Abnormal paradise

Facts have proved that adding a [nut-shaped energy shield] to the multifunctional capsule off-road vehicle is a very wise decision.

Because driving alone in the ruins of the empire requires taking considerable risks. Even if Ember obtains a complete map and can avoid the mine-like dungeon area, due to the greatly increased forward speed and the wider exploration area, he will still encounter groups of people from time to time. The free wild monsters, a group of monsters composed of living corpses, blood vines and shadow-eating insects, seem to have considerable malice towards mechanical vehicles. The roar of their engines further stimulates their aggression. They often find off-road vehicles and start to pursue them crazily. .

Fortunately, with the nut-shaped energy shield, Ember only needs to pay the same low credit as the original "level 1" shield to neutralize most attacks with 80 points of shield defense. The earth-yellow shield light showed a tall appearance that resembled a human-shaped nut wall. His eyes were firm and his chest was raised. He dutifully blocked group attacks from all directions, making Ember trapped in the enemy camp several times without any danger. rushed out.

Buzz!

Galloping through the ruins of the empire, Yi Yan felt happy. If he secretly added a [Corn Cannon] or a [Sunflower Machine Gun], then he might be able to kill seven in and seven out and fight the monsters alone.

However, the ruins of the empire are not their own backyard after all. Ember did not stray into the dungeon, nor was he overwhelmed by monsters. Instead, he was stopped by the game characters.

"parking!"

Two high-level agents wearing the foundation logo on their chests stopped the off-road vehicle. One of the men with glasses saw that it was Ember, and his cold expression softened a little: "Dark Curtain Apostle Ember, the front is closed to traffic. If you insist on going If you go to the east of the city, take a detour."

Little Bob's hiding place is in the east area of ​​the city designated for the university. Therefore, since the ember entered the west gate, he has been going straight. If he does not change direction, he will inevitably break into the center of the ruins, which is [ The place where the Stairway of the Sun collapsed.

According to the map, where the [Stairway to the Sun] once stood, a large replica named [Blood Vine Garden] appeared. The reason for its formation is probably related to the ancient blood vine with the same name as the "Stairway to the Sun". In addition, the [Sun Temple] next to the Sun Staircase has also been transformed into a large dungeon. Curious, he originally planned to take a look at it from a distance and then take a detour, but he did not expect to be stopped in advance on the way.

Seeing the sudden appearance of Foundation members, Ember also realized that the large fleets that had rushed into the imperial restricted area should be pointing at the few large dungeons, or the medium dungeons located around the large dungeons, and the player team Basically, they just explore and hone themselves in the "safe" zone outside the penalty area under the leadership of their respective captains, which cannot have much impact on the entire wasteland operation.

"May I ask your Excellencies, what happened ahead?"

Although he had a rough guess in his mind, Yi Yan still chose to ask questions knowingly, and the four points of popularity generated by the character mark allowed him to get the answer he wanted.

"Since you asked the question sincerely, I might as well tell you something. You should be familiar with the Staircase of the Sun than we are. That magnificent building used to seal the blood vine is actually the largest imperial relic in the entire life restricted area. Even if It has completely collapsed, but it still has the highest priority recycling value. Moreover, there is a Sun Temple nearby, so the three major organizations and the Wasteland Group directly launched their layout in the center of the ruins. Now is the attack stage, and the battle is extremely fierce. If you approach rashly, you will only die, do you understand?"

"understood."

Ember looked at the dark curtains, feeling a little regretful that he could not possess a pair of clairvoyance. Another member of the Foundation saw what Ember was thinking, and kindly took out a telescope to give him what he wanted.

"Thank you!"

Unexpectedly experiencing the warmth from the organization, Yi Yan thanked the other party repeatedly, and then used the telescope to see the war scene deep in the dark curtain.

The first thing that caught the eye was the numerous stone giants. Not only were they physically strong and powerful, but they were also wrapped with many thick blood vines, which could be used as chains or turned into armor. As Ember's pupils focused, The telescope immediately showed the general information of the stone giant.

It turns out that these stone giants were transformed by the collapsed sun staircase. The reason is that the magnificent building used to seal the ancient blood vine not only contains the eternal atmosphere, but also has a certain degree of assimilation with the ancient blood vine. As a result, it not only attracted a large number of living corpse believers, but also became the best place for blood vines to breed. With the dual blessing of faith and life, these stones gained a certain amount of intelligence and powerful power. The weakest among them can also reach the level of five-star legend. , no wonder the three major organizations and the Wasteland Group want to mobilize forces like this.

On the Foundation side, Ember saw the war weapons created by the fusion of the [Wasteland Base Vehicle] and the [Manor]. Countless corn tanks, watermelon tanks, and cherry self-destruction trucks launched cluster attacks on the stone giants. There were also floating clouds in the sky. There were many pumpkin airships and pepper bombers, and the outside of the battle circle was filled with corn cannons and other plant machinery that Ember couldn't name.

