Chapter 767: The Grotesque Mother Tree

The Grotesque Mother Tree

"Doctor Fraud?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Wei knew immediately that there was a conflict between Cheng Shi and the slice before him. In the past, whenever he encountered matters that affected the interests of himself and his team, the Grand Marshal would never excessively protect his own people; instead, he would stand on the side that benefited everyone.

But things were different now. After receiving instructions from Lord Ultraman, Hu Wei had come to regard Cheng Shi as his window to approaching the 【Void】, as well as a brother belonging to the same 【Chaos】 faction. Thus, he raised his greatsword at the first opportunity and rested it on Wang Mou's shoulder.

Seeing Hu Wei being so "considerate," Cheng Shi chuckled inwardly, but his gaze toward Wang Mou remained cold, for he had to consider what schemes this doctor, who was so adept at twisting the truth, was plotting now.

Others might not know, but Cheng Shi was all too clear: this doctor was no slice of the current World 0221. He came from another world. Cheng Shi had to be vigilant about whatever an outsider wanted to do in this world.

Wang Mou, however, was not surprised by everyone's reaction. He showed no fear of Hu Wei's giant blade; instead, he shouldered the greatsword that had scorched his shoulder and said with a straight face:

"I am indeed his slice. This is an origin that cannot be denied, and I have never thought of denying it.

However, I had assumed that when you all realized I was his slice, you would choose to stand with me and grant me appropriate trust. After all, a slice with independent consciousness and the main body are often at odds.

And he and I have reached the point of being incompatible as fire and water.

Rest assured, Fate Weaver, I know what you are guarding against, but I am not lying this time. I truly possess the method to break the magic arrays—or rather, these arrays were provided to him by me in the first place.

Of course, not here, but in that place you know of."

Wang Mou gave Cheng Shi a meaningful look and continued:

"I discovered my identity long ago, but I have no complaints about it. My thoughts are very simple: I only wish to approach 【Truth】. If cooperating with him can accelerate this process, I am more than willing."

"However, through our exchanges over the past two days, I have discovered that his approach to approaching 【Truth】 is vastly different from what I imagined, so I had no choice but to step out and seek my own path."

By the time he said this, the vast majority of those present were bewildered. Even the few who seemed to understand had merely convinced themselves by filling in some outrageous details in their own minds. Only Cheng Shi—only this Clown, who knew Wang Mou's true roots—truly understood what Wang Mou was saying.

After arriving, this doctor from another world had perhaps discovered that the 0221 of this world was not a character to be trifled with either. The other party's path to approaching 【Truth】 was even slowly affecting his own path; even cooperation could not allow these two lines to run parallel. Thus, he had to choose to "sever ties" with his own main body, seeking an opportunity to break free from control and become a truly free, independent individual.

This reason made sense, but the timing of the other party's appearance was still too coincidental.

A slice of an experiment host just happening to appear in the testing ground, and just happening to become the key for everyone to explore the testing ground—no matter how you looked at it, this plot was highly problematic!

Coupled with the "scam" experienced in the previous trial, Cheng Shi's expression darkened; clearly, he did not believe what Wang Mou said.

But Wang Mou did not stop stating his position. He was sincerely explaining to everyone, pointing at the ruins before them:

"If what you are looking for is the control center, then you have undoubtedly come to the wrong place. Based on my understanding of him, the control center would likely be at the entrance where experimental materials are deposited.

But if you want a detailed understanding of this experiment, then congratulations, you have found the key facility.

Hidden beneath this is not experimental data or observation panels, but the most crucial experimental material in this entire experiment!

I have carefully investigated the traces of several players and discovered that they were all buried beneath this.

And that Grotesque Mother Tree, which has sprouted wisdom, is deliberately disguising this place as calm and peaceful to divert the attention of outsiders."

The crowd frowned, and a knowledgeable player in the team directly questioned:

"The Grotesque Mother Tree is the previous tentacle cluster?

How was it created?

Lacking a long faith chain spanning centuries, or lacking millions of faith anchors, it is impossible to pile a mortal object into something resembling a demigod. Your claim is hard to believe, Doctor."

Wang Mou was very sincere. He did not force a guess, but shook his head and said:

"I am also looking for the answer. What I said before was learned while cooperating with him after deceiving 0221.

But he is far more cautious than I imagined. After collecting only half a day's worth of experimental intelligence, I was treated as part of the experimental material and dumped here.

Of course, due to my rough understanding of this experiment, I ran out from the delivery entrance. However, because the tentacles of the Grotesque Mother Tree are everywhere, before you arrived, I had no energy to explore beyond protecting myself.

And now, with everyone's help, I think I can provide higher efficiency for this team.

How about it? Has the Grand Marshal not made a decision yet?

Time waits for no one."

As he spoke, Wang Mou looked toward the other side where the intense battle was still continuing. The implication was that if they dragged this out any longer, that evil entity he called the Grotesque Mother Tree would realize that the presence of the players posed a threat to its private territory.

Hu Wei frowned and looked at Cheng Shi. Hearing this, he basically had a judgment. He knew that even if this slice had his own motives, the claim about breaking the magic arrays must be true. The other party's goal was not on the surface; at the very least, before entering the storage area for experimental materials, Wang Mou's interests were still aligned with the team's.

But as for his good brother here... what kind of grudge had the two of them formed?

Hu Wei pondered for a moment and decided to trust Wang Mou once to advance the exploration progress. However, he would not let Cheng Shi suffer a loss or concede for nothing, so he decided that after finding the key data for this experiment, he would let his good brother take the lion's share first.

In this way, he could both comfort Cheng Shi and use this to increase the other party's favor to achieve the goal of approaching the 【Void】. At the very least, for himself, it was a win-win.

Thus, having figured this out, Hu Wei prepared to persuade Cheng Shi, but unexpectedly, Cheng Shi had no intention of refusing, nor did he intend to use this as leverage to demand any benefits.

For one, he knew Hu Wei's attitude toward him was due to Ultraman's instructions, but this secret relationship clearly could not be the reason for the Grand Marshal to openly seek his opinion. He also did not want to be too conspicuous in this team; once he attracted too much attention, it would be detrimental to utilizing his professional talents.

For another, he also wanted to know what Wang Mou was actually trying to do. There were two players from outside the world in that trial. Cheng Shi basically understood the Blind Man's thoughts, but he had never been clear about the purpose of this mysterious Wang Mou. Now was the perfect opportunity to re-evaluate the other party, so Cheng Shi had no reason to refuse.

Seeing Hu Wei cast an inquiring look, Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow and silently stepped back, the implication clearly being that he had no objections and would leave it to Brother Hu to decide.

Hu Wei smiled. He appreciated this sensible brother all the more. Seeing that the other party did not object, he withdrew his greatsword and laughed heartily:

"Doctor, feel free to try.

History's revelation tells me that the civil war of 【Truth】 is the beginning of 【Truth】's demise.

As a believer in 【War】, I look forward to witnessing this scene today." ===== CHAPTER 768 =====