Your secret game is absolutely poisonous!

Chapter 240 Golden Tree Shield

When the tree guard rushed down the hill with the force of thunder.

A single man on horseback is like a thunderclap, giving people a feeling of being an unstoppable army.

The Faded One realized that there was indeed no possibility for him to escape, and immediately wanted to form a formation to resist the attack, but it was too late to react at this time, because the Tree Guard was already very close.

"Block him!"

Mengbai realized that to deal with cavalry, especially this kind of heavily armored cavalry, he must first force the opponent to stop successfully. As the only faded person holding a shield, he has the responsibility to do so.

boom!
The impact didn't seem like that of a cavalryman.

More like a mammoth or a heavy dump truck.

Mengbai was knocked dozens of meters away, his internal organs were damaged and many bones were shattered. Although he was still breathing, he had lost most of his life and completely lost his combat effectiveness.

"This body... is still too weak!"

With the adventurer's current strength in the secret realm, resisting the tree guard head-on is not much different from trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm.

"kill!"

As a former reserve knight of Rodel and a veteran who has participated in many battles, Hoss is undoubtedly strong in actual combat.

When the tree guard knocked Mengbai away and his body paused slightly, he seized the opportunity to attack, raised the slightly rusty sword with both hands, stepped forward and slashed at the tree guard.

But what came towards him was a golden halberd more than three meters long.

On the broad halberd blade, runes engraved on it lit up one after another, emitting an indestructible aura.

An overwhelming and terrifying force shattered the greatsword as easily as destroying a piece of rotten wood. The remaining power tore through the old armor and fresh flesh, mercilessly splitting the weak and faded person in front of him into two halves.

Stargazer Sevilla's spell is ready.

He raised the staff that emitted brilliant blue light and drew a magic circle above his head.

With a sharp whoosh, a three-foot-long magic sword condensed into shape and flew at an extremely fast speed towards the tree guard that knocked Mengbai away and killed Huos.

The tree guard quickly raised the golden shield with a roaring animal head relief in his left hand.

At this moment, a large number of runes lit up on the shield, emitting a golden glow.

Fighting Skills——Golden Return!

The magic sword was bounced back by a powerful force field the moment it touched the shield, and pierced through Sevilla's heart at a speed faster than it was shot. Her pupils contracted and her face showed fear, and she finally fell down powerlessly.

Another one dies!
The tree guards appeared and immediately knocked one of them to pieces and killed two of them. The morale of the other three collapsed and they didn't care about anything else and fled in different directions.

"Hmph, you are indeed a group of honorless Faded Ones. Your ambition to meet the Elden Ring is an unforgivable blasphemy and a great sin!"

The tree guard dragged his bulky body and jumped two meters high and dozens of meters away, crushing a faded person to death on the spot.

The halberd chopped off another Faded One's head with the force of a hurricane.

The last Faded One was an agile thief who had escaped some distance.

The tree guard held the halberd in reverse and threw it out suddenly and quickly, piercing the faded one's body. The huge force first sent it flying for a distance and finally nailed it to a big rock.

So far, five of the six team members have died and one is injured!
Mengbai, as the only survivor, was already struggling to death and had no fighting power at all, but at this moment he stood up again. His broken bones repaired quickly and his injuries healed instantly at an astonishing speed.

"Imitation of a holy relic?!"

The tree guard discovered a red dewdrop holy grail bottle in the adventurer's hand.

Mengbai was also confused. After she was seriously injured and unable to move, the first thing she thought of was the Holy Grail. She just drank the red dew drops to recover from her injuries, but in just a few seconds, the other five teammates died.

The Tree Guard rode his warhorse and leaped up again, pulling out the halberd from the nailed thief, the Faded One. His huge body quickly enveloped Mengbai, making her feel oppressed as if she was alone facing thousands of troops.

Bang bang bang!
They fought reluctantly for two or three rounds.

The golden halberd attacked at a tricky angle, knocking the shield away from his hand, and then the tip of the halberd deftly pierced his chest and lifted it up.

"This is your end."

The tree guard lifted Mengbai up high and threw him down heavily.

Finally, the warhorse's powerful iron hooves crushed the meat into a pile of minced meat.

Violent and brutal.

This is the tree guard.

【Challenge failed! 】

[This adventure's rating: C!]

The first secret death in Miracle City has finally arrived.

Several adventurers who were watching the battle spoke up to comfort Mengbai who was leaving the secret realm.

