The instant the Tranquil Tree King unleashed the power of the World Tree, all the World Tree members on the battlefield emitted a shimmering green light, receiving a halo of blessing. As if they had taken an aphrodisiac, their overall combat power suddenly increased dramatically.
The aura covered the entire army, and the situation on the battlefield immediately changed. The World Tree troops were all buffed and immediately charged forward. Many of the Three Universal Civilizations' troops, who were originally locked in a stalemate, were instantly severely damaged, and their casualties increased dramatically.
Many Beyond Grade A were the first to feel the change. The overall strength of the World Tree's powerful members immediately broke the deadlock. Many Beyond Grade A who were originally in a tug-of-war with their opponents suddenly lost the initiative and fell into a disadvantage in the blink of an eye. Many of them Danger at Every Turn and faced life-threatening situations.
Golden beams shot out frequently, striking the Beyond Grade A beings who were in danger one after another, providing much-needed healing in their critical moments and giving many Beyond Grade A beings a much-needed respite. However, the World Tree's powerful beings also took countermeasures, using various methods to try to disperse or isolate the incoming life energy halfway, preventing this healing-type ability user from healing their companions.
Only Hila has a soul link with Aurora, allowing her to receive Aurora's instantaneous Dawn of Life regardless of spatial distance. It's like having a built-in milk source, while other Beyond Grade A don't have this privilege. Even if the milk is plentiful, they still need to receive it.
Although Aurora's superpower is strange, her current rank is only that of an ordinary Beyond Grade A, which is somewhat insufficient. She cannot ignore various obstacles, which puts her micro-management skills as a healer to the test. She not only has to pay attention to the life status of each Beyond Grade A, but also has to find ways to avoid various obstacles and successfully heal the target.
Han Xiao monitored the battle situation in various regions through the Quantum Network Vision, taking in all the changes in the battle situation, which was clearly not good.
"The army-wide aura is still powerful. Luckily, it can't be stacked, otherwise, if all five Tree King transformed at the same time, how monstrous would the effect be..."
Han Xiao's mind raced, his gaze fixed on the Tranquil Tree King and the Book.
Only by eliminating the Tranquil Tree King can we remove the enemy's all-army aura and turn the tide of the battle; otherwise, our overall casualties will skyrocket.
However, at this moment, the Tranquil Tree King, who had been strengthened by unleashing the power of the World Tree, retreated instead of advancing. He slipped back into the World Tree fleet's heavy protection and retracted the conspicuous World Tree into his body, showing no intention of rushing up to fight Han Xiao.
Han Xiao's expression immediately changed, his emotions churning.
He thought that the Tranquil Tree King, after transforming, would become much stronger and rush up to continue the battle, trying to defeat him. Unexpectedly, the opponent directly avoided the battle after unleashing its full power.
You should have said so earlier if you weren't going to fight. Your aggressive attitude was really getting me all fired up.
'This is bad. If we don't take him down quickly, we'll be in trouble...'
Han Xiao was helpless.
After transforming, the Tree King possesses extremely high strategic value. No longer risking his life, he hides in the fleet and continuously provides buffs to the army. This is a calm approach, but such a situation rarely occurred in his previous life. The Tree King had finally unleashed the power of the World Tree, and his fighting spirit soared accordingly, usually leading to a fierce battle.
If the other Tree King had chosen to rationally avoid battle, he could have accepted it, but this time it was the Tranquil Tree King...
Good heavens! Martial artists have stopped being so stubborn! My youth is over!
Countless World Tree warships protected their commander, the Tranquil Tree King. Facing the seemingly endless cannons, Han Xiao felt a chill run down his spine. Although he was quite confident in his physical strength, charging into battle alone on this scale seemed a bit too arrogant.
Moreover, the Tranquil Tree King is too powerful; he cannot defeat the enemy in a short time amidst the enemy army. If he charges in, he will only be bombarded and subjected to concentrated fire for no reason.
"If you're so brave, then never show your face."
Seeing this, Han Xiao abandoned the Tranquil Tree King and turned to attack the other World Tree powerhouses in the battle circles.
