Help The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama (by Lotus Seeds) novel Chapter 608

Chapter 608: Chapter 552: Truly Relentless

According to the system, a Purification Tree can continue to grow for five years. When its power is exhausted or its life reaches the end, it will blossom, bear fruit, and wither.

But the Purification Trees in this area have only been planted for a few months. There are no signs of blossoming or fruit-bearing, yet the leaves and branches have begun to wither, which is truly puzzling.

A group of people frowned around these withering trees, discussed for a long time but couldn’t come to a conclusion. Some felt it was just an accident, while others speculated it was due to too much recent rainfall; opinions varied.

Shen Tang asked the system in her mind, "What is going on here?"

After scanning, the system replied in a grave tone: [Host, the roots of these trees have already decayed. Currently, the leaf withering is just an initial symptom. If not handled promptly, the root decay situation will quickly worsen, and these trees will not be preserved.]

[Moreover, the tree in the middle is the most seriously decayed. I suspect this might be infectious. Please excavate them quickly to avoid infecting other Purification Trees.]

Shen Tang’s heart sank abruptly.

If this disease really is contagious, the entire area of Purification Trees could be doomed, their half-year effort would be ruined in an instant!

She immediately ordered those trees to be dug out.

Xiao Jin led the Beastmen, digging deeply. The roots of the Purification Tree are extraordinarily long, capable of penetrating more than ten meters underground, firmly rooting in the soil.

Yet under the sharp claws of the Beastmen, the excavation proceeded rapidly.

Just as they were about to reach the bottom of the tree roots, someone suddenly felt as if they had crushed something, their palm covered with sticky, milky white liquid mixed with soil.

"Your Majesty, Lord Lu Xiao, come quickly and see! We’ve found this!"

Soon, more Beastmen discovered these things — thumb-sized white spheres, clumped onto the roots, densely packed and seemingly like some kind of insect eggs.

Shen Tang used the system to scan, her face immediately darkened; indeed, they were insect eggs!

She instructed to carefully check the excavated soil, and indeed found a small pinky-finger-thick, dark brown worm. They resembled earthworms, gently wriggling in the soil, almost blending seamlessly, making them extremely hard to detect.

With both insect eggs and adults appearing, the reason for the Purification Tree’s withering was not hard to deduce; these insects were gnawing at the roots!

Someone witnessing the disgusting scene jumped back a few steps, rubbed the goosebumps on their arms, and cursed, "What a curse, how could this place have so many disgusting things?"

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