Emperor’s Battlefield: I, Zhu Houzhao, like to push horizontally

Chapter 37 Python spirit?Or Grandma Dryad?

Not sure what was going on inside, Zhu Houzhao did not act rashly, but ordered the troops to withdraw from the valley and observe the situation first.

There is no moon tonight, and the entire forest is so dark that you can't even see your fingers.

"Your Majesty, something is wrong!"

On the small hill where they were observing, Zhu Houzhao and the commander of the Jibou were lying at the observation entrance, looking at the Skeleton Valley opposite.

But after observing for most of the night, there was no movement at all on the other side, and the leader of the mechanized infantry team noticed something was wrong.

Zhu Houzhao nodded, "It's too quiet."

In this kind of forest valley area, with a creek next to it, life should be very prosperous.

From dark until now, or to be precise, since they came to this area, no living creatures have been found here.

"Do you think it's possible that a certain monster got that treasure and killed all the creatures around it, or that its powerful aura scared away those animals?"

"After all, those little animals are much more sensitive than us humans, and can detect dangers that we cannot."

Zhu Houzhao didn't speak, just looked at the dark opposite side quietly.

He had considered this possibility in the afternoon, but was rejected by him later.

If it is some kind of powerful creature, there must be traces of life here.

Not to mention the marks of various footsteps, not even excrement was left around.

If it was as powerful as Captain Jibu said, Zhu Houzhao would be convinced if he was so cautious.

"Clah la la la..."

While the two were discussing in low voices, there was a sudden sound of rolling gravel from the opposite side. The two immediately stopped communicating, lay down at the observation port, and looked at the place where the sound came from.

But it was so dark that I couldn't even see clearly the valley on the other side, let alone the thing that made the sound.

As the noise grew louder, Zhu Houzhao gritted his teeth and whispered to a soldier behind him: "Go and shoot a flare."

"grumble!"

A flare fired from a flare gun flew straight into the valley.

The sudden light made the two people who had adapted to the dark night couldn't help but squint their eyes.

The thing making noise on the opposite side seemed to be startled by the flare, and made a "swish" sound.

"That is……"

Although this guy ran fast, Zhu Houzhao and his two men still managed to capture it.

"Your Majesty, it looks like a python."

The leader of the Jibu group expressed his judgment.

Zhu Houzhao shook his head and said, "No, it's a tree root."

"Tree?"

Zhao Kuangyin, who had been with Zhu Houzhao, had doubts on his face.

The observation port was too small, so he did not check it with the two of them.

Besides, he is an outsider and cannot interfere in other emperors' affairs. He can only be a bystander.

Zhu Houzhao nodded, "It may also be vines, generally these are the two types."

Based on his many years of experience in watching novels and movies, as well as the guy's smooth appearance, Zhu Houzhao already had a rough judgment.

The Tianjing Jade Cup allowed cockroaches to evolve and become a dominant race.

The items that fall into the halo here may also have this effect.There are no traces of living things around, and coupled with the tree root-like thing just now, it means that the direction it helps in evolution should be plants.

This also explains clearly why the soldiers who died in the valley only had broken weapons and armor left, but their bodies disappeared without a trace.

Because those corpses have been absorbed by this plant guy as nutrients.

There were no animals around, also because they knew the danger here and did not approach this area.

Zhao Kuangyin saw the hole where the skeleton appeared, which was probably the hole left by the opponent's roots.

As for why there is only one root, Zhu Houzhao doesn't know. Maybe as he guessed, a vine evolved instead of a tree.

With a rough guess in his mind, Zhu Houzhao waved his hand to the leader of the Jibu regiment.

"You watch here. I'm going back to rest. Prepare a team for me tomorrow and I'll go there myself."

Upon hearing that Zhu Houzhao planned to take the risk himself, the leader of the Jibu group said anxiously: "Your Majesty, this is too dangerous. How about I take someone with me?"

Zhu Houzhao rolled his eyes at him angrily, "You think I want to go? If I don't go, how will you take the things away?"

The leader of the Jibu was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that only these emperors could easily control those magical treasures.

If others touch it rashly, without strong luck protection, the most likely outcome is to have their spirit swallowed by the treasure and then become its puppet.

Treasures are virtuous.

These emperors are protected by the luck points earned from the empire's national destiny and space. They are virtuous people.

"By the way, prepare more flamethrowers and explosives."

"Guns are useless against this kind of thing."

Zhu Houzhao, who was about to walk out of the observation post, turned to the brazier next to him and turned around to explain.

Zhao Kuangyin, who also stood up to leave, looked at Zhu Houzhao's back and opened his mouth. He glanced at the commander of the Jibu regiment who was looking at him beside him, shook his head, and walked out with his hands behind his back.

As soon as the sun rose the next day, Zhu Houzhao led a team of dozens of people, carrying various equipment, into the Skeleton Valley.

The funny thing is, the entire team is made up of officers.

One regiment commander, two battalion commanders, four company commanders, and the rest are elite squad leaders of each squad.

In the words of the commander of the mechanized infantry regiment: Those who can serve as officers are the elite among the elite, and their combat response capabilities are not comparable to those of ordinary soldiers.

And more importantly, this trip is very dangerous. As Zhu Houzhao's most loyal subordinates, they are the boss to take risks. They, the officers, are sitting there waiting, saying nothing.

Zhu Houzhao just rolled his eyes at him and set off with the team without suggesting a substitution.

"Wait a moment!"

When they arrived at the valley warning area, Zhu Houzhao asked everyone to gather around him.

He stretched out his hand and shook it slightly, and the Heavenly Essence Jade Cup appeared in his hand.

After closing his eyes slightly and mumbling a few words, the Tianjing Jade Cup suddenly burst into opalescent brilliance, enveloping the team members in it.

"In one hour, regardless of success or failure, we have to withdraw."

Zhu Houzhao told the time.

The blooming light of the Tianjing Jade Cup wakes up the brains of surrounding creatures and keeps their bodies in perfect condition, which consumes a lot of energy.

With this kind of release and coverage, within an hour, the essence of heaven and earth stored in it will be completely consumed.

It would be dangerous if Zhu Houzhao and others did not find the treasure and withdraw from the illusion before the essence of heaven and earth inside was consumed.

The commander of the mechanized infantry regiment nodded and took a deep breath. A battalion commander and a company commander served as the vanguard, protecting Zhu Houzhao, and ran towards the hole where the tree roots or vines had retracted yesterday.

(End of this chapter)