Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 167 - 144 Exploring the Forbidden Zone_1

Chapter 167: Chapter 144 Exploring the Forbidden Zone_1

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Small Phoenix Mountain.

At this moment, it truly was completely silent, with not even a single insect stirring in the surrounding woods.

A kilometer away from Small Phoenix Mountain, an encirclement had formed, patrolled by mutated beings.

In particular, the Mutated Red Fire Ants and Mutated Yellowjackets were the most critical patrolling forces.

Because they were numerous, upon detecting other mutated beings, they could immediately notify the queen bee or the ant queen through a special method, after which Ye Feng would be informed and deploy other mutated beings to handle the situation.

Right now, this encirclement line was continuing to expand outward.

However, the further the encirclement extended, the more areas there were to defend. Ye Feng estimated that once this line reached five kilometers, it would no longer be possible to completely seal the area off.

This was why as soon as he made a breakthrough, he was eager to explore the forbidden zone.

At this moment, on a flat area one kilometer from Small Phoenix Mountain, the Mutated King Cobra, Mutated Eagle, as well as the newly arrived Big Yellow Dog and Mutated Buffalo were gathering.

Around the Big Yellow Dog’s neck hung a basket woven from vines.

Inside it were ten Life Fruits, half large, half small.

The large Life Fruits were condensed by Ye Feng using 1000 Spiritual Energy Points and Bioenergy and contained life energy that could quickly heal a severely injured Third Order Mutated Creature.

He tentatively named them Third Order Life Fruit.

As for the two smaller ones, Ye Feng used 300 Spiritual Energy Points and Bioenergy to create them, and they contained life energy capable of rapidly healing a Second Order Mutated Creature.

"I hope my idea proves true," he murmured.

At that time, Ye Feng’s consciousness resided in the Mutated Buffalo, and following his command, a Second Order Mutated Buffalo slowly stepped forward.

Probing the forbidden zone was risky; he had no desire to use his Contracted Animals for such a test, so subordinates of his contracted creatures were undoubtedly the best subjects.

Among all the animals, purely in terms of defensive power, the Mutated Buffalo was second to none. Within their own order, the only creatures with stronger defenses were the White Rhino, Hippopotamus, and Elephant.

But these mutated beings from the zoo were all precious, and Ye Feng certainly wasn’t willing to use them as cannon fodder.

As the Mutated Buffalo moved out, Ye Feng thought it best to play it safe and tossed the Third Order Life Fruit to it.

On cue, the Second Order Mutated Buffalo swallowed the Life Fruit in one gulp.

As the Life Fruit was digested, the Mutated Buffalo’s aura grew stronger.

Then, under Ye Feng’s command, the Second Order Mutated Buffalo began to approach the forbidden zone. The Mutated King Cobra and Mutated Eagle also followed immediately, ready to switch to Avatar Status at any moment so Ye Feng could observe the situation inside.

When the Second Order Mutated Buffalo came within 300 meters of Small Phoenix Mountain, it started to hesitate and refused to go any further.

Clearly, with the Second Order Mutated Buffalo’s sense for danger, it had detected a significant threat ahead.

The subordinates of these Contracted Animals had rather average loyalty; they submitted due to the overpowering threat posed by their own kind.

This was manageable on a day-to-day basis, but when faced with a life-threatening situation, how could they possibly still obey?

But Ye Feng couldn’t let the buffalo have its way now; a Third Order Mutated Buffalo beside it immediately let out a bellow.

Simultaneously, the Mutated King Cobra, Mutated Eagle, and Big Yellow Dog unleashed their intimidation, locking onto the Second Order Mutated Buffalo.

Feeling the deadly threat behind it, the Mutated Buffalo didn’t hesitate any longer and forcefully charged into the forbidden zone.

Almost instantly, the mysterious energy from within the zone engulfed the Mutated Buffalo.

This peculiar energy seemed to possess a terrifying corrosiveness.

The skin of the Mutated Buffalo blistered instantly, and its vitality began to decline.

But at that moment, a surge of life energy erupted within it, swiftly repairing the decaying skin, and the waning aura of the Mutated Buffalo instantly stabilized.

Seeing this, Ye Feng was elated.

Indeed, the energy of life could counteract that mysterious energy.

With this, he truly had the means to explore the forbidden zone.

Of course, this was only the basis. Ye Feng had no illusions that the dangers within the forbidden zone were limited to the peculiar energy alone.

Besides, the life energy within the Mutated Buffalo was finite; it couldn’t keep healing its body indefinitely. So, if he truly wanted to explore the forbidden zone, all these factors needed to be taken into account.

Next, Ye Feng had the Mutated Buffalo stay at the edge of the forbidden zone. The first thing he wanted to test was how long the Third Order Life Fruit could sustain the Mutated Buffalo in there.

It didn’t take long for Ye Feng to get the answer he was looking for.

Ten minutes!

After only ten minutes, the life energy within the Mutated Buffalo was depleted, and its skin continued to blister and pus rapidly.

Ye Feng didn’t need to give the command; the Mutated Buffalo frantically charged back out.

Having stayed on the edge, it managed to escape successfully, but even then, half its skin was already festering and oozing.

Not one to be stingy, Ye Feng threw another Second Order Life Fruit to it for a swift recovery.

"This equates to needing 1000 Spiritual Energy to resist after staying in there for 10 minutes. Although the consumption is a bit exaggerated, it’s still within my capacity to bear," he reasoned.