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Chapter 240 Let's go, you lead the way, I'll handle the killing!! (2 words, update 25)

Fang Qingyu's heart sank suddenly.

"Just an hour ago! A massive spatial anomaly suddenly erupted at the former site of the industrial park in the eastern suburbs of Qingjian City! A super-large tree-like spirit lair instantly formed! Covering an area of ​​over five square kilometers! At least three second-tier spirits are stationed inside! The entire lair is now sealed off by a super-large force field! Grandmaster Chen, Grandmaster Su, and the other three Grandmasters who came to reinforce are all trapped inside! Communication is intermittent! The situation is unclear! It has been confirmed that a large number of spirits are impacting the force field's defenses!"

Zhou Zhenguo's voice carried a desperate urgency: "Captain Fang! I know you just came down! But... the situation at Qingjian is too critical! The force field is sealed off, people outside can't get in, and the situation inside is dire! Besides you, I really can't think of any other force that can break through and rush in the fastest! Is it possible to... provide support?!"

A massive force field in the Tree-like Ghost Nest. Five Grandmasters fall into it?

Every word struck Fang Qingyu's heart like a heavy hammer.

"We'll leave immediately!"

Fang Qingyu's voice was as cold as iron, without any hesitation.

"Thank you! Thank you so much, Captain Fang!" Zhou Zhenguo's voice was filled with the excitement of surviving a disaster. "I'll immediately send the coordinates of the force field entrance and the intelligence we have so far to your terminal! Be careful on the road!"

Communication hang up.

Fang Qingyu suddenly looked up, his molten gold eyes sweeping over the four people beside him: "Qingjian City, let's go."

Concise yet carrying immense weight.

"Go!" Lu Jiuyuan gripped the hilt of his sword tightly in an instant.

For the first time, a clear seriousness appeared on Wei Banmeng's usually cold face, and she nodded vigorously.

No nonsense.

Fang Qingyu glanced around, then opened the door of a military off-road vehicle next to him that had just been turned off and whose key was still in the lock, and jumped into the driver's seat.

"boarding!"

The engine roared and howled like an enraged beast!

Chu Kuanglan, Lu Jiuyuan, and Wei Banmeng quickly opened the back door and squeezed in.

Jiang Wei, with her small figure, nimbly opened the passenger door and sat down; her short legs couldn't even reach the ground.

Om-!
The tires screeched as they rubbed against the muddy ground, kicking up large clouds of mud!

Like unleashed black beasts, the off-road vehicles burst out of the rest area in an instant, brutally tearing through the chaotic flow of vehicles and people in the camp, heading north, towards Qingjian City!

It sped away!

……

The former site of the industrial park in the eastern suburbs of Qingjian City.

The area within the force field has been completely transformed.

A massive, translucent force field barrier, resembling an inverted gray bowl, completely enveloped an area spanning several kilometers.

Beyond the barrier lies a bustling city nightscape and well-maintained highways.

You can still see the outline of the city.

Inside the barrier lies a completely different world!
Thick, frenzied vines, displaying an eerie dark green and dark brown hue, coiled around the steel and concrete factory like giant pythons, crushing its framework. Countless twisted and bizarre trees rose from the ground, their bark resembling writhing rotting flesh, their branches twisted like ghostly claws, greedily devouring all traces of human creation.

The air was as thick as a swamp, filled with the heavy smell of decaying plants and a nauseatingly sweet, fishy odor.

The light was fragmented by the dense, strange canopy of trees, casting mottled, flickering, and eerie shadows on the ground.

Beneath our feet was a thick "ground" covered with slippery moss and decaying leaves.

It feels soft and squishy underfoot, making a heart-stopping "plop" sound.

This is a hell for plants, a graveyard of steel jungles completely covered by twisted life.

"Damn it, this place has changed so much I almost don't know the way anymore!"

Qin Hui stepped onto the slippery humus layer, his feet sinking deep into the ground. He swung his specially made battle blade, the blade wrapped with condensed blood energy, and with a hiss, he severed a dark green vine that had silently coiled towards him like a venomous snake.

