Chapter 245: The Lost Gelina

Zhao Yuxin rubbed her temples and closed the panel, her eyes full of worry.

Behind the Tricycle, monsters were constantly being shot as they approached, but Gelina was simply nowhere to be seen; after all, nearly half an hour had passed, and Gelina still hadn't returned.

Finally, Zhao Yuxin stomped her foot, turned to Zhu Zhiquan, and said, "Ajiu, what should we do? Gelina still hasn't come back yet. Do you think she might have run into some danger?"

Zhu Zhiquan gripped the handle with one hand and pressed the button for the Vehicle-mounted Vortex Cannon with the other, destroying the monsters blocking the path before replying, "It's very possible. Hmm... how about this, you drive, and I'll be right back!"

Having said that, Zhu Zhiquan opened the car door and leaped out, channeling the Five-Star Sword in mid-air to carry him back the way he came.

Such a smooth and fluid scene left Zhao Yuxin stunned for a moment; just as she was about to say something, the surrounding sound waves made her alert immediately, because their vehicle was about to crash into a tree.

In her desperation, she hurriedly jumped from the back window into the driver's seat and violently turned the handle, successfully avoiding the crash just as the Tricycle was about to hit.

However, due to the sharp turn, the Tricycle became unbalanced and was sent flying by a particularly large monster, which made Zhao Yuxin and Xuebao scream in terror; fortunately, the interior of the vehicle had been reinforced, so it didn't end up in a mess.

Just as the Tricycle was about to land and face the trampling of the beast tide once again, Zhao Yuxin called out, "Lock-Hook Tree Demon, fix the vehicle in the air!"

Upon receiving the order, the Lock-Hook Tree Demon immediately fired all its vines, leaping over the windows to strike the surrounding large trees, its vine hooks burrowing into the trunks to anchor the Tricycle in mid-air.

To secure it better, the Lock-Hook Tree Demon absorbed the sap from each tree, causing tender buds to grow between the vines and connect them to one another, thus forming a structure like a spider web in mid-air.

"Ugh~" Zhao Yuxin wiped the sweat from her forehead, leaned out to look down, and couldn't help but feel a chill.

Xuebao was also frightened to tears by this scene, hiding behind the Guardian Goddess Statue and shivering.

"You scared me to death. This Ajiu is really something, running off without even waiting for me to react. When he gets back, I'm going to make him kneel on durian peels no matter what!" As she was saying this, Zhao Yuxin noticed a Courtesan Demon flying to the right side of the Tricycle.

"What is this flower demon doing there?" Before Zhao Yuxin could figure out what was going on, she saw the Courtesan Demon spread its hands, two flowers appearing in its palms and spinning at high speed.

…………………

"Phoenix Cloud Fire!"

In order to let Gelina see him better, Zhu Zhiquan activated Phoenix Cloud Fire, letting four fire phoenixes hover around him until the skill's duration was about to end, at which point he let the four fire phoenixes fly out of the jungle to bloom into dazzling fireworks in the sky.

To save Magic Power, Zhu Zhiquan retracted the Five-Star Sword and began to move using the vines on the trees. At the same time, he continued to use Phoenix Cloud Fire, hoping that Gelina would hear the sound and meet up with him.

But how could the nearby Plant Monsters let him roam the jungle at will? Among them, the Bloodthirsty Grass and the Courtesan Demon launched attacks at Zhu Zhiquan, relying on their small size and flight capabilities.

Zhu Zhiquan's eyes narrowed as an aura from hell surged into the hearts of these monsters, but the aura that could usually deter them had no effect this time; helpless, Zhu Zhiquan could only kill the approaching monsters first.

Swish, swish, swish~

The Bloodthirsty Grass fired a large number of fine needles, the dense needles flying toward Zhu Zhiquan like raindrops, covering almost his entire range of movement.

Zhu Zhiquan immediately used his agile skills to jump to the other side of the tree, successfully dodging the incoming needles.

