Become a legend in the interstellar

Chapter 238 The Psychedelic Forest
At nine o'clock in the evening, dark clouds cover the moon.

Su Xia drove the mecha across the dark sky, leaving a long tail.

The destination is ahead, it is a low-lying forest area, the vegetation is dense and tall, and it is connected together under the night, and it is impossible to see what it looks like inside.

The mech slowed down slowly, and landed on a small hill outside the destination. The heavy mechanical body crushed many bushes, and the legs made of alloy stepped deeply into the dead branches and leaves on the ground.

"Quack... quack..."

A resting frog was frightened away, croaking and jumping into the distance.

The left and right sides of the mecha's mechanical helmet lit up lights, and the orange light illuminated the area in front of him, spreading forward little by little until it was swallowed by the deep and dark jungle.

Before Su Xia's eyes, countless dark red data appeared.

The surrounding dead leaves, fallen trees, flowers, mushrooms, etc., appeared in his eyes in sequence, and each animal and plant was followed by different notes.

In the task bar, the mission of the rescue operation still hasn't disappeared.

This means that Dragon City's exploration team is still trapped in the dangerous area ahead.

Su Xia opens the weapon system of the mech, selects [Flare] and [Flare], and clicks to launch.

"call out--"

"call out--"

The two bullets lifted into the air in an instant, making a sharp sound under the night, flying to the dark sky in front left and front right respectively, each illuminating an area.

Su Xia stood where she was, waiting quietly.

If the people in Dragon City can see it, it means that they are not far from the periphery of the dangerous area, and the rescue operation will be quite easy, which is equivalent to a mission reward for nothing.

However, after waiting for several minutes, there was no response.

Su Xia activated the power system again, controlled the mech, and flew into the sky.

"Buzz!"

The orange and blue tail flames are especially dazzling under the night.

The speed of the mecha was extremely fast, and a burst of explosion sounded over the dangerous area.

In the weapon system, Su Xia selected multiple high-explosive bombs, calculated the time, and released them over this area.

Boom!Boom!
More than a dozen bombs exploded in mid-air, the sound of the explosion was earth-shattering, and the power was astonishing. The flames lit up the entire night sky in an instant, and the rising smoke looked like white mushrooms.

This terrifying sound and vibration should be felt by creatures in the nearby area.

As expected, in the mountains and forests in the normal area in the distance, countless resting birds were awakened, fluttering their wings and taking off in the jungle, flying to farther places.

"Roar--"

Deep in the dark hills, there were a few scattered roars of ferocious beasts.

The animals were all alarmed, and either fled in all directions, or huddled up in the cave and shivered.

For many mentally retarded animals, the sound of this explosion is similar to the thunder on a thunderstorm night, it is the divine power of nature.

Su Xia hovered over the dangerous area formed by alien plants, waiting quietly, hoping that the people in Dragon City could give an answer.

However, after another few minutes, there was still no response.

Those dragon city explorers who were trapped deep in the jungle seemed to have disappeared.

Su Xia flew to another area, turned on the weapon system, and lingered on the various weapons carried by the mecha for a while, but finally did not choose to continue firing.

This area is too large to be seen at a glance, even if all the weapons in this set of mechs are fired, they may not be able to get a response.

【landing】

Su Xia controlled the mech and slowly descended to the periphery of the alien plant area, intending to go in and have a look.

He unleashes most of the nanites and makes them hunt around.

[Searching for traces of human existence...]

【search……】

【…】

These little robots are loyal and reassuring.

Su Xia herself gradually went deeper, neither too fast nor too slow.

When the spaceship crashed, the prize cabin and a part of the plant cultivation cabin fell into this area, and various alien plant seeds in the cabin took root and germinated.

The planet's climate is very suitable for plant growth.

And this location, located in the southwestern region of the mainland, was an endless mountain before the war, with little human activity.

For more than 20 years, these alien plants, like cancer, have spread in this area little by little, encroaching on the sunlight, water, soil and space of other local plants, growing wantonly, devouring every inch of soil crazily, with almost no restriction from natural enemies.

"Species invasion?"

Su Xia thought of this term, and felt that it was very suitable to describe these alien plants.

If it is not restricted, in a few years, perhaps the entire southwestern mountainous area will be swallowed by these plants and become a terrifying and dead forbidden zone.

By then, many resistance groups hiding in the mountains will have to leave.

Normal humans simply cannot bear the poison of these plants.

Su Xia noticed that in the peripheral area, alien plants and local plants were still mixed for the time being, and not every alien plant was poisonous.

Except for the ones mentioned by Hal, the other plants are pretty normal.

