Even primary school students now know that fighting a war is about economics, and war is about logistics. If you are an enemy of this huge system, if the other party is unhappy and directly hits it with energy, which is enough to drown him alive, how can you fight?
Miao Pu thought that it would be a good thing if he could deduct some energy from the underground energy-collecting network, disrupt the normal operation of the network and arm himself at the same time.
Miao Pu thought it was not too much, but his opponent thought it was too much.
A big business consumes a lot of money. In terms of total energy, what Miao Pu freed up is really not that much, but the accounts cannot be calculated that way. To take the simplest example, when evaluating how much a company is worth, you cannot just look at its cash.
Real estate is the big deal. The huge changes in the underground ruins are obviously equivalent to real estate. Miao Pu's pumping energy day and night is equivalent to constantly plundering the company's cash flow. This is bloodletting. Although it is not cutting open the artery, it can't hold it back.
It's so noisy.
So when the first three hours were halfway through, the energy network refused to provide any more mixture.
At this time, it was already the 2nd, the 2nd day of the first lunar month.
"Ho ho, it seems I finally got some reaction." Miao Pu said a little happily.
In fact, there has been much more than this reaction during this time.
Since he started frantically plundering the mixture, the first ones to react were the plant monsters from other branches.
However, Miao Pu had already expected this reaction, and his battle pet was prepared for this.
There are more than a hundred [Wooden Ghosts]. In addition to not being able to use energy to cut almost unlimitedly like the superpower monsters, in terms of comprehensive combat power, it is still higher than the superpower monsters. Of course, this is only a judgment of head-on fighting. If you don't even have wisdom,
If you include it, it’s another concept.
With these [Wooden Ghosts] blocking the way, fighting in the narrow tunnel, the plant monsters would not be able to get past the defense line set up by Miao Pu.
Luo Zhiqing, Kang Danian and the others quickly adapted to the mode of commanding the [Wooden Ghost] to fight, and achieved great results. Several times, monster corpses completely blocked the tunnel, and the monster had to interrupt its attack.
In the next few days, everyone finally opened their eyes.
There were so many plant monsters that people were stunned. Compared with the monsters that appeared at this time, what they encountered before was equivalent to seeing a few crawling monsters in a damp, dark room covered with paper shells.
Cockroaches, and now all the paper shells have been lifted, and the monsters seem to be endless.
Since then, the fighting has never stopped. The [Wooden Ghost] has certain characteristics of Yuan Shou. As long as they have energy and are not destroyed, they are perpetual motion machines for killing.
[Wooden Ghost] is very capable, but not as good as humans, so Feng Jianguo sent two squads to fight Kang Danian and the others in three shifts.
Although the soldiers in these two classes are not as good as Kang Danian in terms of protection, attack, or combat experience, Miao Pu's requirements are not high, just defense. Luo Zhiqing, on the other hand, acts as a firefighter. There are more specific methods here.
, such as slowing down or speeding up the killing rhythm, or appropriate beheading tactics.
In short, Miao Pu and the others finally managed to survive this fierce battle. Not only were they not defeated, but the day and night fighting became a normal state.
On the 6th day, the first batch of 60 derivative monsters were bred in the nest with the new mother tree as the core.
This kind of monster was born specifically to defeat a large number of people. Its appearance looks like an oversized sea urchin. They have a layer of thorn armor, which is poisonous and sharp. They move by tentacles, and the tentacles themselves are weapons. They
It can also shoot thorns, and the blowpipe tentacles fired are distributed on the thorn armor.
The emergence of jI monsters greatly eases the difficulty of defense.
Then, on the sixth day, the enemies finally realized that the human sea tactics could not help Miao Pu and the others, so they cut off the Internet.
In Miao Pu's view, the emergence of this situation further proves that there is indeed a controller above the group of monsters, and it is not his predatory behavior that has aroused the determination of plant monsters to protect public assets, so regardless of the cost, they
He launched a furious attack.
"Has the source been investigated?"
