My destiny is to go to work in a world that is collapsing

what is that?

Barbara stared at it blankly. It was beyond her own knowledge. It had not appeared in the monster sighting reports of the Knights of the West Wind and the Church of the West Wind over the years, nor did it exist in the monsters mentioned by the bards.

Some studies believe that plants are like the organs of the world, mediating the terrestrial veins in which the elements flow.

The crystallization of this ecology on the surface of the earth is the ice mist flower, deception flower, etc., which are products full of elemental energy.

And a specific plant growing in a specific environment may become an unimaginable alien species after years of growth.

The plant that is rooted deep in the valley in front of me has long since broken away from the form of a flower. It uses the long years as food and the rich elements in the earth's veins as nutrients to grow into a towering tree.

The whole body is icy blue, with two thick vines growing from the stems, four snowflake-shaped petals, and lush interlaced branches occupying most of the space in the cave.

The tree-shaped monster retains the habit of cheating flowers to hunt monsters. It has already discovered the presence of the intruder. Because it has a spiderweb-like root system deep into the ground and connects to the earth's veins, it cannot move like cheating flowers and is restricted to the same place..

Waiting for rabbits is the tree-shaped monster's usual hunting method, and it is its instinct.

Even if the nutrients from the ley lines are enough to grow, the hunting instinct has not faded.

Seeing the intruder stop, the tree-shaped monster took the initiative to attack.

The distance of tens of meters between Barbara and Barbara has not become a limitation. Even Liar Flower has mastered the long-distance attack method of spitting fireballs and ice spikes. The [Tree] that has evolved beyond the form of [Flower] can do more..

Two thick, almost solid icicles shot towards Barbara. The extremely cold ice elemental power froze the moisture in the air. The frost condensed in mid-air, making a terrible noise. The already cold environment The temperature plummeted again.

The girl's divine eyes bloomed with dazzling light, and the water elemental power gathered into a ring of singing, guarding Barbara.

The water ring combines attack, defense and treatment. With it, Barbara can even withstand the slashes of Qiuqiu's thugs and counterattack them, which has played a vital role in previous battles more than once.

However, this time, feeling the abnormal sluggishness and condensation of the singing ring, Barbara made the right choice in a flash of lightning.

Give up resisting attacks by strengthening the power of the water ring, and adopt a retreat strategy decisively.

When she really tried to move, Barbara found that her body had become stiff without even realizing it, and she had lost her previous flexibility.

The strong ice elemental power caused the temperature of the surrounding environment to drop drastically. The low temperature had already affected Barbara, causing every breath she exhaled to turn into white mist.

After Priest Qili invoked the power of the water element, facing the extreme cold caused by the tree-shaped monster, it was equivalent to actively giving a clue.

If Barbara hadn't reacted quickly and dispersed the ring of singing in time, the water ring that was supposed to protect its owner might have become an ice prison, restricting the girl's movements.

The water element would not have been restrained to this extent by the ice elemental power. If it had been replaced by the ice mist flower, the deceitful flower, or even the frost-armored Qiuqiu King, Barbara would not be so embarrassed. It was the tree-shaped monster that was too strong.

The difference in strength and the relationship between the elemental forces lead to vastly different results.

I can't destroy it myself. I have to return to Mondstadt as soon as possible and tell Sister Qin and Master Huayi about the abnormality here - boom!

After avoiding the icicles, Barbara tried to evacuate the cave, but there was a loud sound of heavy objects falling to the ground behind her.

The icicles that did not hit the target remained powerful and hit the passage from which Barbara came, freezing and collapsing the rock wall. Countless boulders blocked the escape route.

"！！"

Barbara's pupils shrank suddenly.

Did the tree-shaped monster originally follow its primitive instinct to hunt and simply attack itself, but accidentally missed it, or did it evolve higher intelligence over the long years, understanding that once its existence is exposed, it will lead to destruction, and it has been planned in advance So that he could destroy the rock formation and kill his own possibility of escape?

If it is the latter, the danger of the already terrifying tree-shaped monster will be raised several levels again.

The giant frost tree did not grow overnight. It might actually have the wisdom to actively eliminate those who set foot on it and avoid exposing its existence.

The magic tree didn't give the girl any time to think further. The giant vine spewed out frost, which was no less than the cold current from the depths of the Dragon's Back Snow Mountain sweeping toward Barbara.

As a possessor of the Eye of God, Barbara can run quickly in low-temperature environments and avoid cold waves.

The power of water element circulates in her body, constantly nourishing her body and repairing muscle strains caused by strenuous exertion.

However, the situation is still extremely unfavorable to Barbara.

A girl who neither masters profound swordsmanship nor uses elemental power mainly for healing lacks the strength to break the rocks and escape from the cave.

Running continuously in a closed space is destined to be a slow death.

The cold current is further lowering the surrounding temperature. The cold environment is not suitable for human survival. Barbara's physical strength is rapidly depleting. She has no capital to compete with the magic tree.

The tree-shaped monster is rooted in the earth's veins and can be replenished every moment. The harsh cold environment is beneficial to this ice monster, but all the conditions are unfavorable to it, extremely unfavorable.

However, there is no possibility of defeating it.

In the process of dodging the attack, Barbara tried to get close to the monster several times, but as the distance shortened, the extreme cold became more and more severe, and the water elemental power was almost frozen. Even if it was forcibly mobilized, Barbara, who was not good at attacking, could not use it at all. Not a fraction of the power of elemental power.

Will I die here?

Realizing the possible end, Barbara pursed her lips.

Desperate because of the disparity in strength, regretful for the reckless intrusion, unwilling to accept the lack of fighting talent?

The girl who was still dodging the attack quickly didn't think so much. She tried hard to observe the rock wall, hoping to find the weak point. Even if she couldn't escape, she still wanted to create a recognizable mark to tell everyone in Mondstadt that there was danger hidden here. monster. besides——

"Sorry, Mr. Huayi, I probably won’t be able to sing to you in the future.……"

After speaking her last words softly, with reluctance and determination, Barbara stopped and mobilized her elemental power with all her strength.

She would try to smash the rock wall above the tree-shaped monster and use falling rocks as an attack. Even if she could not defeat the enemy with one blow, she would still want to bring this hidden cave to light so that the patrolling knights could discover that it had become a great place. Threatening monster.

At the cost of being exposed to the terrifying cold current and being completely frozen.