The dungeon has been parasitized

Chapter 51 The Mysterious Man

"Klein, my body hurts so much, and my head hurts so much too..."

It seems that Yanami was also cursed. Klein activated his skill again and lifted the curse from her as well.

Activate skill: Accelerate growth

The curse was absorbed and transformed into magic. Klein activated his skill, healing himself and Yanami's injuries.

"Klein, what happened to your vines?"

"My vines are being controlled by it, and if you touch them, you'll be cursed like before. Be careful."

"curse?!"

Yanami was startled and touched the area around her body.

"No wonder I felt pain all over my body just now..."

"I've untied it for you, don't worry."

"Thank you."

Fortunately, I have the ability to absorb this state, otherwise it would be really bad.

Klein and Yanami were both staring intently at the Cursed Tree Spirit. Without Klein's vines binding it, the flames on its body had been extinguished.

Activate skill: Status bar

After activating this skill, when you look at the Cursed Tree Spirit, its health and magic power will appear in your mind.

[Health Volume: 5124/6471]

[Magic Power: 2431/3257]

Its health only dropped by one-sixth, so it seems the burning time wasn't long enough.

"Yanami, how much magic power do you have left?"

"About... one-third."

"Me too."

Although Klein gained some magic power by absorbing the curse, he still suffered a loss overall.

"Wa ...

The flames on the Cursed Tree Spirit were extinguished, its two arms were burned, and the vines that had been taken from its control were also burned, and the two sides entered into a standoff once again.

The pain in his body still lingered, and there was no point in keeping his distance now. Klein could only keep an eye on it with Yanami, preparing a countermeasure.

Snap...

New shoots sprouted from under the bark of the Cursed Tree Spirit, and the other burned parts also began to heal.

As expected, it has regenerative abilities. In terms of abilities, our abilities are indeed quite similar.

What should we do next...?

"Klein, if I can use [Rocket Rain], I might be able to burn it to death."

In other words, we need to buy some time.

Think about it... what methods can be used to hold it back?

"I can give it a try."

bang, bang...

The Cursed Tree Spirit threw two wooden stakes at him, and Klein dodged to the side.

If this ability counts...

Activate skill: Accelerate growth

A seed sprouts from the offspring of the parasitic shadow wolf.

"Activate Shadow Clone."

If Klein himself controls the Shadow Wolf to cast a spell, he needs to chant, but if he gives a direct command, he doesn't need to, because the Shadow Wolf can already be used without chanting.

Shadow Wolf channeled his magic, and the shadow beneath him suddenly began to writhe, then transformed into an identical clone.

Klein tossed the seed into the clone's mouth.

"Yanami, I'll buy you some time, you cast your spell."

"good!"

Klein put Yanami on the ground.

go with.

Having regained control, the shadow clone rushed toward the Cursed Tree Spirit following Klein's orders.

"Flames..."

Yanami behind him began to chant, and Klein also controlled the Shadow Wolf and his clone to approach from the left and right.

Klein was slightly slower than the clone and approached from the left.

As the clone approached, Klein commanded it to get closer even earlier, leaping towards the Cursed Tree Spirit.

But the tree spirit was no pushover either. Its tree claws were already raised when the clone approached, and countless sharp claws burst forth, easily piercing the shadow wolf.

The shadow wolf vanished after turning into a puddle of shadow, and the seed in its mouth was scattered onto the Cursed Tree Spirit.

At the same time, the main body controlled by Klein opened its massive jaws and lunged forward, while the Cursed Tree Spirit extended another tree claw—

Accelerate growth!

puff!

Countless vines grew from the seed, twining around the trunk and controlling its outstretched tendrils.

Klein also took the opportunity to bite down on the tree trunk.

so hard!

At this moment, the vines, shadow wolves, and trees with long limbs were in complete chaos.

"Waaaaaaahhhhhh!"

As Klein had anticipated, just seconds after binding it, all the vines simultaneously lost control.

They finally fell for it!

Activate skill: Status Absorption

Success rate: 63%

As expected, controlling the offspring is also a state!

Launch successful!

All the vines regained Klein's control at the same time and began to coil around it once more.

This is a gamble. The status absorption can only be used after the opponent's control is broken, so Klein needs to get close to it. If the activation fails, Klein will not have the magic to activate it a second time.

Even if they fail, sacrificing the Shadow Wolf will buy Yanami enough time to cast her magic.

This is a gamble you can win, it's just a matter of winning small or big.

The Cursed Tree Spirit completely failed to grasp the current situation. The vines it had just controlled turned around and wrapped around itself, successfully interrupting all of its actions.

It instinctively braced itself against the tree's claws and struggled.

Shadowfang!

Klein's shadow was connected to the vines, and as the shadow wriggled, a huge mouth emerged, biting the tree spirit's claws to pieces!

Thankfully, the buff I just absorbed restored some of my magic power, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to use it...

"Klein! Get out of the way!"

As soon as he heard Yanami's voice, a wave of heat surged from behind him. Klein quickly released his grip on the tree spirit, kicked backward, and jumped away.

The Cursed Tree Spirit finally realized what was happening and once again took control of Klein's vines, reaching out to grab him.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh...

After Klein made way, dozens of crimson arrows shot out, easily severing all the vines, and then aimed at the head of the Cursed Tree Spirit.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh...

Along with Klein's vines, the cursed tree spirit that came into contact with the flaming arrows was easily pierced; all the arrows pierced its body, and then—

Boom!

Dozens of fire arrows were detonated simultaneously, and the head and above of the Cursed Tree Spirit disappeared, leaving only its torso engulfed in crimson flames, which was burning continuously.

Is he dead?

Seeing that the Cursed Tree Spirit had stopped moving, Klein glanced at its status bar.

[Health Volume: 1247/6471]

[Magic Power: 1351/3257]

There's still a thousand HP left?! Does that mean the head isn't a weak point, and I need to blow the whole body to smithereens, or destroy the magic core?

Klein immediately noticed another strange thing: the status bar was changing!

[Health Volume: 1747/6471]

[Magic Power: 1301/3257]

Its health is rapidly recovering, but its mana is also being depleted...

That's right, it's a plant and a spirit, not an ordinary monster.

"Yanami, it's not dead! Let's try again now!"

"No, I don't have much magic left."

The spirit of the Cursed Tree burned and grew, gradually regrowing the parts that had been destroyed.

"There's no other way, let's go."

"it is good."

Physical attacks can't break through the defense, and magical attacks are powerless without the support of magic power. The only thing to do is to leave while it's still recovering.

"唳——"

But just as Yanami climbed onto the Shadow Wolf's back, a loud eagle cry rang out.

Immediately afterwards, a pair of giant claws gleaming with light flashed by.

Swah——

The sound came along with the wind, and when I looked at the Cursed Tree Spirit again, it had already been torn to shreds by eagle claws.

A huge, azure-white eagle landed on the withered tree that the spirit of the Cursed Tree had transformed into.

"Oh dear, I didn't expect to encounter a vengeful spirit here. I'm glad I came to check it out."

Behind the giant eagle, a woman dressed in a black robe emerged, her face obscured by a hood.