The Memoirs of Cultivating Immortals

Chapter 178 Cancer
The fleeing crowd continued to pass by below, centering on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue where the Empire State Building was located, and evacuated towards the edge of Manhattan Island.

The Empire State Building, which started construction in 1930, took only 410 days to complete, during which time it also experienced the throes of the Great Depression that swept across the United States.

It can be said that this 448-meter-high skyscraper is a symbol of America's self-improvement and extravagant splendor.

At this time, there is no gorilla named "King Kong" masturbating on the top of the Empire State Building, but a deciduous tree instead.

"Zoom in image."

Iron Man's face was gloomy, and as his eyes turned, the intelligent AI immediately invoked the telephoto function of the helmet, and captured the scene of the roof of the distant building into Tony Stark's retina.

The arbor is about the thickness of several people, with a straight and straight trunk, more than 30 meters high from the roots to the crown, the bark is light gray, vertically and deeply split, and the light green branches and leaves at the top are dense and beautiful.

From a distance, this tree is no different from ordinary tamarind, kapok, pine, magnolia, and birch, all of which are tall and tall.

However, as the optics inside the helmet were further focused, Tony saw the "truth".

Roots, trunk, branches, leaves, all the components of this tree are not wood fibers, but twisted and twisted strains.

The strains of colorful and different shapes are entangled and intertwined with each other, and the constructed network supports the huge body of the tree.

Those long, thick roots that look like tumors are deeply embedded in the concrete gaps. On the one hand, they stabilize the trees from being blown down by the strong wind on the roof. blanket.

Tens of thousands of mutants grasped the creepers and stuck them on the walls of the Empire State Building, allowing the furry creepers to completely cover them with roots and weave them into "worm cocoons" one after another.

During the whole process, the tens of thousands of mutants remained absolutely silent, in stark contrast to the cries of the crowd on the street.

"FUCK."

Iron Man only felt sweat dripping down his back, he clenched his palms tightly, turned his head, and said with difficulty: "Mr. Li Ang, what the hell is that?"

"As far as the current situation is concerned, that tree is a symbiont composed of bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, etc."

Li Ang stared at the tree, and said with a smile: "To be honest, I have never seen such a twisted and harmonious, ugly and magnificent creation."

Tony Stark looked at the dense cocoons and the wriggling and twisted trees at the top, and moaned in pain, "Creator, you mean?"

"No matter how ingenious nature is, it is impossible to fabricate such a powerful and distorted plague population out of thin air."

Li Ang said indifferently: "This thing is man-made, and the technique is quite delicate, and it can even be said to be exquisite and near-spiritual."

The praise from the founder of the meme company obviously made Iron Man a little uncomfortable. The other party's attitude didn't seem to be condemning anger, but rather excited like seeing a very interesting collectible.

"This plague has broken out in New York State, and Manhattan is just a corner."

Li Ang ignored the unhappiness of the playboy hidden in the can, and said casually: "Mr. Stark, for the sake of the Stark Group's cooperative relationship with Academy City, I advise you to bring your Iron War clothes, run as far as you can.”

How arrogant is Tony Stark, if another person said such "persuasion" to him, he would have shown a cold face and told him to leave as soon as possible.

However, Li Ang's personal resume is as luxurious as him, and even more successful to some extent - the significance of artificial organs and hydroponic meat in the history of human civilization is far higher than the killing weapons produced by the Stark Group.

Moreover, this Mr. Li Ang, like him, is a special person with extraordinary power.Even Jarvis, an intelligent AI connected to a supercomputer, couldn't see the depth of the opponent's ability.

Li Ang looked at the silent Iron Man, smiled indifferently, and said lazily: "Don't believe it, Mr. Stark, this disaster has exceeded the limit you can deal with. The current situation is just an appetizer." .”

"What about you?"

Iron Man couldn't help but said: "You are a top biology expert in the industry. Instead of rushing forward, why don't you hide behind to conduct research and analysis, and find out a way to deal with the epidemic as soon as possible. Is this the right way of thinking?"

"rear?"

Li Ang said with a smile: "Do you really think there is a so-called 'rear'?

The other party has already come prepared, and the scope and speed of the outbreak are far beyond your imagination.

If left unchecked now, the spores could spread across the United States within three days. "

Tony Stark remained silent. Even if he represented the upper elite of the United States and had blind confidence in the strength of the United States, it was difficult to determine who the victor of this inexplicable plague war would be.

"Yes, Mister Stark."

Li Ang stared at the cocoons with great interest, and said casually, "What do you think this epidemic looks like?"

Iron Man replied dryly, "Sorry, I don't know."

Li Ang said slowly: "Hehe, relying on the terrifying reproduction speed, encroaching on territory, competing for resources, and hindering the normal system work.

What do you think of these adjectives? "

Tony Stark was about to open his mouth, but suddenly realized something, and swallowed the words back.

"Tsk tsk."

Li Ang looked at this so-called "Iron Man who is not afraid of the heavens and the earth" and "dare to speak and act", and laughed embarrassingly, mockingly, "What do you think I mean?
I mean cancer cells. "

Fortunately, the iron mask covered up the embarrassment on Tony Stark's face, so that the proud billionaire would not be embarrassed.

He coughed twice, and said in a low voice: "Yes, cancer cells, that's what I wanted to say just now."

"Oh, whatever."

Li Ang spread his hands noncommittally, "This epidemic has fully reproduced the characteristics of cancer cells, which is the sexual characteristics I just mentioned.

However, just as all cancer cells need to spread through normal receptors, the epidemic itself also needs to spread through the host.

If we can use the means used by the other party to find clues and put them together completely,
You can follow the clues, trace the source, and find out the real purpose of the other party. "

"The real purpose?"

Iron Man couldn't help but said: "Sorry, Mr. Leon, you may not know much about the appearance of New York City.

This is a den where lunatics, lunatics, and sociopaths gather together. It is not uncommon for any disaster to occur, and the reasons may be extremely absurd. "

(End of this chapter)