Chapter 236: The malice of the forest

Chapter 236: The malice of the forest

Chapter 236 The Malice of the Forest

Boom—

The moment Xia En and the tree man collided, there was a sudden muffled sound in the sea water.

The undercurrent centered on the collision point between the two parties and suddenly expanded to all directions.

The nearby trees were affected by the current, swaying this way and that, their branches and leaves swaying, as if a small storm was set off underwater.

When the overall quality reached 5.8, Xia En's strength had already reached an extremely terrifying level.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a ferocious beast in human form.

Especially in the state of [Projection Body], he can exert his full strength without worrying about any injuries.

However, what surprised Xia En was that the power of the tree man in front of him was actually quite good.

She stood in front of him for about three seconds before falling backwards.

The pair of arms made of branches continued to shatter under the huge force, and even the trunks had cracks.

It's not that Shane is exaggerating.

Being of similar rank, anyone who can compete head-on with him for a moment can already be regarded as having natural divine power.

"You...how is that possible?"

At this time, the tree man's mood could only be described as horrified.

You know, the tree people, as one of the companion races of the elves, have always been known for their strength and defense, like a walking fortress.

In those ancient times, tree people were used as natural siege machines.

However, he couldn't hold on for even three seconds in front of this vague figure?

He was horrified, but after receiving the [Seed of Life] given by the [Giant Wood God], the tree man decided to dedicate everything he had to that great god.

even if…

is its life!

"Outsiders who invade the Kingdom of God, go to hell!"

The tree man roared angrily, and his injured body exploded.

Those vines and branches formed an overwhelming net, entangling Xia En from all directions like tentacles.

The "tentacles" of this branch are unusually powerful, and the barbs on the vines are trying to penetrate Xia En's body and draw blood.

If ordinary people fall into this big net, they will most likely be sucked directly into having sex!

As a [projection body], Xia En can ignore the attacks of vines.

But the strength of those tentacles still made him slightly startled, and he had to spend some effort to break free.

at the same time.

A few lines of text flashed across the panel.

[Kill the alienated tree man! 】

[Get trophies: Fragments of alienated tree people]

[Quality: Poor]

[Type: Material]

[Description: The tree man who was infected by the secret power of ▇▇ has undergone changes in his body, mind and way of survival. 】

[They are willing to sacrifice everything for their gods. 】

[Please note that this race is a social creature. 】

"Um?"

Xia En frowned slightly.

In the description, the prefix regarding "secret power" becomes unclear and difficult to distinguish.

Why does this happen?

Xia En not only recalled the chaotic illusions that flashed before his eyes during the previous [submersible], but also vaguely felt that there might be some connection between the two.

[It has been detected that "Secret Sea Crystal" is present in the corpse. Should it be absorbed? 】

"These tree men also have [Secret Sea Crystals]?"

Xia En felt happy and decided to absorb it.

[Ship Soul Experience +1%! (Black Swan)]

[Ship Soul Experience +2%! (Diamond Star)]

During this period of time, Xia En certainly did not forget to refresh the ship soul experience of the two ships when he was submersing in a long distance.

However, after the ship soul level reaches LV5, it is quite difficult to increase every point of experience.

So much so that the ship soul level of [Black Swan] is stuck at LV5 and has not been able to be upgraded.

On the contrary, [Diamond Star] successfully passed the LV4 threshold.

At this time, the experience progress of the two ships is as follows.

[Black Swan: LV5 (53%)! 】

[Diamond Star: LV4 (8%)! 】

The familiar cool feeling flowed into his body. Before Xia En could feel it carefully, he suddenly noticed some rustling noises coming from the sea water around him.

Xia En looked at it intently, and his scalp suddenly felt numb.

Not far away, the forest on the sea floor was already agitated. One giant tree after another pulled out its roots from the soil below and swam menacingly towards Xia En's direction.

Each tree man is extremely tall, and when they move together, they have the aura of a mountain falling apart.

