Ke Xue exorcists demons and starts with immobilization

Current mana: 109

Chu Zhong didn't even lift his eyelids; the faint golden light emanating from his fingertips instantly bound the tree demon's every move.

Using a flashlight to attract the tree demon's attention and then getting closer was simply to conserve magic power.

While Chu Zhong was pouring oil, Wu Chi Xiao Lan was also quickly piling firewood around the tree roots.

Twenty seconds later, everything was ready, and the golden light binding the tree demon was about to completely dissipate.

Certainly!

Current mana: 84

Chu Zhong raised his hand to extend his immobilization, took out a lighter, and lit the firewood that was stained with cooking oil.

With a 'whoosh', the small flame spread rapidly, instantly forming a ring of fire around the roots of the tree demon.

The dry firewood brought from the villa continued to burn, and the fire grew stronger and stronger. With the help of cooking oil, the fire shot up to a meter high.

The flames, carrying intense heat, sizzled and caused water droplets to seep out of the tree demon's roots.

Certainly!

Current mana: 59

Chu Zhong extended his immobilization again to give the fire time to ignite the tree demon.

"The freeze spell is amazing!"

The firelight illuminated the envy on Xiaolan's face, who was obsessed with martial arts.

At the same time, following Chu Zhong's orders, he kept swinging his axe, chopping at the same spot on the tree trunk.

The bark was too thick and hard, and the axe left by the bandaged man became dull after only a few chops.

Chu Zhong kept handing her new axes, and from time to time wiped the beads of sweat from the forehead of the martial arts fanatic Xiao Lan caused by the high temperature, his brows furrowing slightly.

He seemed to have underestimated the tree demon's fire resistance. Now, the three immobilization spells were almost over, and a minute had passed, yet there was still no sign of it being ignited.

Fortunately, there was a backup plan: after immobilizing her, select the "Instant Burst" mode to have the martial arts fanatic Xiaolan continuously swing her axe and accumulate damage.

When the third immobilization spell ended, all twenty-odd wooden axes dropped by the bandaged man were dulled.

Bang-!

Once the immobilization ended, the tree demon's slap, delivered a minute earlier, missed its target and struck the ground with a dull thud.

Immediately following was a crisp 'hissing' sound, and the tree demon's thick, sturdy trunk, with its defenses almost fully extended, instantly cracked open with a deep, nearly half-meter-long vertical gash.

-8743!

A damage number of nearly 10,000 appeared.

"Only this much damage..."

Chu Zhong frowned slightly.

Immobilized for nearly a minute, the martial arts fanatic Xiao Lan, with her demon king-level strength, unleashed a full-force slash, easily numbering over a hundred times.

The power of these hundred-plus strikes accumulated and eventually coalesced into this single blow.

In Chu Zhong's imagination, a leader-level tree demon should lose at least tens of thousands of health points, if not be directly split in half.

I never expected this tree demon to have such incredible defensive capabilities...

"what is that?!"

Martial arts fanatic Xiaolan suddenly spoke up.

Chu Zhong followed the gaze and discovered a bright green light deeper inside the split in the tree trunk, unlike anything ordinary.

After the tree demon was damaged, the entire tree trembled. Instead of extinguishing the fire, it swung its two enormous, fly-swatter-like 'hands' at the two of them.

Certainly!

Current mana: 34

"Keep cutting! There's definitely something good inside the tree core!"

Chu Zhong instructed, "Don't cut inside, just go down along the opening!"

Just like splitting firewood, when you encounter hardwood that is difficult to break, you only need to make a small opening first, and then you can easily break it along the crack.

Having received the order, the martial arts fanatic Xiaolan swung her already dulled axe once more.

The firewood piled at the tree roots burned even more fiercely, with flames leaping upwards, and one could easily burn their hands with the scorching tips of the flames.

"Take a sip of this first."

Chu Zhong decisively took out the Xiangfei Gourd and brought it to the mouth of the martial arts fanatic Xiao Lan.

"Xiangfei Gourd": Within 15 seconds of drinking, it greatly increases fire resistance and prevents burns caused by lava ground.

Now, Xiao Lan, the martial arts fanatic, was no longer afraid of the flames for a short time and could confidently slash.

The immobilization ended after 20 seconds.

-5320

As the damage numbers appeared, a crisp 'sizzle' sound rang out.

A meter-long gash was split open in the tree trunk, and under the fierce attack of the martial arts fanatic Xiaolan, it split directly to the bottom of the tree root, and the depth of the opening increased significantly.

The blue light hidden in the tree's core also revealed its full form:

It was a fist-sized bluish-green liquid!

Chu Zhong reached out to grab it, but almost got burned by the fire and quickly withdrew his hand.

The tree demon's 'hand' that was originally aimed at the two of them suddenly retracted, as if to block the exposed blue light.

"Give~"

Fortunately, the next second, Xiao Lan, who was protected by the Golden Body Set, grabbed the blue light and handed it to Chu Zhong.

