Chapter 157 The human-faced tree is full of treasures!

"puff!"

The branch pierced the boy's shoulder.

【-twenty four】

A damage number appears.

The boy took a breath and a look of horror appeared in his eyes!

In an instant, his health was reduced to only a few dozen points.

If he hadn't avoided the vital points at the last moment, he would have died on the spot!
And at this moment, the second sound of wind appeared.

The boy immediately shouted in fear: "Help...Help me..."

At the critical moment, Renis shot an arrow.

"call out!"

The arrow hit the branch accurately, interrupting the attack.

What was strange was that everyone actually heard a hoarse human cry of pain.

"what!"

Before they could react.

The next moment, all the trees in the area began to move.

Wow…

The branches are flying.

The ground, which had been frozen into permafrost, was also constantly rising, as if something was moving underground.

Then, slowly, the trees turned around.

They were horrified to find that there was a pale human face growing on the trunks of these trees.

The faces slowly spoke.

"This is our territory...any intruders...die!"

next moment.

Dense branches shot towards them!

The group of survivors at the back of the team had no ability to stop them at all.

According to the agreement with Qiu Yating, Cao Xing would lead them into the forest.

So Cao Xing shouted.

"Bron, block it!"

After hearing this, Braum leaped over and rushed to the back of the crowd.

Then he raised his shield to block the branches.

"Bam! Boom boom boom!"

Most of the branches' attacks were blocked by Braum's shield.

Another part of the branches were intercepted by Renis's arrows.

The group of survivors escaped the disaster and stood there in a daze.

Bron turned around and smiled, "Little guys, don't just stand there, get moving."

After hearing this, they finally reacted.

Then they all hid behind Braum or took defensive postures.

At this moment, Assam and others were also fighting against the attack of these branches.

What surprised Cao Xing was that the toughness of these branches was beyond his imagination.

With Assam's third-level boss-level attack power, he failed to cut it off directly with one sword, but only repelled it briefly.

Cao Xing glanced at the attributes of this group of human-faced trees.

[Ice Crystal Human Face Tree lv27]

[Race: Human-faced Tree]

[Health Volume: 17640/17640]

[Attack power: 652~681]

[Skill: Tough Branches (The Man-Faced Tree has tough branches that can entangle and pierce enemies)
Touch of Extreme Cold (The Man-Faced Tree swings its branches to attack the enemy, causing damage equal to ATK*133% and freezing the enemy's blood for 1 to 5 seconds, reducing its mobility by 50%. The cooling time is 60 seconds)
Extreme Cold Dance (Waving thousands of branches, madly attacking all enemies, cooling time 5 minutes)]

[Talent ①: Longevity (having a long life)]

[Talent ②: Vitality (Health increased by 30%)]

[Bond: Human-Faced Tree, when the number of Human-Faced Trees acting at the same time reaches 5, attack speed +10%, 10: health increased by 20%, 20: attack power increased by 20% (activated)]

(Introduction: A monster created by an alchemical experiment, it grows in the Witch Forest and will attack all creatures that enter the forest.)
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"What a powerful third-level creature!"

Cao Xing commented.

The number of human-faced trees appearing here at the same time reaches more than 20, and their bonds have been activated, making them far more powerful than ordinary third-order creatures!

The next moment, more than a dozen branches attacked everyone.

Under the attack of this third-level creature, the attributes of these first-level survivors simply cannot keep up with the reaction speed of the human-faced tree.

For other teams, even if it is a third-level team, there is a high probability that they will be wiped out if they are besieged by so many human-faced trees.

However, the attacks of these human-faced trees only shattered one or two layers of holy shields when they fell on Cao Xing's men.

It didn't even hurt them!

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing felt relieved and ordered: "Go all out and kill these human-faced trees."

At the same time, he and Liu Muxue jumped off the back of the mammoth.

After receiving Cao Xing's order, Assam and others each used their own methods.

The sword of justice swept across!