In short, although the names of these war weapons are a bit funny, their power is extremely amazing. With their existence, the Foundation can greatly reduce personnel losses. Yi Yan deliberately looked at the combat effects of the corn cannon a few more times, and took a hard look at it. He is addicted to it, and he is determined to add one to his off-road vehicle sooner or later. Although it is expensive and limited in time, he is confident that he can earn more merits.

It is also worth mentioning that Ember also saw the farmer personally directing here, but his henchman Sunflower Driver was nowhere to be seen.

Yi Yan didn't pay much attention to this, and returned the telescope to the members of the foundation. He immediately drove around and drove to the ancient residences in the east area of ​​the city. In order to conceal others' eyesight, when he approached the residences, he deliberately got out of the car and walked forward. After confirming that no one was following him, he finally got into a narrow alley and followed the instructions of the thorns to break off a withered blood vine at the end of the alley.

Wow!

After waiting for a few seconds, the blood vines clinging to the dark wall retreated automatically, gradually revealing an inconspicuous small secret door. Just as Yi Yan was about to step in, he immediately heard a voice full of vigilance.

"Who are you?"

Hearing this, Yi Yan looked at the tall figure walking out of the secret door, raised his brows, and said in astonishment -

"gardener?"

In the Dark Forest and Life Forbidden Zone, Ember had fierce battles with the Gardener's avatar twice. Naturally, he could not forget such a special game character. This person was originally the only humanoid entity derivative in the abnormal project "Manor". According to The Evil Gardener introduces himself as the true owner of the estate, only to be despicably enslaved by mechanical farmers and biochemical shepherd boys and forced to do their work for them.

As a result of accidentally entering the restricted area of ​​life and being parasitized by the blood vine, the gardener had the decisive idea to resist the farmers and shepherd boys. His ups and downs were comparable to that of Little Bob, with his kind nature from the heart and the evil emotions inspired by the blood vine. Irreconcilable conflicts arose, which eventually led to a complete break between the gardener and the incarnation of evil, and he had to flee into the depths of the wasteland in fear.

Although Yan Yan expected that the Gardener and Little Bob would successfully reunite sooner or later, he was a little surprised to see the Gardener directly in the ruins of the empire.

After all, little Bob still had a grudge against the gardener for killing his father, even though the latter was affected by the blood vine and had difficulty controlling his actions.

"You actually know me?" The gardener's vigilance became more serious, and a dangerous aura came out of his burly body. His body had never seen the ember before, so he automatically regarded the ember as an enemy.

"Don't worry, I'm here to deliver something." Ember took out the medicine box without changing his expression, "Bramble entrusted me to deliver treatment medicine to Little Bob. Where is Little Bob? I want to see him, of course. If you are worried, you can ask him first, my name is Yu Yan, he probably hasn't forgotten this name."

"Are you the ember?"

The gardener's eyes showed surprise. He had obviously heard of Ember before, and his vigilant expression was immediately diluted by his joy: "Little Bob guessed before that you would probably follow the foundation to invade the wasteland world, but I didn't expect you to actually come! "

"He is quite smart." Ember shrugged, "Then Mr. Gardener, can you trust me now?"

"Come with me."

The gardener lowered his guard and led Ember into the depths of the rugged and twists and turns of the secret passage. During the process, he even stepped through a will-o'-the-wisp secret door, and finally entered Little Bob's hiding place, a medium-sized copy somewhere called [Dark Cave].

[Tip: The entry requirement for the medium-sized open copy "Dark Cave" is twenty-nine points of life level. If you rush in without meeting the requirements, you will suffer health damage! 】

[Tip: Since you have obtained permission immunity, you can freely enter and exit the medium-sized open copy "Dark Cave" without restriction. 】

"You are indeed here."

In the dimly lit cave, a hoarse voice suddenly appeared, and the embers were blown away. He frowned and tried to ask in disbelief: "Little Bob? How did you... become like this?"

It wasn't that Ember was making a fuss, it was actually that Little Bob had changed so much that it was far beyond Ember's expectation. He originally thought that when Little Bob fell into Qiao Mu's hands, he would at most be tortured, but what he saw with his own eyes at this time, But it proved that things were far from as simple as he thought.

When he was in the restricted area of ​​life, little Bob was still a handsome young man with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. He had flaming red hair and his appearance was really eye-catching. Especially after he was blessed with the ability of the Crown of Thorns and became a reality warper, his whole temperament changed. Being sublimated seems to indicate that he is destined to reach the pinnacle of life.

However, the current little Bob is a hairless one with withered skin——

Living corpse!

