Almost instantly, Yiden's hands transformed into two hemispherical structures, which slammed together in front of him, accompanied by a whistling wind.
Only one person was captured in this spherical prison: Ed, whose surrounding warriors had already been cleared away.
After the recent rounds of exchanges, Yiden has a clear understanding of the situation.
This escaped experimental subject is the true core of the invaders. As long as he is alive, the invaders will receive a continuous stream of treatment, just like their priests.
The dull, resounding blow and the sensation it sent Yiden the message that he had succeeded.
Ed couldn't possibly react that quickly, nor could he accelerate in such a short time, so as long as he kept entangled with the mobile prison in his hands, victory was already in his grasp.
Sigh, what a Pyrrhic victory...
Yiden thought to himself, looking at the slightly flustered player formation in front of him.
Regardless of whether these people are of any experimental value after he captures them alive, he will probably have to maintain the integrity and function of the bodies of those scattered priests in the distance for the rest of their lives.
It's just a pity for my old bones; it seems I still have to shoulder the heavy burden of the entire White Wax Town Parish, encompassing eleven villages...
Just as Yiden was about to unleash his piercing skill a few more times, he suddenly felt a... scorching heat in his hand.
The giant Boston Ivy turned its incredulous gaze away from the players and towards the sphere in its hand that was still growing larger and more like a ball of yarn. Through the layers of roots and vines, it saw a glimmer of fire hidden deep within.
The firelight went from dark to bright in less than a breath. Yiden's mind jolted, and he tried his best to maintain the single cell in his hands, but unfortunately it was too late. The vine ball with a diameter of two meters had already exploded in the instant he hesitated.
Countless intertwined and swaying vine fragments flew out, emitting white steam, and countless drops of sap rained down on the ground, making a hissing sound as the water vapor rose.
Yiden waved his hand, creating a hurricane that blew away the white mist in front of him, revealing a murderous-looking young man standing proudly five steps in front of him.
His clothes bore the burn marks of the high temperature and the red edges of a slow-burning flame. His single eye, filled with murderous intent, was a pale gold, while the Crown- like sapling in his other eye socket was a sharply defined dark red, with even a fine, dense spindle-shaped scale appearing on its surface.
Ding! New character card unlocked: [ Ed Adrian - Dragonblood Berserker ].
Ed's burning gaze met Yiden's through the intertwined vines. His lips moved, and a stream of flame shot out, heading towards Yiden, who was hiding behind the vine net.
The old priest, stunned by what he saw, seemed to have completely forgotten to dodge.
Gazing at the flames that grew larger and brighter like the rising sun, Yiden found herself inexplicably lost in memories from decades ago.
That was the day he transformed from the Pure Ones into the Stained Ones, the day he learned the truth of the world.
He asked the provincial archbishop why he conducted such cruel experiments, why he stained his hands with the blood of devout believers, and why he had combined humans with tree species and saplings for decades.
The provincial archbishop's answer was--
In order to bring the Tree God back to life.
So Yiden naturally asked another question: how did they know the Tree God had been resurrected?
The archbishop replied: As the beginning of everything, the creator of all things, and the father of all life, the Tree God's divine body is absolutely perfect, which can be confirmed with just a careful look, without any further proof.
It began with the vibrant green symbolizing Vitality, then the mysterious blue symbolizing Psionic Energy, and now it's the tyrannical red symbolizing power...
The beginning of all things, the source of all changes.
Yiden knew he had met the Tree God.
The Tree God was right there in the eye socket of the experimental subject.
Every one of the Stained Ones knew what this scene represented; they were willing to be tainted with sin in order to bring the Tree God back, all for this elusive hope.
The one who brings the Tree God back to life in their own hands will surely wash away the Stained Ones past and all their dark history, don the robes of Saint, wear the Crown of the now-abolished church, and become His Incarnation in the world.
For this, he was willing to give up everything and was willing to risk his life at this moment!
The crimson-white flames shattered the vine giant's head, and the intense heat and tree sap caused a white mist and green rain to rise from the Gloomy Sanctuary once more.
At the last moment, Yiden's true form unleashed an astonishing will to survive and a competitive spirit, manipulating the vines to pull its head into the giant's chest, thus escaping death.
The headless giant's arms began to extend rapidly. Ed, having unleashed a youthful version of dragon breath, landed back on the ground and turned to look at the players with burning eyes.
"Snap."
After the snap, a new battle prompt appeared in front of the players:
[You have gained the " Ignite " status, effect: loses 0.5% of maximum health per second, all base attributes +1, attacks inflict fire effect, increased damage against plant-type abilities and artifacts, and dies two seconds after taking a fatal blow while the status is active.]
At this moment, Ed also revealed his last trump card—an enhancement buff.
As Master of the otherworldly biotechnology field of "Pinduoduo," Ed has a high degree of control over the players' bodies.
Each body contained a leaf from Little Green that fused with the flesh. In the instant Ed snapped his fingers to send the notification, he shared some of Seraphina's abilities with his players, forcibly boosting their base attributes by a small amount at the cost of subsequent weakness, shortened usage time, and slow bleeding.
Given the players' physical condition and natural Plant Compatibility, it's entirely impossible for them not to lose health when facing the power of Seraphina, who wields a fire dragon.
Now, the final stage of the battle has begun, and 202 seconds is the limit of this battle.
" Soul Returner, attack!"
Facing a giant nearly four meters tall (it would be less than four meters if its head were removed), the players showed not a trace of fear, only fervor and excitement for the battle.
Feeling the power surging within them, they brandished their weapons and charged towards the terrifying headless monster that could never have been seen in reality.
"Old man, your dad's here to fix your decorative blade!"
Try this!
"I'll show you what it means to have fiery blades explode!"
I'll burn you to death!!!
Faced with a powerful enemy, the players split into groups and adopted a salami-slicing tactic to annihilate them.
They used their weapons to continuously shred Yiden's gigantic body into smaller pieces, until the severed body parts could no longer move and search for the original body.
Ed, on the other hand, acts Incarnation the battlefield, providing shelter to players when large-scale area-of-effect attacks are about to Descent.
Surrounded and attacked by a tidal wave of players, Yiden was like a piece of rock candy in hot water, his massive body slowly disintegrating under countless attacks...