Miao Pu was not just passively beaten. He asked Luo Zhiqing to investigate the source of a large number of plant monsters. He had achieved little before, but this time with the disconnection of the Internet and the plant monsters retreating, Luo Zhiqing had a chance to trace the source.
Now, he has returned from the exploration.
"Well, there are two places, one at the top and one at the bottom."
Miao Pu thought for a while and said: "The space above is limited, let's go up there first to see what the situation is like."
The so-called upper part refers to the area higher than the entire underground world. Its general location is about 400 meters above the core of the ruins and about 30 meters away from the surface in a straight line. It is a multi-layered labyrinth-like area with a span of about 20 meters.
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Even Luo Zhiqing had not discovered this area before, and discovered it only after the network was disconnected.
"More and more evidence shows that the complexity of this underground world is far beyond our imagination. I don't know how they achieve area occlusion. I can only say that if I can only see what they want me to see
area, then many of our previous speculations may be overturned.”
Miao Pu knew what Luo Zhiqing wanted to express. Her special ability allowed her to sense the existence of space in a certain area, and she could directly break through the space and move there. It was precisely because of this ability that she had always believed that she was basically
Mastered the three-dimensional area map of the underground world 90. Including the original ruins and related areas, and even the new areas after part of the rock and soil was converted into energy, the rat tunnel network opened by the ruins monsters, and the earth's crust caused by the mutation of the source.
Xindi River and so on.
Many judgments and inferences are based on such a huge three-dimensional map as the background.
Now, as the network is disconnected, two huge undetected areas have emerged. Inferences based on the original map are naturally impossible to be accurate. Moreover, we have to ask the question: "How many areas are there?
Is it unknown but real?”
"If you overthrow it, overthrow it. This just shows that we are constantly making progress." Miao Pu was chatting with Luo Zhiqing while giving orders with his mind. There are more than a hundred [wood ghosts], and 93 of them are still alive. This time he
Prepare to bring 43 and 150 thorn ball monsters, and the rest will guard the lair.
The monster army is said to have withdrawn, but in fact it is no longer the crazy attack day and night like before. Monsters are still often seen in tunnels and rat passages.
It is worth mentioning that among the plant monsters that appeared in the later period, there are no supernatural monsters, hybrid monsters, or even cannon fodder monsters. What does this mean? In Miao Pu’s mind, there is a distribution of plant monsters
The regional map was gradually outlined, and there were at least three major branches of plant-type monsters.
The first major branch is underground. Deeper underground, there are vast underground plains, deep underground forests, and even the sea of earth. Countless plant monsters are there, and a complete ecological system should have been formed.
The second largest branch, at the top of the head, is the newly discovered area. It is also a paradise for plant monsters, but the scale should be much smaller than that deep underground.
The third branch is those that interact with humans. Their existence may even be just the result of plant seeds drifting along the water and then spreading out in a suitable place for growth.
Going to the newly discovered upper area is a killing push. The [Wooden Ghosts] are spread out widely, and there are spiny ball monsters to support them. As the commander, Miao Pu spends most of his time walking, and the work of killing is no longer needed.
He did.
Luo Zhiqing's job is also very simple: confirm the route and tell it to Miao Pu so that he can have an accurate score.
Therefore, in such a cruel battle, the two of them were able to walk and talk at the same time.
"Why do you think there are such a large group of plant-type monsters? The three branches you mentioned are just speculation."
Miao Pu thought for a while and replied: "I thought before that after I frantically drained the energy network, our opponent would make some moves, but I thought there would be higher-end plant monsters that had never been seen before or something else.
The reason why we think so is because we have never seen anyone digging holes. Those rat tunnels are different from the areas around and below the ruins that are converted into energy. These rat holes are definitely dug out. In terms of scale,
, the amount of earthwork is unimaginable. Therefore, either they have a huge burrowing army, or they must have powerful burrowing monsters, otherwise it would be impossible to complete such a huge project. But where are they? No, they did not appear at all
Where is the dug-out earth? It can’t be seen either. So, I hypothesized that plant monsters acquired genes from earthworms or something, and then created giant earth-eating beasts or something behemoth.”