Dark green, viscous liquid spurted from the broken surface, emitting a pungent, fishy stench.

He wiped the sticky liquid from his face, panting heavily, and warily scanned the strange trees swaying around him like ghosts, cursing under his breath.

His combat uniform was already torn to shreds by thorns and covered in filth.

"Brother Qin, we're about two kilometers away from where Team Leader Lin and the others last sent the signal!"

Lu Chen followed closely behind Qin Hui, his voice tinged with nervousness, and a fresh scratch on his face was oozing blood.

"Be careful! In this godforsaken place, the trees are all alive!"

Old Joe walked on the left side of the group. He was a burly man, but at this moment he was as light as a cat. The two short daggers in his hands, which gleamed with a cold light, were like the tongues of venomous snakes, silently cutting through the air and crushing a few withered leaves that had quietly fallen.

Behind Qi Hao, his muscular arms were covered with a faint yellowish-brown halo.

Like two solid shields, they guard against what lies behind them.

He said in a deep voice, "Everyone, stay alert! Don't let things slip by unexpectedly! Team Leader Lin is making quite a fuss; he's definitely getting bogged down!"

The four-person team was like a lone boat struggling through a thick, dark green swamp, their nerves stretched to the limit.

suddenly!

Rumble——! ! !
A series of extremely deep and muffled explosions suddenly came from hundreds of meters ahead!
Then came blinding flames and violent energy shockwaves. Even through the twisted trees and vines, one could feel the overwhelming power!
Qin Hui's eyes lit up, and his face instantly lit up with wild joy. "Quick! Rush over to provide support!"

"Roar--!!!"

However, before he could finish speaking!
A sudden change occurred!

The thick, slippery layer of humus and the tangled vines beneath their feet seemed to come alive instantly!

puff! puff! puff! puff!
Four muffled thuds that sent chills down your spine!
Four thick "roots" covered with dark brown bark and split at the top like man-eating flowers, covered with sharp teeth, suddenly burst out from under the humus layer like venomous pythons that have been lurking for a long time!

With a piercing shriek that tore through the air and a strong, pungent stench, it viciously attacked the vital points of Qin Hui, Qi Hao, Lao Qiao, and Lü Chen's chests!

Lightning fast! Sharp and ruthless angles!
"Be careful!!!"

Qin Hui's pupils shrank sharply. As he roared a warning, his body instinctively retreated, his battle blade slashing fiercely horizontally. The blade, imbued with condensed blood and qi, cleaved fiercely at the ferocious "roots" that were biting at him!
clang! ! !
A piercing clang of metal against metal!
The roots covering the bark were as hard as iron.

Qin Hui slashed with all his might, leaving only a deep gash on the surface, with dark green sap spurting out! The roots were shaken apart by the immense force, but the recoil also made Qin Hui's arm numb and his blood surge!

"Drink!"

Qi Hao roared, crossing his arms to protect his chest, and the earthen-yellow halo instantly solidified!

boom!
The immense force struck his crossed arms with a dull thud.

Qi Hao's burly body was knocked backward several steps, his arms were in excruciating pain, and the halo around him flickered!

Old Joe's movements were the most unpredictable. He slid sideways like a ghost, narrowly avoiding the bite. His two short daggers, like venomous snakes emerging from their holes, instantly left more than a dozen deep, bone-revealing wounds on the root! Dark green sap gushed out!

Only Lü Chen!

He was the weakest of the four, and his reaction was also a beat slower!
The hideous, man-eating flower roots, carrying a foul stench, were upon him in an instant! Sharp teeth were almost touching his eyeballs!

The shadow of death loomed over them in an instant!
"Old Lu!!!"

Qi Hao's eyes were bloodshot!

He was closest to Lü Chen, and without thinking, his blood and energy erupted, and he charged at Lü Chen, who was standing there dumbfounded, like a bull!
boom!
Lu Chen was thrown to the side by the enormous force, rolling awkwardly into a pile of slippery vines, narrowly avoiding a fatal bite!
however!
Qi Hao himself, however, completely lost his balance and defensive stance due to the full force of the collision with Lü Chen!
Even worse!
Just as he shoved Lü Chen aside!
Boom——! ! !
Above!

