The rat tunnels crisscrossed each other, forming a huge network like a maze of passages. So far, none of the monsters they had seen were capable of carrying out such large-scale earthmoving operations. It was unbelievable that a foodie bug could create such a large upper area.
Simple, but their mode of operation is not consistent with the creation of the Rat Path. Just an energy-absorbing plant draining all the energy from the area cannot be bypassed.
In this regard, Miao Pu's guess is that there is a monster that has not yet appeared. This monster can quickly dig tunnels and caves, and can also dispose of large amounts of earth.
Under this kind of speculation, the so-called blocking of rat passages is naturally a joke. Maybe at some point, new rat passages will be dug out. It is precisely because of this that Miao Pu went to great lengths to block the rat passages.
The nest has been moved to the upper area, and only the shell walls of the nest built by worker ant monsters have a certain degree of protection against digging. Ordinary earth and stone are probably not worth mentioning in front of this kind of monster.
In addition, the Autobots also joined later and hung out with them. Luo Zhiqing had never had a good impression of the Autobots.
The Autobots are not as tolerant and tolerant, but they always like to accuse others under the banner of justice and justice. In fact, they have no lower limit than other factions. They will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. They often shout, "The bad guys are cunning. If we want to win,
You need to be more cunning than the bad guys" and other comments to disgust people.
Such hypocrites, as long as they know their true colors, most of them are not ashamed of their behavior and ashamed to associate with them, that is, they can tolerate their kind of things again and again.
What's annoying is that the hypocrite style of the Autobots is very able to deceive some people. Many passionate young people, ignorant girls, and those who are eager to do a just cause have boarded the pirate ship. Even if they are cheated once, it will be a shame.
The trap is here. But it is definitely rare for someone like Miao Pu to be too tough and not die in a big trap.
Due to her poor senses, Luo Zhiqing was relatively perfunctory in collecting information about the Autobots. She told Miao Pu with some gloating that the Autobots sent a team of awakeners to explore in depth two days ago, and then nothing happened.
As for the Hawks and the Wild Gods, perhaps because they entered the underground area earlier, they had more information, and they made sufficient preparations. Anyway, they plundered the energy mixture in the energy network from Miao Pu, which triggered a massive attack by plant monsters.
From the beginning, these two groups were never seen again. Luo Zhiqing had made a special investigation some time ago, and they disappeared.
Also missing along with them were several other groups of plant-type monsters. These groups of plant-type monsters were all in the underground area that Luo Zhiqing had discovered earlier. Two of them were in the lower reaches of the Dihe River. Now they have disappeared and their whereabouts are unknown.
where.
Miao Pu has always cared about this change, but after he chose to be a commander, he engaged in farming and couldn't get away from it. At the same time, he didn't know where to start. Maybe it should be more on the periphery of the ruins and the core area of the ruins.
It took some effort, but the place was extremely dangerous and there were no obvious clues, so the investigation dragged on.
In Miao Pu's view, the commander's tactics can be said to be based on righteousness. He builds a majestic army and works step by step to defeat the opponent. This is the same as his previous sneak attack. If the sneak attack fails, he will change to a surprise attack. If the surprise attack fails, he will risk his life.
His assassin-style tactics are quite diametrically opposed to each other.
Under the guidance of the new tactical policy, he patiently peeled off the cocoons, digested and consolidated after a victory, and then came up with this expedition to the underground area. Unless there were no obvious clues, or all the capable people were killed.
An enemy that can be found, otherwise he would not risk getting to the heart of the mystery.
With the help of the Artifact Spirit, many things that were originally impossible to do have been perfectly solved.
For example, the investigation of energy networks.
This network extends throughout the entire underground area, connecting the upper and lower levels as well as some spaces that Miao Pu has never been to so far. He has always felt that the entire underground area may be a monster, the hollow is the heart, and the upper and lower areas are organs... So,
According to this argument, the energy network is blood. The energy mixture flowing within it is blood... From this point of view, it is obviously very meaningful to understand this network.
So with the help of the Artifact Spirit, Honghuang Lair specially designed and generated a plant derivative, ], which looks like a small snake, with a palm length and a little thinner than a little finger.
