The ancient giant bear hiding in the world of immortal cultivation

Chapter 111: Grass and Tree Zombies
The vegetation on the back mountain is really lush.

There are ancient trees that are often fifty or sixty meters high, huge vines that are like a wall, and all kinds of weeds growing wildly in the cracks.

This is an environment that completely goes against ecological common sense.

There is no doubt that this was not formed naturally and must have been caused by unknown reasons.

"Mm, delicious! This place is worthy of being the branch temple of Grandpa Tree. Even the ordinary weeds are of high quality."

At this moment, Wang Wu, Niu Aihua, and Zhu Wuhua, three little monsters, were squatting in a deep valley. In fact, it was only about five or six hundred meters in a straight line from Daxiantai.

When it got here, Niu Aihua said it was hungry and refused to move. It opened its mouth wide and ate like a lawn mower, clacking loudly and enjoying the food very much.

Wang Wu deeply suspected that the reason why this old cow came to take the test was to steal the fine wild grass here.

The same is true for pork belly. The huge pig's snout seems to have turned into a soil-turning machine. In a short while, it can dig out a lot of huge rhizomes from such an environment.

"Third brother, eat quickly, these are all high-quality foods, so delicious."

Wang Wu shook his head, he was not hungry. While the cow and the pig were eating, he was observing carefully around. His level 10 danger perception was fully activated and he also had the formation stone in his mouth. At this point, of course, it didn't matter if he retained his strength and developed in a low-key manner.

Because he was determined to pass this test of the plant demon soldiers.

But the surroundings were very quiet, without even ordinary insects, birds or animals, not to mention various little goblins.

It's as if this place is a forbidden area.

But what are plant zombies?

Is it some kind of naturally occurring monster or an artificially formed, out-of-control monster?

Wang Wu felt that the four ordinary tasks and one hidden task given in this assessment were definitely not aimless, but were closely related to the daily work of the plant demon soldiers.

After all, the Tree God Temple would not keep idle monsters. It would be unreasonable for them to receive so many benefits without making any contribution.

In addition, looking at the requirements and mode of this assessment, a very important prerequisite for becoming a plant demon soldier is to be able to think rather than act recklessly.

Looking at the great sages of all races of goblins and monsters, in order to fight against humans, they actually adopted the strategy of learning skills from humans to control humans, creating a great ecosystem in the four seas and eight wildernesses, letting the monsters take the Creation and Wisdom Pill, listen to good people, learn rules, formulate weights and measures, etc., so they know that being able to use their brains, stick to principles, and act according to rules are highly praised in the Western Wilderness.

Because if it were not like this, and we had to fight against the human race in the most primitive, barbaric and chaotic mode, we would really be beaten by the human race.

The organization's fight against the unorganized and undisciplined is a dimensionality reduction attack.

"Therefore, we can't just think about finding the plant zombie and defeating it. We also have to think about why the plant zombie appeared. Is it a kind of 'pest'? The Tree Grandfather is a 100,000-year-old sacred tree. It has a very deep cultivation. Even a leaf that falls from the tree is so magical. So based on this, there must be pests on the Tree Grandfather. So over time, did it evolve into a plant zombie?"

"As the companion species of the ancient tree, the little tree spirits will naturally regard clearing the plant zombies as the most important and top priority mission. Otherwise, what is the need for them to exist as a companion species?"

"Also, considering that Grandpa Tree has existed for such a long time, there must be more than one companion species. So, is there competition between different companion species?"

Wang Wu thought silently, and a preliminary idea had already formed in his mind.

That is, can this first level, which seems to be the easiest to complete, become a breakthrough to unlock the hidden tasks?
In other words, the four tasks are the four types of work that the plant demon soldiers need to complete on a daily basis?
Thinking of this, he looked at the cow Aihua and the pig Wuhua again, smiled in his heart, and did not urge them, allowing them to eat and drink their fill.

It turns out these two can really eat.

Niu Aihua ate up nearly 300 square meters of wild grass and various vines in one go, and then she shouted something like "Eat until you are 80% full, and your stomach will be healthy when you are old."

The pork belly ate at least 500 kilograms of plant roots and rhizomes, and its stomach was so full that it was like a ball. It lay on the ground, not wanting to move, and shouted that the food was so delicious that it was well worth the trip!
Wang Wu was still not in a hurry. He strolled along the wide area opened up by the two men, carefully observing the surrounding plants and trees. Occasionally, he would run outside, or simply climb to the top of a big tree to look into the distance.

Anyway, they were not idle, and more than two hours passed. It was almost noon. Half a day had passed, and their team was still stranded here.

I guess the other monsters have almost completed their first mission.

"Lianhua, I'm so sorry, the wild grass here is so sweet, I can't help it, it's so delicious, I can't forget it."

Niu Aihua was eating grass and said with great guilt, "Yes, it's still eating this top-notch stuff!"
Never stopped for a moment.

This made Wang Wu deeply doubt whether it had eaten like this for three days and three nights in a row the past three times it came to take the assessment?

