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Chapter 156 The World of Demonic Plants (10K views, please vote with monthly tickets!!)
Long Xiaoyue came to Xingchen's side, squatted down and touched her face, then looked up at Lin Hanchuan and asked, "Captain, how did Xingchen get down?"

Long Xiaochen and Cao Renjie also looked at the stars with curiosity.

They then noticed that Xingchen did not have a Silver-level Water Bear Monster set.

“She leveled up!” Lin Hanchuan replied. “She took a nap and leveled up 15 times. She’s level 30 now and has several new skills, one of which is water avoidance.”

"Holy crap!" Long Xiaochen quickly squatted down, looking at Xingchen with envy.

Cao Renjie also stared at the stars, "The Starborn are indeed a magical race."

You can level up 15 levels by taking a nap.

Any player would be drooling with envy.

Long Xiaochen rubbed his hands together and said to Xingchen, "Sister Xingchen, could you please cast a couple more wishes for me during the battle? Let me also enjoy your enhanced abilities."

The effect of Star's Prayer increases as her level increases.

Level 15 is already very strong.

Level 30 now!
Long Xiaochen was eager to try it out.

Xingchen looked at Lin Hanchuan.

Although Xingchen had done several dungeons with them, he was still closest to Lin Hanchuan and listened to Lin Hanchuan the most.

Long Xiaochen immediately stood up, quickly took out the blueprints for the Water Bear Monster Set, handed them to Lin Hanchuan, and said, "Captain, these are the blueprints for the Water Bear Monster Set!"

Lin Hanchuan accepted the blueprints for the Water Bear Monster Set, then said to Xingchen, "Xingchen, give each of us a Soul Perception."

The stars nodded, and then made a wish.

"Congratulations! You have received a 'blessing' from the Star People and gained soul perception!"

The moment the system notification sounded, Lin Hanchuan opened the panel and glanced at the information from his soul perception.

After Xingchen leveled up 15 times, the effect of the Soul Perception skill was indeed greatly improved.

The perception range has been extended to sixty meters, ignoring all F-level stealth and invisibility skills within that range.

This is the first time an immunity to stealth and invisibility skills has appeared. If Lin Hanchuan had this kind of Soul Perception effect when killing the Berserk Rhino BOSS, he wouldn't have needed to use the Starfire skill at all to lock onto the hidden enemy.

"Thank you, Xingchen!" Long Xiaochen said to Xingchen with a grin.

"You're welcome!" Xingchen replied softly.

After seeing Long Xiaoyue leading Xingchen, Lin Hanchuan began to look around.

The underwater ruins were extremely dark without any lighting. Even with the fluorescent stone in Cao Renjie's hand, it could only barely illuminate a range of five or six meters around him.

Further away, it becomes unclear.

Lin Hanchuan threw ten light spells around him, and the light instantly enveloped a large area, illuminating everything within it.

Above them, a transparent film separated the ruins from the lake, and the interior of the ruins was unusually dry.

Lin Hanchuan looked around. Under his feet were scattered stones. Not far away, there was a headless statue, its broken parts covered with barnacles and rust-colored moss. A stone scepter was stuck diagonally in a crack in the fountain ruins further away.

Long Xiaochen said, "We have already explored the surrounding area. This place must have been a large town before. The place where we are standing now is the town square."

"This place has been abandoned for who knows how many years. So far, in the plaza area we've been exploring, there haven't been any monsters. It's really like a ghost town."

Lin Hanchuan opened the panel and viewed the map.

Unfortunately, Lin Hanchuan and his group are currently located in the center of the Green Light Lake map. Except for their location point, which is white, the rest of the area is mostly black.

Because more than 60% of the area has not yet been detected, this region doesn't even have a name.

"Should we stay here or go into the water to fight monsters?" Long Xiaochen asked.

Lin Hanchuan closed his personal panel, looked around, and said, "Since we're already here, let's figure out the name of this map first."

“Okay!” Long Xiaochen nodded.

Previously, due to the limited availability of a single object for illumination, namely Cao Renjie's fluorescent stone, the light provided was insufficient, limiting exploration to a small area.