It was by relying on this kind of scout that Miao Pu mastered most of the structure of the energy network, and then combined it with the map explored by Luo Zhiqing, and there was a three-dimensional map that looked very complicated. In order to make Kang Danian and the others intuitive
To gain a better understanding, Miao Pu also used an ancient technology to create a three-dimensional diagram of the energy structure on a specially generated platform.
Fear often comes from the unknown. Today, with more and more information in hand, even Kang Danian and the others can calmly face all the anomalies here. This is why Qian Lihang and Li Xuesong can easily laugh and joke all the way.
Big reason.
The journey went smoothly, and in about half an hour, we arrived near the entrance to the lower area.
The smell of energy mist is still coming from the lower area, but what's even more annoying is that the passage looks very muddy.
In areas not covered by energy-absorbing plants, the true appearance of the crypt is revealed. To be honest, the senses are very poor.
It was hot and humid and filled with water vapor, like an air cellar. What was even more troublesome was that it was muddy underfoot, with slopes and no steps. This kind of road was really not something ordinary people could walk on.
When Li Xuesong and the others lamented that the road was difficult to navigate, there was already a ping-ping-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong going on ahead, which was so intense that it directly reached the ears more than a hundred meters away.
Qian Lihang clapped his hands and said: "It would be good to use monster corpses to pave the way."
This method is a bit underhanded, but no one objects. Even Miao Pu thinks it is feasible. The main reason is that most plant monsters are puppets and have no sense of autonomy at all. Miao Pu cannot inspire such existences.
Showing respect simply means clearing moving roadblocks.
When he entered the spherical space surveyed by Luo Zhiqing, Miao Pu found that it was not as round as he imagined. First of all, it was a circle with the top shaved off and the bottom smoothed out. It was a bit exaggerated to say that the pumpkin was a pumpkin, and it would be just right to make it a little more round.
The circle is irregular, coupled with the clear spiral horizontal stripes, it gives Miao Pu the feeling that it is made by something that has been cut in circles.
There is a plant growing in the huge hollow with a diameter of several hundred meters. This plant is a bit like Miao Pu's heart of thorns, with a central axis and umbrella-like branches extending up and down. It has the momentum of a pillar holding up the sky and supporting the sky and supporting the earth.
Miao Pu would never let go of his research on this plant. Having the Artifact Spirit by his side saved him from the embarrassment of having nowhere to start in the early days. The Artifact Spirit was not only a powerful AI, but also had extremely strong hands-on ability. As long as he had the materials,
, it can generate the required artifacts at any time.
Of course, this requires the consumption of ancient power, and this consumption is much higher than the consumption of this kind of power during Miao Pu's battles. It often makes him feel like a soft-footed shrimp after seven times a night. For this reason, he even went to the front
In the past few days, I had to go to the surface to hunt and kill a batch of beasts and monsters to make food for consumption. The point-sourced gum obtained from the material distribution center of Dinghao alone could not withstand such consumption.
After analysis, Qi Ling gave the answer that this is the prototype of the mother tree.
This result surprised the four people present. Is this the mother tree? More importantly, how could the prototype of the mother tree appear here?
Qi Ling's explanation is: "A different evolutionary path from the mother tree they knew before."
After hearing this explanation, the four of them all had a bad premonition. Qian Lihang said: "In other words, what we are facing may be a realistic version of Nordic mythology?"
Nordic mythology, the main god Odin, one of the setting points of purchase is the World Tree. Every world is a branch and leaf of the World Tree. Qian Lihang means a source, which separates different evolutionary routes and evolves the world. It happens that
It is a plant again, just like the World Tree gave birth to the world.
"Keep going." Miao Pu felt that no matter what was in front of him, as long as it was within his power, he would crush it all the way.
Qi Ling suggested to wait a moment. It needs to collect some structural information about the mother tree. Miao Pu had no objection to this. After all, it was him who benefited. One of the important reasons why the Heart of Thorns was able to take shape was that Qi Ling gave professional advice.
A super technical solution. At that time, the elements of the strange tree were just seeds. Without this solution, even if it was spawned, what would be obtained would be just a bunch of scattered things. You must know that vines have always been dependent on climbing and become independent. This is not a simple matter.
It can be knotted together without breaking apart, not to mention that there is a core inside, the heart of thorns, the heart is the key.
