Bone King: Welcome the Birth of the King.

Chapter 425 Destroying the True Form of the Terror Treant?
Boom!

"Crystal Shotgun"

Fist-sized, sharp crystals shot down from the sky, shattering the air and crashing into the newly awakened treants below.

One of the treants had just stepped off the ground when it was shattered to pieces by these crystal shotgun shells.

Thud—Crack!

Broken, dark brown wood chips flew everywhere, and the wood fell to the ground with a dull thud.

"Not very strong." Iveria looked down at the treant below, destroyed by her magic in a single blow, and made a judgment in her mind:
"Everyone!"

"The number of these tree-men is increasing. The two green-leaf tree-men in the center should be the controllers. I'll go and deal with them first!"

A loud voice came from the sky and reached the ears of the adventurers below!

Iverai hovered in mid-air, and could clearly see that a large number of dead trees were gradually transforming into these strange tree-people.

Based on the experience of previous adventurers and the analysis of the information at hand.

Iverie was certain that these strange tree-men were there to protect the two green-leaf tree-men deep inside.

Gagran raised his long hammer in a defensive stance and shouted at Iveria above him, "Watch out, little guy."

"Then, I'll leave that area to you!"

Lajus knew Iver's strength and nodded in response.

This is not a reckless act!

This expedition against the "unknown plant-type monster" naturally had a contingency plan for failure. With Iver's strength, it was part of the plan to conduct a preliminary probe.

Whoosh!
Iverai nodded slightly, adjusted his body, and flew towards the location of the two green-leafed tree people.

A fierce wind howled around me!
Through the gaps in the mask, his crimson eyes gradually made out the appearance of the two green-leafed tree-men as they drew closer.

One big and one small!
There are no similar figures of the same race.

The smaller tree-man was similar to a normal tree, while the larger tree-man had an extremely thick trunk and looked exactly like a ferocious monster.

Iveria searched her memories but found no information about similar plant-type monsters.

But this is normal.

Plant-type monsters are not common to begin with, and the ones that normal adventurers can come into contact with are the "mushroom people" among plant-type monsters.

This monster is a spore-type monster among plant-type monsters. It is not very strong, but it is extremely good at hiding.

should say.

Most plant-type monsters are good at hiding.

"Why turn this area of ​​forest into a withered wasteland?" Iverai wondered as he approached quickly.

Given the way these plant-type monsters hide in the forest, finding them is quite difficult. The adventurous ninja team they formed was prepared to spend a lot of time searching for them.

Who would have thought.

They found the target with surprising ease; after all, the presence of two normal large trees in this withered area was the most unusual thing.

It's not hard to guess!

The land and dense forests are completely barren, a sign that all energy and vitality have been drained away!

Iver's crimson figure streaked across the sky and appeared above the two deciduous tree-men, his gaze slightly narrowed.

"The ability to extract such a massive amount of energy is something no ordinary monster could do!"

"Just in case... use air superiority to conduct a probe attack."

A surge of magical power rose from Iveria, and she raised her palm towards the two green-leafed tree-like figures below, beginning to chant:
"Magic Resistance Breakthrough·Dragon Thunder!"

Fire magic is most effective against plant-type monsters, but Iveria's fire magic is relatively limited and consists of low-level spells.

I decided to choose "Dragon Thunder".

Lightning magic can also deal even more damage to plant-type monsters!
click!
A surge of blue lightning erupted from Ivel's arm, transforming into twisting electric snakes that hurtled towards the two treants below.

Danger from high above has been detected!

The tree spirit Pines trembled with fear.

She's just an ordinary tree spirit, only skilled in seductive techniques.

"If I get hit, I'll die." The tree spirit Pines could only hope that the terrifying tree creature beside her had a way to defend herself.

"Root defense"

"Shout!"

The Terror Treant had already noticed the enemy hovering above its head, which opened its gaping maw at the center of its trunk and let out a roar like that of a monster.

puff!puff!
Several thick roots sprouted from the soil beneath their feet, growing and spreading rapidly, intersecting to form a grid-like defense.

