Chapter 505: Soul Devouring Tree Spirit
When she saw the dense forest, Deli was stunned for a moment.
Ryan noticed Daly's reaction and asked, "Dally, do you know this place?"
"Yes, this place... is a forbidden area of the elves' settlement. It is said that there are many dangerous things in it, but at the same time, the supplies are also abundant. Daisy and I occasionally come here to collect spices under the protection of the guards..."
——It seems that Daisy was targeted by the dangerous creatures here at some point in time.
Alice also said that Alice naturally knew more about this forbidden area than Deli.
It is very dangerous here. Alice has strictly forbidden her tribesmen to enter here, but... considering the difficult situation of the Four Tribes Alliance, it is understandable that they come here to collect supplies.
"go in."
Ryan drew out the long sword from his waist. Because Ryan always put the sword back into the scabbard without wiping it after killing demons with it, the sword was covered with rust and had a tetanus enchantment.
"I'll come too!" Deli said hurriedly.
Yazhi followed suit: "My Lord, I also..."
"Delli stays outside, Yazhi, you protect Delli."
Ryan spoke seriously. His strength was greatly weakened now, and he had no confidence that he could protect the two of them in a place that even Alice felt was dangerous.
Seeing this, the two women didn't say much. They just stood there quietly, watching Ryan walk cautiously into the dense forest.
Because this dense forest is rarely visited by people, there are no paths at all. There are tall trees on all sides, and it is easy to get lost once you go deep into the forest.
Following the magic traces on Daisy's panties, Ryan went deeper and deeper. Before he knew it, his head was completely covered with leaves. Not even a ray of sunlight could penetrate, and he couldn't tell the difference between day and night.
"A rustling--"
There was an extremely tiny noise, and Ryan reacted quickly, dodging it with a side step and swinging his sword at the same time!
"laugh--"
A black shadow suddenly jumped out and hit the sword edge, breaking into two halves.
Turning my head, I saw a fat worm the size of a palm. Even after being cut in half, it was still wriggling. The surrounding leaves soaked in its green blood were emitting black smoke from corrosion.
Ryan felt extremely sick after watching this scene. Fortunately, even when Deli and the others came to collect resources, they had never gone so deep, otherwise it would be really dangerous if they were attacked by this bug.
After walking for a distance, Daisy's magic traces were finally interrupted.
Ryan looked up and saw a two-meter-tall short tree in front of him.
The branches of this tree all hang down like willows, and the stump is obviously thicker than the surrounding trees. They are completely not of the same species and stand out here.
Ryan raised his hand in confusion and poked the trunk of the short tree, and his finger sank directly into it.
Ryan's pupils shrank slightly. The trunk of this tree... is soft?
And...it has temperature!
After a brief moment of shock, Ryan quickly stepped back!
At the same time, countless branches of the short tree suddenly rose up and shot towards the place where Ryan was originally standing!
"boom!"
The slender branches seemed to contain infinite power, leaving several cracks on the ground and causing countless dust to fly up!
Ryan had just steadied himself when he saw several branches rushing towards him from behind the smoke screen formed by dust!
Bending to avoid the branches, Ryan turned around and slashed with his sword, cutting off all the branches: "What the hell is this thing, a tree spirit?!"
——Yes, this is the tree spirit, and it is a dangerous soul-eating tree spirit.
Alice's voice appeared in Ryan's mind:
——This tree spirit will use its mental power to seduce the target it has come into contact with, and then will find an opportunity to devour the target. When the target is completely devoured by it, it will turn into the person it devoured, and return to society with no difference in appearance or personality, replacing everything of the person it devoured...
After hearing Alice's explanation, Ryan felt a chill down his spine.
If he discovered it two days later, wouldn't it be Daisy who had transformed from a tree spirit who had returned? Would he have thought it was Daisy herself who had returned?
——The Soul-Eating Tree Spirit will first devour the mind of the one being devoured. This is a very long process. Daisy should not be harmed now. Ryan, pay attention to its trunk!
"clear."
Ryan responded and stared at the Soul-Devouring Tree Spirit not far away.
The tree spirit suddenly began to shake, and countless branches pierced into the ground, while the ground beneath it began to crack.
Soon, the tree spirit rose from the ground, and its roots covered with mud stood on the ground, driving the tree spirit to move.
Ryan silently raised the sword, and with a thought, the scorching flame instantly attached to the sword.
Feeling the heat wave coming towards it, the tree spirit's forward movement paused and it quickly retreated.
"Hmph! Want to escape?"
Ryan exerted force on his feet and rushed towards the tree spirit. The flames on the sword left a blazing red arc in the air: "Take my sword!"
"Gah-"
Although the mouth was not seen, the tree did make a sharp cry and immediately swung its branches to attack Ryan.
Ryan swung his sword in a circle, and the trail left by the arc of fire instantly engulfed all the branches. Then Ryan swung his sword in the air and chopped it down!
The tree spirit also froze in place.
I saw a huge gap gradually appearing on the soft trunk of the tree spirit, and a woman with flaxen twin ponytails was curled up inside, her body covered with green mucus.
This woman was Daisy.
Ryan swung his sword and Daisy was safe and sound, but the tree spirit was directly split in half.
Daisy slid out, and the liquid on her body seemed to have lost its stickiness, sliding down and disappearing.
Ryan hugged Daisy and quickly looked at her condition. He was relieved to find that Daisy had no wounds and even her clothes were not damaged.
At this moment, Daisy's eyelashes moved slightly, her eyelids gradually lifted, and her bright eyes just happened to see Ryan who was close at hand.
After staring at Ryan for a while, Daisy suddenly giggled: "I dreamed about Mr. Ryan again..."
"What a dream."
Ryan pinched Daisy's cheek unhappily: "This is not a dream, it's me, I'm back."
"Eh?"
Daisy blinked, and a gleam of light gradually appeared in her eyes: "Mr. Ryan? You are really back!"
Daisy came back to her senses and smiled happily, and excitedly opened her arms and hugged Ryan's neck.
Ryan smiled and patted Daisy on the back: "Okay, it's dangerous here, let's go out first, okay?"
"Ok!"
Daisy happily separated from Ryan and nodded vigorously.
Suddenly, Daisy seemed to notice something and looked at Ryan's left hand.
Ryan was seen holding a pair of white underwear tightly in his left hand.
Daisy: “…”
Ryan: "..."
