If Xu Xin wasn't afraid of causing a jungle fire, he would have wanted to shoot a few burning arrows downwards to set all these dense blood-thorn vines on fire!
He is not the only one experiencing this situation on the regional channel.
"There are so many vines coming out from outside! Are they thorn vines? They are full of thorns!"
"Oh my god, good news for people with trypophobia!"
"This... these thorny vines actually attacked the vines that appeared before!"
"It's the same here. All the vines with red patterns have been chopped into pieces!"
"Phew, my ears are finally quiet. These patterned vines have been lashing against the tree house trunk relentlessly. It's really noisy."
"By the way, why don't these thorny vines attack the tree house?"
"Oh?" Xu Xin opened his eyes. "The first thing the blood-thorn vine did after it came out was to kill the remaining blood-veined vines?"
The blood-veined vines on his side had been cleared away by him a long time ago, so the blood-thorn vines on his side were just swaying gently in the wind, without any tendency or intention to launch an attack.
Just as he had speculated, these blood-veined vines and blood-thorn vines, although both underground monsters, did not belong to the same lineup and would kill each other if given the chance.
It seems that the relationship between the underground monsters is also extremely complicated.
Just like the giant anaconda in the center of the lake and the giant crocodile at the bottom of the stream, although both are giant beasts, one will show a bright red dot on the map and is a real enemy, while the other even has a lot of goodwill towards him and will help him and leave some purple-level resources for him.
Perhaps, not all the monsters underground are enemies.
Of course, the blood-thorn vines growing under the tree house must be enemies. The dense red dots on the map made Xu Xin suffer from claustrophobia.
Among the explorers.
Wang Lei: "Oh my god, I just cleaned up the bottom, and here comes another bunch of them. These vines will automatically help clean up the previous batch. I shouldn't have bothered with this earlier!"
Qin Yunlong: "At least you got the materials, right? They are the raw materials for burning arrows and explosives."
Wang Lei: "... I didn't have time to clean up the vines on the ground. I was busy killing them, thinking I could kill them all and then deal with them together. As a result, these vines came out just after I dealt with a few of them. I had no choice but to come up. I really lost a lot..."
Qi Xuefei: "Well, do you keep the vines you processed? I just discovered that the remaining part of the vine can be used as one of the ingredients for low-level wound medicine."
Wen Guixin: "Ah, you said it too late, I left it downstairs and didn't bring it up."
Li Wenxi: "I have some, I'll give them all to you."
Xu Xin didn't expect that this vine could be a low-level medicine for injuries. He looked out of the window of the tree house and saw that the dead vines were still piled in a circle under the tree house.
Xu Xin decided to strike first. He could make an explosive crossbow, which should be able to deal with the blood-thorn vines outside.
Xu Xin sent a message to Li Wenxi: "How much saltpeter do you have left? Is it a lot?"
Li Wenxi replied immediately: "There is a lot of green-grade saltpeter. I went there twice yesterday and Aniu brought back a lot. Do you need it? I'll give it to you."
Li Wenxi sent a direct trade request, giving him fifty kilograms of green-grade saltpeter.
Two kilograms of green-grade saltpeter can make 20 explosive arrows, and fifty kilograms can make 500 arrows, which is more than enough.
"Thanks, you gave me so much, is it enough for yourself?"
"Fifty kilograms is a lot." Li Wenxi's words revealed his indifference.
Well, it’s nice to have a rich woman who owns a mine as a partner.
He now has twenty explosive crossbow bullets in his hand, so he will try out the effects first.
Just when he had everything ready and was about to go out, Coco ran over.
"嘤!" Coco did not climb onto his shoulders, but pushed Xu Xin inside, not wanting him to go out.
"What's wrong, Coco?" Xu Xin felt something was wrong.
When he was carving just now, Coco was unusually clingy. Usually when it had nothing to do, it would lie comfortably on the sofa and would never go out of its way to get into his arms.
It behaved as if it had instinctively sensed danger, so it stuck to Xu Xin and even nestled in his arms when he was withering, just to seek a sense of security.
"Oh oh!" Coco pointed outside and cried out, then stood up and raised her two paws as if to catch someone.
It was using its own way to tell Xu Xin that there were monsters outside and that he should not go out because it was very dangerous! However, this action of itss was not intimidating at all and made people feel even cuter.
Although it was cute, Xu Xin would not pet the cat at this time. He frowned and said, "You mean, besides those vines, there are other monsters outside, and they are big monsters?"
"嘤!" Coco nodded vigorously, and continued to push Xu Xin's feet, not wanting him to go out.
… In that case, let’s observe the situation first. Coco has never missed a chance to detect danger.
Xu Xin picked up Coco who was still pushing his calf and sat back on the sofa.
On the regional channel, everyone was talking about the blood-thorn vines outside, but no one dared to go out. However, Xu Xin still noticed something unusual.
The number of people on the regional channels is slowly decreasing one by one.
How did these people die
Xu Xin sent a message in the Explorer: "Has anyone left yet?"
