Another half day passed. The cell man held a spear and continued his cycle of running around. He shuttled through the old sewers, dodging the swarming monsters, avoiding traps, and running through narrow passages. It was not that he didn't want to kill all these monsters, but for some reason, there were suddenly many enemies in the sewers... no, the entire island that he had never seen before. They all had special skills, making the current cell man feel difficult to deal with, so he could only choose to retreat strategically. But even so, some bats and flying insects came along the passage, chasing him and biting him constantly. The cell man couldn't bear it anymore, so he took out a long whip from his waist, swung it, and smashed all the flying insects. But more enemies came immediately. The cell man could only parry quickly, roll, and run towards the exit of the old sewer. Behind him, the furnace knight with double axes, the mutant giant rat with abscesses on its back, and a bunch of messy enemies that had never existed before were chasing him relentlessly. In the end, although the cell man ran out of the sewer, he was also in a mess and covered with wounds.
Even when he planned to take a rest here at the collector and replenish the recovery potion, he found that the alchemy potion bottle here was gone, as if it had been moved away by someone. Cell man: "!?" Fortunately, there was a nauseating cellar in front, and the big-eyed monster in it was still easy to fight. So, the cell man sighed and walked into the cellar. ... Half an hour later, a group of green algae drilled out of the prisoner's prison pipe again. After possessing the body, the cell man stood up and was a little crazy. Why is that big-eyed monster so much stronger than before! ——At the same time. Next to the clock room of the time guardian, Li You was refining medicine. There were several large containers in front of him, but now only two were intact, and the others were blown to pieces. Li You added the raw materials to one of the containers and then ignited the flame. He stared at the flask for a long time and found that nothing went wrong, so he couldn't help but excitedly said: "It's done!" "Bang!" The flask shattered with a sound, and black smoke smoked Li You's face. Li You: "..." Sister Shi Shou pushed the door in: "...Failed again." Li You: "...Please don't say again." "Come again!"
... The cell man set off again. This time he took the Avenue of the Sinners and entered the Bone Hall along the way. Then he felt the love of the Three Swordsman Slayer of the Bone Hall under the high cell difficulty, and died again. And Li You was still refining medicine. Sister Shi Shou, who was watching the live broadcast of the cell man next to him: "…Did I turn the difficulty too high all of a sudden?" Li You was busy fiddling with the materials at hand, and said without looking back: "It's okay, anyway, that guy can regenerate continuously, and you can defeat them after getting familiar with them a few times. By then, there will be a lot of cells. That's how I got here." Sister Shi Shou: "?" Before, the Time Guardian mentioned to Li You that she planned to increase the number of mutants, which actually meant that the "cell difficulty" in the game was completely controlled by her in this world. Li You also asked in detail, and then realized that she actually brought over enemies and mutants from different time periods. In the early stage of the mutation, there were fewer mutants, fewer types of monsters, and even the BOSS was not that strong because it had not experienced so many battles. And if she caught the future enemies and BOSS, then there is no doubt that they would be much stronger than when the mutation just happened. The principle is so simple. After hearing this, Li You's eyes lit up and he immediately suggested that she turn the difficulty to the maximum. The Time Keeper was actually a little hesitant about this, but Li You still convinced her. Anyway, the Cell Man couldn't die, so there was no need to consider any gradual progress, just increase the strength directly! Either speed pass or refund! The Time Keeper was persuaded by Li You, and finally agreed in a daze. Then there was the Cell Man's misfortune. At this moment, seeing that she was a little shaken again, Li You put the materials into the container and said, "It's okay. Didn't you find that he was much stronger the second time than at the beginning? It's okay, this guy will adapt quickly. After all, his body is that person." These words convinced the Time Keeper again, so she didn't say anything more and continued to watch. ... The Cell Man continued to move forward. This time he used the teleportation rune he found before to unlock the way to the Abandoned Botanical Garden. The Abandoned Botanical Garden is one of the DLC maps, with a complete route to go, and directly leading to the BOSS Scarecrow. However, the scarecrow is equivalent to the boss of the watered-down version of the Time Guardian in the plot level design. The cell man did not go that far, but fell at the first boss of this route, the Tick Mother, which is equivalent to the guardian. He also returned to the prison again. And Li You is still refining medicine. ...
