It’s a strange invasion, is it okay for me to fight back?

Chapter 689 Seven Minutes

At the end of the flower-lined path lies a spacious circular plaza.

The square was like a fairyland, with lush green grass and birdsong filling the air.

Of course, there are no birds here, but once you enter this area, these concepts are immediately implanted in your mind: how fresh the air is, how fragrant the flowers are, how melodious the birdsong is, how the babbling brook shimmers with tiny dappled sunlight, everything is as beautiful as springtime, and you can even faintly hear melodious background music.

In the very center of the square stands a huge flower bud, which is very eye-catching.

This is clearly a trap in the maze. I reckon the maze boss will appear once the flower bud opens.

Feng Ling didn't dare to get close, worried that triggering a boss battle would interfere with her collecting seeds.

The seeds of life here are incredibly numerous, scattered throughout the grassland.

Huangfu Miaomiao originally wanted to collect more and store them, since they were items that could restore energy 100%, much more useful than the little jelly.

However, the system indicated that the item could not be placed in the inventory slot, and a line of small print appeared in the item's description: "[06:59 remaining until expiration]"

"This stuff only has a 7-minute shelf life. The countdown started the moment we picked it up, so everyone should eat it quickly!" Huangfu Miaomiao reminded everyone.

Feng Ling asked curiously, "What happens if it expires?"

Huangfu Miaomiao shook her head, "I don't know, you'll know in 7 minutes~"

Feng Ling casually tossed two life seeds into her mouth.

Once your energy is fully restored, you can eat several more without feeling any difference.

She turned to everyone and asked, "How are you all feeling?"

"I've fully recovered," Pei Xianjue replied with a satisfied expression.

Lin Pengpeng reached out and covered her stomach, saying in surprise, "Not only has the card energy been fully restored, but I also feel noticeably full."

"The effects of the Seed of Life seem to be limited to restoring physical strength, energy, and card energy, but it has no healing effect," Ling Feiran said.

Huangfu Miaomiao laughed, "If we can both restore energy and heal wounds, wouldn't we be immortal? Even the maze boss wouldn't be able to kill us, haha~"

Feng Ling chuckled, “We really are immortal now. Think about it, Fei Fei can heal. As long as these life seeds can replenish her energy indefinitely, she can heal us indefinitely. It’s hard for us to die even if we want to.”

Huangfu Miaomiao's eyes lit up. "That's right! Should we take this opportunity to defeat the maze boss?"

The weasel squatted on the ground and shook its head, wanting to remind Feng Ling to be careful. It took out its phone, hesitated for a few seconds, and then put it back in.

Forget it, I type for ages and no one ever reads it.

Even if she sees it, she'll probably just ignore it.

The weasel changed its mind and began to look around, trying to find a place to hide before they started fighting. After all, Feng Ling could change into her second form at any time, and the waist bag was not a safe place.

"Feng Ling, come and take a look at this," Ye Zheng called out from a short distance away.

"What's wrong?" Feng Ling strolled over.

Ye Zheng lowered his head and pointed to a ditch on the ground, saying, "Look at this ditch, it seems to form a pattern with the other ditches. I wonder what it means."

Feng Ling walked to her side, squatted down to take a look, and reached out to scoop up a small splash of water from the ditch.

Ye Zheng immediately bristled, "Hey! I told you to observe the shape, what were you doing sticking your hand in there?! What if it's poisonous?"

“It’s not poisonous~” Feng Ling shook the water off her hands. “If the water were poisonous, these life seeds would have to be renamed Highly Poisonous Seeds.”

The seeds grow in the grass, which is surrounded by a ditch. If the water in the ditch is poisonous, then the plants here must also be poisonous.

Ye Zheng gritted his teeth and emphasized, "It's better to be safe than sorry. No matter what, you should be cautious!"

