Miss Witch, it's time to clean up the entries

Chapter 314 Rotten Heart Tree Spirit
After choosing to hunt the Shadow Hunter alone, Li En left the team and acted alone in the dense forest.

Soon, a shadowy quagmire appeared beneath his feet, proving that he had been targeted by the hunter.

Hunters prefer to hunt solitary prey rather than attacking a group.

Fortunately, the Shadow Hunters' speed is not as fast as Li En's, otherwise Li En would not be able to catch their entries.

When the shadow dagger was unsheathed and wanted to cut Li En's throat, Li En had already sensed the other party's breath.

Feeling the direction of the air flow, Li En quickly stretched out his fist and hit the shadow hunter.

The Shadow Hunter's head tilted to the left, exactly as Li En had predicted. Li En reached out and grabbed his entry.

After the [Shadow Hunter] entry was shattered, the Shadow Hunter, who had turned into a shadow, regained his physical form. The rotten corpse instantly lost its vitality and fell heavily to the ground.

At the same time, Li En received a reward of 1000 points.

It turns out that these cursed hunters had already died, but they relied on their shadows to maintain their behavioral habits in life and continue hunting living things.

So all we need to do is remove the curse from them and they will die naturally.

Li En killed 30 Shadow Hunters in a row and earned 3 points. Together with the 2 points he had earned from killing the Corrupted Treeman, his total points reached 3077200.

And also obtained 10 pieces of gift crystal fragments.

After realizing that there was no Shadow Hunter watching him anymore, Li En reunited with the team.

As Li En expected, Field, Isaac and others did not encounter attacks from the Shadow Hunters because they had not separated.

"Leader, you're back."

Noah and others asked happily.

"Master Li En, you are back."

The red-haired female knight breathed a sigh of relief. She had wanted to follow Li En, but was rejected. She had been worried about Li En's situation. If something happened to the lord she was loyal to, it would definitely be the knight's dereliction of duty.

Although Sophie and Nancy showed no expression on their faces, they were actually very happy in their hearts.

Only Isaac, Brown and others looked unhappy. They really hoped that something unexpected would happen to Li En so that they could integrate Field's powerful adventure team.

Field alone is completely insignificant to them. He is just a fox using the power of another to bully others. If it weren't for Li En, they wouldn't care about Field, this waste.

"He actually came back."

"What a shame. I thought he would die at the hands of those hunters."

The three of them exchanged glances and whispered.

Sparse.

There were faint sounds coming from the dense vegetation.

A small snake covered with thorns came out and bit an adventurer's leg.

"Shit! What the hell."

The snake's sharp fangs pierced through the thick leather and bit a notch in the adventurer's calf.

The adventurer grabbed the little snake and violently tore it apart, splitting it in two.

"Damn venomous snake, you think this little bit of poison can paralyze me? I'm a five-star knight, I've long been immune to these toxins."

The adventurer taunted, while also hinting at his own strength to his companions.

He was a member of Isaac's team and did not attract Li En's attention.

Following the instructions of the crystal compass, the two teams continued to move towards the forest.

If we ignore the fact that this is a cracked world and exclude those terrible threats, the scenery along the way is indeed pleasant.

The soft light emitted by the luminous spores parasitic on the treetops penetrates the gaps between the leaves and is scattered on the forest soil in a mottled manner.

Beams of fluorescent light replaced the sunlight, dancing playfully among the flowers and plants.

Colorful flowers can be seen everywhere, and they decorate the grass like a flower dress in spring. Compared with the flower fields, these colorful flowers are wrapped in green and appear smaller and cuter.

The luminous spores that occasionally fall around you are like leaping fireflies or lost stars, dotted in the lush green forest sea.

A gentle warm breeze blew, bringing the fragrance of flowers and birdsong from afar.

From time to time, you can see animals with tumors on their heads moving through the woods. They jump, leap, walk or run, adding a strange vitality to this quiet forest.

“This rabbit is so pretty.”

Nancy squatted down and looked into the eyes of a rabbit whose body was covered with flowers and fluorescent mushrooms.

Inna was also attracted by this petite and cute rabbit. Just when she was about to reach out and touch the rabbit, the mushroom on the rabbit's back suddenly exhaled pink gas.

