Chapter 72 Two Bad News

Feng Ling was stunned for five seconds.

There was so much information behind Li Qing's words that she couldn't react all at once.

Huangfu Miaomiao beside her was shocked and said, "You said the administrators were killed?! Why? Who would do that?!"

Huangfu Miaomiao was really scared. In her opinion, maze managers were the most harmless beings. They would neither interfere with human life nor affect players' tasks. They would even provide game guidance when necessary. Why were they killed?
"I've said before that this game is heading for collapse." Li Qing replied in a low voice, "At least one-third of the 122 administrators, including me, have been killed by players. As for the remaining administrators, some have gone offline because the maze was breached, and some have gone into hiding like me."

Feng Ling frowned and asked: "Why do players want to kill the administrator?"

"I don't know." Li Qing said sincerely, "I can only guess. Maybe the repetitive tasks make them feel bored, and the reward points of the tasks are not enough to attract them. They yearn for the double points in the maze, but don't want to go through the trouble of collecting maze riddles with extremely low drop rates. So they thought of a simpler way, which is to kill the maze administrator and let the maze slowly merge with this world. In this way, they don't need to solve puzzles, and they can get endless maze pollutants to kill and endless points to earn."

Feng Ling couldn't understand, "Such a big bug, the system doesn't care?"

Instead of punishing those players who indiscriminately killed administrators, the game system targeted her as the hidden boss. Is the game system crazy?

"These are just my guesses, they may not be correct." Li Qing said, "The reason may be more complicated than I thought, because they are clearly acting in an organized manner, otherwise they would not have killed nearly one-third of the administrators in such a short period of time."

——The mazes are scattered all over the world, and it is not easy to find and kill the maze managers one by one.

Feng Ling thought silently.

It seems that there is unrest among the aliens. They compete with each other for points and now even kill the administrators. One third of the 122 administrators have died, which means that at least 40 maze copies are inevitably spreading pollution and merging with the real world.

She had to let Su Yuqing know about this, but she wasn't sure if the higher-ups already knew about it...

As she was thinking, she heard Huangfu Miaomiao say thoughtfully, "No wonder it's like this. I saw it on the forum before. Players complained that there were too few pollutants and they couldn't earn points. As long as the maze pollution spreads outside, there will naturally be more pollutant monsters."

It’s like a game map where all the monsters have been killed and won’t refresh. Where can players go to increase their experience points?

I can only play the dungeon, but the entrance to the dungeon is hidden, what should I do?
So the player breaks the barrier of the copy, letting the monsters inside run out and spreading the pollution. All the creatures near the copy mutate into polluted bodies, becoming a way for the player to gain points.

Feng Ling asked Li Qing: "Since the maze is so polluted, will players be polluted when they enter the maze?"

"All creatures holding cards will not be contaminated." Li Qing explained, "You can think of the card as the packaging shell of the gene chain. It is strong and safe, and can isolate external pollution and interference, so that the internal genes remain stable, unless the card holder digests other cards on his own and breaks the stability."

Feng Ling was silent for a long time after hearing this.

Complex emotions arose in her heart, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Li Qing became strange.

Li Qing was a little anxious. "I didn't lie a word. After I help you open the maze, I will immediately find a place to hide. I can't be discovered by other players."

"This is so weird..." Feng Ling frowned, picked up the phone, and dialed Su Yuqing's number. "According to what you said, not only can I not kill you, but I have to protect you, otherwise the maze will spread the pollution..."

Li Qing: “…………” Although he also felt that it was a bit shameless, but… it was indeed true!

Su Yuqing quickly answered the call.

"Feng Ling, what's going on?"

"There are two pieces of bad news now. Which one do you want to hear first?" Feng Ling asked.

Su Yuqing: "…Is there any difference?"

"The degree of badness is different." Feng Ling sighed. The situation was too complicated and she didn't even know where to start.

Su Yuqing on the other end of the phone said, "Let's start with the worst case scenario."

Feng Ling said: "There are currently at least 40 maze copies around the world that are spreading pollution. If nothing is done to stop it, the maze will eventually merge with the real world. I think this should be the worst news."

Su Yuqing was shocked by the news.

He has long known that the mazes are spreading pollution, but so far only one source of pollution has been found in the country. The news from abroad is slightly delayed, but there will not be more than ten. Now Feng Ling is talking about 40 mazes!
If these 40 mazes were to merge with reality, the world would be in chaos! The order of human society might even collapse!
Feng Ling couldn't wait for Su Yuqing to respond, and continued, "Another bad news is that the maze will contaminate the genes of all living things, unless they hold a card. The card can protect the holder from being contaminated. Didn't you say last time that there are still a few scientific researchers in the expedition team? Let them withdraw. No one knows what kind of monster they will mutate into after entering the maze."

Su Yuqing felt a chill down his spine, and he began to be extremely grateful that Feng Ling had set out to the maze first, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous!
Su Yuqing immediately controlled his clone to contact Ye Zheng, and asked Feng Ling at the same time: "Is there any way to prevent the maze from spreading pollution?"

Feng Ling looked at Li Qing.

Li Qing shook his head. "Once the maze administrator goes offline abnormally, the two spaces inside and outside the maze will begin to merge. The fusion speed is relatively slow in the early stage, but it will become faster in the middle and late stages. The only way is to eliminate the maze master as soon as possible. After the maze master dies, all the monsters inside the entire maze will be cleared by the system. Of course, this only applies to the inside of the maze. The system is powerless to deal with monsters that have already run outside the maze."

Su Yuqing frowned, "Feng Ling, who is talking?"

"A living maze manager." Feng Ling glanced at Li Qing.

Su Yuqing: “…………”

On the other side, Su Yuqing's clone was calling Ye Zheng at his home in Yunhai City.

Ye Zheng answered the phone with surprise, because Su Yuqing never called her during her working hours.

"I'm in a meeting. What happened?" Ye Zheng asked.

Su Yuqing said quickly: "Feng Ling found a maze manager. The spread of the maze's pollution is irreversible. It will contaminate all living things! Only the card holder can avoid being contaminated. Your expedition team needs to be reorganized, and scientific researchers are best not to participate!"

Ye Zheng frowned, pursed his lips and said nothing.

"Hello?" Su Yuqing held the phone and asked after two seconds of hesitation, "Did you know about this a long time ago?"