20demayo Page 230
Page 230
Chapter 333 The Immortal Tree
An unknown battle took place in the narrow underground tunnel.
"Aha--"
The captain punched a tall earth elemental golem in front of him, then dodged an invisible yet sharp wind blade with a bridge-like movement. After straightening up, he jumped to the side to avoid an extremely hot fireball and the sparks that flew out when the fireball exploded.
After jumping to the side, he reached out and ripped off a large clump of slippery vines that were waving in the air, then threw it in front of him and struck a pose.
"Eat my True Qi Wave Fist!"
True energy transformed into waves that gathered in the captain's right hand. He bent his knees, lowered his body, gathered his strength, and unleashed—
"boom--"
The immense true energy transformed into a giant wave that struck the elemental creatures, and with a deafening roar, all of them were reduced to ashes.
"Phew—this is more like a trap. I knew a Grand Druid's trap couldn't be solved so easily. But this level is only good for warming up."
Clearly, the battle just now was merely a "warm-up" for this mysterious captain. He didn't even use his special abilities; he easily ended the fight by expending only a small amount of his true energy.
However, for him, the true energy he had just consumed could be recovered in just a few seconds, so it was nothing to worry about.
They're just a group of ordinary elemental creatures, not elemental elders. However, this terrain simply can't accommodate the enormous size of an elemental elder.
After drifting for a while, the muddy ground disappeared, replaced by a wide open space and rocky ground.
However, this is not the place for the sacrifice, but rather a place with three forks in the road leading down.
"Huh, three forks in the road, all leading downwards... Oh dear, this is troublesome. I don't have any good reconnaissance methods. Which one should I choose...?"
The captain seemed to be in a dilemma at this moment, standing hesitantly at the three forks in the road, lost in thought.
"Hey, wait a minute, there are words on the ground. Don't tell me this is a hint?"
Seeing the faint engraving on the ground, the captain squatted down, swept away the dust with his hand, and slowly began to examine it.
"Of these three forks in the road, only one leads to the right path; the other two are paths to hell and death."
"Here are the clues: the three doors from left to right are number 1, 2, 3..."
The subsequent hints are nothing more than phrases like "Number X is the right path," "Number X and Number X are the paths to death," "The previous/next sentence is a lie," "One of these statements is a lie," "Only X of these statements are true," and "Number X is the path to death," which are incredibly annoying to read.
Clearly, these questions stumped the captain; you could tell from the way he was holding his head that he couldn't figure them out.
But he doesn't seem worried at all right now?
"Okay, okay, I admit I'm not smart enough, I can't solve this puzzle."
The captain readily admitted defeat, but he was full of confidence at that moment.
"I, a mere warrior, truly do not understand these kinds of logic puzzles, but I am not prepared to choose a path to follow arbitrarily. Ah, it's not that I'm afraid or cowardly, but rather that I'm too lazy to spend the time and effort."
"I remember encountering a similar situation before. I was trapped in an endless maze, and I used a very simple and crude method—"
At this point, the captain clasped his hands together and then slammed both palms hard onto the rocky ground.
"All those annoying puzzles and roads, I'll tear them all to shreds!"
"Eat my Great Disintegration Technique (Alchemy)!"
A dazzling blue bolt of lightning appeared on the floor, splitting the rocky ground apart, and the captain—no, as humans would say, plummeted down, landing in a mysterious space, kicking up a cloud of dust on the ground.
"Wow, so this is the place of sacrifice. Therefore—"
"The traps here should be the most powerful, right?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Chang Yan's body was instantly lifted off his spot. However, this was not due to rapid movement, but rather like a spring compressed to its limit and then suddenly springing outwards; the air propelled Chang Yan's body out of the air.
Then, in the very next instant after Chang Yan flew away—
A huge spike pierced the ground, taking the place where Chang Yan had been standing.
It's like a seamless transition...
"Cough cough, that was close... If I had hesitated, that long, thick thing would probably have pierced my body."
"Wow, young people are so healthy and quick-witted. I'm really envious."
An old, sinister laugh echoed through the underground space. Chang Yan dusted himself off and looked around, trying to find the source of the sound.
"Old man, you're so old, why are you still out here? Why not find a beautiful place to retire in?"
"Hehehe, this old man has been cooped up in bed for too long, and now I want to get some exercise. Little rascal, you're in good shape! Why don't you come and chat with this old man for a while? Maybe if I'm happy, I'll give you a big red envelope, hehehe..."
At the end of his speech, the voice gave a rather amiable smile.
This old tree spirit is talking too much nonsense! Giving me a red envelope? I bet you're planning to stuff it full of ghost money and burn it for me, aren't you?
