You say this is a love game?

The entire camellia tree was shaking violently, its branches swaying wildly, and its petals falling like a wail of extreme pain.

The swamp wood spirit, which was originally in the middle position of the paper, moved directly to the upper position of the paper after being strengthened by the ancient cypress. Moreover, heavy blows were the area in which it excelled due to its large size. Now, two consecutive heavy blows hit the vital points. Several hideous wounds burst out on the trunk of the ancient cypress, as if the aorta was cut. The pink juice gushed out and the bleeding could not be stopped at all.

Gu Chun let out a shrill scream.

why?

She didn't understand why her guards would turn against her, why those who had once submitted to her will would now turn against her and stab her the most cruelly!

The two wood spirits controlled by Mizutani Makoto with the "anti-soul thread" suddenly pounced on her trunk.

The ancient toon tree stood over twenty meters tall, its trunk as thick as an ancient pagoda, its branches spreading out like ghostly hands. The two tree demons she had strengthened were also twelve or thirteen meters tall, their bodies entwined with blooming toon flowers, resembling armored warriors. At this moment, under the cover of night, the three behemoths violently collided, pushed, and tangled, the visual effect resembling a battle of giants from mythology.

But it is obviously impossible for Mu Mei to defeat Gu Chun.

During the struggle, the bodies of the two wood ghosts were instantly riddled with holes, and were destroyed by Gu Chun with even more powerful violence.

But just as Gu Chun was struggling and roaring, a scene that made her even more desperate appeared -

Those wood spirits actually threw themselves on her trunk without fear of life or death, their vitality ignited in an instant, and their originally broken trunks and branches grew wildly in an instant, twisting into countless thick vine shackles, coiling layer by layer, and actually wrapped around her trunk tightly, binding it.

It wouldn't hurt her, but it would make it hard for her to move.

The trunk of the ancient cypress tree trembled violently, and its branches waved wildly, trying to shake off the wood spirit that was entangled with it, but the puppets controlled by Makoto Mizutani clung to it tightly, their bodies constantly breaking and regenerating in the struggle, as if they were executing the only order given by Makoto Mizutani at the cost of themselves: to entangle her.

The spirits of the three giant trees tore at each other, their vines danced like mad snakes, their roots expanded like earth dragons, their branches intertwined into hideous webs, the ancient cypress cried out in anger and tiny flower demons joined in, but just as Mizutani Makoto had expected, although there were many of those flower demons, they could not cause any substantial damage to the ten-meter-tall ancient tree.

They can only bite and scratch, leaving shallow scratches on the bark with their tiny claws, like ants gnawing at mountains, futile and ridiculous.

The center of the battlefield was in great chaos, and outside this huge net, the young man stood quietly.

He had already sheathed his Shizumi katana, and now, gripping the Ryohara katana in both hands, he held it in mid-sword stance, his feet firmly planted on the ground. His clothes were torn and bloodstained, his hair had turned completely white, but his gaze remained as firm as iron, like a blade that had been tempered a thousand times without breaking.

He is gathering his strength.

With both hands tightly grasping the Liaoyuan sword, this main weapon named "Liaoyuan" has a combat skill called "Scorched Earth Explosion".

At this moment, a red light appeared on the blade, and it expanded rapidly with the surging output of spiritual power in his body. In a flash, a three-foot-high green flame rose up, illuminating the entire night sky with a blazing and murderous look.

On the surface of the sword, lava-like blade patterns flow slowly, as hot and dazzling as flowing fire.

In Mizutani Makoto's opinion, this move should actually be called "Triple Fiery Chop".

The sword is wrapped in the power of flames, and every blade is like a blazing fire.

He slowly raised the knife, flames dancing on the tip of the blade. The struggling Gu Chun seemed to sense the breath of approaching death. He turned back suddenly, and real fear appeared in his eyes for the first time.

"ended."

The timing is almost right.

The next second, Mizutani Makoto suddenly rushed to the center of the battlefield.

One of the two wood spirits piled vines into a passage, allowing Mizutani Makoto to step on the tree trunks and rush straight to the ancient cypress.

In panic, Gu Chun struggled to free his wrist. The branches twisted, stretched, and sharpened wildly, quickly condensing into sharp wooden spears in a desperate attempt.

It's the same old trick again.

But this time, she didn't have time.

Flames arced through the air, like thunder slicing through the darkness of the night. Before they even touched, they had already shattered the half-formed wooden spear! The flames spread, licking the broken spear shaft, and madly rushed along the sap, burning the wooden spear wreckage in mid-air into a swirling stream of fire meteors.

At this moment, a strong feeling of "fatigue" suddenly came over me.

