Rumble …
The ground was constantly trembling. Along with the tremors, huge roots drilled out of the ground. They pushed down the surrounding trees and rocks and grew huge leaves to block the sunlight.
It had been ten days and nights since the battle between Lin and the 'creator' began, and Lin had cleared out almost all of the roots on the ground in the first few days.
However, it could only be described as' endless'. More and more roots emerged from all over the continent, and under the ravaging of the virus, the madness of the plants affected a large area around it. If this continued, it would overturn the entire continent.
Did it appear here again? This time … it was near Jade Dragon City.
Rumble … Rumble … Rumble …
Under the bombardment of countless bombs, the roots that had just emerged were blown to smithereens, but many of the viruses had already spread, and it seemed that the creatures here were in trouble.
Before the continent was destroyed, Lin had to destroy the 'creator', but … this was not going to be easy.
In the depths of the salt flats, a large number of Abyssal Diggers were constantly digging, tearing apart the roots as they dug. The deeper they dug, the larger the roots became.
The roots that first emerged from the ground were usually one to three meters in diameter, but here, they had already dug out roots with diameters of five to seven meters, and some of the thickest parts were about ten meters in diameter.
And they were like the burrows of ants, crisscrossing all over the ground. Not only here in the salt flats, but also in the rift valley and other places. Large groups of roots were also discovered after digging.
Lin had discovered. They were indeed spread all over the continent. This meant that they could not dig from the outside. Otherwise, it would cause a huge earthquake, and to clear out these roots, they had to start from the roots.
At the same time, Lin had to find the 'creator's main body'. It should have a main part somewhere underground, and as long as they dug at that part, they could directly destroy it!
But they did not know where the main body was, so they had to use a special method to find it …
Let the 'creator' say it herself.
… Then, let's begin the attack!
Lin's first attack point was the rift valley in the west. She felt that this was the closest place to the depths of the ground.
Several floating orbs slowly descended from the sky, injecting a large number of troops into the broken parts of the roots. These troops were called 'Mad Drillers'. They were a type of small worm with serrated teeth. At the same time, they brought along a large number of Corruptors and drilled into the roots.
The moment they entered, countless sword fleas attacked Lin, but the 'Diggers' were thousands of times larger than them. They quickly 'cleared a path' in front, grinding everything in the roots, including the sword fleas, into paste, while the Corruptors assisted from the side. They devoured the remaining sword fleas that managed to escape and continued to advance into the roots.
There were many pipes in the roots. They were as complex as blood vessels. Not only were they used to transport nutrients, they were also used to transport the sword fleas. Lin did not follow these pipes at all, instead, she kept drilling forward, destroying everything inside. The roots did not have many hard structures like normal plants, instead, they were soft like the inside of an animal's body, making it much easier to drill through.
Lin started from 10 roots and soon reached a depth of over 10 meters. After reaching a certain depth, some of the Corruptors would start a new job. They would secrete a crustaceous substance from their tails, creating a hardened 'skeleton' to support the roots. This was to prevent the roots from collapsing from being unable to withstand the pressure underground.
But most importantly, Lin wanted to see if there was anything special, or in other words, the 'commanding part'.
She had discovered two symbiotic organisms, fungus and sword fleas, inside the 'creator's' body, but they should not just be living here.
Lin believed that the 'creator' had the ability to command them, and the 'creator' should be a very intelligent creature.
In fact, this' creator 'didn't have to be very far away to appear, it had already appeared several times before.
It should have communicated with the first white skeletal dragons to some extent, and the so-called 'prophet' was also related to it. The 'prophet' was probably a white skeletal dragon specially 'created' by the 'creator', allowing them to mingle among the white skeletal dragons and affect them.
These signs indicated that the creator must have possessed intelligence, but so far, Lin hadn't discovered any signs of high intelligence. It only knew how to drill out of the soil like a plant, and if it got too close, it would drill out some predatory structures to attack, but this was something that any normal plant could do.
That was why Lin doubted the 'creator's' intelligence, she should have gone deeper into the roots to discover more secrets.
The deeper the 'Berserker' went, the more spacious the roots became. At the same time, Lin also discovered some new sac-like structures, these structures were attached to the pipes, and many eggs were stuffed inside.
They seemed to be the eggs of sword fleas, but Lin did not see any type of sword flea that resembled a queen. Normal sword fleas' reproductive ability had already deteriorated, so they should have a queen.
