Chapter 249 Assembling the Xingzhe, Raiding the Boss

Hearing the mission prompt, Zhang Yuanqing felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

The five-hour time limit was to allow the Lingjing Xingzhe to quickly decipher the outer layer's plot and reach the area to enter the middle layer.

If it exceeded five hours, the outer layer's dungeon boss would begin slaughtering the Lingjing Xingzhe.

"I, I..." Asano Ryo's face turned pale:

"I've killed a tree demon. Will I be hunted down by the Tree King?"

Peony Fairy breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, I haven't killed any tree demons... Don't worry too much. You've only killed one tree demon. Even if the Tree King wants revenge, it won't be your turn."

As soon as she finished speaking, the three of them suddenly heard a sharp screech, like the sound wave produced when a missile is launched, sharp and shrill.

"Careful!"

Peony Fairy seemed to sense something and warned urgently. At the same time, she waved her arms.

The lush branches and leaves above the three of them rustled, growing wildly, with branches and forks crisscrossing to form a verdant barrier.

But in the next moment, this barrier was shattered, with broken branches and leaves flying everywhere.

A thick afterimage broke through the barrier and slammed into Asano Ryo.

Peony Fairy's barrier bought the girl precious time. She pounced to the side and rolled continuously.

Bang!

A deep gully appeared where she had been standing.

Zhang Yuanqing fixed his eyes and saw that the thing hitting the ground was a vine as thick as a water tank, covered with clusters of green leaves. Its tip was as sharp as a thorn, and its base stretched towards the sky, with no end in sight.

Zhang Yuanqing's gaze followed the vine all the way up, until his vision was blocked by the thick canopy.

An enormous tree, an unimaginably tall tree... he retracted his gaze and made a judgment.

The vine was like a tentacle, a large snake, writhing and twisting, its tip raised, and once again lashed towards Asano Ryo.

The island girl had not yet gotten up. She supported herself with both hands and pounced out again, towards the trunk of a large tree. She heard a "crack" and felt a strong wind ruffling her hair.

The tree, half a meter in diameter, was snapped in two by the vine.

"The Tree King's combat power is that of a standard Saint. Each lash of the vine is equivalent to a level 4 Saint's attack. For a level 3 Saint, it's simply a nightmare..."

"Wood-type practitioners have powerful recovery abilities, and with such thick vines, blades won't be very effective. We need to use fire..."

Just as Zhang Yuanqing was considering whether to summon the Yin-Yang Magic Robe to help Asano Ryo, an even worse scene unfolded.

Around the three of them, one sleeping tree demon after another awakened. Ugly human faces protruded from the tree trunks. They had been summoned by the Tree King to join the Avengers Alliance.

"Eat you, eat you~"

Countless murmurs intertwined.

Hard tree roots broke through the soft, rotten soil, and vines hanging between the branches writhed like tentacles.

"They've gone completely mad!" Peony Fairy's pretty face was grave.

As a Wood-type practitioner, she saw plants as no different from humans. She could communicate with them without barriers and feel their emotions, but now, she had lost this ability.

These tree demons were not her kind, just as humans and zombies were not the same, unable to communicate.

When zombies saw people, they would just rush up with a howl.

The tree demons before her were just like that.

There's no other way, I can only set the mountain on fire... Just as Zhang Yuanqing was about to summon the Yin-Yang Magic Robe to do something big, the corner of his eye caught sight of Asano Ryo, a few yards away, surrounded by tree demons, calmly getting up.

Her right hand, holding the hilt of the blade, slowly drew an upward semicircle, raising the Ice Soul Blade high above her head.

"Frost Descent!"

As she chanted the spell softly, ice crystal patterns covered the blade, and a layer of ice formed, emitting a visible chill.

At the same time, Asano Ryo's skin took on a dreamlike ice-blue color, and her long hair, draped down her back, rose without wind, spreading out, with star-like ice crystals swirling between the strands.

Her pure face was cold and detached, like a snow woman from legends.

With a flick of her wrist, Asano Ryo thrust the Ice Soul Blade, held high above her head, into the ground in front of her.

