As the axe blade slashed, the vine on the side of [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ]'s neck, which was almost as thick as its own neck, was severed in two. The thicker part fell to the ground and thrashed about like a fresh fish just out of the water.
The vine had already drained a large amount of blood from [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ], leaving her unable to even call for help.
She can do many things with this arm, but she can't let it detach itself.
If [ Howling Pothos ] hadn't been observing the battlefield, there would probably have been another player killed in this battle, and for such an indescribable reason.
"Thanks."
Lying on the ground, [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] said weakly, and then saw the task settlement panel in front of him:
[Urgent Mission - Protect Upperstream Village: Completed]
Settlement Progress: Unknown Monster Elimination: 100%, Villager Casualties: 0, Upperstream Village Integrity: 19%.
Personal data: Damage caused: 4%, Houses destroyed: 2.5.
Task rating: A (Excellent)
Rewards Settlement: Trust level of 92 villagers in the Upperstream Village ( Kaping, Mardo, Keli, etc.) +40, Silver Coins *15 (unclaimed), Unknown dropped materials (to be picked up)
At this moment, Little Green is using the skills she learned from the internet to compile first-person perspectives from multiple players as a basis and send task settlements to each player.
When everyone saw the panel, their first thought wasn't "This village is doomed!" or "I only dealt this little damage?", but rather...
Another urgent task is still underway: the apostates of the Tree Worship Church have not yet been arrested and brought to justice.
There are currently three groups of people in the Upperstream Village. The first group is the players led by Ed, the second group is the villagers, Kaping, who already live here, and who are the apostates?
It's so hard to guess!
Thinking about this, several quick-witted players tensed up again, already having formed a basic guess.
Of course, not everyone was in a tense standoff.
At this moment, [ Litang's Supremely Fierce Tiger ] and [ Good Times Don't Last ] are dividing a Vine Bandage Pack into several parts and bandaging the Holy See Guards who have lost arms or legs or have been impaled, perfectly showcasing the naive and innocent side of the players.
The others had some ideas, but they didn't dare to take any action rashly.
This is partly because it would be inhumane to arrest those people after just fighting alongside them, and partly because the battle was so intense that even players with low pain tolerance felt some physical discomfort.
The tense atmosphere among them did not affect the soldiers. After receiving treatment from the two players, they all showed expressions of gratitude. In particular, the guard with the broken leg had already hopped over from the edge of the battlefield and joined the battlefield medical team.
Although [ Litang's Supremely Fierce Tiger ] had only given him about one-fifth of a whole Vine Bandage Pack, his wound actually stopped bleeding very quickly and was no longer so painful!
At this moment, the originally emerald green plant tissue had turned brown and was quite flexible, faithfully protecting the wound below.
This further confirmed his judgment—these unfamiliar warriors must be the elite of the Tree Worship Church, and as long as he could return to the provincial Holy See, the archbishop would be able to use divine magic to regenerate his severed limbs.
This made him incredibly excited, and he also hoped that the injuries of his other teammates weren't so serious. They were all comrades-in-arms, and it was naturally a good thing that they had survived.
As their captain, Duolin was undoubtedly the one with the least injury.
At this point, apart from a dozen or so abrasions and scratches, he had almost no serious wounds. The most serious injuries were the minor ones caused by splinters of wood flying from the fall when the monster in the wooden house died.
Aside from that, he was simply exhausted and in dire need of nutrition.
Seeing his severely wounded teammates accept help from their allies immediately after the battle, even a resilient young elite of the Holy See like himself couldn't help but be moved.
The Verdant Holy Scripture is indeed true—as long as one is a devout follower of the Tree God, one will receive protection and help no matter where in the world, because all life in the world is the child of the Tree God.
In other words, it means—"We're all family!"
Fighting back the tears welling in his eyes, Duolin finally remembered the most important thing at hand:
He didn't know which department of the Holy See these allied forces belonged to, or whether they could offer any assistance in apprehending apostates.
He then looked at the most conspicuous young man among the soldiers; this young man had surprised him more than once in the battle just now.
While his ability in plant Alienation was slightly inferior to his own, it was nearly equal. Furthermore, he could even use Psionic Energy Formula; such talent was rare even within the Holy See...
Thinking of this, he immediately took two steps forward and came to Ed. As a guard of the Holy See, he was half a head taller Ed, but at this moment he humbly bowed slightly and gave Ed a salute he had never seen before, and then extended his right hand forward.
Ed seemed deeply moved as well, immediately grasping Duolin's right hand with both hands and shaking it twice. The warmth from his palms reassured Duolin, and just as he was about to ask something, the boy in front of him suddenly shouted:
"Arrest the apostates!"
At the same time, in the players' view, the character outlines on the five Holy See Guards, used to distinguish friend from foe, suddenly changed from green, representing safety, to red, indicating danger, exactly the same as the already dead monster.
The players were stunned for less than a second before revealing their ferocious nature. They quickly paired up and began the capture. Even the one-legged [ Howling Pothos ] pounced and knocked down the one-legged guard. The situation changed dramatically in an instant.
"Varied..."
The absurd sound reached his ears, Duolin instinctively wanted to refute it, but found that Ed's hands were already gripping his right hand like iron clamps.
It was this moment of distraction and lapse in concentration that caused him to miss his best opportunity, preventing him from turning his hand into a knife and breaking free.
Ed's ten fingers Alienation into barbed vines, which quickly wrapped around Duolin's right arm, and the vines continued to Spread, from his elbow to his neck, and then to his head and waist.
"It's a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding! We... um! um!"
A vine wrapped around Duolin's mouth, effectively silencing him.