Xu Dongyou only heard Xu's mother suddenly fall silent, and a sense of guilt welled up in his heart for no reason. He really shouldn't have concealed the fact that he was going to carry out the mission, and he should have explained the whole matter clearly to his parents at the beginning.
Mother Xu knew that Xu Dongyou was about to go on a mission. She had a lot of things to say to him, but in the end, they just came down to one sentence: "Dongyou, mom and dad are waiting for you at home."
"I will." Xu Dongyou said softly, "I promise."
Mother Xu hummed and hung up the phone. She and Father Xu looked at each other and talked for a while. Father Xu said, "I'll cook something for the child when he comes back soon."
Xu's mother nodded and wiped the tears from her eyes. At that moment, there was another knock on the door. Xu's mother stood up and opened the door. She saw the neighbor with an uneasy and guilty look on his face. The neighbor quickly apologized to Xu's father and mother. Xu's mother shook her head and forced a smile: "We should thank you very much, otherwise we wouldn't know."
The neighbors felt even more guilty after hearing this. Xu's mother really thought that from the bottom of her heart. She was thinking in the worst possible way. Assuming Xu Dongyou couldn't come back, maybe the phone call just now was the last time they spoke to each other.
But she immediately blocked out this possibility.
Xu Dongyou had promised her that he would come back, so he would definitely do it.
After a while, the relationship between the neighbor's family and Xu's mother became closer. Their children were carrying out very dangerous tasks, and they were all looking forward to their children returning safely. The processing bureau would also bring some gifts to the families from time to time, which was also a kind of gratitude.
Xu's mother would rather not have these things, and hopes that Xu Dongyou can return safely.
On the other side, a lot of people had gathered near the portal, especially the director of the General Administration, who came to the scene in person to encourage those who were about to go to the portal. In the end, he gave Xu Dongyou and others a lot of things, such as repair agents that could restore the body, and some sprays that could make monsters instinctively disgusted. These things were newly developed and had not yet been officially put on the shelves, so they could not be bought even if you had points.
All these precious things were given to Xu Dongyou and others. The director also prepared a lot of things and put them in the package. Most importantly, everyone brought things that the research department had temporarily made specifically for the evil tree. The main material was made of the dragon scales of Zhulong.
That's right.
Although Xu Dongyou's strength has increased a lot, it does not mean that he is confident that he can destroy the evil tree. Then, when he was thinking about how to deal with it, he suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a dragon scale embedded on the top of the seal formation.
In fact, the Processing Bureau also thought of this, but they were still thinking about how to ask Xu Dongyou to propose the case. What they didn't expect was that Xu Dongyou proposed it first. After discussion, the Processing Bureau was prepared to pay a certain price to exchange a dragon scale from Zhulong through Xu Dongyou. The most important thing was that destroying the evil tree could also help Zhulong's injuries and the degree of madness to develop in a better direction.
So Xu Dongyou informed Zhulong of the matter, and Zhulong agreed immediately. He said to Xu Dongyou calmly, "As for the exchange conditions, leave it until I get out."
He never took anything from the human race for free, and he knew that human technology was developing rapidly, and many things had changed over tens of thousands of years.
Xu Dongyou nodded, and then reluctantly asked Zhulong to help take down the dragon scale and put it on the back of the truck for transportation back. Of course, Xu Dongyou did not forget to stay in the truck and chat with Zhulong.
After a few days, Zhulong was able to speak normally, and even seemed more unfathomable. Xu Dongyou always had a feeling of awe, but every time he saw Zhulong's eyes, this feeling would disappear.
Therefore, Xu Dongyou only saw restrained and gentleness in Zhulong's eyes, which was completely different from his majestic and mysterious appearance. Xu Dongyou even thought of the time when Zhulong forced a contract with him out of concern for him. That scene still makes him feel indescribably moved and faintly touched.
After Xu Dongyou left, Zhulong regained his composure. He did not look at the touch screen projection device for the first time, but just thought about something quietly.
Xu Dongyou and the others were ready. They carried weapons made of dragon scales, sealing equipment, and other tools, and entered the portal one by one with large packages on their backs.
Everyone was wearing protective clothing, and the moment they entered the teleportation world, everyone immediately prepared to guard against the sudden rise of sludge, although according to the test results from the processing bureau, the sludge would not attack humans.
But they also have to make all necessary preparations to deal with the situation; they can't let down at the last step.