A massive tree branch, half a meter in diameter and covered with rough burls, resembling a battering ram, swept down from the canopy of a nearby twisted giant tree with terrifying force and a piercing sound, like a collapsing pillar.

Target!

It was Qi Hao, who had opened the gate wide below to save people.

The shadow instantly enveloped Qi Hao.

Along the path swept by the giant branch, the ruins of several abandoned factory buildings, already wrapped in vines and teetering on the verge of collapse, were easily smashed like building blocks.

Concrete blocks and broken steel bars poured down like a torrential rain!

"Rat—!!!"

Lu Chen, who had just gotten up from the ground, saw this scene and let out a heart-wrenching scream!

Qin Hui and Lao Qiao also turned pale instantly.

too fast!
too suddenly!

Qi Hao had just unleashed his power to knock Lü Chen away, but his old strength was gone and new strength had not yet been generated. His body was still staggering, and he had no time to dodge or block! He was about to be completely engulfed by the terrifying giant branch and the collapsing ruins of the building!

"Open it for me!!!"

In his desperate situation, Qi Hao's eyes instantly became bloodshot, and he let out a wild roar like a beast.

Abandoning all thoughts of dodging, his feet were firmly planted on the slippery ground as if rooted to the spot. His bulging muscles instantly stretched to their limit, and the earthy yellow aura of his blood and qi was more intense than ever before!
His arm muscles bulged like a coiled dragon, his fists were clenched, and with an indomitable determination, he fiercely charged upwards against the giant branch and collapsing ruins crushing down from above!

Even if I die, I'll still break off a few pieces of your bark!
Just as Qi Hao's fists were about to collide with that destructive shadow...

"Sizzle—!!!" A blindingly bright purple-blue lightning bolt, like a spear of judgment tearing through the night, appeared without warning from the shadow of a twisted tree canopy above and to the side.

With a terrifying speed that surpasses visual capture.

The last come first.

It cleaved down with a fierce blow.

Boom——! ! !
The lightning struck the middle of the massive branch that was sweeping down with perfect precision.

A blinding flash of lightning exploded instantly.

The raging lightning power, like countless angry electric snakes, frantically coiled and tore at the hard burl and wood.

CRACK——!!!
A series of teeth-grinding cracking sounds rang out.

The enormous tree branch, powerful enough to smash through a factory, was blasted in half like fragile rotten wood under the violent thunderbolt! The massive broken branch, burning with purple and blue electric sparks, crashed into the vines beside it with a shrill whistle, stirring up a cloud of decaying leaves and dust!

The concrete blocks and steel bars that collapsed and poured down from above, like small mountains, were also scattered and flew everywhere by the terrifying shock wave of the thunderous explosion!
Like a torrential downpour of gravel, it pelted and pounded all over Qi Hao.

Smoke and dust filled the air, and lightning flashed.

Qi Hao remained frozen in place, his fists raised to the sky, ready to meet the attack head-on.

His bloodshot eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the wrecked ground cleared by the lightning, then abruptly turned his head to look in the direction from which the lightning had come.

Amidst smoke and distorted tree shadows.

Two figures, one tall and one short, stood there quietly.

The taller one had a straight posture, his bare upper body wrapped in blood-soaked bandages, and his bronze skin gleamed with a metallic sheen under the flickering electric light. His molten gold eyes looked over calmly, and there seemed to be a faint smile on his lips.

The smaller one was wearing a clean little dress, her face expressionless, her clear big eyes blinked, and her little mouth moved slightly, as if she was chewing candy.

"Qingqingzi?!!"

Qi Hao's voice changed due to extreme shock and ecstasy.

Like a broken gong, it stood out starkly against the backdrop of the deafening battlefield sounds.

