Luo Qianxue Is a Traitor?!
"Is the falling of leaves a result of the wind's pursuit, or the tree's failure to hold on?"
A lifeless wooden puppet, like a monk sitting cross-legged on a flesh cushion, stared intently at Zhao Zixuan, who was closest to it, with its empty eye sockets.
The sound it uttered carried a chilling, desolate quality, sending shivers down one's spine.
"Teach, instructor..."
Feeling fear under her gaze, Zhao Zixuan instinctively took two steps back and cast a pleading look at Lan Tianbai in the distance.
As she took two steps back...
The puppet in front of her also slid forward two steps, following closely behind her with an extremely oppressive presence.
"Is the falling of leaves a result of the wind's pursuit, or the tree's failure to hold on?"
Seeing that Zhao Zixuan did not answer, the puppet asked again in a hoarse voice.
As the puppet was being questioned for the second time, its eyes became increasingly vacant, and wisps of black energy swirled around its entire body, creating an eerie and oppressive atmosphere.
Lin Zichen noticed the change in the puppet and immediately looked at Zhao Zixuan and called out:
"Answer its question quickly!"
He didn't understand the puppet in front of him.
However, considering that he had previously used his qi and blood to bombard the cage, only to leave some insignificant marks, he estimated that he definitely couldn't harm the puppet in front of him.
With this in mind, rather than rashly attacking the puppet, it would be better to go along with it and observe how things unfold.
After hearing Lin Zichen's reminder, Zhao Zixuan calmed down a bit.
She looked at the puppet in front of her, calmed her slightly uneasy emotions, and then answered:
"The falling of leaves is the result of both the pursuit of the wind and the tree's failure to hold on; it is the outcome of the combined effect of these two forces."
After answering, Zhao Zixuan stared nervously at the puppet in front of her, her heart pounding in her throat.
The others were the same; everyone was on edge, not daring to even blink.
The puppet, which was being watched by everyone, remained motionless and silent, like a computer that had crashed.
About two seconds passed.
The puppet made several clicking sounds from its throat, then spoke in a lifeless voice:
"Incorrect answer."
The moment the sound faded.
The puppet, which had been sitting cross-legged on the ground, suddenly disintegrated into a large number of blood-red roots, which transformed into a giant net that enveloped Zhao Zixuan in front of it.
Then.
Before anyone could react—
Zhao Zixuan, who was just standing, was instantly entangled in a giant net, becoming an airtight cocoon. She was pulled to the top of the cage by a vine and hung high, looking like a hanged corpse.
"Zixuan!"
A genius of Exotic Human Tier talent shouted out and reacted with lightning speed to attack the vines in an attempt to save Zhao Zixuan.
The attack involved forcefully swinging the double-edged sword, imbued with the power of blood and qi, in an attempt to sever the vine attached to the cicada pupa.
Unfortunately, the vines were extremely resilient. When the double-edged sword struck them, it not only failed to cut the vines but also shattered its own blade.
Soon!
Several loud thuds were heard.
Numerous Blood-Colored Roots burst forth from the ground, attacking the Exotic Human Tier genius who had swung the double-edged sword at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye. In an instant, they entangled him into a cocoon and dragged him to the top of the cage, where he was suspended.
Upon witnessing this scene, everyone present gasped in shock, feeling utterly hopeless.
The enemy in the cage was much stronger than expected.
The chances of escaping are slim.
While everyone else was in despair, Lin Zichen remained unusually calm.
He was thinking about how he could help Shen Qinghan escape from her cage.
Rely on yourself?
Disaster.
I already tried it at the beginning.
He condensed a ball of vital energy and slammed it onto the cage, but not a single drop of water splashed out.
If nothing unexpected happens, the cage's strength will be at an Epic level.
So, can the [Flame Breath] Biological Attribute break this deadlock?
Lin Zichen suddenly realized this.
This was a Biological Attribute he acquired by devouring corpses on the front lines of the battlefield.
It is a fire-attribute Biological Attribute.
From the perspective of the Five Elements theory, it should be able to restrain Exotic Plant.
However, this is only a theory; how it will actually work remains unknown.
Let's wait a little longer.
If you're truly in dire straits, use this Biological Attribute to fight to the death...
Lin Zichen thought to himself.
At this moment, he dared not act rashly, fearing that his actions would be ineffective and would only anger the cage.
"Thump!"
Suddenly, a thud was heard.
Another lifeless puppet crashed to the ground from the top of the cage.
A large amount of withered branches and fallen leaves were splashed up.
Under the horrified gazes of the crowd.
