The villain's goal is to save the heroine

Lin En channeled as much magic power as possible into the Sword of Anemye, charged forward, and before the Sacred Tree could even finish repairing it, he stabbed the boulder with his sword!

"puff!"

Chapter 176 Destroying the Core

The "Sword of Anemye" was deeply embedded in the boulder, but the piercing feeling was not that of a hard stone, but rather a very tough feeling, like rubber. If it were not for the strong cutting properties of the wind attribute, this sword would have no effect at all!

But, that's enough.

This kind of damage has far exceeded Augustus's "wake-up service". Just listen...

thump--

As the heartbeat-like throbbing came from the boulder, the entire "Forest of the Sacred Trees" trembled again!

Clearly, Lin's attack had once again caused the "Sacred Tree" to feel pain. Like a child being stimulated, its entire trunk swelled again. As if to relieve the pain, the gigantic "Sacred Tree" sprouted countless branches, extending in all directions, forming an even larger, forest-like ecological environment!

A single tree makes a forest!

This is why this space with only one tree is called the "Forest of the Sacred Tree"!

However, things are far from over.

Lin En is a cautious villain who knows how to finish off the opponent and kill them when they are weak. He will not stand there blankly to watch the reaction of the boulder, but continues to pour out his magic power, holding the sword with both hands and pulling it down hard...!

"Buzz!"

The sharp sword cut a hideous gap directly in the middle of the boulder!

but…

not enough!

Lin En still did not stop his actions, but controlled "Senlu" to stop his body, pulled it upwards, and then opened fire with full force and chopped it quickly at the boulder!

Under the cutting power of the wind attribute, the shining boulder was chopped into cracks one after another like a chopping board! And Lin En didn't just hack away mindlessly, he laid the groundwork along a predetermined trajectory. As the gaps increased, Lin En raised his sword above his head with both hands and channeled all the remaining magic power into them.

"Wind Shattering Slash!"

With precise micro-manipulation, the wind blades penetrated into various parts of the boulder, and along with the huge wind blade of the "Sword of Anemie", it slashed at the boulder with the force of thunder!

Just listen to a sound...

“Bang!”

The huge rock was chopped into pieces!

At the same time, along with the sound of shattering, there was also the sound of Lin En's sword...

The Sword of Anemye was supposed to accompany Linn until his death! However, the broken blade had already flown out at high speed, carrying with it wind-attributed magic power to cut through several newly restored branches before falling directly into the swirling "water stream"!

And then…

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah--!"

As the master of the "Forest of Sacred Trees", the "Sacred Tree" made a terrifying roar similar to those ugly and dirty horror trees!

Space trembles!

A terrifying sound wave spread out from the "Sacred Tree" like an explosion. The huge sound wave formed an effect like a hurricane, blowing everything in the "Sacred Tree Forest" down with its heads bowed! !

"Tsk! I'm really fed up with this lousy place. Everyone here just yells and screams in such a weird and unpleasant way!!"

The little Loli floated on the staff with gritted teeth, in front of her were numerous tree-dreaded crawlers. They were like darkness, crawling out from the boundless darkness, piling up, entangled, and devouring each other, like a wave, and were about to overflow the ice wall she created.

What's worse is that just after the "sacred tree" let out a sharp scream, these terrifying trees became even more crazy, and several "broken limbs" were thrown directly from the giant terrifying tree into the pure land!

Their target wasn't Eunice, but they simply plopped into the mud like a water balloon. Those who experienced happiness and sublimated left only a cloud of bad luck. Those who didn't have time to sublimate were directly smashed into ketchup, screaming and spilling a pool of impure blood.

Eunice's face changed drastically when she saw this. She had to suppress her nausea and try her best to freeze the flying "water balls" into ice cubes.

only…

With little success.

More and more terrifying trees were thrown directly into the Pure Land. Her magic power consumption accelerated, but the pollution rate intensified instead. These terrifying trees were stimulated by the "Sacred Tree" and became completely crazy!

"I'll definitely settle the score with Lynn later...!" Eunice gritted her teeth.

Meanwhile, Claire's situation wasn't much better...

Claire, ever the clever one, adopted a similar strategy to Eunice. Eunice built a wall, while he dug a pit. Although they both managed to stop the Terror Tree for a short time, the surge of the "tide" grew even stronger with the stimulation of the "Sacred Tree"!

