Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

While muttering under their breath, Fang Rui, Ying, and Paimon followed the elemental mushroom beast to other areas to find its companions, while Buyer followed along using the void terminal, chatting with Fang Rui about some trivial matters.

For example, the grass dragon's appearance is like a snake or a dragon, and its color is very much in line with the land of grass.

After some time, having gathered some companions, Ying received a message from an elemental creature: the elemental creature, who possessed the means to return home, had gone to the Layered Rock Abyss to stop its own deterioration...

“The Abyss of Layered Rocks. I wandered around the Abyss of Layered Rocks for so long, but I didn’t see any elemental creatures.”

"Perhaps in the mud." Buyer offered a reasonable guess. If an elemental being possesses forbidden knowledge within its body, being exposed to the light of the Frostfire Nail could very well result in the forbidden knowledge being materialized and enveloped.

"With so much sludge, how are we supposed to find it..." Fang Rui complained, "Not to mention that many passages in the Abyss of Layered Rocks have been blocked by Ruo Tuo and are impassable."

After pondering for a while, Fang Rui decided to intervene in the mission's progress: "Let's try another approach!"

"What are you talking about?" Ying, who was seriously discussing the known information with the elemental creature and confirming the location of the target, turned to look at Fang Rui. She had a feeling that Fang Rui, who was talking to himself, was talking about something related to the mission.

"I'm talking about... the last mission objective, I'll find it for you."

After all, the interior of the Abyss of Layered Rocks is somewhat dangerous, so avoid touching the sealing barrier released by the Dragon King Ratna unless absolutely necessary.

Generally speaking, cracks in Teyvat appear underground, and there are certain depth requirements; if they are not deep enough, cracks will not appear...

In other words, the abyss may be at the bottom of Teyvat.

Without dwelling on the matter, Fang Rui unleashed his detection skill, scanning the rocky abyss like a radar, and quickly located his target.

Open the portal, reach your left hand inside, and touch the black sludge on the other side of the portal. To be precise, you don't actually touch the sludge; there's a one-centimeter distance between your hand and the sludge.

A light resembling a Nail of Frost emanated from Fang Rui's palm, and the black sludge dissipated at an extremely fast speed, revealing the elemental mushroom beast hidden inside.

Reach forward a little further, grab the elemental mushroom beast, and then pull it back...

The elemental mushroom beast passed through the spatial portal and landed in front of Fang Rui.

Ying, Paimon, and several other elemental mushrooms exchanged glances for a while before moving on to another elemental mushroom. After exchanging words and receiving energy replenishment from Fang Rui, the elemental mushrooms were in good condition.

The group set off for the desert in search of the grass dragon Apep.

The formation of the Sumeru Desert can be simply attributed to the influence of forbidden knowledge; there are very few plants in the desert...

“Buyer, have you ever thought about showing the power of the demon god in the desert and turning the desert into a forest?”

“To be honest, it’s a bit difficult.” Following Fang Rui’s lead, Buyer explained, “Although grass elements can create forests, the impact of a desert suddenly turning into a forest is very troublesome.”

"I know." Fang Rui nodded slightly. Sudden changes in the ecological environment will bring all sorts of troubles to creatures living in the desert, and at the same time, the climate will change, and extreme weather will occur.

"But I'm not asking you to change the entire desert, just the areas where humans live. What do you think?"

"Sure, but I need to do the calculations in detail."

Buyer did not reject Fang Rui's proposal, but only requested that the environment of a certain area be changed within a controllable range.

"Okay, take your time calculating. The first site is Aru Village, which is relatively close to the rainforest, so the impact of environmental changes will be reduced..."

"I think...it won't have much of an impact."

Buyer's voice came through the Void Terminal, carrying a hint of sarcasm.

"It has no impact, isn't that better?" Fang Rui retorted.

“It’s really good,” Bouyer replied, then stopped talking and seemed to have started calculating…

Fang Rui did not disturb Buyer, but instead turned his attention to Ying and Paimon. Based on their current speed, it would take about two days to reach the desert.

After thinking for a moment, Fang Rui decided to help them speed up. He had the pack beasts pull the cart, and the group and the elemental mushroom beasts sat on the cart, which increased their movement speed.

About three hours later, the group arrived at Aru Village.

After discussing it for a while, the group decided not to rest in Aru Village, but to continue their journey.

The desert at night is full of dangers, even for ordinary people. However, Fang Rui and his companions are not ordinary people.

Therefore, the monsters along the way did not affect the group, and did not even slow down their travel speed.

The next day, around noon, the group arrived at the area where Apep was sleeping. With Buyer's remote assistance, the elemental fungus beasts awakened Apep, giving him no chance to escape. Fang Rui led Ying and the others directly into the grass dragon's body...

When they entered the grass dragon's body, an energy tried to separate Fang Rui and the others, but it was interfered with by the energy released by Fang Rui and failed.

The grass dragon's body was very spacious, with no organs or similar objects visible, only glass-like walls, and a clump of grass and trees...

Ying felt as if she had entered the Dust Song Pot, a secluded grotto connected to the outside world...

"Where are we going now?" Ying looked around warily. The scene of brown and dark green was somewhat eerie, and she only felt a little safe after drawing her sword.

"There's no need to go anywhere; the contamination in Apep's body will find us."

Fang Rui remained calm, his gaze sweeping around, able to detect malicious stares. The pollution within Apep's body sensed the intruder and was now taking countermeasures.

Dark shadows swam across the wall, like fish swimming in water.

"It's not all the pollution, only a part of it."

The pollution within Apep's body had been accumulating for a long time; it wasn't just accumulated by Him, but also by the pollution accumulated by the Red King.

