Slowly, as the chewing and grinding stopped, the agonized screams gradually faded as well.
The enormous face on the trunk smiled and licked its lips, scarlet as the Blood Moon, then said:
"You killed half my children, and I ate the other half. Now we're... even. Hehehehe-"
Eerie, chilling laughter echoed across the Wasteland.
The God of Ten Thousand Machines slowly raised his hand, his expression indifferent.
He flicked a finger toward the Mother Tree of Desire.
Boom-
Without a single wasted word.
The power of that gesture instantly blasted a massive hole hundreds of meters across through the Mother Tree of Desire's trunk.
And that gesture also signaled the launch of the all-out assault.
"Hive One's main cannon fully charged-target locked-praise the God of Ten Thousand Machines-"
"Hive Two's main cannon fully charged-target locked-praise the God of Ten Thousand Machines-"
"Nanite Storm orders issued-full-scale assault commencing-"
"Orders to all clusters-fight to the death-charge-"
At that instant, countless ground-based mechanical units raised their heads and, like a surging insect swarm, charged at the Mother Tree of Desire in the center from every direction.
Enormous cannons rose from the ground one after another, blasting countless particle beams at the massive trunk.
Dense tongues of fire converged with precision, pouring the entire battlefield's firepower onto the enormous Mother Tree of Desire's trunk and branches.
"Come! Children, unleash your desires upon me! My body will take every one of you inside. Revel to your hearts' content! Don't hold back!"
As the Mechanical Church launched its full-scale assault, that alluring, laughing voice only grew more seductive. As though enjoying the process, she frantically mobilized her densely packed branches of flesh.
The power of the Desire Domain spread with her voice, engulfing almost the entire sky.
Even with Alice's blessing and Sir Awen's psionic protection,