"Oh, I see," Feng Ling replied casually, her tone rather perfunctory. Huangfu Miaomiao also came over at this moment, her eyes wide as she looked around, and couldn't help but nod repeatedly, "It does look like some kind of pattern, I guess you have to stand at a higher position to see it clearly."

Feng Ling walked a few steps along the canal and thought the pattern was quite complicated.

These irrigation ditches are both thin and shallow, less than a finger's width and no more than a wrist's width. They meander or crisscross in the grass, extending and combining in a regular pattern.

The square is too big, and the pattern is too big; you have to find a high spot to see the whole thing.

If an eye were made and attached to the head of the human-faced crow, Windfeather could share the crow's field of vision.

But when she entered the maze, she left the third child on the kite's back.

There was a human-faced crow that had been parasitized by those roots-covered internal organs, so she was worried that there might be similar dangers in the maze, so she didn't bring the third one. Who knew that there would be almost no danger along the way.

Summoning the human-faced crows again now would be a bit troublesome...

Ling Feiran said, "I can transform into a ghost form and float up there to take a look."

Feng Ling was slightly taken aback, turned to look at Ling Feiran, and was somewhat surprised that Ling Feiran had adapted to the cards so quickly.

“Maybe we should just forget about it…” Feng Ling thought for a moment. “It might just be decorations in the maze. When I killed the Naga, there were also a bunch of decorations in His temple, all sorts of fancy patterns, which didn’t really mean anything.”

Huangfu Miaomiao nodded in agreement, "Yes, the maze references mythological elements. Sometimes, to create an atmosphere, the scene is made mysterious. I also think these water canal patterns are like decorations."

No matter what Feng Ling said, Huangfu Miaomiao thought it made sense.

As the group was chatting, a soft clicking sound suddenly came from somewhere.

"Huh?" Lin Pengpeng moved her foot away and looked down at the seeds beside her feet. "The seeds I just threw away have changed color."

Everyone picked up a lot of seeds just now, but Huangfu Miaomiao said that the seeds would expire, so everyone threw the seeds they didn't need back on the ground.

Huangfu Miaomiao felt around in her pocket and pulled out a seed she hadn't thrown away. She noticed that the outer skin of the seed had turned dark red and swelled up, as if it were about to sprout.

"It's a bit disgusting after it expires." Huangfu Miaomiao threw it on the ground with disgust.

The seeds fell to the ground and continued to swell, growing from tiny sunflower seeds to about the size of a jujube.

The dark red substance burst through the skin, like fruit pulp squeezing out, and grew several thin, translucent roots. The roots swayed slightly in the air and grass, as if searching for something.

Feng Ling took a look and realized that it looked very familiar.

"So those lumps of internal organs on the outside grow from this place, ha!" she suddenly realized.

Huangfu Miaomiao shrank closer to Feng Ling, frowning as she said, "The color of the name has changed. Although it's still called Seed of Life, the color is red, which means it's aggressive."

Feng Ling said, "Yes, this thing will automatically search for nearby living things to parasitize."

No sooner had she finished speaking than the life seed that Huangfu Miaomiao had just thrown to the ground suddenly stretched out its roots and began to wriggle toward them!
On the other side, the life seed located at Lin Pengpeng's feet also used its roots to hug Lin Pengpeng's ankle, trying to burrow into her shoe!

Lin Pengpeng immediately got goosebumps, and pulled out her curved knife to cut the fleshy seed in half!
Feng Ling simply lifted her foot and crushed the flesh seed with a smack.

The atmosphere around us changed instantly!

The birdsong and fragrant flowers were gone; in the eerie silence, only the sound of clicking metal echoed one after another.

It wasn't a seed from the ground, but rather originated from the giant flower in the center of the square.

The petals are opening one by one.

Feng Ling turned around and looked, "Wow, a boss battle has been triggered."

The event is over! All the merchandise is finished! All orders have been placed and production has begun! Hahahaha, I love the tiger-headed bug so much~