NOVEL NEXT Chapter 132 Parasitic Demon
"Not good, Captain Zhou is missing, we need to go into the secret realm as soon as possible to provide support."
Zhou Yuan's sudden disappearance made the imperial guards who were responsible for the protection very worried.
They quickly adjusted the materials in their hands and wanted to take the opportunity to chase into the secret realm.
But they didn't know that the turquoise vortex had stopped turning, and the number of people in the Zhujun secret realm had been replenished again.
"Don't worry, generals. Captain Zhou has attacked many secret realms and knows how to protect himself.
Since we can't follow him in, we might as well wait in peace."
Although the old Taoist also had doubts, he still took the initiative to speak to appease the warriors.
But his words didn't have much effect. The two Wei Wu soldiers who were carrying the emperor's orders immediately sat down and defended where Zhou Yuan disappeared.
The other warriors also patrolled back and forth in the withered bamboo forest, hoping to accidentally enter the secret realm like Zhou Yuan.
Unlike the warriors who lost their nominal commander and entered a state of high alert, Zhou Yuan faced a more complicated situation.
The moment he touched the portal, he entered a dense bamboo sea.
Looking up, all he could see were withered and yellow bamboo trees. The sky was clear, and the light shone through the gaps between the bamboo leaves onto the ground. The shelled gray-brown bamboo rice was deposited like mud.
The thickness even exceeded Zhou Yuan's ankles, making him feel like he was standing on a moving sand dune, or in a swamp filled with fallen leaves and mud.
If that was all, it wouldn't be a big problem.
He had the skill of controlling the wind, and could travel on the water and fall without getting hurt. Ordinary terrain problems didn't affect him much.
The reason why he felt the problem was complicated was because the portal was facing a bamboo forest path.
Two sturdy young men wearing bamboo armor and holding bamboo spears were politely persuading him to stay.
"Friend, since you are here, stay. We have no worries about food and clothing, and there is no tax, war, or oppression from officials.
If you are willing to stay, you should be a citizen of Zhuxiang and share Zhujun Cave Heaven with us."
"Friend, since you are lucky enough to find the blessed land of cave heaven, it is really a great fortune. How can you return to the mortal world and sink.
Why not stay and study Zhujun's seal script together, you can be free and happy."
Faced with the enthusiastic invitation of the two sturdy young men, Zhou Yuan did not answer directly, but asked back.
"Is there a newborn baby who died in the secret realm? You want me to stay to make up the number."
As soon as Zhou Yuan finished speaking, the two sturdy young men changed color and paced back and forth, showing signs of launching an attack.
"You know too much, outsider. Either leave quickly or stay and live.
Otherwise, Zhujun's guards will come out and grind you to ashes."
Zhou Yuan saw clearly that the two sturdy young men wanted to attack, but were worried that he would suddenly turn around and leave, so they were very conflicted.
At this moment, a middle-aged man walked out of the bamboo forest and stopped the two young men.
"Zhu Xin, Zhu He, you two should retreat.
This general has a treasure armor to protect him, and you can't deal with him."
"General, you are fine. We are hermits in Zhuxiang. We have never violated the outside world for many years and have been practicing the seal script left by Zhu Jun.
If the general wants to offer treasures and make merit, he can go back now to report. If you want to see Zhu Jun's seal script and explore the mysteries of heaven and earth, follow us back to the hometown."
"General, you should know that Zhu Jun's seal script records secrets, which are related to the great disasters of heaven and earth and the causes of the secret realm.
If the general leads the army to attack, we will burn the books and let the relics of our ancestors return to heaven and earth with us hermits."
The middle-aged man was betting that Zhou Yuan would be interested in Zhu Jun's seal script and leave the entrance and exit of the secret realm.
He also bet that Zhou Yuan would suddenly kill the three of them in order to expand the number of places in the secret realm.
