Very reasonable cultivation

Chapter 171 The Torch Marathon Begins

The mysterious and strange metal plant actually began to move slowly! Although it looked slow, it was actually very steady, just like a moving train. Some people who were affected by the silent attitude had very flexible brains.

Simply by observing the slight wiggling of the metal vines, these exceptionally resourceful individuals immediately grasped the opportunity for escape. Without hesitation, they promptly communicated this crucial discovery to everyone and quickly organized an orderly retreat.

While bravely resisting the dangerous enemies that kept surging around them, the group methodically advanced towards the roots of the giant vines. Fortunately, that location happened to be the ruins of a clustered city, not too far from their current location. It was as if fate had extended a helping hand to them at a critical moment, giving them a glimmer of hope.

The ground was shaking continuously, and the tail of the torch was raised high, like a mountain range being lifted up.

The thick legs, the main support, were like towering mountains, straining to hold up the entire body. With a teeth-grinding metallic creaking, the vine roots began to twist wildly, like twisting bamboo, breaking inch by inch.

Finally, after a final, resounding sound like ripping metal, a ferocious beast resembling Godzilla suddenly reared up. It slowly straightened, its massive body towering like a mountain. It sent a new, silent, high-frequency vibration towards the sky, shattering the crimson clouds. The dazzling starry sky and the massive biological warship in orbit unfolded before its eyes, unreservedly.

The newly born consciousness was able to obtain information with the help of the biological thinking in its silent position. It immediately understood that these were constantly flying around its body, some were launching corrosive insects at it, some were lying on its body and biting its body, and there were many small insects on the ground that were constantly crawling towards its body.

It loathed these insects, a deliberate attempt to encroach upon its territory. Following instinct, it began channeling the energy of its bio-atomic reactor. In an instant, its previously tranquil form erupted in dazzling arcs of electricity. These arcs, like dancing silver snakes, swiftly darted across its surface. The vast swarm of insects that dared to climb onto its body engaged in a unified, breakdance-like dance. The instant they came into contact with the arcs, they were pierced by the powerful current, billowing into billowing black smoke as they fell powerlessly from its frame.

Yet, despite so many insects suffering heavy damage or even death, a steady stream of creatures still recklessly swarmed towards it, attempting to cling to it and firing their living bullets at it. But without exception, before these presumptuous creatures could even get close to it, they were mercilessly struck by the massive, surging arcs of electricity within a certain range, instantly charring them black and turning them into a pile of smoking charcoal.

Deep within the once-thriving, now-ruined city cluster, the group from earlier huddled in the space formed by the roots of some buildings and metal vines, passing through a crack in the ground between the rocks. The behemoth, like a "mountain," was so massive due to the angle that they couldn't even see where its top was.

Countless dense swarms of insects, like a black tide, continuously surged towards the "mountain". Those terrifying insects, once they approached the "mountain"-like giant beast within a certain range, began to fall down one after another, emitting black smoke, as if they were hitting porcelain.

At that moment, the mountain's massive rock slowly turned. As it did so, its jaw-droppingly large tail swept over their hiding spot. Instantly, a fierce wind blew, sending sand and rocks flying. The powerful air currents swept in, sending sand and rocks flying and colliding in the air, making a crackling sound.

The swarm, once fierce and unstoppable, suddenly, as if receiving some indirect command, froze in its ferocious attack. They seemed to realize the futility of this pointless charge, and so they turned around and quickly retreated. However, they simply went about their business, bustling about in a safe area further from the torch.

Long before their arrival, the Zerg had begun constructing massive digestion tanks. These tanks resembled demonic lairs, emitting a sickening odor. At the same time, they continuously released large amounts of red mist composed of a mixture of fungal spores and viruses.

As the mist gradually spread, wherever it touched the surface, whether it was vibrant plants or microorganisms that were barely visible to the naked eye, all were infected and plundered. The infected plants underwent horrific mutations, and all of them were twisted into hideous and terrifying shapes.

Worse still, these mutant plants displayed astonishing predatory abilities, launching a frenzied plundering of the earth's various nutrients like greedy robbers, mercilessly sweeping away everything, from the nutrients in the fertile soil to the minerals hidden deep underground, and even tiny bacteria and other microorganisms could not escape their clutches.

Then the decomposers of the insect swarm eat these overgrown mutant plants and transport them into the digester.

Wherever it passed, only a desolate and dead scene took its place. No trace of green could be seen on the ground, only the yellow sand that could neither gather into a pile nor disperse.

The torch keenly sensed the subtle changes in its surroundings, as if guided by a mysterious force. It began to take cautious, heavy steps, each one causing the ground to tremble slightly. As time passed, the torch's speed gradually increased, and amidst the rumbling of the earth, it slowly advanced forward.

A voice in the dark told it to expand its "territory" as much as possible, and this expansion meant making all animals and plants as "quiet" as it was.

After being exposed to the strange energy emanating from the torch, the plants, which lacked the ability to think, began to undergo a strange transformation. Their branches, leaves, and flowers gradually transformed into hard metal. The once soft and emerald green leaves now shone with a cold gray-black light.

For those creatures with thinking abilities, although they wouldn't directly transform into biometallic form like plants, they couldn't escape the influence of the torch's power. The Qi within these creatures gradually adjusted to a relatively smooth state. Due to the balance between essence, energy, and spirit, even the spirit and soul were affected, creating the sage mode.

The torch's silent stance had an area of nearly three thousand meters in diameter, centered on it. Wherever it passed, the mutant plants that had not yet been eaten by the insect swarm's decomposers began to metallize.

Now the torch is competing with the Zerg in speed, to see whether they can eat faster or its torch can infect faster.

So the torch marathon began.