Chapter 96

A large tree, about five or six meters tall, was waving its crown, and countless vines were dancing wildly like the tentacles of a monster. In the middle of what should have been the trunk, there was a large mouth filled with rows of sharp teeth, and two parallel holes above it emitted an ominous crimson light.

"Vine Tree Demon (Rage: +25% Physical Attack, +25% Attack Speed): Level 25 Silver Boss. Description: A two-thousand-year-old vine tree that has been sleeping in the forest east of the Fertile City. It has become agitated due to being disturbed. Health: 9000, Skills: 1. [Vine Bind]: Binds the nearest target and throws it into its mouth to crush, with a high chance of instant death. 2. [Vine Whip]: Swings vines to strike enemies, with a chance to poison, bleed, or knock down. 3. [Earth Guardian]: Faster health regeneration and increased armor when not leaving the ground. 4. Ultimate [Thousand Needle Forest]: Inserts vines into the ground, causing massive piercing damage in a large area. Enemies pierced will attack nearby survivors as weapons."

"Damn... This thing is too terrifying."

Chu Feiyue looked at the monstrous tree demon below her, feeling a mix of admiration.

If this monster were on a battlefield, it would be a formidable weapon. Its skills are comprehensive, its health is massive, and its size is enormous.

But no matter how powerful you are, you still need to brush your teeth, right? Chu Feiyue almost fainted from the stench of the tree demon's breath. Two thousand years without brushing... it's too foul.

"Damn, being ugly isn't your fault, but what about the bad breath!"

"Roar!"

The tree demon let out an unsatisfied roar and suddenly swung its crown, sending countless vines lashing upward.

Vine Whip!

"Damn, tentacle type?"

A delightful interaction between the young mage and the tentacle monster.

After casting "Speed Boost" on herself, Chu Feiyue quickly ascended to a height where the tree demon couldn't reach her, then narrowed her eyes and began to aim.

Chu Feiyue was now about 20 meters high, out of the tree demon's reach. It instantly redirected its attention to the three people from Xuepiao Siji who were eating sunflower seeds and watching the show.

"Uh-oh, everyone, let's get out of here quickly."

Yuhuo Rongfeng shouted, pulling the two mages and turning to run. But they hadn't gone far when the tree demon's crown smashed down. The massive crown hit the ground like a battering ram, knocking Yuhuo Rongfeng to the ground.

Seeing the tree demon raise its crown again, Yuhuo Rongfeng gritted her teeth and prepared to fight to the death.

At that moment, a bunch of vines suddenly shot out from the crown, twisting into a long whip and sweeping over.

Yuhuo Rongfeng hastily performed a backbend to dodge the vine whip, but Bingfeng, who had been dazed from the fall, unfortunately got up at that exact moment. The vine whip softened into lewd tentacles upon contact with Bingfeng, binding her into a tightly wrapped, contorted form.

Although bound in a shameful way, Bingfeng didn't seem too panicked. She calmly chanted an Ice Shard spell in mid-air, freezing the tentacles into ice shards. The frozen tentacles, along with her, broke off from the tree demon and were caught by Yuhuo Rongfeng.

"Good job, Xiaoye!"

Yuhuo Rongfeng kissed Bingfeng on the cheek and threw her to Xuepiao Siji's side. Bingfeng, expressionless, straightened her clothes, which had been wrinkled by the tentacles, and began to chant her next Ice Shard spell.

Xuepiao Siji cast "Holy Blade" and "Resilient Armor" on Yuhuo Rongfeng and watched her closely, ready to cast "Heal" or "Holy Light" when needed.

Yuhuo Rongfeng swung her large, glowing white sword, creating a whistling sound, and then charged at the tree demon. At that moment, she seemed possessed by a spirit, dodging the tree demon's crown strikes and vine sweeps with jumps, crouches, and rolls. The sparse vines couldn't block her sharp slashes, and the dense vines couldn't reach her. With Bingfeng's Ice Shards providing cover, the tree demon's eye sockets would have been filled with ice if not for its tight defense.

After cutting off three more vines, Yuhuo Rongfeng finally reached the tree demon's trunk. Looking at the tree demon's red eyes, she lightly touched the back of her sword.

A fiery red glow attached to the blade, flickering like jumping sparks.

"Have you had enough fun hitting me? Try this!"

Yuhuo Rongfeng swung her sword with all her might, and the fiery red blade cut into the tree demon's mouth. A burst of fire flashed, followed by a loud explosion. Using the explosion's momentum, Yuhuo Rongfeng easily flew out of the tree demon's attack range, and Xuepiao Siji's "Levitation" spell caught her.

-547 (Critical Hit)!

A not-so-high critical hit number floated up in the firelight. Yuhuo Rongfeng frowned and pulled out a cloth bag from her chest, opening it to check.

"Miss, I don't have much gunpowder left. I can use Blazing Slash about three more times."

Chu Feiyue glanced down and understood the principle of this skill. Yuhuo Rongfeng had carved a shallow groove on the back of her sword, filled with thin fuses. When struck with a flint, the fuses would ignite, and the glowing sword would cause an explosion when it hit the gunpowder. This was Yuhuo Rongfeng's self-created Blazing Slash. Although the principle was simple, the fuse's ignition time was less than half a second, making it highly demanding for the user. However, the power was considerable.

This gunpowder can be bought at a general store, but it's not black powder; it's ground-up fire magic crystals. When ignited, it causes a powerful explosion, is cheap, and is often used by miners to break large rocks.

After the firelight dissipated, the tree demon was revealed. Its mouth was now a large, gaping hole, oozing green liquid.

"Roar!"

The already enraged tree demon's anger must have reached its peak. It roared, and its vines shot into the ground like swords.

Ultimate: Thousand Needle Forest!

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