The storm of arrows began to rage!
And Dabai began to run wildly in the forest.

Then he slammed into one of the human-faced trees!

"Oh!"

【-twenty four】

A horrible impact damage occurred!

After Dabai broke through to the third level, he was enhanced by Liu Muxue's Aurora Blessing and Courage Blessing, and his damage was extremely terrifying.

Then it stomped on the seven or eight human-faced trees around it, stunning them.

The new member Putana raised the giant axe high and chopped down one of the human-faced trees.

Bang!
【-twenty four】

As a newcomer, Putana is a second-level elite creature, so the damage is quite good.

After becoming a boss, Braum was able to hold off the attacks of three or four human-faced trees by himself.

"Ahaha! Let's all attack Braum!"

"Let me show you what a watertight defense is!"

Compared to the day before yesterday in the Ascalon Crypt, the strength of everyone on the field has improved significantly.

Dealing with monsters of this level is no problem at all.

At this moment, the group of survivors stood behind, watching their fight tremblingly.

The floating damage numbers made them tremble with fear!

The most terrifying thing was that they saw Cao Xing’s attack.

This man could deal four to five hundred damages with just a single spell attack.

In other words, to deal with these survivors whose health is only over 600 or 700, Cao Xing only needs one or two spells to take them away directly.

Not only that, they also saw Liu Muxue, who was as beautiful as a goddess, holding a gorgeous shield and guarding Cao Xing on both sides.

This scene made the group of boys look envious.

A few minutes later, the battle on Cao Xing's side came to an end.

[Your territory member: Bron Iron Wall killed the Ice Crystal Man-Faced Tree lv28, and gained experience value: 560]

[Combatants gain experience points: 280]

[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance killed the Ice Crystal Man-Faced Tree lv27, and gained 540 experience points]

[Combatants gain experience points: 270]

[Your...]

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Kill prompts keep appearing.

When the health of the last human-faced tree reached zero, these strange trees seemed to have lost their support and their branches collapsed.

The survivors breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he looked at the corpses of the human-faced trees around him with a look of relief.

At this time, Qiu Yating came out, bowed slightly to Cao Xing and said: "Thank you, Mr. Cao Xing..."

Others also expressed their gratitude: "Thank you, Master Cao Xing, for saving us."

Cao Xing nodded and didn't care.

He was just fulfilling his agreement.

Then, Cao Xing looked at the corpse of the human-faced tree.

Something seemed to appear at the roots of the tree.

It seems to be the item they drop after death.

Cao Xing walked over and picked up everything on the ground.

A system prompt appears.

[Obtain: Intermediate Element Crystal*1]

[Obtain: Ice Crystal Human Face Tree Heart (Green) *1]

[Obtain: Ancient human-faced tree bark (green) * 1]

[Obtain: Tree sap (green)*3]

[Obtain: Intermediate Agility Book]

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Cao Xing looked puzzled, "Huh? What is the heart of the human-faced tree?"

Suppress your curiosity.

Cao Xing decided to first collect all the materials dropped by these human-faced trees on the ground, and then check the properties of these things.

[Obtain: Intermediate Element Crystal*12]

[Obtain: Ice Crystal Human Face Tree Heart (Green) *21]

[Obtain: Tree sap (green)*114]

[Obtain: Ancient human-faced tree bark (green) * 17]

[Obtain: Intermediate Chaos Book*3]

[Obtain: Intermediate Agility Book*2]

[Obtain: Intermediate Spirit Book*2]

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Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction, and then began to check the properties of these materials.

[Ice Crystal Man-faced Tree Heart (Green): A heart that contains pure vitality.]

【效果1：使用后，可增加300点生命上限（最多可生效2次）】【效果2：供魔法植物吸收上面蕴含的生命力，加速0.5~1年的生长周期。】

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"Oh my god... this thing seems to be the same type as the Snow Demon Heart. It can accelerate the growth of plants!"

