Before Xu Le used the tree world to descend.
In the distant lighthouse, Jin Mingzhu, who was watching the Soul Tree killing the monsters around it, had a solemn expression on his face.
The Red Moon Temple Warlock in front of her was too powerful.
"Puppeteer Doen... The person who killed Xu Le in the legend is her..."
Puppeteer Dorn, a master with a gentle voice but a very strange personality, was arranged by the Red Moon Temple to stay secretly in the lighthouse.
This matter was not made public and only Zhou Bi and Jin Mingzhu, the leaders of the Lighthouse, knew about it.
After all, if Xu Le was killed and this matter were to be made public, the people in Zion and Lighthouse would be furious.
The murderer who killed Xu Le in the Red Moon Temple actually appeared in the lighthouse openly.
As Zion’s long-term strategic partner, Lighthouse turned a blind eye to the murderer and indulged him at will. This is intolerable.
The people don’t have any upper-level thinking, nor do they need to have any.
Most people just need to satisfy their need for food and drink, and then they will have some strange thoughts.
Jin Mingzhu knew it, and Zhou Bi knew it too, so neither of them mentioned it.
"Is Xu Le really dead..."
Jin Mingzhu fixed her eyes on Dawn.
It seemed as if there were invisible threads in her hands, controlling the surrounding trees.
These soul branches that were originally controlled by Xu Le have become Dorn's weapons in this black tide and are used by her at will.
call!
Dorn jumped and flashed back to Jin Mingzhu's side.
The lighthouse now has the Tree of Souls, and the rhythm of the strange black tide attacks is not strong. Instead, it has become the safest place among the four city-states.
The strange waves that attacked the lighthouse were all blocked by these soul trees.
After they are killed by the branches, they will become nutrients for the Tree of Souls and become part of the tree.
The soul was also sucked into the torch at the top of the tree.
Under this kind of cyclic absorption situation, the black tide monster is simply unable to break through the defense of the incoming lighthouse.
The current situation makes Jin Mingzhu and Zhou Bi feel deeply relieved.
But unfortunately, Xu Le, the creator of the Tree of Souls, is no longer with us.
"I don't think that guy would die so easily. His ability is too weird. Is it possible that he faked his death?"
"What are you thinking about?" Dawn beside him suddenly asked.
Jin Mingzhu, who was thinking, was startled. This puppet rarely communicated with her.
He has always been mysterious, but I didn't expect that he would take the initiative to talk to her at this time.
"Well, I'm thinking about how to make the lighthouse better, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, at least they won't have to worry about their safety because of the black tide, as well as darkness, energy, food and so on."
"I feel your pain. In fact, it is very simple to solve all this. Just join the Red Moon Temple.
The supreme power of the temple will solve everything for you."
"Uh... This doesn't sound like a very good proposal. The lighthouse will have its own path." Jin Mingzhu rejected it directly. Defending the lighthouse is their bottom line.
Even if the lighthouse is held hostage, this bottom line cannot be lost, otherwise they would rather die.
“Humph, after possessing the Soul Tree, your Lighthouse has entered a delicate state.
This tree will actively protect the city. Although I am not sure whether what it is protecting is the city, at least the people living in the city are currently safe.
With this kind of magical weapon, you, the people of Lighthouse, no longer need to worry about too many safety issues.
Do you understand the meaning of this?"
Dawn's words were a little strange. Isn't it enough to be safe? What's the point
Jin Mingzhu is not very good at guessing other people's thoughts, so it would be more appropriate to leave this kind of negotiation to Zhou Bilai.
But unfortunately Zhou Bi is too weak and it is inconvenient for her to come out in the black tide environment, so she was asked to accompany Dawn.
"Meaning? The lighthouse is safe?"
"What a shallow woman! No wonder you let that incompetent man be the leader of the lighthouse despite your strength."
"He is my lover." Jin Mingzhu's face suddenly turned dark.
She could beat Zhou Bi, scold him, and abuse him.
But others can't.
This is also one of her personal bottom lines.
