Kaza Rooted on the Spot
In the Livestream Room for the Instance.
The Challengers from other civilizations certainly got carried away with their insults.
This kind of trash needs to be thoroughly humiliated.
Civilizations differ, and their beliefs may vary. Moreover, in the brutal mechanism of the Universe Arena, each civilization views other civilizations as thorns in its side.
However, there is one point that all civilizations in the Universe Arena agree on: they must never betray their own civilization or their own planet.
This is a consensus among all civilizations.
Especially in the context of the Universe Arena, there is absolutely no possibility of betraying one's own civilization. The Divine Firmament did not even give them that opportunity.
Kaza is now willing to betray his own civilization just to survive.
This is a disgrace to the entire War Zone!
If this kind of person were to spread to other War Zones, he would probably be laughed at by the War Zone units there.
A disgrace to the Azure Star, a disgrace to the War Zone 112!
The soldiers of the Tree Spirit Legion remained completely unmoved as they watched Kaza kneeling on the ground begging for mercy.
"Haha, poor worm!"
At that very moment, the Ancient Tree Aerospace Battleship suspended in the sky seemed to be moved by an invisible hand, and suddenly a deep and long roar resounded.
The sound was like the low growl of an ancient beast, or like a sharp knife cutting through the rings of an ancient tree.
The piercing sound instantly pierced Kaza's eardrums.
"Heh... what foolish invaders."
"Tree Spirit Planet is a peace-loving planet that will not initiate war, and as an alien invader, you will not be forgiven by Tree Spirit Planet."
"But since you've said you're willing to submit to the Tree Spirit Star System, we can give you a chance."
Upon hearing this, Kaza burst out laughing with delight.
He thought that Tree Spirit Planet was really giving him a chance.
"I am willing to submit, no matter the cost!"
"If possible, I could even join the Green Vine Civilization. I wonder if the Universe Arena has a Settlement migration mechanism similar to that of Azure Star."
"If it were possible, I could immigrate right now!"
"..."
This guy knelt down and started bowing, banging his head against the ground with loud thuds.
Before Kaza could finish speaking, even more mocking laughter came from inside the Ancient Tree Aerospace Battleship.
"Ha ha."
"You said you were willing to submit..."
"Next, Tree Spirit Planet will perform the purest transformation on you!"
"To tell you the truth, even if you don't submit, the Tree Spirit Planet will still modify you!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the ancient tree body of the Ancient Tree Aerospace Battleship began to tremble violently, the skin of the spaceship began to crack, and then green light kept emerging.
Just like new buds sprouting from an old tree, it is constantly changing.
Then, a series of cracking sounds came from the sky.
From the cracks in the spaceship, countless thick vines sprouted and fell from the distant horizon.
Then it spread rapidly toward Kaza's location.
These tens of thousands of vines, each emitting a faint glow, weave through the night sky like a galaxy fallen to earth, or like thousands of dancing serpents!
The spectacular sight of these tens of thousands of vines is like the entire Universe being enveloped by the root system of an ancient and mysterious giant tree. They spread, intertwine, and entwine, forming an intricate network of life.
In this network, each vine seems to possess its own will; they bend, stretch, or coil.
The next Seed Star 1 was completely enveloped by the endless green vines.
To describe it further, it's like a giant tree taking root towards Seed Star 1.
Compared to this, Kaza on the planet was like a speck of dust in the earth.
Seeing this incredibly bizarre scene, Kaza instinctively got up from the ground.
"What... what is this?"
He had an instinctive feeling—a sense of fear in the face of terror.
This situation is definitely not the kind of scene one would expect from the Tree Spirit Clan wanting to spare them.
So he started crawling backwards as fast as he could.
However, the speed at which the vines spread across the sky was simply astonishing.
They seemed to possess their own will, plunging down from the clouds at incredible speeds, cascading to the ground like a waterfall in an instant, weaving a dense, impenetrable green net.
In an instant, Kaza's limbs were tightly bound by these sudden vines, as if he had been captured by an invisible hand.
He was helplessly pulled up by the vines, slowly rising as if participating in a cruel and bizarre ritual.
