Facing an Advanced Powerhouse with an Ordinary Body
"Buzz!"
A deafening whistling sound rang out.
Lu Tianrong, who was still on the ground a moment ago, rushed in front of the Masked Man the next moment.
"Die!"
Lu Tianrong drew his large cleaver, imbued with a large amount of blood energy, and slashed fiercely at the Masked Man.
The Masked Man dodged the attack with a swift movement, easily avoiding it.
At the same time, he waved his hands, controlling a large number of vines to surge towards Lu Tianrong.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
Lu Tianrong neither dodged nor evaded, but instead fiercely hacked at the surging vines, relentlessly pursuing the Masked Man ahead.
He wasn't sure if he could kill the Masked Man.
Therefore, the most urgent task is to launch the fiercest offensive and force the Masked Man out of the Tree Cage.
Once he's away from the Tree Cage, the Masked Man will lose control of the vines inside.
In this way, without the interference of vines, the trainees' chances of escape will be greatly increased.
They only need to work together to take down the remaining Masked Woman, who is also the Branch Cult Leader in the mission, to escape.
"Is this all the quality you've got?"
The Masked Man sneered with disdain, "Such a slow attack doesn't stop me from multitasking. I can control the vines to attack the trainees below while effortlessly dodging your cleaver."
Hearing this, Lu Tianrong became very anxious.
He immediately unleashed even more of his vital energy, accelerating his slashes.
However, they still couldn't cut down the Masked Man.
Playing away from home is a huge disadvantage.
A large number of vines kept surging forward, greatly interfering with Lu Tianrong, to the point that he couldn't attack the Masked Man who was protected by the vines.
"Let's give it our all!"
With a heavy heart, Lu Tianrong risked potential mutation and further activated the Exotic Beast genes within his body.
The next second, his eyes became bloodshot, his body hair grew thicker, his muscles became stronger, and his aura was filled with violence.
"Die!"
Lu Tianrong let out a wild roar, and the power and speed of his sword swing surged instantly as he slashed fiercely at the Masked Man's neck.
The Masked Man could sense the terror of the attack and dared not use his vines to block it head-on. Instead, he chose to avoid its force and quickly retreated.
Having missed his first strike, Lu Tianrong continued to swing his blade.
Each strike was stronger than the last.
The Masked Man, who had been effortlessly dodging just moments before, was now unable to adjust his direction and could only retreat rapidly.
In just a few seconds, it looked like it was about to leave the Tree Cage.
Below.
Lin Zichen and the others are being attacked by vines.
Luo Yongjian, who activated the Exotic Beast gene within his body and transformed into a Birdman, had both of his wings broken off by vines.
Zhang Kai, who possesses a body of steel, had one of his powerful mechanical legs torn off by vines.
"Buzz!"
A loud whistling sound of air friction rang out.
The next instant, a thick vine suddenly lashed out at Shen Qinghan.
Shen Qinghan tried to dodge, but the vines were too fast, and she couldn't avoid them at all.
Fortunately, Lin Zichen was right beside him and punched the vine in time, shattering the vine, which was as strong as B-Grade Alloy, into pieces.
"Brother Chen, save me!"
Luo Yongjian was lifted up by the vines and shot straight into the sky, frightened, and hurriedly called for help from Lin Zichen.
Upon seeing this, Lin Zichen instantly sprang to his feet and rushed to Luo Yongjian's airspace at an extremely fast speed, severing the vines wrapped around him with a hand chop.
Luo Yongjian crashed to the ground from a height of several meters, his buttocks were almost swollen from the impact, and he howled in pain.
"Lin Zichen, help, help me..."
Suddenly, a weak shout came from behind.
Lin Zichen turned around and saw that Ma Xiwei was entangled in vines.
The entwining motion resembled a playful act, perfectly showcasing her curvaceous figure, causing her face to flush red and her tongue to involuntarily stick out.
"Don't panic, I'll handle it!"
Li Moyu rushed over immediately, swung her thick Wolf-Tooth Mace, and smashed it down on the vines hanging above Ma Xiwei's head.
However, the vines were far stronger than he had imagined.
It can't be broken at all.
In the end, Lin Zichen flashed forward and chopped the vines hanging above Ma Xiwei's head in two with a single chop.
"Thanks."
Ma Xiwei looked at Lin Zichen, clutching her neck which had just been choked by the vines, and said, slightly out of breath.
Lin Zichen simply grunted in response, then quickly disappeared to rescue the others.
