Chapter 1402: Chapter 1402

"High-tier magical beast’s aura; it seems fifth-tier dark vines are headed this way, with even more of the fourth-tier."

From afar, Lin Yucha sensed the arrival of those enemies. However, to people like Du You and her, who weren’t at all worried about such creatures, why fear these when they could handle massive sixth-tier ones?

"Let me handle this," Lin Yushi eager to try, released her large Demon Extermination Spirit which she had kept in reserve. These creatures were all fifth-tier, a total of a thousand, and were a counter to those dark vines.

Soon, the black vines crawled over. These black vines could use their own vines as legs to walk and also wrapped their cores with roots very tightly. Initially, the core was already very hard; with such wrapping, it’s difficult for someone of the same tier to kill it.

The newly arrived vines emitted a strange suction force, drawing in nearby Demonic Flame Skeletons and Demon Extermination Spirits without a fight, and then completely strangled them by the vines.

Seeing this, the large Demon Extermination Spirits finally found their role.

The large Demon Extermination Spirits, being massive, weren’t afraid of the suction and wouldn’t get strangled quickly even if drawn in. Hence, a balanced battle ensued. Despite being at a disadvantage, the vines persisted.

Du You realized that although the vines were countered, their essence was extremely tough, making them difficult to cut. Even if cut, with so many, losing a few made little difference. Most prominently, Du You noticed those cut vines were rapidly regenerating. It looks like they would grow back in no time.

Suddenly, some fifth-tier vines appeared in the distance. Though present, they didn’t rashly charge over but waited from afar. This suggested that from fifth-tier upwards, these vines possessed considerable intelligence.

Being able to suppress their instincts with intelligence is characteristic of a sentient being.

Perhaps the intelligence of a fifth-tier isn’t sufficient, but the intelligence of a sixth-tier Dark Vine Demon Emperor would definitely not be weak.

"You think, how long will it take for these guys to join the battlefield on their own? With their intellect, they won’t run away, right?"

Du You shook his head, "Run where? This is their territory. Although these dark vines can move autonomously, they are ultimately plants and can’t run around for long; hence, they won’t casually change their territory."

This is a common issue amongst all plant-type magical beasts; no matter how capable, plants don’t just run around— these are facts. Only the Elves can make their Tree Persons travel long distances, but they too need to root regularly.

Once converted into Summoned Beasts, there would be no problem. His Summoned Beasts, fundamentally, were no longer normal creatures. Rather, they’re akin to Element Creatures, which is normal.

What Du You didn’t expect, however, was that before the vines could attack, the first to arrive was an army.

Yes, an army; numerous Swamp Dwarves along with a variety of magical beasts ran out. Treading through puddles and mud, even swimming from some pools, they swarmed densely towards Du You.

"Hmph, I knew it. Those Swamp Dwarves didn’t tell the truth, the Dark Vine Demon Emperor must be raised by them. Now that we’ve come, they finally can’t sit still anymore." Upon seeing these Dwarves, Lin Yushi, who was already dissatisfied, immediately became unhappy. So many Swamp Dwarves, does he think I’m blind?

Du You nodded slightly, he thought he was seeing things wrong, these Dwarves indeed harbored ill intentions.

But Lin Yucha, whose eyesight was the best, suddenly noticed something off. "Wait, although these are Swamp Dwarves, something seems wrong. Look carefully, their movements are very stiff, and they don’t coordinate with each other."

Du You was stunned, and after a closer look, it really seemed like what Lin Yucha said. "You’re right, these Magical Beasts aren’t controlled by those Swamp Dwarves. The stiffness might be true, but we’re not familiar with Swamp Dwarves, maybe they’re just like that."

What does this imply, Du You was a bit confused, thus he simply asked.

Because they were too far away, Du You couldn’t make out the finer details, they had to wait till they got closer.

Lin Yucha shook her head and said, "Look carefully, both those Swamp Dwarves and Magical Beasts are strange, their bodies are probably no longer their own. Many of those Swamp Dwarves and Magical Beasts have tiny vines and even leaves growing on them, and it’s definitely not for decoration." Lin Yucha was very confident in her eyesight.

When that army came closer, Du You carefully observed, and it seemed to be true. "Catch a few and see." Du You thought for a moment, summoned the Black Jade Griffin, then commanded.

The Black Jade Griffin flew over, and moments later, grabbed two targets—one Swamp Dwarf and one Magical Beast. They kept struggling under the claws of the Black Jade Griffin, ignoring the wounds on their bodies.

No, although they had wounds, there was no blood flowing. From the looks of the wounds, their bodies had been dried up a long time ago. But without the aid of blood, these bodies still maintained their appearance as if they were alive, which was strange. "Not afraid to die, no vital points, this thing really intrigues me."

Du You stepped forward, concentrated his Magic Power to form a knife, and dismembered that Dwarf.

Inside, there were hardly any organs, and most of the flesh had turned into a wood-like structure, it looked like a wooden sculpture when cut open, and part of it was still struggling.

Du You searched for a while and finally found the core of this creature. A core similar to the dark vines, located just above the chest, pulsating like a heart.

Waves of special power pulsed through the body, keeping this monster energized.

"It seems to have become a puppet, is this the ability of the Dark Vine Demon Emperor? Those Swamp Dwarves must be hiding this. If revealed, they probably feel it would be embarrassing for themselves." Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩

Lin Yucha spoke, "Perhaps this is the biggest trouble for the Swamp Dwarves; we ended up helping them solve three."

Du You casually waved his hand, "Let it be solved, as long as we can do our own thing. As for these Swamp Dwarves, being so clever, they will surely let others know."

Du You wore a mischievous smile, Lin Yushi and Lin Yucha apparently thought of something, the pent-up frustration in their hearts slowly dissipated. Indeed, Dwarves who were so "smart" in communication with humans, how could other Professionals possibly not know.