38: Life and death crisis! Mysterious card?

"How much longer?"

Nezha, with a stab of his Fire Tipped Spear, casually dispatched a Star Epoch white-furred rat demon, then asked with a hint of impatience.

"Soon, I think. Looking at the distance on this, it shouldn't be far."

Jiang Yuan said after comparing the treasure map again.

"Speaking of which, our luck doesn't seem to be very good."

While Jiang Yuan was speaking, Mu Qianshan also stepped forward to loot the corpse.

Unfortunately, he didn't find anything.

This wasn't the first time for Mu Qianshan; he had failed to find anything three times already.

Although Star Epoch white-furred rat demons usually only drop one card.

However, given his luck, this was quite unusual.

"Be content."

Jiang Yuan was displeased: "You've only failed to find anything three times!"

As Jiang Yuan spoke, Nezha and Zhou Dongshan on the side also started to laugh.

Along the way, Nezha and Mu Qianshan had killed many demons.

The corpse looting was done in turns, and Jiang Yuan, with his terrible luck, had also gotten ten chances.

However...

Hmm, all empty.

He was even worse than Zhou Dongshan.

Although Zhou Dongshan's luck wasn't great either, his probability of getting something from looting a corpse was around forty to fifty percent.

Unlike Jiang Yuan, who had a direct zero percent.

But Mu Qianshan was different; his drop rate wasn't incredibly high, but he basically never came up empty-handed.

Only when encountering extremely weak demons like the white-furred rat demon, which genuinely had little to drop, would he occasionally fail.

So, after discussing it with Zhou Dongshan, Mu Qianshan deprived Jiang Yuan of his right to loot corpses.

After all, this was all money!

Although Mu Qianshan didn't care, Zhou Dongshan still needed it quite a bit.

"Ah~ Such enviable luck~"

Mu Qianshan walked ahead, his smug demeanor making Jiang Yuan's teeth itch with frustration.

"We're almost there; it should be just ahead."

After walking for a while longer, Jiang Yuan looked at a pond ahead, then compared it to the treasure map in his hand, and said to Mu Qianshan and Zhou Dongshan.

"It should be there, right?"

Mu Qianshan also glanced at the treasure map, then pointed at a large tree over there and asked.

"Go dig it up; it shows it's under this big tree."

"Speaking of which, will there be any danger?"

Jiang Yuan asked curiously just after Mu Qianshan finished speaking.

"What, does something feel off?"

Hearing Jiang Yuan say this, Mu Qianshan also sensed it.

It seemed a little too quiet here.

Only the rustling of leaves in the wind could be heard, with no sounds from any other creatures.

This was considered a water source, so how could there be no demons here?

Thinking of this, Mu Qianshan and Jiang Yuan exchanged glances, then both became vigilant.

A moment later, Jiang Yuan and the other three had also finished checking their surroundings.

"It seems there really isn't any danger; did we overthink it?" Mu Qianshan spread his hands, looking at Jiang Yuan as he spoke.

"I'll go see what the treasure looks like first."

Hearing Mu Qianshan say this, Zhou Dongshan impatiently ran towards the location of the treasure.

As Zhou Dongshan's shovel dug out soil repeatedly, Mu Qianshan and Jiang Yuan slowly relaxed.

Nezha, carrying his Fire Tipped Spear, leaned next to Zhou Dongshan, curiously watching him dig.

"It looks like there's something!"

A moment later, with a shout from Zhou Dongshan, Jiang Yuan and Mu Qianshan, who were watching nearby, quickly gathered around.

"It really seems like there is something?"

"Dig a couple more times and see."

As Jiang Yuan and Mu Qianshan spoke, Zhou Dongshan started digging again, completely unaware that the large tree behind him had already extended its branches.

The branches snaked forward like small snakes, their tips emitting a metallic cold glint.

"Clang!"

"Watch out!"

Nezha roared, his Fire Tipped Spear drawing a semicircle in the air, striking the branch.

Compared to Jiang Yuan and the others, Nezha had never let his guard down.

It was only when the tip of his Fire Tipped Spear, resting on his shoulder, reflected the moving branch that Nezha realized where the true danger lay.

Nezha's shout naturally made Jiang Yuan and the others react.

At the same time, the branches no longer concealed themselves, suddenly lunging at the group at Nezha's shout.

Mu Qianshan and Zhou Dongshan reacted quickly, rolling on the ground to dodge the branch's attack.

The branch plunged deep into the ground, clearly possessing considerable power.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan's eyelids twitched, then he sensed the sound of rushing wind from behind him.

He was the furthest away, so he was also the last one to be attacked.

"Jiang Yuan!"

Mu Qianshan, after rolling to evade the attack, saw this scene and immediately rushed forward, preparing to intercept.

He knew about Jiang Yuan's physical condition.

myasthenia was fine in other aspects, but his athletic ability was extremely poor.

Jiang Yuan definitely wouldn't be able to dodge the branch's attack on his own.

As Mu Qianshan pounced, a card appeared in Jiang Yuan's hand.

With a flick of his finger, the card dissipated, but the branch suddenly pierced through Jiang Yuan's body.

"Huh?"

The mayor, watching this scene in the monitoring room, was stunned.

Not just them, but everyone else watching this scene was also stunned.

It was normal for Mu Qianshan and Zhou Dongshan to dodge, as the branch's attack speed wasn't particularly fast.

But how did the last person attacked, who had the most reaction time, not dodge?

Just like that?

Everyone was a little disappointed, and Mu Qianshan, seeing this scene, was also filled with grief and indignation!

But the next second, right before everyone's eyes, Jiang Yuan transformed into a shovel.

The wooden handle of the shovel was directly pierced through, then with a slight force from the branch, the entire wooden handle exploded.

"Clang!"

The shovel hit the ground, and only then did everyone react.

Jiang Yuan himself appeared at the original location of the shovel.

"Substitution Technique?"

The general frowned, then a smile appeared on his face: "The Substitution Technique can be used like that?"

As he spoke, the general frowned again: "The Jin Xing Tree Demon's branch should have already pierced through his body just now, so why is his body fine after the substitution?"

That had already been a fatal wound; even if he used the [Substitution Technique], he should have died.

Yet he was completely unharmed?

Strange.

"What if it wasn't the Substitution Technique?"

The mayor's face also showed an interested expression, curiously looking at Jiang Yuan on the screen.

"Why are you still standing there, run!"

Jiang Yuan roared; he had already recognized what had attacked them.

A Xuanxiao Early Stage Jin Xing Tree Demon!

"Damn it, are we playing this big this time?!"

Jiang Yuan, carried by Nezha, instantly rushed out.

Mu Qianshan and Zhou Dongshan also didn't hesitate; seeing that Jiang Yuan was fine, they also quickly fled.

The Jin Xing Tree Demon had one major weakness.

Slow movement speed!

And it couldn't get too close to a water source!

As long as they could run out of its attack range, they would survive!

"Speaking of which, what kind of card was that just now?!"

During their escape, Mu Qianshan asked curiously.

"The attacks are coming from behind; you're still asking about this? Stop and I'll explain it to you!"

Jiang Yuan, lying on Nezha's back, roared at Mu Qianshan, then once again conjured his Linglong Pagoda to smash onto the branches, further slowing down their pursuit.