Only then did Xia En understand why there was a reminder in the description that they were social creatures.

It took Xia En a lot of effort to kill the tree man just now.

Right now, if I were to be surrounded by these tree people...

Although Xia En may not die, he will at least be held back.

There are countless tree people in the entire sea of ​​trees. Killing one will only attract more.

If they continue to fight, Xia En's ship soul power will be exhausted sooner or later.

Thinking of this, Xia En did not hesitate and swam directly in the other direction.

Compared to the tree man, he is obviously much smaller and is difficult to find when hiding in the dense forest.

—That’s how it should be.

But soon, Xia En realized that no matter how he hid.

The furious tree people always quickly discovered his location and swarmed towards him.

boom!

Shane knocked back one of the tree men with one punch, and at the same time used the recoil to retreat backwards.

"Strange, how did they find me?"

Xia En glanced at the forest with his peripheral vision, and suddenly noticed a hint of malice and a feeling of being spied on.

"Wait...it's the forest itself!?"

Shane suddenly woke up.

As residents of this underwater forest, the tree people are inextricably linked to the forest.

In other words, they are part of the forest!

Among the tree people, this forest is even called "God's Kingdom."

"Perhaps... this forest has its own will. The feeling of being spied on just now was that it was watching me."

"In other words, as long as I am in the forest, the tree people can always lock my position."

Xia En couldn't help but frown.

What he has to fight now is not just one or two tree men, but the malice of the entire forest!

Xia En looked around and saw more and more tree people waking up from their dormant state and surrounding him.

The previously peaceful and peaceful woods suddenly became filled with murderous intent.

However, Xia En has faced countless dangers, so naturally he will not panic because of this kind of momentum.

At worst, I'll turn around and fight these trees!

It is also a good choice to earn some ship soul experience.

You may make money, but I will never lose money!

Of course, as this was his first dive in the [City of Giant Woods], Xia En still hoped to collect as much information as possible.

Thinking of this, Xia En simply stopped concealing his whereabouts and rushed directly towards the center of [City of Giant Woods].

He planned to use the life of [Projection Body] to test the real owner of this city—

[Giant Wood God]!

With Xia En's current physical fitness, under full acceleration, he simply turned into a black shadow and shuttled through the sea water.

His unabashed actions undoubtedly immediately attracted the attention of many tree people. It seemed that he was aware of Xia En's intention to approach the giant tree.

Around him, the underwater forest quickly became restless, showing him an extremely violent side.

Countless tree people began to wake up, swinging their bodies like crazy, swimming in the sea water, and floating upward.

Some of them blocked Xia En, some swam above Xia En, and some stretched out vines below, as if they wanted to keep him in this forest forever.

Vines, branches, roots... swaying in the sea water, looking soft and smooth.

This scene reminded Xia En of jellyfish.

That's right, the tree people at this time were like emerald green jellyfish all over the sea, almost completely blocking their sight.

Behind this dreamy and magnificent scene, there is a deadly murderous intention.

At the same time, Xia En also saw some strange existences among the tree people.

For example, among the tree crowd, there was actually a huge lobster.

It is about ten meters long and can move freely.

Xia En was inevitably surprised.

Isn’t it said that this forest is a restricted area for life?

Why is this lobster still alive and well?

But upon closer inspection, Xia En found clues.

There are many roots and vines growing at the joint between the lobster's carapace.

In the belly of the lobster, the body of a tree man is tightly attached to it, and the two have become one.

A chill suddenly rose in Xia En's heart.

He still couldn't tell that the lobster was actually dead.

Now it is just a puppet controlled by the tree man.

In other words, it is the nourishment for the tree people to parasitize.

Just like hermit crabs taking the shells of other crustaceans, doves take over magpie nests.

These tree men seem to have mastered similar abilities.

Xia En glanced around and saw several similar parasitic beasts in the forest.

A giant turtle covered with moss, a giant crab with branches, and even a whale over thirty meters long!

