Chapter 12 Died Just Like That

Chapter 12 Died Just Like That

Chapter 12

"Brother Duan, can you take me to see the body tonight?" asked the judge.

Since he decided to kill the alien, he had to observe it.

And those six corpses are the key to his breakthrough now, but of course he may not get any clues there.

Duan Cang nodded. Of course he could take him to see the corpse, but what was the use of seeing the corpse?

Duan Cang thought so and asked the question.

"It's just a hunch. Aliens almost swallow everything when they eat. This is the first time I've heard of hanging food up. Maybe we can find something else here." Si Shen said.

Duan Cang said he understood and wrote down what the judge said.

All his current knowledge about alien species comes from Si Shen, so every word Si Shen says is important.

Maybe one of the sentences in it may play a role in the future.

Si Shen looked at the time, then took Nian Chengxiao to bed to rest. They had a lot of things to do tonight, so they needed to recharge their energy.

After seeing the judge resting, Duan Cang also closed his eyes to rest. He knew that he would have to work all night and he had to stay energetic.

Si Shen and Duan Cang began to rest, so naturally they did not notice the crow that suddenly appeared on the windowsill.

The huge crow looked at the two people inside with its small eyes. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and the raven turned its head quickly and spread its wings to fly away.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the alarm clock set by the judge rang.

Duan Cang opened his eyes, without any trace of drowsiness from just waking up.

The judge rubbed his eyes. He couldn't wake up immediately after falling asleep.

But he had good execution ability and quickly got out of bed and packed his things.

In fact, he didn't have anything to pack, as all his things were in the compartments of his backpack.

Si Shen put on his backpack, took out a flashlight from it, looked at Duan Cang who was also equipped, and left the hotel.

After I went out, there was no one on the road outside, and no insects or birds chirping. This scene was so incredible in midsummer.

With Duan Cang leading the way, they soon arrived at the place where the corpse was hung.

Si Shen looked at the huge banyan tree and felt that he was as small as a mayfly.

The judge raised his flashlight and shone it into the space above, but there was nothing there except lush leaves.

"The corpse may not appear. It depends on luck." Duan Cang explained.

The judge nodded to show that he understood, and he walked forward and touched the banyan tree.

But he was not an awakened person, so he could not see any difference between this tree and other trees.

The judge turned around and began to observe the surrounding environment. He really wanted to know how the alien species came into being.

He didn't know the reason why the adult owl suddenly became a different species, nor did he understand the circumstances under which the banyan tree became a different species.

What exactly caused them to change?

If it was the environment that caused them to become aliens, why were they the only ones to become aliens, and not all things or people?

The judge didn't know, and the conditions for the creation of alien species were not specified in the novel.

"Be careful!" Duan Cang suddenly shouted.

Before the judge could react, he was hit by a branch as thick as a baby's arm and flew out like a kite.

The judge fell to the ground, and the flashlight fell not far away, shining on the banyan tree.

The branches of the old banyan tree moved strangely in the wind, not like any plant.

As Duan Cang staggered back, the tree roots suddenly rose up and wrapped around Si Shen's ankles like a giant python.

He heard the muffled sound of bones breaking, and Si Shen's scream was blocked by the gnarled branches as soon as it escaped his throat - the bark cracked, revealing the scarlet flesh inside, which was greedily sticking to Si Shen's neck.

Duan Cang was thrown into the mud, and the blood from his broken forehead blurred his vision.

In the dim light, he saw the judge's chest rising and falling, but the arc of the rise and fall was wrong.

The aerial roots hanging from the treetops were digging into his collarbone, expanding and contracting with the rhythm of his pulse, pushing out earthworm-like bulges on the skin under the cloth.

Si Shen's right hand had turned purple, and tender green shoots began to sprout from his fingertips.

The stench of decay mixed with the sweet smell of tree sap rushed into his nostrils. Duan Cang struggled to get up, but felt the sticky sap on his palm.

The liquid shone oilily in the moonlight, spreading along the lines of his palms like a living thing.

Not far away, Si Shen's pupils were dilating, but the corners of his mouth were strangely raised - between his teeth, tiny roots were blooming blood-red flowers.

Si Shen's blood dripped into the flowerpot of the young owl. The pain of being rooted by the alien species made him have no time to care about the young owl.

Si Shen could feel the alien sucking blood from his body. He had to cut off these aerial roots, otherwise he would die at the hands of this alien!

Si Shen opened his backpack and took out the iron sword.

He no longer cared about hiding his backpack. He grasped the iron sword in his left hand and swung it hard.

The dull sound of the iron sword hitting the aerial roots woke up the drowsy Duan Cang.

Si Shen stumbled and fell into the mud, his back burning with pain - when those blood-sucking roots were cut off, they twitched like living things and sprayed out dark red juice.

The banyan tree species three meters away suddenly made a hissing sound like sawing wood, and the densely packed tree knots on the trunk cracked at the same time, revealing the amber eyes with a faint glow inside.

