Chapter 318: Cave Exploration (Part 4)

Soon, as the monkey troop approached, both sides officially met in the narrow passage.

At the start, the One-Eyed Monkey King commanded the one-eyed monkeys to mobilize their Magic Power, and soon a large mass of red leaves was stirred up in front of them, dancing above their heads.

Seeing this, the Durian Warriors prepared to raise their Wrist Energy Shields to block the front, but Zhu Zhiquan knew that the current Wrist Energy Shields were likely insufficient to withstand this wave of skills.

Thus, Zhu Zhiquan first activated Hell Lament, causing most of the one-eyed monkeys to fall into a faint, then activated Phoenix Cloud Fire to cover all the one-eyed monkeys in the front row.

Suffering successive blows, the leaves above the monkey troop began to become scattered and weak, and some one-eyed monkeys even fainted directly, causing the Magic Power supply to be cut off and the number of leaves above to decrease significantly.

Finally, Zhu Zhiquan ordered the Hook-Lock Tree Demons to bind this group of one-eyed monkeys together, and the moment the one-eyed monkeys in the front row regained consciousness, Gelina activated Flower Knot Maze City.

Soon, a huge flower bud appeared out of thin air within the passage, completely enveloping the entire passage.

Once the one-eyed monkeys trapped in the flower bud had completely regained consciousness, Gelina had the flower bud release pollen.

Instantly, the interior of the flower bud was filled with pollen; these trapped one-eyed monkeys inhaled a large amount while caught off guard, and soon they felt dizzy and nauseous, and before long, they were foaming at the mouth and fainted.

The one-eyed monkeys outside the flower bud saw such a large flower bud, and the leaves dancing above had dissipated quite a bit, so they immediately understood what had happened and immediately used skills aimed at the flower bud.

Swish, swish, swish—

A large number of leaves landed on the flower bud, and soon many holes were torn open on it, causing the pollen inside to leak out, which made some one-eyed monkeys who hadn't reacted in time foam at the mouth and faint on the spot.

Seeing that this pollen was toxic, the One-Eyed Monkey King began to emit rhythmic low chirps, and at the same time, the Stone Axe in its hand moved alternately, and small white flowers grew from the ground, spraying out transparent water mist.

These water mists engaged in a brief confrontation upon contacting the pollen, and soon the pollen became contaminated by the water mist and fell down, simultaneously causing some one-eyed monkeys to regain consciousness, though several still died completely from inhaling too much pollen.

This made the One-Eyed Monkey King very angry, and it signaled the monkey troop to rush up and tear this flower into pieces.

Soon the giant flower bud was completely torn to shreds by them, and then they launched a charge in the direction of Zhu Zhiquan and the others.

The Frost-Ghost Archers fired immediately, a large number of ice shards satisfying this group of charging one-eyed monkeys, soon leaving a large number of one-eyed monkey corpses along the way.

The One-Eyed Monkey King held its Stone Axe high and made a rhythmic sound, and then a layer of vine armor appeared on the bodies of the few rows of one-eyed monkeys charging at the front.

These vine armors greatly reduced the damage from the ice shards, making this group of one-eyed monkeys wave the weapons in their hands excitedly, but their speed was still significantly reduced.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhiquan immediately ordered: "All archers listen up, after ensuring one has a slowing effect, immediately switch to other monkeys to shoot; you must ensure that all monkeys within the shooting range can suffer the slowing effect."

The Frost-Ghost Archers immediately complied, continuously shooting back and forth at the approaching one-eyed monkeys, ensuring their overall speed was reduced.

The one-eyed monkeys roared as they charged toward the defensive line, and just when they thought they could safely reach the defensive line, the one-eyed monkey at the very front stepped on a Pinecone Mine, and was instantly blasted to the cave ceiling by the shockwave of the explosion.

Several one-eyed monkeys nearby were also affected by the shockwave, vomiting blood and falling to the ground one after another, and the vine armor on their bodies was blown to pieces.

The other one-eyed monkeys acted as if they didn't see the miserable state of their companions, charging straight into the minefield, causing explosions one after another.

Soon, under the consumption of the Pinecone Mines, those one-eyed monkeys wearing vine armor were all eliminated, so Zhu Zhiquan again ordered the Frost-Ghost Archers to fire at full strength.

