Chapter 330: Collapsing with a Bang

Grease and dust exploded in an instant under the sparks, and the orange-red flames swallowed the upper body of the behemoth in an instant.

Hum-ang—

The high-frequency whistling like energy vibration rippled in the mist, and one could clearly feel the pain and struggle contained within it.

The blazing fire reflected his eyes into a flame red. Dongshu stared blankly at the hideous monster twisting its body in the mist ahead, his body protecting the girl behind him stiff and tense, as if frozen and motionless.

Only the hot heat flow from the front blew his hair and clothes.

The next second, when Dongshu realized what had happened, he instinctively moved his gaze away from the monster and wanted to turn his head to look behind him.

That slender figure, clad in chain mail, cold and deep, had already arrived beside him silently.

"X-Xia Nan, sir!?"

His mouth opened subconsciously, his pupils vibrated, and Dongshu's surprise almost overflowed from his face.

Lily'ai, who was wearing a plain white dress behind him, was even more stunned, staring blankly at this adventurer who shouldn't have appeared here.

Jet-black eyes swept over the boy's face stained with dust and the bandaged wound on the girl's arm.

Seeing that neither of them was in any serious trouble, Xia Nan nodded slightly, turned his head slightly, lifted his chin toward behind him, and signaled the two to retreat:

"Stay away."

In a crisis, both the boy and the girl performed very cleverly.

Dongshu looked stubborn, but it was only reflected when it involved his sweetheart. Having experienced years of hunter training, he did not lack decision-making ability.

Lily'ai was even more outstanding in character, and it could be seen from her ability to face death with such a calm attitude. At this moment, even if she encountered so many sudden events, she still retained the ability to think calmly.

As soon as Xia Nan finished speaking, the two supported each other, without a word of nonsense, and quickly retreated in the direction they came from, leaving enough fighting space for him.

To be honest, according to Xia Nan's style of conduct and fighting habits, in normal circumstances, he wouldn't even stop to say such a sentence to the two of them.

As soon as the fire oil bomb was thrown, he would probably have rushed out, and in the instant the fire rose, he would have dropped the wolf tooth toward the enemy.

It was impossible to waste this precious opportunity to strike.

But as the lingering, fierce flame light drove away the darkness in the canyon, revealing the true appearance of the monster hidden in the thick fog.

He suddenly changed his mind.

The reason can be summarized in three words:

——Don't recognize.

Xia Nan had been in this world for over a year, and apart from daily training, he basically spent a certain amount of time every day learning knowledge related to adventurers as long as he stayed in the town.

Over time, although he couldn't be called very proficient, he had a general impression of most monsters that might appear in the Pan Yun Province, so he wouldn't be blind when encountering them, unable to even distinguish the specific strength level.

But now, he had to admit that this huge monster standing not far ahead was a type he had never seen, or even read a relevant description of.

It was like a combination of some kind of dryad and treant.

Countless twisted and tangled purple-green vines, like necrotic nerves, constituted its main body, which was the root system and stalks from Mist Lamp Grass, with tumor-like protrusions appearing in the rough entanglement;

Nearly viscous pale mist surged and expanded around the vines, as if imprisoned in the air by some invisible force, turning into a part of its body.

And the most eye-catching were the Mist Lamp Grass inflorescences dotted and embedded in the vines and mist in an irregular way.

They were like beating hearts that continuously provided energy for the body, and also like some kind of ancient, wide-eyed, strange eyes, flickering with disturbing blue-white ghostly light in the air.

No head, and no vital point could be found.

The terrifying monster standing in front of Xia Nan at this moment was like some kind of difficult-to-describe plant monster formed by the mutation of a large number of Mist Lamp Grass gathered in the canyon.

His gaze subconsciously swept over its body, those flower lamps filled with mist, and the undulating thorns hidden in the mud below.

The instinct gradually formed in countless battles reminded Xia Nan that perhaps he should try a few more rounds to figure out the other party's reality before making plans.

Fortunately, the strength of this monster shouldn't be too powerful. The pressure it gave him on his inspiration was not even as great as that Owl Bear he met at the beginning, and it was completely within the range he could handle.

He only needed to figure out whether it possessed any special mechanism similar to "Petrifying Gaze" before launching an offensive.

Thoughts flashed in his brain in an instant, and the flames on the surface of the Mist Lamp Monster's body also extinguished at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Throwing-type props like fire oil bombs, which are common among ordinary adventurers, can be said to have quite good effects and are suitable for special scenes in various situations.

But facing this powerful monster whose challenge level must have exceeded "1," it was clearly not enough.

It might have a damage bonus to plant-type enemies, but it was just slightly pressed by the mist around the Mist Lamp Monster's body, and it lost the possibility of continuing to burn in between breaths, and even the purple-green vines under the flames only showed some faint scorch marks on the surface.

Seeing this, Xia Nan felt wise for himself.

If he had mistakenly thought that the fire oil bomb could cause a stiffness to this monster and rushed up hastily, he would have been caught off guard.

"Ang!!!"

Undoubtedly, compared to his meticulous and detailed considerations, the Mist Lamp Monster didn't have such high intelligence.

It only knew that a stranger who suddenly appeared in the canyon interrupted its feeding, let go of the prey, and used fire to cause it pain.

So, it launched an attack on Xia Nan.

Hum-long—

The perception ability as high as 11 points took effect silently, faintly sensing the vibration of the ground under his feet, and a sense of danger surged in his heart.

Without any hesitation, Xia Nan's legs suddenly exerted force.

The body weight significantly reduced under the action of 【Gravity Control】 was combined with the strong power burst by the firm muscles in an instant.

From the perspective of others, one could only see Xia Nan sink suddenly as if charging, and in the blink of an eye, he turned into a phantom and drifted toward the side.

And just at the moment his feet left the ground, thick thorns covered with countless plant thorns broke through the soil, leaving a hideous empty-swing noise in the countless mud spots that splashed out.

It wasn't just a simple dodge. Xia Nan, who sensitively avoided this blow, swung the 【Ember Meteor】 straight sword in his hand suddenly while his body was moving.

"Chirp."

The purple-green thick thorns had no ability to resist in the face of the dark-gray sword blade like the night.

The sharp sword blade, which was gradually narrowing, cut and split the vines touched by the edge of the blade in an incomparably smooth and effortless form, and cut out from the other end amidst the splashing of plant juice and fiber debris.

Half a round passed in a flash. In an instant, Xia Nan had a rough estimate of the monster's body strength and attack power.

Ang—

A long wolf howl suddenly erupted in the cold air in the canyon.

The cold body blurred for an instant.

As the mane swayed, a jet-black giant wolf tore through the thick fog and stepped out.

The slender four feet just tapped lightly on the mud, and it had already turned into a jet-black, deep phantom, flying toward the direction of the monster.

The force of the Mist Lamp Monster waving its vines was very heavy, even greater than the "Shihua Xiyi" Xia Nan met before, completely reaching the category of a monster with a challenge level of 3.

Its body defense ability was also outstanding. Those thick plant fibers had the toughness and strength of tree trunks, and ordinary adventurers would probably not be able to break its defense at all.

Xia Nan could so easily cut off the other party's thorns and vines, on the one hand, it was the effect of his own physical fitness, and on the other hand, it was the sharpness of the 【Ember Meteor】 straight sword.

But similarly, as a plant-type monster like a dryad. ===== CHAPTER 331 =====