Chapter 64 64. The news leaked out as expected
[Race: Dryad]
It seems that the official name of these guys is not tree people.
The location of the dryads is very far from the route often taken by adventurers.
Lin Jun really didn't expect that there was such a hidden green secret realm deep in the sixth floor.
The roots of countless old trees are intertwined on the ground, and green moss covers the surface, spreading throughout the space.
The tree spirits also integrated their roots into it.
It was not until three Pujis, one big and two small, suddenly broke in that he slowly pulled his feet out of the mud.
Faced with invaders, the tree monsters showed a strong sense of territory.
Several tree demons slowly surrounded them, twisting the roots on their arms, looking like they would attack at any time.
The height of the tree monsters ranges from 2 to 3 meters, while the ordinary Puji is only 80cm, and the large-sized Puji in the form of Xiao Hei is only 1.5 meters.
When surrounded, it still looks very oppressive.
Xiao Hei didn't look threatened at all. Instead, he excitedly pulled one fist behind him, and his fat body leaned back like a bow.
When he was pulled to the limit, he used his short legs to launch himself out with all his strength.
A small pit appeared where he had stepped, and a lot of mud splashed onto the scales of the two puffs behind him.
Before the sound of breaking air came, the tree monster on the opposite side had already suffered a heavy blow.
The trunk of the tree demon instantly exploded into powder, and its relatively intact limbs flew around. One of the broken arms went straight into the chest of another tree demon.
It was also the first time that Lin Jun saw something so fast, so fast that it could leave an afterimage!
However, the tree monsters seemed to have no idea what fear was. When faced with Xiao Hei, who killed his companions instantly, they attacked without any hesitation.
Seven or eight roots climbed up from the ground and wrapped around Xiao Hei's two short legs, trying to limit her speed.
【Entanglement】
Lin Jun also knows this trick.
This is almost a standard skill for most plant-type monsters.
If several dryads use entanglement at the same time, if their opponent is someone else, even a level 10 werewolf, the entanglement can have a certain restrictive effect.
Unfortunately, this time they are facing Xiao Hei, who is at level 58 and has attributes far beyond the ordinary super elite monster!
Just by taking a normal step, all the roots entangled in the body broke.
A tree demon clenched its hands together, and the branches tangled into a sledgehammer, which it smashed at Xiao Hei, who did not dodge, but it could not even leave a mark on the black scales.
There is no skill involved, just pure numerical difference!
Xiao Hei was like a naughty child, using all kinds of tricks to destroy the tree monsters one by one.
There is no trace of malice, he is just simply satisfying his desire for destruction.
After the last tree demon had its limbs removed, Xiao Hei seemed to have had enough fun.
Instead of going deeper into the forest of the tree demon, he turned around and returned the same way.
Lin Jun controlled one Puji and left immediately, but the other Puji stayed.
He looked at the moss that coexisted with the roots, and then looked at the last tree demon whose limbs were broken but not dead yet.
Puji tried to spray the spores all around.
This place is not connected to the fungal network yet, so scattering the spores will only allow them to grow on their own.
Lin Jun just wanted to try whether the mycelium could compete with these mosses for living space.
The tree spirits probably won't let slimes enter their territory. If their mushrooms can outcompete the mosses, then this place will be a natural fungal node.
If you find a few more places like this, it will be much easier to expand downwards.
After spraying the spores in its body, this Puji turned around and chased Xiao Hei.
It turned out that Xiao Hei found the tree demon by relying on perception rather than recognizing the way.
This guy got lost after walking back just two steps...
In the end, it was Lin Jun's Puji who took the lead and brought her back to the main road.
Having played enough, Xiao Hei rubbed his belly and looked at the two Pujis beside him who had no [Magic Storage].
It's time to go back and eat.
"We were really lucky. We dealt with the flower demon before it could react and prevented it from spraying out the paralyzing liquid. This whole bottle is enough for us to exchange for half a month's worth of wine..."
The sound of conversation, which was coming from far away, suddenly stopped at the corner.