But this time, Lin Hanchuan joined the team.

One after another, light spells without cooldown were cast outwards, bringing light to this dark underwater world and illuminating everything.

The plaza area wasn't large, and the exploration was completed quickly.

There weren't many buildings in the square; it was mainly paved with stone slabs, many of which had turned into pebbles. There were no huge dents, so the square looked like it had been hit by the aftermath of a bomb.

In addition, Lin Hanchuan also saw a large number of broken tree trunks, most of which had emerged from the ground and were torn apart by some force.

“Captain, this town has definitely been through a battle!” Long Xiaochen affirmed. “The number of people may not be large, but their strength is definitely very strong. They created trees as thick as ten people in no time. That’s at least an S-rank skill.”

"The other side was also very strong; the aftershocks of the battle alone crushed the stone slabs in the square."

“Your judgment is correct,” Lin Hanchuan replied with a smile. “Let’s take another look. The fact that a map of ruins suddenly appeared at the bottom of Green Light Lake is definitely not just decoration.”

Leaving the plaza, I randomly chose a direction to explore further. The Light spell was indeed much more convenient; wherever the Light spell landed, a large area of ​​light would appear.

Unfortunately, it didn't last long.

The places Lin Hanchuan and his group had passed through were soon swallowed up by darkness once again.

The area of ​​the ruins exceeded Lin Hanchuan and his companions' expectations. They walked for half an hour without seeing any signs of approaching the edge, and along the way, there were traces of battle everywhere.

When you arrive at a densely populated area, you can even see huge broken tree stumps that dozens of people could not encircle, standing in a dense and scattered manner.

"It must be at least an SSS-level skill, or even a divine skill!" Long Xiaochen began to overturn his previous guesses. "Moreover, there are most likely only two people involved in the battle."

"Seventh rank or above!" Lin Hanchuan added, "Preferring to plant and demon masters."

Plant Master is a profession in the game.

However, it is also the least popular profession. Among the professions chosen by players, the Plant Master is second only to the Soul Master.

In simple terms, a plant cultivator is a profession that cultivates plants, and can only cultivate one plant at a time. This is determined when you change jobs and cannot be changed afterward.

A player's combat power is closely related to the plants they contract. If the contracted plants are strong, the player's combat power will be strong, and vice versa.

This results in players developing their characters too slowly.

In the early stages, the plant master is basically useless, and you have to keep investing resources into cultivating the plants.

In the mid-game, if you've invested enough resources in your early development, it might be somewhat useful.

The real power spike comes in the later stages, where a single plant becomes a world unto itself, its combat strength surpassing that of many other classes at the same level.

However, a class that can only survive in the early to mid-game is not something many people are willing to play. Many players persist until the second job advancement, then delete their accounts and start over.

"How so?" Long Xiaochen asked curiously.

Cao Renjie and Long Xiaoyue also turned their gazes towards them.

"The trees cover more than a normal town, and many of them are of different sizes and thicknesses, so it's impossible for them to be summoned by a single skill at the same time."

Lin Hanchuan looked at the broken giant trees around them, and they felt as if they were in a giant forest.

"In other words, if I use a skill to summon such a dense array of giant trees in battle, the opponent is most likely a plant master unless they have a similar skill with no cooldown and an infinite mana regeneration like I do."

"Later-stage plant masters can make their plants continuously grow into more giant trees."

Lin Hanchuan added a sentence.

"Back in the first server, I once challenged the player ranked number one on the Plant Master class leaderboard in a one-on-one fight."

"The opponent is at the seventh level!"

"The effect is quite different from this, but if his plant cultivation is better, or the number of revolutions is higher, he can achieve a similar effect."

Except for Zone 1.

In his previous life, Lin Hanchuan encountered even more and more terrifying demon plant masters.

Powerful plant masters, in the later stages, are even stronger than nature-oriented professions like druids. They can instantly create a huge forest in the desert and then wait for their prey to enter.

Once they enter the forest, their opponents, unless far stronger than them, will have no choice but to accept defeat.

