At that moment, amid the frenzied distortions, the Mother Tree stared fixedly at him, her madness terrifying beyond measure.
And she finally understood the Flesh Dominator's true purpose all along!
So that was it!
What he had coveted from the very beginning was her!
No wonder he had offered to leave the Colossus Brain to her. No wonder he had remained unmoved even when Leviathan crashed before his eyes. None of that was more tempting to him than extracting power from her body!
He wanted to use her as a tool, force her to devour the Colossus Brain, then obtain even purer flesh power from her!
She truly hadn't seen it coming.
Because it was too absurd!
She had never told a single living creature the secret of this curse. She knew all too well that if it ever became public, countless Origins lurking in hiding would come to plunder her body. In the realm of Origins, where growth was almost impossible, she was a poisoned fruit radiating a fatal allure!
Lynn stood there stiffly, his vacant gaze turning toward the Mother Tree of Desire with a series of creaks.
And when he met the murderous gaze the Mother Tree of Desire abruptly turned on him, Lynn finally realized something utterly terrifying.
Because...
Because...
Maintaining the curse's turmoil, the Flesh Dominator drew closer, bit by bit, through the expanse of gray and white, sneering mockingly:
"Mother Tree, you will serve me well. The nourishment I gain from relieving your desires will improve me far more than devouring those insignificant creatures ever could. I will imprison you in my cage for eternity and make you my slave forever."
"And you should know perfectly well that, whether you like it or not, as long as the curse remains, you can never turn