The cries of frustration and panic and anxiety continued to be heard by the Bo faction and the hawks, and the work of stopping the leak was finally completed, but the situation presented to them made them want to cry without tears.

The whole system is half-destroyed, and the mother tree is half-dead. You must know that their food, water, and living environment are all dependent on this system, and now that this is happening, it is simply driving them to a dead end.

Faced with the extremely serious problem of survival, everyone has to rack their brains, synthesize their opinions, and come up with the most effective plan, they are like trapped in a watered underground cave, every bit of material left is extremely precious, can not withstand any waste, they must rely on this little provision to find a new way for themselves, otherwise they can only die.

The blue-bloods faced a different kind of severity.

In this sudden Demon Soul Advent War, the Blue Bloods sacrificed nearly two hundred people, which reduced their total existing population to about 150 people, and they lost nearly half of their base, which has basically lost its recovery value with the arrival of the energy plundering tide.

Not only that, but they also lost a large amount of energy reserves, and in the confrontation with demon spirits, energy consumption was far higher than the population. Now, they even have a heavy gap in the energy they maintain and produce, and the energy they currently have is only enough for the successful birth of a batch of 50 blue-blooded people who are about to mature, and the next few batches will be unsustainable, and they can't even do it for long sleep, because it is also a kind of consumption, although the energy consumed is relatively simple, but the amount is huge and difficult to pay.

The population is insufficient, the energy is insufficient, production is interrupted, the portal is unusable, the blue-bloods are trapped in an island-like forbidden circle, and the bad situation makes them feel at a loss for what they never know what melancholy is, and even the leader does not know what to do next.

While the blue-blooded people of the local upper city redefine the value of their existence, the people of the Black Skins and the Aragami are facing nightmares that are worse than death.

They tossed and turned from makeshift stronghold to makeshift stronghold, fighting their way through and attracting more demonic spirits to besiege them, scarred and consumed, and when they were in a state of collapse, they were the first to usher in the wave of energy predators and black rain.

On the top floor of a dilapidated building that had been mostly destroyed by a meteorite, Long Huoqi and his two remaining members witnessed the evaporation of energy and the death of the demon soul up close.

Danger aside, that scene is truly an alternative beauty, describing the beauty of the passing and the dead. Flying flames, distorted light and shadows, mighty steaming and equally mighty rainfall......

They realized that the viscous black rain was probably a very dangerous substance, but due to the pressure of being besieged by the demon spirits and their confidence in their own abilities, they did not avoid the black rain in time, and when they rushed into a nearby dilapidated house to escape the rain, it was already as if they had come out of the asphalt bath, and their whole body was pitch black.

At first, they didn't care about this black rain, their armor is not mobile armor, but it is very extraordinary, it is specially created with its artificial awakening plan, each set is unique, these armor that already has the characteristics of some source materials After long-term energy infection, its own protective ability is very strong, and at the same time it has excellent exclusive energy conductivity, except for the initial stage of their invasion of the mysterious world, it has not been broken since then.

Here comes the problem, and after a short period of time, when the neck scar man tries to wipe away the greasy black rain, he discovers the abnormality.

The sticky black rain was like ointment, revealing the undertone of the armor with a single touch, and then he found that the armor had been infected. The effect is like that of paper soaked in oil under the glass plate, the surface is smooth, but there are obvious stains on the inside, especially in contrast to the surrounding parts that have not been infected. Worst of all, the infestation is still spreading, and the speed is visible to the naked eye.

He informed Long Huoqi and his other companion of the situation, and Long Huoqi, who was frowning and looking at the rain, knew that something was wrong.

The armor of the dragon fire worm is more high-grade than that of the man with neck scar, and it uses a rather precious secondary source substance. Although standard source materials and even source materials can be found everywhere since entering the underground ruins, they are still extremely scarce outside. The application of this substance has allowed his armor to have better performance, and it has also grown to a higher height, and even has some of the qualities of the source.

Still, it can't stop the erosion of black rain. When the dragon fire worm wiped the greasy black rain from its armor, it saw similar erosion patches, and it was not an exception, it was the case everywhere it was drenched by the black rain.

Dragonfire immediately went deep into a room in the ruins with two of his subordinates. Although they still can't get rid of the looting of the energy predator here, as members of the Special Awakening Project, the source technology they have in their hands is relatively powerful. Breath and energy eyes, these are the basic abilities. Even if you don't wear armor, you're not particularly afraid of the sucking of the energy predator trend.

They carefully peeled off their armor and found some fabric to begin to deal with the black rain on the armor, only to find that the combat suit inside was similarly infected.

At this time, the three of them had a bad premonition, and quickly faded their combat uniforms, and sure enough, their skin was already covered with dark spots.

"What should I do?" The man with a scar neck, who has always been calm, can't help but reveal a panicked trill in his voice at this moment.

The healing in the team had already been sacrificed in the fierce confrontations with the demon spirits, and the three of them really had nothing to deal with the situation in front of them.