The tip of the blade pierced the ground, and the chill spread rapidly in all directions, freezing everything in its path, the ground, the tree trunks, the treetops, all covered with a layer of ice.

In an instant, the sweltering tropical rainforest seemed to have turned into a land of extreme cold. An ordinary person taking a breath of the air here would suffer permanent lung damage.

Zhang Yuanqing and Peony Fairy retreated repeatedly, avoiding the ice spreading to their feet.

The two exchanged a glance, and both saw surprise in each other's eyes. They had not expected that the island girl, who had been bullied all the way, could unleash such terrifying power.

The thick vine from the Tree King slashed down from the sky, but before it could touch Asano Ryo, it was covered with layers of thick, hard ice.

"Crack!"

The front end of the vine, frozen with ice, snapped and fell heavily on the ground, which was also frozen.

"Whoosh~"

The thick vine from the sky seemed to be in pain and suddenly retracted, back into the sky.

"Hoo, hoo..."

Asano Ryo sat down on the ground, panting weakly.

Zhang Yuanqing took a deep look at her, retracted his gaze, and issued an order to the Yin Corpse Blood Rose to protect her body. He then used Divine Travel, his spirit leaving his body, floating upwards, and breaking through the thick canopy.

His vision instantly widened.

He saw the blood-red sunset, the magnificent golden-red sunset glow, and at the same time, he saw a giant tree.

It was impossible to estimate its height. It was like the World Tree from legends, connecting the heavens. Its canopy was like a cloud, and its branches stretched for dozens of miles on either side.

Compared to it, this tropical rainforest seemed like saplings and weeds under a giant tree.

At this moment, from the cloud-like canopy, vines were hanging down, as flexible as tentacles, lashing out at various parts of the primeval forest, punishing the ants who dared to kill its clansmen.

The canopy beside Zhang Yuanqing swayed. He turned his head and saw Peony Fairy nimbly climbing up, more adept at climbing trees than a monkey.

She emerged from the canopy, swaying as she stepped on the slender branches, always maintaining a delicate balance.

Peony Fairy looked up at the sky, as if struck by lightning:

"Heavens~"

The Wood-type young woman's plump body trembled slightly, as if she had encountered a natural enemy.

She dared not look again, her face pale, and fell back to the ground.

Seeing this, Zhang Yuanqing swooped down and returned to his body.

"Too terrifying, that tree must be Saint-level, invincible!" Peony Fairy's face was pale.

Zhang Yuanqing came to Asano Ryo's side and said in a deep voice:

"How many times can you use that move you just used?"

Asano Ryo knelt on the ice, her face pale, her eyes dim, and exhausted:

"I can only use it three times a day, with an interval of two hours each time. The price is that for half an hour after use, my body becomes weak and my joints stiff."

After speaking, she added with a look of horror:

"There's a countdown on my panel, ten minutes. That's the time of the tree demon's next attack on me. I, I definitely won't survive the next attack."

She has such a strong trump card. That is to say, being besieged by three evil professions before, being besieged by the tree demon, so pitiful and so desperate, are all disguised?

Acting so similar, the queen is indeed an actress. Also, she is a island country person, dare to enter the killing copy, there must be one or two trump cards ...

I want to come to the beginning without myself, Asano Ryo would use "Frost Descent" to resolve the crisis, and after having him, he began to pretend to be pitiful and act weak, desperately begging for mercy, trump cards can not be used if you can not use it.

Later, when he found out that he was a good person, Asano Ryo became more "bearing the burden of humiliation", acting as a guide dog, keeping a low profile.

Zhang Yuanqing realized that this righteous partner was not so righteous.

To be precise, it is not so silly and sweet, it is a bit scheming.

Peony Fairy comforted:

"Wang Tai and I will try our best to help you."

Among the lawful professions, there are still many good people.

As soon as she finished comforting the island girl, she saw Wang Tai looking at her coldly:

"Have you killed any monkeys?"

Peony Fairy was stunned, and then reacted, her face slightly stiff, "I killed one, they kept chasing me and pushed me into a hurry... Are you saying, are you saying..."

