Everyone fought their way deeper into the forest. They encountered more and more vines, and their attacks grew increasingly terrifying. Casualties soon began to appear. There were simply too many vines, appearing and disappearing unpredictably; even the children of immortal bones could not attend to everything.
The only ones able to deal with them easily were Akatsuki. Under White Tiger's protection, they had not been attacked by the vines at all, which instead caused the others to suffer even more attacks.
"This can't continue. Many people will probably die here. Southern Dipper, Jade Maiden, go help them!" Lin Chuan said with a frown.
The two immediately left White Tiger's protective range and began protecting the others.
After all, they were part of the same team and needed to help one another. Otherwise, even if no one said anything aloud, they would be displeased to see Akatsuki having such an easy time. Sending two people out to help was a reasonable enough gesture.
However, Lin Chuan did not have Kong Chen make a move. Kong Chen would definitely need to act in the next few coffins, so it was important for him to remain at peak condition.
"Found it!"
About half an incense stick later, Bu Lianshi came to a stop and looked ahead.
That place was still far away from the group, but Bu Lianshi's Absolute Perception had already captured the situation there. What shocked her was that it was not a single sentient tree as White Zetsu had deduced, but nine of them!
In Bu Lianshi's perception, the nine trees formed a ring, tangled together. Each tree was different, yet their roots were miraculously connected, like a symbiotic system spread throughout the entire sixth hall. Irrelevant details were gradually cleared from Bu Lianshi's mind, leaving behind only the enormous