strictlysupreme Chapter 673 Big Tree Maze
Chapter 673 Big Tree Maze
Chapter 673 Big Tree Maze
“Wow… I thought it would sell really well…”
Wiz looked disappointed.
Vanir held his chin with his hand and tasted it. "Hmm, the negative emotions that emerge in a short period of time are like snacks. It's not bad. For the taste, I will go with you when I have time."
"Really!?"
"Of course I have to cooperate with you to suppress the power!"
"Hello……!"
“Huhahaha————, we’re in the same situation again!”
"You, are you trying to match our level?! You don't have to weaken on purpose, just come normally! Rather, suppressing your own strength is too detrimental to your status as the Duke of Hell!"
Xiaolin yelled at him.
This guy really stopped at nothing to taste their negative emotions.
He even wants to lower his own rank.
But this guy is the Duke of Hell and a former cadre of the Demon King's Army after all. Even if his level is lowered, he will still be more useful than them. At least he is on the same level as Wiz.
Never mind, we’ll talk about it later.
The most urgent task is to find Raf's trace.
"Do I really want to go to the tree maze?"
"There are no clues anyway. As long as there is a possibility, we have to give it a try."
Darkness said after hearing Xiaolin's question.
Nod.
"Well, that's right. There's no point just waiting. We have no choice but to go now. All right, let's go!"
"Oh!"xN
Everyone headed towards the big tree maze that Vanir mentioned.
It is a place relatively far away from Axel. I heard that it is very complicated and it is not recommended for novice adventurers to explore it.
But now that we know the origins of Lav and Valavi, we have no choice but to stop them.
Come to the big tree maze.
"Is this the place? What a dense forest."
Xiaolin sighed.
This huge forest almost occupies the entire field of vision. There are countless towering trees, which together block out the sky. The tall trees and the quiet atmosphere are a little scary.
At this time, Huihui explained:
"It is said that the trees in the maze grew from seeds that fell from the back of a giant turtle, but it is still unclear whether this is true."
"Big turtle?"
"It's just like the treasure turtle. It's a super-large monster that only appears once every few years. I hope I can fight it with explosion magic one day!"
Better say goodbye.
Huihui's explosion magic is too strong. If she were to fight against that giant turtle thing, she might overturn the entire Axel.
"Anyway, it's a huge tree, and it feels like there's a forest inside the tree. Plus, with the monsters living here, it becomes a natural maze. The seeds themselves are huge, and once they take root, they absorb nutrients from the surrounding soil, forming a rich ecosystem inside the tree, and the monsters become very active."
It sounds like it's going to be difficult.
Kobayashi didn't really want to run into that guy. After all, they weren't back to their best form yet, and if they ran into him they would probably be wiped out.
But the difficulty of the tree maze is not just that.
I heard that this maze is very strange. The path seems to change frequently. You are heading to a place you have been to before, but you are taking a completely different path. Before you know it, you have reached the end and have to take a detour...
It's probably something like a ghost wall, which can confuse people's sense of direction.
Kobayashi had also seen such a forest on the 27th floor of "Earth's Wrong Place". With his experience, it was not a problem for him to find a way out. More importantly, Raf was currently here, so everyone had no choice but to move on.
Vanir spoke at this time.
“Adventurer, I can assure you that you will meet your target here. But I can’t guarantee what will happen along the way. Huhahaha————”
This guy always says things like this that make people feel uneasy.
Honestly, he might as well not have come along.
Walking towards the depths of the tree maze, with Xiaolin's eyes looking down at them, they did not encounter any traps or the like along the way.
but--
"Is this... a woman?"
"No, look under her, it's a monster!"
In the middle of the road, I saw a monster with a female upper body and roots growing from the lower body. It looked very similar to the Anle Girl, but was a completely different species.
——Flower Girl.
A monster that is different from the Anle Girl in that it is extremely aggressive. It relies on its sharp leaves and tough vines to strangle its enemies and then absorb their nutrients.
He is a tougher opponent.
"Although it was not my intention and the other party has a great body, he is a monster, so I have no choice but to fight..."
Xiaolin snapped his fingers.