Hearing that Lin Hanchuan had fought against the strongest plant master in the first district, Long Xiaochen and the others were not surprised, because back in the first district, Lin Hanchuan was a pure warmonger who had fought against many top-ranked players.

If he loses, he will talk about it and even ask his teammates to help him summarize the experience.

But Lin Hanchuan never spoke of his victory; to him, it seemed to be something not worth boasting about.

"What class is the plant master fighting against?" Long Xiaochen couldn't help but ask.

Lin Hanchuan glanced helplessly at Long Xiaochen and replied irritably, "Do you really think I can do divination? How would I know that most professions, in the later stages, can create this kind of combat effect when fighting against plant masters?"

Explore along the way.

Lin Hanchuan threw light spells one by one onto the giant tree, like incandescent lamps, illuminating the path for the Heavenly Dao Squad.

After wandering through the giant forest for more than half an hour, they finally stood on a pile of ruins.

Lin Hanchuan rested his left hand on the trunk of a broken giant tree, and waved his staff with his right hand, continuously throwing light spells forward.

There was a deep pit ahead.

A huge, deep pit.

The light spells, like shooting stars, fell into the deep pit, illuminating its rock walls.

The rock face was exceptionally smooth, as if it had been carefully sanded. Bird droppings could slide right off it.

The light spell that fell into the pit was like entering a bottomless abyss. Soon, in Lin Hanchuan's eyes, only a point of light remained, and he could not see what was at the bottom of the pit at all.

"This should be the final battlefield!" Cao Renjie said, standing at the edge and looking down into the deep pit. "But it's so deep! At least a hundred meters deep, far beyond the range of soul perception."

"I'll go down and take a look!" Lin Hanchuan said at this moment.

The pit is too deep, and we don't know what's inside yet. If the whole team enters rashly, they could easily encounter danger.

Someone needs to go down and take a look first.

If there's anything in these lakeside ruins, it's most likely in this deep pit.

"Captain, be careful!" Long Xiaoyue said hurriedly.

Cao Renjie stepped forward. "Boss, let me go!"

"Don't worry, I have the Holy Sword, which allows me to come and go as I please, and I also have an infinite barrier. In terms of sustained defensive endurance, I am also very strong," Lin Hanchuan said with a smile and a shake of his head.

Although Cao Renjie has high defense, if he encounters any danger in the deep pit, he has no chance of escaping and can only passively endure the attacks. This is far less convenient and comfortable than having the Holy Sword.

After having Xingchen cast a wish for him to master two-handed magic, Lin Hanchuan summoned the Holy Sword and then activated the Infinite Barrier.

Lin Hanchuan stepped onto the holy sword and leaped into the deep pit, his eyes fixed on the ground below, while simultaneously casting light spells to illuminate his vision as much as possible.

Getting closer.

Lin Hanchuan's holy sword also flew slower and slower.

Even after reaching the bottom of the pit and being within the range of the soul's perception, there was still no trace of any wild monsters.

"Could it be that this entire ruin was really just used by the system to decorate Green Light Lake?" Lin Hanchuan was starting to have doubts.

Upon reaching the bottom, Lin Hanchuan manipulated the Holy Sword and quickly circled around. There were indeed no traces of any wild monsters, but there was a dark passage winding downwards from the bottom of the pit.

Lin Hanchuan cast a few light spells inside, revealing that the passage was uneven and pitted, with some areas even obscured by the roots of giant trees.

"Captain, what's in the pit?"

Long Xiaochen's voice came from above.

The Holy Sword's duration was up. Lin Hanchuan stood at the entrance of the passage, silently opened his personal panel, pulled up his friend list, and sent a message in the [Heavenly Dao Squad Chat Group].

Lin Hanchuan: "There are no monsters at the bottom of the pit, but there is a winding passage filled with tree roots. We need to clear it before we can pass through."

Long Xiaochen: "There must be something inside the passage!"

Cao Renjie: "Shall we come down now?"

Lin Hanchuan: "The Summon Holy Sword skill is currently on cooldown. I'll come up and pick you up once the cooldown is over."

