Go up the spiral stone steps and soon you will come to a hall.
The interior is quite gloomy, with vines covering the stone walls. There may have been murals carved on them, but they have long been weathered or broken, making them difficult to identify.
"Those guys are coming." Queen Medusa whispered.
But her troops did not make preparations and instead retreated a distance.
Lu Yuan understood that the other party wanted to see his strength.
Only people of equal strength have the basis for cooperation.
Following a rustling sound, more than thirty pitch-black tree men slowly approached in the darkness.
These tree men are two meters tall. They have strange faces carved under the dark bark, and their sharp branches are waving, making hollow sounds.
After the tree men are the half-human tree demons.
Their upper bodies look like young girls, with gorgeous flowers blooming in their green hair, but their lower bodies are completely made of tree roots, which looks a bit weird.
[Skills]: Soothing Mist (★★★), Tree Spear (★★★), Root Entanglement (★★★).
"Attack! Be careful with their thorn technique!" Lu Yuan warned loudly.
Although the speed of these tree men was not fast, they were not slow either. They waved sharp branches and collided with the Jiefan soldiers.
The sharp branches rubbed against the shield, making a heartbreaking sound, but it did not cause any harm to the soldiers.
"Huh--" The spear thrust out from the gap in the shield and penetrated the black bark of the tree. The dark green sap flowed out, causing the tree man to let out a sharp scream.
"Whoosh——"
Several arrows rose into the sky and turned into a rain of fire that enveloped these tree men.
The flaming arrows landed on these tree men and burned quickly.
In just a few moments, these tree men turned into burning men, screaming in pain.
The branches of the jet-black tree man suddenly grew longer, and the tips were strangely green, obviously containing poison.
The waving branches like willows were firmly blocked by the Jiefan soldiers' large shields, and could not hurt the soldiers behind them at all.
The jade tree demons finally took action, and green smoke flew out of their slender hands and enveloped the jet black tree demons, healing their injuries.
Unfortunately, the damage of the continuously burning flames was far higher than its healing, and the black tree man's health volume dropped rapidly.
The jade tree demon let out a sharp scream, and several green rays of light shot out.
The masonry on the ground was suddenly broken open, and a thick root wrapped around Jie Fanbing's legs, causing continuous damage.
Unfortunately, the damage is not high, and the control effect won't cause much trouble to soldiers who don't intend to move.
"Pah - pah -"
One by one, the tree men fell down powerlessly, with the flames still burning on their bodies, lying on the ground like charred logs.
The jade tree demon let out a sharp scream, condensed spears made of trees in its hands, and threw them at the soldiers.
Most of them were blocked by the Jiefan soldiers, and the few wooden spears that hit them did not cause much damage.
The intensive counterattack by the blazing archers made the jade tree demons wail, and those flaming arrows made them extremely painful.
As the melee troops pressed in, the Jasper Dryads, whose health and defense were even weaker, were unable to even struggle under the sword, and soon fell down one by one.
"Clean the battlefield." Lu Yuan ordered.
"Your Excellency Lu Yuan is indeed very strong. I am starting to feel confident that I can finish exploring this temple." Queen Medusa said with a smile.
"Now that you've seen my strength, it's time for Her Majesty the Queen to show off herself. At least we should be honest with each other." Lu Yuan chuckled.
"Can."
Soon, the hunter handed him some materials and soul crystals.
A tree spirit drops about 20 soul crystals.
In addition to special bark and branches, the dropped materials also include the three-star material Wild Seed, and a 4-star material Life Essence.
Lu Yuan was still very satisfied.
Put the things away and the team moves on.
This time, Queen Medusa's team was in the front, and Lu Yuan was in the back.
Just after leaving the hall, I soon encountered a team of thirty or forty tree people.
The Snake Troops are mainly composed of three- and four-star soldiers. The defense of the large shield warriors in front is very strong, and the attacks of the archers behind are also sharp.
The most powerful ones are some snake warriors holding huge tridents.
These four-star special units have extremely strong attack power. Every blow can leave a deep wound on the body of a tree man, and they can kill a tree man in just a few hits.
Although the Snake Troops had no fire damage, the speed of killing the Treants was not much slower than Lu Yuan's troops.
I don’t know if Queen Medusa is out of comparison or wants to hide her clumsiness, but she also didn’t use heroes.
This also shows the strength of Queen Medusa!
To be able to occupy an area of the Black Swamp, the strength is definitely not simple!
The team continued to advance, and both parties had a tacit understanding to deal with a wave of monsters alone. The process went very smoothly.
Lu Yuan also noticed that all the rooms on the first floor had signs of being searched, and nothing was left behind.
This made him a little disappointed, but as expected, it would be the same if it were him.
It is impossible to give others advantages in vain.
The two teams quickly cleared the first floor and entered the second floor along the dark stone steps.
Passing through a narrow corridor, there is a wide hall in front of you.
A shabby curtain hangs from the dome, and the tables and chairs inside have decayed.
A large number of tree men heard the noise and approached here, including several huge tree men up to four meters tall.
Their skin is brown, with green branches and leaves growing on the outside. They are more human-like than the black tree men, with a hint of majesty on their bark-like faces.
【Tree Spirit Guardian】
[Level: lv38]
[Skills]: Thorns (★★), Ironbark (★★★), Trample (★★★), Heavy Strike (★★★).
Nearly a hundred tree men, mixed with the tree spirit guardians and tree demons, rushed towards the intruders with great momentum.
"Your Excellency Lu Yuan, do you need my help?" Queen Medusa asked. According to the order, it was Lu Yuan's turn.
Queen Medusa's enchanting body is hidden behind the rippling water barrier, her green hair is gently floating, but unfortunately her face cannot be seen clearly.
"Don't bother with this little thing." Lu Yuan chuckled.
The tree spirit guardians took heavy steps and charged forward. Their legs formed by roots were extremely long, and each step covered a large distance.
The heavy body made the ground tremble slightly, and the pressure was extremely strong.
Several Poison Blade Assassins moved forward, throwing smoke.
Thick fog spread, disturbing the vision of these tree spirit guardians, causing them to lose their way and stand hesitant.
The dark tree man behind him also rushed into the mist with short legs and was instantly lost.
"Swish swish——"
Dense flaming arrows enveloped them, causing them to scream sharply.
The sound of branches slapping the ground or slapping tree trunks is endless.
The pain of the flames and the anxiety of losing their vision made them furiously attack everything around them.
But among the flaming arrows, their blood volume was quickly consumed.