When he thought of this, the invading troops stopped.
The 'Berserker' encountered some sword fleas that were as large as themselves. These sword fleas looked like lobsters, with a pair of pincers as their forelimbs. They also had structures that looked like eyes. Countless small sword fleas surrounded them, completely blocking the path ahead.
This was the first time they had seen such a huge species, and they seemed to be protecting something.
If only that was the case.
Lin ordered a 'Berserker' to rush towards the enemy, and the giant sword flea moved quickly, clamping the 'Berserker's' head with its pincers. At the same time, countless small sword fleas rushed up and surrounded the 'Berserker's' body, biting and tearing as they tried to drill into it.
'Coo …'
At this moment, the entire tunnel shook, and the inner walls of the tunnel instantly burst open. A large number of 'Berserkers' drilled out from the cracked tunnel walls, using their sharp heads to drill into the giant sword fleas' bodies. Countless shell fragments scattered as the 'Berserkers' drilled into the bodies of the sword fleas, and the 'Berserkers' drilled into the bodies of the sword fleas. The 'Berserkers' rotating sawteeth instantly crushed the innards of the sword fleas.
Although these sword fleas were large, they did not seem to be very powerful. Then, countless' Berserkers' rushed over, attacking the small sword fleas, and devouring the pieces of the large sword fleas …
After dealing with these 'Berserkers', Lin discovered a strange … organ?
Were these sword fleas protecting this? This organ was at the center of a large number of tunnels, and it seemed that all the tunnels around it were connected to it.
This organ was cylindrical, and Lin felt that it had … That's right!
With that in mind, Lin immediately had a special unit swim over from behind. This was a small 'Brain Reader', and it placed some of its tentacles on the organ.
The 'Brain Reader' immediately received some information, which was some brainwave signals. Lin could not understand the specific meaning, but she already knew that this organ was a structure similar to a ganglion. It was much simpler than a normal brain, and there were no nerves around it, so it was all alone here …
There were no connections, and the structure was very simple. Compared to this root, it was too small. Did this mean that the 'creator' was not very intelligent?
Lin's unit had invaded ten roots, and the other nine units had also discovered the same nerve node at almost the same location.
However, Lin had already recorded the frequency of the signal it sent, and through the 'Brain Reader', she played it to the 'Brain Bug' in the sea.
"Simple message, easy to understand." The 'Brain Bug' rolled on the ground a few times before saying, "Translate the signal into a specific language, and the meaning is … 'I will find you.'"
… What did that mean? Hearing the 'Brain Bug's' words, Lin felt very strange. Did the 'Creator's' words target Lin?
With that in mind, Lin tried to use the 'Brain Reader' to connect with the 'Brain Reader', but it didn't respond.
Was the message just now just a coincidence? However, since it purposely sent out its brainwave signals, it must be trying to communicate.
With that in mind, Lin asked the 'Brain Bug': "'You are communicating with me?' How do you express this message using brainwave signals?"
"Send the frequency." The 'Brain Reader' sent a few brainwave signals to the 'Brain Reader'. Lin recorded these signals, then used the 'Brain Reader' to send the same frequency to the 'Brain Reader'.
The 'Brain Reader' suddenly trembled, then a large amount of information was transmitted from it!
This time, Lin quickly recorded the signal and played it to the 'Brain Bug'. After listening to it, the 'Brain Reader' replied, "The message this time is a bit more complicated, but there are specific meanings: 'Stop the invasion', 'Will counterattack', 'Find you', 'Destroy', 'Devour'"
Sure enough, the 'Creator' was communicating with Lin.
Following that, Lin asked the 'Stop this, or you will be destroyed' brainwave signals from the 'Brain Reader' to the 'Brain Reader's' brainwave signal.
Lin felt that these 'Brain Reader's' ganglia were only used to express signals, there were a few more important parts that were used for thinking.
Lin only needed to find out where those parts were.
Suddenly, Lin felt a huge amount of brainwave energy surging from all directions of the root system. The energy was very strong, and all of them were concentrated in this ganglion. They passed through the Brain Reader's tentacles, and the strong signal caused damage to the cells in the Brain Reader's body. It felt like being hit by an electric current.
But this signal quickly calmed down and returned to the simple signal from before.
After the final signal was given to the 'Brain Reader' to translate, it meant: 'I've found you.'
This seemed very coincidental, because Lin had also found it. Floating astronomy.
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