Chapter 90 Trees and Nutrients (Second)

  The process of passing through the high walls of the trees was very smooth, except for the cry of the baby, there was no other disturbance.

   As the distance deepened, Yi Chen also became familiar with it. He only needed to stretch his hand straight in front of him to make the tree trunk in front of him move away on his own.

   And in the process, Yi Chen gradually discovered the differences between these tall trees,

   The sap flowing on the trunks is indeed mixed with a **** smell, which must be directly related to the nutrients absorbed by their roots... It is such special nutrients that allow them to form such an unreasonable 100-meter-high wall.

   As for Jin, it was like he was on a tour, he followed behind leisurely, and even had time to chat.

   "I didn't expect you as a man to control plants so well... Are you going to open a clinic in the future?"

   "There is no such plan for the time being."

   "It's best not to have this plan in the future, the [Clinic] thing is originally used by the organization to restrain talents.

   Minimize contact with Zion as much as possible like me. After Zion’s value has been squeezed out, I will leave here. Will we be together then? "

   "Focus on the task at hand, Kim."

   "Boring man."

   walked through the tree walls for more than 300 meters, and finally peeled off the innermost trunk.

   What greeted the two of them was not a paradise, and there was no comfort in seeing the sun through the clouds... Not only did they not have any sunlight, but they came to a darker inner area without a trace of light.

   At the top of the high wall nearly 100 meters high, the growth of branches is also unreasonable, dense, intertwined and superimposed.

   Countless branches and leaves are combined into a [cover], covering everything inside the high wall.

   At the same time, it is also mixed with a foggy component brought by ashing, which fills the gaps between the leaves and does not allow a little sunlight to penetrate, forming a closed area of ​​absolute darkness.

   Ordinary people walk in such a forest for two or three minutes, and the sense of claustrophobia will sweep through the body like a reptile.

  Yi Chen lowered his head and observed the grey aura flowing between the leather shoes. The concentration was comparable to that of the Twilight Clinic, and it had reached the advanced stage... It was just that the area covered here was larger and the affected area was deeper.

   There may be abnormal patients like the female infusion doctor and the bandage nurse.

  Under the influence of ashing,

  The trees growing in the inner area are no longer tall and straight, but grow randomly at various weird and distorted angles.

  The branches are like human arms, and the dull dark leaves are sticking to the surface of the branches like skin, or even embedded in them, which looks quite strange.

  Some trees appeared extra 'fat' due to the ash, and the middle of the trunk became swollen,

   A thick light green liquid flows out continuously, and finally penetrates into the soil and turns into nutrients again.

also,

  A large number of and dense fungi grow on the epidermis of trees and the surrounding ground.

   Some of these larger fungi have an open top and can breathe like a human... Every peristalsis will exhale sporophytes that deepen the ashing effect, promoting the phenomenon of mutation in the forest.

  These gray spores scattered in the forest can further obscure the view, and even the light of the kerosene lamp will be limited, and the visible range is limited to about ten meters.

   Due to the existence of small grapes, Yichen's visual range can be doubled.

  Small Grape suddenly voiced over: "Very rich~ This place is not much worse than the Twilight Clinic, William, you have to be careful. Later, if you are unlucky, you will really die if you meet another open source patient. 』

  『Don't crow, I will pay attention. 』

   Yi Chen walked to a diseased tree that was bleeding pus, and tried to put his palm on the bark to feel the specific situation inside.

   "Huh? Tumor?"

   Under the bark, there is a flesh-red malignant tumor. It is this tumor structure that causes the trunk to swell and ooze pus.

   And the surface of the tumor is also connected to the fluid transport structure of the vascular bundle, leading to the bottom of the tree.

   "Something seems to be attached to the bottom root."

   Who knows,

  Jin also followed, directly on the fingers stained with the thick juice, put it on the tip of the tongue and taste it carefully.

   "There is a smell of blood and flesh! Is it really related to the roots? Let's see what's going on."

   did not have any consultation with Yi Chen,

  Jin hugged the trunk of the tree with both arms, and red silk threads spread all over her arms... With explosive force, the tree was forcibly pulled out of the ground.

  Yi Chen did not stop him, but looked at the roots seriously.

   The picture that caught his eye made his brow furrowed and his heart felt uncomfortable.

  The roots of the trees that were pulled out, the plump and lubricated roots were twisting on their own, more like octopus tentacles than roots.

   Like a living body, the roots are quite active, and even want to turn around and stab into Jin's arms, but unfortunately the length is not enough...

   "What the **** are these roots sucking?"

  Yi Chen moved the kerosene lamp to the hole on the ground, and looked at the bottom with the probe.

   A drop of cold sweat spilled out on the surface of the forehead,

   In the field of vision, a 'larva' that cannot be classified in today's biology is buried below,

   has human-like limbs, but each has different lengths, and has hooves, pads and other structures.

   The body has black hair, rudimentary horns, and a nose similar to a pig.

   The whole is coiled together like mosquito coils, curled up at the bottom,

   The holes on the body surface are closed and opened with the larvae's breathing, as if they want to have roots inserted into its body.

at this time,

   The larvae's eyes suddenly opened,

  's pupils are in a 'line shape', staring at the snooper at the top,

   The crooked mouth opened and closed with a strange cry, as if suffering from the lack of roots.

   "This guy is not a nutrient, but maintains a "symbiotic relationship" with trees, providing each other with the nutrients they need.

  Jin, put the tree back, don't scare the snakes for now, our exploration has just begun. "

However.

  Golden fingers rubbed gently,

   A simple red lotus woven by blood threads is pinched at the fingertips,

   With the release of the fingers, the red lotus fell and landed on the surface of the strange larva.

   rooted in the body surface,

   Red Line Invasion,

   all over the body,

Snapped!

  The larvae exploded like bombs, and their flesh evaporated.

   Not long after,

  The trees that were pulled out of the land also began to decay and wither from the roots, and the whole tree died in less than five minutes.

   "This poor guy, [Death] is the best gift~ Don't you think my approach is very gentleman, William?"

  …

   the same moment.

  In the depths of the forest, there is a secret and completely gray room.

   An old man in religious clothing and a bishop's crown inlaid with gold and green plants woke up between the seats.

   As he slowly lifted his wrinkled skinny palm,

   A mysterious man in a black robe gathered in the darkness and knelt in front of him.

   "Sir Bishop, what are your orders?"

   "There is a visitor..."

   "Continue to send us nutrition products? This group of humans is really generous."

   "This time is a little different... Let the inferior villagers go to meet them first, try their abilities, and start the test if necessary.

   Our plan is still in progress, so proceed with caution, Theodore. "

"Yes."

  The man called Theodore quickly retreated into the shadows and disappeared.

   The bishop who woke up from the dream seemed to be unwell due to sitting for a long time, and wanted to adjust his sitting posture.

   After he struggled to move his body,

   stretched out his hand to lift his robe, revealing his fat and wrinkled belly,

  The weird thing is,

   There is an umbilical cord, also wrinkled, extending from the bishop's belly button, and the other end is connected to his seat.

   seems to fix him here,

   also seems to use the transmission function of the umbilical cord to continuously absorb the nutrients under the seat for the bishop.

   Through the gap at the bottom of the seat, I could vaguely smell the stench of corpses.

   (end of this chapter)