Chapter 252 Gather the Walkers and defeat the boss
Hearing the mission prompt, Zhang Yuanqing felt suddenly enlightened.
The five-hour time limit is to seize the time to decipher the outer plot and enter the middle area.
After five hours, the outer dungeon boss will kill you.
"I, I" Asano Ryo's face turned pale:
"I have killed a tree demon, will I be chased by the tree king?"
Fairy Peony breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, I have never killed a tree demon. Don't worry too much. You have only killed one tree demon. If the tree king wants to take revenge, it will never be your turn."
As the words fell, the three of them suddenly heard a scream, like the sound produced when a missile is launched, sharp and shrill.
"careful!"
The Peony Fairy seemed to have sensed it, and hurriedly warned, and at the same time, she waved her arms.
The lush branches and leaves above the heads of the three people were shaking and growing wildly. The branches were intertwined to form a lush green barrier.
But in the next moment, the barrier was blown to pieces, and broken branches and leaves were scattered everywhere.
A thick afterimage broke through the barrier and struck Ryo Asano fiercely.
The Peony Fairy's barrier bought the girl precious time. She swooped out to the side and rolled continuously.
boom!
A deep ravine appeared where he originally stood.
Zhang Yuanqing looked intently and saw that the thing that hit the ground was a vine as thick as a water tank, covered with green leaves. Its tip was as sharp as a thorn, and its roots spread to the sky with no end in sight.
Zhang Yuanqing's eyes followed the vines upward until his view was blocked by the thick crown of the tree.
A towering tree, a towering tree with an unimaginable height. He withdrew his gaze and made a judgment.
The vine was like a tentacle, a big snake, twisting and twisting, raising its tip, and swiping towards Asano Ryo again.
Before the girl from the island country could stand up, she put her hands on the ground and flew out again, throwing herself behind a big tree. There was a "clicking" sound in her ears, as well as the strong wind blowing her hair.
The big tree, half a meter in diameter, was cut off by vines.
"The combat power of the Tree King is that of a standard saint. Every stroke of the cane is equivalent to the attack of a level 4 saint. For a level 3 walker, it is simply a nightmare."
"The wood demon profession has a strong recovery ability, and with such thick vines, the blade is of little use, so you have to use fire attacks."
Just when Zhang Yuanqing was thinking about whether to summon the yin and yang robes to help Asano Ryo, a worse scene happened.
Around the three of them, sleeping tree demons woke up, their ugly human faces protruding from the tree trunks. They were summoned by the tree king and joined the Avengers.
"Eat you, eat you~"
Countless murmurs intertwined together.
The hard tree roots dug through the soft soil, and the vines hanging between the branches twisted like tentacles.
"They are completely crazy!" Peony Fairy's pretty face was solemn.
As a wood demon, plants are no different from humans in her eyes. She can communicate without any barriers and feel the emotions of plants. But now, she has lost this ability.
These dryads are not her kind, just like humans and zombies are not the same kind and cannot communicate.
When zombies see people, they will just roar and pounce on them.
The tree demon in front of me is like this.
There was no choice but to set fire to the mountain. Zhang Yuanqing was about to summon the Yin and Yang robes to do a big job, when he caught a glimpse of Asano Ryo from the corner of his eye, who was surrounded by tree demons a few feet away, getting up with a calm look on his face.
Her right hand holding the handle of the knife slowly drew an upward semicircle and raised the Hyopo Knife above her head.
"Frost is coming!"
As she softly recited the incantation, the blade covered with ice crystal patterns condensed with a layer of ice, emitting a cold air that was visible to the naked eye.
At the same time, Asano Ryo's skin showed a dreamy ice blue color, and the long hair hanging down his back was lifted up without wind, and the roots were spread out, with star-like ice crystals twining between the hair strands.
Her innocent face was indifferent, just like the cold and beautiful snow girl in the legend.
With a flick of his wrist, Asano Ryo raised the Hyōpo Sword held high above his head in front of him.
