Chapter 53
"…What rat…"
At the moment the countdown stopped, the middleman seemed to suddenly realize something and a dangerous smile appeared on his face.
"It is indeed one of the best-preserved primeval forests in the entire East C. There are so many disobedient little animals."
He raised his eyebrows and looked up at the stone dome.
"Monks, keep an eye on this side. Skaia, come with me."
The middleman turned and fell to the ground weakly, but his eyes were still fixed on the priest of the tree god.
"It seems that someone doesn't want your tree god to come back. I'll go up there and take a look, Mr. Young Chief..."
His expression turned very gloomy.
"I hope you can be more stable, otherwise not only you will not be able to survive, but even your sister will..."
He didn't finish his words, but the threat was evident.
Ulig didn't say anything, but his face became paler.
My sister's disappearance was indeed related to him.
Unspeakable regret was swirling in his heart at this moment. He regretted that he had pointed out the dark shadow in the snow to his father in the heavy snow that was fluttering like swan feathers, and pointed out the middleman lying in the snow to his father.
If he hadn't...
If he hadn't...
The colors of blood and snow intertwined and spread over my heart.
Ulig held the clothes tightly at his chest and began to think about how to resolve the current situation.
For a moment, no sound came from the huge hall below. Only Monks yawned lazily and looked at everything in front of him without interest.
After the middleman left, Chu Zhongyuan and Gu Qingming used the former's special ability to teleport back, fearing that they would be turned back and detained by the operator of the formation.
When they came in, they used the wind to blow large amounts of snow to block the entrance to the snow cave, ensuring that it would be difficult for the other party to notice this special place.
"The middleman took Skaia and two Ceope officers away. Now only the soldier and Monks are left."
When Luo Dong saw Gu Qingming and the other two reappear, Zheng Qiuji immediately used the [Don't Listen to Inappropriate Things] skill and quickly whispered the situation to him.
"One, two, three, four... seven ordinary Ceopes in black winter clothes, a high-ranking official, and Ulig, who doesn't know who's friend or foe but doesn't get along with the middleman... do we have a chance of winning?"
Zheng Qiuji calculated the military strength below and felt it was a bit mysterious.
"If we take the initiative and win by surprise, Gu Qingming and I can deal with four ordinary Ceobahs in a short time."
Chu Zhongyuan touched his chin and looked a little embarrassed.
"But seven of them, plus Monks... it's very difficult. And the villagers down there... we don't know how to recover them from this state that's like being parasitized by tree branches. We can't protect so many people..."
Luo Dong was also a little hesitant. They dared to come to rescue people at risk because of their sense of responsibility as CPA, but that didn't mean they would rush into the enemy base like a fool without any plan and commit suicide.
"Me! And Grandpa Tree! Can! Help!"
Little Una, who had been held in Am's arms, suddenly spoke up, trying hard to make her presence known.
As soon as she opened her mouth, five pairs of eyes focused on her with encouragement.
Little Una seemed to have gained great strength and spoke in a crisp childish voice.
"That person, the middleman, stole the seeds from Grandpa Tree and placed them on the door. The seeds were very small, and when people went out, they stuck to their bodies, and then, they grew."
Little Una's words made Am quickly realize the origin of all the disasters.
"Although the tree gods in the deep mountains are dying, they produce hundreds of millions of tiny seeds similar to grass seeds every year that are in stark contrast to their original bodies. They can even be inhaled into the respiratory tract of humans and animals."
Am's expression looked a little ugly. She tried her best to get rid of the obscure language of the Tree God Tribe and explain everything in a language that Gu Qingming and others could understand.
Fortunately, she went to school for a few years at the foot of the mountain. Although it was a bit confusing, at least she found a way to explain it.
"If this grass seed is naturally scattered, it will cause all the people in the entire forest to change - to become like the people in the underground hall. Therefore, every generation of priests will organize our tribe to burn grass seeds. Everyone covers their faces with animal skins, eats potions that can prevent grass seeds from taking root and sprouting, and takes turns to burn the tree god's grass seeds into ashes. This is called the tree god's test, so everyone is very motivated every year..."
Rather than saying that the Tree God Tribe is a village that protects the tree gods, it would be more accurate to say that it is a village that protects the entire forest. If it were not for their hard work every year, it would not be long before the entire forest would be filled with monsters covered in branches.
They have lived and died together with Lin Ling for many years, and even figured out a way to coexist with the giant tree. The ashes from burning grass seeds are an important resource in daily life, and can be added to glutinous rice to make various utensils, turning the life-threatening existence into resource utilization.
"But not long ago, due to the request of the middleman, the priest stopped working before all the grass seeds were burned... The remaining grass seeds... I'm afraid they were taken away by this guy."
Am lowered his head.
Gu Qingming quickly understood.
It seems that the reason why the middleman was able to turn everyone into this was because he planted the seeds of the tree god in the firewood of every household.
The wood, which was covered with tiny seeds, would float to people with just a slight breeze, without them realizing it.
People in the village and tribe have a lot of contact and communication with each other every day. Even if some people are lucky enough not to be infected by the tiny seeds, they will still be infected because of contact with each other.
Gu Qingming and his companions arrived late and left less frequently, so they were lucky enough not to be carried on his back.
"I can try to get Grandpa Tree to take back the grass seeds. Just tell Grandpa Tree that he's easy to talk to."
