Chapter 218
"Because you're food that some more powerful being has set its sights on. Eating you would only doom me beyond all hope."
The Rotting Old Man spoke unhurriedly. "My instincts tell me that eating you would put me in danger. That's why I stopped attacking."
That was one of the main reasons he had refrained from attacking Lin Yi and Blind Cheng.
Lin Yi and Blind Cheng understood what he meant, too.
The Desire Mother Tree!
Lin Yi bore the Desire Mother Tree's mark, and the Desire Mother Tree was an Old God, a terrifying being truly on par with Sequence Zero.
Being targeted by a being like that was definitely no blessing.
Now, the Rotting Old Man's words only deepened Lin Yi's despair.
"No way, Lin Yi. You've even got a trick like that?"
Blind Cheng scratched his head. "If I'd known, I would've gone underground too and had the Desire Mother Tree mark me. Wouldn't that keep me safe as well?"
"There's nothing safe about this thing."
Lin Yi's face darkened. "If you want it, you can have it. Once I find a way to transfer it, you'll be first in line."
"Uh... no need for that. I haven't had my fill of living yet."
Blind Cheng immediately refused.
He had only been joking. Why was Lin Yi taking it seriously now?
The Rotting Old Man clearly had no idea what the Desire Mother Tree was, but he could deduce that it was the terrifying being targeting Lin Yi.
Apparently, it was the source of his fear.
"If something's targeting me, all you need to do is leave me alone. But the others... they'd still die, wouldn't they?"
Lin Yi suddenly continued, "What other reason is there? I think there must be something else that's really