In an instant, the flower girl who had pounced on them with bared fangs and claws was trapped in place and unable to move. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that she was tied up by an unclear silk thread.
"Feel sorry."
As soon as his right hand clenched, the flower girl screamed and lost her breath.
This monster is different from the Anle Girl. There is no way to communicate with her, so there is no other way but to defeat her.
Others didn't feel anything.
I really don't understand why they are so sympathetic to Anle Girl but not to Hua Girl.
Then move deeper again.
"What's going on? The branches are tangled together and it seems impossible to get through."
Blocking their way was a door woven from vines. It was so resilient that Darkness couldn't cut it even with her sword.
She exhaled.
"Is it better to take a detour? It might take some time..."
"Is this true? Then let's just assume that this is the deepest point."
"Obviously there is another way!"
Darkness was obviously unhappy when she heard Xiaolin say that.
“Hehehe, leave this to me!” Huihui stepped forward, holding up her magic wand and shouting, “I’m very curious about what will happen if I use explosion magic in the tree maze. I’m going to blow away this small obstacle!”
"Idiot! If we release it in a place like this, we'll be crushed to death!"
Xiaolin quickly held her down.
This guy was too anxious to release the explosion magic.
Vanir looked at the wooden door woven with vines and said with a sigh, "Well, this primitive roadblock brews negative emotions that are more effective than anything else. The taste of the king's way is really delicious!"
“Is now the time to savor the negativity?”
Xiaolin rolled his eyes in annoyance.
After taking a closer look at the wooden door woven with vines, Aqua nodded and said, "Herbicide is necessary."
"……What did you say?"
“It’s also used in the mansion’s vegetable garden, right? Weed killer for weeds, Wiz’s store should have it, right?”
"It's not that easy."
Xiaolin felt helpless about her idiotic thoughts.
Aqua pouted and sneered: "Ah, you have no other solution but you just complain. It seems that Mr. Kobayashi has become amazing."
"Well……"
I didn't expect to be told this by the stupid goddess.
But there is no other way, I'd better go back and discuss it with Wiz.
Back to Axel.
Arrived at Wiz's magic item shop.
As soon as Aqua came in, she shouted, "Wiz! Do you have any weed killer that feels good?"
"Welcome back, everyone." Wiz greeted and said after a moment's pause, "Herbicide...?"
"Well, there was a very strong branch blocking the path in the tree maze, and we had to use herbicide to make it wither."
Kobayashi explained.
Wiz nodded in understanding, but then shook his head awkwardly and said, "Unfortunately, the store is out of stock. Sorry."
"Look, there's no such thing... huh? No inventory? In other words, does the product itself exist?!"
Xiao Lin was stunned on the spot.
Wiz smiled and said, "Yes, it's the herbicide used in the Big Tree Maze. The trade name is Wilt Now."
“The horse, withers immediately…?”
"When will the stock be restocked? Withering immediately, I want that thing now!"
Aqua urged her.
Wiz apologized, “The next shipment is scheduled for next month, so…”
"That won't do! We haven't found the ribbons yet, you'd better get some soon!" Aqua said rudely and unreasonably.
Vanir came up and laughed.
“Hahahaha————, the high priestess lost her own characteristics but it didn’t affect her in any special way! Then, how about a homemade herbicide with the same ingredients?”
“Can I make my own?”
"The recipe for blending exists, and even laymen can make it easily and simply. As long as you have the ingredients, there will be no problem."
"Okay, why don't we just go and collect them? Xiaolin, let's go!"
"Come back to the store after you've collected the necessary items!"
Aqua was impatient, but Vanir seemed to be very much looking forward to them finding all the materials.
I always feel inexplicably intimate...
There must be a purpose, right?
"you……"
“Hahahaha————, Mr. Vanir is just kind to those who keep moving forward!”
Definitely suspicious!
The more he said this, the less Xiaolin believed him.
But as Wiz said, the herbicide will not be available until next month. If we wait until next month, no one will know where Rafe and Slime Walavi will be.
There is no choice but to collect materials.
Barnil gave them a recipe with the ingredients needed, which honestly weren't too difficult to collect.