Now that we've reached the bottom, we definitely need to explore the passage. However, at a height of over a hundred meters, if the entire Heavenly Dao Squad were to jump down, probably only Cao Renjie would survive.

Long Xiaochen: "No need, my sister has mastered a new song, something like Phoenix."

Long Xiaoyue: "A Hundred Birds Pay Homage to the Phoenix!"

Long Xiaochen: "Yes, yes, that's it. My sister blew it when my uncle died."

Cao Renjie: "Isn't this for a funeral?"

Long Xiaoyue: "The Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix has three parts: Falling Phoenix, Phoenix Nirvana, and Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix. Falling Phoenix is ​​used for funerals. Phoenix Nirvana refers to new life, usually played when a child is born. Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix is ​​played for weddings."

Cao Renjie: "Ohhhhhh!!"

Lin Hanchuan: "Then you guys give it a try. If it doesn't work, I'll go up and take it."

Long Xiaoyue: "Okay!"

“sol-si-la…”

Lin Hanchuan looked up and heard the sound of a suona horn, filled with the joyful chirping of birds, descending from the sky.

Amidst the sound of suona horns, a faint red light gathered in the sky, slowly forming the outline of a giant phoenix.

Clusters of colorful light gathered around the phoenix, coalescing into lively birds that chirped joyfully around it, their bodies gradually becoming translucent.

"Step on them!" Long Xiaochen stood at the edge of the field, looking at the large flock of birds that had formed in front of him. He could simply stretch out his foot and step on their bodies. He then said directly.

"I'll go first!" Cao Renjie said immediately. The birds' bodies were all semi-transparent, and he wasn't sure if these birds, which were created by the sound of music, could support his weight when he stepped on them.

However, even if I can't withstand it, with my defense and health, I won't die from falling.

Long Xiaoyue, who was playing the suona, was also watching Cao Renjie's foot step out. The skill description said that he could stand on a flock of birds, but the specific situation had not been tested.

Cao Renjie stepped on it.

My foot sank into the ground, but I quickly regained my footing. When I landed on my second foot, I was already firmly on the back of the flock of birds.

Long Xiaochen then stood on it.

The stars followed.

Long Xiaoyue was the last one to get on.

To the sound of the suona, the phoenix hovering in the air turned and flew straight down into the mine. A dense flock of birds followed, carrying Long Xiaochen and the others as if riding on clouds, heading towards the bottom of the deep pit.

"Captain, isn't he handsome!"

Standing on the bird's back, Long Xiaochen looked at Lin Hanchuan, who was getting closer and closer in his field of vision, and asked loudly.

Lin Hanchuan did not answer.

But landing on a flock of birds is really cool.

The phoenix has landed.

Flocks of birds circled around.

Long Xiaochen and the others jumped off the bird's back. After Long Xiaoyue stopped playing the suona, the phoenix vanished into thin air, and all the birds disappeared without a sound.

Long Xiaoyue quickly drank two bottles of blue potion.

"Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" is currently the song that consumes the most mana among all her pieces. With her current mana, she can barely sustain playing "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix".

Lin Hanchuan also wanted to try, "Xiaoyue, if we can't get out through this passage, how about using the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix to go up?"

Long Xiaoyue: "Okay!"

Long Xiaochen secretly gave Lin Hanchuan a thumbs up!
team leader!

That's tasteful!
Cao Renjie had already arrived at the entrance of the passage. Inside, Lin Hanchuan still had the light spell he had cast earlier, so he could see the situation inside the passage clearly.

The passageway is about four meters wide and five meters high, but because it is filled with dense tree roots, it obstructs the view into the distance.

"Boss, let me lead the way!" Cao Renjie took out a gold-grade axe and volunteered.

"Row!"

After obtaining Lin Hanchuan's consent, Cao Renjie took the lead and walked ahead. With one swing of his axe, even the thickest root snapped instantly.

Lin Hanchuan followed behind, clearing the passage and using the gathering skill to collect the cut roots and stems. These things were not considered dropped items, and the system would not recycle them if they were piled up here; they could only be taken out manually.

