As a villain, I really don't want to be pursued by the heroine.

Once the barrier ceased functioning, a rescue team composed of various forces would surely arrive immediately. Even if it was [All Things Wither], without the barrier's support, it would be doomed.

"However, such an important barrier doesn't even have any defense?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a dull and hoarse sneer echoed among the layers of dead branches and leaves.

Roy glanced at the girl beside him and pulled the corner of his mouth helplessly: "The guard you asked for is here."

"I was just saying it casually!" Nia stuck out her tongue guiltily.

Immediately afterwards, accompanied by extraordinary fluctuations that surged like waves, a dark green and beautiful figure faintly emerged from the yellow-green miasma.

The priestess of [Death of All Things], Sharon Blackwood!

However, her true form is not as beautiful as her outline.

Sharon was completely naked. Her black curly hair resembled a dead tree, and her skin was cracked and chapped like rotten wood. She didn't even have human legs, but instead had plant roots that flowed like blood vessels. Every time she walked, she made a terrifying rustling sound, which was extremely creepy.

Roy and Nia drew their swords at the same time and became alert.

"No wonder he wants to parasitize others. He looks so shameless that he can't face people." Nia challenged.

But Sharon just laughed and stretched her body generously, showing off her foul-smelling, pus-soaked body. "How can you, trapped in flesh and blood, possibly understand a higher level of beauty?"

Nia's face was full of black lines and she almost vomited.

Roy sneered, "More advanced? You mean something that can be burned dry with a fire?"

Sharon's expression turned slightly cold, but then she started to smile, and countless vines behind her twisted.

"Blood of the False King, you only defeated a puppet that I parasitized before. Do you really think you can..."

In an instant, a dark golden light flashed in Roy's black pupils, and a terrifying sense of oppression erupted, causing Sharon's body and even the vines in the sky to pause.

"You go first and destroy the barrier!"

Nia seized the opportunity and jumped onto another branch without any delay, swimming upstream like a light nightingale.

She took one last look at the boy in the distance and saw the trust and encouragement in his eyes.

Nia withdrew her gaze, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and there was no fear in her heart anymore.

There was a sharp sound of breaking wind and extremely terrifying extraordinary fluctuations coming from her body, but with her trust in the young man, Nia ignored it. She stepped on the winding branches, wrapped in the wind, and went up at full speed, like a dazzling meteor.

After a while, she reached the treetops.

"The center of the barrier is right here... ah!"

At the treetops, a floating magic circle made of rotten branches was extremely conspicuous. It was obvious that that was Nia's target.

However, before that, countless humanoid monsters made of rotten wood, with pus oozing from the corners of their mouths, pounced on her hungrily.

Sure enough, it’s not that simple.

But it's fun to have some challenge.

Nia gave a bitter smile, and the next second, her eyes sharpened and she swung her double blades violently.

"Sorry, we are not interested in you ugly freaks!"

Chapter 114: This little flame is enough

Flames rose from the darkness, like torches lighting the long night.

The young man holding the Fire Blade stood in front, and not a single branch or vine could get past him.

Looking at the elf girl's receding figure, Sharon snorted lightly, then focused her attention on Roy and sneered.

"madness."

"Putting aside the fact that you've walked right into my trap with the Forest Spirit, do you really think you can stop me? Your stalling time is meaningless."

However, Roy swung his sword and looked back at the cult priest in the distance with a faint look.

"You're walking into a trap and stalling for time. Did you misunderstand something?"

"What?" Sharon frowned slightly.

"Nia will take care of your barrier."

"As for me, I'm not here to delay time."

Looking up into the sky, the black-haired boy raised his Fire Blade toward the cultist standing above him and declared proudly and indifferently, "I'm here to take your life."

Sharon was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes were filled with mycelium, as if it would explode in the next second.

This arrogant declaration completely hurt the cultists' self-esteem.

So what if he's a [Fake King]? He's just a Sequence 8 brat?!

There is no need for the Mother Goddess's Son to take action. I will avenge the previous humiliation now!

Sharon suddenly opened her arms, and thousands of dead branches and leaves surged. A terrifying giant shadow made of rotten wood instantly rose from the ground, setting off a surge of miasma.

"You only defeated a puppet before. Do you really think you can challenge the majesty of the Mother Goddess?!"

Feeling the extraordinary power that was countless times stronger than before, Roy instinctively broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead.

This is the true [Fallen Treeman], this is the priest of [Withering of All Things]. Sharon Blackwood's full strength is enough to rival a true Sequence 6!

In comparison, Bruven, who had barely reached the Sequence 6 threshold at the time, was not on the same level at all.

In this battle, without Nia's assistance, the surrounding miasma is heavier, and they have to face Sharon who is giving her all. It will undoubtedly be much more difficult than the previous battle with 'Yana'.

Especially since the opponent has the [Fallen Sea of ​​Trees] which continuously supplies extraordinary power, and my own bloodline level is not high enough and my extraordinary power is limited, so I must fight as quickly as possible!

Roy drew his sword first, stood up suddenly, and went straight towards Sharon against the winding branches.

Sharon sneered, and with a casual slap of her hand, a huge fist fell from the sky, more shocking than thunder!

The air wave exploded like a cannonball bursting out of a cannon barrel.

Roy narrowly avoided the attack, but was blown away by the huge impact force. He stabilised himself only after stabbing his sword into another tree wall.

The place where he originally sat had already been broken layer by layer and collapsed to the ground like dominoes.

Just as I climbed up the tree branch, another palm came again like a typhoon.

From Sharon's perspective, beating Roy to death was like crushing an ant.