The puppet quickly sat cross-legged on the ground, its neck clicking as it looked towards the nearest Lan Tianbai, its gaze vacant as it asked:
"Is the falling of leaves a result of the wind's pursuit, or the tree's failure to hold on?"
Upon hearing this familiar question, Lan Tianbai's expression immediately turned serious.
He recalled Zhao Zixuan's answer, which said that the leaves fell because of the combined effect of the wind and the trees.
This answer is incorrect.
Zhao Zixuan was thus entangled by the Blood-Colored Roots, becoming like a cicada pupa, and was pulled into mid-air, hanging there.
"Is the falling of leaves a result of the wind's pursuit, or the tree's failure to hold on?"
Because Lan Tianbai did not answer in time, the puppet asked a second question that struck at the heart of the matter.
As he asked the question, the black aura surrounding him grew even thicker.
It seemed that if Lan Tianbai didn't answer quickly, the puppet would attack him.
Lan Tianbai realized this and dared not remain silent any longer.
After thinking for a moment, he looked at the puppet in front of him and replied:
"The falling of leaves is driven by the wind; without the wind's pursuit, the leaves would never fall, because the tree would not let go."
This answer was given in a moment of desperation, when one is desperate and will try anything.
Lan Tianbai doesn't know the correct answer.
But time was running out, so he could only choose any angle to answer the puppet.
"Incorrect answer."
The puppet spoke in a hoarse voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, the puppet disintegrated on the spot into a large number of terrifying Blood-Colored Roots, which suddenly covered the Lan Tianbai.
Lan Tianbai is far more capable than Zhao Zixuan.
The moment the Blood-Colored Roots appeared, he reacted and attacked in a final act of resistance.
Unfortunately, no matter how fast your reaction speed is, it's all for naught if you lack the strength.
In the blink of an eye, Lan Tianbai was entangled by Blood-Colored Roots into a cicada pupa, and was pulled to the top of the cage by a vine and hung high.
Seeing that even the Lan Tianbai were being attacked without any power to fight back, everyone present looked desperate.
None of them expected that the battle had only just begun, and that they would perish in this cramped cage.
"Is the falling of leaves a result of the wind's pursuit, or the tree's failure to hold on?"
Another puppet crashed down, staring blankly at Wu Shiya and asking a question.
Wu Shiya is Fu Zhou's girlfriend. Last time, she took Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan out for training with Fu Zhou to familiarize them with the environment outside the city.
"The falling of leaves is the tree's way of not trying to hold them back; leaves that can be lured away by the wind are not worth trying to keep."
Wu Shiya felt a little flustered, but she still calmly gave a pre-prepared answer.
The combined effect of wind and trees has already answered that question.
The pursuit of the wind has already answered that question.
Now, only the tree's lack of attempt to keep us remains unanswered.
Wu Shiya was quite confident in her answer.
However, ideals are beautiful, but reality is harsh.
With Wu Shiya possessing a certain level of confidence.
The wooden puppet in front of her spoke with a chillingly cruel tone, "Wrong answer."
How could this be?!
Wu Shiya's eyes widened in disbelief.
The puppet didn't care whether she could accept it or not. The moment it said "wrong answer," it immediately disintegrated into a large number of Blood-Colored Roots, which suddenly enveloped her.
"Poetry and elegance!"
Upon seeing this, Fu Zhou instinctively shouted out, unleashing the full power of his blood and qi to save Wu Shiya.
As a result, the two of them were entangled into a cocoon and pulled to the top of the cage, where they were suspended.
"Is the falling of leaves a result of the wind's pursuit, or the tree's failure to hold on?"
A brand new puppet falls from the sky, just like the previous puppets, and asks this question to the person closest to it.
This time, the person is Shen Qinghan.
Under the puppet's deathly gaze, Shen Qinghan panicked instantly.
She habitually glanced at Lin Zichen beside her, casting a pleading look at Lin Zichen.
Lin Zichen's mind worked extremely fast.
The previous three people all answered the question about puppets from a literary perspective.
If we change our perspective and answer from a scientific point of view, wouldn't the problem be easily solved?
Lin Zichen wasn't sure if he was right.
But given the current situation, there's no other way but to give it a try.
We had no choice but to try anything, even if it seemed hopeless.
"Hanhan, answer using scientific thinking, use the biology knowledge you've learned."
Lin Zichen looked at Shen Qinghan seriously and said.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qinghan quickly searched her mind for theoretical knowledge related to fallen leaves, striving to provide a near-perfect scientific answer in order to extricate herself from the predicament.
"Is the falling of leaves a result of the wind's pursuit, or the tree's failure to hold on?"
Soon, the puppet began its second round of questions.
