12 Tree Demon Tower

Zhang Yang finally woke up after sleeping for an unknown period of time. He felt like his entire head was about to explode. He tried to remember what happened, but his memory was fuzzy. He couldn't even focus his gaze, as if he was in a state of rolling his eyes.

He slowly recovered his senses after 10 minutes and found himself in a somewhat dimly-lit cave that seemed rather familiar.

Upon taking a closer look, he realized that he was inside the tree root demon's body.

It was quiet outside. He could see the soldiers patrolling and Wu Yuan guarding the entrance of the cave.

However, he didn't care to ask what happened, but hurriedly reached for the Village Building Order instead. Although the Village Building Order was the culprit that led him to this damn world, it was a fact that he couldn't survive without it.

"Village Chief, you're awake?" Wu Yuan asked from outside the tree cave.

"What's the situation now? How long have I been unconscious? This thing is thoroughly dead, right?" Zhang Yang asked.

"Village Chief, it is now safe outside and there are no signs of other demons. You've been unconscious for about an hour. And as for this tree root demon, it is indeed dead. Also, you were in a bad state earlier, so I placed you here to recover because I found that the corpse of this tree root demon seems to have some healing effect," Wu Yuan replied with scrupulous attention to detail.

Zhang Yang nodded and checked the Village Building Order. However, no matter how he searched, there wasn't any kill information, let alone analyzing the tree root demon's soul.

What's going on?

Did Wu Yuan pocket the demon's soul?

Zhang Yang vaguely remembered that before he fell unconscious, he saw Wu Yuan rip off a green tree heart from the demon.

At that thought, Zhang Yang witnessed a flash of familiar white brilliance, followed by several messages mapped in front of his eyes.

[Successfully killed Level 15 Earthbound Tree Demon.

As you cast the imprisonment spell on the Earthbound Tree Demon when it died, the Village Building Order couldn't gain any energy.

As you cast the imprisonment spell on the Earthbound Tree Demon when it died, the Village Building Order couldn't gain a soul.

As you cast the imprisonment spell on the Earthbound Tree Demon when it died, the Village Building Order couldn't gain any materials.

Obtained Special Item: Level 1 Tree Demon Tower (Select to inspect properties.)

Usage 1: Gains a passive camouflage effect while carrying the Tree Demon Tower in a forest. High chance to avoid enemy's detection; works best when stationary. This effect will disappear if there are no trees within 100 meters.

Usage 2: Slowly heal injuries for wounded soldiers until they fully recover.

Usage 3: Speed up the recovery of soul energy.

Note: The size of the Tree Demon Tower exceeds the space limit that comes with the Village Building Order. Please upgrade the Village Building Order.]

This isn't too bad.

Zhang Yang was pleased. It was impossible for him to be dissatisfied because this was a level 15 demon. If he didn't release and maintain the imprisonment spell from start to finish, the soldiers under him wouldn't have been able to beat this demon.

One had to know that even those two spider lords had to rely on venom to turn this demon away.

So he was really content to have this result.

In addition, he also kind of tested out the other role of the imprisonment spell and frankly, he was surprised.

As a matter of fact, he didn't take the imprisonment spell seriously at first. He thought it was similar to a manipulation skill in some games, where the target couldn't move for only a few seconds.

But in the end, this imprisonment spell continuously trapped the target's flesh and soul. The effect was more than domineering and simply godlike.

The only flaw was that the strength of the caster's soul must be higher than that of the target's, otherwise it would be of little use.

Zhang Yang had some lingering fear. He counted his lucky stars because back then, if he didn't insist on not selling his C+ soul, he would have already been imprisoned by the two spider lords forever.

It seems that when there is an opportunity in the future, I must give priority to strengthening my soul. Otherwise, I will be killed before I realize it.

With this thought, Zhang Yang continued to lie in the Tree Demon Tower. He felt that his soul energy hadn't fully recovered yet.

