Chapter 765: Not Fatal, But Fertilizing

Not Fatal, But Fertilizing

I have to say, this tumor-like abomination does bear some resemblance to the 【Eternal Day】, but the resemblance here doesn't refer to the 【Eternal Day】 hanging high in the sky of Dusk Town from the Starfall Dagger, but rather......

A certain player who has now been crowned with the identity of a Herald candidate.

That's right, it's Hu Xuan.

For some reason, this enormous tumor reminded Cheng Shi of that stretched-out belly he saw when he delivered Hu Xuan's baby.

Truly...... a terrifying memory.

Patients that Doctor Cheng remembers are few and far between, and the Life Sage definitely counts as one.

Cheng Shi frowned as he looked toward the tumor, realizing that was where Big Cat had gone to rescue people. The 【Prosperity】 proxy had clearly run into danger, but Cheng Shi didn't rush to help. Instead, he once again surged in the direction away from the tumor, seemingly wanting to use the traces of wind to measure the entire experimental site bit by bit.

He wasn't worried about Big Cat at all. After all, she was a Druid who could take Opushka head-on, and after fusing with 【Fate】, Big Cat would only be stronger. There was no way she couldn't beat a mere man-made abomination.

And just as Cheng Shi had guessed, Hong Lin could indeed beat it, but this fight wasn't an easy one.

In the end, Opushka was an undying monster that only used brute force, and fighting it perfectly suited Big Cat's combat style. But the opponent before her now was an intelligent lifeform skilled in "magic" attacks.

Its attacks might not be fatal, but they were extremely fertilizing......

Don't forget, it's suspected to be something 0221 created to replicate the 【Eternal Day】, so every whisper, every roar, every lash, every gaze would plunge its enemies into the predicament of being surrounded by "newborns."

Hong Lin was a living example. After only a few exchanges with the enemy, the enemy's volume grew smaller and smaller with each hit, while hers grew larger and larger. Eventually, she had to withdraw to deal with the "children" on her body first.

So frustrating, truly so frustrating.

Hong Lin's pent-up rage was like a foreign object stuck in her throat—she couldn't spit it out, nor could she swallow it down. The opponent's reproductive ability was too fast, and her own speed of "conception" was no less impressive. With one rising and the other falling, she could only change her current brute-force strategy and think of another way.

And just as Hong Lin withdrew from the combat circle, the group of players she had rescued swarmed to her side, beginning to tend to the "wounds" of this equally terrifyingly-sized giant bear.

Yes, Hong Lin had already rescued Tao Yi—not only Tao Yi, but everyone including Mo Li and Chen Shu. Before this giant tumor appeared, these tentacles alone couldn't possibly withstand the wrath of a Druid of today. But once it appeared, even this battle-hardened Druid was somewhat stymied.

As always, you can never predict where 【Nurturing】 will bring you a new shock.

Hong Lin was indeed shocked. She squinted at the tumor, feeling as though she wasn't fighting an abomination but facing an army of 【Nurturing】 soldiers numbering in the tens of thousands.

The players were shocked too. Apart from Tao Yi, who had some understanding of Hong Lin's bravery, even Mo Li was stunned by her overwhelming momentum.

Think about it—he had led a group of peak players including Chen Shu, and they could only manage an even back-and-forth against the endless ocean of tentacles. But now......

The moment this so-called most combat-capable 【Prosperity】 Chosen appeared, she nearly punched through all the tentacles in the vicinity.

No one expected Hong Lin's "combat prowess" to be this combat prowess!

Is this something a player can do?

Mo Li's gaze at Hong Lin was extraordinarily complex. If he hadn't smelled the scent of 【Fate】 on her, he would have thought Hong Lin had defected to 【War】 just like him.

"Hong Lin, you......"

He arranged for everyone in the team to go help, then walked to Hong Lin's feet, looking up at the terrifying beast. Just as he was about to say something, he was interrupted by Chen Shu behind him.

The 【Silence】 Chosen thoughtfully stroked his chin, and after a moment, uttered words that left everyone present dumbfounded.

"I say, Big Bear, if you could give birth to all these bear cubs, wouldn't we be able to use a bear-sea tactic to overwhelm the enemy too?"

The moment the words fell.

"Boom—"

It was unclear whether the giant bear lost her strength and her Xiong Zhang instinctively dropped, or whether Hong Lin casually braced against the ground beside her without noticing. In any case, some unfortunate soul happened to be pinned into the dirt by her unknowing self.

She didn't bother to check who that person was, just panted heavily and said to Mo Li with a solemn expression:

"The way out doesn't necessarily have to be fought out by force. Some debts can be settled slowly later. Since many of the formations here have failed, perhaps we could have left long ago.

Mo Li, don't worry about me. Go in the direction I came from and find Wei Mu—he probably knows how to get you all out.

Also, if you're grateful for my life-saving grace, take your people and help me guard Cheng Shi well.

The Weaver of Fate is there too. Help me get him and Tao Yi out."

"Wei Mu, he's here too?" Mo Li's expression shifted in shock.

"Heh, what else did you think? How do you think I got in? I want to see—0221 treats so many players as consumables, so today, let's see if his experimental site can still hold up!"

Saying so, the giant bear let out a roar, pushing all the players helping around her behind her, then stood up and pointed at the giant tumor from afar, making a provocative gesture.

However, the tumor showed no reaction. It didn't seem capable of anger, just continuing as always to shoot tentacles toward the giant bear, muttering deliriously.

In an instant, the giant bear's size grew again.

Elsewhere.

With the help of a large number of entry tickets, the players entering the experimental site weren't just one or two. Besides Cheng Shi and Hong Lin, quite a few peak players had also joined this 【Truth】 game, and Hu Wei was one of them.

I have to say, the Grand Marshal's connections were indeed vast. Not only did he get a ticket from Wei Mu, but in an extremely short time, he gathered a group of "soldiers" within this experimental site willing to explore the control center with him.

He had originally inquired about this matter wanting to come find Seeing Da Yi, but after receiving guidance from Lord Ultraman and learning about 0221's progress in divinity synthesis, he decisively decided to head to this experiment's control center first to take a look.

If Seeing Da Yi happened to be locked up there, that would be a win-win. But if Seeing Da Yi wasn't there...... he also trusted that a peak assassin should be able to protect himself.

So Hu Wei made his move. He whipped out a greatsword wreathed in raging flames to clear the path, leading a group of players whose expressions were a mix of solemn and excited as they charged toward what he believed to be the control center.

And that place was precisely the area with the fewest tentacle traces in the entire region.

"A good defender hides beneath the nine earths"—this is military common sense. So Hu Wei simply didn't believe 0221 would place the most important experimental center in a place where a major battle could erupt at any moment. Thus, he avoided the violently clashing central zone and groped his way toward the quietest, most silent area.

Not long after, he brought his people to the place, and at this moment, Cheng Shi, who had circled the entire site, also happened to arrive here.

The End-times Wind Tamer had just put on a new mask in a corner, and before he could even operate, he saw his good big brother step on intense flames and land right in front of him.

Without the greetings and catching up between good brothers, nor the shock and joy of familiar faces meeting, Cheng Shi squeezed out a standard smile, and before he could speak, he was met with that soul-deep interrogation from the other party.

"Who are you this time!?"

Cheng Shi's smile froze. He never expected his own identity to have become Hu Ge's PTSD.

Hu Ge, oh Hu Ge, I already used the Ultraman identity to tell you that you could trust the Weaver of Fate. Why are you still so guarded against me?

But who else could I be? Of course, I'm the person you least want to see.

Heh~