Cao Renjie chopped very quickly.

Lin Hanchuan was also quick to clean up.

All the way forward.

After walking about two kilometers, a faint blue light appeared behind the tangled roots.

"Boss, we've made a new discovery!" Cao Renjie turned to look at Lin Hanchuan and said with a grin.

"Hmm!!" Lin Hanchuan's emotions also became a little excited.

Having been in the ruins at the bottom of Greenlight Lake for so long, all I've found are ruins and broken giant trees; I haven't discovered anything unusual.

He planned to leave the ruins and go to Green Light Lake to grind monsters after he finished exploring this passage.

Now something has finally come out.

Bang bang bang! !

Cao Renjie immediately increased his cutting speed.

The dense root system was cut down in large swaths by Cao Renjie's axe, and the view ahead gradually became clear.

Through the gaps in the tree roots, Lin Hanchuan could see a swirling blue light curtain at the end of the passage.

"It's a dungeon!!"

Cao Renjie, who was walking at the front, saw more than Lin Hanchuan. In addition to the swirling blue light curtain, he also saw a recording stone standing behind a huge root.

The system notification sound was already ringing in his mind.

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully discovering the level 25 dungeon - the World of Demon Plants!"

Shortly after Cao Renjie received the message, Lin Hanchuan also received a notification that a copy had been discovered.

The system will not disclose the specific location of the dungeons that are being accessed; players are responsible for discovering them themselves.

Currently, five dungeons have been discovered in Moongazing City, and all of them have been cleared for the first time, which is quite rare in the entire game.

I didn't expect to find a level 25 dungeon now.

"Holy crap, it really is a dungeon!" Long Xiaochen exclaimed in surprise upon receiving the message, then complained, "A level 25 dungeon hidden in this nook and cranny, who could possibly find it? Is the system afraid someone will clear it already?"

The level 25 dungeon in Moon Gazing City is hidden in the deep pit passage of the Green Light Lake ruins, which is really not something that ordinary people can find.

For a normal level 25 player, entering the bottom of Greenlight Lake is impossible without a water-resistant suit or corresponding water-repelling items and skills.

Even after entering Greenlight Lake, discovering ruins, finding deep pits, and then getting down from those pits presents numerous challenges.

This is different from what Long Xiaochen complained about.

Lin Hanchuan smiled.

The level 25 dungeon map for Wangyue City is hidden in this location. Currently, the only option for players wanting to complete the dungeon and obtain their completion record is to purchase the Silver-grade Water Bear Monster Set, which will soon be produced by the Weapon Factory. This gives the Water Bear Monster Set a completely new selling point, one that players in Wangyue City simply cannot refuse.

Moreover, judging from the name of the dungeon, "[Demon Plant World]", it is highly likely to be a resource point that demon plant master players are looking forward to.

Although there are few players of the Plant Master class.

But it's not that there aren't any in Wangyue City.

There are plant master players in the strategy team's chat group.

Cao Renjie started hacking away at the front.

After clearing the final barrier, we arrived at the entrance to the [Demon Plant World] dungeon. Directly in front of us was a dark blue vortex light curtain, and next to it stood a clean recording stone.

Cao Renjie stepped forward to check the entry requirements.

Starting with dungeons level 20 and above, there are entry requirements; players who do not meet the requirements cannot enter.

Standing at the entrance to the instance, a system notification suddenly rang in his mind.

"Please note that there are three entry requirements for this instance."

First, each player entering must pay one silver coin.

Second, the player's health points must not be lower than 1000 points, which can be used to calculate the value of equipment stacking.

Third, the player's strength value must not be lower than 80 points, as this will affect the overall value of equipment.

Cao Renjie immediately took a screenshot of the text prompt that appeared on the panel in sync with the voice and posted it in the chat group: "Boss, I have sent the requirements for entering the [Demon Plant World] dungeon to the group."

Lin Hanchuan opened the chat group, glanced at it, and finally his gaze fell on Long Xiaoyue.

“I’m satisfied with the strength requirement!” Long Xiaoyue replied.

