Praise the Holy Object

Thinking about what might happen to the Metamorphic Trees after he was gone made Mo Ling feel even worse.

"I need to find a way up."

After falling to the bottom of the cave, he could return to his original world, right? Then perhaps he could repeat the process and return to this world?

Mo Ling quickly dismissed the unrealistic idea.

If he really did that, there would not even be scraps left of the Tree Transformer Tribe by the time he returned.

"If only I could teleport myself."

At that thought, inspiration suddenly struck Mo Ling.

He had only tried teleporting his own body, but he had never tried teleporting the entire Cube!

That had always been a blind spot for him.

Realizing this, Mo Ling quickly aimed the Teleportation Frame at the Cube itself.

As the teleportation activated, he suddenly felt the Cube come to a stop.

What was happening?

Within his field of vision, the Cube, which had been falling at high speed, suddenly stopped in midair.

Mo Ling was not harmed by the sudden halt, either.

Inertia no longer existed.

The metal Cube seemed to have been fixed in the center of the Great Tree Cave, completely motionless.

Along with a strange sensation, Mo Ling realized that the Cube now felt like a paper boat floating on water.

All around it was a calm surface, with the little boat gently bobbing in the ripples.

All it needed was a light push.

Following Mo Ling's thoughts, the heavy metal Cube slowly floated upward like a feather.

Joy surged uncontrollably through Mo Ling's heart.

It worked!

Though he had no idea how it worked.

As long as he teleported the entire Cube, it entered this floating state and could move according to his will.

Not only that, but as Mo Ling's control deepened, the Cube floated faster and faster. Soon, it reached the area where the Cave Demons were releasing vibrations.

The Cube instantly anchored itself in the air, and inertia seemed to vanish in that instant.

The Cave Demons releasing vibrations within the spaces in the cave wall were turned into minced flesh by the invisible attack that followed.

The vibrations weakened.

After finishing the attack, the Cube continued accelerating upward, searching for its next target.

Like a precise killing machine, the Cube searched upward for Cave Demons while killing every hidden Cave Demon it found.

Mo Ling grew more and more proficient at controlling the Cube.

At first, the Cube could only float straight upward, even crashing headfirst into obstructing branches.

Later on, the Cube could nimbly avoid all kinds of obstacles and even move close to the cave walls to search for Cave Demons inside.

The Cave Demons' vibrations no longer had any effect. Hidden within the cave walls, they were like lambs waiting for slaughter.

The freely moving Cube could easily find and kill them.

Before he knew it, Mo Ling had guided the Cube back to where it had fallen earlier.

The sight before him made Mo Ling's heart ache.

By now, the Metamorphic Trees had suffered devastating losses.

That Tree Transformation Warrior had long since been torn to pieces by the attacking Cave Demons.

The Metamorphic Trees were surrounded by Cave Demons flooding in from all directions.

Weak as they were, they had no ability to fight back against the Cave Demons, yet they still stubbornly fought with all kinds of tools.

Mo Ling had thought the Metamorphic Trees would completely lose their will to fight after seeing the Cube fall.

But he had not expected this.

"Comrades! Die together with the Cave Demons! For every one we kill now, more of our comrades will be able to cross the Great Tree Cave in the future!"

The leader shouted himself hoarse.

"The Cube Tribe may be destroyed now, but a new Cube Tribe will be built in the future!"

"Kill!"

A round-bodied Metamorphic Tree charged at a grotesque Cave Demon and thrust the wooden spear in its hand into the creature's body.

The short spear did little to the Cave Demon, only slowing it slightly.

That Metamorphic Tree was soon torn in half by the Cave Demon before it.

The surrounding comrades rushed over at once, swarming onto the Cave Demon and rolling down into the depths with the wounded creature.

The Metamorphic Trees kept perishing alongside the Cave Demons with this very tactic.

So that was how it was.

While Mo Ling had been below in the tree cave, he had often seen Metamorphic Trees and Cave Demons falling down.

He had only thought the battle was fierce. He never imagined it was this tragic.

But the Metamorphic Trees no longer needed such tragedy.

The leader raised a spear and charged toward a Cave Demon, his face filled with the resolve to die.

The spear pierced the Cave Demon's body. The grotesque creature spread open its Spiral Shards, ready to slice the leader apart.

But the scene of the leader being split in two never appeared.

Instead, countless bloody holes appeared across the terrifying Cave Demon's body. It froze in place, lifeless.

Recognizing that familiar method of attack, the leader, who had narrowly escaped death, hurriedly looked around.

When he saw the Cube slowly rising through the tree cave, he could no longer contain his joy.

"Praise the Holy Object!"

The Metamorphic Trees trapped in despair all gazed devoutly at the Cube.

By then, the sun had risen into the sky. A ray of sunlight skimmed past the edge of the Great Tree Cave and shone into the pitch-black cavern.

The slowly rising Cube happened to catch that ray of sunlight.

The Cube's metal walls reflected a dazzling radiance, as though a god had descended.

The scorching sunlight shone upon the grotesque Cave Demons, followed by countless invisible stripping attacks.

The Cave Demons that the Metamorphic Trees could not deal with did not even have time to flee before the invisible attacks, turning into piles of minced flesh on the spot.

The gloom hanging over the Metamorphic Tree people vanished instantly beneath the sunlight.

They had just been slaughtered one-sidedly, yet now they had welcomed the dawn of victory.

Bathed in light, the Cube reflected warm sunlight onto the Metamorphic Trees who had survived the calamity.

Every Metamorphic Tree laid down their weapon and knelt on the ground.

"Praise the Holy Object!"

Watching the kneeling Metamorphic Trees from within the Cube, Mo Ling felt that they seemed even more devout than before.

Yet among all those Metamorphic Trees, the leader's reaction was the most intense.

His expression was utterly fanatical. Prostrating himself on the ground, he kept banging his head against it while endlessly praising the great Holy Object.

Mo Ling was instead somewhat confused.

"Obviously, you're the only one who knows this is a scam, so why are you the most excited?"

Mo Ling guided the Cube before the leader and lightly touched his forehead.

He had wanted the leader to get up quickly, but he had not expected that action to make him even more excited.

"Fine."

Mo Ling could only stop making any further movements and drift toward the edge of the Great Tree Cave.

"Looks like the Cave Demons have all been cleared out."

Mo Ling carefully surveyed the surroundings. Not only did he find no Cave Demons, but the vibrations and howls had vanished as well.

"Even if there are any stragglers, there's nothing I can do about it."

After searching around once, Mo Ling flew toward the top of the Great Tree Cave.

The Metamorphic Trees closely followed the Cube and came out of the Great Tree Cave with Mo Ling.

Seeing the Metamorphic Trees still following behind him, Mo Ling had no choice but to lead them back to the tribe.

They're not going to keep following me, are they?

Mo Ling returned to the platform where the leader often gave speeches and landed.

He wanted to rest for a while.

Having only just gotten used to flying while also hunting Cave Demons had left Mo Ling mentally exhausted.

But the Metamorphic Trees were full of energy. After returning to the tribe, they all gathered before the platform, looking as though they were preparing to give another victory speech.

They gathered around the Cube of their own accord, their eyes filled with fanaticism.