The dungeon has been parasitized

Chapter 50 Curse

Dodge left, dodge right.

bang bang bang...

The tree stump kept pushing into the ground, but it just couldn't touch the agile Klein.

Try pulling it first; without the magic, it's just a slow-moving tree stump.

Klein ran in circles around it, and the Cursed Tree Spirit continued to use magic to uproot the trunk and then shoot it at Klein.

After several unsuccessful attempts, it roared in anger.

"Roara ...

Then, Klein noticed that its leaves were rapidly withering and turning into a log.

"Here they come! To the right!"

As it turned completely into a stake, a claw extended from the charred wood to Klein's right, but Klein was prepared this time.

Klein's magic had been brewing for a long time.

Shadowfang!

Klein's shadow overlapped with the shadow of the charred wood, and directly beneath it, the shadow's sharp fangs opened, and it bit into the wood in one gulp!

"Roar!"

The Cursed Tree Spirit roared as it emerged from the charred wood with its severed claws, but Klein had already distanced himself.

It seems... the Ju-on Tree Spirit's ability to transfer itself didn't happen instantly; if there's time to unleash the spell, things will be much easier...

"Yanami, can your fire magic burn it?"

Yanami shook her head.

"The incantation for Rocket Rain is too long, and I can't use it at all while Klein is running around, but the range of Fireball is too short."

In other words, complex spells have no chance to be cast, and simple spells can't be used...

"All right."

Even a weak fire isn't so easy to deal with... This guy definitely won't just obediently wait to be burned by us.

"Here they come again, behind us!"

There's nothing I can do about it behind me.

"A shock to the soul!"

The shadow wasn't there, but Yanami's mental shock still bought her a little time. Klein didn't stop for a moment and jumped to dodge the tree claw attack.

"Hoo..."

After jumping and running back and forth, Shadow Wolf's stamina was gradually running out, and he began to pant heavily.

"That's really troublesome."

The Cursed Tree Spirit no longer uses ranged attacks, but instead launches surprise attacks using the dense charred wood that is everywhere in the forest.

However, Klein had already found a solution.

Klein stopped beside a tree, but when he turned around, he found that the Cursed Tree Spirit had disappeared into the scorched forest.

"Klein, what's wrong?"

"It's okay... Just follow my instructions in a bit."

"it is good."

The forest was quiet except for the heavy breathing of the shadow wolf.

"right!"

It's finally here...

Klein looked to his right, where there was a tree trunk very close to him, with a claw already extended.

Shadowfang!

Crushing the tree claws renders it incapable of attack, then activating the skill: Accelerated Growth.

*Pfft*—Countless vines sprouted from the ground and wrapped around the entire tree trunk, followed by countless bright red flame roses growing from the vines!

Because of the range of mental power, there is only one seed buried in the forest every few tens of meters. For example, there was originally a Klein plant that parasitized this charred tree.

Klein came here to transfer the Cursed Tree Spirit to this location, and then use the vines to control it.

However, Klein was not so naive as to think that his vines could control a guy with a strength of 135.

"Wa ...

A piercing roar came from the mouth of the newly formed Cursed Tree Spirit, whose entire body was already wrapped in Klein's tough vines.

But it kept struggling, and the vines were already taut and trembling.

"Yanami, burn it!"

"Fireball Technique!"

If the distance is close enough, Yanami can burn it with a fire spell; she no longer needs to chant this simple magic.

As Yanami channeled her magic and unleashed a fire spell, Klein activated his skill: Magic Replication.

Success rate: 100%

Launch successful.

Yanami waved her wand, and a fireball the size of a head appeared from the tip of the wand.

Activate spell: Fireball

Klein also cast a spell, but the flame was only three-fifths the size of Yanami's... This wand's amplification is truly remarkable.

Before the Cursed Tree Spirit could activate its teleportation ability, or if it couldn't activate it under these circumstances, Yanami and Klein simultaneously threw out fireballs.

Splash...

The moment the fireball touched the crimson petals, flames spread out like a skirt, entangling the spirit of the cursed tree.

"Roar!"

The piercing screams stabbed at our eardrums, and the cursed tree spirit struggled frantically.

Activate skill: Accelerate growth

As Klein burned, new flame roses were born, and the vines were continuously strengthened.

The spirit of the Cursed Tree gradually withered as it burned...

At this rate, we should be able to take it down, right?

The Flame Rose has finally come in handy!

What?!

Suddenly, Klein lost control of the offspring!

All the vines simultaneously loosened their bindings and then turned around to stab Klein!

"Wind Blade!"

Before Klein could react, Yanami had already unleashed a wind blade at the burning vines.

puff!

"Klein!"

However, a single staff is no match for a multitude of vines. Although he used his wind blade to cut off several vines, some still managed to pierce Klein.

The vines, which were not originally very tough, transformed into tree claws as they pierced out, directly piercing the Shadow Wolf's belly!

not good!

A sharp pain shot through his abdomen, but it was only from a few tree claws. Klein instinctively tried to jump backward, but suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of weakness wash over him...

Immediately afterwards, the piercing pain emanating directly from his soul caused Klein's entire body to stiffen.

Klein's Shadow Wolf leaped halfway up the mountain and was pierced through mid-air, flames spreading along the tree claws.

The sudden weakness and mental attack—could this be…a curse?!

"Cough, hi..."

A mouthful of blood gushed from the wolf's mouth. Klein was now in a daze, his body wracked with excruciating pain.

"Klein!"

Yanami on her back immediately drew the Demon Sword Blood Eater and severed the tree claws that were piercing Klein.

But even after no longer coming into contact with the Cursed Tree Spirit, the physical and mental pain did not lessen.

Thump... Klein and Yanami fell to the ground together, flames spreading from their fur.

The Cursed Tree Spirit, not far away, was still being burned by the fire, rolling on the ground while manipulating its vines to stab at Klein.

puff.

Yanami had already stood up and used her wind blades to cut off the vines that kept piercing her. It seemed that she was not affected by the curse, which meant that one would be cursed only if they came into direct contact with the Cursed Tree Spirit.

My body is paralyzed... I didn't expect this negative state to be so severe. If I could, I would really like to replicate it.

Oh right... negative status!

"Klein! Get up!"

Activate skill: Status Absorption

Success rate: 43%

Klein activated his status absorption ability on himself, but it failed.

Again!

Launch successful!

As the ability was successfully activated, Klein's physical pain disappeared, but the mental pain remained.

The mental curse disappeared only after Klein activated his ability again.

"what!"

With a soft thud, as Klein broke the curse, a tree claw pierced Yanami's thigh. She frowned and knelt on the ground in pain.

Klein quickly grabbed her robe and staggered away with her.