Chapter 692: Taking Down Tak, The Beginning of Civilization Chaos |
With Tak's roar.
The towering ancient trees around him, which had originally absorbed his life energy, began to stir. Black-red aura rose from these massive trees as their roots were torn from the earth.
Staggering unsteadily, they appeared before Tak.
These giant twisted tree spirits had been temporarily modified by him. Though their life energy levels hadn't reached Silver-tier, they had still achieved the pinnacle of Bronze-tier.
"Just some Bronze-tier combat power with a bunch of Pebble-tier fodder, and you think you can take me? You... who do you think you're looking down on?!"
The madness in Tak's eyes grew ever more intense as he waved his hand toward the Pioneering Group's direction.
"Go, tear them apart!"
ROOOAR—
The giant tree spirits charged at the Pioneering Group.
The Alpha's voice crackled through the headset.
Habaar let out a thunderous shout without a moment's hesitation, activating his Psychic Ability, [Life Thorn Bastion].
His body swelled, transforming into a small giant as he charged toward the giant twisted tree spirits with a ring of shields.
Watching Habaar charge headfirst into danger, the other Pioneering Group soldiers also unleashed their own attacks.
On a cliff ledge at the far rear of the formation.
Eagle Eye lay perfectly still, his eye pressed against the scope, the crosshairs passing through the tangled tree spirits in combat, searching for that half-tree man hiding in the back.
"Eagle Eye, I'm in position!" Shadow's voice sounded.
"Got it!"
Eagle Eye loaded a special bullet into the chamber.
As the bolt slammed forward, the round was seated.
He adjusted his breathing, waiting for the perfect moment to arrive.
The Pioneering Group, with Habaar as their shield, clashed with the giant tree spirits.
Facing opponents with superior size, Habaar initially fought very passively, barely holding on purely through the effects of [Life Thorn Bastion].
But soon, Habaar discovered that as the battle wore on, the strength of these giant tree spirits was rapidly deteriorating.
This discovery filled Habaar with tremendous excitement.
After blocking another attack from a giant tree spirit, Habaar finally released all the accumulated energy in a full counter-burst, targeting the tree spirit right in front of him.
The giant tree spirit staggered, its previously flawless defense exposing a gap.
Eagle Eye spotted the opening instantly and saw the half-tree man behind it.
"NOW!"
The trigger was pulled.
The bullet tore through the gap in the tree spirit and, under Tak's stunned gaze, slammed into his chest.
In that instant, a brilliant energy net erupted from the impact point, enveloping and shackling Tak.
—[Energy Suppression Lock]
This was a special ammunition blueprint that the M-Type Source Core Mechanical Titan had analyzed on the Mechanical Scrapyard Planet.
Upon hitting an enemy, it releases a high-intensity energy confinement net, forming shackles to restrain the target.
Of course, its binding effect could at most trap Bronze-tier lifeforms. Against Silver-tier lifeforms, it could only delay their movements briefly.
But Eagle Eye's goal was simply that single instant when the energy confinement net took effect on Tak.
Because the moment the energy net enveloped Tak, causing his body to stiffen slightly, a figure had already appeared behind him.
Shadow leaped high into the air, gripping a specially crafted syringe.
The moment Tak's movements froze from the energy net, Shadow plunged the needle toward his head.
The reinforced alloy needle pierced through like it was going through a piece of leather, with a soft "pop" as it sank into Tak's half-tree body.
Shadow rapidly injected the pale blue agent.
Before he could even pull the syringe out, Tak had already regained mobility, lashing out with several vines at Shadow.
But Shadow had already dissolved into the wind, vanishing into thin air.
Tak felt his thoughts growing sluggish, the energy within his body turning heavy and unresponsive.
"How... how is this possible?"
He brought the syringe behind him up to his eyes in disbelief.
He tried to use his old trick of absorbing the surrounding forest's life force to restore his body.
But...
He couldn't.
The energy that had once obeyed his every command now moved like thick, sticky asphalt—slow and powerless.
In the end, he collapsed.
He fell in the very place that gave him the most sense of security.
And with his fall, the giant tree spirits he had temporarily activated were quickly destroyed under the combined assault of Habaar and the Pioneering Group.
By the time Yu Yuan received the news.
Knight, along with the Molten Believers, was also launching their final assault against the tree spirits that had emerged from the forest and surrounded them.
It turned out that.
Although these tree spirits from the forest were massive in numbers and immense in size.
Under the molten flame attacks of the Molten Demons, they were still as fragile as glass dolls.
The only difference was that igniting them simply created a slightly larger torch.
Xiao Xi's Vampire Legion had already begun cleaning up the battlefield—the only thing they could do at this point.
—
Tak, who had fallen unconscious with his spirituality suppressed, was immediately collected into the Loser's Cube by Yu Yuan the moment he was brought back.
According to Greenfield's information, with major factions like the Fallen Abyss, Bloodlands, Wolf Clan, and Blood Clan launching wars, the entire Civilization Ladder had descended into complete chaos.
But voices of confusion also rang out across the Civilization Ladder.
Many people couldn't understand why the Bloodlands would recklessly declare war on the Fallen Abyss.
Didn't the Blood Duke understand his current situation?
He was already at war with the Blood Clan!
At a moment like this, launching an unprovoked attack on a Gold-tier faction over a single unverified statement from one of his players—that simply wasn't something a being above Gold would do.
Simply put, the Blood Duke's actions didn't look like those of a mature faction leader at all.
Of course, amid these confused voices, some people had more straightforward thoughts.
"What the hell is Adran cooking up in that head of his?"
The Blood Clan Progenitor Gurlad frowned in deep thought.
Everything before him had exceeded his expectations.
What confused him most was—
When had he ever cooperated with the Fallen Abyss to target the Bloodlands?
Was there such a thing?
Would Adran really believe such nonsense?
In the Fallen Abyss, the Molten Demon King was also cursing out the Blood Duke.
"Did he get magma poured into his brain? Declaring war on us over some random baseless rumor—is he insane?"
"He cut off all communication channels too, the idiot!"
Just then, someone reported.
"My King, 13 Bronze-tier players and 4 Silver-tier players have received war applications from the Wild Throne and the Bloodlands..."
Hearing this, the Molten Demon King's flames erupted instantly.
"If they're begging for death, then let's grant their wish. Provide them all with full material support. I have only one demand—burn every single enemy that stands in our way to ash."
Yu Yuan looked at the information Greenfield had sent.
He knew perfectly well why the Blood Duke had directly initiated war against the Fallen Abyss.
"It seems my earlier performance was a success! Now everyone's attention is drawn to these factions. I have to seize this opportunity to develop as fast as possible..."