20demayo Chapter 80 Xiong Shou, the Military Governor
Chapter 80 Xiong Shou, the Military Governor
shhhhh!
Just then, several dark figures suddenly shot out from the dense forest to the left.
With a series of whooshing sounds, several arrows wrapped in black energy suddenly attacked Lin Mo's neck.
"Diamond Body Protection!"
Lin Mo gave a low shout, and the Vajra Bracelet on his wrist responded to the call, growing larger in the wind and spinning rapidly, instantly transforming into a golden shield.
Almost the instant the shield was formed, the arrows arrived suddenly and struck it violently.
"Clang clang!"
The sound of metal clashing rang out, sparks flying.
The shield formed by the Vajra Bracelet trembled slightly before deflecting all the arrows.
At the same time, Shan Gui and Lu Wu flashed and rushed towards the source of the sound.
laugh!
With a swipe of his claws, Lu Wu snapped the twisted trees in half, revealing a dense thicket of bushes.
This thicket was unlike any Lin Mo had ever seen before; it was covered with sharp barbs the size of fingernails.
In addition, it is covered with densely packed suckers.
If someone were to accidentally fall into this thicket, they would likely end up with no remains.
Among the bushes, one could vaguely see four or five figures, about the same height as adult men, with slender builds and dark purple skin.
They wore leather armor that barely covered their sensitive areas, carried short silver bows, had pointed ears, distorted faces, and a black crack running from the corner of their eye to their temple.
They were a group of night elves.
These night elves were staring intently at the Mountain Spirit and Lu Wu, their eyes filled with deep-seated hatred.
Almost the instant Lu Wu parted the bushes, the night elves raised their silver shortbows once more, and countless arrows wreathed in black mist instantly materialized.
Accompanied by a series of whooshing sounds,
The arrows rained down on Lu Wu and the Mountain Spirit.
However, the Mountain Spirit and Lu Wu did not retreat an inch.
A dazzling spiritual light emanated from them, and in an instant, countless spiritual energy swords condensed and shot into the sky with a whoosh.
It collided with the incoming arrow.
"Ding ding!"
A crisp, short collision sound suddenly rang out, followed by an invisible wave of air that swept outwards.
These spiritual light swords vanished along with the arrows swirling with black mist.
At that moment, Lu Wu's body shot out, his four claws pushing off the ground, leaping several meters into the air.
In the blink of an eye, they arrived in front of the shadow elves.
A dazzling golden light swirled around his tiger claws, and with a few swift movements, he plunged them into the chests of the night elves.
Chi Chi!
The tiger's claws pierced through the bodies of these night elves, but strangely, not a single drop of blood spurted out.
Lin Mo looked surprised, then suddenly realized.
Suddenly, the bodies of the night elves became ethereal, and in the next instant, they appeared several meters away.
It was clear that Lu Wu had only hit their afterimages.
"Teleportation..."
Lin Mo murmured something, a thought flashing through his mind.
Lu Wu immediately turned around and pounced on the night elves once again.
The night elves flashed and teleported again, once more avoiding Lu Wu's attack.
At the same time, he pulled the bowstring with one hand, and a series of piercing arrows, much thicker than before, gradually took shape and shot towards the mountain spirit Lu Wu with a whoosh.
The arrowheads were dark purple with flashing electric arcs, giving them an imposing appearance.
Lin Mo dared not let the Mountain Ghost and Lu Wu take the blow head-on, so he immediately told them to dodge to the side.
However, these arrows seemed to have a built-in aiming function; they turned in mid-air and attacked them again.
"As expected of a Gluttonous Species from the low-level rift, although its star rating is the same, its abilities are far more unpredictable, making it much more troublesome than those from the faint-level rift!"
Lin Mo's eyes flickered, and his spiritual power surged out like a tide.
In an instant, Lu Wu once again conjured up a phantom of the capital city and hurled it fiercely at the arrows.
bang bang!