[Youlan Campanula: A kind of campanula, which blooms in all seasons. It was discovered by a human exploration team more than 1000 years ago. It has high environmental requirements and cannot survive in heavily polluted areas. On some civilized planets, it is often used as a water and soil testing plant]

[The petals are blue or dark blue, and emit blue fluorescence at night]

As soon as she entered this area, a kind of blue fluorescent flower attracted Su Xia's attention.

These flowers are like blue wind bells, in clusters, each cluster has more than a dozen flowers, gently swaying in the night wind, like undulating blue waves, beautiful and moving.

Su Xia opened the screenshots that came with the game system, and took a few screenshots of the screen in front of her.

If it is discovered by players, it is estimated that this place will become one of the Internet celebrity check-in places in the game.

Of course, players at this stage are not yet able to travel through the mountains and jungles, and all kinds of high-level beasts in the mountains are enough for them to drink a pot.

Su Xia continued to move forward, and under the soft blue fluorescent light, one kind of special alien plant after another appeared in his eyes.

He seemed to have stepped into another world.

[Death Pepper: The spiciness far exceeds that of ordinary peppers. It is a plant that challenges the limit of biological taste. It was discovered by the Ais people of the "Ace Civilization" in the starry sky]

[Note: Ace civilization is a civilization that came out of an extremely cold planet. Humans in this civilization are generally tall and fat, with a thick layer of fat, and have not lost their hair. They are similar to many strange and legendary snow monsters and snowmen]

【…】

[Black Tango: Plants with musical cells that can sway with the rhythm of music]

[Hat grass: it will grow into the shape of a hat when it matures, and is loved by many children]

[Sweet Palm Tree: The fruit is similar to the palm of a human being, with extremely high sugar content...]

【…】

Su Xia stopped moving forward, and after confirming that there was no danger around her, she temporarily left the mecha, and collected some samples of various alien plants around her for future research.

Perhaps because of his natural sense of adventure, he tried to take a bite of death pepper.

"call……"

A hot feeling rushed straight to the sky, blood boiled, sweat profusely, and the whole person seemed to be on fire.

Su Xia immediately took out a few bags of pure milk and gulped it down for herself.

However, after drinking two bags of milk, the spicy feeling still persisted, as if it stuck in his mouth and esophagus, burning hot and painful, as if he drank some corrosive liquid.

"Aliens are strong..."

Su Xia let out a few breaths again and again, and she could already think of the strength of that Ace civilization.

At this time, the system sent him a reminder.

[Maybe you should try the sweet palm tree fruit next to it]

Seeing this prompt, Su Xia acted immediately and reached out to pick the fruit from a small tree nearby.

This small tree is only as tall as a person, but its branches are strong and full of fruits. The red and green fruits the size of a child's palm are crowded on the treetops.

"Crack!"

Su Xia took a bite, it was crisp and sweet, with a mixed fragrance of mango and peach, and the juice exploded in her mouth, instantly relieving the spiciness brought by the death pepper.

To deal with alien gadgets, we have to rely on another kind of alien.

He ate the fruit in two mouthfuls, leaving only a coin-sized core. He was still unsatisfied, and with a big wave of his hand, he picked all the dozens of fruits on the whole fruit tree.

There are still some fruit trees around, but time is running out, Su Xia didn't continue picking, and went back to the mech to continue searching.

at this time……

Shi Sishi and others are on their way.

"Om-"

The tall mecha started to move, and the orange light illuminated the front, slowly penetrating into the area occupied by alien plants.

The further you go, the more alien plants appear.

"With so many strange plants, didn't the Dragon City Exploration Team find any abnormalities?" Su Xia couldn't help but think, "They didn't pay attention in a hurry? Or did they enter the jungle where there weren't many abnormal plants? "

It stands to reason that those guys from the Dragon City Academy are all capable.

With their knowledge reserves, they shouldn't be so careless, unless there are problems within the expedition team.

The danger level in the periphery is not high, and some small animals can be seen, and these plant fruits from aliens also provide rich food for small animals.

After going forward for more than ten minutes, Su Xia finally saw a plant that Hal told him to be careful——

Withered vines.

[You found the dangerous plant "withered vine", please be vigilant and pay attention to protection]

This kind of vine is almost the same as the illustration on "Interstellar Encyclopedia". The whole body is gray and black, and the surface is full of wrinkles. Many of them hang from the trees. They look like withered ordinary tree vines, and they are extremely camouflaged. .

Only by looking closely can one find that its surface is covered with a viscous liquid.

Some of the vines are covered with dark red fruits.

The surface of these fruits is uneven, which looks a bit like sweet potatoes, and some fruits have bite marks left by animals.

