Chapter 187 Thorn Valley
Three days later, Lindsay and Hong finally saw Thorn Valley.
On the way here, they clearly felt that the probability of encountering magical beasts had increased, and there were also many battles between various magical beasts in the mountains and forests, and there were even corpses of dryads who had failed to escape.
The atmosphere of crisis skyrocketed as we moved forward.
Various details also confirmed that they were about to arrive in a dangerous place.
It was early morning, and the thin layer of sunlight was torn apart by the dense canopy of trees, and the scene ahead became hazy.
Lindsay walked to the center of a nearby hill and looked forward.
The Stranglethorn Valley in front is a natural depression in the hilly area. In its depths, towering giant trees stand like umbrellas holding up the sky, and like ancient guards standing tall.
Looking down, countless vines and thorns spread across the valley bottom.
There seems to be something rushing through it, but if you look closely, you can't detect it.
Fragments of sunlight flow through the complex maze of thorns, interweaving into a mottled and broken picture.
"Valley of Thorns..."
Facing this natural scenery.
Lindsay frowned slightly and opened the map.
He didn't even have to go in, just on the outside, he could see a few red dots lurking everywhere.
Under the quiet morning light, there is a danger that has been anticipated.
Behind Lindsay, Hong, who was also following, was vaguely aware of the danger.
The girl even changed from her previous impulsive violence. She frowned and asked Lindsay quite cautiously:
"Lindsay, something doesn't seem right here?"
Lindsay nodded and said:
"After all, we are already close to the core area of the Star Forest."
As she answered, Lindsay pointed forward.
Although this deep valley of thorns is large in area, its terrain is not high.
Looking from the current position of Lindsay and the two, they can see across the mountains and see the scene behind them.
It was a huge banyan forest.
Dense green banyan trees cover the entire mountainous area. Their aerial roots are so intricate and intertwined that the entire forest seems to be connected. In the middle of the forest, a huge old banyan tree stood out from the crowd. The guardian's canopy almost covered half of the sky.
"Is that thing the true form of the Tree Mother?"
Lindsay muttered under her breath.
According to the answers given by the previous tree spirits, the tree mother is the spirit of vegetation born in this banyan tree.
Usually the tree mother will live in the banyan tree.
Without the powerful force to break through the city, she just stood there, and ordinary people couldn't do any harm to her.
This is also a desperate landscape that is difficult to break through for Lindsay and Hong now.
"Lead her out of the banyan tree, or find a way to destroy it..."
Lindsay frowned and looked into the distance, and began to think about countermeasures.
This kind of exaggerated giant tree is not easy to be attacked by fire, let alone there is a tree mother inside who will definitely resist.
But let’s talk about drawing the other person out.
What method should be used to deal with the sixth-stage monsters now?
The scene of Lindsay frowning and thinking hard was noticed by the girl next to her. She patted Lindsay on the shoulder and asked a rare question:
"Lindsay, do we need to take a detour?"
"..."
Instead, Lindsay fell silent.
Fighting against the Tree Mother at this moment was undoubtedly an irrational choice, and Lindsay had no intention of making fun of her own life.
But what about the future?
On the other side of the Black Mountain world, there is a seventh-stage dragon beast waiting for them!
When she thought of this, Lindsay stared at the banyan forest in the distance.
Ordinary awakened people naturally have to keep training, go through a long period of skill growth, and then defeat powerful enemies.
But the logic of Lindsay's abilities is different.
As long as he passes the test of danger and combat, whether he gains new skills or items, [Gamer]'s characteristics will make his power grow by leaps and bounds.
If at this moment, I can find a way to defeat this six-stage tree mother.
By then, it will improve Lindsay's strength, which will undoubtedly be a great help to the ultimate goal of conquering the dragon beast!
Lindsay must kill the dragon beast!
so……
Snapped!
Suddenly, Hong slapped Lindsay hard on the head.
Lindsay turned her head inexplicably, but was shocked by the oncoming red pupils and the gaze in the girl's eyes.
"Lindsay, didn't you teach me not to be impulsive when I shouldn't be?"
"What do you want to do with your eyes now!"
Hong's eyes were like a tranquil lake.
The lake water reflected Lindsay's thoughts on his own body at this moment. At the same time, the cold lake water also poured into his heart, making people suddenly wake up.
There is nothing wrong with pursuing progress in strength.
But we must not lose our rational judgment of reality because of this.
Lindsay laughed dumbly:
"Why do you feel like our roles are reversed?"
"Hong, let's re-plan the route and find a way around..."
After accepting Hong's advice, Lindsay planned to reduce the traces of her actions as much as possible and sneak through the Starry Forest without anyone noticing.
But the moment he turned around.
Some of the pictures that appeared in front of him, as well as the information collected since entering the world of Black Mountain, gave him new ideas.
The ultimate goal of defeating the dragon beast;
The six-stage tree mother whose essence was extracted and fell into madness;
And the messenger sent by the dragon beast to supervise the tree mother here.
All three are mixed together.
"You're here, but you have to bring some souvenirs before you leave, right?"
Linsey's heart moved:
"Hong, wait for me for a moment, I'll go to the tree to check the situation."
After whispering, Linsey walked to the top of the hill and climbed up a tall oak tree in a few steps.
He took out the telescope for the first time in a long time and looked towards the east.
The terrain in front is actually built on the basic terrain of the hilly area, and its shape is similar to a capital F lying down.
The protruding Thorn Valley is a groove in the front.
Then there is the banyan forest where the mother tree is located, and there is an open woodland on a hill in the north.
"..."
"Is this where the messenger lives?"
Linsey analyzed the current situation in a low voice, but the next second, another voice sounded beside him:
"Lindsay, what ideas do you have?"
Hong didn't wait honestly below.
The girl followed Linsey to climb up the tree, and the two of them hung on the branches on the left and right.
Lindsay handed the telescope over directly:
"Look at the situation ahead."
Hong imitated Lindsay's movements, and when she noticed the things being pulled into the telescope, she immediately shouted in surprise:
"Lindsay, I can see so far!"
"Where did this thing come from? Why didn't you let me play with it before?"
Lindsay rolled her eyes at him:
"I told you to take a good look at the situation ahead!"
But Hong hugged the telescope tightly and buried the prop in her arms to express her attitude:
"What's so good about it? Isn't it the same as what the group of tree spirits said before?"
"..."
"Isn't it okay for me to give this thing to you!"
Lindsay was a little speechless. He didn't expect that a guy with Hong's personality would like telescopes so much.
He immediately synthesized another one on the workbench.
Then, she and Hong looked into the distance:
"Hong, our goal is to kill the dragon beast."
The girl nodded without hesitation:
"Yes, is there any problem?"
Linsey pointed to the forest in front of her and said what she had just thought of:
"The dragon beast itself is far away, and we have no way of knowing more about it."
"But now, the situation seems to be different."
Hong was as smart as ever, and she quickly realized what Linsey meant:
"You mean its messenger!"
Linsey put away the telescope and nodded vigorously:
"That's right!"
"We may not be able to beat the mother tree."
"But this messenger, we can find a way to pull it out, and pry the information about the dragon beast from its mouth!"