Zhang Yuanqing said in a deep voice:

"Since the Tree King will avenge his clansmen, why wouldn't the Monkey King? As one of the bosses in the outer layer dungeon, don't you think the Monkey King is too docile? So far, the monkey groups have been chasing the Lingjing Xingzhe. Why hasn't he taken action? Refer to the Tree King and you'll know."

After the Tree King, the one who may be avenging is the Monkey King... Peony Fairy frowned:

"We must enter the middle of the forest before the Monkey King takes revenge."

The Tree King is so terrible, how can the Monkey King be bad, even if it is not as good as the Tree King, but do not forget, there are many monkeys in the outer area.

Her eyes turned, as if she had thought of something, and whispered:

"We still have time, the Tree King will not target the two of us, others may not, maybe this is a good time to clear the evil professions."

Zhang Yuanqing was not happy at all, and exhaled:

"While clearing out the evil professions, the lawful professions will also be cleared out. Especially those at the top of the list must be the target of the Tree King's revenge. While the Monkey King's revenge hasn't come, let's study a way to enter the middle of the forest.

"The longer it drags on, the more people die."

Speaking of this, Zhang Yuanqing opened the points list and found that the number of people had been reduced to 103, and in just a few minutes, 17 Lingjing Xingzhe had died.

Anyone who has killed a tree demon to gain points is in danger.

Including Jiang Jingwei, Yuan Ting and other acquaintances.

Guan Ya's points have also increased, and Zhang Yuanqing is not sure whether she obtained them by killing tree demons, monkeys, or evil professions, but he dare not gamble.

...

Vines falling from the sky lashed out at various areas of the primeval forest, and in each area there were Lingjing Xingzhe, and people were constantly being injured and killed.

As a Tu-type, Guan Zhongkui Bao was running wildly through the dense forest, his posture not light, each footstep trampling deep footprints on the ground.

Like a wild bull rampaging through the forest.

Not long ago, he was still watching Zhao Chenghuang and Wei Wo Du Zun's battle, looking for a chance to snipe.

As a result, before the two could decide the winner, the Tree King's revenge came.

The three parties were instantly thrown into chaos, and all suffered injuries in the Tree King's vine attacks.

The three parties discussed and thought that instead of being defeated by the Tree King one by one and dying in Lingjing, it would be better to gather everyone together and jointly push down the boss.

Guan Zhongkui Bao, with endless endurance, was entrusted with the glorious task of gathering the Xingzhe.

"Pa!"

A vine fell from the sky and lashed firmly on Guan Zhongkui Bao's body.

He grunted and flew out more than ten meters, then bounced up after landing and continued to run wildly.

The vine, which could kill a scout with one whip, only caused a slight internal injury and pain.

A few minutes later, Guan Zhongkui Bao followed the movement and arrived at the nearest "battlefield", the scene was quite tragic, and five or six incomplete corpses were lying on the soft, rotten ground.

Internal organs flowed all over the ground.

All were smashed by the vine.

A Yi, Bai Wu Jin Ji... Guan Zhongkui Bao suddenly stopped, staring at the people in the field, revealing a vigilant color.

This group of people also noticed him, and the young man in the lead cast a gaze without expression, his eyes empty, like a doll.

And the young man wearing big shorts and slippers cast an inspecting gaze, and said:

"A silly face, a bit familiar ... Oh, you are Guan Zhongkui Bao, the guy ranked sixth on the casual cultivator list."

You are the silly one ... Guan Zhongkui Bao said in a deep voice:

"I am representing Zhao Chenghuang and Wei Wo Du Zun to summon the Lingjing Xingzhe to jointly resist the Tree King. Everyone, put aside the camp confrontation and fight the boss together. This is our only way out."

Bai Wu Jin Ji groaned for a few seconds, "There is indeed no reason to refuse."

Guan Zhongkui Bao felt slightly relieved and his face showed joy, and immediately said:

"Then go to the tree and meet, I will continue to summon people."

After saying that, he left immediately.

...

"You guys immediately go to the direction of the Tree King, Zhao Chenghuang and A Yi summon all the Lingjing Xingzhe to push the boss."

