Chapter 127: The Pillar Tree
Nothing to say all night!
The next day, when it was still dark, the team set off again, Luo Yuan noticed that Wang Xiaguang's eyes were a little red and swollen, and her face was gloomy, as if she felt aware of Luo Yuan's gaze, she looked up at him, her expression was complicated, and then she lowered her head and was silent.
Luo Yuan wanted to speak and stopped, but turned into a sigh.
Half an hour later, the crowd finally took to the highway.
Heavy trucks that have broken down or been knocked over are everywhere along the way, but small vehicles such as cars are rarely seen.
Countless supplies were scattered on the roads, with almost everything on them, steel ingots, food, machinery, instruments, and even a large amount of guns and ammunition.
Before the complete collapse of the human situation, this highway was the only transportation artery connecting Hedong City with the rest of the world, and trucks flowed every day, day and night. But when the beast tide happened, it was also affected here.
With so much ammunition, Luo Yuan naturally couldn't take it all away, so he only took three boxes, hung them around the monitor lizard's neck and continued on the road. Now everyone has a gun, and it is all Type 95 military rifles, including a sniper rifle, and I don't know that Lu Dao was left by that soldier, and Luo Yuan threw it to Chen Xianxian.
As for the combat effectiveness, it may not even be as good as Luo Yuan, it can only be said that he can barely shoot, but it is better than nothing, at least he can support it during the battle.
The closer you get to the giant tree, the more you can feel the shock from the bottom of your heart.
Looking down from the highway, with its trunk as the center, the unimaginably large knotted roots are plunged deep into the ground like an angry dragon, and the majestic force generated by its growth has caused the surrounding terrain to rise high like a tomb, the buildings near the suburbs have collapsed, and a large number of geothermal hot springs with high steam have been sprayed day and night, making the place cloudy.
Even now, Luo Yuan could still feel that because of the continuous growth of the giant trees, earthquakes were still occurring there from time to time.
At noon, after resting for a while in the fortifications on the highway, they continued on the road, and when it was close to three o'clock, they finally came into the shade of the trees.
The sky was completely obscured, and there was an endless green overhead, with only the occasional ray of sunlight breaking through the layers of leaves and shining on the pavement, forming fist-sized flicks of light.
This is almost the world of birds, and countless mutated birds, large and small, inhabit the giant trees. All kinds of clear and tactful chirps came and went, almost in a single piece. Even the air has become incomparably fresher, so that everyone in it feels a shock to their spirits, and it seems that even their physical strength has recovered a lot.
If you don't take into account the oppressive aura exuded by these mutant birds, the colorful python-shaped poisonous insects on the leaves, and the strange creatures that also inhabit the trees, this place is undoubtedly like a fairyland.
But no one in the middle of it is still in the mood to enjoy the view. It's almost a separate ecosystem, inhabited by countless powerful mutated creatures.
Feathers and guano were almost all over the ground, and there were some mutated creature bones left behind after losing the battle, and it was like a rich treasure trove, and Luo Yuan could find almost any level of materials.
Luo Yuan picked up a few brightly colored cyan tail feathers that were almost more than two meters long, and after becoming an evolutionary, he could vaguely feel the power of the attributes, the power of the earth was heavy, the water was moist, and these feathers contained a light and spiritual force, and he used an identification technique.
"Storm Bird's Feather"
"Rarity: Dark Blue."
"Weight: 30g."
"Additional ability: Balance airflow.
"Evaluation: The Storm Bird is a strange mutated creature, it hates storms by nature, whenever a storm comes, it can always be seen chasing the storm, it is born with the ability to calm the storm, and this ability is fully embodied in the feathers, with a small amount of wind active energy."
A hint of joy flashed on Luo Yuan's face, except for the horse chopping knife, his other equipment was still at the blue level, and some couldn't keep up with the pace, he had long wanted to upgrade, but unfortunately he couldn't find the right materials, but he didn't expect to find it here.
Luo Yuan paid more attention to the feathers on the ground, and then found a few more of the same.
In addition, he also found several other dark blue-level feathers, but there were very few of them, and only one of the six feathers had attributes, and it was also fire-based, but Luo Yuan still put it away.