"Don't be discouraged, little sister!"

"From the information provided by the illustrated guide."

"This is a rare level 2, five-star monster."

"At present, at least one or two hundred second- and third-level bosses have challenged it, and none of them have succeeded. Even White Crane Monk and Bianhua boss are no exception. The adventurers killed by the tree guards will probably surround our Miracle City in no time!"

“This road is completely blocked.”

"I advise you not to force yourself."

“Although it will take a little longer to take the detour, it will make it easier to reach Airey Church.”

"I have to say, although this borderland is full of mystery and interest, it feels like another arduous journey similar to Ashina!"

"..."

Level 2 five stars is not a very high level.

However, because it is a rare species, the Tree Guardian is stronger than most monsters of the same level. The gap between it and the early-stage adventurer's first-level five-star monster is too big!
Of course, cross-level challenges have slim chances of success and are extremely difficult.

But if you have to challenge across levels, the chance of winning at a low level will definitely be higher than at a high level.

For example, the success rate of a first-level challenge to a second-level is definitely higher than that of a second-level fight to a third-level, and the latter is definitely much higher than that of a third-level fight to a fourth-level. As for cross-level battles above the fourth level, the chances of winning are basically negligible.

Because the higher the rank, the greater the gap in strength, and the more difficult it is to cross the gap in combat power.

Although the Tree Guard is very strong, it is not without the hope of being challenged. This is just like the battle against Ashina Genichirō in the prologue of Ashina Country. It is extremely difficult, but it may not be impossible to defeat it if you really want to.

“It’s fun and challenging!”

"I've never encountered such a secret place!"

Mengbai felt that instead of being hit hard, he felt even more motivated to fight.

She likes secret places that are interesting, meaningful and challenging, and these three are often difficult to coexist.

It is usually difficult to make secret realms with fun and interesting mechanics have connotations or feel challenging.

As for challenging secret realms? There are actually a lot of them, and since the dungeon lords are all so malicious, it's easy to make a secret realm impossible to complete just for the sake of difficulty.

This secret place in Miracle City is different.

The Tree Guardian itself is a very valuable monster.

If an adventurer can get the spirit of the tree guardian out, it will definitely become a top-level second-level spirit. A big reward will always attract brave men, and the value of the spirit is enough to make an adventurer willing to die for it.

Moreover, although the tree guard is very strong, it is not completely hopeless to defeat him. Even if you really cannot win or don't want to fight, you can always take a detour. In other words, the choice of whether to challenge this strong man is in the hands of the adventurer himself.

Adventurers can take a detour and come back to challenge this existence after their equipment and strength have grown.

This alone shows the vision of the Miracle Lord!

What attracts Mengbai even more is the world view of the Elden Ring story.

Although what she has seen so far is just the tip of the iceberg, she can feel that this will be a very unique journey, full of rediscovery and surprises, and at the same time an eye-opener.

Now the most important partner, the witch, dies at the beginning.

First he met a limb-jointed nobleman with strange swordsmanship, and then he met the big tree guard of the golden tree.

This world is so full of malice, it's determined to stop me from becoming the King of Elden!

give up?

nonexistent!

Mengbai feels that the more abused he is and the more difficult the road is, the stronger the fighting spirit in his heart becomes. These setbacks and hardships are the tests on the road to becoming a king. If he can't even overcome these difficulties, how can he be the King of Elden!

No hesitation.

Entered the secret realm again.

She reappeared at Camp Blessing near the Drifting Cemetery.

"I am back!"

Mengbai looked around.

She died once and most of the day had passed at the border.

There were still more than ten faded people in the camp, and among them were several unfamiliar faces. "Hoss, Sevilla, and the others didn't show up..."

It seems that only I, as an adventurer, can revive and reset the border areas.

Once other characters die, they will completely disappear from this world.

In other words, unless the world is completely reset and the story starts over, Hoss and the others will never appear again at this intersection where they are.

She realized that every faded person had their own story and experience, some of which would definitely trigger important plots or clues. If these faded people or characters in the secret realm died, the related plots would disappear...

New faded ones should continue to spawn in each blessed camp.

The appearance of these faded people should be random. There are currently at least more than a thousand people in Miracle City wandering around the border area, and the faded people that each person encounters in the Wandering Cemetery Blessing Camp are different.

The random appearance of ordinary faders is one of the biggest features of the old man ring in the Miracle City version.

