213: Chapter 213 Thorn Flower Fairy! Still, one punch!

To be precise, this monster actually started looking wrong from the chest area.

It was in a completely translucent state.

From the ribs to the collarbone, Lin Mo could clearly see the scene beneath the skin, with the heart tightly wrapped by layer after layer of tiny thorns.

And starting from the waist, her body was directly merged into a massive thicket of thorns.

Vaguely, one could see things embedded within the thorn thicket—rusty equipment fragments, as well as yellowed skulls.

Luo Siyue also followed Lin Mo's gaze and noticed the existence of this monster, her tone immediately becoming somewhat tense.

"Be careful, this thing is very good at setting traps."

"Don't get too close directly; it's best to lure her over."

Lin Mo nodded.

Right now, the distance was simply too far; he couldn't even view its attributes.

Lin Mo casually picked up a stone from the ground, then aimed at the Thorn Flower Demon and threw it.

Swish!

The stone traced a graceful parabola in the air, landing right on the head of the Thorn Flower Demon.

The Thorn Flower Demon instantly turned, fixing its gaze on Lin Mo.

Then, Lin Mo saw the thorn thicket beneath the Thorn Flower Demon's feet begin to squirm eerily.

It was only then that Lin Mo realized that the trees around this thing were wrapped in quite a few vines.

These vines were all being retracted along with the Thorn Flower Demon's movements.

Clearly, this was the trap Luo Siyue had warned him about.

Once it got closer, Lin Mo checked its attributes first.

[Thorn Flower Demon] [Combat Rank: Tier 3, Stage 1] [Strength: 520] [Spirit: 200] [Agility: 100] [Stamina: 600] [Talent: Sowing] [Skills: Thorn Embrace, Bewitching Pollen, Bloom]

[Sowing: Passive Talent. When the Thorn Flower Demon remains stationary for a long time, it will automatically sow seeds around itself, growing new thorn seeds. When any creature approaches, the thorn seeds will parasitize them. When three layers of thorn seeds are stacked, the seeds will germinate inside the body, dealing 100% of the Thorn Flower Demon's attack power in damage and applying a 1.5-second immobilization entanglement effect to the target.]

[Thorn Embrace: Active Skill. The Thorn Flower Demon shoots multiple thick vines from the thorn thicket beneath it to attack a designated target. Each vine deals 80% of its attack power as damage. When the target has thorn seeds on them, the Thorn Flower Demon restores health equal to 15% of the total damage dealt by the vines.]

[Bewitching Pollen: Active Skill. The white flowers on the Thorn Flower Demon's hair suddenly bloom, spraying bewitching pollen around itself. The pollen lasts for 8 seconds. All enemies in the area take continuous damage equal to 25% of the Thorn Flower Demon's attack power per second, and are afflicted with one layer of the bewitching effect. When ten layers of the bewitching effect are stacked, the target is put into a bewitched state, becoming a servant of the Thorn Flower Demon for one minute.]

[Bloom: Passive Skill. When the Thorn Flower Demon's HP drops below 30% for the first time, the heart in its chest cavity will suddenly bloom. After blooming, the Thorn Flower Demon restores 25% of its maximum HP and gains the "Full Bloom" state. In the "Full Bloom" state, all damage is increased by 20% and skill range is increased by 20% for 15 seconds. After the "Full Bloom" state ends, the Thorn Flower Demon enters the "Withered" state, where all damage is reduced by 20% and skill range is reduced by 20% for 3 minutes.]

After clearly seeing the attributes and skills of this Thorn Flower Demon, Lin Mo instantly understood why Luo Siyue said this monster was very suitable for using soul incense.

In Lin Mo's view, the monster's main output actually lay in its talent effect.

If the battle took place in the monster's habitat, the surrounding area would surely be covered in thorn seeds, making it very easy to trigger its talent effect.

And its talent's restrictive effect complemented its skills.

In this situation, wanting to finish it off would naturally be much more troublesome.

But once these Thorn Flower Demons were actively lured over, things would be much simpler.

They had left their habitat, so those thorn seeds naturally couldn't be triggered.

Their combat power would be greatly weakened.

It was indeed very suitable for using soul incense to harvest points on a large scale.

Of course, the premise was that he could withstand it!

Watching the aggressive Thorn Flower Demon charging over, Luo Siyue held the egg and obediently hid behind Lin Mo.

As soon as the distance closed, four vines immediately spread from the lower body of the Thorn Flower Demon.

These four vines rose high like tentacles, then whistled through the air as they lashed out heavily toward Lin Mo.

Lin Mo tightened his grip on his gauntlets, his eyes narrowing.

Relying on his enhanced vision, he saw the intersection of these four vines at a glance.

Then, he thrust his right hand out sharply, throwing a punch directly at this intersection.

The sharp alligator claws on his gauntlets seemed to transform into an indestructible Sharp Weapon, instantly severing the four vines.

Not only that, Lin Mo released his hand, flipped his right hand, and turned his fist into a grab.

He grabbed the remaining vines and pulled them forcefully toward himself.

Originally, this Thorn Flower Demon had maintained a certain attack distance.

But at this moment, it felt a massive force strike, and its entire body uncontrollably lunged toward Lin Mo's embrace.

Luo Siyue, standing behind Lin Mo, widened her eyes.

"This... this... what is Lin Mo trying to do?"

Just when Luo Siyue thought she was about to witness a romantic interspecies romance.

She saw that what greeted the Thorn Flower Demon was not Lin Mo's embrace, but his fist glowing with golden light.

Lin Mo's Sacred Body Fist struck the Thorn Flower Demon's chest with unparalleled precision.

Bang!

Accompanied by a dull thud, the Thorn Flower Demon only had time to let out a scream.

Its heart burst open, and its chest was directly shattered by Lin Mo.

The thorn thicket at its waist withered rapidly, the vines snapped one by one, and the petals on its hair withered away along with it.

Then, its whole body began to lignify; its original skin turned entirely into tree bark, and a vibrant red flower bloomed on top of its head.

Lin Mo shook his hand and muttered, "Hmm, as expected, the heart is the vital point. As long as the damage is sufficient, its Bloom skill cannot be unleashed."

Luo Siyue, hiding behind Lin Mo, twitched the corner of her mouth slightly.

So, just now, Lin Mo wasn't trying to...

But rather to close the distance and kill it with one punch to the heart's vital point.

Although she knew that Lin Mo was able to instantly kill it because he struck a vital point.

Luo Siyue's heart was still filled with shock.

After all, Luo Siyue had looked into this before.

This Thorn Flower Demon was not considered weak, even among the Tier 3 seniors.

Especially with the synergy of its talent and skills.

Many times, it required a higher combat Rank to suppress it with raw power in order to kill it quickly.

And this so-called quick kill was still measured in minutes; even killing it within 10 minutes was considered quite fast.

Yet Lin Mo, all by himself, killed it with a single punch.

This guy is really...

A freak, right?