At the same time, in another part of the sewer network.
Xia Na and the other two were also walking along the dark passage, carefully moving forward. Compared to the places they had passed before, this place was obviously much quieter. The mud under their feet gradually turned into a more viscous gelatinous substance, at the same time exuding a faint strange smell. Fortunately, the three of them didn't feel anything unusual, just that the atmosphere seemed to be a lot heavier.
Especially when Ling Mo's zombie said that sentence …
"There's another figure …" Xia Na frowned and repeated.
She pinched her chin and thought for a moment, then said thoughtfully: "Mother body? It shouldn't be … Although that guy is indeed different from other humanoid monsters … But on the other hand, we don't know much about humanoid monsters, right? If we make random guesses without knowing anything, we will come to some very unreliable conclusions, which will affect our actions. Since that's the case, let's start from what we know. "
"How do we do it?" Li Yalin asked curiously.
"Just speculating from another angle. First of all, this underground area is definitely connected, there's no doubt about it right? Even if it wasn't before, those humanoid monsters must have broken through it. But on the other hand, they didn't gather together, but scattered in different places. When this happens, it usually means two possibilities. First, they belong to different mother bodies, not the same group of monsters. Second, their behavior is under some degree of supervision and command, they are an army controlled by a higher level monster. "
Xia Na didn't turn her head, but Nana's figure suddenly appeared behind her head.
This translucent spirit power crossed her hands in front of her chest, very seriously analyzed: "And here, it's obviously the second situation, right? Since the sewers are all connected, then different humanoid monsters will definitely fight for resources when they meet. But along the way, did we find the bodies of these monsters? Nothing, not even a broken skeleton. And this not only confirmed my speculation above, but also reminded us of two other very important situations. "
"Two …" The zombie also looked up at Nana.
"Yes. Firstly, since they were an army that was under the jurisdiction of a ruler, there must be one, and only one, parent in this place. Secondly, the number of these humanoid monsters may have reached a shocking number … "Nana's expression suddenly became solemn. From the side, it was as if she had split into another 'self' that looked the same but had a completely different expression.
"Is it a lot?" Li Yalin licked her lips. From her tone, it was obvious that this senior had misunderstood the main point …
However, Nana still replied seriously, "Yes! I don't know what method the mother uses to expand the population, but it's obvious that these humanoid monsters don't use the method of internal elimination and continuous optimization. They are purely captive feeders. Through the method of predation, it's enough to promote the reproduction and evolution of their group. "
"Also," the zombie puppet suddenly said, "from the direction of evolution of these monsters, their mother may be quite strong …"
"Why?" The senior did not understand.
Nana nodded in agreement. "That's right. In fact, this is very easy to understand … Senior, why do you think these monsters evolved to this state? Super ability to track prey, pester the target, hide their weakness, but their body is not strong … Most importantly, why don't they have a brain? A brain that can be discarded is no different from not having a brain at all … "
"When an individual creature blindly follows another creature, its brain is useless. What it needs to do is to listen to its instincts instead of thinking. Therefore, in the process of evolution, its brain was simply weakened until it became a mere decoration. And when its head disappears, its body will also become a portable food storage device … You also noticed that there are a lot of inexplicable organs in its body. If you link these organs with the blood-sucking device on its body, what will you think? "
"Yes, the lunch box. The reason why they evolved to the state of long-term dormancy is precisely because of this function. So for us, they are a new kind of creature, but for their mother, they are just a group of tools rushing to the cafeteria with lunch boxes, and then hungry to pay tribute to it. "Nana said this in one breath and snapped her fingers. But as a spiritual body, this action was done, but the voice was directly in the mind.
"I always feel that the last metaphor is very subtle …" The zombie puppet was stunned and thought. But this description reminded him of Fang Ying in Rosen's company. The parasites that she "created" through mutation and the centipede people underground now seemed to have a lot of similarities … and this was definitely not a coincidence. One was on the ground, and one was underground, and they evolved into the same type. How could he find such a coincidence?