The tip of the knife pierced the ground, and the cold air quickly spread in all directions, freezing everything along the way: the ground, tree trunks, and treetops. Everything was covered with a layer of ice shell.
In an instant, the sweltering tropical rainforest seemed to have turned into an extremely cold place. A single breath of the air here would cause permanent damage to the lungs of ordinary people.
Zhang Yuanqing and Fairy Peony retreated continuously to avoid the ice shell spreading to their feet.
The two of them looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes. They didn't expect that the island girl who had been bullied along the way could actually burst out with such terrifying power.
The thick vine from the King of Trees was cut from high in the sky. Before it even touched Asano Ryo, it was covered with layers of thick and hard ice.
"Crack!"
The front end of the vine's condensed ice shell broke and fell heavily to the ground that was also condensed by the ice shell.
"Say~"
This thick vine from the sky shrank back suddenly, as if it was in pain, and retracted into the sky.
"Hoo, hoho."
Asano Ryo sat down on the ground, panting as if exhausted.
Zhang Yuanqing took a deep look at her, withdrew his gaze, gave the order to the Blood Rose of the Infernal Corpse to protect his physical body, and used Fugue, causing his spirit body to leave his body, float upwards, and rush out of the thick canopy.
The field of vision is instantly broadened.
He saw the blood-red sunset, the magnificent golden-red sunset, and also saw a giant tree.
Its height cannot be measured visually. It is like the legendary World Tree that connects the heavens. Its crown is like clouds, and its branches stretch out for dozens of miles to both sides.
Compared with it, this tropical rain forest is like saplings and weeds under the big trees.
At this moment, vines were hanging down from the cloud-like canopy. They were as flexible as tentacles and were drawn to all parts of the primeval forest to punish the ants who dared to kill its people.
The tree crown next to Zhang Yuanqing swayed, and when he looked sideways, he saw the Peony Fairy climbing up the tree nimbly, and she was even better at climbing trees than monkeys.
She emerged from the canopy of the tree and stepped precariously on the slender branches, always maintaining a delicate balance.
The Peony Fairy looked up at the sky, as if struck by lightning:
"Oh my god~"
The plump body of this wood demon young woman was trembling slightly, as if she was encountering a natural enemy.
She didn't dare to look anymore, and fell back to the ground with a pale face.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuanqing leaned down and rushed down, returning to his body.
"It's too scary. That tree is definitely at the saint level and invincible!" Fairy Peony's face turned pale.
Zhang Yuanqing came to Asano Ryo and said in a deep voice:
"How many times can you use that move just now?"
Asano Ryo knelt down on the ice shell, his face was pale, his eyes were gloomy, showing exhaustion:
"It can only be used three times a day, with an interval of two hours between each time. The cost is that half an hour after use, the body becomes weak and the joints become stiff."
After speaking, she added with a panicked expression:
"There is a countdown on my panel, ten minutes. This is the time when the tree demon will attack me next. I, I will definitely not survive the next attack."
She has such a strong trump card. In other words, she was besieged by three evil professions and killed by tree monsters before. She was so pitiful and desperate. Is it all a disguise?
She pretends to be so similar, the woman is indeed born to be an actress, and she is an island native, and if she dares to enter the killing dungeon, she must have a trick or two up her sleeve.
Thinking about it, without him, Asano Ryo would have used "Frost Coming" to resolve the crisis, but after having him, he started to pretend to be pitiful and weak, begging for mercy vigorously, and not using his trump card if possible.
Later, after discovering that he was a good person, Asano Ryo became even more "bearing the humiliation and bearing the burden" and became a guide dog, hiding his strength and biding his time.
Zhang Yuanqing realized that this righteous partner was not so righteous.
To be precise, it's not that silly and sweet, it's a bit cautious.
The Peony Fairy comforted:
"Wang Tai and I will try our best to help you."
In lawful professions, there are still mostly good people.
As soon as she finished comforting the island girl, she saw Wang Tai looking at her coldly:
"Have you ever killed a monkey?"
