Chapter 94 91. Tree Demon

Under the mottled bark, the gnarled branches slowly wriggled, and countless translucent hyphae covered the gaps between the branches in a web-like manner, spreading from the chest to the limbs.

A cluster of fluorescent mushrooms grew out of the cracks on the tree monster's head. The tender caps looked very inconsistent with its dead wood-like body.

Tree demons are not flesh and blood creatures, so it is naturally impossible for them to be parasitized by themselves. The tree demon in front of me is simply connecting to the fungal web by relying on the mushrooms on its body.

In terms of independence, it is higher than Dylan and Xiaohei.

But Lin Jun also noticed it at the same time.

The spores I spread last time did not remain in this tree demon forest at all. This mushroom on its body is probably the only result.

Only this tree demon was standing at the entrance of the woods, while deeper in the woods, there were many vaguely swaying figures.

That’s really…interesting.

No one knew where the source came from, but the roots covering the ground twisted and made way between the tree monsters and the Pujis.

There was only one root that was pulled by Xiao Hei and could not shrink back.

"Mushrooms, Lord."

This tree demon, which had just grown new limbs not long ago and now looked a little thin, came to Puji and once again sent a message in the fungus web.

"The branches and leaves of the ancestral tree long for peace, please do not bring destruction."

When mentioning destruction, the tree demon's head obviously turned a few degrees towards Xiao Hei.

Lin Jun felt a hint of fear in the tree demon's emotions.

I see. Pray for peace.

but,

"What is the ancestral tree? What are the branches and leaves of the ancestral tree? Is it referring to you?"

It was hard for Lin Jun not to be curious when he suddenly heard a special term from the wild monster's mouth.

"The ancestral tree is the source of all tree demons, and we are all its branches and leaves!"

Speaking of the ancestral tree, the tree man seemed a little excited and yearning.

Lin Jun looked into the depths of the tree demon forest: "Is this ancestral tree in there?"

I was not scared by this intimidating title.

If this ancestral tree is on the sixth floor, then at most it will look like an old bat.

If it is not on the sixth floor, no matter how powerful it is, it will not affect Lin Jun.

"The ancestral tree is not here, we are just a lost branch."

Twigs?

Lin Jun looked at the old bark on it that could fall off at any time...

“Okay, I understand.

But one question, what do you mean by 'tranquility'?"

The dryad replied: "Leaves don't attack mushrooms, and mushrooms don't attack leaves."

"If I need a little help, can you provide it? Of course I will give you something in return." As for communication, it starts with small contacts, and Lin Jun knows how to do it.

The tree demon was stunned for a moment, turned his head and looked at the other tree demons in the forest, finally shook his head and repeated: "Leaves and branches do not attack mushrooms, and mushrooms do not attack leaves and branches."

Now Lin Jun understood that this was isolationism.

Lin Jun thought for a few seconds and replied: "If that's all... I refuse."

The cold will was conveyed to the tree demon, making it fully understand that Lin Jun wanted more.

In Lin Jun's eyes, these tree spirits are rare intelligent beings in the dungeon. They can easily connect to the fungal network without any communication barriers, so they are quite valuable.

Lin Jun is very willing to absorb them to improve the average intelligence level of the organization.

Putting aside how much help these tree spirits who cannot leave their class can bring to oneself, it is also very necessary to accumulate experience in managing other races.

But the prerequisite is that you have to join the organization!

The tree demon's meaning was very clear. He was unwilling to even contact him perfunctorily.

Then there is no way to even think about absorbing them.

but……

Why?

Although it may sound a bit arrogant to say this, Lin Jun has already regarded the entire underground city as his own private property - even though the area he actually controls now is probably less than one-third.

The tree demon is not a being of equal strength, so why should it allow you to maintain the status of a country within a country?

In that case, what is the difference between these tree monsters and other monsters outside to Lin Jun?

It can even be said that a group of intelligent but uncontrollable tree monsters are a certain uncertain threat to Lin Jun, even if this threat seems very small now.

Moreover, the only one who came out to negotiate with Lin Jun was the tree demon in front of him, while the other tree demons were all hiding in the woods. It was hard to say how sincere this conversation was.

