It was a strange thing to see his other self with his own eyes.
His other self was wrapped in something that looked like a cicada pupa, and it was surrounded by fluid, just like when he was in his mother's womb. He also noticed that a fist-thick fibrous tube was inserted into the back of his head. This probably explained where the oval shape of the fourth ventricle on the CT film came from.
The other end of the fibrous tube was connected to a smaller cicada pupa. The thing inside was trying to break through a thin layer of the cicada pupa and crawl into the tube.
At this point, Zhang Heng basically figured out the secret of how those things replaced humans.
They didn't directly drill into their target's head. Instead, they had to find a way to replicate a human body. This body was like clothes to them, and they could only disguise themselves as humans by putting on clothes.
No wonder they had been so inefficient, and they hadn't attacked him for so long.
However, Zhang Heng estimated that when the thing in the small cicada pupa crawled into the fourth ventricle along the fibrous tube, it would be time for these things to attack him.
And that day wouldn't be too far away.
After that, Zhang Heng walked around the ancient plant that looked like a banyan tree and counted the cicada pupae on the tree. Among them, the number of small cicada pupae was obviously higher. There were almost a hundred of them, and the number of large cicada pupae was much smaller. There were only thirteen of them, which was a terrible number.
Including Judas, who betrayed Jesus, Jesus had thirteen disciples.
Given the disparity between the small cicada pupae and the large cicada pupae, it meant that those things had to compete to get the right to leave this place. This was somewhat similar to human reproduction.
Zhang Heng had only stopped here for a while, and his shoulders were already covered with ashes. Even breathing in such a turbid environment had become a little difficult. Fortunately, he wore a mask in advance. Even so, he couldn't stay here for too long. So, Zhang Heng decided to speed up.
Although he didn't know what this strange creature in front of him that looked like a banyan tree and could produce cicada pupae was, its relationship with those parasitic things in the fourth ventricle was clear.
Obviously, it could breed those things in the fourth ventricle, as well as the "clothes" they needed to go out.
From this point of view, it was somewhat similar to the Zerg Hive in StarCraft.
In other words, as long as they destroyed this place, even if they couldn't catch all of those things in one fell swoop, they could at least stop them from breeding wantonly.
So the next moment, Zhang Heng pulled out the knife, wanting to test the defense of the plant in front of him. However, before he could walk in front of it, the ugly vines that entangled each other on the branches sped up again. This time, it wasn't just the few vines on the door. All the vines on the entire tree started to move.
They were like giant pythons that had been awakened from their slumber.
Zhang Heng wisely chose not to move forward. With so many sarcomas on the vines exploding at the same time, there was no way he could dodge them no matter how good he was.
As long as he retreated, the movements of the vines would immediately slow down until they returned to a wriggling state.
Zhang Heng also noticed that the cicada pupae hanging on the branches were also within a safe range. Obviously, this was to avoid being hurt by those ugly vines.
Indiscriminate attacks?
Zhang Heng frowned. This meant that it would be difficult for him to get close to those things.
Especially the part in the tree cavity that was beating like a heart. Fortunately, he had considered all kinds of situations before taking action tonight. After that, Zhang Heng squatted down, opened the backpack behind him, and took out a mineral water bottle of gasoline from it.
The backpack's capacity was limited, and most of the space was filled with Lego bricks. Hence, he only brought a small amount of gasoline with him. However, logically speaking, it should be enough to ignite the plant in front of him.
Zhang Heng unscrewed the bottle and sprinkled the gasoline on the center of the plant as much as possible. After that, he retreated to the door. Fortunately, the vines did not attack him this time.
After that, Zhang Heng lit a match and decided to say goodbye to the crazy botanical garden in front of him.
The lighted match fell accurately on the gasoline, and as expected, it burst into flames. The fire spread quickly. In the blink of an eye, the entire trunk was covered in flames.
Coupled with the strange scene in front of him, it was a twisted beauty.
When the flames began to burn, the ugly vines that served as guards also surged uneasily. However, there was no target within range that they could attack, and they did not know what to do.
However, the good situation in front of them only lasted for less than two seconds. With the next "breath," the strange banyan tree-like plant no longer sprayed ashes. Instead, it spat out some bright red juice. When the burning flames came into contact with the bright red juice, they immediately wilted.
The fire was quickly controlled, and by the third time it spat, the flames had completely disappeared. The blackened areas began to fall off, and new bark grew out. It looked no different from before.
The whole process of extinguishing the fire and repairing the plant took less than half a minute. After that, everything returned to normal.
It was as if nothing had happened.
On the other side of the hall, Zhang Heng realized that he was in trouble this time. The thing in front of him did not seem to have much attack power, and it could only rely on the vines to protect itself. However, in contrast, it had terrifying self-healing and crisis response abilities.
In game terms, it should belong to the kind of boss with high defense and high health. Almost all of its attribute points were allocated to survival.
This was in line with the direction of its evolution. After all, in addition to the ugly vines, it also had the little cicada pupae to protect it. Naturally, it did not need to develop any attack power, and it could focus on defense.
Zhang Heng roughly estimated that based on the damage caused by the gasoline, even a rocket launcher would not be able to blow up its outer trunk, let alone the Paris Arrow in his backpack. Even if he could find the enemy's weakness, it would be useless if he could not break its defense. If he wanted to hurt it, he would probably have to use an intercontinental missile-level weapon.
Zhang Heng did not stay any longer. His throat had begun to itch, and he coughed twice. At the same time, his vision was getting dimmer and dimmer.
The uncomfortable smell became stronger after being burned, and Zhang Heng realized that the smell did have a slight numbing effect. It might not be a problem for a short period of time, but inhaling a large amount of it would slow down one's movements, and the brain would be affected.
It seemed that, at least for tonight, there was nothing he could do to the strange plant.
Zhang Heng took out his mobile phone from his pocket and used the last bit of time he had to take a few photos and record a video. After that, he retreated from the door he came from.
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