Chapter 25 Pear Blossom Lantern Festival
Chapter 25 Pear Blossom Lantern Festival (Part )
As soon as he got close to the trunk, Liu Sheng could feel more clearly the pain and despair of the people trapped inside the tree. Under the layers, it was estimated that the first people who were sucked in had sunk to the depths and turned into nutrients for the pear tree ghost.
The cold light of the lantern enveloped the roots of the pear tree, and the pear tree began to tremble slightly, with more and more flowers falling.
She held a peach wood sword, found the gap between people, and gathered all her strength to cut at the "bark".
The peach wood sword is not as sharp as the iron sword, and the "bark" looks slippery and has a thick layer of mucus. According to common sense, it should be difficult to break.
But to Liu Sheng's surprise, the peach wood sword actually cut a hole directly in the "bark", and a yellow-white liquid oozed out, revealing the twisted human body inside.
At this time, the pear tree began to shake violently, as if resisting Liu Sheng's actions.
A shrill scream that echoed through the sky came from deep in the tree trunk, the voice full of pain and anger.
Phantoms reached out from all directions, trying to drag her back into the murderous lantern festival, but the phantoms retreated as soon as they touched the flames of the lanterns.
But it did not dissipate, but crawled beside, ready to make a move.
Seeing this, the small tentacle injected more strange energy into the lantern, and the aperture expanded. The illusion seemed to be burned and let out a sharp scream, then retreated further.
Liu Sheng was not affected and concentrated on using the peach wood sword to open the wound a little.
The first person was pulled out of the tree trunk by her. His body was covered in yellow and white with bright red mucus. He fell to the ground covered with pear blossom petals, and his life or death was unknown.
Snapped!
A branch hit her hard.
At this time, the effect of the amulet on her body had dissipated, leaving only the protective magic circle on her robe.
A flash of light blocked the attack for her.
Can resist twice!
Liu Sheng continued to use the peach wood sword to enlarge the hole, trying to rescue more prisoners.
The lantern in the little tentacle's hand shone brighter, causing the pear tree to vibrate more violently. The pear blossoms fell madly, and the entire Zuibai Garden seemed to be shaking.
Li Shugui seemed to hesitate for a moment, but then quickly.
Snapped!
Another blow!
The shield is reduced by one.
With Liu Sheng's efforts, one figure after another was pulled out from the reddish-brown "bark".
Some of these people were still breathing weakly, while others had no signs of life.
A powerful and cold breath surged out from deep in the tree trunk and rushed straight towards Liu Sheng.
There is only one last time!
Liu Sheng was still holding on at this time. His arms, which lacked exercise, were a little sore due to excessive exertion. Blisters appeared on the palms of his hands from being rubbed by the peach wood sword handle. Half of his body had already been inserted into the "bark", and his body was covered with sticky liquid.
But she can't control that much anymore.
She wants to rescue more people.
And there were those people she was familiar with whom she had not yet met.
Although she usually focuses on her own affairs, she is not as indifferent to those rare subtle feelings as she seems.
Finally, there was a snap.
Li Shugui's powerful attack hit the protective shield activated by Liu Sheng.
After this attack, the pear tree ghost seemed to have weakened a lot, and the pear blossoms on the treetop had almost fallen, and night reappeared over the garden.
Although most of the attack force was blocked by the protective shield, the remaining force still caused Liu Sheng's chest to ache and a bloody taste in his throat.
But the physical pain at this moment was completely overshadowed by the surprise of the next second.
It’s Wang Dongdong! She finally found it!
I saw Wang Dongdong lying quietly in the depths with his eyes closed, his body covered in blood, his chest heaving up and down, obviously he was still alive!
Liu Sheng dragged Wang Dongdong out of the tree trunk with great effort, took out a small pill and stuffed it into her mouth.
At this moment, a chill struck Liu Sheng's heart.
Liu Sheng looked up and saw that something seemed to be brewing deep in the hole she opened, and condensed cold malice spread out.
