1725 Hellflame Firestorm (1/2)
Edited by Aelryinth
It was fine that the Snake Empress was stopping them from protecting their nest. After all, if they managed to achieve a good result during the ceremony, they would be able to find themselves a better tree to live on. To their surprise, the snake empress was forcing them to attack the Giant Purple Linden, too!
Not only did they fail to stop the people burning their household, they were forced to help them carry the bricks away, too! How unacceptable!
The Scale-Winged Serpent leading the others was totally regretting it. Why did it bother to come back to protect the tree? It should have waited for the ceremony to start instead!
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The Scale-Winged Serpents soon returned, and started tearing at the thick branches of the Giant Purple Linden right away. Their fangs were sharp and had a strong acidic effect. Their poison might not be effective against the tree, but the corrosive power was still deadly to it.
The Devil Tree Spikes were the Giant Purple Linden's branches. The Scale-Winged Serpents' numbers were surprisingly high,and the Giant Purple Linden was struggling to fend them off when they all lunged at the tree and tore at its branches!
As a matter of fact, the Giant Purple Linden was furious. These goddamned snakes had been eating and drinking on it for at least half a year, but not only were they ungrateful, they were helping the outsiders to attack it too! What the heck was going on today!?
Meanwhile, the Scale-Winged Serpents were not brainless, either. They were quite confused when they saw the true appearance of the Giant Purple Linden. The Scale-Winged Serpents were enraged once Apas told their leader about the Giant Purple Linden's disguise. The tree they had been living on was actually a bloody trap!
The number of Devil Tree Spikes was greatly reduced following the attacks from the Scale-Winged Serpents. The Violet Imperial Battalion continued to damage the tree's stem and roots, while the trunk was burned by Mo Fan's magic. The treetop was under heavy attack from the Scale-Winged Serpents who had turned against it. The Giant Purple Linden began to let out cries of agony, finally exposing its true self!
The winged beasts hovering in the air were astounded and terrified after seeing the Giant Purple Linden's true appearance. They did not expect a demon to be hiding among the trees they were living on. The winged beasts no longer bothered to interfere with the matter. They might not like the outsiders, but they were more afraid of the monster that had disguised itself in their territory!
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”At last, they have shown up!” Yu Shishi blurted out in joy.
”The Sacred Linden Leaves are located at the center of the Devil Tree Spikes. We shouldn't approach them recklessly, or the Devil Tree Spikes will turn us into beehives,” Bai Hongfei noticed.
”Let's wait a little longer. Let them deal with the Devil Tree Spikes first,” Zhang Xiaohou agreed.
”Mm, alright,” Yu Shishi seemed a little nervous. After all, the Sacred Linden Leaves would decide the fate of her moths. If she managed to help the Moon Moth Silkworm evolve into a little Moon Moth Phoenix, it would guarantee the safety of the moths, too!
”How strange, where did so many white wolves come from?” Bai Hongfei suddenly asked.
Zhang Xiaohou looked down and noticed many white wolves weaving through the branches and attacking the trunk. With the combined efforts of a few hundred demon wolves and the Scale-Winged Serpents attacking the tree, the Giant Purple Linden began to lose its branches rapidly!
”It's Brother Fan's Advanced Summoning Spell!” Zhang Xiaohou was overjoyed.
”How many wolves did he Summon with the spell? It looks like some of them are even Commander-level creatures!” Bai Hongfei blurted out in disbelief.
The wolves could easily pluck away every Sacred Linden Leaf with a bite each. The three at the top slowly moved closer when they noticed that there was not much defense left around the Sacred Linden Leaves.
Zhang Xiaohou was leading the way. He noticed the purple leaves wriggling when he was approaching them on the wilted branches!
”Don't tell me these leaves can attack too?” Zhang Xiaohou exclaimed.
The purple leaves began to move as he went a little closer. They surprisingly extended their edges and revealed spikes like porcupines.
”They are parasitic worms, they are not leaves!” Yu Shishi told Zhang Xiaohou after taking a closer look.
The number of the purple parasitic worms was shocking. The 'leaves' around them began to swarm toward Zhang Xiaohou along the branches.
Their jumping ability was quite insane. They sprang at Zhang Xiaohou from all directions like the head of a morning star with poisonous spikes once they were close enough.
”Wind, rise!”
Zhang Xiaohou spun around in a circle. A gust of wind rose from his feet and formed a barrier around him. The strong wind bounced off the parasitic worms!