Large tree hole, on top of the root layer of the tree, in the original underground cave.

It had been reduced to a cavern of countless thick roots and vines, and everywhere there were crumbling hollows of earth and rock.

During the previous explosion of the roots of the Living Tree, the swelling force of the unrestricted growth of countless plants propped up the tiny cracks in the rock wall, and the multiplying moss then weathered the surrounding crumbling rock in a very short time, turning it into soil that could be rooted by the plants. Finally, the fast-growing, sprouting plants sprouted over the weathered soil, and the roots and vines shattered the caverns hidden in the rock, and now all that was left was a clump of earth locked in the roots and hanging in mid-air, and a tangle of thick vines and roots.

This forced Wu Ming to command the stealth agent to reset the teleportation beacon and re-select the foothold of the teleportation, so that he could finally land accurately on one of the thick and broad tree roots, instead of teleporting to a cloud of air and then leading a group of people to feel the thrill of free fall.

"Obviously, the skyrocketing of the Tree of Life has destroyed everything here......" Wu Ming looked around at the thick vines and roots that were intertwined around, and then pointed to a tree root that was not steep and winding upward, "Comparing the outline map, the light cluster that I said stupidly said should be at the junction of the root layer and the trunk layer, and if you follow this root all the way up, you will be able to find the big light cluster." ”

Elizabeth also nodded repeatedly: "Yes! The Great Light Cluster is close! It's up there! ”

Maury looked at the thick roots that stretched upwards until they disappeared into darkness, and couldn't help but wonder a little, "If it's so close, why don't we just teleport over?" ”

"Are you stupid? Do you want to send it to the head? Wu Ming glanced at the little black man, "At this stage, we don't know anything about it, we don't know the coordinate points, and we don't know what is waiting for us there, if the other party really sets any traps or ambushes waiting for us, I, Silly Bai and Fei Ge will definitely not have any major problems, and I can't guarantee the safety of your lives......"

"Wu Ming's worries are very reasonable." Vincent touched his chin and agreed: "It is very likely that you will be ambushed if you rush into the enemy's territory, but the matter of saving people is also urgent, and we will try to move forward as fast as possible while maintaining safety......"

Haaland's voice echoed in the big hollow: "I think the same way!" ”

After making up their minds, the group continued to follow the thick and winding roots of the tree towards their destination.

There is a very clear demarcation between the trunk layer and the root layer, which is a huge dome platform made of plant fibers, from which the roots hang down.

Although the interior of the Great Tree Cave was in a state of darkness everywhere and no light source could be seen, only the dome platform here emitted a soft, sacred white light, as if the entire platform was immersed in a sea of light.

Lighting up here is a sea of flowers, a pure white flower that looks like a lily, unnamed and never seen before, covers the entire platform, only the flower part of these plants emits a glowing white light, reflecting each other, forming a gorgeous and spectacular sea of luminous flowers, lighting up the platform to dispel the darkness of this layer.

In the center of the sea of flowers, there is a plant throne formed by the twisting growth of countless plants, the throne is crawling with flowers and thorns, and the short-haired girl who successfully broke away from the tree of life under the interference of Siegnon has changed into her favorite student uniform again, and sat on the throne with her white and slender legs.

And the black-robed tool man who had been captured by the roots of the plant before was tightly tied up by the countless fine roots extending from the plant throne, lying in this sea of flowers and unable to move.

Countless fine plant roots pierced the black-robed man's clothes and took deep roots in his skin, and the roots kept repeating the cycle of expansion and contraction, continuously squeezing the black-robed man's life nutrients, ensuring that he was always in a weak and unable state of resistance.

"Don't think about struggling~ With your weak body, you can't break free from these shackles." The Calamity Mother tilted her head to look at the elite guards who were lying at her feet several times trying to break free, but were bound by the roots of the plant and couldn't move, and could only arch back and forth like maggots, and pouted: "If you have the energy to struggle, you might as well accompany me to see this sea of flowers......

The black-robed elite guard stopped his silent struggle, and tilted his neck as if to raise his head to look directly at the Mother Calamity sitting on the plant throne, but under the obstruction of the plant's roots and position, his attempt failed again, and he could only ask in a voice like a broken gong.

"What the hell do you want to do?"

"Mmmm-let me think about it~" The short-haired girl bent forward slightly, put her hands on her white thighs, tilted her head to look at the elite guard like a maggot, and thought for a while with her fingers, and then her eyes lit up: "Ah yes! Let's talk about the past! Do you remember when you were born? ”

The Elite Guard was stunned for a moment in the face of this question: "How could I possibly remember that kind of thing?" ”

"Then you can only listen to me......" The short-haired girl shook her head rather regretfully.