By the time we reached the second "Pumpkin Space", the intensity of the battle was almost the same as when the group of monsters attacked the lair. However, Miao Pu's ancient plant-type derived legion had now been completed, and the main fighting group [Wood Ghosts] had a significantly higher combat power than the group of monsters.
Quite a few, and supplemented by proper scheduling and concise use of wheel battles, it is indeed like the wheels of a chariot rolling forward, paving a road of corpses under your feet.
As it advanced deeper into the lower area, the weapon spirit's speculation was confirmed. The mother tree prototype in each space has a certain improvement compared to the previous one, just like a snake shedding its skin. Each layer of skin discarded represents a symbol of
One growth.
There are two spaces in a row. According to the calculation of the weapon spirit, the straight line depth from the entrance to the lower area has exceeded 10,000 meters. The battle has been going on for 33 hours, and countless monsters have been killed. However, at the other end, the monsters on the new top
It's still endless.
Miao Pu woke up from a deep sleep and took over command from Qian Lihang and Li Xuesong.
With his connection with the derived monsters and the assistance of weapon spirits, his ability to control the derived legions is naturally beyond what Li Xuesong and Qian Lihang can match. The derived legions quickly completed the adjustment and began to shift from a conservative defensive state to a new one.
One round of attack advancement status.
After fighting through a wide and deep ramp, everyone's eyes suddenly opened up.
It was like an underground stream flowing directly into the ocean. What appeared in front of everyone was an underground space that was so vast that the edges could not be seen.
The orange-gold light mist is like haze, blocking the dome of the underground space and illuminating the entire world.
And under this subterranean sky with steaming clouds and rosy clouds, there are mountains and rivers, flying streams and waterfalls, and fertile fields and forests...
"Why am I not surprised at all by this? Is it because I have seen the new version of "Journey to the Center of the Earth"?" Qian Lihang looked at the magnificent and magnificent underground space scenery with a very calm and calm expression.
Li Xuesong said: "That's because you are just looking into the distance."
When Qian Lihang heard this, he looked away, and then couldn't help but cursed: "Fuck you"
It turned out that at the foot of the mountain where they came out of the chute, the lush forest was basically a company of plant nests. Every minute and every second, monsters rushed out of this company and gathered into a monster army.
Kill towards the hill where they are.
If that was all, it wouldn't make Qian Lihang angry. What really made him angry were the big guys swimming in the lair camp. They looked like snakes, but the diameter of the snake's waist was over 6 meters.
No matter what kind of creature it is, when its size reaches a certain level, it will naturally pose a huge threat to other creatures. In order to bear its own weight, its bones are stronger, its muscles are more developed, and its skin is thicker.
tough……
Miao Pu, however, looked happy and said with a sigh: "After all, we have seen it. This should be the pioneer of the Rat Path."
Indeed, these big guys that look more like eels than pythons are well-deserved earth-moving excavators. Whether they are disk-shaped or swimming, a large amount of soil and rocks will quickly disappear due to their presence, and their excrement
, which is the non-energy substance in the plant-specific energy mixture.
Although these monsters are huge, they are not fighting types. When a large number of monsters gather and rush towards the hills, they retreat to the depths of the lair company.
advance, destroy.
Now that we have seen the monster lair, our goal is naturally very clear.
The derivative legion is like a warship traveling retrogradely in the river. The momentum of the descending mountain, coupled with Miao Pu's order to attack with all his strength, forms an impact wave like riding the wind and waves. Although there are many monsters, they cannot stop the sudden advance of the derivative legion.
pace.
As they approached the nest company camp, the mother trees at the front had already uprooted themselves, transformed into fighting forms, and took long strides, with rumbling footsteps as they charged toward the derived legions.
However, Miao Pu was already prepared. With the help of the weapon spirit, he collected negative energy crystals from the hive area outside the ruins. These crystals, which were wrapped in specially treated wooden shells, were injected into the bodies of the mother trees through arrows like injections.
, the effect is as effective as an electromagnetic bomb on a robot. The energy in the mother tree is quickly neutralized and disintegrated, and it is immediately in a semi-waste state. How can it still fight?
Under such circumstances, a few [Wooden Ghosts] went up and chopped it into sticks. Although the mother tree still had a glimmer of hope at this time, even if it was full of nutrients, it would take at least an hour to recover.
