lizard lord

Chapter 41 Set Fire to the Mountain (Combined)

[Remember what you said, if you can do it in the future, you will be rewarded generously. 】

When they first met, it was an understatement. Afterwards, Tang Zhao's attitude towards the kobolds was quite good. He preferred temptation to intimidation. The two sides had no blood feud, and no conflict of interest.

Get confirmation from the kobolds that this place is feasible as a long-term gathering place, and the next step is to deal with the blight monster problem.

The withered and corrupted forest was dark and deep, and Tang Zhao couldn't see clearly what was going on inside. After thinking about it, he decided to take a little risk.

[Tell the goblin to wrap the arrow with a cloth soaked in oil, and be ready to ignite and shoot the arrow at any time. Pay attention to the accuracy, aim at the enemy and shoot, and don't set fire to the forest.Then let the kobold warlocks be ready to release flame arrows at any time, and the remaining kobolds have no bows and arrows, so they stay alert and retreat when the enemy approaches. 】

"Didn't you promise Lilith before not to use fire attacks or other methods to avoid harming the forest?"

[It is true, so I will go to personally test the situation later. If there are not many wither monsters, I can solve them by myself. If the number is desperate, then it's up to you to play. 】

The inhabitants of the forest are all kinds of strange things, among which there are indeed creatures that can purify all kinds of corruption, the most famous ones are unicorns, as celestial creatures, they have the ability to purify large forests.

However, Lilith's settlement does not have such big-name creatures. Except for the bear family who practiced the druid spell, which can purify a small amount of corrosion, they can be said to be powerless against corrosion.

It is a foregone conclusion that the withering monsters have corrupted the forest. Even killing all the withering monsters will not change the fact. In Tang Zhao's view, this kind of thing cannot be broken or established. Burning it with fire can solve all hidden dangers.

During the period of contact with Lilith, Tang Zhao can probably see that she is not a particularly rigid fairy.

You can tell from her previous expression that she is very contradictory now. As a leader, her reason tells her that setting fire is the safest and most efficient way, but due to the dryad's instinct, she is very resistant to such things.

Tang Zhao thinks that she still lacks a reason to convince herself, for example, someone's life is in danger, and the withering monster group is unstoppable, which is very good.

If there are few withering monsters, Tang Zhao can solve them by himself, but if there are many withering monsters, just set fire to them.

According to his judgment, Lilith will not turn against him, the matter has been done, not to mention that Tang Zhao has a legitimate reason, it is to save his life, this is enough for the kind-hearted goblins to convince themselves.

The burned place will still be a lush forest decades later, and decades is just "a while" to the dryad, and the longevity species will be strangely more open-minded in this respect.

Of course, he also has selfish intentions - that land will belong to him in the future, and there is a corrupt forest full of thorns and poisonous weeds in the territory, which is really an eyesore, and it will be convenient for planning after it is burned down.

Both his settlement and Lilith's settlement did not suffer any actual loss, which is a great thing according to Tang Zhao's logic.

Otherwise, if the group of goblins dragged on, it might lead to a big mistake.

Simply explaining the reason, Cynthia can also understand Tang Zhao. That's how the Yit monsters spread at the beginning, and finally the number of goblins in Cangguan Forest was cut by half.

The kobolds carrying the luggage put down the clay pots, which were filled with cloth strips and kerosene prepared in advance, and the goblins brought by Tang Zhao took out the cloth strips and wrapped them around the arrow without any nonsense.

The little goblins sent by Lilith saw this, but after a long time of consideration, they still didn't make a sound, and watched the play quietly, acquiescing to Tang Zhao's behavior this time.

Waiting in place for 3 minutes, Tang Zhao immediately stepped forward and approached the withered and corrupted forest.

Standing at the junction of the forest, Tang Zhao was not bold enough to go in directly, but turned slightly sideways, and slapped the dead tree beside him with his powerful tail.

The trees were already withered, dry and fragile. Under Tang Zhao's full strength, the small tree with a bowl-thick mouth broke and collapsed with a loud sound.

[The movement is big enough, and the provocation is enough, the next step is to see how strong the revenge is]

Tang Zhao's sharp claws were embedded in the soil, and his upper and lower jaws were slightly opened, revealing a row of clean and sharp teeth in a menacing manner.

A provocation that is too obvious to be unacceptable. For this kind of behavior, creatures that are smart enough will not pay attention to it, and creatures that are stupid enough will not pay attention to it. Only the creatures that are stuck in the middle have outstanding effects.

In less than half a minute, a large area of ​​shrubs rose from the ground in front of Tang Zhao's eyes, and the branches that grew randomly in all directions gathered together, forming a humanoid shape with a head and limbs.

The vines entwined on the tree began to grow wildly, extending towards his direction.

[It’s very tricky. This number is conservatively estimated to be hundreds of bears. With me and those bears, we can only win miserably, and even a few bears died. 】

A bunch of activated plants, ordinary swords are extremely difficult to hurt, after all, they don't have organs in the usual sense, which means they don't have obvious weaknesses.

The cold weapon methods of the goblins are basically useless against them, not to mention the magic methods. It can't survive the magic of the second ring, and it takes a long time to kill a wither monster.

