Volume 2: Empire Chapter 86: Defending the World Tree
Qingkong jumped down, surrounded by darkness without light, and the turbulent air blew up the gown on her body, making it bulge like a parachute. She pulled the rope on the gown, and the gown flew off her body and was swept into the darkness.
Behind her was a rapidly shrinking cave entrance, but she had no idea how far away the green spot in the darkness below was.
The wind whistled past my ears, carrying a pungent burnt smell in the air.
Some sounds were heard faintly, and the familiar resonance made Qingkong know that it was the call of the World Tree.
"Where are you from? Why do you have the same powers as me?"
Qingkong let his body fall freely, and responded to the World Tree's question with his spirit: "I don't need to explain my origins to you. My purpose is to revive you. This is the bond between you and me. You just need to know this."
"Bond? It's an interesting bond. The twig you sent me told me what you did. It seems that you really have a way to save me from the erosion."
"I told you, this is why I came here. If you don't want the souls you protect to die with you, open the tree core and let me in."
The voice hesitated for a moment and said, "The tree core is the last source of my strength. With it, my energy can last for hundreds of years. If it is destroyed, I will be completely gone."
The green color below still hasn't changed at all. That is the core of the World Tree. If the World Tree doesn't open its core, Qingkong will never be able to get there.
At this time, the hole on the top was no longer visible, and only the clear sky was falling alone.
"I don't want to deceive you. In the ancient war, your tree body was burned by fire, and the mysterious energy with destructive properties generated has merged with the life energy of the world tree. I have prepared a secret technique, and in order to expel the mysterious energy of destructive properties, you must use your tree core as the subject of the secret technique..."
"It sounded like I was going to die."
"As the previous World Tree, you have completed your duty. All your remaining power will be inherited by the next World Tree, which will receive the blessing of the moon.
The roots you leave behind will continue to nourish the grassland you created.
It has its own mission.”
"The blessing of the moon? Every night, the pain I endure will be alleviated. Is this the comfort the moon gives me?"
"The end of life is death; the end of destruction is rebirth. The moon is the key to reviving the world tree."
"The end of destruction is rebirth! Hahahaha... After hearing this, I feel like I can no longer bear the weight on my shoulders.
It is time to pass it on to my successor.”
The sound disappeared, and the green in the distance below quickly expanded. In an instant, the clear sky was filled with green light. Below was a large circular platform, and a giant tree core emitting green light stood upright in the middle of the circular platform.
Qingkong used levitation to land steadily on the platform.
Around the platform are countless green light pipes, with water flowing upwards in them. These are the pipes in the underground roots of the World Tree. It is these countless pipes that draw water from deep underground to the surface, forming the Moon Lake and the rivers on the ground.
Qingkong walked to the front of the core of the World Tree.
A green light curtain wrapped around a three-meter-tall olive-shaped tree core. The surface of the core was covered with cracks, revealing the dry texture inside.
Having to fight against the mysterious energy of destruction that corrodes it, and at the same time using its own remaining energy to nourish the grasslands of its ancestors, the World Tree, unable to bear the heavy burden, is on its final journey.
Qingkong called out to the World Tree, but received no response. She could feel that the World Tree had dispersed its consciousness, and tried to disperse it as much as possible, using the last moments to see the world it had created.
"You will not be forgotten, and the beings you protect will continue to protect everything you created."
Qingkong walked around the core of the World Tree, and the lines connected her footprints and diverged to form a pentagram magic circle. Qingkong took out a dragon horn and placed it on one corner of the pentagram. The dragon horn came from the red dragon Niercolon; she took out a demon claw and placed it on the other corner. It was exchanged from the demon tyrant. As for the origin of the demon claw, the tyrant didn't tell Qingkong so she didn't ask.
Qingkong walked to the next corner, she pulled out her scimitar and cut her right wrist, and the white and gold angel's blood spilled.
Seeing that her blood was enough, Qingkong healed her wounds and walked to the fourth corner. This time, Qingkong transformed into a shining golden man, with golden armor pieces embedded on her body one by one. When the full set of golden armor was fully put on, Qingkong took off the golden helmet and placed it at the fourth corner.
The fifth corner places the Book of Disaster.
