Chapter 1037: First Blood (3000-word supplement)

"He... he opened his eyes!"

Chloe let out a scream.

"No need to scream, I saw it."

The old man's expression was uncertain, his eyeballs darting around, seemingly looking for a suitable opportunity to make a move.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The next moment, countless aerial roots of the Green Banyan Tree descended from the sky, hoisting the two of them up.

These roots were like Pythons, binding the old man and Chloe firmly, rendering their final desperate measures completely ineffective.

Yes...

"Descendant of the Sotos Family..."

"Wherever I am, it is my land!" Aaron smiled slightly and announced in a solemn voice: "Within my domain... Mysterious powers are enhanced, and the power of technological creations is diminished!"

Thud!

Ms. Kretina suddenly felt some discomfort in her heart.

"Is the Mysterious really such an inconvenient thing?"

Nature was once again a cleansing and a test.

Crack!

Soon, other branches and leaves proliferated, replenishing the thicket.

The old man and Chloe had no idea that Aaron, from thousands of miles away, had directly cursed and killed a titan of Nightless City.

This feeling was naturally not very good, and it even caused the old man to start losing control of his bladder.

Behind Moramon, a butler with white-gold hair wearing a tailcoat bowed respectfully: "It might be a curse transmitted through sound!"

"What would an old antique like you know?"

The bound old man and Chloe were hung in a spread-eagle position, brought before the Awakened, and met that pair of eyes full of the Mysterious.

She clutched her heart and quickly pressed the emergency button on the chair beside her.

Boom!

At this moment, a mechanical voice came from the Mysterious Knight outside: "We can talk..."

His gaze seemed to pierce through the screen, seeing the old woman who had been spouting nonsense earlier.

Aaron simply asked a rhetorical question.

"However, you know nothing of the power of capital and technology; you are doomed."

He felt as if a red-hot pair of iron tongs had been inserted into his head, flipping through his memories from childhood to the present over and over again.

If it weren't for Aaron holding back, the other party would likely have died right there, and the best outcome would have been becoming a lunatic or an idiot.

At this time, she heard the voice of the purple-eyed man on the screen: "A disgusting, nauseating old geezer, just go die."

"Has the world... fallen to such a state?"

A team of doctors rushed in, among whom were even some Extraordinaries, using all kinds of abilities, trying to save her life!

As an old fox, he wisely did not speak first, which saved his life.

But merely destroying the Mysterious Knight could be seen as a provocation to Nightless City!

The old man muttered: "Paired with the latest satellite laser weapon, is this a test?"

In the castle basement, Moramon watched all this quietly.

It was not just the old man; Chloe beside him received the same treatment, rolling her eyes incessantly...

"The lady died so miserably; send a letter of condolence on my behalf. Oh, and... don't forget to privately acquire the shares of their factory."

Aaron murmured: "No... after I awaken, everything is just the beginning; a greater era is about to arrive! As for you?"

Fallen leaves fluttered.

Rip!

Moramon gave an order and continued to stare at the screen: "Are you that Legendary person? The Green Devil?... The avenger from the rumors who will take everything away?"

The old man suddenly let out a miserable scream.

The terrifying, immense force even caused the Mysterious Knight's armor to begin to deform and twist... and then... turn into a ball of flame.

"That really gave me a scare, but it's fine."

A barrage of missiles landed on the canopy, blowing up one thicket after another.

However, he was disguised as an Ancient One, so naturally, he could not speak modern words right away; he had to go through such a 'memory search' Ritual.

"Ah!"

"The target undoubtedly possesses curse capabilities..."

Death Desert.

Aaron ignored this and looked at the old man: "It is your honor to be an assistant to the Green Forest Earl!"

Boom!

"It's an old-fashioned fuel-air explosive!"

"How could a fuel-air explosive have such little power?" Chloe was incredulous.

'This is a declaration of war!'

"No matter who you are, even if you are some generation of Green Forest Earl, but remember... the era that belonged to you has passed."

Slap! Slap!

The vines uncoiled, Chloe and the old man fell to the ground, and they heard that ancient Awakened let out a long, drawn-out sigh.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

In the sky, streaks of dazzling laser fire descended, scorching the trees black, but that was all it amounted to...

In the next instant, the already tall and upright Green Banyan Tree surged in growth once more!

As for why he did this?

"Talk? Talk about what?"

This awakened one of the Sotos Family was, naturally, Aaron!

Although his true body remained hidden in the City That Never Sleeps watching the show, creating a clone through the abilities of a Life Scientist was a simple matter.

Chloe seemed to still have intense lingering headaches from the memory reading just now, and her tone turned hostile: "Do you know what a city signifies? It means endless mechanized troops, floating battle chariots that blot out the sky!... And even all kinds of high-tech weapons we don't know about! Do you think you're so impressive just because you took out one Mysterious Knight? Although that is indeed impressive, Mystery ultimately cannot defeat technology!"

"The two of you... will serve perfectly as my subordinates."

The massive Green Banyan Tree erupted into action, its aerial roots sweeping out like Pythons, hoisting the Mysterious Knight into the air.

Lady Kretina gazed at the figure on the screen, making no effort to hide the malice on her face: "An outdated old antique... how dare he, how dare he..."

Even for a Mystery cult, as long as the benefits are great enough, they can be bought!

But ten-odd seconds later, Lady Kretina died with infinite attachment to the Mortal World, the cause of death—cardiac arrest! Her face was contorted, and she did not depart in peace...

"Is it over?"

'Is Kretina already dead?'

Aaron scoffed: "Trying to bribe me with your measly ant-sized cookie crumbs? Letting me ignore you exploiting my subjects on my territory, draining the resources of Green Forest, and incidentally turning this place into a wasteland?"

Its canopy resembled a hemispherical dome, tightly guarding the three people below.

As one of the nobles of the City That Never Sleeps, she held shares in several large factories and was covered in expensive jewelry.

Inside a grand and luxurious living room, Lady Kretina was leisurely drinking afternoon tea.

The Mysterious Knight still emitted a mechanical voice, but one could detect the anger of the person behind it.

At this moment, a video of the Green Banyan Tree was playing before her.

Aaron waved his hand.

The sound of floating engines rang out!

After Aaron said these words, he was lifted by a tree root beneath his feet, rising high into the sky.

Gazing into the distance, he immediately saw the approaching ground armored troops of the City That Never Sleeps, as well as various floating cars and floating airships...

(End of this chapter)