"The big withered tree in front is today's entrance to Carnival City."
No matter how you listen to it, Youphiel's voice sounds sweet.
Through the dense trees, a few people saw the towering tree deep in the forest that even a dozen people might not be able to close even if they hugged it.
"It's so strange. It's said to be the city where tree spirits never sleep, but I haven't seen any tree spirits all the way here."
Bert knocked on a tree next to him, and the thick bark returned a dull "dun-dun" sound.
Youphiel jumped off Holo's shoulder and guided everyone here. She had already paid back the reward of eating meat skewers. After all, Holo didn't have much in his pocket.
"Tree spirits? Are you talking about those wooden piles? They are all here!"
Euphiel's words made Bert retract his hand in fright.
"You mean, the trees here are all the bodies of tree spirits?"
Hero immediately thought of the characteristics of the [Soul Inner Realm]. This was too dangerous. Not only did he have to keep his soul wandering in the inner realm, but he also had to leave his body outside.
No wonder the density of trees in this area is higher than in other places. It turns out that they are all tree spirits who gather together to participate in the carnival of souls.
After losing their souls, the tree spirits are no different from ordinary trees. There is no aura fluctuation for them to detect.
If it hadn't been for Youphiel's reminder, I would still have been kept in the dark.
If in the middle of the journey, the soul of any dryad returns to its original body and discovers several of their alien species...the huge wooden hand slaps them down, the apprentice's body will not be able to bear it.
"That means that these tree spirits... can be hunted and killed by us?"
A few people who were initially a little frightened started to get excited when they thought of this key point.
As long as the team has ten tree hearts of adult tree spirits, they can complete the first task of the assessment 100%.
The remaining tree heart... If it is a tree heart that is thousands of years old, this level of precious material is not common even in the laboratory of mentor Guzman.
The resources they brought back and sold off were enough to make up for their losses.
"Why don't we kill all the tree spirits first, so that even if their souls return from Rapture City, we won't have to worry about causing any harm to our bodies."
"Okay, I think it's fine."
The huge benefits made the eyes of several teammates slightly red. Calculated in this way, even if they cannot complete the other two tasks, it is not a big loss.
At most, it would be to lose the right to use some tower facilities.
But if you have money, you can make up for it, such as pseudo-horcruxes and soul-armed embryos, which can be bought with money.
It’s just a question of how much to spend.
Just do it, even if there is no soul controlling the body, the thick bark that the adult tree spirit has cultivated for hundreds of years cannot be easily solved in a short while.
What's more, after losing its soul, the strangely hollow facial features were hidden inside the trunk and did not appear on the surface, which made it even more difficult to dissect it.
Any one of the soulless tree spirits can complete the work of digging out the heart of the tree. It is just a matter of time. In order to ensure efficiency and avoid accidents, several people discussed it and decided to act separately.
I also asked Youphiel when I came here just now. The Tree Spirit Nightless City in this swamp is called Carnival City. It was originally a carnival place for souls belonging to all soul beasts. Every time you enter the carnival and come out, the strength of the soul will be much stronger. .
This also made Hero understand why the two tree spirits were not strong before, but the energy accumulated in their bodies was very strong.
It seems that the soul has just come out of Carnival City, and the body has not yet adapted to the soaring soul strength.
Dryads are like blood-sucking parasites. After occupying this area, Carnival City has become their city that never sleeps. Every time the entrance to Carnival City changes, nearby dryads will swarm in to seize the opportunity.
No wonder, with such an opportunity, the ethnic group has grown so fast that occupying and expanding is normal behavior.
After his teammates dispersed, Hero hadn't moved yet and instead asked Yuffiel.
"Then where will you go after that?"
"I?"
Youphiel, who had accompanied Holo and others all the way here, was in a daze for a moment, as if she had forgotten where she wanted to go.
"I don't seem to have anywhere to go."
When Youphiel recalled it, it seemed that she had been wandering here forever, with no end and no way back.
