Chapter 671: A war with me is just that strange
"Don"t come near me!"
In the catacombs, Fang ping shouted in horror!
He had to be terrified!
Zhang Weiyu was actually fighting with two rank-9s and was approaching him. He was going crazy!
Zhang Weiyu also had his difficulties. d.a.m.n, you are still making sarcastic remarks?
These two rank-9s had gone mad. They were bent on killing Fang ping. What could he do?
Zhang Weiyu suddenly thought of something and shouted,""Is there any more?"
Fang ping understood immediately. He gritted his teeth and said,"yes, I do. Don"t let them s.n.a.t.c.h it!"
"Hurry up!"
Fang ping threw out a ma.s.s of imperishable substance. Zhang Weiyu"s mentality exploded and absorbed it. Before he could speak, Fang ping shouted,"" 50 billion!"
“艹! Get lost!"
Zhang Weiyu was furious!
What time was it?
You little brat, you still want to settle this account with me!
Fang ping was helpless. "I can"t do anything about it. The cost is too high."
"If I don"t die this time, I"ll spend all my wealth. I"ll just kill myself."
After Zhang Weiyu obtained the imperishable substance, his aura increased. The sound of a spear could be heard.
In the next moment, a long spear that was mixed with a large amount of destructive power pierced through the void, piercing one of the two rank-9s "golden body and causing it to explode instantly.
"I must kill Fang ping! Hurry up! He still has the imperishable substance!"
The Golden body of the person who was stabbed exploded, but he still roared madly.
At this moment, he finally understood why the two true Kings were so insistent on killing Fang ping.
It was too strange!
Where did this rank-7 martial artist get so much imperishable substance from?
The amount he had given to Nan yunyue previously was comparable to the sum of dozens of rank-nine powerhouses "imperishable substance!
This person roared, and the other experts all rushed over.
From all directions!
"Attack!" Someone shouted,"use all your strength! Kill him with the shockwaves!"
At this time, human powerhouses had also gathered from all directions. Fang ping was in the center of the battle circle. There were Battle Points everywhere. He had no way of running out.
There was no place in the world where there was no battle.
Fang ping was helpless!
"Quick, give us more imperishable substance and kill them all. Otherwise, you won"t be able to get out!" Wu Chuan and the others shouted.
Fang ping really had no way of getting out!
If he wanted to leave now, the catacombs powerhouses would stop him no matter what. Instead of that, it would be safer to stay in the central area. At least, the human powerhouses were fighting with all their might in the surroundings.
At a time like this, Fang ping would not be stingy, but he still shouted,"If you can"t catch it, then it"ll be taken away by this group of b.a.s.t.a.r.ds! You have to be more reliable. Once you get it, kill this group of b.a.s.t.a.r.ds!"
After saying that, Fang ping threw a few lumps of imperishable substance at the top powerhouses. He did not dare to get close.
As for the rank-7 and 8 ones, he could not be blamed for not throwing them away. He was afraid that they would not be able to get them and the catacombs martial artists would take them away.
Wu Chuan and the others were still rather powerful.
Very quickly, they all obtained the imperishable substance. Their aura increased greatly and began to suppress those people.
At this moment, Zhang Tao shouted from the direction of Mount Yuhai,""Finish the battle quickly! "There are another 6 rank-9s and more than 20 rank-7s and 8s coming over. Hurry!"
King Huai also shouted,"hold on!" Hold them back! "I"ve already contacted the powerhouses of the eight territories nearby to come to my aid and kill Fang ping! As long as we kill him, those who die in battle today will be able to conquer the land of rebirth and live a new life!"
Fang ping cursed,"son of a B * tch, you can"t kill me, just you wait!"
He then shouted,"Minister!" Go to the precinct and ask for reinforcements. The 9 patriarchs of the precinct can come out now!"
“……”
Zhang Tao was speechless for a long time. Fang ping shouted,"Minister, let"s start the battle at the peak! The nine patriarchs promised that they would come to help when the battle at the peak breaks out!"
As Fang ping spoke, his mentality trembled continuously. "Old Zhang, I"m just scaring you. Don"t take it seriously. You should understand what I mean, right?"
To scare these sons of B * tches!
There are 9 more paragons all of a sudden, are you afraid?
"It would be even better if these idiots only focus their attention on the precinct. No matter how many catacombs powerhouses go, they"ll all die!
