Now that he had a goal and an idea, Miao Pu decided to try it out. He found a room that he felt was suitable and punched a large hole in the wall, revealing a section of passage covered with roots and vines behind it.
"Sir, I've seen you unhappy for a long time. Come on, let's compete."
Today, Miao Pu is no longer the rookie he was back then. He will never be as embarrassed as he was when he encountered the strange tree, at least in terms of mentality.
Miao Pu had absorbed a lot of life energy on the surface before, but he didn't have time to refine and purify it. He could only store it in temporary energy fruits. This method was used as a temporary emergency, but it would cause problems over time. Instead of carrying a bunch of energy with him,
The unstable bombs were wandering around, and it was better to hit this plan, so Yu Jian used them all on the Heart of Thorns.
Then, Miao Pu introduced the vines of the Heart of Thorns into the room and entangled them with the roots of these clusters of plants. Not only that, Miao Pu was also very cruel this time. He also injected some of the green monsters he collected into the Heart of Thorns.
heart.
Special creatures like the Red Devil and the Green Devil are very perverted. If you are not careful, they will cause a big mess, and it is highly likely that it will cause a disaster area like that in the United States. Even if this is an underground world thousands of meters below, it does not necessarily mean that it will not happen.
Something will happen.
Since entering the underground world, Miao Pu has been thrown one way after another by his opponents. Finally, Miao Pu couldn't bear it any longer, and he began to try desperate measures.
"Isn't there a lower limit for the Olympic Games? You guys think I have no means." Although Miao Pu was very entangled in his heart, he did not stop, and the dangerous test began.
The Heart of Thorns itself also has the ability to absorb supernatural powers, but this kind of absorption is relatively mild, and even the plant energy absorption system of the underground world is far inferior. However, the Green Goblin is different. If the energy absorption system of the underground world is plunder, then
The Green Goblin just devours everything, even the dregs are left behind. No matter whose it is, it will be labeled as the Green Goblin in the end.
The pipe war started, and the green monsters swarmed in through the cut and entered a section of root vines. Although these root vines are not warheads, the inside of the plant, like people, has a self-protection function. The self-protection method of this kind of root vine is
Toxin, a very deadly toxin.
It is a pity that the Green Goblin, a microbial-level source of life, is very unique in itself. After being domesticated by Xuanling and completing dozens of generations of evolution, it is even more special and unique. Just like carp going to the rivers of Europe, rabbits
Going to the wilds of Australia, most of the biological creatures are not immune to the Green Goblin, otherwise there would not be such a big disaster area in the United States.
The toxin secreted by this kind of root vine is very deadly, but it cannot kill the Green Goblin. It cannot even basic block or freeze it. It can only make the Green Goblin faint for a short while, and then he will be alive and kicking again immediately.
Not only that, after several contacts, the Green Goblin can even separate and swallow the energy part of this source of energy poison, and then excrete the rest as waste.
From Miao Pu's point of view, the invaded roots began to gradually change color, and continued to exude some secretions from the epidermis. Subsequently, the original ability of the epidermis to absorb energy was lost. The Green Devil's
The energy-absorbing system is completely different from the energy-absorbing system of those roots and vines. To the Green Goblin, any living thing is just a host for them.
Miao Pu saw that the green demon's invasion was so effective, he quickly sent Xuanling to settle in. The green demon is a creature like a mayfly, which is more exaggerated than life and death, and in the process of devouring it, it is also accompanied by a lot of death and a lot of self.
If copying cannot be controlled in time, it will not take too long and it will return to the wild again. If you really want to do that, it will be a big deal.
Miao Pu thought that the root vines in the water purification channel were like the ones he often saw, which were the many hairs of one main root vine.
Then, the Green Goblin only needs to invade the main root, and then turn back to destroy all the root vines under the main root. If Xuanling sits on the main root, and then awakens some Xuanlings to serve as generals in various conquests, then the matter is settled.
Oh, this plant has lost such a large taproot. Even if it doesn't die, its vitality will be severely damaged.
But it took more than an hour, and with patience, the Green Devil advanced at least three hundred meters, but there was no branch in sight.
Miao Pu frowned and stopped playing. The actual situation was too far from what he expected. He couldn't let himself fight to the end with a root vine when there seemed to be more efficient options.
