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Chapter 443 The Heavenly Dao Standing at the Top of the Pyramid [4000 words]

"Finally solved..."

Seeing the mutated gorilla that was completely dead, Mi Yao immediately sat down on the ground without any hesitation.

The mutated monkeys and mutated gorillas around them seemed to have a symbiotic relationship. As the mutated gorillas died, they quickly turned into withered corpses amidst screams.

The once noisy jungle quickly became quiet.

Looking back on everything that had happened during this period, Mi Yao couldn't help but sigh.

"The creatures on this island are indeed extraordinary. Each one possesses a vitality that is unimaginable to the outside world. No wonder this island is called the Island of Immortality."

"After all, for most living beings, eternal life is eternal time."

Upon hearing Mi Yao's words, Chen Kong, who was standing to the side, did not think too much about it.

Because at this moment, he had no interest in discussing the truth about Changsheng Island.

"Isabel, are you alright?"

After a short rest, Chen Kong, despite his exhaustion, walked over to Isabel and kindly inquired about her well-being.

At this moment, Isabel's face turned very pale due to the high consumption of star energy.

Fortunately, this weakness is just a manifestation of physical exhaustion.

In response to Chen Kong's concern, Isabel wiped the sweat from her brow and replied, "I'm fine."

"Are you ok?"

He frowned as he looked at the dark scratches on Isabel's arm.

"The toxins in your body are still spreading; you must find a place to treat them as soon as possible. Here you go."

Chen Kong handed Isabel a sweet dream candy, which Isabel accepted and ate on the spot.

With the help of the Dream Candy, Isabel's condition improved rapidly and noticeably.

While everyone rested, Vivian, who was in much better condition, went alone to the corpse of the mutated gorilla.

Vivian crouched down, and a scanning device materialized on her android arm, scanning the remaining purple rose core.

With a burst of quantum data flashing in her pupils, Vivian spoke and shared the intelligence she had gathered with the others.

“Parasitism, whether it’s this gorilla, the giant snake we encountered in the underground vault, or the ordinary people in the county town, all have a special parasitic relationship with this purple rose.”

"Their terrifyingly vigorous vitality is precisely what these purple roses provide."

Hearing this, Liu Ma, who was sitting not far away, asked curiously, "You mean, besides these monsters, there is an 'ultimate monster' on this island that can parasitize a large number of creatures?"

Vivian nodded, her expression extremely solemn.

"Based on the current intelligence, your deduction is perfectly correct."

Although he knew that Changsheng Island was dangerous, Liu Ma realized that he had underestimated the complexity of the place.

If the mutated gorilla's power just now came entirely from a special parasite...

That means that as long as they continue to go deeper, they will soon encounter the true form of the 'purple rose'.

"Should we continue?"

After thinking for a moment, Liu Ma looked at everyone and asked a very crucial question.

Upon hearing this question, everyone fell silent.

Knowing that there is greater danger ahead, it takes far more courage to move forward than to retreat.

Of course, all of this is based on the premise that Chen Kong and the others have a choice.

"But we had no choice, did we?"

Chen Kong looked at everyone, his smile somewhat bitter.

When we first arrived on the island, the raccoon keeper said that it would reappear in seven days to welcome the trainees who had successfully survived for seven days.

As for Changsheng Island, which is surrounded by the sea, if Chen Kong and the others want to leave, they must arrive at the beach where they first landed within the specified time and then board the ship that leaves the island.

If they back off now, it means they will have to return to that endlessly looping town and miss their precious boarding time.

This is undoubtedly suicide.

Therefore, they had no other choice.

This problem was clear not only to Chen Kong, but to everyone else present.

"Although we can only move forward, given the current situation, everyone clearly needs to rest well and cannot rush things."

Vivian calmly made her decision.

Right now, it's better to rest for a while before setting off again than to rush forward rashly.

After saying that, Vivian looked at Liu Ma and asked, "Liu Ma, is there anyone else here besides you?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ma rubbed his shoulder and replied, "Yes, but we ran into trouble before we even had a chance to meet anyone else."

