allonlinenovel Chapter 108 The man-eating tree
Chapter 108 The man-eating tree
The two "weak and pitiful" soldiers were instantly silent.
But before they shut up, they snorted in dissatisfaction and turned their heads to the left and right, as if looking at each other for one more moment would be irritating.
Yun Xi took a deep breath and secretly reminded herself in her heart: Don’t get angry with a brainless fool.
The crisis was not over yet, and the vines chasing them only stopped to help their "companions" put out the fire, not all of them died.
Although a lot of vines were burned by Yun Xi, more vines continued to come from all directions. Even the burned vines would automatically shrink into the depths of the thick fog.
"What's in there?" Bai You said, looking at the retreating vines.
"It must be the lair! Baba, let's chase after it!"
Mo Xi said.
Yun Xi also nodded.
"Since they want to drive us in that direction, they must be confident."
"Also, have you noticed? The soldiers who were attracted by the thick fog and walked in just now are gone!"
After being reminded by Yun Xi, the two people who were fighting fiercely realized that they had overlooked this detail.
"Humph! No matter what's in there, it's no match for me!"
"I went in to rescue people for your sake, Baba." There is no doubt that such arrogant words must have been said by Mo Xi.
"Xixi, let me lead the way! It's dangerous ahead. If... you can still retreat in time!"
Mo Xi didn't like what he heard. What did he mean by retreat? Was he a deserter?
Just as he was about to argue again, the soft flesh on his waist was pinched hard, and the pain made him shut up immediately.
Bai You didn't notice the two's little movements in the night. He had already changed into animal form and chased towards the place where the vines fled.
"Humph, these weaklings are the most troublesome. They are not strong enough, but they still trouble me to save them..."
Mo Xi accidentally muttered out his dissatisfaction in his heart, and then subconsciously observed Yun Xi's expression.
But Yun Xi acted as if she didn't hear anything, her eyes fixed on the direction where Bai You disappeared.
She patted Mo Xi's arm: "Stop complaining, follow closely, don't lose me!"
"Oh."
Mo Xi responded, and his body left a shadow as he followed Bai You.
The vines fled very quickly, and the injured vines no longer took the initiative to attack Yun Xi and others.
But Yun Xi is a ruthless character who will "take advantage of your weakness to kill you". Along the way, whenever she sees vines gathered together, she always throws a incendiary bomb and then changes position!
The burning flames quickly illuminated the thick fog, and the road under our feet became much clearer.
They then discovered that the soil beneath their feet had been overturned, with countless vine marks carved into it. It turned out that the soil they had always thought was soft was actually another form of vines.
These vines looked like skinned octopuses. If you looked closely, you could see that their "bodies" were much thicker than the vines that attacked them, and their surfaces were covered in blood.
Some yellow and white objects could be vaguely seen surging inside the vines.
What's this!
Yue!
Yun Xi felt that she had been disgusted by more disgusting scenes today than she had seen in the previous twenty years.
Even a primary zombie, covered in pus and stinking, is not as disgusting as this vine!
Soon, they followed the vines and came to their "nest".
This place looks like an enormous "orchard" with a strange fruity fragrance everywhere, but it makes people feel inexplicable fear and uneasiness.
In this orchard, countless large trees sprouted from the ground, and each tree was covered with densely packed "fruits" as big as adult orcs.
These "fruits" have different shapes, some look like humans, and some look like various strange beastmen. They cling tightly to the branches, as if they are sleeping. And those disgusting vines extend from the trunks, spreading throughout the orchard like blood vessels, becoming channels for transporting nutrients to these "fruits".
As for the vines with human skin that attacked people, they were dancing wildly around the orchard, like a group of demons with bared fangs and claws. They waved their long branches and hissed from time to time, as if protesting to intruders and warning them not to get close.
"What are these disgusting things?!" Even Mo Xi, who had always maintained his aloof personality, couldn't help but exclaim.
"If you want to know what those things are, why don't you open them and take a look?"
Yun Xi took out a machete from the space, walked to the nearest "fruit", and cut the outermost skin of the "fruit" like cutting a watermelon!
“Puff—”
A stream of yellow juice splashed out. Fortunately, Mo Xi had been paying attention to Yun Xi's movements. He teleported away from the place with Yun Xi in his arms.
An even richer sweet honey aroma permeates the "orchard".
The yellow juice splashing onto the ground was quickly absorbed by the skinless vines. Even the skinless vines that were farther away seemed to be smelling the scent and coming over.
The "fruit" that was broken by Yun Xi was instantly turned into a loach-like ball.
Yun Xi discovered with her sharp eyes that there seemed to be something wrapped in the fruit?
