Chapter 340 339. It’s all the Demon’s conspiracy
[Race: Pale Parade]
[Level: LV58]
This strange little tree moves in a similar way to a "migratory tree", relying on countless roots that move in a coordinated manner like tentacles to propel the main body forward.
But unlike the migrating tree, which is as violent as a bulldozer and flattens all obstacles in front of it, its movements seem extremely gentle, as if it is gliding.
However, in terms of deadly lethality, it is no less deadly than the "migratory tree".
Its trunk naturally exudes a hazy and soft pale glow, and the nearly transparent, juicy fruits on the branches refract the light into dreamy prisms, dazzling in the darkness, naturally attracting a large number of crazy monsters.
However, most of the manic monsters would collapse to the ground with their limbs limp before they could even reach it, and could only wait silently for death under the erosion of neurotoxins.
This lethality comes not only from its LV10 [Neurotoxin], but more importantly, it also has the LV7 [Epidermal Penetration] feature.
The toxin naturally released from the surface of the fruit can take effect rapidly the moment it comes into contact with the monster's skin.
Only when it encounters monsters like tree demons that are naturally not afraid of poison will it be forced to stop moving and use its strong roots to fight a battle that it is not so "willing".
This Pale Pilgrimage was not infected by [Madness]. It just happened to pass through this chaotic battlefield and poisoned dozens of monsters that had lost their basic judgment.
It still maintained a leisurely pace of movement, and judging from its direction, its goal seemed to be to go to a deeper level.
A plain white spider silk hung down in its path. Unaware that an invisible Pooji was clinging to the end of the silk, it was not aware of it.
Just as the small tree passed by, Puji quickly extended its mycelial tentacles and wrapped around the two fullest fruits on its branches!
The strange touch immediately triggered a reaction from Pale Pilgrimage. Several roots instantly sprang up and lashed towards Puji's location like a whip!
However, the moment Puji succeeded, the spider silk suddenly pulled up, and Puji was pulled up at an extremely fast speed, causing those roots to hit its own branches in vain.
Puji fell back onto a branch high up in the giant tree. The half-demon Bastardos, who pulled it back, didn't pause at all. He made two quick leaps in succession and quickly distanced himself from Puji.
Puji's body was now covered with a lot of poisonous mist, and he couldn't guarantee that he could withstand it.
After stuffing the fruit into Puji's body, Lin Jun also praised: "Not bad, half-demon! Do you have spider blood in your ancestors?"
"It's a half-spider man." Bastardos explained concisely and bit off the remaining spider silk in his mouth with his teeth.
"I thought your spider silk would be emitted from...um...behind your body like the spider monster." Lin Jun's voice was filled with curiosity.
"Some half-demon variants are indeed like that." Bastardos's tone was flat.
"That's tragic."
Two arrows killed two crazy monsters that tried to take advantage of the opportunity to pounce. After the poison on Puji's body had almost evaporated, Bastardos carefully carried it back on his back and began to evacuate quickly along the original route.
Perhaps because the glowing "Pale Parade" attracted most of the firepower on the battlefield, their retreat was unexpectedly smooth.
Until I reached the tenth floor.
"Number two, change direction and move forward to the left!" Lin Jun suddenly said.
Bastardos didn't ask why, but immediately changed direction and sped in the indicated direction.
The boss had demonstrated his powerful reconnaissance capabilities to him countless times along the way, and he would be right if he did as he was told.
However, this time, things seem a little different.
"Um?"
"What's wrong, boss?" Bastardos asked as he took the time to move quickly between the thick branches of the trees with his agility.
"It seems we've been discovered."
"Discovered? By whom?"
"A group of elves...speed up, they want to block you in front!"
Upon hearing this, although he didn't see the other party, Bastardos' eyes still burst into purple light, like a burning ghost fire.
【Bloodline Strengthening】
This is a skill used to stimulate the mixed bloodline abilities in the body in a short period of time. The specific effect varies according to the bloodline of the half-demon himself.
For a half-demons with complex bloodlines like Bastardos, its effect can be seen as a general strengthening technique that can comprehensively improve physical fitness, but will bring some burden.