A series of dull thuds echoed as the illusory figure of the imperial capital descended, crushing the arrows into dust.
And its momentum showed no signs of slowing down, continuing to engulf the night elves.
"I'll deduct it from your account immediately!"
These night elves let out a few strange cries, and their bodies immediately began to fade into nothingness.
"Trying to run away!"
Lin Mo's eyes narrowed, and in the next instant, Lu Wu immediately entered a defensive stance, unleashing a ring of shockwaves that instantly froze them in place.
Seeing this, the mountain spirit condensed several spiritual energy swords, which pierced through their chests with a whoosh.
Countless spurts of green blood erupted, and the night elves let out a scream, their bodies going limp as they collapsed.
It twitched a few times, then fell silent.
"Finally solved!"
Lin Mo let out a long sigh and immediately walked towards the corpses of the night elves.
A moment later, he had several material cards in his hand.
[The Corrupted Ranger's Filthy Quiver] (Purple)
The Corrupted Ranger's Silver Longbow (Purple)
[Corrupted Ranger's Salamander Leather Armor] (Blue)
Corrupted Ranger (Blue)
……
"I actually got a few equipment-type material cards, not bad!"
Lin Mo happily put the material cards into the Vajra Bracelet, and then continued to advance into the depths of the dense forest.
About ten meters away from this thicket, there is a large banyan tree that would take dozens of people to encircle.
This large banyan tree was twisted and abnormally gnarled, looking quite ferocious and terrifying.
Beneath the large banyan tree stood three figures, staring blankly in the direction Lin Mo had left.
Suddenly, one of the young men, with a round head, a somewhat simple and honest appearance, and a bulbous nose, said excitedly:
"Boss, should we sneak up behind him? This kid just went through two fierce battles, his spiritual and mental energy must be quite depleted. Judging from his wealthy appearance, he probably has a lot of good stuff. If we rob him, we'll be set for life!"
Before the words were finished, a muffled "bang" was heard.
A young man in a brocade robe with two small mustaches next to him gave him a solid flick on the forehead.
The young man with the red nose immediately clutched his head and let out a loud "Aww," tears almost streaming down his face.
"You idiot, you brainless moron!"
The young man in the brocade robe pointed at the young man with the bulbous nose and scolded him with a hint of disappointment:
"Are you blind? Didn't you see how powerful his Kaling is?"
We easily took care of those few Black Iron Nine-Star Gluttonous Beasts. Do you think the three of us are a match for him?
Even if he runs out of spiritual or mental energy, can you be sure he doesn't have a Spirit Recovery Card or Energy Card?
Next time you speak, could you please use your underdeveloped brain to think carefully about whether something is feasible?
Last time, I listened to your idiot's advice and stole those two girls' resource cards, and what happened?
The young man in the brocade robe spat as he spoke: "In the end, they just casually threw out two Legion Cards, surrounded us, grabbed us, and gave us a good beating. Not only did we not get any material cards, but they also robbed us of everything."
That wasn't all; he was stripped naked and tied to a tree as a public spectacle!
Recalling that scene, the young man in the brocade robe felt deeply ashamed and couldn't help but say:
"How could someone as renowned as Hu San have such a stupid and incompetent subordinate as you?"
The young man with the bulbous nose rubbed his head and said somewhat aggrievedly:
"How would I know those two women were from the Imperial Capital? I thought they were just two ordinary card masters."
"Ordinary card masters? Just by looking at their card spirits, you can tell they're not ordinary... Only a pig-brain like you would think they're ordinary card masters!"
"Why didn't you say so back then...?"
The young man with the red nose muttered under his breath, somewhat unconvinced, "I think you were the most excited one, weren't you?"
"What did you say?"
The young man in the brocade robe raised an eyebrow, feeling like his lungs were about to explode with anger.
"Calm down, boss. Getting angry will harm your health!"