Li Moyu stood there, watching Lin Zichen easily cut the vines with just his hands, and then thinking about how she couldn't break them no matter how hard she swung her Wolf-Tooth Mace, a sense of powerlessness suddenly filled her heart.
He considered himself a top genius.
But right now, standing in front of Lin Zichen, he looks like a primary school student, with a huge difference in combat power.
However, seeing that everyone else was just as useless as him, unable to break the vines, he felt much better.
"Zichen, save me!"
"Brother Chen, please save me too!"
"Ah! Help me!"
Lin Zichen was desperately trying to save them, while the others were desperately calling for help.
There were too many people attacked by the vines, and he was exhausted from rescuing them all by himself.
Just as he was starting to feel a bit flustered.
Suddenly, the surrounding vines drooped down one after another like soft worms, ceasing their attack.
Looking up, I saw that Lu Tianrong had forced the Masked Man was controlling the vines out of the Tree Cage.
Perhaps due to the distance, the Masked Man lost control of the vines.
"Everyone, get out of here!"
Lin Zichen didn't dwell on the reason; he immediately shouted this to everyone.
He then rushed to Shen Qinghan's side, picked her up, carried her on his shoulder, and dashed towards a gap in the road ahead at top speed.
The most urgent thing is to escape this Tree Cage.
The others didn't hesitate and quickly followed him away.
Zhang Kai shouted anxiously, "My leg is broken! Can someone carry me?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Shishi, who was running ahead, immediately turned back and carried him on her back.
"Xiao Chen, I can run by myself..."
Shen Qinghan leaned on Lin Zichen's shoulder, feeling uncomfortable from the bumpy ride, and said weakly.
Lin Zichen flatly refused. "No, you're too slow."
Shen Qinghan pursed her lips, choosing to lie quietly and not make a sound, trying not to disturb Lin Zichen.
Just then, Lin Zichen, who was running at high speed, suddenly smelled a floral fragrance.
It smells wonderful; it's very pleasant to smell.
It felt like Shen Qinghan was gently stroking my head with her soft little hands, instantly wiping away all my fatigue and leaving me feeling so comfortable that my body went numb.
[You are currently suffering from a flower poison that can cause creatures to fall into a coma. Poison resistance +1 +1 +1 +1 +1...]
The moment the notification message popped up.
Lin Zichen felt a sudden sense of boredom and instantly recovered from the numbness throughout his body.
Once he regained consciousness, he immediately stopped to check on Shen Qinghan's condition on his shoulder.
I didn't faint or fall asleep, but my consciousness was very hazy, and I looked about the same as when I first woke up in the morning.
Behind them, a large number of people collapsed.
Most of them fell into a coma, while a few knelt on the ground, struggling to prop themselves up, and it seemed they would soon collapse as well.
They've all been poisoned.
It's not a coincidence.
Someone is definitely lurking in the shadows, poisoning us...
Realizing this, Lin Zichen instantly activated all five senses, carefully examining every corner around him.
Soon, he sensed a powerful biological pressure coming from the direction of the fragrance of flowers.
Gundam, ordinary Tier 9 Great Perfection.
This Biological Rank... is the Branch Leader of the Divine Plant Cult!
"Oh? Not only were you not poisoned, you can even sense my presence?"
Then, an unexpected woman's voice rang out.
The next second, a graceful figure emerged from the direction Lin Zichen was looking.
It's the Masked Woman who appeared in the tree with the Masked Man earlier.
The mask she wore had a prominent Single-Leaf Clover pattern.
"To possess such astonishing strength at less than 20 years old, it's no wonder that the adults at the Main Cult were willing to risk everything to plan this attack in order to control you."
The Masked Woman's voice sounded relaxed and carefree, clearly indicating that she didn't take Lin Zichen seriously.
Similarly, Lin Zichen didn't take her seriously either, and simply asked calmly, "Are you the Branch Leader of the Divine Plant Cult?"
"Exactly."
The Masked Woman smiled faintly.
Lin Zichen nodded and gently put Shen Qinghan down from his shoulder.
Then, suddenly, he took a step forward, his figure instantly turning into a blur, rushing towards the Masked Woman with an incredible speed far exceeding that of ordinary creatures.
Wow, so fast!
The Masked Woman was shocked, never expecting Lin Zichen to unleash such terrifying speed.
She quickly realized what was happening and tried to escape.
Unfortunately, before she could even lift her leg, Lin Zichen had already rushed in front of her, raised his fist, which was imbued with the power of blood and qi, and punched her hard in the face.
"Bang!"
Then, this sound rang out.
The Masked Woman's head exploded like a watermelon falling from the third floor, scattering red and white matter all over the ground.