Liu Sheng realized that the situation was not good, but her protective magic circle had been completely used up.
She only had time to use her remaining strength to drag Wang Dongdong aside, and she didn't drag him far.
In a flash, a blood-red light shot out from the depths of the tree trunk and rushed towards her. As expected, a B-level monster is not so easy to deal with. Even if the targeted monster weapon "Zhang Hengyuan's Personally Customized Lantern" weakened its power, any attack from it was not something that Liu Sheng, who had no cultivation, could withstand.
Liu Sheng could only let the little tentacle hold the lantern high, and the light shone brightly.
Let it cry, this is her only means...
She was also at a loss for words.
Just when she thought she was about to die, suddenly a golden light came from behind her, immediately covering her with a layer of light golden shield.
The blood light hit the shield, making a violent collision sound, and the surrounding air seemed to be torn apart.
Liu Sheng looked back.
It was Fu Ze who saved her!
"Are you okay?" Fu Ze's voice was a little hoarse and tired. His body was covered in blood. His right hand was making a gesture, and his left hand hung limply by his side, as if it was broken.
Unlike Liu Sheng, who had an artificial intelligence plug-in, he looked like he had gone through a fierce battle to get here, so he arrived much later than Liu Sheng.
Liu Sheng felt that something seemed to be brewing deep in the tree trunk. The red color of the "bark" was getting darker and darker, as if blood was about to drip out, and the person trapped inside seemed to be melting at an accelerated rate.
"Hurry, protect these people! It wants to devour them to gain power!" Liu Sheng shouted anxiously to Fu Ze.
Fu Ze immediately understood, took out the peach wood sword and flew forward, using his spiritual power to slash at the hole opened by Liu Sheng, creating a huge hole in the deep red tree trunk, and many people fell out of the hole.
Then Fu Ze waved his hand, a flash of light appeared, and a talisman covered the heads of everyone on the ground, including Liu Sheng.
Fu Ze has reached the eighth level of initial realm cultivation, and the amulet he used was not of the same order of magnitude as the one Liu Sheng used.
He made this move at the right time, because the next moment a strong wind blew and a strange aura burst out.
Every petal on the ground had an evil eye growing on it, and the densely packed eyes looked creepy.
Then, the petals were blown by the wind and turned into sharp blades that attacked everyone present.
Fu Ze gave everyone another amulet. One layer of protection was not enough for this kind of range multi-stage attack.
But he had been running around and fighting all the way here, and had consumed too much spiritual energy. The spirit beads had all been absorbed, and he had no extra spiritual energy left.
Liu Sheng hugged Wang Dongdong and saw Fu Ze smiling at him with relief.
As the captain of this patrol operation, there was only so much he could do, but at least he had a clear conscience...
Many years ago, when his wife and daughter died in mysterious circumstances, he wanted to follow them. Now he can finally fulfill his wish...
Fu Ze thought silently.
Layers of petals-like eyes gathered around him, scratching his flesh, as if his body was covered with tiny eyeballs.
Blood splattered everywhere, and the eyeballs of the petals around him were dyed a bloodthirsty red.
His vision gradually blurred...
"Do not--!!!"
Liu Sheng was filled with grief. He had never hated himself so much for not being able to practice.
She thought she had won by relying on "the world" to get here.
She thought it was great that she had figured out the origin of the pear tree ghost.
She felt that she was just a small treasurer, who could just work honestly, receive a fixed monthly salary, and wait for retirement.
But she couldn't protect Fu Ze, Wang Dongdong, or the innocent people in Li County...
She couldn't even protect her own life, and it was Fu Ze who saved her.
He also saved her a second time.
As a result, he is going to die!
Fu Ze will not be the male lead, so as to avoid misunderstanding.
Unable to protect teammates, this is also a blow to Liu Sheng, who has always been a slouch. The heroine is relatively weak in the early stage, but she will continue to grow and become the absolute heroine.
(End of this chapter)