The precinct was extremely dangerous, and this was not a boast.
The outer area was still fine, but once they entered the inner area, Fang ping felt that no one could survive.
Some of the catacombs powerhouses had entered the precinct, but it was also a broken precinct. Everything that existed now was intact. Fang ping suspected that it was the same as the current Xuande Grotto-heaven, where powerhouses were in charge.
Just as Fang ping finished speaking, a deafening sound suddenly came from the direction of the Royal Sea Mountain!
The battle at the peak had erupted!
"Hahaha, the nine great ancestors can actually come out of seclusion? I thought they were already in a life-and-death situation, but they weren "t! Nan yunyue, kill!"
"Guardian Chen, let"s join forces and kill these two!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In the direction of the defensive Sea Mountain, a deafening boom could be heard thousands of miles away.
Fang ping was dumbfounded!
Was old Zhang stupid?
F * ck, wasn"t my hint obvious?
At the same time, in the direction of Mount Yuhai, King Huai furiously said,"You dare! b.a.s.t.a.r.d, so what if there are nine more true Kings!"
"I"ve had enough of killing you!"
"BOOM!"
The towering imperial sea Mountain was trembling.
……
Just as Fang ping was stunned, Zhang Tao had already beaten King Huai into retreating continuously. In the nearby area, the battle at the peak had broken out. Some of the high-ranks who had just arrived were annihilated in the blink of an eye!
Zhang Tao cursed in his heart. Brat, I"m completely shameless!
You"re finished this time!
Three paragons have taken action for you!
Of course, he knew that Fang ping was lying. However, since he had already put on an act, he had to put on a more convincing act. What was there to be afraid of?
"It"s not a bad idea to get rid of some high-ranked martial artists while you"re at it.
The few of them exchanged blows for a moment before Nan yunyue suddenly shouted,"Stop! "Fang ping ... This b.a.s.t.a.r.d actually ... Actually ... Zhang Tao, you actually told him such a top secret?"
"I didn"t say that!"
"Do you really think we"ll believe you?" the Maple King bellowed as the two conversed. Martial King, do you really want to start a full-scale war now?"
"So what if I am? I was just joking. There"s no ancestor, I just want to kill you. If I kill you, I"ll profit!"
Zhang Tao began to deny the existence of the ancestor again. However, the more he denied it, the more sullen the Maple King and Huai King became.
To be honest ... They weren"t sure if there really was such a thing.
There might still be living people in the world.
It could only be said to be possible!
However, had he really managed to contact the martial King and the others?
I don"t know!
At this moment, the two experts didn"t have much time to think about the outer area.
As the few absolute beginning realm experts fought, more and more spatial cracks appeared in the sky above the defensive Sea Mountain.
After fighting for a while, Zhang Tao"s physical body had already cracked a little.
At this moment, someone in the distance suddenly shouted,""Enough!"
"What"s the hurry?" someone said indifferently."We"ll fight to the death sooner or later!"
"Hall Master!"
"Elder li!"
Both sides stopped attacking at the same time.
The two voices disappeared instantly, and no one spoke again.
"Hmph!" Zhang Tao snorted coldly,"if Heavenly King Zhen didn"t stop me, I would have killed you all today!"
King Huai gritted his teeth and said,"you try!" The hall Master has already come out of seclusion, so what if he is the Heavenly King!"
The so-called Palace Master was the master of the true king Palace. Although he was not the master of the true Kings, he was publicly acknowledged as the strongest true king of the monster plant imperial court.
He might not be inferior to the Heavenly King of suppression!
With these two powerhouses speaking, the few of them no longer had the mood to continue fighting.
Zhang Tao glanced at his surroundings from the corner of his eye. He was quite satisfied. "Not bad. I"ve killed seven to eight high-ranked martial artists. The rest are far away from the pa.s.sageway. I won"t be able to make it in time."
As for Fang ping, that kid ... He was on his own.
I"ve really done my best this time!
The battle at the peak has already broken out. If you still die, then don"t blame me.
Zhang Tao noticed the dead high-ranked martial artists, but the others did not really pay much attention.
……
At the same time.
Southern eighteen regions.
The experts on both sides fought with some restraint. This battle ... Had left both sides somewhat helpless.
From the battle of a region to a battle of killing.