Of course, he can also leave Xuan Ling and the Green Goblin to operate on their own, splitting, devouring, and occupying them. This is the instinct of the Green Goblin, and with the Xuan Ling controlling it, the situation has been opened up, and it is completely possible to use war to support war, and even grow like a snowball.
But Miao Pu couldn't let go. He couldn't pass his own level. Worrying about the unnecessary loss of Xuanling was second to the problem of playing with fire. If he did it that way, once the situation got out of control, the Green Devil would spread along the original source.
If it rushes to the ground on its way to the ground, it will be a real catastrophe.
Kang Danian and others were resting under the protection of the Heart of Thorns main body in the platform area of the institute. When they saw Miao Pu coming back with a sullen look on his face, they knew that his attempt had failed. However, everyone did not ask any questions and exchanged eye contact with each other.
, the team set off, targeting the agricultural reclamation station.
At the same time, Yu Haojun and his party were fighting monsters in the tunnel leading to the material distribution center. Halfway through the road, plant dogs and cannon fodder monsters continued to pour out from the terminals of several new rat lanes.
Although there are awakened ones in Yu Haojun's team, they need to be combined to have no obvious shortcomings. The team needs them to suppress the formation, so why should they be used as a suicide squad?
This is a waste without any tricks, mainly using bullets to kill monsters. Once the battle line is pushed over, a few awakened people will step forward to resist for a while. After the soldiers retreat to build a new fire network, they will withdraw.
Alternate like this over and over again.
The special structure of the tunnel allowed the sound to travel very far. Miao Pu heard dense and continuous gunshots before he reached the three-way intersection.
According to the idea of not being led by the enemy and trusting the combat power of friendly forces, he originally did not want to care about Yu Haojun and others, but the constant sound of gunfire and explosions made him easily think of fierce exchanges of fire and stalemate battles.
, he couldn't help but worry and miss.
Sighing deeply, Miao Pu finally spoke out about the situation and his worries. Kang Danian said directly: "In this case, I think we should go for reinforcements and try our best to maintain the combat power we can maintain.
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Jiang Shangqing disagreed with Kang Danian on this matter. He said: "We should implement the original concept of action and have some confidence in them. In other words, since the end, no matter whether they can or not, they have to shoulder the responsibility."
Their share of the burden.”
Miao Pu understood what Jiang Shangqing meant. This was not a fair or evenly matched war to begin with. Now that everyone has understood and collectively adopted the strategic policy of jumping out of the opponent's rhythm, they must have a spirit of sacrifice and persevere.
It would be a sacrifice to give up the search and support for Xie Hongjun and his party and the two lost tactical teams scattered in the research institute, and it would also be a sacrifice to give up the support for Yu Haojun and his party now. If you don't persist, you will probably fall into the trap of focusing on one thing and not the other again, and be consumed in the rush.
If you are stuck in a vicious cycle of procrastination, why do you want to get out of the circle?
Miao Pu thought about it for a moment, and then said cautiously: "I have always held this attitude, but what troubles me is that jumping out of the circle may be a move from a high position, but the monster's attack on Yu Haojun and others must be deliberate.
Be sure to kill him."
Jiang Shangqing easily understood Miao Pu's thoughts. The most unfair part of this war was that they were playing blind chess, while their opponents were playing clear chess. Killing towards passage B was a different battlefield, but this was not guaranteed.
Hitting the enemy's vital point. Judging from the existing intelligence, it is basically a clear fact that the opponent wants to annihilate Yu Haojun and the others.
So, is it worth doing something like sacrificing a comrade who can definitely be saved for something uncertain?
After thinking for a while, Jiang Shangqing finally sighed and said: "Ci'ao, I'm so suffocated. Damn it, it seems we are missing another move."
Miao Pu also said with a gloomy expression: "It seems so, there are two things we didn't expect before:
First: The appearance of a group of monsters with hybrid monsters as the core is a big trouble.
Second: The intensity of our opponents’ real-time monitoring of us is much higher than we imagined.
The three people's final decision was to take a rail car and quickly return to the rescue.
More than 2 minutes later.
This time Miao Pu hit the mark and made some mistakes. They responded promptly, instead of missing half of their moves like the previous research institute and only regaining about one-third of their combat strength.
Yu Haojun and the others, who had been fighting with the monster for more than half an hour, were obviously exhausted. Whether it was the amount of ammunition or the abilities of the awakened ones, they had bottomed out, but the situation still failed to open up. This is not over yet.
