"Oh?"
The flying Silver King was naturally no match for the speed of the crossbow. It looked at the dead vines that fell in front of it and poked them twice with its wolf claws.
The bloodstains on its body were still bright red, with no sign of fading.
"Yeah! The points for this vine are mine!" Li Wenxi held a crossbow and made a victory gesture to Ji Chaoyang, "I'm faster than you, so I got the head... No, the vine head!"
Ji Chaoyang smiled and shook his head without saying anything. He reloaded the crossbow with an explosive bullet and put it into his backpack.
Xu Xin also put away his halberd.
He had been paying attention to the vines and understood what had happened. When he heard Li Wenxi say this, he smiled and said, "Ji Chaoyang was quicker than you just now. The explosion behind was caused by your explosive crossbow. It's just that his first blow killed the vines, and your second blow just happened to kill it."
"Eh? Is that so?" Li Wenxi was stunned for a moment, then he touched his head a little embarrassedly, "Then I am considered to have stolen the head, but I can't give you the points..."
"You two are both trying to steal my head," Xu Xin said unhappily.
"Hehe..." Li Wenxi hugged his arm with a smile, "I won't feel guilty about stealing your head."
"You..." Xu Xin flicked her forehead gently, "But you did a good job this time. You reacted quickly."
"Right! The first thought that came to my mind was to take out the crossbow and blow it up!" Li Wenxi also felt that she had done a great job. She felt like she was a hidden weapon master in the martial arts world, and her moves were extremely fast.
"Wait, wait, wait! You guys, what's going on? Won't you explain it?" Qi Xuefei was still confused and looked at Xu Xin and the others helplessly, "Why are you two flirting with each other again!"
"That's not flirting!" Li Wenxi quickly extended her hand to hug Xu Xin.
After the vine was killed by the explosive crossbow, Qi Xuefei stared in a daze at the blood-thorn vine on the ground, which was much thicker than any vine she had seen before.
Now that she realized what was happening, she immediately asked the three people, "Let's not talk about that. Why can this vine attack the inside of the protected area?"
"That's right, Sister Xuefei, we also encountered this last time..."
Li Wenxi pulled Qi Xuefei away to explain, while Xu Xin looked at the broken vine.
This mutated blood-thorn vine seemed to be thicker than the last one. Moreover, both its speed and strength were stronger than the last time.
When it passed over his head just now, the violent sound of it breaking through the wind made Xu Xin feel its powerful force and speed.
Really strong!
Even though the vine had lost its power before it could attack them, it still used its remaining power to break a not-so-thin poplar tree.
"This attack power is probably not much different from that of a mid-level mutant beast." Ji Chaoyang looked at the tree that was directly broken and frowned.
"Wenxi, how many points is this vine worth this time?" Xu Xin asked Li Wenxi, who was still telling Qi Xuefei about their previous encounter.
"Hmm... This time it's 75 points, which is better than last time. Last time I think it was 50 points?" Li Wenxi responded, and then she asked with some confusion, "How did it get stronger?"
75 points?!
The mutated vines in this area have become stronger again
No, this time is not the same position as last time, so it cannot be said that I have become stronger.
Perhaps it was because this place was closer to the thing Xu Xin was looking for, which could amplify the power of mutant beasts.
What on earth is this thing
Are all the vines nearby affected
Xu Xin took a step forward. He wanted to step out again to test the strength of the vines, but was stopped by Ji Chaoyang.
Xu Xin looked at him and he shook his head at Xu Xin.
"The vines here can enter the protected area and attack, so it's better not to provoke them. If a lot of vines are brought out at once, it will be difficult for us to deal with them. If we are entangled by the vines and dragged in, we will probably be swallowed by the vines in an instant." Ji Chaoyang said calmly.
Xu Xin thought for a moment and retracted his foot that was about to step out.
Ji Chaoyang was right.
Vines with 75 points are already very strong. If there are too many of them, they could easily capsize in the ditch.
Speaking of being dragged in, Xu Xin thought of the giant carnivorous plant that had guarded the golden treasure chest.
It stretched out its branches and dragged Xu Xin into its "bloody mouth". If it hadn't been for Coco's help, he would probably have died there.
It’s better not to mess with these vines whose attack power is almost comparable to that of intermediate mutant creatures.
"Oh! Oh! Oh!" Coco climbed onto Xu Xin's shoulder, pointed her little paws to the depths of the dangerous area, and then gestured to Xu Xin.
"... You mean, you can feel now that the thing that makes Silver King and the others stronger is right there," Xu Xin pointed to the depths of the dangerous area and asked Keke, "In this unprotected area?"
"Hmm!" Coco nodded her little head.
"Huh..." Xu Xin took a deep breath.
It seems that this area can only be explored later when it is covered by the protection area or when he has the ability to enter the dangerous area.
His current strength was not enough to deal with a single vine, not to mention that the closer he was to the target, the stronger these underground creatures became. The closer he got, the more dangerous it was. It was not something he could explore right now.
To step into the danger zone now would be to seek death.
"What do you think is this thing that can enhance the strength of mutant beasts?" Xu Xin asked Ji Chaoyang, who was standing nearby and also looking into the depths of the dangerous area.
"There are three possibilities." Ji Chaoyang pondered for a few seconds and analyzed, "The first is that this area is quite special. There are no special resources. This is completely the radiation of this area to the mutant creatures."
"The second type is that there is a fixed resource that has this ability. For example, a special stone, etc." Ji Chaoyang continued.
Xu Xin nodded slowly: "There is also a third option, which is what I least want to see."
"That's right." Ji Chaoyang also glanced deep into the reserve, "The third type is a living thing, a living thing that can enhance the abilities of the surrounding mutant creatures. For example, the mutant plant heart before."
"The mutant plant heart is still good, at least it doesn't move." Xu Xin thought, and a map appeared in his mind. "If it is an advanced mutant creature that can move, it will be troublesome. It may even attack us."
Fortunately, the map shows that there are no red dots in this dangerous area, which means that there are no monsters at least on the ground.
The monsters underground are restricted by the protection zone and cannot enter the protection zone.
However, we still cannot be careless, as the protected area is no longer absolutely safe.
After all, although these strengthened vines cannot drill out of the protected area, they can already attack the interior of the protected area. You know, no matter how fiercely the previous vines attacked, they would come to an abrupt end at the boundary of the protected area.
However, there is no need to worry about the tree house's actual protected area being invaded by underground creatures for the time being.
As for more advanced mutant creatures, Xu Xin has also seen one, such as the giant carnivorous plant guarding the golden treasure chest. Although he cannot be sure, its red dot is much brighter than that of a mid-level mutant beast. It should be a high-level mutant creature, or even stronger.
Even with that strength, the Piranha Plant only lasted a few dozen seconds in the protected area before dying.
The tree house sanctuary on which the survivors depend is trustworthy as long as it is not close to the edge of the sanctuary.
“… Then let’s go. There’s nothing worth exploring around here.” Xu Xin took a deep look into the depths of the dangerous area, then turned to the three of them.
One day, he will find out what is inside this dangerous area.
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