Chapter 679 Undercurrent

Looking at the savage who suddenly died in front of them, Mu You and Tian Lang were both stunned.

This way of death doesn't look like a painful death...

Mu You hurriedly went back in time.

Going back to ten seconds ago, the savage was not dead yet, and Mu You tried to change the question.

"How many of the savage leaders were parasitized?"

"I don't know..."

"How many of the leaders you know are parasites..."

"Um...ah!"

Amid another painful scream, the savage died again with white smoke coming out of his head.

Mu You frowned and had to go back in time again and change some new questions.

"Is the savage chief a parasite?"

"No...yes..."

"Is Cecia a parasite?"

"No...I don't know..."

"Who is your superior?"

"..."

"What is your purpose?"

...

Mu You asked questions continuously, and whenever he encountered the situation where the other party died suddenly, he would immediately go back and switch questions.

Under such continuous questioning, Mu You soon discovered that this person could not answer many key questions, and would suddenly die before the other party wanted to give the answer.

Mu You estimated that these savages were not only parasitized, but also had some anti-torture settings built in. As long as the sensitivity of the questions the parasite wanted to reveal exceeded a certain threshold, this mechanism would be automatically activated, causing the parasite to commit suicide.

After asking a series of questions, Mu You was unable to obtain any practical information. Only in the last question, when he asked about the other party's purpose, did the savage reveal something before he died.

"Pollution... Moon..."

After saying these three words, the savage's answer came to an abrupt end, and he died again.

But these three words were enough for the two to speculate on the following content.

Moon Lake!

"They want to pollute the Moon Lake?!!" Tianlang's pupils shrank, and he no longer paid attention to the savages on the ground who had lost their vitality. His attention was instantly transferred to the Moon Lake.

Moon Lake is the root of the entire Jie Forest. If there is really a problem with Moon Lake, not to mention the ancestors, the creatures of the entire Jie Forest may have to be buried with it.

Mu You looked at the dead savage on the ground and did not look back. He had asked all the questions he should ask. He knew that he could not get more information by looking back. It was a pleasant surprise to get this answer in the end.

Tianlang lowered his head, his eyes flashing quickly.

The enemy said that their purpose was to pollute the Moon Lake, but he still couldn't understand it.

You know, the Moon Lake is not that fragile.

First of all, the water of the Moon Lake is highly corrosive, which will ensure that all organisms that fall into it will be quickly corroded.

At the same time, the Moon Lake also has a repulsive force, which can naturally avoid the physical substances containing the divine system from outside the Ring Forest. Anyone who wants to approach the Moon Lake with items from the outside will be automatically pushed away by this repulsive force until all the substances outside the Ring Forest are thrown away before they can walk to the edge of the Moon Lake.

Finally, the surface water of the Moon Lake is actually just a layer of "armor" to filter impurities and dangerous protective layers. The real core of the Moon Lake is the deep lake water below the Eye of the Moon.

If you want to pollute Moon Lake, it is useless to put any toxins into the surface water without touching the deep lake water under the Eye of the Moon, because the surface water is always circulating and self-purifying through the rain and the ecology in the Ring Forest.

All of the above are the self-protection mechanisms of Moon Lake. Under multiple protections, Moon Lake is almost impossible to be polluted by foreign substances. This is also the reason why Moon Lake and Ring Forest have existed since the beginning of the world.

"What's the problem?" Seeing Tianlang's puzzled expression, Mu You asked.

Tianlang told Mu You about the self-protection mechanism of Moon Lake and his confusion.

Mu You thought for a moment after listening, and suddenly said: "Under these protection mechanisms, Moon Lake is naturally safe at ordinary times, but what about during the Moon Festival?"

During the Moon Festival, the Eye of the Moon will be open for a quarter of an hour every night. During this period, the upper and lower lake waters are connected. This is the only opportunity to pollute the core of Moon Lake.

"But even if it is the Moon Festival, the first two layers of protection of the Moon Lake will not disappear. Moreover, during the Moon Festival, a large number of tribesmen gathered at the scene. Under the watchful eyes of the public, no one would have the opportunity to approach the Moon Lake at will... except... uh..." Tianlang said, and he realized the flaw.

During the Moon Festival, no one is allowed to approach the Moon Lake at will - except those who are selected as living sacrifices.

The reason why the Moon Eye is opened regularly is to select the Son of the Moon Festival, so these living sacrificers can not only approach, but also jump into the lake legitimately.

Tianlang thought about it, still puzzled: "But even the living sacrificers will bathe and fast for many days before the Moon Festival, and will be stripped naked before jumping into the lake. Full body examination, they can't have the opportunity to carry foreign objects..."