The remaining headless corpses were also severely damaged by the residual blood and qi in their necks, their skin and flesh torn apart in the blink of an eye, all their organs destroyed, and they lost the possibility of self-healing.
Lin Zichen skillfully made use of the waste, reaching out to touch the corpse, and a thought flashed through his mind: Devour!
[You have devoured a large amount of the Life Origin of "Shadow Night Cat"]
[Shadow Night Cat Atlas: 62%]
[You have devoured a large amount of the Life Origin of the "Ghost Shadow Giant Shark"]
[Ghost Shadow Giant Shark Image Gallery: 23%]
On the other side, the few people who were still kneeling on the ground and hadn't lost consciousness witnessed the whole scene of Lin Zichen rushing over and punching the Masked Woman to pieces.
Everyone's eyes widened instantly, and a storm of shock surged through their hearts.
Just one punch!
They utterly crushed the Branch Cult Leader, whose Biological Rank was at the peak of the Tier 9!
So strong!
Outrageously powerful!
That's inhuman!
Lin Zichen wiped the blood off his fist and walked back under the shocked gazes of the others.
He checked on Shen Qinghan's condition.
Seeing that Shen Qinghan was still delirious, he looked at the others who were relatively conscious and asked, "You are all poisoned now. Does anyone have any antidote?"
"It might be in the lining of A-Zhong's clothes, go check."
Liu Ruihe, the strongest fighter among the five members of the Military District's squad, struggled to support his upper body as he spoke.
His physical strength is extremely high, and his poison resistance is also relatively high, so the poisoning is not that severe. He is still relatively conscious, but his muscles are numb and he cannot stand up.
Upon hearing this, Lin Zichen immediately walked towards Zhao Yuanzhong.
At this moment, Zhao Yuanzhong lay sprawled on the ground, unconscious and completely out of consciousness.
In terms of resistance to poison, she is not even as good as Shen Qinghan, whose Biological Rank is only Ordinary Rank 6.
Lin Zichen squatted down next to Zhao Yuanzhong, unzipped his jacket, and quickly found three small plastic medicine bottles in a hidden pocket inside the jacket.
The bottles all have labels.
[Detoxification]
[Trauma]
[Internal injury]
Lin Zichen opened the small medicine bottle labeled "[Detoxification]" and poured out a small white pill.
About the size of a soybean.
It feels very hard.
It emitted a bitter medicinal smell.
Lin Zichen pried open Zhao Yuanzhong's mouth and threw the small white pill into it.
Before long, Zhao Yuanzhong groggily opened his eyes.
But his body was still numb, and he couldn't stand up; he had only regained some consciousness.
Seeing that the small white pills were effective, Lin Zichen immediately gave them to Shen Qinghan, and then gave them to the others.
Soon, the unconscious people on the ground gradually woke up.
However, they were still somewhat dazed, their bodies were still numb and weak, and they couldn't move for a while.
All I can say is that the little white pills are somewhat effective, but not much.
While waiting for everyone to be cured of the poison.
With nothing else to do, Lin Zichen went back to the Bamboo Building and used the waste materials to devour the corpses of the Divine Plant Cult members on the ground.
Strictly speaking, it doesn't devour corpses, but rather the Exotic Beast genes contained within them.
I killed them too quickly, taking down seven in the blink of an eye and severely injuring one, and for a moment I forgot to devour them.
I'll take advantage of this free time and go back and devour it all.
[You have absorbed a sliver of the "Iron-Armored Rhino's" Life Origin.]
[Iron-Armored Rhino Illustration: 8%]
You have devoured a sliver of the "Saw-Toothed Water Crocodile's" Life Origin.
[Saw-Toothed Water Crocodile Photo Album: 7%]
[You have devoured a wisp of the Life Origin of the "Ice-Fire Poison Scorpion"]
[Ice-Fire Poison Scorpion Illustrations: 9%]
[...]
Lin Zichen devoured seven corpses in a row, and each time he devoured one, he gained a new Life Origin, thus activating the progress bars for seven new picture books.
He secretly regretted this.
Unless you can directly unlock the atlas with 100% accuracy and obtain the Biological Attribute.
Otherwise, it's just opening a progress bar, which is less practical than gaining enhancements to the original Biological Attribute.
Shaking his head, Lin Zichen stopped in front of a small tree.
This little tree looks very strange.
The leaves are a deep, blood-red color.
The branches and trunks are covered with vein-like structures.
It makes me feel a little uncomfortable.