A look of surprise appeared in Cao Xing's eyes!

Because according to Juliet, the Pale Tree has now grown into a sapling, and it will take another one or two years of growth to bring an amplification effect to the territory.

And according to the strength of the vitality contained in this human-faced tree heart, it should be able to accelerate the growth time of the pale tree.

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.

I didn’t expect to have an unexpected gain as soon as I came in. I’m pretty lucky.

Then he began to look at the second prop.

[Tree sap (green): Tree sap that contains magical energy and has a refreshing taste.]

(After taking it, you can restore a certain amount of mental strength, the cooling time is 60 seconds)
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[Ancient human face tree bark (green): thick and tough bark]

(Making materials can be given to blacksmiths, or made into high-quality armor or other props in sewing shops)
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Cao Xing's eyes lit up: "Huh? This tree sap can actually restore mental strength. Isn't this similar to the effect of Moon Condensation Dew?"

However, Moon Dew is a blue quality recovery item, while Tree Sap is only green quality, so there is still a gap in the recovery capabilities between the two.

But this does not prevent the amount of sap from being large!

This time, he directly harvested more than a hundred drops of sap and could use them with confidence.

"It just so happens that my Moonlight Flower Dew is running low!"

"With so much sap, I can use the skill of Demon Transformation without restraint!"

"Andrew can also use Owlbeast Form uninterruptedly!"

Cao Xing was delighted.

Moreover, he remembered that tree sap was also needed to make [fine rum].

In addition, the ancient human-faced tree bark is also good and can be made into excellent protective gear.

Hand it over to the dwarf Harold, and his troops will have new equipment.

He nodded with satisfaction and said, "I didn't expect to have such a good harvest right after coming in."

"We've finally come to the right place, the Witch Forest!"

At this moment, Cao Xing looked at these human-faced trees that had lost their life signs.

All of their branches drooped limply on the ground like men who had just reached orgasm.

But Cao Xing remembered how tough this thing was.

"Harold said that making a catapult hook requires a very tough rope. I wonder if this thing can be used as a substitute?"

Cao Xing shook his head. "Never mind. Even if they can't be replaced, the toughness of these vines alone is a good thing!"

So he gave the order: "Cut down all the vines of these human-faced trees."

After hearing Cao Xing's order, the group of recruited creatures all took action.

They either chopped with swords, bit with teeth, or even tore with claws.

They tore off the branches one by one.

Since the corpse of the human-faced tree cannot be decomposed, this primitive method is the only one that can be used.

It took a lot of effort to pull all the vines down.

Cao Xing walked over and picked up one at random.

[Obtain: Tough vine of the human-faced tree (green) *1]

Look at the properties.

[Tough vines of the human-faced tree (green): extremely resilient vines]

(A tough material that can be made into fishing nets and other items.)
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A look of joy appeared on Cao Xing's face.

Then, he gathered all the vines on the ground.

[Obtain: Tough vine of the human-faced tree (green) *1574]

"Wuhu! There are more than a thousand vines, which add up to several thousand meters!"

“This wave of harvest is really good!”

Qiu Yating and other little girls looked at Cao Xing and the others' actions with surprise.

It seemed that they didn't expect that they would not even let go of these vines.

At this time, Cao Xing looked at Qiu Yating and asked, "How long do we have to go before we can enter the Witch Forest?"

Cao Xing didn't want to keep this group of survivors with him. After bringing them into the forest, he could search there without restraint.

Qiu Yating whispered: "Probably, we still need to go forward about one or two kilometers..."

Cao Xing nodded, "Okay, let's move on."

Next, everyone moved forward.

On the way, they encountered attacks from two or three groups of human-faced trees, but they were all killed by Cao Xing and others.

When they saw that the mammoth Dabai charged and directly broke a human-faced tree.

The survivors were simply stunned.

"So... so scary..."

"too strong……"

The strength displayed by Cao Xing completely exceeded their imagination.