Preparations for the ceremony are complete.
There are no strict requirements for the five auxiliary words of the ceremony, but they must be taken from the five ancient races that participated in the destruction of the world tree. The five mysterious props must be both iconic items of the five races and renewable .
After completing the ritual, Qingkong walked back to the core of the World Tree and recited the words of the secret spell that she had helped write.
"The moonlight carries everything, and the tree king returns to his position!"
The dense cracks on the tree core collapsed and expanded one by one, and jade-like fragments peeled off from it layer by layer, making a crisp sound when they fell to the ground.
As the auxiliary words of the secret language disappeared, the magic circle glowed brightly, and the entire platform shook violently. The pipes that quietly transported water around were twisted by some force, and the clear water inside quickly became turbid.
The tree core broke apart faster and faster, collapsing like a pile of building blocks. The green with vigorous vitality receded from it, turning into pieces of dead wood. But as it shook, a tender green sapling grew out from the middle of the dead wood.
It twisted its waist and grew rapidly, its whole body was extremely tender green. Soon the sapling grew into the appearance of an ancient tree man, with green beams of light shooting upwards from the crown of the tree.
The turbid water in the surrounding pipes turned black, and some black mist came out from the pipe walls. The dead wood pieces that were formed from the broken core of the World Tree floated up and flew towards the black mist.
Qingkong, dressed in golden armor, grabbed the Book of Disaster and threw it into his space backpack.
The armor on her right arm turned platinum due to the penetration of holy energy, and the ancient rock machete that amplified the holy energy was held in her right hand.
In his left hand was a golden sword that matched the golden armor of the Shining Gold Man, and two Stardust Chenzhan scimitars were covered with ice and turned into huge ice wheels flying on both sides.
When Qingkong completed his combat form, the dead wood blocks in the tree core were infected by the mysterious energy of destruction and combined into a dark dead wood giant, and then flames burned from the inside of the giant.
The Burning Wood Giant is the last big boss to be dealt with in the World Tree Revival quest. Its overall strength is five stars, which is not too high, but as long as the destructive energy inside the World Tree is not cleaned up, it will not die.
If it kills the fragile branches of the World Tree, the entire mission will fail.
Therefore, the key to this battle is not to kill the Burning Wood Giant, but to protect the tender branches of the World Tree until the barbarian warriors on Moon Lake kill all the monsters with mysterious energy of destructive attributes.
During this period, Qingkong's mission is to protect the young branches of the World Tree, but the time limit caused by the power supply prevents her from using her strongest state.
It is absolutely unimaginable to fight a monster with a comprehensive strength of five stars for a long time at level 60. But Qingkong at this time is no longer the Qingkong in the game. Her in-depth understanding of strength and the organic integration of multiple powers have gradually freed her from the limitation of level on strength.
For her, higher levels tend to require short bursts of energy.
As long as you control the energy burst needed in battle, master the timing and rhythm of level adjustment, use level 60 for smooth output, and use levels 80, 100, and 120 to hit critical moments, you can effectively save power and maximize Qingkong's strength.
The Burning Wood Giant roared a few times to increase his power as a BOSS, and Qingkong took this opportunity to use ice walls to set up four-sided barriers for the tender branches of the World Tree, and then used the Golden Sword and the Ancient Rock Machete to hit and attract the attention of the Burning Wood Giant.
The Burning Wood Giant noticed the clear sky that stood between him and the young branches of the World Tree. Feeling provoked, the Burning Wood Giant roared even louder, the flames on his body burned even more vigorously, and then he rushed towards the clear sky with sparks flying outward.
White holy flames shone through the armor of Qingkong's right arm, and then flowed along the armor to the blade of the machete. Binglun flew out first, drawing arcs to the left and right and slashing at the legs of the burning wood giant.
The golden sword shone brightly, the tip of the sword pointed at the burning wood giant, and a sharp sword light shot out.
In the core of the underground World Tree's roots, Qingkong and the Burning Wood Giant were fighting. The green beams of light emitted from the World Tree's young branches rushed up along the main stem.
A beam of light shot out from the hole in the center of Moon Lake and continued to move upward.
Something strange happened in the sky at this moment.