"Haha, but in the end, several kinds of cannon fodder monsters that have never been seen before came?" Luo Zhiqing interjected while looking at Miao Pu's analysis with a smile.
"Yes, just because we waited for them, I felt that our original knowledge was just the tip of the iceberg. It takes time to hatch derivative monsters, and the number of derivative monsters that the mother tree can control also has its upper limit. Suddenly the number appeared
So many, obviously they are very large in scale and are not temporarily produced to cope with emergencies."
"...If we analyze it according to your thinking, there are too many possibilities."
Miao Pu also said with emotion: "Yes, it is indeed very complicated. I have never experienced such a situation where clues and questions appear one after another before. Basically, enemies keep jumping out and fighting all the way through. That's OK."
His tone changed, and Miao Pu added: "But these are just small details. The soldiers will block the water and cover up the soil. I don't believe that if we continue to waste it like this, we won't be able to find the answer. Now we also have a team. At worst, we will kill all the way."
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"Haha, your gangster mentality was exposed in just a few words, but it seems there is a way."
"That's right, my original purpose is to save people. You should try your best to stop the evolution process of the underground world. But at present, if you want to save people, you have to kill them. So, whether it is the automatic program of the source civilization or the resurrected corpse
Or someone else's selfishness is at work. These are not the most important. The most important thing is that Yuanhua has been a disaster for us, the people in the disaster area, and even our country and the world. We cannot withstand another wave of similar disasters.
The disaster struck. Because of this, any changes that lead to accelerated degeneration or other disaster levels are what we want to prevent. In comparison, the rescuers or figuring out the truth are secondary.
Already."
"Haha, I can't tell. Are you going from saving friends to saving the world? The data shows that you are not so noble." Luo Zhiqing teased Miao Pu with feigned surprise.
Hearing these words, Miao Pu felt helpless and said: "Hey, I have no clue about saving people, and I think it's actually the same thing. To be honest, from an emotional point of view, I still feel sorry for some people somewhere.
I still have hope that they are alive. But my reason tells me that the hope that they are still alive is really slim. In such a situation, the idea of finding them as soon as possible and seeing them alive or dead has gradually become
Revenge in order to find out the truth. There are many specific manifestations of revenge. What the enemy wants to do is not allowed to do it. I think it should be considered one kind. Since this is exactly consistent with the path of the hero to save the world, I naturally
I don’t mind raising this big flag.”
"Haha, savior hero? You are quite thick-skinned, can't you be more humble?"
"Humility? God, can you speak from the bottom of your heart? I am really taking a life-and-death risk. Sincerely, I sometimes feel that the reason why heroes and gallantry throughout the ages have performed commendable feats is precisely because of this simple incident."
The two of them were walking and chatting, and before they knew it, they had left the area of the underground ruins and entered the newly discovered upper area.
The cave structure here is very different from the underground ruins area. Whether it is a tunnel or a cave, the inner walls are as pitted and porous as a coral reef, and they are all uniformly dark red.
As we all know, the main component of the skeleton of coral polyps is calcium carbonate, and coral reefs are formed by coral polyps over hundreds of thousands of years. The appearance of such a structure here easily reminds people of some kind of insect with similar characteristics.
Traveling to this area, the number of plant monsters has increased significantly, and every meter the team advances is accompanied by fierce battles.
What Miao Pu has to do is to rationally allocate combat power.
This job was originally not easy, but with the assistance of the weapon spirit, the actual operation is very simple. Issue an order to replace the injured or long-term [Wood Ghost] or Thorny Ball Monster, and then heal or help it recover.
, that's it. As for monitoring the battle situation, analyzing the enemy and ourselves, when to replace which monster, where to cure, or what proportion of recovery energy to use, etc., all are completed by the weapon spirit. In other words, the weapon spirit has a deep mind to guard the brain.
It's not called this name for nothing.
