Chapter 161: Surprise Gift Package [Update 1]
Dodging such dense obstacles, whether in mid-air or on the ground, was very tiring. Before long, Ruan Xi and He Ziqian were both out of breath.
"Finally solved it!"
At this moment, Ruan Xi's excited shout was heard in the air. He Ziqian subconsciously looked up and saw a familiar figure falling towards him.
He Ziqian was suddenly startled. Without hesitation, he bent his knees slightly to gather strength, then quickly jumped up and caught Ruan Xi in mid-air before he could land.
Even though the force and speed had been greatly reduced, the impact still existed. The two men's bodies paused in the air, and then tilted uncontrollably. Fortunately, He Ziqian reacted quickly and adjusted his body quickly. After a few leaps, he jumped to a place higher than Ruan Xi's previous position and landed on a tree branch to catch his breath.
"Huh... This thing is so tricky. It tricked me the moment it let go and almost made me fall to death!" Ruan Xi patted his chest in fear. With his reaction speed, he really couldn't react to the sudden change just now. However, he was not really panicked. After all, his boyfriend was there!
"I knew you could catch me!" It was in vain that at the last moment before falling, he kicked the nearest tree to gain leverage, allowing himself to fall forward instead of flying sideways.
If he really flew out horizontally, he would probably be in danger of being turned into meat paste.
"Are you hurt? Ruan Xi, you scared me..." He Ziqian was really scared. If he hadn't reacted quickly and made adjustments in time, the result of landing might not have been so good.
"I'm fine, I..." When Ruan Xi saw that He Ziqian looked really frightened, she quickly wanted to comfort him. As a result, she accidentally caught a glimpse of a bright area in front of her right side from the corner of her eye.
This kind of openness could not have been formed in an environment with a large number of trees, so there must be a large open space in front!
"Look over there, there is an open space. Let's go and take a look." There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. There must be something strange in a place that is so out of tune with the surrounding environment.
"Yeah." He Ziqian had no objection, but he didn't let Ruan Xi go. He still held the person horizontally in his arms and moved flexibly among the trees. Not long after he walked, he saw an open space and a towering tree in the middle of the open space.
It is difficult to tell how tall the tree is because there are clouds swirling around its crown, making it difficult to see clearly. It just feels like the tree is almost like the clouds surrounding it, layer upon layer, not like it is in the human world, but like it is in a fairyland.
"Is this... a cedar tree?"
It looks like it, but Ruan Xi doesn't dare to believe it, because this planet is more like a tropical jungle environment, which is not suitable for the growth of cedar trees. It may just look like it.
"No, that's a mutant tropical cedar, a self-mutating plant discovered a hundred years ago, which is designed to adapt to sudden changes in the growing environment." Obviously, this planet has an environment suitable for the growth of mutant tropical cedars. Moreover, it is obvious that they are particularly adapted to the environment of this planet and have developed countless younger brothers and sisters to help them do things.
"Is that still a kind of fir tree? If it attacks us, will there be a rainstorm of pear blossom needles?" The leaves of the fir tree are all needle-shaped, which is absolutely threatening.
"It looks like it, but actually, the leaves of the tropical fir variant are hard and tasseled. From a distance, they look like needles, but if you touch them, you'll know they're soft and not aggressive."
"Non-aggressive? I feel like this tree king is in a bad mood and wants to destroy us every minute!" Ruan Xi still had the mind to make a joke at this time, but it was much better to say it with a smile than to say it with tears. The two of them couldn't help but smile at each other, with a sweet glimmer in their eyes.
"Since we can't hide, why don't we take the initiative and attack...novel!"
Before Ruan Xi could finish his words, the tree king who was being criticized by them was obviously unhappy. Although the leaves were not needles, they could still prick people.
"Shit, a rain of pear blossom needles!" This was the martial arts move that Ruan Xi remembered most clearly. Looking at the overwhelming leaves shooting towards them, the two of them really had no choice but to dodge.
Fortunately, they stayed in the tree to discuss and did not run to observe the tree king up close. Otherwise, they might have been pierced into a sieve by now.
He Ziqian didn't quite understand what "Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles" was, and wondered if it was a form of acupuncture. But looking at the scene before him, it didn't seem to fit in with acupuncture. This was another proposition he had never heard of, and he needed to delve deeper into it later.
The two of them were already exhausted from the journey, and now faced with this overwhelming attack of leaves, they were even more embarrassed to dodge, jumping up and down, retreating left and right, and were very busy. Ruan Xi felt a little dizzy from all the running around.
However, the attack of the tree king's leaves is like a perpetual motion machine, and it never ends.
"It won't keep attacking like this, right? Will the leaves of this thing never fall out?" Ruan Xi couldn't help but feel shocked. At the same time, he asked the big tree in his mind, which was in a weak state and was so anxious that it wanted to explode on the spot.
"Is there a tree whose leaves never fall out?"
"Obviously not! But since it's a mutant and an evolved species, his body may contain all the fallen leaves during his growth process." The number is incalculable.