Seeing that its prey was resisting, the alien stretched out a branch to grab it. Si Shen lay on the ground and watched the branch rushing towards him.

He was exhausted and had lost too much blood, so he could no longer move. At this time, Duan Cang's panting mixed with the smell of blood approached and picked up the iron sword that Si Shen had dropped on the ground.

There was a half-broken branch hanging in the depression of his right rib. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead with every step he took, and the veins on the back of his hand that was holding the iron sword were bulging.

When the alien swung out new roots as thick as a python, he suddenly ducked and rolled over, and the blade of his sword brushed the ground, cutting off several of the attacking aerial roots.

When the rancid juice splashed on his face, he tasted rust - the broken branch still stuck between his ribs was oozing warm blood with his heartbeat.

The crown of the banyan tree was shaking violently, and the fallen leaves were flying like blades.

The bloodstained knuckles brushed the hilt of the sword, and amidst the falling leaves, it struck the largest eyeball on the tree trunk. The moment the blade pierced the wood, the judge heard a shrill cry like a crying baby.

At this time, blood bars appeared on Duancang and the alien, but the alien's blood bar was bright red.

Si Shen slowly got up from the ground, and his tattered clothes could no longer hold the flowerpot, so the alien and the flowerpot fell directly into the pit.

Caught off guard, Nian Cheng Owl was infected by Si Shen's blood.

Suddenly, a large number of green plus signs appeared in the flowerpot, and the adult owl suddenly grew larger and broke away from the flowerpot.

The alien who had just woken up from the flowerpot turned back into the size of a slipper. The first moment he woke up, he wanted to find a sweet human.

The tentacles were flying around randomly when they saw the judge, whose body was covered in blood and had holes on it.

The originally snow-white ball suddenly turned gray.

"Niannian! Go away!" The judge didn't expect that Nian Chengxiao would wake up at this time.

Compared to humans, alien species prefer to prey on their own kind in the early stages of development.

Aliens are more nutritious than humans, and in later stages they prefer to prey on humans because they are easier to catch.

Nian Chengxiao would never listen to the judge's words. He could no longer hear any sounds from the outside world.

The alien species that was fighting with Duan Cang nearby also discovered the adult owl at the first moment.

The banyan tree's twisted branches suddenly tore through the soil and rushed straight towards the adult owl.

Duan Cang swung his iron sword horizontally, and the sword tip collided with the woody branches, but the recoil caused the tiger's mouth to crack.

The young owl did not struggle, allowing the tree whiskers to wrap around its body. The moment it approached the main trunk, the mycelium suddenly spread out - countless white threads pierced into the bark, and the entire ancient banyan tree suddenly spasmed violently.

The body of the adult owl expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the mycelial network spread spider-web-like fluorescent patterns on the tree trunk.

Duan Cang took the opportunity to cut off the vines that were binding his feet, but saw the main branch suddenly explode, and several dark red aerial roots emerged from the flying wood fragments, strangling towards his throat like a poisonous python.

All this happened in an instant. Before Si Shen could see clearly, he saw the air root rushing in front of him.

The raven's figure passed through the battlefield, and its pitch-black wings stirred up a strong wind that cut the air roots into several pieces.

Before Si Shen could react, he was grabbed by the raven's claws and flew away from the battlefield.

The alien species howled angrily, and the treetops eroded by mycelium began to wither in large areas, and the scorched yellow leaves turned into ashes before they even hit the ground.

The mycelium of the adult owl invaded the plants very quickly and soon controlled half of the banyan tree.

In nature, it is very common for fungi to parasitize animals and plants. In a sense, fungi are also natural enemies of plants.

The banyan tree was scared. Its unformed brain realized that it was going to be eaten by the adult owl.

So it decided to cut off its tail and escape. It opened its aerial roots and peeled off its core that had not yet been fully condensed.

Duan Cang was trapped in the aerial roots. Looking at the emerald green gem, he knew that it was the alien energy core that Si Shen had mentioned.

That thing must not be taken away by the banyan tree. Duan Cang looked at his right arm that was rooted by the air roots and swung his sword down.

Duan Cang, who had cut off one of his arms, broke free from his restraints, jumped down from the aerial root, grabbed the core and swallowed it.

Duan Cang began to fall freely. He was doomed to die after jumping from a height of five meters, but he did not regret it.

The banyan tree never imagined that its food would take away its core.

Without its core, it was no match for the adult owl and was completely covered by the adult owl's mycelium.

Duan Cang fell to the ground, his bones shattered and twisted beyond recognition.

Like a Barbie doll with a horrible shape, Duan Cang, who was undoubtedly dead, was still alive, perhaps because he had swallowed the core of the banyan tree!

The severe pain made him miserable and he wanted to die, but the core in his stomach emitted energy, keeping his mind clear.

Si Shen was brought to a tree not far away by a raven. He saw Duan Cang swallow the core and began to climb down.

Raven tilted his head at Si Shen's actions, then followed him.

