Chapter 962: The Tree of the Dead
"No! If the other party is a night elf like Yao Ji, even if you can get close, you may not be able to defeat it! Besides, at such a long distance, she has enough time to shoot you!" Zhang Fan disagreed with the Green Wings' adventure. While speaking, there were a few more sharp arrows on the shield. However, Zhang Fan felt that the other party's wēixié seemed not strong. If it were Yao Ji, this shield might not be able to defend. This is probably related to the withering of the Tree of Life, and the power of the night elf also weakened.
"What should I do?" Green Wing also took out a shield and blocked it in front of her.
Zhang Fan hid behind the shield and took out a green leaf with his other hand. This was a green leaf as beautiful as jade.
"Yao Ji..." Zhang Fan called softly, and the green leaf emitted green light. The light formed a three-dimensional talisman array, reflecting a blurred space phantom in front of Zhang Fan.
Soon, a pretty figure appeared in the space talisman array. When the green light dissipated, Yao Ji, who had been missing for a long time, stood beside Zhang Fan in a very natural atmosphere. An ugly semi-mechanical guardian mantis appeared along with her.
Before Zhang Fan could ask, Yao Ji raised her hand and shot an arrow. A fresh breeze blew by. The arrow made of branches and leaves of the tree of life actually intercepted the sharp arrow shot from the opposite side halfway, shot it down, and shot it at the other side without diminishing power!
After a while, Yao Ji's clear voice said, "Okay, it's okay. You can come out!"
Green Wings were the first to run out and greeted happily: "Sister Yao Ji, don't come? You still bring it..." The mechanical mantis knew Zhang Fan's Green Wings and seemed very excited, jumping around the two of them.
Others also came out of their hiding place. Although they saw another person at the scene, Katerina and Captain Hook were no longer surprised. Zhang Fan lowered his head to treat Captain Hook's arrows. The sharp arrows pulled from Captain Hook were actually made of dry branches. Compared with Yao Ji's arrows, they were like a fresh and lively plant and the other was a dead branch. But where the arrow was shot, the flesh began to dry up and shatter, just like rotten wood chips.
Zhang Fan's Buddhist mantra was unable to treat the injury, and the arrow wound was still expanding. This made Zhang Fan feel helpless and gritted his teeth and wanted to use a dagger to cut off Captain Hook's body's decayed flesh like wood chips.
"Let me do it..." Yao Ji greeted Green Wings, then smiled and pulled Zhang Fan away to check Captain Hook's injuries.
"Wild Technique, hey, it's a blessing that I'm here." Yao Ji said softly, crushing a piece of green leaves in her hand, squeezed out some juice, and dripping it into Captain Hook's wound. The green juice penetrated into the rotten flesh like wood chips, and the flesh slowly recovered from the appearance of human flesh and blood, revealing the real wound.
"Ah" Captain Hook let out a cry of pain. The place where he was hurt was always numb, like a real dead tree, without any consciousness. At this moment, he felt the pain of being shot by a sharp arrow.
"Okay." Yao Ji stood up with a smile and said to Zhang Fanluyi: "Let's go and see my poor compatriots. But you still have to be careful. Although this tree of life is dead, it is still full of danger. Alas, I'm afraid it has become a tree of undead..."
"The Tree of Dead?" Zhang Fan was surprised.
"Isn't the tree of life with only souls and no life just a tree of the dead?" Yao Ji nodded.
"Who just attacked us?..." Green Wing asked.
"That is the guardian night elves that the Undead Tree has grown in the image he remembered during his lifetime. But it is just a monster with a body and no soul." Yao Ji was a little sad, "I just shot to death, but there should be more than one. It's just that their existence is very limited, and if there is no power to supplement it, it can't be cultivated anymore... Strangely, this Undead Tree should have existed for a long time, so why hasn't it been cut off from its vitality yet? Could it be that he has always had the energy to supplement it?"
Yao Ji seemed to be talking to herself, and she accelerated her pace to run towards the withered tree of life. The semi-mechanical mantis jumped in the air and followed her master, and everyone followed closely behind.
Everyone rushed into the withered forest formed by the giant trees, and saw a thin monster who was killed on the trunk by an arrow made of fresh branches and leaves. This monster looked a bit like a goblin, but it was much bigger, with no tail and dark brown skin, and the dry bark was a bit ugly. It was still holding a pair of bows and arrows made of dead trees in its hand, staring at its eyes, as if it was dying with its eyes open.
Just as everyone was looking at this monster and their attention was attracted, they heard the sound of "crackling!" on the giant tree, as if something was bursting. Everyone looked up in panic and saw a dry fruit-like thing on the dead branch, cracking. The same monster fell out from it. As soon as the monster's feet landed on the ground, he pulled the bow and arrow in his hand and shot at everyone!
