Zerg in the crystal wall world

Let’s move the clock forward slightly by two hours.

The core of the cave elf tribe.

The high priest urgently summoned six saints and came to the tree of life without affecting the defense force as much as possible.

It can be seen that the six saints are not very comfortable at this time - they have never held this form of gathering since the birth of the cave elves.

The flow of natural power in the tribe cannot be separated from the high priest's presiding. She said without any nonsense: "The tribe can last for up to half a month."

Several saints paused and looked surprised, but no one spoke. After a few breaths of silence, a saint with a scar on his face asked: "Why?"

So far, the insect tide has not shown any advantage in head-on confrontation. With this intensity of attack, the elves would have no hope of breaking through, but holding on for several months would not be a problem.

"A terrible disease is spreading rapidly among various fungi," the high priest said with deep worry on his brow.

"Hasn't it been dispersed?" The Scar Saint asked.

"It's just a temporary containment, and the spell's effect is still declining."

To the insect swarm, the magical natural spells of the elves are no better than the nanotechnology of the humans in the Koprulu sector, especially when the insect swarm controlled several elves early on.

Long before the insect swarm launched the offensive, the Overlord had ordered the alienated elves to use a series of natural spells such as "dispelling disease", "medical skills", "detecting diseases", "strengthening immunity"... to screen the venomophages. The emergence of viruses that are resistant to the forces of nature.

"What about getting rid of those disease-causing fungi?" Finally, other saints spoke.

The plague demon is also a common monster in the underground world. The elves know very well that necessary killings are inevitable when facing the plague.

The high priest shook his head: "It's too late, the entire mycelium network has been infected."

The part of fungi that grows underground is much larger than the part above ground, and there are only a few types of common mushrooms in mushroom forests, and underground mycelium almost all grow together. This structure facilitates the flow of natural forces and is convenient for elves to take care of, but it was also destroyed by the insect swarm virus.

Several saints present fell into silence. It is not impossible to plow the mushroom forest from beginning to end, but clearing the underground mushroom network at this time is tantamount to destroying the Great Wall.

It was the Scar Saint who spoke first: "Can you tell us what you need us to do?"

"Enter the insect den," the high priest said. "They are highly differentiated social monsters. There must be individuals who specialize in breeding. If you kill them, the insect tide may be suppressed."

Heading to the insect den alone was a mission that almost led to death, but none of the six saints present showed any hesitation.

The Scar Saint was more direct: "When will we set off?"

"Now," the high priest said, he took out a branch that looked quite bad. He glanced for a moment between the scarred saint and the only saint among the six who wore both a bow and a cane, and finally chose He asked the latter, "Elroy, take it with you."

This is a relatively complete section of the tree of life recovered by the elves. The reason why the saints gathered together is actually because of it.

The Scar Saint did not raise any objection, but the Saint named Elroy took the branch with a mixed expression.

He is the one with the most profound cultivation of the Way of Nature among the cave elves, and he practices both as a ranger and as a priest at the same time. If nothing else happens, he would have been qualified to carry branches and become a high priest.

But I didn't expect to end up touching the branch in this state...

With a lot of emotions in his heart, Elroy held the branch full of bite marks, closed his eyes, and half-knelt on the ground. The high priest reached out and put his hand on the top of his head, and slowly recited the sacrificial words.

Within a few breaths, a strip of light composed of green runes appeared between the high priest and the Tree of Life. With a gentle trembling, several runes flew out after being re-engraved, establishing a similar link between Elroy and the branch.

The ancient contract ceremony ended hastily, and the green rune chain dissipated. Elroy also has a vague connection with the branch of life.

However, the high priest did not stop singing. She waved the wooden staff in her hand, and her hair and the leaves of the tree of life behind her became crystal clear simultaneously. The huge power of nature flowed between them, and finally rushed towards the six saints.

The power of nature repeatedly passed through the bodies of the six saints in various forms, and finally condensed on the branches in Elroy's hands.

"Advanced Regeneration Technique", "Great Soothing Technique", "Eye of True Seeing", "Brute Force Technique", "Early Warning Technique", "Thorn Armor"... Natural spells flowed out from the hands of the high priest one by one. , blessing the six people.

These spells with simple names condense the wisdom of the high priests of the past. In the elven civilization that does not develop technology, they are the "power armor" and "stab guns" of the elves. After being blessed by a variety of spells, the elves will have abilities beyond the naked body. Pretend to be several times as powerful as an elf.

Elves do not "practice" this habit. After the life spell ritual was completed, the six people set off immediately.

The insect passage blocked by the activated mushrooms directly above the Tree of Life was opened. This is the entrance to the cave where the insect swarm attacks, and it is also the only entrance to the insect cave that is controlled by the elves.

