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"Walking Forest?"

Xiuge had gradually begun to adapt to these strange terms that popped up from Theseus' mouth from time to time, so he was not too surprised and just asked curiously: "What is this?"

"To you, it is nothing more than a concept that once appeared in a distant era. Its essence is no different from the 'extinct creatures' you know."

"you sure?"

Shuge's face was full of doubts: "I have seen some things that should belong to that era in the past few days."

"But what you saw were just inferior and defective products."

Theseus shook his head: "There is no suitable environment, and there is no sufficient strength and belief foundation. It is just a poor imitation using fragments of the past... Haven't you already discovered it? They are similar to everything you saw in the dream. In comparison, it’s really far behind.”

"Fine."

In this aspect, Shuge has no way to argue with Theseus. This is the gap caused by the cognitive basis.

So he looked at the roots of the plants close at hand and asked: "I still want to know what the characteristics of this plant are? How should I...harvest it?"

Theseus sighed, then moved his chair and returned to his computer: "Just like the races on land will voluntarily become dependents of the Mother Goddess of the Earth, the plants on land will also have some similar phenomena. Case."

"You mean... plants also have their own gods?"

"To be precise, they come together and form an existence similar to a god."

Theseus explained: "Even then, the 'Walking Forest' was a rare miracle."

"Large tracts of forest have a unified will, and can make corresponding decisions according to changes in the environment, haha... For those tribes and civilizations that believe in the Mother Goddess of the Earth, it is boundless and large-scale movements may occur at any time. The forest can be considered a terrible disaster.”

"disaster?"

"Yes, those mutated plants are very dangerous existences, and when they follow the control of the same will and start moving in a specific direction, all living creatures along the way will be captured by them and eventually turned into The nutrients of the forest, in this process, the symbiotic creatures that already live in the walking forest can also benefit from it.”

"It's unimaginable."

Shuge shook his head.

Theseus always seemed to be understatement when describing these phenomena and scenes, but all of this was really too far away and bizarre for Shuge, who still maintained human cognition.

"You don't need to imagine it either."

Theseus maintained his feminine voice and accent: "After all, you are a pragmatist, so for you, just know that it is good for you... The method of harvesting is very simple, find Just touch the core of the plant... the process may be a little painful, but I can guarantee that it will be within your tolerance."

After saying that, Theseus let out a weird chuckle and turned back to operate the computer.

Seeing the other party's appearance, Xiuge couldn't ask any more questions.

It is very rare for Theseus to be able to give such detailed information and suggestions so patiently. Although there is still a hint of elusive bad taste in his words, Shuge believes that the other party should not be in this dream sanctuary. Plot yourself.

So he turned around and walked toward the roots of the giant plant.

The magic power in Xiuge's body began to operate slowly. He was going to use his magic perception to further confirm the characteristics of this plant. However, the magic power had just begun to emit, and the plant immediately reacted - it was just the roots that were hanging quietly. As if they sensed something, they immediately "came alive". Xiuge saw them begin to curl and stretch continuously, and some of them kept "groping" in mid-air, as if they wanted to find the source of this magic power. .

So Xiuge took two decisive steps away, avoiding the slowly extending roots, branches and leaves.

As his magic gradually enveloped this area, a very peculiar "model" was shaped in Xiuge's perception.

Shuge's eyes widened.

Because in his perception, what appeared was not a plant at all.

Rather, it is like a large number of blood vessels that are intertwined with each other and grow randomly. However, what flows in these "vessels" is not blood, but a force similar to the nature of magic. Xiuge can hear a faint, heartbeat-like rhythm. In this rhythm, one stream of magic power is sent to all parts of the plant, and the constantly moving roots, branches and leaves seem to be affected by this.

"found it."

Xiuge quickly captured the source of the rhythm - just above the crowded flower pot, in the "backbone" of this strange plant.

Xiuge quickly adjusted his state, and then walked in that direction. However, this time, the plant seemed to feel Xiuge's hostility and threat. Before he could get close, the plants combined a variety of different The vines, branches and leaves that resembled plants stretched out in his direction.

As Theseus said, they find their own prey and derive nourishment from it.

Conflict inevitably occurs.

Faced with these obstacles in front of him, Shuge had no choice but to call out the Touch of Charron. His hands were immediately covered with hard black horn, and the huge black pointed claws were matched with countless swinging sharp joints. A quick cut began.

The rhythm in my perception began to accelerate.

The majestic vitality catalyzed countless spiked vines in an instant. In just a few seconds, the office area that was originally covered with green vegetation completely turned into an impassable primitive jungle. The forward speed is getting slower and slower, and even taking two steps requires a lot of energy and time.

The power of the messenger in the mirror appeared, which turned Xiuge directly into a human-shaped mist. He originally wanted to rush directly to the main trunk of the plant, but the vines blocking him contained rich magic power, so Xiuge had to wait and see every time he stepped forward. Going further requires consuming a lot of magic power.

Finally, he reached his destination with difficulty.

Under the barely built protection of Charron's Touch, Shuge quickly escaped from the atomized state. Several vines successfully broke through the blockade of Charron's Touch, winding around from the gap like long winding snakes. A large number of sharp spikes immediately pierced into Shuge's body, and with bursts of stinging pain, the magic power in Shuge's body began to flow away.

