[ Symbiotic Mistletoe ] -- A rare symbiotic plant that can parasitize other Aberration or symbiotic plants.
The Aberration and symbiotic abilities of plants parasitized by the Symbiotic Mistletoe will be partially imitated by the Symbiotic Mistletoe, but only if it resides on the "original host".
During his nearly one hundred years of rule over the Theocracy, Geliwusi rarely took action, so not everyone knew about his abilities.
Most people only know that his symbiotic plant, like his personality, is opportunistic, and many even speculate that Geliwusi's symbiotic plant is a tumbleweed or something else.
For high-ranking figures like Luxiusi and Sailesi, the true nature of the [ Symbiotic Mistletoe ] was naturally known.
Even the two of them didn't have a deep understanding of Geliwusi's abilities, and they focused most of their energy on dealing with each other.
At this moment, Geliwusi's sudden attack truly gave Sailesi a sense of astonishment.
He only knew that Geliwusi could gain extremely strong vitality through symbiotic plants, but he did not expect that the other party could also imitate the host's abilities to a certain extent.
He had met one guy like that before.
No wonder Luxiusi left the root system to him; it seems that the root system left by a High Tier plant is indeed a rare source of nutrients for a plant like the Symbiotic Mistletoe.
It must have been by taking advantage of the opportunity to sow the seeds on a large scale that Geliwusi bestowed the benefits of the Clear Void Pine upon everyone in the vicinity.
As countless ordinary people awoke from their reverie, Geliwusi's voice rang out once more:
"It's just a trivial ability, is Your Excellency satisfied?"
"Snort."
Sailesi had stopped and turned around, preparing to return to the battlefield to deal with Geliwusi.
He scoffed dismissively and then asked:
"Likes to hide? When did you develop this new ability?"
"Let me think... it's been about thirty years, hasn't it?"
At this moment, it was no longer the giant Clear Void Pine tree that was speaking, but rather each clump of mistletoe-like spherical plants on it.
Those sounds blended together, forming the Geliwusi at that moment:
"To be honest, I've never used this move in actual combat before."
"It's not like we haven't seen it before."
Sailesi's tone remained disdainful:
"In the end, your abilities are somewhat similar to Cuiske's, except that he plunders, while you are merely a poor imitation."
"After all, he can manipulate dozens of Aberration plants simultaneously, while you seem to only have... two or three?"
Sailesi looked at Geliwusi in the distance and laughed:
"Even Cuiske can't beat me, let alone you?"
Whether it's clumsy or not, you'll know once you try it.
Geliwusi retorted:
"No matter how powerful Cuiske is, I've never seen him manage to take Luxiusi's symbiotic plant for his own use."
Countless eyes from the plants looked at Sailesi:
You can't go to the other side of the city wall.
After he finished speaking, a wooden wall suddenly rose from the ground outside the area where the grease had been spilled, centered on the huge, hollow Clear Void Pine.
The tens of thousands of citizens who had been freed from the illusion were instantly trapped inside and unable to escape.
Letting these people leave could certainly disrupt the formation of the remaining enemy forces, but this would inevitably lead to a large number of civilian casualties.
At this moment, Geliwusi felt like a subordinate official being tested by his superiors; if he made even the slightest mistake, he would be packing his bags and leaving immediately.
Therefore, he had to do everything he could think of to please the Son of God.
Therefore, at this moment, protection is necessary, and so is fighting.
Bang bang bang!
A series of muffled thuds followed, and the ground around Sailesi exploded, spewing out a huge mass of sprawling plant roots.
These thick roots coalesced into a sphere in a very short time. Sailesi immediately launched an attack, punching the nearest sphere until it burst open.
After breaking several of the closer spheres, the spheres that were a little further away had already "hatched," and humanoid creatures emerged from them.
These things can hardly be called "humans"; at best, they just look similar to humans.
If one had to put it in perspective, these should be described as half-tree people made of pine wood, with only their heads replaced by mistletoe-like spherical plants, signifying the true controllers behind them.
The puppets attacked Sailesi as soon as they were born.
With materials sponsored by Luxiusi and mistletoe heads provided by Geliwusi, these puppets were almost as powerful as Sailesi's loyal henchmen, belonging to the stronger tier of the Middle Tier.
Seeing this, Sailesi frowned as well.
He had also encountered enemies like puppets and clones. The common weakness of these enemies was their low maneuverability and slow thinking speed, making them very easy to exploit.
However, this type of enemy has another undeniable advantage, especially for themselves: the puppets can be immune to the illusion of [ Dream of Rebirth ] to a certain extent.
After all, they are not real people and do not have their own thinking ability, so the Dream of Rebirth that affects the brain has no real means against them.
Whenever he encounters such enemies, Sailesi's physical skills allow him to break through the encirclement.
He believed this time would be no exception.
With a single glance from the Fallen Cardinal, he rediscovered his loyal followers, and the Stained Ones, starting at Upper Middle Tier (levels 50-60), became entangled in battle with the ever-growing puppet army.
On the chaotic battlefield, three newly formed puppets charged toward Sailesi after briefly determining their direction.
The old but vigorous Fallen Cardinal smashed the head of one puppet with a single punch, then kicked the second in the stomach, breaking him in two.
However, at that moment, the third puppet's attack received a second acceleration in mid-air, and two short cones with barbs appeared in its hands.
Just as Sailesi was about to dodge, that disgusting resin appeared once again.
The puppet whose head he had smashed had temporarily bound his right arm, while the puppet that had been kicked in two had grabbed his left leg.
At the same time, the two short cones also attacked Sailesi's vitals.
My heart pounded so hard it felt like it would burst my eardrums, and my decades-old fighting instincts were unleashed!
Despite the debuffs inflicted by the two puppets, Sailesi executed an almost impossible twist of his body, narrowly dodging the thrusts of two short cones.
At the same time, his free left hand was already pressing on the mistletoe clump on the neck of the third puppet.
With a powerful clench of his fingers, Sailesi managed to grasp a twig along with some bark-like material in his hand.
The puppet that narrowly escaped the attack and hadn't had its head scratched stood still a short distance away, turned around, and revealed a serious expression.
It was Geliwusi himself.