During this process, Miao Pu did not forget to be careful and learn. Not to mention that he had always been wary of the weapon spirit. Even if he had not, he would not rely too much on the weapon spirit. Relying on foreign objects was not the right path after all.
They advanced in a fight like a boat against the current. After arriving at a cave of several hundred square meters, their progress was blocked. A large number of powerful monsters appeared, resisting the attack of [Wooden Ghost], and the fight was inextricable.
When Miao Pu and Luo Zhiqing saw this, they took action one after another to join the battle.
Miao Pu used bows and arrows for long-range support. Although Luo Zhiqing did not have long-range attack methods, her space movement skills combined with sharp swordsmanship posed no less threat to monsters than Miao Pu. She saw the opportunity correctly and killed one life with one sword.
Missed.
The battle lasted for more than half an hour, until the corpses of powerful monsters piled up into a hill in the cave, and the intensity of the battle gradually decreased. It was not that the monsters did not want to fight, but that the powerful monsters were basically slaughtered.
Miao Pu also suffered losses. Now there are only 2 [Wood Ghosts] left, and almost half of them have injuries on their bodies. Even more thorn ball monsters have died, with only a dozen or so left.
"Keep going and let's try not to give each other a chance to breathe."
On the road ahead, there are still many ordinary monsters. Looking around, the fire-like eyes are like the stars in the sky, which are countless. However, no matter how numerous they are, they can't stop Miao Pu and his party.
As he went deeper, the true appearance of the upper area gradually appeared before Miao Pu's eyes.
Different from the plant monster lairs in the outer ring of the ruins, here, there are no creatures that function like mother trees, but only strange plants that resemble egg-laying organs. These are obviously hatcheries with distinct levels based on the terrain. Then
The situation is like terraced fields with clear ridges and ridges, and there are special monsters responsible for carrying and caring for these eggs.
This type of working monster is a mixture of flesh and blood and plants. Miao Pu calls it a worker ant monster. The worker ant monsters do not participate in the battle at all. Even if the eggs in the hatchery are destroyed, they will only come forward to clean them up instead of destroying them.
Miao Pu even forced them into a blind corner, but these guys just wandered around and didn't know how to attack.
In the entire upper area, the most magical and research-worthy thing is this kind of worker ant monster. They are breeders, they are architects, and in terms of their skills and wisdom alone, they are definitely the best among all monsters.
In addition, there is another creature that attracted Miao Pu's attention. They are not plant monsters, but a kind of insect.
This kind of fat insect, which is about the size of two adult fingers, constantly swallows soil and energy, and constantly excretes a certain substance, and this substance is the material for building the nest, and then the worker ant monster uses it as material, in the huge dome
Build a new platform and hatchery. The process is like the growth of a plant. First, build the main body, then the branches, and then a leaf-like platform with the branches as the central axis. The platform will be the future hatchery.
With the help of Qi Ling, Miao Pu quickly completed the identification of the eggs in each hatchery, or more precisely, the wooden cocoons, and then launched an egg extermination operation.
This was a hard battle, because the attacks of monsters never stopped. Although they could not prevent Miao Pu from achieving his goal, they also had the effect of being killed by too many ants. They were constantly worn down and consumed. First, all the thorn ball monsters were wiped out.
, and then [Wooden Ghost] also began to reduce its staff due to constant consumption... In general, once the number of teams is reduced to a certain level, there will be no convenience of rest and recovery, a vicious cycle, and a huge price will naturally be paid, and this is
An accelerated process.
This kind of sacrifice is necessary. In fact, the two of them are more grateful now. Fortunately, they discovered the upper area in time, and immediately organized the combat force to kill here. Fortunately, they did not give up halfway, otherwise there is no need for more, there will be another 2 hours
, several batches of powerful monsters will be successfully hatched. At that time, even if they are willing to pay ten times or even a hundred times the current price, they may not be able to achieve their wishes. The monsters will enter a virtuous cycle, killing those in front and hatching behind, and they will not be able to afford it by then.