"Be careful, this is the Spore Rabbit. It just released hallucinogenic spores."

Lindsay reminded.

Nancy and Inna withdrew their hands just in time.

The spore rabbit also took the opportunity to escape. When it ran, the mushrooms on its body would scatter luminous spores, leaving a series of obvious footprints.

"According to the compass, we still have a long way to go before we get there. Everyone, keep up with the team and don't fall behind."

Li En reminded everyone.

"Okay, leader!"

Noah and others replied.

Isaac, Brown, and the others followed behind, some cursing.

"Are we really going to act with them? By then, they'll have taken away all the Gift Crystals."

Brown said to Isaac.

"This is the Horror Forest. With the protection of the Forest Witch, we can reduce casualties by at least 90%. Now she's been kidnapped by that brat Li En. We have to follow her even if we don't want to. If we act alone, we might be eaten by these monsters soon."

Isaac lowered his voice and it was not difficult to see from his complaining tone that he was dissatisfied with the Forest Witch and Li En.

"What kind of charm does this Li En have that makes these two witches listen to him?"

Sto asked, puzzled.

"What charm? It's all about my relationship with Parker."

Isaac said.

The three brothers suddenly shifted their topic from Li En to Parker, and began to discuss Parker's whereabouts.

Before, when Ashley was in their team, they didn't dare discuss these things at all.

Now we can discuss it easily.

They believed that at such a distance, Ashley would not be able to hear it.

"Has Parker been captured by the Frank family?"

Sto asked casually. Parker also lived in the North for a period of time when he was a child and always followed them around.

At that time, no one took Parker seriously, he was just one of the many descendants of the Moria family.

Stowe remembers tricking Parker into chewing his socks as a child, an incident he later told a story about.

Whenever someone praised Parker as a genius, he would bring it up and get everyone's surprised looks.

"It's hard to say. He disappeared when the North broke with the Empire. Even if it wasn't the Frank family, someone from another Creed family could have taken action and captured him to threaten our great Majesty Alex."

Isaac said that he was actually a little jealous of Parker being by Grand Duke Moria's side, and even more jealous that Parker's fiancée was Ashley. Even though Isaac would never marry a witch, it didn't mean he didn't like her.

These days, while getting along with Ashley, he was always saved by Ashley. He had developed a strange feeling towards Ashley, a bit like dependence, and a bit like admiration.

Of course, he would never admit that he loved the witch, but when Ashley left his team and chose to follow Li En, the fire of jealousy in his heart burned even more fiercely.

He was unwilling to leave now and insisted on following Li En's team, firstly for safety reasons and secondly for Ashley.

He had to keep an eye on Li En and never let Li En and Ashley get too close.

"That's right. Perhaps the threat has already been made, but His Majesty Alex just didn't give in."

Brown said that they basically did not dare to call Grand Duke Moria "grandfather" directly, but used a respectful title.

He used to be His Excellency the Duke, and now he is His Majesty.

"According to what you said, that kid Parker is most likely dead."

Stowe said.

"I didn't say that. I just think the probability of him surviving is relatively low. Otherwise, given His Majesty Alex's love for him, even if he wouldn't directly make him the heir, he would definitely make his father the heir."

Isaac said.

"Yes, Uncle Tarika reportedly didn't even participate in the family election. It seems he simply gave up on becoming the heir."

Stowe nodded.

"Uncle Tarika is responsible for guarding the strongest fortress. He can't come to the rift. If he leaves, those sea monsters will definitely attack."

Although Brown doesn't like Parker, he really admires Parker's father, Uncle Tariqa. His eyes are full of stars when he mentions Uncle Tariqa.

Isaac and Sto were also taught and cared for by Uncle Tarika, so they also respected Tarika Moriah.

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen Diane for a long time. This time when I go out, I must attend Diane's birthday party."

"Yes, Diane's 15th birthday is coming up soon. What gift have you prepared?"

"I think she would like the beef from New Koren. They make it into a special kind of meatballs, and they taste really good when fried."

"Then you will definitely win her favor. Dai Anke never says no to delicious food."

They prefer to play with Parker's twin sister Diane rather than Parker, who is always better than them because he is too outstanding.

Dai Ai has shown a special affection for food since she was a child. She is silly and cute, and is a very easy-to-please sister.

