Chapter 126: The Strange Sacred Tree
Qing Chi commanded several resurrected snow elves to stagger to their feet, formed a small line, and poured a bottle of fire oil on them. Originally, these fire oils were intended to be made into torches by Qing Chi, but they didn't expect to come in handy. The entrance to the hive tent is small, like a pouch protruding outward, and one by one the snow elves will emerge from it. If the player accidentally alarms one of the nests, they will face the fate of being beaten by a group of level 58 snow elves. However, there's a good way to get stuck bugs, but this bug requires a special skill. The player who completed this quest in the previous life was an engineering player, and originally he just wanted to go to the dwarf ruins to explore a little engineering-related things, but he accidentally received this quest and got the ice resistance blueprint. While dealing with the snow elves, the player sneaked up and planted several bombs at the exit of the lair. When one of the snow elves is lured out, the snow elves that are successfully killed within ten seconds will have a bug, and a group of snow elves from the original nest will shake back and forth at the exit, as if they are stuck in something and can't get out. In fact, the game is set to default that it is impossible for players to kill a snow elf in ten seconds, so the refreshed data conflicts with the original setting, and these snow elves are naturally stuck in the door and cannot move. Although Qingchi does not have an engineering bomb, these suicide squads are used as bait. Qing Chi waved his hand and slowly directed a few of the resurrected snow elves who were in a sluggish state to approach their companions' lair. As they reached the door of the lair, a snow elf noticed the movement and emerged from the lair, only to see only their companions. The snow elf didn't notice anything wrong, and soon it went back. This is exactly what Qing Chi wanted, Qing Chi carefully commanded these snow elves to slowly climb into the lair, and the snow elves in the hive did not notice the abnormality of their companions at all. Qing Chi gestured to Deere. When several snow elves walked into the snow elf nest, they only heard a bang, and several explosions suddenly sounded. At this moment, Dill had already crouched down, and the flaming arrow shot directly out of his hand, and then he rolled over, and the next arrow had already shot. The double stimulation of explosion and burning caused the snow elves in the nest to be in a mess, and they wanted to escape from the burning lair quickly, however, the first snow elf closest to the self-detonation team blocked the door of the lair had already suffered the most damage and lay on the ground with a whimper. As if stuck in the corpse of the dead snow elf, the snow elves swayed back and forth but could not get out of their lair. Qing Chi poured some fire oil on the narrow nest, and then with the flaming arrows, there was a rain of arrows. The hive-like nest of snow elves is now truly pierced into a honeycomb by arrows. After confirming that none of these snow elves moved, Qing Chi withdrew his hand. In the gathering place of the snow elves, from under the snow, a tree with red leaves and white trunk grew, and in the cave where there was almost no sunlight, this tree grew so densely. What's even stranger is that the trunk of the tree is attached to dense layers of white particles, which do not look like they are secreted by the tree.
Just as Qing Chi could see his thoughts, a voice suddenly came out - "Hey! , you are really amazing, you can kill so many snow blind people by yourself. If you could lift your fingers to save my poor man, I would be grateful. Qing Chi turned around and didn't see anyone, "Hey, I'm in a cocoon in the crack of the wall!" ”
Qing Chi looked carefully, only to find that there was a large cocoon made of spider silk in the gap between the snow layer and the rocks. Qing Chi used his arm blade to cut through the layers of spider silk, and the people inside breathed a sigh of relief, and even crawled and rolled out of it. The mage named Jack seemed to be an honest and loyal young man.
"I heard that there is a magical tree here, its sap can be used to cultivate many things, just when I found here, I met these snow elves, those damn frost spiders trapped me like this, thank you for saving me, when I go out, I will definitely give you some revenge." Jack looked grateful.
Qing Chi nodded slightly. Jack began to enthusiastically introduce Qingchi to his profession. He is an apprentice mage who is passionate about alchemy, and loves to travel and adventure, and has encountered many wonderful stories.
"How perfect this sacred tree is! You see, the things attached to these trunks are the eggs of frost spiders. As long as there is this tree, it will continue to cultivate living things, what a great masterpiece! Jack stood beside the tree, his eyes showing a bit of fanaticism, and then turned his head towards Qing Chi, "Ah, young adventurer, can you use your sharp knife to help me fetch some of the tree's sap and put it in this bottle, I will take it back and study it." ”
Qing Chi took the bottle. Jack looked at Qing Chi, who was slowly spreading his arm blade and was about to peel the skin and extract the juice, a trace of yin poison flashed in his eyes. Hurry up! Hurry up and touch that tree, let your life be the best fertilizer for this tree!
Qing Chi suddenly dropped the bottle, and a sideways dodge behind Jack, and then pushed him violently. Jack couldn't help but stumble, and the moment he fell forward, he subconsciously stretched out his hand to hold the tree, and was about to turn his head viciously to teach Qing Chi a lesson, but he caught a glimpse of the sneer on the corner of Qing Chi's mouth, and then, his eyes became frightened. The sacred tree suddenly seemed to come to life, firmly sucking Jack's hands, followed by his body. Milky white sap slowly oozed from the trunk, which slowly flowed onto Jack's skin.
"No, no—" Jack cried out in horror, struggling desperately, but in vain in the end. There was more and more white juice, and slowly, Jack's body was wrapped in these sticky juices, like turning into a large dumpling, and Jack, who had become a meat filling, struggled desperately, and gradually the sound became quieter and quieter, and finally, only the swallowing and chewing sound of the tree could be heard, like a wild wolf that had been hungry for a long time.
Qing Chi calmly stood a few yards away from the tree, and said in a deep voice, "Dier, release the arrow." Immediately after, Qing Chi took a few steps back and shot a rain of arrows. The trunk of the tree that came into contact with the flames writhed, and a bewitching water snake was conjured, and the red leaves became letters from its mouth.
Qing Chi didn't become suspicious of Jack from the beginning. In fact, since being reborn, Qingchi is not a person who can trust people easily, but Jack's behavior is too suspicious. This so-called sacred tree, if it is really a sacred tree, why is it near the lair of the snow elves? The white particles attached to the trunk of the tree look like spider eggs, and why is Jack trapped in a cocoon and not killed? With his fanatical pursuit of the Sacred Tree, why did he give up the opportunity to experiment for himself, while he just watched from the sidelines? Look around the tree again, almost nothing is growing, not even weeds. Obviously, Jack's reaction when he was pushed into the tree confirmed Qingchi's suspicion, that is, this tree was a dangerous tree.