Chapter 662 Blue Butterfly and Insect Shell

[You proposed to the two savages that you would go to the savage chieftain next, and you could pay them to escort you there. ]

[The two savages were indifferent to your proposal, but they repeatedly warned you not to set your sights on the Ring Forest, and then they walked away quickly, soon disappearing in the white jungle. ]

"..."

Mu You was speechless. It was really difficult to communicate with these savages. When they saw the paper crane, they acknowledged him as a "friend", but they only allowed him to walk around in the Ring Forest. As for the warm welcome and the initiative to invite him to the tribe as a guest, it was too much to think about.

At this time, Mu You finally understood why the ancestors lost to the gods.

In fact, judging from the performance of the savages in the face of the God Slayer, in terms of combat effectiveness alone, the savages were not necessarily inferior to the gods.

The reason they lost was purely because their IQ was crushed!

Of course, there should be smart people at the top of the savages, but most of the individuals were too rigid, and it was difficult to effectively implement tactics.

There was no way. Without the help of the savages, Mu You could only go back through the cracks in the rocks and inform Muro of the situation here.

The cracks in the rocks were only the size of a baby's fist, and the stones that could block the divine arts blocked the possibility of most creatures passing through.

At present, Mu You could only go deep into the Ring Forest alone, find the chief of the wild people, and ask him to order people to move the stones here and reopen the passage.

Then Mu You asked the wild people about the basic situation of the Ring Forest.

According to the wild people, the Ring Forest is far more than a "forest", but a circular area with a span of tens of thousands of kilometers.

What is the concept of tens of thousands of kilometers? You should know that the diameter of the earth is only more than 12,000 kilometers, which shows how large the area of ​​the Ring Forest is.

From the outside to the inside, the Ring Forest is divided into seven levels according to the habits of organisms and environmental changes, and is arranged in a circular shape. The closer to the center of the Ring Forest, the stronger the physical strength of the organisms, the more luxuriant the Ring Wood grows, and the stronger the suppression of divinity.

The gathering place of the wild people is located in the sixth and seventh levels in the deepest part of the Ring Forest. The sixth level is the residence of ordinary wild people, and the seventh level is the residence of the high-ranking officials of the wild people.

In addition, according to Muro, there is an eighth floor in the center of the seventh floor, but no one can set foot there, because there is a circular lake, located at the center of the entire ring forest, and it is also a holy place where the entire ancestors' beliefs are placed. Outsiders are not allowed to approach, and even the tribesmen can only worship and pray near the lake during sacrificial festivals.

[Before leaving, the savage puts a stone in your hand. ]

["My mother's name is Cecia, and she is the best herbalist in the tribe. If you go to the tribe and can't see the tribe leader, take this stone and go to my mother. She will believe you...if she is still alive." The savage said. ]

Mu You took out the stone and looked at it, and found that it was just an ordinary stone without any divinity and energy.

It's just that on the surface of the stone, with a few strokes, a pattern of a round-headed little man holding a sunflower and running was carved.

Obviously, this pattern itself has a special meaning. It is estimated that after Muro recovered his memory, he knew very well what kind of people his wild companions were. It is very likely that Mu You entered the wild tribe and it would be difficult to see the chief, so he left a backup plan in advance.

Mu You received the stone, turned into a bat again, and traveled back to the Ring Forest.

Ava also came with him. Since she was living in a helmet that could change size freely, she could also easily pass through the cracks in the stone.

After returning to the Ring Forest, Mu You did not act in a hurry. He first transmitted the black angel, mechanical heart, dragon crystal and other parts through the game one by one.

The magic and props in the Ring Forest have been greatly weakened. The gods have to degenerate into mortal bodies here. Mechanical armor has become the best combat auxiliary tool.

[Items are being transmitted. It will be delivered in about 9 minutes and 32 seconds...]

The delay in item transmission is much higher than expected. The props that were delivered instantly in the past now take ten minutes to deliver one.

