Chapter 202 - 132: One-Wave Rush vs. Tower Defense (2)
However, the instant he got close, the Charming Mushroom released a cloud of colorful spores. At the same time, the Charming Mushroom rapidly withered and vanished into the soil.
After being sprayed in the face with Charming Spores, the barbarian broke free from the eyeball’s control. He turned to his companions, let out a roar, and charged.
He was immediately subdued, carried back by his arms and legs, and sent through the Teleportation Gate.
Next, the barbarians tried a few more times, but they were all unable to obtain a Charming Mushroom. As soon as anyone got close, the colorful mushroom would burst.
The barbarians even tried using lassos. They wove several ropes from vines, tied knots in them, and tried to loop the colorful mushroom from a distance, hoping to drag it back.
Unfortunately, when the Charming Mushroom sensed it was being attacked, it would also release its Charming Spores before perishing.
Left with no other choice, the barbarians had to stop their attempts to harvest the Charming Mushrooms and await orders from the rear.
On the other side of the Teleportation Gate, Big Eye, from within its blood pool, sensed the condition inside the body of the barbarian who had broken free of control, using its connection with the smaller eyeball.
’Are these colorful particles that bored into the nervous system the spores from that colorful mushroom?’
’They’re very strong. They actually invaded the brains and nervous systems of these slaves and then influenced their behavior.’
’Plane Eye Demons in their primary and intermediate stages also control their slaves through the nervous system. These colorful spores can indeed interfere with the Plane Eye Demon’s control, causing it to fail.’
’Thank goodness. It can only interfere with neural control, making it the bane of primary and intermediate Eye Demons. It can’t interfere with the mental control of advanced Eye Demons.’
’Hmm... I should tell the others about this. If I don’t report something this important, I’ll be punished when I get back.’
[World Chat Channel (Eye Demon)]
"Everyone, I’ve discovered a special lord. His territory has a special mushroom that can break low- and mid-tier neural control."
"What? Then why haven’t you gone to kill him? Why are you here chatting?"
"Too strong for you to handle? Open your Teleportation Array! We’ll come and support you!"
...
Big Eye’s words caused an uproar in the Eye Demon chat group. Everyone declared that as long as Big Eye opened its territory’s Teleportation Array, they would help it attack the enemy.
"Hehehe, I know what you’re all planning even through the chat channel. You want me to open my Teleportation Array? No way!!"
"Telling you all is me doing my duty to warn you. Don’t even think about anything else!!"
"Let me give you a general rundown of the enemy. If you run into him later, you can figure out a way to deal with him yourselves and see if you can kill him."
"First, this enemy’s territory is massive. My invisible servants couldn’t find the extent of it. They flew twenty to thirty kilometers in from the Teleportation Gate and still didn’t reach the end. They didn’t find any buildings either, just a huge jungle with no visible border."
"Second, his territory’s defenses are made of defensive plants. They’re all hidden in the jungle, so they’re very well-concealed and hard to spot."
"Those mushrooms I mentioned, the ones that can break primary and intermediate control, are one of those defensive plants."
"So, be careful when you attack."
"Third, right now I’ve only seen some animals in his territory, mostly monkeys. I haven’t found any other humanoid creatures yet. If any of you colleagues discover his main forces later, please let me know. I want to know if there are elves."
After saying all this, Big Eye went offline, leaving the other Eye Demons in the chat group to fiercely discuss the sudden appearance of a bane to primary and intermediate Eye Demons.
After reporting its discovery, Big Eye launched another attack. This time, it no longer sent troops through the Teleportation Gate in waves. Instead, it prepared to send all the barbarians in its territory out at once.
A steady stream of barbarians emerged from several huge rooms outside the main square. As soon as they entered the square, they marched straight for the Teleportation Gate.
These buildings were like abysses, endlessly spitting out barbarians with no end in sight.
If anyone were to enter these buildings, they would discover that each contained a massive blood pool, where countless small Eye Demons swam about happily.
Above the blood pool was an iron cage. A red liquid constantly flowed down from above, washing over the barbarians in the cage. With each wash, the barbarians grew a bit thinner and smaller.
After this red liquid dripped into the blood pool, within a few breaths, a large batch of barbarians, identical to those in the cage, would float up from the bottom of the pool.
Small Eye Demons from the blood pool would then attach themselves to their backs. Under the Eye Demons’ control, they would swim out of the pool, put on their equipment, leave the building, and join the other barbarians marching into the Teleportation Gate.
This time, Big Eye was going to use an overwhelming shock-and-awe tactic to test the defender’s capabilities and see if it could break through his line of plant defenses.
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Another group of silent barbarians arrived before Lin Yu’s territory. As soon as they rushed to the defensive line, they started large fires.
Left with no choice, even though the barbarians had not yet entered the encirclement of defensive plants, the plants under attack fought back.
Thus, the barbarians followed the attacks back to the defensive plants and destroyed them one by one. Although they suffered heavy casualties themselves, it didn’t matter. The death of a barbarian was irrelevant as long as the Eye Demon on its back was unharmed.
After clearing out the outer defensive plants, the barbarians continued to advance and soon arrived before the Defensive Array.