From the battle to the battle of the peak.
From the direction of the defensive Sea Mountain, an earth-shaking boom could be heard, causing both sides to feel somewhat worried.
Once the battle at the peak broke out, it would no longer be a problem of the battle of a region.
Everyone here might die.
As for Fang Ping, he had probably guessed some of old Zhang"s thoughts. At this time, taking advantage of the fact that both sides were holding back, Fang ping also began to make small moves.
There was nothing else, he just kept winking at old man Li.
Come in!
You"re almost crippled, and you"re still fighting!
The old man looked like he was almost a few hundred years old now. He was still fighting a rank-8 powerhouse to the death.
Humans still had the upper hand in rank-7 and 8. Even if old man Li did not partic.i.p.ate in the battle, there were still people who stopped him.
Old man Li had probably seen or sensed it. Very soon, he broke away from the battle and flew toward the inner area.
When he reached Fang Ping"s side, the old man said weakly,"I can"t protect you anymore!"
I really can"t cover it anymore!
He was too good at causing trouble!
Because of Fang ping, a battle that had been agreed that no paragons would partic.i.p.ate in had ended up with a battle between five paragons.
It was too terrifying!
"I"m only a rank-8. Even if I can kill a rank-9, I can only kill one. And that"s when the time is right.
You"ve provoked so many paragons now, and they all want to kill you. How can they protect you in the future?
Fang ping did not waste any time. A large ma.s.s of imperishable substance surged into his body, ma.s.s after Ma.s.s. He watched as old man Li"s dying breath disappeared, then said helplessly,"I didn"t want to either!
"Isn"t it all your fault? you provoked 6 rank-9s to hunt you down for no reason!
Otherwise, I wouldn"t even be here.
If I didn"t come, why would they all want to kill me?
Really, how old are you, why do you have to cause trouble ..."
"Get lost!"
Old man Li almost vomited blood in anger. "How did I provoke 6 rank-9s? don"t you have any idea?"
Fang ping ignored him. Instead, he looked at the powerhouses at the periphery and roared,"Everyone, don"t worry about consuming the imperishable substance. After killing them, I"ll make up for it for everyone!
The old ancestor has given me a lot, so there"s no need for you to use them sparingly!"
Wu Chuan and the others were invigorated. They shouted,"Kill! Let"s kill these b.a.s.t.a.r.ds and celebrate!"
"There are still 18 rank-9s in Sino nation!
Not a single one died!
Including old man Li, who was partic.i.p.ating in the battle again, there were 19 rank-9S. Guo shengquan and the other two were also counted as one. There were a total of 20 rank-9s.
The other side only had 23.
"The key is that in terms of rank-7 and 8 martial artists, humans are gaining an advantage.
"If this goes on, sooner or later, we"ll be able to kill off all the rank-7 and 8 martial artists and surround these rank-9 martial artists.
As for the reinforcements from the outer realms, they were still far away. Even if they had already entered the pa.s.sageway, it would take them at least an hour to get here.
While they exploded, Fang ping focused on being a nanny.
If the situation was tense, he would shout,"retreat, I"ll come to the rescue!"
In the catacombs, the life essence of a few monster plants had been completely consumed previously. At this moment, they did not have any life essence to replenish.
One side was getting stronger the more they fought, while the other was getting weaker.
In less than ten minutes, Fang ping realized that the ranking was still reliable.
Zhang Weiyu roared. A beam of light rose and pierced through the head of a rank-9 powerhouse.
A rank-9 who had been killed in the truest sense of the word had appeared. This was the first!
Everything that had happened before was an accident. Old Zhang"s clone, Heavenly King Zhen"s "Zhen" word, Nan yunyue"s breakthrough ...
These were all unexpected factors.
It had been about 12 hours since the start of the battle, and the first rank-9 had died.
The other party was even weaker now that they had one less rank-9.
Rank-7 and 8 martial artists were almost all killed.
Among them, the rank-7 li Hansong and a few others were also extremely outstanding.
Fang Ping"s heart ached for li Hansong as he watched. He was almost being used as a brick by old w.a.n.g and his partner!
Fang ping saw with his own eyes Yao Chengjun"s mentality controlling li Hansong, smas.h.i.+ng him into the battle ring of a few rank-7 martial artists!
He really smashed it!