Meanwhile, Shen Qinghan had already drafted the perfect science answer in her mind.
When the puppet asked the question a second time, she immediately answered:
"The falling of leaves is neither due to the pursuit of the wind nor the tree's failure to hold on, but rather to the abscission acid!"
"When the cold winter arrives, plants try to reduce their..."
"... Wrong answer!"
Before Shen Qinghan could answer much, she was suddenly interrupted by the puppet's stern voice.
The next second, the puppet disintegrated into a large number of scarlet Blood-Colored Roots, which, like disgusting red worms, attacked Shen Qinghan.
Seeing the disgusting, Blood-Colored Roots surging towards her, Shen Qinghan's pretty face turned pale, and a hint of despair appeared in her eyes.
"Buzz--!"
A piercing whistling sound rang out.
Lin Zichen, standing beside her, rushed toward the Blood-Colored Roots surging toward Shen Qinghan at his fastest speed ever, intending to violently confront these extremely resilient entities.
"Boom!"
"Bang!"
"Boom boom boom!"
"..."
The moment Lin Zichen clashed with the Blood-Colored Roots, a series of terrifying sounds erupted throughout the cage, making everyone present's eardrums buzz.
The attack is very strong.
The commotion was quite significant.
However, the strength of the Blood-Colored Roots was beyond imagination. No matter how Lin Zichen attacked, he could only block the Blood-Colored Roots at most, and could not destroy them at all.
After several attempts, Lin Zichen realized that brute force alone was not enough to get rid of the Blood-Colored Roots.
With a thought, and empowered by [Higher Spirit] and [Absolute Focus], he used the Biological Attribute [Flame Breath] on the Blood-Colored Roots in front of him.
The next second, a ball of crimson flame suddenly spewed from Lin Zichen's mouth and nose, crashing into the Blood-Colored Roots in front of him like a volcanic eruption.
As soon as these crimson flames appeared, they instantly ignited the extremely resilient Blood-Colored Roots, causing them to writhe in agony in the air like terrified venomous snakes.
It works!
The [Flame Breath] Biological Attribute is truly effective against Demon Plant!
Lin Zichen was slightly excited and immediately increased the force of his attack, spewing out Crimson Flame to burn the Blood-Colored Roots in front of him, and even the entire cage, to ashes.
Meanwhile, everyone else present was dumbfounded and completely bewildered.
He can breathe fire?
Why can he breathe fire?
What exactly happened?
Hallucination?!
Everyone was completely baffled by this.
However, at this moment, they did not dwell on this point too much.
Because they all know this very clearly.
Lin Zichen's ability to damage the Blood-Colored Roots means they all have a chance to escape.
About a few seconds later.
Lin Zichen exhausted a massive amount of Mental Power, spraying until his entire head was burning red, and finally burned the Blood-Colored Roots in front of him to ashes.
However, he did not stop spewing fire; instead, he spewed even more.
He concentrated the Crimson Flame he spewed out at a single point in front of him.
We need to make a big hole in this spot so that everyone inside the cage can escape.
Crimson flames do indeed have a fatal effect on plants.
In just a few seconds, the seemingly Indestructible barrier was scorched open with a hole the size of a fist.
At this rate, it will only take another ten seconds or so for the fire to burn out a hole that would allow people to escape quickly.
Just when everyone thought escape was within reach...
Suddenly, a captivating Fragrance wafted from the cage, lingering around everyone's noses.
Before anyone could react,
Suddenly, Luo Qianxue, who had been standing silently in the crowd, narrowed her eyes and entered an elemental state, transforming into a large ball of extremely cold ice energy, rushing towards the spot where Lin Zichen was breathing fire and burning at top speed.
"Buzz--!"
A sound of icy air rushing past rang out.
Under the incredulous gazes of the crowd, the spot where Lin Zichen had been scorching was instantly frozen into an ice wall by the icy air—an Indestructible ice wall.
No matter how much the Crimson Flame spewed out by Lin Zichen burned, the ice wall showed no sign of melting.
At that moment, Lin Zichen was stunned, unable to understand what had happened.
He couldn't understand what Luo Qianxue was doing.
He couldn't understand why his [Flame Breath] could be blocked by Luo Qianxue.
Luo Qianxue's Biological Rank is clearly only Advanced Tier 7.
His Biological Rank is as high as the Rare Tier 3.
Could it be that... Luo Qianxue is an undercover agent hiding her true strength and lurking in City No. 1?
After pondering for a while with some doubt, Lin Zichen looked at the ice wall in front of him that could easily block the [Flame Breath], and the most likely guess flashed through his mind.
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