"Rustle~"
The Rank Nine Stellar Level Iron Vine Grass revealed itself in its entirety. Beside its thick main vines, countless branches spread out in every direction as it wantonly laid waste to everything around it.
"Beep!" "Beep!" "Beep!" ... "Warning! Warning! A Rank Nine Stellar Level lifeform has appeared in Three Illusion Tree Valley!"
The detection system's alert immediately rang throughout the tower.
A Rank Nine Stellar Level lifeform was the strongest combat force Thousand Leaf Planet could currently muster. The guardian, however, couldn't trigger a response from the detection system.
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" ... Four figures flew out together.
One Rank Nine Stellar Level fighter and three Rank Seven Stellar Level fighters—the exact same lineup as in the simulation.
"What the hell!"
A white-haired ape-man spoke up. "How did a Rank Nine Stellar Level lifeform suddenly appear? Could one of the slaves have broken through?"
"What are you thinking?"
The fat man beside him rolled his eyes. "A slave? Why not say it's a Plant Lifeform?"
"Stop arguing. We'll know when we go take a look."
The one-horned man at the head of the group spoke. His name was Min Jiao, and he was a Rank Nine Stellar Level fighter.
As soon as he finished speaking, four streaks of light cut across the sky.
High-ranking Stellar Level warriors were so fast that crossing an entire planet didn't take long. They quickly reached the location indicated by the alert.
As soon as they arrived, they saw vines filling the sky.
"Woc!"
"Fatso, you really called it. Its vines are the color of iron—that's Iron Vine Grass, a Rank Nine Stellar Level Iron Vine Grass!" the white-haired ape-man exclaimed.
"Just shut up."
The fat man stared at the countless vines, his voice grave. "This is mutated Iron Vine Grass. Even with careful cultivation, ordinary Iron Vine Grass can only grow two main vines. This one has three. It's incredibly valuable, but that also means its strength is comparable to three Rank Nine Stellar Level warriors."
At that, the white-haired ape-man immediately took a closer look and picked out the three main vines.
"Boss."
The silver-haired man stepped forward.
"Take it down!"
Min Jiao willed it, and a white metal battle suit enveloped his body. At the same time, he drew two sharp blades from behind his back with his right hand.
The other three did the same.
The next moment, all four charged at the Iron Vine Grass. A Rank Nine Stellar Level Iron Vine Grass was fully mature; even without an owner, it could no longer be bonded with. But even the corpse of a mutated Plant Lifeform like this would be worth a fortune.
"Rustle~"
The Iron Vine Grass's vines paused as it spotted the four men rapidly approaching. Countless vines lashed at them from every direction.
The more advanced a Plant Lifeform was, the more varied its attacks. Take the Shaluo Flower, for instance—it could secrete a highly corrosive liquid.
As for Iron Vine Grass, its only attacks were lashing and ensnaring.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Min Jiao and the others were already a squad, and they worked together seamlessly. For a time, they even gained the upper hand, and it looked as if they were about to sever one of the main vines.
"Hurry! We can't outlast it."
Min Jiao held his twin blades at his sides and began spinning at high speed, slicing through vines to clear a path for the others. Then the three of them joined forces to destroy the next main vine.
Inside the Micro World...
"They're actually unable to beat it head-on?"
Han Han was slightly surprised. "Looks like Iron Vine Grass's potential is still too limited. But you did play a part in seizing the Locke Divine Water. If I get the chance, I'll still elevate you to the Undying level."
He wasn't worried about losing. The Locke Divine Water's restorative power was no joke!
Outside.
The four worked together, and it looked as though they were about to kill the Iron Vine Grass right there. But at that very moment, a drop of Locke Divine Water appeared inside it.
"Rustle, rustle, rustle~"
The vines began regenerating at incredible speed. In just a few minutes, they had returned to their original, full-strength state.
It seemed to be saying: Don't rush. I can keep fighting!
"Boss."
The fat man called out.
After all, they had only one Rank Nine Stellar Level fighter, and killing the Iron Vine Grass once had already been incredibly difficult. Even the slightest mistake would spell failure.
Who could have guessed that just as they were about to succeed, the Iron Vine Grass would inexplicably recover completely?
"If we kill the Iron Vine Grass, the four of us will make a fortune."
"If we can't, we have two choices. First, we die here—if we're all dead, there's nothing more to say. Second, we abandon Thousand Leaf Planet and flee. Do you think our lord will let us get away?" Min Jiao's voice was full of helplessness.
He knew very well.
If they abandoned Thousand Leaf Planet and fled, they would either die or become slaves.
"Kill!"
The four shouted in unison.
Unfortunately,
by then, they were already at the end of their strength. How could one Rank Nine Stellar Level fighter and three Rank Seven Stellar Level fighters possibly kill an Iron Vine Grass that could recover endlessly?
It started with the three Rank Seven Stellar Level fighters.
"Oh no."
The white-haired man cursed inwardly. His stamina was nearly spent, and he made a mistake. One of the main vines was already whipping straight toward him.
"Boom!"
The terrifying force passed through his battle suit and struck his body, shattering all his internal organs.
Then two, then three. Once even the smallest opening appeared, it quickly widened. After the three Rank Seven Stellar Level fighters died one after another, Min Jiao was no longer able to resist either.
The three main vines shot out at once, sealing off every possible path of movement.
Unfortunately, they had only been assigned here temporarily. If this had really been a high-quality slave planet, how could there have been only four high-ranking Stellar Level fighters?
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" ...
Laser fire around them never stopped, but the attacks barely even tickled the Iron Vine Grass.
Whoosh!
A vine lashed out, and its terrifying force instantly destroyed most of the laser weapons. Against the Iron Vine Grass, Thousand Leaf Planet's defenses looked utterly laughable.
"Go destroy the data archive."
Han Han sent the order directly to the Iron Vine Grass through their consciousness link. Although he hadn't shown himself, he still thought it was necessary to destroy it.
Following the direction Min Jiao and the others had come from, along with Han Han's guidance, the Iron Vine Grass soon reached the Central High Tower.
"Rumble~"
Everything in the vines' path crumbled and collapsed.
Cuilang Coins, cultivation resources, spaceships, and all kinds of treasures—Han Han didn't want any of them.
Destroying buildings and devouring treasures filled with life force was what an ownerless Plant Lifeform would do.
Compared with his plan to keep his identity hidden, the resources on a mere Thousand Leaf Planet were hardly worth anything. If the plan succeeded, he could earn them back with any one of the simulations that followed.
This continued for two whole days. Only after not a single intact metal building remained on Thousand Leaf Planet did Han Han finally stop. He ordered the Iron Vine Grass to leave the planet and roam the universe.
By his estimate, he wouldn't be able to come out until it was at least ten million kilometers away. Even at Rank Nine Stellar Level speed, traveling nonstop would take a full day.
But who was Han Han?
That estimate still wasn't safe enough. Before the operation began, he had already worked it out: the simulation cooldown would end on the very day they left.
"Let's begin." Han Han sank his consciousness into it.
[Simulation Count: 0] [Life Simulation begins]
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