As for who will appear, it all depends on probability or luck.

More than 90% of them are useless trash, or troublesome people with bad intentions, vicious and cruel, who only want to cheat, deceive and rob Rune. The latter are equivalent to wild monsters when encountered in the wild.

But occasionally there will be some faded people who have special items, special side plots, or are very powerful and have special abilities.

This setting not only increases the fun of random events and opening blind boxes, but also makes the world look fuller and more meaningful without affecting the main storyline of the world.

carry on.

The second challenge, death!
The third challenge, still death!
The fourth time, the fifth time... the eleventh time!
Mengbai challenged the tree guard ten times in a row, and the result was the same every time.

However, as the number of battles increased, with his strong talent and analytical ability, he now has sufficient understanding of the Tree Guard's fighting style, skills, and attack methods.

At first, I could only last two or three rounds.

The last two times, he lasted for twenty or thirty rounds.

Mengbai even seized the flaws and gaps and launched several counterattacks against the tree guards, but the tree guards' armor was very strong, so they failed to cause effective damage.

"Although this tree guard is strong, it still has weaknesses!"

After eleven battles, Mengbai has collected enough data and information, so after exiting the secret realm this time, she was not in a hurry to enter it again.

She sat down cross-legged and began to meditate.

Mengbai, as a prophetic ancient dragon, has a very powerful talent for wisdom. At this moment, he began to construct the battlefield in his mind, analyzing and disassembling the dozen or so battles he had just experienced frame by frame, and then conducting deductive simulations of the battles.

The tree guards' habitual attack routines emerged in his mind one by one.

These include charging slash, jumping smash, jumping chop, rapid three-hit combo, shield slam, halberd drag slash, etc.

Every detail was restored in meditation, and these movements were used again and again to find flaws and opportunities that could be exploited.

A few minutes later.

Mengbai opened his eyes and his eyes lit up.

She felt she had found a way to deal with the tree guards.

Although this monster is very powerful, there is a way to defeat it. It just requires taking advantage of the terrain and some luck!
Mengbai didn't have time to try again.

"Wow!"

"It's done!"

"Success!"

"The tree guard was knocked down. He really deserves to be called a big boss!"

"..."

The wild cheers of adventurers erupted from the direction of the Secret Realm Hall. Meng Bai couldn't help but be shocked. Someone had actually defeated the tree guard faster than him? Miracle City's adventurers were truly full of hidden talents!

Out of curiosity.

She went to find out what was going on.

This person was none other than Wanshan Guhong, a fourth-tier adventurer from Qingshan City. Wanshan Guhong had challenged the Tree Guardian multiple times and had a good understanding of its moves. However, his victory over the Tree Guardian was largely due to luck, because during his last challenge, a second-tier mage appeared in the Blessing of the Wandering Graveyard.

This faded one is not only well-equipped, but also proficient in multiple magics.

Wanshan Guhong successfully formed a team with them and recruited several powerful Faded teammates. He himself was also a top adventurer. In the end, after a hard battle and at the cost of many deaths, he successfully won the victory.

However, although Wanshan Guhong became the first adventurer to kill the Big Tree Guardian, he did not obtain any loot or runes from the Big Tree Guardian because he was ambushed just as he was about to pick up the loot.

He was pierced from behind by a powerful pyroxene comet.

The attacker was none other than the second-level Faded Mage who had just fought side by side with him and defeated the tree guard together. The latter's motive was not difficult to guess. He just wanted to take the rune and the spoils for himself.

"Were you ambushed?"

"The Fader really can't be trusted!"

However, this is normal. The border area is already a chaotic place, and all the faded ones are in competition with each other. When facing a common threat, they may be able to join forces for a short time.

But once it comes time to share the benefits.

There is a high probability that the Faded Ones will turn against you and backstab you.

If this happens more often, adventurers will become more vigilant, or simply act alone. After all, there are only so many resources and equipment, and only by taking them all by themselves can they ensure maximum growth.

When Wanshan Guhong exited the secret realm.

This adventure received a B-rated rating.

The rating is pretty good, and because it was my first pass, I successfully got the Tree Guardian Spirit.

"made money!"

"What a good spirit!"

"..."

Wanshan Guhong was very satisfied with his harvest and decided to replace his second-level spirit. He believed that by contracting with a powerful tree guard, his strength would surely be improved.

The other adventurers all showed envy.

Everyone also learned about the impact of death in the Ring of Magic chapter.

