sjar Chapter 308 Growing Roots
Chapter 308 Growing Roots
The result was just as they expected. The giant magic circle set up on the ship took effect and successfully led them through the ghost ancient warship.
No one was caught up in the ghost ship illusion and they survived the crisis safely.
Some people, such as those members of the combat team who were full of exploratory spirit, felt sorry for not being able to see the ghost ship.
Others feel frustrated because it means she has very few roles left, like Ying Youyou.
"Ahh... Although it's good that everything is fine, my cool moments... are all gone."
Ying buried her face in the pillow again and kept mumbling.
According to the development of the second week, when she is trapped in the ghost ship illusion, she will become Avi's reliable bodyguard and always guard him.
Moreover, she was the first to mention the seven-pointed star while collecting the breakthrough candles, helping everyone find the location of the last candle.
Moreover, when fighting the big monster, she also summoned Kabu. Although it was not a crucial blow, it definitely helped a lot.
but now……
"It's gone, it's all gone..."
Evie lay next to Yingyouyou and blinked in thought.
She naturally didn't understand what Ying was worried about, but she still spoke to comfort her: "In my eyes, you have always been handsome."
Ying stretched out her shy little fist again and punched Ivy against the wall.
"Don't try to make me happy all the time. I'm not handsome."
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There's no need to use so much force, right?
Ivy hugged her weak self.
"Ah...Woo." Kabu looked as if he was gloating.
Ying finally left the pillow again and turned to look at Evie.
"Huh? Avi, why are you so far away from me?"
The bed was not big to begin with, and the space between them was big enough for a third person.
"...Lean against the wall to cool down." Ivy wrapped herself tightly in the quilt because of the cold.
Ying couldn't understand again.
"Avi is really weird." She pulled Ivy back with one hand and held her to continue sleeping. "Kabu, turn off the light."
Kabu: “?”
But there was no sound in the small room.
Kabu didn't know when he changed from a pet to a helper.
It jumped off the bed, hit the switch on the wall with one leap, turned off the light, then jumped back onto the bed, made a hole in the quilt at the end of the bed, and crawled into it.
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The voyage continued, and apart from the occasional disturbance by sea monsters, there was no danger along the way.
After a few days, the color of the sea water gradually changed.
The active period of the secret realm has almost arrived, and the color of the sea water is an important sign for them to find algae roots.
According to the plan, they had to destroy the unformed algae roots before the seasickness symptoms spread, and by the way, find a conch near the roots and listen to the mermaid's prophecy.
Originally, Ivy was not interested.
Keeping the future unknown may not be a bad thing.
If the prophecy is good news, it is fine. But if it is bad news, then it is not a prophecy but a curse.
But Ye Jiyan aroused her interest with just one sentence.
"Don't you want to teach that guy who said bad things about you in the second round a lesson?"
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Just think generally.
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After the mapping team worked all night, they finally found the location of the roots in advance.
At this moment, the root system has not yet fully formed, the black algae spreading in the center has not yet spread, and the roots floating on the sea surface are growing slowly.
Correspondingly, the nearby waters became restless, and countless sea monsters gathered here, as if summoned by this mother root system.
When their ships approached to a certain distance, the nearby monsters were no longer attracted by the roots, but attacked the ships instead.
The ship shook violently, and then the alarm sounded loudly, and the exploration team entered combat status.
A group of storm jellyfish emerged from the sea, dancing their tentacles, releasing countless electric currents and ocean storms, causing the surrounding waves to become turbulent.
The defensive array that the ship had arranged in advance took effect. The hemispherical transparent dome of light was looming, resisting their attacks.
The magicians began to fight back, and powerful long-range magic was continuously fired, penetrating the life core of the jellyfish one after another.
The jellyfish fell into the sea, blending into the black algae and disappearing without a trace.
The sea fell into a moment of calm, and then more sea monsters approached the ship.
They gnawed with their sharp teeth and climbed with their pointed claws. The slender seahorses controlled the power of the tides. The crabs dug several holes in the bottom of the ship. The fluorescent magic eels swam quickly. They, along with the backflow of sea water, rushed into the bottom of the ship, trying to tear the ship apart from the inside.
This batch of monsters fell into the sea, and the next batch of monsters emerged from the sea water. They launched attacks in waves and were defeated by waves. During this process, the mother root system grew slowly.
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The battle was more intense than expected, and Ying's expression changed again.
"The boat is shaking so much, are we going to sink?"
She can't swim.
“Probably not.” Ivy looked up at the sky, and all she could see were storm jellyfish flying in the air.
She felt a heaviness coming from magic, which meant that there were a large number of monsters lurking beneath the sea.
Even though I couldn't use magic to perceive, this feeling of oppression still came over me and couldn't be ignored.
“But this is something that has never happened before.”
In the second round, the mother root system has taken shape, and there are almost no sea monsters nearby, as if the mother root system is the only overlord in this sea area.
But now, this place is a scene of chaos and disorder.
"These are all its food." Perhaps seeing her confusion, Ye Jiyan stood beside her.
All the other companions went to support the battle. Chu Yu had to do something more dangerous. She had to search for the mermaid's conch under the sea which was full of monsters.
In comparison, they were hiding safely in the cabin watching the battle, really knowing how to enjoy life.
food?
If that's the case, it does make sense.
The roots attract monsters and devour them to increase their own strength. When the root system is fully grown, the monsters in the surrounding sea will naturally die.
But how does it stay at the top of the food chain?
It seems that a random storm created by the storm jellyfish can turn the mother plant's root system upside down.
"What's the direction of the magic power?" Ivy asked.
If it were in the past, Ivy would be able to see all this clearly.
But now, she can only rely on Ye Jiyan.
Hey……
It takes time to get used to life without magical perception.
"There are traces of alien algae in their cores. I think their minds are probably controlled." Ye Jiyan answered her question in detail, "The roots manipulate them to fight, control them to die, and then devour them. In this way, I have a guess."
After he said that, Ivy had no choice but to ask, "What guess?"
"I'm afraid the roots this time are more dangerous than last time."
Because the roots were already 'full' last time, they no longer needed to manipulate nearby creatures to attract them closer to become food, but this time it was different.
It is very hungry.
It has to grow.
"If you inhale the alien algae now, you will most likely become an enemy."