21. Field warfare
All three squads quickly assembled to the place where the battle took place, but the battle did not last.
Xiahou Wu saw everyone, he pointed to a large broken branch on the ground, "The old tree demon was attacked by me and cut off a tree trunk, and he fled in panic. ”
"That old dryad is so cautious!" the old knife man sighed, and he picked up the broken trunk and struck it with a bang.
Li Muyi can't help it, this tree demon has always been careful, and it is famous.
After tossing all night, everyone was tired, and after returning to their accommodation, they found a place and fell asleep.
It turned out that Ning Caichen was attracted by Nie Xiaoqian's piano sound, and Ning Caichen, who lived in the water, fell in love with Nie Xiaoqian at first sight, and Nie Xiaoqian also had a good impression of Ning Caichen.
When the two were chatting, the tree demon appeared, Nie Xiaoqian fled with Ning Caichen, and Xiahou Wu ambushed the tree demon on the way.
Originally, the tree demon was about to catch Ning Caichen, but Xiahou Wu cut off a trunk with a sword, making the tree demon retreat directly in shock.
To Li Muyi's great surprise, Yan Chixia never appeared.
Although Li Muyi had some speculations in his heart, they were not confirmed.
"Team 380 is still three days away!"
Li Muyi's ultimate task this time is to stop the 380 team from killing the Dryad, and there are many ways to stop them, such as severely damaging the 380 squad so that they lose the ability to kill the Dryad, or letting the Dryad hide, and the 380 Squad will not be able to complete the task if they can't find the Dryad.
But Li Muyi chose the most difficult method, which was to kill the tree demon himself. If this method succeeds, it will be the safest way and the one with the highest reward.
Comparatively speaking, other approaches are somewhat opportunistic. And this is obviously not the result that the system wants.
At the same time, this method is also the most difficult and dangerous.
The reason why Li Muyi chose to start a few days in advance and speed up the progress of the plot as much as possible is to leave a way back for himself.
If he really couldn't kill the dryad even with the last bit of strength, then he had to choose another way. If he did get to that point, he still had some time to prepare.
Speaking of the Dryad, after he was injured by Xiahou Wu, he returned to his lair and found that he had lost many female ghosts that night, but he had not collected much food.
Except for the two men brought back by Xiaoqing, there was nothing!
After the rage, the dryad began to recover from his injuries, but there was not enough yang energy, and the two men were not even enough for him to recover from his injuries.
But the dryad didn't dare to let out his female ghosts to look for the living, after all, the remaining dozen female ghosts were already his current team.
"When Brother Montenegro comes, I will definitely suck you dry and clean!"
Although the dryad was a little worried, he had no intention of retreating.
This Lanruo Temple is a treasure land, and there are things that the dryad is nostalgic for. Moreover, the main body of the dryad moves slowly, and it is not easy to travel long distances.
And the old demon of Montenegro will come soon, which is also his biggest reliance.
Early the next morning, Li Muyi led everyone to cut down all the trees around Lanruo Temple, and cleared all the vines and shrubs.
The mass grave behind Lanruo Temple is the focus of care, and the body of the tree demon is the big locust tree, but the tree demon looked at the actions of Li Muyi and the others, but there was no reaction.
The Dryad belongs to the Yin Thing, and his strength will be limited during the day, so when he knows that there is a master like Xiahou Wu, he will definitely not make a move easily.
Seeing that the tree demon did not react, Li Muyi immediately commanded everyone to gather the trees into several large piles, and then set them on fire.
When the dryad saw this scene, he immediately blew a demonic wind and wanted to blow out the fire, but one by one the magic breaking talismans were scattered, and the yin wind immediately stopped.
The dryad was furious, but he couldn't help it, he danced his branches to try to disperse the fire, and the scorching heat made him hide after a few attempts.
"It seems that the flames are a big threat to the dryad, and he doesn't seem to have a good way to deal with them. Getting this conclusion made Li Muyi very satisfied.
Igniting these trees does not cause any damage to the Dryad, but only turns the Dryad's range into an open field, so that the Dryad's actions can be detected in advance.
Night fell quietly, and the entire Lanruo Temple was in a state of fear, and in the dilapidated courtyard, piles of flames became the best lighting.
These damp trees have only been dried until now, and they are burning vigorously.
The dryad couldn't stand it anymore, he liked yin, and the hot air made him restless.
Yan Chixia never appeared, and the female ghost sent out by the tree demon to investigate did not find Yan Chixia's forehead, which made the tree demon feel reassured, he wanted to take advantage of this gap to kill Xiahou Wu and his party!
Keeping them is always a scourge, and the dryad also learned from the two encounters that Xiahou Wu is just a martial artist, and without a Dao method, his lethality is very limited.
Li Muyi led everyone to hide in the shadows, and the tree demon soon couldn't help it, he frantically gathered his branches, turned into a human form, and began to search for Li Muyi and his party.
The dryad flew overhead, but he had already discovered the hiding place of Li Muyi and the others.
In a panic, everyone hurriedly pulled the trigger, and eleven consecutive crossbow arrows were fired, and one hundred and ten feather arrows were in the air, forcing the figure of the dryad's sneak attack to retreat.
These arrows are attached to the spirit runes, which makes the dryad very fearful.
The arrows were shot into the air, and the firepower of the blocking fire was reduced to the lowest point.
The dryad seized the opportunity and whipped violently with thick branches, forcing the catchers to spread out and hurry to fill the arrows.
Xiahou Wu rushed forward with his sword and fought with the dryad instantly.
Nie Xiaoqian and Xiaoqing were also watching from the sidelines, they didn't expect Li Muyi to find such a master to help, which made them feel a little more surprised and hopeful.
The dryad let out a scream, urging the many female ghosts to come forward and help.
"Senior Xiahou will drag the tree demon first, and we will work together to kill these female ghosts!" Li Muyi roared, leading the old knife to stop them from stopping many female ghosts.
Nie Xiaoqian and Xiaoqing were both unable to work, and when they saw Li Muyi and they were filling in arrows, they immediately shouted for the female ghost to pounce.
Li Muyi's side retreated one after another, trying to buy time to fill the arrows.
After all, these catchers have no mana, and if they don't have a crossbow, their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.
"Chase me!" Xiaoqing shouted, leading more than a dozen female ghosts to chase after him.