Outside the trunk

The earl, which was stripped out alone, was lying on the ground, and a wailing sound faintly emerged from the dog's mouth, his body was covered with curse wounds that were penetrated, and his finger-like roots remained inside his body.

The Count can only lick his wounds to minimize pain.

Even, the whole tends to be peeled off from the caregiver's arms.

It is very necessary to exchange for a better carrier for the Count.

Relative to the Count.

Sally's condition was even worse... During Han Dong's cutting the tree trunk, she tried almost everything to cover her, even if she blocked her body, she would never let Han Dong be hurt.

Sally, half-human and half-la-sheep, was covered with piercing wounds of all sizes, and her whole body was covered with corrosive cursed black gas.

The worst injury lies in the sheep's belly.

The entire abdomen was cut open and barely sutured through the tentacles. Several broken small intestines were even hung outside the body through the gap.

Blood shining with purple light flowed all over the ground, and there was no sign of stopping bleeding.

Due to the suppression of the level, the black goat's self-healing speed cannot repair such serious injuries, not to mention that the corrosive curse is still eroding the body.

A long-lost and intuitive sense of death is approaching Sally.

Just as the vision gradually becomes blurred.

The familiar figure stepped out of the tree trunk and came to her... and seemed to be holding something in her hand.

Even though Sally had fallen into this state, even with her throat pierced and her blood was constantly choking, she still squeezed out a sentence:

"I...I couldn't completely block it, six of them leaked... Miss Helen will definitely do better than me with this type of plant attribute opponent."

"You're doing better than anyone else, hurry up and eat this."

In the extremely blurred vision, I could only barely see a slightly beating black mass.

Although the smell is disgusting, it has a more intimate atmosphere that makes Sally more friendly - "curses". As a black goat, she was born with a curse, but was restricted in this game.

Since it was something that Han Dong handed over, Sally didn't doubt it and immediately started eating it.

As the black balls were gradually eaten up, the crooked trees rooted in the courtyards also withered and withered at a speed visible to the naked eye and scattered with the wind.

Sally also received relevant system prompts:

『Active Consumables taken-"Curse Tree Heart", the effect is as follows:

Normal effect: Clear the curse effect you are currently subjected to, restore health and increase the maximum health by 20%.

Special effect: Curse affinity enhancement.

Sally's health is being completed little by little.

Gradually, he found that Han Dong was squatting on one side, slowly pulling the count who had become bloody and blood back into his body.

For a period of time, the count needed to stay in his body to recuperate and could not participate in the war.

Sally licked the residual fluid in the heart that was dipped on the corner of her mouth, and seemed to be still feeling unsatisfied, "Nicolas, what did you give me food?"

"The heart of this strange tree... I read the relevant information about the heart in advance, and it is most appropriate for you to take it."

"It's so interesting! When I go back, I must save this experience separately through "Memory Replica"~

Moreover, I haven't experienced such a feeling of death in a long time.

If you were a little slower just now, I might really die here... In fact, I am not afraid of death at all, just afraid that I will not be able to stay with you and that I cannot meet the expectations of [Mom].”

"Don't worry, as long as I'm still alive, no one will be fine."

Han Dong gently stroked Sally's horns and turned around to the roots of the crooked tree.

The completely dissipated tree leaves behind a big pit that once took root.

"This is!"

After some investigation, a delicately carved wooden key was taken out from the deepest part, which was no less hard than metal.

"You have obtained the key props - [Tree of Wood], which is a step further from the final goal of the special event.

Please note that because you destroy the "Crooked Neck Tree", a special period may be subject to the most important attention of dangerous existence.

I hope you can pass the level successfully.

A more friendly reminder comes from the organizer, that is, the "Ladybug Organization".

If he can win the event, Han Dong's attention will increase again.

"Sally, first try to find the corresponding keyhole in the haunted house... However, I probably won't continue to correspond to the current haunted house. The purpose of the wooden key pointing should be the mysterious area that we have not yet touched. Let's look for it first."

"That's the same as before. I'm in charge of the second floor and you're in charge of the first floor."

"Um."

After half an hour of quick search, the corresponding keyhole was indeed not found.

Han Dong and Sally met in front of the windowsill on the second floor and looked at the street area covered by black miasma.

"It's not that simple... This key is likely to be closely related to the [Mysterious Neighbor] we saw during the log recollection period.

Through his collection of resentment, we can basically confirm that he is the craftsman who creates the "Box of Resentment".

The wooden key may open the door of his residence, or even the secret door that preserves the "Box of Resentment."

Sally nodded, "Well... it should be like this. This key is a prop that can be obtained by killing a strong enemy at a difficulty level [4].

However, will the mysterious neighbor's house really mix in the villa group? What would happen if a team selected his house from the beginning?"

"Sally, you're right.

If I were the organizer of the event, I would never let the participants get exposed to the "ultimate puzzle" from the beginning... Only by following the step-by-step, the fun of the event will be reflected.

However, the mysterious neighbor's house should also be in the street.

Because he needs to go to each household to collect resentment, and to carry out unified aggregation and box manufacturing, he must need a fixed and secret working and rest area.

How can we not let everyone get in touch with his residence during the opening period and explore it later?"

"Basement? Or exists in the sewer on the street?"

“It is possible, but if you encounter a strong perception participant, you may also find it at the beginning.

I have a hypothetical conjecture that is more likely to be…”

"What?"

"The difficulty before [5], didn't we hear the footsteps of our mysterious neighbors hiding in the safe house?

In other words, the original body of the mysterious neighbor will only appear at the highest difficulty... So, is it possible that his residence will be the same? When the highest difficulty comes, a unique building will appear on the street?

Moreover, the previous difficulty level [5] was separated by two full hours.

It is very likely that the time for exploration given to us by the founders of the event."

"What's the use of a safe house?"
Chapter completed!