And he finally understood what Lynn intended to do.
She swept Lynn up violently, seething with hatred, ready to fling him far beyond her Tree Realm. She understood that only by keeping him from touching her body could she stop him from weakening the curse upon her.
But wouldn't that give him exactly what he wanted?
Wasn't that his real scheme?
To force her to send him away of her own accord, never revealing his true intentions until the very last moment!
She could already see the mocking smile on Lynn's face, that inscrutable smile that suggested everything was under his control. He had taken scheming and manipulation beyond anything human, as though he had anticipated and controlled everything she did.
"Mother Tree of Desire, you made the right decision."
Lynn offered no resistance. He simply maintained his curse-removing ability, allowing her branches to wrap around and bind his body.
Struggling to suppress the malice and madness in his eyes, he licked the corner of his mouth and said:
"And this is the answer you wanted. I can weaken and remove the curses on you Fallen. That's why I have so many family members and friends. But now you have to let me go. You have long since become an incarnation of flesh, and you can no longer control nature as you once did. If I keep weakening your curse, you will truly turn into a giant tree, and then this darkness will suppress you."
"You should understand that. I'm nothing more than a key."
"Even without me, you still have a chance to find the Colossus Brain. But if you exhaust your strength here, how could you compete with the other Origins even if you found it?"
The Mother Tree of Desire stared fixedly at him, madness in her