Chapter 1187: Communication Tendril (2) |
Chapter 1187: Chapter 486: Communication Tendril_2
Chapter 1187 -486: Communication Tendril_2
“...”
Some teachers spoke enviously, others were ready to pack up.
...
Inside the tent, Wang Tao briefed Lan Yulian and Pan Jian about Cheng Yiyi’s situation.
“Did we find another second level...? Do you need us to come over?”
Lan Yulian asked with concern.
“No need, I’ll take Lightning over and see what’s going on. You all stay here, there’s still a lot to explore. With your strength, as long as you don’t run into a Level 5 Lord, there shouldn’t be any risk. Even if you do encounter a Level 5 Lord, they’re not unslayable... Anyway, with Blacky and Little Bing here, they’ll help you avoid danger in advance...”
“Okay, then take extra care.”
“I will, and you guys too.”
Ads by PubFutureThe next morning, Wang Tao left the Stone Forest with Lightning.
After some time, he returned to the temporary base and then set out in the direction Cheng Yiyi had mentioned from there.
Several hours later, Wang Tao finally came across the Sixth Legion.
“I’m here.”
After sending a notification to Cheng Yiyi, Wang Tao and Lightning emerged from the darkness.
“Didn’t run into any trouble on the way, did you?”
Cheng Yiyi had been waiting outside the military camp, and as soon as she saw Wang Tao, she came over and hugged him.
“You guys have done a thorough job cleaning up; I didn’t see a single mutated plant on the way.”
Wang Tao said with a smile.
“That’s good! Means we’ve been really meticulous!”
Cheng Yiyi also smiled, then led Wang Tao to the temporary camp.
The Sixth Legion wasn’t a large group, just a little over a hundred people, but there was no shortage of tanks, cannons, powered armor, and the like. Unlike Wang Tao’s group, which specifically hunted Lords, the Sixth Legion bulldozed their way through everything in their path. Mutated plants were the least of it; they wouldn’t even spare a blade of grass, their destructive power was astonishing.
So when Wang Tao was looking for them, he didn’t need a compass; he just had to follow the trail of destruction left by their firepower to find the Sixth Legion...
“Consultant Wang!”
Lin Kaiyang and Pei Hai, the two Deputy Army Commanders, also greeted Wang Tao very politely.
“Nice to see you again!”
Wang Tao responded with a smile.
Suddenly, he noticed in the center of this temporary camp, there were quite a few tendril-like plants. These plants did not have blood bars, indicating they were not monsters. This surprised Wang Tao, as on his way here, the Sixth Legion seemed to have plowed through all plant life, sparing nothing. And yet, now they had left so many...
“What’s this...”
“This is the key to how I was able to contact you! I accidentally discovered that some tendril plants here do not attack humans, but their bodies can transmit signals...”
Cheng Yiyi brought Wang Tao close to these tendrils and gave him a detailed explanation.
Wang Tao, although he had already had some guesses in mind, was still very surprised after listening to Cheng Yiyi’s explanation.
According to Cheng Yiyi, these tendrils acted like a combination of telephone wires and wireless routers. As long as there were “telephone wires” near the receiver, she could send messages through these “telephone wires”. Even if the receiver was not physically connected to the tendrils, the “telephone wires” could send out wireless signals nearby, similar to wireless routers...
Wang Tao had thought before that the reason Cheng Yiyi was able to contact him must be something more than just simple signal amplification or power boosting. Because if it were only Cheng Yiyi’s side enhancement, at most Wang Tao would be able to hear but not respond. After all, his radio power was too weak to send messages out.
But after seeing Cheng Yiyi’s explanation, Wang Tao understood immediately. These tendrils essentially amplified the radios of both Wang Tao and Cheng Yiyi, which enabled them to communicate with each other.
“Interesting...”
“I’ve been contacting others besides you. It won’t be long before everyone is able to communicate through these plants unobstructed, as there are many such tendrils. As long as we don’t intentionally hunt them, there should be enough for us to use...”