And this is just the delivery. The assembly of props also has the same amount of delay. In other words, it is impossible to switch equipment in the battle here. What is in the prop bar can only be used in the battle.

Mu You waited patiently for a moment in front of the entrance, and soon everything was delivered.

Mu You thought that he could rely on the original armor and transform into Iron Man to kill all sides in the Ring Forest.

As a result, after assembling the Black Angel, he was disappointed: Dragon Crystal could not be used here!

Because the concentration of divine energy in the Ring Forest is too low, the energy output from the Dragon Crystal will be diluted by the environment as soon as it appears, and it cannot be transmitted into the armor at all.

If you want to control the Black Angel here, you can only assemble the Mechanical Heart and then rely on his own energy for energy.

However, the little energy in his body can only keep Ava running, and it can't carry a huge energy-absorbing monster like the Black Angel.

There is no way, Mu You had to put away the Black Angel and set off in the flesh.

"Ava, keep an eye on the search nearby, and notify me immediately if there is any situation."

Mu You brought Ava with him specifically for its reconnaissance ability. After all, the text perspective can only see a limited amount of things. Having an artificial intelligence to assist can greatly make up for the shortcomings of the game perspective.

[As you are about to set off, Ava suddenly reminds you that a divine item has been scanned at the ten o'clock position in front of the left. ]

[You walk to the ten o'clock position on the left, and a familiar green light appears in front of you. ]

[You step forward and push aside the bushes to check, and find that it is an old soul-guiding lamp! ]

"Huh?"

Mu You didn't expect to trigger Ava's prompt as soon as he set out on the road, and what he found was the soul-guiding lamp.

So, this place had been set foot by the Fool's ancestors before.

Yes, after all, this space vortex is not far from the Sky City. It is not impossible that someone accidentally broke into this place under the Fool's large-scale carpet search.

However, in the end, no news of the Ring Forest was sent back, so the people who came in to open up the wasteland were probably also blocked by the three boulders and could not go back.

And the Fool has a lifespan limit. After so many years, their lifespan has not been replenished. I am afraid that the ending is most likely the same as the Divine Pharmacist, who has died in a foreign land...

[You light up the soul-guiding lamp in front of you. ]

Mu You sighed, lit the soul lamp, and controlled the character to set off.

[You passed the surrounding ring trees and officially stepped into the Ring Forest. ]

[These tall cylindrical trees, each of which is as thick as dozens of people hugging, stretch straight to the sky, and the gray treetops tower into the clouds. 】

【The mottled sunlight shines through the gaps between the trees. As you gradually go deeper into the forest, some small creatures hiding in the secluded places begin to emerge one after another. 】

【The sound of your footsteps crushes a dead branch. Several thin paper-painted birds, which look like they are folded from white paper, suddenly emerge from the white trunks of the forest trees. They fly deeper into the jungle as if frightened, and their bodies stick to other forest trees before disappearing again. 】

【Before you can track the paper birds, you suddenly feel a tingling sensation in your feet. Looking down, you see a group of soft-bodied creatures with long tentacles, crawling in front of your shoes in a line. When they pass by you, they raise their tentacles and reach out to you. The tentacles vibrate slightly, as if they are communicating with you and want to tell you something, but unfortunately you can't understand...】

The ecology here is richer than you imagined. As you walk in, various small animals you have never seen before continue to appear.

Mu You observed carefully. Most of these small creatures could still feel some divine aura. Many abilities that violated common sense were also exerted by divinity, but their physical strength was generally much stronger than creatures of the same star level in the outside world.

Just like the soft-bodied creature under his feet, Mu You picked up one and squeezed it. He found that no matter how hard he squeezed, he could not kill it. This thing would change its shape at will like plasticine. If it was squeezed too hard, it would spit venom on his fingers as a warning.

Mu You rubbed the light green venom on his fingers. The toxicity was not strong and the damage to him was almost negligible, but it did contain a weak divinity.

Mu You put down the soft-bodied creature that he had played with and continued on his way.

