"Exactly, Zhen Mi is the only one among us who possesses ranged attacks."
He just remembered, but he still asked, "These man-eating flowers spit poisonous powder, is that alright?"
"Don't worry, it will be fine. I will put these man-eating flowers to sleep, and then everyone else can attack directly," Zhen Mi replied with great confidence.
"That's great!" Zhou Yan had never seen Zhen Mi in action and didn't know the full extent of her abilities.
"Lord, my sister and I also have strong resistance to the toxins of the man-eating flowers, so you don't need to worry," Si Teng stepped forward and said. As vine demons, they were plant-type monsters and naturally had great resistance to the poisonous powder of the man-eating flowers.
"Then everyone listen to my command. Once Zhen Mi's spell is cast, concentrate your attacks on these man-eating flowers," Zhou Yan ordered.
"Yes!"
Zhen Mi stood at the front, holding the Sacred Spirit Staff, and unleashed a powerful mental force towards the man-eating flowers. The restless man-eating flowers suddenly quieted down, as if they had fallen asleep.
"Now is the time, attack!" Zhou Yan said.
"Yes!" Zhang San raised his spear and charged forward bravely.
"Siblings, follow me and kill!" Si Teng also picked up her demon blade and charged towards the man-eating flowers.
However, Diao Chan was faster. With a flash of lotus-like illusions, Diao Chan was already wielding her sword and brought it down, cleaving a man-eating flower in half.
[Killed Level 10 Elite Man-Eating Flower, awarded an additional 30 Soul Coins.]
Amidst the dense horde of monsters, Diao Chan was like a female god of slaughter, killing one man-eating flower with each strike. Her attack power and speed were both exceptionally fast. In no time, the ground was littered with man-eating flowers and treasure chests. Zhen Mi also moved forward, unleashing mental attacks on the man-eating flowers behind. This sleep spell was incredibly powerful, and with its wide area of effect, it was like making the enemies offer their necks to be chopped. Zhou Yan couldn't imagine the consequences if Zhen Mi were an enemy.
With the addition of Si Teng and the others, the speed of clearing monsters greatly increased. Each man-eating flower brought him dozens of soul coins, making Zhou Yan very happy.
"What's this?" Zhou Yan picked up the items dropped by the man-eating flowers. Besides a treasure chest, there was another item.
[Item: Man-Eating Flower Poison Powder]
[Quality: E]
[Description: Poisonous powder from man-eating flowers, its effects are limitless.]
Thinking of this poisonous powder, Zhou Yan's mind conjured several uses. It could be coated on weapons to add poison damage. It could be used on powerful monsters to inflict poison. It could also be used to refine pills, creating poison pills. Zhou Yan put it away.
This area was filled with these man-eating flowers. Without Zhen Mi's spells, it would have been much harder for them to eliminate them so easily.
"Lord, there's a big one over there," Zhen Mi pointed in a direction.
"Let me see." Zhou Yan also looked in the direction Zhen Mi indicated. Indeed, there was a large monster.
[Monster: Man-Eating Flower]
[Quality: Leader]
[Level: 11]
[Special: Poison Powder, Poisonous Thorns, Poisonous Vines]
[Description: Covered in thorns and full of potent poison, be careful not to be eaten by it.]
"An 11th-level monster!" This was likely the first monster they had encountered that surpassed level 10. It didn't look easy to deal with.
"Zhen Mi, I'll boost your level. Do you think you can make it fall asleep?" Zhou Yan asked. Zhen Mi's sleep spell was indeed very powerful, a great weapon. If they could make this leader fall asleep too, it would be twice the result with half the effort.
"My mental confusion should work on it, but I can't guarantee it won't wake up from its slumber. It's best to deliver a fatal blow," Zhen Mi advised.
"That's simple. I'll upgrade Chan'er too. The two of you working together will be more than enough to deal with this leader," Zhou Yan made a plan.
[Soul Coins - 700, Hero Diao Chan, level increased from 6 to 7.]
[Soul Coins - 800, Hero Diao Chan, level increased from 7 to 8.]
[Soul Coins - 900, Hero Zhen Mi, level increased from 8 to 9.]
[Soul Coins - 700, Hero Zhen Mi, level increased from 6 to 7.]
[Soul Coins - 800, Hero Zhen Mi, level increased from 7 to 8.]
[Soul Coins - 900, Hero Zhen Mi, level increased from 8 to 9.]
Both Diao Chan and Zhen Mi were leveled up to 9. His soul coins were not enough for them to level up further, but with their attributes, this level was more than sufficient to kill the man-eating flower leader.
"Chan'er, cooperate with Zhen Mi to defeat that leader later! Everyone else, be careful of the man-eating flowers around the leader," Zhou Yan commanded.
"Yes!"
Everyone charged towards the leader, first clearing out the man-eating flowers surrounding it. The leader wanted to attack, but no one approached, and it did not make a move, still waiting for an opportunity. Then, a powerful mental spell covered the leader, plunging it into an illusion. All its vines went limp, and it fell into a deep slumber.
"Now!" Zhou Yan said.
"Whoosh!" Diao Chan turned into a swift wind. Lotus-like illusions appeared beneath her feet. With a raise of her sword and a drop, she unleashed a brilliant lotus radiance and struck at the man-eating flower's weak point.
"Crack!" The sharp sword energy split the man-eating flower in half without any resistance, successfully killing the leader.
[Killed Level 11 Leader Man-Eating Flower, awarded an additional 440 Soul Coins, 440 Spirit Coins, Basic Building Treasure Chest.]
"Well done!" With the cooperation of two high-quality heroes, a leader monster was instantly annihilated. Zhou Yan had been too cautious; Diao Chan and Zhen Mi were both top-tier heroes, and Diao Chan alone could have dealt with this man-eating flower.
"Leader-level monsters can grant an additional building treasure chest. It would be great to encounter a few more leaders," Zhou Yan thought happily. He was the only one who dared to think that. Other lords didn't even dare to step out of the fog, let alone face leaders. It was also his good luck that the monsters outside were mostly low-level. Some had terrible luck, with monsters outside the fog being at least level fifty, which scared them into trembling. Some lords found a cliff face outside their fog, and their territory was attacked by a swarm of flying monsters. Some lords' territories were directly on the sea, and they encountered a group of sea monsters. Fortunately, during these newcomer trials, only during the trial period would monsters actively attack territories; other monsters would not.