The locust tree was huge, and its underground roots extended in all directions.
When the roots were uprooted from the ground, the entire area within a few hundred meters radius was occupied by them. Only a few main roots were still in the ground. At a glance, it looked like there were countless tentacles waving in the air.
Luo Yuan was so angry that his rationality was at its lowest point. Without hesitation, he rushed into the attack range of the tree roots with his long saber. In an instant, countless densely packed tree roots were like giant snakes with their tails stepped on. All of a sudden, they attacked Luo Yuan in a frenzy.
The surrounding wind was howling, and sand was flying everywhere. Even a few hundred-kilogram boulders were thrown around by the tree roots. It was a terrifying scene.
If an ordinary person had been in the middle of it, even if they had not been smashed into meat paste by the tree roots, they would have been shot full of holes by the densely packed stones that filled the entire space like bullets.
Even Luo Yuan could not dodge in time and was hit by a few stones that moved at an alarming speed. However, they were instantly bounced off by the thin layer of willpower on the surface of his body.
The layer of willpower on his body was dim compared to the glow of his saber. It was many times thinner than a soap bubble, as if it would burst with a single blow or break with a single touch. If it had not been for the night, it would not have been visible to the naked eye. However, such a thin layer of willpower only dimmed a little when it was hit by the high-speed stones. In the blink of an eye, it returned to its original brightness.
However, Luo Yuan was in the middle of a battle and could not afford to be distracted. His eyes were sharp and he was moving forward. He was like a monkey jumping between the tree roots, his Zhanmadao dancing in the air.
These tree roots were cut off by the sharp light of the saber. Thick tree roots fell behind him, twitching non-stop.
As Luo Yuan moved forward, the number of broken tree roots behind him increased. The distance between the two of them was slowly but surely closing.
Perhaps sensing the impending doom, the locust tree grew more and more agitated. It waved its remaining roots with all its might in a frenzy of attacks. Because of the dwindling number of roots, the locust tree could no longer maintain its balance. Its huge trunk swayed left and right, and its huge canopy rustled violently in the air.
At this moment, on the trunk of the locust tree, the eyes of the coarse face seemed to crack open slightly. It looked as if the eyes that had been tightly shut had suddenly opened, and there was a faint glimmer of light in the eyes.
Suddenly, Luo Yuan's heart throbbed. He could not even control his anger. He felt an indescribable sense of danger rising from his heart. There was no way he could escape. His whole body froze.
The next moment, a soundless howl pierced through space and hit his body in the form of an invisible ripple. The thin layer of willpower on the surface of his body instantly shattered upon contact. Then, his mind went blank and he lost consciousness.
…
After an unknown period of time, he slowly woke up.
He quickly looked around vigilantly. In his lingering fear, he couldn't care less about attacking and quickly retreated out of the locust tree's attack range.
Only then did he look at the locust tree, a look of surprise on his face.
The locust tree was motionless, as if the attack had exhausted all its energy. Countless roots were scattered on the exposed grass, and the tree trunk was slowly wriggling and drilling into the ground. However, this speed seemed weak compared to the ferocious attack just now.
Even the lush leaves had begun to turn yellow, fluttering down from the sky. In a short period of time, the locust tree seemed to be on the brink of death.
Seeing this, Luo Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, but he also felt a little scared.
It had been too dangerous. If he had still been rational, how could he have been so reckless?
He had already suffered an attack from the locust tree, but he had not been vigilant at all.
It seemed that although using anger could temporarily increase his combat power, he had given up the greatest advantage of humans in the apocalypse — wisdom and caution. Instead, he had put himself in a very dangerous situation. If he had not been lucky, even if it still had the power to attack, he would have been a pile of meat by now. Even his soul would have been enslaved by the locust tree after he died, becoming a part of it.
Such a slow-moving mutated plant could have been easily killed with a barrel of gasoline.
Now that he thought about it, he still felt a lingering fear.
But what had happened to the attack just now? It seemed to have attacked the soul directly. Even the layer of Will on the surface could not stop it for a moment. Even though he had regained consciousness, his brain was still dizzy, as if it had been stirred into a ball of paste.
Luo Yuan thought to himself. After seeing ghosts, he was now convinced of the existence of souls.
Suddenly, he felt an itch in his nostrils. He touched them with his hand and realized that they were covered in blood. Then he realized that not only his nostrils, but his ears and eyes were also bleeding.
Shocked, he carefully walked a few steps and realized that his movements were normal. His limbs were agile, and he had not lost his sight and hearing. Only then did he feel slightly relieved.
He rested for a while and finally looked at the locust tree again. "It's time to finish this."
The giant locust tree seemed to be able to feel Luo Yuan's malicious gaze. Its body could not help but shake a little. The roots that were about to be inserted into the ground were slowly pulled out again, but it seemed to be unable to do so.
Luo Yuan smiled coldly and walked forward step by step. A few nearby roots bounced weakly and then gave up.
The blurry face in the middle of the tree trunk gradually changed, and finally revealed a human-like pleading expression. The whole tree crown rustled softly.
Luo Yuan was not moved. He picked up his Zhanmadao and suddenly increased his speed. He slashed at the tree trunk heavily.
The dark blue level Zhanmadao was extremely sharp. It cut through the trunk smoothly, as if it had cut through tofu. There was no hindrance.