If you don't stop me, I'll kill your teammates!
Although the members of World Tree never care about the death or injury of their teammates, this strong attack is an exchange of resources. The Tranquil Tree King will always care about these resources used for the exchange, otherwise the meaning of his transformation would be very limited.
However, Han Xiao's attention was not completely taken away from the Tranquil Tree King. He continued to watch the other party's movements to prevent the Tranquil Tree King from taking the opportunity to adjust its tactics and copy it.
The fact that the Tranquil Tree King didn't stop him could also be interpreted as him shaking off the entanglement and using his companions as bait to lure him away. Meanwhile, he used his superior combat power to attack other Beyond Grade A, which was also a form of exchange.
"Because this is a battle of exchange, he doesn't want to waste time on someone as skilled as me. He'll turn his attention to killing other high-level fighters, killing one to gain an advantage. Perhaps that's his thinking..."
Han Xiao secretly pondered the intentions of the Tranquil Tree King.
Meanwhile, under the heavy protection of the fleet, Tranquil Tree King watched Han Xiao shift his attack target, his face expressionless, but his eyes flickered slightly.
After the exchange, he judged that even if he transformed, he might not be able to defeat this astonishingly powerful outsider, so he suppressed his urge to fight and continued to focus on the strategic objective of exchanging pieces... As a Tree King who had conquered many civilizations, he was no longer easily swayed by emotions.
But he couldn't stay here and not make a move; otherwise, if he just watched as outsiders slaughtered his companions, his transformation, which he was trying to enhance the effect of, would be meaningless.
Since we can't intercept the opponent's strongest member, we have no choice but to make the same decision and shift our attack target accordingly.
Various thoughts flashed through his mind. The Tranquil Tree King turned his head and looked in the direction where the other party, a recovery-type ability user, was located.
In a localized battlefield, a Arcane Church fleet had its defenses breached by the World Tree Assault Team. The formation of the escort ships was torn apart, and the central Radiant Sun Class flagship was pinned down by the World Tree Assault Ships. One after another, assault pods clung to the flagship's hull, piercing through the armor and sending in waves of World Tree super-powered squads to launch a boarding operation, attempting to seize the flagship from within.
At this moment, the interior of the main ship has become a chaotic battlefield, with bloody battles erupting in various cabins and corridors. The ship's escorts are constantly resisting the World Tree superhumans, and every now and then, new assault pods smash open new breaches, with attacks coming one after another.
"Reinforcements! Reinforcements!"
A squad leader pulled a sword stuck in an enemy's body, splattering blood all over his armored face. He didn't have time to wipe it off and frantically called for reinforcements over the channel.
But in the next moment, a blurry afterimage flashed before his eyes, followed by a tremendous force that suddenly exploded on the side of his head. His head was grabbed by a large hand and slammed into the wall. His body twitched a few times and then remained still.
The hand was quickly withdrawn; its owner was a burly World Tree officer, surrounded by a large group of team members who were slaughtering the soldiers inside the main ship, having already breached the defenses.
"Head to the control room!"
The officer gave a shout and prepared to lead his squad forward.
But at that moment, everyone's feet suddenly shook, and the bulkhead not far away burst open, revealing half of the dark assault pod.
With a whoosh, the hatch opened, and a group of Legion players who had come to provide support poured out. Without saying a word, they charged towards the World Tree squad. There was no exchange between the two sides, and a fierce battle immediately broke out.
After a fierce battle, the officer led his men to annihilate the player squad, but also suffered considerable losses due to the opponent's ruthless and fearless fighting style.
"Are these people crazy?"
The officer frowned. He had seen fearless people before, but this group of men had charged forward relentlessly, practically trading their own lives for their injuries... In his view, there was only one possibility: the enemy held a strong conviction, willing to sacrifice their lives for their wounds.
However, as members of the World Tree, they are not intimidated by such a fearless belief. None of them are afraid of death. If you want to fight to the death, I will fight to the death with you. Who is afraid of who?
With no time to rest, the World Tree officer put the matter out of his mind and was about to lead his troops forward.