Another exploration. This time the cell man chose the most basic route, that is, from the prison, to the sinner's road, then to the barrier, and then across the black bridge. Fortunately, even if it is equivalent to the five-cell difficulty of the game, the free giver is still a free giver. With psychological preparation, the cell man still crossed the bridge relatively smoothly. He did not drift, and then walked honestly to the most familiar Misty Harbor. In the end, he was sent back to prison by the giant lizard-like rage, the Frankenstein-like failed experimental subjects, and the siege of the strengthened natives in Wuying Harbor. Cell Man: "..." What on earth is going on on this island! ? And Li You... Li You was not refining medicine this time. He went out with Yuzu Aji to collect raw materials. Because he consumed materials and alchemy containers too quickly and over-exploited employees, Aji went on strike in anger, so he had to go with them. Along the way, Li You also saw some enemies with high cell difficulty. But the problem was not big. They still had enough energy to deal with these guys together. But Ye Ge finally realized: "This island seems to be different from what I remember?" After collecting enough raw materials, Li You also returned to the clock room, and the cell man just started his reincarnation again. The cell man kept trying and fighting. Although the initial conditions of each reincarnation are basically the same, as the experience continues to grow, the combat skills become more and more sophisticated, and the various enemies are becoming more and more understood. After experiencing several deaths, the cell man successfully arrived at the clock tower. Then he was sent back again by the sister Shi Shou, who showed some of her true strength. Li You watched the show next door the whole time and said: I had a lot of fun watching it, so I gave the anchor a heartwarming little gift. He was not joking. After the cell man was killed, he asked the time guardian to use the portal to send himself out of the prison. After the cell man was reborn again, he pushed open the door and saw Li You, of course, Yuzu and Edge. The cell man immediately came up and asked: "Last time... No, what happened the last time? Why did I die inexplicably again?" Li You read the script he had prepared long ago to him: "As soon as your body touched the king's body, it exploded immediately. I don't know what happened." Of course, his suspicious statement was not believed by the cell man at all. Li You said, "Don't look at me like that. I just came to find you because I knew you would doubt me." "This island has become very strange now. Let's act together this time so that we can take care of each other." The cell man thought about it and agreed. After all, he knew that he was immortal. Unfortunately, he didn't know that his memory could be adjusted. And this time, because he acted with Li You and others, the journey was indeed very smooth. The enemy is still difficult, but it is much easier to deal with it when everyone with strength acts together than alone.
Even when encountering a situation where monsters gather and are surrounded by difficulties, Li You can always find a way to break through successfully. Although the cell man has always only considered his own character, he has to admit that Li You is indeed a reliable teammate. Finally, with steady progress, everyone came to the clock room without any danger. The time guardian appeared in front of them again, but this time he used his ability to separate everyone and fight only the cell man. The cell man fell into a bitter battle. But in the end, he caught a "flaw" of the Time Guardian and defeated her. As usual, the Time Guardian threw down a sentence "This will not have a good result", and ran away through the portal. As soon as she left, Li You, who was hiding and drinking tea on the side, had to appear again and play the role of his teammate. He said to the cell man gratefully: "I was blocked in the gap of time by her. Fortunately, you defeated her and I was able to escape! As a thank you, I'll give this to you." Li You said, and stuffed him with a bunch of large and small bottles of potions. Although the cell man had no face, there was a puzzled expression in his eyes: "What on earth is this..." Li You coughed: "This is the recovery potion I made myself. I think your potion seems to have run out, so I'll replenish it for you." "But I'm a beginner in alchemy, and experiments often go wrong. If there are any side effects, don't mind." The cell man looked at the suspicious potions, hesitated for a moment, and still drank a sip. Then he immediately showed symptoms of his hands and feet doing different things, and fell to the ground with a "bang". Li You hurriedly helped him to the side to rest. After the effect of the drug faded, he finally regained his ability to move. Facing his angry eyes, Li You smiled awkwardly and said, "But at least... your injuries have recovered, right?" The cell man responded by throwing the remaining potion to the ground. Li You: "...Alas." After the episode, the group immediately went to the mountaintop castle again. Of course, before that, the cell man also exchanged all his cells and money for ability enhancement and weapons and equipment at the collector's place. The cell man who had advanced all the way from the five-cell route was extremely wealthy, and even if half of it was in Li You's hands, the number was more than doubled as before. Anyway, apart from anything else, the collector's alchemy doll was almost smiling, and almost couldn't help holding Li You's hand to celebrate. Fortunately, the cell man was busy asking the little foundry master to adjust his equipment, so he didn't notice the abnormality. Li You and the cell people continued to move forward, passing through the castle on the top of the mountain and coming to the throne room again. This was the third time they faced the King's Hand. At this moment, the King's Hand has no other changes. His fighting style is still the same as before, but his speed, strength, and endurance are much stronger than before. That is, with Yuzu in the front and the others attacking from the side, the group successfully suppressed him.
