Chapter 40: A dilemma
In the green sea called toxin, two young men constantly rotated the weapon, digging their companions out of the ground solidified by venom one by one, and the scene looked quite festive. The rescue process is very simple, Yang Xin keeps digging people, and whenever someone is dug out, Gu Zheng pinched the caterpillar and put it in the other party's mouth. At the beginning, Gu Zheng just put the caterpillar on the other party's body, but the caterpillar crawled very slowly, and it took half a day to reach the face of the rescued, and then it took a lot of effort to get into the nostrils, so from the second person, Gu Zheng changed to swallowing to save people. Wu Ju was the first person Yang Xin dug out, and when Wu Ju saw Gu Zheng put the little worm into the second person's mouth, he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, looking quite disgusted.
Although there was no danger to their lives after being absorbed by the caterpillar, Wu Ju and Yang Xin were extremely tired because they had not eaten for more than half a month. Fortunately, there are pros and cons to everything, although this poison paralyzing people's brains is terrifying, it will also give people extremely high-quality mental rest, so although they did not eat, Wu Ju and Yang Xin still persevered.
What's even more amazing is that this caterpillar is not only able to devour venom, but can also rely on venom to evolve. After absorbing a few more toxins from the human body, the caterpillar gradually changed from the length of a finger to the size of a palm, and after rescuing all the main combat team members, the caterpillar grew to the size of an adult's forearm. At this time, no matter what method is used, it is not easy for caterpillars to enter the human body, and in desperation, the rescue work can only be suspended, and Wu Ju and others will dig out the others first, and then think about how to save people next.
On the green plain, more than a dozen people with their eyes closed were lined up, and the people who were rescued were gathered around to eat quickly. The few people who were rescued were all D-class adventurers, and their physical fitness was far beyond ordinary people, but they didn't eat for more than ten days, which made everyone extremely weak. In order to rescue his companions, he was able to hold on to his breath, but when the tense nerves finally relaxed and he could eat, everyone realized that his body had already fallen into an extremely dangerous situation.
If you don't eat for more than ten days, it stands to reason that you can't eat oily or indigestible food at all, and it is best to eat some diluted and easily absorbed food. But in this barren mountain range, not to mention the difficulty of cooking food, even the time does not allow it. This is the Zombie Plains, and it has just experienced a large-scale poisonous rain not long ago, although everyone does not know what is happening at this time, but it is certain that danger may come at any time. Therefore, everyone is racing against time, all of them choose the easiest thing to fill their stomachs to eat, and all kinds of compressed foods are stuffed into their mouths one by one. This kind of food is difficult to digest even in normal times, and everyone's digestive system, which is almost exhausted, naturally can't bear it, and every few bites you eat will retch, and you may even vomit blood.
Swallowing a mouthful of food with difficulty, Wu Ju wiped the corners of his mouth and said: "I have already checked the situation of several of them just now, and some of the logistics and support personnel have died, and their bodies have not survived for more than ten days." And the remaining few people are also very dangerous, even Sun You, who has the best physical fitness, may fall into organ failure at any time. ”
Just entered the Zombie Plains and suffered this accident, and before he got any benefits, several people in the team had already died, and if he didn't think about a way, then the others might not be able to save him. Gu Zheng pointed to the caterpillar wriggling on the ground and said helplessly: "How can you save people in this situation?" You have also seen that only by swallowing this thing can it absorb toxins from the inside, but now that this guy is so big, how can you get it into the human body?"
Wu Ju frowned tightly and looked at the caterpillar and said, "Where did you get this creature? Is there a channel to buy it in the ark? If I turn back as fast as I can now, there should still be time for it." One such bug can probably save seven or eight people, and as long as it is not too expensive, the rest of the team members can be rescued. ”
Gu Zheng's face was gloomy, and he had already fallen into a struggle in his heart. Judging from the way this insect appeared, it should have been made by the unknown king in Gu Zheng's body, as long as the toxin was absorbed, this caterpillar could even be mass-produced. But the problem is that there is no chain of trust between the Fire Feather Adventure Group and Gu Zheng, if Gu Zheng uses this ability, then this Fire Feather Adventure Group will almost definitely publicize the matter after entering other cities. What is the power of the unknown king, what is the function, what race is it...... It can be said that Gu Zheng doesn't know everything about the unknown king. But there are many people who have experienced the last large-scale mission, such as Yue Yao and others, it is very likely that they will know the ability of this unknown king, and if such things are publicized, everything that the dragon head creature has done will be in vain. And as long as it is confirmed that the king is in Gu Zheng's hands, then what happened in the maze is likely to be turned out again, after all, even the memory chip is made by the human race, so the damaged soul is not without a way to make up for it.
There is a way to save people, but the result of saving people is to put yourself in a mortal situation. Whether to be a hero who sacrifices himself for others, or a villain who watches others die for his own selfish desires, this is the struggle in front of Gu Zheng.
Time passed little by little, and Wu Ju's eyes turned red when he looked at his companions lying beside him. Gritting his teeth, Wu Ju stood up and said, "You don't want to say it, I won't force you, after all, you have no obligation to save them." But I can't afford to wait, I'm going back to the Ark now to find a way to save them, and our contract will end here!"
Everyone's life and death are all tied to Gu Zheng's body, not only Wu Ju, Li Cheng and others have already gone crazy. But because of Gu Zheng's rescue, Li Cheng and the others did not threaten Gu Zheng, but when things developed to this point, Li Cheng couldn't bear it anymore. Standing up from the ground, Li Cheng took the big knife and pointed it at Gu Zheng and roared: "I only have such a sister, you tell me now, what method did you use to save us! If you don't say it, I will cut off your limbs right now and throw you off the cliff! If my sister can't survive, then I want you to come and bury her!"
Obviously, he saved people, but at this time, he was about to be pulled out to face him, Gu Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and a sneer was already hanging on the corner of his mouth. Just when Gu Zheng was about to make a move, the caterpillar that had been sitting obediently in the center of everyone suddenly changed!