SWDnovel Chapter 231 Seed of Life
Chapter 231 Seed of Life
The scarlet "star" wrapped in golden threads slipped from Xu Si's palm.
It drew a straight, thin line of crimson gold in the air, as if it had burned the space itself, ignoring all the vines and buildings that blocked its path.
Wherever it went, it clashed with hard, dark vines and crumbling earthen walls.
They all vaporized and annihilated silently upon contact, leaving behind a smooth, mirror-like circular channel that runs for hundreds of meters.
next moment.
"boom."
An explosion that nearly shattered the control came from deep within the foundation of the mud-brick house.
What appeared before the convoy members and Ya Ya was an extremely clear and loud explosion.
Then came a deathly silence.
The crow even rose a little higher; its only thought at this moment was to make some more offerings.
[Purify Level 4 Mysterious Item: Spore-Eyed Earth Mother, Purification Points +8000]
Current purification point: 47200
The system notification sounded in my mind, calm and undisturbed.
Below, the wildly waving vines suddenly froze in mid-air.
The "eyes" that had split open at the top all widened in unison, and the ferocity and hunger in their pupils were instantly replaced by endless bewilderment and emptiness.
Then, surprisingly, the vines did not wither as Xu Si had predicted.
Instead, they all expand, then burst open with spores, some flying in all directions, while others embed themselves directly into the ground.
Xu Si was on high alert.
Because he wasn't sure if those spores could cause any more trouble.
And he couldn't clean up the splattering spores in a short time.
Because there are just too many of them.
Moreover, those spores weren't as vibrant as the ones that had attacked him before.
Instead, it was like an inanimate object, just like an ordinary seed.
Only when the village was completely quiet did Xu Si become certain that the strange phenomenon had truly been eliminated, and that those "seeds" seemed to be waiting for the next destined person.
The small mountain village was no longer as peaceful as before; it had become unrecognizable.
The mountain wind whipped up dust, swirling it through the valley and making a mournful sound, as if mourning for the mountain village.
Xu Si slowly lowered his arm, his face slightly pale, and the light on Yi Yi, who was hovering on his shoulder, also dimmed considerably.
Clearly, the "Whispers of Life" had taken a toll on it.
He didn't know how to help her out of infancy, and he really had no relevant parenting experience.
It gently nuzzled Xu Si's cheek, conveying a sense of weariness yet reassurance.
It then transformed into a stream of light and disappeared back into Xu Si's forehead, returning to the [Heart of the Ice Abyss] to rest.
Xu Si slowly descended on his sword, his starry eyes sweeping over the land of death that he had personally "purified".
My gaze finally fell on the half-collapsed mud-brick house.
All that remained was a small, smooth-edged hole, seemingly bottomless, leading straight down into the depths of the earth.
A section of vine curled out from the star, but Xu Si didn't examine it closely and simply tossed it into the dimensional space.
He let out a soft breath, as if he had remembered something.
I collected another bottle of spores, which were shriveled and much smaller than the previous ones, which were about the size of a fist and looked like dead things.
Then he turned around and flew towards his beloved car on his sword.
The convoy regrouped on a high slope outside the mountain village.
Seeing Xu Si slowly return to the team, everyone in the convoy visibly breathed a sigh of relief, but the atmosphere in the convoy was still very tense.
The Nirvana engine roared to life and shut off, the dust it kicked up slowly settling, covering the dark red car body with a layer of grayish-yellow.
"Knife, it has to be you again!" Tashan was still enthusiastic, but his mood wasn't very high.
Xiao Luo greeted Xu Si from afar.
The others nodded to Xu Si as well.
Xu Si sat in the driver's seat of "Nirvana," his starry eyes looking down at the dilapidated mountain village through the dust-covered windshield.
"Everyone, report the situation." Fu Xiaojian's voice finally came through the walkie-talkie, his usual calm and collected demeanor restored.
"Warrior vehicle, all personnel present."
"Ambulances, all ready."
"Pickup truck, all set."
"Big dog, all set!"
"Everyone, all in order!" Wang Hu said excitedly.
He and Tashan teamed up to eliminate many grunts, and both of them were lucky enough to obtain a strange loot.
He also received the one from Tashan, so he now has two strangely dropped items in total.
Even if Xu Si is given one back, he will still have one left.
"A Mercedes, all set!"
"Bus..." When it was Tashan's turn, his voice was somewhat low.
The number of buses lost was not four, but five.
"Five people are missing."
The convoy fell silent for a brief moment.
"Check the supplies and inspect the vehicle damage. Let's leave here first." Fu Xiaojian's tone was somewhat disappointed before he gave the order.
Xu Si also frowned deeply. He had just lost three people, and now he had lost five more.
There's no time to relax in the apocalypse.
And everything seems to have become even more dangerous.
The convoy didn't linger; the roar of the engines once again shattered the silence of the mountains.
The walkie-talkie was silent; a tense atmosphere enveloped every vehicle.
The five members who were just lost, although not everyone may be able to name them.
But after fleeing together for so long, how could they remain unmoved when they recalled the horrific scene of being sucked dry by the spores?
DouDou hugged the warm cow shell, buried her face in it, and her shoulders twitched slightly.
She thought of Grandma Xin. Shao Bing drove in silence, only able to extend his right hand to comfort her.
A heavy silence filled the bus in Tashan.
Some people were sobbing quietly, while others stared blankly at the desolate scenery rushing past the window.
Many others, however, seemed to be lost in thought!
Tashan himself had a tense expression, his rock-like fist clenching and unclenching repeatedly.
He felt a surge of suppressed anger, along with complex emotions about that final blow from Xu Si.
There was admiration, but also a hint of indescribable melancholy.
Su Su's pickup truck followed behind the ambulance. She remained sitting upright, her cool eyes gazing ahead.
Only her tightly clenched fists told a story of just how tense she was.
Jiao Jiao also seemed listless, lacking her usual liveliness. Her big eyes were somewhat vacant, as if she were lost in thought.
Xu Si withdrew his perception of the star veins and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air. He then immersed his consciousness into the system interface.
Current purification point: 47200
The numbers were considerable, but he felt little joy.
Points are just too cold.
He then took out the dark green vine from his storage space, and the system's prompt appeared in his mind.
[Strange Drop Detected: Spore Mother Groundweed]
[Item Characteristics: Endless Proliferation, Residual Consciousness, Earth Leyline Sensing]
[Upgradeable Solution 1: Wonder - Seed of Life]
[Description: Stripped of its rampant proliferative properties, retaining only the purest form of life force. Properties, uses, and potential are unknown.]
[Estimated Purification Points Consumption: 10000]
[Upgradeable Option 2: Marvelous Item - Regeneration Armor]
[Description: Armor crafted from roots, possessing the ability to grow and repair itself; the wearer will gain the ability to sense ley lines.]
[Estimated Purification Points Consumption: 1300]