All that could wait until later. Right now, staying alive was what mattered. Li couldn't spare any concern for whether Aili lived or died. Every treant possessed immense strength. They might not be able to kill him in a single blow, but if they surrounded him, he would truly be finished.
"Catch him, dead or alive!" Aili stood atop the Lord of the Forest, yet her tone was anything but modest. As the ancient tree looked at Aili, a trace of longing appeared on its face.
Then the Lord of the Forest let out a deafening roar. "What are you standing around for? Take him out!"
"Boom!!" Following the Lord of the Forest's roar, the trees around Li tore themselves up from the ground one after another. Li stared in shock, only to see that beneath the roots of every tree were animal skeletons!
No wonder he hadn't seen a single living creature here!
These trees were no harmless things! Humans claimed to cherish life too, yet every living thing other than themselves could become food on their plates.
Then these trees could naturally claim to cherish life as well, but anything other than plants was food on their plates! Li had no desire to become their fertilizer, much less be pounded into meat paste beneath their fists.
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, running was the best option. Li sprinted madly, weaving left and right beneath the treants' fists. The Lord of the Forest seemed to grow impatient as well and actually started striding after Li.
Once a body reached a certain size, the sense of oppression it gave smaller creatures was no small thing.
The moment the Lord of the Forest moved, Li nearly swallowed his tongue in fright. Cracks spread across the ground, countless ancient trees were overturned, and