I'm a forest ranger, why would I enslave a succubus?

Chapter 59 The Love of Trees

"Land Naga? Are there land Nagas?"

Rhodes always thought that they were the type that could not survive without water.

Nagas have a combination of human and snake bodies. They often appear in the sea, but some of them live in forests with abundant rain.

They are greedy, numerous, and keen on expanding their armaments. Many coastal cities are often harassed by the Nagas.

Even if it is a normal business transaction with them, once they get the chance, they will go back on their word and take both the money and the goods.

"Of course, although the number of land Nagas is not as large as their marine counterparts, they still have a place in many desert areas."

Charlie explained.

Tai Li interrupted at this time and said, "Come to think of it, one of my mother's cousins ​​was almost beaten to death by the land Naga because she was caught draining the essence of her husband."

"You succubi are really... Naga is a matriarchal society, and a very loyal and intelligent race. I heard that they will only fall in love with one person in their lifetime."

The half-dragon smiled and secretly winked at Rhodes.

Her heart was pounding as she remembered what they had done behind the house not long ago with the succubus on her back.

The group passed through Gu Lixian's territory.

Here, Rhodes saw some women and children washing clothes in the sulfur water gushing from the geothermal steam, and some were weaving clothes.

There are no signs of animal husbandry or planting, so it is estimated that the people here still make a living by hunting.

Female Fufeng people are much thinner than male ones, almost the same size as humans, and look more slender.

They looked at the four people curiously and even forgot to do the work in their hands.

"I can only say that you have heard it from others and only know one side of the story."

Terry shook her head smugly, putting on a lecturing look.

She said: "Naga does not love only one person in her life, but only one person at a time. Once you betray her, or she betrays you, you will be the only one to be eaten alive. My relative took advantage of the opportunity when the other party ate her husband alive to escape!"

Another secret.

Did the succubus spend the hundred years in the egg learning gossip?

Soon, everyone passed through Gulixian's tribe and came to a mountain area with dense forests.

The Fufeng people showed them the direction and then left.

"The tree of the maze."

As soon as Rhodes approached the woods, he immediately felt a sense of closeness.

There are a large number of jujube trees growing here. The trunks are light pink, and judging by the condition of the bark, branches and leaves, most of them are in good health.

[Tree Armor (Enhancement): A special enhancement granted to individuals with the Gift of Trees when performing Tree Armor. Different abilities are enhanced depending on the type of trees in the forest.

Current tree: Thornless date tree (alienation)

Amplification Skill: Source of Inspiration]

[Details: The tranquility and harmony under the trees can inspire your creativity, allowing you to find new inspiration and direction in your paintings and poems.]

".Fine."

Rhodes didn't know what to say for a moment.

This road was cleared by the Gulixian clan, and there were very few monsters in it, but everyone did not let down their guard.

We walked forward for almost two hours and indeed did not encounter any danger.

Charlie and Gema both breathed a sigh of relief. This kind of good luck is not often encountered in the maze.

Rhodes felt it was a pity. The pass to the open-air maze required killing to open. There was nothing here, so how could he kill?
Thinking this way, he wouldn't deliberately cause trouble.

"Look."

The moonlight in the maze was extremely bright, and everyone standing on the mountain could clearly see the scenery below.

Charlie pointed to the huge round pit in the distance.

That looks like a meteorite crater.

"That's the crater created by the red dragon Saban's impact. It's a must-see attraction on a trip to the labyrinth of the half-dragon Xiali, the best guide to the Blazing City." She smiled and posed, as cheerful as if Rhodes had seen a girl group on TV.

Gema had obviously seen it before, but his face was basically expressionless.

Terry exclaimed.

"Is someone slaying a dragon here?"

The succubus's knowledge reserves are limited to X knowledge and gossip, and she doesn't know much about these things.

Charlie smiled and said:

"It's a fallen dragon. Many years ago, a young red dragon named Saban fell here for unknown reasons. The resentment he left behind after his death prevented his body from decaying naturally. Instead, it continued to grow in irregular shapes. The surrounding races at the time were afraid that he would transform, so they expended great effort to dispose of Saban's body."

"Not unusual," Terry commented.

"It doesn't count yet, but on the thirteenth day after the body was disposed of, the open-air maze was born."

Everyone chatted as they walked.

Rhodes recalled the details of the tree armor technique.

[Tree Armor: Old trees possess extremely strong resilience and defense. Attaching them to your body can offset most damage. This skill has a chance to evolve into a higher-level skill, Dragon Scale.]

“You can try it when you pass by.”

Just thinking about it.

He suddenly felt a change in the aura of the pass in his body.

[The maze trees have noticed their affection for you, and the 'Blazing City Open-Air Maze' pass has changed.]

[The pass will be upgraded to a higher level and give you more generous rewards. At the same time, the intensity of the trial will be increased. The more you kill, the richer the rewards! ]

【Attention, monsters are coming! 】

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What the hell?

Such a sudden love?

Rhodes expanded his perception range to the maximum and immediately discovered that there were huge mounds of earth rising from the ground in the west and moving towards him rapidly.

"Everyone, something has changed with my pass. A monster is coming soon."

Charlie and Gema were both stunned.

"What's going on? Do you need help?"

"No, they're coming for me, I can do it more freely when I'm alone."

Rhodes glanced at the spiritual accumulation of the two.

The goblin is mid-level 4th level, and the half-dragon is high-level 4th level.

They seemed to understand and nodded.

"Then let's meet at the Dragon Pit. Also, remember the rules of the maze!"

"Understood, Terry."

The succubus received the order and quickly dived into Rhodes' shadow.

A layer of spiritual light emerged from Rhodes' body.

[Swift Steps] of [Swift Steps].

Bang!
He crushed the dirt on the ground, digging a hole with every step, and quickly headed in the opposite direction.

Because of the gift of trees, he couldn't bear to start a war where there were trees.

soon.

Rhodes encountered the monster in the mound.

A huge, high-temperature worm broke out of the ground and blasted him with magma.

Rhodes didn't dodge at all.

A transparent spherical shield appeared on his body, pushing away all the magma.

An extremely long beam of light extended from the golden sword.

【Giant Transformation】!
wow-

The high-temperature worm was cut into two pieces, and sticky blood spilled all over the ground.

Charlie said their mouthparts were to be used as expensive spellcasting materials, but Rhodes didn't have the time to spare at the moment.

After he landed, he was immediately attacked by the second high-temperature worm.

Ping——

The capture-sucking mouthparts bit into the spiritual shield, breaking its serrations.

Rhodes immediately detonated the lightless shield, and the worm's head burst like a watermelon.

The hot blood splashed on him, making a sizzling sound.

In the corner of his eye, he saw that in addition to the four fifth-stage initial-stage high-temperature worms, not far away, there was a woman with a snake lower body and a human upper body hiding behind a rock, secretly observing him.

Land Naga.

(End of this chapter)