Breaking into the lair company camp, the [Wooden Ghosts] fought like wolves and tigers everywhere and began to destroy all the lair buildings they could see.
Speaking of which, Miao Pu has now created another kind of monster [siege monster]. This monster is thick and clumsy, has no sharp claws, and has a tapered telescopic hammer. This telescopic hammer can not only strike like a firing pin of a firearm,
When hitting the target, there is also a twisting force of the spiral. Often, with a "dong" sound, a big hole will be made in the monster's lair building. After a few hits, the target will completely become a leak.
In addition to [Wooden Ghost] and [Siege Monster], the upgraded version of jI monsters are also very sharp. Compared with the original, the new generation design is more mature and has a clearer positioning. They are used to cover and assist [Wooden Ghost]
.
For this kind of monster that is covered with thorns, has snake-like flexible tentacles, and can spit poisonous stings, the monsters have not come up with any particularly good way to deal with it. In terms of quantity alone, they are even more likely to kill monsters than [Wood].
Ghost] Kill more.
The derived legion is like a destructive tide, rushing left and right in the lair company camp, but it is also like ice under the scorching sun, consuming itself bit by bit.
After fighting for about six more hours, Miao Pu ordered a retreat. The consumption had dropped below the lower limit, and the supply energy he carried was running low. If he continued to fight, it would be a vicious cycle. If he could not hold on for long, his troops would be exhausted.
When retreating under the siege of swarming plant-type monsters, the intensity of the fighting was actually no different from that of the advance. It was not until entering the bead-chain area that the fighting weakened, and when they finally left the lower area, there were no more derivative legions left.
one.
After completely sacrificing the combat power of the remaining derived legions to block the monsters who were chasing for revenge like crazy, the four of them retreated to the upper area in a familiar manner.
After returning, the first thing I wanted to do was get a good sleep. After fighting for a long time continuously, even if I just commanded and took turns to rest in between, I still felt extremely tired. Originally, I planned to complete the lower area in three to four times, but I achieved such a big result in one go.
The result has been a victory far beyond the plan.
Time has entered March before you know it. At noon on the 1st, the new derived legion set off from the upper area and once again launched a strategy for the lower area.
Since the Prehistoric Lair has an upper limit for the production of derivative monsters, Miao Pu can only make a fuss about the elite level of the derivative monsters. In the last offensive war, the weapon spirit obtained the structural information of the mother tree prototype and analyzed several newly emerged monsters.
The enemy plant monsters were analyzed and then applied to the primitive lair and derived monsters, so the new derived legion monsters are more powerful and more suitable for combat.
The weapon spirit told Miao Pu that the current prehistoric nests and derived monsters are almost the limit of what he can control. No matter how high the level is, even if the weapon spirit can find ways to achieve it, it may not be conducive to actual combat, mainly because the requirements for the controller are too high.
, especially the consumption of mental energy. Overall, the price-performance ratio has declined.
But Miao Pu still asked Qi Ling to try to produce a batch of high-end products. Leading the derivative army, in his opinion, is a war mode. He felt that there should be another mode, which is the team mode, which is more refined and the single target is more powerful.
Such as a special operations team.
The new round of lower area strategy has encountered resolute resistance in the Pearl Chain area. The reason why it is called resolute is mainly because the enemy's plant monster group structure has changed.
The main manifestation of the change is the emergence of powerful plant monsters.
In addition to being unable to use mad-level energy, this monster's overall combat power is so much higher than that of supernatural monsters. In Miao Pu's opinion, this is an amazing breakthrough.
If it is just an increase in destructive power, such as greater power, faster speed, etc., Miao Pu will not pay too much attention to it. What he is afraid of is not the simple destructive power, but the combination of destructive power and wisdom.
The reason why superpower monsters are special is that they are transformed from human awakened beings. This alone is an obvious limitation, and it is destined that superpower monsters will not develop on a large scale.
But now, his opponent has finally found a substitute. This new powerful pure plant monster has a not bad IQ, almost as good as a chimpanzee, and its appearance is also very close to that of a chimpanzee wearing heavy armor. It is about two meters tall.
, his combat effectiveness is very good, and his command is not bad either, which is obviously better than the [Wooden Ghost] under his command.