Chapter 60: The Bomb Tree
More than 3,000 of them tried to make a roundabout way out of the forest, but they did not get out for a long time.
"We may be lost!" Tianxuan said to everyone.
So, the crowd stopped and began to look around the terrain.
It's also normal to talk about getting lost. Tianxuan looked up and found that the Heidan area only relied on the rocks above for reflection, as if walking under the moon, and it was difficult to see the road ahead. It's no wonder that you don't get lost walking in the forest in this state.
They were currently in a clearing, covered with dense trees except for the road in which they had entered.
With his support, Tianxuan walked to the side of the tree and found that the tree in front of him was very peculiar: it was very stout, with a trunk circumference of up to 1 meter, a single crown about 5 meters high, and plume-like leaves that were 2 meters long. Each tree bears only two fruits in front and back, and grows directly on the trunk, and is smooth and round in shape, green in color, and similar in size to a ripe pomelo tree.
"What kind of tree is this, do you know?" Tianxuan asked the berserkers beside him.
"I don't know, I haven't seen it!"
So, Tianxuan took out the Pokémon Illustrated Book and scanned the tree in front of him.
While he was scanning, someone began to pick the fruit from the tree.
"It's a hard fruit! I don't know if it's good or not! As he spoke, he shook the fruit, and soon the trunk of the tree could not bear the weight of the fruit due to gravity, and the fruit fell to the ground.
Originally, there was nothing unusual for the fruit to fall to the ground, but after the fruit fell to the ground, I heard a "bang" sound of the fruit exploding, and the sharp "peel fragments" flew in all directions, hitting the person like a miniature grenade exploding. In this way, a dozen wounded appeared.
"Don't move, everyone is touching anything!" Tianxuan shouted loudly.
Hearing Tianxuan's shouts, everyone hurriedly moved away from the trees and dragged the wounded to an open field for first aid.
After everyone was settled, Tianxuan hurriedly looked through the introduction of this tree:
The bomb tree, which is 3 to 6 meters high, blooms abundantly in summer and a small number in autumn, with calyx flame buds and light green flowers. The fruit is very hard, much harder than a coconut, hence the name "bomb fruit". The fruit of this tree is the size of a grapefruit, and the skin is hard and green. Whenever the fruit is ripe, it will automatically burst open, and sharp "fragments" will fly in all directions, like a small grenade, and the lethality is very powerful. Some shell fragments can even fly more than 20 meters. Dead bird carcasses are often found nearby after an explosion. Because the tree is so dangerous, people are afraid to locate their houses near it, and pedestrians are afraid to approach it.
"Oh! I see, ladies and gentlemen, this tree is a bomb tree, and the fruit that bears it cracks and the skin flies in all directions like the power of a bomb. Tianxuan said to everyone.
"Order!" The crowd replied.
Next, Tianxuan continued to look through the introduction, which explained that the sap secreted by this tree can be used directly as fuel, and this tree is very thick, with a trunk circumference of up to 1 meter. When you just drill some small holes in the tree, you can collect 15~20 liters of sap from each tree. The sap was analyzed to contain a large amount of hydrocarbon compounds. If someone approached the trees with torches, the tree would literally become a bomb.
Seeing this, Tianxuan's eyes widened and he muttered to himself: "It turns out that this is the reason why the bomb tree got its name!" ”
Then, Tianxuan hurriedly wanted to tell the berserkers to use their props carefully, lest Sparks and Bright Light detonate the bomb tree. But it was already late, and at some point, the smell of gasoline was already in the air, and Tianxuan hurriedly followed it, only to see that many trees around him had cracks, and the sap was slowly flowing down the trunk.
Tianxuan immediately felt the seriousness of the situation, and hurriedly ordered everyone to retreat along the same path.
"Ahh Yes! Just as Tianxuan and the others returned to the entrance to enter the clearing, several berserkers who were walking in front screamed and fell to the ground one after another.
Tianxuan looked at it, and a large group of trench ronins suddenly appeared in front of him, and these pirates were originally ambushing them at the entrance.
Now, there is a strong enemy in front and an explosion in the back, Tianxuan ordered everyone to fight forward, trying to fight their way out. Even though the berserker was extremely brave, time waited for no one, and in the process of fighting between the two sides, the bomb tree behind Tianxuan detonated. In an instant, the flames soared into the sky, and with the sound of fire and explosions, a large part of the berserker fell to the ground.
Looking at the tragic situation in front of him, Tianxuan was shocked and realized that there was only one way to die if he continued to fight. So, at this critical moment, Tianxuan ordered the troops to rush directly into the bomb bushes.
"Didn't we die when we went into the bomb tree?" Objections were raised.
"Yes, but if we don't escape, we will definitely be annihilated by this group of pirates. We've been ambushed by them, and they're digging a pit waiting for us to jump! Tianxuan explained.
"I'm sorry. I understand! The skeptic replied.
Then, the rest of the berserkers fled into the forest with Tianxuan. After entering the forest, the trench ronin hiding inside suddenly disappeared under the light of the fire, and was easily slashed to the ground one by one by the swarming berserkers.
After solving these ambushes, Tianxuan led the remaining berserkers to jump through the woods for an unknown amount of time, and finally found a light.
"There's a light ahead, I don't know if there's an ambush!" Tianxuan said to everyone.
"I'll scout!" As he spoke, a thin man with a sturdy body volunteered to check it out!
A few minutes passed. The thin man came back and reported: "There is no enemy ambush, just some strange plants." ”
"Strange plants?" Tianxuan asked with a frown.
"Yes, the light we see is from that plant!" The thin man replied.
"So that's what happened, everyone be careful ahead, move slowly, and we won't be too late to get closer after I study the glowing plant first." Tianxuan said to everyone.
"Order!" Everyone replied in unison.
Therefore, Tianxuan divided his troops into small groups of three to four, with a distance of no more than 1 meter from each other, and searched through the bushes to avoid being ambushed and unable to deal with them.
After half an hour of careful walking, Tianxuan and everyone finally came to the place where the light was shining.
"Oh! It turned out to be this thing glowing! With that, Tianxuan took out the Pokémon Illustrated Book again and scanned the plant in front of him.
After a few seconds, the holographic projection reveals a detailed description of the object.
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