Chapter 241: Monsters in a Standoff

While Zhu Zhiquan and Zhao Yuxin were establishing the Bamboo Creek Hub, Xuebao was responsible for driving the Tricycle forward through the jungle.

Just as Zhao Yuxin was naming the Player Group, her Bat Wing Ear caught the clear sounds of fighting coming from afar. So she said to Zhu Zhiquan, "Ajiu, there seems to be fighting ahead; you and Gelina go take a look first."

Zhu Zhiquan immediately dropped the sandbags, let Gelina sit on his shoulder, and then controlled the Five-Star Sword to carry them flying toward the front.

After flying for a short while, Zhu Zhiquan saw traces of monsters chasing players on the ground. He lowered his flight altitude and clearly saw that the pursuers were a group of ape-like monsters, with the remains of Plant Monsters nearby.

During his observation, the sounds of battle came from ahead, but the sounds were getting quieter and quieter, and it was unclear if it had already ended, so Zhu Zhiquan accelerated and flew along the direction of the traces.

Soon they saw a Tricycle caught in the middle between a High-Crowned Spirit Leader and a group of three-story-tall, jet-black gorillas with red stripes on their backs.

The Plant Monsters stood behind the High-Crowned Spirit Leader, and even though they were covered in wounds, they were still waving flags and shouting to build momentum.

The gorillas were not to be outdone; any of them whose chests were not injured were beating their chests with all their might, and those who were not injured were also slapping the ground to retaliate.

The trees around them that had been burned by the great fire were all broken, and the ground was littered with the corpses of Plant Monsters and gorillas, as well as the Frog Ghost Demon nests exposed by the fighting.

The Tricycle on the ground had already been overturned, and it was unclear whether the players inside had taken advantage of the chaos to escape, but looking at the severely deformed appearance of the vehicle, it was estimated that there was not much possibility.

Gelina on his shoulder saw this scene and immediately transformed into a combat stance, standing behind Zhu Zhiquan, waiting for him to issue orders.

Zhu Zhiquan kept observing the stalemate below from mid-air, thinking to himself, "The two sides are currently at a stalemate; the best way should be to provoke the anger of one side so that the players below can escape better."

Zhu Zhiquan looked around and then said to Gelina, "Gelina, use your most stealthy skill to attack the gorillas below; remember to hide well."

"Okay." Gelina immediately shrank her size, flew behind a tree that had been burned to charcoal, and launched an attack on a gorilla.

Boom!

A giant flower bud emerged from the ground, wrapping around half of a gorilla's body.

Before this gorilla could react, some kind of liquid secreted from the flower bud eroded its body. The intense burning pain made it shriek, and its arms kept trying to destroy the flower bud so it could escape.

When the other gorillas saw their companion being harmed, their eyes became fierce as they looked at the Plant Monsters.

But the Plant Monsters were also confused, and the High-Crowned Spirit Leader even turned its head to look at its underlings, as if asking who had made the first move.

Naturally, none of these underlings stood out; after all, they were all confused themselves, and there was no need to attack the gorillas now. After all, this High-Crowned Spirit Leader had a very violent temper; if they acted rashly, weren't they afraid of the boss's retaliation later?

Before the High-Crowned Spirit Leader could find out who did it, the gorillas rushed over like madmen and tangled with them again.

Although the Plant Monsters felt aggrieved, and even many of those monsters that would run away at the first sign of danger did not back down, they instead plucked up the courage to fight back.

Zhu Zhiquan observed from mid-air for a long time, watching the Tricycle below being knocked away by both sides from time to time, and even trampled, yet no one came out from inside; it seemed very likely that the people inside had already escaped.

At this time, Gelina flew back, lowering her head as if wanting to speak but not daring to; her shy appearance was inadvertently moving.

Zhu Zhiquan smiled and nodded at her, then, regardless of Gelina's reaction, observed the surroundings for places where people might be hiding.