No matter how Yu Yan looked, he could not find the shadow of high-spiritedness on the other party's lifeless body...

"It's a long story. You'd better give me the medicine first."

Little Bob seemed to have looked past his own misfortune and looked at Ember with indifferent eyes. Then, while completing the first stage of emergency rescue, Ember learned what the medicine he was transporting was.

"I don't know how many viruses are scattered in the wasteland, but I believe that all the named ones have been integrated into my body." Little Bob pressed his palm against the sealed iron box, and it corroded and melted directly, and then the gardener Take out several injections and inject them into little Bob's body one by one.

"Are these vaccines and serum?"

Ember withdrew his gaze to Little Bob, and asked while looking at the dark cave.

Although this is a medium-sized copy, only some docile blood vines can be seen. They are entangled on the stones taken from the Sun Staircase, surrounding Little Bob, and several of them extend out and penetrate Little Bob. The body of a living corpse is injected with eternal breath and vitality to strengthen the fire to contain the virus. In addition, the two black knights who once followed Little Bob on the nightmare pumpkin car can also be seen here, leaning on their swords and bowing their heads. Kneeling on one knee, he used his own soul fire to create a barrier to reduce the resistance pressure on Little Bob and prevent the virus from spreading.

In the corner of the dark cave, Yi Yan also saw the nightmare pumpkin car that had lost its bell. The door was closed and it was extremely quiet. The will-o'-the-wisp nightmare stood there, as if it was waiting attentively for its owner to wake up.

Not long after, all the injections were injected into Little Bob's body. The latter sighed happily and felt a little better.

"Qiao Mu is a genius. I don't know how many times I have made similar sighs. He actually successfully reversed the method used by the empire's strong men to extinguish their soul fire and extend their lives, and forcibly pulled out the fire from my body!"

Little Bob's words made Yi Yan realize something. As far as he knew, the Sun Priest had developed a way to convert the soul flame into a candle flame, which could be used to resist the butcher knife of time. If the candle flame is not extinguished, the soul will not die. When the time comes, When the time comes, the candlelight will return to the mind to ignite the soul fire of fake death, and finally achieve the effect of resurrection. Qiao Mu may have obtained the inspiration by reversely self-extinguishing the soul fire, which caused little Bob to end up in this situation.

"Fire is the greatest and purest power in the world. It cannot tolerate any stain. If the life form carrying the flame cannot match it, it will even be rejected by the fire. With the help of the crown of thorns and the fire sacrifice, although A great flame similar to firewood was born, but the connection between this flame and me is not strong." Little Bob shook his head slightly, a little regretful.

"After Qiao Mu successfully reversed the steps to create the Soul-extinguishing Fire, he also found a way to deal with me. He directly destroyed my body with the fusion virus, almost cutting off the connection between the Soul Fire and me, and then used special means to derive most of the salary. Fire, which led the Wasteland Group to launch their own fire plan."

Little Bob told his experience calmly: "Although I was saved later, there is no cure for this virus. I can only rely on Thorns and others to collect serum and vaccines as much as possible to slow down my death. If you hadn't arrived in time, , maybe, I won’t even have a chance to see you again.”

"I see……"

Hearing this, Yi Yan sighed sadly, and couldn't help but feel sorry for Little Bob's ill-fated life. He couldn't help complaining about the other party, why he acted so carelessly. He clearly escaped with the help of the nightmare pumpkin car, so how could he be caught by Qiao Mu? go back?

Unexpectedly, Little Bob followed up with another answer that stunned Ember.

"Do you still remember that movable corpse nest?"

"Yeah." Yi Yan nodded slightly, and his thoughts went back to the time when he had just entered the restricted area of ​​​​life. He and Qiu Yinong had a scuffle in the corpse nest, and met Little Bob for the first time there. The three of them used the abnormality of teleportation in the moving corpse nest. Characteristics, reaching the middle of the restricted area, which is the blood vine abyss left behind in the fairy tale world. At this moment, hearing Little Bob intentionally mention the movable corpse nest, Yi Yan couldn't help but move slightly, and suddenly remembered the uniqueness of this movable corpse nest.

"Then you won't forget why the mobile corpse nest teleports regularly, right?"

"You mean..." Yi Yan suddenly thought of the white-haired witch who was integrated with the movable corpse nest, and couldn't help but open her mouth.

"Yes, the purpose of the movable corpse nest is to transport a prisoner to endure fairy tale nightmares over and over again, but the collapse of the life zone does not mean that the prisoner's sentence is over. Therefore, no matter where the nightmare pumpkin car escapes, Wherever the movable corpse nest will go, Qiao Mu discovered this keenly and found us by following the clues."

Little Bob laughed miserably: "The Gray Lady never imagined that her punishment of that [fairy] would actually lay the groundwork for disaster..."