It was fine if they smashed it, but after they smashed it in, the two of them did not stop. It was a one-in-one attack, and their big moves burst out without care for their lives, regardless of whether li Hansong was inside or not.
Li Hansong"s set of divine armor was very awesome!
He could even block a spatial Rift. At most, he could just replenish it by consuming his vitality. Fang ping had many good things here, so he could replenish it.
Seeing that the catacombs powerhouses were getting fewer and fewer, Fang ping heaved a sigh of relief.
It was finally not that dangerous!
In fact, due to the reduction in personnel, there was already an empty pa.s.sage.
However, Fang ping refused to leave. He looked at Ji Yao in the crowd and said loudly,""Seniors, kill Ji Yao! She dares to interfere in the war between humans and monster plant clan, kill her!"
"She has a ninth-grade divine weapon," he added,"don"t let her keep it in her Sanjiao gate!"
In the crowd, a few powerhouses who did not have rank-9 magic weapons were jealous!
"Guys, help me stop her. I"m going to kill her!" Zhao xingwu shouted.
On the outside, Ji Yao"s expression changed drastically.
The Tiger General who had come with her was currently fighting with Jiang Yuanhua, and upon seeing this, he shouted,""Your Highness, leave! Hurry up and run!"
The situation had been reversed!
Fang ping had just experienced the feeling of being shouted to kill by everyone. At this moment, they were shouting,""Kill her! Even if he didn"t kill her, he had to capture her as a hostage. She was the key person of the monster life Royal Court here!
If we capture her, I"d like to see who in monster life clan dares to attack us again.
If she"s dead, life King and the Lord of the demon life Royal Court will not let these guys off!"
Out of the 12 cities in the Forbidden City catacombs, the monster life monster plant and the other two imperial courts each had half of the cities.
In total, 10 rank-9s had died. Most of them were from monster plant clan. 12 monster life clan powerhouses, including hule, who had followed to protect Ji Yao, made 13 monster life clan rank-9s. Three had died, and there were still 10 left!
As Fang ping spoke, the monster life clan powerhouses "expressions changed!
Ji Yao!
She was the granddaughter of the fate King!
Life King was also monster life Royal Court, the palace Master of true king Palace, and his status was similar to that of monster plant clan"s Palace Master.
They would be in big trouble if Ji Yao died here.
Behind them, Ji Yao started to retreat slowly, glaring at Fang ping with a face full of hatred.
Fang ping, on the other hand, laughed awkwardly and said,"What are you looking at! Don"t run! Aren"t you very arrogant? Seniors, kill her! Kill her, no, capture her alive and bring her back to Earth. She might be of great use!
It was said that the master of the Royal Court of monster life was childless, and she was his only daughter ... But he seemed to have a son?
Ji Yao, did you?
If there is, I won"t capture you alive, you"re just a piece of trash. If there isn "t, you"re still of some use. If I capture you alive, I can spare your life!"
While Fang ping was talking, Zhao xingwu was already charging toward Ji Yao, his eyes red.
Hu le, who was still fighting with Jiang Yuanhua, shouted,""Tian Ming"s family, escort His Highness back to the forbidden area! Divine general Huai Yu, nothing can happen to His Highness! If anything happens to Her Highness, all the agreements between the two Royal Courts will be terminated!"
The divine general under King Huai"s command had an extremely ugly expression!
Hule and the others were about to retreat!
Not only did they have to retreat, but they also had to take away the other city Lords and Guardian beasts of monster life clan.
If they left, they would die without a doubt!
Hu Lei was still quite reliable. He did not run away with his men without saying a word. At least, he had discussed it with him.
However, by the looks of it, it would be useless even if he did not agree. Hu le would not let anything happen to Ji Yao.
"You can"t do anything right, but you can ruin things!"
Huai Yu cursed in his heart!
This Prince of the monster life Royal Court was really good at causing trouble.
If she wasn"t here to get in the way, how could things have developed to this point?
She was the one who had insisted on killing Fang ping before ... He had already forgotten that he was the one who had instructed Hu le and the others to kill li Changsheng in Fang Ping"s name.
However, if Ji Yao had not insisted on killing Fang ping, causing the number of powerhouses surrounding Nan yunyue and the rest to decrease by a lot, would the current situation have occurred?