"Oh, since you're so interested, sir, I guess I'll have to keep you company. But sir, come out here! I can't even see you, how am I supposed to chat with you?"
As the saying goes, at this moment, all the muscles in his body were tense and in a state of exertion, in order to prevent the old tree spirit from launching another surprise attack from the ground.
"Hahaha, my old man's body has always been right in front of you—"
Just then, countless thick and sturdy wooden spikes emerged from the ground all around Chang Yan, completely sealing off all his hiding places.
"What--!"
Chang Yan barely had time to utter those two words before his figure was engulfed by countless wooden spikes.
"I'll burn your red envelope for you in the underworld! Hehe ...
As Chang Yan's figure was completely swallowed up, the "tree spirit" let out a piercing, eerie laugh.
"So that's how it is. Your tree spirit's roots have covered this place. According to what they call it in China, you're practically a thousand-year-old tree spirit."
Just then, a voice rang out that shocked the "tree spirit".
—That's a common saying.
However, the source of this sound was none other than the place where Chang Yan had just been.
If he were still there, he should have been riddled with holes by now!
"What—! You're not dead? Impossible! I clearly pierced your flesh. I'm not mistaken about the feeling of piercing through your flesh... Are you immortal? Fine, since you're not dead, then let me tear you into a pile of rotten flesh and see if you still live!"
The tree spirit's voice was filled with disbelief, but then its words were filled with malice and viciousness.
Several more huge and thick vines emerged from the surrounding soil. These vines twisted and intertwined into a huge round hammer, which slammed down viciously towards the source of the sound.
The large wooden hammer crushed the splinters with overwhelming force, brutally demonstrating what ferocity truly meant.
"Boom-"
"Boom-"
"Boom-"
......
The "old tree spirit" seemed to know nothing of pity, hammering away relentlessly at the spot, showing no mercy even to its own roots.
"Hehehehehe, he should be dead now—"
"Ah, umm, almost there, almost there, just a little more effort and I'll die, just a little more effort."
"Gah—"
The "old tree spirit" got stuck and almost choked to death.
That tone, that voice—
"You bastard, have you been playing me for a fool all along?!"
The thought of this damned bastard toying with him like a monkey made the "Old Tree Spirit" tremble with rage, and he almost skewered the unconscious sacrificial offerings into a skewer.
wryyyyyyyy~!
"I'm going to kill you! Come out here, come out!"
Countless vines lashed out at every inch of the small space with the old tree spirit's furious roar, as if they would dig three feet into the ground to find that damned guy.
"...Come find me, and if you find me I'll let you have your way (*^▽^*)."
Chang Yan's voice seemed to have used some special technique or magic, making it resound from all directions, so that the old tree spirit could not find him by sound.
Hehehe?
Ugh, I'm so angry!
Clearly, the "old tree spirit" already had a bad temper, and now, after being provoked by Chang Yan several times, he was completely enraged.
"Very good, very good, I'll give you a compliment for now."
The old tree spirit's voice suddenly calmed down, but even the clown who was hiding could hear the anger hidden beneath that calm.
"Thank you."
"...Anyway, the sacrificial ceremony is almost over, so it won't hurt to let you see it. Reveal my true form here!"
With the old tree spirit's roar, the previously rampant vines suddenly stopped moving, as if they had frozen in place.
This is.......
The BOSS has transformed?
Chang Yan was puzzled at this moment, because he really didn't know how an old tree spirit could transform.
Vine Giant?
A green monster?
Plant Superman?
You can't guess, you can't guess...
“Garala.......”
“Garala.......”
“Garala.......”
“Garala.......”
......
The vines were all trembling.
Some strange noises also came from these vines.
At the same time, a strange aura emanated from these things.
"This is......"
This is bad, this is not good.
Have I gone too far?
This guy's transformation seems a little different...
"Gala——"
"Gala——"
"Gala——"
.......
Spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the surface of these vines, and then—
“Hehehehe——”
"Ha ha ha ha--"
"Hey Hey--"
Various kinds of laughter spread from the bodies of these "vines," causing Chang Yan's face to turn ashen.
A thousand words can be summed up in one word:
"Damn it!"
One after another, gaping mouths, dripping with sticky saliva and filled with terrifying teeth, appeared on the eerie purple fleshy vines. From these mouths, which emitted brainwashing demonic sounds, eyeballs with different expressions appeared in the dark mouth openings, haphazardly scanning their surroundings.
The oppressive and nauseating atmosphere permeated every corner of the place, stirring up the strongest fears in the hearts of every creature, like a surging wave of malice, wantonly eroding the remaining rationality.