Fairy Peony was stunned for a moment, and then she realized what she was doing, her face stiffened slightly, "I killed one of them, they kept chasing me and drove me into a panic. You mean, you mean."
Zhang Yuanqing said in a deep voice:
"Since the Tree King will avenge his people, why won't the Monkey King? As one of the bosses of the outer dungeon, don't you think the Monkey King is too docile? So far, the monkeys have been chasing him, so why doesn't he take action?
Just refer to the Tree King to find out."
After the Tree King, the revenge may be the Monkey King. The Peony Fairy frowned and said:
"We must enter the middle of the forest before the Monkey King takes revenge."
The Tree King is so terrifying, how can the Monkey King be any worse? Even if it is not as good as the Tree King, don't forget that there are a large number of monkeys in the outer area.
She rolled her eyes, as if she thought of something, and whispered:
"We still have time. The Tree King will not target us, but others may not. Perhaps, this is a good time to eliminate the evil profession."
Zhang Yuanqing could not feel happy at all and exhaled:
"While eliminating the evil professions, we will also eliminate the lawful professions. Especially the ones at the top of the list must be the targets of the Tree King's revenge. Before the Monkey King's revenge comes, let's study a way to enter the middle of the forest.
"The longer it takes, the more people will die."
Having said this, Zhang Yuanqing opened the standings and found that the number of people had dropped sharply to 103. In just a few minutes, 17 people had died.
Anyone who has gained points by killing tree demons is in danger.
Including acquaintances such as Jiang Jingwei and Yuan Ting.
Guan Ya's points also increased. Zhang Yuanqing was not sure whether she got them by killing tree demons, monkeys, or evil professions. But he didn't dare to bet.
Vines falling from the sky were drawn to various areas of the primeval forest. In every area, people were constantly injured and killed.
As a local monster, Guanzhong Peeping Bao ran wildly through the dense forest, his posture was not light, and every step left deep footprints on the ground.
Like a wild bull running rampant in the forest.
Not long ago, he was watching the battle between Zhao Chenghuang and Weiwo Zunzun, looking for an opportunity to make a cold fight.
As a result, the tree king's revenge came before the two could decide the winner.
The three parties were instantly in chaos, and they all suffered unclear injuries from the tree king's vine whipping.
The three parties gathered together and thought that instead of being defeated by the tree kings individually and dying in the spiritual realm, it would be better to unite everyone and overthrow the boss together.
Guan Zhongping Bao, who has endless endurance, is entrusted with the glorious task of gathering travelers.
"Snapped!"
The vines fell from the sky and clung tightly to the tube and Peep Bao's body.
He grunted, flew more than ten meters, jumped up after landing, and continued running wildly.
The vine that could kill the scout with one whip only caused minor internal injuries, surging blood, and pain.
A few minutes later, Guan Zhongping Bao followed the movement and arrived at the nearest "battlefield". The scene was quite tragic, with five or six mutilated corpses lying on the soft ground.
The internal organs are flowing all over the place.
They were all torn to pieces by the vines.
Ah Yi, there are no taboos. Bao Meng paused and stared at the people in the venue, showing a vigilant look.
This group of people also noticed him. The young man at the head looked at him with an expressionless face, his eyes were empty, like a doll.
The young man wearing big pants and flip-flops said with a scrutinizing gaze:
"The silly face looks familiar. Oh, you are Guan Zhong Piao Bao, the guy ranked sixth on the list of casual cultivators."
Why are you so stupid and stupid? Bao said in a deep voice:
"On behalf of Zhao Chenghuang, I am here to gather together to fight against the Tree King. Everyone, please put aside the camp confrontation and fight the boss together. This is our only way out."
Bai Wuji pondered for a few seconds, "There is really no reason to refuse."
Peeping through the tube, Bao felt slightly relieved, his face showed joy, and he immediately said:
"Then let's go meet under the tree and I'll continue to gather people."
After saying that, he left immediately.
