Chapter 1038: Siege

"This..."

After the great battle, Chloe and the old man stared blankly at the battlefield, which looked like ruins.

The wrecks of armored vehicles and airships lay on the ground, twisted into all sorts of bizarre shapes, as if they were made not of high-hardness alloy, but of modeling clay.

Mechanical police officers remained in their attack postures, pierced through by wooden spears, yet they still stood tall, nutrient solution mixed with machine oil and brain matter flowing all over the ground...

Without a doubt... this was a slaughter!

A slaughter of the entire Nightless City army by one person!

"That person..."

The old man had watched almost the entire scene of Aaron using his Extraordinary Ability to utterly crush the army, his face full of horror: "He is definitely not just a simple Bloodline of the Sotos Family... he is absolutely one of those famous Great Counts from history!"

Moramon had been scared silly by the continuous stream of obituaries on his chip, staring blankly at the devilish man before him.

Not long after, an underground Shelter appeared before Aaron.

Suddenly, he heard his younger brother's voice in his ear: "Look!"

"Sister..."

It was composed of countless plant branches, yet it gave off a metallic luster, with roots replacing the original wires and components.

Inside the clinic.

She muttered unconsciously: "To build such a big wall, how many bricks and wood would it take... perhaps I can go get a job?"

"Boss... did you see the wooden wall outside?"

In short, the threat was gone, and she could live happily again.

The old man and Chloe, or rather, the codenamed Banyan Tree Man and Universal Hand, had no choice but to accept this first order.

Aaron took a step out, and from the wooden wall, countless roots grew automatically, forming a wooden dragon that shook its head and wagged its tail, carrying Aaron as he flew to the Upper City District!

On this day, countless nobles of high society deeply felt the terror of an Extraordinary!

A massive wooden dragon flew through the air, bringing a terrifying sense of oppression: "I announce... the entire Nightless City automatically belongs to the Green Forest Earl! Those who object, stand out!"

"None!"

"As for you?"

The next moment, he spread his hands and pressed them against the ground.

Aaron shook his head, looking at Moramon's blank expression and saying: "For this city, I only need one steward... as for those idiots?"

Inside a certain Shelter, a fat man who was shivering in the core room and venting his fear on a woman suddenly clutched his heart and collapsed...

Fisher raised her head and saw a wooden wall hundreds of meters high rising into the sky, almost blocking out the sunlight!

"Wow... what a huge wall!"

'He is not human, he is a devil! A Green Devil!'

Using Banyan Tree roots to replace bones and blood vessels—just thinking about it, one knew how painful it would be!

Furthermore, he liked metal and prosthetic limbs and did not want to become a Banyan Tree Man!

"Yes!"

There, dense swarms of fighter jets were hovering, only to be pierced by overwhelming wooden spikes, turning into clusters of fireworks in mid-air.

Even if the Leviathan conglomerate took action later to wipe out this Extraordinary, that was a matter for the future.

Just based on the old man's previous attempt to drag him into the mess, killing him now wouldn't be excessive; becoming a test subject was already getting off easy!

Therefore, he reached out and beckoned, and the old man was bound by an invisible force and brought before him.

"A big shot of the Mysterious world who was a Sixth Primordial Substance at the time of the Spirit Tide Awakening, sealing himself until now?"

"Master..."

He stepped into a portal and disappeared.

"Since you don't want to eat, let's try another way."

"Could it be... this is a Crown?"

But at this moment, they dared not say anything more.

Chloe was almost fainting, watching that seed take root and sprout on the bones inside the old man's body, then grow branches that devoured the bones and replaced the original skeleton.

When the Blood Hand Gang gathered last night, most of them died in a dramatic mechanical explosion!

Aaron smiled slightly, looking thoughtfully at Chloe's mechanical arm and the traces of mechanical modification on the old man's body: "I must say, the human body modification technology of the current era has indeed given me a lot of inspiration, but I will grant you power far greater than mere modifications!"

At this time, Miss Fisher was humming a tune while wiping the glass.

Hearing Aaron's question, the old man and Chloe immediately shook their heads frantically: "It is our honor to serve you, my lord!"

Elijah seemed to understand his sister's flightiness well, pulling her and running into the house: "It's dangerous!"

Even some civilian air-cars, because they were flying too high, were all shot down.

Therefore, Moramon's attitude was very sincere, and he sold out all his allies.

Because she was afraid of her brother getting into trouble again, after obtaining Aaron's permission, Miss Fisher brought her brother back to live in the clinic.

