The fox has no bad intentions

Chapter 680 Wooden Stare Fox
"Woo."

As the black monster wailed, Mr. Fuli gave them a thumbs-up, indicating that they had done a good job.

"Now, it's your turn."

"The sudden increase of mythical beasts in the Qinling Mountains, damaged crops, and the resentment of the Security Bureau's average work schedule of 996 per person."

Master Fuli gripped the gravity hammer, gazing at the giant tree perched atop the treetop, its branches or roots clinging to the cave walls and towers, seemingly oblivious to his arrival.

Even though Lord Fuli's height increased in his beastman form, he was still very small in front of Baoshu.

The sound of his words was not even as loud as the friction of the tree branches swaying unconsciously.

Whether Baoshu has made any mistakes or not, An Sheng, who only met Baoshu today, is unaware of this.

However, An Sheng had already heard about Bao Shu's deeds a few days before arriving in Chang'an.

The number of spirit beasts in the Qinling Mountains has increased abnormally. The text does not indicate any serious consequences, and it may even benefit the scientific research work of spirit particle research institutes in various parts of the province.

However, the most direct impact of the surge in spirit beasts was that it disrupted the normal routines of people who originally lived near the forest.

Spirit beasts mark their territory and prevent unfamiliar creatures from staying there for long. The more spirit beasts there are, the more owned territories there are, and wild animals can only enter the city.

Because the mountains are difficult to access, some people who make a living by farming will not be idle after the busy farming season ends. Instead, they will go into the mountains to collect mountain delicacies and medicinal herbs to make dried goods to earn money.

Farming can only break even, while this part of the income is what makes up the bulk of the profits.

However, due to the impact of the precious tree, the people who had lived by the forest for generations had no choice but to go to the factory after weighing the options.

"The precious tree!"

With a swift turn, one of the fox tails, fluffy and snow-white, detached from the fox's body as it swung. The fox, having already completed its rotation, delivered a powerful blow to the detached fox tail.

A white fox tail shot out, transforming into a white beam that dragged a diffused airflow, piercing straight through layers of branches and high walls, and disappearing into the core of the tree canopy.

"boom--"

A crimson light spilled out, and an exceptionally terrifying explosion occurred inside the cave.

Gusts of air, sharp as blades, raged and shredded everything inside the cave. Tree branches and roots were reduced to dust and debris amidst the roar, and the trees that had been perched on the cave ceiling were tilted by the impact.

"Ow—"

A silent yet poignant wail echoed for miles around the cave.

The precious tree felt pain; it howled in agony and frantically waved its branches to extinguish the flames on its body.

A dark green light moved from the tree trunk at the top of the cave to the bottom. It looked like an eye, or a green gemstone, and as it turned, it stared intently at the only creature standing in the entire cave.

"pain--"

"bring it on!"

Upon hearing the cry of pain, Master Fuli raised his foot and stomped heavily on the cave floor, already anticipating that the precious tree would attack him with its roots.

What Master Fuli wanted was to take this opportunity to uproot the entire tree, nail it to the ground, and break its proud spirit with a gravity hammer.

"Roar--"

Anger reverberated, and the remaining branches intertwined and clumped together, forming tendrils that transformed into spiraling spears that pierced towards Master Fuli.

"go with!"

Master Fuli pulled out a tail, held it in his hand, and quickly scanned the number of branches and tentacles with his eyes. He then used the tail as a hidden weapon and threw it towards the place where the branches gathered.

Master Fuli raised the heavy hammer in his hand and held it in front of him.

"Boom—" Another violent explosion rose up, and ninety percent of the already few remaining branches were cut off.

Master Fuli sped forward at breakneck speed, braving the sharp, razor-sharp wood and howling winds as he rapidly advanced.

Until.

A tentacle, twisting and twitching in pain, appeared in front of me.

Master Fuli suddenly leaped up, swinging his gravity hammer and weaving it into the gap between the tree branches and tentacles.

"Kneel down! For me!"

Master Fuli used the gravity hammer as an anchor point, while the precious tree at this moment resembled a giant ship docking at the shore.

Despite possessing unparalleled potential energy, it has lost its driving force and can only drift with the current, tightly bound by the anchor on the shore.

"Kakaka-"

The old fox, who had been gripping the tree roots, crashed heavily to the ground. The entire rock formation cracked, spread, collapsed, and sank, with waves of energy surging upwards.

"boom--"

With his back to the treasure tree, Master Fuli took his first heavy step, causing the rock strata to rumble like a war drum being struck by a heavy hammer, the vibrations spreading outwards.

The dragging of the precious tree caused its trunk to tilt further, and the cave ceiling could no longer withstand it. The sudden force of the tilting and dragging caused cracks to spread deep into the rock layers, and chunks of rock larger than cars fell from the top of the cave.

"Squeak-"

The black monster gazed at the scene of the sky collapsing and the earth sinking, like a tiny creature witnessing the end of the world.

Even though they weren't very intelligent, their biological instincts still drove them to scream in fear and scramble and roll up the waterfall, trying to escape the starting point of this world's apocalypse.

"!!??"

Wang Qiqi, who was initially shocked that the Fuli Master's Fuyou Cannon was actually a tail, also stared wide-eyed at the terrifying scene in the boundless cave, which looked like the sky falling, and gasped in shock.

"run!"

Wang Qiqi looked at the mosquito and the leopard and called out.

Without Wang Qiqi even needing to say anything, the leopard had already completed its transformation, its muscles redistributed, and its limbs became exceptionally thick, especially its hind legs.

Everyone used their unique abilities to swim upstream at the fastest speed they could muster.

A dozen or so black monsters entered the dark river, then paused for a moment as if they were blind flies, watching the strangers running along the riverbed, flying almost close to the ground as they fled.

They looked at each other and exchanged information.

Although I don't know who they are, they seem to be running away with such confidence, so following them should be the right thing to do.

The black monster followed Wang Qiqi.

Inside the cave, nothing can be seen anymore. The cave is like a collapsing domino, with rocks falling one by one, and billowing dust filling the entire space.

The precious tree, hundreds of meters tall, lay on its side in the cave, crushing the original tower. Its exposed roots were even curled up, still holding fresh, moist soil inside, along with some other trees of different species that had been forcibly uprooted.

The entire tree lay inside the cave, its two roots, which should have been very flexible, were now frozen in place.

The entire tree exudes an atmosphere of bewilderment, lost in contemplation about tree life and philosophy.

who am I?
where am I?
Shouldn't trees stand upright? Then why am I lying on the ground now? Did someone cut down a tree trunk for me?

The precious tree was dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)