Boom!

The roar of the dragon's thunder struck the roots' defenses.

The first part hit immediately turned charred black, but the blue electric arc quickly traveled down the roots and into the ground to neutralize it!
"blocked."

Iver frowned almost imperceptibly, realizing that he might have chosen the wrong magic attack.

"Rapid Tree Planting"

next moment!
The red flowers blooming atop the terrifying tree-man's head all shrank together, then, like compressed springs, they released bullet-like seeds from their cores, shooting into the air.

"Crystal Barrier!"

Iverai chanted rapidly, quickly forming a semi-transparent crystal shield in front of his body.

when!when!when!
A series of loud collisions echoed on the crystal shield, leaving behind streaks of white destruction.

"It's roughly the strength of a fourth-tier spell."

Through a brief probe, Iverai gained a relatively clear understanding of the Terror Treant.

however!
If this is all there is to it, how could it possibly drain the energy of this area? Even the treants of the same race probably couldn't do it.

Could the strongest be that seemingly ordinary tree spirit?

Iverie glanced at the tree spirit Pines out of the corner of her eye, a hint of wariness and caution creeping into her eyes.

"Fireball!"

Whoosh!
Iveria chanted again, unleashing a fireball at the terrifying treant below.

This time, I'll choose a low-tier fire magic!

After the initial attack, it was determined that lightning magic was not very effective, and her most proficient earth-based specialized magic was also not a good means of attack.

Plant-based monsters, to varying degrees, all possess some resistance to earth magic.

The crimson fireball transformed into a streak of light and crashed down!
"Root defense"

The Terror Treant continued with its previous defensive tactics, but this time the fire magic proved to be less effective.

Bang!
The fireball exploded on the roots, quickly burning a large hole. The flames from the explosion drifted to the top of the terrifying tree-man's head, igniting a few leaves.

"Roar!"

"Wow!"

The terrifying tree-man emitted a chaotic howl, its roots burrowing out of the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust that extinguished the burning leaves above its head.

"Rapid Tree Planting"

Another barrage of seed attacks came flying in!
Iverai easily dodged using his aerial advantage and continued his "fireball" attacks.

Fireballs streaked across the sky, falling and exploding!
Although the Terror Treant is different from ordinary plant-type monsters, it can move freely on the ground using its roots, but it does not have the means of flight or normal anti-air capabilities.

Next up!
It was a completely one-sided bombing.

After being attacked by dozens of fireballs, the green leaves on the Terror Treant's head were completely burned away, and its body, charred black as charcoal, lay on the ground, utterly dead.

"It was easier than I expected."

"There's one more. Kill them all together and it'll be over." Iverai still had some doubts, but as she pondered, she began to chant:
"Fire..., huh?"

suddenly.

Iverai noticed that a naked green sprite emerged from the trunk of the tree-man.

He knelt down on both knees, looking like he was begging for mercy.

"Tree spirit?"

Iverai muttered uncertainly to herself, the other person's appearance being extremely similar to the tree spirits she had heard of.

This is not a monster!

It is a relatively rare alien species, and one of the few races that does not harbor malice towards most creatures.

As Ivel murmured, many questions arose again: why was the tree spirit entangled with that plant-type monster?

Why are the Terror Treants called monsters?
It was because during the battle just now, she discovered that the terrifying tree-man did not possess the intelligence and language of a normal race; it was more like a pure monster!
"Perhaps there's a possibility of it being a disguise..."

The thought crossed Iveria's mind: she was able to easily defeat that terrifying tree-man by taking advantage of the air.

Huh?
next moment.

Iverai noticed that the tree spirit seemed to be acting strangely. After a brief moment of thought, she moved and flew downwards.

The red figure landed.

The tree spirit Pines lay limp on the ground, twitching involuntarily, her body gradually becoming ethereal.

"This is how the same thing?"

Iverai watched as the tree spirit Pines appeared unusual, uttering a genderless voice from behind her white mask.

"The Demon... Tree..."