Consequently, a large number of one-eyed monkeys were shot and killed, which made the One-Eyed Monkey King in the back restless, so it roared, raised its Stone Axe, and launched a charge toward Zhu Zhiquan and the others' position.

As the One-Eyed Monkey King launched the charge, the morale of the monkey troop was boosted, and they launched an even crazier attack on Zhu Zhiquan and the others.

Along the way, the One-Eyed Monkey King directed the monkey troop to launch skills at Zhu Zhiquan and the others, and immediately, large masses of tree roots flew out from the walls on both sides of Zhu Zhiquan and the others' position.

In one go, they bound the Frost-Ghost Archers and Hook-Lock Tree Demons tightly; although the Durian Warriors on the side were also bound, a large number of Spikes emerged from their bodies, and they cut off all the tree roots by slightly twisting their bodies.

As for Zhu Zhiquan, the moment the tree roots appeared, he relied on his own movement technique to dodge and weave in the gaps with Gelina, while holding the Five-Star Sword and shuttling back and forth among the tree roots, cutting off a large number of tree roots to improve their flexibility.

Just as they were being harassed by the tree roots, the one-eyed monkeys also broke through the minefield and arrived in front of the Frost-Ghost Archers.

At this moment, because the Frost-Ghost Archers were entangled by the tree roots, they could not counterattack and were forced to accept the one-eyed monkeys' attacks falling upon them.

At the critical moment, Zhu Zhiquan activated Hell Lament again, causing the entire monkey troop to fall into a brief coma once more, while simultaneously injecting his remaining Magic Power into the Five-Star Sword and launching a Charged Slash at the monkey troop.

Instantly, a slash tore through space, severing the tree roots and the bodies of the one-eyed monkeys along the way, after which Zhu Zhiquan drew the Jingtian Pozhen Gun and extended it to the length of a forearm.

Then Zhu Zhiquan activated the Nightmare Demon Eye, holding the gun in one hand and the sword in the other as he killed his way into the monkey troop, and said to Gelina: "Gelina, you assist the Durian Warriors in helping to liberate the Frost-Ghost Archers and Hook-Lock Tree Demons."

"Then have the Durian Warriors help me resist the monkey troop, and you take the Frost-Ghost Archers and Hook-Lock Tree Demons together into the cave to rebuild a new defensive position inside." After finishing, he handed all the Pinecone Mines on his person to Gelina.

"Mm." Gelina took the Pinecone Mines, then flew out from Zhu Zhiquan's collar, facing the direction of the Frost-Ghost Archers, and condensed a rotating flower in each of her hands.

"Spinning Tooth Flower Blade!"

Gelina threw the flower blades, and the two flower blades quickly cut off the tree roots entangled on the five pots of Frost-Ghost Archers, and the Hook-Lock Tree Demons in the rear were also rescued by the Durian Warriors.

Gelina wanted to convey Zhu Zhiquan's words, but due to her stutter, she didn't have time to finish speaking before those one-eyed monkeys had already begun to recover and surround Zhu Zhiquan.

In a panic, Gelina summoned Thorns against the monkey troop, and the Hook-Lock Tree Demons also projected their Vines, binding a large group of one-eyed monkeys.

Zhu Zhiquan also took the opportunity to jump out of the encirclement and began to command the plants to fight; soon, the Hook-Lock Tree Demons took Gelina and the Frost-Ghost Archers into the cave.

At this time, the one-eyed monkeys that had not been trapped leaped over their companions and launched a charge toward Zhu Zhiquan and the others.

The Durian Warriors all activated Overload Mode, coordinating with Zhu Zhiquan to obstruct the monkey troop's advance.

Originally, the Durian Warriors activating Overload Mode could still hold off the monkey troop's attack with Zhu Zhiquan, and they fought while retreating to buy time for Gelina and the others to construct a defensive line.

But at this moment, the One-Eyed Monkey King stepped on the heads of many one-eyed monkeys and rushed over, killing a Durian Warrior on the spot with one swing of its axe.

Just as the One-Eyed Monkey King's Stone Axe descended toward the next Durian Warrior, the Jingtian Pozhen Gun in Zhu Zhiquan's hand suddenly lengthened, and a Thunder Dragon accompanied the gun to strike the One-Eyed Monkey King's body together.

Then Zhu Zhiquan quickly changed the Jingtian Pozhen Gun back to the length of a forearm, blocking the monkey troop's attacks while saying to the Durian Warriors: "You enter the cave first; I alone am enough here."