Chapter 436, Section 435: The Time of Destruction
After being ravaged by several wars, the city guards of Jingu City were no longer a disorganized rabble.
Upon seeing their companions arguing with the adventurers, more than a dozen city guards nearby stood up and surrounded them with unfriendly expressions.
"It'll be troublesome if we start now," Sirian whispered, looking around.
It wasn't that they were worried about losing; none of the city guards who came to dine had brought any Puji. Based on their individual strength as bronze and silver level soldiers, they were far from being a match for Vera's team.
As for the four-person team, only Fei Yin is a little short of being at the Gold level, so they won't lose if they fight.
But this is Jingu City, someone else's territory.
If the conflict escalates, not only will the city guards keep arriving, but it will also do no good for adventurers like them if things get out of hand.
Vera gently touched Felix's waist. Felix realized she had acted impulsively, smacked her lips reluctantly, and prepared to give up.
However, the other side clearly doesn't think so.
The city guard deliberately took a few steps forward, almost touching Fei Ling, and said, "What? Didn't you tell me to stop? I'm standing here now."
Fei Ling clenched her fists, forcing herself not to throw a punch.
The city guards didn't dare to actually make a move, and the adventurer badges on Vera and the others' chests indicated their strength.
He himself knew that once a conflict broke out, he would be the first to be beaten.
So after making that provocative remark to save face, he decided to stop while he was ahead.
"Hmph!" As he turned and passed by the woman again, the city guard casually kicked her.
"You dare!"
Feiling took a step forward...
Click—
"Ahhh!" The city guards' shrill screams echoed across the square.
But it wasn't Fei Ling who made the move; her hand was still suspended in mid-air.
Angela, the commander of a thousand men, stood in the middle of them; it was she who had just broken one of her men's legs with a single kick.
Upon seeing their superior appear, the surrounding city guards silently sat back down.
"What are you howling about? You'll be fine after lying down for half a day." Angela said, then lightly kicked the injured area twice.
The city guard immediately gritted his teeth, daring not to utter another sound, and fine beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Disruption in the city, go back and receive your punishment." She waved for the other soldiers to drag her colleague with the broken leg away before turning to Philing.
Then she looked at Fei Ling, but there was little goodwill in her eyes: "I hope you adventurers are here to help, not to clash with the city guards."
"We acted impulsively. Thank you for intervening and upholding justice, sir." Vera stepped forward, shielding Filyn behind her, and apologized to Angela.
"Is this fair?" Angela's gaze swept over the woman still curled up on the ground, and without saying anything more, she turned and left.
After the crowd dispersed, Vera turned to Philing and said seriously, "Philing, you need to change your impulsive ways. You won't always be so lucky as to have someone come to your rescue."
"I just... I just can't stand them like that..." Fei Ling muttered.
"But will this really help her?" Vera lowered her voice. "What if the city guards come looking for trouble with her again after we leave?"
“I…” Fei Ling lowered her head, and after a long while, she whispered, “I know I was wrong.”
Vera's expression softened, and she reached out to ruffle her hair: "Next time, at least make eye contact with me first, and I'll figure something out."
"Um……"
Vera then knelt down to the woman's eye level and said, "I'm sorry, perhaps we've only caused you trouble."
"No...no need to apologize." The woman's voice was still soft. "Thank you."
Vera noticed upon closer inspection that the woman had only four fingers on her left hand, missing her little finger. Her clothes were tattered and dirty, but the fabric itself was of fine quality, with traces of embroidery still visible on the edges, clearly not the kind of clothing an ordinary person could afford.
A nobleman who had fallen on hard times?
But considering the city guards' attitude just now, new doubts arose in Vera's mind.
Can you tell me your name?
The woman raised her head and glanced timidly at Vera, her eyes full of caution: "My name is... Lucia."
...
Shenmu Underground City, Level 1.
More than a dozen tree spirits covered in mushrooms guarded the entrance to a cave.
Since the fungal carpet spread to almost the entire Shenmu Underground City, Lin Jun had his tree spirits move over.
Little Green and its kind devoutly praised the blessings of the ancestral tree while sincerely thanking their leader for arranging their return.
Believe it or not, the tree spirit, as a native creature, actually has a considerable advantage in the Divine Tree Dungeon.
In the Divine Tree Dungeon, monsters that don't go berserk almost never attack tree spirits, even though they are covered in mushrooms. As a result, Little Green and his companions can move around in the Divine Tree Dungeon more easily than Lin Jun.
Wave--
A poop sprang out of the net, tumbled in mid-air, and landed, immediately assuming a defensive stance.
Then came the second, the third... until hundreds of poopi surrounded the cave, and only then did the knight poopi emerge.
Safety!
Then the circular formation began to move with the knights' stomping, and the "stomping" sound of their steps carried far away.
Whenever it attracts monsters, if they are plant-based, the tree spirit will approach them and use its [Plant Affinity] ability to make them retreat.
If the monsters are animal-type, the Puji will not attack, but will instead send out some of the cannon fodder Puji as bait, while the main circle will speed up its passage.
One principle!
This magical artifact must be absolutely flawless!
If the underground passageway weren't so small, Lin Jun would have definitely brought Xiao Hei and Xiao Zhu along as well.
Fortunately, the ecosystem of the Divine Tree Underground City cannot be restored in a day or two. Without consuming too many cannon fodder, the Puji Circle Array reached the bottom of the spiral.
The voice, puffed up by the tentacles, was pulled to the side of the sapling: "Hey boss! Are you there? I really brought the goods this time!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the knight vanished into the circular formation.
This time, the knight didn't land directly on the ground, but instead landed on a patch of tree netting.
The branch coiled up along the knight's body and, before the knight could react, proactively pulled out the piece of wood core from his stomach.
"I thought it would take you at least a year or two, but I didn't expect you to get it so quickly... Not bad!" With the artifact fragment in hand, Shenmu rarely praised Lin Jun.
"So……"
Lin Jun had barely opened her mouth when the sacred tree, having collected the fragment, delivered a fruit radiating a soft glow to the knight, Puji, as promised.
[The Essence of Life]!
"What I promised you, we're even. Don't come back again." With that, the tumbleweed prepared to disperse, sending the knight flying out of the space.
"Wait!" Lin Jun called out urgently.
"Is there anything else?" Shenmu seemed genuinely disliked talking to Lin Jun.
"Can I ask you another question?"
"ask."
The voice, though harsh and unpleasant, carried a rare hint of tension: "Boss, you said before that this world is beyond saving but wouldn't explain why. Could you at least tell us how long until it's completely destroyed?"
"Considering how quickly you got it back... let it go for about ten years. If the methods of those in heaven are effective, maybe it can last for another fifty or sixty years? Ha, just a few more decades of suffering."
"Then what exactly is the reason..."
puff--
The knight was thrown out without any politeness and landed heavily on the ground...
Tsk!
After thinking it over, Lin Jun ultimately decided not to go back and bother Shenmu.
Carefully take out the fruit and drop it onto the fungal carpet!
[Greed Triggered in the Seven Deadly Sins]
[Plunder Skill: Life Essence] (The next two chapters will still be at 12 noon)
(End of this chapter)
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