Chapter 445: Chapter 216: Destroying the Mother Tree (Part 1)
Su Jiameng has encountered countless Insect Race, but the Mother Tree type is increasingly rare, let alone one that is close to the level of an Insect General. When she could hear the sound of a heartbeat, she knew she had found the main trunk of the Mother Tree.
At the same time, this Mother Tree reached the extreme of restraint, angrily extending lethal tendrils, intending to kill this challenger threatening its dignity. Countless branches suddenly surged from all directions, all targeting Su Jiameng.
These branches were visibly different from the ones of the exterior sub-trees; their color was bright red, and beneath their thin bark flowed a liquid like blood. Although they seemed fragile, Su Jiameng knew very well that the Mother Tree’s combat power was definitely not weaker than the sum of the sub-trees!
Perhaps the Mother Tree was driven insane by anger; its attacks were exceptionally decisive and swift. Those branches seemed fragile, as if they could be chopped off in an instant, but only when "Xihe" clashed with them, producing a crisp metallic sound, could one appreciate their hardness. The branches of the Mother Tree could easily pierce through most mecha defenses!
However... "Xihe" is not an ordinary Cross Saber; the material used for casting the blade cannot be resisted by the Mother Tree’s "mortal body". When they came into contact, Xihe still gleamed like new, flashing with sharp blade energy, while the Mother Tree’s branches showed obvious blade marks.
Su Jiameng’s figure was like ghost fog, so quick that the countless branches of the Mother Tree were helpless against her.
When the Mother Tree launched the next wave of attacks, Su Jiameng decided to go all out, concentrating her Telekinesis on the blade! Initially, "Xihe" could only leave a deep cut, but with a single blow, it chopped all those branches off, and the hot red liquid like blood splattered, filling the narrow space with an indescribable foul stench.
This strike seemed unprecedentedly stimulating to the Mother Tree, as those branches became increasingly ferocious, more numerous, and more crowded, as if trying to completely block the over two hundred meters high cave. Branches surged from all directions, but Su Jiameng focused her mind and energy, holding Xihe horizontally in front of her, and at this moment, Level Eight Telekinesis erupted completely!
She stomped her toes heavily, the blade tip reached the peak of its sharpness, not minding the branches blocking nearly all gaps in front, not fearing their overwhelming surge towards her, Su Jiameng charged at them. As the two collided, only a faint tearing sound was heard, after which the surging branches seemed to be paused, motionless!
In the center of these branches forming a circular hole, a human-shaped cavity was particularly conspicuous. Meanwhile, a commotion erupted on the warship hovering in the sky, as all instruments seemed to suddenly enter a state of paralysis, screens turned into gray and white dots, occasionally emitting a sizzling sound.
"What’s going on!" Li You clenched his fist, staring intently at the virtual screen, and all monitoring images vanished in an instant; they lost control of this planet!
"There is a strong peculiar psychic field interfering..." A technician in a white coat quickly investigated and said, "And this influence is steadily increasing, the paralyzed instruments cannot be repaired at the moment... Bad news, there’s also energy magnetic field interference..."
"Activate secondary equipment, we must replace previous space monitoring in the shortest time!" Li You suppressed the anger threatening to break through his throat, his cold expression unprecedented among the crowd. They had seen the indifferent Lieutenant General Li, but this rage, like a raging male lion about to explode, was unprecedented, "Why are you still standing there!"
"Yes!" With Li You’s order, relevant personnel began activating emergency backup equipment. After arduously working for over ten minutes, the command room’s virtual screen barely resumed normal operation. Yet, looking at the images projected on the screen, everyone fell into prolonged silence once again.
A few minutes before the Expedition Army encountered problems, Gu Ningzhi and Gong Yulu had already exited the cave. Watching the chaotic branches of the sub-trees, Gu Ningzhi asked in surprise, "Why aren’t these things attacking us? Is there a problem with the control center?"
They recalled clearly suffering a lot from these things on the way here.
Gong Yulu’s eyes burst with joy, yet he calmly said, "It should be that Xiao Meng has already engaged the Mother Tree, maybe even severely damaged it; otherwise, the sub-trees wouldn’t react like this. The sub-trees’ actions are controlled by the Mother Tree, upon discovering us, there’s no reason not to attack, and given their current insanity, we can imagine... Xiao Meng has likely succeeded."
