Comprehensive network wizard, magic emperor.

Chapter 154 Nightmare Morning Star, Sky Forest of Garden No.
The living experimental subjects in the [Botanical Garden] instance are certainly extremely dangerous, but a well-trained and well-equipped modern tactical team can unleash even greater lethality than two or three elite monsters.

If this attack had occurred during combat, the situation could have taken a sharp turn for the worse.

This is the case with the affix [Nightmare Invasion]. It can easily create a first-sight kill effect by suddenly placing a powerful enemy near the player.

Fortunately, they cleared the area ahead of time. The few seconds it took for the Nightmare monsters to spawn were enough time for the players to adjust to a favorable position.

What kind of position would give you the best advantage when facing an elite armed squad?
Of course, cheek to cheek.

The fast-moving squad generated by Nightmare had just raised its guns when the melee units started grinning.

Echo Knight raised his greatsword, and the phantoms behind him followed closely in pursuit, fighting in a harmonious rhythm as if playing a duet. He faced the two nightmare monsters in front of him, cutting them in half with one blow and splitting them from head to hip with the other.

Ordinary humans are simply unable to keep up with the speed of these players, and the elite soldiers who are caught in close combat are left without any chance to fight back.

The twenty nightmares encountered a violent attack as soon as they met each other. Three-quarters of them temporarily lost their combat capability, and the remaining five were bombarded by self-propelled machine guns, and instantly exploded into a pile of broken limbs.

[Lighthouse Guest]: Then finish off the enemy
Nightmare creatures have no sense of pain and no weaknesses. Even if they are severely injured by broken limbs and dismembered bodies, a purple-black translucent fluid will ooze out of the damaged parts, and the severed bodies will be put back together again. The flying arms, legs and feet will stick together again, and they will be restored to their original state in the blink of an eye. Even the damaged weapons will be repaired instantly.

The only difference from before was that the black film on their bodies had become more transparent and faint, like ghosts about to disappear in the sunlight.

These humanoid monsters stared at the players and kept shouting.

Lin Bo understood. When the battle just started, the nightmare-like captain among them muttered, "Survivors found. Your lives are company property. You are not allowed to die without permission. Immediately implement the employee self-rescue procedure, otherwise the company will sue for intentional damage to property..."

At this time, they said: "We are under attack by a plant pretender! Eliminate the hidden danger at all costs! Don't let the visitors to Garden No. 1 know about this, it will affect the stock price..."

Lin Bo only had to wait a moment while his teammates dispatched the first wave of nightmare monsters. After sustaining excessive damage, they vanished like smoke, and the glass cracks that had appeared in the surrounding atmosphere quickly closed, as if the monsters had never been there.

[Lighthouse Guest]: The first wave is over. Well done, very neat. Once the nightmare monsters are cleaned up, we can slow down the second wave. Now, let's go and clear out Garden No. 3.
[Know the clock]: Wait a moment

The time-mechanical sorcerer called out to Lin Bo, then raised the magic weapon in his hand and cast a protective spell at him. The clear beam of light emitted from the gyroscope fell on Lin Bo and turned into a thin layer of transparent armor.

[Zhi Zhong Shi]: I noticed that you are the core member of this team. Whether we can pass the level depends entirely on your key performance. This layer of the wall of law can absorb some damage and effectively increase your survival rate.
Lin Bo smiled in surprise and thanked his new teammate for his kindness.

Echo Knight came over and winked at the Warlock.

[Swift Beast]: You are quite smart.
[Zhi Zhong Shi]: This is just a rational analysis. The Master has both immense strength and the ability to rally morale. He is clearly the soul of the team. Protecting him is the highest benefit, and for this, any sacrifice made by the rest of the team is worth it.

There was no other expression on the Warlock's face except seriousness, and his eyes were filled with profound rationality, which more or less infected his teammates.

[Lighthouse Guest]: No need to worry, your own safety should be your first priority.
The group hurried on horseback, heading towards Garden No. 3. The communication on the channel was non-stop.

[Medicine is worse than life]: Master, if you are really in danger, you must protect yourself. There is no need to put yourself in danger to save us.

[No Shadow]: Indeed, you won't really die anyway, you'll just be weak for a few days
[Gun Bullet Soul Stealer]: You are the one who deserves to win, Brother Mage. It doesn't matter whether we live or die, you have to be able to pass the level.
The others also echoed in agreement. Everyone agreed that the Mage was the captain, and everyone had to ensure that he survived to the end no matter what.

[Lighthouse Guest]: Okay, needless to say, if I can't guarantee to lead everyone through the game, it means that my strength is not strong enough, it's that simple.

The channel remained silent for a long time. The teammates looked up at the Windbreaker Mage, floating in the air like a streaking arrow, and sighed softly.

In the dark Park No. 3, the arrival of the players ignited the excitement.

Raging flames once again swept through the forest, and the brilliant flames dispelled the darkness.

The tenacious worm tree-dwellers ran wildly in the sea of ​​fire. Even though their bodies were burning with flames, they still attacked the players like a group of rampaging fire bulls.

The players fought fiercely with the worm tree-makers that were like a tide for a while. The entire No. 3 Garden was completely burned, and the countdown to environmental destruction was only a few minutes.