Now that he thought about it, there were indeed a lot of missing parts in Fang Ying's description. Unfortunately, she was too dangerous. Otherwise, if he could get more information from her, he wouldn't be so passive now … But then he thought about it, since Fang Ying didn't mention anything about the underground, combined with the "captivity" that she mentioned before … maybe even Fang Ying herself didn't know about this, or she was simply one of the tools of the underground mother.
As soon as he thought of this possibility, Ling Mo suddenly felt a bone-piercing chill. He even began to wonder if the "Fang Ying" that he talked to at that time was the real Fang Ying, or the underground mother? If it was the latter, then did Fang Ying's declaration of wanting to eat them really start from the moment they entered the underground world …?
If this was the case, then it would explain why they heard the "help" sound … It wasn't because they broke into the territory of the humanoid monsters, but because the biggest monster hiding in the darkness was waiting for them from the beginning …
Can't you think about this?!
Li Yalin nodded in realization. "I understand … If that's the case, the more tools, the better … And the more tools, the stronger the mother … So, Xia Na, do you mean that there are a lot of humanoid monsters here?"
"Senior Sister's brain has also evolved … That's right, that's what I mean. Ordinary humanoid monsters focus on numbers, and then the 'human shadows' that can lure people in … We can call them the Rice Aunties. The Rice Aunties will bring food to the humanoid monsters, but in the absence of a chef, the only way for them to find food is to kidnap people. But then again, there are actually some suspicious points about their behavior … But in the absence of all clues, we'd better put these doubts aside for the time being. "
With that said, Nana returned to her original body and returned to her original state. However, just when Ling Mo thought she had finished speaking, Xia Na suddenly asked in a low voice, "Brother Ling, why did you think of asking this? That other human shadow … Was it the original body? "
She stared at Ling Mo with bright eyes, especially that red eye, as if Nana was staring at him.
"Hey …"
Ling Mo couldn't help but control the zombie puppet to look at Li Yalin … Just like what Xia Na said, her intelligence was improving. Even if it was a little slow, at least in terms of understanding family, maybe it was a little deeper than before …
Seeing him looking at her, Li Yalin turned her head to look at him while running in a charming posture, showing a trace of inquiry in her eyes … On her face, there was no other complex expression. Her reaction seemed to always be very simple, clear at a glance when she was puzzled, and she didn't hide when she was excited … It was just that the charm of her temperament and gorgeous appearance made it easy for others to ignore this characteristic.
But at this time, being stared at by her so intently, Ling Mo couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"Is there a way to lure the previous human shadow out? While we were investigating. "Ling Mo thought for a while and finally said.
"Lure it out …" Xia Na bit her lips.
Indeed, in the process of approaching the humanoid monsters, it could be said to be the easiest opportunity to lure out the human shadow. But in this way, the risk they had to bear would also increase …
"I'll do it." Ling Mo added another sentence.
"Brother Ling will come …" Xia Na vaguely guessed Ling Mo's thoughts … With Ling Mo's character, he would definitely not let them fall into a crisis. Or it could be said that it was the opposite, if Ling Mo could bear the risk, then she and Li Yalin could better explore this place … Maybe …
"Maybe we can find the location of the mother by following the vines." Xia Na suddenly widened her eyes and looked at Ling Mo, "You want to … capture the leader first?"
Ling Mo nodded, "Yes … Since the importance of the mother is self-evident, then for us, shouldn't we also focus on it?"
If Yuwen Xuan was in a crisis … then the biggest crisis should be being sent to the direction of the mother …
It was not enough to just catch up, at this time, they had to take the initiative to attack! No matter how the situation developed next, as long as they could grasp the mother's movement in time, then they would slowly grasp the advantage in this hunt …
And the secret of Tang Hao's transformation must be related to the mysterious mother …
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