Through the branches of the silicified wood, Luo Yuan looked serious. This was a strange life form that he had never seen before.
It was different from normal mutated creatures. Although the form and ability of these creatures had changed drastically since the apocalypse, they were still classified as normal life forms that ordinary people could recognize.
For example, a mutated beast would still be a beast, a mutated bird would still be a bird, and an insect would still be an insect. At least, that was how they looked.
However, this mysterious life form had completely subverted Luo Yuan's understanding. It made him very afraid.
At that moment, the mercury lake changed again.
At the edge of the lake, a two-meter wide whirlpool gradually appeared. The whirlpool was very deep. From afar, it looked like it was about five meters deep. However, the bottom could not be seen. Considering that the whirlpool was near the edge of the lake, it meant that the lake was very deep. With an area of about one square kilometer, this mysterious creature was obviously an unimaginably huge creature.
A few seconds later, a ball began to appear at the top of the vortex. As time passed, a human head gradually emerged, as if it had been 3D printed. Then, a head, neck, torso, limbs, and finally, even clothes began to appear.
The most terrifying thing was that this human body was so lifelike and detailed that even the scar on its face was exactly the same. If it was not for its silvery-white body, it would be no different from a real human.
Wu Qianru, who was numb and had only her chest left after the corrosion, suddenly looked terrified when she saw the human figure. She struggled desperately. However, the "mercury" under her body seemed to have a strong stickiness. No matter how hard she struggled, she could not move.
"It seems like this is the vice-captain!" Looking at the scene from afar, Luo Yuan thought to himself.
The mercury lake did not seem to have a real form. Its main ability was to replicate all the creatures that it had captured. When it was trapped underground, there was no sign of life. Other than the creature that looked like a snake or an earthworm, it did not encounter any other creatures.
That was why it could only transform into a snake or an earthworm. Only when it captured a second life form, a human, did it begin to transform into a human.
The vice-captain was expressionless. As soon as he came ashore, he ran forward like a quicksilver earthworm. He vaguely guessed that the purpose of this mysterious lifeform was to break out of its cage and find a way out.
Luo Yuan's face was filled with uncertainty. He could not imagine what would happen if he allowed it to leave the Reconstruction Area.
If it was given enough time, it could develop a huge army, and as more and more lives were eroded by it, its body would expand even further. If it wasn't for the fact that it couldn't be killed in time and the situation worsened, the humans who were already struggling to hold on would probably suffer heavy losses.
He frowned as he looked at the mercury lake in the distance, which was still brewing the clone.
In the face of such a huge and mysterious lifeform, the saber skills that he was so proud of were completely useless. The saber could not cause any harm to this liquid lifeform at all.
Even if he were to take a step back and kill one or two of them, or even hundreds or thousands of them, he still wouldn't be able to face its huge body.
His rationality told him that he had to return to Hope City immediately and report the situation to his superiors.
Moreover, he had not accepted the mission yet, so he would not suffer any losses if he left. As for Wu Qianru, she was just a stranger that he did not know before this.
Even if she died, he would not feel guilty at all!
He was never a compassionate person. He would not risk his life to save others if it was within his capabilities.
He looked at Wu Qianru who was far away regretfully and quickly floated up to the top of his head. He was slightly anxious. In just a short while, there were three more "human" clones that were formed and ran in four different directions.
However, after flying for less than half a minute, he suddenly stopped and looked to his left.
A humanoid doppelganger was rapidly climbing up the rock wall. Its speed was extremely fast, like a nimble ape. Its liquid body seemed to produce a kind of suction force when it touched the rock wall. Even though the rock wall was almost parallel to the ground, it was not affected at all.
The shackles of the snake body prevented it from leaving this place. However, this time, the human clone that was formed had an opportunity to break out of the cage.
"I must not let this clone leave this place!" Luo Yuan's facial expression changed. If the real body found the exit and escaped, the consequences would be unimaginable. Moreover, he was not sure if the clone could form an independent body. However, as long as there was a possibility, he was not willing to take the risk.
He silently approached the rock wall and with a stomp of his feet, his body shot towards the clone like an arrow leaving the bow. The clone seemed to have sensed something and its body paused for a moment. Perhaps it had been living underground for a long time, causing it to lose its basic sense of danger. It did not even react when Luo Yuan pulled out his sword from its scabbard and separated its head from its body.
However, it was useless. The mercury-like liquid was extremely dense and sticky. As soon as Luo Yuan slashed it, the wound quickly healed. However, he had expected it and did not panic at all.
Before it could react, countless rays of light from his sword flashed and it seemed like there was a hazy light in front of it.
The throat, the temple, the heart, the * * * … The rays of the sword were like a storm, almost at the same time. In less than a second, the clone had been slashed 60 to 70 times.
If it was a normal creature, it would have been dead. Unfortunately, the effect was very limited. It was not injured at all. As soon as the attack stopped, the wound had already healed.
"I don't believe that I can't deal with the real body, let alone a clone." Luo Yuan was shocked but he was more angry.
Ever since he entered the Reconstruction Area, although he lived a comfortable life most of the time, his strength did not stop growing. Instead, because of the transformation period, his strength grew faster than before.
Compared to the time when he had just entered the Reconstruction Area when he faced green level creatures, he was now eager to fight dark green level creatures. His strength had increased more than 10 times.
However, now that he was facing a clone that was only a level seven creature, it was helpless with its unique self-healing ability. How could he not be angry?
After being slashed so many times, the clone finally reacted. It tried to attack but was slashed by Luo Yuan again.
He took a deep breath and quickly calmed himself down. The clone was not strong, it was only between dark blue level and light green level. It was not worth mentioning to Luo Yuan now. The key was how to kill it.
Luo Yuan was not in a hurry to go back. He began to experiment.
First, he used his Will to slash the clone's head off. There was no blood or any other liquid coming out of the wound. The cut was smooth and looked like a piece of metal. After being slashed by his Will, the wound did not show any signs of healing. The edge seemed to have been destroyed by his Will and it had completely lost its vitality.
However, to this kind of liquid life, the head was just a decoration. Without a head, it did not affect it at all. It could still jump around.
Luo Yuan was excited. He peeled off the "mercury" from its body like he was peeling a carrot. Each piece was as thin as a cicada's wing.
Within a few seconds, it was only half a meter tall. However, what shocked Luo Yuan was that it was still "alive". When it was only the size of a palm, it suddenly curled into a ball and stopped moving.
Luo Yuan tested it a few times. Seeing that there was no danger, he picked it up and put it on his palm.
It was cold and very heavy. This small ball was about 10 centimeters in diameter. It was a perfect sphere and weighed about 5 kilograms. It was almost the same as an iron ball. Luo Yuan had no idea what it was made of.
Compared to when it was alive, it could flow slowly. This time, it was very hard. However, when he held it tightly, it was slightly elastic. It was very strange.
Luo Yuan flew down and landed on the ground. There were a lot of silver balls on the ground. Luo Yuan looked around and found the head that had fallen down. However, the head had transformed into a 30-40 centimeters tall mini human figure. It was desperately trying to escape from the original body, but it was impossible to do so. After a slash, it turned into two almost identical silver balls.
Luo Yuan had an idea and used the identification technique on one of the silver balls.
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