Who are they? In this kind of place and situation, there is no need to be afraid of anything strange. They can just deal with whatever they encounter. Adam's team members are very open-minded, so they have no objection to continuing to move into the mountains.
However, Adam's team was not arrogant. They moved slower than before and observed their surroundings more vigilantly.
After walking a few hundred meters further inside, everyone became more certain that Ruo Manni's observation was correct. There were really no animals in this forest. They didn't even see any small insects.
Ruo Manni hadn't noticed it, but the further the team went inside, the more depressed she felt. When they came to a place full of chestnut trees, Ruo Manni suddenly sensed something and she immediately shouted, "Wait a minute."
Adam's team immediately took a defensive posture. Hebrew Adam looked around vigilantly but found nothing.
He turned around to look at Ruo Manni and asked, “What did you find?”
"I just felt a faint fluctuation of spiritual power nearby, as if some creature was hiding in the mountains and forests and spying on us. But I scanned the surroundings with my telekinesis, and there was not a single mutant beast within a thousand meters." Ruo Manni said uncertainly.
The fluctuation of the source of mental power only appeared for a moment. Ruo Manni could not feel it clearly and did not even have time to determine the location. However, she was sure that her feeling was correct. There was indeed a fluctuation of the source of mental power, and she was very familiar with it.
In this deep forest, Ruo Manni's words were still a little scary, and the faces of Adam's team changed slightly. No matter what it was, it was hidden so deep and calm, it must be difficult to deal with. What kind of trap was it setting, waiting for them to walk in?
"In the mountains and forests...could it be a mutant tree?" Hebrew Adam thought for a while and gave a possibility.
"Very likely." Ruo Manni's eyes lit up. Why didn't she think of it?
She was indeed short-sighted and stuck in the common sense of the forests on Earth. However, they had not yet learned about the knowledge of mutant trees in Xuan Gu, and she did not know much about this aspect. She only read some relevant information on the Skynet.
As far as I can remember, the mutated wood in this world is a normal tree that has mutated after growing a core. Because this core is somewhat like the human brain, the mutated wood has some intelligence, and the level of intelligence is related to its level.
In short, mutant wood and ordinary trees are no longer the same species. Mutated wood is like a monster in Earth novels.
After trees mutate, it seems that they will develop in two directions. On the one hand, they devour their own kind to strengthen themselves, and on the other hand, they devour other creatures to strengthen themselves.
There are very few trees that can mutate, and it requires a chance, so if you want to grow stronger by devouring your own kind, that is a long way off. Therefore, among the planets in the entire Gulame star field, most of the mutant trees grow by devouring exotic beasts or humans.
Although the mutant wood has mutated inside, its appearance has not changed much, so the mutant wood often disguises itself as an ordinary tree. Only botanists can distinguish the subtle differences. Under normal circumstances, humans cannot tell the difference. Only when it hunts can you see the difference.
"You said you felt a faint source of spiritual power?" Hebrew Adam asked in a low voice with a heavy expression.
Ruo Manni nodded: “Although it is very weak, I can be sure that it is correct.”
Hebrew Adam's face darkened. "Among all the mutant wood species, the mutant wood with spiritual power core is the most terrifying. The higher-level ones can create illusions, making creatures walk over to it unconsciously and be eaten by it, and die without knowing it."
"This is why there are no small animals in this forest, because they have all become nutrients for the mutant wood with the spiritual power core." Ruo Manni immediately came up with the key evidence.
Adam's team was shocked. They were obviously more knowledgeable than Ruo Manni. "So, there really is a mutant wood with a spiritual core here. This is too scary. Should we report it to the instructors?"
In fact, not only Adam's team was shocked, but the instructors were also shocked.
"What's going on? There is a mutant wood with a spiritual core here. Fideler, didn't you bring people here to inspect it last month?" Instructor Dudley asked anxiously.
"Yes, but we didn't find anything unusual." Fiedler said seriously.
"Let's take a look first. This is just Xiaoruo's perception. Let's confirm it first before making a decision." The instructor team leader said calmly: "Send the flying ship over to ensure that we can rescue them as soon as possible."
Instructor Dudley calmed himself down. He was too concerned. They were all there, so it was impossible for anything to happen to these kids.
"We can't be sure now, let's wait and see. In fact, the instructors will know without us reporting it, and they won't let us get into danger." Hebrew Adam said.
After hearing what their captain said, the members of Adam's team remembered their captain's special identity. In fact, even if the captain's identity was ordinary, the instructors would not let them fend for themselves. There must be a powerful protective force in secret.
"There's no way to solve the problem by standing here. Let's keep going." Hebrew Adam said, pulling out a Tang sword from behind.
"The situation is special. We can't walk in a group. Let's separate and walk separately to avoid being caught in a group. Forty-three, you protect Manny. Manny, you always pay attention to any fluctuations in spiritual power. If you find any, warn us loudly immediately." Hebrew Adam ordered.
Adam's team listened to the order, and everyone drew their weapons from behind and dispersed carefully. Except for Su Forty-three who protected Ruo Manni, the distance between the others was about three meters, and then they walked slowly inside together.
This time it was Hebrew Adam who walked in the middle. Everyone actually understood his intention to be able to quickly support every team member in this way.
"Ah!" Sheila Shahin suddenly screamed, and everyone looked and saw that she had been caught by a branch and was carried into the air. However, even though she screamed, the long sword in her hand had already chopped at the branch that was wrapped around her waist.
Just as Tino Venamoinen and Yuchi Kazra were about to step forward to help her, the branches in front of them also moved. Not only that, Romanni found that the trees around them seemed to be alive, and countless branches stretched out towards them.
Only then did Adam's team discover that the whole area was full of mutant trees. This was too scary. Normally, mutant trees grow alone.
The long sword in Su Forty-three's hand danced in the air like a sword net, cutting off all the branches that stretched out to him and Romanni. Not to mention Hebrew Adam, the branches flew wherever the sword flashed.
Su Forty-three's protection was very thorough, and Ruo Manni was not attacked at all, so she concentrated on sensing that there was no fluctuation in mental power when these mutant trees attacked them.
But the trees in this area were all mutant trees, so cutting off a few branches was just a piece of cake for the mutant trees, especially after a few hits, the mutant trees had also become smart, and the branches would shrink quickly when the swords came at them. In this way, Adam's team only had to lose some bark and leaves at most.
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