Chapter 238: Setting Fire to the Forest

"It's over, it's over! Even if the Guardian Goddess Statue's energy were full, it couldn't block this many attacks!" Zhao Yuxin said in a panic.

Beside her, Zhu Zhiquan also furrowed his brows, bracing the head of the Xuangang Spear against his chest, thinking about how he could block this strike.

Two Durian Warriors retracted the spikes on their bodies and blocked in front of them, preparing to take this wave of attacks head-on.

Seeing the dense attacks behind through the rearview mirror, Xuebao was so scared that it ignored the tree roots protruding everywhere on the ground and slammed on the accelerator, pushing the Tricycle to its limit.

The sudden acceleration instantly brought them to the edge of the Melon-Eating Ghost Fiend's firepower, but just as the Tricycle was about to run out of the coverage area, Xuebao failed to dodge a tree root under the vehicle, causing the Tricycle to flip over once again.

The moment the Tricycle flipped, Zhu Zhiquan pulled Zhao Yuxin out of the cabin and threw her to a safe spot just as the attacks were about to land, while he himself bore the Melon-Eating Ghost Fiend's attack along with the Tricycle.

Bang, bang, bang—

Zhao Yuxin rolled a few times on the ground, and hearing the sound of the Melon-Eating Ghost Fiend's attacks landing, her heart couldn't help but tremble.

When she came to her senses, the roof of their Tricycle had vanished under the violent attacks, and Xuebao, who was responsible for driving, was already slumped over the handlebars, with milky blood slowly flowing from the top of its head onto the ground.

Inside the cabin, Gelina was constantly using skills to heal Xuebao, and beside her, the two Durian Warriors were dented all over, as if all the damage had been blocked by them.

As for the Hook-Lock Tree Demon, it was lying motionless in the cabin, its body reduced to little more than a layer of skin; it was likely already dead.

Finally, there was Zhu Zhiquan, whose HP hit rock bottom after enduring the intense attacks, thereby triggering the effect of the Undead Pact.

At this moment, Zhu Zhiquan's entire body was glowing red, and the blood flowing out seemed to have turned into magma, scorching the air until it distorted; he was gripping the Five-Star Sword and walking toward the Melon-Eating Ghost Fiends. No, he was walking toward the Gu-Fiend Ghost King among the Melon-Eating Ghost Fiends.

"Ajiu, come back!" Zhao Yuxin couldn't help but shout, but Zhu Zhiquan ignored her words and plunged into the swarm of Melon-Eating Ghost Fiends, heading straight for the Gu-Fiend Ghost King.

Although Zhao Yuxin was burning with anxiety, she still ran back to the Tricycle first to check on Xuebao's condition.

At this moment, there was a hole the size of a head on Xuebao's back, and a hole the size of a fist on the top of its head.

Under the continuous healing of Gelina's skills, it had been prevented from bleeding out on a large scale, but there were still no signs of the wounds undergoing Yùhé.

After seeing Xuebao's condition, Zhao Yuxin immediately released all her Combat Plants, and then released Healing Sunflowers to assist in the treatment.

With the addition of the Healing Sunflowers, the wounds on Xuebao's head began to undergo Yùhé, and at the same time, it woke up from its coma.

"Wuwu~" Xuebao started crying as soon as it woke up, and milky-white tears dripped down, like pearls falling onto the Tricycle's handlebars.

Zhao Yuxin first ordered all the Combat Plants to cover Zhu Zhiquan, who was in the midst of the Melon-Eating Ghost Fiends, then crouched halfway beside Xuebao with a smile and comforted it: "There, there, Baobao, Mom is here, don't be afraid..."

During the time Zhao Yuxin was comforting Xuebao, Zhu Zhiquan continuously swung the Five-Star Sword, hacking the Frog Ghost Fiends that dared to block his path into two halves.

The Gu-Fiend Ghost King looked at this with disdain, calling for the surrounding Frog Ghost Fiends to charge forward one after another, while it floated high in the air, looking down at Zhu Zhiquan with a trace of pity.

At this moment, nearby Frog Ghost Fiends were constantly rushing over from the jungle, gradually surrounding them.

Watching the Frog Ghost Fiends gradually form a perimeter, Zhao Yuxin immediately carried Xuebao onto her back and entered the cabin, then drew a Magic Array inside the cabin and recreated a Hook-Lock Tree Demon.