The animals here must have adapted over the years, knowing that the vines of this plant are poisonous, but the fruit is edible, so they carefully avoided the vines.

Su Xia saw with her own eyes that a wild boar gnawed four or five fruits one after another, moving nimbly without even getting a trace of venom. His unrestrained appearance reminded him of Peng Peng in "The Lion King".

After a while, Su Xia suddenly heard the wailing of a small animal.

"Na... na..."

In the area illuminated by the orange light of the mecha, a weak deer appeared.

The fawn was stuck to the vines, and half of its body was stuck, unable to break free.

"That's the sound of a deer's cry."

Su Xia left the mecha, making sure there was no danger around her, and walked over on the dead leaves on the ground.

Seeing his appearance, the little deer cried out a little more urgently, and struggled a little more.

After approaching, Su Xia directly grabbed the two legs of the deer and pulled it hard, and the sticky parts of its body and vines pulled out translucent silk threads.

The mucus secreted by this vine is really astonishingly viscous.

"Na... na... na..."

The deer was suffering from pain, so it barked a little louder, struggling desperately, and the sound gave off a two-dimensional feeling.

After Su Xia tore it apart forcefully, she found that the skin at the contact area had begun to fester, and the wound area was very large.

He took out a needle of healing potion, pierced the little deer directly, and then threw it away.

"Snapped!"

The little deer was obviously frightened, and immediately ran away after being freed, its four hooves flew fast, and it disappeared in an instant.

And Su Xia stood in place, carefully observing the fruit of the vine with the light of the mecha.

It looks more and more like a sweet potato.

But sweet potatoes grow in the ground.

He picked a fruit and took a bite. Even the jerky taste with a hint of sweetness was similar to that of a sweet potato.

Su Xia ate a lot of raw sweet potatoes when she was a child. At that time, her family was poor and hungry, and there was nothing she could do.

Now the family is not poor, because the whole family is gone.

"Crack...knock..."

He tore off more than a dozen pieces of fruit, threw them into the storage space, then returned to the mecha, and continued to move forward.

In this way, after advancing for nearly two hours in the weird dark jungle full of various alien plants, several nano-robots in the distance finally fed back useful information to Susha.

[Find multiple repeated knife marks, suspected to be marks when lost in the jungle]

Su Xia immediately rushed over to check.

In that area, at intervals, you can find the marks of chopping on a big tree.

The knife marks are still very fresh, and they were left recently.

Obviously, someone got lost here, trying to use these traces as a reminder, to discern the way.

It's normal for ordinary people to get lost in the jungle because they can't tell the direction and can't see the sun when they look up.

[found a pile of ashes]

【Discover the skeleton of the beast】

【Discover toilet paper】

[Discover the candy wrapper...]

【…】

Under a big tree with scratches, Su Xia saw a trace of a bonfire.

The fallen leaves around here have been cleaned up, exposing the bare ground. The person who started the fire obviously didn't want to start a wildfire, and there were some gnawed animal bones around the ashes.

"Strange, it's just a trace of a person's existence."

Su Xia observed carefully and found something unusual.

"Dragon City's exploration team has nearly a hundred people, and the traces left behind cannot be so small, unless they got separated in this forest."

In Su Xia's mind, there were many news of separation, loss of contact, and death in the jungle.

Even professionals, once lost in the inaccessible mountains and forests, the hope of returning alive is very slim.

Right now there is no other way but to search along the knife marks on the trunk.

Time passed slowly, and more than an hour passed.

It was past twelve o'clock in the middle of the night.

Just when Su Xia was going to go offline for supper, he finally made a breakthrough.

[Found an adult human, suspected to be in hallucinations]

[There are a lot of psychedelic soul grass growing in this area, please pay attention to safety]

According to the feedback from the nanorobot, Su Xia prepared the antidote in advance and slowly approached that area.

In that area, there was indeed a human being.

A grown man, in his 30s, with short black hair, plain facial features, and ordinary clothes, he looks like an ordinary person. He is unremarkable in the crowd, and he can't remember it after several times.

He seemed to be sleepwalking, eyes slightly closed, walking aimlessly in this area, muttering to himself.

"Spiritual power, war, death, massacre..."

"It turned out to be just a dream..."

"Elementary school classroom... go to school..."

"..."

The guy is poisoned, hallucinating, unable to escape, wandering around the area disorientated.

According to the words he said, he in the hallucination probably returned to the primary school class when he was a child, thinking that everything he experienced in these years was a dream.

If there is no one to help, it is estimated that he will be addicted to these illusions forever until he dies, becoming the nourishment of these psychedelic soul plants.

Unfortunately, the dream must wake up after all.

(End of this chapter)