Chapter 527: Chapter 12: Undead Virus Nest

Under Baining’s guidance, the group walked into the distance. Rose and Baining were both very curious about each other, and the two chatted continuously along the way.

Rose was very attentive to Baining, who was likely a Tree-man in its initial state. He taught it a great deal of Extraordinary knowledge and answered all its questions without hesitation.

He wanted to see if Baining would become a Tree-man like him after learning so much Extraordinary knowledge.

The three of them trekked for a day before leaving the forest. After that, they crossed a great prairie, passed through a mountain range, and finally arrived at a canyon.

Not a single blade of grass grew inside the canyon, making it stand out starkly against the lush green surroundings.

A massive cave appeared before them, set in the cliff face at the end of the canyon.

"This is the virus nest I mentioned before. Every night, the virus swarms out of the cave and spreads into the surrounding area."

"This place certainly looks unusual! But isn’t it too far? It’s so distant from the forest where you were. How did they travel all that way in such a short time?" Lin Yu asked, looking at Baining.

"The virus in the forest doesn’t come from here. The forest floor is riddled with small holes, usually hidden, and at night, they emerge from those little holes."

"But those holes are too small for us to enter. This is the only place I know of that’s large enough for us to get inside."

Baining explained, and Lin Yu could detect a hint of sadness in its tone.

’Looks like there’s a story here.’

Lin Yu didn’t press further. He remotely piloted his ship over, then had Chenxi and Rose summon Druid heroes skilled in setting up arrays. He had them begin carving Magic Arrays into the ground.

Now that they had found their target, it was time to prepare for battle. There was no telling what the situation inside the cave was like.

The best method was to lure the viral creatures out of the cave and fight them on their own prepared battlefield.

"This is our first time fighting these viral creatures. Let’s run some experiments first to see the best way to deal with them, then we can plan for a large-scale battle."

Following Lin Yu’s orders, Chenxi led the Druid heroes in carving a series of arrays into the ground: a Concealment Array, a Purification Array, a Healing Array, a Burning Array, a Thunderstorm Array, and so on.

Of course, Lin Yu also summoned over a thousand Death Devourers. They could certainly handle the Undead Virus, so they would serve as insurance for this test.

As the sun vanished, a chilling wind immediately blew out from the cave.

Accompanying the chilling wind was the virus, saturated with Undead Energy.

After carefully sensing it, Lin Yu asked Chenxi beside him, a bit uncertainly, "Chenxi, is the concentration of Undead Energy in this virus much higher than what we’ve encountered before?"

"Yes, milord. It contains about twice the Undead Energy of the virus we encountered yesterday."

"Looks like even if this isn’t the main nest, there’s something big inside!"

Such an anomaly meant trouble. In Lin Yu’s eyes, there was definitely something strange about the cave Baining had led them to.

Despite this, Lin Yu wasn’t in a hurry to explore inside.

Before entering the cave, he needed to run various tests on the virus. He would only go in after he had a complete understanding of its properties and characteristics.

Even if this was just a clone, he didn’t want to mess up here.

Soon, the viral mist followed the aura that Lin Yu and the others were deliberately releasing and closed in.

The night, lit only by starlight, became so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face once the Undead Virus mist, carrying a massive amount of Undead Energy, arrived.

At the same time, a large number of Undead Virus creatures charged out from within the mist, rushing toward the position Lin Yu’s group had fortified.

"Activate the Purification Array!"

The Purification Array flared with brilliant light. Within its effective range, all Undead Energy was dispelled, the mist vanished, and the viral creatures stopped moving.

However, the massive amount of Spiritual Energy released by the activated Purification Array drove the surrounding virus into a frenzy. They charged madly toward the array.

In a continuous cycle of purification, death, and charging, they completely drained the Spiritual Energy from the Spirit Crystals embedded in the Purification Array. Having lost its power supply, the Purification Array ceased to function.

"Okay, the effect is good. It’s just a shame the virus inside the parasitized bodies is unaffected!"

"Chenxi, take this down: the Purification Array is effective, but it needs auxiliary arrays to deal with the virus that has lost its Undead Energy and the host bodies."

Under the effect of the Purification Array, the airborne Undead Virus mist was purified directly. However, the viruses controlling the pieces of biological corpses only lost their ability to move. Once the Purification Array deactivated, they quickly regained Undead Energy with the help of other viruses and began to move again.

Next, Lin Yu activated the Healing Array...

"Chenxi, record this: the Healing Array expels the virus from the host bodies, exposing them to the air. But because the virus itself possesses Undead Energy, it isn’t harmed."

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"Chenxi, take this down..."

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"Chenxi..."

Lin Yu then proceeded to test various Magic Arrays one by one, recording the effects each had on the Undead Virus and the Undead Virus creatures.

The final summary was as follows:

The Purification Array was the most effective at dispelling Undead Energy, but it consumed a large amount of Spiritual Energy.

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The Burning Array had a moderate effect. It could incinerate the bodies of the viral creatures, but a high-intensity Fire Array was needed to effectively purify the Undead Energy and destroy the virus itself.

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