In this way, they can pretend to be dying and escape into the bamboo sea, thereby attracting Zhou Yuan's pursuit.
As long as one of the above two items is achieved, they can lead Zhou Yuan away from the entrance of the secret realm and find an opportunity to control him.
They are most afraid that Zhou Yuan will leave without caring and announce their existence to the world, which will hinder the transformation plan of their bamboo sheng clan.
But they don’t know that they are extremely normal, but in Zhou Yuan’s eyes, they are a different picture.
[Level 10 Bamboo Sheng Guard], [Level 15 Bamboo Sheng Guard Leader]
They are obviously not normal humans, but they have normal human wisdom, and their armor is also very strange, with a layer of white net lined like snake skin.
Seeing this, Zhou Yuan thought of a special plant, or fungus.
Bamboo sheng, also known as bamboo fungus and bamboo ginseng, is a hidden flower fungus parasitic on the roots of dead bamboo, and its shape is slightly similar to the net-like dry white snake skin.
And as time goes by, the attribute panel also prompts Zhou Yuan that he has an additional negative state.
When the hidden flower is attached, the bamboo sheng monster activates the pre-capture skill. If the bamboo plant is infected, it will accelerate its decline.
This information made him realize that the abnormal prosperity and decline of the dead bamboo forest outside the secret realm should be related to the bamboo sheng monster.
It seems that these bamboo sheng monsters are not completely ignorant of the outside world. They should go out of the secret realm regularly to collect intelligence.
The bamboo forest in Zhuxiang Mengyuan should wither quickly after being infected with cryptophyte fungus, and cannot reach the lifespan of normal bamboo of 60 to 120 years.
"I wonder what the general thinks of our proposal?"
The bamboo sheng guard felt a little uncomfortable under Zhou Yuan's gaze, and couldn't help thinking that he should have said nothing wrong, why this person was unmoved.
Just when it was puzzled, it saw the general in purple armor suddenly took out a scroll from his arms.
"I don't know whether the Zhujun seal script you mentioned is true or not, but I am very curious, where are the people who occupy the secret realm quota? Are they kept in captivity by you, or are they worshipped by you?
I think they are probably kept in captivity, otherwise where would you get the human bodies to use."
"What nonsense is the general talking about? Aren't we just human beings?"
The captain of the Bamboo Sheng Guard explained with a smile and motioned to the two Bamboo Sheng guards to take action.
Unexpectedly, as the scroll was swung and stretched, three lobster monsters holding spears emerged from it.
It wasn't over yet. The green-armored general once again took out a precious mirror, and in a blink of an eye, he brought out two burly and stupid men.
"It seems you won't tell me anymore, so let me find it myself."
The next moment, the owner of Pearl Manor swung poisonous sand and ice lobster and stabbed directly with his spear. Zhou Yuan put on the flowing fire bow that was more suitable for this place, and started firing the arrow.
"No, hurry into the bamboo sea."
Seeing this, Captain Zhusheng didn't even think about resisting, and quickly fled into the bamboo sea to escape.
But Zhou Yuan's output was so fierce that there was no room for them to escape.
The strange thing is that after Captain Zhusheng was shot in the head, although he immediately fell to the ground, the position of his health bar was still moving.
"A parasitic skill? He's also good at hiding underground."
These methods that can confuse human warriors are not enough in front of Zhou Yuan and his small team.
Zhou Yuan relies on observing the health bar, while the follower team relies on attack determination and hatred locking.
Therefore, the three bamboo sheng monsters had no room to escape. They were either poked into ice crystals by the ice lobster, or their health bars were emptied by Zhou Yuan.
Looking at the bacterial net in front of him that could wrap people up, as well as the three corpses with torn flesh and holes, Zhou Yuan finally understood their parasitic method.
"This place is so dangerous, why did Lord Zhu praise it so much in his notes?
Could it be that the living conditions of the hidden people were not bad at first, until some changes occurred, which led to the current situation. "