Behind them, a new rat tunnel terminal suddenly appeared, and a large number of monsters poured out.
Seeing that he was about to be made into a dumpling, Miao Pu, a divine general, used the same routine of decapitating an enemy general out of an army of ten thousand people. He killed 4 of them in one go, a total of 7 monsters from both ends, and then there was no suspense anymore.
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In total, more than 100 cannon fodder monsters were lost in this battle, and the number of plant dogs was hard to count, but it must have been over a thousand. Yu Haojun and the others also paid the price of 7 deaths and 9 injuries. The injuries here refer to the loss of combat effectiveness, plus
There were wounded in previous battles at the institute, and it is not an exaggeration to say that this team of nearly 40 people was already half disabled.
Blood and tears exchange lessons丨
By now, no one feels that it was a wrong decision to evacuate the research institute instead of searching for Xie Hongjun and his party.
In line with the principle of sending Buddha to the west, Miao Pu and the others joined Yu Haojun and his entourage and headed to the material distribution center. This time there was no problem on the way.
After replenishing their ammunition, when Miao Pu and the others wanted to continue their original plan, they were blocked by Yu Haojun.
Yu Haojun disapproved of Miao Pu and the others taking risks like this. She said: "The situation is already very clear. This is a huge pit, or a monster's lair. Why do we have to risk our lives to challenge it? This place has been occupied for several months. It was previously
I'm not sure about the situation, but now I'm sure, but I don't want to wait for even a day or two. This kind of mentality is wrong.
Miao Pu analyzed past experiences with Yu Haojun, and finally concluded: "What our opponents are worried about is what we have to do. Their overall strategy is obviously stalling for time, and naturally we cannot let them succeed."
"But even so, whether constant rapid strikes are more effective, or retracting your fist and hitting hard, it's obvious without me having to say more, right?"
"A hard blow would be more effective, but I'm skeptical about the power of contraction and the time it takes."
Yu Haojun still failed to convince Miao Pu after all. Although Miao Pu's condition at this time was far from excellent, and even the superpowers in his body needed to be purified and refined, he still decided to implement his original plan.
This was not a show of force at the expense of others, but in addition to the above-mentioned reasons, there was another concern - the enemy's ability to recover, and the rescue of Wen Shiyin, Zhang Wang and others that he was most concerned about.
In the recent series of battles, many people have been left alive or dead. Together with the missing Xie Hongjun and his party, they have passed a hundred. If these people are captured and turned into monsters, what kind of monster will they become?
An army?
As for the cannon fodder monster, in his opinion, it is the same as the octopus monster in Yanggu District. As long as it has energy, it can become a monster born by the establishment. Plant dogs are even less valuable. He is not surprised if hundreds or even thousands are born at a time.
, so he really doesn’t feel like he still has time to wait.
Kang Danian, Jiang Shangqing and the others were determined to go crazy with Miao Pu. One reason was the trust they had developed through fighting all the way. The other reason was that the performance of the reinforcements was really poor, especially when compared with one another, it was really cloudy.
The difference is mud. What everyone really wants is that even if they die in battle, they don’t want to get involved with this kind of funny team anymore.
Of course, they knew that Miao Pu was not without making mistakes, nor was he always good at predicting things. However, Miao Pu had never made any big mistakes, and he knew how to correct them in a timely manner. More importantly, he was able to stop and turn things around.
Rather than being like other friendly teams, one wrong step will directly lead to death.
The group left the material distribution center again. This time they didn't even have access to a rail car. The long front line in front of them was blocked by the corpses of monsters, so they had to rely on two legs.
Fortunately, the seven vines have plenty of energy, and each person except Miao Pu is equipped with one. Although they carry a lot of ammunition and supplies, they allow Kang Danian and others to travel lightly, so it is not too difficult.
As soon as Miao Pu and the others left, Yu Haojun ordered the personnel to evacuate from the material distribution center to the surface station in Channel D. She did not want to see the monster attack drama of the institute happen again in the material distribution center.
At 11:02 on February 14, Miao Pu and his party had lunch in the tunnel area where they had previously fought with a group of monsters.
At this time, Kang Danian and the others had long lost their initial attention to detail, and their mouths, noses, and skin were directly exposed to the air. This was not only because practice gave rise to true knowledge, but also because their mentality had changed greatly. Now they are truly
With the consciousness of sacrifice, my mentality is very good.
