Chapter 118 The Third Party to End the War

Lin found that it was so spectacular when the largest creature in history fell. The whole giant tree first kept making a loud creaking noise, because the branches at the top of the home tree extended into the rock formation on the top of the cave. When it fell, huge cracks burst and spread on the top of the cave. Countless rocks were pulled and collapsed by the fallen trees. Finally, as the internal structure of the tree could not bear the pressure of its weight, it shattered and the whole tree collapsed. .

At the moment when the tree fell to the ground, the whole underground world made a loud noise like thunder, and under this tree, it happened that the two purgatory worms were located.

The speed of purgatory worms is quite slow, they can't even retract quickly to the ground, and when they can't escape, they can only watch the collapsed home tree fall on their own heads.

Although they are the largest animals, they were almost vulnerable under the impact of a giant tree with a height of more than 300 meters. There was also a strong scream, and the two huge creatures were crushed to pieces.

A worm's head was partially exposed outside the collapsed home tree, and its internal organs spewed out a distance of more than 100 meters, which made Lin have to sigh at the terrifying weight of the home tree...

Lin has not tested how big the tonnage of the home tree is, but this time, the war is completely over.

But there is another problem, a very important one.

This is not what Lynn did.

That's right, the collapse of the home tree has nothing to do with Lin. In any case, Lin will not risk the collapse of the underground world to bring down the home tree, because the home tree is likely to be the 'support column' here.

Even if holes were drilled inside, care was taken not to affect the main structure of the tree. It's even less likely that you'll knock it down on purpose.

Is that what the Inca Swarm did? It's also unlikely, why are they hitting themselves? Moreover, Lin found that the structure of the tree hole of the Inca swarm was also very careful. No matter what, they would not knock down a tree. Although they burned the home tree, they definitely knew that there would be no threat...

So. Since it's not an Inca swarm, how did the home tree collapse?

This is what Lin is going to study next. This is really strange. The whole of the home tree is very solid, how can it be broken in the middle?

Lin brought out the troops at the back of the army. These were the collectors used to clean up the battlefield. Lin originally planned to let them recover all the corpses on the battlefield after the war, and at the same time research some powerful Inca swarm troops, it seems that they are on the scene early.

A large number of collectors appeared from the forest in the north. Because they felt that the number was not enough, Lin asked the mobile base to start producing more collectors, and at the same time, the collectors also went to the battlefield. Devours everything it can eat, including scorched creatures.

Those Earthbreakers are still in a coma. It seems that mucus acid works well, but why can the purgatory worms of the Inca swarm produce a gas that can make mucus acid go bad?

Lin didn't think too much about it at the time, but now she thinks about it for half a second, it's a very simple question, because the mucus acid is blocked in the air hole of the Earthbreaker. So there must be some that seeps in and gets picked up by the Earthbreaker's olfactory organs, and then the Earthbreaker's brains are probably running on low power even if they're in a coma so they can send the acid message to the purgatory worms, after all the Inca The swarms can be connected to each other.

The Infernal Worm received the message, and after learning about the acid, it began to release gas in an attempt to help the Earthshaper out of the state.

Although Lin used this mucus acid for the first time, the actual composition is composed of a common solution plus some mucus, and many common creatures can secrete similar substances. It is not surprising that the Inca Swarm is familiar with it.

Lin will not deal with the Earthbreakers for the time being, and let them stay asleep. The collectors will deal with the other corpses first, as well as the collapsed tree and the creatures below.

Gatherers are small enough to burrow under fallen giant trees. In it, the collectors found that the purgatory worms were almost completely squashed, and there were scattered blood and carapace fragments everywhere, which was very troublesome to study.

Although the shell of the purgatory worm may usually be very good at resisting the deep pressure, it is easily crushed by the home tree. Lin also has some research on this situation.

This situation is like a fish that can resist several kilometers of water pressure in the deep sea, but it can be easily knocked down by any hard object,

It's funny that Lynn calls it 'complete stress' and 'incomplete stress'.

In short, the collectors began to break down some of the blood and organs that devoured the worm under the tree, but it was difficult to know what its body was like with just a few cells.

At the same time, Lin also asked some collectors to climb the tree to study the reason why the tree was broken and collapsed.