Obviously this was a method used by "Walking Forest" to obtain strength and nutrients from the prey's body.

However, Shuge is no ordinary spell caster.

The magic power flowing in his body is naturally not serious magic power.

It was a poison that even Xiuge himself couldn't understand.

So in just a moment, these vines that dared to draw power from Xiuge's body quickly withered and died, and the corrosive dark green mist even escaped from those withered vines, causing further damage.

Xiuge smiled ferociously, raised the sharp claw in his hand, and stabbed hard in the direction of the rhythm.

The vines covering the "core" were extremely tough, but they still could not stop the cutting of the sharp claws and Charron's Touch. Within a few moments, Shuge successfully removed this last obstacle, and his target finally appeared. In front of you.

"Is this the heart?"

Xiuge looked at the wrapped thing. It looked like a heart that incorporated some plant characteristics. It was emerald green in color, with a slightly transparent surface, and a large number of plant tissues like blood vessels connected to it.

Xiuge instinctively used his magic vision, and he saw that a steady stream of magic power was being generated from this special "heart" and being sent everywhere along with those "blood vessels". Just using his eyes, Xiuge could You can already feel the vitality contained in it.

It is a gentle force that makes people want to get close and embrace her.

So he immediately removed the black horny shell covering his left hand, took a deep breath, and then followed Theseus' previous instructions and probed towards the slowly beating heart.

It is not soft to the touch, but rather like some kind of warm ore. Although it is a bit cold, Xiuge can feel a very natural warmth with every beat of it.

Just when Shuge was seriously feeling the power in the plant's heart, it had already responded to the touch from the outside world.

Many fine roots grew out of it, like silk threads and ropes, they climbed directly onto Xiuge's palm from both sides, and then quickly tightened, fixing Xiuge's left hand firmly on his heart.

Xiuge instinctively wanted to resist, but Theseus's voice came from behind: "Don't move... This is a normal process, just bear with it and enjoy it."

"Be patient?"

Xiuge was stunned for a moment, but then he felt a sharp tingling sensation in the palm of his hand - it seemed that something had directly broken open the palm of his left hand and began to penetrate crazily into his body. , this feeling was so weird and bad, Xiuge even felt that there was a snake twisting in his arm, and it was constantly gnawing at his flesh and blood, and moving deeper into his body bit by bit. Drill away.

It was more real and concrete than the initial feeling when Charron's Touch penetrated my chest in the Dream Sanctuary.

And this time, with Xiuge's body and spirit stronger, the torture became even longer - he couldn't escape, and he didn't dare to use his own abilities to resist, so he could only endure the torture forcefully. A slow, horrible pain.

Charron's touch gradually disappeared, and the vines that were originally hostile to Shuge also spread out. They now seemed to regard Shuge as a kindred spirit, or as a prey that had been successfully captured. In short, there was no more Attack him in any way.

Xiuge kept kneeling on one knee, and the cold sweat caused by the pain continued to flow. As time passed, the distortion on his face gradually turned into numbness, and the pain in his arms had also spread to him. on his shoulders, and moved further into his body...

At this moment, the previously coveted vitality finally arrived. Xiuge could feel that it was continuously injecting into his body along with the rhythm of the plant's heart. Then new torture began, and healing began. At the same time as the pain began, the roots that had penetrated into Xiuge's body also began to accelerate, which caused the pain to reach its peak directly and almost penetrated Xiuge's mind.

This is simply torture!

The vegetation covering most of the office area began to wither and shrink at this moment, and the green color on the periphery began to fade. Countless necrotic vines and branches fell off from the main body, and turned into invisible magic dust immediately after falling to the ground.

A few minutes later, the previous strange scene had completely disappeared, leaving only a few vines still "embracing" Xiuge's body. At this time, Xiuge's palms, face and the skin of his neck were constantly growing. There were flashes of green light one after another, as if something was flowing in his blood vessels.

Finally, this horrific process came to an end.

After successfully breaking through a certain node, the pain that could drive people crazy dissipated in an instant, replaced by an extremely active vitality. At this moment, Xiuge heard the beating of his heart very clearly. The sound, that rhythm seems to have been integrated with his body and magic power. With every beat and every cycle, new magic power is formed and quickly fills all the vacancies.

The rhizomes binding Shuge's palm were also reduced to ashes, and the crystal-clear plant heart also turned into a ball of green powder as Shuge's palm moved away, and fell into the soil below.

"call……"

Shuge took a deep breath and stood up from the ground.

He looked at his palm and saw that the wound in his palm was healing at a slow speed. Not only that, but there was also a slight itching sensation coming from the wounds on his body that were caused by the entanglement of thorny vines.

Shuge turned his attention to the metal disk. This time, not a single groove was successfully filled, but in the center of the disk, the dark green crystal that had always been the source of Shuge's magic power has now become something else. An image - it is no longer the regular-shaped crystal in the past, but has become a crystal clear green heart.

It was flashing gently, like the beating of a heart.

And every time the light flashes, countless magic threads will flash through the lines engraved on the metal disc. Under its influence, the rotation of the entire disc becomes smoother and smoother, and Xiu Ge can also feel that the magic power in his body seems to have broken through and entered a new stage.