The moment he finished speaking, a mass of tree roots burst from the ground and bound Evan.
Beside the fire, the Dryad's eyes turned cold. "You're not going anywhere!"
"Let go right now if you don't want to die!"
At that, Evan turned his moonlit face toward him, revealing neat rows of stark white teeth.
The Copper Plague struck instantly. Swarms of Plant Virus surged toward the Dryad like a flood gone mad.
The Dryad seemed to sense something. "I know you, Bolton City's potion madman," he said coldly.
"But unfortunately, the human viruses you control are usele—"
His voice cut off.
The thick Root Tendrils beneath him rapidly rotted and withered.
Black spots spread across his smooth, gray-white bark. Then the outer layer decayed, oozing streams of yellow-green sap.
The trees binding Evan went limp as well, unable to hold him.
Terror filled the Dryad's face. He kept retreating, but he could not resist the spreading Virus.
His bark-covered face twisted with disbelief and fear.
"You! You... damn it! How can you control Plant Virus too?"
"No! No!"
While the Dryad struggled, Evan seized the Snake Person by the neck and strode forward.
He poured the Mist Brain Plague into him and took control of him in an instant.
The two Beyonder Apprentices guarding the storeroom saw what had happened. Without a word, they turned and ran.
Damn it! Where did this enemy come from?
What kind of power took down both lords so quickly?
Shocked as they were, the two Apprentices immediately carried out their agreed-upon plan.
One fled left and the other right, racing along passages left open for them through the mist to warn the others.
Evan did not even move. The gray-white Umbrella in his hand broke into countless tiny pieces.
In an instant, the