"These are..." A rare look of astonishment appeared on Hamilton's face.
Obviously, he did not know the identities of these three 'rescuers'.
Fortunately, this doubt did not last long. Soon, someone exclaimed and gave the answer:
"Fruiting bodies! They are the fruiting bodies of Marshal Zhao!"
Almost at the moment when the exclamation came out, another burst of noise broke out from the crowd surrounding——
"It's really Marshal Zhao's fruiting body, but how come three of them appeared at once?"
"In the past, no matter how big things happened in the dungeon, there would only be one..."
"Didn't you see that vine wall?! Those are the roots of Marshal Zhao..."
"This time the matter is not trivial. Three fruiting bodies are dispatched together. The woman named Xu Xiaoxiao is really not simple..."
"Hey, I heard that this woman could single-handedly deal with an entire group of mutated zombies before she was transformed, and she was also a car-level zombie with both strength and speed!"
"Are you bragging? One person single-handedly dealt with an entire swarm of mutated zombies? Do you think she is also a biological weapon?"
"By the way, why are those three fruiting bodies so reluctant to take action? And they seem to be very friendly to that woman..."
The waves of discussion were like small ripples, spreading in circles in this underground space.
In an atmosphere that was not very relaxed, but not very tense, the three 'wooden men' turned their heads and spoke friendly to Xu Xiaoxiao:
"Identity, confirmation..."
"ZJ dungeon guard, Xu Xiaoxiao..."
"Bionic man, Hamilton..."
"Judas Clone No. 3, Lu Bing..."
The way the three wooden men spoke was very strange. It was a complete sentence, but it was broken up and spoken by three voices. It sounded a bit like a computer synthesized voice that was not very intelligent.
When Lu Bing saw the three fruiting bodies for the first time, there was still a hint of wariness on his face.
But he soon seemed to remember something, and his face showed a sudden realization:
"Oh...I remembered, you are Marshal Zhao's..."
The three wooden men tilted their heads in unison and spoke out one by one:
"Sub-substance-body."
After a brief self-introduction, the leader, a wooden man, continued:
"An unidentified person was found..."
The face without facial features was aligned with 173, and the roots on the top of his head were twisted, creating an expression similar to confusion.
Hamilton immediately introduced: "This is the World Breaker, the World Breaker from timeline 173, but because he accidentally swallowed the stamen of a Japanese melon on the way back, he is still trapped in the hallucination..."
Hearing this, the wooden man stiffened for a while, and finally nodded unevenly:
"Understanding, Boundary Breaker, Timeline 173..."
After a pause, three voices sounded at the same time, overlapping into a stumbling sentence:
"I discovered that Xu Xiaoxiao has experienced alienation. Please step away and let me help her!"
Before Hamilton could react, the three wooden men stepped forward and surrounded Xu Xiaoxiao, who had his head lowered.
Two of them put one hand on the towering vine wall, and the other hand was hanging in front of Xu Xiaoxiao.
The other wooden man walked around Xu Xiaoxiao's back and raised his arms, apparently planning to put them on the woman's shoulders.
However, this angle also pointed its face towards Lu Bing, who was tied to Xu Xiaoxiao's back.
Staring at the face woven from roots, Lu Bing seemed to have a sudden illness. The corners of his mouth twitched a few times and he let out two dry laughs:
"Hey, Marshal Zhao, long time no see..."
The fruiting body did not respond to the young man's greeting, but quickly made a counting sound:
"one two three!"
When the last number landed, all four arms pressed towards the alienated Xu Xiaoxiao!
At the same time, dots of silver light particles emanated from the vine wall and the body of the fruiting body, and like swallows returning to their nests, they entered the woman's body one after another.
After these light particles merged in, the black energy on Xu Xiaoxiao's body was significantly reduced, and even the alienation phenomenon on the body surface was mostly reduced.
Except for the half-grown horn on his forehead.
"Okay, we have it under control for now!"
The three fruiting bodies retracted their hands and said stumblingly.
Lu Bing changed his previous attitude of not caring about the matter, and flattered him with a flattering face:
"Oh my, you really deserve to be Marshal Zhao. As soon as the Marshal takes action, you will know if there is any..."
Before he could finish his words, the fruit body standing behind Xu Xiaoxiao untied the seat belt tied to Lu Bing's body and removed it from the woman's back.
A deep voice of inquiry rang out, but this time it didn't come from the three wooden men.
But they come from all directions!
It was as if the entire wall of the dungeon was speaking, and the voices were intertwined together, creating a rumbling resonance.
"Lu Bing, your body's psychic energy is severely depleted. Are you using [dormant metabolism]?"
