Yes, that tree had rebelled.
The thought turned over in his mind, and Lich Old Man A Fu confirmed the possibility. His nerves first tightened, then relaxed.
He had always worried that the tree would rebel. Now that it had truly acted, he was no longer afraid. After all, they could settle it once and for all, and then everything would be completely safe.
Besides, Richard had not gone far away this time. He could just have Richard charge in and deal with it. There was no need for him to do anything himself.
With that thought, Lich Old Man shouted, trying to contact his "Summoned Beast," Richard. "Richard! Hey, kid Richard, get out here! That tree has really rebelled! You must have crammed too much stuff into that room and made it unable to stand it anymore. I told you before that this was a bad idea, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what happened. Get out here and deal with it quickly so I can catch up on my sleep."
Lich Old Man called out for quite a while, but Richard gave no response.
"Hmm?" Lich Old Man was puzzled at first, then remembered something. Amid the shrill alarm, his body suddenly went rigid.
He remembered. Just earlier—more precisely, two hours ago—Richard had said he was going out to buy some materials and had already left Eden Garden.
In other words, Richard was not currently stationed in Eden Garden. He had to deal with that tree, which had lived even longer than he had, by himself.
Damn it, this was not the outcome he wanted... The corners of Lich Old Man's mouth twitched a few times, and his mood sank.
But as he looked at Laboratory No. 3 not far away, he knew there was no use complaining