Chapter 89: Giant Tree

In front of Liu Yun, a giant tree dimly glowed in the darkness, with countless large sacks hanging from the giant tree’s branches. Below, the black vines pulsated and crawled across the ground like an army of giant worms.

With Liu Yun’s heart in her throat, the black vines suddenly moved and shot in one direction.

Whoosh~!

Liu Yun’s heart sank at this sight, but she didn’t dare make even the slightest movement.

Clenching her wooden stick tighter, she stared in the direction where the black vines had rushed and frantically called for the System.

’System, what is happening here?! Why did those black vines suddenly move?!’

Liu Yun waited for a long time, but the System didn’t give her any response.

’Grass! This dog System is pretending to be dead again!’

Although Liu Yun was angry, she glanced at the mission timer displayed in the upper-right corner of the map and made a decision.

’You can do it, Liu Yun! This is the perfect time to approach the giant tree!’

Liu Yun encouraged herself for a moment, then bravely lifted her foot and walked forward.

While she secretly approached the giant tree, not far from there, Lian Tianci was facing the black vines’ relentless attacks.

Creating more than a dozen daggers, he controlled them to slash at the incoming black vines.

Slash! Slash! Slash!

Each and every dagger was covered with his metal-element energy, making them exceptionally sharp. With every movement of the daggers, a black vine was cut and fell heavily onto the grass-covered ground.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

However, the second a black vine was cut, two more black vines sprouted from the cut.

When Lian Tianci saw this, his eyes turned cold. Clenching his military dagger, he scanned the surroundings.

’This won’t do. The more I cut these black vines, the more they multiply. I need to find the real body as soon as possible.’

With that in mind, Lian Tianci stopped wasting time cutting down the black vines attacking him. Instead, he turned the dozen daggers into a thin layer of metal surrounding his body, then charged forward like a bullet.

Covered by the metal layer, Lian Tianci ignored the black vines and ran faster while the black vines’ attacks rained on the shield.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

He ran for more than ten minutes before suddenly seeing a light source in the distance. Lian Tianci’s eyes lit up at the sight as he increased his running speed.

Before long, he emerged from the thick vegetation.

Whoosh~!

At the same time, Liu Yun, who had almost reached the giant tree, suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from the direction where the black vines had gone earlier.

’Grass! Did the black vines come back?!’

Liu Yun quickly hid in the shadows, then peeked toward the direction of the rustling sound.

Instead of black vines, she saw Lian Tianci rushing out of the thick vegetation, chased by an army of black vines.

When she saw this, Liu Yun’s mouth formed an O shape, big enough to fit a whole egg. Lighting a candle for Lian Tianci in her heart, Liu Yun couldn’t help but praise him.

’Brother, you’re really amazing! You can still stay calm when the black vines are chasing after you like crazy fans!’

Not knowing that Liu Yun was praising his rotten luck, Lian Tianci’s eyes flickered with surprise when he saw the giant tree standing in the center of the vast clearing.

Looking at the sacks hanging from the giant tree’s branches, his expression darkened. Clenching his military dagger, Lian Tianci kicked the ground, then jumped toward the nearest sack.

Without hesitation, he slashed horizontally at the black vine connecting the sack to the giant tree’s branch.

Slash!

Cut by his attack, the large sack crashed heavily onto the ground.

Thud!

The second it crashed onto the ground, the thin black membrane tore open, and a human hand slipped out through the small opening, covered with thick, gooey mucus.

When Liu Yun saw this, she felt her stomach churn. Covering her mouth, she forcefully suppressed her nausea.

Standing not far from the black sack, Lian Tianci gritted his teeth when he saw the human hand.

’Damn it! This giant tree is treating humans as food reserves!’

Before Lian Tianci could react, he felt a chill run down his back. Instinctively, he ducked.

Whoosh~! Whoosh~! Whoosh~!

A second later, countless black vines shot past his head, struck the ground directly, and created deep holes before retracting back toward the giant tree.

Stab! Stab! Stab!

Witnessing the black vines’ power, cold sweat covered Liu Yun’s back.

She took a sharp breath and thought, ’He won’t be able to deal with this giant tree alone. I need to do something to help him. But... what can I do?’

While Liu Yun scanned her surroundings to find a way to help Lian Tianci, Lian Tianci was also observing the giant tree, trying to find its weakness.

With neither of them making a move, the black vines suddenly stopped attacking Lian Tianci.

Noticing this, Lian Tianci frowned slightly. ’Can the black vines detect enemies based on sound?’

Lian Tianci thought for a moment, then slowly bent down and picked up a small pebble from the ground. With his eyes still fixed on the giant tree, he threw the small pebble toward the dense vegetation.

Thud...

The second the small pebble hit the grass-covered ground, the black vines shot toward its direction.

’As expected. Without eyes, the black vines can only use sound to locate their enemies.’

Now that he knew how the black vines located him, Lian Tianci silently picked up more pebbles from the ground. When he was done, Lian Tianci carefully observed the giant tree in silence.

Hiding not far away, Liu Yun noticed what he was doing.

’Looks like he plans to attack the giant tree after distracting the black vines.’

Looking at the ground, Liu Yun saw a lot of small pebbles. She slowly squatted down, then stored some of the pebbles in her Dimensional Space.

Staring at Lian Tianci and the giant tree, Liu Yun took a slow, deep breath as she waited patiently.