High Above

Hive mind is dead.

After swinging the sword, Ian's legs softened. If he hadn't held the sword in his hand, he might have fallen into the psychic brain under his feet.

Although there is still source matter in his body that continues to flow from Gu Long's core, but this time, it's not that he is weak without source matter, but that his body is unable to withstand such a high-intensity and long-term battle and is weak.

Nearly three days have passed since entering the ruins. Ian has been fighting almost the whole time, and only slept for three hours. He may even have used more source quality than Patrick, a powerhouse of the second level.

Although using the source quality frequently is the best way to strengthen the body's adaptability to the source quality, but this time Ian is over exercising.

Even, it gave him the illusion that his own blood vessels and muscles were burning.

Maybe not an illusion.

The damage to the body caused by the continuous movement of high-concentration source matter is indeed no different from that of fire. You can only rely on time to adapt slowly, or you can directly increase the basic quality of your body like the sand armor apprentice, which can also speed up adaptation Speed, but still not immune to this pain.

"...It should be completely killed."

It took several minutes for Ian to restore the body of 'source quality twitch' and 'source quality paralysis' to normal... This feeling is more terrifying than the muscle twitch caused by excessive exercise, and it will cause the source quality in the body to be temporarily disordered. As for saying that I can't use any strength, I can feel the feeling of being pulled by the numb ulnar nerve groove all over my body.

Standing up straight, Ian stared at the wreckage of the hive's will in front of him, and after confirming that the other party was completely dead, and even the spiritual energy had been reduced to fragments, he let out a long breath: "It's clearly the first energy level, but it's better than the general third energy level." The second energy level is difficult to deal with... This is the power of advanced monsters and aliens."

"Even if it's not a mature body, it's just a newborn, but it's still powerful."

He shook his head, then walked forward.

Because of the highly corrosive psionic slurry, the clothes on Ian's body were a bit brittle, and his vest was modified from Hilliard's dragon skin cloak, so it could remain intact.

Although the other clothes were made of highly resistant materials due to alchemy experiments, they are not particularly expensive fabrics after all, so they are still a little damaged.

On the contrary, it was Ian's skin, because of the extremely high anti-corrosion bonus brought by the clean rock crystal bone, so he did not suffer any damage.

But if it is an ordinary person, I am afraid that the surface of the body has already been turned into coke.

Ian noticed that the psionic slurry on the ground was still wriggling. Although the will of the hive was dead, the flesh and blood cocoon had not completely lost its activity.

Even the flesh and blood figures that were knocked down before are still squirming.

In order to avoid accidents, Ian thought for a while, and then separated a little of the blood that Isengard had given him, and poured it into the blood slurry——the blood of Erosion Light and Lianlong spread to every place in an instant, and the black silk The structure erodes violently, consuming the activity of the flesh and blood of these hives, and transforming them into clusters of dark flames that burn on the surface of the blood.

If it is said that the parasitism of the brain-eating worms is biased towards the erosion of the body and spiritual energy, then the erosion of the Light Erosion Refinement Dragon is biased towards the source quality itself.

The directions of the two are completely different, but they can complement each other.

Looking at the black flames ignited on the surface of the flesh and blood of the insect nest, Ian nodded thoughtfully: "Essential quality, spiritual energy... what is the boundary between the two?"

"Natural spiritual energy fields can induce changes in the source quality, and the elemental crystals produced when the source quality is condensed to the extreme can also be transformed into space bubbles through special treatment, and then gather natural spiritual energy...not to mention the third energy level. 'Psychic life', the relationship between the two, it can even be said to be the origin, should be traced back to the same source."

"Psionic energy and source quality should be the high-level differentiation of some lower-level things."

Keeping this topic in mind, Ian put it aside temporarily and continued to walk forward.

His goal is the source of the flesh and blood chrysalis, the thing in the deepest part of the worm's nest.

The 'armor' that is the source of the worm's nest.

Because the will of the hive dissipated, even the fluorescence of the surrounding crystals became a little dim, but Ian could still clearly see the human skeleton in a medium-to-large armor that was about 5.5 meters high.

The general armor is more than four meters high, but the ether armor may be smaller, and the ancient armor of the pre-epoch civilization also has different sizes according to different needs.

This one is considered medium-sized, but because of damage, it is not very clear what size it was when it was in good condition.

The human skeleton is probably the remains of the great elder Sequoia.

His physical death gave birth to the origin of the Hive Mind.

However, the ether core and Morion living steel loaded in the armor gradually evolved into the entire insect nest.

—— Was this calculated long ago, or was it a coincidence?

