Undying Thing

A soldier walked up to Captain Su and whispered, "Captain, these are all Theseus Cell creatures. Aren't we going to kill them?"

Captain Su slapped the soldier's head directly and cursed, "You're so good at killing, why didn't I see you wipe out all the creatures in the Sealed Area?"

"But the creatures above ground don't have intelligence. If these intelligent creatures develop for a few thousand years and discover the world above ground, won't they still fight?" The soldier rubbed his head and said seriously.

"They are still in a state of war. By then, there might even be a technological explosion, and they'll master a lot of war technology," the soldier added.

Captain Su looked at him strangely: "Have you been reading Three-Body lately?"

The soldier nodded.

"The Dark Forest Law, right?"

The soldier's eyes lit up, and just as he was about to ask more questions, Captain Su kicked him far away.

The atmosphere eased slightly.

The bodies of the soldiers who had sacrificed themselves in the previous battle were collected.

The Transparent Race people were also collecting their clansmen's clothes and weapons. When they first encountered the soldiers cleaning up the scene, they all avoided them from a distance.

But after realizing that these soldiers completely ignored them, they slowly stopped being afraid, and the two groups of people moved through the area, crossing paths.

However, Mo Ling was still immersed in the battle with the Ram-Headed Man.

He found that the Ram-Headed Man's formal logic now seemed to fit neither the Ugly Duckling Phenomenon nor the Red String Worm.

It wasn't madly massacring the Tree-Cutting Sheep, nor was it constantly moving in one direction.

"Why did he run here to kill the Transparent Race people?"

Mo Ling couldn't understand.

Captain Su also walked up to the cube and discussed the Ram-Headed Man's behavior with Li Luo.

"It seems to be constantly moving in one direction now, while also massacring randomly, and sometimes it will suddenly turn back. There's no logic to it at all," Captain Su said, confused.

Li Luo thought for a moment, but said, "He's not without logic. His behavior logic conforms to the Ugly Duckling Phenomenon."

Captain Su was puzzled: "How does it conform?"

Li Luo explained: "It has discovered that its source race is not the Tree-Cutting Sheep, but the Theseus Cell."

"It might have discovered this after escaping back to this underground world, so it's no longer fixated on returning to the surface, but has chosen to massacre the Transparent Race everywhere."

"And it's getting smarter and smarter, knowing that we will constantly hinder it here, so it has chosen to avoid battle, not because it doesn't want to kill."

"It should understand that this underground world is full of Theseus Cell creatures, and it doesn't lack this much."

After listening, Captain Su stood there in a daze, thought for a moment, and said, "Does that mean we don't need to bother with it? Just let it kill here?"

Li Luo was silent, it seemed she also had no solution.

And Mo Ling in the cube, after hearing this, was also full of helplessness.

The Undying Body infected by the Red String Worm gets stronger the more it fights, and the only way is to restrain it, but now it has reached a point where it cannot be restrained.

It's getting smarter and smarter, and has even learned to avoid battle.

There was simply no way to contain such a life form.

Captain Su called his deputy over again to assess the Ram-Headed Man's threat, seemingly hesitant about his decision to pursue it aggressively.

The deputy told Captain Su that the Ram-Headed Man's threat level had reached a terrifying point.

Although it wouldn't affect humans for now, no one knew how this life form, created by the superposition of Relic phenomena and Abyss creatures, would develop in the future.

"We said we'd take it one step at a time, but I didn't expect the situation to become so serious so quickly, and so many brothers sacrificed their lives for nothing," Captain Su said, blaming himself deeply.

After a long discussion, Captain Su still decided that they couldn't just let it go.

"Let's change the plan. We'll continue tracking, but this time the focus will be on observation. If there's an opportunity, we'll try to guide its behavior. We can't confront it head-on anymore."

Captain Su instructed his deputy to relay the orders to the soldiers.

He sighed and said, "Even if we can't eliminate it, we need to bring back some information about the Theseus Cells and Relic phenomena. At least we can't return empty-handed."

In the Abyss, there were always trade-offs. The deputy also nodded dejectedly and turned to leave.

Before long, the Transparent Race elder returned. After Captain Su asked him about the direction the Ram-Headed Man was heading, the elder suddenly showed a look of terror.

"What's wrong?" Captain Su asked, puzzled by the elder's sudden fright.

"That place is in the direction of our village!"

After answering Captain Su, the elder quickly ran back to his companions and spoke to them anxiously.

These Transparent Race members no longer bothered to pick up the scattered clothes and weapons on the ground and hurriedly packed their belongings.

Seeing this, Captain Su told his men to follow and approached the Transparent Race members.

"If you don't mind, we can travel together. We're not familiar with this place and need someone to guide us," Captain Su said sincerely.

The Transparent Race members exchanged glances. After a heated debate, they finally agreed to Captain Su's request.

Along the way, the Transparent Race elder introduced the history of this underground world to everyone:

"A long time ago, this place was only inhabited by the Transparent Race. There were no wars, and everything was very peaceful. We lived a life free from worldly strife."

"But one day, strange Caves suddenly appeared everywhere. Inside these Caves were white, oval-shaped fleshy particles that constantly wriggled and tried to devour anything that approached them."

"This wasn't the most terrifying thing. Some of our ancestors cut off a bit of that fleshy particle and found that it didn't turn into transparent liquid!"

"After those fleshy particles left the Cave, although they no longer moved, they also didn't disappear. They would even exist in this world forever."

"At that time, there was a powerful Prophet among our ancestors. He declared that this was an extremely terrifying 'Undying Thing' that would bring disaster to the world, but some people didn't believe him."

"As expected, just as the Prophet said, disaster struck not long after. Various 'Undying Things' began to pour out of the 'Undying Cave'."

"At first, it was just some branches and leaves, but later, creatures came to this place. These creatures began to occupy this world and started to Massacre the Transparent Race."

"These Undying creatures, after death, don't turn transparent like the Transparent Race. Instead, they exist in the world forever, turning into flesh and blood, forcefully occupying the space in this world!"

At this point, the elder became agitated, his eyes red.

"At that time, our ancestors were shocked. Flesh and blood that wouldn't disappear! If there was enough of it, this world would be completely filled. By then, there would be absolutely no space to survive within this world."

"Occupying the ground, occupying the water sources, occupying the air, until the entire world is filled with Undying flesh and blood!"

A soldier heard this and couldn't help but laugh, asking, "How long have these Undying Things been in this world?"

The elder couldn't quite understand the soldier's laughter, but he still politely replied, "A long time, for over a dozen generations."

"Have the Undying Things filled any place yet?" The soldier's smile was still uncontrollable.

The elder finally got angry and said loudly, "Not yet! Don't question the great Prophet! Just because it hasn't been filled yet doesn't mean it won't be filled in the future!"