Fish Hook Dangling from the Sky

Beneath the pale white sky, a figure Levitation high in the air, its body naturally stretched out and hanging down.

"Roots? What roots?"

Turning to look at Bai Zhi, Young Feather looked completely bewildered.

"Isn't that the reason for using that terminology for Zombie is because it's confusing?"

"Look at the wrinkles in their clothes; there are obvious signs of compression. We couldn't see it from below, it was too far away, but now that we're so close, we can see it clearly..."

Looking up at the figure above, Bai Zhi pondered for a moment before speaking.

"It felt as if some invisible rope or something was binding him and suspending him in mid-air... Was each rope tied to a Dominator? Or something else?"

"Wrinkles..."

After a slight pause, Young Feather quickly looked up.

Although the other person was wearing a dark brown casual outfit, making it difficult to see clearly, you could still make out obvious marks on their clothes if you looked closely.

"Wait, so you're saying these Dominator are actually suspended in mid-air by ropes? And what about the other end of those ropes?"

After also noticing this detail, Young Feather was immediately shocked.

"Is the other end of the rope in the Tian Kong? And what's in the Tian Kong?"

"It doesn't necessarily have to be a rope; it could be something else, like tree branches or pipes. Those all fit the definition of 'root.' Short ropes are counted as branches, long ropes as roots... It seems we'll still need to go find that Xiao Hai creature later."

Bai Zhi reached out and gently pressed his forehead.

"One Dominator, one Zombie..." These were some of the things Xiao Hai had said before, but they hadn't taken them seriously, simply assuming it was a misunderstanding caused by his confused logic and mixed quantifiers.

However, judging from the current situation, the other side might be able to see things that they cannot see...

These Dominators were likely suspended in mid-air by something like ropes, which is why Xiao Hai referred to Dominators as "Roots."

But what about the Zombie? Why are Zombie referred to as "strips"?

In Xiao Hai's eyes, what kind of bizarre and wonderful world is this?

... No one knew for sure, but Bai Zhi and the others could roughly guess some of it.

"A rope, a vine, a branch... if we're talking about 'pieces,' can we list them in the same way?"

Walking beside the rooftop, looking down at the Zombie wandering aimlessly through the community according to fixed behavioral logic, OriginDeficit frowned slightly and began to speak.

"For example, a small river, a ribbon, a street, a small fish, a horizontal line, a road, a message... Do you think it's possible that the Zombie compared them to fish?"

"Fishing... fishing for Zombie?"

After hearing OriginDeficit's words, Young Feather was slightly taken aback.

"You mean Zombie are fish? What the hell is that? Are we going to be lucky enough to witness those Zombie Luffy? Could it be that some terrifying creature from Outside the World is fishing in this world with a fishing rod? Eating Zombie? Is that really that disgusting?"

"An invisible Fish Hook and Fishing Line will naturally not catch visible corpses."

Seemingly with a hint of disdain, Ink-Stained Crystal turned and glanced at Young Feather before speaking.

"The Zombie below the community are clearly different from Xiao Hai and his group. One only has basic behavioral logic, while the other has its own consciousness... although it's a bit stupid."

"Basic behavioral logic, formed muscle memory, the real Corpse... it should be the Soul."

Walking to the edge of the rooftop, looking down at the Zombie moving logically along fixed patterns, Bai Zhi sighed softly.

"The invisible Fish Hook are catching the Soul of those Zombie, just like fishing. That's why Xiao Hai uses 'strips' as a quantifier for Zombie. After losing their Soul, what remains are those mindless Zombie below."

As he spoke, Bai Zhi looked up at the Tian Kong.

"I really don't know what kind of bizarre and absurd world he sees... Dominator suspended in mid-air by ropes or other things, with countless Fish Hook hanging from the Tian Kong targeting their Zombie?"

"Wait, you mean that there are actually Fish Hook all around us that we can't see?"

Just imagining the scene in his mind made Young Feather shudder involuntarily, fearing that a Fish Hook might suddenly appear beside him and snag him.

"Who knows? Maybe. Anyway, we can't see it, and even if that Fish Hook really exists, Fish Hook's probably not aimed at us, so there's no need to worry about it."

Shrugging, Bai Zhi picked up the blood-stained Watermelon Knife and walked directly beneath the Dominator in the Tian Kong.

"Alright, everyone come over here. Take out your tokens and let's see whose matches this... um?"

Before Bai Zhi could finish his sentence, the blood-stained Watermelon Knife in his hand floated up automatically. A visible wisp of black, acrid energy swirled within the Watermelon Knife for a moment before flying towards his forehead like lightning, so fast that he had no time to react.

However, in the next moment, a white Light Screen automatically unfolded in front of him, blocking the path of the dark aura and forcibly swallowing it up.

"... System Light Screen?"

Seeing this bizarre scene before him, Bai Zhi couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.

The next moment, a notification message from the system appeared in front of him.

[System Prompt: Are you willing to pay 1000 Game Coins per day in exchange for the temporary activation of "Dominator" privileges?]

[Note:: After granting these permissions, Player will temporarily have the following rights and related obligations.]

[Right]

[①: The Soldier Modification Right.]

[②: Soldier Control Right.]

[③: Soldier Command Authority.]

[④: Player restrictions are removed, allowing free use of Equipment Skill.]

[⑤: This building will be converted into permanent territory.]

[Obligation]

[①: Defeat all other Dominator.]

[②: Absorb the Dominator Authority.]

[③: System Protection Vanished.]

[④: If defeated by another Dominator, one dies.]

[⑤: If all other Dominator are not defeated within Seven Days, everything will restart, the Player's Level will drop by five levels, and one or two Skills will be randomly removed.]

Please choose carefully.

[Whether?]