Various small creatures kept appearing along the way. Most of them were gray, white and black, perfectly hiding themselves in the environment. At this time, they popped up one after another and looked at him, as if a group of local tourists were visiting the new species that had just arrived in the zoo, and he was the alien that was released in the zoo.

Fortunately, they were all small creatures without attacking power, just curiously watching, no one foolishly ran to attack, and Mu You did not make a fuss.

["Pah!" A sound of falling beside caught your attention. ]

[On a branch not far away, you saw a group of "eggs" with legs, queuing to cross the branch. ]

[Because of your passing, some "egg beasts" subconsciously stopped and looked at you. The squeeze of the team caused one of the egg beasts to lose its footing and fell from a high altitude. It was smashed to pieces on the ground and died tragically on the spot. The yellow-white egg liquid flowed out of the shell and flowed all over the ground. ]

[All kinds of small creatures around suddenly swarmed and gathered around the rotten eggs, but did not rush to feast on them immediately, but consciously stayed one meter away and waited. ]

[A few seconds later, you noticed that a cocoon had formed on the surface of the "egg beast", and a dark blue butterfly hatched at a speed visible to the naked eye. ]

[After the little butterfly appeared, it quickly spread its wings and flew away, disappearing into the depths of the jungle. 】

【After the butterfly disappeared, the other creatures around rushed forward and competed to eat the egg liquid and eggshell of the egg beast. 】

【In the blink of an eye, the egg beast disappeared completely, and the ground was cleaned up, leaving only the cocoon that hatched the butterfly. 】

【This cocoon also disappeared quickly after losing its support. 】

The wisdom of these small creatures seems to be much higher than that of the same level creatures in the outside world, and their actions are not entirely based on instinct.

Mu You was observing the ecology here with relish, and the small animals around were suddenly startled and all fled in all directions.

Ava also sounded the alarm at the first time.

【"A large and aggressive beast is attacking from hundreds of meters away on the left front."】

"Beast?" Mu You was stunned for a moment, but didn't care much. The other creatures ran away, so he ran with them.

Mu You immediately controlled the character to move away from the original place.

The result...

["That creature is still chasing us. Its target is us. At our current speed, the probability of escape is only 14.3%." Ava warned. ]

"Then we can't run away."

Mu You decisively stopped the character and took out the God-Slaying Sword to prepare for the battle.

[The ground trembled continuously. After a few seconds, a one-horned rhino with a body of tens of meters high rushed out of the jungle, shining with colorful spots all over its body. In this world dominated by black, white and gray, it is very eye-catching. ]

[The rhino found you, looked at the colorful colors on your body, roared angrily, raised its head high, and on the horn, the shadow of a huge hammer appeared, and as the head fell to the ground, it hammered heavily on the ground. ]

[A shock wave that cracked the ground rushed towards you at a high speed. ]

[You released the Silent Field, and the power of the shock wave was greatly weakened, but the remaining energy still blasted you away. ]

[During this period, the rhino kicked the ground with its hind legs and rushed towards the direction where you landed. ]

[You swung your sword and released a slash. A crescent sword energy was cut into shape and flew across it at a high speed, accurately hitting the rhino's forelimb, leaving a terrible sword wound on its foreleg. ]

[The rhino felt pain and rolled to the ground while wailing, splashing dust all the way. ]

[The rhino quickly climbed up, slightly raised its right front foot, and obviously could no longer exert force. The look it gave you was even more hateful...]

Mu You had seen this kind of rhino before. It was called the Hammerhead Rhino. It was named because its head could condense a hammer. It had great attack power. It was said that the hammer on its head could easily smash a mountain.

Fortunately, this beast is fragile and has weak defense, especially its four legs, which are like paper. As long as you find the right opportunity to sneak attack, it is easy to disable its mobility in a short time.

Mu You has killed many rhinos of this kind before.

However, the rhinoceros in front of him is completely different from the hammer-headed rhinoceros he has seen. Because of the influence of the Ring Forest, the power of its hammer attack has been greatly weakened, but its defense has been greatly enhanced!

