Strange game designer.

Chapter 854 Tenderness
Cutting a path through the forest would inevitably provoke an attack from the collective will of the forest. Dr. Gao was worried that the equipment would be damaged, so he could only wait instead of forcing his way through.

The sun had completely sunk below the horizon, and the moonlight was softly shining down. A breeze blew through his half-tied hair, and he twitched his nostrils slightly. He then tentatively reached out and felt the wind with his palm: "The wind... the wind tonight is hot."

The air was filled with the stench of burning. Banban turned around abruptly and saw a wall of fire burning at the edge of the street.

"Someone wants to use fire to divide the forest! But that will burn down the residential area!"

The madmen want to destroy the forest, and they don't care about destroying the people living in the residential area. In their eyes, the trees that make up the forest and the people in the residential area are the same. They can be cut down and they will grow back. They can be killed and they will regenerate.

The pre-prepared firewalls, like a chessboard, limited the expansion of the forest, but also caused terrible consequences, with screams heard everywhere.

The Human Rights Commission worked to treat the wounded, while police and ethics watchdogs approached the original site of the forest, which had once been a residential area before being completely swallowed up by the forest, turning everyone into trees.

"Dr. Gao, should we join them?"

“No need.” Dr. Gao has been in contact with the police these past few days, and the police are fully aware of all the instructions from the ethics monitoring team. This is why the police and the ethics monitoring team are here at the same time: “We’ll wait for them to clear the way.”

"Even if we use firewalls to limit the expansion of the forest, it's still difficult to get into the forest. There are too many trees here, not to mention the newly emerging pests." Banban was well-educated by Mr. Ghoul, obeying the rules and being polite. He had never looked directly at the true malice deep in people's hearts.

"Just wait."

As time passed, the night wind stirred the flames, and whether by human intervention or by accident, a wall of fire collapsed onto the forest, crushing the trees and igniting fires in multiple locations.

The collective wailing distorted the moonlight, and the black mist from the burning obscured the entire scene.

"They finally couldn't hold back anymore." Dr. Gao took out a fireproof mask he had prepared in advance and sent all the documents he had edited on his phone to Xue Se and Mr. Gourmet.

The moment the transmission was successful, Dr. Gao's eyes lost all attachment to life, and a relieved smile appeared on his lips: "The three of you stay with me and must protect the equipment. That is the key to saving the entire city."

The fire attracted the collective will of the forest, and the trees twisted and twisted in the direction of the flames, desperately trying to stop them.

Police and members of the ethics watchdog entered from different directions, gunshots and shouts rang out, some were dragged and assimilated, and others encountered pests.

"Follow!"

Dr. Gao felt no discomfort as he walked through the forest. He had entered the forest many times in his search for his mother and was constantly studying it.

Those pale limbs twisted in the moonlight and became deformed in the raging fire. The air was filled with a foul odor. The only difference between this place and hell was that some people still held onto some pathetic hope.

Pushing aside the tree branches and the approaching heads, Dr. Gao's memory gradually became blurred. He had been in this delirious world for a long time, and his absolute rationality was being worn away bit by bit.

"It's almost over. I only need to do one more thing, and my mission will be complete."

Walking through the forest, arms brushing past and climbing over pale bodies, the person Dr. Gao wanted to see was hidden deep within this dense forest.

"Everything is arranged. All the clues I left behind point to the same answer. They will definitely investigate and find the truth I want them to see!"

Fires raged across the forest, trees were packed together, and the corpses of pests lay on the ground, their blood a bright red.

His hair was singed, flames surged forth, and Dr. Gao, clutching his chest, rushed to the front. "Doctor, slow down!"

"Your arm is burned, doesn't it need to be bandaged?"

"Don't linger, hurry up."

The gaps between the trees grew narrower and narrower. Dr. Gao forced himself to walk another ten meters or so. The wind here became slightly cooler, and the air carried a faint fragrance.

"We're almost there! We're almost there!"

Dr. Gao took out a machete from behind his back and cleared a path amidst Banban's attempts to stop him.

The trees oozed sap, staining their leaves red. Dr. Gao, chasing the moonlight, was the first to arrive at the center of the forest.

In a clearing in the heart of the dense forest, he saw once again that special tree, that woman growing freely under the moonlight, that woman who seemed never to age, forever young and beautiful.

"Give me the equipment, and don't come any closer." Dr. Gao went to get the body bag, but saw one of the servants pull out a gun and point it at Dr. Gao.

"Mr. Eater asked me to keep a close eye on you, I'm sorry, Doctor."

Another servant also took out a gun and pushed Banban forward: "Mr. Foodie is very satisfied with your plan, but the final choice of the co-brain cannot be you, it must be Banban."

"I've modified the brain-computer interface a lot. Once it's activated, it's a gamble with your life; even a half-baked person can't withstand it." Dr. Gao seemed to have anticipated this, and he stepped forward into the moonlight.

"Doctor, I don't want this either, but it's Mr. Ghoul's order." The servant skillfully took out the shared brain device and placed it on the open ground: "Please start the device."

"Even if it means death, you still want Banban to try?"

"Yes, begin the brain-boosting injection." The servant pointed a gun at him, and Dr. Gao had no choice but to take out the syringe. He looked at Banban's neck, hesitated for a few seconds, his palms sweating, and finally put the syringe away.

“Another brain-combining drug has fewer side effects.” What Dr. Gao took out for the first time was actually a drug that destroys sanity, the latest research result of the ethics monitoring group, which he had just changed the appearance of.

In his plan, he should have injected Banban without hesitation, but as his memory became blurred, his absolute rationality melted away, and he seemed to become more like his childhood self, the self before he survived that bloody night.

After injecting Banban with the brain-sharing drug and adjusting the equipment, Dr. Gao had a servant pick up Banban while he and another person slowly moved the equipment.

All four entered the open space and approached the woman. Banban, whose willpower was the weakest, began to mutter to himself. The two servants also sensed something was wrong. They wanted to retreat, but the sound of the forest had completely merged into their bodies and pierced their bones.

He collapsed to the ground, clutching half of his servant. He felt roots slowly growing from his legs and taking hold of the earth. The other servant reacted quickly, immediately pointing his gun at the woman. But the moment he became hostile, a tsunami-like forest will exploded in his brain, knocking him unconscious.

Of the four, only Dr. Gao still had a gentle smile on his face. His heart was beating erratically, about to burst. A voice inside him was frantically telling him to run away, but he still dragged the brain-sharing device closer.

"The forest will attack anyone who is hostile to it, but all I ever wanted to do was heal you."

(End of this chapter)