The first stop of Dashibi is a gathering place for needle aphids.

Needle attacks are often the nemesis of hard armor.

So even if there was [hardening], Li Pu didn't dare to confront them.

Fortunately, there is also a needle nemesis by his side, the straw man.

"It's up to you."

So after luring the needle aphid down, Li Pu decided to stand by and watch.

[Chirp! 】xN

At this time, these needle aphids are standing on the edge of the rock and soil area, staring at one person and one grass with fierce eyes.

They have long, needle-like mouthparts and have strange vocalizations.

【Grass! 】

Straw Man: Summoner, don't worry!

It's a rare opportunity to show itself, and it feels very happy.

"By the way, you can try that."

While Li Pu retreated, he did not forget to give advice.

[Hasty and hasty! 】

When the straw man heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up slightly.

Because from the telepathy it conveyed, it already knew which move the summoner was referring to.

Now that these needle aphids are gathered there like targets, it is a good time to apply [Snail Grass]!

To be precise, it should be [Snail Grass] + [Small Fireball].

Regarding the skill of [Snail Grass], Li Pu and the Grass Man have also gone through many attempts and experiments in the follow-up, and they have basically figured out its nature.

Undisturbed, this is indeed a very powerful Charge Burst skill.

The so-called undisturbed means that the slow-motion state of the straw man cannot be broken.

For example, if it falls or is broken by an external force while swinging the [Snail Grass] Slow Punch, it will immediately terminate and invalidate, wasting the energy to use the skill.

Li Pu has tried throwing the straw man, and he has also tried to pick it up directly, but as long as it breaks its original slow state, it will cause the [Snail Grass] to fail.

However, [Snail Grass] + [Small Fireball] is okay.

It's just that at that time, the [Little Fireball] was only an F-level skill, and although the power was amplified, it was still not enough.

I don't know if there will be a relatively large enhancement after being promoted to the C level now.

【口~乞~儡動~木~曹~】

So, the straw man began to make fireballs from a distance of a few meters.

Originally, [Little Fireball] was on the slow side, and even after being promoted to C-level, it was still not that kind of instantaneous skill.

Now when you rub it in the [snail grass] state, it will be even slower and slower.

It took 30 seconds for the grass to burst into flames.

However, this time, the dark blue flames were much more vigorous than before, almost completely obscuring the two grass hands of the straw man.

It's just that even though it has become so large compared to before, Li Pu still doesn't feel the slightest bit of burning heat.

【口~乞~儡場~木~曹!! 】

After another almost 30 seconds, the straw man finally finished releasing it.

I saw it push forward with both hands, and a round ball of fire no smaller than itself floated out.

If you look closely, it's still a Q version of the straw man, and the hands are replaced by wings.

【Grass sticks!】 】

Under the control of the straw man, the enlarged Q version of the little grass bird flew out.

"Luckily ......"

Looking at this scene, Li Pu breathed a long sigh of relief.

The worst he had envisioned did not materialize.

That is, in case the [Little Fireball] made with [Snail Grass] is also a slower version, it will be difficult to do.

Fortunately, the speed of the little grass bird was not affected.

At this point, it swooped down headlong and landed in the densest part of the needle aphid swarm.

Bang!

A large number of dark blue fireworks suddenly burst out, not only blowing up the five or six needle aphids that hit them head-on, but also setting fire to many needle aphids around.

[Chirp! 】xN

For a while, the entire group of needle aphids was chaotic, and a few of the ones on the edge had already begun to flee towards the big stone wall.

On the other end, Li Pu was observing the effect of this faint blue flame.

Before, because he was afraid of burning the rice bag by mistake, he didn't let the straw man try.

So until now, it is the first actual combat effect display after the [Little Fireball] upgrade.

"It's not what I imagined."

Reflecting the chaotic situation of the needle aphid, he muttered to himself.

Originally, I thought that the current [Small Fireball] was a fire attribute + ice attribute move, so it might cause the target to be slowed down by frost.

Actually, that's not the case at all.

The characteristics of this dark blue flame are a little unsure of how to describe it.

Li Pu observed for a while and came to the conclusion: sticky.

It is a flame that has a sticky nature.

Once those needle aphids touch, they stick to them and burn.

The needle aphids tried to extinguish the fire by rolling around or spraying insect juice at each other, but the results were not ideal.

It seems that this dark blue flame is difficult to extinguish compared to ordinary flames, although it has no temperature.

[Grass is powerful! 】

Straw Man: Summoner, Materia Medica has become stronger!

Seeing the results of his move, the straw man was overjoyed.

The 5 needle aphids hit head-on directly hiccuped, and 7 others were subsequently burned or dying by the fire, not counting those with moderate and mild burns.

"It's really good this time."

"If I knew this, I didn't need to learn [hardening]."

"Just let you rub the fireballs from a distance, and you can always kill them one shot at a time."

"Safe and labor-saving, save my energy."

Li Pu patted the straw man on the shoulder, feeling very relieved.

However, he is relieved that the needle-like mouthparts of these needle aphids are relatively flame retardant.

Even though the wreckage was about to be burned, the mouthparts were still preserved.

Of course, he was also satisfied with the power of the [Snail Little Fireball].

The straw man is becoming more and more like a mage, but his goal is to cultivate this guy into a powerful summoned beast of demonic and martial dual cultivation, so now it can only be regarded as the first step.

After a fireball attack, the needle aphids were already in disarray, and Li Pu planned to get the battle done as soon as possible without leaving them time to retreat.

"Alright, let's go."

So he patted the straw man again.

【Grass! 】

The straw man that he received rushed into the swarm in a few steps.

[Chirp! 】xN

Seeing the murderer of his own people breaking in, the needle aphids all rushed over.

However, they soon discovered a terrible fact, the straw man in front of them was not afraid of their needles at all!

No matter which position or angle you stab through, it will be like being pierced in the air, and it will not hurt at all!

And the other party is punching and kicking, hitting them one by one!

【Grass! 】

[Chirp! 】

[Grass! 】

[Chirp! 】

[Hasty and hasty! 】

[Chirp! 】

On one side was the sonorous roar of grass, and on the other side was the sound of resistance that was getting weaker and weaker.

The straw man felt that he had never been so powerful, like a big grass.

"Hey, don't break their needles."

However, the voice from outside the field reminded it that the big guy was someone else.

Knock!

It was also at this time that a large needle aphid was blown up by the straw man.

Something seems to have fallen out.

……

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