Although they are said to be crawling, the actual moving speed of those huge trees is not slow, and is even not much different from that of humans running.
This may not be objectively fast, but the main subject that is moving is a large group of trees.
The reason why they can move at such a speed is, on the one hand, because the consciousness in charge of evolution has analyzed the ability of "climbing", allowing it to further control the plants; on the other hand, it is due to the large-scale spreading of mycelium, allowing these plants to quickly establish a nutritional relationship with the ground no matter how they move.
They do not move by moving their legs like humans and other animals, but rather like tanks, using their roots to form structures similar to tracks to maintain an adequate supply of nutrients.
In this way, the vast army of trees, guided by the will of mycelium, advanced towards the tall grass area in the north.
And this has not escaped human eyes.
When selecting members of the exploration team, Wang Xiao not only took energy levels and biofields into consideration, but also carefully weighed the ability combinations of each super-powered person. This ensured that the combination of super-powered people who were finally selected would be even stronger.
It was not until this time that everyone realized that the previous congressmen did not send out more powerful super-powered people to explore, on the one hand because they were worried about the loss of Hope City, and on the other hand they were also secretly on guard.
Although it is unclear whether the congressmen are wary of the restless workers in the city or the private collusion of powerful super-powered people outside the city, at least there will be no such concerns now.
Because the person in power now is an extremely powerful super-powered person. If there were no more important things to do, many super-powered people think that Arthur would personally lead the team out of the city to explore.
At 1:30 in the afternoon, in the carriage of the third all-terrain vehicle, the superpower "Wuxi" who had kept his eyes closed suddenly regained consciousness.
"Hey, are you awake?"
Someone nearby joked:
"I didn't know you were carsick before."
Wuxi had a serious expression on his face. He didn't even bother to answer his companions. Instead, he picked up the communicator in the car and started calling:
"team leader."
The captain here refers to Wang Xiao, the captain of this exploration team. Such short-distance communication has not been interfered with by unknown existence and is still very clear.
Soon, Wang Xiao's voice came from the intercom:
"What's up?"
"Five kilometers to the right, there is a biofield reaction."
"How many?"
"It's hard to see clearly at the moment, but it's not as good as a small beast tide."
“Continue monitoring.”
"yes."
After hearing Wuxi's report, several superpowers around him showed disdainful expressions:
"We are not even as good as the small beast tide. It seems that we are underestimated."
"Yeah, I usually hold back my strength for fear of destroying the wall. It seems that the hyphae underestimated me."
"I have to say, it's fun to fight in Mycelium's territory. You don't have to think about anything, just do it. I suddenly understand why Mycelium loves to cause beast tides. Who doesn't want to have fun in someone else's house?"
"Shut up!"
Wang Xiao's voice suddenly came from the intercom that had not yet been hung up, scaring everyone in the third car.
They all cast resentful looks at "Wuxi", as if blaming the other party for not hanging up the call in time.
But this had no effect, Wang Xiao's voice continued to come:
"Listen carefully, I'm not being arrogant, but we have really been to the outskirts of Hope City before, and have seen the mycelium ecology and encountered biofield erosion. This is not a joke.
“You can ask Fresnel, Jinmo, and Mercury in the third car about the horrors they have seen. As long as you haven’t returned to Hope City, you can’t let your guard down even if you are at the gates of the city.
"From now on, keep communicating and do not hang up. Everyone, enter combat mode!"
After hearing Wang Xiao's words, the few people who were smiling before also looked serious.
They were indeed a bit frivolous just now, but that was also based on their powerful superpowers and relatively high rankings.
Now, after being scolded by the captain who was said to not die even if he was finely chopped into sauce, everyone suddenly fell into a state of short-term honesty.
And "Wuxi", who was constantly monitoring the changes in the mycelium life field, also sent a new message soon after:
"The mycelial life has arrived right behind us."
"They're following us?"
"No."
"Wuxi" carefully felt it and replied:
"They stopped on our way back."
"Squeak~"
The brakes sounded, and the tires that suddenly stopped spinning up a large clump of tall grass.
"Each vehicle reports the remaining power."
"Sixty percent."
"Sixty-three percent."
"Okay, since the mycelium wants to fight us, let's fight them. Turn around and go back the way we came! Let's have a fight with them."
Wang Xiao's firm voice was heard on the radio. At this moment, all the super-powered people were ready for battle. Those who had explored outside the city planned to avenge their comrades, while those who had never left the city were ready to join the battle with great enthusiasm.
This carefully selected team was originally tasked with provoking the mycelial life, so the battle at this moment was actually within Wang Xiao's expectations.
He just didn't expect that the mycelium was not waiting in front, but blocked the rear of the convoy, as if forcing him to go for a decisive battle.
But he had never thought about running away. After being upgraded to the third energy level, his ability was no longer just a meat shield. His powerful vitality absorption made him a nightmare in close combat.
Rather than being chased by the enemy and moving forward, Wang Xiao would rather turn around and fight the enemy head-on.
If we can reach the front before the mycelium is ready, perhaps winning this battle will be easier.
Inside car number three.
"Mercury" sat next to "Wuxi". In order to report the location at all times, this teammate had to close his eyes for a long time to feel the surrounding environment, and "Mercury" took on the role of his bodyguard.
Honestly speaking, Mercury knew that his brain wasn't working well. He thought that this was closely related to the erosion of the mycelium's biofield, but his teammates told him not to shirk responsibility, and eventually the matter was left unresolved.
Despite this, Mercury still remembered his mission on this trip, which was to protect the key superpower beside him and the safety of his teammates, and to answer the simple math problem that appeared on the lenses of his glasses every few minutes.
Three all-terrain vehicles were running at full speed in the opposite direction, and the flat tall grass ground made the vehicles' shock absorption systems almost useless.
A thin gray line could be seen in the distant sky. Fresnel, who was carrying exclusive tactical equipment, adjusted his glasses and clearly saw that it was a row of giant trees connected together, each of which was forty or fifty meters high.
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