Technological practice: leading the human race to the stars

Chapter 59 The Essence of Survival (II)
Yuan Ze slowly opened his eyes, and the world around him changed from the boundless sea of ​​stars back to the familiar cave. His body was enveloped by the warm sunlight that penetrated into the cave, and the breeze with a hint of the morning grass and trees blew across his face. He sat up, and the fatigue had long been swept away, and the source power in his body was at its newest peak.

"You're awake!" Ji Xuefeng's voice reached Yuanze's ears.

Yuanze turned around and saw the two people behind him. There was a look of relief on their faces. They breathed a sigh of relief, and a huge stone in their hearts finally fell.

"I feel great, and my energy is more abundant than before."

"You recovered so quickly? I saw you were exhausted at that time." Ji Xuefeng approached him curiously and carefully felt the surge of his source power. "It is indeed true."

"Before leaving, those people thanked you. Now that you are ready, let's go too."

According to the requirements, this assessment must also obtain a small red flag, and the assessment score must be calculated by recording the source beasts killed.

The "Crocodile Tyrant" killed by Yuan Ze before was also counted, so the score was terribly high. But Rick and Ji Xuefeng knew the truth, not everyone had this luck and ability.

For other people, this level of source beast is not a blessing of great wealth, but a desperate situation with no chance of survival.

The three of them kicked the ground hard, and the rocks under their feet broke into pieces. They shuttled through the wild land, constantly harvesting source beasts along the way, and their points continued to rise. Even when they had a break, they never let down their guard and were always ready for battle.

They approached the original location of the forest lizard little by little. Yuanze was about to speak of his discovery, but was stopped by Astra. Yuanze also used "Heart Flow" to see that the underground building and the huge source of power disappeared underground without a trace.

"What are you staring at? You have killed all these lizards." Rick thought Yuanze was looking at the corpses of lizards on the ground, so he pulled him back to his senses.

They gradually went deeper, trying to find those small red flags. These small red flags were planted by the instructors in the habitats of some powerful source beasts and were very difficult to obtain.

So they had to go to some dangerous places within the area, which were also areas simulated by the white simulation tower. They quickly located this place. The fog here was more humid and thicker, making it difficult for the three of them to breathe.

"what is this?"

Ji Xuefeng seemed to have stepped on something, and he felt a strange touch under his feet. Then there was a crackling sound, and an unbearable stench penetrated the mask, and the three of them almost stopped breathing due to the pungent smell.

"It's a corpse!" Yuanze and Rick made their judgment immediately after smelling the smell.

Ji Xuefeng couldn't stand the stench, so he took off his mask, leaned against a big tree nearby, and started vomiting.

The other two cautious people came closer and saw a highly corroded corpse vaguely visible in the mist. Its skin had turned dark black and was tightly attached to the bones. There were still a few pieces of tattered clothes on its body. The face of the corpse was unrecognizable, and only some hideous outlines remained.

Judging from the degree of decay of the corpse, it must have been dead for a long time. However, in this area, the corpse was not eaten by any living creature, which was even more unusual.

"It looks like the body of a test-taker from a few years ago." Rick covered his nose and said, "But why did it become like this? Although the environment here is harsh, the abundant source power should have a strong anti-corrosion effect. It shouldn't be corrupted to this state, right?"

Yuan Ze did not answer. He squatted down, stretched out his hand covered with source power and gently pressed on the corpse. To his surprise, this seemingly highly decomposed corpse still had a faint source power fluctuation. This fluctuation was very weak and almost negligible, but it was real.

It stands to reason that dead creatures do not have source power, and the source power they had in life will be released into the environment after death. "This corpse is a bit strange." Yuan Ze stood up and said to the two, "We'd better be careful. There may be some danger here that we don't know about."

Yuanze gave the task of analyzing the two contradictions to Astra. After Ji Xuefeng gradually got used to the taste, the three of them continued to move deeper.

They didn't notice that the highly corroded corpse moved its fingers slightly, as if it was still struggling in its death throes...

As they continued walking, the three became more confused.

Every time they walked a certain distance, they would find some rotten corpses. Some looked like they had just died, with some luster on their skin and some elasticity when stepped on; some had been dead for a while, with gray-green skin and a dragging feeling when stepped on; some were even more corrupt than the first one, with some insect-like source beasts drilling in and out of the holes in their bodies...

"Yuan Ze, be careful. This is a mutated Mist Floater. It is almost invisible in this kind of fog. Here is its information."

"The Mist Floating Spirits are social creatures, and their individual strength is weak. But they cling to each other in the mist, forming a huge, almost invisible group of creatures. This group has the strength comparable to that of high-level body-tempered source beasts. These creatures float and wriggle freely in the mist, just like jellyfish in the ocean..."

Yuanze was slightly stunned. He never thought that one day Astra would call him by his name.

"Check on Ji Xuefeng quickly, he might have been poisoned."

Yuanze turned his head to look at Ji Xuefeng, who seemed to be fine. Ji Xuefeng also felt Yuanze's gaze and made an "OK" gesture.

"Look at you making such a fuss..."

Just in case, Yuanze used "Flow" to look at Ji Xuefeng. Its new ability can even see at the cellular level.

This sight completely stunned Yuan Ze. A small amount of foreign substance similar to neurotransmitter was transmitting in his body.

"This is a biological enzyme in the body of this mutated mist floating spirit. It can combine with the mist in the surrounding environment to form a complex toxin molecule. The structure of this toxin molecule is similar to the neurotransmitter in the body, so it can easily invade the body and interfere with the normal functioning of its nervous system."

Astra helped Yuan Ze explain: "Fortunately, the amount he inhaled is limited, not very high, but I suggest you use the 'Anti-Toxin Mode' to make the antidote before moving forward."

Yuanze took action quickly. He shared all the information with the two of them. Ji Xuefeng, in particular, turned pale and cried out for Yuanze to make an antidote quickly, otherwise his ideal of eating the source beast would be wasted.

Yuanze quickly gave the antidote to the source of power to the two of them. According to Astra, the effect would last for at least a month, so Ji Xuefeng felt relieved.

Just as they were taking the antidote, Yuanze accidentally caught a glimpse of green lights in the darkness.

He turned his head subconsciously and saw nothing.

(End of this chapter)