Chapter 447

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and said, "Talk is cheap; we have no way to believe you."

Akainu and Smoker shared the same thought, their gazes landing on Master Ning.

Sizzle.

Master Ning reached out without hesitation, tore off his wrinkled facial skin, and tossed it to them.

【Face Skin of the Demon-Clad Scholar】: Contains the source of the Demon-Clad Scholar's demonic aura.

Having lost his face, Master Ning bled, revealing ghastly black teeth, and laughed, "This is my sincerity."

The Navy Alliance squad did not hesitate further.

If they refused again, they would likely break into a fight with the Demon-Clad Scholar on the spot; before everything was clear, they did not want to do that.

The group returned the way they came, left Ning Fu, and followed the old woman's directions toward the outskirts of the city.

"Apologies, I cannot leave Ning Fu too far; you must walk the rest of the way yourselves."

The old woman hunched her back, waved her hand, and then her figure became illusory.

Just in the last second before the phantom vanished, the old woman's face suddenly turned ferocious, like a vengeful ghost, and she raised her hands, which had transformed into sharp claws, and lunged at the group.

Pfft.

A Necrotic Curse Snake constricted and snapped the old woman's neck.

Orochimaru had not expected it to be this easy; the game item dropped on the ground was a Xiu He Bao, the kind a young lady of marriageable age would carry with her.

【Nie Xiaoqian's Pouch】.

Inside, other than scattered Yin energy crystals used as food for spirits, there were no other items.

The value was very low.

Smoker frowned and said, "We just promised Master Ning we would help him collect the Ghost Tree Demon Heart, so it is unlikely he would send a female ghost to launch an attack."

Moreover, the female ghost was very weak; even with a sneak attack, it would be difficult to kill the players of the Navy Alliance squad.

So... was it the female ghost's own idea? Orochimaru laughed, "Is she trying to risk her life to warn us about the danger of Master Ning?"

Only this possibility could explain the old woman's final behavior.

"Then what should we do?"

"First, go hunt for the Ghost Tree Demon Heart, then put it in the inventory slot and wait and see; no matter how powerful Master Ning is, he shouldn't be able to break the rules of the Samsara Game and snatch items from a player's inventory."

The discussion concluded quickly.

The Navy Alliance squad had already walked out of Guobei County, and a dilapidated temple gradually appeared ahead.

【Lan Ruo Si】.

The demonic aura was thick, and wandering Ghost Tree Demons were everywhere.

"Light Flame Spear Rain..."

Borsalino swung his arms, continuously throwing golden light flame spears toward the sky, gathering a sea of golden clouds.

Countless light spears, as dense as needles, smashed down frantically.

Even the black mist covering the forest was partially pierced by the golden light, and the Ghost Tree Demons let out shrill shrieks as they were impaled by the golden light.

"Hell Flame!"

A cold voice rang out.

Akainu's skin turned crimson, the temperature rose abruptly, and then his entire body writhed like magma, covering the Ghost Tree Demons like a sea wave stirred up by a gale.

The light flames and magma killed all dozen or so Ghost Tree Demons blocking the path outside Lan Ruo Si.

【Ghost Tree Demon King Lv. 49】: The king ruling over the Ghost Tree Demons, a Golden boss.

A giant tree with a canopy covering the sky and a trunk as thick as a baobab tree extended countless vines, sweeping toward the five of them like a sea of vines.

"A Golden-level Ghost Tree Demon, don't just watch, it's not easy to deal with!"

Smoker looked up, his expression serious as he watched the terrifying offensive of the Tree Demon King.

A Venom vortex condensed at his feet, wrapping around his entire body and solidifying into a small Giant wearing purple poison armor.

Bang.

The poison fist smashed into the Ghost Tree Demon King's trunk, but it felt like hitting steel; it was completely unable to break its defense.

The Ghost Tree Demon King took the opportunity to swing its branches, vines entangling Smoker, frantically draining the energy of the purple poison armor like a vacuum cleaner.

The branches, leaves, and trunk were dyed purple at an extremely fast speed.

But the Ghost Tree Demon King showed no signs of being poisoned.

"Such strong Poison Resistance, hurry and help!"

A bead of cold sweat seeped from Smoker's temple; he hadn't expected this Ghost Tree Demon King to be so troublesome. "Iron Fist of Demon Breaking!"

