Chapter 266

"Moo—"

Just as they arrived in the underground area of the Ship Grave, accompanied by a bull's roar, the entire wall trembled.

It seemed that great thing had already fallen into a rage.

It seemed something was violently striking the ground.

"Do they have a chance?" Clearly, the warriors from the Slave Market had once again served as cannon fodder; they had already begun to fight.

"Then it depends on how much high-level combat power those Shanshen Sect churches can support them with." Li En estimated that if they could really snatch a few Archbishops, they might actually be able to deal with that monster.

"Then they are doomed."

"I think so too."

In this troubled season, every faction would surely attend to their own affairs first.

Another sudden incident also caused those Divine God churches to consider things a bit more.

"Right now, the underground ruins are full of Mirror Demons. If the live broadcast shows the Slave Market along with Shanshen priests and Temple Guard Knights, that would be a huge problem for their reputation."

In most cases, priests cannot hide their identities. Even if they truly blaspheme enough to remove their holy symbols, as soon as they cast a divine spell, it is revealed clearly.

"... And if we exclude the power of those backers, what do these elite core members of the Slave Market amount to?"

Corrupted high-level combat power exists, but corrupting to the point of serving as enforcers for slave traders is truly too shameful.

With that kind of strength, even becoming a bandit would be more honorable than being a "human trafficker."

Ultimately, those who can serve as the Slave Market's combat power are either discarded goods from major factions whose identities have been erased.

Or they are mercenaries serving for money and beauty.

Then, do not expect too much from their abilities and loyalty.

In the end, the Slave Market is just a "toilet"; people enjoy using it from above, but in public, they stay as far away from it as possible.

Those who truly get publicly involved with it should forget about their reputation and future.

Even if one occasionally hires a strong person... enjoying life in such an environment for a few years, forget about advancing further; it would be good enough if they aren't completely ruined.

In the end, the "evil" that this small "Kingdom" can incubate also has its limits.

"Here it comes!"

Accompanied by another bull's roar, the underground dungeon trembled continuously.

And beneath the feet of Li En's group, black waves vaguely appeared.

It seemed something was drilling out.

It seemed something was rewriting reality.

"Is this a Domain? A Divine Being?"

Hyla asked, though she actually already knew.

It was just that the small Mirror Demon behind her was also spreading these words out.

Since entering this area, the Mirror Demon's live broadcast had started, naturally becoming the live broadcast zone for the opposing giant Mirror Demon.

"Very likely... it seems to be an Ulda Niu Mo, a creation after the World Tree sapling was defiled and twisted by a cult."

Li En's squad continued moving forward steadily; the data had been transmitted long ago, and several tactical plans were ready.

But since this was "propaganda," naturally, the people outside needed to know the opponent's strength... and also make those unlucky Slave Market victims die even more justifiably.

Of course, if they really couldn't win, having this "explanation" as a foundation would make running away justifiable too.

The other knights hadn't thought of these things, but Li En had already prepared lines and scripts, even testing other people's acting skills. Ultimately, he had Hyla and Claire, as Heroine candidates, serve as the "starring roles" with "lines."

"Here it comes!"

Amidst the trembling, the ground cracked vaguely, and countless poisons seeped out from within.

Even more deadly were the various bizarre plants crawling out from there.

Man-eating flowers, poisonous thorns, and beating willows—these famous "plant monsters" were merely the more easily identifiable strange plants.

The earth also drilled out various "war machines," such as fir trees shooting out various bizarre poison spikes, and twisted vines resembling giant snakes.

This was a completely incomprehensible scene; "reality" was directly graffiti-ed, and various plants Li En could not identify were born out of nothing.

"Don't waste time; they can regenerate infinitely..."

The World Tree itself inherently contains a world and can even be regarded as the embodiment of the forest. Even as a twisted form of a sapling, it can still create its own "Black Forest."

"Elder (Furnace of Fire)"

Li En held nothing back; suddenly erupting condensed flames burned a path through these rapidly growing plant forests.

Li En held fire in one hand and played with flames in the other, charging to the very front.

In terms of attribute suppression, Li En held the advantage; he used the plants' "natural enemy," flames originating from the extraordinary, to forcibly clear the way.

This was both a requirement of actual combat, but also a display of Li En's own abilities. Dragonborns were sensitive in this world after all; Li En needed to find a suitable moment to "expose" himself.

He certainly would not admit to being a Dragonborn; even the False Dragon path was hated by many in the Kingdom.

But if this power was used to "save kidnapped citizens," this ill will originating from displaced anger would naturally be reduced.

Afterwards, one could even conduct further propaganda through official channels.

"Boom!" The sudden shaking of the ground and mountains also seemed to remind the Ulda Niu Mo ahead that it had entered the next phase.

A towering "great tree" suddenly rose from the ground, its limbs and trunk already propping up against the rock ceiling above.

And the tentacles extending out were too numerous, directly covering all directions, their forms twisted and bizarre.