But that striking red fire once again reminded her of the burning pain that gnawed at her bones and burned her heart.

【Ashes of Destruction】!

As the sword was slashed down, flames burst out from the blade, like the roar of a fire dragon.

The raging flames collided with the giant fist, sending countless sparks and air waves flying out, blowing away everything around them.

Finally, the enormous fist, blazing to the extreme, suddenly broke apart under the blazing flames, being burned through from the outside in. The black-haired boy was also blasted hundreds of meters away by this terrifying punch, falling outside.

The power of the evil god comes with a high price, and the pain of the [Fallen Treeman] will backfire on the user.

Sharon covered her burned left hand with a distorted expression. She trembled again in her heart for the terrifying dragon flame, but she forced a sneer.

She could feel that the previous blow had depleted more than half of Roy's extraordinary power.

That little devil can no longer control the dragon flame!

"The blood of the false king is nothing more than that. And how can a contract signed with a fallen false god compare to the love and care we receive from the true god?"

In the smoke and dust, Roy slowly stood up, exhaled a breath of foul air, weakly lowered his charred right arm, and switched the sword to his left hand.

The force of that punch was terrifying. His right arm was injured, not only from [Ember Destruction], but also from the fractured bones from the collision with that massive fist.

The protection of dragon scales is limited to the surface and cannot completely offset the impact.

At the same time, the miasma around him became increasingly dense. Even though Roy had swallowed the holy water before, he could clearly feel his vitality rapidly draining away.

But so what?

Roy took out the [Hematopoietic Agent] and swallowed it in one gulp.

The pain disappeared instantly, and Roy's tired body burst into strength again, along with it, his fighting spirit.

Blood is the most direct manifestation of life energy. A bottle of [Hematopoietic Agent] is enough to offset the consumption of miasma.

"Affection? Stop making me laugh."

"Selling your soul to be a dog to an evil god is also called love?"

Roy launched a second charge, and his speed was no less than before.

But this time, Sharon was no longer afraid and laughed out loud.

"That's better than you! What can your pathetic little flame do?"

"This little flame is enough to deal with you!"

Facing the overwhelming vines, Roy once again waved the Red Flame Blade.

In order to conserve his extraordinary strength, this time the firewood flame was only a thin layer, but under the young man's superb sword skills, countless vines were cut off and burned, falling like a rain of debris.

Behind the vines are countless sharp branches like long hairs.

Hundreds of branches fell from the sky, as if an entire army had dropped spears from the city walls at the same time. The sound was like thunder and extremely terrifying.

But Roy suddenly raised his sword and faced the danger alone.

【Sky-Splitting Dragon Claw】!

The shadow of a dark golden flying dragon suddenly appeared, and it swung out a claw with a fierce blow. With just one strike, it shattered all the tree spears in the sky and tore a path open!

Passing through the wreckage of vines and tree branches, the black-haired boy leaped forward, flipping between the intertwined branches, and finally reached the upper level, heading straight for Sharon's body!

Sharon's face finally showed a hint of ferocity. She controlled the [Fallen Treeman] and, with her left fist that had only been half healed, clenched the two fists and suddenly brought down a hammer.

A dark shadow that covered the sky and the sun came, and the fists of the Treeman Titan erupted with a terrible roar, carrying endless deadly miasma and dripping with pus that corroded living things, and it attacked mercilessly like a heavy fist of judgment!

However, Roy did not retreat but advanced, holding his sword high, and rushed towards the overwhelming force.

【Ashes of Destruction】!

The red fire's flames erupted again, its power was far less than before, but it still pierced through the palms of his fists, opening a path filled with flames for him.

Sharon's face was filled with pain, but she did not dodge or evade when faced with the young man who drew his sword.

Her legs had long since turned into roots, and she was not good at close combat.

She couldn't hide, but she didn't have to.

It’s because the boy’s extraordinary fluctuations are as small as a candle in the wind!

A crimson flash of sword light shot out from the blade in Roy's hand. With a single blow of [Blood and Qi Condensed], Sharon was severed in half.

After that, the boy's movements slowed down instantly like a puppet with its strings cut, and he no longer had the same power as before.

"That's it!"

Sharon, whose body was supported by vines, suddenly widened her eyes and controlled the giant to attack again, to give final judgment to this dirty bloodline that dared to challenge the majesty of the Mother Goddess.

Until he casually threw a handful of yellow powder at her.

That is the secret extraordinary fuel of the elves, [phlogiston]!

The cultist, who was familiar with plants, instantly realized what it was and desperately controlled the vines and branches to pounce on Roy, but it was too late.

"I told you, this little flame is enough to deal with you."

Under Sala's terrified gaze, a hint of mockery appeared on the tired face of the black-haired boy.

With a snap of his fingers, a faint flame lit up from the dust and exploded like a huge firework, completely engulfing Sharon.

Chapter 115: Seeking the Wind

Just as the dragon flame suddenly appeared in the forest, sharp sword shadows kept flashing at the top of the rotten giant tree.

The elf girl was agile, and every time the sword flashed, it was as swift as the wind, easily cutting off the tree man's throat.

For humans, that is undoubtedly a fatal blow.

But with the blessing of [Fallen Forest], these tree monsters that are not even at Sequence 9 can heal their wounds in an instant. They rush forward tirelessly and at all costs, blocking Nia's way.

After several exchanges, it was Nia who was constantly beaten back, getting further and further away from the center of the barrier carved out of rotten wood.

Damn it! If I could use that wind that Roy created, this monster wouldn't be enough to deal with!