Sister Erlong's Heart Raced
Once the Double-Thorn Arrow Vine sprouted, they immediately opened fire. Two thick vine arrows were fired simultaneously, embedding themselves in the gaps of the Iron-Armored Giant Bear's armor.
The giant bear roared, and two plumes of blood mist rose from its body.
It continued to pound the Shield Oak.
The Shield Oak developed more and more cracks, but Qin Chuan planted a second Shield Oak next to it, and the two trees stood side by side to block each other.
The Iron-Armored Giant Bear smashed the first Shield Oak, and a second one appeared in front of it.
By the time it smashed the second tree, it had already been shot more than a dozen times by the Double-Thorn Arrow Vine, and its health had dropped by more than half.
The final vine arrow pierced the seam of its armor below its neck, and the Iron-Armored Giant Bear crashed to the ground, turning into specks of light and dissipating.
Liu Erlong breathed a sigh of relief.
"That was close."
"This is nothing." Qin Chuan didn't even turn his head and continued planting.
He set up a basic formation on all five paths: Shield Oak in the front and Arrow Vine in the back. Then he started planting Golden Sunflower in the middle to increase the production of Heaven and Earth Soul Power.
Liu Erlong ran around watering the plants and collecting the Heaven and Earth Soul Power, so busy that his feet barely touched the ground.
The third wave of Soul Beast has arrived.
This time it wasn't just one or two, it was a whole group.
Rot-Skinned Wild Wolf and Iron-Armored Giant Bear appeared simultaneously on all five paths, charging forward together.
The wolves ran fast, the bears walked slowly, and they formed a long line from one end to the other.
The Arrow Vine began firing wildly, arrows flying everywhere.
The Shield Oak held out at the front, but cracks appeared one after another.
Liu Erlong squatted next to Golden Sunflower, collecting the Heaven and Earth Soul Power, his eyes fixed on the battle situation ahead.
The Shield Oak in the third passage was attacked from both sides by two Iron-Armored Giant Bear, and was split in half. The Double-Thorn Arrow Vine behind it desperately attacked, but the two bears had too much health and could not be killed in a short time.
"The third one can't hold on much longer!" Liu Erlong shouted.
Qin Chuan ran over and planted a new plant in the middle of the third passage.
"[Beast-Eating Giant Flower], 30,000 years old. It can devour Soul Beast at close range, consuming Soul Beast under 45,000 years old in a single attack. Digestion time is three minutes."
When the [Beast-Eating Giant Flower] grew out, Liu Erlong was startled.
It was a huge flower with dark red petals and serrated edges, and a bottomless black hole at its center. The stem was as thick as a person's waist and covered with barbs.
The first Iron-Armored Giant Bear smashed the Shield Oak, charged forward two steps, and just inside the attack range of the Beast-Eating Giant Flower.
The petals of the Beast-Eating Giant Flower suddenly opened, and it bit off half of the Iron-Armored Giant Bear's body.
The giant bear struggled twice before being swallowed whole.
The petals closed, and digestion began.
Liu Erlong was dumbfounded.
"That's incredible!"
"Digestion takes three minutes, and it can't swallow a second one during that time," Qin Chuan reminded her. "So it has to rely on other plants to hold it together."
The second Iron-Armored Giant Bear circled around the Beast-Eating Giant Flower and continued charging forward. The Double-Thorn Arrow Vine behind it focused their fire and finally brought it down before it reached the door of the hut.
Liu Erlong's heart was pounding.
That was so exciting!
Every time she saw Soul Beast charging at her, her first reaction was to unleash her Soul Skill, but her Soul Power was locked, so she couldn't do anything. She could only watch helplessly as the plants fought the Soul Beast, while she watered the plants and collected the Heaven and Earth Soul Power from behind.
This feeling of helplessness and tension caused her adrenaline to surge.
The fourth wave.
The Clown Dwarf's voice rang out.
"Attention! Shield-Faced Tusked Beast have appeared! Twenty thousand years ago!"
Liu Erlong looked towards the forest.