Silent, the dragon fire was as if he was pondering something, and a gloomy gaze flashed in his eyes from time to time.

After a long time, Long Huoqi said in a cold tone: "After the rain stops, we will seek the help of [Mu Yuan], Luo Zhiqing is with him now, see if he can sell us a face." ”

The members of the [Aragami Crowd] also fought all the way and were also drenched in black rain, but they were more grouped, and their personnel structure was more reasonable, and they were able to deal with various types of crises. So in this protracted battle, they created a small miracle, that is, the Burning Demon Soul that they killed successively exceeded one-third of the Demon Soul annihilated by the [Wolf Tooth Squad], but none of them died in battle, not even seriously injured, only three of them were slightly more injured.

It was precisely because of the sound of their respective duties that they had paid attention to the danger of the Black Rain earlier than the three of them, but it was still a little late, and all the members had erosion marks of varying severity after the battle. The lightest skin seemed to have some pockmarks, and the heavier ones were obvious markings of different shapes, mostly caused by the damage of the protective armor and the leakage of black rain between the armor.

The wound is not painful or itchy, it is like being simply dyed with paint. But the more this happened, the more they felt unclear, what kind of place this was, they knew more than the other human teams, and even Miao Pu didn't know as much as they did.

The situation in front of them is really because many things rushed together, what happened in the blue-blooded base made their minds overheated, and the arrival of the demon soul was abnormally excessive, and when they realized their own trust, they were already unable to regret it.

These adventurers of the [Aragami Clan] have their own set of healing methods, and self-examination and self-healing methods. Although the source of the source technology they mastered was in the organization, they gradually became their own vein after they broke away, and there were top-notch powerhouses at the level of [to], [zun], [none], and [shang] who dug deep into the source code to summarize the source technique, and some mature techniques were selectively taught downward, so their main members were more skilled than the first-class awakened people of any faction in the organization, which was also one of the reasons why they dared to argue with the entire organization and could still gather people.

However, this technological advantage has hit a wall today. They soon discovered that there was no cure for this dark spot. Even if you are ruthless enough to dare to remove all the scarred parts, it is useless, because this infection has spread throughout the body through the supernatural energy in the body.

To put it simply, unless there is a means or equipment that is completely isolated from energy, it is impossible to stop the erosion of the black rain, and the erosion has been completed the moment the black rain falls on the object, and the initial erosion is invisible to the naked eye, and the appearance of the marks is just a manifestation of the persistence of the erosion.

What happens if it's eroded?

A member of the [Aragami Clan] and Miao Pu, who was observing the outside situation with the help of the Heart of Thorns, were the first to know.

The change happened to the short-lived ghosts, who rose back in the black rain, with the same extremely twisted will, only from madness to hunger, as can be seen in their fiery poisonous green eyes.

They did not rush to attack, but looked at themselves quietly, as if they were rediscovering themselves. In the process, they perform a series of horrific movements, such as various abnormal twisting of joints and abnormal closure of organs.

Through the Heart of Thorns, Miao Pu saw that the neck of a blackened demon soul was elongated like a rubber band, and a python was swimming with its head on it, just to see its ass and tail from a strange angle.

The [Aragami Crowd] witnessed a blackened demon soul with its mouth wide open, its jaws dragging to the ground, and cracking to the sides, forming a pocket the size of a door panel.

These are just the beginnings, and they illustrate the idea that these blackened spirits, which look like demons, will inevitably suffer if you estimate the movements they can do based on their appearance. They're the Sludges, they're the slimes, and you'll need to watch out for all sorts of unusual attacks, such as Wrap or Devour.

Watching the blackened demon souls perform all kinds of curiosity-level physical abilities, Miao Pu's eyelids jumped, because the analysis of the [Machine Spirit] also came out, do you want to know about the Titan soldiers of the Snake Sect? Do you want to know the origin of the black energy that cultivated the Titan soldiers in the Yanggu region? Now it's unexpected.

Everything has its roots, and the unsolved problem is only due to our ignorance.

The role and principle of the black rain are not yet known, at least not enough is known, but no matter what, the [Machine Spirit] finally helped Miao Pu solve another mystery in his heart. A mystery that has been precipitated in my heart for a while, but every time I think about it, it is unforgettable.

The black energy that cultivated the Titan soldiers was really very different from the black rain here, and the grade of the former went down in an instant, listening to the more detailed estimate report of the [Machine Spirit], Miao Pu knew that they were going to face a group of new enemies that were more difficult to deal with.

"How's the plan for the transformation of the outer defenses been formulated?" Miao Pu asked casually.

[Machine Spirit] gives a picture of the real yàn room, on the real yàn stage, crystal infestation is in progress, this crystal is a variant of the blue-blooded planted crystal, it gives up the possibility of diversified changes (weapon material embryos, armor material embryos, medical equipment embryos, etc.), and only focuses on energy isolation. It was originally intended to be a replacement for the existing storage jar for Nightmare Monsters, but now a new project has been prioritized, with the dry vines on the outside being the target of the infestation, the same species of plant that the Heart of Thorns spreads out to envelop the camp.

