Published: March 2, 2025
“Ka la, ka la…” The terrifying sound of chewing echoed as the Cataclysmic Ancient Tree, under the purple light, quickly healed its numerous wounds from extensive feeding. Its branches regrew, its crown became lush once again, and its roots twisted together, forming giant foot-like appendages as if nothing had happened, taking large strides toward the New Hope Gathering Place!
“This… this…” The commander stuttered, pointing at the image of the now flawless Cataclysmic Ancient Tree, unsure of what to say.
“Prepare the nuclear missile, throw it where the demonic creatures are concentrated. This monster is beyond our capability to deal with…” Wei Tian’s command snapped the commander back to reality. Turning around, he saw the proud figure standing on the city walls slowly rising into the air, with emerald vines swirling below and black light shimmering on its body, charging straight toward the Cataclysmic Ancient Tree!
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Watching the Cataclysmic Ancient Tree positioned squarely in the path of the rune missile, having fully recovered from its injuries in a short period by consuming numerous demonic creatures, Wen Yu raised his right hand and recalled the Heaven-Piercing Demon Vine from outside the city.
Its vitality was exceptionally strong!
Its recovery ability was extraordinarily powerful!
The lethality… Observing the numerous vines squeezing out from countless tree tumors, Wen Yu had to admit that the area of effect lethality of this entity was terrifying…
If this tree man charged into the New Hope Gathering Place, in the blink of an eye, it would likely be engulfed by an overwhelming wave of purple vines, transforming it into a forbidden realm!
Between two evils, one must choose the lesser. At this moment, Wen Yu had no choice but to temporarily leave the New Hope Gathering Place and deal with the Cataclysmic Ancient Tree from afar.
As for how the New Hope Gathering Place would defend itself without Wen Yu…
Wen Yu turned to the serious-faced Lei beside him.
“I’m leaving this to you. Make sure to hold the line until I or my spirit pet returns!”
After saying this, Wen Yu patted Lei’s shoulder. Seeing Lei nod solemnly, Wen Yu’s body suddenly rose, transforming into a streak of black light and rushing toward the distant Cataclysmic Ancient Tree.
Beneath Wen Yu, an immense amount of vines cascaded down like octopus tentacles, grabbing any demonic creature within reach, binding and killing them directly. The vines entangled more demonic creatures, forming a gigantic net beneath Wen Yu, and with the help of the Heaven-Piercing Demon Vine and the demonic creatures, Wen Yu appeared even taller and more imposing than the Cataclysmic Ancient Tree at that moment.
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Slaughter, devour, restore…
With a tactical intelligence that adhered to the norm, the Cataclysmic Ancient Tree took the best solution immediately upon being struck by the rune missile!
In a short time, the Huaxia Military had released only one rune missile—due to the high cost and complicated production method, the Huaxia Military couldn’t produce many rune missiles.
This was undoubtedly lucky for the Cataclysmic Ancient Tree—given the power of the rune missile, it might only take a three-shot volley to completely obliterate the Cataclysmic Ancient Tree.
However, the delay in launching the missile gave the Cataclysmic Ancient Tree a chance for survival.
Within its trunk, countless purple vines rapidly spread out in all directions, preying on one demonic creature after another. As these demonic creatures entered the Cataclysmic Ancient Tree's body, they were immediately dissolved and digested, turning into nutrients for the tree to restore itself.
Created by the spirit of the demon lord of the demonic clan, the Cataclysmic Ancient Tree, in a strict sense, was a military-grade tool—it lacked a flexible body and terrifying finishing skills. However, its massive size, weight, and unparalleled defensive and regenerative abilities made the Cataclysmic Ancient Tree a mobile fortress on the battlefield, capable of mass slaughter and incredibly difficult to destroy!