A Soul Beast covered in a thick bone shield emerged from the bushes. A huge bone shield, as wide as a city gate, grew in front of its head, blocking its entire body behind it.
The Arrow Vine struck the bone shield and bounced off.
It's not even strong enough to penetrate the Double-Thorn Arrow Vine.
Liu Erlong panicked. "How do we fight this?"
Qin Chuan has already started planting new plants.
"Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, 30,000 years old. Ranged attack and slows."
After the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass grew, beams of icy blue light shot out from between its leaves, striking the bone shield of the Shield-Faced Tusked Beast.
A thin layer of ice formed on the surface of the bone shield, which noticeably slowed the beast's movement.
But it's still moving forward. Slowly, but steadily.
Qin Chuan planted another Beast-Eating Giant Flower in the passageway of the fanged beasts.
By the time the fanged beast reached the Beast-Eating Giant Flower, its speed had been reduced to one-third of its original speed by the Mysterious Ice Grass. The Beast-Eating Giant Flower opened its petals and bit into the edge of the fanged beast's bone shield.
The beast struggled desperately, its bone shield clashing with the flower petals.
The Double-Thorn Arrow Vine and Green-Pod Arrow Vine behind seized the opportunity to concentrate their fire, and the arrows pierced into the beast from the sides and rear.
A dozen seconds later, the beast collapsed.
Liu Erlong wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"That's a clever tactic. First, slow them down, then use the Beast-Eating Giant Flower to hold them off, while the Arrow Vine attacks from the side."
Qin Chuan hummed in agreement and continued planting.
His hands never stopped.
Golden Sunflower, Shield Oak, Arrow Vine, Beast-Eating Giant Flower, and Mysterious Ice Grass —the plants along the five paths became increasingly dense, forming a thicker and thicker formation.
Liu Erlong ran around collecting the Heaven and Earth Soul Power, her legs were almost giving way.
The fifth wave.
"The Leaping Cloud Leopard has appeared! Thirty thousand years ago!"
Liu Erlong looked ahead.
A gray-black Soul Beast leaped out of the forest. Its four legs were unusually long, and the muscles in its hind legs were bulging.
It did not run along the passage.
It jumped.
With a powerful push from its hind legs, its entire body soared into the air, flying over Shield Oak's head.
Liu Erlong's heart clenched.
"It jumped over it!"
The Leaping Cloud Leopard leaped over the front row of Shield Oak and landed in the clearing between the Arrow Vine and the Beast-Eating Giant Flower. Without pausing, it leaped again, clearing the second row of plants.
Liu Erlong watched helplessly as it hopped closer and closer to the hut, rendering all the front-line defenses ineffective.
"Curator!"
Qin Chuan took out a light purple seed from the seed bag and quickly planted it in front of the Leaping Cloud Leopard's landing spot.
"Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, twenty thousand years old. When Soul Beast tries to gnaw on it, it will be provoked and forced to change course."
Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid has sprouted. Its eight pale purple petals unfold, emitting a strong fragrance.
The Leaping Cloud Leopard landed beside the fairy orchid, smelled the fragrance, and its body trembled violently. It opened its mouth and took a bite of a petal.
A purple light shot out from the petals and pierced the demon's mouth.
The demon roared, its mouth wide open, and its body convulsed violently twice. Then it turned and ran towards the passage beside it.
We were forced to change course.
It ran into the passage next to it, just in time to run into the attack range of the Beast-Eating Giant Flower.
The Beast-Eating Giant Flower swallowed it whole.
Liu Erlong's heart was pounding.
"This fairy orchid is crucial! It's specifically designed to counter leaping Soul Beast!"
Qin Chuan nodded and planted an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid in the middle and rear sections of each passage.
As Liu Erlong observed the speed at which he planted the crops and the location he chose, she became increasingly impressed.
Qin Chuan knew exactly where to place each plant, which plants to pair it with, and which types of Soul Beast it was effective against.
His understanding of these plants and Soul Beast was even greater than her understanding of her own Soul Skill.
The sixth wave.
"Burrowing Cave-Toothed Beast has appeared! Forty thousand years ago!"