But at the same time, he noticed a large number of vines crawling rapidly up the tree trunks, and the source was four Ghost-Horn Tree Demons.

Zhu Zhiquan intended to jump to another tree, but just as he made the motion to leap, he saw flower-shaped darts attacking from all around, and his rear was also covered by a large number of fine needles.

Facing such a crisis, Zhu Zhiquan not only did not flinch but instead revealed an excited smile. Because he felt a raging fire burning in his heart; that was not only his Nether Hunter talent taking effect, but also a sign that his fighting spirit had been ignited.

Zhu Zhiquan leaped into the air, activating the Nightmare Demon Eye while controlling the Five-Star Sword to hover around him.

With the dynamic enhancement of the Nightmare Demon Eye, Zhu Zhiquan precisely controlled the Five-Star Sword during his descent to kill the four Ghost-Horn Tree Demons, and finally, just as he was about to land, he controlled the Five-Star Sword to dodge the impact of the beast herd and catch him.

Afterward, the Five-Star Sword carried him onto the back of a rhinoceros, and he launched a Charged Slash at a large tree, snapping it in half with one blow and crushing quite a few Courtesan Demons in the process.

Then Zhu Zhiquan observed the situation again and clearly saw that these Plant Monsters were attacking the beast herd on the ground indiscriminately; any monsters that tried to move by climbing large trees were prioritized for attack by these plants.

Taking this opportunity, Zhu Zhiquan checked his attribute panel.

Name: Zhu Zhiquan

Transcendental Profession: Fierce Battle Ghost, Hell Enforcer

Constitution: 13+6 【Nether Hunter bonus】 (88%)

Strength: 13+6 【Nether Hunter bonus】 (99%)

Speed: 14+7 【Nether Hunter bonus】 (2%)

Magic Power: 9/14

Talent: Undead Pact, Nightmare Demon Eye, Nether Hunter

Skills: Charged Slash, Phoenix Cloud Fire, Ghost Fire Attachment, Hell Lament, Nether Cold Ice Spike

HP: 43%

Introduction: Omitted

After reading the attribute panel, Zhu Zhiquan knew that his Magic Power was not enough for prolonged combat in the jungle, and he had to find Gelina and return to the carriage quickly.

To avoid missing Gelina, Zhu Zhiquan sent a private message to Zhao Yuxin: "Azhao, how is it on your end? Has Gelina returned to the carriage?"

Zhao Yuxin replied quickly: "Very bad! You really are something, leaving without waiting for me to react, and as a result, we almost died under the beast tide. We barely managed to escape using the Lock-Hook Tree Demon's ability, only to be attacked by Plant Monsters..."

Zhu Zhiquan gave an awkward smile, pondered for a moment, and sent: "So, has Gelina returned?"

"No!"

"Alright, be careful, I'll look for a while longer and then head back." Closing the panel, Zhu Zhiquan looked solemnly at the surrounding Plant Monsters, and an idea arose in his heart.

That was to cause a huge commotion in this jungle; this might cover the sound of the stampeding beast herd and potentially allow Gelina to follow the noise and rendezvous with him.

He immediately seized the opportunity, jumped onto a tree, and used the gaps between the branches to quickly approach a Courtesan Demon and snap it in half.

Zhu Zhiquan's method of roaming the trees at will and seizing opportunities to kill one of their kind greatly attracted the hatred of the Plant Monsters, and they immediately swarmed toward Zhu Zhiquan.

Zhu Zhiquan dodged repeatedly amidst their attacks, and every time he used a skill, it caused a tree to collapse with a boom, all to attract Gelina, who was somewhere unknown.

Whenever he needed to rest, Zhu Zhiquan would jump onto a larger monster, and once he had recovered enough, he would provoke the Plant Monsters again.

After repeating this for who knows how long, Zhu Zhiquan arrived in front of a patch of huge greenish-blue Dust, which made him realize that he had very likely missed Gelina, so he immediately sent a private message to Zhao Yuxin to confirm.

But Zhao Yuxin's reply was: "No."