The cursed coat is just right.

But whether there was this wave of curse or not, Gu Chun could not escape death.

The first blow had already cut off her hope.

She definitely couldn't dodge the second knife.

The sword in Mizutani Makoto's hand drew a fiery arc, performing the "Flint Slash" in this way. He slashed with all his strength without raising the sword, and a new understanding suddenly came to his mind.

The woman in Gu Chun hastily raised her arms to try to block.

boom! ! !

The sword energy mixed with flames fell down with a bang, and the arm was instantly cut off at the shoulder. There was no blood at the broken end, but gushing pink juice and burning wood fibers.

Flame is a special attack, but who knew that Mizutani Makoto could actually mix sword energy into the flames of "Scorched Earth Explosion". Now the edge of the green flame is as sharp as a sword, and it is impossible to get close to it.

The ancient cypress tree screamed miserably, its branches cracking in the flames, and waves of heart-wrenching wails echoed from beneath the burning bark. The wrist that fell to the ground was still burning, the fingertips twitching, and in the blink of an eye, it was engulfed by the flames.

At this moment, the two wood spirits took advantage of the ancient cypress's weakness and turned over to suppress it. The already leaning camellia tree collapsed, and the last chance came.

Mizutani Makoto's eyes turned cold, and he rushed forward without stopping.

He stepped hard and actually stepped on the plump mountain of Gu Chun. He raised his sword high and stabbed it accurately into the heart of Gu Chun's female body with a roar. The next moment, green flames burst out and exploded from the inside out!

Flames gushed out from her seven orifices, and the entire tree was like a living torch, burning fiercely in the night and illuminating the entire battlefield!

"Ahhh!!"

Gu Chun's body twisted, charred, and collapsed in the flames.

Its branches broke, its petals turned to ashes, and it gradually disappeared in the flames.

As for the falling flower rain, it danced in the sky under the heat flow, but also flew into the flames.

Finally, the flames spread to Mu Mei. Mu Mei slowly stopped moving and silently turned into a dead tree and fell to the ground.

The battlefield was silent.

Mizutani Makoto slowly put away his sword and stood in the flames.

Chapter 126: 120% mission completion, innocent heart.

The flames burned, making crackling sounds.

Soul +241

Tongzi's pop-up window sounded at the right time, followed by the pop-up windows of the Swamp Wood Fairy, Little Flower Fairy and other souls. He could be sure that Gu Chun had been completely defeated.

The flames gradually died, leaving only a field of charred debris. The air was thick with the scent of burnt wood and ash. Mizutani Makoto stood in the center of the battlefield, his katana dangling in his right hand. The remaining sparks on the blade had gone out, leaving only the dried stains of Guchun's blood on the blade's ridges, emitting a sweet scent.

His figure looked particularly lonely and tired.

With spiritual power shining on her body, Yoshiko Satori, dressed in a black and gold kimono, immediately squeezed out from the boy's body and ran hurriedly around Makoto Mizutani.

The reason is simple—Mizutani Makoto has burned out again.

Mizutani Makoto's breathing became rapid and heavy, and his panting was as hoarse as a broken bellows. He had to use all his strength to slow down.

The backlash of the medicine came like a tide, and his body seemed to be drained of all strength in an instant, almost causing him to fall down.

Taking drugs feels good for a while, but it leads to the crematorium afterwards.

Fast forward to the stage where bad news comes from the exorcism circle.

Although she knew that Mizutani Makoto had the means to "resurrect", the little goddess of fortune, with her maternal instinct aroused, still felt a pang of heartache when she saw Mizutani Makoto's dying appearance.

I feel so sad!

The tearful expression on the little god's face forced Mizutani Makoto to cheer himself up. He forced himself to stand and looked around. The final victory of the battle had already belonged to him.

So, there is only one last step left.

Mizutani Makoto took a deep breath, endured the severe pain churning in his body, slowly bent down and began to search in the ruins.

The key point is the spirit core dropped by Gu Chun.

That thing shouldn't be burned...

Mizutani Makoto looked at the ruined battlefield. The bodies of Gu Chun and Mu Mei were crumbling and disintegrating into sand, but there were still charred wood chips scattered at his feet.

He stepped forward on the wreckage, thinking that judging from the drops of the Rift BOSS, its body usually collapsed and disintegrated, and then the spirit core and other dropped items appeared. The flame had just gone out, so it should not be able to burn the spirit core.

In the center of a scorched earth, where the sand was flying, he found the spirit core emitting a faint light.

