White Tower's final wish was still to become a player again.
Actually, he hadn't planned to say this sentence at all.
After all, HIM had always been infecting players. Though he gave them the freedom to choose, he definitely wanted more people to join the zombie faction.
But after seeing HIM in person, he mustered up his courage again and made his request. Because the feeling HIM gave him was not that of a brutal and tyrannical person.
If it had been the tyrant HIM, White Tower definitely wouldn't have dared to speak up.
White Tower's story truly left Xu Yuan a bit stunned.
'Another HIM?'
Xu Yuan had long known that he wasn't the real HIM, but he didn't expect that this world would actually produce another HIM.
'Could it be the real HIM?!' Xu Yuan pondered, but recalling what Null had said earlier, he immediately denied that guess.
'No… maybe not the real HIM…'
Earlier, Null sensed an aura with power not much different from Xu Yuan's. Previously, the Ender Queen had also said Xu Yuan's strength was not even one-third of the real HIM's.
From that, it could be judged that this newly appeared HIM was probably not the real HIM.
After thinking this, a bold hypothesis formed in Xu Yuan's heart.
'Could it be… I need to fuse with him or defeat him to gain power?…'
Xu Yuan had calculated before that he no longer had much room for advancement. And now, someone with power equal to his had shown up.
Could this be an opportunity for advancement?
As Xu Yuan was thinking, White Tower, seeing that he hadn't said a word, thought he had offended HIM with his words.
With a face full of fear, he was just about to say something when Xu Yuan finally opened his mouth.
"I'll try infecting you once."
When players infected by Xu Yuan die once, they return to being normal players. Xu Yuan wanted to test whether he could reset the infection from the other HIM.
After speaking, Xu Yuan waved his hand cleanly, and White Tower's health dropped instantly, and he collapsed.
Not long after, White Tower revived, still in zombie form.
Xu Yuan waved his hand again and killed White Tower once more.
Not long after, White Tower revived again. And this time too, he was still in zombie form.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan was a little surprised. 'Can't reset it?…'
If it couldn't be reset, that meant the interests of Xu Yuan and the other HIM had already begun to conflict.
Xu Yuan infected players to gain faith points and strengthen himself. And the other HIM also seemed to need to infect more players to gain power.
The way both of them gained power was essentially the same. That would definitely cause a conflict. And the other HIM's abilities were clearly a bit superior.
He could make infections permanent, and every infected person became a new source of infection.
If Xu Yuan just let him grow freely, then the source of faith points might be completely cut off.
'Looks like I have to go meet this HIM…'
Xu Yuan really hadn't expected that this world would actually have another HIM appear.
Though Xu Yuan wasn't particularly worried about this HIM being a threat to him, after all, Null had already sensed that his power was similar, his appearance would definitely affect the balance of the world.
Judging by his infection ability, he was probably that kind of extreme ruler.
Such people were best dealt with early. Otherwise, they would surely become a lingering disaster.
Also, Xu Yuan didn't know where he came from and worried that he might be used once he came into contact with the Void.
Right now, his strength was indeed on par with Xu Yuan's, but if the Void intervened, Xu Yuan would most likely lose. So Xu Yuan had to strike fast and end it quickly.
At that moment, Null, who stood to the side, seemed to have seen through Xu Yuan's thoughts. He thought for a moment, then walked up beside Xu Yuan and said, "My king. Wouldn't it be too risky to rush over now? Although the Void hasn't made any big moves recently, they definitely won't let things rest…"
After following Xu Yuan for so long, Null's vision had broadened a lot and he started thinking from a big-picture perspective.
Although the sudden appearance of another HIM made Null very unhappy, he still knew how to weigh priorities.
Right now, their biggest enemy was still the Void.
It wasn't that Null feared Xu Yuan would lose, after all, the two HIMs had almost equal strength. Most likely, the fight would end in a draw, hard to determine a winner.
That was what Null was worried about, he was afraid the Void would take advantage of the fight between Xu Yuan and the other HIM.
Although Xu Yuan now had many strong subordinates, Null had seen the Ender Queen fused with the blue consciousness before.
That kind of strength, among Xu Yuan's current subordinates, only Entity 303 could probably take her head-on.
The others would probably need two or even three to one to win.
It had to be said, Null's concern was reasonable.
After hearing Null's words, Xu Yuan also hesitated a little. Since the Divine Realm competition, the Void had seemed to vanish. No more news came from them.
Before, they kept sending Xu Yuan experience, but now they were gone without a trace. Xu Yuan didn't believe they had given up. They were surely hiding somewhere, brewing a big move.
The calm before the storm was probably just like this.
The Void was surely building up strength for something big. So Xu Yuan couldn't afford to be careless.
As for the newly appeared HIM, Xu Yuan couldn't ignore him either. If he were allowed to grow, it would also be a major problem.
Although this HIM's power didn't match the Void's, his influence on the world was significant. If all the world's players turned into zombie players, the game might face a mass player exodus.
Because the newly emerged HIM didn't give players a choice, once infected, it was permanent. So this was an urgent matter.
Now, it was like two bombs sat before Xu Yuan.
One might explode at any moment. The other already had its fuse lit, though the fuse was a bit long.
After thinking for a long time, Xu Yuan finally decided to deal with the HIM problem first.
There was no way the new HIM had only infected White Tower and his group. That meant the infection had already begun. The longer it dragged on, the more people would be infected.
This had to be resolved quickly.
After deciding, Xu Yuan called over all the subordinates who were sparring.
Pengpeng, seeing this, was about to take White Tower and avoid it, but was stopped by Xu Yuan.
"You stay."
Hearing this, Pengpeng was instantly overwhelmed with joy. He never thought he'd be able to participate in this kind of meeting.
Once all the subordinates had gathered, Xu Yuan looked at them and said, "I have a rather tricky issue to deal with. If it goes smoothly, I'll return quickly."
After saying that, he looked at Pengpeng and said, "During this time, have Black Blade keep an eye on all areas. If anything abnormal happens, inform them right away."
Pengpeng nodded, and Xu Yuan continued, "The Void has been quiet for so long, they're bound to erupt at some point."
"No matter what they do, you all have two duties."
He swept his gaze over everyone, then said, "First, protect yourselves well."
"Second, protect this world."
"Remember, the first rule always takes priority over the second."
After Xu Yuan finished speaking, all the subordinates froze. They had thought Xu Yuan would say something like, "Fight the Void to the death."
They didn't expect him to tell them to protect themselves. And that protecting themselves was the top priority.
Their hearts trembled.
They had followed Xu Yuan for so long. Even if he had told them to die fighting the Void, none would have objected. They would willingly give their lives for their king.
But what Xu Yuan said touched the softest part of their hearts. They had followed him for so long, yet had never truly helped him with anything. Everything was always handled by Xu Yuan himself.
As the saying goes, "Train soldiers for a thousand days to use them for one moment", Xu Yuan had protected them all this time, and finally, there might be a chance to repay him.
But Xu Yuan's top concern wasn't whether they could win, but whether they could survive.
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