However, when it comes to potions, what matters is not whether the ingredients are complete, but the right proportions to make a suitable potion. Otherwise, the effect will definitely be completely different from what you imagine.
the next day.
"I got it! That's all I need!"
Aqua excitedly ran into Wiz's magic item shop and handed the collected materials to Wiz.
"Yes! Then I'll go prepare the herbicide."
It looks like Wiz can also mix it.
Soon, they got the herbicide.
Is this all that’s needed? Let’s go back to the tree maze and try again.
Come to the big tree maze again.
Aqua pulled out the weed killer and yelled, "Xiaolin! I'm going to spread the weed killer! Just spread it liberally and it's over!"
"Yes, please hurry up."
Xiaolin urged her.
Kobayashi couldn't help but open his mouth wide when he saw Aqua sprinkle a whole bottle of herbicide on the door made of vines, and then it withered and opened automatically in just two minutes.
"Wow! The effect is so good? It withered immediately!"
"Look! As long as we have herbicide, this maze can be easily solved!"
Aqua smiled happily.
It has to be said that she was a great contributor this time, helping everyone to open up their minds.
I'll reward her well when I get back.
"……Um?"
"What's wrong, Xiaolin??"
"Something seems to be happening?"
Not only that, the ground was shaking slightly, as if the land was beginning to wriggle.
at this time--
A towering tree in the distance swung its branches violently, almost falling on Kobayashi and the others.
"What, what's going on, this guy!? The tree is moving!"
“Is the dryad’s nest on the other side of the dead end? They must be really angry because the herbicide destroyed their habitat!”
Huihui shouted as she ran.
Youyou saw that she was running too slowly, so she even carried her on her back.
Vanir laughed loudly at this time: "Hahahahaha————, the negative emotions of the dryads whose habitat was suddenly destroyed, and the negative emotions of the adventurers who were in trouble! No matter which one, it's delicious!"
"You have such a bad taste. If you knew about this, you should have told us earlier!"
"Let me tell you how I can still taste negative emotions!"
Kobayashi's complaints were not accepted at all.
Darkness looked at the tree spirit behind him and shouted, "Xiaolin, it's coming!"
"There's nothing we can do but fight!"
Xiaolin stopped and faced it.
Since Krillin's thread is ineffective, Vanir won't take action, Darkness can't hit the dryad, and Megumin and Yunyun can't use magic, we can only rely on Miss Ryushi.
"Please, Ryuzi!"
"Okay, please leave it to me."
Liu Zi's figure disappeared for a moment and then reappeared in front of them. The tree spirit that was just showing its fangs and claws turned into an equally divided wooden board in the blink of an eye.
"oh oh……!?"
It was so exaggerated that everyone was slightly surprised.
Darkness breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Now we can move on. I’m sorry about the dryad though…”
"When they were making their nest, it looked like a dead end, so every time I came here I felt like the road was changing... They are really difficult to deal with."
Xiaolin held his forehead and sighed.
He had no wish to enter the tree spirit's habitat, and he had no choice but to defeat the tree spirit, but in order to move on, he had no choice but to do so.
Aqua urged.
"Okay, let's go! Hurry up!"
She walked in front.
He seemed to feel that everyone was taking too long, so he turned around and walked towards the depths.
Seeing this, Kobayashi shouted to her, "Hey, Aqua! You might trip over the tree roots if you rush like that."
"A goddess won't fall! ——Waaa?!"
Just as he finished speaking, a scream came from the front.
"He fell down."
"I fell down."
"… Let's move forward."
Kobayashi and his friends walked over slowly and saw Aqua kneeling on the ground crying loudly. She was always so impatient that she would accidentally fall down.
Keep going.
"Huh? This is..."
"Ah!? I fell again! It's hard to walk here!"
This was the third time Aqua had fallen.
"Everyone, watch your step. Is Aqua okay?"
"Oh, really, I want to go back soon!"
Aqua yelled in anger.
But then everyone discovered that the tree root that had just tripped Aqua was not an ordinary tree root.
——It will crawl!
(End of this chapter)