Long Xiaochen added, "Captain, I'm satisfied too."

"Should we release this news?" Long Xiaochen asked immediately. "To indirectly promote the Water Bear Monster Set and boost the sales of the first batch of sets produced by the weapon factory."

Lin Hanchuan nodded and said, "Absolutely!"

After obtaining Lin Hanchuan's consent, Long Xiaochen immediately opened the [Wangyue City Strategy Team Main Group] and sent out the message.

"Brothers, I have some good news for you. Our Heavenly Path Team has discovered the level 25 dungeon of Moon Gazing City—[Demon Plant World]—at the bottom of Green Light Lake. The requirements for entering are as follows [Image]."

After the message is sent.

The group chat exploded with discussion.

"Our only level 25 dungeon in Wangyue City is actually at the bottom of Green Light Lake. It's really beyond our imagination. If we want to go down, we'll have to prepare some water-related items."

"Damn system, it actually put the dungeon there!"

"It's over. This instance is underwater, so not many people will be able to enter it."

"The Water Bear Set! I knew that since the Water Bear Territory could spawn the Water Bear Set that allows you to dive underwater, there must be something waiting for us in Green Light Lake. Turns out it's a dungeon!"

"I can't get it! I've killed the Water Bear BOSS twice, and all I've gotten so far is a Silver-level Water Bear Set helmet. Who knows when I'll be able to collect a complete set?"

Someone mentioned the Water Bear Monster set.

Some people also remembered that Lin Hanchuan had previously said he wanted to sell.

"@Arakawa White Owl, Owl Bro, when will that Silver-level Water Bear Monster Set be available for sale? I'd like to pre-order one."

"Count me in! I want one too!"

"Can I order three? One for myself, and one for each of my two girlfriends."

Is Brother Xiao online?

"I want the Water Bear Monster outfit too!"

In the strategy team group, many of those who can enter the top five of their respective class's combat power rankings are people who are not short of money.

They have strong purchasing power.

Even though Lin Hanchuan had previously hyped up the price of the Water Bear Monster Set, saying it would cost several hundred or even a thousand gold coins, they didn't care.

Lin Hanchuan has posted.

Arakawa White Owl: "Don't rush. Once the Water Bear Monster set is released, it will be prioritized for the brothers in the raid team."

Long Xiaochen's advertisements have already been launched.

Lin Hanchuan now needs to give an answer.

"Thank you, Brother Xiao! Long live Brother Xiao!"

"Brother Xiao, tell the weapons factory to hurry up, I can't wait to put on the Water Bear Monster suit."

"Brother Xiao, after clearing the [Demon Plant World] dungeon, could you release the walkthrough video?"

……

at the same time.

The news has already leaked in the chat group.

Someone posted information about the [Demon Plant World] dungeon in the Moon Gazing City public chat channel.

"Breaking news: The Heavenly Path Squad has discovered the level 25 dungeon in Moon Gazing City - [Demon Plant World], located at Green Light Lake. A water-based set is required to enter."

Upon seeing this message, Lin Hanchuan was not angry at all; in fact, he even wore a relieved smile.

The more people know about the [Demon Plant World] dungeon, the better. Doing so will only increase the potential customers for the Water Bear Monster set in the future.

"With the [Demon Plant World] dungeon boosting it, the Water Bear Monster set is going to be a huge hit!" Long Xiaochen turned to Lin Hanchuan and said with a smile, "The system is really awesome!"

Lin Hanchuan neither confirmed nor denied it, then his gaze fell on the entrance to the [Demon Plant World] dungeon ahead, and he took a deep breath.

It's all here.

I definitely need to get a first pass back.

Lin Hanchuan said seriously, "When we go into the dungeon later, be careful to protect Xingchen. There's nothing else that needs special attention."

Lin Hanchuan doesn't know the type of the [Demon Plant World] yet, but with the strength of the Heavenly Dao Squad and Xingchen's abilities, they can easily crush this dungeon, which is below their average level, and forcefully get the first clear.

It's similar to the previous "Dawn" instance.