Next, she ordered the Durian Warriors to flip the vehicle back over and lower all the outdoor extension platforms, then had the newly created Hook-Lock Tree Demon pull all the plants outside back in, while she herself returned to the driver's seat and turned the vehicle lights back on.

The Frog Ghost Fiends illuminated by the lights scattered, and the other Frog Ghost Fiends also let out frog-like croaks, feeling dissatisfied with Zhao Yuxin's behavior of shining the lights on them.

Consequently, except for those protecting the Gu-Fiend Ghost King, the other Frog Ghost Fiends kept closing in, constantly shrinking the entire encirclement.

"Ajiu, come back quickly! If we don't leave now, it'll be too late!"

"Almost there." Zhu Zhiquan gave Zhao Yuxin a simple reply, and his speed in approaching the Gu-Fiend Ghost King increased by a fraction.

The Gu-Fiend Ghost King looked at the approaching Zhu Zhiquan with a look of disdain on its face. "Almost there? Hmph! I'd like to see how you're going to kill me!"

The next second, the surrounding Frog Ghost Fiends thrust their claws into the ground, generating a large amount of mycelium from the soil that burst out and attacked Zhu Zhiquan.

Just as these mycelia were about to touch Zhu Zhiquan, he mobilized his Magic Power to release Hell Lament, making the Frog Ghost Fiends and the Gu-Fiend Ghost King within a four-hundred-meter radius feel the soul-piercing pain.

This slowed the approaching mycelia down by a few beats, giving Zhu Zhiquan the opportunity to leap into mid-air; with a wave of the Five-Star Sword in his hand, four Five-Star Sword Clones flew out, slicing the Gu-Fiend Ghost King into four pieces in the blink of an eye.

Finally, Zhu Zhiquan tossed the Five-Star Sword in his hand, and the Five-Star Sword automatically flew beneath his feet, carrying him as he flew.

The four Five-Star Sword Clones then cleared a path for Zhu Zhiquan, allowing him to successfully return to the Tricycle cabin, and Zhu Zhiquan even took the opportunity to grab a Frog Ghost Fiend to make it convenient for Zhao Yuxin to conduct research later.

Seeing Zhu Zhiquan return to the cabin, Zhao Yuxin stepped on the accelerator to drive the Tricycle forward, while simultaneously putting the Vehicle-mounted Vortex Cannon into a charging state.

The Frog Ghost Fiends in front had just recovered their senses when they were shot through by the Vehicle-mounted Vortex Cannon, and even the trees along the way were snapped in half by this blast.

Before the other Frog Ghost Fiends could react, the plants on the outdoor extension platforms launched an attack on them.

Xiu xiu xiu~

Boom! Boom! Boom!

……………

In an instant, a large number of Frog Ghost Fiends fell, and the entire encirclement was forcibly torn open, allowing Zhu Zhiquan and the others to take the opportunity to escape.

The remaining Frog Ghost Fiends chased angrily behind them, wanting to tear them into a thousand pieces.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhiquan released Phoenix Cloud Fire, igniting a Ghost-Horn Tree Demon that was disguised as a large tree.

The Ghost-Horn Tree Demon originally wanted to extinguish the flames on its body, but the next second, the attacks of the Frog Ghost Fiends covered the area where it was located like a torrential downpour.

Terrified, the Ghost-Horn Tree Demon didn't care about its own flames and ran for its life, its burning sparks falling and igniting the shrubs along the way, growing rapidly.

Many Frog Ghost Fiends were attracted by the burning Ghost-Horn Tree Demon and the shrubbery, turning instead to attack the Ghost-Horn Tree Demon and the bushes.

Zhu Zhiquan noticed that igniting Plant Monsters was more effective than igniting ordinary plants, so he focused his attention on the Plant Monsters in the jungle and then released Phoenix Cloud Fire toward them.

The Plant Monsters ignited by the Phoenix Cloud Fire all shook their branches and leaves, as if cursing Zhu Zhiquan, and were then chased and killed by a group of Frog Ghost Fiends.

Before long, the jungle was full of burning trees, the intense firelight like a scorching sun, illuminating the approaching Frog Ghost Fiends until only a layer of dried meat remained.

The remaining Frog Ghost Fiends no longer chased Zhu Zhiquan and the others or the burning Plant Monsters, but instead ran into nearby shrubbery to hide.

Sitting in the driver's seat, Zhao Yuxin observed them and discovered that many Frog Ghost Fiends had burrowed into a single bush, and that the bush could still hold more, a playful smile appearing on her face.