Cheng Yiyi added.
“Indeed.”
Wang Tao nodded. He planned to take some of these “communication tendrils” back with him later; he thought Qu Shilin would be interested.
Ads by PubFutureWhile they were talking, Cheng Yiyi and her group led Wang Tao to an area scattered with rocks.
There was an entrance here, with a long staircase leading straight down. This entrance was much smaller than the one Wang Tao had explored, but it was just as pitch-black inside, and nothing was visible.
“The second-level entrance is right here...”
Cheng Yiyi pointed at the cave opening.
Wang Tao suddenly furrowed his brows upon seeing the entrance.
This cave opening gave him a different feeling from the one he had explored before... but when it came to pinpointing the exact difference, Wang Tao couldn’t articulate it.
“What’s wrong?”
Cheng Yiyi asked immediately upon seeing Wang Tao’s frown.
“It’s nothing, just a feeling that it’s not going to be simple down there.”
“Yes, your feeling is right. The last time I explored down there, I encountered a Level 5 Lord and almost couldn’t make it back...”
Cheng Yiyi said, still feeling a sense of lingering fear.
Lin Kaiyang and Pei Hai seemed to have thought of something terrifying as well, both had ghastly expressions.
For the three Fourth-Order Awakeners, facing a suddenly appearing Level 5 Lord was quite difficult. Especially since the entrance didn’t seem like it could accommodate a tank, their troops wouldn’t be able to enter...
“Level 5 Lords are indeed troublesome... When do we go in?”
Wang Tao asked.
“Anytime, we are all ready. But don’t you need to rest a bit?”
Cheng Yiyi asked with concern.
“Let’s just go down now; I’m not tired.”
Wang Tao had ridden Lightning all the way here, essentially not expending any physical strength.
“Fine!”
Cheng Yiyi wasn’t one to dilly-dally. Since Wang Tao said it was ok, then it was fine.
She ordered the others to wait outside, and together with Lin Kaiyang and a few others, they donned their Powered Armor, brought along three soldiers also in Powered Armor, and finally, she and Wang Tao entered the pitch-black cave.
Wang Tao immediately called upon the power of the Heart of Darkness to sweep away the surrounding dark mist. Although Cheng Yiyi and the others couldn’t see the dark mist, they could clearly feel their lights getting much brighter. This made them breathe a little easier. Inviting Wang Tao over was indeed the correct decision.
It wasn’t long before the group arrived at the second level.
Wang Tao estimated that this second level was about the same height as the one he had explored before, it should be on the same level.
“There are no immediate dangers here, but further inside, it’s hard to say. Let’s move slowly and not rush. The sneak attacks by those mutated plants can be very troublesome...”
Cheng Yiyi and the others led the way, with Wang Tao following behind them.
Suddenly, Wang Tao stopped in his tracks.
“What’s wrong?”
Cheng Yiyi, who was alert to her surroundings, immediately noticed Wang Tao’s change and asked cautiously.
Wang Tao looked at the Powered Armors before him with a strange expression.
“Didn’t you feel your strength being suppressed?”
He had been feeling that something was off, but couldn’t put his finger on it until now—they weren’t being suppressed!
They were all Level 4, shouldn’t the second level suppress them?
“Suppressed? Not at all! Do you feel it?”
Cheng Yiyi asked somewhat nervously.
“I don’t... Step out of the Powered Armor and let me have a look.”
Wang Tao immediately responded.
Cheng Yiyi trusted Wang Tao completely, promptly exiting the Powered Armor, and her attributes still did not display any negative status effects.
After confirming it wasn’t an issue with the Powered Armor, Wang Tao looked perplexed.
Was there something wrong with this second level now? Or was it the one he explored before that was unusual?
Wang Tao leaned toward the latter!
Perhaps, there was still something he had not discovered in that second level before...