"I call it—'Banyan Tree Man Modification', how about it, who wants to go first?"

Her Gaia chip could even receive the signal from this arm, as if the previous mechanical arm modifications, electronic communications, and other information were all still there!

"This is a brand new type of plant, carrying some characteristics of metal, capable of simulating all electronic components... I modified it into your arm, hmm, let's call it 'Universal Hand'!"

Fisher and her brother found Aaron; at this time, Aaron himself was lying on the sofa, listening to pop music.

"Not needed!"

Therefore, he could only lower his head: "I believe the thirteen, no, twelve councilors of Nightless City will all submit to the Earl!"

Aaron spread his hands: "Since ancient times, the Green Forest has been the Earl's territory... Nightless City should also belong to the Earl's jurisdiction! So... my next step is to take back what belongs to me!"

"My own things? Nightless City?" The Banyan Tree Man was horrified: "Master... although Nightless City has lost a portion of its military strength, its power remains formidable... and behind it stand those Leviathan giant corporations... They will not allow an Extraordinary to occupy an entire city!"

"Ahhh!!!"

Clatter!

One wooden person after another broke through the soil, carrying powerful strength, and began to suppress various parts of the Upper City, implementing martial law and a blockade!

At the same time, the old man was also terrified in his heart.

"What are rules?" Aaron laughed, casually swiping his hand to open a portal: "With me here, I am the rules!"

Aaron rubbed his chin; after all, Chloe had never cheated him, and the benefits she enjoyed were much better than the old man's: "Its potential is great. As long as it is a weapon structure you are proficient in, it can be simulated using it..."

In the potted plant nearby, the Green Banyan Tree was twisting and turning, seemingly dancing along...

"This is the 【Seed of the Green Banyan Tree】, which contains a portion of my power and incorporates the human body modification technology I just learned... As long as you swallow them, they will take root and sprout inside your bodies, using the banyan tree's roots to replace your bones and blood vessels... It can be said that in one step, you cast off the shackles of the frail human body and possess combat power comparable to a Non-human Existence... Furthermore, it is very eco-friendly, purely natural and pollution-free!"

In the City of Life, a certain tycoon who had always lived there and remotely controlled the businesses in Nightless City suddenly saw his servants discover their master vomiting blood and collapsing...

The Banyan Tree Man and All-Purpose Hand stared at this scene, which was like a Divine Miracle, and were completely unable to speak.

Aaron's playful purple eyes looked at the two of them.

"What thing?"

It was as if... someone had set up a no-fly zone, forbidding all transportation vehicles from exceeding a certain altitude!

Above the wooden wall.

Aaron crossed his arms, followed by two subordinates: "Now... the entire city is in my pocket!"

All-Purpose Hand Chloe gritted her teeth and followed him in.

"Ah... it hurts so much..."

He swiped his finger, directly slicing open the old man's chest, and then stuffed the Seed of the Green Banyan Tree inside.

At this moment, the old man finally recovered, his eyeballs rolling: "What do you plan to do next? The Nightless City's army has been destroyed; they will definitely continue to take action!"

With the great power of an individual, rivaling or even surpassing technology—this is simply a miracle!

"Now... it is time to go talk to the original managers of this city."

In the old man's view, it was a thick, retro style, as if an ancient figure from an oil painting had walked into reality!

Although it looked painful, this power was real and undeniable.

She did not feel much pain, only feeling that this arm actually had a real 'sense of touch', just like... limb regeneration!

Not only that!

Even among Mysterious sects, an Extraordinary capable of fighting a squad of mechanical police officers alone is very rare, let alone one like this!

The other party's Mysterious rank was, without a doubt, extremely high!

The next moment, he was pierced and knocked to the ground by a wooden spear descending from the sky!

Rumble!

The earth trembled and cracked... as if an magnitude-8 earthquake had arrived!

Chloe lamented: "What kind of monster have we... actually awakened?"

Although still somewhat worried about Old Matt and the Blood Hand Gang's retaliation, Miss Fisher had received good news early this morning.

Subsequently, huge wooden walls, hundreds of meters high and tens of meters wide, broke through the soil and shot straight into the clouds!

If one looked from high above, one could see huge wooden city walls rising from the ground, surrounding the entire Nightless City and casting a shadow that oppressed all living beings!

He took out another Seed of the Banyan Tree, letting it devour other metals until its surface became a bit more lustrous: "Nature... encompasses everything! Your so-called technology, metal... are also part of nature!"

