You are all my wings...

At this moment, Iris heard Maggie whisper:

"It's actually a sacred mural."

Iris felt she had vaguely heard the word before, but couldn't quite place it.

She continued to observe.

Beneath the tree canopy, countless vines hang down.

There were so many vines that it was impossible to count them all at a glance. They were densely packed under the tree canopy, writhing like snakes. Every now and then, a knot would throb and contract, flashing a hint of blood, making one feel terrified of trypophobia.

A hundred or so vines were shooting out at an astonishing speed from the outside, heading towards the eight adventurers who were either standing or moving rapidly in the valley.

Among the eight, three were Britta, Bovary, and Miro.

The other five, judging from their attire, mostly belong to the same adventurer team, all wearing accessories with the same pattern on their shoulders, headbands, or badges.

A strong, bald, fourth-tier gunfighter; a curvaceous fourth-tier female assassin; a short but handsome third-tier scout; and two childlike third-tier spellcaster siblings (they look so alike).

With such a powerful setup, attempting to climb 41 floors would be extremely risky.

It seems more likely that they were originally supposed to be exploring on floors 39 or 40, but were forced into a monster riot and ended up here.

Under the vines, there was a pile of fresh monster skeletons, which attracted a lot of small monsters like mosquitoes and flies, and the smell was very strong.

At that moment, Iris heard Leon's voice:

"This is a powerful fifth-tier monster, a pseudo-wisdom tree! It possesses magical reserves comparable to at least three powerful fifth-tier monsters, and because it is rooted deep within the dungeon, its magical energy recovers very quickly! Apart from being unable to move and having relatively weak physical resistance, it has almost no weaknesses."

"Damn! How are we supposed to fight then?"

Karl's door-shaped sword was constantly whipped by vines, his palm went numb, and he retreated step by step.

Fortunately, other adventurers drew the fire away, otherwise he would have been sent flying by the force of those vines.

"The only weakness of the False Wisdom Tree is its freely roaming Wisdom Core! Given its immense magic and the fact that it can only lose in a battle, we must find the Wisdom Core."

As Leon swung his sword, he rapidly issued combat commands:

"Everyone must be careful not to get entangled in the vines. Once you do, your entire body will be devoured and become its nourishment!"

“Elise, only your Executioner's Spear has the potential to continuously damage its Wisdom Core, so I'll try to find the Wisdom Core for you in the early stages. Once you find it, you must quickly complete the connection to the Executioner's Spear! Until then, you only need to use basic magic to support your teammates! Remember to conserve at least fifteen units of Executioner's Spear's mana!”

“Machiru, here is your magic wand. Use your Cursed Serpent to corrode these vines.”

"Mark, you support Karl and hold the line!"

"Holy Maiden, the three of you come here! Repeatedly attacking those vines will only waste your stamina and magic!"

Chapter 110 Shadow Sword Ascension

Lyon issued a series of precise and rapid instructions, and everyone was certain of what was to come.

Faced with the enormous and extremely ferocious giant tree monster, with its countless vines lashing out repeatedly, their defensive pressure was immense.

Unable to identify what kind of monster it was, and lacking a clear fighting strategy, the battle was indeed aimless, with the only thing being to barely maintain the balance against the vines.

Lyon's instructions were undoubtedly crucial, giving them a sense of reassurance.

At this moment, Macchiato became excited after getting her wand back. She spun around, manipulating her alchemical vines to block the vines and protect Iris, while chanting and gathering magic power.

"Go, cursed viper!"

A dozen or so black venomous snakes suddenly sprang up seven or eight meters ahead as Macchiato waved his hand, rushing towards various parts of the vines.

The lifelike, jet-black eyes moved, and the fine, realistic scales left scratches on the ground.

Sizzle sizzle!

Wherever the cursed venomous snake passed, the vines were quickly corroded and melted.

Moreover, while other people's magical attacks can shatter the vines, they cannot stop the vines from regenerating.