Beep, beep, beep~

The system notification sound rang in his mind, and Zhu Zhiquan immediately checked his private messages.

Zhao Yuxin: "Ajiu, how is it over there? Why did I hear the fighting sounds start up again?"

Zhu Zhiquan: "The two waves of monsters are fighting again; I don't see any players at the moment."

Zhao Yuxin: "What about the players' Tricycle? Did they drive it out?"

Zhu Zhiquan: "No."

Zhao Yuxin: "Oh, that's fine, you guys come back; we'll be there soon."

Zhu Zhiquan closed the panel and returned to the Tricycle carriage with Gelina.

Zhao Yuxin jumped in front of him happily and said, "Ajiu, I have already pulled Ling Xi, Li Yue, and Huang Jing to join our Player Group, and I also pulled a dozen people on the World Channel."

Zhu Zhiquan nodded with a smile and said nothing.

Zhao Yuxin then continued, "By the way, Ajiu, do you think the players we are saving could be the ones I just pulled?"

Zhu Zhiquan shook his head.

Zhao Yuxin: "That won't do, we have to go take a look immediately; at the very least, we must ensure their Tricycle isn't damaged, otherwise how will they survive in the future!"

Zhu Zhiquan silently grabbed the Green Leaf Burrowing Vine, and Zhao Yuxin understood in a second.

"You mean to use the Green Leaf Burrowing Vine to rescue their Tricycle? Good idea! Then let me, the Regiment Leader, do it; after all, being a Regiment Leader means being a solid backing for others!"

Having said that, Zhao Yuxin picked up the Green Leaf Burrowing Vine, carried the Xunfeng Crossbow and the necessary Arrow on her back, and went outside the vehicle to let the Green Leaf Burrowing Vine start digging.

Before jumping in, Zhao Yuxin said to Zhu Zhiquan, "Ajiu, you guys just stay here and watch how I drive the car back."

Afterward, regardless of whether Zhu Zhiquan and the others responded, she jumped into the tunnel and guided the Green Leaf Burrowing Vine to dig according to the direction of the sounds.

Ten minutes later, Zhao Yuxin ran out with a mournful face, but the Green Leaf Burrowing Vine did not come out with her; instead, a group of Frog Ghost Demons were roaring at the outside from inside the tunnel.

At this moment, her clothes were covered in blood, but it was all the blood of the Frog Ghost Demons, and she herself had not suffered any injuries.

Zhao Yuxin bent over and panted, "Huff~ huff~ I almost didn't make it back. It seems that I, as the Regiment Leader, won't be able to retrieve the Tricycle for those members I haven't even met."

Zhu Zhiquan spoke in an indifferent tone at this moment: "Alright, there's no need to be hypocritical here. Since you can't save that Tricycle, why not wait here for those monsters to finish fighting and then go pick up the scraps."

Zhao Yuxin puffed out her cheeks in anger, "What do you mean I'm being hypocritical!? As a leader of a Player Group, isn't it important to provide care for one's subordinates!"

Zhu Zhiquan: "…………"

"Brother... forget it, asking you is a waste of time anyway." Zhao Yuxin pointed to the Frog Ghost Demon tied up like a rice dumpling in the carriage, "Next, I'm going to study this monster; I'll leave the fighting over there to you guys."

Zhu Zhiquan agreed first, having already prepared for battle. Gelina maintained her fairy state, was silent for a moment, and then nodded in agreement.

After Zhao Yuxin entered the carriage, Zhu Zhiquan let Gelina stay behind; he wanted to go and clean up the mess alone, because this was a good opportunity to improve his combat experience!

So, he carried his leather backpack for the first time in a long while, filled it with a large amount of Ion Chimera Bomb and Explosive Chili, and then headed to the battlefield alone.

Gelina watched Zhu Zhiquan leave quietly, feeling in her heart that Zhu Zhiquan thought she was too weak, so she began her own training.