Since you can’t see it clearly, just look at it later!
Yun Xi threw another incendiary bomb over without hesitation!
When the incendiary bomb hit the juicy vines, it seemed to burn even faster!
Soon, a fruit along with several vines turned into a pile of inorganic matter.
However, the burnt vines no longer gave off that enticing aroma, but instead were filled with the stench of a corpse!
It was the stench of a corpse, for sure. Yun Xi had to smell this smell every day during the apocalypse.
With great doubt in her heart, she walked forward and used a machete to dig open the mass...
"Xixi, be careful!" Bai You said, "These things look too weird!"
He stood in front of Yun Xi and used the weapon in his hand to push away the mass...
"Hiss... this... this looks so much like a human bone?"
Bai You breathed.
"If you remove the word 'like', it should be human bones." Yun Xi's cold voice sounded.
"What... do they want to do?" Bai You clenched his fists, his voice full of anger.
Yun Xi snorted coldly. She had a very bad impression of the two tribes.
"No matter what their purpose is, we have to be careful next time!"
“Most of the captives captured by the hyena tribe should have been fed with these strange fruits.”
"By the way, our missing companions might be in there too."
"How to find it?" Mo Xi also asked.
"Let's wait and see." Yun Xi tentatively took out another incendiary bomb from the space and threw it out.
The incendiary bomb flew in a parabola and landed at the junction of the vines and the fruit. Once it touched the vines, the incendiary bomb exploded instantly, and the flames blazed, illuminating the entire vine forest.
"Squeaky, squeaky, waaa..." Another strange sound was heard, and the originally quiet vine forest moved again!
Suddenly, a vine dropped from above her head and swept towards Yun Xi. Yun Xi dodged sideways and swung her machete to chop at the vine.
However, after this cut, the vine did not break off, but instead wrapped around the machete.
"Xixi, get on my back!" The moment Yun Xi let go, Bai You turned into a beast and rushed over!
Yun Xi jumped lightly, straddled it, and a machete appeared in her hand!
This time, the machete came with supernatural powers and swung towards the vine!
However, a space blade was faster! The totem on Mo Xi's forehead flashed, and the vine was instantly broken into two pieces!
"You focus on attacking, and I'll take care of defense!"
Looking at Yun Xi sitting on the majestic white lion, a faint light flashed in Mo Xi's eyes.
Unfortunately, his beast form had no advantage in carrying Yun Xi into battle, so Mo Xi could only grit his teeth.
When this vine dies, the other vines will no longer swing and attack.
"It seems that these vines can be eliminated one by one!" Yun Xi said.
"Let's fly a kite together!" She patted Bai You's neck gently and pointed him in the direction.
"Moxi, I'll use the incendiary bomb to attract the vines' attention, and you'll be responsible for cutting them with the space blade. Is that okay?"
"Don't worry! Leave it to me!"
"Okay! I'll say one, two, three, everyone, come together! Let's try to lead three vines first!"
Three incendiary bombs appeared in Yun Xi's hand and she threw them in one direction! The incendiary bombs exploded when they touched, and then a protective vine would begin to attack! At this time, Bai You had already carried Yun Xi to another place!
When the vine's attack missed, a space blade was already waiting there, and the vine was instantly broken into two pieces!
"Well done!"
With the cooperation of the three people, the three vines lost their lives in an instant, and the fruits "growing" on the vines fell to the ground and cracked, revealing the orc corpses that were almost melted inside.
"It's hopeless. Let's try something else. Mo Xi, attack five vines at once, okay?"
In response to her question, Mo Xi said proudly: "There is no possibility that I cannot do it!"
……
The trio began to harvest the vines like ruthless lawn mowers...
Until the sky gradually brightens...
During this process, they also broke free the vole warrior who was "absorbed" by the fruit. Unfortunately, all his flesh and blood had melted away, leaving him with only the strength to breathe.
Hopeless.
Yun Xi cruelly used a incendiary bomb to give him a decent death.
After destroying the "fruits" of a valley, the three could finally stop and take a breath.
"Huh... all these ghosts on this ground are finally eliminated!"
“I don’t know if there’s any more in there.”
At this moment, the golden-red sun was rising slowly from the horizon, and a ray of light pierced through the layers of mazes in the Insect Valley and fell into the valley.
"We need to get out of here quickly. Since this place is patrolled, someone might come to check it out during the day."
Yun Xi said.
"Why don't you squat down and look at the culprit?" Bai You asked. Although they all knew that the orcs in these "fruits" were fed by the jackal orcs, they had not yet discovered the secret of their doing so!
"We have been fighting all night. If there are too many people coming, we will not be their opponent. We might as well go back and gather with the main force first..."