Just then, a series of rapid footsteps sounded in the corridor ahead, and another group of reinforcements arrived. Their appearance and abilities were exactly the same as the squad that had just been wiped out.
"Hmm? This group of people..."
The World Tree officer was taken aback.
We just killed them, but they've reappeared? What's going on with these people? Are they unkillable, or can they resurrect like us?!
Before he could think it through, the fierce battle broke out again. Due to the losses in the previous wave, the combat strength of this World Tree combat team had declined, and they were wiped out by the same group of players. The officer was also surrounded and beaten to pieces - a similar scene was playing out on multiple warships.
Among the Three Universal Civilizations ' command ships, Aurora released several Dawn of Life, but before they could reach their companions in dire straits, they were scattered midway by several high-level World Tree combatants.
Aurora frowned slightly and lowered her hand.
"I'm too far from the battlefield. My opponent has plenty of time to react and can easily block my energy. This won't do; I can't unleash my full potential. I need to get closer and shorten the distance."
Aurora finished speaking, without waiting for Simon's reply, she flashed out of the cabin, stepped into outer space, and transformed into a golden streak of light, leaving the rear formation and quickly approaching the local battlefield where many Beyond Grade A were located.
This scene immediately attracted the attention of many powerful beings in the World Tree. A large number of high-level combatants rushed towards this recovery-type ability user, but were restrained and blocked by their respective opponents.
Not long after, Aurora stopped among the main fleets of the Three Universal Civilizations on this battlefield. Although she had closed the distance, she did not step into the battlefield. She kept raising her hand to release the Dawn of Life, scattering beams of Glory. If the distance that the Dawn of Life needed to cross before was 10, now it was at most between 2 and 3, and the hit rate was higher than before.
Moreover, all allied life forms within a certain range of her gain an increased recovery speed. This is a passive aura that Aurora possesses after entering Beyond Grade A, and its range increases with her rank. When she was on the command ship, the aura's range was insufficient to cover this area, but now that she has arrived at this battlefield, her aura has taken effect, covering most of the allied Beyond Grade A beings currently engaged in combat.
"It's dangerous here, don't come any closer!" Hila spotted Aurora, and her expression changed.
Aurora ignored her, breathing softly.
Since reaching Beyond Grade A, she had never experienced such a high-intensity battle. She had healed hundreds of Beyond Grade A, and the life energy consumed far exceeded the rate at which life energy could be replenished. Her face gradually turned pale, and she felt her body being drained dry.
Just then, dozens of World Tree suddenly attacked the main fleet from the side. Each root contained astonishing energy and smashed a large number of warships with unstoppable force, tearing a gap in the formation.
The next moment, the World Tree Tranquil Tree King shot towards Aurora like a green beam of light along the gap, its power blazing fiercely.
He had been looking for an opportunity to kill this healing-type ability user, and when Aurora arrived at the front line, he saw his chance. Under the cover of the fleet, he stealthily approached the edge of the main fleet and launched a surprise attack, determined to eliminate this biggest factor affecting the exchange tactics.
The World Tree formed a giant war chariot, rampaging and sweeping away obstacles in its path. At the same time, they shielded the Tranquil Tree King from the fleet's hasty concentrated fire. With the protection of the World Tree's power, the Tranquil Tree King carved its way into the main warship with tremendous force.
Aurora seemed to panic and hurriedly retreated, gathering beams of holy light to strike the Tranquil Tree King. However, it was as futile as tickling, and she could not stop the Tranquil Tree King's momentum at all.
In the blink of an eye, the Tranquil Tree King appeared before Aurora, its arm trailing a streak of green light as it slashed in a semi-circle toward Aurora's head, as if to smash her into a bloody pulp from top to bottom.
The overwhelming pressure spanning two watersheds locked onto Aurora, Aurora seemed stunned, her expression one of panic, frozen in place, unable to move.
But at that moment, a fierce mental shockwave suddenly erupted from Aurora's center, extremely aggressive, and almost solidified.
The Tranquil Tree King felt a sharp pain in his brain, and his fist involuntarily veered off course. A crescent-shaped fist beam, like a blade of light, grazed Aurora and shot out, shattering hundreds of warships along its path.