Little Una waved her hand, and a light green spot of light fell. According to the Tree God Tribe, that was a special power possessed by the messenger chosen by the Tree God.
“Beep beep—”
The intercom beeped, Zheng Qiuji hurried to check, only to find that it was a message from the Northeast CPA branch.
"It will be there in ten minutes, hold on."
The CPA realized that something was not right in Linling and directly transferred support personnel from the Northeast headquarters to cooperate with the CPA resident in Linling City.
At this moment, Monks in the underground stone hall showed some irritation and clapped his hands, alerting everyone.
"Want to bet?"
Chu Zhongyuan paused, then spoke.
"Bet we can last ten minutes—"
"Bang!!!"
Before he finished speaking, there was a loud explosion, followed by the sound of a collapsing snowfall.
"Okay, so the mouse is here."
The middleman's obscene voice sounded, and behind him, Skaya was holding a huge mysterious technological gun, aiming at Gu Qingming.
No, it wasn’t mysterious technology… that light blue mechanical halo before the shot… was clearly his superpower!
Now I have no choice but to gamble...
[“Confucius said: Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you!”]
A tide of water surged past like a fluorescent ocean, and a long green wind spread around Gu Qingming. At the moment he dodged around, Zheng Qiuji and Chu Zhongyuan's supernatural powers also acted on him at the same time. His figure appeared beside Chu Zhongyuan, and the mysterious bullet penetrated the thick stone wall, blasted a half-person-high hole in the crack, and shot directly onto the stone surface of the underground stone hall under the crack, leaving only a bottomless pit.
It is hard to imagine that if the bullet carrying the mysterious factor passed through the human body, what part of the person would be left intact.
"Skaya! Can you please look carefully before you fight?"
Monks was only about ten centimeters away from the deep pit. He looked up through the big hole made by Skaia and said angrily in a cold voice.
"Feel sorry."
There was no change in Skaia's expression, and her apology came in a cold voice.
Unlike Ceob's leisurely manner, Chu Zhongyuan frowned when facing the three Ceob executives and held Gu Qingming's arm in fear.
Luo Dong's hand that was stretched out to grab Gu Qingming froze, and Am quickly pushed Xiao Una behind him. Although he was an ordinary person, he stood in front of Xiao Una, who was a superpower, without hesitation.
Zheng Qiuji's face was very ugly. He had clearly used more than one word spirit skill, but the middleman still found this place. It can be seen that the difference in the power strength between the top leaders of Keobe and the ordinary members is so great that it seems that they are not the same species at all.
Don't look at what's indecent at the entrance of the snow cave, don't listen to what's indecent inside the cave, don't look at what's indecent... at least three levels of the words were easily seen through by the middleman's gestures.
This can only be due to absolute suppression, suppression of supernatural power strength.
They still underestimated the other party's ability. They thought that the words that even Heba, Sha, Monks and others could not see through would be foolproof...
"I thought it was someone I knew. He took care of four psychics in a few seconds and even took away my flag."
The middleman used some unknown method to teleport in front of Chu Zhongyuan through the en factor. The backs of several high school students straightened instantly, revealing a fighting posture facing danger.
"I didn't expect it to be a few high school students. Oh, and there's also a runaway tree god messenger."
The middleman smiled sarcastically, he didn't even make a move, he just waved his hand lightly, and the black and white pixel blocks condensed into strips. Before Gu Qingming and the others could see what was happening, they felt the world spinning, their bodies flew into the air, and then they were pulled by gravity to fall to the hall more than ten meters below.
Gu Qingming reacted very quickly and quickly used the green wind to lift up his companions around him to slow down their descent.
The middleman and Skaia did not try to stop them from saving themselves. The former turned into a strange white shadow and flashed next to Monks, while the latter slid down the uneven stone wall lightly and shook off the dust on his clothes.
The moment Gu Qingming and his companions landed on the ground, ordinary members wearing black winter clothes surrounded them with murderous intent.
"Oona-chan?!"
Ulig looked at his lost and found sister in disbelief.
"Oh my, you guys have caused the young chief to misunderstand me..."
The middleman came strolling over, strolling leisurely in the garden.
"What do you want to do?"
Gu Qingming did not forget the ten-minute countdown agreement. His brain was working rapidly while he was in the air. Because most of the things they did were shameful, most of the illegal superpower organizations had a strong desire to talk. The other party's superpowers were strange, and it would be difficult for them to last more than ten minutes by fighting alone. Gu Qingming wanted to delay through dialogue.
Chu Zhongyuan quickly understood Gu Qingming's thoughts and hurriedly suppressed the hateful sarcasm in his throat.
"Well, this is indeed a very good topic, and I am very interested in sharing it with you."
The middleman nodded. As expected, even Ceope could not escape the law of being a gossipy villain.
Gu Qingming breathed a sigh of relief.
"But... you turned on the call mode. Everything you say now is being listened to by the CPA headquarters across the street, right?"
The middleman changed the subject and looked at Zheng Qiuji.
Everyone instantly became alert, fearing that the middleman might suddenly go crazy.
"But it doesn't matter. All I want is for them to listen."
The middleman laughed wildly, and his very unstable mental state reminded Gu Qingming of a circus clown who performed wildly just to prove his abilities.
Lian Sha, the puppet, is more normal than the other one.
Gu Qingming thought.
At least there was logic in Sha's behavior.
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