I'm not a pet

Chapter 157 Desert Tree Devil
After walking for a long time, Little Pig found that there were more and more green plants around him, and the sand under his feet became more and more moist and flat. When he looked up, there was a lake surrounded by green plants not far away.The breeze blows, and in the scorching sun, the wind seems to be slightly damp and cool.

"Oh yeah!" Little Pig jumped for joy as he looked at the green and sparkling lake in front of him.From yesterday to now, two people and one pig have passed through yellow sand, yellow sand or yellow sand... Occasionally passing by some sporadic coniferous green plants, although they seem to have tenacious vitality, they cannot bring people the feeling of being in the yellow sand all over the sky. Pleasure.Seeing the lake water from a distance at this moment, she really wanted to lie down close to drink to her fullness, er, it would be better to jump into the lake to take a bath...

On the edge of the lake surrounded by green plants, there are all kinds of green plants, mostly low shrubs, some of which have beautiful flowers of different colors, and some with thick stems. The trees... Those green plants and piglets can't name them, but she is very fortunate that there is a kind of green plant that she knows, and that is a cactus.

It's just that those cacti...seem to be overgrown!Except for the plants that the piggy can't name, the lake is surrounded by a circle of dense cacti.Those cacti have grown into tall and thick cylinders, the shorter ones are as tall as half a person, and the taller ones are two or three meters high, and their bodies are covered with sharp needles.

"Damn it!" When he was about to approach, the little pig couldn't help but swear when he saw those tall cacti: "This is definitely a mutated cactus!"

As a lazy person in reality, she also planted a cactus with tenacious vitality. It took more than ten years for the cactus to grow from a tender ball the size of a thumb to a big ball as high as she crossed her forearm.If you want to reach the height of these cacti in front of you, how many years will it take?
"Wait a minute!" Mei Shui, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped a person and a pig who were eager to pounce on the lake.

Lu Yunchu stopped in time according to his words and looked at Mei Shui with questioning eyes, but the little pig in his arms was about to move: What are you waiting for?Didn't you see that lake water beckoning to us?

Mei Shui looked around the lake, frowned and said, "If I remember correctly, there used to be no such cacti by this lake." He would go to Nuoma Village every year, and most of the time he liked to walk in the desert with his luggage on his back , instead of teleporting directly to Norma Village.

I remember that last year it seemed that this oasis hadn't had these cacti.

"..." What does this indicate?Within a year, a dense circle of cacti that would take decades or even hundreds of years to grow thrives here?It seems really unscientific...

One person and one pig looked at the lake water that was close at hand, and then looked at Mei Shui with questioning eyes. Mei Shui said uncertainly: "You and I should be careful! Fill the water bag with water and leave here quickly!"

"En." Lu Yunchu replied concisely.After these two days of attacks by fish demons and sand demons, he already has a deeper understanding of the dangers of this desert, and he may lose his life if he is not careful in this desert.Fortunately, he and Xiaozhu had plum water to lead the way, otherwise they would not have been able to go so far smoothly.

After hearing what Mei Shui said, Little Pig looked around again.There was no wind at this time, and all the green plants by the lake did not move under the scorching sun, especially those tall and tall cactus, which looked eerie and motionless, with needles all over their bodies like countless hidden eyes stare at them.For a moment, Little Pig felt that everything was weird, and now he nestled quietly in his pocket and lay on his stomach, observing his surroundings without blinking.

When approaching the lake to fetch water, one must pass through the dense cactus.Mei Shui and Lu Yunchu approached the dense forest slowly, while looking ahead vigilantly.

Seeing that it was getting closer and closer to the lake, the little pig even smelled the fresh fragrance from the lake under the scorching sun...

Twenty steps... fifteen steps... twelve steps...

Just when the two of them were about ten steps away from the dense forest, the cacti that were standing there suddenly moved... The needles on their bodies shot straight at them like sharp arrows, so dense that they One cannot dodge.

"Be careful! Back off!" Mei Shui, who was walking in front, shouted, and at the same time cast a tornado to wrap the needles that were shot at her first, and after a while, those needles were rolled into pieces and fell on the ground.Meishui didn't stop in his hands, and continuously used the acupuncture that the tornado swept over one after another, and retreated a few steps away.

When Lu Yunchu saw the countless needles being shot rapidly, he also cast spells like plum water to block the sharp arrows attacking his side, while backing away.

After retreating to about twenty steps away from the dense forest, the cacti suddenly fell silent as if they had made an appointment, all the needle attacks stopped abruptly, and the lakeside returned to calm again.

Everything happened so fast, and ended so suddenly... Little Zhu was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe out in his pocket. Fortunately, Mei Shui and Lu Yunchu were sensitive, otherwise, once he was shot by the dense needles, he would still be alive. Can't become a hedgehog?

Although the cactus had stopped attacking, Lu Yunchu still put his hands in front of him and kept casting spells to counterattack at any time.

Mei Shui looked at him and said, "They can't attack us ten meters away, just like our magic can't attack them ten meters away."

Just like in the modern world, no matter how advanced guns and ammunition have their effective range, ordinary magic in Mafa Continent also has its attack distance limit, that is, if the magic exceeds ten meters, the magic cast cannot fall on the target.

"Why is this strange?" Lu Yunchu asked.

Mei Shui looked at him and sighed, this Lu Yunchu really has a physique to attract monsters.He has traveled the desert many times, but he has never encountered such a thing today: "This is a tree demon. I only heard about it from Master, and this is the first time I have encountered it today."

The desert tree devil, shaped like a cactus, takes root easily and grows fast. Once it takes root in the sand, it can often grow to a height of several meters overnight.It grows near water, and uses its own needles to shoot travelers who pass by lakes in the desert to get water.Although its acupuncture is non-toxic, if the practitioner is unprepared, he will often be shot into a sieve by the dense needles, resulting in a tragic death.

"Then..." Lu Yunchu looked at the lake that was close at hand, and hesitantly licked his dry lips. The two bags of water he and Xiaozhu had already drank. to reach the next oasis.

Mei Shui seemed to see his worries: "Don't think otherwise! There will be no other water sources in the future, you and I must replenish here, otherwise within half a day, you and I will die of thirst in this desert."

"Then how to crack it?" Lu Yunchu asked again.

Mei Shui didn't answer him immediately, but cast her eyes on the dense tree demons, looked around for a week and said: "Master said that tree demons love heat and fear cold, and will wither automatically when they encounter ice."

(End of this chapter)