Chapter 682 "Clothes"

It's quite strange to see your other self with your own eyes.

In particular, the self was wrapped in something like a cicada, with fluid around it, just like in the mother's body. In addition, Zhang Heng also noticed that a fibrous tube as thick as a fist was inserted into the brain of the other self. Finally, this may explain where the extremely regular oval shape of the fourth ventricle on the previous CT film came from.

The other end of the fiber tube is connected to a smaller cicada, and the thing inside is trying to break through the membrane inside the cicada and crawl into the tube.

At this point, Zhang Heng has basically figured out the secret of those things replacing humans.

They do not directly drill into the target's head, but first find a way to copy a human body. This body is like clothes to them. Only by wearing clothes can they disguise themselves as humans.

No wonder they haven't been very efficient and haven't attacked him for so long.

But Zhang Heng estimated that when the thing in the cicada's pupa crawled along the fiber tube into the fourth ventricle, that's when these things would attack him.

And that day doesn't seem too far away.

After that, Zhang Heng walked around the ancient banyan tree again and counted the cicada pupae on the tree. Among them, the number of small cicada pupae was obviously more, almost reaching hundreds, while the number of large cicada pupae was significantly higher. The number was much lower, only thirteen, which was a bad number.

Counting the rebellious Judas, Jesus had exactly thirteen disciples.

In view of the disparity between small cicada pupae and large cicada pupae, it means that those things need to compete to get the qualifications to leave here. This is somewhat similar to human reproduction.

Zhang Heng just stopped here for a while, his shoulders were already covered with ashes, and even breathing became a little difficult in such a turbid environment. Fortunately, he had put on a mask in advance, but even so, he couldn't be here It took too long, so Zhang Heng decided to speed up the action.

Although he didn't know exactly what this strange creature that looked like a banyan tree and could produce cicada pupae was, the relationship between it and the things parasitic in the fourth ventricle was already clear.

Apparently, it gives birth to those things in the fourth ventricle and the clothes they need to move around.

From this point of view, it is somewhat similar to the Zerg Brood in StarCraft.

In other words, as long as we destroy this place, even if we can't catch all those things, we can at least prevent them from breeding freely.

So the next moment Zhang Heng pulled out his knife, wanting to test the defense of the plant in front of him first. However, before he could reach the thing, the ugly vines entangled with each other on the branches began to move faster again, and this At this time, not just the few on the door, but all the vines on the entire tree became active.

Like giant pythons being awakened from their slumber.

Zhang Heng wisely did not move forward. With so many tumors on the vines exploding at the same time, it was impossible for him to avoid it no matter how skilled he was.

And as long as he stepped back, the movements of the vines immediately slowed down, until they finally returned to a squirming state.

In addition, Zhang Heng also noticed at this time that the cicada pupae hanging on the branches were also within a safe range. Apparently, this is also to avoid getting hurt by those ugly vines.

Indiscriminate attack?

Zhang Heng frowned, which meant that it would be difficult for him to get close to those things.

Especially the part in the tree cavity that beats like a heart. Fortunately, he considered various situations before taking action tonight. Then Zhang Heng squatted down, opened the backpack behind him, and took out a mineral water bottle of gasoline from it.

The capacity of the backpack was limited, and most of the space was occupied by Lego bricks, so he only brought a small amount of gasoline, but it was logically enough to ignite the plant in front of him.

Zhang Heng unscrewed the bottle and sprinkled the gasoline inside as far as possible into the center of the plant, while he retreated to the door. Fortunately, this time the vines did not show any aggressive posture.

Then Zhang Heng struck a match and decided to say goodbye to the crazy botanical garden in front of him.

The struck match accurately landed on the gasoline, and then burned as expected, and the fire spread quickly. Almost in the blink of an eye the entire tree trunk was covered in flames.

In line with the weird scene in front of me, there is a kind of twisted beauty.

When the flames began to burn, the ugly vines acting as guards also surged uneasily. However, there was no target within range that they could attack, and they didn't know what to do.

However, the good situation in front of us only lasted less than two seconds. With the next "breath", the weird banyan tree no longer sprayed ashes, but spit out some bright red juice. When the blazing flames burst out, When he came into contact with the bright red juice, he immediately became sluggish.

The fire was quickly controlled, and by the time it erupted for the third time, the flames had completely disappeared, and the previously blackened areas began to fall off, and new bark grew, looking the same as before.

The entire fire extinguishing and repair process took less than half a minute, and everything returned to calm after that.

It's like nothing happened.

But Zhang Heng at the other end of the hall realized that he was in trouble this time. The thing in front of him didn't seem to have much offensive power, and could only be protected by the accompanying vines. However, in contrast, it had terrifying self-healing and Crisis response capabilities.

If expressed in game terms, it should be the kind of boss with high defense and thick health, with almost all attribute points added to survival.

This is in line with its evolutionary direction. After all, in addition to those ugly vines, it is also protected by the things in those little cicada pupae. Naturally, it no longer needs to develop any attack power and can focus on defense.

Zhang Heng made a rough estimate. Judging from the damage caused by the previous gasoline, even a rocket launcher might not be able to blow up its outer trunk, let alone the [Paris Arrow] in his backpack. Even if it could find the opponent's Weaknesses, defenses that cannot be broken are useless, and if you want to really hurt it, you will probably need to use intercontinental missile-level weapons.

Zhang Heng did not stay any longer. His throat started to feel itchy and he coughed twice. At the same time, his vision became increasingly drowsy.

The uncomfortable smell of being burned in this way became even stronger, and Zhang Heng realized that this smell did have a slight paralyzing effect. It might not be a problem for a short time, but inhaling a large amount would slow down the movement and the brain. be affected to a certain extent.

It seemed that, at least tonight, he had nothing to do with that weird plant.

Zhang Heng took out his mobile phone from his pocket, took a few photos and recorded a video in his last moment, and then exited through the door through which he came.