"Well, it's a boring emotional trick. But your carefree state won't last long. Soon, the Lighthouse will usher in new changes. Be prepared."
"New changes? What do you mean?"
Jin Mingzhu stared at Doen with a puzzled look on her face.
"A city with automatic defense functions, but without the power to match it, do you think you can really control it
This time, the black tide is a test of the Soul Tree's defensive capabilities.
Once the higher-ups at the Red Moon Temple receive the report on the effects of the Soul Tree, you so-called Lighthouse leaders will be dealt with one by one.
The Red Moon Temple will not allow such a divine weapon to be exposed to the public."
Dawn's words were very clear, and even if Jin Mingzhu was slow to react, she understood the meaning.
"What kind of treatment will you mention?"
“How we deal with you Lighthouse executives will depend on your level of cooperation.
Whether to surrender or to fight for your rights, the choice is yours.
But although the choice is yours, the result is different.
You will have to bear the final consequences on your own.”
As Dawn spoke, he raised his huge head slightly, looking down from above.
Jin Mingzhu didn't know that Dawn's body in front of her was actually just a puppet, but she really didn't like the other person's condescending look.
"I remember what Lord Dorne said, but I can't make the decision on this matter. I will discuss it with Zhou Bi in detail after I return."
“That Zhou Bi does have some skills, but what he lacks is the ability to protect himself.
In this era, if you don't have strength, your ability will become poison and shackles.
Just like Li Wen from Zion, if the Red Moon Temple really wants to get rid of him, they can do so at any time.
It has not been dealt with simply because there is no need to deal with it yet.”
The conversation with Dawn had turned from casual chat to a blatant threat.
Dawn made an undisguised threat.
Jin Mingzhu felt very uncomfortable, but she couldn't do anything to Doen, so she could only breathe and adjust her mentality as much as possible.
"I know that the whole world is under the control of the Red Moon Temple. You are really amazing...
It's funny that it's so powerful but it didn't end the apocalypse and darkness."
“There’s no point in being sarcastic, the rules of this world are not as simple as weaklings like you think.
Consider my words carefully, but you still have plenty of time to make a decision before the next black tide comes."
"Hmph..." Jin Mingzhu snorted coldly, but did not refute.
She turned her head to look at the Soul Tree in the distance, and her expression suddenly changed.
"Huh? Did you do that?"
Dawn was about to object, but her expression changed.
At the farthest point in their field of vision, countless branches began to converge towards one location.
The branches of the Soul Tree intertwined and tangled with each other, eventually forming a thick, towering giant vine that connected heaven and earth.
Although they were far away, the shocking scene before them was still hard to deal with.
"What happened to the Soul Tree?"
"How could I possibly know about this? I'm a warrior."
Neither Dorn nor Jin Mingzhu knew what was happening, but the changes in the Soul Tree in the distance continued.
The space around him began to distort, but this spatial fluctuation seemed to be not in the air, but underground.
The towering giant vine branches suddenly began to shrink downwards and drilled into the ground at an extremely fast speed.
Afterwards, even stronger spatial fluctuations appeared in that area.
The chaotic spatial energy can almost be seen by the naked eye, and it appears distorted and hideous under the dim red sky.
Kakaka!
A strange sound appeared in the distance, and the surrounding monsters were torn into pieces by the invisible space energy, exploded into flesh and blood, and then merged into the space channel.
It seems to have become the energy of this space crack.
"Is this thing the tree of souls..." Jin Mingzhu was a little surprised and doubtful.
Although the Soul Tree had always behaved as a living being, this was the first time she had seen it like this.
According to Xu Le's previous statement, the Tree of Soul is a tree with life and soul.
The question now is, how are the terms life and soul calculated
Ordinary plants are also living things, but the soul tree in front of us seems to be alive. It is no longer a plant, but an animal.
If it is an animal, should it be classified as weird
The other thing is the soul...
Is it possible that the so-called soul is a kind of thought
Is the Soul Tree in the center of the lighthouse a tree with thoughts
Jin Mingzhu looked at Dorn standing beside her. The puppet Dorn had many anthropomorphic expressions, but Jin Mingzhu still saw the false feeling in them.
