Chapter 131: Fighting the Banyan Tree
"We originally set up many warning signs around the banyan tree, fearing that a supernatural being from outside the area might accidentally enter the attack range of the banyan tree and wake it up. But suddenly, it was a polar night, and it was pitch dark. How could anyone see anything?"
Hao Ren led his teammates, along with Chu Xihen and the other four, toward the big banyan tree. He spoke as he moved through the woods.
Although Chu Xihen said that people from base 117 didn't need to go with them, Hao Ren agreed that others would not have to go, but he and his team members had to go.
He didn't know what means Chu Xihen and the others had, but killing the big banyan tree was his responsibility, and he couldn't hide in the base and reap the rewards.
Chu Xihen couldn't resist any more, so he stopped resisting.
"There are trees everywhere. It's so annoying!" Chu Xichi complained at the back of the team.
Ling Yao has turned back into a human. With the help of Mu Yue's healing ability, he didn't remain a fool for too long.
But after hearing Chu Xizhen's weird words, he still ran to Chu Xihen with a guilty conscience.
He could actually turn into a white tiger and lead everyone to fly over this section of the road, but after being treated by Mu Yue, he found that he could not turn into a white tiger for the time being. Maybe the experience of becoming stupid just now left a shadow in his heart?
Fortunately, he just can't turn into a white tiger, and his supernatural powers can still be used normally.
"Most of these trees have changed. They came here to seek shelter from the big banyan tree." Hao Ren still remembered that when they first came here not long ago, there was only a lonely big banyan tree. However, after just a few days, the area around here has become a large forest.
"Mutated?" Chu Xi threw a moon blade at a tree in a sly manner. The tree was cut in half by the moon blade. "Then why doesn't it attack us?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the half of the tree she had cut off melt back automatically and the cut healed quickly.
Chu Xixi: "..."
"Hurry up, you are too slow!" Chu Xi pouted and pushed away the adults who were blocking the way in front of him, then walked in front with big strides.
Seeing her like this, Mu Yue smiled like an auntie, "Little sister is so cute."
"He just has a poisonous tongue and a fickle temper...ah!" Before Fang Yuan could finish his words, a moon blade flew past his ear, scaring him so much that he screamed.
"Brother, for everyone's safety, please don't say bad things about her. Please." Ling Yao put his hands together and pleaded with Fang Yuan.
He was transformed from a little white tiger back into a human. Chu Xichi lost her little cat and was already feeling angry. Now she could flare up at any time.
Fang Yuan's scream seemed to have startled something, and the mutated trees around them suddenly began to move, and the ground began to shake again.
The ground beneath their feet slid down, as if they were standing on a carpet and someone had pulled it away when they were not paying attention, causing them to fall to the ground like dumplings and roll down the slope.
Lou Su reacted quickly and hugged Chu Xihen in his arms. Ling Yao also went to protect Chu Xichi immediately. As for Gu Xingxie... he could only hold himself tightly.
Hao Ren also subconsciously wanted to protect Mu Yue. As a result, everyone was falling down, and only Mu Yue was pulled upwards by a force, along with the surrounding trees.
"Mu Yue!" Hao Ren stretched out his hand but grabbed nothing, as the other person had already rolled far down.
Only after they landed on the ground after the soil was torn away were they able to stand up.
Hao Ren simply skipped the process of climbing up and rushed up the slope using his hands and feet.
After Lou Su helped Chu Xihen stand up, all the trees beside him were sucked away. He focused his eyes and asked, "Is it the big banyan tree that is absorbing the power of these mutant trees?"
"Mu Yue is a wood-attributed mutant. She was dragged away as a tree." Chu Xihen said, "Go and get her back quickly."
Lou Su activated the skill [Transform into the Wind], and his figure rushed towards Mu Yue above like a gust of wind, leaving an afterimage.
While he was using his skills to rush forward, Hao Ren also used his special skill, [Shadow Swap]: when the level of supernatural powers was suppressed, he could designate two positions of people or objects to be exchanged.
Hao Ren exchanged his position with Mu Yue, so Lou Su grabbed Hao Ren's wrist.
When he first caught her, he was thinking, this girl has quite thick wrists.
The next moment he saw clearly that the person he caught was Hao Ren.
Just as he was stunned, Chu Xihen shouted from behind: "Lou Su, be careful!"
When Hao Ren replaced Mu Yue, Chu Xihen and the others reacted quickly. Each of them stretched out a hand to grab her. However, the power from the banyan tree was too great, and it sucked everyone upwards, and was about to crash into Lou Su and the others.
Lou Su turned around and saw Chu Xihen and the others. He ignored Hao Ren, moved his position, and opened his arms to Chu Xihen.
Immediately afterwards, Chu Xihen collided with him, and then was pushed upwards by the powerful force.
"This is pretty good. It's much faster than walking by ourselves." Chu Xixu thought it was a bit amusing.
But Hao Ren gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know what that grandson of Chen San did to the big banyan tree to make it make such a big fuss!"
"It must be the explosion just now that damaged the banyan tree." Fang Yuan continued.
Mu Yue, who was being pulled by the crowd, spoke up: "This big banyan tree is not very aggressive. As long as you don't attack it proactively and don't invade its territory, it won't attack innocently. Chen San and his men's behavior clearly angered it completely, causing it to not even let go of its own kind around it."
The same kind she was talking about were the mutant trees that were sucked away.
Those trees came here to form a forest, originally wanting to rely on the banyan tree for survival, but now they have become its food.
Under the pull of the banyan tree, everyone was soon pulled into its attack range.
When they got closer, they saw that the mutated trees that were dragged over all turned into green light and flew towards the banyan tree.
The building at the base of the banyan tree has completely collapsed, and its roots are now all piled up in the rubble.
It probably sensed that they were within its attack range, but it did not have the strength to transform into a giant banyan tree, so it proactively extended its roots to grab them.
Hao Ren raised his hand and used his fire attribute skill [Endless Rain of Flames]: a rain of flames fell within a certain range, and once the flames touched the target, they would be tracked endlessly until they turned into ashes.
He opened the skill area directly above the roots of the banyan tree, but unfortunately this small attack was completely insignificant to the banyan tree.
It only took one sweep to shatter Hao Ren's skill range.
Hao Ren's face was pale, blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth, and he shook his head and said: "No, my ability level is too low, I can't cause any harm to it."
The most important thing is that they are still being dragged towards the roots of the banyan tree by that force. If they go a little further they will be embedded in that huge pile of roots!
Gu Xingxie put his index and middle fingers together in front of his chest, and after reciting a series of incantations, a talisman appeared between his fingers. He pressed the talisman on the ground and shouted, "Fix!"
Immediately afterwards, the talisman split into several pieces and scattered on the ground, surrounding everyone, and then they were really fixed in place.
"Alright, new teammate." Ling Yao patted Gu Xingxie on the shoulder to give affirmation.
Gu Xingxie still maintained the gesture of casting a spell, "But I can't hold on for long, its power is too strong, Captain, it's up to you from now on!"
Chu Xihen said: "All of you should use your skills first."
He's going to start copying!