Munster with Three Heads
Just as Cabensis was gloating, the Universe Fruit Tree was truly enraged. It had only stretched out a few branches to meet the attack, but unexpectedly, those branches were destroyed by the opponent. Its tens of thousands of branches immediately began to dance wildly, like countless arrows, shooting towards Cabensis with the force of tearing through the air.
To everyone's astonishment, Cabensis was instantly swallowed up by the jade-white wave with almost no power to resist.
The onlookers stared in shock at the battlefield, never expecting the giant tree to be so powerful. Especially the group on the Human Race Camp, who knew that Cabensis was a renowned powerhouse on the Black Iron Prodigy Ranking. If even a powerhouse like Cabensis could be defeated, then anyone else going up would only be throwing their lives away.
After a while, a figure broke out from the jade-white waves. However, the figure was in a sorry state. The original white shirt was now tattered beyond recognition, and the body was covered with hideous wounds from which blood was constantly seeping out.
That figure was none other than Cabensis, who had been attacked and swallowed by the giant tree earlier. After escaping, he did not immediately fly away, but hovered far in the void, coldly watching the giant tree, drinking several bottles of potions, and the wounds on his body began to heal rapidly.
"This guy is also Body Refinement Cultivator..." Gu Ding noticed this only then.
Because of the distance, the Universe Fruit Tree did not pursue, but merely waved its branches as a warning to the other party.
Seeing this, Cabensis was somewhat relieved. He hovered in the void and quickly repaired his injuries.
During Cabensis's recovery, several more squads arrived from afar. Having learned of what had happened, the newcomers refrained from making any further moves.
Only from the Two-Headed Demon Race emerged an extremely tall figure, about fifteen meters in height. This Two-Headed Demon Race had three heads—two large and one small—each a different color. The left head was entirely purple, the right head was crimson, and the middle head, unlike the two adult male heads on either side, resembled an infant's head, entirely blue.
Gu Ding immediately recognized that this guy was no pushover. "This guy's Combat Strength is at least at the second-star Half-Step True God, and might even be stronger. He's probably not much weaker Lily. But why does he have three heads?"
"This guy is called Munster, and he's one of the top twenty strongest Low-rank God among the Two-Headed Demon Race. He has three heads because his family has a mutated bloodline. His older brother is even stronger, ranking third among the middle-level Mid-rank God Two-Headed Demon Race. Their family has a true god-level ancestor." Because Gu Ding had previously killed many Two-Headed Demon Race and obtained some of Two-Headed Demon Race intelligent devices, the Sea Emperor also acquired some information about the Two-Headed Demon Race through these devices.
Munster's two heads simultaneously shouted at Cabensis, who was floating in the void. "Cabensis, it seems that the guys on your human Black Iron Prodigy Ranking aren't very strong. You were chased by me for tens of thousands of kilometers before, barely escaping with your life, and now you can't even beat a tree."
Cabensis's injuries had almost completely healed. He had been on guard since the moment Munster arrived, fearing the latter might take advantage of the situation. Unexpectedly, Munster didn't attack immediately, but instead began to mock him. He sneered, retorting, "You're really shameless. You're Ranking List in the top twenty of your race's Low-rank God, while I'm ranked outside the top fifty of our human Black Iron Prodigy Ranking. Any one of the top twenty on our Black Iron Prodigy Ranking could easily kill you."
"Hmph, judging by your strength, I know that the top twenty on the Black Iron Ranking aren't that strong. That little brat who's ranked number one, is he called something like Gu Ding? He's been locked up in prison, how strong can he be? Even if he wasn't in prison, if he dared to fight me, I could still kill him." The three-headed Munster said with a face full of disdain.
Gu Ding hadn't expected that even outsiders knew about his imprisonment in the Gate of Purgatory. Furthermore, they disagreed with his words. However, he remained quietly hidden, waiting to see how things would develop.
"Munster, all you've said is useless. If you really think you're stronger than the top twenty on our human Black Iron Prodigy Ranking, then you can try fighting that tree. If you win, our Human Race Camp will acknowledge that you are indeed stronger than our Human Race Camp's experts." Cabensis said, giving a wink to the Human Race Camp below.
Denise saw this and immediately stepped forward, swaying her hips seductively. "Yes, Cabensis is right. I have also seen the top twenty on the Black Iron Prodigy Ranking. Their combat power is about the same as that giant tree."
Gu Ding was speechless. The woman's words were clearly fabricated, yet not far from the truth. According to Gu Ding's assessment, this tree's combat power was indeed similar to those ranked around 20th on the Black Iron Prodigy Ranking. However, due to its tenacious vitality, it might be more difficult to deal with.
