The Giant Cage

The next day, at 6 a. m.

The trainees gathered early on the parade ground and, led by Lu Tianrong, boarded a disguised military bus, which slowly drove out of the Military District.

The destination of this trip is a Coastal Forest a hundred miles away.

The branch of the Divine Plant Cult mentioned in the mission is hidden in that Coastal Forest.

On the bus.

Lin Zichen felt that a team of 20 people was a bit too many, making it inconvenient to command.

Therefore, the team was further divided into four smaller teams.

They are Mountain University Team, Capital University Team, Military District Team, and Machine God Team.

This division of labor ensures that the five members of the team are familiar with each other, making it easier to coordinate.

As the overall captain, he will only need to command four squads, greatly reducing the pressure of controlling the situation.

More than an hour later.

The car arrived at its destination smoothly.

Lin Zichen got out of the car, and what came into view was a vast, dense forest.

Everywhere you look, there are towering trees tens of meters tall.

Many of them have exceeded 100 meters in height, with branches extending tens of meters long and dense foliage, making them look like the world trees in Mythical.

"Xiao Chen, the trees here are so tall! They feel even taller than the trees in the rainforest."

Shen Qinghan looked up at the forest in front of her, feeling quite incredulous.

Ma Xiwei and said, "Trees in domestic forests generally stop growing at 20 meters, with the tallest reaching 40 meters. The trees here are growing very strangely."

Li Moyu laughed and said, "If something's not right, that's why we've come to the right place. This must be the stronghold of that branch of the Divine Plant Cult."

Zhu Shishi from the Machine God Group walked up to Lin Zichen, took out a drone, and asked, "I'm planning to send a drone in to scout ahead. What do you think?"

Lin Zichen: "It's fine."

After obtaining the captain's permission, Zhu Shishi immediately piloted a drone into the depths of the forest.

Lin Zichen said to everyone, "Let's go, everyone follow the drone."

After saying that, he disappeared into the forest first.

Seeing this, the others followed suit.

Lu Tianrong, the instructor, followed them.

They're only responsible for following behind as a safety officer; they won't participate in the attack.

On the road ahead.

Lin Zichen kept observing the environment along the way and found that the vegetation in the forest was growing particularly vigorously.

It looks like it's been injected with growth hormones; its growth is completely out of the ordinary.

However, these are not the main points.

The key question is whether there are any Exotic Plant involved.

With this thought in mind, Lin Zichen focused his senses and observed carefully throughout the journey.

However, after walking several hundred meters, they did not see any Exotic Plant.

However, the number of towering trees that block out the sky increased along the way.

After traveling several hundred meters more...

Zhu Shishi was walking at the front, suddenly stopped and turned to the group, saying:

"About 300 meters ahead, we spotted a Bamboo Building that covers an area of at least a thousand square meters. If we're not mistaken, that Bamboo Building should be the Base Camp of that branch of the Divine Plant Cult."

"..."

Some people looked at Lu Tianrong, hoping to get confirmation from him that the Bamboo Building was the Base Camp of a branch of the Divine Plant Cult, but Lu Tianrong did not respond.

Someone looked at Lin Zichen and asked, "Brother Chen, what's the plan next?"

Lin Zichen: "Zhao Yuanzhong from the Military District Team, Gao Mu from the Capital University Team, you two have both integrated the Armored Earth Dragon gene, follow me and charge forward to clear the way."

"The five members of the Machine God Regiment are responsible for long-range fire support, using bullets to accurately strike the enemy."

"The rest of you, follow closely behind and charge!"

After briefly explaining the arrangements, Lin Zichen immediately set off towards the Bamboo Building ahead.

Zhao Yuanzhong and Gao Mu immediately followed.

The others also sprang into action, and together they charged towards the Bamboo Building.

Lu Tianrong followed behind and reminded them, "There's no need to leave any survivors; your own safety is the most important thing."

Just a moment later.

Lin Zichen then led his men to the Bamboo Building.

"Enemy attack!"

On the corridor of the Bamboo Building, a sentry spotted Lin Zichen and his group who had suddenly attacked, and immediately shouted at the top of his lungs to warn his comrades inside.

The words had barely left his mouth when a loud "bang" was heard!

The sentry's head exploded, scattering red and white matter all over the ground.

It was Zhu Shishi from the back of the team who made the move, killing the person with a single long-range armor-piercing round.

The first shot has been fired.

The firefight has officially begun!

"Buzz!"

A whooshing sound rang out.

Lin Zichen suddenly accelerated, rushing into the Bamboo Building at a speed barely visible to the naked eye.

