The Abyss Chicken suddenly stopped, stared at a big tree opposite, and croaked uneasily.
At the same time, the rope tied around the chicken's neck was also ticking, indicating that there was a dangerous creature nearby.
Gao Fei stopped and looked around.
The forest was quiet, and no living creatures could be seen except for tiny insects. Why was the alarm sounding?
Could it be...
Gao Fei's eyes fell on the big tree opposite.
It can be seen that the Abyss Chicken is very afraid of the big tree and refuses to get close, as if it smells danger.
The "magic alert" prompt is probably also aimed at big trees.
Although from the outside it looks like an ordinary tree, standing quietly in the forest.
The thick trunk is nearly ten meters high, with dense dark purple branches hanging down. The leaves are as wide as two adult hands, and the edges of the leaves are serrated and sway in the wind.
Gao Fei pulled out his pistol, aimed at the tree trunk, and tentatively pulled the trigger.
boom!
The sound of gunfire echoed in the dense forest.
The tree trunk exploded with a fist-sized crater, and a large amount of purple-red liquid splashed out, as if it was bleeding.
The originally peaceful tree trembled violently at the moment of being shot, and its branches like weeping willows swung wildly, like countless long whips waving through the air, emitting sharp sonic booms.
The Abyss Chicken hurriedly ran back and plunged into the bushes at Goofy's feet, trembling with fear.
Gao Fei stared at the crazy tree with slightly cold eyes.
Release a wave of mental power, remotely control the floating giant scythe, approach it, and prune the branches of the big tree.
With a crisp brushing sound, the branches that tried to hit the high-flying branches were all shaved off by the "Thunder King's Teeth", and blood-like juice oozed from the broken stubbles.
The strange tree obviously has a certain degree of intelligence and can also feel the pain caused by broken branches. Suddenly, dozens of purple strange snakes are thrown out from the depths of the tree crown, and they pounce on Gao Fei with their fangs bared.
Gao Fei took two steps back and controlled the Thunder King Ya to rotate in the air, blocking the front like a huge golden propeller.
The strange snakes that poked their heads out of the trees had their heads cut off by the high-speed rotating blades and twisted back.
Only then did Gao Fei notice that the tails of these strange snakes were closely connected to the branches.
To be more precise, after the branches bloom and bear fruit, what hatches out of the mature fruits is this kind of strange snake, which together form a strange existence that is half plant and half animal.
The strange snake cannot escape from the trunk, and the front half of the snake body plus the back half of the branches are only ten meters long in total.
This is the maximum attack range of the monster snake.
They couldn't reach high enough to fly, and they couldn't break through Thunder King Fang's defense. They were so angry that they opened their mouths wide and spewed venom.
The transparent venom sprayed by the strange snake evaporates immediately when it encounters the air and turns into a bitter gas.
This poisonous gas must be harmful to the human body.
Gao Fei has put on the "Warrior Mask", and the "Man of Steel" is immune to all toxins. Apart from feeling a bit choked in the nose, there is no more intense discomfort.
The venom of the strange snake comes from the harmful substances absorbed by the tree trunks from the rooted soil. The stock is limited. After spraying it a few times, I found that Gao Fei's face did not change, so he stopped wasting the venom.
Gao Fei looked at the group of snakes retracting into the tree crown in frustration, and nodded thoughtfully.
When interrogating the ape demon yesterday, he specifically inquired about any dangerous creatures deep in the jungle.
Gao Fei was convinced that the strange tree opposite was the "Abyss Snake Tree" that the ape demon talked about yesterday.
The chaotic origin of the bottomless abyss seems to have the characteristic of blurring the boundaries of species.
There is no clear distinction between animals and plants, living things and dead things. The two can transform into each other and merge into one.
Similar to the hatching tree, the snake tree is also a unique species in the Wanyuan Plain. It is difficult to tell whether it is a plant or an animal.
In addition to ordinary branches, the snake tree also grows many movable branches that resemble poisonous snakes, which are used for hunting living animals.
These "snake branches" usually curl up and hide at the roots of ordinary branches.
The snake tree is rooted in the earth and cannot move. When it encounters a strong enemy that cannot be dealt with by its branches alone, it will release its snake branches and attack with its sharp teeth and deadly venom.
A creature bitten by a snake tree, or simply inhaled the venom spewed from a snake branch, will be paralyzed and die of heart failure if it fails a Fortitude save.
The corpses rot under the tree and become fertilizer that nourishes the snake tree.
Gao Fei took back the Thunder King's fang, lit the torch, and used the "Mage's Hand" to control the torch, and slowly approached the snake tree.
As if feeling the approaching torch and the burning heat, the Abyss Snake Tree shivered in fear, and all the exposed snake branches shrank back.
Even the ordinary branches were all twisted away from the torch.
"It seems that the ape demon didn't lie to me." Gao Fei understood clearly.
As expected, the snake tree is naturally afraid of fire and does not dare to attack passers-by carrying open flames.
Goofy's remote control torch approached the snake tree and made a gesture of lighting the branches.
The snake tree could not escape from the place where its roots were rooted. Facing the approaching torches, it trembled even more.
The snake branches that were originally hidden in the crown of the tree all popped out, and they all shook their heads towards Gao Fei and begged for mercy, hissing and wailing.
At the same time, Gao Fei received a telepathic message from Snake Tree.
"Please... don't burn me..."
The Abyss Snake Tree has 3 intelligence attributes, is smarter than ordinary beasts, and can conduct simple mental communications with other intelligent creatures.
"I can spare your life, but you have to be obedient."
Goofy's remote-controlled torch hovered in mid-air, continuously threatening the snake tree, and at the same time made a series of spell-casting gestures to perform the "Monster Charm Technique".
Under the threat of the flames, the snake tree did not resist the charm and obediently accepted the olive branch offered by Gao Fei.
After successfully turning the Snake Tree into an enemy, Gao Fei took the Abyss Chicken and continued to explore the depths of the forest.
The forest land in front gradually opened up, with low grass growing between the sparse trees, but no trace of wild beasts could be seen.
The Abyss Chicken exploring the way ahead suddenly heard a beeping alarm sound on its neck.
The Abyss Chicken stopped in confusion, looking left and right, but had no idea where the threat came from.
At this moment, the ground beneath his feet suddenly cracked, and four huge metal petals popped out and suddenly closed!
The flower buds were like a tightly closed steel cage, wrapping the Abyss Chicken that was caught off guard.
When Gao Fei heard the noise, he immediately put on the "Druid Mask" and transformed into the wind element to fly into the air to ensure that he was protected from attacks from the ground.
The monster that is suspended in mid-air and looks down, trapping the Abyss Chicken. The part exposed above the surface is composed of four curved metal plates that resemble lotus petals.
The metal plate seemed to be made of steel, and the outer shell was rusty and stained with dried blood.
Through the gaps between the plates, Gao Fei could see the densely packed spikes of different lengths inlaid on the inside.
When this huge steel lotus flower closed, the sharp thorns on the inside of the petals pierced the prey, pricking the unlucky Abyss Chicken with holes and causing it to die before it could even scream.