The vines, corroded and melted by the cursed venomous snake, withered to one side and needed seven or eight seconds to recover before a few buds of flesh could barely grow. Clearly, they were unable to participate in the battle again in the short term.

This effect immediately boosted the morale of the adventurer team next door, making their tactics more aggressive.

They had happened to run into Brierita and her group and decided to cooperate temporarily, hoping to have a better chance of survival on the 41st floor, which was filled with ferocious monsters.

Soon they encountered a fifth-level demon. After a fierce battle, they retreated while fighting and accidentally came to this valley, disturbing the long-hidden False Wisdom Tree.

Then, the fifth-tier monster was devoured by the False Tree of Wisdom in a single encounter, and one of their third-tier teammates was also killed instantly.

Because the vines had a wide attack range, even Britta and the others were unable to escape the attack range of the pseudo-wisdom tree for a while.

Without Lyon's fresh blood joining the fight, it's likely that only Britta would have been able to escape; the others would have had no chance of survival.

At this moment, Berylita, along with Bovary and Milo, activated defensive magic and quickly reunited with Leon and the others.

Lyon said quickly:

"We'll explain the situation later. Your Excellency must retain at least one Holy Annihilation spell's worth of magic power. Now, please use basic magic to support those adventurers next door. The more combatants we have, the better!"

With more people, he can hold back enough vines, giving him more room to maneuver.

Brelitta nodded. Although she was ordered around by Leon, she had become somewhat used to it after so many battles.

She half-clasped her hands together and activated the Elementary Holy Furnace spell.

Sizzle!

The intensely hot holy energy surged forward, causing trees and vines to wither and dry up wherever it passed.

The two siblings who were casting spells were saved by this move, avoiding being hit directly by the vines.

“Spellcasters, come here and take turns using defensive magic. This way, we can conserve more mana!”

Birelita spoke up to remind her.

The two siblings exchanged a glance and immediately rushed over.

Unlike their teammates who possess agile skills, they can only cast spells while standing still. In this situation, magic consumption is definitely greater than physical consumption, so entering Berylita's defensive circle is obviously a good idea.

Meanwhile, Bovary and Miró also received orders from Lyon to go to the front to support Karl.

The front-line tanks are crucial. As long as they can withstand the first wave of attacks, the spellcasters behind them can more confidently unleash their magic to strike the vines, thus creating a coordinated attack from the front and back.

Seeing that his team's basic formation was now stable, Leon charged out of the defensive zone with his sword.

Shadow Leap!

Now he has abundant magic and stamina, and his attributes are all at the fourth level. Apart from lacking a class advantage, if his fighting style and strategy are appropriate, his combat power will definitely not be inferior to that of an ordinary human fourth level.

On the ground, shadows roamed, following the corrosive area carved out by Machiru and approaching the central area of ​​the False Wisdom Tree.

The core of this battle, as Lyon said before, is to find the core of wisdom!

If Iris weren't there, even if Leon could find her once, he wouldn't linger in battle; he would only try to retreat as much as possible.

But now, the current combat strength and the value of completing the battle are enough for him to take the risk.

Of course, if the adventure fails, he will not hesitate to use Shadow Leap to jump out of the battle and try to lead the team to retreat.

call out!!!!

He quickly leaped seventeen meters, reaching a distance of only thirteen meters from the central area of ​​the giant tree, where the vines were densest.

Upon reaching this area, lacking the support of the Cursed Serpent, Leon was forced to leap out of his Shadow Leap form and swiftly slash at the attacking vines with his sword.

Because Shadow Leap allows you to become invisible and reach your target location in a short time, but you still need to leap out.

If you leap out of the area where the vines are most dense, it will definitely be a bad situation.

At this point, one must wait for the cursed venomous snake to catch up and create enough space for him to move around.

The cursed venomous snakes, due to their immense destructive power against vines, were targeted and their speed was significantly slowed, so Leon had to hold out for a while.