"Rat?" Fang Qingyu, holding Jiang Wei's hand, stepped out of the dust and smoke. His gaze swept over the disheveled Qi Hao, then looked at Lü Chen, who had just struggled to his feet from the pile of vines and was covered in dust, as well as Qin Hui and Lao Qiao, who were beaming with joy. The corners of his mouth widened, with a hint of mockery. "What? Stunned?"

He paused, his gaze sweeping over Qi Hao's imposing body, still in a "heroic sacrifice" pose, and added in a serious tone:
"But I'm not into men."

"Hold!!!"

Qi Hao instantly snapped out of his petrified state, his face flushed red. He slammed his fist into his chest with a dull thud, and stammered excitedly, "You fucking came back just in time! Half a second later, and I'd be having a close encounter with these rotten logs!"

"Aoko!"

Qin Hui and Lao Qiao also rushed over excitedly.

"I knew it! I knew you'd definitely come back!" Qin Hui patted Fang Qingyu's uninjured shoulder hard, his voice excited.

"Stop talking nonsense."

Fang Qingyu interrupted him with a smile, his gaze sweeping over the eerie jungle completely covered by twisted trees and vines. "Tell me what's going on. What's this godforsaken place? Where's Captain Lin?"

When the topic turned to business, Qin Hui's excitement was quickly replaced by seriousness, and he began to speak rapidly:
"A colossal tree-like ghoul's lair! It's terrifyingly large, swallowing up the entire former site of the East Suburb Industrial Park! The force field suddenly appeared the night before last, completely sealing off this area. What's most dangerous is that there's more than one Tier 2 ghoul inside!"

He pointed in the direction from which the giant branch had swept, then pointed further away to two other areas shrouded in even denser, more eerie dark green canopies: "See those? Those three most sinister places, with the strangest and densest trees! Each area is inhabited by a second-tier tree spirit! I don't know their exact form, but they're definitely not to be trifled with!"

"Grandmaster Chen, Grandmaster Su, and the three Grandmasters who came as reinforcements have all been entangled by a second-tier beast since they entered, and they can't break free at all! Communication is also intermittent, and the situation is very bad!"

"As for Team Leader Lin," Qin Hui paused, "he came in earlier than us and led Sister Duan Ling and the others to put out fires and clear out the ghosts that kept emerging from the tree roots and vines, giving us, the later support teams, time to regroup and catch our breath."

“We just received his signal; he’s about two kilometers ahead.”

"The most disgusting thing about the entire nest right now isn't those three second-tier beasts, but this godforsaken place itself!"

Old Joe chimed in, his face grim, "These trees, these vines, even the rotten leaves on the ground, they're all fucking alive! They're constantly 'breeding' new ghouls! We can't kill them all! We're like fish trapped in a swamp, being consumed bit by bit by these endless things."

Fang Qingyu listened quietly, his molten gold eyes sweeping over the completely distorted jungle.

A bizarre canopy that blots out the sky, wriggling vines, and a slippery layer of humus beneath your feet.
The entire space resembled a giant, living stomach, slowly and steadily digesting all the living beings trapped within it.

Fang Qingyu nodded slightly, his gaze finally settling on the huge broken branch that he had struck with lightning, which was still burning with purple and blue electric flames.

Then he turned and left.

The voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable power.

"Let's go."

"You lead the way, I'll kill them."

As soon as Fang Qingyu finished speaking, he strode forward.

He didn't deliberately unleash his aura, but the accumulated pressure from the blood and fire of Black Pine Pass, and the terrifying strength from slaying a peak second-tier cultivator, along with the fact that he had just raised his hand and shattered a giant branch of a second-tier tree demon with a single bolt of lightning, was still palpable.

Like an invisible aura, it instantly invigorated Qin Hui and his companions, as if they had found their backbone.

Qin Hui nodded vigorously, wiping the grime from his face. His eyes instantly turned fierce, and he brandished his battle sword: "This way! Stay close to me!"

Without another word, his burly body burst forth with the speed of a microscopic realm, violently smashing aside several restless vines in front of him, and stepping on the slippery humus layer to clear the way.