He came to the window and exclaimed: "Which idiot built this wall? Don't they know the city uses floating transportation? What use is an even higher wall?"

The old man muttered.

"I have bestowed upon you a brand-new life and ability. From today on, you are called Banyan Tree Man!" Aaron pointed at the old man, then looked at Chloe: "You are called All-Purpose Hand!"

Aaron glanced at Chloe, and just as Chloe was trembling with fear, she saw Aaron casually point, and her mechanical arm fell off: "Ordinary seeds will do for now; this time, let's play something high-difficulty..."

Snap!

He snapped his fingers.

He had already seen it very clearly; this suddenly awakened Green Forest Earl possessed strength that had reached an unimaginable level!

Relying on Nightless City, a mere small city, it was impossible to stop the other party's footsteps.

Aaron stuffed this seed into Chloe's severed arm, and the next moment, a brand-new arm grew out from Chloe's shoulder position!

Do not submit, and you die now.

"Now... you are the only councilor left."

Pfft!

The Wood Flood Dragon arrived at an ordinary villa area, suddenly landed, and its huge claws began to dig the soil.

A male noble showed an angry expression on his face and blurted out.

"Sister!"

"Mm, that's good. Rest assured, I will not treat you unfairly."

Near Nightless City, on a stretched floating car that had happened to leave Nightless City before Aaron's arrival, a tall beauty with a face full of resentment bent over in pain...

It was the Upper City!

Aaron said calmly.

Because Aaron had already returned!

In his hand, he was still carrying the head of the Legion Commander!

As soon as the words fell, an explosion suddenly rang out!

A sense of weightlessness arrived.

When he came back to his senses, the Banyan Tree Man was horrified to find that Nightless City was right before his eyes: "This... is this spatial movement technology? Cutting-edge technology that even the Cyber Corporation hasn't researched yet!?"

"A nice city, it ought to belong to me!"

A look of astonishment appeared on Chloe's face.

Although this newly awakened Green Forest Earl was an old antique, it did not hinder the other party from learning advanced technology in the slightest!

This kind of learning ability and open-mindedness was quite terrifying!

"Shaking your head so fast, I choose you!"

The old man's miserable scream immediately resounded through the clouds!

Most of the survivors suffered from schizophrenia...

Didn't you see that with a casual wave of the other party's hand, the entire Never-Night City turned into a cage?

"Alright, old man, if you aren't dead, come over here!"

Bang!

Aaron tossed this head aside casually and looked at the old man and Chloe: "What? It seems... you all appear quite resistant to becoming my subordinates?"

A moment later, the old man, whose appearance had changed drastically, and Chloe, who was stroking her universal hand with an uncertain expression, stood side by side and bowed to Aaron: "Master!"

"Now, it is a question of whether I let them go or not!"

Aaron, however, did not indulge the old man.

As he spoke, a Green Banyan Tree branch hung down, causing a seed-like object to emerge.

In the end, wooden thorns even protruded from the body of the old man rolling on the ground, with two banyan leaves growing from their tips...

Old Matt was killed!

"No, no..."

Comet Street, No. 233, Green Forest Clinic.

Subsequently, a terrifying power erupted, allowing him to lift this tens-of-tons-heavy war chariot high up and toss it away as if it were a toy!

Bang!

Gazing at the dust in the distance, Chloe was once again somewhat dazed.

The alloy gate of the Shelter opened, and Moramon walked out with a bitter smile on his face, his hands raised high: "Respected Green Forest Earl, I surrender!"

The old man screamed, grabbing a piece of war chariot wreckage at his side.

"Wah!"

Aaron gazed at Never-Night City, a smile curling the corners of his mouth: "Having prospered for so many years, have you paid your taxes to the lord?"

At this time, he had already changed into a black double-breasted suit, wore a tall cylindrical top hat, and held a cane inlaid with a ruby in his hand.

Seeing this scene, and then thinking of the banyan tree inside his own body that was now completely connected to his life, the Banyan Tree Man old man could only sigh and likewise enter the portal.

The old man subconsciously shook his head in refusal.

Repeating this in his heart, Moramon's legs went soft, and he knelt down toward the Green Devil...

On this day, Never-Night City announced its belonging to the Green Forest Earl, unconditionally submitting to the other party's rule!

Throughout the entire Gaia Network, and even in the real world, a monstrous storm was stirred up!

(End of this chapter)