blogombal Chapter 14: Exploiting Wool
Chapter 14: Exploiting Wool
"This godforsaken place is eerily quiet, not even a single insect can be heard. It's really creepy."
Luo Feng suppressed his aura, crouched in the canopy of a giant tree that would require several people to encircle, and spread his mental energy to carefully explore the silent island.
The island beneath his feet was covered with a peculiar willow tree he had never seen before, emitting a faint glow and fragrance that made the surrounding energy exceptionally rich.
But the more this happened, the more Luo Feng's heart sank.
He dared not be careless and had to find a safe place to hide as soon as possible to recover from his injuries.
"Cough cough... Luo Feng! You little beast, I'll tear you to pieces!"
A violent cough and a string of venomous curses came from the other side of the island; it was Li Yao who had followed the signal.
He was in a sorry state. Although he was protected by the Black God Suit and managed to cross the Lake of Death that Luo Feng had stirred up, he was still injured.
Li Yao was panting heavily, his eyes fixed on the flashing lights on his communication watch with a sinister look.
"That kid's right ahead! Don't let me..."
Before he could finish speaking, the dozens of willow trees around him suddenly came to life, and countless glowing branches silently lashed out at Li Yao.
"Damn it!"
Li Yao was terrified. He instantly covered his entire body with the Black God Suit and endured the whipping of the willow branches, scrambling and crawling away from the willow grove.
His face was pale, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes gleamed with a terrifying light. He stared at the willow branches, as if remembering something, and roared at his watch:
"Venina, we've got it! During my pursuit of Luo Feng, I entered an island and discovered many plant spirits on it. Quickly notify the HR Alliance to come over!"
"The spirit of plants and trees?"
Luo Feng's heart stirred, and he immediately connected to the virtual space network, quickly searching on the Extreme Home Forum.
His breathing quickened the moment he saw the search results.
"A thousand-year-old willow heartwood, its effects are even stronger than dragon's blood? There's so much here, how much is it worth?!"
Overjoyed, he disregarded Li Yao and immediately reported the situation and coordinates to the Extreme Martial Arts Academy.
"Hello, I am Luo Feng from the Elite Training Camp. I have discovered a large number of plant spirits on a mysterious island in Australia!"
After a long while, a flying saucer-shaped fighter jet roared through the thick fog and hovered above the lake.
Led by HR Alliance councilor Far, accompanied by three War God-level powerhouses, they stepped off the fighter jet. One of them was none other than Phantom Demon Catlan, the psychic master whom both the Limitless Martial Arts Academy and the Thunder Martial Arts Academy had been trying to recruit!
"Hahaha, this is truly a stroke of luck! So many spirits of plants and trees are enough to elevate the strength of our HR Alliance to another level!"
Far said with a triumphant smile.
Just as he was about to give the order to begin mining, another fighter jet roared in from afar. It was the Extreme Martial Arts Academy's fighter jet, and two figures disembarked.
"Councilor Liu, what brings you here?"
Far frowned.
"We are here on the orders of the Master to receive and protect our talented students."
Inspector Liu said expressionlessly, and he and the man in the golden mask beside him walked straight to Luo Feng's side, forming a protective stance.
Far glanced at them and sneered:
"Protecting trainees? I think you're just trying to get a piece of the pie. But it's fine, according to the rules, whoever discovers it gets 30%. The rest, our HR Alliance will happily accept."
He had barely finished speaking.
"boom--"
The calm lake surface suddenly exploded.
Sixteen thick, dark red vines shot into the sky from the lake, blocking out the sun.
A terrifying pressure instantly enveloped the entire island.
"What is that?!"
Far's expression changed drastically.
The vines attacked everyone on the lakeside indiscriminately, each strike carrying the power to tear through space.
"Oh no! Retreat immediately!"
The powerful members of the HR Alliance were thrown into chaos, all trying to defend themselves, but their attacks landed on the vines and had no effect.
"Walk!"
