My Runes Can Be Upgraded

21  021 Treant King

"I'll f**king kill you!"

Followed by a furious roar, Wu Wei raised the Wild Boar Crossbow in his hand and directly swung it towards the face of the Elite Runic Treant.

However, despite how valiant he seemed, Team 8566 could not help but start to despair.

They didn't think that Wu Wei, a Runic Summoner, would be capable of besting a Treant in close combat.

After all, not even Runic Martial Artists with [Common]-grade Martial Arts Runes would be capable of taking down this thing.

Yet, what happened next wholly dumbfounded Team 8566.

Wham!

Wu Wei actually smacked the Elite Runic Treant straight to the ground. And - as if that were all - Wu Wei even mounted it like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey. Then, he a crazy flurry of attacks upon the Elite Runic Treant with the Wild Boar Crossbow in his hand.

As he fought, Wu Wei cursed non-stop.

"Trying to attack me? Did you think I was a pushover? Do you know how I've been living for the past two days?"

He was getting quite carried away.

It was just an Elite Runic Treant. What could it know?

How could it have known that Wu Wei had forced himself to finish up one whole jar of [Strange Medicinal Dregs] two days ago?

In just the last two days, Wu Wei had spent close to 30 hours in the toilet!

If not for the fact that he didn't pass out anything solid, the toilet would have clogged up!

During those thirty hours, both Wu Wei's mind and his lower body had undergone terrible suffering.

However, the suffering had been worth it.

Having downed an entire bottle of the medicine, Wu Wei's current body was comparable to that of a similar-leveled Runic Martial Artist with [Uncommon]-grade runes!

His strengthened body, coupled with the element of surprise, allowed Wu Wei to forcefully smash the Elite Runic Treant into smithereens.

When the Elite Runic Treant exploded in front of him, it dropped two lights, and Wu Wei finally felt redeemed for his two days of suffering.

Meanwhile, the members of Team 8566 were by now entirely stunned by Wu Wei's display of might.

After all, the Treant that Wu Wei had just smashed up was an Elite Runic Treant!

For a monster like that to have been so one-handedly bashed up by Wu Wei, a Runic Summoner, could you still call him a burden Summoner?

Why did he seem fiercer than Blondie was?

At the same time, Brawny, who had finally broken free from his restraints, hurriedly returned to his position to protect – somewhat ironically - the fiercer-looking Wu Wei.

After Yellow caught wind of the situation on Wu Wei's side, he retreated to reinforce the defensive line.

It was evident that the big yellow guy had really become smarter.

Then, Wu Wei immediately opened the two drops from the Elite Runic Treant.

[Ding! You have opened the white drop and obtained an [Uncommon Treant Heart]!]

[Ding! You have opened the common drop and obtained a [Runic Armament: Treant Longsword]!]

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Item: <Treant Heart>

Quality: <Uncommon>

Level: <10>

Description: A material that came from an Elite Runic Treant. It can either be consumed or applied as medicine. When consumed directly, it recovers stamina and spiritual energy.

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Runic magic weapon: <Treant Longsword>

Quality: <Common>

Level: <10>

Effect: Attacks against the enemy have a chance to absorb 1% of the enemy's physical strength and spiritual energy as self-recovery.

(PS: Only useful against Treants leveled 10 or lower.)

Usage Requirements: <Level 10>

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It turned out that both items were rather ordinary, but they were still of use to Wu Wei in the current situation.

Without wasting time complaining, he immediately divided the Treant Heart into several portions. He gave a portion to each team member 8566, keeping the remaining one-third. Next, he changed Yellow's weapon.

Although the Treant Longsword seemed quite lousy - only absorbing 1% of stamina and spiritual energy from Level 10 or lower Treants, it was still more suitable than the Wild Boar Sword for the occasion!

Yellow, now equipped with the Treant Longsword, made quick work of the few Treants around him, triggering the vampiric effect twice in the process.

It seemed like the probability of triggering the effect was relatively high – taking only about 3 or 4 slashes to activate.

Seeing this made Wu Wei's eyes glow up. If the chance of triggering the effect was this high, he would not have to worry about Yellow's physical strength being exhausted!

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battle, where Team 8566 was.

After eating the Treant Hearts, they slowly recovered their physical strength and spiritual energy.

Zhou Tian and the archer were immediately able to stand up!

"Brother Wu, we'll help too!"

"Archer Boy, you're good to go. Don't use [Enchanted Arrow]. Just fire normal arrows. Captain Zhou Tian, you haven't fully recovered yet. Stabilize yourself and focus on recovering."

Wu Wei's eyes narrowed when he noticed the Treants had continued their attack in droves.

"There's something off about the Treants. I don't think it's simply a matter of us having provoked them.

There should be some other monster commanding them from the back, and if I'm not wrong, it could be a boss we're dealing with here.

If I'm not mistaken, it must be hiding in the dark and waiting for its chance to attack, so we need to be ready for it!"

"Alright, we'll listen to Brother Wu!"

In just a short while, Wu Wei had successfully conquered the hearts of Team 8566.

Arrow Boy drew his bow and nocked his arrow, continuing to provide long-range cover fire to the team.

Zhou Tian continued to sit cross-legged and focused on recovering his spiritual energy.

As for Wu Wei, he defended with the Wild Boar Sword while constantly squinting his eyes to look around the battlefield to make the best call like a commander!

Under Wu Wei's command, Team 8566's defense became more and more stable.

From time to time, Yellow would charge in to pick up some drops, and he acquired several Treant hearts that the team used to replenish their strength.

Although it seemed like the situation was steadily improving for the team, Wu Wei did not dare to let his guard down.

That was because he had been keeping track through his observation of the entire battle.

Until now, most of the mobs they faced were normal Runic Treants, and only 5 Elite Runic Treants had appeared so far. This was not normal!

There were at least a dozen Elite Tree Spirits in the Treant Forest, so where were they?

Furthermore, the boss itself had not shown up either!

It was as if the Sword of Damocles were hanging over their heads. Even if the Elite Treants and the boss remained hidden, their presence loomed over the battlefield.

Hence, Wu Wei became more and more cautious as the battle progressed.

Because the threat was imminent.

And Wu Wei had guessed right. While observing the surroundings with narrowed eyes, his line of sight fell upon an unusual stat window.

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Name: <Runic Treant King>

Quality: <Uncommon+>

Level: <10>

Skills:

Treant Disguise - Able to disguise its body.

Frenzied Roots - Able to use its roots to carry out unexpected attacks.

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After finding the stat window, Wu Wei glanced around to see that many Elite Treants had suddenly appeared.

It became clear to him that the decisive moment of battle was just around the corner!