110: A great harvest, the parasitic peach pit! (Please read

Chapter 110: A Big Harvest, Parasitic Peach Pits! (Please keep reading)

Lu Zheng looked at the frenzied mutated beasts and insects, feeling this was a good opportunity.

He had just advanced to Fifth-Tier, and even Fourth-Tier insects and mutated beasts could be controlled by him through the Beast Taming Ring.

Previously, he had to sweep through to enslave insect beasts.

But now, with so many high-tier insects and mutated beasts gathered, this was the first time he had encountered such a scene.

Immediately, he threw out a large number of Beast Taming Rings.

Swathes of insects were enslaved, hundreds and thousands, quickly exceeding ten thousand, then thirty thousand, fifty thousand… The situation had already reversed.

Su Tao ordered everyone to shrink the defense line, then watched Lu Zheng flying around in the sky with continuous exclamations of surprise.

Lu Zheng stopped beside the giant peach tree.

Looking at the high-tier flying mutated beasts, his eyes were filled with joy.

Flying mutated beasts were rare to begin with, and high-tier ones were even scarcer; even with deliberate searching, only a few could be found.

Previously, the flying mutated beasts he controlled, besides the Dizzy Bats that emerged from the pit, numbered only a little over twenty.

Here, there were no less than three thousand by estimation, with most of them being Second-Tier or above.

This was simply a huge harvest!

He quickly threw out Beast Taming Rings to control all of them.

Only after almost all the surrounding mutated beasts were under his control did he turn his attention to the peaches on the large peach tree.

According to the information feedback from the mutated beasts controlled by the Beast Taming Ring, these peaches emitted a special energy fluctuation, which was very weak but spread very far, reaching about thirty kilometers.

This fluctuation stimulated the spiritual consciousness, making it feel an extreme sense of craving.

The simpler the spiritual consciousness of a creature, the greater the impact.

Human spiritual consciousness is very complex, and some land mammalian mutated beasts also have complex spiritual consciousness, so they can remain unaffected.

However, simple-minded avian mutated beasts and insects were greatly affected.

Lu Zheng was very curious as to why this big tree attracted so many creatures.

It was absolutely impossible for it to be specifically helping them enhance their strength.

The genes of any creature are selfish; essentially, they are all for the continuation of their own genes and for their own survival.

This peach tree had grown so tall and now produced so many large peaches, attracting so many mutated beasts. It was absolutely impossible for it to be for the purpose of being eaten.

He called a mutated beast that had taken a bite of a large peach to his front and found no abnormalities.

The key was that this mutated beast also did not report any increase in energy level.

The energy of this thing could not have disappeared into thin air.

Lu Zheng released Tantai Huanyan and had her sense if there was anything inside the mutated beast.

She closed her eyes, and a few seconds later, she said in surprise:

“There seems to be a faint spiritual consciousness forming inside this mutated beast; this spiritual consciousness is too weak, and I can’t sense it clearly.”

“Let’s call Sister Jin’er over! She should be able to sense something.”

Lu Zheng immediately released Shi Xueqi, had her open a spatial gate, and then called Xiong Jin’er from the other side.

Xiong Jin’er’s ability's life fluctuation had already reached Fourth-Tier, and her perception of life force was extremely keen.

Upon hearing Lu Zheng’s request, she sensed with all her might, and in less than half a second, she spoke:

“There’s a thread-like substance inside this creature emitting a faint life fluctuation. These threads are gradually devouring the life force and nutrients within this mutated beast, seemingly nurturing something.”

Lu Zheng frowned and said:

“You should sense all the mutated beasts and insects that have eaten the peaches and see if there are any new discoveries.”

Xiong Jin’er immediately released her ability with full power, spreading her life fluctuations in all directions, gradually encompassing all creatures that had eaten the peaches.

Two minutes later, Xiong Jin’er uttered two words.

“Peach pit!”

She pointed to a Double-Tailed Scorpion and said:

“That insect has the most threads inside, and a peach pit-like object has formed in its core.”

When he heard the words ‘peach pit,’ Lu Zheng had already roughly deduced the reason why this large peach tree produced these peaches.

Just as he had guessed, it was for reproduction.

If nothing unexpected happened, after the peach pits inside these insects and mutated beasts formed, they would continue to grow and develop, eventually, like winter worm, summer grass, completely killing the insects, turning them into husks, and then growing a brand new peach tree.

Thus, cycle after cycle, until all living beings were used as nutrients by this peach tree!

This thing poses a high threat.

Although it only attracts simple-minded targets with spiritual consciousness, if his guess was correct, humans who ate these peaches would also be infected.

“Xue Qi, go call Jingyi over.”

Lu Zheng currently had no idea how to deal with this thing, so he could only try the effect of Holy Light first.

Zheng Jingyi quickly came over and then cast Holy Light on a mutated beast.

Xiong Jin’er shook her head.

“No effect, Holy Light simultaneously enhanced the life force of both the mutated beast and the peach pit.”

“Husband, I think this matter should be communicated with the authorities as soon as possible. The authorities have so many ability users, and there might be abilities specifically targeting these threads.”

Shi Xueqi, on the other hand, said:

“The most urgent task is to first identify who has been infected. Husband’s sealing cards can preserve their state. Sealing these people first can temporarily preserve their lives.”

Lu Zheng nodded and said:

“Okay, I’ll seal all these infected targets first.”

Not only the infected insects and mutated beasts, but he also sealed several large peaches.

Then he went to Su Tao.

Su Tao, seeing Lu Zheng come down, immediately said excitedly:

“Thank you, Sir, for taking action and saving so many people. You are truly a contemporary hero!”

Lu Zheng waved his hand.

“I was entrusted by Chief Qiu Keqin of Mingzhu Base to come and rescue you all.”

“You are not completely out of danger yet.”

“There is a type of life thread in the peaches of this peach tree that parasitizes living organisms, and many mutated beasts and insects have been infected.”

“I suspect that humans attacked by those infected insects and mutated beasts will also be infected.”

“Now, two things need to be done: first, gather everyone. I will have people conduct a comprehensive screening and isolate the infected individuals.”

“Second, completely destroy this peach tree!”

Su Tao broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing that it was contagious.

This thing actually had such great harm.

If it spread from here, wouldn't it be another huge disaster?

“I will immediately have people gather for inspection, but this big tree is so huge that even bombing it would be difficult to completely destroy it.”

“Not to mention, its root system is so vast and widespread, making it even harder to destroy!”

Lu Zheng frowned; this was indeed very difficult to accomplish.

Unless there was some way to turn it into a single entity and eliminate it directly.

Suddenly, a person flashed in his mind.

“You go gather the people first; I’ll find some help.”

Saying that, he immediately had Shi Xueqi open the spatial gate again, and then called Gu Miantang from the other side.

“Husband, what do you need me to do?!”

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