If an adventurer is killed at the border, he will release all runes at the moment of death, turning himself into a puff of mist and disappearing on the spot, which other Faded Ones see as some kind of escape spell.

In other words.

When an adventurer dies, he will lose all his runes as a death penalty. If he consumes Miracle City contribution points, he can get his runes back. For other people in the border area, since it is assumed that the adventurer has escaped, they will not be surprised even if they see him again next time.

The first kill of the tree guard can no longer be obtained.

But Mengbai didn't care much about it.

The reason why she was so keen on challenging the tree guards was not for the honor of being the first to kill, but because she enjoyed the fun of the battle itself, so she quickly returned to her own border area.

continue!

Another round of challenges begins!
The first time, death.

The second time, death.

The third time, still death!
He died in battle five times!

Mengbai becomes more and more courageous as the battle goes on, and becomes more and more familiar with the Tree Guard's moves. Now he can easily avoid the seemingly huge and ferocious attacks again and again.

Look at her combat performance.

It's like watching a butterfly dancing in a storm.

This naturally quickly attracted the attention of a large number of adventurers, and soon one or two hundred people gathered near the secret crystal. These were all victims who had been abused by the tree guards.

"Wow, who is this boss? He's so awesome!"

"I've never seen anyone last so many rounds against the Tree Guard."

"Yes, even the masters Higanbana and White Crane Monk can't do it at the moment, and this master is like a worm in the stomach of the tree guard, knowing his moves like the back of his hand!"

"..."

The challenge for Mao Mengmeng and Mingyue Zhaoxue is now over.

The two of them also came to watch during their break. When they discovered Mengbai's identity, Cat Mengmeng was very surprised.

"Hey, isn't this Xiaobai? She's so powerful!"

Mingyue Zhaoxue: "Do you know this boss?"

Cat Mengmeng: "Mengbai is an adventurer who has just arrived in Miracle City. I didn't expect that this cute little girl is so powerful. You can't judge a person by his appearance. Miracle City is going to have another big boss!"

The sixth challenge!
Two or three hundred adventurers have gathered near the crystal.

Well-known adventurers such as Baihe Jushi, Sanzhu, Meng Yinxue, etc. also heard that someone was challenging the tree guard alone, and they became curious and came to check it out.

Mengbai could hear waves of encouragement, cheers and praise while fighting.

This gave her a stronger fighting spirit!

We must take him down today!
Mengbai has challenged the tree guard seventeen times in total. Now he knows every move of the tree guard like the back of his hand. He used the terrain to fight with it for twenty minutes, and took advantage of every opportunity to launch multiple counterattacks, causing certain damage.

At this time, the sword successfully stabbed the horse's leg.

The mobility of the tree guards was significantly reduced, which made the adventurers' eyes light up.

"here you go!"

"Hold steady, you must hold steady, this time you have a chance to win!"

The tree guard was also furious at this moment. This faded one was obviously weak but as cunning as a loach, and he accurately predicted his movements and attacks every time.

"The Golden Rule is supreme!"

"I will defend the honor of the Golden Tree to the death!"

"I will never allow the filthy faders to sully the great golden tree!"

The tree guard let out a hysterical roar, and at the same time, a golden light was released from his body, covering his weapons and armor. This was the "Golden Tree Oath" which could increase attack power and defense power for a period of time.

His price is BUFF.

Don't confront it head-on.

Mengbai has been fighting with the tree guard for so long that she knows very well what attacks the tree guard can withstand and what attacks it cannot block, and the tree guard's prayer magic and combat skills are not complicated.

He roared as he dragged the golden halberd.

In the process, friction with the ground actually created a circle of flames.

Mengbai was prepared and had calculated the attack radius before the opponent made a dragging motion, so he dodged in time and at the same time swung his sword to stab the other horse's leg.

After several rounds of fighting.

The tree guards' mobility is getting weaker and weaker.

At this time, the effect of the golden oath will disappear.

Mengbai knew that the moment the skill effect disappeared, the Tree Guardian would fall into a very short period of weakness, and this might be the time to launch a counterattack. At this moment, the Tree Guardian burst out with three consecutive slashes again.

fast!
too fast!
The golden halberd swept back and forth with the force of a hurricane, and the strong wind it brought about could even cut through the weeds several feet away. This attack consumed a lot of physical strength, so the afterswing was also quite obvious.

Just at this moment.

The BUFF it brought also disappeared.

