Chapter 145: Dark Nest (Do we have to move forward in such a mess?)
Of course, the operation was successful without any major problems.
The excited consciousness drooped after its resistance failed, allowing Shi Xu to gently tear away the fog that wrapped it tightly. After being safely put aside, it remained as still as a mountain, revealing an inexplicable obedience.
The black mist, as quiet as death, was firmly grasped by the young man's fingertips and kneaded into various shapes at will. It was so weak that it could not make even a sound.
"Is this good enough? We have to locate the dark nest as soon as possible before this guy dies." Shi Xu stopped playing and put the mist next to the light ball.
"Yes. Don't worry, I've got everything ready."
The ball of light shook its body, then suddenly expanded its round body and swallowed the black mist into its stomach. The whole body gurgled, digesting this unknown energy.
The energy that originated from external forces is more special than ordinary black fog. It is mixed with an aura that the world consciousness subconsciously dislikes. However, it is currently the only way to locate the Dark Nest's home.
The fact that the Dark Nest secretly hid the special black fog was no gossip at all. The cultists used the power of the black fog without scruples, and naturally they also held this power to the supreme position. The place where they hid it would also be the place they thought was the safest.
The existence condensed from a breath left over by external forces also has this "specialness", which is enough to be absorbed and digested by the light ball, thereby gaining the perception of the same source and locating the location of the special black fog - which is also the location of the dark nest.
This is also a crucial point in achieving perfect HE. After knowing the world line, Shi Xu prepared many plans for backup. Now, watching the ball of light digesting silently, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous even though he knew what was going on.
“…”
The ball of light held its breath and pondered. The tiny fuzzy body stopped cooing.
"What a weird smell..." It shook its body in disgust, "But I think it was successful!"
"Great." Shi Xu put down his hand that was about to help it absorb physically, "Do you feel anything? Or do you need another medium?"
"That's not necessary. I actually felt it the second I swallowed it, but He was too noisy, so it took me some time."
The light ball was calm and composed: "Although I still can't directly fight against external forces at present, I can still digest this little bit of energy from Him!"
It now only felt an inexplicable and mysterious sensation, which was very far away from them. After swallowing the key, it became the key itself, but this power did not belong to it after all, and it would dissipate sooner or later. It must find its home in the Dark Nest as soon as possible.
The feeling of finally getting what you've been looking for is very exciting, and there's also an incredible sense of dreaminess, which makes the ball of light fly up and float in the air like a bubble.
"So what? Do we need to make any preparations? Or should we set off now? The heat value is now very high, which is enough for us to pass the BOSS copy without any damage." It cheered.
"Don't be impatient." Shi Xu pried open the remaining consciousness of the young man who was waiting quietly at the side. The young man paused and gently placed his forehead against his.
It was a soothing movement. The moment it touched the skin, my usually anxious consciousness softened, like a tired bird that finally returned to its nest. At the moment when home was within reach, it slowed down its breath, quietly seeped into the surface of the skin and flesh, and merged with the body.
Without any back-swing, the consciousness that had been forcibly separated merged like water, quickly and quietly.
There's nothing special about it. Shi Xu calmed down and felt it carefully for a moment.
"Well... it's okay now." The young man touched his forehead, "The next step is to make the only preparation."
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The only preparation was to communicate with the partners who had already been contacted and reach a cooperation method that satisfied both parties. Guangqiu was so wealthy that he took out more than a dozen high-level teleportation talismans and let Shi Xu spend them as he pleased before reaching his destination.
The story told to the protagonists was half true and half false. The Dark Nest was indeed madly researching an "energy body" that could allow the rebirth of higher-level cultists, and it was indeed blown up by Shi Xu half a year ago. This was why they lost track of the Dark Nest. It was just a lie in terms of time, and the truth was fabricated by combining the real and the fake.
Judging from the speed of the cultists' research, perhaps the third batch of energy bodies have already been created. The reason why An Chao cares so much about Qi Heng is because of his rare physique. I wonder how he will feel when he finds out that the boy is dead.