"If I slay that giant tree, will you admit I'm stronger than any of the top twenty on your Black Iron Ranking?!" Munster seemed somewhat tempted. He turned to look at the giant tree, which was swaying its branches as a warning to outsiders not to approach, then glanced back at Cabensis, noticing that Cabensis's injuries didn't seem serious. Only then did he agree, "Then it's settled. I'll go slay it right now and show you!"
As he spoke, he turned around, preparing to fly towards the Universe Fruit Tree, when he was stopped by a somewhat shrill childish voice, "You two idiots, you don't even know you've been used!"
The one speaking was none other than the infant head in the center of Munster. That head, which had kept its eyes closed as if asleep, finally opened them, revealing a pair of scarlet eyes. "Those humans want to use us to attack that tree, then take advantage of the situation. If we're injured, we might even be killed by that guy named Cabensis and have the fruit stolen from that tree."
"Humans, you are too cunning!" Munster immediately stopped in his tracks. Two enormous heads roared at Cabensis and the others, "I'll kill you all!"
Denise and the others immediately looked rather grim. Even Cabensis had been chased for tens of thousands of kilometers by the enemy, and they themselves probably wouldn't even be able to escape.
"Wait, don't kill them yet. Let them pick fruit for us." The baby head in the middle shouted again, his gaze sweeping over the humans present. "I'm giving you a task. Whoever can pick a fruit and bring it back will not die, and I will let that person leave."
"You want us to die?!" Denise's face immediately turned even uglier.
"Those who don't want to go, step forward, and I can send you to your deaths right now." The baby's eyes were filled with intimidation, chilling the hearts of the group. "Only by picking the fruit will you have a sliver of hope. What will you choose?"
The baby head spoke, staring at Denise, who had just shouted, while the other two heads also looked at her.
"I...I choose to pick the fruit." Denise knew it too. She had no other choice; she never imagined she would end up like this.
"Then what are you waiting for?" the baby head urged.
Denise walked out, her face deathly pale, and slowly flew towards the Universe Fruit Tree.
After a long while, she finally approached the Universe Fruit Tree, and only then did she realize just how enormous the tree was.
"Stop dawdling. Hurry up. Or I'll just kill you!" Two heads shouted at her from a distance.
Denise then closed her eyes and flew towards the Universe Fruit Tree, quickly approaching its attack range. But to everyone's surprise, the Universe Fruit Tree not only didn't attack her, but its previously defiant branches slowly drooped.
"Could it be that this tree is male and doesn't attack women?" Cabensis muttered under his breath upon seeing this.
Many humans nearby, upon hearing his words, also had some doubts about whether such a possibility was possible.
To everyone's surprise, Denise flew to a fruit, her hands trembling as she plucked it. To her astonishment, she found herself unharmed. Her spirits lifted, and she prepared to fly back, only to hear the infant's head shout, "Woman, pick all those fruits for me!"
Clearly, he had also heard what Cabensis had just muttered.
Denise paused for a moment, then hesitated before putting the fruit she had picked earlier into her Storage Space. She then flew toward the second fruit, reaching out with a somewhat uneasy heart.
At that moment, a sudden change occurred. Several branches shot out, piercing through the void and entering Denise's chest, exiting through her body.
Denise was completely taken aback. She only felt a sharp pain in her chest, and looking down, she saw that several branches had pierced her chest. She then remembered what had happened to Heller earlier. She finally understood that she hadn't been attacked before not because she was special, but because she had only picked one fruit. And now, just like Heller, she had tried to pick a second fruit and was attacked in the same way...
After she understood this, her body gradually began to disintegrate, and her consciousness gradually drifted away...
The onlookers were also somewhat surprised by this scene, as there had been absolutely no warning beforehand. Only a few people seemed to realize something, but they weren't quite sure.
"You, continue picking fruit!" The baby turned its head and looked at a young man in Denise's team.
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These past two days have been the national postgraduate entrance examination. Wishing everyone the best of luck! Let me tell you a funny story about my own exam experience. I took the Business Administration exam, with Economics as my major. Before the exam, I hadn't had time to review my major because I hadn't studied Calculus and Politics well. I hadn't even opened a single page of the textbook for my major, nor had I done any practice questions. Until the day before the exam, I had no choice but to cram at the last minute. I sat in the study room for over four hours and read Mankiw's Principles of Economics from cover to cover. The result was that I got 106 points on the major, which isn't high, but I thought I'd be lucky to get 90. But don't follow my example! You need to prepare well in advance to get good results. My advantage was that I had studied related economics courses for four semesters, so I had a foundation. Also, while Mankiw's textbook covered a wide range of topics, the content wasn't actually very deep; it was mostly stuff I had already learned. P. S. For those interested in the basics of economics, I also recommend two books: Mankiw's Principles of Economics and Gao Hongye's Western Economics. (To be continued~^~)