The elite guard snorted and turned his head: "???? I don't want to hear ......"

"You just think I'm talking to myself......" The short-haired girl didn't care about the attitude of the elite guard, and began to recall the past to herself: "You know what? Unlike your personality, which you have built on knowledge, experience, and memory, although I know that my personality is actually a product of the person in my dear's memory, when I open my eyes to welcome the 'birth', I see my dear hugging me with joy and tears, as if the shortcomings of many years have finally been remedied. When I saw him shouting at my eldest sister like a child and crying, all my doubts and thoughts were left behind before I could be born, even if it was for him, and I felt that this time I must not live up to his expectations. ”

"To live, to live no matter what happens, that's one of the things he expected of me when he created me."

"Do you want to say something like that to win sympathy?" The elite guard snorted disdainfully, "Kill innocents indiscriminately to save yourself?" Don't you know how many people you've killed over the years? ”

However, in the face of his questioning, the short-haired girl suddenly showed an innocent smile: "Will you count how many slices of bread you have eaten?" ”

The Elite Guard's expression grew stunned, and then he struggled violently to turn over in an effort to twist his head, staring at the short-haired girl sitting on the throne dangling her legs with hatred and anger.

The short-haired girl turned a blind eye to his gaze that seemed to be burning with flames, and chuckled: "You may be mistaken, for me, my relationship with you is nothing more than a simple relationship between predator and prey, just like in nature foxes eat rabbits, and rabbits eat grass, just like in the old days, when there was no wishing network, you would domesticate and raise them in order to eat fresh plants and animals." ”

"I need to eat you to replenish my nutrition, to survive better, to evolve, to fulfill the expectations that my dear left me when I was created. And you're going to do whatever it takes to get rid of me in order not to be eaten by me—it's essentially a struggle for survival, so there's no moral barrier or right or wrong in my eyes. ”

The elite guard's face was flushed, and his eyes widened with anger: "You! ”

"Later, after my affairs were exposed, many dear people who knew the truth who shouldn't have known completely alienated me." The short-haired girl didn't delve further into this issue, and pulled the topic back without leaving a trace, "I know, he has a grudge, especially since he learned that I am not her, he has been feeling guilty about the series of actions that created me in the first place, and trying to make up for all this......"

"Actually, I've always wanted to tell him ......"

But before the words fell, the short-haired girl's face suddenly changed and turned her head to look at the right, and at the same time waved her left hand, countless vines and thorns grew out of the plant throne, and a wooden shield was formed to block the two of them in a hurry, and then the sound of breaking the sky hit only to hear a muffled sound, a heavy black iron sword galloped under the impetus of the strange force, piercing the wooden shield alive, and the residual power on the big sword also broke free from the fixed vines around the wooden shield with the wooden shield, nailing the entire shield and the big sword to the plant throne!

In the distance, a faint voice could be heard.

"Yo! Mr. Toolman, are you alright? We're here to save you! ”

…………

Large tree holes, at the bottom of the trunk layer.

"Pollution is creeping out of the network." The weaver Lin Lily suddenly stopped moving forward, with a surprised expression, "How is it possible...... The source is actually the carrier of the wishing network!? ”

Nick, who was walking in front, also stopped when he heard this, and turned his head with a puzzled face: "Wait a minute...... Haven't we been blocked? How did you do that? ”

Luther also shook the restraint handcuffs in his hand: "We are all still shielded, how did you find out?" ”

"The restraint device just blocks the transmission of power......" Lin Lily didn't answer their questions directly, most of her attention was now focused on monitoring the status of the wishing network, and only a small part of her mind was left in reality to throw a seemingly unrelated question, "Remember the transcendent transformation we received?" ”

"Hmm...... I remember it was a craniotomy ......"

"I'm familiar with this, after all, it's the project I'm in charge ......of," Luther interjected, "We took part of the body of the carrier, weakened and cultivated it for three or four generations, and then completed the process of eliminating uncontrolled activity and harmlessness, and made it into a special nerve cord for our brains to physically connect." ”

"The neural cord implanted in the brain is like a receiver that receives messages from the wishing network......

Luther's voice grew quieter and quieter, and at last he seemed to realize that something stopped him completely.

Seeing that he had realized the problem, Lin Baihe said lightly: "Yes, the effect of the restraint device is at most only blocking the signal interaction, but we have not removed the nerve cords in the brain......"

"That means we've been hanging on the Make-A-Wish Network......," Luther added, grimacing.

Lin Lily tapped her head lightly with her fingers: "The pollution has begun to try to break through the shield and enter my brain, although I found out the problem in advance, and the restraint can last a little longer......"

"But time is running out."