Chapter 621
"Doctor Rong, I am also a member of the Fenghuo Mercenary Group. Every time I go out of the city to perform a mission, I will go to the Sibao Building to buy various pills, armor, and talismans. These things have saved me many times, so I have admired you for a long time." The man said as he walked towards Rong Xianxian.
Rong Xianxian saw him coming and flashed to Gu Ming's side. "Your name is Gu Ming, and the one on the ground is Gu Yi. Who is he to you?"
"My clansmen are all brothers from our family. I didn't expect that he would be gone like this." Gu Ming's voice was low and sounded a little sad.
Rong Xianxian had already determined from Gu Ming's answer that these people were exactly the targets of her mission.
"Your brother's protective suit was not damaged at first. How did the tree roots get into his body?" Rong Xianxian asked the group of people.
"Before, the dead blood tree suddenly went out of control and its roots spread everywhere. When they were escaping, Gu Yi was following behind to cover their retreat. Maybe that's when he got in!" someone said in an uncertain tone.
"You are wearing level five protective clothing. As long as the protective clothing is not damaged, it can keep out all damage. Even if Gu Yi is covering the rear, his protective clothing is intact and should not be invaded by the tree roots." Everyone was wearing thick protective clothing, and their facial expressions were hidden behind protective helmets. It was impossible to judge their psychological activities at this moment.
Rong Xianxian looked at the protective clothing worn by these people, and her eyes fell on the external oxygen cylinder. Judging from the capacity of the oxygen cylinder, this tank of oxygen can be used for a maximum of three to six hours, which means that they need to replace the oxygen cylinder every three to six hours. It is obviously impossible to replace it by themselves without taking off the protective clothing, so the team members need to help each other.
"Captain Rong, I am an academician of the Institute of Mutant Plants. This time we are mainly here to collect specimens and study the changes in the natural environment caused by the survival of the dead blood tree. I have the research reports of this field research here. These reports are the main results of our trip. Since you can make it here, you should be able to escape safely. I will entrust these research results to you, and I hope you can take them out." A researcher solemnly handed a backpack to Rong Xianxian.
"Academician Zhang, you may not know that Doctor Rong killed a level five monster with one sword on the night when the monsters attacked the city. The crisis caused by the dead blood tree in the backyard of the Pharmaceutical Research Institute was also resolved by Doctor Rong and Captain Ning together. She must have come to save us. You should take the bag back to the capital yourself." said the mercenary who had just tried to get close to Rong Xianxian.
After hearing the mercenary's words, the scientific researchers seemed to be cheered up. If there was hope of survival, who would be willing to stay here and wait for death?
Rong Xianxian faced the eager gazes coming towards her and thought to herself that she could only take two people away at a time using the flying carpet. Academician Zhang, who had important information in his hands, was one of them. Who else should she take with her?
At this time, no one noticed that the mercenary who had just been pulled back from the edge of the stone by Rong Xianxian and said that he admired her quietly moved to the edge of the stone, poured the liquid in a black glass bottle into the soil, and threw the glass bottle down at the same time.
When he turned around, he saw Rong Xianxian and the others staring at him. Gu Ming frowned and asked, "He Yi, what are you doing sneakily? What did you just pour?"
"I didn't do anything, just threw away some useless things!" The mercenary named He Yi answered calmly.
"It was you who helped change Gu Yi's oxygen tank, right?" Rong Xianxian suddenly asked.
"Yes, he was the one who changed it." Gu Ming didn't know why Rong Xianxian knew this.
The expression on He Yi's face behind the protective helmet changed drastically. He lunged forward and knelt in front of Gu Yi. "Gu Yi and I are not blood brothers, but we are better than blood brothers. Now he is dead, Doctor Rong. He was killed by tree roots. You can't doubt me just because we were close!" He Yi said aggrievedly.
"He Yi, what did you say? No one doubts you!" Gu Ming was just about to pull him, but he saw that the exceptionally tall nine-branched blood tree a few hundred meters away suddenly grew taller. A rumbling sound came from the ground, and the originally solid land under the boulder became soft and muddy. The boulder slowly sank, and it seemed that the boulder would be covered by mud.
Countless roots rushed towards the people on the boulder. "Doctor Rong, help!" Several researchers whose feet were shaking due to the sinking of the boulder shouted in panic.
"What did you just pour?" Rong Xianxian questioned He Yi while using ice magic to freeze the soil under and around the boulder, as well as the roots flying in the sky.
"Looking at the state of this dead blood tree, it is about to evolve. The evolution of the Nine-branched Dead Blood Tree requires absorbing a large amount of energy. The last time it evolved from six forks to nine forks, it caused such a big commotion. This time, the situation is even more serious. I'm afraid no one can escape today!" Academician Zhang murmured.
"That's right. So, in order to prevent this dead blood tree from harming the people, let's die together with it!" He Yi took off his protective helmet, revealing a face that was pale from being soaked with sweat.
He Yi rushed to Rong Xianxian and used a knife to cut her protective suit.
Rong Xianxian raised her foot and kicked him out. With a "bang", He Yi fell outside the boulder. As he flew out, he fired a flare.
Seeing the signal flare coming from deep in the dead woods, the regiment commander stationed on the periphery waved his hand. The direction was confirmed and the booster missile could be launched.
Rong Xianxian had a bad feeling in her heart. She used Qiansi to pull He Yi back. After taking off the protective suit, He Yi's body was already covered with dense roots. "Why did you do this? Who told you to do this?"
Gu Ming and the others also realized what was happening and stared at He Yi angrily.
"Doctor Rong, and all my brothers, don't blame me. I have no choice. The bottle just now contained the blood of a high-level monster. This blood allowed the tree to start evolving. As long as we suck our blood, the tree will complete its evolution. If I can't survive today, no one can survive!" The pain of the tree roots piercing his body made He Yi's expression distorted.
"Are you so sure that this tree can complete the evolution?" Rong Xianxian sneered.
"This is its instinct, no one can stop it!" He Yi said like crazy.
Rong Xianxian took out a flamethrower from the sachet space and sprayed flames at He Yi, setting him on fire.
"What are you doing? Kill me!" The pain of being burned by the flames was unbearable, and He Yi shouted angrily.
"I can't let your body provide energy for the evolution of the Dead Blood Tree! If you tell me who asked you to do this, I can give you a quick death!" Rong Xianxian said expressionlessly.
(End of this chapter)
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