The little seagulls soared through the air, parting the sea of ​​fire to guide their teammates to safety. The group quickly disengaged and escaped, leaving behind living trees struggling in the flames. Just as they were about to break out of Garden Three, the second wave of nightmares descended. Cracks appeared in the air, and purplish-black mist condensed into numerous humanoid shadows.

The players ignored them and went into the glass corridor with a smile, leaving these nightmare monsters in Garden No. 3 which was about to be destroyed by flames.

The huge airtight gate slowly closed.

The nightmare monsters descended into the sea of ​​flames. Over fifty humanoid nightmares, dressed as office workers, struggled, screamed, and cried incoherently amid the flames. Lacking any proper weaponry, they were practically defenseless. They lunged at the closing airtight door, only to be driven back by the players' firepower.

After their broken bodies healed, they knelt down and begged the players on the other side of the gate, their lifeless eyes shedding dark tears, causing many of their teammates to look distressed.

Lin Bo also encountered this kind of nightmare monsters with almost no combat power when he was running the map [Sea Spirit Altar]. They simulated normal villagers in the background plot of the dungeon and would not actively attack, but if they were not cleared out, they would soon attract the next wave of nightmare invasion.

Their weapon is the player's compassion.

Xiao Haige lamented in the channel that he could even recognize the identities of this group of nightmare-simulated employees through some characteristics. For him, a plot fan, it was like an archaeological team encountering resurrected ancient people, and he felt as if he was dislocated in time and space.

Just as the gate was about to close, a black shadow suddenly rushed out from the sea of ​​fire in Garden No. 3, forced its way through the gap in the door that was only a palm's width, and rushed into the glass corridor.

A woman in the form of a nightmare appeared before the player. She looked at everyone with a wary, shocked, and sad expression, and demanded in a stern voice, "Why are you hurting innocent employees? Who are you?"

Most of the teammates looked confused and couldn't understand what this nightmare was mumbling. They just picked up their weapons and attacked silently.

The kid was stunned for a moment, then screamed loudly and typed quickly in the channel.

[Astrology Fan]: Morning Star! She's Lady Morning Star! The special plot character who's been rescuing trapped survivors! She's with the other survivors!
The nightmare phantom known as the Morning Star faced the Echo Knight's extremely fast sword that could cut through steel and wood. It twisted its body and suddenly disintegrated into a large piece of snake vines, rushing backwards. At the cost of having several vines cut off, it was finally not cut in half by the sword.

The snake vines that were moving at high speed gathered into human form again not far away. Only sadness remained on the face of Nightmare Morning Star. Its right hand transformed into a sharp insect shell spear, and two pairs of moth wings spread out behind it.

Such an amazing change left everyone puzzled. Is this nightmare-like mimicry actually human?
The little brother clenched his fists excitedly again.

[Astrology Fan]: The Venus is the perfect gene receptor! The Voyager Corporation attempts to transplant genes from living trees into humans, resulting in the deaths of numerous workers forced into volunteer contracts. However, if successful, humans could gain a vast array of special abilities!
Several teammates expressed disgust and were very uncomfortable with the inside story of this human experiment.

[Gun Bullet]: Doesn't the final boss monster have multiple transformations? So this Morning Star is the final boss?
[Astrology Fan]: It’s possible!

Lin Bo seemed to be thinking about something. Nightmare Invasion brought the youth version of the final boss monster here, so he could feel its charm in advance.

This so-called Lady of the Morning Star is quite formidable. The genetic forms of various living plants are different, which give it flexible dodging, perfect stealth camouflage, extremely high attack speed, the lethality of releasing lightning, and solid defensive means.

Fortunately, it cannot release all forms at the same time, otherwise the player will be facing an almighty monster.

One can imagine how this lady of the morning star traveled back and forth in the dangerous Far Star Botanical Garden, clearing out mutants and rescuing survivors.

Facing ten players, Nightmare Morning Star was ultimately no match for twenty. He could not defeat them, could not defend himself, and could not escape. In the end, an arrow shot through his forehead by the Ranger, and he suffered excessive injuries and disappeared.

The second wave of nightmare invasion ended with the fall of Morning Star.

It was not until the team slowly cleared the Ice Crystal Forest and entered Garden No. 5 that the third wave of nightmares appeared.

Park No. 5 is a barren rocky desert, scorching hot, dry and water-scarce, with no soil for plants to take root. In this case, how can the plants transformed by the Voyager Company survive?
The answer is floating into the sky.

This is the origin of the exploding dandelion. All plants have hollow, inflated air sacs that accumulate free electrical charge, creating small lightning bolts within them. This converts nitrogen from the air, which is then fermented by microorganisms inside to produce organic matter, providing nutrients for plant growth.

Dense clusters of sky trees converge to form a second dome, casting a vast expanse of shade and providing conditions for water retention. The seeds they sow fall into puddles on the surface, where they flourish and grow until their air sacs mature and break free from the surface. Dead sky trees fall to the earth, providing nutrients for their offspring and nourishing patches of lush green oases.

This achieves an exquisite air-land ecological cycle.

(End of this chapter)