Holding a stack of teleportation talismans, each man and his ball embarked on a thrilling search, without even having time to read the forum that is always a must.
The teleportation talismans were used up one by one.
The rain started to fall, and it hurt on my face.
The words "seem a little far" and "seem a little off" kept coming out as the light ball kept sensing, almost messing up Shi Xu's sense of direction.
"I used the amulet to sense the direction but it wasn't as abstract as yours." He couldn't help but complain. Even if he was as strong as he was, he would feel like vomiting under endless teleportation.
The light ball protested quietly: "After all, this energy is very weak now! It needs to be felt carefully to be looming."
The partner sent a tentative “?” on the phone, as if wondering why there had been no response for so long. Shi Xu dialed back a ".", signaling the other party to be patient.
The two were currently in a deserted wilderness. If it was a hiding place for the dark camp, then it would have a nice atmosphere. Unfortunately, the direction indicated by the light ball was still eight thousand miles away, indicating that the collection war was not over yet.
"There are three left." Shi Xu shook the talisman between his fingertips, "I hope I can find a way to prepare before they run out."
The ball of light showed that it had tried its best and silently pinched out a few more.
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But who would have thought that Anchao’s hometown is such a place with birds singing and flowers blooming.
An unknown amount of time had passed, but Shi Xu, holding onto a tree trunk and trying to suppress his nausea, with the ball of light on his head pretending to be dead, quietly stared at the entrance covered by flowers and vines in the distance.
This is an area that is completely different from the barren place it was not long ago. The birdsong and the bright sunshine after the rain serve as embellishments, and the green vines, which are so emerald that they seem a little strange, are growing in full bloom, covering the entire ground at will. It’s like a passage in a fairy tale where there must be adventures.
"Maybe the land is growing so well because of the abundant fertilizer." Shi Xu casually made a joke out of hell, "Or even villains have aesthetic taste."
"Then I am more inclined to the former." The light ball thought.
"But that's okay, at least it's a more suitable partner than I expected."
The young man raised his eyebrows and put on the well-fitting black windbreaker again. He stretched out his wrist and saw a long, pitch-black centipede that had been wrapped there for who knows how long, dutifully disguising itself as a hair tie.
After all, it is too normal for insects to appear in such places. The partner provided by Wumatu became his other pair of eyes. Before Shi Xu had plundered the appropriate search-type abilities, it was the easiest consumable to deal with without any regrets.
The hesitant voice of the bystander came from the headset: […Can you hear me? 】
"I can hear you." The young man responded quickly, "You can use your supernatural power to connect with the little bug now."
There was no response from the other end, the familiar silence of a socially anxious person. Just the wriggling of the centipede on the wrist meant that Wuma Tu had reached the top.
The long worms crawl from the tree trunk to the ground, and the dead leaves serve as a natural cover.
[Don't forget what you promised me.] 】Wu Ma Tu reminded in a low voice, with an extremely serious tone.
"Of course, how could I forget that?" Shi Xu smiled, "Xiao Qi has been with you for much longer than a normal lifespan, right? When the cooperation is over, I will give you all the remaining potions."
"Then you won't have to worry about it leaving."
The taciturn and self-centered guy is the most suitable candidate for cooperation. In addition, the wish that only Shi Xu can fulfill, only a little bit of results are needed to firmly grasp the hand that issued the application for accomplice, and there is no need to worry about whether it will be exposed.
【Um. 】Wu Ma Tu responded.
At the same time, the centipede also moved.
The long worm moved forward under the cover of dead leaves, crawling silently and quickly in the direction Shi Xu pointed. The vines that wind across the land act as bridges, allowing it to easily cross rugged areas and reach its destination.
The centipede stopped suddenly. A moment later, it tried to move forward, but was instantly burned by invisible energy, which burned off its front tentacles, and it curled up and died on the spot.
[There is a protective shield formed by a formation.] 】Explained by Wumatu.
As expected. Shi Xu tapped the teleportation talisman, which landed on the tree trunk next to the protective shield, and looked down at the invisible dividing line from top to bottom.
The light ball pondered: "Maybe it needs some certification, let me try."