To conserve his stamina and magic, Leon did not use any combat techniques in this slash.

Having previously mastered the Shadow Step technique, he quickly mastered it this time, activating only a very small amount of magic power to enhance his attack power while maintaining long-term magic usage.

Bang!Bang!Bang!

Behind him, Iris's Light Cone arrived and struck the dense vines attacking Leon from the front, relieving his pressure.

The cursed venomous snake rushed up from the side, leaping and lunging at the vines.

The vines in the core area were extremely tough. This time, the cursed serpent did not instantly corrode and melt its opponent, but instead entangled it for a second or two before successfully melting it.

Lyon fought and advanced, keeping all his attention focused on the sword in front of him.

He gradually gained a better understanding of the techniques for generating power with the Shadow Sword Slash, and with the infusion of magic, his slashing movements became more and more precise.

laugh!laugh!

In the blink of an eye, Lyon was advancing a meter every half minute, his steps becoming increasingly difficult.

Even with the support of his teammates and the cursed serpent that could easily poison even fourth-tier monsters, the fifth-tier power was indeed terrifying, and Leon's progress was getting slower and slower.

However, there was still good news during the battle.

When Lyon advanced to within nine meters of the inner circle—

[In a life-or-death battle, with skillful maneuvering and the use of Shadow Sword techniques, the digestion of stored nutrients within the body was successfully accelerated, Strength +1]

[Skill mastery improved, the second-tier combat skill Shadow Sword Slash is upgraded to the third-tier combat skill Swift Shadow Slash]

Although Shadow Slash is a second-tier combat skill, with the enhancement of the Shadow Walker class, its power can rival that of a regular third-tier combat skill.

This upgrade to the third level undoubtedly boosted Leon's understanding of combat techniques to a whole new level, making his slashing movements even more fierce and rapid, and greatly reducing the pressure.

"There's hope!"

Chapter 111 The Battle-hardened Britta

At this moment, Burelita's Elementary Holy Light also came to the rescue, burning a small patch of vines above Lyon and relieving him of a lot of pressure.

She clearly knew that Leon's current actions were the key to this battle.

"Karl, advance! Mark, Bovary, and Miró, assist Karl!"

After observing for a moment, Birelita gave the order.

As a former commander who had led large-scale monster extermination campaigns, Berylita immediately recognized the immense risk of Leon's advance being hindered by the vines.

So she decided to let the rear bear more risks and withstand more pressure from the vines.

This will give Lyon more room to move around!

Five adventurers on the other side were also vaguely gathering towards Britta.

At this point, they also realized that a grouped approach would be more stable and controllable.

"The saintess over there, give us your orders too! Unified command will make the battle more effective!"

The bald gunfighter brandished his spear, creating an impenetrable circle around him.

He was at least a fourth-order cultivator. Although he couldn't kill enemies from a distance like a spellcaster, he faced less pressure than others when dealing with vines.

Of course, if Leon hadn't joined the battle, he would most likely have been the first to be killed.

Because he was the strongest warrior among everyone present, such a powerful individual would definitely be the target of the Pseudo-Wisdom Tree's focused attacks.

"Then please have the two fourth-tier players assist our teammate at the front and relieve some of his pressure!"

“No problem, Hershel, did you hear me?”

The bald gunfighter swung his spear, splitting the vines with the tip, while shouting at the female assassin not far away.

The female assassin named Hershey did not answer, but she clearly made a forward movement.

As the two fourth-tier warriors advanced, the vines spread out to deal with them, further reducing the pressure on Lyon.

Soon, under Macchiato's control from behind, the cursed venomous snake was quickly pushed to within a five-meter radius of the inner circle.

Once you get here, the vines overhead become terrifyingly numerous; you can see a huge expanse of them almost every time you look up.

Leon leaped again, suddenly appearing next to the cursed serpent, then reached up, his palm gathering magic.

High-speed fireball!