Last Totem Novel - Chapter 574
Chapter 574 Crisis
Ten hours later, Tie Zha was in big trouble. The middle-aged man started to have a fever and his mind gradually became blurry. This was a sign of excessive blood loss and inflammation of the wound. Tie Zha had no medical knowledge and had no other choice but to give the other party a therapeutic injection.
However, with a few needles, the middle-aged man’s condition still did not improve. His physical fitness was already average, and coupled with his age, his fever could not recede. Helplessly, Tie Zha had no choice but to give up on returning and let the other party dock the airship on a smaller island nearby.
A few hours later, the middle-aged man was completely unconscious. He was about to die when he said those vague words. Tie Zha grabbed the pendant hanging on his chest, looking a little hesitant. There were three flames of life inside, but he was reluctant to use them. It was a waste to spend twelve thousand gold coins to save an unfamiliar robber.
After thinking for a long time, he finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth, took out a fire of life, and was about to plunge it down when he realized that the other party was no longer breathing …
He was dumbfounded. Losing the pilot meant that he couldn’t fly the airship. However, it was useless to regret it now that the matter had come to this point. He quickly calmed down. First, he found the route map and the steering apparatus to determine his general location. Then, he gathered food and oxygen cylinders.
There was still a day’s voyage from the main mining area. If one used membrane wings to fly, it would take about three days. Once there, they should be able to find the mining sites of the major powers.
Afterwards, he filled two bottles of oxygen, picked out some compressed biscuits, and then used the corpse of the middle-aged man to hatch a swarm of ants, scattering them to investigate the situation around him.
After confirming the location of the next island, he immediately spread out his membrane wings and flew over. Because he couldn’t carry too many things, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to fly, so he didn’t have much oxygen and food on him, only enough for four days. The current situation could be said to be extremely dangerous. Once the oxygen was depleted, they would face the fate of suffocating to death.
Apart from that, he was unable to fly for long periods of time, so he had to stop every two to three hours to rest.
Two hours later, he flew to an island, put away his membrane wings and landed.
This is the edge of the area, and there are a lot of banana plants growing here. The leaves were drooping, either green or red, and the stems were covered with small round holes, occasionally spitting out a thumb-thick mist or two.
Tie Zha sat down and drank the water. He did not understand this place, so one more thing was better than one less thing. For these strange plants, it was better not to get close.
Just as he was in a daze, a fierce wind suddenly blew from behind his head. He immediately tilted his head and turned around at the same time.
“Pa!”
In the next second, the grass on the ground was flying, and sand and stones were rolling. Looking sideways, it was actually an arm-thick vine, dark green in color, shrinking and wriggling like a living creature.
Tie Zha was shocked and flew into the air.
“Whoosh!”
Within the mist, a black shadow flew out. Like a dancing whip, Ling Kong attacked. Seeing that Tie Zha was unable to dodge, he immediately made a decision and drew his saber. A huge force immediately came from the sword and pushed him backwards. Half of the vines he cut fell to the ground, rolling and twisting like a dying python.
“Wu …”
A long cry came from the dense forest, both like a bird’s cry and like the sound of the wind. After a few breaths, he stabilized his body, flapped his membrane wings, and quickly climbed up, flying away from the island.
A few hours later, Tie Zha landed on the edge of the next island. This time, he was much more cautious. He grabbed the soil from the ground and threw it everywhere. After confirming that it was safe, he sat down and rested.
Looking around, there was another scene. There were a large number of water bottle-shaped plants growing up and down, narrow and wide in the middle. There were very few leaves, but they were very wide. They were distributed in the shape of sheets on the top of the tree crown. On the whole, it was like a water bottle with leaves stuck in its mouth.
Tie Zha recognized the tree. It was called the “Aquarius Tree”. There was a large amount of sap stored in its trunk. It was said to be drinkable and had a sweet and delicious taste.
After a moment of hesitation, he walked into the forest, found a larger water bottle tree, pulled out his dagger, and stabbed into it.
“Chi …”
A mist of water sprayed out, carrying a faint sweet fragrance. Immediately after, a thin column of water sprayed out.