The young man lowered his eyes and took out a plastic jar that he had prepared in advance. There were countless insects tightly packed together in the jar, enough for them to succeed one by one. He opened the can and motioned to the ball of light.
A soft pure white energy wrapped around a flying insect, which took off shakily and was controlled by Wumatu to fly there. He threw himself into the fire without hesitation, and was burned to ashes.
It seems that Dark Nest still added special black fog to the original formation. They still love Black Mist so much.
"Okay..." The light ball took a few breaths of discouragement, and reluctantly drew out a trace of black mist energy. The mist that it had just digested for its own use was about to leave it before it could even warm up. Even if it was not much, it still made it feel sad.
The white mixed with a little bit of black was wrapped around a flying insect. At Shi Xu's signal, Wuma Tu silently took control again.
It is so convenient to have a taciturn partner because no matter how bizarre your methods are, he will not make any comments.
The flying insect staggered into the protective shield and became the longest surviving insect among the three.
"It looks like we have to go in wrapped in fog." The light ball felt distressed for a moment, then thankfully said, "Fortunately, it can be recycled, otherwise we would have used up all the keys before we could even open the door."
The teleportation talisman loses its effect in the formation, so you can only walk in personally. Shi Xu let the white light mixed with a small amount of black mist wrap around him and jumped down.
He first extended a finger and probed the tip of his finger into the dividing line.
He probed in without any obstruction. Then the whole person walked easily into the passage that made the Dark Nest so safe that they didn't even put up a single guard.
"The cultists wouldn't dig just one cave." The young man looked at the entrance and thought it could be compared to a rat hole, "but this is undoubtedly the main nest."
The light ball nodded: "But the energy body must be placed in this nest. After all, we blew up other places last time. In order to prevent a second explosion, they may choose the safest place."
That is, the nest they considered to be perfect, and the protective shield that only allowed high-ranking cultists to pass through.
But Shi Xu just wanted to teach them one thing - it is not advisable to trust something completely and forever. Those who want to blow up your house will use all means to achieve their goals.
Wuma Tu was silent. He could not hear the sound of the light ball and only thought that Shi Xu was talking to himself. Therefore, he naturally accepted the setting of Xiao Qu talking to himself without any doubt.
"Okay, Wu Ma, you take the lead. I still need to think about how to move these vines aside." This time Shi Xu was talking to him. The young man played with the hazy energy shield in his hand, and then moved the vines hanging in front of him.
The flying insect staggered through the gap and entered the entrance.
It seems that even when talking to him, Wumatu still chooses to remain silent.
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Enter the entrance unharmed using a less than dignified method. Shi Xu smiled and asked the light ball to remove this part from the comics.
When I raised my eyes, all I could see was darkness. The long and narrow passage was very natural. When I stretched out my hand, I could feel the dry and dusty earth walls. From time to time, a cold wind blew from an unknown corner to my calves, blowing up gusts of dust that fell down and piled up into small triangles on my shoulders. The strong smell of earth almost buried me.
The underworld has nothing to do with the outside world.
The flying insect landed helplessly on Shi Xu's hand. It stumbled several times, flapped its wings, and said through the earphone: "I can't see. 】
"What's going on? Is it really a rat digging a hole?" Shi Xu blocked the flying insect with his hands and groped forward speechlessly, using the light ball as a lamp.
Although what they lacked the most was props, their ignorance of the Dark Nest formation still prevented them from acting on their own. They were afraid that the unfamiliar energy fluctuations would arouse the sensitive muscles of the protective shield, causing it to scream suddenly and catch them red-handed, preventing them from getting deeper.
There was no choice but to move forward like a blind man, holding on to the wall. I bumped into the wall several times along the way and got a nose full of dust. It was difficult to turn around in the narrow space. Shi Xu couldn't help laughing when he thought about those arrogant cultists and even their leaders trying to get in through this place.
"Stop laughing." The ball of light lay comfortably in his arms. "Even if it's as bright as day, you don't have to grope your way forward by bumping into the wall like this, right?"
“…”
Shi Xu smiled.
"If you dare to draw this part, you will be dead."
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