But now that I have met Holo, he is willing to carry her through the swamp, make delicious meat skewers for her, and listen to her talk all the way.
These are completely different when getting along with my aunt.
There was only endless darkness, dirty elves, and desolate stone monuments in my aunt's place.
She is not allowed to enter Carnival City to play. She could come and go at will when she was a child, so why can't she do so when she grows up.
Everything was not what she expected.
Seeing Youphiel's increasingly painful expression, Holo stretched out his hand and invited:
"If there is no place to go, why not come with us into Carnival City? After all, this is our first time here and we need a guide to guide us."
Youphiel raised her head and stared at Hero's face with her gray eyes.
"Of course I will pay you, and when the matter is over, I will cook you a big meal, which will be even more delicious than those soul beast meat skewers before!"
Without any hesitation, she put her aunt's advice behind her, stretched out her fair and slender hand, and slowly placed it on Hero's clean palm.
"good!"
Yuphiel agreed to his invitation, which gave Holo a new plan in his mind.
"Then wait for me here, I still have some things that need to be sorted out."
"You have to come back earlier. If it's too late, the entrance to Carnival City will change again, and you need to look for it again."
Under Youphiel's reluctant eyes, Holo disappeared into the shadow of the trees.
…
"Hey hey hey!"
Tratton took the ax he borrowed from Bert and struck at the bark of the tree.
He has tested and found that using soul magic is not cost-effective. The high consumption of soul energy causes less power than the damage of an axe.
His soul technique structure has always been aimed at dead objects, seeking to kill them with one blow by affecting perception.
For a dead thing like tree bark, his efficiency is very slow.
Originally, he proposed that everyone act together and share the proceeds equally, but he did not expect that the other four people wanted to act independently.
"Damn it! I told you not to take me with you! Curse you to be crushed to death by the suddenly resurrected tree spirit! Turn into tree fertilizer!"
Just as Traton was hammering hard at the tree trunk, he suddenly turned his hand and swung the ax behind him.
"who?"
His perceptual soul skill has never been turned off. In this crisis-ridden environment, he cannot be careless.
Their system is not very strong in the early stage, and is very fragile in terms of damage and defense. This was taught by the system instructor when they first started.
Traton looked around and found nothing unusual.
'There is absolutely nothing wrong with the perception field, there must have been something here just now! But why can’t I find it after it appears? '
"I guess you're looking in the wrong direction!"
Hollow's deep voice came from behind the trunk of the dryad he had just gouged.
After staying with his mentor for a long time, Hero's way of speaking was a little led astray.
"It's you! Piccolo! What do you want to do!"
Traton watched with some horror as Hero slowly walked out from behind the tree trunk. The appearance of a sure victory made him uneasy.
"Of course it is to completely 'resolve' the previous conflict."
Hero spread his hands, not giving Traton a chance to use his soul magic.
You must know that the characteristic of [Distorted Eye] is that it is fast!
The modules inside the card slot complement each other.
[Brave Charge]: [Amplitude Effect: By reducing the guiding efficiency, the guiding power is enhanced by +3]
[Long-lasting torture]: [Amplitude effect: Increase the duration of the effect +3]
[Intimidating Nerves]: [Amplitude Effect: Increased Mental Power Pressure +3]
[Penetrating Drill]: [Amplitude Effect: Increases Soul Penetration Effect +3]
[Offset Justice]: [Amplitude Effect: The soul spell cast has a certain chance of directly destroying the target's defense status +3]
[Index Explosion] Increase!
The soul skills engraved in the two eyes were instantly activated at this moment.
Really, in the blink of an eye!
Traton assumed a posture of fear and turned into a stone sculpture.
And his soul is going through the painful torture of eighteen levels of hell.
"Do you know what despair is?"
From the grass at Traton's feet, a broken skull floated staggeringly, biting into his head, and a black mist blended into it...
