Chapter 1077 The Aberrant Tree Monster
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"[Aqua Bullet]!"
His body quickly fired a barrage of bullets made of water secretion he generated, piercing through the wooden roots and dealing great damage.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
However, the roots kept appearing one after another, the wounded ones sat down and began to quickly regenerate their wounds too, it was a resilient foe.
"Pyuku, duck!"
Aquarina and I called for him, as he quickly ducked, evading three roots that aimed at his head, chest, and stomach, probably trying to splatter him into many pieces before restraining him or something.
SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!
Using my sword and with Aquarina using her daggers, we cut through the roots and reduced them into tiny pieces of wood, which fell into pile over the ground.
"Are you alright?" I asked Pyuku, slightly concerned.
"Yeah I'm fine!" He nodded, looking back at the enormous figure looming across the shadows.
"Light!"
My mother conjured a basic spell, illuminating the entire room to reveal a large tree-like monster, its branches spreading upwards, with hanging fruits in the hundreds, each one had a small slime inside! They seemed not really healthy, as if that monster was keeping them alive to slowly drain their nutrients.
"GRUOOHH!"
A large jaw cracked open from within the tree trunk, opening to reveal countless green vines coming from inside, spreading around the entire area.
Ding!
[You've entered into the lair of the [Mutated Yggdrasil Clone (Tier 9)]!]
[The Yggdrasil's Clone roars with malice! Its entire domain spreads across the entire Grasslands, draining power from them all to grow stronger!]
[All of its Stats have further increased by +300%!]
[Mana and Health Regeneration Speed have increased by +500%!]
[Duration: Indefinite.]
[A [Special Quest] has been generated: [Defeat The Mutated Yggdrasil Clone Tree and Save the Slimes!]
[You have found out the Slimes were indeed here but have been captured by some sort of strange Yggdrasil Clone Monster! Perhaps some sort of failed experiment, or something else entirely.]
[It is now your responsibility and that of your friends and family to slay it and rescue the slimes before they're fully absorbed by the tree voracious appetite.]
[Hurry! There isn't much time left!]
[Completion Rewards: [EXP] [???] [???]
[Time Limit: 3 Hours]
"A giant Yggdrasil Clone thing?!" I couldn't help but ask in surprise. There was also a new Quest, but I ignored that for now. "Mom, dad!"
"Yeah, defeating it won't be that hard, but the thing is, we have to be careful!" My mother said. "I feel the life forces of those slimes too weak. I think that thing is both slowly draining them, and also keeping them alive. If we kill it suddenly, those slimes might lose their source of life and die as well!"
"What?!" Pyuku panicked. "T-Then what do we do?!"
"We have to find a way to restrain it without killing it for now." My father said, unsheathing his sword. "Best way would be to block its mana pathways that lead to the roots and vines its moving."
"Mana Disruption then?" I wondered, as I gathered gray lightning in my hands. "Then maybe leave it to me, I think I can do something about it!"
"Right, you do have the ability to disrupt mana." My father nodded, swinging his sword leisurely as he cut through dozens of vines at the same time. "Alright! You can do it then!"
"Allan! Aren't you being a bit too reckless leaving it all up to her again?" My mother reprimanded him.
"Well, if she wants to do it then she can, right?" My father laughed. "Sylphy's not little anymore! She has helped us beat even an Evil God! Come on."
"Yeah mom, leave this to me!" I nodded.
"Fine… We'll open the way for you then! Go with Pyuku too." She said.
"Okay!" I nodded.
"GRAAAH!"
The furious Mutated Yggdrasil Clone roared. Its sharp roots started sprouting out of the ground one after another, spinning like drills. With the strength they possessed, they could easily get through almost anything. If it truly wanted, this thing could easily drill through a mountain in less than a week and make it fall apart!
CRAASH! CRAASH! CRAASH!
With Pyuku and Aquarina by my side, we evaded the incoming attacks with all the dexterity we possessed, while we swung our weapons or fired our magic, blowing up the roots as they came. I noticed my father leaping into action, summoning his blazing sword, but now imbued with Sunlight instead.
"[Sunlight Blade Arts]: [Shining Slash Rain]!"
With a single technique, hundreds of slashes resembling rays of sunlight emerged out of his sword attacks, cutting through dozens after dozens of vines and roots, opening the way for us! At the same time, my mother fired beams, stopping large claw-like branches from attempting to catch Pyuku.
"[Holy Light Beams]"
It was the most basic elemental spell, but enhanced with her incredible amount of magical power, they proved to be deadly projectiles that easily pierced through the monster's roots, blasting them out one after another. The Mutated Yggdrasil Clone was growing frustrated, but as much Mana as it possessed, it seemed to lack basic spells or magical projectile abilities.
Instead, it employed all the Mana it possessed on moving its own body and transform or shapeshift it. Whenever roots, branches, and vines didn't work, it simply replicated other plants in the temple, giant cannibal flower jaws appeared right after mother's attack, surging from the ground below.
Crack, crack…!
CRAAASH!
The floor exploded, forcing us to leap away before a bed of cannibal flowers was revealed right below us, chomping down the air, attempting to devour us whole! I desperately imbued the Void Element into Ruby, releasing a powerful technique to blow them all up. They were far away from the tree to risk it.
"[Divine Dragon Blade Arts]: [Mana-Eating Void Dragon's Jaws]!"
I released four relentless blows, each one releasing a shockwave of void and mana disrupting energy, fusing with my own Yggdragon Aura into the form of a monstrous dragon jaw. The dragon jaws gnawed through anything, making the flowers disappear in mere seconds.
CRASH! CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!
This was a new technique I had created by fusing Void and Mana-Disrupting Energy together into my Divine Dragon Blade Arts, I had used it before against Apollo, and it was coming in handy now as well.
"SHYAAAGH!"
The Mutated Yggdrasil Clone gave out a screech of agonizing pain, its entire body beginning to twist around painfully the moment all those roots containing the flowers disappeared without leaving trace, only for a strong lightning strike made of mana disrupting energy to reach its core.
ZAAAP!
Its roots, vines, and branches stopped attacking, as if paralyzed for a split of a second, only to begin attacking as if nothing once more. I see how it is.
"We're getting closer, get ready!"
I had somewhat figured out this thing worked.
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