Zombie King Babysits the Reborn Empress

Chapter 532 543: Tree-man!

Lu Chuan's expression was calm, and the Sea-Breaking Blade in his hand emitted a dazzling green light, revealing a terrifying aura as he lightly swung it towards the incoming giant stone crab swarm.

Swish!

In an instant, a swiftly advancing turquoise blade aura swept through the stone crab swarm in the blink of an eye.

Immediately, a gigantic blade scar appeared on the surface of the sea, and all nearby giant stone crabs were reduced to a bloody mist under this turquoise blade aura, a truly gruesome sight.

Even with a rough estimate, this single strike killed at least five hundred giant stone crabs, creating a significant gap in the crab swarm.

Lu Chuan's attack had just ended when Ji Ruxue's assault was already poised and ready.

Swish, swish, swish~

Ji Ruxue gathered her telekinesis into countless telekinesis needles, each as thick as chopsticks, and directed thousands of them to shoot down simultaneously.

The barrage of telekinesis needles, like a curtain of rain, caused the entire giant stone crab swarm to falter.

Numerous giant stone crabs at the forefront were pierced through their tough shells by the telekinesis needles, penetrating deep into their bodies, shredding their flesh, and losing their life force in the next second, dying in the midst of their charge.

Since the giant stone crabs killed by the telekinesis needles remained intact, they floated on the surface, dyeing the surrounding sea blood-red, forming an incredibly horrifying spectacle.

The massive deaths of giant stone crabs directly caused the crab swarm to visibly thin.

Zhao Lin's attack, though lacking the power of Lu Chuan and Ji Ruxue, continuously unleashed blade auras against the giant stone crab swarm, causing significant damage.

Finally, under the relentless assault of the three, the giant stone crab swarm was quickly decimated, their bodies scattered across the nearby sea surface.

Without delay, after dealing with the nearby sea beast threats, Lu Chuan and the others safely reached the shore.

Under Lu Chuan's control, the sea beast corpse puppets also gradually landed.

Setting foot on the Ruins Island, after progressing several miles, Lu Chuan, Ji Ruxue, and Zhao Lin could only see colossal, dense ancient trees.

The vast number of these ancient trees formed a primeval forest, blocking the way forward, leaving no choice but to traverse this forest to go deeper into the Ruins Island.

However, standing at the forefront, Lu Chuan did not act recklessly.

Because the surroundings were eerily silent, devoid of any signs of life, which was abnormal for the Ruins Island and suggested something peculiar.

"Lu Chuan, there's something wrong here! Not a sound to be heard, is it possible no birds or beasts inhabit this forest?"

At this moment, Zhao Lin also sensed something amiss and quickly alerted Lu Chuan.

She had experienced numerous battles with other tribes in the wilderness, and this phenomenon suggested nothing but something strange going on.

"I've already noticed..." Lu Chuan replied.

"Dad, the forest probably contains the Tree-man Race!

As we enter, we must be extra cautious not to get ambushed by the Tree-man Race."

Ji Ruxue hurriedly shared her intelligence based on her previous life's memories with Lu Chuan.

Tree-man Race?

Upon realizing the existence of the Tree-man Race, Lu Chuan understood why there was no sound of birds or beasts, likely devoured by the Tree-man Race already.

"Tree-man Race? What's that?" asked Zhao Lin in confusion upon hearing Ji Ruxue's words.

"Mrs. Zhao Lin, the Tree-man Race are spirits formed from ancient trees, posing as ordinary trees when idle, growing in the forest, basking in the sun, motionless.

However, when prey approaches, these trees become alert and launch attacks on the prey, as the Tree-man Race relies on consuming large amounts of flesh for growth.

As we enter the forest, we will surely face their attacks, so everyone be careful."

Ji Ruxue explained to Zhao Lin while reminding the others to prevent being caught off guard by the Tree-man Race.

Ji Ruxue finished speaking and donned the Flood Dragon Armor.

Zhao Lin followed suit and put on the Flood Dragon Armor from her backpack for protection.

Lu Chuan didn't need to do this, since he had worn the Flood Dragon Armor ever since obtaining it, even during sleep.

"The Tree-man Race is indeed difficult to distinguish..."

Lu Chuan pondered and, considering the Tree-man Race's stealth abilities, decided to let the sea beast corpse puppets lead the way.

If they encountered an attack by the Tree-man Race, it wasn't a big issue, as he would lose only a few sea beast corpse puppets.

"Qiqi, Zhao Lin, stay close to me."

Lu Chuan beckoned the two to his side.

With a thought, rows of sea beast corpse puppets advanced towards the primeval forest.

Lu Chuan, with the remaining corpse puppets, followed behind Ji Ruxue and Zhao Lin.

Rumble~

Due to their enormous sizes, the sea beast corpse puppets created tremendous noise as they moved through the forest.

At times, when the distance between two giant trees was limited, the sea beast corpse puppets simply used their massive bodies to crash through, directly snapping the obstructing trees.

With the advance of several lines of sea beast corpse puppets, a wide-open path emerged before Lu Chuan and the others, with trees that once blocked their view toppled and shattered into pieces.

They journeyed several miles deep, and despite the widespread destruction wrought by the sea beast corpse puppets, they had yet to encounter a single Tree-man.

This left Lu Chuan perplexed; was Little Qiqi's memory incorrect, or were the Tree-men simply not positioned in this area?

Just as Lu Chuan's doubt gnawed at him, a sudden urgent sound of breaking air came from ahead, as a sea beast corpse puppet prepared to smash an obstructing ancient tree.

Suddenly, the broad branches of the tree moved like countless thick whips, lashing at the sea beast corpse puppet.

Bang!

"Roar~"

The sea beast corpse puppet was struck by countless branches, emitting a painful roar.

Then its massive turtle body flew backward under the dreadful force, only stopping after colliding with another sea beast corpse puppet behind it.

The turtle shell on its back bore many visible cracks.

After completing the strike, the trunk of the giant tree began to tremble.

Boom!

With the rumbling of the earth, the hidden Tree-man finally emerged, its hideous face showing on the trunk, roaring viciously, uprooting and waving its branches to sweep at the surrounding sea beast corpse puppets.