Chapter 68: The Scroll That Alters the Power of Time!

"Roar!"

The Earth Long Zhiwang let out another furious bellow.

A cluster of earth spikes burst from the ground, piercing straight through the Thousand-Year Blood Tree Demon!

"Ahh!!"

The Thousand-Year Blood Tree Demon shrieked once more.

Then its entire trunk exploded, snapping apart piece by piece.

Whoosh—

Within the Thousand-Year Blood Tree Demon's corpse, a great mass of light gathered.

It formed a bronze-colored treasure chest, standing quietly on the ground.

"A bronze treasure chest."

A flash of pleasant surprise crossed Li Yue's face.

It was obvious.

This was a monster nest one tier above ordinary monster nests.

He did not hesitate.

He walked straight up and opened the bronze treasure chest.

【Congratulations, you have obtained Energy 400, Ratfolk Camp Construction Blueprint, Basic Time Scroll *1, Basic Teleport Scroll *1, Thousand-Year Blood Tree Demon Heart *1, Altar Upgrade Stone *2, Hero Fruit *1】

【Basic Time Scroll: Can open a Barrier between with ten days of time inside — one month within, one hour outside — and can hold one person】

【Basic Teleport Scroll: Once activated, can instantly teleport 100 meters; will not appear in a guaranteed-death location】

【Thousand-Year Blood Tree Demon Heart: The core of the Thousand-Year Blood Tree Demon, a material for forging magical equipment】

【Hero Fruit: After a unit consumes it, it can ascend into a hero; heroes possess the Commander talent】

"What a generous haul!"

Li Yue's eyes lit up.

Apart from the Ratfolk Camp Construction Blueprint, which wasn't of much use, and the Thousand-Year Blood Tree Demon Heart, whose value couldn't be discerned for now—

The remaining Three items—

were all worthy treasures without question!

The Basic Time Scroll would let him master the abilities of a wizard and a knight in the shortest possible time.

The Basic Teleport Scroll was a life-saving item.

As for the Hero Fruit, one could tell from its effect that it was extraordinarily powerful.

"A flying start."

His face was wreathed in smiles.

The moment he stepped out today, he had managed to find a boss-tier tree demon like this.

It seemed the Goddess of Luck still felt those flashy temptresses couldn't hold a candle to his looks.

"Still, this Thousand-Year Blood Tree Demon was plenty powerful in its own right."

"Without the Earth Long Zhiwang, taking it down would have been difficult."

He calmed himself and murmured softly.

Even a much larger force of Big Goblins would likely have been unable to withstand the lashing of those five thick tree roots.

A Goblin Hero would definitely be no match for this Thousand-Year Blood Tree Demon.

As for the Bodyguard Goblin King, he might not necessarily win either.

After all, when it came to thick skin and tough flesh, the Goblin King couldn't hold a candle to the Earth Long Zhiwang no matter how hard he tried.

The Earth Long Zhiwang could withstand the Thousand-Year Blood Tree Demon's lashing charge head-on.

The Goblin King most likely could not.

He picked up his loot.

Seeing there was nothing else left at this spot, he led his people away.

……

A full day's time.

Li Yue led the main force wandering the western side of the territory.

He cleared out roughly twenty li of land, sweeping through every inch.

Among them were two monster nests.

One was a spider-type nest, the other a black-bear-type nest.

Both were Black Iron Layer monster nests.

"The paths through this forest are far too hard to travel."

"I had originally planned to head to the northern side of the territory this afternoon, but now I can only go tomorrow."

Glancing up at the sun about to sink behind Luoshan, Li Yue ordered Auer to gather the scattered troops back together and prepare to return.

"Lord! Five li to the northwest, a monster nest has been spotted!"

But just at that moment—

A Big Goblin burst out of the forest at top speed, dropped to one knee before Li Yue, and shouted.

This Big Goblin was thinner and weaker than the average Big Goblin, but far quicker.

So he had become the First Squad's scout.

To Li Yue, all Big Goblins looked pretty much the same.

Yet this skinny Big Goblin before him, he could pick out at a glance.

"Monster clusters?"

"What monsters?"

Li Yue's eyes brightened.

Monster clusters—