Chapter 21 The Silent Forest, the Bloodthirsty Tree Demon

The danger level of the Silent Forest is a bit higher than that of the Swamp Forest. According to the map information, there are many mutated tree demon monsters inside.

It used to be a small city with a simulated ecological environment. However, when the alien races invaded, so many people died that all the blood and corpses became the nutrients for those rare plants.

Many of them evolved into strange and bloodthirsty tree demons. There is not a single living thing to be seen in the entire forest, and it is very quiet, so it is also known as the Silent Forest.

Almost all the students subconsciously ignore this location. No normal person would choose this place as their target.

It is not only dangerous, but also the tree demons are very difficult to kill. Each of them seems to have almost full vitality. It takes several people working together a long time to kill one.

So very few students would take the Silent Forest as their target.

However, for those who want to be admitted to top universities, the tree demons here are generally of a higher level. It is very easy to find a level 20 tree demon. Moreover, as long as they are willing to spend time wearing it down, they can also kill a tree demon monster.

But after meeting the threshold requirements of top universities, they will also give up on this place, because killing a tree demon takes too much time, and it is completely not worth the effort.

The score is calculated on an integral system. A level 20 tree demon is only worth 20 points. After dividing the points equally, it is even less. It is more cost-effective to spend the time killing a few more level ten-odd alien beasts.

However, Ye Xiang looked at the map, and after thinking for a moment, he directly said, "On our way back, we should go to the Silent Forest. We should be able to earn some more points."

"Um, Brother Ye, actually our score is already very high," Shen Youwei said softly.

Ye Xiang raised his head, his eyes deep, "I know, but this is not our limit."

The breeze blew through his long hair. He had not cut his hair since the moment he started reading the Taoist scriptures three years ago.

Taoism does not strive for victory, but what is rightfully his, why should he give it up?

The three of them set off and left the jungle. Along the way, they killed alien beasts and returned to the outer city area.

In their sight, they suddenly saw the figures of some students.

Obviously, it was already the third day, and now the entire outer city area was full of students. They really didn't want to let even a single rabbit go.

When Ye Xiang and the other two returned from the alien beast territory, they immediately attracted the attention of many people.

But soon, they were shocked to look at the several alien beasts behind Song Xinrui.

A level 16 Fangtooth Boar, a level 16 Two-headed Viper, and a level 22 Shadow Leopard!

What's the background of this group of people?

"Damn! Am I not seeing things? A level 22 Shadow Leopard?!"

"A Summoner?"

"Let's go take a look! This is amazing. With such an alien beast, they can walk around as they please, right?"

Suddenly, many students couldn't help but come over out of curiosity.

Ye Xiang frowned slightly. He didn't want to be delayed by these people. He looked at Song Xinrui and said, "Ride the Shadow Leopard and let's go."

Song Xinrui nodded. The Shadow Leopard also sensibly crouched on the ground. The three of them sat on its back. It was a bit crowded, but they could just about fit.

The next moment, the Shadow Leopard immediately started running wildly. Its figure was like a black lightning bolt, quickly disappearing from everyone's sight.

They could only stare dumbfounded at this scene. This was so cool...

The three of them lay on the back of the Shadow Leopard, and the howling wind sounded in their ears. The speed directly exceeded 200 kilometers per hour, and the speed of the Shadow Leopard was still increasing.

Shen Youwei sat at the front, pressing closely against Ye Xiang's arms. Her pretty face was a bit red.

Song Xinrui was concentrating on controlling the Shadow Leopard, with a very happy expression on her face. As long as she cultivated the Shadow Leopard well, at least within level 30, when facing opponents of the same level, even if they were of hidden occupations, she would not be afraid.

The original journey of more than twenty kilometers, at the speed of the Shadow Leopard, even though it was carrying three people, only took a little more than ten minutes to reach the outer area of the Silent Forest.

The Shadow Leopard slowly stopped. As an alien beast, it keenly sensed the danger of this forest.

The Silent Forest is also known as the Forest of Death. Here, not even a single bird or insect can be seen, but the trees grow extremely lush.

This strange scene is much more terrifying than the Swamp Forest.

Before, students could be seen everywhere, but here, not a single person was in sight.

Ye Xiang jumped down from the back of the Shadow Leopard and patted the Shadow Leopard's head. He was very satisfied. Its speed was really fast.

The Shadow Leopard lowered its head in awe. Although it was tamed by Song Xinrui, more than half of the reason for its taming was because of this young man in front of it, who had forcefully beaten it into submission.

Ye Xiang looked at the Silent Forest in front of him and without any hesitation, took the lead and walked forward.

Shen Youwei and Song Xinrui followed closely behind. The Fangtooth Boar leaned against the Two-headed Viper in fear. In its eyes, this forest in front of it was like a terrifying nightmare that could skin and eat flesh.

When Ye Xiang saw it like this, he walked over angrily and kicked it.

"When will you ever grow some courage? You're already at level 16. Why are you still afraid of everything?"

The boar looked as if its life was hopeless. There were enemies everywhere. What could it do?

Ye Xiang took the lead in walking into the Silent Forest. Although he said that, he didn't let down his guard either. The marks of the human-immortal pattern faintly appeared on his body, clearly showing that he was ready to fight at any moment.

In the jungle of the alien beast territory, he had already seen the remains of several students' bodies, all of whom had been killed by alien beasts before they could be rescued.

It's very simple to graduate from the college entrance examination. Just stay in the outer city area and obediently snatch monsters. There's almost no danger.

But if you want to get high scores, you have to take risks. Every year in the college entrance examination, there is a death toll, which is almost controlled at around two to three percent. But when calculated, among tens of thousands of examinees in the same session, the number of deaths exceeds several hundred.

The number of injured and disabled people is even more than a thousand. These are bloody statistics.

Ye Xiang's gaze fell on the surrounding trees. The evolved tree demons could disguise themselves as ordinary trees, and it was very difficult to distinguish them with the naked eye.

This was also the way they hunted. They camouflaged themselves to the extreme and then struck with lightning speed. Very few prey could escape from their grasp.

But their attack method was very monotonous. They could only rely on the tree vines and branches to attack, and they couldn't move themselves.

However, because of their tough bark defenses and strong vitality, these tree demons seemed very difficult to kill.

Ye Xiang took out some talismans from his pocket again. They were still the most basic purification talismans, which still had a detection effect on these tree demons.

When the Fangtooth Boar saw this scene, it couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. It had thought that it would be asked to rub against the tree bark again...

Almost every time Ye Xiang got close to a tree, he would directly throw out a talisman, which would stick firmly to the tree.

After pasting more than a dozen talismans in a row, he didn't encounter a single bloodthirsty tree demon.

Just as Ye Xiang was feeling a bit surprised, he casually threw a talisman in his hand onto an unremarkable tree in the distance.

With a hissing sound, as soon as the purification talisman was pasted on, it immediately emitted a wisp of smoke and then suddenly burst into flames.

A pair of blood-red eyes the size of a fist suddenly opened on the body of that tree, staring fixedly at Ye Xiang and the other two.

Without saying a word, it extended dozens of branches and whipped them towards them fiercely, with great force.

It directly made a sharp cracking sound in the air.

However, at this distance, the few of them easily dodged it.

The Two-headed Viper curled up its body, and the Shadow Leopard even leaped backward.

"Oink! Ouch!!!"

The Fangtooth Boar suddenly let out a howl of pain. It could be seen that the roots and vines accurately lashed at its buttocks. Its four short legs simply couldn't jump up to avoid it, and it immediately let out a shrill pig cry.