The martial King"s mentality clone was powerful, but at that time, everyone had gathered together and joined forces to resist it. There was no way they could have caused the death of two rank-9s.
At the thought of this, Huai Yu became even angrier.
Tras.h.!.+
He was really tras.h.!.+
Before he came, he had made a solemn vow, gritting his teeth, as if he would kill the other party if Fang ping was here.
Now you want to run?
If you don"t have the ability, then don"t come and get in the way!
……
Huai Yu exploded in anger.
In the direction of the Royal Sea Mountain, King Huai had actually heard it as well.
His mentality detected that Fang ping was full of vigor and vitality as he led his men to press on with every step, determined to kill Ji Yao. King Huai was silent for a moment.
He had lost this battle again!
Three times!
Fang ping had destroyed them three times.
"Fang ping ..."
King Huai chuckled. At this moment, there were only 22 rank-9 powerhouses left. He had suffered heavy losses this time. Out of the five divine generals under his command who had entered, three had died!
There were only two left!
Including the one who had not entered, there were only three people left, and they were brothers in the same boat as the Maple King.
However, the 17 Southern Territories under the Maple King didn"t suffer such a huge loss.
There were two divine generals left. Of the 12 monster plant clan rank-9s from the eighteen southern regions, only eight remained. The remaining two were divine generals from the other true Kings of the Imperial court.
In addition to the 10 from monster life clan, there were 22 in total.
"In such a short period of time, 10 rank-9s have died in battle!
All those below the true Monarch level were ants ... And that also depended on what ants they were.
Rank-9 was not really insignificant.
If he could kill the powerhouses among the resurrected martial artists and continue to exhaust the martial King"s and the others "indestructible avatars, his death would be worth it.
If not, then there was no need to make a fearless sacrifice.
King Huai paused for a moment. Seeing that the people of monster life clan were about to leave by force, he suddenly looked at Zhang Tao and said calmly,""This King is willing to accept his loss! "In the eighteen southern regions, 12 of the capital city"s mine veins have been moved out. All of the high-ranked ones have been moved out. What"s the harm in giving them to you?!"
"What about the middle and low-ranked martial artists and ordinary people?" Zhang Tao asked playfully.
"As you wis.h.!.+"
King Huai had said it coldly!
There were millions of people in a city, but he didn"t care.
If he died, then he died!
The Forbidden Zone didn"t lack these people!
He was prepared to give up the outer region and recuperate.
Three times, three failures, he had suffered heavy losses!
Losing two rank-9s from monster Wood City, three divine generals dead, losing the outer region ...
Now, he had set his sights on the remaining eight rank-9 monster plant clan powerhouses from the eighteen southern regions.
If he could completely subdue these 8 rank-9s, the forces under his command would rise sharply again.
When the war started, he would be able to lead the forces under him to gain great benefits in the land of rebirth.
After three times, he had already lost all his face. He didn"t care about losing it again. In the next two to three years, he wasn"t going to let the experts under his command partic.i.p.ate in the war.
On the side, the Maple King gritted his teeth and said,"Huai King, there"s still a chance!" My three divine generals have already arrived!"
He had rushed to the entrance of the pa.s.sageway.
King Huai pretended not to hear it!
Nonsense, your people haven"t arrived yet, but Ji Yao and her group have run away. Then he can just wait to be the commander of the light pole!
At this moment, King Huai continued to look at Zhang Tao and said coldly,""I"ve given up on the eighteen southern regions. Martial King, are you going to kill me?"
"Of course not, King Huai is so reasonable ..." Zhang Tao said with a smile.
"No need to play your little tricks! Martial King, true king level expert, G.o.d continent and land of rebirth, you are the most shameless! Are you trying to stall for time and continue killing my people?"
While the two of them were conversing, Ji Yao and the rest were retreating as they fought. The morale of the Sino nation side soared and they killed a large number of rank-7 and 8 martial artists.
At this time, Fang ping had already started to kill those rank-7 martial artists.
"When we were surrounding and killing Fang ping, there were more than 20 rank-8 martial artists and more than 50 rank-7 martial artists.
"However, there are less than 20 rank-7s and less than 10 rank-8s now.
Zhang Tao was unconcerned, but snorted,"Huai King, Don"t slander me! This King ..."
He nagged a few more words, and King Huai"s face turned ashen. He said angrily,"Then let"s fight to the end!"