"As for what happened afterward, you've all seen it, so I don't think I need to say anything more."

Vivian wasn't too surprised by Liu Ma's words.

According to her estimate, the three of them, along with Liu Ma and Isabel, must have arrived here several days later than Tiandao and the others.

Based on the strength of Tiandao and the others, they must have already penetrated deep into the center of the island.

There was a considerable distance between us and them.

Although the future was full of unknowns and dangers, the situation was not necessarily all bad news for them.

As the saying goes, even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up.

For them, the Heavenly Dao and the others who were far ahead of them were undoubtedly that tall figure.

If even Tiandao and the others cannot solve the problem, then even if they rush to the center of the island, they will most likely still be unable to solve it.

Half an hour later, the group, having rested, set off again, heading towards the center of the island.

As they went deeper, more and more 'traces' appeared before their eyes.

Along this road, one could see numerous signs of battle.

Along the way, they encountered many monster corpses that were similar to, or even more powerful than, mutated gorillas.

Without exception, all of these monsters were swiftly and cleanly eliminated.

Looking at the various types of monster corpses, all of which were enormous, Chen Kong couldn't help but say, "It must have been done by Tiandao and the others."

Vivian nodded: "Yes, only they have that kind of strength."

Although unwilling to admit it, there is indeed a huge gap in strength between Tiandao and the others and them.

The enemy that required the combined efforts of the five of them to barely defeat was merely a minor obstacle to Tiandao and the others, which they easily dealt with.

Upon closer reflection, the mutated gorilla that blocked their way might simply be too weak and lacked the courage to stop Tiandao and the others, which is why it appeared before them. The difference between people is truly vast.

"Look, what is that?!"

Just as Vivian was still thinking and analyzing what they might encounter next, Liu Ma, who was standing next to her, noticed something and shouted into the distance.

Upon hearing his words, everyone immediately looked into the distance.

In the distance, amidst the trees, a massive 'pyramid' suddenly appeared.

Above the pyramids, a huge, twisted vortex was gathered.

Pale purple spacetime energy spread outwards from the vortex like ripples on water, extending in all directions.

Wherever the spacetime ripples passed, countless tiny spacetime cracks appeared out of thin air, making the danger near the pyramid immediately apparent.

Soon, Chen Kong and the others saw many similar yet different images through those tiny spaces.

Similarly, the vast majority of the scenes appearing in these spacetime rifts are from Changsheng County.

The difference is that the people in these pictures are all different.

"It's another spatiotemporal layer."

With just one glance, Vivian understood what was depicted in those spatial rifts.

It was the same overlapping, constantly cycling time and space they had been in not long ago.

If they hadn't emerged from that overlapping spacetime, they might now be one of those figures in these scenes.

It was at this moment that Vivian and the others finally understood why the aftermath of the battle before Heaven had crossed time and space to reach them, and why it had 'accidentally' helped them kill the mutated giant snake and resolve their strange situation.

At the very top of the pyramid, a silver-haired figure stood alone, facing a massive horde of monsters.

A massive horde of monsters surged toward the top of the pyramid like a tidal wave, seemingly determined to drag the one standing at the very top down at all costs.

Among these monsters were not only the mutated gorilla they had encountered not long ago, but also the mutated giant snake they had met in the underground vault of the county bank.

However, whether it is a mutated gorilla, a mutated giant snake, or any other monster more powerful than these two, as long as they get within a hundred meters of the silver-haired man at the top of the pyramid, they will be instantly distorted by an invisible vector force field and die on the spot.

"It is the Way of Heaven."

Looking at the invincible figure at the top of the pyramid, Chen Kong spoke with some excitement.

However, before he could rejoice for long, three thick black vines suddenly shot out from a spatial rift not far away, forming a triangle that surrounded the five of them.

Clearly, this must be some kind of protective mechanism for that pyramid.