If Li You and the Cell Man were still the only ones to come, they might be chased all over the ground by the King's Hand in this state. But if only the "data" is improved and the fighting style does not change, he will definitely not be the opponent of Li You and the Cell Man in the end. After a melee, the Cell Man pierced the head of the Kingdom's Hand with a nail spear and gave him the final blow. The group also rested for a while, and then Li You asked: "What are you going to do next? Do you want to see what's behind that door?" The Cell Man looked at the empty stone throne and the ordinary-looking door and hesitated. The king's body was moved away by Li You after the last time, so if the Cell Man does not want to reincarnate again now, there is only one choice. As expected, he finally decided: "I want to go behind that door again. I always feel that there is something very important behind it." Li You nodded: "Then go." The cell man came to the door carefully, touched it, and immediately retracted his hand. Nothing happened. "...What's going on?" He was about to push the door open, and then looked back at Li You, and found that all of them were standing far away from him, almost running to the entrance between the thrones. Cell man: "..." There is no need to hide so far to avoid suspicion. After thinking about it, he still pushed the door open. "Boom--!!" A dazzling fire flashed, and the explosion was deafening, mixed with a blue light gun flying out! That was the micro portal that Li You asked the time guardian to help create, just enough for his soul gun to pass through. This is the real killer move, and the explosion is just a cover. Under the double blow, the cell man's body became tattered again, and the green algae separated from the main body and drilled into the pipe. Li You then asked the Time Guardian to tell the Collector that he only needed to delete the small part of the Soul Gun's memory. And sure enough, when Li You appeared in front of the Cell Man again, he had temporarily dispelled his suspicion of Li You. Cell Man: "It turns out that there is such a powerful mechanism behind that door. I only saw the flame and was killed immediately. And this time the mechanism is different from the previous one? The defense measures are so complicated, but it is rare." "... I still think there is a secret behind that door. Are you willing to explore it with me again? This time we will think about whether there is another way to remove the mechanism." But Li You said to him: "Not now... I have something else to do." "But I have a suggestion for you." Li You pointed to a corner of the prison and said: "Have you walked through the abandoned plants before The road to the Botanical Garden? There are more things worth exploring behind it, and I believe that will help you regain your memory. " "Now that we can't find a way to enter the building behind the throne room for the time being, why don't you go there and take a look?" The cell man thought: "... the road to the botanical garden? It's not impossible."
Li You nodded: "It's just a suggestion. It's up to you whether you want to listen to it or not. I have other things to investigate, which may also intersect with this route. Anyway, let's see you later." After Li You finished speaking, he left the cell man and left with his companions. The cell man thought about it and decided to follow the clues provided by Li You and take the line of the botanical garden to see what is at the end. ... Inside the clock room. The time guardian and Li You looked at the cell man who was playing with the big and small mushrooms in the abandoned botanical garden, and discussed. The Guardian of Time asked, "...So why did you bring him along?" Li You smiled and said, "Our goal is the origin cells in the hands of the queen, not the queen herself, right?" Shi Shou nodded. This was what they had discussed before. Because Shi Shou's sister was able to manually adjust the difficulty, Li You originally thought that there would be no such thing as BOSS origin cells in this world. Unexpectedly, the collector told him today that there are indeed such things. It's just that the use is different from what Li You knows. The origin cells in this world only exist in the bodies of strong people who have reached the peak of power, and they are unique in a certain sense, with the unique mark of that person. After repeated experiments, the collector found that in order to refine a true panacea, enough origin cells are needed for transfer and blending. After calculation, he concluded that at least four are needed, and they must be origin cells from different strong people. And there are only five strong people on the island who have origin cells. The King's Hand, the Guardian Giant, the Guardian of Time, and the King and Queen. The King's cell is already in the hands of the collector. Li You has also collected one of the King's cell using a cell collector. But the Time Guardian must always pay attention to the reincarnation of time and must not lose the origin cell, which will affect her ability. So in other words, the only option left is to obtain the origin cells in the hands of the giant and the queen. Therefore, Li You also began to prepare for this. Seeing that the Time Keeper was still a little confused, Li You elaborated: "You also said that in order to obtain the origin cell, either the holder must give the cell willingly, or he must be killed, right?" The Time Keeper nodded again. So Li You gave the answer: "So it's very simple. I don't want to kill the queen, but I want to get her support." "But the queen is obsessed with fulfilling her responsibilities and wants to prevent the disease on this island from spreading to the outside world. So she closed the lighthouse, extinguished the flames, and isolated the island from the world. If we don't take some measures, it will be difficult for her to give up her insistence and support us." The Time Keeper understood now: "You said before that the outside world has been infected by the disease, but the queen doesn't know about it. The lighthouse needs to be ignited with a blood sacrifice, so you want..." Li You smiled: "That's right. So now, let our cell people continue to help and explore the route to the lighthouse." "As for me... I'll go visit the giant. I'm also very interested in him."