It can't be that little bit. Even if the forbidden knowledge in the World Tree is deleted, it won't affect Appepp.

“Only a part…” Ying’s gaze followed the shadows that roamed above the wall. Just that one shadow was enough to make her feel a little threatened.

Although it wasn't as obviously threatening as the Demon God's Familiar, it wasn't far off...

It is already very close, approaching the strength of a demon god's familiar.

However, the mere strength of a demon god's familiar should not have been enough to torment the Red King and Apep to such an extent. Therefore, Fang Rui had ample reason to suspect that there was more forbidden knowledge hidden within Apep's body.

As for why he didn't appear, it's either because he was preparing to launch a surprise attack at a crucial moment, or because Appepp was suppressing forbidden knowledge.

After all, the Grass Dragon King is comparable to a demon god in terms of strength, and even stronger than a regular demon god, so it's not surprising that he can suppress forbidden knowledge.

"...I'll leave the task of fighting it to you, and I'll provide you with support."

As Fang Rui spoke, he added a few buffs to Ying, then picked up Paimon and held him in his arms.

Ying: "…………" Although I have no objection, could you please use a consultative tone?

“We will help,” the elemental fungus said, assuming a defensive posture. They had no intention of standing aside in the battle to reclaim their home.

Seeing this, Fang Rui didn't hold back, throwing all sorts of buffs at the elemental mushroom beast.

"Ying, you can do it!"

Paimon, held in Fang Rui's arms, waved his hands to cheer Ying on. Knowing that his strength would only cause trouble for Ying if he entered the battlefield, Paimon stayed in the safe zone to avoid causing her any trouble.

“…Be careful.” Ying responded, her attention focused on the form of forbidden knowledge, paying no attention to anything else.

Fang Rui raised his left hand, put his index and middle fingers together, and gently pressed them on the void terminal to contact Buyer.

"Can you see me, Buyer?"

"I can see it, perhaps because of you. The signal from the Void Terminal is good, I can see it very clearly."

Buyer said, "Based on the condition of Apep's body, we can tell that His condition is very bad. Even after the forbidden knowledge is expelled, He will still need some time to recover."

“The afforestation plan can exclude him, and the subsequent care and maintenance of the forest can be entrusted to him.”

"No, the game hasn't even started yet! And you've already arranged everything perfectly for Appepp's follow-up?"

Fang Rui's expression was a little strange upon hearing this, as if asking why your thoughts were jumping around so much.

“Do you think you will fail?!” Buyer retorted.

"Failure? Impossible. With Ying and me working together, how could we possibly fail?"

Fang Rui said, "Don't joke around. It's just about expelling forbidden knowledge. How could it possibly fail?"

“See, you said there’s no possibility of failure, so naturally I have no reason to consider the possibility of purification failure.”

As Buyer spoke, his attention focused on the battlefield, where Ying and the forbidden knowledge-transformed forms had already begun their battle...

The battle between the human and the monster was somewhat like a fight between a human and a fish. The monster, which was a manifestation of forbidden knowledge, lacked offensive methods and its appearance was not very suitable for combat.

However, they excel at elemental attacks, mainly because they have a large quantity of them.

Instead of directly attacking the forbidden knowledge form, the elemental fungus was assisting Luminous, helping her withstand elemental attacks so that she could focus on attacking the monsters.

"Wow! This monster can really run..."

Paimon watched as the monster, a manifestation of forbidden knowledge, moved across the ground, battling Luminosity and elemental fungi, and then hid in the walls to evade Luminosity's attacks, recover from its injuries, and seek opportunities to retaliate. He couldn't help but complain.

"Some of them can actually run." Fang Rui squinted. This monster is a bit cowardly! It runs away as soon as its health gets low...

Logically speaking, since taboo knowledge is called "taboo," one should be a bit more reckless!

Why are you so cowardly? Who taught you your fighting style?

The Crimson King possesses high combat prowess and is considered the strongest fighter in the Sumeru Demon God Alliance; his fighting style is far from cowardly.

As for Appepp...

To be fair, this monster's fighting style was probably learned from Appepp. Both have elongated bodies, so it's normal for them to have such an attack method.

'Tsk! A dragon, yet its fighting style is so slippery, like an eel.'

After internally complaining, Fang Rui had no intention of offering Ying any help, and instead observed his surroundings.

The extent of Apep's remaining consciousness is unknown, but after realizing that Luminous had an absolute advantage, he gradually released the suppression of forbidden knowledge, and more forbidden knowledge manifested, causing some trouble for Luminous.

As for Appepp's help, it didn't come...

Chapter 626 Apep Joins the Tour Group

It's unclear whether he was not fully conscious or simply lacked the will to help.

Ying is currently being attacked by five manifestations of forbidden knowledge. Each manifestation is as powerful as a demon god's familiar, and their combined strength surpasses that of a regular demon god.

not only that……

Fang Rui remained vigilant, adding attack and defense buffs to Ying, bringing her strength to the level of a demon god, making her unafraid of being ganged up on by the forbidden knowledge-transformed beings.

This would allow Fang Rui to safely explore Appepp's body. Because Appepp's physique was so exaggerated, it wouldn't be easy to find where the forbidden knowledge was hidden.

To be precise, it is the core of taboo knowledge. The pollution of taboo knowledge has a source, while the pollution that spread to Appepp's entire body is a subsequent development.

Once the source is eliminated, the remaining taboo knowledge is easier to deal with. However, if the root of the taboo knowledge is not destroyed, then cleaning up the taboo knowledge will be more difficult.

For example, without eliminating the source, the manifestations of taboo knowledge will appear in droves.

However, given the current situation, the core of forbidden knowledge is very cowardly, showing no sign of emerging. It's unclear whether it senses danger or is simply inherently cowardly...