The west is located on the plateau, the air is thin, the temperature difference between day and night is very large, and it is very cold at night, and these tents cannot keep out the cold at all, he has a strong physique, and may not have anything to do, but ordinary people are afraid that it will not work, and it is very suitable to have this kind of feather, whether it is synthesized on the quilt or underwear.
"Look, there's a fruit over there?" At this time, Cao Lin suddenly suppressed her excitement and said.
Luo Yuan raised his head and looked for a while, only to see that dozens of meters above his head, a fruit the size of a human head was hidden in the layers of leaves, with a blue and red surface, which was very attractive.
But the fruit had obviously been targeted, and a huge green mutant bird stood motionless on a branch not far away like a stone sculpture, its eyes half-open and half-closed, and its afterglow swept there over and over again, while paying vigilant attention to the situation nearby.
Since the end of the world, he has rarely seen plants bear fruit, and even the fruit rate of the previously cultivated corn is pitiful. Even if it was a huge giant tree, he could hardly see other fruits other than this fruit at a glance, and of course, Luo Yuan guessed that it might be hidden in the leaves.
The fruit that can be targeted by such a powerful creature does not need to be thought of to know how precious it is.
A trace of intent flashed in Luo Yuan's heart, but soon he restrained the greed in his heart, this giant bird of the divine horse is obviously not so easy to mess with, besides, there are so many ordinary people here, once there is a battle, many people will definitely die at that time, and the others Luo Yuan doesn't care, but Huang Jiahui, Wang Xiaguang and Wang Shishi, any one of them will be difficult for him to accept.
At this time, he was shocked to find that the fruit suddenly ripened at an incredible speed, from the original half-green and not red, to quickly turned red, and a strange aroma wafted out.
"Don't look, go quickly, go to the fortifications ahead." Luo Yuan said solemnly, he was a little uneasy in his heart, this fruit is the source of right and wrong, such a big fragrance, it is estimated that it will soon attract other mutated creatures, he saw that even the monitor lizard had raised his head and stared at the fruit above his head.
Affected by the fragrance, everyone's expressions were intoxicated, and they couldn't react for a while, when another red and yellow giant bird shot towards this side like a sharp sword.
The next moment, there was a high-pitched scream of piercing eardrums overhead, and the two giant birds kept biting and rolling in the air, and even the air began to become extremely violent.
Everyone woke up from a dream, their faces changed greatly, and they ran desperately towards the fortifications in front.
Luo Yuan ran a few steps, and found that the monitor lizard did not follow, still looking up, he was suddenly so angry that his temples jumped suddenly, and he quickly ran back, wanting to wake it up, but suddenly there was a prompt voice of the system task in his mind: "E+ level mission, seize the fruit of the Tianzhu Tree!" ”
"Grass!" Luo Yuan scolded secretly, and a bad thought suddenly appeared in his heart.
Sure enough, because the battle overhead was too fierce, one of the giant birds' wings accidentally fanned on the branch of the giant tree, and the branch was quite strong and flicked a few times but it didn't break! But the ripe fruit fell, and the two fighting giant birds could not react, so they could only watch it fall from their side, and when they wanted to dive down, it was too late.
The monitor lizard seemed to tremble with excitement, roared, spread its limbs and rushed frantically towards the fruit, licking its tongue and swallowing it into its belly.
Seeing that the situation was already like this, Luo Yuan had no choice but to take the task head-on, and the next moment, the system heard a prompt that the task was completed. The speed at which this mission was completed was unprecedented, and it was almost completed in the next step, but for Luo Yuan, this task had not yet begun at all.
The dark blue-level green giant bird that had been waiting next to the fruit was already angry, and it let out a high-pitched scream, giving up on its previous opponent and pointing the finger at the monitor lizard that had stolen it. In an instant, the wind blew in the air, and the giant bird fell from the sky like a meteorite.
The monitor lizard raised its head to the sky and roared. Some time ago, the monitor lizard fought with other mutant beasts almost every day, and had already accumulated rich combat experience, which can be described as a hundred battles. Looking at the giant bird that rushed down at high speed, it did not panic at all, and it was not until the moment when the giant bird pounced that its body flashed, and it narrowly avoided the attack.