The man in the golden mask and Inspector Liu exchanged a glance, recalling the words the innkeeper had spoken before they set off.
"If you encounter a plant with 16 vines on your trip, just run away without hesitation."
They didn't linger in the fight. They lifted up the shocked Luo Feng, turned around, and rushed towards the Extreme Martial Arts Academy's spaceship, quickly retreating.
In the chaos, before Li Yao could even make a move against Luo Feng, he was whipped away by a vine, leaving a dent on the surface of his Black God Suit. He coughed up blood and desperately fled.
Just as everyone in the HR Alliance was in a flurry of activity, the sky suddenly darkened.
Everyone instinctively looked up and saw a huge, blood-red triangular fighter jet hovering high in the sky.
The hatch opened, and a black figure stepped out of the void, walking down step by step to the astonishment of everyone present.
An invisible aura emanated from his body, causing the movements of the sixteen vines of the previously rampaging Demon Cloud Vine to momentarily halt.
"It's Hong... the First Speaker!"
Upon seeing Hong, Far felt a sinking feeling in his heart.
He knew the battle was over.
"Oh? This mysterious island actually has such powerful plants?"
Hong's gaze was like lightning as he stared directly at the wildly dancing demonic cloud vines, and slowly drew the dark spear from behind his back.
As if sensing the threat, the Demon Cloud Vine let out a sharp screech, abandoned everyone, and all sixteen vines swept towards Hong Xi.
"Good timing."
Amidst the swirling vines, a black light flashed and disappeared.
In that instant, everyone present felt as if they had been ripped from the world. Everything vanished, leaving only a domineering glint of gunfire in their eyes.
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
A series of dull thuds.
Sixteen vines were easily pierced by Hong's spear.
The Demon Cloud Vine let out a resentful and painful howl, and its enormous vines tumbled violently on the island in the middle of the lake, stirring up towering waves.
Hong took a step forward, his figure vanished instantly, and when he reappeared, he was already above the island in the middle of the lake.
"town!"
He thrust his spear down at the core of the Demon Cloud Vine below.
"Buzz—"
The entire island of mist trembled violently.
That dark, long spear seemed to possess the power to suppress heaven and earth, forcefully pinning the enormous demonic cloud vine to the bottom of the lake.
The overwhelming pressure and violent energy vanished in an instant.
Hong stood with his hands behind his back, his clothes spotless.
He seemed to have just discovered it, and exclaimed "Eh!" as his gaze fell on the mess of the spirits of plants.
"Oh? There's such a good thing."
He looked at Far and the others and waved his hand.
An invisible force of domain power was activated, causing 30% of the spirits of the plants and trees on the island to float in front of Fal and the others.
"I won't bully you. You'll get 30% of the island's plant and tree spirits, and the rest will belong to my Extreme Martial Arts School. Any objections?"
"Yes, First Speaker!"
Far took the spirit of the plants and trees and led Li Yao and the other members of the HR Alliance back into the fighter jet.
The fighter jet then shuddered slightly before quickly flying away into the distance.
Hong shook his head, and with the power of his domain, he uprooted all the remaining plant spirits on the island, along with the dozens of newly planted Wood Sprout Crystals, turning them into a beam of green light, which he then stored in his spatial equipment.
He turned around and reached out to the withered Demon Cloud Vine. The enormous Demon Cloud Vine quickly shrank and coiled around him, eventually transforming into a thin, green vine that obediently clung to Hong's arm.
"Thanks for your hard work, but your acting is actually quite good..."
Before he finished speaking, his figure had vanished, and the next second he appeared inside the cockpit of the blood-red fighter jet. The jet's engine emitted a soft hum, instantly accelerating and disappearing into the horizon.
Inside the fighter jet, Hong looked at the dozens of crystal-clear wooden beads he had just acquired and smiled with satisfaction.
"These leeks in Babata are growing so well, they keep growing after being harvested. They're practically treating this Kirishima Island like my own vegetable garden."