"No need to carry foreign objects, these parasites themselves are the biggest foreign objects..." Mu You sighed and walked to the body of the savage.

As the savage's vitality dissipated, a cocoon formed on his back, and the blue moon butterfly soon hatched.

The blue butterfly floated in front of the two people, circled around them, and then flew out of the cave, flew towards the Moon Lake, and quickly disappeared in the jungle.

There was a worm exuvia left on the savage's body, and Mu You and Tian Lang consciously did not touch it.

It was not until more than ten seconds later that the worm exuvia turned into dust and disappeared.

Mu You then walked forward and tapped the savage's head with his fingers to feel its hardness.

"My abilities cannot be used here. I need you to help me cut open his brain." Mu You looked at Sirius.

The skin and skull of the savages are far from being as hard as the human body.

However, as Tianlang was the top expert among the savages, since he could easily seal his throat with one arrow, it shouldn't be a problem to cut open the flesh and bones of a savage.

Sirius nodded, without asking him what he wanted to do, and took out an arrow from the quiver behind his back.

The front end of the arrow is an arrowhead made of black spar, which is similar to the spear Muro held before.

The arrow slashed across, like a hot knife cutting through the ice and snow, easily cutting open the savage's skin and skull.

Under Mu You's command, Tianlang spent a few minutes completely dissecting the savage's head.

Mu You frowned and looked at the flesh, blood and brain in front of him, but did not find the red gel-like substance he imagined.

Instead, among the pile of yellow and white brains, there were some unseen blue crystalline substances mixed in.

When they were first cut open, these blue crystal objects were still squirming slightly, like living bugs. However, after being exposed to the air for more than a few seconds, these objects quickly lost their vitality, their vitality dissipated, and they quickly withered and shriveled. Go down.

Sirius also witnessed the whole process of the transformation of these blue crystal worms. It was the first time for him to see this scene, and he was very surprised: "Is this the true body of the parasite you mentioned?"

"Yes, but of the two parasites I have seen, one is transparent and the other is red.

The transparent-colored God-eating Beast is used to parasitize the gods and fools. It has the characteristics of being invisible and non-lethal. It can reproduce and spread in large numbers, but its vitality is extremely fragile. It will die automatically if exposed to the air for more than ten seconds.

The red God-Eating Beast has a physical body and can be identified with the naked eye, but it is extremely lethal. Most living things cannot bear its parasitism. Even you savages, it is probably only possible for top savages with strong bodies like you and Muro. Hold on until it has finished parasitizing. "

Mu You said, looking at the blue crystal in front of him, he couldn't help but frown: "As for this blue parasite, this is the first time I have seen it. It should be a new species specially made for ordinary savages.

From a characteristic point of view, the lethality of this blue parasite is greatly reduced. Even ordinary savages can complete the parasite. At the same time, it has no reproductive ability and its vitality is fragile. It will die quickly when exposed to the air. It is estimated that it can only survive in special external environments. , fixed-point parasitism through artificial assistance. "

To Mu You's pity, he didn't feel the breath of the vampires from the blue crystal.

The previous red jellyfish was created by injecting the blood of the Blood God. It had the characteristics of a vampire, so it was suppressed by Lilith.

This blue parasite obviously skipped the step of injecting the blood of the Blood God. This is probably why its vitality is so fragile.

And this also means that even if this blue parasitic beast is captured alive, Mu You will not be able to search its soul or obtain its memory, otherwise many things will be much easier.

After listening to Mu You's analysis, Tianlang looked at the blue crystal insect corpses in front of him, his expression a little ugly.

He already understood what Mu You meant. Indeed, these parasites did not need to carry external substances. They themselves were the biggest toxins.

The outer layer of the moon lake will corrode and melt the flesh and blood of all creatures that jump into it, but there will eventually be some residues that cannot be corroded, such as the blue crystal powder in front of you, and the 'ashes' of this malicious alien creature will Settle down and take advantage of the time when the Eye of the Moon is open to sink into the deep Moon Lake.

Even if the remnants of a parasite are extremely rare and can be ignored in terms of the size of Moon Lake, what if there are enough?

Every year, seven living sacrificers jump into the Moon Lake. Three hundred years later, at least 2,000 people have jumped into the Moon Lake.

If all these people are parasites, the sum of the remnants of more than two thousand parasites is enough to form a pollution that cannot be underestimated.

As for how to ensure that the living sacrifices every year are all parasites? This one is even simpler.

After all, the living sacrificers are also selected artificially. With the current level of parasites infiltrating the tribe, the parasites only need to replace all the officials responsible for selecting living sacrifices with their own people. It is naturally up to them to decide who to choose in the end.

After thinking about this, Sirius couldn't help sweating on his forehead, and felt a sense of fear in his heart.

