Chapter 112 What about me?
Everyone returned to the Sanqing Hall to rest.
The atmosphere was quiet and depressed.
Feng Ling's eyes swept across each of their faces——
Pei Xianjue was worried, probably wondering how to burn the tree;
Baozi kept staring at Pei Xianjue, probably because he was worried about her;
Li Qing lowered his eyes and had a blank expression, looking as if he was staying out of the matter;
Huangfu Miaomiao looked around and looked outside the door from time to time.
Feng Ling followed Huangfu Miaomiao's gaze and looked outside. The cat spiders and cat owls were tearing apart the spider remains on the ground and eating them bite by bite, leaving behind empty skulls.
These spiders are like hermit crabs, using the skulls of various creatures as their homes and crawling around on the skull bones.
Feng Ling guessed that they could spread diseases like black bugs, but they had eaten purple fruits before, so they didn't feel anything.
Since the maze was created, no one has ever entered. The spiders here probably have no natural enemies, and no one knows how many tens of thousands of them have bred...
Feng Ling thought about it, broke the silence and said, "We have seen two forms of the Boss. The first form is a clay statue with the ability to exert mental pressure. The second form is an old woman, which can release mental pressure and control poisonous insects to spread the plague. In addition, when it is injured, it will create illusions for creatures within a close distance. This is very similar to the situation in the Fox Village."
She glanced at Li Qing and continued, "The administrator said before that the maze is a large-scale genetic testing ground. Can I understand it this way? The game system extracted information related to Sanqing Mountain and Taoist culture, and then released a batch of genes here. Then, the creatures began to mutate and evolve. The genes of foxes and mental illusions are highly compatible, so the fox village evolved. The same is true for the ox-headed horse-faced monsters and the skeleton spiders. The creatures that fit the theme of the maze are kept, and those that don't are eliminated."
Li Qing raised his head slightly and looked at Feng Ling, "...what do you want to say?"
Feng Ling pulled out two or three claws, picked up the skull at the door, threw it into Huangfu Miaomiao's arms, and said, "I may know what the third form of Boss is."
Huangfu Miaomiao's face lit up with joy. She picked up the skull and couldn't let it go. She wanted to pick the scariest skull to make a mask.
Pei Xianjue asked: "What is the third form?"
"Most of the creatures that evolved in the same maze have duplicate genes." Feng Ling said, "For example, illusions, viruses, and... half-human, half-beast, and gigantism."
"You mean, the third form will be like the Ox-Head and Horse-Faced Monster?" Pei Xianjue's face was solemn.
"More than that." Feng Ling shook his head gently. "I guess, not only is its size similar to that of the Bull-Headed and Horse-Faced Monsters, but it also possesses skills such as mental coercion, spreading plague, illusionary confusion, and it can be resurrected continuously. In short, it is the king of this genetic testing ground and the strongest monster."
Pei Xianjue laughed out loud when he heard this.
A helpless smile, a desperate smile.
"Then are our efforts over the past two days still meaningful?" she murmured.
"Without the efforts of the past two days, we wouldn't have obtained this information." Feng Ling said calmly, "Destroying the fruit tree can prevent it from reviving, grenades can interrupt the opponent's pressure, and the buns can also help us stay awake. In addition, eating fruits can resist the plague. There are solutions to all these. The only problem now is the illusion. Once you fall into the illusion, it is difficult to escape."
Huangfu Miaomiao reminded her quietly: "The remaining fruits we have are not fully ripe, so they may not be effective against the plague."
Feng Ling thought about it and called the cat owl.
She tried to convey the instruction to the owl to go up the mountain to pick fruit.
The owl flapped its wings and whirred its beak, showing its annoyance and resistance. It probably knew the mountain was dangerous and was unwilling to go.
Feng Ling thought this was because it was starting to grow a brain.
The old saying that a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger is still very true. She still remembered that when she took these two cubs to the alien hotel, they were brave and fearless in the face of knight aliens that were dozens of times bigger than themselves, and they pounced on them, entangled and bit them. Now that they have grown up, they have become less courageous.
Feng Ling rubbed the snow-white cat's head and said, "When the fox went to steal the fruit, the master of the maze didn't react, the minotaur didn't wake up, and the spider on the tree didn't react either. Are you worse than the fox?"
The black cat-cat spider hissed nearby, like a hoarse person laughing.
The cat owl was very angry. It screamed at the cat spider, then flapped its wings and flew out of the Sanqing Palace.
It circled in the air and flew towards the top of the mountain.
Feng Ling narrowed his eyes slightly, and when he saw the cat-owl flying away, he immediately closed his eyes and followed the mist markings to find the clay statue again - it was still sitting on the altar inside the tower.
Feng Ling moved his gaze away from the ancient tower and saw towering trees.
The owl arrived here faster than her pursuer. It grabbed a fruit on the treetop and tried to pull it down. However, its claws were too strong and pierced the flesh, causing the juice inside to drip all over the ground.
It threw away the rotten fruit in disgust and aimed at another one.
This time it learned its lesson and no longer tried to pull the fruit by force. Instead, it grabbed the branch with its claws and bit it with its mouth until it broke the branch. Then it grabbed the branch with the fruit and flew away.
The Minotaur was wandering on the mountain path and had not returned, the skeleton spiders on the trees were motionless, and the Lord of the Labyrinth in the tower did not respond at all.
It became.
Feng Ling opened his eyes and nodded to the people who were looking at him eagerly.
Pei Xianjue breathed a sigh of relief. "It seems that if we are just picking fruits, nothing will happen."
Baozi also looked relaxed, "We have to leave people a way to survive in the maze."
"After all, picking fruits won't harm the tree." Feng Ling looked at Pei Xianjue, "Let's collect some fruits for our own use. Tomorrow I will be responsible for killing the Minotaur and luring away the maze boss, and you will be responsible for burning the tree, okay?"
Pei Xianjue's heart sank, realizing that a heavy responsibility was placed on him.
The fruit trees must be destroyed, otherwise all their efforts will be in vain. Moreover, the part that Feng Ling is responsible for is much more dangerous than hers, so she should feel obliged to do so.
Pei Xianjue looked into Feng Ling's eyes and nodded tensely.
"After killing the Minotaur, the Lord of the Maze will definitely leave the ancient tower. You can take that opportunity to burn the tree, but how can I send you a signal..." Feng Ling frowned when he thought of this.
"Use your cell phone!" Pei Xianjue hurriedly took out the special cell phone distributed by the Hunter Program.
"Won't there be no cell phone signal in the maze?" Feng Ling asked.
"Yes, there is no signal, but you can use the LAN signal. Each mobile phone is an independent signal transmission source." Pei Xianjue immediately sent a message to Feng Ling using his mobile phone.
Feng Ling took out his cell phone and found a new unread message.
"Okay, we'll use the cell phones to contact each other tomorrow." Feng Ling added, "I'll take Baozi with me tomorrow, so you'll be alone when we burn the trees. If you get into danger, no one can help you. You have to find a way to get out of trouble by yourself, okay? If you feel you can't do it, we'll make a new plan."
Pei Xianjue's expression changed, and he said firmly: "I can do it!"
Huangfu Miaomiao saw that they had finalized the plan after talking to each other, and hesitated to look at Feng Ling and asked: "Then, what about me?"
Which part am I responsible for?
I see through myself. I update two chapters every day. Usually the first chapter is updated at irregular times during the day, and the second chapter is around midnight.