Chapter 260: It's Over, the Green Plant Broke
" Splash! "
The octopus felt its tentacles entangled and released Liang Shi, attempting to retreat into the water.
However, it didn't expect that the thing entangling its tentacles was very strong, making it impossible to break free. Then, it extended another tentacle out of the water, trying to remove what was binding it.
Meng Ci, on the other hand, controlled the green plant to wrap around another of the octopus's tentacles.
"Quick, come help pull the octopus up."
As he spoke, Meng Ci increased the length of the green plant, tying one end to the octopus's tentacle and throwing the other end to Song Chao and the others.
"Alright."
The five of them agreed and hurriedly grabbed the green plant to pull upwards.
Eggplant and Eagle seemed to understand that their two masters were working together with them, so they quickly ran over, tightly biting onto the green plant to assist Song Chao and the others in pulling.
The octopus in the water had eight tentacles, two of which were already entangled by the green plant.
After realizing it couldn't escape, it extended two more tentacles from the water, one sweeping directly towards Meng Ci, the other towards Song Chao and the others.
Meng Ci had been consistently using the water from the space to bathe and soak his fingers, which allowed him to control the number of green plants from two to now eight.
Subsequently, Meng Ci skillfully manipulated the other few green plants, successfully wrapping around the octopus's remaining six tentacles.
Due to the octopus's large head and its vigorous struggle in the water, coupled with the resistance in the water.
Therefore, even though six people, a wolf, and a dog were working together, they still found it quite strenuous.
Suddenly, there was a sharp snap as one of the green branches broke under the strain.
Meanwhile, Song Chao and the other two who were holding the branch lost their balance and fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Meng Ci quickly threw another green branch over.
Ignoring the pain in their backsides, Song Chao and the others quickly got up and kept pulling.
"Meng!"
Meng Ci and the others were focused on dealing with the octopus, so they didn't notice someone approaching.
It wasn't until they heard the voice that Meng Ci turned around and saw Captain Lu approaching with a dozen soldiers.
"Captain Lu," Meng Ci called out.
Seeing the massive octopus in the water, Captain Lu and his men quickly called over the other soldiers to help pull the octopus up.
With Captain Lu's help, they quickly pulled the octopus out.
Once out of the water, the octopus moved more slowly but struggled harder.
It kept trying to move backward, as if it wanted to return to the water.
With a loud crack, two more branches snapped. Before Meng Ci could throw another branch, the octopus wrapped itself around two trees by the shore.
"Comrade Meng Ci, Comrade Shen, do you know how to handle this octopus?" Lu Chen asked.
This time, Lu Chen had brought a team out not only to eliminate zombies but also to deal with various mutated flora and fauna.
However, after searching for a while without finding any, they hadn't expected that on their way back, they would run into Meng Ci and the others.
The method to deal with each type of mutated creature was different. If Meng Ci and the others didn't know how to handle it, they would have to investigate slowly.
"There are crystals on the back of the octopus's head and on its tentacles. You just need to dig them out, and it will be fine," Shen Que said.
In their last mission, Shen Que and the others had encountered a giant octopus, although that one was more than twice the size of the current one.
That octopus was quite intelligent. It knew that staying in one place for too long would risk being discovered by humans, so it changed locations every two or three days.
Moreover, it ate not only humans but also various animals.
Hearing this, Lu Chen and the others grew serious, quickly pulling out their swords from their waists and cautiously watching the water's surface.
Suddenly, two giant tentacles emerged from the water, sweeping toward Lu Chen and another teammate.
Lu Chen reacted swiftly, and with a single stroke, he severed a tentacle.
The other teammate also struck, cutting at the second tentacle with his sword.
The severed tentacle bled black blood, which reeked of a sickening odor.
The two women on Song Chao's team couldn't hold it in and vomited from the stench.
The octopus, in pain from having its tentacles cut, began to struggle madly. The green vines controlled by Meng Ci were all snapped, and it looked like the octopus was trying to return to the water.
Seeing this, Shen Que and Lu Chen acted simultaneously. A fireball and a sharp wind blade blocked the octopus's path back to the water.
The other psionics, seeing the situation, also started to attack.
In no time, the octopus had many wounds, but its combat effectiveness remained strong.
It seemed they would have to dig out the crystals to stop it.
Meng Ci manipulated the green vines to grab the tentacles. Several soldiers sprang into action, slashing at the remaining tentacles.
Without its tentacles, the octopus's strength began to wane. Shen Que and Lu Chen together inserted their knives into the top of the octopus's head, then twisted them to dig out the crystals.
However, even after the crystals were removed, the octopus didn't fall to the ground like a zombie deprived of its crystal.
"There's more than one crystal in its head," Shen Que said.
Hearing this, Lu Chen continued to search for more crystals with his knife.
Meanwhile, Song Chao and the others kept up their psionic attacks, giving Shen Que and Lu Chen the chance to extract the crystals.
After ten minutes, Meng Ci and Shen Que had dug out thirteen crystals, and only then did the octopus slowly fall to the ground.
Moreover, the crystals they dug out varied in size and color, indicating that the crystal levels were different as well.
"Holy crap, this mutated octopus actually had so many crystals!"
Thirteen in its head, plus one in each of its eight tentacles, totaling twenty-one.
"Its brain must be entirely made of crystals."
If a mutated octopus has this many crystals, imagine how many other mutated creatures might have.
Some people figured that if killing a mutated plant could yield so many crystals, it was worth the effort.
Lu Chen had his men collect the crystals from the ground, wash them, and then handed them to Meng Ci.
"You keep the crystals. No need to give us any," Lu Chen said.
"Alright," Meng Ci nodded, not wanting to argue with Lu Chen's offer.
Lu Chen led the soldiers in disposing of the octopus's remains, piling the tentacles and body together before setting them ablaze with dry wood.
Meanwhile, Meng Ci took the crystals to Song Chao and his group to divide them.
"Isn't it a bit unfair not to share the crystals with Captain Lu and his team?" Song Chao hesitated, glancing at Lu Chen and his men.
"Don't worry about it. Captain Lu is a soldier—he's here to serve, not to take," Meng Ci reassured him with a wave of his hand.
"Alright!" Since Meng Ci had said so, Song Chao didn't press the issue further.
With that, Meng Ci divided the crystals right in front of Song Chao and the others.