coobybook Chapter 198: Grapevines in the Dark
Chapter 198: Grapevines in the Dark
At this time, Feng Shijie was also extremely anxious, because he absolutely could not watch this grape vine die like this, so he could only continuously draw energy from the black mist to supply the growth of the grape vine. Fortunately, he also noticed that the grape vine was trying to save itself.
The unique smell it exudes is like an invisible call, attracting the infected bodies around to gather around. No matter whether they are wild beasts or infected bodies passing by accidentally, as long as they are attracted by this mysterious breath, they will gradually walk into the territory of the vines.
At this time, the roots of the grapevines entrenched underground were already so large that no one knew how big they were. The infected bodies that entered the root range were entangled by the aerial roots hidden underground without knowing it, and were quickly dragged underground to become nutrients for the grapevines. However, how many infected bodies could there be in this desolate mountain area? Even with the supply from the crazy world, the grapevines could only get a short break, and the last few grapes stopped growing.
Now that things have come to this, it is obviously impossible to let Crazy World sacrifice the big to protect the small roots. Since infected bodies are fine, it is better than directly consuming the black fog. He has no shortage of infected bodies, but it is impossible to summon them immediately. The grapevines consume the black fog too quickly, but when consuming the infected bodies, the flesh and blood can last longer.
In order to ensure the normal growth and development of the grapevine during this period, he gritted his teeth and threw a weakest A-level infected body in. However, this one would not be easily fooled by the fragrance like other ordinary infected bodies. They have a strong self-awareness. When they sense potential threats in the surrounding environment, they instinctively begin to struggle hard and try to break free.
Crazy World felt naturally distressed when he saw the tree roots broken due to the struggle of the infected body, but since things had come to this point, he had no choice but to harden his heart and go all out. He directly smashed its limbs, making it unable to resist any further, and watched it being dragged into the ground by the thick tree roots.
But there was no time to feel sorry for him, because the moment he made his move, he suddenly sensed the crisis. Crazy World was used to hiding, so he hid back in the black fog and constantly used the black fog to detect nearby dangers.
"it's a pity!"
Zagreus, who was hiding in the grapes, sighed inwardly. He had originally planned to take action, but he did not expect that the crazy world's perception was so sharp that it foresaw the danger in advance.
However, this also proves that the strength of the Crazy World has indeed recovered a lot. The world authority it occupies is already able to issue early warnings of danger. This Crazy World is also used to hiding, and once it senses something is wrong, it immediately hides in the black fog, leaving him no chance to attack.
Fortunately, he did not take action. Now Crazy World could not be sure whether the feeling he just had was an illusion or not, and could only keep checking whether there was any danger nearby.
Zagreus was not worried that Crazy World would be able to find him, because he was hiding in the center of the stalk of the bunch of grapes. His fusion of superpowers allowed him to blend in perfectly. Any ability scan would show him as part of the stalk, and his position could only be seen with the naked eye unless the stalk was cut open. However, it was obvious that Crazy World would not touch the bunch of grapes.
In fact, achieving this was already a success of his plan. He had worked hard to cultivate this grape using his divine power. In addition to being a god of wine, he was also a god of plants. Although he used it less, he had studied the black fog for a long time before he cultivated this plant that completely matched the properties of the black fog. This could be considered an innovation. When the vine began to sprout and grow, he integrated into the plant, so the growth of the vine changed completely according to his wishes.
As for the grapes that were ripening in the outside world, they were naturally his means to delay the Mad World. Otherwise, with the amount of black fog infused by the Mad World, the grape vines would have already produced complete fruits. It was him who was hiding in the stems of this bunch of grapes and absorbing the energy injected by the Mad World. He was always controlling the progress of the grapes' ripening. With this trick, he had completely attracted the attention of the Mad World.
Gaia in the outside world was waiting for this moment. When the attention of the Crazy World was all attracted here, Gaia began to constantly revise the underlying logic of the world. Now, due to the dispersion of world authority, He certainly could not bypass the Crazy World and could not completely modify this logic, but Gaia could open a back door in this logic. As long as he used crystal cores or superpowers, the black fog in a certain range would lose its influence on electricity.
Crazy World is now in a dilemma. He has noticed Gaia's tricks behind the scenes, but he is also unable to do anything. Although some of these A-level infected bodies were split from him, they all have their own consciousness.
This time, the forced control of five A-level infected bodies has triggered a strong resistance from other infected bodies, and his control over the entire group has been reduced to the extreme. If it continues, it is likely to cause a riot among the entire infected group. It is not easy to let these five A-level infected bodies drive a large number of "cannon fodder" to die here. Controlling such a large-scale corpse tide has caused certain damage to the foundation of the infected bodies.
Currently, these five A-level infected bodies seem to be obedient and not heedful, and they are playing tricks all the way to delay time. After all, the infected bodies are not made of stone, and they are all monsters born out of negative emotions. If they didn't all want to kill humans first, they would have beaten each other to death long ago.
Moreover, the withdrawal of the "cannon fodder" to die this time will inevitably weaken the power of these five infected bodies, so they will delay as much as possible, and Crazy World has no choice but to directly use the ban to control them by force, so that these people will be obedient.
At this time, Gaia also received news from Zagros that there were five fewer A-level infected bodies, and many infected bodies were withdrawn. Humanity was finally able to take a breather. He immediately sent out A-level powerhouses of humanity, carrying a large number of psychics to force a breakthrough, and directly broke through the blockade of all A-level infected bodies, creating a relatively safe passage between each safe zone. At this time, due to the sharp decrease in black fog and infected bodies, the safe zones in various places were able to free up their hands to stabilize internal troubles first.
Now, due to the lack of A-level infected bodies, humans have decided to take advantage of their weakness. Originally, Gaia planned to besiege several A-level infected bodies first. Every death would be a gain for humans. However, these infected bodies took advantage of the characteristics of the black fog, and they received early warnings from the crazy world. Almost all of them retreated. Some infected bodies in the city no longer attacked humans, but were summoned to prevent decapitation operations by humans.
Since the decapitation operation was put on hold, the pressure on the A-level superpowers on the human side was much less, so Gaia was ready to gather the power of mankind. All humans received new news from the human front platform:
"Emergency notice! Emergency notice! The locations of all safe zones have been made public and can be viewed at any time. All human camps are requested to gather in the safe zones as soon as possible. All safe zones will be evacuated to the only safe point in 24 hours. If the safe zones are evacuated, the remaining humans will not be able to survive. Please gather in the safe zones within the specified time. No one will be allowed to wait after the time limit!"
In fact, the 24 hours given by Gaia is already very sufficient, because most people are very fast now, and many people can reach the safe zone in less than half a day if they want. Of course, if some people are slower or unwilling to leave their place, that is also their choice. People who can't even run away will be a burden even if they arrive.
Now Gaia has opened up the exchange of transportation items such as electricity, military trucks and gasoline in the safe zone. Anyway, Gaia can easily transfer these things from unmanned military areas in various places. With the support of electricity and the rapid transportation capabilities of military vehicles, safe zones in various places can transfer personnel to the safe zone in Jianghuai City at the fastest speed.
During this period, the A-level psychics in each safe zone will clear the way for the convoy and bring as many people back safely as possible. Even if those hidden A-level infected bodies want to stop it, they dare not take action due to lack of manpower. As for why they have to go to Jianghuai City, one is because the main server of the human front is here, and secondly, this place is still close to Zagros. Even if Zagros does not take action, it can at least put some pressure on the Crazy World.