frightfiction Chapter 541 Approaching the Giant Root Cocoon
Chapter 541 Approaching the Giant Root Cocoon
This is good news for everyone, as it means that teammates on the ground have less to worry about and can launch attacks more quickly.
Zhang Zhiheng stood impatiently by the ring of fire, "Then what are we waiting for? Give me some quickly. After spraying this inhibitor, who can stop me?"
The Snow Leopards were trying not to laugh, while Cheng Lu sprayed diluted inhibitor all over Zhang Zhiheng's body, from the waist down, both front and back.
The shoes were sprayed with extra spray, since stepping on dodder would cause some wear and tear.
A portion of the copper solution was sprayed onto the continuously burning ring of fire, and the originally orange-red flames instantly turned into blue-green flames, which looked absolutely dreamlike.
The group only glanced at it a few times. Zhang Zhiheng even wanted to spray some on his chest and abdomen, but Su Jiancheng stopped him.
High concentrations of copper solution have a strong inhibitory effect on plant life. Spraying it on clothes is fine, but if it gets on the skin and accumulates over time, it can cause adverse reactions such as heavy metal poisoning.
Moreover, their actions involve high-intensity exercise, which greatly increases breathing and oxygen consumption. If their upper bodies are also sprayed with a sufficient amount of copper-containing solution, they will inevitably inhale some airborne microparticles when in close contact.
The others also sprayed sufficient amounts of diluted copper solution onto their legs and feet, and the action team was deployed again.
This time, the ground team encountered significantly less resistance from the dodder. The haustoria and roots that had been climbing and entwining around them, as usual, quickly turned brown and then gradually withered.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, while her teammates below were frantically drawing the attention of the strangler fig branches, Bai Mengyan set her sights on the 3-meter-wide no-go zone around the main trunk canopy.
A sudden spatial blade sliced through the air, and with a bang, a section of thick vine with a diameter of over 15 centimeters was severed.
Dozens of vines, each about 5 centimeters in diameter, rustled and quickly emerged from the main trunk of the banyan tree, swarming out like a disturbed swarm of snakes.
Bai Mengyan showed no panic whatsoever. These strangler figs were not as intimidating as the snake swarm; at least snakes had a heat sensor, while strangler figs seemed oblivious to it.
She stood on the solidified steps of the spatial system, hovering in mid-air, concealing her aura so as not to disturb the strangler fig at all.
She used her spatial abilities to control the inhibitor's metallic spray, spraying it relentlessly at the menacing, strangling banyan vines.
These snake-like strangling banyan vines were forced back step by step, and once a gap appeared, another bottle of the original concentration of inhibitor was released and flew to the incision site.
The cut, which was over 15 centimeters long, already contained a lot of regenerating tissue. Without hesitation, Bai Mengyan made another cut, completely removing any structures that might regenerate, and then immediately sprayed on an inhibitor.
One second, two seconds, three seconds passed, and the cut surface coated with the inhibitor showed no proliferation or mutation. The thick main branch was completely severed without any negative effects or benefits.
A smile appeared on Bai Mengyan's face, but the killing intent in her eyes was unmistakable as she continued to force back the strangler fig's coverage area.
Multiple spatial blades appeared, moving so fast they seemed to slice through the air, simultaneously severing several branches.
There are only two bottles of inhibitor, one at the original concentration and one diluted according to the ratio.
Without wasting any time, she immediately made a decision to spray the original concentration of inhibitor directly onto the larger cut surfaces, and then apply diluted inhibitor to the other cut surfaces in turn, followed by replenishing with the original concentration of inhibitor.
This would double the efficiency and more quickly reduce the coverage of strangler figs.
Parasitic vines are spineless.
When they can kill their host, they will do so without hesitation, but when their own strength is insufficient to achieve their goal, they mostly just attach themselves to it.
Therefore, even if they were to gradually encroach on the growth space of the strangler fig from the outside, they would not fight to the death.
They will instinctively send more nutrients to directions they cannot see, conserving their strength to slowly migrate to new, suitable growing environments.
As long as the strangler fig tree is willing to give up the space of the main trunk, all their preparations will not have been in vain.
With the floating Bai Mengyan and the ground action team repelling the invasion in a carpet-like manner, the strangler fig abandoned its use of the mutated fig trunk as a host.
When they first intrude 3 meters into the trunk of the mutated banyan tree, they will be met with a full-scale counterattack from the strangler fig.
They were standing right in front of the tree trunk, but the strangler fig didn't react at all.
Su Jiancheng, Bai Mengyan, Cheng Kaixi and the others couldn't help but exchange glances. Leng Yuexiu was so close, yet he was still shrouded in dark roots.
"So, are you going to take action?"
Su Jiancheng asked the question first, clearly seeking Bai Mengyan's opinion.
Bai Mengyan couldn't help but look up at the towering canopy connecting the trunk. She knew that the canopy of this mutated banyan tree had a three-layer structure, and they had only cleared the strangler fig at the junction of the bottom canopy and the ground.
If the judgment is wrong, the strangler fig in the middle canopy could very well fall from the sky.
Bai Mengyan paused, took a deep breath, took half a step forward, and reached out to touch Leng Yuexiu's face.
Standing in front of the intertwined root cocoons of the two plants, it is actually quite easy to distinguish them.
However, they are too tightly packed together to be completely separated; they can only be cleaned together.
"I hope my judgment is correct..."
Bai Mengyan spoke softly, her hand, adorned with a ring, still gently stroking Leng Yuexiu's angular face.
But the spatial energy fluctuations surging from her body had already indicated her choice, and thousands of green rhomboid fragments burst forth.
They were like sharp blades, swarming towards the roots binding Leng Yuexiu.
At the same time, amber-colored golden light faintly appeared beneath Bai Mengyan's feet.
A soft glow shone on Leng Yuexiu's slightly pale face; it was a time-based ability.
"Time stands still..."
Cheng Kaixi and Su Jiancheng couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Bai Mengyan rarely uses time-related abilities; she mostly relies on consciousness probing.
In the past, they mostly used slow motion combined with spatial time delay to restrict the enemy's actions during battles; they had hardly ever seen other time-related powers.
Even Bai Mengyan herself was passively reborn using "Rewind," and apart from Leng Yuexiu, no one else had ever seen it.
Now, Bai Mengyan is using "Time Freeze" without reservation for Leng Yuexiu's safety.
For Bai Mengyan, whose time-based abilities were in a dormant state, forcibly using them undoubtedly demonstrated her resolute attitude.
She absolutely would not allow Leng Yuexiu to be injured because of this unexpected decision to retrieve the tree crystal.
Those green, rhomboid fragments controlled by spatial abilities were actually banyan leaves she collected when she cut down the banyan tree branches at the beginning of her experiment.
At that time, she simply cut the leaves into small pieces and then put them away; her teammates ignored it.
Now, these fragments have become the sharpest blades, facing off against its original form.