He was spread out in a starfish shape and then hoisted up.
The thorns covering the vines, like bloodthirsty teeth, pierced through Kaza's flesh one by one!
The pain caused him to grimace and let out a series of heart-wrenching screams.
"Help!"
"Ahh!"
"I can provide you with a lot of information, please don't kill me."
"Gods of the Tree Spirit Star System, please spare me."
"No!! I don't want to die! I want to leave the Instance!"
But when will the Ancient Tree Aerospace Battleship listen to a defeated man spouting nonsense?
Without a moment's respite, a vine as thick as an ancient dragon's spine, carrying irresistible force, shot out with lightning speed.
Its surface is covered with moss and traces of time.
It wriggled like a living thing!!
With those tentacle-like branches, they gently but firmly pried open Kaza tightly clenched jaw!
Immediately afterwards, another vine followed closely and pierced directly into Kaza's open mouth.
At that moment, time seemed to freeze, and an indescribable tension and oppression filled the air.
Warm liquid surged between Kaza's mouth and abdomen!
Was it a gift from the ancient tree's fountain of life, or a punishment?!
He felt that every inch of his skin and every bone in his body was enduring unprecedented pain.
It felt like a thousand needles piercing my heart, or like countless ants tearing at my flesh.
Pain and despair intertwined into an invisible net, tightly binding him.
"Waaaaah."
"Waaaah!"
Because he was constantly being pumped with a strange liquid, Kaza couldn't even let out a howl.
All they could do was sob helplessly.
At the same time, the voice of the Divine Firmament also rang out in the sky.
[Divine Firmament Warning: The Ancient Tree Aerospace Battleship on the Tree Spirit Prime Star is performing Rooting Ritual on the last remaining Challengers!]
[The Rooting Ritual is a capture procedure that uses the autonomic nervous system to continuously influence the Challengers's nerves, thereby plundering all of the Challengers's memories.]
[The Challengers's weapon designs, Instance experiences, and Instance spectating experiences will all be directly stolen and added as basic data in the Dungeon Designer's Creation Space backend after the Instance ends!]
[As the one being Kaza, the Challengers will suffer the most severe torment, and will die immediately after the Rooting Ritual ends!]
[...]
Please accept my condolences...
"Ahh!"
At this moment, all that belonged to Kaza was boundless despair.
He finally understood.
His so-called surrender was not impossible at all.
As the Designer of the Tree Spirit Abyss, he actually possesses a method similar to the mind-controlling capture technique found in the Lin Ye Earth Online Instance.
Previously, Lin Ye had captured a Leviathan Giant Insect directly through the Yuri Legion in his own Instance, thereby obtaining the most advanced biotechnology of the Kazi Civilization.
And now, the Designer of the Green Vine Civilization has actually devised a similar method.
Although the forms are different, the effects are very similar.
Given that such methods exist, how could the Designers of the Green Vine Civilization possibly accept his surrender?
Since it's something you've already taken, there's no need for empty promises.
"Ahh!"
Kaza's body trembled in endless torment, each second feeling like being sliced by a sharp blade, time seemingly frozen.
The air around him was so heavy it was almost suffocating. The breathing and whispering of the Tree Spirit Race People around him wove together into an impenetrable net, making him feel like he was suffocating.
At the very end of those five minutes filled with despair and pain, suddenly, Kaza's body broke free of a thick cocoon.
Countless tiny, dense tendrils and roots suddenly sprouted from beneath his scarred skin.
The scene was extremely cruel and chilling.
Each emergence of a hair was accompanied by a violent convulsion of Kaza's body.
Kaza was thus stabbed into a mangled mess.
"Ahh!"
As the agonizing ordeal came to an end, he heard his final sound.
[System has detected that you have been captured... All your Instance experience has been completely stolen, and your Instance journey has come to an end...]
[Since you are the last survivor in the Instance, your death also signifies the failure of this Instance challenge!]
[The Divine Firmament announces: This Instance challenge has failed!]
The challenge has failed, and the spectator perspective outside the Instance has changed directly from first-person to bird's-eye view.
