Iron Fist Garp, being a straightforward brute with a pure strength attribute and a hearty personality, instinctively felt revulsion and rejection towards Orochimaru.
"Don't say that, Vice Admiral Garp."
Smoker, cigar in mouth, shook his head helplessly, reminding Garp not to speak carelessly.
The Navy Alliance Intelligence Department had already informed them of Orochimaru's deeds. Smoker, though seemingly cold, held a righteous conviction in his heart and also disliked Orochimaru.
But they were currently in a cooperative relationship.
If he showed his dislike too obviously, it would lower the success rate of hunting Grandma Tree Demon.
"Vice Admiral Garp has always been like this, hasn't he? Such a youthful mindset, truly enviable."
Borsalino pouted, his tone strange, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
He didn't care at all whether this hunt would succeed.
His overall demeanor was as if he was forced to come because he was receiving a salary from the Navy Alliance.
Akainu was already annoyed, and seeing this, he immediately raged, "All of you, shut up! The Navy Alliance's reputation is being destroyed by loose and undisciplined guys like you, which is why we are being looked down upon."
Once he became Fleet Admiral, he would definitely rectify the Navy Alliance's discipline.
Borsalino feigned fright and said, "You're getting more and more irritable, Akainu. It's said that Grandma Tree Demon's portal can't be opened by brute force alone; a calm mind is also needed."
After the Reincarnation Game update,
the biggest change was that it was no longer purely about relying on brute force to clear stages and hunt. Some game maps and scenarios added elements of suspense and puzzle-solving.
If one could discover the key points and details of a game map, they could weaken and lower the boss's strength.
If they didn't discover them, the difficulty of clearing the stage would increase several times over.
The most obvious example was the Huangquan Task.
Jiraiya's main quest was to resist the giants and protect Wall Maria.
He chose to directly confront the Colossal and Armored Giants, as well as countless ordinary giants. A slight misstep could lead to him being trampled into meat paste by the giants.
Only Jiraiya, with enough underworld points to purchase various giant skills, could resist until his strength was unsealed.
This was a typical brute-force clear.
For an ordinary player, without Jiraiya's methods, they could perfectly well retreat with Eren into Wall Rose first, then join the training corps, and then follow the main force to retake Wall Maria.
They would still be able to complete the mission.
Another example is Orochimaru.
In the basketball world he traversed, even if he exchanged for a full set of max-level basketball skills, it would still be very difficult to lead an immature basketball team to defeat strong teams from various academies.
The optimal clear strategy was to take teammates like Yuan Daying along, cultivate friendship and trust, strengthen training, and grow step by step.
However, Orochimaru secretly poisoned the opposing academy's basketball players, causing all the academies they were supposed to play against to be hospitalized with poisoning and unable to compete, winning without a fight.
This also led to severe criticism from Yuan Daying and others after the incident.
As a result, Orochimaru completely ignored them, treating all these players as slaves and curse mark test subjects.
Getting back to the main topic…
If they could find the key, discover Grandma Tree Demon's weakness, or find game items that countered Grandma Tree Demon, even an Dark Gold-level boss's threat level would be greatly reduced.
Smoker's gaze fell on Garp as he said, "So, Vice Admiral Garp, don't go rushing in with your fists before we've found any clues, understand?"
Although Akainu was cold-blooded, he wouldn't mess up at crucial moments.
Borsalino's attitude was lax, but he wouldn't do anything unnecessary either.
What he worried about most were Iron Fist Garp and Orochimaru. If they didn't follow orders, it could easily lead to Grandma Tree Demon going berserk and a total party wipe.
"Of course I understand!"
Garp swore solemnly, casually pulling a donut from his pocket and tossing it into his mouth.
Although Orochimaru didn't speak, he also smiled and nodded, indicating his willingness to follow orders and not act recklessly.
"Let's go."
Akainu pulled out a palm-sized totem. The patterns on the totem's surface lit up.
A mountain-like Giant Totem was summoned, and from the top of the totem, like burning sandalwood, white smoke emerged, connecting to the Giant Totem's body.
After the totem burned out, the Giant Totem would disappear.
Therefore, players needed to continuously consume Giant Totem to ensure the Giant Totem's existence.
Everyone in the Navy Alliance scouting team stepped into the black mist.
Hiss…
As soon as he emerged from the black mist, Orochimaru emotionlessly snapped his fingers. Countless small snakes, condensed from black curses, crawled out of the wound and spread in all directions.
Beside him, Iron Fist Garp nodded repeatedly, saying, "What a very useful ability."
He was a player who pursued extreme martial arts and close combat. In a map shrouded in black mist, he was completely blind.
[Heart of Martial Arts Lv.45]: Able to perceive surrounding fluctuations through the Heart of Martial Arts.
In a normal world, Garp could sense every rustle of wind and grass, and various energy fluctuations within a few hundred meters.
But in the black mist, the Heart of Martial Arts's perception range couldn't even extend five meters.
Sizzle sizzle…
Even seeing the Dead Spirit Curse Snakes released by Orochimaru, Akainu was still uneasy and summoned several small Hellfire demons to scout the surroundings.
"Attention!"
Almost simultaneously, Akainu and Orochimaru's expressions changed drastically.
All the Dead Spirit Curse Snakes and Hellfire demons sent out to scout had lost contact.
Smoker drew the short staff from his back and stood ready, facing the direction Akainu was looking.
Within their sight,
visibility was extremely low. Beyond five meters was a vast expanse of black, and countless fine, paper-like ashes floated in the air.
Five meters would certainly be enough for a normal person's alert distance.
But it couldn't stop the elusive dark monsters.
Thump, thump.
An extremely subtle sound, as if someone was pushing a stone, constantly scraping against the ground full of gravel.
A huge dark shadow came into view.
Its branches were flailing, its trunk was thick like a human's, and its feet were a tangled mass of countless vines.
The sound just made was the rustling of the vine mass pushing aside the gravel.
[Dark Treant Lv.49]: A dark monster transformed from Grandma Tree Demon's branches. Once restrained, it will be drained as nourishment.
"Hellfire."
Akainu straightened his arm, and his open palm suddenly clenched.
A magic circle glowing fiery red appeared at the Dark Treant's feet, and scorching, high-temperature flames, carrying the aura of Hellfire, erupted like a pillar.
"Tree demons fear fire, especially Hellfire, which is the bane of all plant-type monsters."
Akainu did not follow up with another move, clearly confident in Hellfire's power.
However,
the Dark Treant, already engulfed by the pillar of fire, furiously swung its branches. Like steel, they did not burn as expected under the Hellfire's scorching.
Instead, it charged towards the group like a fiercely burning torch.
Puff.
A brilliant golden light prison sealed the torch-like Dark Treant, and then countless golden light spears pierced through the restrained Dark Treant.
Borsalino maintained his throwing posture, his palms continuously exuding residual golden light dust.
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