The tree guard fell into a brief period of weakness.

Although it was only a brief moment, Mengbai, who had planned ahead, seized the opportunity. She quickly stepped forward and stabbed with all her strength, hitting the armor that was cut on the chest.

Puff.

A large amount of blood spurted out.

The blade pierced the fatal spot in an execution-style manner.

The tree guard used his last bit of strength to sweep the halberd again, but Mengbai predicted it in advance and dodged it successfully. The powerful opponent finally fell down completely in reluctance.

【The enemy has been defeated! 】

A subtitle-like prompt appeared in my mind.

The tree guard's body turned into golden light and evaporated at an extremely fast speed.

The moment Mengbai defeated the tree guard in a single challenge, the adventurers watching outside cheered thunderously, all of them were fascinated by this thrilling battle.

"Mengbai boss is awesome!"

"It's so hidden!"

"Using a level one to defeat a level two, this is incredible! It's truly remarkable!"

"Uncle Wolf from Ashina has a secret technique for sparring and deflecting swords, and Big Boss Mengbai achieved this entirely through precise prediction and insight. This is truly amazing! I'm completely convinced!"

"..."

Mengbai stood guard against the fallen tree.

She also developed a deep respect for him.

Although it was just a mysterious monster, it was indeed a loyal knight who fought even at the last moment of his life. After its death, it left behind a pile of runes and a piece of loot.

Rune should be a kind of materialized soul energy.

It is the most common and important universal resource in this world. It can be used to enhance the strength of the Faded Ones and is also a currency in this world.

As for the loot?
It was a gorgeous golden shield.

[Golden Tree Shield] (Secret Realm Item), Tier 3 equipment...

This shield is definitely one of the best equipment for the Tree Guardian. It is a third-level equipment with very strong defensive power and can completely withstand the bombardment of a small missile.

Not only that.

It comes with the secret technique "Golden Return".

This is a kind of prayer magic that can eliminate the power of other prayers or magic, and can also rebound offensive skills, so it plays a very important role in actual combat.

The only drawback is that it is too bulky.

Although the shield size was proportionally optimized according to the adventurer's body after falling into the hands of the adventurer, it is still difficult for Mengbai to use it flexibly with his current physical strength.

“Finally won!”

In order to defeat this powerful enemy.

Mengbai suffered nearly twenty times!
This resulted in the exploration of the border area being much slower than that of other adventurers.

By now, two or three hundred adventurers have arrived at the Church of Erey, and some have triggered an important plot and met Melina, the mysterious girl who saved the adventurers in the Drifting Cemetery.

Melina not only gave the adventurer a spiritual horse named "Toret".

She also possesses the abilities of a witch, can replace dead witches, and enhance the strength of adventurers.

Adventurers will gain powerful mobility when they have a spirit horse, and after their strength is enhanced, the difficulty of challenging the tree guard will definitely be much lower, so in theory there is no need to fight so hard.

But Mengbai didn't regret it at all.

This feeling of victory after going through so much hardship gave her a long-lost sense of refreshment and pleasure, and the admiration, exclamations, and praise from the adventurers outside provided her with full emotional value!
It is indeed a miracle city that has quickly become popular!
The charm of this underground city is unprecedented and it is so interesting!
"..."

now.

Free city secrets.

Another cruise out to sea.

Boss Qi was fishing and relaxing on a luxury cruise ship. When he saw Mengbai through the lord's vision, he was very surprised that the wandering knight with an initial blank board could defeat the tree guard without fear of difficulties.

This girl is indeed not simple.

There are such people joining Miracle City.

The adventures in Miracle City will be even more exciting in the future!
Currently, the number of adventurers who have entered the border area has reached more than two thousand.

Because of the emergence of the extremely difficult secret realm of the Junction Land, the soul crystal income generated by the secret realm has increased a lot today. Although it has been abused madly, the mental power generated by the Junction Land is very considerable.

For example, Mengbai alone generated nearly three hundred mental powers!

The more mental power you produce, the more fun you will have playing.

This once again fully demonstrates that whether it is human adventurers or these natives, they all have some masochistic constitution. The more they are abused, the more pleasure they feel. This process can increase a lot of income for the territory.

Qi Ji pulled the rod and pulled a big fish out of the sea.

He nodded with satisfaction. Today would definitely be a day of great harvest. After all, not only was the border area in full swing, but several other secret realms had also made considerable progress and breakthroughs!

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