"It seems that the real yàn has succeeded."

"Yes, it's smoother than you think, your secondary energy, with a catalytic enzyme-like effect. This makes the infection process more perfect and more efficient. ”

Now only when Miao Pu plays a pivotal role in its research, will he be called "you".

Miao Pu never cared about its arrogance, and continued to ask: "So has the consumption been calculated?" ”

"Yes."

It was a number that made Miao Pu frown, but after thinking about it for a while, he gritted his teeth and agreed on the plan, and ordered it to be implemented immediately. "If the energy of the abilities in the Heavenly Hell quickly recovers after this special edition of the Demon Soul Advent event is over, it will be a big loss!"

Crystallization, although it is completely isolated and prevents further stripping of energy, is equivalent to giving up the possibility of reactivation and ingestion of external energy. Of course, he can rebuild, but it can include the energy consumed, which can be converted into time in the end. Miao Pu doesn't seem to care much, but in fact, he cares about time very much. It's impossible for the [Wolf Tooth Squad] to stand still here, constantly arguing with all kinds of unexpected and unexpected situations.

The black rain fell almost all night and did not stop until just over 5 a.m.

There was still some time before dawn, and the whole city was like an asphalt hell, pitch black without a light source, and a little light source would see a greasy and reflective goo all over the place, which enveloped the whole city. There are no more plants on the surface of the earth, no more colors, only a black dead silence and a twisted life with an insatiable thirst for energy.

There are no underground utilities such as sewage treatment system and subway system in the above-ground city, which have been strangely stripped from here a long time ago, and formed another "space building block" centered on the aggregation area.

The sticky black rain flowed sideways, often up to the knees of an adult, and if there was a pit or something underneath, it was a silt pool, capable of swallowing things up like a quicksand pit or a swamp.

These black rains are very capable of infecting objects containing energy, and the [Wolf Tooth Squad] only ensures the completion of the crystallization of the main building and the related buildings below. The network of vigilant plants that spread out in all directions and infiltrated into the ground was voluntarily abandoned, except for the main one. Their main function is to absorb energy in normal times, and after crystallization, only a simple protective effect is left, and because of the crystallization effect, a series of functions such as expansion and contraction of plants and toughness are abandoned, and it is not worth investing more energy to keep them.

The forts in the camp were still valuable, sealed like amber. In the future, if you want to recover, you will need to use a lot of energy.

In this way, the camp of the [Wolf Tooth Squad] is like a wine bottle planted on the ground and dozens of glass marbles buried in the soil, which are lined up in the corner of the ruins of the city like a mud dumping ground, leaving dirt on the surface. This is the effect of the completion of the defense enhancement plan.

As for the other teams and even the blue-bloods, they were not so lucky.

The erosion of black rain has changed the properties of matter, and they are originally like lakes at the same level and connected by waterways, and the internal energy flow forms a kind of balance. Now, the blackened substance seems to have dropped in height, forming a large gap with the original substance, constantly causing the energy loss of other uninfected substances. The melanized material itself is not a lake, and its bottom does not have a delicate layer of mud that reduces the seepage effect, but seems to be made of granular sand, and it leaks quickly.

Half of this energy is used to maintain the activity of the black rain, so that it can infect and plunder for a longer time, and the other half gathers to form puddles, like footprints on muddy ground or shallow puddles formed by depressions, transforming the energy into a liquid state visible to the naked eye.

However, the nature of this liquid energy is extraordinary, it does not escape into the air, nor is it sucked out by the tide of predatory energy, it forms a relatively stable structural combination, giving any life that needs the energy enough to tempt the senses, but in fact it is deadly. Absorbing it is like a normal person sucking cyanide, or worse, it can cause structural damage at the cellular level of living organisms.

At this time, the energy gas filling protection inside the [Wolf Tooth Squad] camp has been completely lifted.

Li Xuesong and the others, who had slept well, were in the west hall on the first floor, waiting for breakfast to be served while checking the situation outside through the guò spiritual network.

Now logistics content such as food and repair have been handed over to the orderly soldiers controlled by [Xuanling] to complete, they correspond to the soldiers, and Miao Pu deliberately let them exercise in order to improve the system pattern of commanding professionals, and after a lot of oolong incidents, even if there is no general control guidance of the heart of thorns, you can do some simple service work.

"Fortunately, the situation is not the worst, these monsters born from demon souls do not retain their original magical ability to lock enemies."

"Well, wandering aimlessly, it's a bit like a zombie."

"There's no comparison at all, they're so much better than the zombies on TV, these guys are comparable to sludge monsters, I can't even think of how to destroy them. Isn't the energy attack also the effect of the meat bun beating the dog? ”

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