Chapter 243 The Bigger Picture (1/2)

All Man-eating Vines had several appendages with sharp spines at the end, regardless of their size. Each of their appendages were split into a dozen sections, like bamboo, and every section could revolve around at many angles. They were not only fast as lightning, their attacks were also very obscure and highly deceptive!

Sometimes, their attacks would look as though they were aimed toward the face of their enemy, but would instantly turn to attack the opponent's genitals with a slight twist when approaching their face; Sometimes, the attack was clearly aimed toward the enemy's dantian, but would slice open the enemy's throat instantly with a gentle flick…

An ordinary Man-eating Vine already had an offensive radius of about five meters. The giant Man-eating Vine at the entrance of the cave had appendages more than double in length of an ordinary Man-eating Vine's. It was imaginable how wide its radius of attack was! Coupled with the fact that it had way more appendages than an ordinary Man-eating Vine, it was unimaginable how terrifying its battle capabilities were!

Could this be the champion of the Man-eating Vines!

Yang Ling had a thought as he looked at the continuously twitching appendages of the blood red, giant Man-eating Vine. He recalled the ordinary Man-eating Vines along the way that would retreat or attack maniacally every time they heard a roar.

Those Man-eating Vines did not have enough strength and was unable to quickly dissolve the highly defensive Holy Barrier, but they had alarming speeds and fierce attacks. Furthermore, they did not look too different from an ordinary plant, and were highly deceptive. An average person would be fooled easily, making them easy pickings for them surprise attacks. Coupled with their tyre-like ability to roll away quickly, they were definitely defensive creatures that Yang Ling could not have too many of.

If he could tame a large number of these strange Man-eating Vines and position them at critical locations in the Five-colored Crystal Vein and the Wissen Castle, it would definitely catch the enemies that were attempting to infiltrate the areas off guard. Coupled with the statue-like Gargoyles and the keen senses of the Horned Bee Beasts, even a high-level Sword Saint or Magical Tutor would have difficulty freeing themselves in a short amount of time if they infiltrated his territory recklessly!

He naturally had to tame the champion of the Magical Beasts first if he wanted to tame the rest of the Man-eating Vines!

After taking a deep breath, Yang Ling tried his best to suppress the ripples of Wizard Power in his body, cautiously sneaking toward a spot not far away from the cave. He set his sights on the body of the giant, blood red Man-eating Vine, prepared to strike when the opportunity was right. As longa s he could tame this Man-eating Vine that was akin to a Magical Beast champion, he believed that he would gain control over the ordinary Man-eating Vines and be able to effortlessly gain an army of Man-eating Vines.

Yang Ling was confident, quickly arriving at a decision, while the Red-robed Cardinal Kayseri could not decide whether to advance or retreat despite hesitating for the longest time. According to the historical records, the Man-eating Vine's abilities are more powerful the redder their bodies are. Blood red Man-eating Vines were a rare sight and possessed terrifying battle capabilities even during the Great Battle of the Gods and Demons.

Other than the giant Man-eating Vine, a large group of ordinary Man-eating Vines were swarming out of the giant cave, their numbers enough to make anyone's skin crawl. It would definitely be an arduous battle if they got themselves heavily surrounded. He would have to pay a high price even if he were to obtain victory.

The Holy Shield and Holy Barrier were formidable weapons of the army of the Church, but it expended a great deal of Magical Energy. Having fought their way over here, he knew that he did not have too much Magical Energy left. He could only cast the Holy Barrier once if he had to!

Do I charge forward and kill them all, or retreat immediately?

Kayseri was undecided. He wanted to immediately charge in and scout the area when he saw the giant cave. If the relic of the giant dragon was inside the cave, he would undoubtedly gain immense benefits if he passed on the news to the Holy City. But if they got heavily surrounded by the many Man-eating Vines, it was possible that his army got exterminated given that his Magical Energy was largely depleted.

”Attack at full force, go!”

After deliberating for a moment and stroking the Teleportation Scroll in his robes, Kayseri deepened his voice and issued the order, instructing the group to charge toward the giant Man-eating Vine at the entrance of the cave. Even if his subordinates were to be exterminated, even if his Magical Energy was completely depleted, he was confident that he would be able to escape to safety using his Teleportation Scroll!

Even though the group felt their skin crawl when they saw the giant Man-eating Vine covered in appendages, they had no choice but to steel their nerves and charge forward in attack under the orders of the Red-robed Cardinal Kayseri.

The first to take action were the knights who had pulled their masks down, charging forward like a hurricane; The archers followed behind, their concentrated arrows flying outward, straight toward the blood sac at the roots of the giant Man-eating Vine; The Spellcasters cast strings upon strings of fireballs…

After coming to a decision to attack, Kayseri chose to go all out in the hopes of killing the giant Man-eating Vine in an instant. This way, the ordinary Man-eating Vines would not be a cause for concern without the orders of the giant Man-eating Vine.

The army of the Church acted quickly, but the movement of the giant Man-eating Vine was even faster! It contracted into a ball in an instant and dodged to the side, easily avoiding the attacks of the army.

Chitter…

After dodging the attacks of the group, the tentacle-like appendages of the giant Man-eating Vine extended and flailed around in agitation, crackling the air around it. In that instant, a large group of Man-eating Vines swarmed forward in all directions, unleashing a strong offensive on the group.

”Ah, Sir save me, Sir save me…”

”Get into formation, quick, surround it with the Wall of Fire, quick!”

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The army of the Church soon suffered heavy casualties as they met with the blanketing counter attack of the Man-eating Vines. Some were strangled to death by the python-like grip of the Man-eating Vines, some were dragged into the shrubs not far away; In fact, there were even some who had their bodies pierced through by several Man-eating Vines, their wounds ghastly, with blood flowing incessantly…