Chapter 166: Zhu Yanguo
Since it was just a luxury to want to climb Ikaos's back, Leach watched it disappear into another cloud, and then he collected his mood and moved on with the group.
The closer you get to the place where the vermilion fruit grows, the more creatures will appear around it.
According to Kumar, this is because there are many other fruits that grow there in addition to the vermilion fruit. Due to the special environment in the Land of Trials, ordinary plants cannot survive here at all, and even except for the area near the volcano, the land in other places has no nutrients for plants to absorb, and it is a real barren land.
As for the little black grass that Leach saw when he first entered here, it was not actually a living plant at all, but something that resembled a specimen.
Elsewhere plants lack the necessary nutrients to grow, and although there are enough nutrients near the volcano, only those plants that have adapted to the area can make their home there due to the high temperatures.
With such a harsh growing environment, there is no destined for a large area of crops, so although the vicinity of the volcano is a food supply for the entire Trials Place, it has always been in short supply. With the exception of a very small number of species that exist in the form of energy bodies, all other creatures have to get their food from there.
One of the characteristics of the creatures in the Trials Land is that there are no corpses left after death, which fundamentally eliminates the possibility of creatures hunting each other.
Kumar said that this was because the Land of Trials contained the magic of the steppe gods, and that all the corpses would be transformed into energy that kept the space stable. Leach didn't believe it at all, if that was the case, they wouldn't have gotten the bead of unknown purpose before.
Of course, Leach wouldn't be stupid enough to argue with Kumar on this point, there was really no need.
The limited living conditions have created the most chaotic and dangerous atmosphere in the vicinity of the volcano.
Along the way, what Leach saw the most was a creature called an evil spirit.
It's not a good idea to say it's a creature, because evil spirits aren't living creatures at all, but rather resemble legendary ghosts.
The evil spirits have no body, and their bodies are gray and dark, and they are not aggressive, and usually wander around aimlessly.
At first, Leach would be startled by the evil spirit that suddenly emerged from the ground, but when he saw the evil spirit passing through his body without hindrance, and he didn't feel anything other than a chill, he stopped making a fuss.
However, when Leach and the others kill the living creatures that stand in their way, the evil spirits will suddenly wake up and rush up, but in a matter of moments, when the corpses are gone, they will disperse again and return to their original state.
Although it was impossible to tell what they had done during this time, Leach always felt that it had something to do with Kumar's previous statement that there would be no corpses left after the death of the creatures here.
In addition to the evil spirits, Leach also saw a creature called a poisonous ferret.
The poison weasel was the size of a rabbit and covered in long spikes, so much so that it was impossible to see what it really looked like.
The poisonous ferret has very little guts, and the slightest movement will curl up its entire body, and the spikes on its body, in addition to being used to stab people, will also spew some purple mist from it.
Kumar said that the fog was so poisonous that it was even more poisonous than the flames they had encountered before, and that even creatures in the Land of Trials who had adapted to the environment would be affected by it, and even killed.
Fortunately, the poison ferret is not aggressive, as long as you are careful and stay away, there will be no danger.
As they progressed, more and more aggressive creatures appeared on the path of the Leach Five, and the most representative and the one that caused the most trouble to the Leach Five was a social creature that resembled a spider and was named Alidos.
Alidos' body is earthy yellow, very similar to the color of the ground, and they usually lie quietly in place, only when a living creature approaches it, they will suddenly spit out a very corrosive spider silk from their mouth.
Creatures in the Trials Lands don't leave corpses behind when they die, but that doesn't mean Leach doesn't either. For Alidos, Leach is what they use to improve their food, so they naturally won't let it go easily.
Although Alidos only has one attack method, such as spitting spider silk, the victory is fast enough, and Leach and the others have already landed on the road several times, and in the end, they still rely on everyone to support each other to get through the difficult situation without danger.
After passing all the way, the five of them finally arrived at the place where Zhu Yanguo grows.
As the name suggests, the vermilion fruit grows on the vermilion rock wall, and the special thing is that the plant does not have any leaves, it is a bare trunk, and there are two or three red fruits on the top, which is very easy to identify.
"That's what you said I can't recognize by myself?" Although he already knew that what Kumar said before was just to prevent himself from doing stupid things, and he couldn't take it seriously, Leach still deliberately squinted his eyes and said, quite a little like he was looking for trouble.
"Haha, I'm kidding, don't take it to heart. Seeing that Leach was just teasing him, Kuma didn't take it to heart, just snorted, and then said, "Leach, don't rush up and pick it first, there will definitely be a Zhu Yan python near Zhu Yanguo, let's better lure it out and kill it before we talk about anything else." ”
Without Kumar's warning, Leach had already seen that less than five meters away from the vermilion fruit plant, a thick python was entrenched in the crack of the stone, hissing and spitting snake letters.
Kumar had already said that the strength of the Zhu Yan Python was very weak, and it was not a threat to them at all, and the more troublesome thing was that the stone wall did not have enough place to stay, and it was far from the ground, and in that environment, it was not easy to deal with it.
Although Kumar can fly after transforming, the bad thing is that the place where Zhu Yanguo grows exceeds its flight limit, and the only way is to climb up little by little.
"Saya, try it and see if your arrows can reach that height. ”
Before they could find the ghost lizard, Leach could already feel the benefits of bringing Saya with them, and if nothing else, letting her find her way with a bow and arrow alone saved them a lot of effort.
Another example is the current situation, with Saya, Leach doesn't have to rack his brains to think of other ways.
Fortunately, the place where Zhu Yanguo grows is not only within the range of Saya's attack, but also retains considerable attack power.
With that in mind, the rest is much simpler. Leach and Kumar climbed up a little bit with their hands and feet, and when they reached the vicinity of Zhu Yanguo, the two pretended to pick the fruit, leading the Zhu Yan Python to rush out of the gap, and then Saya was responsible for killing.
After successfully obtaining Lena's antidote, Kumar not only did not breathe a sigh of relief, but instead showed a worried expression. 10