"Not a human? No, it's a puppet."
Dorn tightened the psychic thread in her hand, but the Soul Tree did not respond to her as it did before.
It was neither rejection nor resistance, but he simply ignored her existence.
The pleasure of controlling everything is now gone.
"This thing..."
Duoli felt very uncomfortable being in control, and Dawn also realized that the Tree of Souls might not be as simple as she had imagined.
Jin Mingzhu, who was standing by, saw Duo En's hesitation and disbelief, and at this time she joked:
"Is the current situation out of Lord Dorne's control? Haha, I told you, reporting work is not that easy to complete.
After all, it's such a big tree, so of course we need to check it more often.
I think... next time the Kuroshio comes, we won't need to make a decision right away, right?"
According to Dorn, if the Soul Tree test is correct, the Red Moon Temple will send people to take over the city of Lighthouse.
The development of Lighthouse during this period is entirely the result of the hard work of her and Zhou Bi.
But if it really comes to that, they only have two choices: give up or die.
The Red Moon Temple will not leave the Soul Tree alone.
But now it’s different. There are some problems with the Tree of Souls, and they have more time.
Although more time may not be of much use, Jin Mingzhu always feels that as long as time is extended, many things will turn around.
"I have never experienced this kind of pain... Humph, you are lucky."
Dorn rushed towards the direction of the space rift.
Jin Mingzhu, who stayed where she was, smiled slightly, quickly took out her communicator, and called Zhou Bi.
"Old Zhou."
"Um?"
"The Red Moon Temple still has no intention of letting us go. We still have some time... but not much."
"About how long?"
Zhou Bi on the opposite side was very calm and didn't seem to be surprised by Jin Mingzhu's words.
"Originally it was less than three months, but now it should be longer. I estimate it will be around three to six months."
"The next black tide, right?"
"Yes."
"It seems that something happened to the Soul Tree during this black tide. Am I right?"
"You guys are really good at guessing."
Jin Mingzhu smiled. Every time she talked to Zhou Bi, she felt relaxed.
That's the feeling of having someone to rely on. Although Zhou Bi is very weak, he is indeed very trustworthy and reliable in what he does.
"I will reward you well when I get back."
"… "
Zhou Bi on the opposite side was silent for a long time.
"I think there's no need for this."
…
This is Xu Le.
Looking at the giant insect rushing towards me, it would be ridiculous to say that I wasn't nervous.
This insect exudes a sense of power, an energy that does not belong to Gu Yinduo or Hong Yue.
The external energy of the Outer Gods.
Xu Le felt that this energy should be able to harm his elemental self.
so…
"Demon Boy-Teleport."
Fluctuations in space appeared beneath the earth, and the insects with extremely keen perception immediately stopped.
It sensed the danger, but was like a headless fly, not knowing how to avoid it.
Sudden.
Layers of soil exploded from the ground, and the branch and vine that had drilled into the earth outside the lighthouse unexpectedly appeared in Tianrui Lifeng, thousands of kilometers away.
You know, even teleportation requires a lot of spiritual energy.
The sudden appearance of a creature of this size, even if it is a plant, is outrageous enough.
Squeak!
The insects screamed, and the strange sound penetrated Xu Le's periosteum and almost implanted into his soul.
Xu Le's body couldn't help but tremble. This feeling was really bad...
"Well… "
Restraining the trembling of his soul, Xu Le reached out to the insect.
All the soul branches, like Xu Le's outstretched arms, wrapped around the insect.
"die!"
The branches suddenly tightened and wrapped around the insect's shell, and a large amount of juice burst out from every crack in the insect.
The insect let out a strange scream and began to flap its wings.
Xu Le's nose started bleeding madly. With his ability, controlling a soul tree of this size was too much of a burden.
BOOM!
The big insect burst into pieces after being entangled in the branches.
But this was not the end, a large number of small insects flew out of its body.
Each little bug was like a firefly, and there were so many of them that Xu Le had no way to count them.
Looking at the little bug that looked like a black shadow, Xu Le raised his middle finger.