At the same time, these survivors couldn't help but become more curious about his level.

Cao Xing ignored their looks, walked over again and collected all the materials.

After several battles, it was accumulated.

[Ice crystal human face tree heart (green) * 52]

[Sap (green)*415]

【Ancient human face tree bark (green) * 46】

[The tough vines of the human-faced tree (green) * 3273]

【Intermediate Element Crystal*35】

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Cao Xing was picking up the items with a happy look on his face.

"This human-faced tree is really full of treasures!"

At this moment, Renis, who was in the [Hunting Eye] form throughout, came to Cao Xing.

She pointed to the base of a giant tree in the distance and said, "My Lord, there are a few flowers over there that seem to be emitting the breath of magic and life."

Hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes suddenly lit up.

He ignored the puzzled looks of Qiu Yating and others, left the team and went straight to the place where Renis said.

There, he did find several flowers that were blue-green in color and had seven petals.

When they looked closely, the properties of these flowers appeared before them.

[Ice Luan Flower (Blue): Special Plant]

[After taking the flower petals, you can immediately recover 200 health points and restore a certain amount of mental strength. ]

(Plants that contain vitality only grow in places with sufficient vitality.)
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Cao Xing's eyes suddenly lit up!
That's it!

There are indeed Ice Luan flowers in this forest.

Cao Xing took a look and saw that there were 7 ice phoenix flowers with about thirty petals.

In other words, it was enough for him to make more than thirty bottles of improved version of the secret life medicine!
Cao Xing was in a good mood, "Not bad, not bad!"

Thinking of this, he carefully took out a dagger and shoveled away all the soil around the Ice Luan Flower.

Then, he put it directly into his backpack.

[Get Ice Flower (Blue)*1]

Cao Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that this transplantation method is feasible.

Then, he picked another six ice blue flowers one after another.

A moment later, Cao Xing returned to the team with a satisfied look on his face.

Seeing his expression, Qiu Yating seemed to understand something, and said with a smile on her face: "Congratulations, Mr. Cao Xing."

The other survivors also knew that Cao Xing came out this time to look for the Bingluan Flower.

It seemed that he had found what he wanted, and there were envious looks on their faces.

Cao Xing nodded.

"Let's go."

Next, they continued to go deeper by another kilometer or two.

The temperature here is getting lower and lower.

There are more and more kinds of plants that have never been seen before.

At this time, a system prompt appears.

[You have entered a special area: Witch Forest...]

A look of realization appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

It seems that we have entered the inner area of ​​the Witch Forest by reaching here.

He looked at the students and said, "Okay, as agreed, you guys will go on the rest of the way."

Hearing this, the students' faces changed slightly.

Along the way, they have realized how terrifying this forest is!
Even the monsters that appeared on the periphery were no lower than level three!
You can imagine how terrifying the monster inside is.

If these first-level survivors were allowed to walk alone in a forest like this, they would be dead in no time, let alone complete the mission.

They finally realized how difficult the task they had taken on was.

At this time, the boy named Xu Haocheng came over and said with a fake smile: "Boss Cao Xing, we have heard of your name a long time ago and have always admired you."

"See if you can be a good person and help us complete this mission."

"We'll thank you!"

After hearing this, Cao Xing glanced at him calmly and said, "Not interested."

"According to the agreement, I have nothing to do here."

Hearing this, Xu Haocheng's face froze and he was about to speak.

Qiu Yating on the side interrupted him and said, "Xu Haocheng, stop talking."

"Boss Cao Xing still has things to do, so we shouldn't waste too much of his time."

The other little girls also tried to dissuade them.

Xu Haocheng seemed to want to say something, but he was afraid of Cao Xing's strength, so he swallowed the words back.

Cao Xing ignored them and turned around with his men and said, "Let's go, let's go in another direction."

These survivors wanted to say something but stopped themselves, but they could only look at Cao Xing's back with helpless eyes.

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(End of this chapter)