The three were still talking when they suddenly noticed that the team in front had stopped.

"How is this going?"

Following everyone's gaze, Isaac saw a translucent figure not far away.

This is a humanoid monster with a translucent body and a corrupted heart still beating in its chest.

Except for the heart, which is completely visible, other parts of the body seem to be hidden at any time.

"It's the Rot Heart Tree Spirit!"

Isaac could hardly believe his eyes. How could he be so unlucky that he encountered the Rotten Heart Tree Spirit not long after entering.

Or is it that the direction indicated by the crystal compass is the direction to find the Rotten Heart Tree Spirit?

Compared to Isaac's horror, the adventurers in the team began to get excited.

The rotten heart tree spirit is an extremely rare potion ingredient. On the black market in the North, a rotten heart has been sold for tens of millions. How can this not make people tempted?

"What monster?"

Brown asked, puzzled.

"This is the Corrupted Heart Tree Spirit, one of the many incarnations of the Flesh and Blood Giant Tree. We must not attack it, or the entire forest will begin to regard us as our enemy."

While Isaac was telling his story, Lindsay was also explaining to Li En the horror of the Rotten Heart Tree Spirit.

"It uses cardiac resonance to synchronize its heartbeat with the enemy's, gradually controlling their blood circulation and eventually detonating their heart, thereby destroying the opponent. It can also control the surrounding tree roots..."

"Aisley, do you have a way to communicate with it?"

Lee En asked.

Ashley nodded, "I can try."

Not all Rot Heart Tree Spirits will drop Blessing Crystals, but Rot Heart Tree Spirits are extremely rare potion ingredients and can be sold for a high price.

In theory, the rot-heart tree spirit will not communicate with humans because there is a natural contradiction between the two.

But Ashley is a special case, she is full of affinity with the forest.

Even the giant tree of flesh and blood is willing to be close to her.

"We have no ill intentions. We are here to find the Crystal of Grace. Once we find it, we will leave. We have no regrets about harming this forest, and we will not harm you."

A tender bud grew in the palm of Ashley's hand. The tender green bud swayed and gently touched the hand of the Rotten Heart Tree Spirit.

The rotten-heart tree spirit tilted its head and looked carefully at the tender green bud, and its numb expression gradually became lively.

Its fingers touched the buds, and after a moment it imitated a human voice.

"Welcome, my friend from afar. I hope you have a safe journey."

A hint of surprise flashed in Ashley's eyes.

The rotten-heart tree spirit is very friendly, which proves that the giant flesh and blood tree does not reject them.

However, just as Ashley was about to tell everyone the good news, an arrow passed by Ashley and pierced the heart of the corrupted tree spirit.

An adventurer in Isaac's team said excitedly,
"I shot it, I shot it, it's mine."

"idiot!"

Isaac looked at him angrily.

The adventurers had different looks at him. Some envied him for shooting the Rot Heart Tree Spirit, while others gloated, thinking that he had offended his employer and was in big trouble.

"Who did it?"

Li En turned around and looked at this group of careless adventurers.

The members of the expedition team looked innocent, and their eyes were all on the archer.

The Rotten Heart Tree Spirit was attacked and its body slowly fell to the ground.

The next second, the archer's body was swallowed by the suddenly opened crack in the ground, and he let out a painful scream.

Aisley clasped her hands together and chanted a spell. Vines grew out from the ground, surrounding the crowd and turning directly into a large vine ball, surrounding the adventurers in all directions.

At the same time, the roots of the big trees in the forest rushed towards the vine ball like living tentacles.

The vine ball blocked most of the vine attacks and rolled forward.

Through the gaps in the vine balls, the adventurers saw the tree people in the forest chasing them. In addition to the tree people, there were also monsters such as the strangler vine monster, the fungus brain puppet, the blood thorn beast, the shadow crow priest, the root colossus, etc. The whole forest was chasing them.

The sepak takraw kept rolling forward, and most people lost their balance and staggered in the sepak takraw. The outermost layer of the sepak takraw had been destroyed by various attacks.

Beads of sweat appeared on Ashley's forehead. Although she could use magic to control some of the vines, she could not fight against the entire forest.

Until snowflakes slowly fell from the sky...

(End of this chapter)