When he saw Si Shen dragging his half-crippled body towards Duan Cang, he spread his wings and took off, carrying Si Shen with him.

When he fell to the ground, the judge saw Duancang lying in a puddle of mud.

He didn't know what to say for a moment. Before coming here, Si Shen was just a recent college graduate.

When I came here, I just opened a coffee shop and had never seen blood.

The judge must prepare himself mentally before killing a chicken or a fish.

He didn't know what he should do now. Duan Cang's current situation made the judge at a loss.

The judge was at a loss as the Niancheng owl had completely surrounded the banyan tree.

The banyan tree was naturally unwilling to give up and wanted to escape from the encirclement of the adult owls.

However, the parasitism of the adult owl is different from its aerial roots. Fungal parasitism is directly rooted in cells.

Even if the alien species is different from plants, as long as it does not turn into a virus, it still has a cell structure.

The adult owl absorbs energy directly from the cells and expands its hyphae again, covering the banyan tree.

In just over ten minutes, the banyan tree was completely unable to move and could only become food for the adult owl.

After more than ten minutes, even though Duan Cang had a core that emitted energy, he could not resist the complete collapse of his body and died completely.

The cell phone in the judge's hand fell to the ground. He had already called an ambulance, and soon, the ambulance arrived.

Tears fell from Si Shen's eyes, and it was unclear whether it was out of fear or for the dead Duan Cang.

Why? Why would such a good person like Brother Duan die?

Si Shen fell to the ground and looked towards where the banyan tree was.

Is this an alien species?

Aliens feed on humans and are enemies of humans.

Now the judge had a correct understanding of this sentence, before he just knew it.

All his knowledge of alien species comes only from written descriptions, and the novel does not describe in detail how alien species persecute humans.

He still underestimated the harm of alien species. Now he really understood why alien species would lead to the end of the world.

How weak unawakened humans are in front of alien species.

He looked at the ball of snow-white mycelium and fell into deep thought.

Can he really teach the young owls well? Is it really right for him to keep the alien species?

The young owl absorbed the energy from the banyan tree and came to the side of the judge before it had time to digest it.

Si Shen looked at the huge mycelium and didn't know what to do for a moment.

The adult owl carefully extended its tentacles and slowly held the person in its arms.

"Mmm." The pain soon subsided. The bad guys were beaten away, so there was no need to be afraid.

The snow-white mycelium covered Si Shen's body, gradually wrapping him into a white cocoon.

The judge's consciousness became blurred again and he fell into a deep sleep.

The raven standing by looked at the white cocoon with a bit of curiosity.

It took two steps forward, stretched out its big mouth and bit, but when it found it couldn't bite anymore, it stood beside Duan Cang's body.

The stomach of this corpse exudes the scent of the banyan tree.

The raven looked again at where the banyan tree had been, and there was nothing there now.

Although it is very smart, it can't figure out the key.

"Quack."

Raven looked at the corpse and suddenly found that the blood that was still flowing on the ground was slowly decreasing.

The corpse, which had lost its vitality, suddenly began to move.

Duan Cang's stomach began to emit green light and subcutaneous movement began.

“Tear!”

The sound of flesh breaking was extremely clear and harsh in the dark night, and soon green shoots emerged from the skin and began to grow upwards.

The tender roots of the plants took root in the flesh and blood, trying to grow on the corpse.

The raven jumped back and said, "Quack!"

With a flap of its wings, the cyclone flew out and neatly cut off the roots of the sapling.

The adult owl that originally covered Si Shen stretched out its tentacles, and its white mycelium wrapped around the newly grown saplings.

The adult owl traps it in its own mycelium, preventing it from contacting the outside world.

The other tentacles began to search nearby, and soon a small flower pot was rolled up by the young owl on a tentacle and handed to the raven.

The raven looked at the flowerpot in front of him and tilted his head.

"Quack?"

It's not hard to hear confusion in its voice; it doesn't understand what it's doing.

The young owl, who was also speechless, brought the bundled saplings to the raven.

Tried to place the sapling on the pot and then handed it to the raven.

Now the raven understood. It dug the soil with its beak, grabbed the sapling with one claw, and carefully placed it in the flowerpot.

Soon the banyan tree was planted in a flowerpot. Seeing that the tree was planted, the Niancheng Owl no longer paid attention to this alien species.

He threw the flowerpot to the raven and continued to carry the judge.

The raven looked at the flowerpot thrown to it, grabbed it with its claws, and flew towards the RV.

When Si Shen left before, the raven followed him secretly because it knew where Si Shen parked his car.

After finding the RV, Raven quickly entered the password and looked more like the RV owner than Si Shen.

Entering the RV, Raven put the flower pot on the table and went to get water himself.

After watering the flowerpot, the raven rubbed the sapling with its beak, feeling very satisfied.

The banyan tree sapling has turned into a cartoon-like tree under the influence of the flowerpot.

You can't tell at all that it just grew out of a corpse. It looks so harmless now.