When Lu Bing heard this, he deliberately showed a wronged expression:
"It wasn't because of her. If Xu Xiaoxiao hadn't forced me, I wouldn't have made myself so embarrassed..."
As if after hearing Lu Bing's answer, the rich voice did not sound again. Instead, the wooden men spoke again:
"Come here, find me, and have an interview..."
After saying that, one of the fruiting bodies picked up Lu Bing on his back.
The other two also moved at the same time, supporting Xu Xiaoxiao one on the left and the other on the right, and walked forward slowly.
Wherever he went, the crowds separated automatically and no one dared to stop him.
But halfway through, those fruiting bodies seemed to have thought of something. Among them, the fruiting body carrying Lu Bing turned around and looked at the guard captain in the crowd.
"Xiao Wu, take the injured resident for treatment. Don't delay."
The guard captain was stunned when he heard this and nodded subconsciously.
Qian Shichang wanted to say something else, but looking at the strange looks of those fruiting bodies, he shrank back timidly.
He has always been a bully.
As long as the visitor can show some background, he won't dare to provoke him easily.
Now Marshal Zhao is blatantly favoring Xu Xiaoxiao and others. If Qian Shichang shows up again with a stiff neck, will he still want to stay in the underground city of Kyoto?
The conflict that could break out at any time was resolved inexplicably like this.
Passing through the crowd, the three fruiting bodies quickly led everyone to the bottom of the central crystal pillar.
It was only after getting closer that Hamilton discovered that the translucent pillars in front of him that looked like supporting the entire dome were not actually made of stone.
To be precise, it is more like the stem of some huge plant.
If you look closely, you will see that the entire 'crystal column' is composed of cell grids the size of fingernails, filled with bubbles and liquid, as if they can be popped with just a poke.
Looking at these beautiful structures, Hamilton was fascinated for a while. It wasn't until the warning sound of the fruiting body came out that he woke up from his meditation.
"Haha, wait, when we get down there, I will explain to you the structure of the 'crystal pillar'."
Looking up, several people had already entered the 'Crystal Pillar' and were waiting there.
"This seems to be an elevator..."
Hamilton murmured in his heart, and followed suit silently on the surface.
As he expected, the position where several people stood was a disc that was not spacious.
The texture is similar to crystal pillars, and they are also composed of cell lattice the size of a fingernail.
After Hamilton stepped onto the disc, the entrance to the crystal column was closed and the disc slowly descended.
There was no sound of mechanical operation, nor any beeps.
After it dropped to a certain level, the disc trembled silently and stopped.
Like an elevator opening its doors, the enclosed walls slowly parted.
When passing by, Hamilton also specially observed the operating principle——
It was found that the water in the cell lattice was actively squeezed out, causing the entire decomposition to shrink, resulting in the phenomenon of opening the door.
"Ingenious biotechnology..." Hamilton commented silently in his heart.
However, 173 on the side seemed to be able to hear the voice of the bionic man, and exclaimed inexplicably:
"Damn it, the entire Mercury Harbor is actually alive!"
"What?"
A big question mark popped up on Hamilton's head.
Before he could ask in detail, a compliment came from the fruiting body walking in front:
"Someone has noticed it..."
Everyone walked out of the crystal pillar and walked several hundred meters in a dark corridor.
When the light filled up again, Hamilton was surprised to find that the material making up the corridor was no longer the khaki metal he had seen before.
Instead, it turned into roots.
Tangled roots.
It looks messy, but it is just right and intertwined together to form a perfect whole.
Everything is just like what 173 said, the entire 'Mercury Harbor' seems to be alive!
As they moved forward, the corridor began to twist and turn, the distance between the walls continued to shrink, and the ceiling continued to sink.
In the end, everyone had no choice but to bend down to ensure that their scalps would not be bruised.
"arrive."
Just when the doubts were accumulating to the edge, the reminder of the fruiting body finally came from the front.
At this time, Hamilton discovered that they had reached a tight dead end.
The road ahead was blocked by dense roots, and those hanging things were like layers of curtains, completely blocking the way forward.
"Marshal~~~" Lu Bing shouted.
Although his voice was hoarse, he could still hear the relaxation in his tone.
However, no response came.
No one emerged from the front as Hamilton expected, and there was no response from the surrounding roots.
"Marshal???" Lu Bing howled again, much more eagerly than before.
Still no movement occurred.
"What's going on? Do we still need to go in to find you?"
Lu Bing became a little impatient and complained angrily.
And just after he said this, the roots in front of everyone seemed to come alive and began to twist slowly...
