My Monster Fuses Everything

Chapter 183 The Ancient Tree's Informant

The ghoul wanted to launch an attack, but the parasitic corpse willow was clearly quicker. The vine-infested ghoul pounced directly at it, and a battle ensued between the two.

The parasite-ridden ghoul moved stiffly, far less agile than the ghoul itself, and during the fight, many gashes appeared on its body.

Instead of revealing flesh and bone within the wounds, there was a layer of densely interwoven vines.

The wounds were slowly healing, the intricate vines sewing together like thread, a miraculous change in the monster's regenerative ability.

Yet, this was not the full extent of the parasitic corpse willow's capabilities. As the battle raged, roots suddenly burst from beneath the ground and attacked the ghoul with dense and fierce velocity.

And on the surface, the dark red willow branches lashed out, just as lethal.

Launching a simultaneous assault, it did not take long for the ghoul to be entwined by the willow branches and tree roots, then to be violently torn apart by the parasite-infested ghoul.

"Overall strength just below First Order Upper Grade, attack radius of about 10 meters. However, it still has room for growth. Does it need to devour flesh and spiritual energy to evolve?"

Su Han carefully observed the battle while sensing the information about the skill. Although the parasitic corpse willow was also from a tribe lineage, it was clear that it differed from the likes of Blood-winged Tigers.

Once it parasitizes and takes root, it cannot easily move. However, its activity range is centered around the Mother Nest Ancient Tree with a radius of 20 kilometers.

Its range is longer than that of the Blood-winged Tiger, and the most significant difference is: sensory synchronization and distant slumber.

While other lineages would perish from disconnection if they were forced beyond their distance limit, the parasitic corpse willow would not. Even if the Mother Nest Ancient Tree was stored in the Book of Blood Spirit, the parasitic corpse willow would only lose its ability to move, falling into a deep sleep like an ordinary willow tree.

Though it cannot reposition, its sensory perception is almost like that of the Mother Nest Ancient Tree's vines, providing even clearer and more direct feedback than other lineages.

While it cannot achieve the extent of a separate entity, referring to it as a messenger or a scout would be entirely appropriate.

"South City..."

Su Han's eyes flickered, the role of the parasitic corpse willow was not in combat, but its impact on the entire camp and future directions is crucial.

"Zhu Junhua."

"Present."

Su Han looked at Zhu Junhua and said, "Go capture some more living monsters, at least 20."

"Understood. I'll go right away. Do you have any requirements for their strength?"

"The stronger, the better. However, we also need one or two of First Order Inferior grade."

"I understand."

Zhu Junhua led people to capture monsters, and within half an hour, they brought the monsters back to Su Han.

Ghouls, insect monsters, crawlers, and the like, including flesh corpses, two of which were First Order Inferior grade, with the rest above First-level Intermediate.

The monsters were all bound by iron chains or had their hands and feet broken, lying immobile.

Su Han paid no attention to these, his thoughts stirring as the parasitic corpse willow began to move. Its branches lashed out, and roots pierced into the spines of these monsters.

The roots quickly burrowed in, binding tightly around the spine and other vital organs like parasitic vines.

At first, the twenty monsters struggled intensely.

"Second-order intermediate, you broke through?"

Upon seeing Ye Kailing, Su Han immediately noticed the change in the aura of her Bat Wing Beast and Red Scale Lizard Monster. Their presence was open, with not the slightest concealment, clearly at the level of a second-order intermediate.

"Just broke through last night."

Ye Kailing answered Su Han's question, but her eyes were sizing up Zhu Junhua and the others nearby.

Owing to professional habit, she was better at recognizing people than Su Han and quickly identified the person as Zhu Junhua, the athlete who came from South City.

"Did Meiyu send you over, or was it Qilan?"

Ye Kailing's arrival wasn't too surprising to Su Han, as he hadn't returned all night. Knowing Yan Meiyu and the others' cautiousness, they would definitely find a way to contact him, although he had also said that the mission east of the city wasn't something that could be solved in just a day or two.

As the materials needed for Fusion became increasingly scarce, naturally, more time was needed. Therefore, hunting monsters outside meant that Su Han had to spend even more time.

"It was Qilan."

Ye Kailing explained, "Qilan asked me to get in touch with you, not only to confirm your safety but also because something has happened. We found refugees from Lisu County and received some news."

She glanced at Zhu Junhua, leaving her sentence half-finished.

But Su Han's brows had already furrowed, "Lisu County, you sure? With such dense fog, traveling forty or fifty kilometers is not easy. How many people are there?"

Lisu County was one of the counties under the jurisdiction of South City and wasn't too far from the urban area, separated by just a stretch of forty or fifty kilometers of national road. If one took the highway, the distance was about the same, and with the higher speed, it wouldn't take more than half an hour to reach the city.

But that was before the apocalypse. Now, enveloped in dense fog, who knew how many monsters lurked in the wild, making the journey treacherous.

While not a road of certain death, any sensible person, given the choice, would not willingly step into the fog.

"We separated and interrogated right away, and after verification, they indeed escaped from Lisu County, a total of over two hundred people, most of them injured. According to their account, Lisu County has completely fallen; no large survivor settlements remain, humans are living scattered, fighting for survival, and monsters have completely taken over there."

Ye Kailing spoke solemnly, conveying the information she had gleaned to Su Han.

Though not explicitly defined, the term 'fallen' has somehow become a consensus when describing the situation during exchanges with the South City camp.

If there are survivors in a city who have formed a significant scale, there is still hope for city recovery and resistance; the word 'fallen' wouldn't easily be used.

Only when a city's forces can no longer turn the tide, and monsters rampage, completely dominating, is such a term used.

South City Camp and Su Han's Tree Domain Camp joined forces, rapidly growing like a snowball to preserve the power of South City's humanity, to prevent South City from falling.

Su Han's expression became even more serious, "Is it that bad? What are the capabilities of their leader, and did they clarify what's happening in Lisu County?"

"Second Order Low Grade, and as for the situation in Lisu County..."

Ye Kailing paused, then continued, "They didn't see the most powerful monsters, but just within the beast tide that swept through the entire Lisu County, there were no less than thirty of second-order. If it weren't for a dispersed attack and some camps attracting the monsters' attention, they wouldn't have been able to escape.

Even so, on the outskirts of Lisu County, they still suffered an attack and were hit by an unknown toxic fog, which killed most of them."

She glanced at Zhu Junhua again; shocked, he also quickly reacted and hurriedly said, "I'll go take care of the monster corpses."

Su Han didn't stop him, and once Zhu Junhua left, he asked, "Did you find out anything else?"

"Dean Cao Yubao and Mr. Bai found the substance of the poison on the wounds caused by the toxic fog in the injured. Its potency is higher than that of Paralyzing Poison, and the spiritual energy structure and quality are also higher... suspected to be from a Third Grade Superior or possibly even Fourth Grade."