"Boom!"
There was a loud bang.
The giant bird's claws swooped into the air, scratching a hole in the surface of the highway more than two meters in diameter.
Luo Yuan was so nervous that he didn't even bother with the prompts for the completion of the system task, and he hurriedly put the backpack full of short spears behind him on the ground. Seeing that the giant bird had not yet fully flown off, he quickly picked up a few and sprinted forward.
The high-speed moving body has turned into a series of afterimages, a second later, his speed has reached its peak, at this time the giant bird is about to rise again, he shouted, the muscles of his body are all expanded, he raised a short spear in his hand, and in an instant, he shot towards the giant bird with all his strength.
The explosive power of the human body is not just the amount of strength, but the product of agility and strength, Luo Yuan is fifteen times that of ordinary people, and it can almost be said to be superhuman.
The powerful explosive force instantly made the short spear break through the sound barrier, and a small cone-shaped sonic boom cloud even appeared at the front end of the short spear.
Just in an instant, the giant bird that had just flown into the air was directly hit by the short spear, and the instantaneous momentum exploded on it like a bomb, and at the same time, the terrifying impact contained in its short spear also made its body fly several meters sideways, almost knocking it to the ground, it screamed in anger, flapped its wings, and wanted to fly again.
But then another short spear slammed into it, and the feathers exploded in large numbers.
Then, like missiles, the short spears continued one after the other, without stopping for a moment, until the fourth, when the giant bird could no longer maintain its balance, and its body was crooked, and it fell to the ground heavily.
Even if it was a rhinoceros that defended against a powerful before the end of the world, Luo Yuan was confident that he could completely penetrate it under his short spear. But in the face of this dark blue-level mutant bird, it still can't work, although it is a little embarrassed, but except for a few feathers, there are no wounds on its body.
Its wings flapped wildly, the high-standard concrete floor of the highway, and the flapping of its wings turned out to be like a fragile biscuit, shattering, and the rubble flew everywhere, and it tried to fly again, but it was too late.
The monitor lizard quickly pounced, biting the giant bird's slender neck with one bite, and the next moment it rolled and tore like a crocodile, completely not giving it a chance to fight back.
Whether it is before the end of the world or after the end of the world, no matter how fierce the birds are, fighting with land creatures, once they land, it means death. Even if the level of the monitor lizard was still one level different from that of the giant bird, it completely had the upper hand at this time, and under its terrifying bite force, the slender cervical vertebrae of the giant bird were instantly broken.
At this time, the giant bird's struggle was just an instinctive counterattack.
A few seconds later, the giant bird's entire head was completely torn off by the monitor lizard's jaw, and blood flowed freely. When the giant bird gradually died down, the monitor lizard stood up. Luo Yuan saw that except for a few scratches on its chest, there was no harm on its body.
And those scratches, for the monitor lizard, were just skin wounds, and it didn't take a few days to heal.
The other red and yellow giant bird that had been fighting just now had been hovering in the sky before, and when it saw that the green giant bird was dead, it finally flapped its wings and flew into the distance.
Luo Yuan retracted his gaze, this battle was unexpectedly smooth, from the beginning to the end, but in half a minute, a man and a beast cooperated with each other, and a dark blue-level creature had already been killed, and unconsciously, Luo Yuan was already strong to this extent.
This time, the monitor lizard had no interest in the flesh and blood of the giant bird that had just died, it stepped aside, kept roaring, and stepped around frequently on all fours, its eyes showed a glimmer of essence, and the energy in its body seemed to be about to overflow, and it was a little abnormally excited.
Luo Yuan then remembered that it had swallowed a fruit before, and he didn't know what effect that fruit had in the Dao, but obviously this state must have been caused by that fruit.
He opened the attribute panel and found that the monitor lizard had been upgraded, this time it had received the vast majority of the experience, almost 80%, and a large amount of experience directly upgraded it to a level, and then he looked at the state of the monitor lizard, and unfamiliar words appeared on it.
"Evolving ......"
Luo Yuan suddenly looked at the monitor lizard, with a hint of joy on his face, he didn't expect the monitor lizard to finally evolve.