Elves: My Fantasy World

Chapter 1003 Seeing Cheng Xi Again

Riding on Yveltal's back, we soared down from the clouds, and the view before us gradually opened up and became clear—

This land is an important agricultural area for Bitmee, which has developed due to its superior geographical location and environment.

The area just below Yveltal is called the Midland Plains, formed by alluvial deposits from lakes and rivers. It has fertile soil, a well-developed water system, and is a natural place for elven agriculture.

The population of Bitmee is not as large as that of Dongyao, but it spans a large area from north to south. The industrial area in the north relies on products from the south for its livelihood.

Shen Yu and his group quickly arrived above Lirka... well, it was pretty much in line with Shen Yu's guess about the current situation.

The entire city seemed shrouded in a deathly aura. The streets were deserted with no cars in sight. Although there were pedestrians, they walked very slowly and in strange postures... like the Z in PVZ. I guess you'd have to go down to see their expressions clearly.

There seemed to be a bunch of creatures stacked together on the street corner for some reason—they looked like people.

"So? Can you figure out what it is?"

Little Soft slowly crawled out, resting its head on Shen Yu's collar. Its single eye was slightly narrowed, and the red crystal in the center of its body slowly shimmered.

How exactly was this thing developed?

"How to say?"

Xiao Ruan is a goddess of nature, and with years of experience combating negative energy, her knowledge of the nature of energy and matter must be extensive.

It is indeed a highly addictive substance... The term "addictive" can be narrowly interpreted as causing a disruption in the reward system of an animal's central nervous system, leading to psychological and physiological problems and potential risks.

But here's the problem. How can this thing affect plants?

Shen Yu: ?

Hey? How can you, a god of nature, say such a thing?

Zigeld turned to look at Shen Yu, naturally noticing his surprised expression, and raised his little head.

[I wasn't just slacking off the whole time in that person's secret realm~ That hippo was actually quite intelligent.]

Oh, I guess he learned it while reading with the sage.

Getting back to the main point, addictive substances have no effect on plants because they don't have a central nervous system or a reward mechanism.

However... the current situation is that these plants are exhibiting a thirst for some kind of substance, and some individual plants have already withered, which is highly abnormal.

Shen Yu frowned slightly, his mind indeed preoccupied with something else.

"These plants must be able to tell your mood from something, right? After all, you are the god of nature."

Xiao Ruan looked up at him, tilting her head.

What does that mean?

"I mean, you can clearly see their condition, yet you still try to explain these phenomena scientifically. Isn't that a bit unreasonable? You're not exactly a creature that could have been born into a normal scientific society, are you?"

Xiao Ruan: ?_??

WOC makes some sense!

Zygard had never felt so stupid before. His face turned red, and he shrank back into Shen Yu's clothes... Shen Yu watched him pretending for a while before he poked his head out.

Hmm... I also sensed something familiar. It's different from negative energy, but it's being transmitted through a medium of negative energy.

This should be useful, right?

Shen Yu raised an eyebrow and shoved it back into his pocket.

"This is very useful, thank you."

It wasn't sarcastic; Shen Yu genuinely found it useful because he knew that what Huang Hun had researched was related to negative energy—which must be inextricably linked to that natural research society.

It's already worthy of being labeled as "damned".

"Yveltal, let's go down."

The enormous Y-bird gradually descended, slowly approaching the location marked on the communicator—

"First floor... Go in twelve meters from the alley entrance, turn left, and push from left to right..."

Looking at the instructions sent to his phone, Shen Yu couldn't help but admire the professionalism of Ji Yao's organization in handling the mission.

If he were to come and find out where Cheng Xi lives, the only solution would probably be a miracle.

No matter what it is, it's more convenient to just knock down the wall.

The alley was so narrow that Shen Yu had to squeeze in sideways. After walking a few steps, Shen Yu touched the wall on his left and found a recessed doorknob.

"That's really well hidden..."

With a little force, Shen Yu pushed the wall panel aside and saw a dark, deep tunnel, so dark that he couldn't see his hand in front of his face.

Xia Xingran subconsciously gripped Shen Yu's hand and leaned closer to him.

"Cheng Xi lives here?"

After closing the door behind him, Shen Yu turned on the flashlight on his communicator and finally saw the path ahead—it was slightly downward, at a not-so-wide angle, and the steps didn't look like they were properly repaired.

If you listen carefully, you can still hear the distinct sound of elves' footsteps on the ground below.

Shen Yu pulled Xia Xingran back a little, then clutched the small soft item in his pocket tightly.

Xiao Ruan: (●?●)

The flashlight gradually shone downwards, and after walking for about two minutes, Shen Yu saw the owner of the elf's footsteps.

"Fire-breathing camel".

Those large, wary eyes suddenly went blank, blinking hard, as if they couldn't understand why the person who had barged in was him.

Is Cheng Xi here?

The fire-breathing camel nodded subconsciously, but tears suddenly welled up in its big eyes. It pounced on Shen Yu, grabbed his clothes, and pulled him inside.

"Waaaaah! Waaaaah!"

Shen Yu rubbed the mane on his head and gently stroked the "volcano" on his back that had become active due to his emotional excitement.

"Calm down, I'm here. Take me to Cheng Xi first, and then tell me what happened, okay?"

The fire-breathing camel sniffed twice and led Shen Yu inside, turning on the lights in the corridor along the way.

With the lights on, Shen Yu finally saw clearly—the walls were painted nicely, but the corners looked like they hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

"Waaah!"

The fire-breathing camel trotted forward and pushed open the inner door, allowing Shen Yu to see a disheveled figure lying on the bed, huddled under the covers...

A flower-shaped massage ring was leaning against the bedside. It seemed that she had just rested, but she woke up instantly after hearing the noise.

"Bilibili?"

Shen Yu smiled and greeted him.

This is probably an elf that Cheng Xi captured here; he had never seen it before.

The fire-breathing camel and the flower-therapy ring were exchanging information on the side, while Shen Yu walked to the bedside and brushed aside Cheng Xi's disheveled long hair... Cheng Xi originally had short hair.

His lips and face were deathly pale, and his pupils were completely empty. He looked no different from the people on the street.

Her face was gaunt and much thinner than she remembered. If Shen Yuzhen couldn't feel her breath through her fingers, she would have thought she was gone.

Shen Yu roughly knew what Hua Liao Huan Huan had been doing all this time. Judging from the situation, Cheng Xi had probably been unable to move normally for a long time.

"Can this be saved?"

Xiao Ruan jumped out of Shen Yu's clothes and stared at Cheng Xi's face for a long time.

[Uh...it's gotten a bit too serious. We can't see any sign of her consciousness at all now.]

understood.

In a word.

Go back and find Heracross.