The rising sun brought bright sunshine to the world, and in the sky illuminated by the green beam of light, the sunlight was fading quickly. The starry sky that can only be seen at night appeared, and a crescent moon appeared with the stars, and the moonlight cast a large shadow on the Moon Lake.
The strange sight caused all the barbarian warriors within the Moon Lake to look up. The starry sky continued to expand as they gazed, like a hemispherical sky covering the entire Moon Lake.
The remains of the World Tree Lord that the barbarians saw on the distant grassland were still craters illuminated by the sun. But inside the craters, the blue sky and white clouds had been completely replaced by the night sky, stars, and the moon.
But before the barbarian warriors around Moon Lake could continue to appreciate the beautiful scenery transformed by the sky, ripples began to appear on the surface of Moon Lake.
In the middle of the ripples was a roiling black liquid, and then ugly monsters rushed out of the liquid. In a short time, the quiet lake surface was filled with countless monsters, which let out shrill roars and then ran towards the cave in the center of the lake.
Monsters kept emerging from under the black liquid, and their numbers were so large that they were almost invisible to the barbarian warriors guarding here.
Although the barbarian warriors were prepared for the appearance of monsters, they were still shocked by the number of monsters. The monsters were densely packed in front of them, blocking their companions from sight.
The final warning from the elf Qingkong had already been passed on to every warrior guarding here, "The young branches of the World Tree are very fragile. If you want it to grow, don't let it get hurt..."
The green beam of light that shot out from the cave and the strange phenomenon in the sky clearly indicated that the World Tree was reviving. These black, disgusting creatures were all expelling destructive energy that was destroying the World Tree.
The direction the monster was running was exactly the entrance to the cave where the young branches of the World Tree were.
Now...it's time to fulfill your duties to your ancestors and yourself!
The barbarian warriors ignored the fact that they were surrounded by monsters and raised their weapons without hesitation to attack the monsters.
The monsters treated those who blocked their way as their own minions. They were transformed from the mysterious destructive energy that coexisted with the World Tree. They had no intelligence and no fear. Their instinct was to destroy the World Tree and complete the task they should have completed thousands of years ago.
The two sides fighting on Moon Lake each had their own beliefs and reasons for not giving in. Tactics had no meaning at this moment, and only killing the other side could end it all.
I don't know when the rain started to fall, and the raindrops were green and white with the moonlight. The green and white were entangled and mixed, looking like they were fused together, but they could be distinguished as independent existences.
When monsters are killed, they scatter into charred particles. Rain falls on these particles, purifying them into wisps of rising green smoke.
The blood of the barbarian warriors dyed the lake red. When raindrops fell on it, the blood turned into green duckweed, covered with red flowers. The bodies of the dead barbarian warriors sank quickly to the bottom of the lake after being dripped with rainwater.
Since the Moon Lake appeared, there has been no living creature in it, and the water is so clear that you can clearly see the bottom of the lake. The bodies of the barbarian warriors merged into the lake after reaching the bottom of the lake, and then on the crater beside the lake, in the cracks of the mountains where nothing had ever grown, saplings stretched their waists and grew out.
When these saplings grew to one meter in height, they pulled out their roots, walked to the place closest to the lake, and shook their branches, using their unskilled skills to release healing magic to the warriors in the fierce battle.
The moonlight rain from the World Tree and the moon greatly boosted the morale of the barbarian warriors, and the sacrifice of their companions gave them a stronger will to fight. They roared, using the simplest voice to tell their companions who were fighting somewhere unknown...
The battle to protect the World Tree continues!
Jennifer, Kelhain, Modesty, the sheriff and several of the strongest barbarian warriors were guarding the cave entrance. They were the last line of defense, and as more and more warriors died in battle, the pressure they faced was increasing.
Jennifer no longer had the elegance of a traditional magician. She took out her sword and fought like a battle mage.
Kalhain and Modesty's bodies were covered with wounds.
The sheriff also gave up his expertise in assassination and used his speed and burst to plug every gap that appeared.
During the battle, he kept looking at the bottomless hole.
"Ms. Qingkong, when will you let the World Tree grow? I've worked so hard, the reward must be generous!"
