Clumps of dust rose into the air and fell like a misty rain, forming a small mound beside the sweaty woman.
After digging for almost an hour, Lin Sanjiu could see that there were already four to five such small mounds.
In her memory, this was indeed the place where Snow disappeared. However, Lin Sanjiu had already dug through a large layer of soil, revealing a layer of intertwined, gigantic white rhizomes. However, when she looked closely, there wasn't even a shadow in the rhizomes.
Lin Sanjiu felt her blood vessels throbbing. She massaged her swollen temples, wondering where she had gone wrong.
"Maybe I should try another place?"
Lin Sanjiu encouraged herself.
Lin Sanjiu walked anxiously back to the campsite from the night before. She dug for another two hours without taking a break. Finally, she collapsed on a mound of soil. She looked at her sweaty body and felt bitter in her mouth.
At that moment, the ground in front of her had a strange appearance.
The plants that were originally growing in clusters were uprooted and piled up on one side. What was exposed were white roots that were as thick as locomotives. They were densely packed together and formed a large patch.
It looked as if a person's skin had been peeled off, but what was revealed was not flesh and blood, but countless white maggots.
However, this was only the surface layer of the "white radishes". Most of their bodies were still buried deep in the soil. Lin Sanjiu had no idea how deep they had grown.
"Could it be that the missing people weren't sucked into these" radishes "?" Lin Sanjiu mumbled to herself, "If they weren't the culprits, why would some of the" radishes "have dead people wrapped around them?"
There was another possibility. The people had died here, and as the "radishes" grew, they gradually wrapped around the corpses.
When Lin Sanjiu thought of this, she felt that there was some truth to this hypothesis. After all, she had encountered these things countless times while she was digging. If the "white radish" was really attacking someone, she would have to be careful. Why was she still fine?
Actually, the simplest way was to find a mouse or a worm to test it out. However, Lin Sanjiu realized that even though she had dug up the soil with all her might, she couldn't find a single worm in the grass.
She still remembered those ugly beetles that were the size of a human head and had a head full of blood-red compound eyes. When she first came out of the Garden of Eden, she could see several groups of them every day. When she was sleeping, eating, or walking, they would appear out of nowhere. Occasionally, Hui Chuyan would let out a scream when she was caught off guard, and Xueqin always mocked her.
The nest of this beetle was also very disgusting. A large round nest was imprinted with round shallow pits. Normally, there were four insects in a nest, which was just enough to fit four human heads.
The reason why Lin Sanjiu was so clear about it was because she had destroyed a few such nests while she was digging.
She didn't know when it started, but the bugs in the nest disappeared without a trace, just like her companions.
She sat on a pile of soil and stretched her legs. She stared blankly at the coiled white roots in front of her and subconsciously counted the time.
Snow Cherry, Bai Xiaoke, and Error Code 517 had disappeared the earliest. It had already been 24 hours since then. Even though he did not know when the others had disappeared, he did not know. Even though Lin Sanjiu didn't know the exact time when the others disappeared, it had been almost 15 hours...
As this thought crossed her mind, Lin Sanjiu immediately gave herself a backhand slap.
"I don't care how long they have been gone!" She gritted her teeth fiercely, and a vicious look appeared on her face. "If they are alive, I want to see them! If they are dead, I want to see their corpses!"
When she was digging, Lin Sanjiu didn't know what these "white radishes" were, so she had her guard up against them. Therefore, she was very careful when she was digging and didn't even dare to damage their skin.
However, now that she was angry, she couldn't care less. She picked up the long knife that she found on Er Dao's body and swung it at the "white radish".
The hard skin on the surface of the radish wasn't as tough as it looked. Lin Sanjiu felt that when her knife touched the radish skin, before she could even cut it, the skin suddenly opened. It wasn't accurate to say that it opened. It felt more like it was "flipped open". Just like how a person would open their mouth when eating, the radish skin was also flipped open. There were long strands of mucus hanging from the opening.
Lin Sanjiu's long knife plunged into the sticky, soft, semi-solid mucus without any resistance. The "white radish" immediately closed its skin, as if it had sucked half of the knife into its mouth.
Lin Sanjiu held the knife hilt and froze for a few seconds. It was different from the "white radish" that she had expected. For a moment, she didn't know what to do.
"Should I pull the knife out? Or should I just slice it? "
Before she could make up her mind, something happened to the "white radish" again. With a splash, the knife, which was covered in a large amount of mucus, was pushed out from the opened skin.
The closed skin looked exactly the same as before. Lin Sanjiu couldn't tell that it had been opened before.
"Huh?"