The tree spirit Pines' consciousness was beginning to fade, and with her last remaining strength, she managed to utter two words.

Her body harbors the seeds of the terrifying tree-man from before.

She thought she would be free after the Terror Treant was killed, but unexpectedly, with the death of the Terror Treant, the seed began to frantically absorb her life force.

"The Demon Tree?" Iveriai heard these two words clearly and was shocked, wanting to ask more:
"what is that!"

The tree spirit Pinis's consciousness began to blur, and he could no longer hold on. His body transformed into a green light and merged back into the trunk of his original tree.

Under Iver's gaze.

The lush green leaves on this seemingly normal tree are gradually withering.

This situation is not hard to predict!

Iver realized that the culprit behind all this was the "magic tree" mentioned by the tree spirit.

And they want to obtain more intelligence!

The only solution is to try and find a way through this tree spirit.

"The healing magic should work..."

""flight"!"

Iveria quickly chanted, preparing to return to the expeditionary force and bring back the adventurer who could use healing magic.

There is a better way.

They brought the tree spirit to the adventurers, but...

Iverai knew that tree spirits, being a monstrous species, could not move normally and required special faith-based magic to be transplanted; otherwise, they would harm the tree spirit.

Whoosh!
Iverai soared into the sky, increasing his speed, a vague sense of foreboding creeping into his heart.

—Unexpected!
She hadn't flown far when she saw the adventurer expedition team approaching from afar, which surprised her.

The flight paused, and it quickly descended!

The two sides met up quickly.

Iverie then realized why the adventurers had arrived so quickly.

It turns out that all the treants who were blocking the way suddenly died for some unknown reason!
The group exchanged information and were astonished that Ivelie was able to defeat the "unknown plant-type monster" on her own.

They also realized that the sudden deaths of many tree people were related to Iveriai's destruction of that terrifying tree person.

While analyzing the intelligence, the group of adventurers quickly arrived at the location of the tree spirit Pines.

On the desolate, gray earth.

The only green tree was quite conspicuous, but what was even more conspicuous was its visibly withered state.

"Little one, is this the alien species you were talking about?"

Gegrand's square, thick-rimmed face was full of curiosity as he and the other adventurers around him kept looking at the tree.

"It's pretty ordinary," Tina and Tia commented after observing for a moment.

"This is just her true form."

Iverie gave a simple explanation to the questioning looks of her companions.

The adventurers were discussing.

Lajus, who possessed healing magic, and the other priest adventurers arrived before the tree spirit's true form.

"Minor damage healing!"

"Severe injuries healed!"

"...!"

It was enveloped in a soft, holy white light.

The withering state of the tree spirit Pines began to slow down.

"It's a success!" a cry of surprise rang out from the crowd.

"Um, what is the Magic Tree?"

"We'll have to ask the tree spirit later."

Anli, Gegran, and the others stood together and spoke softly.

"Hmph, our previous analysis was wrong." Tina toyed with the dagger in her hand and reminded her:
"I found a lot of monster corpses at the locations where the treants had originally taken root."

"Well, that's right."

Tia nodded: "No wonder no powerful monsters were found in the entire forest; they must have all become nourishment for those treants."

Gegrand's sharp gaze turned serious: "Adding the information from Little One, we can basically make a judgment."

"Those tree-men must be fragments of the tree-man that Little Dot destroyed..."

Speaking of it.

Gegran lowered his voice: "Previously, it was speculated that the unknown plant monsters controlled magical beasts through seeds, combined with mental abilities, thus causing chaos!"

"Now we've discovered that this isn't the case at all. The plant monster's real purpose was to create a tree person."

"Ordinary magical beasts and wild animals cannot give birth to treants; only powerful magical beasts can create treants."

Tia added, "Therefore, once the main body dies, those treants will also die."

"But now, according to Little Dot's information, that plant monster might not be its true form?"

An Li listened quietly to their analysis, thinking to herself, "Amazing! No wonder they're from 'Blue Rose'."

(End of this chapter)