【Ancient Chun's Spiritual Core】

Description: A centrally located spirit core, with a translucent, withered stamen curled within, like a heart unwilling to die. The banshee mournfully yearns for the beautiful young man she can never attain, emitting a faint aura of sorrow. Her lament, like a dirge, echoes silently within the depths of the spirit core.

【Comment: What you love is your life.】

This spirit core is a little more peculiar than other spirit cores. It is about the size of a fist, and the interior of the translucent crystal is filled with emerald green. The aura it exudes is very different from the previous purely evil and filthy spirit cores. It contains a clearly perceptible vitality that makes people dare not underestimate it.

Is this the tree demon's spirit core?

Magical flowers and herbs can be used as medicine, so the spiritual core of this tree monster is indeed more magical than that of other monsters.

Mizutani Makoto spun the spirit core, looked at it for a few seconds, and then put it into his backpack. And Gu Chun's drops didn't stop there.

"what is this?"

Mizutani Makoto picked up a strange wooden cup from the scorched earth. The cup body seemed to be carved from the branches of an ancient toon tree, and the surface was embossed with floral and vine patterns, resembling an object used in some kind of sacrificial or offering ceremony.

He shook it gently, and there was half a cup of pink sap left in the cup, which looked like the juice and blood that had shattered when the ancient cypress was chopped by him. It was clear but thick, and it seemed to carry the pulse of life as it flowed slowly.

【Camellia Blood Cup】

[Description: A wooden cup formed from the trunk of an ancient Chinese toon tree. Breathing vermilion flower veins adorn its inner wall, automatically oozing out "Spirit and Soul Honey Dew" daily. Consuming it can restore a significant amount of vitality and stamina. The maximum capacity of Spirit and Soul Honey Dew is three.]

【Comment: Hi, you ordered the Orange Juice. 】

[Special Note: "Spirit Dew" will be refreshed at 12:00 midnight every day.]

Wait, element bottle?

Mizutani Makoto was shocked.

Isn't this the Undead's Elemental Bottle? It just refreshes every 24 hours instead of sitting on fire.

"I've fought this hard, and you just gave me the elemental bottle?"

"And your elemental bottle can only be given after defeating a boss?"

Mizutani Makoto took a deep breath, endured the feeling of weakness, and focused his attention on the blood cup. The sweet peach-colored liquid was like the nectar secreted by a flower in full bloom, mixed with a faint aftertaste of blood. It made people feel tempted, but also slightly repulsed by the smell of blood.

Occasionally, faint spots of light appear inside the juice, like twinkling stars.

"Life force?"

Mizutani Makoto seemed to have thought of something. He picked up the blood cup and took a big gulp down his throat.

Instantly, a surge of vitality rushed into his body, nourishing his shattered flesh after burning through his lifespan. Mizutani Makoto closed his eyes for a moment, taking in the feeling, then quickly opened them with a look of regret.

"This thing can repair injuries, but it can't repair lifespan."

"My body can be compared to a water cup. It can only add water to the cup, but it cannot expand the cup's capacity... What is burned away by my lifespan is precisely the 'upper limit' of my vitality, which the blood cup cannot replenish."

Its function should still be used for map development or in real-life emergency situations.

As for the BOSS battle?

The rift is not a real soul wandering, the boss will just stand there stupidly and watch you knock on the blood bottle... This thing really has little practical significance, it is mainly used for post-battle rest.

"Something to add icing on the cake."

Mizutani Makoto's spirits had improved a bit, so he commented on it. Given his current strength, the Elemental Bottle was indeed the icing on the cake, giving him a little more leeway. He'd really needed it the most during his early days as a newbie, when life was tough. Having a Blood Cup to heal injuries should make pushing through maps much smoother.

Next came the [Fallen Camellia Seed]. Mizutani Makoto was surprised to find that this was a seed of a spiritual flower, and the way to use it was to plant it and then produce spiritual flowers.

Mizutani Makoto's eyes widened in shock, "That's not right, Tongzi, you actually have a home system?"

Am I playing Soul Quest or Stardew Valley?

With a strange look on his face, Mizutani Makoto put the [Fallen Camellia Seed] into his backpack, and then looked at the last dropped item.

【Ashes: Ancient Toon】

[Description: A story about a wandering spirit that has witnessed everything for hundreds of years.]

"?"

What are ashes?

Mizutani Makoto couldn't help but be stunned. He glanced at the description of the item, looking a little confused, but found that there was a bright light spot in the upper right corner of the backpack item grid, indicating that the item was "readable".

Oh, a different kind of diary...

Now is not the time to go through plot CG.

Mizutani Makoto swept all of Gu Chun's drops into his backpack, looked at the messy swamp, and finally felt that everything was about to be settled.