"You guys go to the direction of the Tree King immediately, Zhao Chenghuang and Ah Yi summon all the boss pushers."
"Who are you and why should we trust you?"
"You have no choice. Rather than being beaten to death by the Tree King here, it's better to follow everyone and give it a try. Anyway, even if you don't go, you will still be attacked by the Tree King."
"Is it really what Zhao Chenghuang and Ha Yi called for?"
"Are you a human being who is inherently evil? The illusionist who ranks fourth on the Five Elements Alliance's bounty list? Ah Yi and Zhao Chenghuang gathered everyone to recommend the boss. Please dispel your illusions and put down your camp to fight."
"The world is white and justice is in the sword, right? Ah Yi, Zhao Chenghuang and the evil nature of human nature have gone to hunt the tree king. Let me summon you."
"You are the one who wields double swords. Are you the Nine Leaky Fish? Just in time. Please go to the tree king immediately. I have summoned everyone to hunt the boss together."
"Are you guys from the Five Elements Alliance? Just in time, Zhao Chenghuang asked me to summon you to meet under the King of Trees and push the boss together."
"Have you seen Yuanshi Tianzun?" a red-haired girl asked.
"No, that guy is as good as dead. If I hadn't seen him on the standings, I would have suspected that he was dead. You little girl, you just do whatever you say, you are so irritable at such a young age."
"You two, go to meet under the Tree King immediately. On behalf of Zhao Chenghuang and Ah Yi, I will gather everyone to attack the boss."
"Not interested in!"
"What's your name?"
"The world returns to fire. By the way, have you seen Yuanshi Tianzun?"
"died!"
In this way, with Guan Zhongqiubao's continuous efforts, casual cultivators, official and evil camps, and a few foreigners were summoned one after another.
One after another, they rushed to the location of the Tree King, preparing to gather their strength and attack the boss.
Apart from the fact that the banners of Zhao Chenghuang and Ah Yi actually worked, the main reason for everyone's response was that they had no choice.
The Tree King's attacks are continuous. Although it can be repelled once and there is a short respite, it only treats the symptoms but not the root cause.
In addition, there will definitely be generous points rewards for knocking down the boss. Since there is someone organizing it, and there are top transcendent realm masters like Zhao Chenghuang Ah Yi participating, there is really no reason to refuse.
Yin Chi met Tian Xia Gui Huo very early. Under his advice, he did not hunt down tree monsters to gain points, and strictly followed the precautions, so he was not resented by the tree king.
"Why did you reject that guy's invitation? There should be a lot of points for defeating the boss." The tone-deaf person said in confusion.
"That's an evil way!" Tianxia Guihuo snorted:
"After pushing the Tree King, the Monkey King will follow. According to this method, at least half of the people will die when the danger in the outer layer is dealt with. But the reality is that we haven't even figured out the plot of this dungeon."
The tone deaf person frowned.
Tianxiaguihuo continued:
"The correct way is to figure out how to enter the middle of the forest. Based on the difficulty of the dungeon, I think whoever enters the middle of the forest first will get a large points reward."
The tone-deaf person suddenly said:
"What do you have in mind?"
The world returns to fire and shakes its head:
"The 'notes' we have collected are limited, and at most we can deduce that there is a contradiction between the signboards. However, Yuanshi Tianzun is a night wandering god. He can kill people and ask for their souls. If nothing else, he is doing something right now.
"
Speaking of this, Tianxiaguihuo sounded a little depressed.
He has figured out the correct way to play the dungeon, but due to lack of ability (cannot eat souls), he cannot implement it.
In a field full of ravines and potholes, Zhang Yuanqing stood in front of several corpses, the darkness in his eyes gradually fading.
After asking the spirit just now, he gained a brand new note:
[Monkeys are the guardians of the forest. They live in jungles full of wild fruits. Please do not disturb them]
I seemed to know how to enter the second level. Zhang Yuanqing combined the previous information and had a guess in my mind.
At this time, people from the two camps were attacked by vines and struggled to reach the area where the Tree King was.