead, "Let me stroke it..."

She asked Huangfu Miaomiao: "Little Skull, you told me before that if the pollution value exceeds 20%, there will be a risk of getting out of control, right?"

"Yes," Huangfu Miaomiao nodded.

"But the data given to me by the Supervisory Bureau is 22%, so is there a possibility..." Feng Ling looked at Li Qing, "Perhaps, we humans have a higher tolerance for card contamination than the aliens?"

Feng Ling spoke, his breathing slowed down unconsciously, and his eyes moved to the polluted body struggling below, "Maybe... she can survive."

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