The plot went astray later, but in the end, he still managed to get the first clear through sheer skill.

Cao Renjie nodded and said, "I have a life-sharing skill, which I will attach to Xingchen."

“I will arrange for an elf to stay by Xingchen’s side all the time,” Long Xiaochen added.

The importance of Xingchen to the Heavenly Dao Squad is self-evident, and every member is extremely concerned about her safety.

"I can protect myself!" Xingchen clenched her fist and said very seriously.

"I know!" Lin Hanchuan smiled and patted Xingchen's head.

She is now level 30.

He also has life-saving items on him.

There are also defensive skills.

In theory, you should be able to protect yourself.

However, sometimes the situations we encounter cannot be explained by logic alone.

Lin Hanchuan would not allow even a one in ten thousand chance of danger to happen to Xingchen.

After things were settled, Lin Hanchuan arrived at the entrance to the [Demon Plant World] instance, and a system message notification immediately rang in his mind.

"Please note that there are three requirements to enter this instance..."

"Ding! Please note, do you wish to enter the dungeon—[Demon Plant World]?"

System: "Please select your entry method!"

[Solo], [Squad], [Group]

……

"Ding! Please note that you are required to enter the Asura-level [Demon Plant World] instance within 30 seconds!"

At the system message prompt.

With a shield in his left hand and an axe in his right, Cao Renjie entered the dungeon portal directly.

Lin Hanchuan and Long Xiaochen followed.

Long Xiaoyue led Xingchen in last.

After the entire Heavenly Path Squad entered, a red light emanated from the record stone of the [Demon Plant World] dungeon.

Just then, the stone wall behind the recording stone suddenly collapsed, revealing a passage from which a pale blue light emanated.

It seems there's another instance inside.

brush! !

After a moment of disorientation from the teleportation, my vision was blurred.

After everything became clearer, Lin Hanchuan and his group found themselves standing in a city.

To be precise, it's the center of a street in the city.

The surrounding area was densely packed with people.

A cacophony of noise constantly reached Lin Hanchuan and his companions' ears.

"Selling gems, five-star gems, one hundred gold coins each!"

"My neighbor's son actually wants to become a demon plant master. It's a joke. With his family's financial situation, even if he had 100 years, he would never be able to cultivate a powerful demon plant."

"Big sister, don't say that. Things change, and what if that young man really does rise to prominence in the future?"

"Hahaha, that's the biggest joke I've ever heard."

"We heard that the city lord has returned!"

"real or fake?"

"I don't know, but I saw a lot of city guards standing at the entrance of the city hall today, and even the two deputy city lords were waiting outside."

"Make way! Make way!!"

Not only did the voice sound incredibly realistic, but even the sensation of someone touching Lin Hanchuan felt incredibly real.

"Is this a dungeon?" Long Xiaochen looked around, then turned to Lin Hanchuan and asked, "They actually teleported us to a city. Are they sending us to kill the city lord? This difficulty level is at least a level 100 Asura!"

"This might be a historical reconstruction of the ruins we just passed through," Lin Hanchuan said softly. He was looking at a weapon shop to his right, where a golden lion emblem hung on a weapon, which he had seen before while exploring the ruins.

The ruins at the bottom of the lake, in terms of area, are more like a city than a town.

The area is really too big; some of the basic facilities inside can only be installed in cities.

Long Xiaochen said helplessly, "That makes it even more difficult!"

He witnessed firsthand the extent of the damage to the ruins.

Two top-tier experts reduced a city to ruins, but the aftershocks of their skills alone were enough to send them on their way.

"Wait a little longer, it should be a story-driven one," Lin Hanchuan replied softly.

But it was the instant those words were spoken that they were spoken.

The noisy street fell silent instantly.

It was like an earmuff, suddenly blocking Lin Hanchuan's hearing.

But Lin Hanchuan was certain that it was truly quiet.

The people who were just talking everywhere suddenly fell silent and even stopped moving.

They were as if they had been frozen in place, suddenly standing still without any warning.

next moment.