Tiequan Kapu bent his legs, stomped the ground to pieces, and like a launched cannonball, punched the Ghost Tree Demon King's head.

Crack, crack...

The pure physical Iron Fist left a fist print on the Ghost Tree Demon King's steel trunk, and cracks extended outward from the print.

The Ghost Tree Demon King, however, seemed to have no sense of pain and still held onto Smoker without letting go.

And as it drained Smoker's energy, the fist print visibly recovered rapidly.

Bang, bang, bang! Brilliant fist radiance exploded continuously, like blooming fireworks.

Tiequan Kapu was like a pickaxe mining a vein, relying on a pair of fists to forcibly snap off one of the Ghost Tree Demon King's thick branches.

"Such hard fists, looks like a Fighter? Or a Martial Artist?"

Orochimaru licked the corners of his mouth continuously, somewhat shocked by the power Kapu had unleashed.

A Necromancer like himself feared nothing more than being approached by such a brute.

It seems that when sneaking up on Smoker, he must avoid this person.

Snake Curse.

A Chinese Ghost Story: Lan Ruo Si

Orochimaru opened his mouth wide, spitting out countless Necrotic Curse Snakes, which wiggled their tails and crawled onto the body of the Ghost Tree Demon King.

Then, all the curse snakes seemed to spontaneously combust, turning into ashes.

Where they combusted, a layer of black marks remained, as if scorched.

The black snake marks seemed to have a life of their own, slithering on the trunk of the Ghost Tree Demon King, converging together to form a massive black snake pattern.

Boom.

The black snake pattern exploded, blasting a huge gap into the steel-like trunk that even Garp the Iron Fist would need dozens of punches to chisel open.

Although the Golden boss was powerful,

the members of the Navy Alliance squad were all top-tier players of the Samsara Game, and by joining forces, the Ghost Tree Demon King was quickly killed.

Game items dropped all over the ground.

【Ghost Tree Demon King's Wood Heart】: After consuming, Energy Defense permanently increases by 500 points.

【Ghost Tree (Gem)】: After socketing, 【Dark Attribute】 increases by 600 points.

【Ghost Tree Demon King's Scepter (Golden)】: After equipping, one can consume Energy Value to summon Ghost Tree Demons; the level of the Ghost Tree Demons is related to the player's energy quality.

"These are all good things!"

Orochimaru's eyes flickered, landing on that Golden-tier scepter.

The Ghost Tree Demon belongs to the Yin element, which fits the attributes of the Necrotic Army very well.

The Necrotic Scepter he currently has equipped is also Golden-tier, and its equipment effect is to enhance the attack power of necrotic summons—a very rare and precious attribute, so naturally, he could not replace it.

However, the 【Equipment Devouring System】 could allow his 【Necrotic Scepter】 to devour this Ghost Tree Scepter.

And possess the ability to summon Ghost Tree Demons.

"This Ghost Tree Demon King's Scepter is of great help to me; there shouldn't be any other summoning-type players present besides me, right?"

Orochimaru did not stand on ceremony; flicking his tongue like a snake, he grabbed the Ghost Tree Demon King's Scepter and threw it into his equipment slot.

The others did not stop him either; when hunting this Golden-tier Ghost Tree Demon, Orochimaru's contribution was significant, and besides, this scepter was of little help to the other players present.

"Vice Admiral Garp, will you take the Wood Heart?"

After observing the attributes of the Wood Heart, Smoker looked toward Garp the Iron Fist.

The other party was a pure physical cultivator; if he ate this piece of Wood Heart, his Energy Defense would be greatly enhanced, and 500 points of Energy Defense would be enough to ignore some Magic skills from Mages with Spirit attributes below 【100】.

It would be enough to allow Garp the Iron Fist to transform into a Mage killer.

"The new season... we haven't even encountered Shuyao Laomu yet, and the game items dropped by a single Golden-tier boss are enough to make a player reborn."

Akainu's gaze was serious; when it came to strategic vision, he was considered quite outstanding among the Admirals.

Otherwise, in his original destiny, he would not have been able to become Fleet Admiral.

Just from the drops of this Ghost Tree Demon King, he sensed the treasures, like a mine, contained within the Heishenhua Ditu.

If they could seize the initiative, the Navy Alliance might be able to sweep through the Samsara Game.

"Continue, enter Lan Ruo Si first!"

(End of chapter)