In fact, ever since that team of elves entered the reconnaissance range of Backpack Puji, their every move was completely exposed to Lin Jun's sight.
Seeing them suddenly change their route and speed up to encircle him, Lin Jun immediately understood that the other party must have used some method to detect Bastardos's existence.
However, the elves' reconnaissance was obviously not real-time.
They didn't know that their tactical intentions had been seen through, nor did they know that their target had already started to sprint in the distance.
When the fastest elf ranger in the team arrived at the designated interception point first, Bastardos had already turned into a blurry figure in the distance that almost blended into the dim environment.
"Damn it!" The ranger cursed inwardly, but his reaction was extremely fast.
The moment he realized that the interception had failed, he immediately bent the bow and put the arrow on it, and the whole set of movements was smooth and flowing!
【Precision Level 9】
【Arrow Acceleration LV6】
[Wind Protection LV7]
The moment the enchanted arrow left the bowstring, a sharp sound of breaking through the air tore through the air!
However, the distance was too far, and Bastardos was well prepared. The moment he heard the sound, he suddenly kicked to the side and down!
The arrow, carrying terrifying kinetic energy, brushed past his afterimage and pierced into the trunk of a giant tree nearby, exploding with a loud bang, sending up a cloud of flying wood chips!
"What's going on?" asked the elf captain who arrived a step late.
Although the captain is of a higher rank, his strong physique makes him slightly less flexible.
"Captain, the target's gone!" The ranger sheathed his longbow, his tone filled with reluctance and solemnity, "It's the demons!"
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A few days later.
Salian pushed open the door of the healing center, which exuded a faint floral fragrance, and walked straight to where the elf team had returned to rest.
Inside the ward, the gold-level elven druid in the team was lying quietly on the white bed.
Beneath his exposed skin, faint dark red lines could be seen pulsating slightly.
A therapist was standing by, his hands hovering above his body, continuously performing the "purification spell". The soft light was like a trickle of water, slowly and bit by bit clearing away the "madness" in his body.
Seeing Salian coming, the elf captain who had been waiting nearby immediately stood up and saluted respectfully: "Lord Salian."
"What happened?" Salian asked, looking across the bed.
The elf captain looked solemn as he recounted their exploration experience in detail.
From the abnormal ecology of each layer, to being intercepted by a high-speed moving demon, and finally encountering an unprecedented and completely crazy wave of demon beasts on the fourteenth layer.
It was during that melee that one of the team members was accidentally infected, forcing them to retreat to the ground.
"Demon..." Salian repeated the word in a low voice.
Do the demons have any motive to provoke the elves at this delicate moment?
The answer is almost certainly yes – absolutely!
The empire on the front line is obviously stronger than the United Kingdom of Humanity in many aspects such as military and resources, but the war has reached a stalemate.
This is not because the empire is unable to win, but simply because it cannot and dares not to use its full strength.
On the eastern front of the empire, the Dwarf Kingdom carried out several large-scale military mobilizations in response to urgent requests for assistance from humans.
Although it did not officially participate in the war, the empire dared not ignore this powerful force and had to allocate a considerable number of elite troops to be on guard at all times.
The attitude of the elves remains ambiguous.
They hope that the Empire can drive humanity into a desperate situation, thus forcing the "hero" to appear and be eradicated by the Empire, thus eliminating future troubles.
At the same time, they were worried that humans would collapse too quickly, leading to the empire becoming the only dominant force, and the fate of the elves would then be unpredictable.
In this case, if enough trouble can be created in the territory of the elves and dwarves, such as triggering a strange ecological disaster in the dungeon, it can effectively divert their attention and prevent them from taking care of other things.
By then, the empire will be freed from many concerns and will be able to mobilize most of its forces to completely defeat humanity with the force of thunder!
Thinking of this, Salian no longer hesitated, turned around and walked out of the healing center quickly.
This matter must be reported to his teacher and the Elf King immediately!
Its importance even exceeds the problem of dealing with the "radicals" in the city.
(End of this chapter)
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