On the contrary, Wu Yuan took the initiative to report the situation. "Village Chief, I ripped off that tree demon's heart during the battle, but before I realized it, that tree demon's heart disappeared in my hands. I…"

"It's fine. The disappearance of that tree demon's heart was related to my spell," Zhang Yang comforted. That tree demon's heart must be very precious, but under the imprisonment spell, no material could escape.

It took a full hour before Zhang Yang walked out of the Tower of Wood Demons feeling refreshed. At that moment, he felt that this special item was even more valuable.

It could speed up the recovery of soul energy, which also meant that he could increase the number of times he could cast an imprisonment spell.

Even if he were to encounter a boss like the Earthbound Tree Demon again, he wouldn't be afraid at all.

Say, am I even considered a mysterious, noble, and terrifying wizard?

Zhang Yang was pleased just thinking about it.

You see, the Level 2 Vision can be treated as a long-range detection spell. The Level 2 Concealment can be seen as a stealth spell, while the Level 2 Protection is a shield spell.

In addition to the imprisonment spell, what am I not a wizard?

As for building a village and becoming a farmer? Hmph! Farm my *ss! I will never be a farmer in my lifetime.

But after some reverie, Zhang Yang anxiously puckered his brows.

The reason was very simple.

One: He had run out of energy after exhausting it in the earlier battle, so he could no longer activate the Level 2 Vision. This meant that he couldn't locate any demons now.

Two: The Tree Demon Tower was too tall at a full 10 meters in height. He would need seven or eight people to surround its huge size. Although it had already shrunk, how could they lift a tree with such a heavy weight?

Even if the soldiers could move it around, this was a primitive forest with complex terrain, after all. What if they faced an ambush from a demon? What should he do if the soldiers were exhausted when they encountered a demon?

It seems that this thing isn't suitable to bring around and can only be used in a fixed location. How about I build a village here? Anyways, the ground looks pretty flat here.

No no no. I can't build a village. My Village Building Order has only 9 recruitment quotas left. I still need them to recruit soldiers for critical moments. Building a village here is a dead end. I won't make such a mistake.

Just as Zhang Yang was caught in a dilemma, he was suddenly startled by the soldiers who drew their weapons and shouted. He looked up and saw a deer elegantly strolling out from the depths of the forest.

However, the deer was enormous. Or rather, it had a huge head of a stag. Its overall height was as tall as 15 meters, although its antlers occupied half of it.

What was even more bizarre was all sorts of things hanging on the tynes of the antlers, including a green wolf's head, feathers of a red eagle, green fruits, horns of a bison, black mushrooms, bright little flowers, etc. As for its body, it was covered with dark-green moss, which would look like a sacred mountain from afar, assuming it hid in the deep grass without moving a muscle.

The deer demon strutted 100 meters away from Zhang Yang and the soldiers. The flow of emotions in its eyes was the same as a human's. Its gaze was fixed on the Tree Demon Tower, and it was apparently here for it.

"Village Chief, this is a lord-ranked demon, and it's really mysterious," Wu Yuan whispered. His expression was unprecedentedly stern.

On the other hand, Zhang Yang felt bitter. He cursed that his luck was too horrible. He defeated the small spiders, only to have the two spider lords show up. After killing the two spider lords, the Earthbound Tree Demon appeared. And now, after annihilating the Earthbound Tree Demon, this Tree Demon Tower transformed from the Earthbound Tree Demon's carcass attracted yet another gigantic demon.

"Everyone, form up with your backs against the Tree Demon Tower. This fella isn't that easy to deal with."

That was the only order he could give. After all, it was impossible for him to retreat and abandon the Tree Demon Tower.

Upon seeing Zhang Yang and the soldiers forming a defensive formation, the deer demon on the other side showed a trace of disdain in its eyes. It widened its mouth and let out a wolf-howl. At the same time, the green wolf head hanging on its antlers transformed into a cloud of black smoke, disappearing into nothingness.

Is this some sort of mysterious sorcery?

Zhang Yang speculated and at the next second, wolf howls echoed from all directions. In the blink of an eye, more than 50 huge green wolf demons leapt out from the woods. Their target wasn't the deer demon, but undoubtedly, Zhang Yang and the soldiers instead.