He can kill the hammer-headed rhinoceros outside with his poisonous velvet knife, but now he has used the artifact of beheading gods and divine power, but he can only cut a wound and even fail to cut off the leg.

It can only be said that the creatures in the Ring Forest cannot be treated with common sense from the outside world...

While thinking, the rhinoceros on the opposite side has rushed over again, and Mu You hurriedly retreated to avoid it.

At this time, Ava reminded him that the small creatures that had escaped just now appeared again, hiding nearby and watching him from a distance.

This scene is the same as when the "egg beast" died just now. It is estimated that these little things are waiting for him to die, and then come to get some of his remaining limbs and meat.

Mu You didn't care about these small animals. He kept swinging his sword and creating wounds on the rhino.

No matter how tough the rhino was, it couldn't stand such torture.

Soon, after Mu You slashed dozens of times, the rhino wailed, collapsed to the ground, and died.

[You finally killed this giant beast with great effort, but the energy in your body was almost exhausted. ]

[Seeing that you actually killed the rhino, the small creatures watching around were scared and scattered. ]

[This mutant hammer-headed rhino is at the top of the food chain in the first layer of the Ring Forest. Even it can be killed, so other small animals naturally dare not mess with you. ]

"So it's at the top of the food chain, no wonder..."

Mu You breathed a sigh of relief. Although he killed the rhino without any injury, it was not easy for him.

Using that sword also requires energy. In order to kill the rhino, he directly used up all the energy. At this time, if there is another attacking creature, he has no means to deal with it.

Fortunately, this thing is already a top-level existence. Mu You killed it to establish his prestige, and the creatures watching from a distance dared not easily provoke him again.

[You noticed that a familiar cocoon had formed on the top of the dead rhino in front of you. ]

[The cocoon quickly hatched, and a dark blue butterfly much larger than the blue butterfly just now emerged from the cocoon and flew off the rhino. ]

"Huh?"

Mu You was stunned. He thought that this kind of insect egg butterfly was a unique phenomenon after the death of the "egg beast". It turns out that all creatures here will produce butterflies after death?

"Is this a trophy?"

Thinking of this, Mu You subconsciously controlled the character to chase the butterfly.

[You raised your hand to grab the butterfly, but the butterfly was invisible and intangible. It passed through your hand like a phantom, its blue wings swaying, bringing a string of blue light, flying into the depths of the forest and disappearing. ]

[The insect shell of the hatched butterfly on the rhino corpse exuded a faint fragrance. You tried to touch the insect shell and found that the insect shell had a physical body. Do you want to pick it? 】

Mu You didn't rush to choose. There were unfamiliar things everywhere in this place. And he just noticed that when those small animals shared the egg beast, they seemed to deliberately avoid the insect shell. In the end, only the insect shell was left. Maybe it was poisonous or cursed.

After waiting for about half a minute, a new prompt popped up.

[Since you haven't picked it for a long time, the insect shell automatically broke and disappeared. 】

"Will it disappear if you don't pick it?"

After confirming this, Mu You went back in time and prepared to pick it to see the situation.

Now his backtracking is much more convenient. He doesn't need to press the watch anymore. As long as he thinks about it, the pocket watch will automatically respond to him, and he can go back a few seconds as long as he wants. For some simple options, he doesn't need to wait ten seconds every time.

[Time flies, you picked the insect shell in time. 】

[You got the 'high-quality biological insect molt'*1]

[As the insect shell was picked by you, the rhino's body suddenly shrank like a deflated balloon, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a pool of black scorched dust, blending into the black soil and disappearing. 】

"So that's how it is..."

Mu You understood a little.

If you don't care about the insect shell, it will disappear quickly, but the flesh of the creature can be preserved. If you take off the insect shell, the insect shell can be preserved, but the cost is that the body of the creature will wither and disappear.

In short, you can only choose between the insect shell and the remains of the creature. The reason why those small animals deliberately don't touch the insect shell is to eat the flesh and blood.