This strange little tree grew from the mouth of the severely injured Divine Plant Cult member who was being questioned.
So, is it a product developed from the Tree Demon Gu Seed?
Lin Zichen had thought of this.
He had been attacked by the Divine Plant Cult while he was in school.
He instructed Wang Shujie and Lu Gang to devise a plan to deliver Tree Demon Gu Seed to him, intending for him to consume it.
Yuan Dongzhi said that the Tree Demon Gu Seed was used to control people.
The best way to control a person is to control their life and death.
Thinking about it this way, the function of the Tree Demon Gu Seed is most likely that once the controlled person makes a betrayal, the Gu Seed in the controlled person's body will take root and sprout, directly killing the betrayer.
Yes, that makes sense and is based on evidence.
If nothing unexpected happens, it should be just as I expected.
After thinking it over, Lin Zichen reached out and touched the strange little tree in front of him, a thought flashing through his mind: Devour!
No response.
No notification message popped up in the Void.
Lin Zichen was puzzled for a moment, then quickly realized what was going on.
Almost forgot, the Survival of the Fittest can only devour the Life Origin within inanimate objects, not living ones...
"Smack!"
Then, this sound rang out.
Lin Zichen swiftly chopped the strange little tree in front of him with a chop, then used his blood and qi to completely destroy its internal structure.
He immediately reached out and touched the eerie little tree that was dead beyond any doubt, and a thought flashed through his mind: Devour!
[You have devoured a wisp of the Life Origin of the "Bloodthirsty Gu Tree"]
[Bloodthirsty Gu Tree Atlas: 0.01%]
It really can devour!
Lin Zichen felt a slight excitement and a pleasant surprise.
But soon, that initial surprise faded.
He was dismayed to discover that the progress bar for the Bloodthirsty Gu Tree Atlas was only 0.01%.
Each newly sprouted Bloodthirsty Gu Tree sapling can only contribute 0.01% to the progress of unlocking the atlas.
This calculation shows that it would take devouring ten thousand trees to unlock the book.
Where can I find ten thousand of them?
The total number of followers of the Divine Plant Cult across the country is unknown, but it's unclear if it's even ten thousand.
I thought about these things for a while, some things and some things.
Soon, Lin Zichen left the Bamboo Building and returned to the others.
A grove of trees not far from the Tree Cage.
Lu Tianrong and the Masked Man were locked in a fierce battle inside.
The deafening, violent collisions continued to explode.
Wherever the two went, towering trees fell one after another, startling the wild animals in the surrounding mountains and forests into fleeing in panic.
So what if you force me out of the Tree Cage?
"Do you really think that those special trainees, who are not even 20 years old, could defeat an ordinary Tier 9 Great Perfection secondary Gene Fusionist by joining forces?"
"Now, even if you want to go back to the Tree Cage, I won't let you go back. Stay here and continue this stalemate with me!"
Hahahaha!
The Masked Man dodged the incoming cleavers while laughing loudly with a mocking expression, relentlessly attacking Lu Tianrong's psychological defenses.
The intention was to induce a violent emotional fluctuation in Lu Tianrong, the instructor, thereby affecting his performance.
Lu Tianrong knew what the Masked Man was planning.
However, he still got infected.
The thought that the trainees in the Tree Cage might not be able to defeat the Branch Cult Leader during the mission, and then be killed or abducted by the Branch Cult Leader, inevitably caused his emotions to fluctuate violently.
Because those 20 special trainees are exceptional geniuses with bright futures ahead of them.
As long as they grow step by step, they can basically evolve into Rare Tier creatures in the future.
A few lucky individuals may obtain massive amounts of evolutionary resources in the Origin Land, and may even evolve into Epic- level creatures, becoming humanity's top combat force.
If something happens to these top geniuses...
As for Lu Tianrong, the instructor in charge, even dying ten thousand times wouldn't make up for this loss.
Lu Tianrong himself was well aware of this.
He hesitated for a moment.
Finally, gritting his teeth, he chose to take a gamble and over-activate the Exotic Beast genes within his body.
Four-Armed Demon Ape Gene, 120% Activated!
Saber-Toothed Giant Tiger genes, 130% activated!
At the moment when the genes of these two Advanced Exotic Beast were over-activated!
Two rows of giant fangs as sharp as short swords instantly grew from Lu Tianrong's mouth, and a pair of powerful arms sprouted from his back. His entire body swelled by 50%, transforming him into an extremely imposing Beastman.
"Die!"
Lu Tianrong's eyes gleamed with a scarlet light, and he roared wildly.