The tree trunk shook violently. Under the stimulation of death, the surrounding roots stimulated the last of their potential and began to twitch violently. A few of the roots even tried to fight back, but Luo Yuan easily cut them off. He did not dare to drag it out for too long, in case something unexpected happened.
Under the continuous slashes of the Zhanmadao, the giant locust tree, which was as big as a skyscraper, finally collapsed. It completely crushed a nearby half-collapsed building, causing a small earthquake on the ground.
Luo Yuan waited for about ten seconds before a series of mission completion notifications rang.
"Level E Mission: Level E Mission: Find and eliminate the cause of the missing people in Jingyue District has been completed. Mission Completion Time: 7 hours and 36 minutes; Mission Rating: Good! "
"Basic Experience Reward + 1600!"
"Evaluation: Average, Experience + 800!"
"EXP: 430019200!"
Luo Yuan looked at his current EXP and sighed. There was still a long way to go before he could level up. This amount of EXP was just a fraction of what he needed.
Leveling up was getting slower and slower. If he wanted to reach level eight, he would have to complete at least six or seven Level E Missions, even if every mission had a good evaluation. If it was a dark blue level …
He hurriedly dispelled this dangerous thought. This was simply courting death.
Even a blue level mutated beast would have trouble dealing with it, let alone a dark blue level overlord. Just thinking about the dark blue level mutated beasts he had encountered in the past made his scalp tingle.
Just as Luo Yuan was about to go back to sleep, he saw something shining in the trunk of the fallen locust tree.
He walked over and realized that the light source was located in the middle of the trunk. The wood around it was especially lethal, which was different from the other parts of the tree. If he had chopped a little higher, it would have been broken. He was curious, so he picked up his knife and dug carefully.
No matter how lethal the wood was, it was useless under the dark blue level Zhanmadao. As Luo Yuan cut away the surrounding wood, a green crystal the size of a pigeon egg fell into his palm.
The crystal was perfectly round, and there were faint dark mysterious patterns on its surface. It looked like a carved jade.
But it was even greener. It was full of life, and its whole body was glowing. Even though it was dark outside, it was still emitting a clear green light.
Luo Yuan held the crystal in his hand and suddenly felt calm. His soul felt like it was soaking in warm water and nourishing. Even his groggy mind seemed to be getting clearer.
Feeling the change in his body, he immediately realized that this thing was not as simple as it looked. He quickly used his identification technique.
"Haunted Locust Heart."
"Rarity: Blue."
"Weight: 100 grams."
"Texture: Soul type active crystal."
"Additional Abilities: Will + 1, Sensory Perception + 1"
"Remarks: This is a rare active crystal. Its value far exceeds its evaluation. If you carry it with you, it can speed up the recovery of your Will and Sensory Perception. It also has an additional effect."
Although the information was simple, Luo Yuan repeated it a few times.
Only then did he notice that his perception had unknowingly increased by a lot. From the original 20 meters, it had already extended to a radius of 30 meters. Moreover, his perception had become clearer and more meticulous. Even the sway of a blade of grass was vividly reflected in his mind.
It was not easy to test his Will. After all, he had already used up more than half of it. However, he was no longer in a situation where he could not control his thoughts.
What was ecstasy? Luo Yuan was ecstatic. Even though he tried his best to suppress his excitement, he could not help but smile.
However, the long period of meditation was not for nothing. Not long after, he completely calmed down.
Suddenly, he remembered that there were a few people lying not far away. It was an emergency and he had no choice but to knock them out one by one. Luo Yuan had been besieged by the spirits, so he had not been able to take care of them. That was why they were still lying outside. He hoped that they were lucky enough to escape this time.
Luo Yuan quickly walked over and saw a few people lying on the ground. Perhaps it was because of the intense battle, but the low-level mutated beasts had avoided the area, so they were lucky enough to be safe.
Luo Yuan woke them up one by one. When they woke up, they looked confused and realized that they were not in the familiar basement, but in the dark wilderness. Other than Ning Xiaoran, who had the "experience" from the day, the rest of them were terrified. They were obviously on the verge of breaking down. A few of the girls even screamed.
Luo Yuan could not stand it anymore. He snorted coldly.
"Looking at your performance, I can only say that you're lucky to be able to survive until now. However, this luck may always revolve around you. You're lucky today because I followed you. If I didn't, you'd probably be in the stomach of a mutant beast now."
"If you are afraid, then bear with it. If you really can't stand it, then cut your own throat with a knife. Living is scarier than dying." Luo Yuan was not as gentle to them as he was to Wang Shishi.
After all, he was not a charity organization, so he had no obligation to feed these people for free. In fact, he did not expect these people to be of much help to him. Raising them was just a moral influence before the apocalypse.
However, at least they could not be a burden to him. Just like today, when the Haunted Locust Tree had used its power slightly, they had all been wiped out. Now that he thought about it, if they had a stronger Will, they could have easily resisted the invisible enchantment. However, none of them had been able to resist it.
Even Wang Shishi, who was an evolved person, had been affected. That was really …
However, considering that Wang Shishi was still a minor, it was understandable that she was immature.
However, the fact that these adults were behaving like this showed that they were too fragile. Their lives before the apocalypse had corrupted their bodies and minds. If they continued to behave so badly, he would have to harden his heart and chase them away.
Hearing Luo Yuan's cold voice, everyone suddenly fell silent.
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