Chapter 180: Vine Elder
Chapter 180: Vine Elder
Finally, we’re out!
Lindsey and Red exchanged a quick glance.
Without any words, they suddenly jumped apart and simultaneously gripped their weapons, rushing towards the source of the sound.
The glow of the meteor weapons sliced through the air.
As they charged, they also got a clear view of the creature.
It had a human-like outline, but its body was composed of countless tiny, intertwining vines. Its head had no organs, only two orange-red light points that seemed to be its eyes.
“Wait, I mean you no harm!”
Noticing Lindsey and Red charging at it, the creature’s facial roots quickly wriggled, emitting a sound from that area, which seemed to be its vocal organ.
At the same time, the roots wrapping around its body rapidly swelled and waved, forming large bulges at its hands to try and block the two charging figures.
But these two moved with lightning speed.
In the blink of an eye, they covered the dozens of meters and struck the bulges it had just thrown out.
Boom!
The moment they made contact, the grayish-yellow roots were severed by the meteor weapons and immediately ignited by the high temperature.
“Ah!”
The creature let out a painful cry and immediately fled, its figure moving as fast as lightning.
It knew very well that at its speed of burrowing, it wouldn’t stand a chance before being killed by the two.
Its only hope was the cliff behind it.
However, Lindsey and Red, who had been pent up for two weeks, were not about to let the creature off so easily.
Red flipped her wrist, changing the grip on her long spear to a reverse hold, and aimed it at the creature’s back, hurling it with all her might.
On the other side, Lindsey increased his speed.
Unlike Red, he suddenly ignited a new layer of flame on the meteor dagger in his hand.
Lindsey had activated the ability of the Ice and Fire Emblem.
During their first encounter, the creature’s weakness to fire had been confirmed, so he intended to maximize his advantage.
Bang!
A second later, a loud explosion echoed in front of them.
First, it was Red’s meteor spear.
Enhanced by her skills, the spear split into five as it flew through the air, each one targeting the creature’s head, throat, heart, and other vital points.
The five fire spears seemed like lines of fire in the sky.
The distance of dozens of meters was covered in an instant, about to pierce the body of the root monster.
The fleeing creature seemed to realize the danger of this attack.
It suddenly lunged forward, and the ground beneath its feet sank, enveloping it in a barrier of earthen yellow.
The five spears that split off.
Two missed their mark and dissipated in the air, while the remaining three struck the barrier solidly, causing an explosion from the collision of their skills.
In an instant, soil and rocks flew everywhere, and dust filled the air.
In the blink of an eye, the root monster managed to block Red’s thrown spear.
It hurriedly tried to get up and jump into the cliff ahead.
But a more dangerous opponent was already on its way.
Lindsey’s figure burst through the dust, and he kicked the creature in the back.
It lost its balance and fell to the ground.
As it tried to crawl towards the cliff, a dagger with double layers of flame was already hovering above its head.
Lindsey sternly demanded:
“Come clean, what’s your purpose in following us?”
“……”
Lindsey’s original plan was to kill the creature immediately.
But the caution during the fight made him change his mind.
On the attribute panel’s map, the creature, now lying on the ground, was not shown in red, indicating hostility, but in yellow, symbolizing neutrality!
At this moment, the subdued root monster spoke:
“Human, I only wanted to stop you from walking into your own death.”
The warning was sudden, but Lindsey couldn’t simply believe it:
“You mean to say that the one who attacked us and tracked us here was actually well-intentioned?”
The root monster sounded quite innocent:
“I did not initiate the attack!”
“But both times, you were the ones who attacked first, right?”
"..."
Lindsey paused, his thoughts momentarily freezing.
It seemed to be true!
Two weeks ago at the campsite, the Stone Puppet had only been lurking above, not directly attacking. Instead, Red's spear throw injured it, leading to the subsequent battle.
As for this time, it was even simpler.
This guy took the initiative to appear and issue a warning, which was why Lindsey and Red suddenly launched the attack.
"Lindsey, why haven't you taken care of this guy yet?"
As Lindsey hesitated, Red caught up from behind.
Elena withdrew her long spear from the shattered earth and stones, gently patted the spear shaft to shake off the dust, and then stared dangerously at the captured monster:
"Can we eat this thing? Are we going to have something new for dinner tonight?"
The Vine Elder, lying on the ground, was startled, but dared not struggle. It still loudly defended itself:
"No, I can't be eaten!"
"The human digestive system can't handle my body. You can't murder an intelligent being like this!"
Red stepped forward and stomped on its head:
"Really? I don't believe you."
"I'll cut off your hand first. If you really can't be eaten, then I'll kill you without hesitation."
"Human, I meant well when I warned you." The roots on the monster's face trembled and began to squirm, its voice full of grievance, "Why do you repay kindness with enmity?"
Red gave a cold smile:
"If you meant well, you should have come out honestly and talked to us from the start."
The Vine Elder was full of excuses:
"When facing strangers, being cautious is the prerequisite for ensuring your safety."
Red raised the Meteor Spear high, and the spearhead was immediately covered in bright flames.
"Then you can stop being cautious now."
The Vine Elder's orange-red eyes widened in shock, and it immediately softened:
"I can apologize to you!"
"I'm sorry, please forgive my caution. I don't want to die yet!"
"Human, please let me go!"
As the Vine Elder watched anxiously, Red asked a somewhat baffling question:
"Then tell me, what are we having for dinner tonight?"
"..."
The Vine Elder was dumbfounded.
"..."
At the same time, watching the conversation between Red and the Vine Elder, Lindsey inexplicably felt like laughing, but he didn't want to break the current atmosphere and maintained a cold expression.
In secret, the Hunting Module switched to the Management Module.
Commodity information appeared accordingly:
【Plant Spirit: Vine Elder】
【An Essence Being born from the roots of the entangled vines, capable of casting Earth and Stone Magic, and to some extent, controlling plants. Its strength greatly diminished after breaking free from its subordinate status, with abilities declining from Stage 5 to Stage 4; its higher intelligence is retained.】
【A traitor, in the market, has always been untrustworthy.】
Lindsey narrowed his eyes.
At this moment, the Vine Elder was still trying various ways to beg for mercy.
It was clearly a life-cherishing guy.
Under such circumstances, it took a life-threatening risk to proactively warn Lindsey and Red.
Considering this, and referring to its neutral attitude marked on the map, Lindsey spoke up:
"Listen, I have the ability to discern lies."
"I know you have no ill intentions towards us, but you also haven't told the whole truth. Because you're stopping us not for our safety, but there's a secret you're not revealing."
"Now, tell the truth, and I'll spare you."
Almost simultaneously, Red sheathed the Meteor Spear, extinguishing the flames, but kept the spearhead pressed against the monster's head, wearing a chilling smile.
"..."
Life-threatening, and lie detection.
The Vine Elder had no way to escape and could only tell the truth:
"You don't know, in the forest ahead, there's a dangerous being..."
(End of Chapter)
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