As soon as the big tree finished speaking, before Ruan Xi had time to complain a few more words, he discovered that the originally green leaves had gradually turned into withered yellow leaves, and these leaves were obviously not newly fallen, but had been there for quite a few years.
"They're clearing out the inventory at the same time!" Ruan Xi was so angry. Originally, this tree king was a bug-like existence, but they had already encountered the BOSS. No matter whether they won or lost, they had to fight before they could leave with peace of mind.
"Ruan Xi, move close to the ground and attack its roots." While Ruan Xi was busy studying the leaves, He Ziqian had already prepared a counterattack in his mind and found the best route of attack.
"A head-on confrontation? That's pretty exciting."
Then, Ruan Xi rushed out first, and slid down a tree without hesitation, landing on the ground in the blink of an eye. At this position, they were still within the attack range of the tree king's leaves, but as long as they lay on the ground, they entered a vacuum zone perfectly, and no leaves could fall on them.
It’s just that the area of this vacuum zone is a bit small, making the movement a bit cramped.
He Ziqian also quickly landed on the ground, assuming the same posture as Ruan Xi, and rubbed Ruan Xi's head. "It's uncertain how long it will take for us to be discovered. Let's get close to the target as quickly as possible and try to kill him with one strike!"
This wish is beautiful, but it is unlikely to be achieved smoothly even if you use your toes to think about it. You can only regard it as an encouragement to yourself.
Ruan Xi naturally wouldn't ruin her boyfriend's plans, even if there was no one else around.
"Yes, sir!"
He Ziqian was very satisfied with Ruan Xi's reaction. Without saying anything more, he crawled forward first, but his speed was not particularly fast. He always kept a distance of half a body length faster than Ruan Xi. He led the way in front as a protector so as not to miss any changes in the back.
Ruan Xi enjoyed the protection of her boyfriend very much. She maintained her speed and followed He Ziqian, moving forward continuously.
The distance wasn't too far, and the two of them had expected something to go wrong along the way. But in reality, nothing happened, and they arrived at the King Tree smoothly.
"..." I just feel like things are going a little too smoothly. Is this a conspiracy by the Tree King?
"Lure the enemy deep into our territory?" He Ziqian frowned and guessed.
"Walking into a trap?" Ruan Xi also followed suit and guessed, but it was obvious that his attitude was much more relaxed and arrogant than He Ziqian's.
Because he didn't intend to continue thinking. Every cell in his body was clamoring, "I'm going to do it! Don't let anyone stop me!"
"Whatever it is, just beat it up!"
Before he finished speaking, Ruan Xi had already taken out two functional shovels, gave one to He Ziqian, and then began to work hard to dig the corner of the tree king.
The corner of the wall was dug with extreme precision. Ruan Xi himself did not expect that within five minutes of his shovel digging, he would hit something hard. He did not have to bother looking for it, as it rolled out along with the shovel and rolled to the side of Ruan Xi's knees where he was kneeling on the ground.
"What?" Ruan Xi asked subconsciously, but his hand had already picked up the stone.
Then, he felt a familiar energy fluctuation. His eyes widened immediately and he didn't dare to blink for a long time, for fear that if he blinked, this beautiful dream would be broken.
"What is this?" He Ziqian's heart beat fast when he saw Ruan Xi's expression. It was stuck in his throat and he had trouble breathing. He was afraid that the small stone Ruan Xi was holding might be something harmful.
However, looking closely at Ruan Xi's shocked expression, it was clear that he was not resisting at all, but rather completely delighted.
"Could it be an energy core?" It couldn't be that his little miracle doctor could dig out the energy core of the tree king with just a few shovels, could it? That was a bit too dramatic!
"It really is an energy core, of the wood element, it suits me perfectly!" Thinking that after he absorbed the wood energy in the energy core, the tree should be able to return to normal, he couldn't help but get excited, and he wished he could swallow the energy core in one gulp and digest it automatically.
But obviously, this impatient method didn't work, and he could only control his temper.
"But, after digging out the energy core of this tree king, why is there no movement at all?" He Ziqian grasped the key point and raised his head and pointed upwards.
The attack of the rainstorm pear blossom leaves was still going on. Ruan Xi guessed that maybe this energy core was not owned by the Tree King, but was plundered by it. Moreover, compared with the total amount of energy cores owned by the Tree King, this energy core was insignificant, so there was no reaction.
"Keep digging! There must be more treasures!"
Ruan Xi became extremely excited and started digging hard. He Ziqian followed suit. They dug without even raising their heads and had no idea when the torrential pear blossom leaves above their heads stopped attacking, or what changes had taken place in the tree king.
In the end, they actually dug out nearly a hundred energy cores, all of which were wood energy. What lay before Ruan Xi was a treasure trove of energy.
"Holy crap, this is a surprise gift package, it's amazing!"
Author's chat: I had guests over today, so I was busy until I finally had time to write. It's too late now, and I can't write anymore. I'll post the second chapter tomorrow. Thank you for your support, everyone.
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