Tie Zha hurriedly opened his mouth to catch it. The sap was ice-cold and refreshing, as if it had been frozen for a long time. It was extremely delicious.
After drinking for a while, Tie Zha wiped his mouth contentedly and began to search around again. It is said that there will also be a plant called the Bread Tree near the Aquarius Tree.
The breadtree looks like an ordinary apple tree, but its fruit, if baked, expands and tastes like cheese bread, delicious.
This dense forest didn’t look dangerous. He strolled around and didn’t encounter any trouble.
As they walked, the space in front of them suddenly became empty, and the ground revealed the color of mud. The trees and flowers in the forest seemed to have stopped growing along an arc.
He flew to a high place and saw a strange big red flower growing in the middle of the open space.
The flower was three to four meters long in diameter, and its petals were as bright red as fire. It was so beautiful that it seemed to have a kind of magical power that people couldn’t help but want to observe it closely.
Like a ghost messenger, Tie Zha slowly flew over. Just ten meters away from the flower, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his mind, as if a needle had stabbed into it. He immediately woke up from his shock and quickly retreated as if he had escaped.
The Nightmare Overlord Flower was one of the most terrifying dream plants in Qiman’s dream world.
Scholars have analyzed that it sends out a psychic electric wave that induces creatures to approach, and over a long period of time uses its roots to gradually absorb the nutrients of its prey. Once captivated by it, even a Saint realm expert could perish, staring blankly at the petals until they turned into a skeleton.
Recalling what happened just now, Tie Zha was so frightened that cold sweat broke out all over his body. If it weren’t for the slightest bit of Origin Energy reminder, he would have already died.
Now that he was alone, in order to avoid a long night’s sleep, he immediately set off for the next island.
For the next 30 hours, he buried himself in his journey until he was too sleepy to rest until he landed on the edge of an island.
The first bottle of oxygen had already consumed more than half of it, and his heart became even more anxious. Until now, he could only confirm that the direction was roughly correct. If he can’t find the camp within fifty hours, he’ll die from lack of oxygen.
Thinking of this, he felt extremely regretful. So many trials and tribulations had already passed, and they had actually died under the same negligence. It was truly a bit unreconcilable.
Even though he was in a desperate situation, he was still a simple person. After sighing, he leaned against the stone and fell asleep. He was the kind of person who would be executed tomorrow morning, who would eat soundly and sleep soundly tonight. Anyway, if he died, it wouldn’t be a big deal.
He woke up and went to sleep. Seven or eight hours later, he ate a few compressed biscuits and continued on.
A few hours later, he threw down the first oxygen tank and activated the second.
In order to save oxygen, he tried to breathe every three hours. In the end, he felt dizzy at two hours and twenty minutes. He was powerless and almost fell into the Sea of Eternal Sleep. With this lesson in mind, he didn’t dare to try again. He would inhale oxygen on time every time.
Twenty hours later, half of the second bottle of oxygen was left. The irritation in his heart could no longer be described in words.
However, the surroundings were still white. He even felt that he had been circling around in circles, never leaving the starting point.
Suddenly, he arrived at a small island. There was not much space here, and one could see it at a glance. In the middle was a very large banyan tree with luxuriant branches that covered the sun and the sky, casting a large shadow on the ground. The mist that was as white as a gauze slowly rose and scattered. Everything in front of him seemed to be a mirage. It was like a dream, and it was hard to tell whether it was real or fake.
In this place, the more beautiful things are, the more dangerous they are. He didn’t dare to approach, only stopping at the edge of the island to rest.
Not long after he sat down, a rustling sound suddenly came from all around him. Then, the ground started to churn like boiling water. His expression changed drastically as he spread out his membrane wings and flew into the air.
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!”
The moment he left the ground, countless roots burst out of the ground. One of the longer ones wrapped around his ankle and pulled him down.
Tie Zha immediately pulled out his machete and sliced down, cutting off the roots of the tree. But in the next second, more tree roots wrapped around him. Just as he cut off one side, the other side rolled up again.
Soon, he was dragged to the ground, and more roots drilled out from the soil, wrapped around him layer by layer, and twisted, dragging him in the direction of the banyan tree.
