The unexpected moments of silence disrupted many plans.
Lu Li could only hibernate temporarily while others gathered strength and headed to the worm lair in Gauss Basin.
This moment of silence only lasted for half a day and then dissipated. Lu Li and the worms said, "I need your help."
It would be best if the Beholder Worm could also help them. Although there is no specific comparison, the huge celestial body hanging in the sky should be an indescribable existence on the same level as the swamp.
The worms promise to be mother worms that communicate with the land - they extend from the nest, connected end to end, and stretch into the sky one by one.
It would take several days to reach the beholder worm above the clouds.
The Mother of the Swamp contacted Lu Li at this time. When she learned that Lu Li was in the worm lair, she asked Lu Li to entrust the worm to spread leaflets in the old sewers: [The terrifying swamp that eats the world awakens at the Midnight City Terminal]
Worms hold an unrivaled place in old sewers.
But doing so can easily be detected by the swamp.
"The swamp may have discovered us." Swamp Mother replied, "The new king of ghouls said that the rate of death of ghouls is increasing."
When the new Ghoul King was born, depending on his identity, he could devour the ghouls one-fifth faster than the swamp. As time went by, he and the swamp became equal, each enjoying half.
But not long ago, the swampland accelerated almost like a plunder, and so far only three-tenths of it has been left for the new king.
"Do you think it's a coincidence or a leak?" Lu Li asked.
"Either way, we don't have much time."
They are competing for time with the swamp.
Lu Li told the worm about the instructions of the Swamp Mother, and Weiner Dungeon finally came to help - the leaflets they printed were sent to the old sewer in a steady stream.
It can be expected that as the news spreads, a lot of weirdos will leave Midnight City Terminal - but there will also be weirdos who don't want to leave and become allies.
It would be better if there were nameless beings passing by, destroying the swamp like it destroyed human civilization.
"After the worm issue is resolved, go back to Midnight City. We need your help."
Lu Li and Fudot said goodbye to the worm and returned to Midnight City.
…
Midnight City stands quietly at the edge of the dark wilderness.
Looking down at this devastated city, there are undercurrents surging beneath the surface of tranquility.
A storm is forming covering the entire desolate land.
Lu Li disappeared in mid-air and appeared in the castle. The Swamp Mother told Lu Li the reason for calling him back:
The Eastern Brood did not refuse their contact and alliance, but made a request: Lu Li needed to come to them.
"Could it be a conspiracy?" Lu Li asked.
"We will go with you," replied the Swamp Mother.
Swamp Mother, Chrissy, every ally, and Lu Li himself.
This negotiating team may be difficult to fight against the Brood, but the power behind them is also difficult for the Brood to fight against, and it will never leave them behind.
Claire specially asked Lu Li and the others to bring the strange bat, an existence born from the mother's nest that could bring them closer.
…
The filthy scarlet carpet of flesh and blood forms a carpet extending towards the mother's nest.
The mother's nest that swallowed up several city blocks stood among the ruins. The tiny people were trapped in the soft blood blanket, and the mother's nest in front of them was like a low mountain.
More importantly, it is alive.
The flesh and blood on the surface squirm and churn, and the mother's nest drilling in and out of its offspring is reminiscent of the mountain of meat above the sea that breathes strange fog.
"The Brood is already very scary. If you think about it, thousands of Broods can be packed into the swamp... What are we punching at..." Remy felt helpless in her heart.
"Cheer up, the swamp is so powerful and now it's not just a secret operation." Claire comforted.
Lu Li, Swamp Mother, Earth Demon, and Chrissy will enter the nest, while other companions and allies will stay outside the nest.
The hazy moonlight cast by the mother of the swamp illuminates the surroundings. The viscous and surging blood river flows noisily, and the wriggling pillars of flesh rise and sink into the blood carpet. The walls made of flesh and blood are separated by thin films, and there are writhing embryos.
In the baby room, darkness and blood constitute a picture of hell.
"Scenes like this are rare in hell..." Earth Demon said, "The flesh and blood below is getting less and less..."
The bat is weirder than they know, because it has been away from its nest for as long as it can remember.
Continuing deeper into the nest, they finally saw the core of this mountain of meat - a slowly beating blood ball pulled up in the air by an iron chain of flesh and blood.
The blood gathered into a blood pool, and the only clean things in the entire blood-red palace were outsiders like them, and a copy of "The Sunken Land" held up by a skinless monster.
The reason why the Brood insists on Lu Li coming is revealed——
Weird respect for humans did not bring about meaningless vanity. Only the Swamp Mother relaxed a little, guessing that this negotiation would not be very complicated.
But the situation developed unexpectedly-this negotiation will end without any problem.
It wasn't that he proposed some harsh conditions. The Brood just wanted to communicate with Lu Li, but the disaster blocked his mouth.
The quiet time has come again.
In times of silence…
Lu Li recalled the figure hanging under the dead tree and slowly walked into the darkness.
The Hour of Silence that frequently envelopes the world has limited impact on other companions and allies, but it is precisely targeted at Lu Li's actions.
And there's no way of knowing how long it will last - half a day or several days?
Lu Li had no time to waste.
So Lu Li returned to the castle, put down Claire and his eldest sister, left a note in the tower and left in a hurry.
Soon after, Claire, holding a note in her mouth, and the running eldest sister broke into the church and handed the note to the Swamp Mother. Facing a crowd of strange eyes, a gentle and distant voice echoed in the hall:
"Lu Li is in trouble when he goes to find Heping."
…
"Once upon a time, there was a... human named Lu Li. He defeated evil spirits, tore apart evil gods, and drove away darkness..."
A harsh, hoarse roar sounded from a mound.
Two evil ghosts that were so skinny that their skeletons were exposed, rotting, and leaking pus sat in front of the cave. One was whispering hoarsely, and the other short evil ghost was playing with a human-shaped clay doll, knocking down a puddle of mud, and making unintelligible sounds.
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"Even the great king trembles at his majesty -"
The big evil spirit suddenly raised its head warily, grabbing the little evil spirit and crawling into the cave like a mole.
Not long after, a cloaked silhouette emerged from the distance.
The silhouette lowered its head in front of the mound, looked at the clay doll at its feet, and then disappeared into the dark mound in an instant.
Not long after leaving, a claw suddenly stretched out from the cave, grabbed the clay doll and retreated into the darkness.
Edge of Silence - Mantis Town and the surrounding god towns call this land shrouded in silence.
The devastated land is like a tree trunk infested by moths, filled with bottomless holes. Anyone with a strong fear will fall into madness here.
The silhouette that suddenly emerged lifted his cloak, revealing black hair and eyes.
Twenty-five years later... Lu Li stood here again.
His eyes looked towards the abandoned villages and dead trees in the distance.
It was as if I could see the long white dress fluttering in the wind.