Ian didn't know, maybe that desperate man back then had even made his own death a part of the plan.

but now……

"Is it such a high-purity Moran steel?"

Climbing to the gap in the armor, Ian probed and reached into the armor with some curiosity. He saw the pure blue mist: "Before being covered by the fluorescent green halo of the spar and attracted by the will of the hive, I actually I didn’t notice the cyan haze here.”

click.

Accompanied by the crisp sound of broken glass, a prism-shaped translucent silver crystal about as long as Ian's arm was held in his hand, and he took it out from the damaged part of the armor.

This is exactly a piece of ultra-high-purity living metal, Morian steel.

It is inlaid in the center of various strange crystals in the armor, wrapped in a strange metal colloid, extending outward continuously, manipulating the surrounding rocks and metals, and spreading in accordance with the will of the insect nest... But it itself is Constantly shrinking, purifying, and tempered by spiritual energy, it became the core of the 'miniature labyrinth' of the worm's nest.

Perhaps, this is the reason why most of the centers in the depths of the maze contain Moran steel... Because in a sense, it is a complete system that can automatically generate mazes, repair damaged structures, and maintain giant buildings for a long time. Auto Repair Machines!

Of course, for the current Terra continent, Morion steel is an extremely rare psionic metal.

It is extremely strong, and Ian feels that the hardness of the opponent is even similar to that of the Abyss Iron Sword in his hand, but it lacks toughness and is too brittle.

But this is only a characteristic of non-psychics and those who have sublimated below the third energy level.

When psykers or sublimators above the third energy level use their psionic energy to guide Moran steel, this living metal will be shaped into the shape they want-even if it is mixed with some friction The alloy weapons and armor of Ruien Steel also have the function of slowly adapting to the deformation of the holder.

This characteristic is extremely popular whether it is used for casting weapons and equipment, or for various industrial production and scientific research. Therefore, most of the time, Morian steel is priceless.

But now, in Ian's hand, he was holding a living metal prism weighing more than ten kilograms.

"99.99% pure?"

Using the silver chip to scan, Ian couldn't help but stare at the silver living metal in his hand in astonishment: "Is it the result of being catalyzed and purified by the will of the hive for so many years? No wonder the vision of the foresight is pure blue ... even with a little silver!"

Over the years, Ian has learned a lot through the appraisal work, and Ian can be regarded as a complete summary of the various fogs in his foreseeing vision.

Gray and white correspond to ordinary people. Blue and purple correspond to the first and second energy levels. This is the color that can be seen on Terra Continent most of the time.

And when it comes to Qing, which corresponds to the third energy level, it is an extremely rare thing. Many materials, heroes and monsters that appear in hero stories and knight novels are actually the third energy level, such as pure gold with low purity. Mithril is this level.

As for the 'silver' of the fourth energy level...

"After so many years, this is the second time I saw it."

Ian was a little emotional. The last time he saw silver was three years ago when he was taken by Viscount Grant to visit the core components of the new alchemy cannon. There was a special adamantium alloy on the base as the base for the inscription.

The color it presents is the same as the Moran steel in front of you, showing pure blue and silver.

As for the golden color, there is no need to talk about it... Whether it is Mr. Hilliard or the fate path of the will of the hive, they are all extraordinary individuals and choices that can cause huge changes to the entire Terra continent. Simple items Impossible to have this level.

Rainbow colors……

Ian shook his head, he stopped thinking too much.

Before finding out the true origin of the silver chip, it is meaningless to guess the meaning of the iridescent color.

But at the very least, iridescent things have more power than gold.

The potential contained in it can definitely have an extremely profound impact on all living beings on the entire Terra continent.

"Just thinking about it, does it change?"

Using his psionic energy, Ian stared at the Moran steel in front of him with his vision of vision, and then imagined its transformation.

Immediately, this incomparably strong living metal actually complied with Ian's precognitive psychic guidance that theoretically has no direct influence on reality, and gradually wrapped around the boy's right hand, forming a shape similar to an armguard. It is convenient to carry it with you.

This moment.

The female worms outside have already been defeated by the will of the hive and fell into the final madness.

The crystal carapace on its body interspersed with silver-blue and fluorescent-green flashes, and controlled electromagnetic and radiation to launch a life-and-death onslaught against the ether crystal dragon and Bishop Baiwu.

But this is the last madness, everyone knows it, so the ether crystal dragon who was also seriously injured and the bishop who was waiting for the battle all took the most complete defense to block in front of the opponent, preventing the female worm from going to the nest.

They are going to use this simplest and safest method to survive the mother worm's madness until it dies.

At the same time, knowing the urgency of the situation, Ian, who didn't stop, came to Patrick, who was already awake and was about to die.