Reborn as a short-lived loli who can only live for three years

Chapter 299 Treasure Guardian

The moment the seal was released, a low and long hum came from the depths of the altar, and the runes on the surface glowed with a blue light, almost dispelling the surrounding darkness.

Then, the rune broke away from the surface of the altar and floated into the air. A spiral of smoke appeared in the center of the altar, condensing, circling, and entwining with the floating rune upwards until it reached its peak.

A faint blue light shot up into the sky, and a huge figure was looming. As the light faded, the outline of the treasure guardian became clearer and clearer, and finally appeared completely in front of them.

It is tall and made entirely of thick, rotten tree roots, but at the joints of its limbs are precision gears and shafts engraved with patterns that echo the altar runes. When it moves, the gears make a creaking sound.

"Wow! So cool!" Tokizhi Meng became excited.

This strange creation that combines wood and machinery made Shi Zhimeng curious and want to study it.

"I want to dig out its core and see!"

Wan Ye Xi smiled helplessly.

"That depends on what's left after the fire is out."

The battle broke out instantly. Wan Ye Xi condensed a flaming battle axe. The orange-red flames were particularly dazzling in the Eternal Night Forest. She rushed forward like an arrow and collided with the treasure guardian.

Thick tree roots broke out of the ground and instantly intertwined to form a barrier to resist the impact of the scorching flames.

The powerful impact caused part of the tree roots to be burnt. Wan Ye Xi retracted his strength slightly and chopped down again fiercely. The flames immediately spread in a circle, trapping the treasure guardian inside.

A strong wind blew up from above.

The guardian raised its inorganic eyes, and the swift wind blade cut off half of its head, revealing the glowing mycelium and vines.

The outer shell was exposed, and flames immediately gathered at the guardian's feet, then suddenly shot upwards.

The guardian was surrounded by flames in the blink of an eye, and it began to struggle violently and attack randomly.

Wan Ye Xi dodged left and right, then raised the fire axe and chopped it down high, causing the ground to shake.

The mycelium surging upwards turned into black smoke, and the burning vines competed to grow and entwine, but the sharp wind blades were everywhere, and they were constantly cut and burned.

One of its arms fell to the ground, and the gears at the joint made a sharp sound of jamming.

With the perfect cooperation of Manno Yu and Tokieda Yume, the guardian fell into a more frenzied state. It suddenly spread a pair of huge wings made of leaves and vines, which meant that it gained a speed close to that of the wind.

However, the next moment, several shadow hands stretched out from the dark soil, tightly wrapped around the new pair of wings, and prevented the guardian from moving.

The overwhelming attacks came towards the guardian at once, but it was bound to the spot by Chu Yu's shadow and had nowhere to hide!

……

Elke was stunned.

She had heard in advance that the difficulty level of this secret realm was level five. It was not difficult but definitely not easy either. But what was going on now?

Too skilled!

If this goes on, she won't have any chance to appear at all!

As a reliable adult, Elko definitely had to make her presence felt, so she rubbed her hands together and took a few steps forward.

The resonance link of the wood element is fully activated!

……

The treasure guardian was struggling frantically under the restraints of the shadow.

Suddenly, its movements became completely rigid, allowing the flames and wind to destroy its body. Correspondingly... something inside its body, something closer to its essence, began to struggle frantically.

'Puff——'

With a cracking sound, the mechanical skeleton connecting the limbs broke away from the Guardian's shell and popped out from the gap above the head.

It was surrounded by flames, and the wind blades hit the skeleton, making metallic knocking sounds.

The core was exposed to the air, and they focused more on the battle.

……

……

"Aren't you going to help?" Ivy asked.

Ye Jiyan stood with the two of them, like a natural audience.

"Help with what?" Ye Jiyan didn't feel that she was redundant standing here, but instead asked jokingly, "Help them change the background environment?"

It's as if his illusion magic can only be used to customize the background.

Ivy raised an eyebrow.

Ying didn't think too much about it. After listening to Ye Jiyan's self-deprecation, she agreed: "I always feel that we don't seem to be able to play any role..."

It was normal for her to feel this way because the process went so smoothly.

Although Tokieda Meng's original intention was for everyone to explore together so that the process would be faster, it was obvious that after the reference experience from the second round, all the secret realms seemed to automatically provide answers to the problems. They only needed to follow the correct path and move forward smoothly.

This is only the first secret realm, and things will definitely go more and more smoothly in the future.

In front of powerful companions, they will become increasingly ineffective.

Following this line of thought, Ivy could not help but have such negative thoughts, but she knew...

Ye Jiyan definitely didn’t mean that.

With this guy's strength, even if he only uses attributeless attack magic, he can cut off one of the guardian's arms. There is no need for him to pretend to be a weakling here.

“What do you want to say?” Ivy tilted her head and asked bluntly.

Ye Jiyan smiled.

“I would say this is an inevitable outcome.”

"We seemed to do nothing, but all their actions were based on the experience and memories we provided."

"Smooth sailing is the normal and successful standard, what do you think?"

"And the most important thing we should do is to watch."

"Look at the fruits of victory before your eyes."

Ivy looked up, she seemed to understand.

"Are you trying to enlighten me?" Ivy asked.

Although she did find herself unable to help in this secret place, did she ever appear negative?

She doesn't need comfort that much.

Ye Jiyan placed his hand on her head and patted it casually.

Ivy was stunned.

"You don't need any guidance." Ye Jiyan said lightly.

He seemed to acknowledge Ivy's strength, but Ivy always felt that there was something else behind his words.

But then, Ye Jiyan said bluntly: "What I mean is... I hope you can watch until the end."

"Wouldn't it be a shame if we left this world after so much difficulty, before it could witness our end?"

“…” Ivy lowered her head.

With the experience from the second round, even without her, everyone can overcome danger and clear all obstacles.

Although her life span was shorter, the road ahead was paved, and even without her, we could still make it to the end.

Even without her...

She hasn't told anyone about this idea yet, but Ye Jiyan seems to know it.

It’s not surprising to know this, after all, their memories are synchronized with each other.

"You're still trying to persuade me." Ivy said sullenly, "But I will. I actually want to... go to the end."

"Okay." Ye Jiyan raised the corner of his mouth.

……

Ying realized it again too late.

"what?"

"Doesn't that mean that I'm the only one who can't do anything?"