Chapter 202 Struggle
The monster was shouting Su Han's name, and more and more vines were blocking Su Han.
The tree cage that had previously formed had now trapped Su Han and the other two in this space, giving it a feel of "using the enemy's methods against themselves."
After all, not long before he had been dealing with groups of monsters in the same way, but now he found himself being countered by the monster in front of him.
"Kailing, stay close,"
Su Han instructed. The Blood-winged Alligator Dragon had already charged forward, its claws condensing edges of black water into cutting blades, continuously slicing at the incoming vines.
The sound of metal clashing was incessant, and although the vines were tough, they could not restrain Su Han's Blood-winged Alligator Dragon.
However, the snake-headed vine on the ground suddenly opened its huge mouth, its vines coiled around, suddenly lit up with a red light, and a terrifying beam of light immediately shot toward the Blood-winged Alligator Dragon.
This beam attack was extremely fast, aiming to bring down both the Blood-winged Alligator Dragon and Su Han.
But just then, the LV2 black water shield lit up on the Blood-winged Alligator Dragon.
With a booming sound, the entire black water shield shattered, and the red beam broke through the shield, the remaining force striking toward the Blood-winged Alligator Dragon.
Having been blocked by the black water shield, the beam's power and speed were greatly reduced; the Blood-winged Alligator Dragon flapped its wings and dodged the attack.
The beam fell on the tree cage, explosively breaking a large hole into it.
Su Han remained calm and said, "Qilan, you and Kailing go first, I'll deal with that monster."
The strength of the snake-headed Vine Puppet was considerable, ranking toward the latter of the Third Order Intermediate level, not inferior to his own Angel Envoy.
Moreover, due to the home ground advantage, it might not be able to kill it in the air because it could hide.
Su Han naturally wanted to attack without burden, and Bai Qilan immediately nodded, "Be careful."
She grabbed Ye Kailing's hand and, riding the Bat Wing Beast, quickly flew through the hole and out.
With no more burdens, Su Han's gaze grew cold as he saw the snake-head preparing another attack.
He struck first, the Blood-winged Alligator Dragon gathering a coagulation cannon in its mouth and instantly launched an assault at the snake-head.
The black water cannon shot out, the vines in a sudden uproar, acting as a shield in front of the snake-head while it burrowed into the ground.
With a loud boom, numerous vines were blasted apart, but the snake-head was unhurt.
Su Han had no regrets as he controlled the Blood-winged Alligator Dragon to dive down, throwing down the Mother Nest Ancient Tree which immediately transformed into its true form mid-air, rapidly expanded, and its vines sprawled, wrestling for dominance over the dark tree vines.
The vine strangulation was like surging waves, the battle between them extremely fierce, with several vines breaking due to the entanglement.
Every vine was vying to seize control of the space and launched assaults toward each other's main body.
The Mother Nest Ancient Tree's Blade of Light and Shadow fully erupted, thirty vines were endowed with powerful light and shadow, converging into sharp blades, repeatedly chopping off those vines.
The home-ground advantage was gradually seized by the Mother Nest Ancient Tree. The snake-headed Vine Puppet could no longer hold back, one by one, Vine Puppets rose from the ruins and charged at the Mother Nest Ancient Tree, and at this moment, the snake-head itself, enveloped in a red glow with edges as sharp as blades, charged like a dagger.
This snake-headed Vine Puppet was originally born among piles of corpses; the accumulation of bodies nourished such a monster, and many Contractors who hadn't completely died invested it with spirit and will, finally forming it into this 'rat king phenomenon' collective monster.
It was both a fallen creature, inheriting the will of many fallen, and a monster, craving to devour everything.
Almost identical to the Mother Nest Ancient Tree, its desire to devour was nearly overwhelming.
Countless Vine Puppets attacked, the snake-head charged recklessly, but it underestimated Su Han's strength.
"Boom"
The Blood-winged Alligator Dragon, with the Blood River, plummeted from the sky and heavily smashed onto the ruins, the snake-head took a heavy hit, the vines making it up scattered, nearly causing the snake-head to collapse.
But that strange red light regrouped it, then it lunged at the Blood-winged Alligator Dragon.
The two colossal beings crashed fiercely together, their immense power continually crushing the surrounding ruins.
The nearby Vine Puppets were directly torn apart, and at that moment, the black water from Chang Crocodile Prison spread out, in conjunction with the Blood River of the Blood Spring, and launched an attack at the snake-head.
The snake-headed Vine Puppet could hardly withstand such an assault, and within just three to five rounds, it was thoroughly beaten in disarray.
