Doomsday: Humanity shrinks 100 times

Chapter 174 Vacuum Bubble

Lu Yuning stopped the outpost that was being automatically repaired. This was the best he could do with his current abilities, but it was enough.

Compared to the first time he was in a coma for ten days after using his ability, this time was obviously much easier.

It's a bit of a headache, but that's all.

After the outpost was destroyed, everyone rushed up, but they did not dare to be careless. Zhang Xinyue had already explored the outpost and found that there were six people in total. If Xu Qi was counted, then Xinghuo should have five people.

According to their previous team configuration, there should be about two groups of people.

In order to prevent the outpost from healing again after being blown through, Lu Yuning hurriedly dealt with the entrance. After all, he didn't know how long his time ability could last.

Lu Yuning and his group quickly rushed into the outpost. It was very spacious, but the decoration was relatively simple.

But after coming in, I didn’t see any of the people from Xinghuo.

Zhang Xinyue started detecting again, but what surprised her was that the six people suddenly disappeared. The echo scene showed that there were no other living creatures nearby.

"The strange person is missing! He was there just now when he came in!" Zhang Xinyue had an incredible expression on her face.

She didn't believe it and tried to detect it several times, but still found nothing.

Everyone felt a little weird about the strange scene before them.

Lu Yuning looked around carefully. Apart from the fact that the inner wall of the plant looked extremely smooth, he couldn't see anything strange.

This outpost seems to be divided into two floors. Although the other party may be hiding upstairs, they should not be able to escape Zhang Xinyue's detection.

Could it be that the other party had some strange supernatural power? This was possible, after all, they had secretly switched Xu Qi.

However, hiding six people at once, blocking out their sight, smell, and hearing, seemed to have exceeded the normal level of supernatural powers.

Since they have this ability, there is actually no need for them to use the ability of illusion to deceive themselves.

Lu Yuning frowned, lowered his head in thought, then his eyes fell on the ground and he was stunned.

The ground of this outpost is also made of this strange wooden material. Could it be...

"Have you explored below?" Lu Yuning hurriedly reminded.

"Down below? On the ground?"

Zhang Xinyue was stunned for a moment, then realized something and quickly used her special ability again to check under the feet of the few people.

Then she said in surprise, "It is indeed down there, but it looks very complicated inside, like tree roots."

"Tree roots? That makes sense. This outpost is indeed a living thing. If nothing unexpected happens, this thing should be the alien plant created by Chief Spark."

"How disgusting! Is this thing really alive? Aren't we in its stomach?" Zou Yunxin said with some disgust.

"What should we do now? Blow up this floor as well?"

Lu Yuning nodded: "It can only be done this way."

Just as they were about to take action, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them on the ground without any warning.

"Save me~"

Xu Qi appeared in front of them, tears streaming down her face. She spoke with a tearful tone, looking rather pitiful. This sudden scene startled everyone.

Lu Yuning was stunned for a moment, then her expression turned grim: "Don't play tricks, ignore her, and continue bombing."

"Hey, little brother, I can't fool you no matter what."

Lu Yuning ignored Huan Jing's illusion and took out the shield. Then Wu Xiao threw the bomb out.

"Although your bomb is quite powerful, it actually relies on the instantaneous high temperature burning to cause damage. However, if the space loses the oxygen that supports combustion, it will at best be a large firecracker."

Huanjing stood beside the protective shields of several people as if he was watching a fun event, and kept talking to them.

As soon as she finished speaking, the thermite bullet quickly made contact with the floor.

An explosion sounded, but the expected scene of the thermite bomb blasting through the floor did not occur.

There wasn't even a scorch mark on the ground.

"What's going on? Brother Zou, you didn't charge the bomb just now?" Wu Xiao was puzzled.

"Bullshit, how is that possible?" Zou Yunxin said angrily.

Zhang Xinyue shook her head: "That's not the problem, the burning phenomenon has disappeared."

Zhang Muyan nodded and said, "So that's how it is. They seem to have isolated the oxygen in the impact area, or created a vacuum state."

Huan Jing covered his mouth and smiled. "You two are quite knowledgeable, you guessed it almost right. This member of our team has the ability to create a vacuum bubble in the visible space. It's amazing, isn't it? Although it doesn't have much lethality, it has a strong limiting effect on weapons like yours that rely on combustion to cause damage. Unless the heat of your bomb is high enough to melt this Life Wood completely."

Lu Yuning's pupils shrank as she understood what she meant. The damage caused by the thermite bomb to wooden materials was actually igniting and burning the wooden materials under high temperature.

This is actually a chemical destruction, and their psychics can create a vacuum state, thus blocking the possibility of high-temperature combustion of wooden materials. If they want to destroy this special wooden material physically, the temperature of the contact object must be higher than its melting point, and the melting point of wood is above 1500 degrees Celsius, which is impossible for them.

Several people looked at each other. It seemed that there was no way to deal with this strange wooden material except to burn it with fire.

Although I am indignant, it seems that there is no good way out now that I am stuck at this step.

"Don't be so arrogant. At worst, we can all just fight to the death here. I don't believe you won't come out!" Xia Fei shouted.

"Hehe, guess why we're going down there? Here's a hint: this outpost is actually a tree. Or, strictly speaking, it's just part of a tree."

Lu Yuning frowned, and then suddenly, as if something had dawned on him, his face showed shock.

"Haha, you get it, little brother? Talking to smart people is so easy."

"What does he mean, Yu Ning?" Zou Yunxin asked.

Before Lu Yuning could speak, Zhang Muyan was the next to react. He opened his mouth in surprise and asked, "Are you saying that some plant is so big that it covers the entire lawn area? And the sentry post here is just one of its branches?"

"It's clever, but not that exaggerated. It's a bit difficult to spread across the entire lawn, but it can grow in a specific direction. Its roots can be used as a means of transportation in some situations, so it may have to say goodbye to you all soon."

"Why are you telling us this?" Lu Yuning asked coldly.

Xu Qi's illusion vanished, and a tall woman appeared in their view. She spoke, "Perhaps you'll know later. It's a pity you didn't catch me this time. I look forward to seeing you next time. Oh, by the way, the Wu Dongxi outside is just an avatar. Your friends should have noticed it by now, but the real one said I'm still looking forward to fighting him, hahaha."

The figure in the illusion gradually disappeared.

(End of this chapter)