Seeing this, the people behind them accelerated and charged in.

"Bang!"

Lin Zichen didn't use the main entrance; instead, he broke through the wall and crashed into the first floor.

A member of the Divine Plant Cult, who was hiding behind the door intending to launch a sneak attack, was startled by the sound of him crashing through the wall.

Before he could even turn around, he was punched in the back of the head, instantly killing him.

Without any hesitation.

Lin Zichen immediately reached out and touched the corpse, a thought flashing through his mind: Devour!

[You have devoured a sliver of the "Violent Roc's" Life Origin.]

[Eye of the Sky Strength +1%]

Um?

Lin Zichen was stunned for a moment when he saw the two notification messages that appeared in the Void.

Immediately afterwards, I felt a slight surge of excitement.

Devouring the Exotic Beast in the unlocked catalog actually strengthens the corresponding Biological Attribute?

The Biological Attribute of "Survival of the Fittest" is even more useful than we thought!

All I can say is that the Biological Attribute produced by the system are just different!

Lin Zichen quickly suppressed his excitement.

With a sudden burst of power from his calves, he leaped into the air, crashing through the ceiling with a loud bang, and single-handedly reached the second floor.

On the second floor, three members of the Divine Plant Cult were fully armed and preparing to go downstairs for a final battle.

They were all startled when someone suddenly crashed through the ceiling and rushed up from downstairs, and then quickly charged at this uninvited guest.

Lin Zichen didn't even flinch when faced with the three men charging at him.

His gaze sharpened instantly.

It instantly released an extremely terrifying biological pressure.

In an instant, the three of them were crushed into a meat patty.

Then, he touched each of the three corpses, and with a thought, he devoured them!

[You devoured a sliver of the "Eight-Horned Iron Bull's" Life Origin.]

[Eight-Horned Iron Bull Album: 8%]

[You have devoured a sliver of the Life Origin of "Shadow Night Cat"]

[Shadow Night Cat Atlas: 42%]

[You devoured a sliver of the "Living Dead Slug's" Life Origin.]

["Rapid Self-Healing" Strength +1%]

Just as I expected.

Consuming Exotic Beast from unlocked illustrations can enhance the corresponding Biological Attribute.

A smile appeared on Lin Zichen's lips.

Just then, a very intense fighting sound came from downstairs.

"Bang!"

"This person's Biological Rank is as high as the Ordinary Rank 8, be careful!"

"I can't hold on any longer, please help me out!"

"Damn it!"

"He's not dead yet, finish him off!"

The rest of the team rushed into the Bamboo Building and started fighting with the members of the Divine Plant Cult.

Judging from the content of their conversation, it seemed that the team members had a clear advantage.

Lin Zichen sensed the surroundings and found Shen Qinghan in the lobby downstairs.

At this moment, Shen Qinghan, along with Li Moyu, Luo Yongjian, and Ma Xiwei, launched a righteous group attack on a member of the Divine Plant Cult whose Biological Rank was as high as the Ordinary Rank 8.

The battle situation looks like we have a significant advantage; we should be able to wear down the target in just a few minutes.

I watched the game downstairs for a while.

Soon.

Lin Zichen extended his senses outside the building and discovered that the battle outside was far more intense than downstairs, almost turning into a chaotic free-for-all.

Five people from the Military District, along with five from Capital University, were engaged in a fierce battle with six members of the Divine Plant Cult, causing dirt and stones to fly everywhere and dust to rise in the air.

The Military District and Capital University are clearly no match for the Divine Plant Cult.

However, with the long-range firepower support of the five members of the Machine God Group...

They forcefully reversed the tide and suppressed the Divine Plant Cult.

The situation is getting better as the fighting continues.

Taking down the Divine Plant Cult is only a matter of time.

Seeing that the battle was going very well, Lin Zichen couldn't help but wonder, "Isn't that branch Cult Leader, whose Biological Rank is as high as the Great Perfection of the Tier 9, here?"

Just as he was thinking about this.

Suddenly, the Bamboo Building beneath our feet began to shake violently!

No, it's not the Bamboo Building that's shaking!

Instead, the entire ground beneath the Bamboo Building was shaking!

Lin Zichen immediately vanished from the Bamboo Building in a flash.

Then, to my surprise, the weather changed!

The towering trees surrounding the Bamboo Building had all mysteriously been uprooted.

As if they had gained sentience, one plant after another quickly moved toward the Bamboo Building until they completely surrounded Bamboo Building.

The bamboo house was surrounded by thick tree trunks and dense foliage, forming a huge cage that shrouded the entire Bamboo Building in darkness.

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