Full-Time Magister: What kind of demonic tree is this? It's clearly a sacred tree!

Chapter 39 Bewitching Spider

"Mind-based! He really broke through to the advanced level!" Mu Nujiao, who was inside the wooden cage, calmed down a bit as she thought to herself, but soon a series of thoughts flooded her mind again.

To prevent them from fighting each other, Zhang Chen and Mo Fan tied their hands and feet and then immediately went to the nearby pool.

"There doesn't seem to be anything here!" Mo Fan looked at the somewhat dark pool, which seemed to have nothing unusual. "Holy crap! What is this?!" Zhang Chen saw spiders crawling at the bottom of the pool, some of which were already crawling towards Mo Fan. Mind Control - Retreat. These spiders seemed to have no defense at all. Instead of being repelled, they all exploded on the spot, splattering little bits of green blood.

Only then did Mo Fan notice the spiders in the pool, assuming they were the culprits behind their abnormality. He immediately unleashed a powerful punch, blasting it towards the nearby pool. A water column nearly a hundred meters high erupted, and the spiders struck by the punch either exploded or were boiled alive; none survived.

The water spiders, frightened by the sight of other water spiders, fled to deeper waters. The semi-transparent water spiders gathered together and turned a large area of ​​the pool black.

Seeing them gather together, the spatial power around Zhang Chen surged, and the spatial rhythm compressed, instantly transforming the black pool into a deep green. Ah! ————

A piercingly sharp sound rang out, and the water in the depths of the pool surged, revealing a hideous black head with rows of eyes that glowed with an eerie red light, some staring at Mo Fan and others at Zhang Chen.

It was a spider's head, as big as half a room, with eyes clustered between the head and face. The face looked like a grotesque mask, twisted with all sorts of messy fleshy patterns.

Its body is much smaller in comparison, but what is most striking are its long, blade-like legs covered in dense fangs. Those are not legs at all; they are clearly eight sharp blades that can easily pierce a creature's chest.

Bewitching Spider!

As soon as it appeared, Zhang Chen unleashed five spells in a single thought without any concealment, and star maps flashed in front of him.

Mind Control · Solidify Spatial Rhythm · Time Lag Spatial Rhythm · Crack Spatial Rhythm · Compress Ghost Wood Hand · Grip Kill!

It angrily swung its forelimbs, preparing to strike Zhang Chen and Mo Fan, but found that it could not move at all. At the same time, the pressure around it caused its eight legs to curl up, and a wound appeared on its head that split its face in two. Countless giant demonic vines surged underwater, intertwining to form a giant wooden hand full of barbs that grabbed it and crushed it with the force of compression.

"Wow! Is this high-level magic?" Mo Fan looked at the green wooden hand that occupied half of the pool and said with some envy, "You should be at a high level by the time you go back. I want to see your high-level lightning and fire magic!" To be honest, Zhang Chen felt that his plant-type damage was a bit low, lacking the violence of Mo Fan's lightning and fire.

Should I find a plant seed first? It seems like a pseudo-demon seed would work, but it would be a waste since I'll be merging with the sacred tree later. I'll just have to wait and see.

"Let's go back quickly! Hopefully they haven't broken free of their bonds." Mo Fan said to Mu Ningxue with some concern. "Let's go." Zhang Chen put away the Sacred Tree that had absorbed all the flesh and blood and returned to the church. The scene there was simply unbearable to look at. Before they left, apart from Mu Nujiao and Mu Ningxue, they tied the men and women to the pillars on both sides of the church. Even though the men were tied up, they were still fighting.

They were banging their heads against each other. Except for Zhao Manyan, all the other tied-up boys had bright red blood flowing from their heads. Some even had pieces missing from their noses and mouths. No one knew what had happened.

Mu Ningxue didn't seem to have any major problems; she simply sat quietly deep inside the church.

"Cough cough," Zhang Chen coughed lightly after using up the last bit of his mind-based magic power. After the bewitching spider was killed, its bewitching effect on them had been lifted. They were just a little dazed. After his light cough, they immediately came to their senses.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! What's that in my mouth?"

"Where's my nose?!"

"Why is there a piece missing from my mouth!"

"Tingting, you look so beautiful now! ————"

"Sister Song Xia too!"

Seeing their excited expressions, Zhang Chen decided to let them calm down a bit more. He walked over to Kunzhilin and knocked on the door, saying:

"That Mu Nujiao, are you alright?"

There was no response. Zhang Chen sensed something was wrong. He pressed his ear against Kun Zhilin's ear, pounded on the wood with his fist, and asked again, "Hey! Say something from inside?"

Before he could finish speaking, Kun Zhilin vanished in specks of green light. Zhang Chen hadn't expected Kun Zhilin to disappear so suddenly. He lost his balance and fell face-first into something soft. Blushing, he quickly got up and turned his face away, saying, "Why didn't you say anything?!"

"Why did you suddenly dispel the Forest of Kun!"

Mu Nujiao was initially a little embarrassed and annoyed, but seeing Zhang Chen's quick movements and his flushed cheeks, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

I never expected Zhang Chen to have this side to him. I think I know how to deal with him now.

Zhao Manyan burst out laughing on the other side. He hadn't expected Zhang Chen to be such an innocent virgin.

Zhang Chen had no choice but to go outside for some fresh air. As night fell, Zhang Chen slowly returned from outside. He had just thought that since he had finally come out, he went to hunt a few more demons.

As soon as he entered the church, he saw a group of people laughing and chatting around a campfire. Zhang Chen wondered, "Is this what they mean by 'a friend in need is a friend indeed'?"

Upon seeing Zhang Chen, Zhao Manyan beckoned him over. Zhang Chen sat down beside him and asked in confusion, "What's going on?"

"This journey has been incredibly dangerous. First, there were the False Demon and the Lizard-Skull Giant, and now these bizarre monsters. Who knows what we'll encounter next! So they unanimously decided to go back." Zhao Manyan, relieved to finally be free from the anxiety of being here, said, "Go back? Mu Ningxue, Mo Fan, and Mu Nujiao agreed?" Zhang Chen frowned and asked, "At first, Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao disagreed, but after seeing that you had already scouted three locations, they persuaded you and finally agreed. Mo Fan, on the other hand, didn't care." Zhao Manyan said. Zhang Chen's brows furrowed even deeper: "Was it Lu Zhenghe who suggested going back?"

"Damn! How did you know?" Zhao Manyan was somewhat surprised. Zhang Chen whispered in his ear, "I feel like there's always been something wrong with him. When we encountered the Commander-level Lizardhead Giant, someone suggested leaving, and he was the first to object. Now that we've completed most of our progress, he's suggesting going back. His behavior is a bit contradictory."

Zhao Manyan thought something was off when he heard him say that, but then he realized that maybe he really thought he was just unlucky the first time, and he just admitted it the second time.

But he still said, "Are you saying he might be plotting something against us?"

"Who knows? We'll just have to be careful," Zhang Chen said.