Second Stairway

Time is life.

Every minute that passes, the probability of Tree Mother returning to its normal state increases by one point.

Linsey did not dare to delay, and the figure rushed forward like lightning, and then collided head-on with the growing Thorn.

Meteorite Dagger instantly slashed forward.

"Don't block the road!"

Click——

Linsey frowned.

The flaming Meteorite Dagger slashed at Thorn, and there was a strong resistance immediately.

He slashed with all his strength, but was able to cut it off.

But the Thorn in front of me...

Linsey looked forward. In just a few breaths, the number and density of Thorn continued to increase. The spreading plant hell was like a green ocean rushing around.

Linsey looked down at his hands again.

Even if both hands were armed, it would be impossible to keep up with this exaggerated spread.

"Just passive defense is enough to give people a headache."

Linsey shook his head slightly and immediately changed his forward strategy.

He no longer tried to pass through the Thorn, but stepped on the growing and spreading Thorn to leap forward. In this way, his calf would inevitably be stabbed, but his speed had actually improved a lot.

Stab——

In just a few steps, Thorn suddenly wrapped itself around Linsey's calf.

Linsey swung the knife, and Meteorite Dagger immediately cut it off, but the increasing resistance on his hand also showed a fact.

In order to protect Tree Mother, Thorn is rejecting all outsiders.

At this time, Linsey, the only one still charging towards Tree Mother, became their target without any surprise.

"This can't go on like this!"

Linsey's eyes narrowed and he had another idea in his mind.

He quickly swapped weapons and put Meteorite Dagger into Equipment Slot, holding Ice Badger Mace in his hand.

In this way, Meteorite Dagger can still maintain the flame and sharpness of the restrained plants.

Wolf Tooth Club is huge in size and can clean the entangled Thorn in a large area. The efficiency is doubled! Snap!

Linsey's forward speed accelerated again.

Every time the weapon in his hand was swung, a large piece of Thorn was broken off. After a while, the distance between Tree Mother and Tree Mother was only about twenty meters.

Linsey looks certain.

"We'll be there soon... huh?"

At this moment, his steps stopped again.

Thorn There are other obstacles!

From a distance, it looks like the Essence storm is just stirring up air currents. When you come up to touch it, it is not a concept at all! The half Banyan Forest Broken Branch on Tree Mother's chest is guiding the flow of Essence in the surrounding environment, trying to repair Tree Mother's own imperfections as much as possible.

If divided in human terms.

Tree Mother, a creature of the Spirit of Plants series, can also be regarded as a user of Life Source Material.

It just so happens that Linsey himself mainly uses Life Source Material.

Under the interference from the same source, he even felt as if his power was out of control, and his internal organs seemed to be disrupted! "At this time, we can't back down."

Linsey gritted his teeth.

Now that we have reached this position, we cannot give up halfway.

He forced himself to resist the pain in his body, moved his legs forcefully, and continued to move forward.

Twenty meters... fifteen meters... ten meters...

As the distance gets closer, the impact of the Essence storm becomes more and more exaggerated.

Linsey felt like he was competing with his will and body every step he took. Fatigue beat his spirit every moment. He was like a prey that he squeezed into a meat grinder.

"Huh——"

Linsey took a deep breath and looked up.

As his physical strength and spirit reached their limits, his vision became blurry at the moment. Even the benefits brought by the equipment could only allow him to see a blurry silhouette.

"More... five meters?"

Snap! Suddenly, a support came from behind Linsey.

"Do you think it's possible for me to just watch from behind?"

Hong's voice sounded behind him at the same time, but Linsey could no longer hear it clearly.

But he could also guess what this guy would say, and even wanted to complain:

"You guy, try it instead with my Life Source Material..."

Linsey is speechless.

Such an action took away a lot of his strength.

Behind him, compared to Linsey's state, Hong actually felt better. She was not using Life Source Material. Even though she was also affected by the Essence storm around Tree Mother, it was definitely not as exaggerated as Linsey.

At this moment, Hong is standing behind Linsey.

She spread her arms to protect Linsey in front of her chest, and the two of them walked in tandem, like travelers struggling to move forward in a storm.

The two of them walked the last five meters for more than a minute.

Linsey Still felt Hong stop behind him, and suddenly realized that they had arrived.

The two launched an all-out attack before, but before breaking through Tree Mother's defense, their weapons were shattered.

But Linsey happened to have something very hard in his hands.

——[Aetal Iron Dagger]

This dagger can only be praised for its strength.

It is very likely that it came from the hands of those powerful awakeners Expedition Team a hundred years ago.

Linsey believes it.

As long as it has enough power, this weapon can definitely bear the important task of breaking through Tree Mother's defense! The only thing that couldn't be determined was whether his strength was enough. This was the only concern that he couldn't control before.

"Red!"

Linsey shouted, and the girl's arms wrapped around him immediately guided his movements.

[Aetal Iron Dagger] slowly stabbed Tree Mother in the chest.

Click——

There was a touch as hard as iron on my wrist.

"Ah!"

Essence, which Linsey struggled to maintain, was completely activated at this moment, allowing his explosive power to reach its limit.

At this time, Hong's palms holding his arms also felt strong.

Linsey couldn't tell whether it was his own power or Hong's power, but at this moment, the almost indestructible [Aetal Iron Dagger] definitely pierced something.

prick! Once a wound appears, subsequent penetrations become much smoother.

Click!

The next second, the resistance in front instantly dissipated, and Linsey and Hong fell to the ground together.

Before the two of them could get up in time, a dazzling green light suddenly appeared between the sky and the earth.

I feel particularly clear when using Life Source Material and Linsey.

In front of them, the newly condensed Essence regained freedom, as if the world itself had resumed breathing.

[Will Source Material Advancement]

[Stairway to Heaven (statement of pain/joy)→Second Stairway (cold silence of death/enthusiasm of life)]

[Game Player upgrade]

[Game Enthusiast (Phase 2)→Game Expert (Phase 3)]

[Module Slot: 2→3]

[RPG level: 6] → [RPG level: 7]

[RPG Module acquires a new skill——Story Performance.]

Linsey's Attribute Panel started flooding the screen in an instant.

The choice under difficult circumstances, the tempering of will to challenge the limit, the joy of defeating the strong, and the enthusiasm brought by regaining safety in life.

Finally got his Will Source Material Advancement.

With the death of a Sixth Stage BOSS, [RPG Module] should naturally be leveled up.

But this 'challenge' was too outrageous.

So much so that the joy of victory did not come to Linsey's mind, but something else came to mind.

Sixth Stage's life is so strong.

Is that a bit much?