Chương 123: Entry: [Returning the Item to its Rightful Owner]

"You know what, these little things are quite unique in appearance."

"It should also be a subspecies of the Chaos Flower. It looks like it has been underground for a long time and has degenerated."

Xia En carefully observed the green pythons around him.

Calling them green pythons isn't quite accurate. They are actually vines over two meters long, with nodular protrusions at the top and several rootlets at the tail, like roots that have been cut off out of thin air.

"Hoohoo, stop admiring it!!!"

Zain was panting heavily from running.

"Hurry up and do it!!!"

The two were running down a long tunnel, followed by countless vine pythons.

Xia En drove the [Speed] at a leisurely pace.

Zain, who was behind him, was in for a lot of trouble. Monks spend their days with the scriptures and don't do much physical work, so running this 800-meter stretch was going to kill them.

"Don't rush, wait a little longer."

"Still waiting!! If I wait any longer, I'll—I'll—" Seeing that Zain was about to die from exhaustion, Shane finally stopped, turned around, and drew his longsword.

【Dual Blade Style - Moon Wheel】: A slashing technique where sword energy transforms into a moon wheel, unleashing continuous arcing slashes on the target area.

Swish Swish Swish— Countless semi-circular sword energies flew out, instantly slicing the [vine python] behind the two people into pieces.

The once crowded passageway was immediately half-cleaned.

Just as Xia En had guessed on the ground, these subspecies had rather thin health bars.

Zain, supporting himself on his knees and bent over, gasped for breath, "Since—if he's that good—why did he still—?"

Shaen sighed, thinking there was nothing he could do; Shutark wasn't there, so there was no one to pull the monsters.

Of course, this shouldn't be said; we still need to consider the wet nurse's feelings.

"Before a battle, you must thoroughly observe your opponent and not act rashly."

"Then you—you're really not in a hurry at all—" After using the [Moon Wheel] slash several more times, almost all the [vine pythons] in the tunnel were wiped out. The few that managed to escape were easily cut in two by Shane because they no longer had a numerical advantage.

The two continued forward along the passageway.

According to Zain, the passageway leads to the prayer room, where a statue of the goddess is placed, which is also the core area of the entire monastery.

On the way, both of them had a vague premonition.

The culprit behind so many Chaos Flower subspecies, namely the Chaos Flower itself, should be hiding in the Prayer Room.

Buzzing— An invisible magical shockwave slowly emanated from ahead.

"Be careful, this is a very powerful curse spell."

Xia En suddenly felt a tingling, slightly stinging sensation on the surface of his body, and his mind gradually became a little dizzy.

This seemingly solidified curse attack, even with the added bonus of the spell, put considerable pressure on him.

Zain looked at him with some concern.

"Are you alright?"

Xia En nodded.

"However, we need to hurry."

The two of them then quickened their pace.

Turning past the vine-covered wall, a spacious and empty hall suddenly appeared before them.

The entire prayer room has long lost its former solemnity and reverence.

Now, a gigantic flower stands here, its petals reflecting an eerie light like mirrors. Its branches grow wildly, thick thorns carpeting the entire hall, and a massive purple crown hangs down from the ceiling. The flower's stamens, as if possessing vision, stare at the two people at the doorway, slowly dripping two streams of saliva.

For some reason, they didn't rush to launch an attack.

Meanwhile, directly below the flower crown, where the goddess statue should have been, a giant gargoyle was perched.

Unlike the Chaos Flower, the gargoyle immediately bared its fangs and spread its mud wings when the two appeared.

Whoosh— The gargoyle rushed towards the two of them.

Shane reacted extremely quickly, instantly opening the [Goddess's Barrier] to protect herself and Zain.

Thud— During the process, the gargoyle, unable to change direction in time, crashed into the barrier.

Fluttering.

Debris from the impact fell from its opponent. The gargoyle, perched atop the barrier, its claws slightly bent and firmly attached, tilted its stone head in confusion. It seemed bewildered as to why its target had suddenly vanished.

Zain stared in terror at the fangs so close to his eyes.

Although there was a barrier between them, he was so close that he even had the illusion that he could smell the stench emanating from the gargoyle's mouth.

Just as he was thinking this, the barrier in front of him suddenly disappeared.

Zain was terrified!

He could really smell the stench coming from the gargoyle's mouth!

Pfft After the barrier had provided some buffer, the gargoyle fell from the sky and crashed into Shane's sword as the barrier disappeared.

sizzle.

A sudden crackling sound of electricity rang out.

The gargoyle, reeking of a foul stench, froze instantly, then predictably shattered on the ground.

Everything happened too fast.

As Zain approached, he only saw Shane raise a barrier to block the gargoyle, and then, in just half a second, the barrier vanished, and the gargoyle crashed into Shane's longsword.

"what?"

The shattered gargoyle turned into a pile of broken stones, leaving behind a purple fruit the size of a pebble.

Xia En's gaze swept over the fruit, where a line of clear text appeared: The seeds of the Chaos Flower Status: Mature entry: 【Return to Owner (Blue Excellent)】: Reflects enemy magic attacks, returning them 100% of the time.

Comment: A flower with a mirror-like surface is naturally best at bouncing back.

It was only then that he suddenly realized something was wrong.

and many more!

Why is there only the gargoyle attacking, and such a huge Chaos Flower?

Xia En immediately looked up at the ceiling and saw that the purple flower crown that was originally in the center of the hall was not in a hurry to attack. Instead, it had somehow moved to directly above the two of them.

As he looked up, the saliva on the flower stamen slowly dripped down, landing right on his shoulder.

Xia En turned his head and looked at the transparent, sticky, and strangely fishy-smelling slime. His scalp tingled with dread!

Just now.

Zain immediately unfolded the Holy Scripture in his hand, and light burst forth from the pages. Then, three golden light swords shot out from the book, drawing three graceful arcs in the air, and shot towards the stamen of the Chaos Flower.

puff- The lightsaber fell into the flower's heart and was swallowed by it.

After a brief pause, the entire corolla of the Chaos Flower suddenly burst open.

As the flower crown burst open, all the vines clinging to the surrounding walls withered, shrank, turned into magical particles, and gradually disappeared.

Huzan breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Xia En beside him, "Thanks to you for attracting the Chaos Flower's attention."

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"what?"

Xia En wiped the fishy, sticky liquid off his shoulder with his hand, a puzzled look on his face.

"It's springtime now, the breeding season for Chaos Flowers. Just now, this flower was drooling over you, showing no signs of aggression whatsoever."

"" Xia En froze for a moment, then slowly opened her eyes wide, staring at her hands in disbelief, her voice trembling: "Is this the saliva you're talking about, the saliva I understand?"

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