"Mother Tree of Desire?"
Lynn froze.
An image instantly sprang into his mind: a strange tree covered in bizarre flower buds, constantly mating with all kinds of creatures.
After all, an Origin associated with a word as blatantly lewd as desire had to be a pretty lustful being.
Naturally, White Night knew nothing of the strange associations in his head. His gaze was profound as he said:
"We don't know much about her, but the Matriarch once said that, unlike the Flesh Dominator, she should be an Origin formed from a creature that fell here back then, rather than one that existed here from the beginning."
"But without question, the involvement of an Origin is enough to show how seriously the Flesh God Cult takes the Colossus Brain. And according to further information, the Mother Tree of Desire and the Flesh Dominator seem to have reached some sort of agreement. Their two factions have formed an alliance. I'm afraid they're not just after the Colossus Brain this time..."
"They're also targeting the Mechanical Church."
Lynn nodded, his gaze turning serious.
Indeed, if things really were as White Night described, this war would be far more than a minor skirmish.
With the Matriarch unable to descend in person, no faction other than the Mechanical Church and the Flesh God Cult could hold its own on this stage.
White Night said gravely:
"Most importantly, there are signs that our sworn enemies, the Plague Doctors, are getting involved too. Although we still don't know what role they'll play in this war, we must be careful."
"Because compared to those two great churches, the Plague Doctors are the ones who will do anything to see us dead."
Lynn nodded.
The Plague Doctors' illicit dealings with the Flesh Dominator clearly hadn't started recently.
They had