After a period of research, Lin found that there were many cavities and cracks in the overall wooden structure of the home tree. These damages were almost all over the tree, but there were particularly many in the part 20 to 30 meters high. Add to this the fact that this home tree has been hit by sand worm sand balls, blown up by exploding armour, struck with jaws by Earthshatters, and burned by purgatory worms during the war. Broken and collapsed.

Although the war between Helin and the Inca swarm had a great impact, in the final analysis, there were already countless damages inside.

What caused this damage?

That's something Lynn is very familiar with... fungi.

The whole home tree is covered with fungi. I don’t know when they started to grow, but they have already damaged the wooden structure of the home tree. The entire tree is approaching a state of extreme weakness.

Home trees... are they affected by fungi?

Lin recalled what the head bug once said when she saw the home tree on land: "The home tree will not collapse and collapse. The trunk component is quite strong. Only fungi can destroy the tree structure. There is no fungus here."

Although the home tree on the land is fine, the fungus has invaded this underground world...

'click...'

At this time, a violent sound suddenly sounded, and large cracks appeared on the roof of the cave that was originally supported by the home tree. These cracks were still spreading and expanding, and a large number of luminous creatures fell.

Sure enough, the home tree had a crucial impact on the cave's support.

The crack stopped when it spread to a certain range, but there is no guarantee whether it will continue to spread, and the structure inside may also be damaged.

Fungi... If it invades this underground world, it is likely to destroy the entire underground. Is this what Lin's troops brought in?

Lin immediately asked the troops in the rocky base to study the surrounding home trees. Lin did not find fungi at first. In fact, these fungi are relatively hidden. Even if the home trees are dug up, they cannot be seen without decomposing the structure inside.

Found! Lin also found the fungus in the home tree on the rocky side, but the content was very small, there was no threat, and there was still time to deal with it.

But why is this home tree here already covered with fungi and vulnerable?

Is it related to the time of infection? No, it should be the difference in immune cells.

Lin found that the home tree on the other side of Yandi has a special kind of cells that can resist the spread of fungi, but this tree has no immune cells, so that causes the spread of fungi?

Why is this happening?

Perhaps there is only one reason, the home trees on both sides are too far apart, the two sides have lost contact and breeding relationship for too long, and the immune systems in the body are starting to be a little different.

How long the home tree lives is a mystery, but the home trees are indeed separated by a lot. Lin has done some research on them, and even the internal structure of some trees is different.

When it comes to reproduction, Lin has never seen home trees reproduce or have seeds or anything. They are located in various locations in the underground world as if they were fixed. Lin has absolutely no idea how they spread and spread the population.

It is necessary to allow the immune-competent home tree to multiply in order to produce offspring that are not afraid of fungi. Of course, Lin has already tried something like 'transplanting immune cells' on land, but it usually doesn't work, even if it is the same species, a creature. The immune cells in the body will also kill other immune cells from the same kind, which is quite troublesome.

If the transplanter and the transplantee were split from the same organism, there would be almost no rejection, but a home tree separated by such a large distance between individuals is obviously unlikely.

By the way, the reproduction of the home tree may have something to do with the Inca swarm.

The Inca swarm should know how the home tree reproduces...that is...

Gotta find the Inca Swarm.

The current situation of the Inca swarm can be said to be quite strange. After the two purgatory worms were crushed to death, a large number of troops in their territory ran out of the home tree. The war between the Inca swarm and Lin did not use all the troops, but They don't want to continue fighting now, but almost every unit is building the kind of rock nest before, they crush the rock, mix it with spider silk and mucus, and build it together to form a tower or sphere, and make it out on the surface. Many holes are used as passages, what do they mean by making these things?

In any case, Lin must go and see if they have any way of multiplying the home tree. Lin really didn't want to win, only to find out that this place was about to collapse.

At the same time, Lin has also done some research on the crushed purgatory worm. Because the head of the purgatory worm is crushed, it is difficult for Lin to figure out its brain structure, so she can only make some calculations and guesses, but the collectors We can drill into the body of another part of the purgatory worm buried under the ground for detailed research.

How many secrets does this wonderful giant creature have? (To be continued...)