This time, he didn’t bother to be so cautious, and directly leapt onto Silver King’s back, charging into the cave.
Though the thick smoke had mostly dissipated, upon entering, a burnt, choking odor still lingered, causing Xu Xin’s throat to itch, prompting him to cough a few times.
The smell of burnt vines, if you savor it carefully, actually has an agreeable scent, somewhat like roasted eggplants.
Getting hungry. Definitely going to have a feast when I get back.
Near the cave entrance there was still some smoke, but the closer he got to the bottom, the less the smoke, until finally he didn’t need to cover his nose.
Arriving at a corner, Xu Xin glanced inside.
"Haha, what a sight!" he couldn’t help but laugh.
The entire underground area was charred black, all the vines burned into black ash on the ground; only a few short, isolated vines lay there, bereft of luster, appearing to be dead.
And the central fleshy "heart" was completely exposed, having suffered quite severe burns, its surface scorched, and up close you could even catch a whiff of roasted meat.
The whole heart had dimmed, its beating slowed considerably.
Seemingly aware of Xu Xin’s presence, it lit up again, hastening its beats, but was far inferior compared to when it was enveloped by vines.
Among the black ash on the ground, a few vines that seemed half-dead twitched, emitting a faint red glow, starting to slowly repair themselves.
Naturally, Xu Xin wouldn’t give this heart another chance; he raised the crossbow, firing an explosive bolt. Without the vines’ defense, the heart was a massive immobile target.
"Boom!" The explosive bolt erupted on the heart, sending shards of flesh flying; the heart before him glowed fiercely, then dimmed, beginning to contract violently, making a sound akin to screaming from the strain.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
Repeated explosive bolt shots, Xu Xin’s ears were now accustomed to the deafening sounds. The entire cave trembled from the blasts, and charred soil and chunks of wall scattered down, and palm-sized chunks of meat flew about from the explosions.
Xu Xin halted his actions; as the smoke subsided, a large chunk of meat with a big hole appeared before him.
Its pulsations were already very faint.
He drew out his iron-tipped spear and commanded, "Silver King, Mimi, go, finish off this heart!"
One man and two beasts sprang into action. Xu Xin’s spear stabbed into it fiercely, Mimi’s claws were so fast they were a blur, sending flesh flying, while Silver King bit savagely at the heart’s wound, tearing off hundred kilograms of flesh with just a twist of its head.
Finally, the heart succumbed, completely dimmed, and ceased beating.
[Killed mutated plant heart and gained points: 300 points.]
If it’s five times the points during the hunting event, that’s a total of 1500 points, equivalent to three medium-level mutated beasts!
Xu Xin picked up a palm-sized piece of meat from the ground.
[Obtained mutated plant heart fragment (green)*1.26kg]
[Mutated plant heart fragment (green): When burned, produces smoke that can repel mutated plants; each kilogram lasts for one hour.]
Smoke that repels mutated plants when burned?
Xu Xin’s eyes gradually widened.
This is the key to helping other survivors get through this treehouse defense battle! Using this to drive away the mutated plants, they won’t need to kill the underground heart, and other survivors can hold out until the treehouse protection period ends!
But this brings the question of whether Xu Xin will give it to them.
In this event, must the weak rely on the strong? Even the event is helping Xu Xin to build a team!
Xu Xin glanced at the broken large heart before him. The weight, it must be several tons!
Suddenly, he saw something glowing from the center of the heart’s broken flesh.