About a minute later, the sludge was still motionless, just like the sludge outside. The leading handler immediately gestured, indicating that it was safe for the time being. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but did not really relax. Instead, they walked forward cautiously, each holding their breath and concentrating.
They were worried that the air quality inside was not good, or that there was something harmful to humans, so they were all equipped with oxygen cylinders, and then Xu Dongyou, who had the strongest sense of danger, carefully felt whether the oxygen in the air was harmful.
At the same time, some researchers used instruments to test the air, which showed that the air quality was poor, but there were no harmful substances.
But they still did not take off their masks. After all, the oxygen cylinders could only last about four hours, and they would stay in the cave for at least three days, so the oxygen cylinders had to be kept in case of emergency.
After Xu Dongyou turned on the sensor, he did not feel any danger warning, and even tried to turn off the oxygen tank and took off the mask. Moist and somewhat smelly air immediately filled the surroundings. Xu Dongyou could not help but frowned. Although the smell made him feel uncomfortable, it was completely within the tolerable range.
Although the sludge was the real culprit that created the monsters, and the smell also came from the soil, it was not as disgusting as the flesh and blood of the monsters that made him feel so disgusted that even his soul couldn't help but feel disgusted.
The others also took off their masks one after another. The researcher squatted down and carefully collected and tested the soil. Then he showed a slightly surprised expression and said to everyone: "It's a bit strange. This soil in this world is completely different from the outside world that makes us feel disgusted even by our souls."
I don't know what caused it.
Everyone was amazed, but no one dared to touch the black mud. Instead, they prepared to move forward. On the road, they did not see any living plants or animals, only black mud everywhere and some withered trees and grass.
Some trees and grasses are normal, but perhaps because they grow in the forest, dark dirt can be vaguely seen on their roots, stems and leaf veins, probably because they have absorbed the black mud.
Everyone continued walking for a few hours and soon arrived near the evil tree. The researchers put down their backpacks and began to assemble the equipment. Finally, they conducted a remote monitoring test on the tree. After half an hour, a researcher said: "There is a strange energy around the tree. At the same time, we also detected signs of life in the tree. Look, we actually detected something like jumping."
"What?!!!"
Everyone looked horrified and came over to look at the screen. Although there were a lot of numbers on it that they couldn't understand what they meant, everyone could see a very regular monitoring chart on it.
"How could a tree have a spider? Doesn't that mean there's something dirty in the tree? Could it be that an evil spider has jumped on it?" Some handlers found it hard to accept this fact and couldn't help but guess another possibility.
The others nodded in agreement.
The director did not say a word during the whole process, but instead carefully observed the trees. From his perception, he could indeed feel the trees' surging and thrilling vitality.
Although the researcher was unhappy with everyone's doubts about him, he knew that this was not the time to argue, so he gave his own guess. "If it was just an evil spirit jumping, my equipment would not be able to detect such a clear jumping image at such a long distance. It can only be that tree, because its shape is very large, and its organs must also be very large, so it can be detected by my equipment."
The guess was well-founded and everyone was speechless for a moment, unable to refute it, but they were still instinctively shocked that a tree had jumped.
"Then if we talk in the door, will he hear us..." an attendant suddenly asked.
After all, if a tree has organs, it may mean that it is no longer a plant, and may even have the ability to think and judge.
Although so far, none of the trees have responded.
As a result, instead of relaxing, everyone became nervous because of the handler's words and even felt a chill down their spine.
Xu Dongyou opened his senses and felt carefully, but did not sense any danger. However, there was an aura around the tree that made him feel very familiar. It was naturally the aura of evil spirits, but the difference between the evil spirits and the surrounding gray fog was that the aura was more intense than that of the evil spirits.
In addition to the heart, Xu Dongyou, whose five senses were strengthened, even heard very violent heartbeats, the source of the sound coming from all directions, even under his feet.
Xu Dongyou's face changed slightly and he had a very scary guess.
That tree is not dirty...
He crouched down, as close to the ground as possible, and listened carefully.
"Dongdong..."
"Boom..."
It was not Xu Dongyou's illusion. The beating sound on the ground was clearer, which made Xu Dongyou's scalp tingle. The director noticed this and came over to ask, "What did you find?"
Xu Dongyou hesitated for a moment, then whispered in a voice that no one else could hear: "I heard some kind of beating sound underground, it could be very loud."
The director's expression changed slightly, and finally nodded, "Let's not tell the others for now."
After all, a huge monster buried underground is a bit creepy.