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Chapter 71: No More Shame! (Update )
Sophie realized that her target was not the King of Tree Monsters, so where did the real King of Tree Monsters go?
She turned around and rushed towards Li En.

Almost at the same time, a deep crack appeared on the ground where Li En was, and vine tentacles suddenly emerged, wrapping Li En inside.

Li En was slightly stunned. With his super-sensitive hearing now, how could he not notice that the vanguard of the tree monsters would be hiding underground in Area 2? As long as they moved, they would not escape his ears.

Unless, they have been hiding underground for a long time, or even have been hiding underground all the time.

What kind of existence can hide underground without making any sound?
Li En forced himself to think calmly, listen with his ears, feel with his touch, and uncover the secret with his sense of smell.

He found that all the giant tree monsters smelled the same, exactly the same as the vine tentacles surrounding them.

He discovered a shocking fact: these so-called vanguard troops were not a legion, but the same giant monster.

The monster's body is always hidden underground, connected to the vines and giant tree monsters that emerge from the ground through its roots.

This monster has been hiding underground, so I didn't notice it. It has almost merged with the Bone Forest, just like the soil underground, it is an indigenous inhabitant, avoiding all detection.

This monster may be the real king of tree monsters!
It should have noticed it when humans first stepped into the Forest of Bones.

It abandoned Area 1 simply to lure humans into its trap.

Who says tree monsters don't have intelligence? Useless common sense can be deadly.

As Li En's thoughts raced, the vine tentacles completely wrapped him up like a carnivorous plant.

Fortunately, he was already a four-star Shadow Knight with thick skin and flesh. The sharp vine barbs like blades pierced his armor but only left shallow red marks on his skin.

The surrounding guards were blown away by the vine tentacles and fell in a pool of blood.

Captain Cobb shouted seriously, "Protect Lord Li En! Protect Lord Li En!!!"

The guards rushed towards the vine tentacles, but the ground shook again.

Deep gullies appeared on the ground, and countless tentacles extended from the gullies, entangling the guards.

"Oh no! Lord Li En is in danger! Save Lord Li En."

Cobb wanted to rush over to save the imprisoned Li En, but the tree monsters entangled him, making him unable to split himself.

The guards also fell one after another under the attack of other giant tree monsters and vines.

Although they didn't want to admit it, they did feel the horror of the tree monster again, and the confidence they had built up before began to waver.

If Li En died at the hands of the tree monster, the human army might collapse on the spot.

Although Li En was completely surrounded by vine tentacles, without a trace of light around him, and fell into complete darkness, his vision was not affected at all, and he could even accurately see the direction of the vines' attack.

Since being upgraded to a four-star Shadow Knight, Li En has never used his swordsmanship.

However, a normal knight gains experience and summarizes swordsmanship step by step through practice and battle.

However, Li En omitted the key accumulation by exchanging points.

So his swordsmanship is naturally different from that of other knights, and he can only follow the swordsmanship in his mind.

The sword technique that he remembered most vividly was the three-sword style of the green algae-headed man.

Although it is a bit embarrassing to say it, when Li En was still a middle school boy, he once challenged all the naughty kids in the yard with just one "sword". He was known as the second generation of green algae and was invincible in the community. Only his father Hawkeye, the world's number one swordsman, could compete with him.

In the absence of three swords, he could only use a sword instead of a knife and use the one-sword style.

Li En gritted his teeth and no longer cared about shame. He had already traveled to another world, and he couldn't die here just because of a sense of shame.

"Lion's Elegy—Iai Slash!"

With a loud roar, Li En split the vine tentacle cage into two, and green juice splashed all over him.

Fortunately, there were no wounds on his body, and the juice did not enter his mouth, ears, or nose, otherwise he would probably have fainted and would have been unconscious for at least three days and three nights.

Sophie had already rushed back. She quickly used magic to freeze the vine tentacles and giant tree monsters that emerged from the ground, freezing all the monster limbs that appeared on the ground into ice sculptures.

The guards were also rescued.

They breathed a sigh of relief as they saw Li En standing on the ground unharmed.

They almost thought that Green Shade Territory was about to lose its great leader.

"Master Li En, are you okay?"

Cobb asked nervously.

Sophie also gave Li En an apologetic look.

Li En patted Sophie's shoulder and said, "It's not your fault. Who would have thought that the King of Tree Monsters would not be the one being adored by the stars, but would be hiding underground all this time."

Sophie shook her head, indicating that Li En didn't need to comfort her, it was her negligence.

She stretched out her hand, and the frozen monster vines and tree monster parts on the ground were all turned into powder.

This also completely angered the king of tree monsters hiding underground.

Rumbling--

The ground began to collapse, as if there was a sudden earthquake. The birds and animals in the forest scattered, and the smell of decay came from deep underground.

The guards immediately lost their balance, staggered, and slid downwards.

Sophie quickly used freezing magic to freeze the ground.

However, the ground that had just been frozen was immediately punctured by the giant tentacles rushing up from below.

Tentacles emerged one by one, breaking through the ice and attacking everyone like giant pythons.

The top of the tentacle opened its bloody mouth, bit the guard's head, and swallowed the guard in one gulp.

"what--"

The screams instantly filled the entire battlefield.

At the same time, the real tree monster army members who had been thawed were also counterattacking the Southern Army.

Sophie was really angry, and a biting chill broke out in her body.

The cold air caused the water vapor in the sky to condense into ice and snow, and heavy snow began to fall from the sky.

Seeing this, Cobb immediately pulled Li En back.
"Oh no! Lady Ice Witch is angry. Lord Li En, we must retreat as soon as possible, or we might be frozen into ice men without any distinction."

Li En nodded slightly and ordered the entire army to retreat temporarily.

During this time, a tree monster suddenly blocked Li En's way. Li En shouted, "Lion's Elegy - Iai Slash!" and then split it into two halves with a sword.

Cobb is a battle-hardened captain, but he is surprised to find that his reaction speed is not as fast as Lee En's.

Not only the reaction speed, but also the sword swinging speed is far behind.

If it weren't for Li En's sudden outburst, he wouldn't even know that Li En had taken action!
However, he couldn't understand why Lord Li En suddenly yelled.

Is this the virtue of chivalry? It's like introducing myself before I kill you.

During his retreat, he killed countless tree monsters that blocked Li En's way.

So, Cobb's ears kept ringing with the words "Lion's Elegy - Iai Slash!" and countless fallen tree monsters.

Cobb, who originally wanted to be Li En's bodyguard, didn't even have time to make a move. He just felt like there was something wrong with his ears. What kind of tinnitus is this, similar to the tinnitus before going deaf?
Why is that damn Lion's Elegy - Iai Slash still echoing in my mind?

(End of this chapter)