Fortunately, they have noticed this situation in time, otherwise the moon festival ceremony will continue to be repeated year after year, and the pollution of the moon lake will continue to deepen. Sooner or later, the nature of the moon lake will completely change.

"What are you going to do next?" Tianlang looked at Mu You and asked for his opinion. Now he has completely regarded Mu You as one of his own.

"The situation is very serious..."

Mu You sighed, and could feel that the current situation of the barbarians was on the verge of collapse. Now the enemy was hiding and they were hiding. They didn't even know how many troops the enemy had. If they were not careful, they would lose everything. fate.

The current fate of the savages will directly affect the outcome of the future battle between the Fool and the God-Eating Beast.

After pondering for a while, Mu You said: "The first priority now is to stop the upcoming moon festival ceremony to prevent the pollution of Yue Lake from deepening again."

"And if you want to do this, you must first meet the clan leader. Only he has this power."

They had just confirmed from the savages that the tribe leader had not been parasitized. Next, they only needed to contact the tribe leader and find a way to convince him to realize that the tribe had been greatly infiltrated. In any case, they could only let the tribe leader wake up first. There will be a chance for a comeback.

Unfortunately……

"Meeting the clan leader...I'm afraid it's not that easy..." Tianlang was confused.

The clan leader is different from them. The clan leader is a figure who is always in the public eye. I also know that there must be a large number of parasitic informants lurking around him.

As for the current situation, the parasites would never let the two of them have the chance to get close to the clan leader.

It should be said that as long as they dare to show their heads next, they will be chased and intercepted by a large number of parasites, and they will ignore the orders of the clan leader and force the execution of the law on the spot. They will not be given a chance to defend themselves at all.

In this regard, no matter how powerful Tianlang is, there is only one person after all, and it is really difficult for him to defeat four hands with two fists.

"Anyway, please take me to the seventh floor first. I still need to confirm some things..." Mu Youyou.

On the one hand, it was necessary to go to the seventh floor to find the clan leader. On the other hand, Mu You also needed to find an opportunity to get close to Yuehu to confirm what the reminder on the pocket watch was. He had a hunch that what the pocket watch wanted to remind him was very important and might be an opportunity to solve this crisis.

"Okay." Tianlang nodded directly, and after briefly disposing of the savage's body, he took Mu You out of the cave.

In fact, they have another helper, Muro who is waiting outside the Ring Forest. Muro's words are both credible and powerful enough.

Unfortunately, they ran out of time. It would take several days to go back and forth from here to the edge of the Ringing Forest, and the Moon Festival Ceremony would be held in a day or two, so there was no time for them to go back and shake people.

…

Just when Mu You and Tian Lang took action.

On the other side, on the seventh floor, is the clan leader's conference room.

"You must give me an explanation for this matter!" Sethia's angry voice echoed in the hall.

"Haha, what do you want to explain? Foreigners are plotting evil in our clan's stronghold, so I take action to kill them. It's that simple." On the other side of the hall, a savage elder sneered.

This man was one of the two wild men who suddenly killed Mu You's character.

It was only half an hour after the incident that Sethia discovered that Mu You, who had come with her, had been forcibly killed across a wall.

Although Mu You is a foreigner, he has traveled thousands of miles to bring her news about her son who has been missing for many years. At the same time, he is also her son's friend and savior. Due to emotions and reasons, Secia has the obligation to protect her. he.

As a result, Mu You was forcibly killed in front of her eyes. Naturally, Sethia was furious on the spot and immediately dragged him to the clan leader to ask for an explanation.

At this time, the savage leader was sitting behind his desk, looking at the two people confronting each other in front of him, and he also had a headache.

It's not that he cares about the life of an outsider, it's just that the other person is the leader of a clan of forces after all. They live in seclusion in the Ring Forest and should not casually make enemies with outside forces.

"Did he have evil intentions? There were so many guards patrolling around Yue Lake at that time. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, what could he, an outsider with almost no resistance here, do?"

Sethia was extremely angry and laughed back: "Besides, even if you think there is something wrong with him, you should have subdued him first, asked about the cause and consequences, and then decided how to punish him, but you can't wait to kill him, and you don't even dare to speak to him. The chance...who has the problem?"

The expression of the savage elder on the opposite side changed and he glared at Sethia: "What do you mean? I just killed an outsider for the sake of the safety of the tribe. What problem can I have?"

"Is there really no problem?" Sethia sneered: "That young man brought us very important information: a group of parasitic beasts are studying ways to parasitize our clan..."

Sethia looked around the audience, passing by the other ancestors' elders present one by one, and said meaningfully: "I'm not sure, some of us have been replaced..." (End of Chapter)