A skinny man with a pointed face and monkey-like features quickly stepped forward, massaging Hu San's back while angrily berating the young man with the bulbous nose:
"Wang Dachui, can you say less?"
Without the brilliant guidance of our leader, do you think we could have achieved what we have today?
From now on, don't offer any random suggestions. We'll just listen to the boss. Whoever he says to take down, we'll take down!
"Li Lei really knows how to talk!"
This flattery made Hu San feel much better. He stroked his two small tufts of mustache, a smug look on his face.
"I, Hu San, have roamed the martial world for so many years, what storms haven't I weathered? If I didn't have some sense, I'd be dead eight hundred times over!"
"That's right, that's right!"
Li Lei quickly chimed in, "If you hadn't surrendered and gone to serve that fat old woman last time, we'd probably be corpses on Tianfeng Mountain by now!"
"Ahem!"
Hu San cleared his throat and waved his hand somewhat awkwardly: "Let's not bring up the past anymore. In short, that guy was a tough nut to crack, don't mess with him!"
"So, boss, what are we going to do next?"
"Of course, we'll continue to wait for the next easy target. I refuse to believe that everyone we've met today is a master."
……
Lin Mo was naturally unaware of the conversation under the banyan tree, as he was currently surrounded by a group of bear-headed, human-bodied monsters.
These monsters are more than three to four meters tall and nearly two meters wide at the shoulders.
They have a huge brown bear head with a mane covered in needle-like bristles.
Its wide mouth revealed fangs that curved upwards and were about twenty centimeters long.
Its body is extremely muscular, rising high like hills, and its skin is dark brown, covered with heavy armor.
Their arms were very thick and long, with one hand holding a round shield painted with bear paw prints and the other holding a huge double-edged battle axe.
Even Liu Bei, whose arms were longer than his knees, could only admit defeat upon seeing him.
What surprised Lin Mo the most was the masculine characteristics of these monsters, which were incredibly terrifying.
It was larger than any creature he had ever seen.
These monsters only have one gender.
"Bear-headed Commander!"
Lin Mo called out the names of these aberrations.
According to the information he consulted, this variant is born male.
They can mate with any female creature in the world and produce offspring.
They're practically born breeding machines.
When these bear-headed military commanders saw the mountain spirit, their eyes immediately turned red, and their breathing became rapid.
It howled a few times and pounced directly at the mountain spirit.
Lin Mo frowned slightly, and with a thought, he summoned the National Mourning Legion.
These bear-headed warlords are no ordinary beings. Although their star rating is comparable to that of the Mountain Demon Lu Wu, their quality is extremely high.
Most of them are gluttonous, but the largest one is actually a bloodthirsty one!
The Bloodthirsty type is more powerful than the Gluttonous type.
They have a morbid thirst for the essence of life and often possess various bizarre abilities.
In gaming terms, they would be described as elite leaders!
If we include the embryonic species, which has never been recognized by the academic community, then the bloodthirsty species should correspond to the orange quality in the cards.
"A bloodthirsty species of the Black Iron Nine Stars!"
Lin Mo murmured unconsciously, and his spiritual power surged into the card like a flood.
The mutant he faced this time was arguably the most difficult one he had ever encountered.
Fortunately, he wasn't at the Bronze rank, otherwise he would have had to flee in a sorry state.
As spiritual energy continuously poured in, the Mountain Spirit, Lu Wu, Shen Tu Yu Lei, and the National Mourning Legion simultaneously radiated brilliant light.
The five card spirits moved simultaneously in the next instant.
Lu Wu instantly assumed a defensive stance, unleashing a shockwave of divine power.
The Xiong Shou Commander, who had entered a charging state, was abruptly interrupted from his current action, standing frozen in place as if his computer had crashed.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Shen Tu and Yu Lei activated the Gate God Barrier, enveloping the bear-headed military commanders within it.
These bear-headed military commanders suddenly moved uncontrollably toward Shen Tu and Yu Lei.
