Mother Tree's Covetous Gaze
At this moment, Luther's Illusion was filled with two insane things.
Judging from their positions, the two-headed, flourishing tree against the cosmic backdrop is clearly much higher and more distant. However, He seems too far away, and there appears to be a transparent veil around Him, making it difficult for Him to exert His influence. On the contrary, the thing beneath Him, which resembles His fetus, poses a greater threat to Luther.
"Oh shit."
Blood was streaming from Luther's face. His two arms, seemingly a mixture of the world's most evil elements, gripped him tightly, forcibly squeezing in countless wild and Distortion pieces of knowledge. The Mother Tree of Desire, "Abomination," Suah. He quickly learned much forbidden knowledge.
It turns out that the "Naturism Sect" worships this evil god, and the "Abomination" Suah is His child. No, we can't continue like this!
Feeling his spirit being constantly Corrosion, Luther immediately began to resist.
Although what I saw was Illusion, the pollution was very real!
As for how to resist, that is naturally--
"Whoosh!"
Phantom Tide suddenly rang out, overflowing from Luther's body and instantly breaking free of the two arms that were tightly binding him! The seawater was deep and dark, as if it contained all colors and possibilities, and in turn stained those two sinful arms!
"▇▇▇--"
The Distortion Monster began to tremble, emitting sounds incomprehensible to human language. It abruptly retracted its arm, and its already chaotic body suddenly spread like a thick fog or boiled like water, clearly in extreme pain.
"Whoosh--"
The sea surged, filling the world. Luther had no intention of letting his opponent go, but instead manipulated the seawater to continue its assault, pounding against his Filth body.
"▇▇▇▇▇--"
The Monster writhed in increasing agony, curling into a ball, its form becoming increasingly shapeless, while the lush tree behind it trembled. The Astral World dimmed, and everything began to recede into the distance, turning pale.
Luther woke up from his Illusion.
"Captain? Captain!"
He heard Anderson's shouts, though they seemed to be from a great distance.
What's going on? Don't they know to come closer when you call for help?
Luther Consciousness tried to open his eyes, only to realize that he didn't have a body at all, but was instead a pool of Flesh lying on the deck. No wonder Anderson was so far away from him.
"Brush!"
He reassembled himself, taking back his Flesh, and covered his body with a robe of blood.
"Captain, are you alright?"
Anderson, with the others standing at a distance at the stern, breathed a sigh of relief after seeing him recover. "I knew it. It's just an evil god; it couldn't possibly Corrosion you."
You seem to have a lot of faith in me.
Luther chuckled and straightened his clothes.
Looking back, there were some dark black tar-like residues on the deck, as if they had been burned, emitting a foul-smelling white smoke.
What's going on?
He pointed to the black residue and asked, "Has anyone seen that symbol?"
The crew members gradually gathered around, and when they heard his question, they all looked somewhat puzzled.
What symbol?
Anderson countered with a question.
"It's the symbol that formed from the Blood Fog after Uruk's death."
"Uruk didn't turn into Blood Fog. He was still standing there after you cut him in half, Captain. But before you regained your senses, he suddenly started screaming and then burned to ashes," Anderson replied seriously. "We only deduced you were probably alright after we saw him burn to ashes."
In other words, it was Illusion from that point onward?
This symbol wasn't meant for everyone; it was only meant for me. Luther thought to himself with a heavy heart, "When exactly did the Mother Tree of Desire and the Naturism Sect begin targeting me?"
I need to be more careful in the future.
As he thought this, he casually picked up the milky-white Dice from the deck. When he touched it, the Dice trembled slightly, as if it were afraid of him, and flipped over so that the 5 was facing up.
Um?
Luther was slightly taken aback.
What happened? Where did your previous hostility go?
Didn't they just bet 1 point on me, trying to ruin me? Why are they behaving themselves now?
After a moment's thought, he roughly guessed the reason.
It must still be because of the Tide I released. That's a unique existence that can resist the Corrosion of True God and defeat the contamination of "Abomination," with an extremely high status. Before, those Beyonder Item were all extremely afraid after encountering me. It's already remarkable that this Dice could hold out until I released it.
"So, what the hell is this thing?"
Luther looked up and asked Roy King.
"This is a Beyonder Item that has come to life."
The remarkably young-looking Roy King, gripping his chubby apprentice's ear, replied with a serious expression, "The number on the Dice represents the holder's Luck; six is extremely Luck, while one brings life-threatening misfortune. Councilor Ricciardo has a way to reseal it."
Luther could sense that there was something holding back in his words, but he didn't press further and simply nodded.
"Alright, I'll keep them safe until we return to Oravi Island."
". OK."
Roy King naturally couldn't refuse; with his abilities, keeping the Dice would only lead to his gradual downfall.
Are you familiar with the Naturism Sect on Oravi Island?
Luther continued to ask.
"I know."
Roy King nodded, his expression slightly disgusted. "Like the Rose School of Thought, they worship the evil god Mother Tree of Desire."
After Roy King's brief introduction, Luther roughly understood that one part of the Rose School of Thought worshipped the Primordial Moon, while another part worshipped the Mother Tree of Desire, and sometimes these two beliefs were confused. The "Abomination" Suah was the current leader of the Rose School of Thought, a Sequence 1 Grounded Angel. He was said to be the child of the evil goddess, the Mother Tree of Desire.
Yes, it matches what I saw in my Illusion.
Luther thought to himself.
He roughly guessed that the symbol came from the Mother Tree of Desire, and that Suah was probably using this medium to Corrosion him and try to control him. However, he didn't expect to be countered and had to retreat.
According to Roy King, Suah were born of gods in strange ways, and therefore their Spirituality state was very poor, and they did not often appear in the mortal world.
It doesn't matter if we have to be wary of one more evil god in the future; we've already offended enough people anyway.
Luther could only sneer inwardly before getting up.
I'm fine now.
He calmly told the Sailor, "Let's set sail. We're heading back to Oravi Island. Well done! We can celebrate tonight."
"OK!"
Upon hearing this, the Sailor immediately cheered. They excitedly dispersed and returned to their posts, and the entire Fleet began its journey towards Oravi Island, which they would arrive at in about one more night.
"Anderson, Walter, you guys come with me."
Luther addressed the extraordinary individuals and led them to his captain's Captain's Cabin.
The mission is accomplished; it's time to reward my men.