Chapter 101 Tree King, Don't ask what kind of tree it is, I just don't recognize it!
Gu Qi and He Zhuo carried Ji Xian and ran all the way until they were sure it was safe before stopping with the others.
The two released Ji Xian, supporting themselves on their knees and breathing heavily, sweat dripping down their chins.
He Zhuo, panting heavily, teased, "Old Ji, your legs haven't even touched the ground, how come you're out of breath too?"
Ji Xian touched the purplish-red marks on his neck, his voice hoarse: "That damn thing... almost strangled my soul out of me..."
Lu Nange handed everyone a bottle of mineral water. When she handed Ji Xian a bottle, she asked, "Did it suddenly attack you just now?"
Ji Xian unscrewed the bottle cap, took a swig, and his Adam's apple bobbed: "While you were arguing, I moved and stepped on a soft root... and the next second I was entangled in it."
Chi Yanzhou: "A tree with deep roots has roots and branches that are constantly spreading outwards. As soon as you step into its territory, the branches and leaves will immediately sense it and then... strangle you."
Lu Xici: "So, on the ground, we rely on roots, and in the air, we rely on branches and leaves? Comprehensive monitoring?"
He Zhuo: "This tree king is quite difficult to deal with!"
Macaw: "Bald... Ugly... Quite difficult to deal with."
"Gagaga!!!"
He calls me Brother Gangzi now, so I can't call him Baldy or Ugly Man anymore... It's so complicated!
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Lu Nange withdrew her mental energy, beads of sweat appearing on her forehead, her eyelashes trembling slightly: "Not only that... its vines can parasitize and manipulate other plants, turning them into its nerve endings, or rather, its puppets."
Chi Yanzhou: "So all the plants we encountered on the way into the city were its tentacles?"
Lu Nange's eyes reflected the eerie, swaying shadows of the trees in the distance: "Most likely."
Gu Wan crossed her arms: "So... all the plants in Jia City are its eyes and ears?"
Chi Yi suddenly spoke up: "Miss Lu, if... we don't touch it directly, will it not be able to detect us?"
Lu Nange: "Logically, that should be the case! Just like when we entered the city at night, if we avoided all the plants, it wouldn't attack us."
There are too many of us. Gangzi, take me and avoid the ground and mid-air to explore first. You guys wait here for me?
Silence spread through the ranks.
Lu Nange then took out several more binoculars, one for each person.
She patted Lu Beiye's head: "You guys just keep an eye on me here. Don't worry, I promise I'll run faster than a rabbit if there's any danger."
"Gangzi!"
The macaw immediately swelled up.
It instinctively reached for Lu Nange's collar—Lu Nange grabbed its paw, used the momentum to leap up, and nimbly flipped onto the bird's back.
"Caw—!" The macaw protested, flapping its neck feathers and kicking up dust from the ground.
Its orange eyes glanced sideways at the girl on its back: [Fine, since you're my favorite human cub!]
When a macaw folds its wings, it deliberately flips its sharp wingtips outward, carefully avoiding Lu Nange's drooping legs.
Lu Nange: "Aye, don't worry, your sister will be back soon!"
Lu Beiye nodded so slightly that it was almost invisible, his clenched fist hidden behind his back.
The macaw spread its wings and carried Lu Nange toward the twisting, writhing shadows of the trees in the city center.
The air was thick with the stench of decaying plants, and the closer you got, the clearer you could see the branches writhing like living creatures.
"Gangzi, lower it a little more and stop!" Lu Nange gently patted Gangzi's fur.
The macaw folded its wings and hovered at the safest distance from the trunk.
The entire road was completely dominated by giant trees.
The towering canopy of trees blocked out all sunlight, while the roots on the ground were intertwined.
Countless vines, like intertwined blood vessels, wrap around the main trunk layer by layer.
Only through the gaps between these wriggling "blood vessels" can one glimpse the dark tree trunk inside.
Lu Nange was certain that this tree sensed its prey solely through touch.
Sight, hearing, and smell are all absent.
She pulled out a walkie-talkie: "I'm going to try setting it on fire. The big tree might attack indiscriminately. You guys back up and keep an eye on your surroundings."
"Received." Chi Yanzhou's voice was crackling with static: "Nannan, be careful."
"Little sister, be careful."
"Sister, watch out!"
I gently patted the bird's back to signal it to retreat, and the macaw flapped its wings very lightly.
It had been instructed that the closer it got, the quieter it should be, or it would become a dead bird.
Retreating to a safe distance, Lu Nange took out gasoline and a plastic bag from her spatial storage.
The plastic bags containing gasoline traced parabolas in all directions.
It was instantly shredded the moment it touched the vines.
The transparent bag burst open, and gasoline dripped onto the tree trunk, emitting a pungent odor.
Having achieved her goal, Lu Nange patted Gangzi on the shoulder.
Gangzi continued to retreat to an even greater distance.
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