He then exerted force with both legs, snapping the trunk of a towering tree with a radius of over 1 meter under his feet with a "crack," and crashed into the Masked Man in front of him like a high-speed missile.
Before the Masked Man could react and dodge, he was punched and sent flying over a hundred meters, crashing through more than ten towering trees before finally coming to a stop.
"Buzz!"
Lu Tianrong flashed forward, charging towards the Masked Man with a piercing bang, giving him no chance to recover.
The Masked Man finally realized what was happening and, while coughing up blood, used his ability to Grafting to escape.
"Bang!"
"Boom!"
"Thump!"
The Masked Man fled frantically, with Lu Tianrong in hot pursuit.
As soon as he caught up, Lu Tianrong raised his hand and threw an incredibly fierce punch, aiming at the Masked Man's murderous aura that he intended to kill with one punch.
The Masked Man was unable to dodge several times and was punched through the body by Lu Tianrong, almost dying on the spot.
If it weren't for the Living Dead Slug gene constantly at work, he would probably have been beaten to a pulp by now, beyond any hope of survival.
"You're insane! You're fucking insane!"
"Over-activating the Exotic Beast's genes will eventually lead to complete mutation and loss of reason!"
"Should I atone with my life simply because I, as an instructor, failed to protect those special trainees?"
"Foolish! How incredibly foolish!"
"If you can't return to the Military District, you can choose to join the Divine Plant Cult and create a future together with us!"
"Why sacrifice your life in vain?!"
"We're already Advanced Being; we can live a superior life anywhere. Why bother striving so hard?!"
"Joining the Divine Plant Cult will give you a better life than you would in the Military District!"
The Masked Man was finding it difficult to withstand Lu Tianrong's relentless offensive and dared not utter a sarcastic remark as he had before.
Instead, they tried to win over Lu Tianrong.
They wanted to end this deadly battle that only resulted in mutual harm.
However, Lu Tianrong was not tempted at all, and continued to exhaust his life force by launching a relentless attack.
"Oh shit!"
"Madman!"
"You fucking lunatic!"
Seeing that Lu Tianrong wouldn't listen to his advice, the Masked Man got so angry that he cursed on the spot.
Then, steeling his resolve, he glared menacingly at Lu Tianrong and shouted, "You forced me to do this!!!"
The moment he finished speaking, the Masked Man produced a bright red, wriggling seed from somewhere and swallowed it without hesitation.
The next second, a large number of strange blood vessels bulged on the Masked Man's skin.
These blood vessels were constantly wriggling, as if they were infested with a large number of worms.
"Get down here!!!"
The Masked Man glared angrily and shouted.
He then sacrificed most of his Essence Blood, using a forbidden technique within the Divine Plant Cult to summon a large number of thick vines.
These vines are covered with sharp thorns.
It burst forth from the ground all at once.
It shot into the sky in an instant.
With an overwhelming force, it shrouded Lu Tianrong in shadow.
Then, it suddenly contracted violently, wrapping Lu Tianrong in a pupa several meters thick, leaving him suspended in mid-air, unable to move.
"Damn idiot, you almost killed me!"
The Masked Man was panting heavily, and he weakly cursed.
Without wasting any more time, he flashed and quickly headed towards the Tree Cage.
Thinking he should hurry back to the Tree Cage and bring Lin Zichen back to the Main Cult to report, lest things change if he delayed.
Over there, by the Tree Cage.
Lin Zichen returned to the group and found that they had all recovered considerably and were able to stand up and walk.
Some of those who recovered well were even able to run.
He just doesn't run fast; he looks like a frail old man.
It seems the flower poison was still quite potent.
So potent that even after these geniuses took the antidote and it's been quite some time, they still haven't fully recovered.
"Xiao Chen, my legs feel so weak."
While massaging her thighs, Shen Qinghan frowned slightly and complained to Lin Zichen.
Lin Zichen: "It's okay, I'll carry you on my back later."
Shen Qinghan: "No need."
"Yes, I want it."
After saying that, Lin Zichen looked at everyone and said, "Now that everyone can leave, let's get out of this Tree Cage as soon as possible, lest something unexpected happens if we delay."
No one objected, and they all got up and left.
Lin Zichen picked up Shen Qinghan and quickly walked towards a gap in the road ahead.
"Buzz--"
Suddenly, a faint whooshing sound came from behind.
Lin Zichen looked back and, with the blessing of the Eye of the Sky, saw a figure rushing toward him at high speed several hundred meters away.
Upon closer inspection, he realized that the person who had appeared was a masked Masked Man in blood.
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