[Obtained Item: "Revitalizing Juice" *10]

Chu Zhong immediately put the "Revival Juice" into his inventory. The fact that the tree demon was in such a hurry meant that it must be a good item, even without reading the description.

At the same time, a series of crackling sounds rang out.

The tree demon, having lost its blue glow, began to wither rapidly, and its trunk, which had been constantly oozing water droplets, was quickly set ablaze.

-300, -400, -500

As the area ignited increases, the sustained damage caused by the fire also increases.

bang-bang-bang-

The tree demon kept waving its two 'arms' in an attempt to extinguish the fire, but in the blink of an eye, its withered 'arms' were also ignited by the flames.

With no hope of extinguishing the fire, the tree demon, in a death throes, tried to swing its fiery arms to attack Chu Zhong and the martial arts fanatic Xiao Lan.

After obtaining the "revival sap", Chu Zhong had already retreated with the martial arts fanatic Xiao Lan, leaving the tree demon to struggle in place.

-1500, -1500, -1500...

About five minutes later, the tree demon was burned to ashes in the flames, feeling utterly miserable.

Defeat the Boss-Level Emerald Tree Demon

[Current experience reward multiplier: 120%, experience gained: 18000] (Team member bonus: 20%)

[Current Spiritual Essence Reward Multiplier: 130%, Spiritual Essence: 19500] (Team member bonus 20% + Rare Item bonus 10%)

Chu Zhong was overjoyed by the generous experience and spiritual rewards.

As expected of a multiplayer dungeon! The rewards are truly generous!

However, this BOSS is really hard to beat. If it weren't for the immobilization spell and the martial arts fanatic Xiaolan, a top-notch fighter, it would probably be difficult to even break through the tree demon's defense.

[Level Up! Current Level: 20 → 21]

[1 skill point gained upon level up]

Chu Zhong continues to uphold the principle of prioritizing survival and strengthens efforts to increase the upper limit of life expectancy.

[Consumes 1 skill point, increases maximum health: 120 → 140]

The system notification sound continues:

[Materials Obtained: Exquisite Inner Core]

[Weapon acquired: "Emerald Axe"]

Chapter 106 Fusion Effect, Anomaly Correction

My weapon dropped!

This was the first time Chu Zhong had ever encountered a weapon drop after running so many dungeons.

"Good Quality - Emerald Axe": An axe carved from the core of the Emerald Tree Demon's natal wood, +50 attack power, and can automatically repair itself over time after being damaged.

Not only is its attack power higher than the "Common Grade Willow Stick" that Chu Zhong is currently equipped with, but its grade is also one level higher.

'This... the willow stick can't be removed?!'

Chu Zhong was about to equip the Emerald Axe to test its feel when he discovered that his weapon slot was locked by the Willow Stick, preventing him from unequipping it.

It truly is a weapon destined to be bound to oneself...

Is this the price one has to pay to achieve invincibility in a certain aspect?

Just as Chu Zhong was feeling slightly regretful about not being able to use the new weapon...

An anomaly has been detected in the weapon inventory.

[Do you wish to use a "Good Quality Emerald Axe" to fuse and upgrade a "Common Quality Willow Stick"?]

Merge! We must merge!

Chu Zhong agreed without hesitation.

The "Good Quality: Emerald Axe" has been used.

The "Common Grade Willow Stick" is upgraded and transformed into the "Superior Grade Green Wood Stick".

"Superior Green Wood Stick": Forged with special tree core, +50 attack power, automatically repairs itself over time after being damaged.

Aside from its appearance, the "Greenwood Stick" basically inherits the attack power and unique effects of the "Emerald Axe".

However, Chu Zhong was curious about what exactly this unique effect could do.

After all, I'll hardly ever use this weapon in a real fight, so there's no chance it will get damaged...

[Multiplayer dungeon objective: 'Cleanse the evil leader' has been completed]

The instance will automatically close in 30 minutes.

As the system notification sounded,

Chu Zhong was almost knocked over by the force of being thrown into someone's arms.

The tree demon is dead, but its remaining wooden shell is still burning fiercely, providing light in the darkness.

"Honey~ How did I do?" Martial arts fanatic Xiaolan asked proudly, eager to claim credit.

Chu Zhong gently stroked her hair and smiled, "Very good! You've been a great help this time."

If it weren't for finding the martial arts fanatic Xiaolan as an outside helper, we definitely wouldn't have been able to defeat the Tree Demon. The best outcome would have been to just hold the villa and deal with the bandaged people.

"Hehe~" After receiving the praise, the martial arts fanatic Xiao Lan became even more smug. Then, she wrapped one arm around Chu Zhong's neck and pulled him down domineeringly.

It seems like they are demanding the reward they are entitled to.

Chu Zhong, naturally, wouldn't be stingy with this small treat, and took the opportunity to kiss the martial arts fanatic Xiao Lan.

About half a minute later, Chu Zhong moved his mind and removed and retrieved all of the Golden Body Set equipped by the martial arts fanatic Xiao Lan.

At the same time, close the instance in advance.