It was not difficult to find Qiu Hou's location, but the difficulty was that the tree led him into the depths of the dark forest.
At night, many extraordinary creatures fell into a deep sleep, but more dangerous creatures would wake up in the dark. Several people rushed towards the direction given by Su Ran, and they had to pay attention to whether there were any dangers along the way. As they went deeper and deeper, the chirping of insects around them seemed to become weaker.
Even the insects knew the danger inside and were unwilling to chirp loudly, suppressing their nature.
"Be careful."
Chu Xiaoyue reminded.
Due to an accident, they did not rest until dawn as planned, and they also stepped into the area slightly away from the outermost area earlier than planned. However, what made them feel strange was that they did not encounter any danger on the way to rescue Qiu Hou, as if the road was smooth and unobstructed, waiting for them to fall into the trap.
"Come closer, be careful."
Su Ran reminded them and they slowed down their pace.
The night wind blew gently, and everyone smelled a faint smell of blood. The towering trees with thick branches nearby seemed to be swaying in the wind, and their shadows falling on the ground had a somewhat ferocious smell.
"It's nearby, but it's a little strange. I can only sense its approximate location and can't pinpoint it."
Su Ran looked a little confused, she had never encountered such a situation before.
"Can you tell anything, little sister?" Shu Yushan turned his head and looked at Xu Zhi.
Xu Zhi was also observing these trees at this time. Although the moonlight was bright, the branches and leaves of these big trees became more and more lush since they went deeper. At this point, they were so dense that they blocked the sky. Even the moonlight could only shine through the gaps between the leaves.
Through the [Prying Eyes], Xu Zhi saw a scene that others could not see.
".Be careful." She warned her teammates in a rare serious tone.
Because, in her eyes, at this moment, in the trunks of the giant trees that seemed to surround them, there were strands of red extraordinary energy flowing like meridians.
It's actually a [Cup]?!
The teacher said that there are [Cups] in the Lost Lands, but they are rare, especially in the outer layer. Every extraordinary person who passes through the Lost Lands and encounters a [Cup] will be ordered to leave and not mention this strange creature. But what is certain is that no one has reported encountering an extraordinary creature with [Cup] attributes in the shallow layer of the Lost Lands for many years.
How come they are so lucky that they actually meet him?
Xu Zhi felt something was wrong. She touched the flowerpot containing the small alien species and described the scene she saw to her teammates.
The surrounding trees were almost all flowing with the red energy of the Cup. That energy flowed into the land where they stood, and underground
There were a lot of corpses piled up, not only animals but also human corpses.
Qiu Hou is still alive. He is entangled by the roots of a tree and the tree is sucking his blood. However, he is still trying his best to resist. However, it seems that he may not be able to resist for much longer.
The breath of the [Cup] was very hidden. Even Xu Zhi had not noticed the breath of the [Cup] in the air before he opened the [Eye of Insight]. And below the pile of corpses was the core of these [Cups].
She only said this, but didn't mention that the core was at the bottom of the corpse. It was very strange, it was a creature that looked neither human nor inhuman.
The creature hid deep underground, and countless flesh and blood roots grew from its body, turning into the roots of the surrounding trees and then growing into towering giant trees.
Obviously, these trees are just tools it uses to "hunt" and camouflage itself.
Moreover, although it was just sleeping, Xu Zhi felt a long-lost sense of oppression from it. This guy might have reached the named stage, or is he in the process of advancing?
In any case, they are no match for this creature now.
"Rescue Qiu Hou and leave here immediately."
As for the existence of this creature.
Xu Zhi felt that it would probably sleep for a long time, and she thought of the little alien again. Xu Zhi did not say much, but silently left a mark of the spiritual body here.
The next time she comes in, preferably alone, she can try to turn this guy into fertilizer for the small alien species, but now is not a good time, and she can't beat him yet.
"The tree is not the real body. The real body is very dangerous and we can't defeat it."
"Qiu Hou is about ten meters below the ground. Don't cut down other trees. Don't use mass destruction capabilities to cause too much noise. Hurry."
Xu Zhi did not explicitly say that these trees were of the [Cup] attribute. This was a snack she left for the little aliens. If she told others, the teacher who followed them from a distance would definitely not let go of this [Cup]. Although they didn't know why it was here, there was no [Cup] attribute core in the outside world. If they wanted to upgrade the little aliens, they could only rely on the Lost Land.
Tong Zhou's weapon was a mace. Right now, his team's strongest strength attribute just happened to be able to come into play at this moment. However, when he just inserted the mace into the ground and used its power to blast a five-meter-deep pit, the trees next to him suddenly moved without wind as if stimulated.
Afterwards, a large number of thick roots broke out of the ground with a rumbling sound. The roots were clinging to the soil and undigested flesh and blood, and whipped towards the people who tried to "snatch food from the tiger's mouth".
--clang!
Xu Zhi drew out her knife to block a root that was flying towards her.
Her physical fitness is now among the best in the team, but even she was slightly pushed back by the root, and it was naturally more difficult for her teammates to withstand this huge impact.
"Tongzhou, don't worry about it, just keep digging!"
Xu Zhi gave the order decisively. Now the only ones in the team who could directly resist the power of these roots were her, Tong Zhou, and Chu Xiaoyue.
Chu Xiaoyue worked hard and protected Su Ran and his fellow diggers by herself. Although Ji Muge's overall ability was slightly weaker, her recovery ability was extremely strong. Even if she was hit, she could heal herself quickly with her own ability.
Although Shu Yushan could not directly resist with his strength, he was quite agile and flexible, and for a moment these roots could not do anything to him.
A large number of tree roots were undulating in the air, and the sound like whipping could be heard continuously from this place. Chu Xiaoyue calmly used her sword to chop off the tree roots that were whipping towards her. Every severed branch froze into ice after it fell to the ground and could no longer move.
The high frequency and non-stop fighting was obviously rapidly consuming the teammates' physical strength and extraordinary energy, but with good coordination, everyone was not panicked or embarrassed.
Xu Zhi knew that this was just an appearance. These roots and trees were just tools for the thing underground to find food. They were not a fighting force at all. If they disturbed the thing sleeping underground, this battle would probably not be so "easy".
“Found it!”
Tong Zhou's voice was filled with surprise, but the next second, when he saw the situation of Qing Qiu Hou, his voice changed: "How do we get him out?"
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