Qi Hao, Lao Qiao, and Lü Chen followed closely behind, and the four of them formed a battle formation once again.

But this time, their spines were straight, and their eyes no longer held the previous solemnity and repression, but only a fierce and savage aura that had been suppressed for a long time was burning fiercely!

Fang Qingyu took Jiang Wei's small hand and followed.

Step out.

hum!
An invisible, cold, and oppressive aura emanated from him, spreading out like ripples on water.

Wherever it passed, the vines that had been lurking in the shadows like venomous snakes, the roots that had quietly emerged from beneath the humus layer with tiny mouthparts splitting at their tips, and the "tree eyes" that had slowly opened on the twisted tree trunks, shimmering with an eerie green light, were all gone.
It felt as if it were frozen by an invisible cold current!

Their movements froze instantly, and they flinched.
Several vines closest to Fang Qingyu even curled back as if scalded, emitting a faint hissing sound like the mournful cry of insects.

Qin Hui and the other three felt a sudden lightness all over their bodies!
The omnipresent, chilling sense of being watched and the viscous pressure emanating from the entire Twisted Jungle melted away as quickly as ice and snow meeting the sun!
"Damn! That felt so good!"

Qi Hao sensed this change and couldn't help but let out a low roar. His sword swing became more ferocious, as if he were venting his anger, and he chopped a thick vine blocking his way, causing its juice to splatter everywhere.

The group suddenly increased their pace.

However, the dangers of this jungle, which has been completely corrupted by the power of the tree spirits, are far greater than imagined.

We had just passed a ruined factory covered by a huge, dark green fungal carpet.

"Puff puff!"

The seemingly calm, thick layer of humus in front of us suddenly exploded!

Three dark green, humanoid objects, formed from countless tiny roots and slippery moss, resembling mud monsters, suddenly lunged out!

They had no facial features, only wriggling, slimy torsos and tentacles that barely mimicked human arms. They reeked of a strong stench and silently pounced on Qin Hui, who was clearing the way, and Old Joe on the flank!

Extremely fast speed, unpredictable movements!
"careful!"

Qin Hui's pupils contracted, and his battle blade, imbued with condensed blood energy, slashed out fiercely!

The blade slashed into the body of one of the "mud monsters," producing a dull "plop" sound, and a spray of dark green, viscous liquid erupted.

But the monster was only cleaved open with a deep gash, not severed. Its writhing speed did not decrease at all, and several tentacles lashed at Qin Hui's face like whips!

Old Joe was in even greater danger. His two short daggers instantly transformed into a flash of cold light, shredding several tentacles that were pulling out. However, the main body of the mud monster suddenly expanded, like a bag covering his head, trying to completely engulf and devour Old Joe!

In the blink of an eye!
laugh!laugh!laugh!
Three extremely refined dark red beams of light, like red-hot steel needles, pierced through the air in an instant.

It hit the core of the three lumps of mud monsters with perfect accuracy.

puff!puff!puff!
Three soft popping sounds rang out.

The three ferocious clumps of mud monsters that rushed towards them froze in place, like punctured balloons.

The spot at the core where the dark red beam struck first appeared as a small, charred hole, from which dark red flames burst forth like maggots clinging to a bone, spreading throughout the entire body in the blink of an eye.

"hiss--!!!"

A piercing, inhuman scream emanated from the three burning flames, carrying the agony of a soul being scorched.

In the blink of an eye, the three lumps of mud monsters were completely reduced to three small piles of charred ashes falling in the fiercely burning dark red flames!
The whole process was swift, accurate, and ruthless.

Fang Qingyu didn't even pause for a moment; he simply held Jiang Wei's hand and calmly walked past the three piles of ashes that were still warm.

Qin Hui and Lao Qiao stared at the monster that had been instantly incinerated, then looked back at the small figure beside Fang Qingyu who seemed to have casually tossed a few matches aside and was sucking on a lollipop. A chill mixed with indescribable shock shot straight to the top of their heads.

"Damn, Sister Jiang is still so fierce."

Qi Hao shrank his neck and muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)