The four adventurers who were preparing to return, looking at the large black Puji that shouldn't be on the sixth floor, drew their weapons cautiously.
Among them was a handsome young man holding a short bow, wearing green clothes and a green hat.
Xiao Hei looked at him and began to stretch his body backwards...
! ?
"Xiao Hei! Stop! This won't work either!!!"
Bang--
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In the heart of the Hermit Empire, inside Mulin Castle.
Pale fingers slid across the armrests of the crystal throne, and twelve large magic crystals on both sides of the hall lit up one by one.
When the last crystal began to glow, the giant prism suspended in the dome of the hall suddenly refracted twelve scarlet beams of light.
Under each beam of light, a phantom appears whose true appearance cannot be seen clearly.
"The night remains forever, my friends." The voice of the man on the throne echoed under the blood-red marble dome.
All the phantoms bowed and responded, "The Empire will live forever, my Lord."
The Lord of the Empire swept his eyes across the hall and noticed the only empty beam of light.
"What happened to Sigimund, do you know, Eleanor?"
"How could Sigismund allow me to know his movements, Your Majesty?"
A lazy female voice came from the third crystal on the right, and the shadow of Duke Elinor was leaning on a couch made of bones.
Her territory was adjacent to Sigismund's, but it was clear that the two did not have a good relationship.
"Perhaps he foolishly fell into the trap of that human duke again?
Last time, we lost half of the Knights, and this time, we might even lose ourselves."
No one took the second half of Eleanor's words seriously - everyone present knew that it was just her "good wish".
The last time a high-ranking noble of the empire died at the hands of humans was more than a hundred years ago.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you. I was just delayed because of a small matter. I'm not like some people who can cause such a big mess by revealing the missing holy book."
A figure that was too strong to look like a vampire formed under the empty beam of light. Sigimund had obviously heard what Eleanor had said just now.
"you!"
Ignoring the broken defense of Eleanor, Sigimund turned around and saluted the emperor: "The empire will last forever, my lord."
Eleanor seemed to want to continue arguing, but was stopped by a light knock from the first seat.
"You don't need to worry about the Holy Scripture for now. This matter is the most urgent matter right now."
As he spoke, a secret letter written on parchment floated to the center of the hall, showing the contents to all the nobles present, and immediately sparked a heated discussion.
"It's actually a summoning ritual..."
"Brave..."
"The Western Islands are actually helping them collect supplies..."
"If it is really summoned, we will..."
"The Demon King has already..."
"We must not let them succeed. We should now..."
When the discussion died down, the shadow closest to the left side of the throne asked at the right time:
"My Lord, may I ask how credible this news is? What are your plans?"
The emperor looked at his right-hand man, the only prince in the empire, with satisfaction and replied:
“The authenticity is beyond doubt.
As for how to plan?
Since humans want to summon heroes, let them do it.
I want to see how desperate they will be when the heroes they summoned with so much time and effort are killed on the spot."
"What do you mean?"
"Eleanor, Knoxfield, this task should not be difficult to complete with your abilities."
"Yes." The two people who were called stood up and responded immediately.
After the two sat down, the emperor continued:
“By then, the United Kingdom will have consumed a huge amount of resources and only obtained the body of a brave man, and morale will inevitably be weakened.
If we divide them up and conquer them, they will collapse on their own.”
"Your Majesty is wise, but what should we do if they fail?" It was the prince who asked this question.
"What do you mean?"
"Even if you are His Excellency the Prince, you cannot humiliate me like this!"
The two people who felt insulted asked the question at the same time, but were suppressed by the emperor.
"If we fail... then we will start a war immediately, at any cost, and never let humanity survive until the day when the brave man rises."
The cold tone that left no room for doubt made everyone stop objecting.
"I will obey your will."
The twelve shadows disappeared at the same time, and only the original figure remained in the empty hall.
The silence lasted for a long time.
A very light whisper came from the throne:
"Facts will eventually prove that I am the most perfect ruler of the demon race."
(End of this chapter)
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