Faced with the puppet's question, He Xie simply stared at it without saying a word.
This thing poses no threat to him.
He wanted to see what would happen if he didn't answer.
"10, 9, 8, 7, 6..."
The puppet began to count down, its voice hoarse and deep.
Lin Chuchu panicked, shook He Xie, and reminded him, "He Xie, the countdown is almost over."
"I know."
He Xie said calmly.
At this point, the countdown for the puppet in front had ended.
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1... Timeout!"
"punish!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the puppet immediately dismembered on the spot, instantly transforming into a vine net that lunged at He Xie.
It was so fast that it was difficult for anyone to react.
"careful!"
Lin Chuchu shouted and pushed He Xie away, trying to shove him aside to avoid the attack of the vine net.
However, she found that she couldn't push it at all.
Faced with the sudden attack of the vine net, He Xie remained unmoved, calmly drawing his Soul-Slaying Blade.
The next second, several swishing sounds rang out.
The vine net that rushed towards him instantly turned into a shower of wood chips.
It's the kind of wood shavings that are so light they can be blown away by the wind.
Lin Chuchu and Zhang Kaizi, who were standing to the side, were completely stunned.
How did it manage to cut a rattan net into pieces in the blink of an eye?
Zhang Kaizi: "What kind of swordsmanship is this?"
He Xie: "The Evil-Repelling Knife Technique".
Zhang Kaizi: "From the Sunflower Manual?"
Lin Chuchu: "!"
!
He Xie: "No, it's from the Chrysanthemum Manual."
Zhang Kaizi: "......"
Lin Chuchu: "..."
Ignoring their silence, He Xie rushed towards the towering tree ahead with a whoosh.
To catch the thief, first catch the king.
If we can cut down that tree, these puppets on the ground should be useless.
Qi and blood release outwards!
Evil-repelling Knife Technique!
He Xie instantly rushed to the foot of the towering tree and unleashed a full-scale attack with his sword.
The next moment—
"Bang!"
The blade struck the tree trunk, but it was as if it had struck a block of iron, causing no damage whatsoever. Instead, it numbed both of his hands.
Damn, I can't cut it!
He Xie cursed inwardly and instantly distanced himself from the towering tree.
Then he quickly pounded his chest, triggering a phase surge and turning back.
As he sprinted, he continued to pound his chest, relentlessly building up his rage.
[Rage +938!]
[Rage +832!]
[Rage +998!]
Soon, a loud bang was heard!
A fist brimming with rage, propelled by a high-speed sprint, slammed violently into the trunk of the towering tree.
In an instant, a burst of heat exploded, directly blasting everything within a radius of meters away.
Everyone present was shocked.
Especially Zhang Tao and Old Wu, who are rare species.
After feeling the power of He Xie's punch, two words simultaneously popped into their minds.
--monster!
However!
That was such a brutal punch!
When it hit the tree trunk, it didn't even create a ripple.
There was no cracking sound from the wood as I had imagined.
Yes, there was only a clearly audible sound of bones cracking.
He Xie's finger bone cracked.
"Hold!"
He rarely swore, but he did.
Then, enduring the stinging pain from his fist, he turned and ran without saying a word.
He couldn't handle this towering tree.
A wise man doesn't suffer a loss in the present; he decisively slips away for good luck.
"You two, stop standing there and run!"
Seeing that Lin Chuchu and Zhang Kaizi were still standing there, He Xie immediately shouted at them.
The two of them immediately snapped out of their daze upon hearing the sound, and without a second thought, they took off running.
They have great faith in any thanks.
Since He Xie shouted to run, then run.
There's nothing to hesitate about.
On the other side, Zhang Tao and Old Wu cursed inwardly upon seeing this.
selfishness!
Cowardly and afraid of trouble!
This He Xie has absolutely no chivalrous heart!
You've mistaken me for someone else!
[Zhang Tao's contrast value: +9027.]
[The contrast value from Wu Qian is +9279.]
"Bang!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"Bang! Bang!"
More and more puppets are falling from the tree.
These puppets are stronger and more eerie.
Soon, both Zhang Tao and Old Wu were starting to feel the strain.
The number of candidates they managed to save was far less than the number of candidates newly entangled by the puppet.
Many of the affected test-takers were so terrified they wet themselves.