Lin Sanjiu looked at the wet knife and then at the white roots in front of her. "Why? You don't like it?"
That was indeed her first reaction.
When she took a closer look, she realized that there wasn't only mucus hanging from the knife. There were also some thin and long roots that seemed to have been cut off by the knife. The roots were like fish out of water. They struggled in the air for a while before they drooped down.
This thing was inexplicably disgusting …
After some thought, she grabbed a blade of grass and wiped the knife clean. Then, she slowly moved her arm closer to the "white radish".
This time, Lin Sanjiu fixed her eyes on the "white radish". She didn't dare to miss out on any abnormalities.
Previously, when she accidentally touched this kind of "white radish", it would tremble slightly. Lin Sanjiu didn't pay much attention to it as she thought that it was because they were alive. However, after she observed it closely, she finally saw the process of the "trembling".
When her arm was close to the skin of the radish, a small slit opened up. Through the slit, she could vaguely see a bunch of thin roots wrapped in mucus. It was as if a brain had been dissected, revealing the nerves inside.
A thin root probed its head out from the slit, but for some reason, before the mucus on its body dripped down, the root had already retracted. The skin of the radish closed. The "white radish" trembled slightly. When she looked at it again, it was as if nothing had happened.
Lin Sanjiu stared at it with her mouth agape. She couldn't make a sound.
She raised her arm and tried a few more places. Every "white radish" had the same reaction. After trying it once, no matter how close she got, even putting her hand on it, she still couldn't get any response.
"What the hell is this thing?" Lin Sanjiu punched the "white radish" again, causing another small hole to appear on its surface. He then looked around helplessly.
Although there were no insects to experiment with, she was almost certain that humans and animals were all involved in these "white radishes". However, she did not know why they were unwilling to do anything to her.
If only there was someone to verify her thoughts … With her by her side, nothing bad would have happened …
Even though Lin Sanjiu thought so, she knew that it was impossible.
Lin Sanjiu was certain that if she ran to the edge of the [Dog's Frisbee] and started digging, she would not be able to see the "base" because the range of the [Dog's Frisbee] was much larger than when they were camping last night. He would definitely be able to find the same "white radish".
These things seemed to be growing forward at an extremely fast speed.
"Should we call Gong Daoyi over?" Lin Sanjiu thought of the only person she could contact, "That guy is quite powerful. He should be able to protect himself …"
She sat down facing the "white radish" and called out the paper crane. She rubbed it in her palm, not knowing why she was hesitating.
The radiation clouds were not thick today, and the sun was hanging high in the sky. The sunlight dyed the strange scene around her with a layer of bright warmth. Even the "white radish" looked a little crystal clear.
Under such sunlight, if a few long shadows suddenly appeared beside him, it would be very conspicuous.
Lin Sanjiu leaped up. When she turned her body around, she saw Lin Sanjiu. When she turned around, she was already holding her sword tightly in her hand.
No matter who it was, they were definitely not easy to deal with since they could sneak up behind her without making a sound.
However, when she saw the uninvited guest behind her, she heaved a sigh of relief. Lin Sanjiu didn't expect that she knew them.
No wonder they didn't make a sound when they walked and came up behind her without saying a word.
"Why are you guys here …" Lin Sanjiu didn't have a bad impression of them. However, she still had to be cautious. "Did Nuwa send you guys to attack me again?"
The two people behind her were two meters tall. They had two pairs of arms on each side and their heads were almond-shaped. They were two of the "novices" created by Nuwa, Montesquieu and Aristotle.
Montesquieu seemed to understand what she meant. He shook his head slightly but obviously. His greenish-grey skin glistened under the sunlight. It reminded Lin Sanjiu of a dolphin.
She did not know if it was because she had been under too much pressure, but when she saw the sages this time, she felt a sense of familiarity. "… Then why are you here? If other posthumans see you, they will attack you like duoluozhongs. "
Judging from Nuwa's previous actions, it was obvious that she had hidden them on the top floor of the black tower. Lin Sanjiu didn't know why the sages were walking openly outside.
Aristotle nodded. Lin Sanjiu didn't know if he was agreeing with her or expressing his gratitude for her concern. Then, Montesquieu took out a folded piece of paper from his belt and passed it to Lin Sanjiu. (To be continued.)
PS:
"Oh my god, a human's potential is really endless. I didn't expect that I would finish writing a chapter so quickly today!
Even though I still owe Hoshi's Wall from Jincheng Zhai No.2, I managed to make up for last night's update. I feel that it's worth your money … "Wiping my tears, Hoshi's Wall is really good-looking. Also, thank you for your pink …"
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