Chapter 6 – Falling into the River
The speed of the Tree Demon was limited, it was a good time for Zuo Chen and them to escape, and after turning left and again, they successfully got rid of the Tree Demon, although they did not say that they successfully escaped, but at least they saw the hope of escape.
Unfortunately, the Dryad won't let them go, as their actions have already angered the Dryad, and it will chase them until they completely escape the Dryad's induction circle.
In this way, they kept running away from the tree demon and kept chasing, so that the tree demon was constantly approaching, the sound was constant, and they saw that the tree demon was about to catch up, and they heard the sound of the raging river nearby, which was hope, the hope of survival.
"You go first, I'll break off! Believe me, I believe in you!"
Zuo Chen took a deep breath and said to the fat man and the thin man.
The two of them are not hypocritical people, neither time nor physical strength can be consumed, as Zuo Chen said, they believe that Zuo Chen can escape, and they do need time to think about how to cross the river, the two nodded and silently accelerated without saying a word.
Zuo Chen didn't stop and delayed, he wanted to keep his physical strength and try to increase the distance between him and the tree demon. While running, he thinks about countermeasures, and he is bound to lose the battle with the Tree Demon, because he can't exert his full strength unless he breaks the shadow in his heart.
But maybe it's a good opportunity, a chance to shed the shadows of the past. The sound of the river was getting louder and louder, indicating that he was already close to the river, maybe he could see it just a few steps away, no, now the shadow could be seen about ten meters away from the river.
The Tree Demon had already caught up with Zuo Chen, and the nearby trees had become sparse, and it had gotten rid of the speed limit, and now the distance was enough to attack him.
There was a sound of exploding air from behind, it was an attack launched by the tree demon, and a tentacle approached Zuo Chen at a rapid speed, and in the blink of an eye, it came to his back.
Roll to the right to avoid this attack, try to stabilize your body, leave a small pit on the ground, keep the distance from the river at about ten meters, give the fat man and the thin man a safe distance, and also give yourself a safe distance, if you can't delay the time Ten meters distance is only a few seconds, the key is whether the tree demon gives him a chance.
The five tentacles launched volleys one after another, which not only attacked quickly, but also very rhythmically and powerfully, making Zuo Chen embarrassed and could only keep dodging, plus the other two tentacles that predicted Zuo Chen's position were used to block Zuo Chen's direction and prevent him from approaching the river.
The situation was stalemate for a short period of time, as long as Zuo Chen didn't dodge the mistake and was drawn by the tentacles, or the Tree Demon's physical strength had not recovered enough to be able to use a few tentacles.
This is clearly waiting for time, the tree demon and other physical strength to recover, Zuo Chen and other fat and thin people can find a way to cross the river, of course, if there is really no way to jump into the river, it is also a good choice, as long as there are no fierce beasts in the river and can survive in the raging river.
Two minutes have passed, and Zuo Chen estimates that the Tree Demon has almost recovered, and now there is no action, it may be that it is going to sneak attack.
"Zuo Chen, run over with all your strength and cross the river on a swing~" There was a fat man's roar in the distance, thinking that he had found a way to cross the river, and the two of them should have passed.
Silently counting 321 in his heart, Zuo Chen used both hands to block the short sword on his chest to protect his arm, and at the same time, he used his feet to make the tentacles draw on the short sword, and with the power of the tree demon, he flew out three meters away, making an opportunity to escape, Zuo Chen got up and ran, and the tree demon reacted quickly, and directly burst out and rushed over with all his strength.
At this time, the fat man and the thin man were waiting for Zuo Chen to come over on the other side of the river, the river was about ten meters wide, the river was bottomless, the water was turbulent, and if you fell into it, it could be said that you would die for a lifetime.
At that time, the fat man and the thin man were anxious to find a way to cross the river, and when they saw vines in the trees around them, they collected some and tried them to feel quite strong, and the thin man climbed up the tree and tied a section of the vine to the branch that was closest to the river and sturdy, and wanted to swing it over.
Time waits for no one, so this is the only option, the thin man goes up first, grabs the vine and sprints for a distance, relying on inertia to land safely on the other side of the river, and then the fat man, probably because of his weight, slows down when the vine is about to swing to the river.
Seeing this, the thin man hurriedly shouted, "Jump down!"
The fat man is also a decisive person now, and as soon as the thin man finished speaking, he let go of the vines, and finally was pulled by the thin man to get ashore dangerously and dangerously, without pausing at all, and howled directly at the other side of the river to remind Zuo Chen that he could leave.
There is a reason for the tree demon attacking from behind, Zuo Chen can't run in a straight line, so his speed is much slower, but fortunately, it's not far from the river, and after the speed slows down, he can also observe the situation by the river.
Seeing that there were vines on the branches of the trees by the river, combined with what the fat man said, Zuo Chen instantly understood, so that there was no need to save physical strength, and the inertia after a short sprint was enough for him to cross the river.
As soon as there were signs of acceleration on Zuo Chen's side, the tree demon launched an attack, but fortunately he reacted quickly and avoided it, otherwise he would have finished the game directly.
Zuo Chen, who was running at a fast speed, had already grabbed the vine and was ready to swing out in a few seconds, and at the same time, the tree demon also came behind Zuo Chen, and it saw Zuo Chen and the fat man and thin man opposite, revealing a greedy look.
One of the weaknesses of the tree demon is that it is afraid of water, because it is afraid of water and does not dare to cross the river, so as long as it crosses the river, it is basically safe, but now seeing Zuo Chen's approach, it feels that it can follow suit and swing out to catch the two prey on the opposite side, and it can also overcome its own weakness.
So, in the middle of running, he stretched out his tentacles and tied them to the branch where Zuochen's vine was, and swung out at the same time as the tentacles contracted by the river, because the weight of its speed exceeded Zuochen's, but also because of the weight, the branch couldn't bear it at all, and broke directly out of the trunk.
"Click~"
"Puff"
At this time, Zuo Chen and the Tree Demon had already swung to the center of the river, and the broken branches caused them to fall directly into the river, and the river was not flooded, but fortunately, the Tree Demon entered the river before Zuo Chen, and Zuo Chen also fell and stuck on the green leaves of the Tree Demon, mitigating the damage and flowing downstream along the river.
"Xiaochen~" Zuo Chen fell into the river, the fat man and the thin man shouted in panic, and thought about how to save Zuo Chen.
The two of them chased downstream, looking around for tools they could use, and the thin man's eyes flashed and separated from the fat man, holding a vine that was thicker than before in his hand after meeting with the fat man.
Although there was a tree demon in the river to help Zuo Chen bear most of the damage, but his petite body was still hit hard, the river water was icy to the bone, he could feel his body numb, and gradually lost consciousness, at this moment, he heard a shout, it was a fat man and a thin man, Zuo Chen's consciousness was a little blurred but still sober.
"Hurry up and grab the vine~" Zuo Chen's ears heard the faint cry of the thin man.
What vines? Zuo Chen looked around with confusion but difficulty, and found that there was a thick vine beside him, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the vine with difficulty, but it fell off due to the struggle of the tree demon.
When he tried to strike again, he sank to the bottom of the water with the Dryad in his final struggle and disappeared.