Lin Jun didn't want to act overbearing. It was obvious that as long as these tree demons showed willingness to have a certain degree of contact, this conversation would have a good result.

pity.

“If you don’t want to contact me, I won’t force you, but since there is no relationship between us, why should I stop Xiao Hei for you?

Oh, Xiao Hei is referring to the big black mushroom.

Here, it is normal for monsters to hunt each other. There are only tree monsters in your forest, so I don't think other monsters would give up their land voluntarily, right?

Don’t you think so?

Faced with Lin Jun's words, the tree demon didn't know how to respond.

Lin Jun was not in a hurry either. He wanted these tree monsters to think about it carefully.

"I'll take Xiao Hei back this time. I hope I can meet more tree spirits that I can communicate with next time I come."

After saying that, Puji pulled Xiao Hei away.

In fact, with Lin Jun's current strength, he could be tougher and directly pull a team of Puji over to threaten them, but that method would be too ugly.

It’s hard to say whether the addition of a bunch of resentful tree spirits is a good thing or not.

Although the current behavior is not friendly, at least there is room for improvement.

What Lin Jun wants to do now is to open a hole in the tree monster, even if it is a small hole.

As long as there is contact, Lin Jun believes that with the resources he currently has, he will be able to win over a group of tree monsters.

——

The Mushroom Lord left, leaving the Dryad standing there in a daze.

That time, even though its limbs were broken, the tree demon did not die.

It has no name, just an ordinary tree demon in this forest, no different from hundreds of other similar ones.

If there is any difference, it is that it was unlucky and when it was its turn to guard the gate it encountered the black mushroom that represents destruction.

But it was lucky and did not die at the hands of the black mushroom.

Although limbs are lost, they can be regrown.

While they were fighting the big black mushroom, the other tree monsters stayed inside the forest and did not come out.

In fact, it was not like this at the beginning.

When the big black mushroom came for the first time, half of the tree spirits in the forest gathered together. It was the consensus of all the tree spirits to kill all outsiders who entered the forest.

That time, it was far away, and when it arrived, the big black mushroom had already left, leaving countless broken wood chips on the ground.

The second time, the third time, the fourth time...

Amid the endless harassment from the big black mushroom, they realized that it was not an existence that they could defeat.

Every fierce resistance will only bring greater casualties. On the contrary, if ignored, the damage caused by the big black mushroom will be much smaller.

So the system of taking turns to guard the gate, or taking turns to be a sacrifice, came into being.

Anyway, every time the big black mushroom comes, it will kill a few tree monsters and then leave satisfied.

It seems quite worthwhile to sacrifice a small number of unlucky guys who take turns in exchange for the survival of more tree monsters.

It just felt that this was not a feasible approach, but it couldn't think of any other solution.

Dryads are not a species that reproduces quickly, and their number in the woods is steadily decreasing at a slow rate.

They will all be killed sooner or later - that's what it thinks.

So it did not feel grateful for surviving the disaster, it just delayed the end a little bit.

Until a mushroom bloomed on top of his head...

Although it was very blurry, it sensed the huge existence above it!

The will of that being was as vast as a boundless forest. Compared with that being, all the tree spirits in the entire forest seemed insignificant.

It was an invincible existence, and even the black mushroom was only a small part of it.

It saw the giant from afar, but because of its smallness, the giant did not notice it for the time being, which made it feel frightened.

It thought about pulling the mushrooms off its body so that the being wouldn't notice it.

But in that case, the tree demon's fate of destruction seems to be inevitable.

The big black mushroom is part of that existence, and if the tree demon wants to survive, it has to try to communicate with it.

It tried to convey this idea to its tribesmen, but the emotions that responded from its roots were all suspicion and anger.

Even if it tried its best, it only got this one opportunity for private communication.

And now, the communication is over.

Thanks to communication, the big black mushroom did not tear it apart this time.

But it is hard to say that the result of communication is good.

This result is more like an ultimatum.

It doesn't know how many of its own kind would like to have a mushroom grow on its body.

It only knows that it has to try its best to persuade more of its own kind.

Hopefully not too little...

Thanks to the leader of "空城灬奏"

Thanks to the leader of "Reflections of Rain and Stars"

Next chapter will be updated at 6 o'clock

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