Sorokin's figure separated from Aurora's body, appearing behind her like a Stand user. He gently pressed his brow, his spiritual energy surging forth incessantly, unleashing his full power and surging aura.
"There's another protector?"
The Tranquil Tree King remained unfazed, about to break free from Sorokin's mental abilities and continue his attack on Aurora, but at that moment, a sudden change occurred.
The panic on Aurora's face vanished instantly, replaced by calm, as if she had expected it. The necklace she wore suddenly unfolded, and mechanical structures instantly covered her entire body, transforming into a set of mechanical armor that the Tranquil Tree King found quite familiar.
Brush!
The next instant, a flash of light, Aurora vanished, leaving only Sorokin and a Throne in her place.
At the same time, Han Xiao appeared out of thin air, taking her place. Before the Tranquil Tree King could react, he raised his hand and used the "Love Stronger Than Gold Seven-Day Lock, hanging himself on the Tranquil Tree King's body.
"I knew you guys wouldn't give up on cutting off the healer!"
Han Xiao's strong arms tightened around the neck of the Tranquil Tree King, feeling immense force slamming into his chest and abdomen, as if he were holding a large, wriggling fish. The Tranquil Tree King was struggling in his arms.
The Tranquil Tree King had been hiding in the fleet, with few opportunities to strike. He deliberately brought Aurora out to cause a ruckus. Although it was a simple bait tactic, he believed that the World Tree's powerful members wouldn't sit still. After all, the World Tree's combat strategy was different. Han Xiao considered things from the other side's perspective, believing that in their eyes, only by eliminating the healer could they successfully carry out the exchange tactic. Sacrificing some high-level combatants was worthwhile, and there was a certain chance of luring the Tranquil Tree King out again... The bait was straight, but if the other side was willing, it was a simple and effective plan.
The Tranquil Tree King remained expressionless, repeatedly raising his elbows to strike backward, raining blows onto Han Xiao's abdomen, creating shockwaves between the two.
The World Tree around them partially blocked the concentrated fire of the surrounding fleets, while others Heavy Strike the two of them, trying to pull Han Xiao off the Tranquil Tree King.
In terms of strength, the Tranquil Tree King was still more powerful. Han Xiao couldn't lock it down, but just before the Tranquil Tree King was about to break free, mechanical structures rapidly spread along the point of contact between Han Xiao and the Tranquil Tree King, transforming into a set of Sovereign armor that enveloped the Tranquil Tree King.
"Take this move, 'Fly Together on Twin Wings '!"
With a flash of Mechanical Force, Han Xiao and his companion vanished from their spot.
Wow!
The next moment, the two appeared out of thin air in a strange empty area in the formation behind the Three Universal Civilizations, as if the fleet had deliberately left it there beforehand.
The moment the two appeared, the fleet, which had been prepared all around, activated the protective shield devices around them, quickly forming a spherical barrier that encompassed the area before immediately withdrawing.
The Tranquil Tree King frowned, finally managing to break free from Han Xiao's embrace. He kicked Han Xiao away, then glanced around at the surroundings and discovered hundreds of strangely shaped mechanical devices floating in the area.
At the very moment he was observing, hundreds of mechanical devices suddenly lit up, as if hundreds of wormholes had been opened, and the interiors of these tunnels were filled with blinding light and emanating chilling energy fluctuations.
Han Xiao stopped his flying backwards and narrowed his eyes.
"A few hundred modified Key of Destruction are enough to give you and me a run for our money!"
Even before the war began, Han Xiao had specifically instructed the Three Universal Civilizations to set up this type of trap, placing the Throne inside it.
Before the war, the Three Universal Civilizations set up many similar traps, using the mechanisms of different Universal Treasure to try to form combo attacks. The trap they were facing now was one of them, and it was also the plan proposed by Han Xiao —using the teleportation of the Sovereign Mecha and the Key of Destruction of Destruction to create a zone of absolute killing.
Advanced Version: Together We Go to the Underworld!
Buzz!
The next moment, blinding light erupted from hundreds of channels, instantly filling the area and engulfing the two figures.