Everyone turned their heads in place, some even rotating 180 degrees, and all their eyes, each a different color, looked at Lin Hanchuan and the others.

They stared intently at them.

At this moment, the entire city was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"Captain, this doesn't seem like a story-driven dungeon!" Long Xiaochen quickly summoned his spirit and said to Lin Hanchuan.

Cao Renjie had already raised his shield and released a spherical barrier on the spot, enveloping the entire Heavenly Path Squad.

Lin Hanchuan had already raised his staff.

He would kill them all if they made any unusual moves.

It was at this time.

Lin Hanchuan witnessed with his own eyes how green tender leaves slowly grew from their mouths, noses, eyes, ears, chests, navels...

The tender leaves gradually grew larger.

And these people's skin began to slowly become woody, like tree bark, clinging to their bodies, and their once bright and piercing eyes gradually lost focus.

They stood there like wooden figures, letting their bodies gradually grow lush and verdant.

"A world of demonic plants! That fits perfectly!" This scene relieved Cao Renjie. "I just don't know what will happen next."

Everything is still in the CG stage.

They were more like bystanders than participants.

At this very moment.

A green light, like light pollution, shone in the distance.

Then a slightly insane voice came from afar.

“It’s done! It’s done!!”

"Hahaha!!"

"I've become a plant master!"

Lin Hanchuan turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound.

in view.

A wooden figure suddenly shouted.

"I did it too!"

"Haha, I did it too!!"

Then another wooden figure started shouting.

……

"I really did it!"

Another wooden figure is shouting.

Then countless wooden figures began to shout.

"I've become a plant master too!"

……

As they shouted, the bark on their bodies began to peel off, the new branches and leaves curled back into their bodies, and their wooden pupils gradually gained expression.

The surrounding crowd also began to return to normal.

They stopped shouting and, as if nothing had happened, turned their heads and continued their clamor.

“Yesterday when I bought vegetables, the vendor actually charged me a silver coin. He’s so greedy! I’m going to settle the score with him today. If he doesn’t return the money I paid for the vegetables yesterday, I’m going to overturn his stall.”

"I really didn't expect His Holiness the Pope to do such a thing."

"Let's go, let's go buy some food."

"Make way, you're blocking the road."

The Heavenly Path Team arrived at the roadside.

"How so?" Long Xiaochen asked first.

"Completely baffled!" Cao Renjie replied.

Lin Hanchuan was about to speak.

Ding!
The first system message notification after entering the instance finally rang in the minds of all members of the Heavenly Path Squad.

"Ding! Congratulations, you have entered the first stage of the survival mission in the Asura-level [Demon Plant World] dungeon - [Survival]."

[Survival]: You have been discovered. Please survive for one hour. Do not die or turn into a demonic plant puppet during this time.

Hint: You can defeat the demonic plant to clear this Asura-level dungeon.

Look at the information on the panel.

The entire Heavenly Path Squad exchanged glances.

Finally, Lin Hanchuan spoke up, "This [Demon Plant World] dungeon is a bit strange. Demon plants can indeed turn living beings into demon plant puppets, but that's something for later on. And to control so many puppets that can control the people of an entire city, you need to be at least at the eighth or ninth level of cultivation."

"It doesn't meet the level requirement of 25 in the [Demon Plant World] at all, but the system says we've been discovered and might even be turned into demon plant puppets. This is strange."

Lin Hanchuan frowned as he said this.

After a pause, Lin Hanchuan looked up ahead.

The place where the green light had previously burst forth was also the place from which the first frantic shout had come.

Lin Hanchuan said slowly.

"The problem likely lies in that green light; the answer we're looking for might be there."

"First, follow this road in that direction, Cao Renjie. Keep the defenses active the whole way."

In the perception of the soul, the demonic plant puppets in the city are all living beings with souls, and it is impossible to tell who will take action.

We can only maintain a comprehensive defense.

Cao Renjie nodded and said, "Okay, boss!"

The sound fell.

boom! !

Suddenly, a vine emerged from beneath their feet and struck Cao Renjie's barrier.

The enemy's attack is coming!
(End of this chapter)