The activated bacterial tentacles lifted them up and sent them into it.

But before the six people actually entered the carpet-covered area, the "early warning technique" left by the high priest was activated.

Six people felt voyeuristic at the same time.

A saint shot out an arrow, piercing the remains of a spore reptile growing on the tentacles of the carpet at the far end.

But it was already too late. Insects emerged from the ground one after another. It was obvious that there had been an ambush.

However, the six people did not show any surprise.

They face a cunning opponent, not a mindless beast, as was evident when the insect swarm descended on the Tree of Life.

Just when the swarm was about to attack. A rich green halo came from below, freezing all the insect swarms in place. The six saints took the opportunity to escape from the encirclement.

"Group paralysis" is the last help the high priest can give them.

The insect path extends in all directions and is extremely complicated. After a while, the six people came to a fork in the road.

Several people simultaneously set their sights on the Scar Saint: Saveri, a senior ranger. The scars on his body can also prove this - only the angry attacks of high-level epic species can leave scars on the Saint.

He is also the only saint among the few who often travels here, and is the most familiar with the environment here. Like Elroy, he was one of the first cave elves born and lived a long time.

"I need some time." Saveri said, taking two steps in the direction of Elroy and approaching the branches of the Tree of Life. After a few breaths, green patterns began to appear under his feet.

"Ask Nature" can also be said to ask for directions. It is a ranger's nature spell that allows the user to perceive detailed information about the surrounding environment, with a range far greater than the Eye of True Seeing. In the hands of a ranger who has profound cultivation of the way of nature, it can even be compared to the point of being in harmony with all spirits.

To put it bluntly, this is also a means of interacting with the surrounding environment through deep connection.

And it has been proven countless times before that in the territory of the swarm, any behavior related to the environment will eventually be connected to the master...

The insect swarm has not stopped violently since they occupied the Flesh Abyss, and the master's psionic energy level has crossed the ninth level. In addition to the special expertise of nether energy, in the spiritual realm, the master is no longer weaker than the saint.

Therefore, after Saveri's green shadow appeared in the Hive Mind, the Overlord did not just kick him out like he did with Elal. Instead, he used Shuai Qiu as a springboard, began to entangle him with psionic energy, and pulled him deep into the Hive Will, and began to deliver waves of psychic shocks.

To the master, this was equivalent to grabbing Saveri by the collar and slapping his big mouth back and forth.

But from Saveri's perspective, that's not the case at all:

After he deeply connected with nature, a huge and malicious thought came to him. The strong spiritual pressure caused countless hallucinations before his eyes, and the accompanying pain seemed as if someone had planted a poison in his brain. The mushrooms made his eyes darken one after another.

However, what is even more terrifying is the level of faith.

The feeling of being resisted or even actively attacked by nature is a nightmare for all elves.

This cannot be solved by knowing the nature of the master. In fact, Saveri and even the five onlookers realized that the "nature" in the wormhole might be some kind of collective consciousness the moment Saveri was attacked.

But... just like the Durham Star Spirits will still be confused, painful and even commit suicide because of the loss of Kara when they learn the truth about Kara. The elves have become accustomed to "coexisting with nature" and cannot bear to be abandoned by nature even if things happen for a reason.

"They're already here! Saveri, which direction should we go in?" Elroy had to urge. In the field of vision of the Eye of True Seeing, there were noisy swarms of insects at all the forks leading here. Come.

"I saw it, I'm about to see it!" Saveri gritted his teeth, and blood continued to flow from his nose. With the saint's extremely tenacious will, he withstood the waves of attacks from the master. Under the influence of Asking Nature, complex insect passages, countless insect swarms, ferocious organ structures...a large amount of surrounding information poured into his mind.

The current situation can be seen as Saveri is desperately trying to eliminate the fog of war on the map, while the Overlord is vigorously covering the shadows on the map.

After all, the master's spiritual power did not reach the point of crushing. Although in Savery's senses, the Dominator is like a mountain bearing down on him, which brings full pressure, but in the Master's senses, Savery is nothing more than a little mouse with a hand, constantly twisting and pulling out everything around him.

The "fog of war" in Saveri's perception was cleared away bit by bit, and finally, a complex, tall and majestic organic building appeared in the edge area of ​​his perception - it was the insect swarm in the seven hatcheries of Charus Territory. one!

"Found it!" Saveri shouted, and with his thoughts flowing, he did something that almost all elves have never done: forcibly disconnecting himself from nature.

That decisiveness made the five saints present look surprised.

He wiped his nosebleed and said, "This way."

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