Marathon champion Zuo Shan, while dreaming, transmigrated to a star-faring apocalyptic wasteland. She became a wasteland scavenger, recently abandoned by her childhood sweet boy. Left to survive in...
Chapter 347 Mutual Dislike Leads to the Signing of an Equal Contract
Then everyone heard an angry scream, and then the surrounding trees and vines began to move toward the sinkhole.
It turned out that the Ghost Entangling Vine, at the cost of damaging its own essence, forcibly manipulated all the surrounding plants to serve it, and came to besiege Modi and his companions.
"Stubborn fool! It seems you really want to die!" Modi was also furious.
As Lele unleashed her second, third, and fourth waves of poison arrows and rockets, more and more vines withered and burned.
Although the trees that had gathered around were driven by the Ghost Entangling Vine, the instinct of plants is to fear fire. Sensing the flames and heat generated by the burning vine, they all stopped within a few dozen meters of Modi and his group, hesitant to move forward.
The Ghost Vine grew even angrier. With a shriek, it unleashed an even stronger primal power. The plants completely lost their last instincts and recklessly pressed towards Modi and the others.
Modi casually set up an ice and snow barrier, keeping all the plants outside.
At the same time, he launched his strongest attack, completely freezing the plant covering the Ghost Entangling Vine.
The ice-based power continued to spread, breaking through the Ghost Entangling Vine's defenses and freezing its entire body.
Ghost Vine hadn't expected him to have such powerful abilities. Although it sensed that he was a ninth-level being, the Snowstorm skill he had unleashed earlier only used 50% of his ninth-level abilities.
It thought it could withstand the attack, so it dared to use its own power to forcefully drive the plants to attack it.
Unexpectedly, he used a full 90% of his superpower this time, making it unable to resist.
At this moment, Ghost Vine was filled with regret. If it had known that this human was so powerful, it should have been more sensible and given this place to him.
As long as the original body remains intact, the Black Forest is so vast, where can't it re-establish its roots?
Unfortunately, its regret came too late.
Soon, it discovered that its own life force was being continuously drained away.
The seemingly exhausted human was covering its frozen, immobile body with its pair of long, white, demonic claws.
Although Bo Yiyan and Ghost Entangling Vine are not the same type of wood-based superpower, the vitality within its body is still a great tonic for him.
After absorbing half of its life force, Bo Yiyan's dejected aura gradually subsided.
The Ghost Entangling Vine, which had been drained of its energy and reduced to the eighth rank, could only whimper and cry.
It knew that if it didn't hurry, it would die.
Therefore, it hurriedly conveyed its willingness to submit to Bo Yiyan.
Making a contract with a high-level mutated plant is no easy task; a slight mistake can lead to a backlash, and you might end up being devoured by it.
Bo Yiyan hesitated for a moment.
Modilan said, "Our family has an ancient contract formation. This contract formation establishes an equal contract, but as long as the contractor willingly enters the formation, there will be no possibility of backlash."
Upon hearing that it was about forming an equal contract with Ghost Entangling Vine, Bo Yiyan became even more hesitant, while Ghost Entangling Vine felt even more bitter inside.
It had already planned that as soon as the human who had devoured half of its life force became greedy and wanted it to become his contracted slave, it would turn on him the moment he opened himself up completely during the contract signing process.
Even if it means a fight to the death, it's better than being devoured by him until death. It doesn't want to be his slave and be driven by him for life.
However, with this contract array, it's impossible for it to tamper with things anymore.
Both the human and the plant hesitated, when Ah Chen said, "Dr. Bo, plants and animals will only truly help us if they become our partners. Therefore, an equal contract is the fairest. The contract I signed with the fathead fish is an equal contract."
As Ah Chen spoke, he patted the pendant on his chest, and the fathead fish instantly grew larger, flapping its fins as it flew to Ah Chen's side and affectionately rubbed against his cheek.
Bo Yiyan instantly realized that he was not as sensible as a seven-year-old child. Given the Ghost Entangling Vine's pride, if a master-servant contract were to be signed, it would definitely find an opportunity to turn against him along the way.
If you want to form a contract with it, only an equal contract will suffice.
In this way, it not only saved its life, but also gained a great help.
If he is destined never to return to the ninth rank in this life, with the help of this Ghost Entangling Vine, he can at least fight to a draw with someone at the ninth rank.
Thinking of this, he solemnly said to the Ghost Vine, "I am willing to sign an equal contract with you. You can choose to be my partner and help and protect me for life, or die!"
The Ghost Vine knew that it actually had no other choice.
Three hundred years ago, it accidentally discovered the spaceship in this place, and the energy emanating from the spaceship prompted it to advance.
Later, it absorbed many mutated beasts and superhumans, and with its own efforts, it gradually advanced to the ninth rank.
It originally thought it would be one of the world's top beings, but it never expected to meet its match today. Moreover, these humans are all very strong and abnormal, and it can't beat them at all.
Forget it, it's just signing an equal contract, right? Human lifespan is much shorter than that of plants. Once it outlives this human contract holder, it can regain its freedom, right?
Thinking of this, the Ghost Vine finally let out a peaceful "whimper." Even though they couldn't hear its plant language, everyone understood that it was willing to submit.
Without hesitation, Modi immediately formed hand seals, and as he unleashed a series of supernatural powers, a contract array shimmering with light appeared before everyone's eyes.
Modi withdrew his ice-type ability and released the Ghost Entangling Vine. It obediently moved its thick body and stepped into the contract formation. Bo Yiyan followed suit and entered the formation.
Before activating the contract, a name needed to be given to the Ghost Entangling Vine. Bo Yiyan said, "Since you can control so many vines, how about we call you Thousand Threads?"
The Ghost Vine was overjoyed, and its main body kept nodding at him, looking exceptionally lively and cute, without a trace of the ferocity of the Man-Eating Vine.
Bo Yiyan followed Modi in reciting the ancient covenant: "I, Bo Yiyan, swear by my honor and life, that I shall henceforth form an equal covenant with Qiansi, to help each other for life and never betray her!"
Qiansi couldn't speak, but she made "whimpering" sounds to show her acceptance of the contract.
Ever since Bo gave it a nice name, its aversion to him has lessened considerably.
It has always lived in this sinkhole. Although it is accompanied by surrounding plants, and occasionally some low-level mutated beasts without intelligence will wander in, they are just its food.
It is actually very lonely. It can understand human language, but no one talks to it, and it cannot easily move its body to other places, because that would hurt its body.
Once the contract was established, it discovered that it could now go anywhere with its master without harming its own body, so Qiansi became very happy.
Although it has lived for three hundred years, its intelligence is only slightly higher than that of an ordinary child; essentially, it is still a child who has not grown up.