Cana and the others all looked in the direction where Rhodes was speaking—it was a remote area of the woods, and after Hecarim left, the black fog had faded a lot, and faintly, there seemed to be only trees there.

The trees, though tall, were all withered and had few leaves, and seemed to have been dead for a long time—and there were many dead and fallen trees lying on the ground.

Who is Rhodes talking about?

Everyone was confused, only Jana mobilized the power of the wind after the black mist dissipated slightly, and silently felt something.

One of the trees...... There seems to be breathing.

"Don't hide there, I'm not lying to you - I really found you." Seeing that the tree was still motionless, Rod shook his head and sighed, "I have no malice, and I am even on the same line with you." ”

It was still quiet.

Seeing that Mao Kai was uncooperative, Rod could only walk in front of the big tree, light up a small fireball in his hand, and then prepared to press on the protruding nodule of the tree.

"Although I am not a druid, I can still do it by separating trees and tree people, you have been exposed~"

Just as Rod's hand was about to press on the nodule, the tree finally moved.

The thick trunk and crooked branches began to stretch, deform, twist, and creak - and the place where Rhodes had wanted to press suddenly opened his eyes, grew a mouth, and turned into a very human face.

"Stop—"

The muffled voice was like thunder, and the twisted dryad, which was more than twenty meters tall, finally shed its disguise.

Rod dissipated the flame in his hand and patted the treeman's broad body instead.

"Hey, Mokai - you look so strong, much stronger than I thought you would!" Rod's friendliness was beyond everyone's imagination, "Yes, yes, it seems that even in this harsh environment, you can still live well, great, great!" ”

Mokai was confused by the human's friendliness.

As a tree spirit born when he appeared on Fuguang Island, Mokai knows very well what he looks like now - if he still looks cute when he was still here on Fuguang Island, then Mokai can only be described as hideous now.

Although Mokai kept his sanity when the curse broke out, he didn't keep his appearance, the wet bark was now cracked, the dense foliage was now almost bare, and with these twisted vines and a little ghost fire, Mokai could be said to have no affinity.

As for Rhodes...... This guy isn't a friendly guy by any means!

What Rhodes did to Hecarim just now, Mao Kai saw it very clearly-although he couldn't empathize with the thousand-year-old killing Mao Kai, it was completely understandable.

This is a ruthless mage!

But now, why does this ruthless Jiahu look at Mao Kai like an "old friend"?

The reason is actually very simple, Rod has a request for Maokai.

Others don't know what Mokai is, can Rod not know?

This is the wild dryad of Fuguang Island, the one that was born with the birth of Fuguang Island, and the one that has lived here before the arrival of humans - and more importantly, the life essence that Rhodes is looking for, Mokai has drunk a lot.

Otherwise, why do you think the whole island is cursed, and why can Mauki still fight guerrilla warfare with these undead?

And Mao Kai looked at Rode, who looked like "good brothers" in front of him, and he was familiar with the same thing, and he also showed a puzzled expression.

"Are you...... How...... Found mine? ”

Facing Maokai's question, Rod smiled slightly.

"Actually, it's very simple, of all the trees on the island, only you are alive."

Mokai is still confused.

The point is, how do you know I'm still alive?! I'm not moving, okay!

"And you're disgusted with fire, you're disgusted with black fog—and most importantly, you're interfering with the direction in which the lava ravines flow."

As he spoke, Rod pointed to the lava ravine beneath Maokai's feet.

"I know exactly what you're doing - you've used your roots to interfere with the direction of the ravine, and the flames have told me everything."

"It turned out that it was my unconscious actions that exposed myself." Mao Kai nodded slightly, "Very good, I also like honest people - can you tell me why you came to Fuguang Island?" ”

"To purify this place."

"Why are you purifying this place?"

"To get the legendary essence of life." Rod took off his hood, "I'm ...... now I'm short on my life, and I need the essence of life. ”

Looking at Rod's gray hair, Mao Kai was thoughtful.

Time seems to have returned to the time when the curse had not yet come - at that time, Fuguang Island was still the magic center and civilization center of the entire Valoran, and Fuguang Island at that time always welcomed all kinds of mages, who had all kinds of requirements, and they also needed to undergo various tests in order to achieve their goals.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of years have passed.

The former Fuguang Island has become a powerful Shadow Island, and the former Blessed Land Cave Heaven has become a Netherworld Ghost Domain that everyone avoided before.

How long has it been since no one has come to Fuguang Island in search of the essence of life?

But...... It seems that the curse of Fuguang Island was also related to the life essence in the first place?

"Could it be that the curse started with the Life Essence and is about to end because of the Life Essence?"

Looking at Rod in front of him, Mao Kai felt that his thinking seemed to be a lot more active.

Maybe it won't be long before Fukumitsu Island will regain its former vitality?

But the pervasive erosion of negative energy around him reminded Mao Kai once again that things are not so simple.

Hecarim is not dead, there are many more powerful beings on the island, and the curse has not been dispelled, this mage's quest ...... There is still a long way to go.

However, Mao Kai is willing to help.

After all, this is the home of Maukai.

"Sit down." Maokai stretched out his big hand towards Rod, "I'll take you on the road, so you can hurry." ”

Rod walked up directly, and several other people followed Rod to climb onto Maokai's huge palm, which was nearly five meters long.

As for the undead summoned by Yorick...... With no place for them in the palm of their hand, these undead could only clutch to Maokai's thighs.

"Sit tight!"

The next moment, Mao Kai raised his hand above his head, stepped directly away from his legs, and walked quickly towards the center of the island - don't look at this guy who seems to be slow, but in fact, Mao Kai's steps are very large, one step is worth Rod's ten steps, so the speed is much faster than Rod's hurry.

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Gastrointestinal cold, vomiting and diarrhea, continuous low-grade fever, and exhaustion of manuscripts.

The author has eaten several porridges in a row, and is now on the verge of despair.