Tang Zhao and Xiong Ren's powerful attacks must have worked, but their number is too small, and the number of wither monsters is too large. If they rush in, they may be consumed alive.

Without saying a word, Tang Zhao ran away, while keeping a close eye on the actions of Cynthia's group in the distance.

Lacking the means of long-distance communication, he temporarily handed over the command to Cynthia, and it was up to her to decide whether to shoot the arrow.

Seeing a humanoid wither monster coming out of the corrupted forest, Cynthia also knew that something was wrong. After a few seconds of hesitation, she let the goblin and the kobold caster start shooting arrows.

It hadn't rained in the past few days, and the rocket head stained with kerosene was shot at the wither monster, and it immediately caught fire.

They are like natural firewood, burning at one point and containing no moisture.

"No, that's too many, Toby! Your magic has a longer range, use the flame arrows at that forest, and ignite them!"

Tang Zhao didn't say to set the forest on fire before, and he was a little scruples about Lilith. Now the situation is completely different from what he expected. There are too many wither monsters. Shooting and killing the wither monsters is already a drop in the bucket. It needs to be cut off from the source.

Cynthia is more or less adaptable, not just following the scriptures, which is the main reason why Tang Zhao chose her as his deputy.

What he wants is command, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and a puppet who can only repeat will kill him.

In a few minutes, the corrupted forest ignited a fire, and the path between the withered monsters in the forest and him was cut off by the flames. Now he only needs to deal with the seven or eight in front of him.

With one tail, he directly pulled a wither monster behind him into the fire. Tang Zhao stood up slightly, and put his forelimbs together to hold down the torso of a wither monster. The body of the wither monster shattered in response.

A few withered monsters beside him kept firing sharp wooden withered needles at him, but with little effect—most of the withered needles were blocked by Tang Zhao's scales, and even if a few of them pierced into the gaps, they would be caught by him. The subcutaneous fat blocks.

In terms of proportion, this is similar to a person being poked with a toothpick, as long as the eyes, mouth, nose and other vital points are avoided, it will not hurt.

He opened his mouth to bite one, crushed the dead wood directly, and whipped two of them away with his tail. Tang Zhao finally left a wither monster as a research object and a prisoner.

Pressing the opponent firmly with his claws, Tang Zhao was thinking about how to take it away when the green vine man entangled it.

Looking up, it was Lilith and the other dryads.

[No, the reaction was too fast, and her expression was neither startled nor angry. She knew in advance that I was going to do this?No, no, it should be said that I know the number of wither monsters in advance, so I can only do this. 】

As if she could really understand Tang Zhao's thoughts, Lilith showed a bitter smile and nodded slightly.

"No matter how sloppy the goblin's reconnaissance is, it is impossible to miss so many evil creatures. I was mentally prepared for this number in advance, but to be honest, I really didn't expect there to be so many."

She moved closer, stretched out her hand to caress Tang Zhao's forehead, and started talking with animals.

[The acting skills are good, but I still want to ask, what is your intention in doing this? 】

Lilith looked in the direction of the Corrupted Forest. There was already a big fire there, and it was impossible to put it out with ordinary means.

"I can't make this decision. It's not just me, even if Leo and the others make it, there will be a psychological burden. I don't want to do this, so I keep procrastinating."

If there was a serious human leader in front of him, Tang Zhao would definitely scold this person for his indecision, but Lilith is a dryad, Tang Zhao has been with fine creatures day and night, and knows their personalities.

Being content with the status quo, being overly optimistic and cheerful, and being naive are not the characteristics of a good leader.

But it's not the goblin's fault, if anyone has to blame it, it's probably the sub-dragon, because it killed almost all the wise and calm treants.

Goblins are aware of their own flaws, and they never fight for power, and Lilith is a last resort as a leader.

【.It's very understandable, but you will put me in danger, as a friend, this is not very good. 】

"So I brought all the dryads here. Leo and Dewar are standing by not far away. If you are in danger, we will rescue you as soon as possible."

Tang Zhao stared at Lilith's indigo eyes for a while, and finally nodded slightly as a concession.

[Well, I'm not completely right, that's all, so I won't say much.Let’s talk about the key question first. According to your knowledge, will there be a Ganthias tree here? 】

If there are a few or a dozen wither monsters, it is bad luck to encounter wandering monsters.And if you encounter hundreds of wither monsters, it's bad luck, and you went straight into the monster's lair.

"Before today, I was still a little uncertain, but after today, I can swear by my last name, there is definitely a Ganthias tree."

[Hurry up and kill when the fire passes, there are few withered monsters around, that tree will be easier to deal with, and I will not do things like letting the tiger go back to the mountain. 】

Tang Zhao believed that the other party would not die in a simple fire. The Ganthias tree was a monster with humanoid intelligence, and it would definitely do things like fire prevention.

"Don't be so troublesome. I've already found its hiding place. Most likely it's on an island in the middle of a lake. There's only one place around to escape the fire."

[Very good, the efficiency is very high, let's go over quickly, and cut the weeds and roots. 】

(End of this chapter)