Chapter 336: The Thing Hidden Beneath Crookes (1/2)

The earth was quaking.

Although many citizens had managed to escape the city thanks to the instructions from newbie Players, many could not make it out in time, and were beginning to panic right now.

“Calm down! Everybody, please calm down!” Nala tried her best to set the crowd at ease. “My people will try to buy time, none of you have to squeeze. This will only make things worse!”

And yet, no one heard her.

With everyone only caring about running away, why would they listen to a young girl? Hence, a figure descended from the air, promptly knocking several brutes leading to the charge into the ground or to the nooks on the street. The movement was as ferocious as it was intimidating, and it appeared to have been done more than once.

“You could tell us if you want to die right here, right now. I’ll grant your wish!” Simba roared at the crowd.

Nana looked at him worriedly, afraid that his heavy-handed behavior would only cause retaliation.

The truth, however, proved to be the exact opposite.

While the young girl had kindly persuaded the crowd failed, the pressure of Simba’s swift and decisive iron fists had instead forced them to queue up tamely to leave in an orderly manner. Aside from the few thuggish exceptions, the citizens had become so amicable that there wasn’t even anger in their eyes, and appeared much settled than before.

What was going on? Nala was left a little puzzled.

“The blind and the deaf are not many, so there is no keeping the drama outside secret from them.”

Simba then took some time to offer an explanation, seemingly having seen through Nala’s confusion. “In such a situation, you would have to be harsher the direr things were. If us leaders are too soft and scared, they would think that things are even more out of control, but if you are harsh, they would think that we still have the strength to spare despite the danger to maintain order and therefore calm down.”

“I see…” Nala watched her former playmate, looking as if she didn’t really understand.

Still, it had been just half a day, but the air around Simba had changed considerably. As the person in charge to lead the other newbie Players in evacuating the citizens of Crookes, he was changing and growing in the process.

In Nana’s eyes, even though his level would never catch up to first-rate Players, Simba could ease everyone’s minds just by standing there. His leadership stature did not lose out to the first-rate Players who moved heaven and earth, and perhaps only the duke’s heir, Angora Faust would match him in the entire God of Games.

No wonder the God of Games would suddenly assign such a quest. Could he have seen through Simba’s talent aside from acknowledging Simba’s ideal? He really was the God of Games!

(Xi Wei who was multitasking in his divine kingdom sneezed, his ball form wrinkling.)

Nonetheless, Simba’s growth was limited, and he certainly couldn’t stop the ensuing turn of events.

As everyone watched in astonishment, the city of Crookes rose to its feet!

It was not some bizarre metaphor. Three pairs of colossal legs built from stone and metal which resembled spider legs were extending from both ends of the city.

The legs hence propped up the city-or indeed something beneath Crookes so that it could stand up. When the entire city eventually stopped rising into the air, the Players who had some spare time noticed that the spider legs had quickly shrunk beneath the city. And when seen from the distance, the upper half of Mount Meredith had turned completely into a tortoise of titanic proportions. Not only did it carry the city on its back, its head was the size of a hill!