He kicked his feet in the dirt and used the strength of his waist to break free from the roots that wrapped around his hands. He brandished the straight machete, turned around, and swept it out. Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
However, the roots on the ground seemed endless. Just as they cut off one side, they surrounded the other side. At the same time, the dense roots of the tree crown hung down and twisted into several strands, attacking him.
Seeing that the situation was critical, Tie Zha no longer hesitated. He took out a metal pipe from his pocket and stabbed it into his thigh.
In an instant, the purple liquid flowed into the blood vessels and pumped into the atrium, bringing endless power.
“Yeah ~” A deep sigh came from the deepest part of his chest, carrying an indescribable madness and happiness.
Within his eyes, bloodlines grew crazily, crisscrossing and spreading. In an instant, it covered his pupils, as if he was sobbing blood. This was a demon stimulant from Bill the Killer Bee. It could stimulate one’s potential and burn one’s life to the fullest extent possible.
His entire body was emitting high heat, and his exposed skin emitted a strange layer of red light, like a burning iron. The roots that wrapped around his skin made a “chi chi chi” sound, and a large amount of water vapor came out.
“Whoa, whoa, whoa!”
In the next moment, he let out a wild beast-like roar and waved his machete. It was like a tornado, causing the roots around him to break and scatter in all directions.
“Ke la la la …”
At this time, the big banyan tree not far away suddenly moved. The crown of the tree swayed, making the sound of branches cracking. In an instant, the dense roots pounced on Tie Zha like a tide.
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”
The sharp blade continued to pierce through the air, and a large number of broken roots were thrown into the air, falling backwards.
Seemingly aware of the strength of his prey, he gave up on his attack and retreated.
Under the influence of the stimulants, Tie Zha, who was supposed to leave, had his eyes red with killing intent. He held his sword in both hands and chased after the roots, chopping them left and right.
In the blink of an eye, he rushed under the banyan tree and fiercely chopped at the tree trunk that was hugged by several people, causing the bark and wood chips to fly everywhere.
“Wu …”
A dull buzzing sound came from above, like a strong wind blowing through a cave, causing the eardrums to ache. He sprang up to the top of the tree, brandishing his machete, causing the branches and leaves to fall off one after another.
“Wu …”
Another loud noise came from the center of the canopy. His gaze narrowed as he locked onto the source of the sound and sliced open the roots in front of him, charging straight at him.
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”
As the voice rang out, the branches and leaves swayed, and they abruptly pulled towards Tie Zha. However, there was a flash of light and they all broke apart.
Tie Zha slaughtered his way over like a bamboo, and the blade in his hand was invincible. Soon, he arrived at the center of the tree crown.
“Dong dong dong …”
A heartbeat-like agitation could be heard from the depths. He cleaved open the branches and leaves in front of him and a huge tumor appeared in front of him. It was beating rapidly, and the thick meridians of the water pipes spread all over it, becoming thicker and thinner with the rhythm of contraction and diastole.
The berserk Tie Zha stabbed straight at the hilt of the saber with a “pu” sound.
“Wu …”
The loud wind was deafening, and the entire banyan tree shook violently. The branches of the banyan tree began to twitch crazily.
Tie Zha stood unsteadily and fell from the tree. In midair, he flapped his membrane wings and flew sideways.
“Ke la la la …”
Along with the ear-piercing sound of wood cracking, the giant banyan tree began to shrink. Looking down, the earth and rocks on the ground rolled and the tree trunk sank slowly. Within less than half a minute, it had shrunk to the ground at a speed visible to the naked eye. There was only a large pit left in the original place.
Tie Zha stared blankly, forgetting to continue attacking. I didn’t expect this dream plant to be able to shrink underground.
Not long after, a burst of tiredness struck, and the side effects of the demon doping came. Tie Zha’s eyelids sank and he almost fainted. He quickly pulled out his dagger and stabbed it into his thigh to keep himself awake. At the same time, he unscrewed the oxygen bottle and took in large mouthfuls of oxygen.
About an hour later, he gradually recovered, and was shocked to discover that the oxygen bottle was about to bottoming out.
Originally, the oxygen that could last for more than 20 hours was only a few minutes left …