He was shouting for help.
Zhang Tao and Wu Lao shouted words of comfort, saying to hang in there, that reinforcements would arrive soon.
However, given the current situation...
It seems that by the time rescue arrives, many of the test takers will have to say goodbye to this world.
On the other side.
As He Xie ran, he suddenly stopped and looked at the towering trees behind him.
The once bare, withered tree is now covered with lush branches and leaves, and is also full of cicada pupae.
Those cicada pupae were filled with test takers.
They don't seem to have been hurt.
But time is fleeting, and who knows what might happen?
"You guys run to the edge of the basin and wait for me. I'm going back to rescue those trapped students."
After saying that, He Xie drew his Soul-Slaying Blade and rushed back.
It was he who lured the beasts with the "Ten Thousand Beasts" spell.
Most of the students who had fallen on hard times in the basin had come there with herds of animals.
It can be understood that he led the test takers here, and then the incident happened.
In this situation, he couldn't just walk away without a clear conscience.
He had to clean up this mess.
[Ding-dong!]
[Task: To cultivate a heroic character.]
You are a true hero, hoping to use your own strength to help everyone in distress. A true hero serves their country and its people; upholding justice and helping the weak is your life's principle.
[Reward: One bottle of paraquat.]
He Xie was stunned for a moment when the notification appeared.
A chivalrous persona who serves the country and its people, and helps the weak and needy?
This damn system doesn't even contradict my ideas?
And the reward is paraquat?
The name seems to be able to suppress demonic plants?
Five-star review!
Thinking it over, He Xie instantly switched to the "hero mode" described in the mission description, shouting as he ran:
"Director Zhang, I'm back to help you!"
"Students, don't be discouraged!"
"The rescue is coming soon, hold on!"
"......"
Zhang Tao and Old Wu were quite surprised when they heard this.
I was just thinking this guy was a selfish coward.
Why did you suddenly come back?
[Zhang Tao's contrast value: +9272.]
[The contrast value from Wu Qian is +9272.]
He Xie accepted the two contrast values, drew his Soul-Slaying Blade, and charged forward.
Wherever it went, wood chips filled the air.
Unfortunately, these puppets are all lifeless and eerie objects; killing them will not yield any souls.
Even more unfortunately, for every puppet he cut down, two more puppets would fall from the tree.
The more he chopped, the more there were, until his hands went numb.
However, one consolation is that the character development is progressing very quickly.
Basically, every time you save someone or cut down a puppet, your character's completion rate increases by 1%.
......
[Character design completion rate: 9%]
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[Character design completion rate: 36%]
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[Character design completion rate: 78%]
......
He Xie's rescue efficiency far surpassed that of Zhang Tao and Wu Lao.
In just two minutes, 78 female examinees were rescued from the puppets.
He captivated the female candidates, making them swoon, while Lin Chuchu, standing by the basin, stomped her feet in anger.
[Ding-dong!]
[Successfully crafted the character of a chivalrous hero, 100% perfect portrayal, reward increased to two bottles of "Ten Thousand Herbs Wither".]
[The herbicide has been distributed and automatically added to your system inventory. You can retrieve it yourself.]
It's done!
He Xie was excited and immediately opened the system backpack and clicked on the herbicide icon.
Soon, a system notification popped up.
【Wancaoku】: A herbicide developed by the owner of a fairy herb garden in ancient times. It was used to kill the stubborn demonic plants in the fairy herb garden and provide a good growing environment for the fairy herbs.
[Friendly reminder: Herbicide only works on plants below Epic level.]
Below Epic level?
In other words, it could even destroy a rare ninth-tier demonic plant?
Thinking of this, He Xie felt slightly invigorated.
He took out a bottle of herbicide from his system inventory, pounded it into his chest three times, and triggered a phase charge, rushing towards the towering tree in front of him.
Seeing this, Zhang Tao and Old Wu shouted at him, "He Xie, don't waste your energy attacking that towering tree! Come back quickly and continue the rescue while we wait for reinforcements!"
He Xie ignored them and rushed to the base of the towering tree in an instant.
Then, a loud bang was heard!
He suddenly exerted force with his calves, cracking the ground beneath his feet, and then leaped high into the air, disappearing into the branches of a towering tree with a whoosh.
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