Su Han was not one to hold back; the Scorpion Spider Demon was also summoned at this time.
"Bloody Hand Burst"
As soon as they appeared, the ferocious Bloody Hand Burst immediately appeared and resisted the snake-headed vine in the air.
The vines kept struggling and tried to break away from the Mother Nest Ancient Tree and launch an attack on the Scorpion Spider Demon.
However, being in tune with Su Han's intentions, the Mother Nest Ancient Tree could not possibly let go of most of the vines, and the strangulation intensified.
Meanwhile, the vine extended even deeper, forming a counter-encircling trend within the entire vine network.
"Roar!"
A chilling screech resonated as the Snake-headed Vine Puppet made a desperate all-out attack, and multiple vine puppets began to self-destruct.
Thunderous explosions echoed continuously, raising dust from the ruins, with many of the Mother Nest Ancient Tree's vines being severed, as were the vines of the Snake-headed Vine Puppet.
Su Han's gaze turned icy as he immediately directed the Scorpion Spider Demon to grab and burst the Bloody Hand Burst.
Blood light exploded, the vines shattered, and a hundred meters or more of the snake-headed vine almost broke off and was decapitated.
After such a strike, the Snake-headed Vine Puppet began to retract its vines, wanting to retreat underground.
The Blood-winged Alligator Dragon would not allow it; its Black Water Cannon had been accumulating for some time and was ready to fire, striking the snake-headed vine with a surging water column.
The powerful attack staggered it and shattered even more vines.
By this time, the Snake-headed Vine Puppet was severely injured, making escape more urgent, but none of the three Angel Envoys would let it escape.
All the metal amidst the ruins was controlled, resembling chains threading into the body of the Snake-headed Vine Puppet. The Blood River of the Blood-winged Alligator Dragon continuously infiltrated the gaps in the vines, launching attacks, while the vines of the Mother Nest Ancient Tree were the most lethal, having spread to the deepest parts of the earth.
The head still resisted stubbornly; under Bai Qilan's precise direction, the Man-eating Vine of the Mother Nest Ancient Tree had already found the root source of all the Snake-headed Vine Puppet's vines.
More than a hundred meters deep underground, a monstrous flesh ball of intertwined corpses and vines, measuring forty to fifty meters in diameter, was uncovered.
"Pfft"
The vines attempted to fend off the attack of the Man-eating Vine but, being restrained by the three Angel Envoys, the Snake-headed Vine Puppet could not allocate more vines.
In the midst of the fight, four Man-eating Vines bit into the heart-like flesh vine ball.
The battle had already determined the victor.
Above the ruins, the Snake-headed Vine Puppet plunged into frenzy, but any desperate attack was restrained.
If it weren't for the concern of killing it, the Scorpion Spider Demon would have already launched both the Bloody Hand Burst and the Coagulation Cannon.
With hammering and blasting, the vine-constructed snake head could not withstand it.
For a full half-hour, the continuous injection of Paralyzing Poison finally took effect, and all the vines lost their ability to move.
Above the ruins, dark vines spread everywhere, with the huge snake head half above the ground and half collapsed in the ruins.
Su Han had been on the back of the Blood-winged Alligator Dragon; now that the battle was over, he came down above the ruins.
Ye Kailing and Bai Qilan also hurriedly arrived, landing behind Su Han and still showing shock in their eyes as they viewed the monster.
After all, it was a monster similar to the Mother Nest Ancient Tree.
"Kailing, inform Zhu Xiong and others to have the construction team come over immediately, there's a lot to be built here," Su Han said.
"Okay."
Ye Kailing immediately instructed her subordinates to communicate, and Bai Qilan examined the monster's appearance, noting that with vines on the outside and flesh inside, the entire snake head could unleash an extremely powerful force.
If it were not for the multiple methods of Su Han's Angel Envoys, if such a monster retreated underground, no one would be able to do anything.
Of course, this monster likely wouldn't hide; its desire to evolve made it continuously hunt.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Su Han's gaze fell on the Snake-headed Vine Puppet, with vines intertwined underground, making it nearly impossible to completely excavate the entire monster.
Therefore, it could only be dealt with on the spot here, and only the Mother Nest Ancient Tree was capable of handling it.
[Detected a live monster available for Fusion, Snake-headed Vine Puppet. Initiate fusion?]
Fusion
With the command issued, the vines of the Mother Nest Ancient Tree began to move, extending through each vine of the Snake-headed Vine Puppet and gradually starting the fusion process.