In just a short while, a rank-9 monster plant clan member had been killed!
Zhang Tao saw that he was really about to explode, so he shouted,""Stop the pursuit! This battle is over!"
"Minister, why are you afraid of them? Kill them all, don"t let Ji Yao go!"
"Even if the war is over, the defeated should lay down their weapons! We won"t stop until we leave the divine weapon behind!"
“……”
Fang Ping"s indignant roar was heard. King Huai suddenly laughed and said,"Martial King, how about we make a deal?"
"Tell me."
"Hand Fang ping over to this King. If G.o.d continent wins when the war breaks out, this King can protect the millions of humans in the land of rebirth!"
Zhang Tao"s pupils contracted. After a while, he smiled and said,""I"ll have to think about this. Don"t worry, Huai King. I"ll talk to you after I"ve thought about it. But what Fang ping said makes sense. Let Ji Yao hand over the divine weapon, or she won"t be able to walk out of the southern eighteen regions!"
"Tiger King, since you"re here, there"s no need to hide anymore!" Zhang Tao said coldly. If you still want to sit back and reap the benefits, you better be honest at this time. Don"t think that we really don"t know what you"re thinking!
If Ji Yao joins the battle, she"ll leave a ninth-grade divine weapon behind to buy her life. It"s worth it!"
In the void, a figure slowly appeared. He glanced at Zhang Tao and quickly sent a voice transmission,""Ji Yao, leave the divine weapon behind!"
……
"Grandpa Tiger King!"
At this moment, Ji Yao was so angry that she vomited blood!
Grandpa Tiger King actually wanted her to hand over the divine weapon?
She was unwilling to accept this!
"Ji Yao, listen to me. It"s just a ninth-grade magic weapon. It"s nothing. Come back."
"Grandpa Tiger King ..."
With a face full of grief and indignation, Ji Yao suddenly threw out her divine weapon and left on her Phoenix without looking back.
Behind them, Fang ping took the divine weapon and laughed."Ji Yao, you"re really my good partner. Every time I meet you, something good must have happened.
Next time, if you give me more heads and divine weapons, I will not kill you!"
"Fang ping!"
"Shut up!" Ji Yao suddenly turned around and yelled,"don"t be too arrogant! I"ll kill you one day!"
"Hahaha! In this world, who can kill me? What a joke!"
Fang ping laughed out loud. At this moment, he was still shaking.
Although this battle did not completely annihilate these catacombs powerhouses, the southern 18 regions had been conquered!
After conquering a region, even if there were no huge mines, it was nothing.
How many Warriors could cultivate in a region with abundant energy?
This place was rich in resources, how many pills could it produce?
Some small mineral veins would definitely be left behind.
Along with taking over the Imperial City, there would more or less be good things.
He had gained a lot from this battle!
If humans took down a region, they might be able to have more than a million martial artists!
This was the war bonus!
Fang ping laughed out loud. He laughed madly and defiantly. He laughed so hard that the catacombs powerhouses would remember his laughter.
"Fang ping!"
"At this moment, all the catacombs high ranks will remember this guy deeply.
The next time they met, as long as there was a chance, he would definitely kill him!
Fang Ping"s spirits were high. Even when he heard two loud, cold snorts, his face remained indifferent.
Since he had already provoked them, there was no use in acting like a grandson now.
At most, the next time I change my aura, I"ll change my face as well. Will you be able to recognize me?
Do you really think I"m that stupid?
It was only when the catacombs "high-ranks had left that the Sino nation powerhouses looked at each other, their faces full of disbelief ... It"s over?
This battle ... Had ended even faster than the battle of the heavenly South, and the losses had been even smaller.
He had killed 11 rank-9s in total!
"Rank-8s killed more than 20 people, and 40 to 50 rank-7s.
And now, it was over?
The battle had lasted for about 13 hours!
No... The real outbreak was when Fang ping came to the catacombs.
The whole process ... Took less than two hours!
The experts looked at each other. For a moment, the atmosphere was a little strange.
Why was it that every time Fang ping partic.i.p.ated in a war, it was somewhat unacceptable?
Just as they were silent, Fang ping said calmly, "I"m already bankrupt. All the rank-9 grandmasters here owe me more than 50 billion. It"s time for me to mention it!"
“……”
The atmosphere was getting weirder!