In the words of Zhou Shuai and other soldiers: "Just die as hell. It's already like this anyway. It's better to fight happily than to die in vain."
Lunch consists mainly of special food rations, and one can of canned sardines is shared. It's not that the cans are not enough, but the food is sourced. With their current gastrointestinal function, a small piece per person is the limit.
Such a recipe can be regarded as being poisoned by Miao Pu's so-called "theory of inescapability of the source zone". Of course, it is more likely that it is due to repeated injuries, so that the wound is exposed to the source environment and Miao Pu's
As a result of supernatural treatment, the bodies of these people have begun to change subtly. This is an ironclad fact, and there is no use in escaping.
Miao Pu didn't need to chew as slowly as Kang Danian and the others. He had already finished his lunch with extra ingredients. He was holding a plant with a root that looked like an ear of wheat in his mouth and was already checking the growth of the vines.
Enough monsters were killed in the tunnel, and the life energy contained in these monster corpses was too much for him to absorb or carry. In line with the principle of not wasting, he spawned a group of vines, which could not withstand the special conditions here.
The environment has exhausted its energy and died, but when they were alive, they spread and grew along the rat paths, blocking several rat paths for at least 20 meters.
To be honest, Miao Pu didn't know how much it cost the monsters to dig the rat tunnel, but as long as he could create even a little blockage for his opponent, he would never let it go and take pleasure in it.
At 11:45, the group set out on the road again and successfully passed the three-way intersection and the collapsed tunnel on the road leading to the farm station.
Soon after, Miao Pu discovered the situation and shot three hybrid monsters to death with one arrow.
Just like when they first killed a hybrid monster, these three guys also hid in the disguised rat tunnel and were shot dead by Miao Pu.
This situation allowed Miao Pu and others to make further guesses about the strange group.
There is no doubt that hybrid monsters are the commanders of the monster group. According to common sense, they should be in the back and protected at all levels. In the past fierce battles, they did so, but the current situation is,
Before the battle started, they were actually at the forefront.
This situation, coupled with the previous anatomy of hybrid monsters, cannon fodder monsters and plant dogs, they have reason to believe that the monster group may have major weaknesses, that is, the cannon fodder monsters and plant dogs are not only violent and brainless,
And it is very possible that he is deaf or blind.
It is precisely because of this that before the battle begins, only hybrid monsters can act as the eyes and ears to monitor movements and discover targets.
In fact, even if Miao Pu and his team's guesses were not entirely correct, they were not far off.
Plant dogs and cannon fodder monsters are indeed deaf and have no sense of smell. They have eyes, but these eyes are not ordinary eyes, but energy eyes that can only see supernatural powers.
This kind of eyes is the locked and non-replaceable version of Miao Pu's energy vision, but the environment in this underground world is quite special, and all the alien energy has been extracted, so their eyes are completely black.
Of course, this cannot be said completely. The awakened ones in Xie Hongjun and Yu Haojun's teams are like human-shaped torches in their eyes.
However, this kind of energy eye is not easy to use on Miao Pu. He has learned the art of collecting breath early, and also learned the related skills in the prehistoric inheritance. In terms of hiding his own energy dissipation and breath, it can be said that he is
A fully qualified hunter.
As for Kang Danian, they have no special powers at all, so naturally they cannot be seen.
In addition to sensory organs such as energy eyes, they also have a unique sense of touch. This sense of touch achieves its purpose by sensing the ubiquitous fluffy energy-absorbing plants. To put it bluntly, it mainly receives commands.
In summary, considering the IQ of these monsters is indeed a problem. Occupations like scouts are definitely not something that cannon fodder monsters and plant dogs can fill, so they can only come from hybrid monsters.
As soon as the hybrid monster died, the plan for a group of monsters to attack was immediately aborted. Even if there were hybrid monsters deep in the rat tunnel that could restrain the cannon fodder monsters and plant dogs, they had no choice but to give up because they could not detect the target's location. They could not see it.
Cannon fodder monsters and plant dogs cannot be seen.
Cannon fodder monsters and plant dogs cannot do the order to kill all non-similar creatures encountered along the way. Otherwise, there will be no situation where the attacking monsters will start biting each other as soon as the hybrid monster dies. They can't even recognize each other.
Similar things can only be accomplished successfully by the control of hybrid monsters.