The maid squad is too strong, what use is there for me, the Demon King?

Chapter 317 Plant Tiger?

Having a space appliance with a huge storage capacity is really convenient.

Ordinary adventurers, when slaying monsters, will only take the small but valuable magic crystals from inside the monsters as loot. As for other precious monster materials, they need to think carefully about whether they can carry them with them.

When adventuring in the wild, it is not advisable to carry too many or too heavy items.

Adventurers typically carry only a few pieces of valuable pelts or flesh from large monsters because of their sheer quantity.

The three members of the Hero Squad don't need to worry about space right now, and of course they won't specifically go out of their way to store low-value monster materials.

When the poisonous mushroom atop the Land Mushroom is cut off, plant sap rather than animal blood flows out, further illustrating that the Land Mushroom is a plant-type monster.

But the next step, retrieving the magic crystal, proved to be a challenge for Philippa.

Normally, a monster's magic crystal is located in its heart or brain. So where is a plant-type monster's magic crystal?

She asked Taric, who might know, "Where is the magic crystal for this thing?"

Taric shrugged, indicating that he didn't know much either: "There's a core inside the plant-type monster, and the magic crystal is there, but I don't know exactly where. Anyway, it's there; we might have to dissect the whole thing to find it."

Upon hearing this, Philippa took a step back: "You do it, the juice is sticky and a bit disgusting."

Despite her yearning for adventure, Philippa is still a normal girl who hates sticky plant sap and the fishy smell of monster blood.

Seeing the oozing juice, Sophia said irritably, "Why don't you just not remove it..."

If you cut open a wild mushroom, how much juice will splatter out?

In this respect, Sofia was more concerned than Philippa.

Taric stepped forward, snatched the giant axe, and said, "Don't forget there are a lot of plant-type monsters here. If we don't cut one open to determine the approximate location of the magic crystal, are we going to throw away the rest? The Land Mushroom is relatively small, so cutting it open won't be too difficult."

Taric used his axe to dissect the land mushroom bit by bit in search of the magic crystal.

Sophia felt uncomfortable and looked away, not continuing to watch. Philippa also felt a little nauseous, but she was curious about the approximate location of the plant-type monster's magic crystal, so she continued watching.

Soon, Taric took out a sticky magic crystal from the walking mushroom.

The magic crystal itself is solid; it only appears viscous when it comes into contact with liquid.

Taric wiped the magic crystal with a cloth and put it into the "silver chain".

"Similar to a regular monster, it can be compared to the heart of a monster."

Philippa blinked.

You can't learn this kind of knowledge in the palace.

What's so good about that kind of imprisonment life where you're surrounded by maids all day and eat cakes until you're sick of them...? The cakes are still pretty good, hehe...

She's making statements based on someone who's never experienced hardship; I suggest giving her a good wake-up call! (* ~︿~)

Once the two had almost finished fiddling with it, Sofia turned her gaze back to them.

She's currently pondering a question about the positioning of the hero squad.

Taric is in the front line, while she herself is a back-row mage. Philippa is in the middle, adapting to the situation, but is usually quite far away from her.

How can we find opportunities to take advantage of each other (scratch that) and help each other out?

Philippa has become increasingly wary of her lately, making it difficult for him to get close enough to take advantage of her under normal circumstances. While Philippa is less concerned about such things during a fight, he still doesn't have many opportunities.

oh~~

Sofia sighed softly.

My hair has turned white from worry.

Ok?

Sofia suddenly noticed something and immediately straightened her posture and got into position.

Philippa and Taric naturally noticed the commotion and drew their weapons to guard the surroundings.

Seeing that the three of them had noticed something, the thing simply stopped pretending.

A gust of wind whistled past, and Philippa was the first to react, blocking the attack.

The appearance of that monster made Philippa's eyes widen in astonishment.

It was a green tiger, or rather, a tiger full of the vibrancy of spring.

The head of this plant tiger is made of flowers, with petals that gradually change from dark green to light green, and have a subtle touch of gold at the edges.

Its eyes are made up of two glistening dewdrops, transparent with a hint of azure.

The "beard" is made of slender, curled blades of grass, swaying gently in the wind.

Its body is strong and slender, composed of countless layers of emerald green leaves, which are arranged closely together to form a natural texture, like the finest brocade. Its shoulders and chest are decorated with pieces of hard bark, like armor, protecting its vitals.

Its limbs are thick and powerful, woven from vines and branches, with naturally curved joints that resemble real muscles and bones. Each claw is made of tiny leaves and sharp thorns, and its hunting organs seem to be no less sophisticated than those of other tiger-like monsters.

The plant tiger's tail is long and flexible, composed of clusters of flowers that gradually change from white at the base to a bright red at the tip.

Although it is made of plants, the plant tiger's "fur" is composed of tiny grass blades and soft moss. These plant hairs are delicate and dense, covering its body and giving it a furry illusion.

Its physical characteristics are extremely similar to those of tiger-like monsters, the difference being that this monster is entirely composed of plants.

Once they clashed, Philippa realized that this thing was no "paper tiger."

Its speed and strength are in no way inferior to a fifth-tier monster.

"It's Plant Tiger?" Taric's eyes lit up.

"A very peculiar creature. It looks like a tiger-like monster, but it is made of plants."

Plant Tigers are herbivorous monsters that are said to prioritize hunting other plant-based monsters and only eat ordinary plants when they are extremely hungry.

They must have been attracted by the smell of the sap from the walking mushrooms, right?

Taric chatted away, while Sophia rolled her eyes at him and raised her staff to cast a spell.

"Idiot! Who wants to hear your monster introduction? They've started fighting, go help them!"

Sofia's angry shouts pulled Taric back from his excitement.

Taric was somewhat helpless.

He wasn't so happy that he forgot himself. It's just that Philippa could handle a level 5 Tiger all by herself, and she didn't need his help at all.

But since the Holy Maiden had spoken, he could no longer sit idly by and strode forward to chop at Zhi Hu with his axe.

With the help of Sophia's light magic, Zhihu quickly found himself at a disadvantage.

……

Phoenix watched as the three members of the hero team dealt with the monsters in an orderly manner, and nodded in approval of them.

But what he cared more about was the results of his observations on light-attribute magic.

They possess an unreasonable ability to counter demons and their power, and are often able to turn the tables on those of higher power.

When he encountered the sixth-tier demon, he couldn't help but want to take action, but unexpectedly, Sophia and Taric broke through in the midst of the battle and managed to defeat the sixth-tier demon with the strength of three fifth-tier professionals.

However, when facing other opponents, the effect of light-attribute magic is not so significant, and can even be described as mediocre...