Everyone was a little panicked! Only Yao Ji calmly pulled her bow and arrow and shot an arrow against her. Not only did she shoot down the monster's sharp arrow, but she also shot it through her throat and died on the trunk of the tree!
Everyone had just breathed a sigh of relief, but heard a burst of "crackling!" on the giant tree that made people's scalp! When they looked up, their sweat pores were blown up in fear! They saw countless dry fruits bursting among the branches of the dead tree, and in each fruit, an ugly monster seemed to be raising it!
So many monsters have been hatched, it’s simply an army! Wouldn’t everyone be shot into hedgehogs by arrows?! Thinking of Captain Hook’s miserable situation after being shot, everyone was so frightened that they looked at Yao Ji…
Yao Ji was also very shocked! Even if so many soulless night elves could defeat them, they would not be able to protect these humans in full! So she shouted: "Everyone, run forward! As long as I run to the 'Moon Well', I can deal with them! Hurry up! Run quickly!" After saying that, he ran away!
Zhang Fan immediately greeted everyone: "Everyone keep up and run to the 'Moon Well'!"
"What 'Moon Well'?" Katerina asked Zhang Fan while running with Yao Ji.
"Uh, it's what you call the 'Youthless Spring'!" Zhang Fan dragged Captain Hook, activated the flying skills on the armor, reduced the weight, and ran quickly!
Yao Ji ran and shot the biggest monsters that fell to wēixié one by one, reducing the burden on everyone. Doniel also fired Gatling's cannon to cover everyone's escape with heavy firepower. However, this also made it the target of these monsters. Doniel's huge body size did not need to aim for these night elves who had no soul but were proficient in archery. Soon, Doniel was shot dozens of arrows, and a strange scream turned into a doll and fell to the ground!
This guy is rough and thick-skinned, but he can't resist too many monsters. Fortunately, as a follower of props, he will not really die, but he can't summon anymore in a short period of time. The attack power of these monsters' arrows is also outrageous!
Losing Donier's cover, the situation became even more critical. One of the backward black natives was shot with an arrow, screaming, and slowing down. Now he became the target of those monsters, and countless sharp arrows shot over.
Although these soulless night elves, although their other abilities have not been discovered, their archery skills have completely inherited the accuracy of the night elves! Perhaps the strength and additional magic are not as powerful as the real night elves like Yao Ji, but there are many! The native who was unlucky to run slowly and attracted firepower was instantly shot by the hedgehog. His body seemed to be dehydrated, and quickly dried up and shattered into pieces like wood chips. He didn't even have time to send out the last call for help, and then collapsed in front of everyone's eyes!
Seeing this guy's miserable situation, everyone was so scared that they hated their parents for having less legs and ran wildly among the withered giant woods! Dead branches and arrows were shot from time to time, and soon another black native was shot, and ended up shattering. Katerina was pulled by the green wings and activated the flying skills on the leather armor, and her speed was much faster. Those natives seemed slower without anyone to support them, so they were naturally easily caught up by the night elf archers who were jumping in the forest!
Seeing that he was approaching the trunk of the giant tree, Zhang Fan left Captain Hook and ran back to pick up the native who fell at the end. The guy was frightened by the tragic death of his two companions so much that he used all his ability to escape, but he did not fall behind. However, he was shot with an arrow on his arm. Fortunately, Zhang Fan arrived in time to block a wave of arrow rain for him!
When everyone arrived under the trunk of this dead tree of life, the soulless night elves archers stopped shooting arrows. They thought they did not dare to hit their holy trees. They just surrounded them, aimed at the branches, ambushed under thick rhizomes, or grimaced at the periphery. However, they were all thirty meters away, and there was no one close to here.
"Everyone take a break first, they will not be close to the 'Moon Well'." Yao Ji put away her bow and arrow and said to everyone. However, under the snooping of so many enemies, who can rest with peace of mind? Yao Ji ignored everyone and after healing the arrow wound for the native, she ran to the dry 'Moon Well' to pray...
Zhang Fan looked at the dead tree of life and found that his main trunk had been hollowed out, forming a huge natural tree hole! He could still support such a huge canopy, but it was a miracle. Of course, this is because the tree of life is like the banyan tree in the primeval forest of Xishuangbanna, with many thick air roots supporting the canopy.
The "Moon Well" at the root of the Tree of Life has long dried up, leaving only a pool of turbid mud, which has accumulated at the bottom of the shallow well. It looks like a mud pit.
Chapter completed!