Memes are not biological, not mineral, and not even composed of any energy.
Their only rule is that they have no rules.
These things are produced when a universe is on the verge of death, causing the universe's rules to become chaotic and distorted, no longer whole, thus giving rise to equally distorted things, which are extremely terrifying.
The Six Immortals once suffered greatly from memes in a chaotic plane.
Even they, in their immortal realm, could not do anything about the memes, let alone mortal cultivators like Wan Lei.
"Since you know what memes are, I won't say more. You understand their horror. I am almost completely memeticized. If you don't want to be assimilated, if you don't want to sing 'My father's father is my grandfather,' then follow me closely."
The doll-like girl began to run as she spoke, and the others followed.
Along the way, they barely dodged a few meme attacks. In truth, they weren't really attacks. The memes here rarely attack proactively unless provoked or by sheer bad luck.
According to the doll-like girl, the amusement park meme was merely a city-leveling meme, not very powerful. Moreover, because it was all amusement park equipment, its offensive capabilities were not strong.
Wan Lei repeatedly pondered the term "city-leveling" with a sense of dread. If it could level a city and its offensive capabilities weren't high, what kind of offensive capabilities would the higher-level ones have?
Gouzi sensed Wan Lei's thoughts and explained to him,
"Memes are divided into personal, city-leveling, world-ending, and fantasy levels. Personal memes only harm individuals. City-leveling memes can destroy a city and contain many personal memes; this amusement park is an example.
If it were a world-ending meme, then a planet or a continent would be infected and destroyed."
"What is a fantasy level? Is it more powerful than world-ending?"
"These memes are derived from changes in real things, so their power has limitations. Fantasy-level memes, on the other hand, are things that only exist in fantasy or art.
The power of such things has no upper limit; it's possible to destroy one or two universes."
"For example?"
"For example... do you know Ultraman?"
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"Remember, the greatest characteristic of memes is assimilation and contagion. Never touch a meme!"
As the girl spoke, she arrived in front of a large water park.
"We need to cross this water park. The paths on both sides have been blocked by memes. Hurry, look for the little ducks."
"Little ducks?"
While everyone was confused, a small yellow duck inflatable boat floated over on the water.
The doll-like girl nimbly climbed onto the inflatable boat. After a while, a few more inflatable boats floated over.
"The little ducks are also memes, but they don't attack people. Whether they can take you to the other side depends on luck. Hurry and get on; one little duck can carry two people."
Wan Lei didn't hesitate and immediately got onto the inflatable boat. Fang Xiaoyu got on with him, and the others also climbed onto the little ducks.
Finally, there was only one little yellow duck left, and two cultivators hesitated to get on.
"Hurry, there's no time to waste."
The two cultivators gritted their teeth and also got on, but the little yellow ducks ahead had already drifted far away.
The water park was not large. The little ducks had no power system or oars, yet they moved swiftly, quickly reaching the opposite bank.
The two cultivators behind, perhaps feeling they were too far behind and fearing for their lives, began paddling with their hands, hoping to increase their speed.
However, as soon as their hands touched the water, they were pulled down by an invisible force, screaming as they plunged to the bottom of the water.
Soon, bubbles appeared on the water's surface, and then it became quiet.
This scene sent chills down Wan Lei and the others' spines.
"Reminder, turn left ahead for the exit. Turn left ahead for the exit."
The last little yellow duck swam away quickly, repeating the announcement.
"Alas, let's go."
Wan Lei sighed and took the lead.
Not far ahead, a tree-lined path presented a fork. Looking to the left, one could vaguely see a large gate with a sign indicating a certain amusement park. One of the doors was open, seemingly offering a way out.
However, the doll-like girl headed directly to the right.
Wan Lei and the others stood at the fork, hesitating.
Should they continue to follow the doll-like girl or head for the gate?
The doll-like girl had led them all this way. Although people had died, many dangers had been avoided, making her seem trustworthy so far.
The information about the gate, on the other hand, had cost two lives.
Fortunately, Wan Lei didn't have to worry for long, as there would always be fools to test the path for others.
One cultivator glanced at them coldly and ran straight to the left.
"Hey, don't go, be careful of danger."
Wan Lei shouted a warning.
"Go to hell! I won't believe you. You're in league with them!"
The cultivator spat fiercely and ran off quickly.
Upon reaching the gate, the cultivator, without even looking at the guards on either side, rushed towards the gate.
"No ticket detected, no purchase record, illegal entry."
As soon as the cultivator passed the gate, his long robe transformed into a security guard uniform. He, like a puppet, joined the ranks of the guards in a daze.
"Reminder, do not follow the doll-like girl to the fairy tale park. Do not follow the doll-like girl to the fairy tale park."
A prompt echoed from the gate.
"I will not remind you any further. If you wish to court death, feel free," the doll-like girl said coldly before heading to the right.
Wan Lei and the others hesitated for a moment before quickly following her.
Before long, they arrived outside a house with a sign hanging on it.
"Fairy Tale Park."
"Finally, we're here. This is the only place to leave the amusement park."
Wan Lei and the others looked at the cozy little house before them with hesitation, remaining silent.
The doll-like girl walked to a table by the door. A drawer was open, and on the tabletop sat a green sticker stand with a strange pattern of square dots.
The girl pinched her throat and said in a very sweet voice,
"Payment received, one thousand yuan."
Creak, the door to the little house opened.
Wan Lei and everyone else were stunned. What the heck, paying like this?
The girl stepped through the doorway and shouted back,
"Come quickly, this is the final challenge."
Wan Lei and the others no longer hesitated and immediately followed.
As they passed the small table, Wan Lei glanced into the drawer, seeing some colorful banknotes inside.
Upon entering the house, the door immediately closed.
Wan Lei and the others carefully observed the furnishings inside.
The place was decorated sweetly and warmly, making them feel involuntarily relaxed.
"How do we get out?"
Wan Lei asked.
The doll-like girl said nothing. She hopped to a swing, took off her mask behind them,
Then, with a gentle turn, her doll costume transformed into a pure white princess ball gown.
Looking at the girl's pure and adorable appearance, Wan Lei and the others felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.
The girl sat on the swing, rocking gently, smiling sweetly, with a hint of slyness,
"Hehe, you've been tricked. Welcome to Mengmeng's Fairy Tale Park. Come play with me."