Inside the Instance, the souls of all Challengers, including Kaza, have ascended into the air, helplessly awaiting the Divine Firmament punishment that will descend.
At the same time, the Divine Firmament began its Instance settlement.
[Divine Firmament Warning: All Challengers from Azure Star have failed this challenge. According to the Instance's rules, all Instance will be Challengers with a total deduction of 100,000 Star Yuan!]
[The Universe Arena is a team-based battle; it will extract all the Star Yuan carried by all Challengers and then deduct it uniformly.]
[The penalty deducted from the Instance will first be evenly distributed. If a Challengers's individual Star Yuan do not meet the average penalty amount, they will be instantly eliminated by the Divine Firmament! The missing Star Yuan will then be shared equally among the others, and the process will continue until all Star Yuan have been deducted.]
[If the Star Yuan carried by all Challengers fails to meet the Instance's penalty requirements, all Challengers will be instantly eliminated!]
[Divine Firmament Warning: In this Instance, all Challengers will be instantly eliminated. Designers of Azure Star, please take this as a warning!]
[...]
All of Kaza's clever tricks have now become a joke.
The Instance mechanics designed by the Divine Firmament for so many civilizations are completely flawless.
He had to bear the cost of any Star Yuan his clansmen didn't have, and the two million Challengers combined didn't even amount to 100,000 Star Yuan.
Lin Ye had calculated beforehand that this group of people combined were probably only at the level of 2 Star Yuan.
They were long, long, and beyond dead.
No sound came from inside the Instance, but anyone familiar with Instance knew that the souls of the people in Kaza had been smashed into mosaics.
Ridiculous! Absolutely ridiculous!
Kaza was having all sorts of fantasies: he wanted to win through deception, he wanted to survive the final moments by hiding during the game, and he even wanted to gain a chance to live through betrayal.
But now it seems it was nothing more than the clown's fantasy.
From the moment they entered the Instance, death was inevitable.
This is the cruelty of the Universe Arena!
[Divine Firmament Notification: This Instance has ended completely! All spectator views will be turned off and players will be removed from the Instance.]
[The final countdown to closing has begun...]
[02:59:59]
[02:59:58]
[02:59:57]
[...]
It's too late; the Instance is completely over.
At this final moment, just like Azure Star Era, Divine Firmament also released the Instance statistics on the live stream.
[Number of players wiped out in the Instance: 2,000,000!]
[Maximum duration of the Instance: 18 hours]
[Instance completion rate: 0%!]
[Instance Completion: 0%]
[Instance wipe rate: 100%!]
This data is compiled after each Instance ends.
But today's event made the hearts of all the Challengers on Azure Star pound.
For a moment, no Challengers from Azure Star dared to speak in the Livestream Room.
The elimination rate is 100%.
This number is simply outrageous.
Although the complete annihilation was not entirely due to Kaza's own reckless actions.
However, to be fair, although Kaza was a bit useless and crazy, he was indeed a number one figure on the Hero Ranking.
At the very least, these Libyan people only need to be above average.
The clash between the elite forces of such a Settlement and the bottom-ranked forces of the Universe Arena War Zone with no survivors.
They were mercilessly and instantly killed!
If this is the case in the Libya Settlements, then what if it were the Nirmaner Settlements, the Gaul Settlements, or the United States Settlements? Could they possibly defeat this Tree Spirit Abyss?
In essence, the difference in strength between those people and Kaza wasn't that significant. They weren't that much stronger.
They are all ants from a primitive civilization; their size is truly negligible.
This means that, apart from Lin Ye, no one else on Azure Star currently possesses the strength to challenge the Universe Arena.
This is a rather harsh reality.
This gap in strength is even greater than the difference between Lin Ye and his Challengers when he first unleashed the Raging Waves.
Ultimately, this battle never even officially began; the Instance quest was lost in the first wave of attacks, so there's no point in talking about quest completion.
In other words, Kaza and his group of Challengers didn't even grasp the essence of this Instance.
This is the most direct manifestation of the gap in Civilization Levels. It is simply insurmountable.