Seeing this, the mountain spirit cast several hand seals, summoning the red leopard and the civet cat.
The two beasts roared and lunged at the bear-headed commanders.
Immediately, a stream of green light condensed at her fingertips and entered Lu Wu's body, while her true form transformed into the mountain forest itself.
In an instant, the entire dense forest was engulfed in wind and rain, with lightning and thunder.
Countless vines appeared out of thin air and bound the bear-headed warlords tightly, while the flying leaves cut indiscriminately like sharp blades.
As for the National Mourning Legion, they directly summoned the phantom images of Chu war chariots, forming a chariot and cavalry formation that charged fiercely towards these bear-headed commanders.
Lu Wu followed closely behind, throwing out the illusory image of the capital.
Controlling four cards simultaneously was almost too much for Lin Mo, even with his mastery of the Purple Cloud Breathing Technique and the Starry Sea Meditation Technique.
In just a short while, most of the spiritual energy in his body was used up.
Although less mental energy was consumed, more than half of it was still lost.
Lin Mo immediately took out an Energy Card and a Spirit Recovery Card from the Vajra Bracelet, crushed them, and streams of warm current flowed into his body, making him feel a little better.
"Boom boom--bang bang!"
At the same time, the entire mountain forest shook violently, and countless trees fell down in droves.
Dust filled the air, billowing up clouds of smoke.
After the smoke and dust cleared, a large crater was seen where the bear-headed commanders had been.
Two of them died on the spot, leaving behind a few wisps of light.
As for the rest, they all had some injuries, more or less.
The only difference is the varying degrees of severity of the injuries.
Those who were injured were mostly Black Iron Nine-Stars; those with lower star levels were already corpses.
However, the most powerful bloodthirsty creature only suffered minor injuries.
Fortunately, when Lin Mo commanded these Card Spirit attacks, he deliberately avoided Shen Tu and Yu Lei.
Otherwise, even with Shen Tu and Yu Lei's current star rating, they might not be able to withstand it.
"Awooo!"
After being in pain, these bear-headed commanders let out deafening roars, and waves of sound swept outwards.
It was none other than the Bear-Headed Warlord's [Earth-Shaking Roar] skill, which could give targets hit by the sound waves a chance to fall into a "fear" state.
However, this was of no use to the mountain spirits.
Deity cards naturally possess high resistance, making them immune to mental control skills.
Seeing that the mental attack had no effect, the Xiong-headed commander immediately leaped out of the pit and, instead of retreating, advanced, swinging his giant axe to strike.
Upon seeing this, the Mountain Spirit, Lu Wu, Shen Tu and Yu Lei, and the National Mourning Legion all rushed forward...
A few minutes later, all the Gluttonous Species were dealt with by the Mountain Ghost and his companions, leaving only the most powerful Bloodthirsty Species.
Even with its immense strength, it can enter a berserk state when its health is low, increasing its attack power and attack speed.
But two fists can't fight four hands, and in the end, they were easily defeated by the Mountain Spirit and his group.
A wisp of orange light suddenly emanated from it.
"An orange-tier item dropped!"
Lin Mo's eyes lit up, and he quickly stepped forward, took out a blank card, and sealed it inside.
However, when he saw the name of the material card, he was dumbfounded!
[Male characteristics of the bear-headed warlord] (orange)
"What kind of cards can this thing be made into? Maybe a King of the Wheels card?"
Lin Mo gave a wry smile, shook his head, and helplessly put it into the Vajra Bracelet.
"It's still an orange-themed image, no matter what!"
He consoled himself with a thought, then quickly packaged up all the remaining materials.
Fortunately, the remaining materials did not suffer the same mishap as before. Lin Mo carefully put them away and then turned to leave.
We're already close to the middle of the Filthy Forest; continuing forward is becoming increasingly unsafe.
Having already spent a week training, Lin Mo decided to return directly.