As soon as a stranger gets within a certain distance of this pyramid, it will immediately retaliate.

"careful!"

Liu Ma took the lead, instinctively standing in front of the crowd to meet the three black vines.

These vines were tougher than those on the gorilla, covered in barbs and exuding a suffocatingly cold aura. The pale golden law patterns entwined on the vines gleamed eerily in the morning light.

boom!
Liu An's golden arm took the hit from the vine on his left side. The barbs pierced his skin deeply, and the dark green toxin spread rapidly along the wound, turning his golden skin black.

"This toxin can corrode stellar energy!"

Liu Ma grunted, reminding everyone while trying to shake off the vines in front of his arm.

However, the barbed thorns on the vines not only easily broke through the defenses of his golden body, but the thorns embedded in his body also hooked tightly into his muscles, constantly drawing out the star energy in his body, which was very troublesome.

Meanwhile, a vine on the right lunged towards Isabel.

Its speed far exceeds what most people can imagine.

What's even more troublesome is that these vines seem to possess a certain degree of 'intelligence'!
boom!
As soon as Chen Kong's star energy bullets were fired, they were nimbly dodged by the vines.

"Miyao, cover Isabel!"

While firing at the vines, Chen Kong quickly moved to Isabel's side and shielded her behind him.

On the other side, without Chen Kong's reminder, Mi Yao's pixel light shield deployed in time, blocking Isabel's way.

The eerie vines lashed out at the light shield with a loud bang, shattering most of the shield's pixels. Mi Yao was jolted back two steps, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

The efficiency with which these vines absorb star energy is far more complicated than he had imagined.

Moreover, the vines can grow stronger after absorbing star energy!

Because the wounds on the vines caused by Dust Sky's Sky Pattern bullets not only healed quickly after absorbing a certain amount of star energy, but also rapidly multiplied into two new thin vines, which quickly wrapped around the nearest Dust Sky.

"Be careful, it can absorb stellar energy and then regenerate!"

In a flash, Chen Kong quickly dodged to the side.

The thin vine brushed against his tactical uniform, tearing a gash in the fabric and leaving a bloody scratch on his skin, instantly causing a numbing sensation.

These vines even carried paralyzing toxins.

"Back off! This isn't one of our monsters!"

Vivian shouted as she pulled Isabel back.

Mi Yao's pixelated light shield re-deployed, like a calm and high-level player who knew when to attract the BOSS's 'aggro' and when to provide the necessary protection for the team's 'archer'.

boom!
With a sound of shattering glass, Mi Yao's pixel light shield was unsurprisingly smashed on the spot.

Fortunately, the appearance of this light shield gave Chen Kong a precious breathing space, allowing him to immediately create some distance between himself and the surrounding vines.

At the same time, Chen Kong also noticed the difference between these vines and the vines he had seen before that parasitized other creatures.

The surface of the newly appeared vines was covered with many intricate, pale golden patterns.

Chen Kong and the others were not unfamiliar with this pattern.

Because on the back of each of their hands, there were similar patterns.

It came from the 'Golden Chrysanthemum' they had previously obtained at the county hospital.

Clearly, the golden chrysanthemum that symbolizes life and the rose that symbolizes death on the island are essentially part of these vines!

boom!
While fighting and retreating, Isabel struggled to condense ice blades, attempting to freeze the vines' activity, but the ice blades melted instantly upon contact with the vines.

Liu Ma's golden skin has begun to fade, and the dual erosion of toxins and laws is making his body increasingly heavy.

The screen of MiYao's game console began to flicker, and the pixel energy became extremely unstable.

Vivian's android arm also experienced a brief lag, seemingly affected by some force.

In stark contrast to their disheveled state, a silver-haired man standing atop the pyramid not only faced hundreds more eerie vines, but also had the energy to deal with the massive hordes of monsters charging towards him from all sides.

His expression was indifferent yet relaxed.

The gap between the two sides became completely tangible at that moment!

(End of this chapter)