Chapter 111: Target, 50-meter Lightning-free Zone

Making an ice talisman is as difficult as making an explosive fire talisman. She only succeeded in making three and then stopped because it consumed too many materials and her banyan wood was almost exhausted.

Afterwards, she asked Xie Yu to help her make two boxes half a meter long. She then used her strength to drive the vitality runes into the boxes. Whether she could continue to maintain vitality would depend on time.

By the time she had finished all this, Xie Yu and the others had also reached the final stage. They spent another day repairing their protective suits, replenishing their energy, and counting the things that could be used to make sure nothing was missed before setting off for the Jiutian Leimu Territory.

The Nine Heavens Thunder Tree wasn't located beneath the magma, but rather within the belly of the volcanic belt. Even with Xie Yu leading the way, it still took them three days.

"We're here!" Xie Yu stopped. Everyone could vaguely see a small electric current flowing underground, but no thunder could be heard.

"I walked here, got a general idea, and then turned back." He didn't bring any insulating electrical equipment at the time, and it would be dangerous to go further, so he turned back first.

After walking for another half a day, the currents running through the soles of their feet became increasingly noticeable. At first, everyone subconsciously jumped to avoid them, but then realized there were too many and it was impossible to avoid them. They simply ignored them and walked with their feet firmly planted. It didn't hurt at all, not even a tingling sensation. Gradually, their defenses dropped, and they no longer let fear affect their actions.

The relief lasted only half a day before it became heavy again. There were flashes of lightning and thunder ahead, and even though they were far away, I felt as if every bolt was about to strike me, and I instinctively bent my waist.

Headshot, eyes closed. Retreat? Everyone looked at each other. We'd already come this far, why retreat? They encouraged each other and continued forward.

"Hiss!" A bolt of lightning struck Lin Ziyu. Lin Ziyu was startled and felt as if she had been electrocuted.

"What's wrong? Is the electricity heavy?"

"The protective suits don't work?"

"Does it hurt?"

"Did you get electrocuted?"

"I didn't see any smoke!"... The more he said, the more outrageous it became. Lin Ziyu was furious. "Shut up, are you cursing me?"

"So what's going on?"

"It's okay."

"It's okay, why are you hissing?" Zeng Li looked suspicious.

"Can't I just be numb?" Lin Ziyu glared at him. He was the one who had the most trouble.

Is he too busy? Zeng Li felt that Lin Ziyu was being unreasonable. "No, didn't you say you were fine?"

"I can bear it, can you?"

"I can do it too!" Zeng Lizhong said with full energy, but then, "hiss——"

"Bang!" A bolt of lightning struck him. "It's so numb!"

"I was kidding you." The two of them shouted at Tengchong in unison.

Hey, what does it have to do with him? Tengchong touched his nose, looking confused.

"Puff..." "Haha..." Everyone felt much more relaxed after this commotion, but they did face huge difficulties. The closer they got to the Nine Heavens Thunder Tree, the stronger the lightning became, and the effectiveness of the protective clothing weakened.

They have to prepare for both scenarios.

After another hour of walking, the attacks continued, hissing, with increasing frequency. Their bodies gradually became numb and painful, their movements stiff and sluggish, and smoke began to pour out of Lin Ziyu's mouth. This was probably more than just a simple case of animal inhalation, and everyone felt sympathy for the humans.

"Ouch!" Yun Xiang was hit on the forehead by a bolt of lightning, and was stunned on the spot. Damn it, she had clearly dodged it.

Yun Xiang was indignant at the thought of Lei Dian's trick, so he took out the only remaining piece of banyan thorn wood from his storage ring, one piece for each of them, and continued forward.

The wood made everyone feel better, but it soon stopped working. Worse still, the banyan tree began absorbing the lightning, sending it scattering and circling with the lightning that struck them. Damn it, put it away quickly.

Yun Xiang threw an ice talisman directly into the air, and the icy air instantly enveloped the area. It was cold, extremely cold, and his upper and lower teeth collided uncontrollably. His whole body trembled like a blockage, and the chill ran through his bones.

"This... How come this is colder than an ice knife?" Zhao Xueyue was the first one who couldn't stand it. Well, she wasn't just afraid of pain, she was also afraid of the cold.

"No...I don't know." Maybe they were used to being roasted before, so they couldn't adapt to such extreme cold all of a sudden.

"Okay...it seems like there's no more thunder and lightning."

"It's... not conductive."

"Stop, stop talking, and leave!"

"I can't move!" Zhao Xueyue was about to cry. "This... isn't this the right way to deal with the enemy?"

"I can't find the target, so I can only use this stupid method." Yun thought she didn't want to do it either. "Lin-Sister Lin, please activate the vines and pull them away."

Although it was cold, Yun's ideas were still reliable. His internal abilities were not affected. He activated a few of them, and finally Xie Yu and a few others with good physical fitness pulled the others away.

The first Ice Talisman lasted half an hour, the second half that, and the last five minutes. At first, my body was numb and I didn't feel anything, but after a while, I was struck by the fatigue. "Ahhh!" "Hiss!" "Pain... pain!" The screams came one after another, endless.

Hide? Where to hide? This guy seemed to have eyes, following wherever he went, and he wouldn't stop until he struck. For a moment, everyone was helpless and had to resist! Soon, in just a few minutes, everyone's protective suits were in tatters.

Seeing that he was about to collapse and was about to retreat, Xie Yu suddenly heard Yun Xiang scream, "Nine Heavens Thunder Wood!"

At first, everyone thought Yun Xiang was in so much pain that she was trying to cheer herself up, but then they realized this girl was incredibly tolerant of pain. Was it really happening? Everyone looked up in disbelief. Nine Heavens Thunder Wood! Oh my god, tears welled up in their eyes.

I can't cry. My tears will attract lightning. What if I get blinded by it?

In the distance, the Nine Heavens Thunder Tree towered into the clouds, its massive branches unexpectedly straight and horizontal, none of them intersecting. It was unknown how it achieved this. The Nine Heavens Thunder Tree only had branches, no leaves, no flowers, no fruit. Electricity coursed through its body, emitting a deep blue light.

I saw lightning flying out of the tree and hitting the ground. The ground was bumpy and the closer I got, the deeper and darker the pits became. But within fifty meters of the tree, there was no lightning at all. This was because there was a kind of grass growing there, called Thunder Flame Grass, which survived by absorbing lightning.

Yun thought their goal was the fifty-meter restricted area without lightning, but to get there, they had to cross several deep pits.

"Are you going to do it?" Xie Yu looked at everyone, his eyes almost blazing with fire, clearly fired up. The others shared his sentiments; seeing as they were about to get it, there was no way they were going to give up.

"Charge!" I don't know who shouted, but I just jumped down.

"Bang!" The moment Yun wanted to jump, he was struck by lightning and rolled directly into the hole.

"Cough cough..." Smoke came out of my nose and mouth.

Hey, when did she become Sister Lin? Once she could move a little, Yun tried to climb upwards, but after only a few steps, she was struck back into the pit. After a few more times, the lightning would strike her whenever she moved. It was definitely a personal vendetta!

Just then, several vines stretched out, and Yun Xiang immediately grabbed them and climbed up quickly.

"Bang! Bang!" Sometimes she was hit on the back of the head, sometimes on the back, legs, hands... Anyway, she just wouldn't let go of the vines, and the lightning seemed not to notice the vines and kept striking her.

After climbing out of the first hole and then the next one, Yun Xiang realized that she was not the only one in this situation, everyone was like this, and she felt balanced instantly.

(End of this chapter)