Chapter 328 The Evolution of the Pittorium
Chapter 328 The Evolution of the Pittorium
Once Lezhi clearly realizes where he is, it means that the journey has come to an end.
The pathway had come to an end, and the energy of joy had formed a closed loop within the unknown plant, achieving perfect harmony in this unexpected moment.
"Holy... Mother Tree, what is this?" The curse that was about to come out of her mouth was swallowed back by Lezhi at the last moment. Lezhi nimbly dodged and successfully avoided the attack.
You can't blame him. Anyone who has just regained consciousness and opened their eyes to see an ugly insect face right in front of them wouldn't have anything nice to say.
The insect that had just attacked him was dealt with by the entangling vines that rushed up, giving Lezhi a chance to catch his breath.
His heart was pounding in his chest, so loudly that Lezhi even experienced some tinnitus. This didn't last long; thanks to his strong physique, Lezhi quickly recovered.
After calming down and observing the situation, he immediately noticed that Lei Xiu and Mao Qiu were already locked in a fierce battle.
The furball, who was busy dodging the attacks of the shadowy figure, and Lei Xiu, who was using his body as a defense and occasionally having to save the bird, were so busy that they didn't even notice that Le Zhi had woken up.
However, Lezhi didn't care. The shadowy aura permeating the air made his blood start to stir. Before he could even choose a mask, his eyes, which had just regained consciousness, were occupied by boundless fighting spirit.
"What a pleasant surprise..." Lezhi pressed her tongue against her cheek, and the corners of her lips unconsciously curved into a smile, her expression like that of a fox that had just spotted its prey.
The first thing Lezhi targeted was the shadowy flying insect that was relentlessly pursuing the fur ball and seemed to have evolved into a living being.
"Hey~" Don't come any closer!
Running in all directions while being chased, Maoqiu had never been so disheveled since birth. After narrowly escaping the shadowy figure once again, a fierce glint appeared in Maoqiu's dark eyes.
This won't do. Its movements are completely restricted by this dark shadow, and Lezhi is left unprotected. Anyway, even if it gets infected, it can be cured once Lezhi wakes up, and then all the problems will no longer be problems.
Rather than being so passive, it's better to imprison oneself.
Having made up his mind, the furry ball paused in his escape and chose to confront the shadowy flying insect head-on.
"Hey~" Come on, let Master Furball see what you're capable of.
If it were Lei Xiu, who could generate electricity, who was provoking it at this moment, the shadowy figure might have hesitated for a long time. In the shadowy figure's eyes, the fur ball was nothing more than a huge host body, and the shadowy figure, which was immune to all physical attacks, was not afraid of it.
No sooner said than done, the furry ball had just uttered its wild words when the dark shadow rushed in front of it without the slightest hesitation, its furry face beginning to contort.
No, this is still too much.
Although he was prepared to die together with his opponent, when the moment actually arrived, Maoqiu could not suppress the fear that welled up in his body. His eyes widened, his neck shrank back, and his cheeks began to twitch.
Before the terrified expression could even form, the ferocious black shadow had already opened its dark maw, wanting to swallow its spoils.
As the familiar pain spread, the furball's eyes could no longer focus. This brief moment, less than a second, felt incredibly long...
Man...wait?
Why doesn't it hurt yet?
Did the Shadow evolve away even this little bit after it evolved?
Before Maoqiu could figure it out, Lezhi's worried question came to her ears, her voice seemingly far away yet also very close.
"Furry, furry, how are you? Oh dear, are you scared stiff? If you're so afraid of shadows, why didn't you hide? If I hadn't rushed over and finally caught up, you would have been possessed by the shadow, you know? Have you forgotten how much it hurt before..."
Thinking that Maoqiu was scared out of its wits, Lezhi, whose head was still large before it transformed, pressed itself against Maoqiu's face and kept talking in its ear, trying to call back Maoqiu's lost soul.
This trick was quite effective; the wide field of vision allowed the fluffy ball to successfully capture the small figure on the side of its face without turning around. The white wings, radiating a soft glow, flickered, dispelling the darkness in the fluffy ball's eyes.
In Maoqiu's eyes, Lezhi is now shining brightly.
"嗻~"
"Furry, you finally responded to me! How are you? Are you alright?"
Letting Lezhi circle around his body and examine him, Maoqiu stared intently at Lezhi and nodded gently in response.
"Phew, it's good that you're alright. Okay, let's go help Lei Xiu now. The Shadow thing is my specialty."
"嗻~"
Plants infused with Lezhi energy are naturally the nemesis of shadows, and of course, the nemesis of insects as well.
Even if it wasn't before, it will become so after being modified by Lezhi.
Lei Xiu, who was locked in a fierce battle, soon realized that the pressure on his side had suddenly eased considerably. With a certain thought clear in his mind, his movements became even more swift and decisive.
Although he still needs to practice close combat, Lezhi is unparalleled in ranged attacks. Large swaths of entwining vines appear out of nowhere, cutting the insect army into pieces and then defeating them one by one.
Some were strangled to death by the powerful strangling vines, while others were attacked by earthworms that suddenly emerged from the ground. Those that were pierced through in one go were unlucky, and many more were overturned.
The once unobstructed road was now blocked by an obstacle, forcing the insects to temporarily avoid the danger and choose a route free of ground worms, which was exactly what Lezhi wanted.
Because at the end of the road, a clump of improved carnivorous plants had been planted by Lezhi, and it was eyeing them menacingly.
"Perfect timing, let's see how the improved version performs."
The new carnivorous plant looks completely different from the previous ones. The pockets come in all sorts of shapes, but they are all huge, extremely huge. Judging by their appearance, they could easily swallow at least dozens of insects.
The vines hidden behind the bottle are poised to strike; they are responsible for hunting, so they need to hide themselves before the insects enter their attack range.
The unsuspecting insects, though puzzled as to when the unknown plants appeared ahead, saw these motionless creatures as food and thus made no attempt to prepare for them.
Once the first batch of insects has entered the encirclement, without needing any signal, the vines instinctively know when the right moment is, and swiftly strike, entangle, and transport them.
The process was remarkably smooth; hundreds of insects were devoured by these carnivorous plants in an instant. Having grown significantly larger, they digested the insects with ease, and some even rubbed against each other due to uneven distribution of the spoils.
Finally, they reached a decision: if the spoils couldn't be divided equally, they would dismember the insects and then distribute them equally. The dismembered insects had no power to resist, and the invincible black shadows were useless against these plants; instead, they were uncontrollably absorbed and dissolved.
This is another characteristic of the plants that Lezhi helped to grow. Perhaps because the growth of these plants relies on Lezhi's own energy, they are naturally unafraid of the invasion of the shadows. Lezhi had already noticed this in the valley cave.
This is just another confirmation of that idea.
"Hmm, not bad. Although it lacks initiative, it's still a pretty good defensive plant."
With a quick glance around, Lezhi had a better idea for the further application of the carnivorous plant.
The vines that were entangled in Lezhi's braids noticed their owner's attention to the carnivorous plant and felt a sense of crisis. Even the plant started to use its brain, constantly circling around Lezhi's eyes, trying to get Lezhi to see it too.
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