When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.-Chapter 322 - 224: Guardian Mechanical Tree_3

There are just too many!

On this island, even a blade of grass, a tiny insect, they all turned into mechanical creatures, highly aggressive!

Chen Qing wasn’t facing mere machines, but an entire island.

She fiercely lashed out with the mechanical whip in her hand, the thick whip directly sweeping down a large swath of mechanical creatures!

Numerous smaller mechanics were directly pressed down by the vine whip, unable to move.

Chen Qing bent down, darted, desperately avoiding the attacks from the mechanical tree, rapidly closing in on its trunk.

All the machines that blocked her path were destroyed by Chen Qing’s fists without weapons!

Perhaps sensing the danger to its life, the mechanical tree’s attacks became even more terrifying and dense.

Chen Qing ignored them all; she had experienced even fiercer attacks before.

The mechanical tree, just where did it think it stood.

Her wounds healed and then tore again, over and over, and Chen Qing’s physique grew stronger under such attacks.

It was extremely painful, yet very effective.

In an instant, Chen Qing’s figure had already appeared in front of the mechanical tree’s trunk.

By this stretch of the journey, no other mechanics had appeared.

The mechanics that would attack Chen Qing would also attack the mechanical tree; every mechanic on this island was an enemy to each other.

With Chen Qing missing, the largest attack target naturally became the mechanical tree.

Standing before the mechanical tree’s branches, Chen Qing drank down a bottle of Grade-C Recovery Potion, her wounds visibly healing.

The blood-covered Chen Qing, unrecognizable in the face, finally returned to her original appearance.

The most severe wounds on her body turned from flapping flesh into fine cuts, as Chen Qing stood beneath the mechanical tree, finally getting a clear view of its appearance.

This tree was indeed magical.

Just a few steps away, the mechanics outside were fighting a chaotic battle, a fight to the death.

Yet under the protection of the mechanical tree, the creatures nestled in its branches lived in peace.

The nestling birds in the bird nests, reptiles that lived on its branches, the hardworking bees and ants...

These creatures had long since become mechanical, yet they still maintained their original appearances.

This mechanical tree was indeed like the impression it had first given to Chen Qing, a reliable guardian.

Here, the attacks from the mechanical tree stopped; it seemed not to want to disturb the creatures on it.

Chen Qing’s palm touched the trunk, quietly sensing the emotions inside the mechanical tree.

The Farmer profession’s Plant Affinity and the Mechanic’s affinity with machinery were both effective at this moment.

Chen Qing hadn’t expected there would come a day when the Farmer profession’s Plant Affinity would come in handy.

Perhaps everything happening now was predestined, arranged long ago.

Chen Qing’s Plant Affinity was not as strong as her affinity with machinery; she sensed only a vague notion of the tree’s retained plant life consciousness.

She could just make out that the original mechanical tree was very peaceful and did not enjoy attacking and slaughtering.

This retained thought deeply influenced the mechanical side as well.

It was the arrival of humans that caused such a terrifying change on the island.

Thus, when the two thoughts combined, the mechanical tree had no inclination to attack other mechanics on the island but instead held an extreme aversion to humans.

The Observers from the blue camp had previously died at the hands of the mechanical tree, their bodies under the ruins of a watchtower not far away.

However, it was now very difficult for Chen Qing to find any trace of their bodies.

Their bodies had become part of the island, just like the flesh that Chen Qing had lost moments ago.

Under the assault of the virus, the biological consciousness inside the mechanical tree was about to dissipate. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

If Chen Qing hadn’t arrived, it probably would not have taken half a month for the mechanical tree to become the most terrifying mechanic on the island, without a doubt.

After all, mechanical consciousness is very frightening; devoid of any emotions aside from rationale and filled with aggressiveness!

Chen Qing stimulated her affinity with machinery, carefully probing the mechanical side of the mechanical tree.

After all, the mechanical tree was infected by the virus; Chen Qing was not sure whether the virus on it would affect her.

Given the situation, the best choice for Chen Qing would have been to stay away, but she couldn’t suppress her curiosity.

This was the first time she had been so interested in something.

Her spiritual power penetrated the mechanical consciousness of the mechanical tree, gradually intensifying the output of her spiritual power.

In that moment, Chen Qing felt as if she had become the mechanical tree, experiencing everything it had gone through.

The next second, she seemed to turn into a mechanical virus—

"!!!"

Chen Qing instantly withdrew her spiritual power, a look of surprise crossing her face!

This mechanical virus...