The huge pit that he had dug with great difficulty had been filled with terrifying trees. More and more strange-looking terrifying trees crawled out of the pit, and then rushed into the pure land again like moths to a flame!

Moreover, the subsequent scale is also still expanding, with the momentum of dark clouds pressing down on the city...!

This is a number that is huge enough to make people despair.

At this critical juncture when the situation is getting worse, if anyone can still benefit from it, it can only be Mona.

Yes, Augustus was originally destined to die. The reason he could still survive as an undead was simply because the "Sacred Tree" gave him a breath of life, preventing him from being completely devoured by the curse.

In other words, he is actually bound to the state of the "Sacred Tree"!

When the Glorious Stone was chopped into pieces by Lin, Augustus was also seriously affected. Although this would not really kill him, it was fatal to him while he was fighting!

In a moment of distraction, his sight spun 1,800 degrees in the air before falling heavily to the ground...

"you lose!"

Mona stood still, the aura of the "Disqualified Ritual" on her body gradually dissipated. Looking at Augustus whose head was chopped off, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Lynn…

What Lynn said was indeed correct!

done…

Really did it!!

but…

Mona soon became sad again.

She sighed heavily. "Goodbye, August Doyle... Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about your undead transformation. You remain a respected hero of the Ebon Blade. I will pass on your most glorious deeds and tell your family that you died fighting for the peace of our country and for the future of our children."

She was about to rush to Eunice and Claire's aid, but Augustus' voice rang out from behind her: "Is...that so?"

Mona was shocked, her pupils dilated, and she turned around suddenly, only to find that Augustus' headless body had actually moved and picked up his head from the ground...!

"You...how is it possible?!" Mona was horrified and quickly returned to fighting stance.

"Hehe, don't be so surprised, Captain Mona. If destroying my body could kill me, I would have died long ago." Augustus' head spoke.

Chapter 177 Success

Ever since the church rose from the Holy Mengma Empire and radiated its influence outward, undead creatures no longer have a place to live. As long as they appear in the public eye, they will be wiped out by the clergy, so people in this era rarely come into contact with such enemies.

Although Mona is the leader of the "Royal Knights", she is still young after all. With only 23 years of life experience, it is obviously her first time to encounter a high-level undead like Augustus!

Mona was horrified, but her expression suddenly became focused. She raised her greatsword and was about to fight again, but Augustus reached out and stopped her:

"That's enough, Captain Mona. You've already won. I won't interfere with your efforts to rescue that girl named Cecilia... How about talking to me for a while?"

"There's no point in talking any more!" Mona gripped her sword tightly, ready to attack at any moment. "Augustus, I won't be deceived by you again!"

Augustus shook his head. "Bewitched? I don't mean that, but it won't make any difference. Don't waste your energy, little Mona. My immortality is deeply bound to the 'Sacred Tree'. Your methods are not enough to completely wipe me out. Continuing to fight will only be disadvantageous to you... And conversely, if that Lynn Noel can destroy the 'Sacred Tree', I will die instantly... Do you understand? My life and death are not in your hands. Instead of fighting like this..."

Augustus' tone suddenly relaxed: "Why don't you tell me about the current situation of Black Front? If I can still help, let me contribute to Black Front in this last moment..."

Mona's hostility dissipated a lot after hearing this, but her face remained vigilant: "The last time? What do you mean?!"

"Literally..." Augustus explained, "That guy named Lin En has been trying to track me down ever since I arrived in Siena... He's been keeping an eye on me for a long time... No, it should be said that he's been keeping an eye on the 'Divine Tree' for a long time. After all, I only came here because of the 'Divine Tree's' guidance. I had no specific plans before this... Do you understand? He came prepared. The commotion just now must have severely damaged even the 'Divine Tree'. I've already lost."

At this point, Augustus suddenly changed the subject: "But... this is good. With Captain Mona's promise, at least I can still die as an 'Ebony Knight'... Haha, resurrection... is just a dream. This is good... this is good... I can finally be free from the shadow of death..."

Mona was an emotional woman. When she heard Augustus say this, she started to feel bad again: "I'm sorry... I can't help you in any way..."

"No, you don't need to apologize to me," Augustus consoled him. "The one who's wrong is me, not you. I should have died along with my comrades long ago, but I've survived to this day by relying on evil sacrifices... Oh, it's only adding to my sins..."

Augustus' tone sounded mocking, but Mona felt a little strange.

"August... since you also know that this is a sin, why do you still perform such sacrifices?" Mona asked.