"Who are you, why should we believe you?"

"You have no choice, instead of being whipped to death here by the Tree King, it is better to follow everyone and fight hard. Anyway, even if you don't go, you will be attacked by the Tree King."

"Really, Zhao Chenghuang and A Yi summoned?"

"You are Human Nature is Evil, the illusionist ranked fourth on the Five Elements Alliance's wanted list? A Yi and Zhao Chenghuang summoned everyone to push the boss, please lift your illusion and put aside the camp confrontation."

"The world is white and the justice is in the knife, right, A Yi and Zhao Chenghuang and Human Nature is Evil have already gone to hunt the Tree King, let me summon you."

"The one who uses double knives ... are you Jiu Lou Yu? Just right, please go to the bottom of the Tree King immediately, I have summoned everyone to jointly hunt the boss."

...

"You guys are from the Five Elements Alliance? Just right, Zhao Chenghuang asked me to summon you to the bottom of the Tree King to meet, and push the boss together."

"Have you seen Yuan Shi Tianzun?" a little red-haired girl asked.

"No, that guy is like dead, if it wasn't for the fact that I can still see him on the points list, I would have suspected that he was dead ... Hey, little girl, why do you do it when you say you will, you are so irritable at such a young age."

...

"You two, go to the bottom of the Tree King immediately to meet, I represent Zhao Chenghuang and A Yi, summon everyone, and conquer the boss."

"Not interested!"

"What's your name?"

"Tian Xia Gui Huo, by the way, have you seen Yuan Shi Tianzun?"

"Dead!"

...

In this way, with the continuous efforts of Guan Zhongkui Bao, casual cultivators, official and evil camps, as well as a few foreign Lingjing Xingzhe, were summoned.

They rushed to the location of the Tree King one after another, preparing to gather strength and conquer the boss.

In addition to the banner of Zhao Chenghuang and A Yi being useful, the reason why the Lingjing Xingzhe responded so much was that there was no choice.

The Tree King's attack continued, although one could have a short respite by repelling once, it was only a temporary solution.

In addition, pushing down the boss will definitely have generous points rewards. Since someone is organizing, and there are top masters in the extraordinary realm such as Zhao Chenghuang and A Yi participating, there is really no reason to refuse.

Yin Chi met Tian Xia Gui Huo early on, and at his suggestion, he did not hunt tree demons to obtain points, and strictly followed the precautions, so he was not hated by the Tree King.

"Why did you reject that guy's invitation? Pushing down the boss should have a lot of points." Yin Chi said puzzled.

"That's an evil way!" Tian Xia Gui Huo snorted:

"After pushing the Tree King, the next one is the Monkey King. According to this method, at least half of the people will have to die to deal with the dangers of the outer layer. And the reality is, we haven't even figured out the plot of this dungeon."

Yin Chi frowned.

Tian Xia Gui Huo continued:

"The correct way is to study the method of entering the middle of the forest. According to the difficulty shown by the dungeon, I think whoever enters the middle of the forest first will get a large points reward."

Yin Chi suddenly said:

"Do you have any ideas?"

Tian Xia Gui Huo shook his head:

"The 'precautions' we have collected are limited, and at most we can infer that there are contradictions between the signboards, but Yuan Shi Tianzun is a Night Wanderer, he can kill people and ask spirits, if nothing else, he is doing that now."

Speaking of this, Tian Xia Gui Huo's tone was a little depressed.

He has already figured out the correct way to play the dungeon, but due to insufficient ability (he won't devour spirits), he cannot implement it.

...

In a field full of gullies and potholes, Zhang Yuanqing stood in front of several corpses, the darkness in his eyes gradually fading.

After the spiritual question just now, he gained a new precaution: [Monkeys are the guardians of the forest, they live in jungles full of wild fruits, please do not disturb them]

I seem to know how to enter the second level ... Zhang Yuanqing combined the previous information, and had a guess in his heart.

At this time, the Lingjing Xingzhe of the two major camps, bearing the attack of the vines, difficult to arrive at the Tree King area.