The person controlling this whale was not one tree man, but at least ten tree men.

They grow all over the whale's body, penetrating the thick flesh, but keeping it alive and preventing it from rotting.

But it is precisely because of this "alive" characteristic that people feel more instinctively uncomfortable.

It's like, this is a...

A blasphemy against life!

"Is this also one of the abilities bestowed by the [Giant Wood God]?"

Xia En raised his eyebrows and guessed in his mind.

In his opinion, tree people should not have this kind of ability to desecrate life.

This is also different from the image that the Elf Goddess has always shown, full of an evil feeling.

After all, the Elf Goddess was once a righteous god. How could she have such weird and blasphemous authority?

It's more like a power only possessed by evil gods.

Xia En turned to look at the astonishingly huge tree in the center of the city and thought.

"This [Giant Wood God] is really getting more and more evil."

"Who is he?"

At this time, Xia En's test plan can only be said to be half successful.

He did test out another weird ability of the tree people.

But the problem was that the densely packed trees in front of him blocked his way to the [Giant Wood God].

Even for Xia En, it is unrealistic to kill so many alienated trees.

Not to mention, there are more tree people coming here nearby.

"It seems this dive ends here."

Xia En sighed and decided to fight to the death and kill more tree people to gain more experience.

But that's it.

An old voice suddenly sounded in Xia En's ears.

"Boy, if you don't want to die, just dig into the sand at the bottom of the sea."

Shane looked around but couldn't find the source of the sound.

Judging from the performance of the other tree people, it seemed that they did not hear this reminder.

Come to think of it, this is a method similar to "spiritual sound transmission".

Although he didn't know who the owner of the voice was and what his intention was, at the moment, Xia En had no choice.

Rather than die under the siege of the tree people and waste this opportunity to submerge, Xia En still wanted to live a little longer.

Thinking of this, Xia En no longer hesitated and drilled directly into the sand at the deepest part of the sea like an arrow from a string.

At the same time, he displayed the field of [Great Dark Sky] and compressed the field to a very small area around him.

—This is the inspiration Xia En got on [Sand Island].

[Big Dark Sky] can not only be used as an attack field that encompasses the enemy, but can also be used as a protective armor.

With the help of the field, Xia En successfully isolated the sand outside his body and penetrated deeper.

Immediately, the old voice sounded again.

"Follow the direction of the roots in front of you!"

A root appeared not far from Xia En and began to lead him.

Since everyone had listened to the voice's advice, Xia En simply believed it and quickly followed the root.

at the same time.

The tree people above also noticed Xia En's intention to hide, and fell to the bottom of the sea one after another.

The roots of their feet easily penetrated into the sand and began a sweeping search.

Judging from their proficiency, it is obvious that this is not the first time they have encountered this situation.

In fact, the marine life hiding in the sand on the seabed has long been swept away by the tree people in this way.

Xia En followed the direction pointed by Roots.

About two or three minutes later.

The old voice said: "Stop! Right here!"

"Hide your breath and don't move!"

Shane did as he was told.

But soon, the roots of other tree people searched all the way, and once they came to a place less than five meters away from Xia En.

Xia En hesitated for a moment whether to take action.

But suddenly, several roots blocked the tree people's search path, as if to express-

This area is its territory.

The other roots hesitated for a moment, and finally left silently.

The silent waiting passed for a long time.

Xia En clearly felt that the restlessness in the surrounding mud gradually calmed down.

This means that the tree people's search has come to an end.

"Boy, you can come out now."

The old voice reminded: "But don't leave the area covered by my leaves."

Hearing this, Xia En slowly emerged from the ground and looked up.

The previous scene of "emerald green jellyfish" in the seawater has disappeared, and the entire forest has settled down again, returning to its original tranquility.

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that this underwater forest would show such a crazy aspect.

And at this time.

A tall tree tree was standing in front of Xia En, casting its own shade.

(End of chapter)