"Old Ox, got any fire?"
Wang Wu called back over his shoulder.
"No. Open flames are strictly forbidden within Tree Grandpa Temple. Otherwise, you'll be charged with grave disrespect. Lianhua, don't you make any mistakes."
Niu Aihua still looked somewhat shaken. Wang Wu found it amusing, but at the same time, he felt this old brother was a pretty decent guy. A strength-type demon suited for charging into battle—even if he was a little cowardly, a little chuuni, and ate a bit too much—so what?
He even began to think Western Mountain Trinity was a pretty good name!
Next, still worried, he searched the Plant Zombie from head to toe. He confirmed that aside from the carapace on its head, the rest of the thing really was just tree roots, rubble, and all sorts of miscellaneous junk cobbled together.
Its power source all came from those threadlike tentacles.
All in all, it was incredibly bizarre.
The name Plant Zombie truly had not been given in vain.
As for that carapace, Wang Wu made a point of cleaning it up and found the material quite good. It was hard enough, decently resilient, and not particularly heavy. If someone's head was large enough, it could even serve as a helmet.
But as things stood, Wang Wu could jump inside and use it as a bathtub.
"Lianhua, how about Second Brother and I withdraw first? Our task for the first stage is to eliminate three Plant Zombies, but we've only killed one. We're not qualified to pass at all. I think you can do it. We can't drag you down."
Niu Aihua walked over, looking rather embarrassed as he spoke.
"Yeah, yeah, that's what I was thinking too. Lianhua, about before... Second Brother and I were just being clever for nothing. Don't be