Li Wenxi: "Sister Gui Xin should have gone out. She said she wanted to go out and look around to scout out the way for us."
Xu Xin took a look at the record and sure enough, three minutes ago, Wen Guixin had said that she was going out to hunt blood-thorn vines.
… Then let’s wait until she comes back.
In terms of combat power alone, Wen Guixin is definitely stronger than him. At least he would never dare to rush into the group of blood-thorn vines and kill indiscriminately.
Although he had a set of scale armor, his face was still exposed. If so many vines restrained his movements and attacked his face, he would not be able to resist at all.
Let's wait for her to come back and see what's going on. If she doesn't come back, then Xu Xin might be in danger if he goes out.
I looked at the time and it was already noon, time to have lunch.
This time, just eat the blue-level fish maw you got earlier.
When he arrived at the plantation on the fourth floor, some of the green-level vegetables he planted had already matured, and the blue-level fruit tree in the middle had basically grown and would bear fruit in a few days.
Looking at this small plantation of about 100 square meters that is already full of greenery, Xu Xin still feels a sense of accomplishment and nods with satisfaction: "This looks really good!"
When everyone else was completely dependent on the jungle for food, he had the foresight to build a plantation and an icehouse. These days, they could not rely on the jungle for food. Most people were starving, but he could still eat fresh vegetables. Although the meat was frozen, the mutant beast meat was extremely delicious, and the frozen one was not bad.
But fresh meat is still better. After this crisis is over and the tree house is upgraded, there may be more space inside the tree house. At that time, the extra space can be used as a farm, which will be perfect!
He picked a few vegetables and prepared to make a hearty lunch, but when he turned around, he saw Coco standing behind him, looking a little unusual.
It was almost noon and the sun was shining brightly. The sun shone directly into the plantation on the fourth floor through the glass on the ceiling. Even without looking up, Xu Xin felt it was dazzling and kept squinting.
But after Coco followed him up, she just kept staring at the sky, completely ignoring the glaring sunlight.
This was not the first time Xu Xin had seen Coco like this. The last time was the night before the rainy season came. Coco stared at the bright starry sky for a long time, feeling that there was something in it.
At that time, he asked what Coco was, but Coco couldn't answer and didn't even know if it was dangerous.
Xu Xin shielded the sun with his hands and looked up at the sky. There was not a single cloud in the sky, only the blue sky. Apart from that, there was nothing, not even a bird.
"What's wrong, Coco? What are you looking at?" Xu Xin picked up Coco from the ground.
“Hmm…” Coco tilted her head again like last time, not knowing how to explain. Finally, she buried her head in Xu Xin’s arms again.
After taking a final look at the dazzling sky, Xu Xin stopped worrying about it and turned to walk down.
Even if there really was something up there, it was beyond his reach right now, so he might as well fill his stomach first.
After grilling a piece of meat for Coco and Ah Fu, Xu Xin fried a dish with the broken fish maw. While eating, he paid attention to the developments outside, on the regional channel, and inside the explorer.
In the regional channel, the total number of people still drops from time to time, and no one knows why. So far, no one has shared their experience of getting out.
Perhaps, this situation occurred because no one who went out could come back alive.
After finishing the dish, Xu Xin also felt the changes in his body. It was probably a feeling of smoother breathing and increased lung capacity. Not bad, he should be able to dive deeper into the water now.
I had just finished cleaning up the dishes and sat down on the sofa when Wen Guixin started talking in the group.
"I'm back. These vines are interesting. They're very aggressive. And they're different from the previous ones. They'll split and the more you kill, the more you'll kill."
The more you kill, the more you get
However, she did not encounter any large monsters, which made Xu Xin feel relieved.
Wen Guixin began to narrate her detailed experience of the past few minutes.
She was wearing an iron armor and holding her strongest weapon. As soon as she stepped out of the door, she was still hanging in the air and was attacked by the blood-thorn vines. Countless vines below her were thrown towards her.
Seeing that these vines could attack her, she hung directly under the tree house and fought the vines with melee weapons.
Xu Xin's mouth twitched. Hanging in the air, fighting vines with melee weapons, and the opponent was a group of blood-thorn vines... This fighting power was a bit too outrageous.
Fighting with these vines, she suffered serious injuries and killed quite a few of them.
However, during the battle, she was horrified to find that the vines that she had cut into pieces were actually like earthworms. Each piece was still moving, twisting and drilling into the underground cracks, and then growing into a thick blood-thorn vine again within a few seconds!
Each severed part has its own life and can grow into an individual vine again!
"Is it not possible to destroy the roots? Have you tried using explosive arrows?" Xu Xin asked.
"I've tried it, but it doesn't work. The remaining part will be reinserted into the soil and rejuvenated, as if the land will continue to provide them with unlimited energy."
Xu Xin fell into deep thought. How to solve this problem
At this moment, his watch suddenly vibrated. He glanced at it and his eyes fixed.
It’s a private message from Ji Chaoyang!
"Xu Xin, there is a big terror near the tree house!"