However, Augustus's answer was a bit disheartening: "Mona, remember one thing, this world is beyond salvation... Think carefully, between me and the 'Sacred Tree', who is the real boss? Is it me? No, it's not! I don't deny that I was the one who performed the sacrifice, but it was it that wanted to eat people! It was that 'Sacred Tree' that radiated a sacred light! Even it has fallen... Do you understand? I'm just a lucky dead person who was given benefits and then driven by them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, on the other side, as if to prove what Augustus said, the environment around Lynn began to distort!

The originally quiet, peaceful and sacred Linggong Baoque suddenly began to distort, the vision gradually dimmed, the flat walls seemed to have turned into flesh walls, and even began to ooze out unknown mucus, and the entire space seemed to be wriggling!

And that glorious giant...

No, it should be the Dark Rock now.

Although it was shattered, it was still connected. The regenerative properties of the "Sacred Tree" also gave these huge rocks the ability to regenerate...

No, it should be said the other way around. It is because this huge rock has the property of infinite regeneration that the "Divine Tree" as a whole can have infinite proliferation!

Rule Three of the "Sacred Tree": Directly destroying the sun-like boulder can end all troubles, but conventional means cannot completely destroy it.

Lin En's methods are obviously very conventional. He is neither the male nor the female protagonist, and he does not have any special powers...

and many more!

It seems that this cannot be said.

He actually has some special powers in his body, like being extra big, extra hard, etc...

In short, it was a "pink" that even "supernatural divine power" could not suppress, which was enough to be called special, but...

How do you deal with a big rock?

Well, this is a terrible idea... In short, it is impossible to destroy the "Sacred Tree" with Lin En's methods.

But it doesn't matter if it can't be destroyed. This divine tree obviously has a certain amount of wisdom and senses. It has felt beauty for hundreds of years and enjoyed sweet dreams for hundreds of years. It knows pain, is afraid of pain, and is terrified of pain, so...!

Lin En's expression hardened, and he used his hand as a knife, attached a little magic power to it, and rushed towards the stone that was still connected with the broken thread again with great momentum!

Of course, Lin En knew that he would not be able to achieve anything this time!

His mana bar had already reached its limit, and he was practically at the end of his rope! A normal person would have considered retreating long ago, but Lin En was not normal. He had a wealth of data samples and knew the true nature of the "Sacred Tree," so he would definitely...

"Whoosh!"

Countless branches indeed spread out from the "blood vessels" of those "ruins" and quickly surrounded the sacred tree layer by layer, forming a super defense like a cocoon in the blink of an eye!

And this form was just on Cecilia.

Obviously, the "Sacred Tree" had been frightened by Lin En. If it had attacked Lin En at this time, it would have won, but it chose to defend itself out of stress...!

This is the opportunity Lynn wants to create!

Lin En's attack on the boulder was actually a feint. His target has always been Cecilia, and everything he did was for this moment!

So, at the same moment when the "Sacred Tree" returned to defense, Lynn's body suddenly stopped, and he pulled the silk thread and instantly abandoned the boulder, and dived directly towards Cecilia!

"Wind Shattering Slash!"

He drained the magic with the force of milking, and then...

"boom!"

"Crack, click, click!"

The precisely controlled wind blade cut through the branches that were corroding the seal of the "Divine Fire" as easily as cutting melons and vegetables!

The "divine fire" dissipated, and Lin En caught Cecilia's figure, then flew directly back to the cliff cave where they came from...

Chapter 178 Subtle Cecilia

Cecilia opened her eyes from her sealed slumber, and the first thing she saw was a familiar yet unfamiliar face.

She said familiar because it was one of the few people in her life she felt extremely disgusted and abhorred by, and... this person was her fiancé whom she absolutely did not want to acknowledge and would never acknowledge.

This scumbag had once denied her kendo. He was frivolous, hypocritical, and vindictive—all the qualities that made her physically uncomfortable! And most unacceptable, not long ago, he had planted a charm in her, leaving her restless day and night. He had also put on a collar, causing her to become restless and deteriorate.

Cecilia constantly wants to become stronger. The first reason is naturally to carry out her own swordsmanship, and the second is that she hopes to one day break free from Noel's constraints and transcend the mundane world!

Yes, there is no doubt that Lynn is the person she hates the most!

But it is this kind of person. I have clearly seen through his true nature, but recently I have unexpectedly felt a strangeness in him...