Doesn't it ruminate?
Awesome, this is really awesome!
Wang Wu really wanted to ask, but he held back in the end. Niu Aihua's blood talent must have something to do with eating grass, especially the cow dung it excreted, which could actually grow vines that could block out the breath and light and shadow. Perhaps this was also an evolution of this talent.

So, this guy is probably the type that gets stronger the more he eats. In comparison, the so-called foodie, the pork belly, is really not good. He ate only 500 kilograms and was already groaning. He is a complete idiot and a burden. Anyway, for the time being, Wang Wu has not seen any special advantages of this guy.

Next, Wang Wu continued to wait patiently. As time passed, he became more and more certain. Yes, he had basically guessed the truth, and this truth required Niu Aihua to keep eating grass.

And Wang Wu has already found some evidence here.

First of all, Niu Aihua encountered grass zombies in the past three assessments. It was definitely an exaggeration for it to say that it could beat five alone, because the first level only required killing one of each monster. In other words, the combat power of this grass zombie was definitely at the peak of the eighth level. Could it beat five eighth-level monsters?

In addition, referring to Niu Aihua's behavior at the moment, it means that it did not deliberately look for the plant zombie at all, and that thing came to it on its own initiative.

Therefore, under the premise that the examiner actively spawns monsters, it can be inferred that the grass zombies will actively attack because the grass and trees are destroyed.

Next, the second piece of evidence is that there are no birds, beasts, insects, or goblins in this large area behind the mountain. Could this be the effect achieved by the tree elves setting up a protective circle on the periphery to keep all the goblins out?

It's definitely impossible. Given the degree of involution among those little goblins, how much energy, manpower and resources must the little tree elves have put in to reach this level?

Therefore, it can be basically inferred that the grass zombies roam the back mountain around the clock, and any little goblins that enter will be eaten.

Finally, the third piece of evidence is that the vegetation on the back mountain is too lush. With ancient trees covering the sky and vines like walls, there are countless weeds growing densely wherever there are gaps. With such a density, even if there is no malnutrition, it should be lost in the crowd of weeds, right?

Guess what, any one of these wild vines can reach high-quality quality.

Previously, Wang Wu had guessed that this might be the result of the careful care of the little tree elves, but after careful observation, he found that all the plants and trees in the back mountain grew naturally, with no signs of artificial planting and maintenance at all.

This shows what?
This shows that the vitality and spiritual energy of this place is so strong that it has reached an excessive level.

So one thing can be basically confirmed, that the branch of the tree is in the back mountain.

Just the lingering fragrance, like residual heat, creates such lush vegetation.

"So, the fifth hidden task is definitely related to this branch of Grandpa Tree. You may need to find the branch, discover the nest of the grass zombies, and kill them all. Only in this way can you get a better assessment result."

"I bet the stubborn disease that has been plaguing the little tree spirits is the plant zombies."

After waiting for more than two hours, it was almost evening. The bright sunlight outside could hardly shine into the forest, and the place suddenly became dark and gloomy.

It was also at this moment that Wang Wu vaguely sensed a feeling of being spied on.

But Niu Aihua was still clueless and was eating grass like crazy. She was really a big eater and her stomach never got bigger no matter how much she ate. From morning to night, she had eaten up nearly 900 square meters of space.

Even so, it can still show off its frame while mumbling.

"Eat grass until you are 80% full, and your stomach will be healthy when you are old. If you don't listen to the old cow's advice, you will suffer. Eat grass with some seeds to help you stay healthy. One meal will hurt you, but ten meals will make you sick..."

"Third brother, why do I feel like this place is a little scary?"

The pig belly finally digested the food in its stomach and even ran to the side to poop a bunch of warm food...

At this moment, it looks quite energetic, as if it is full and refreshed.

Wang Wu grinned at it, and the next second he suddenly roared and rushed towards the pig belly.

Although he is not as big as Niu Aihua, with a weight of nearly 500 kilograms and a speed of 20 meters per second, he is like a giant insect on Earth. He can even stir up strong winds and blow up grass, looking very majestic.

The force of the attack was so frightening that even Zhu Wuhua almost dropped his jaw. Could this be the momentum of a ninth-rank little demon?
No, why are you coming at me? Third brother, please spare my life!
But before it could shout out, Wang Wu had already passed by it and collided head-on with some unknown creature.

"Oh!"

After a loud bang, Wang Wu seemed to have hit his head on a solid cliff. The cliff on the other side remained motionless, but he was bounced back three or four meters. His two bear claws and shoulders were numb, and there was even a strange force that crashed into his limbs, making him temporarily unable to muster any strength. He was like a controlled puppet and could only retreat continuously.

His strength of 31 points was not an advantage at all.

"You encountered an eighth-grade plant zombie. Due to its stiffness, it completely suppressed your basic strength. You were unable to cause damage to it. You received 120 points of recoil damage, and your body fell into stiffness for 3 seconds."

"Due to your basic defense of 43 points, you did not take any damage."

(End of this chapter)