CHAPTER 708: CHAPTER 703: LITTLE TREE PERSON

"Il, your methods of training your subordinates seem lacking," Ronald’s sister said confidently after her strike.

She immediately began taunting her own sister as she delivered a punch.

"..."

Then, a very obvious scene unfolded.

Il, not far away, was still expressionless, looking at her with the same expression as before—an expression as if nothing had changed.

"..."

Seeing Il’s unwavering expression.

Thorns suddenly realized something.

Her fist had not smashed into the ground as she had anticipated. Instead, before it could, something more solid than the earth had stopped her movement.

Clang—

Just then, a pitch-black sword light flashed from the ground.

Thorns Giant tried to move her arm away, but Saint Catherine’s sword had already severed the arm at the wrist. Ronald, who had initially blocked the attack below, then kicked the severed arm fiercely.

"Humans—!"

An angry roar erupted from Thorns Giant.

Due to the nature of Thorns itself, when Ronald kicked the severed arm in front of the giant, the soft, spiky branches immediately entangled, making Il’s sister look quite disheveled.

In fact.

This was certainly a deeply humiliating event.

Though human influence in Yizi Forest was significant, to the beings who evolved differently each day, humans, who suppressed these evolutions, were certainly the most foolish species.

But now?

Il’s sister was not only disarmed by Ronald—a pure human.

Her severed arm then smashed into her face, mingling indistinguishably with her body.

Such humiliation was intolerable.

"You have no idea—"

"What kind of being you’ve enraged!"

She roared.

Enraged, the Thorns Tree immediately went into combat mode.

But her next choice was not foolish. Although extremely angry, sensing the agility and power in Ronald’s sword, the massive Thorns Tree immediately crawled to the ground.

Snap, snap, snap—

A flurry of sounds, nearly indistinguishable, started appearing on the Tree being.

The entangled thorny branches, at this moment, began to separate from each other and then reformed into individual thorns.

In just the blink of an eye,

The giant creature that had almost reached the top of Yizi Forest split into dozens of smaller tree beings matching ordinary human size, then surrounded Ronald and his group.

"..."

Ronald looked curiously at the scene before him.

In a way, Il’s sister finally showed the blood connection between the two.

These smaller tree beings, transforming from large to small, from one to many,

looked more human-like while still resembling the tree sprites Ronald had previously captured. If possible, after acquiring more genetic sequences, might she also attain an appearance like Il’s?

Ronald had sufficient combat power at his side.

He could afford to curiously observe everything before him.

During this process, Il’s sister continued to display her distinct path of evolution.

This division was not her only action in combat.

At this very moment—

The little Tree People, each a distinct individual, simultaneously exuded different Magic Fluctuations. The Spells that strengthened them spread over the Tree People’s bodies, displaying varying characteristics.

Some of the Tree People, under the influence of Magic Power, took on colors that seemed more vibrant; others slightly glowed, clearly harboring immense destructive power, and yet others formed formations, strengthening and solidifying the encirclement aimed at Ronald and his companions.

This was Il’s sister’s choice.

While continuing to undergo modifications by the "Organic Encyclopedia," she was also learning to adapt to a unique Spell system.

This could be seen from those Casters who had previously attacked.

"Sir, do you need my help?"

As they were surrounded by a large number of little Tree People, Costate spoke as usual.

The maid’s tone was calm and even,

as if the crisis before her was trivial.

Ronald’s expression was similar to the maid’s; he too did not show much emotional change.

"I’ll handle it."

"This level of opponent isn’t too hard to deal with."

As he spoke, a strong Magic Fluctuation manifested around Ronald.

Facing such a large number of little Tree People, he immediately chanted a Spell from the "Astronomy Master":

"Starting with the relationship between the entire earth and the sky, we will begin to constitute our understanding!"

An unstoppable power of celestial motion appeared.

Although Ronald couldn’t control all the little Tree People at once, the inherent magical properties of the "Astronomy Master" helped remedy this issue.

Several Tree People, locked in by the "Equilibrium" Spell, began to rotate within the encirclement, scattering many other Tree People in their path.

"Roar—"

Seeing Ronald take control and begin to act,

Il’s sister did not just sit back.

Two Tree People who successfully resisted the impact using their magical abilities, and three Tree People who were fortunately positioned not to be harmed, seized the chance while Ronald cleared the battlefield with his controlling Spell and lunged towards him.

Unfortunately, such an assault didn’t even come close to touching Ronald’s clothes.

—One might even say Ronald didn’t need to lift a finger.

Five little Tree People had just taken a few steps when Il, who had been observing the battlefield, moved.

The young girl quickly stepped into the battlefield and, with a smile, positioned herself between the two sides.

"Sister, I’m still here."

The five Tree People shouted in unison:

"Il—get out of the way!"

Il’s figure remained immovable. Instead, she slightly leaned forward with her arms open as if she intended to embrace something.

"..."

The next second,

the five little Tree People reached Il.

The young girl’s arms, which she had opened, suddenly transformed. From delicate human arms, they turned into two massive tree palms wreathed together, which then clapped together with irresistible force.

Boom—

The power when these tree palms came together was formidable.

After smashing the five Tree People into debris, the force of their coming together also caused a ferocious impact. Many glowing plants that covered the scorched ground were uprooted, and the area even turned into a clear patch of ground!

Seeing her own assault handled so easily by her younger sister,

the other little Tree People once again shouted in unison:

"Il—are you really going to oppose me?"

"Isn’t it you, Sister, who wants to devour me?" Il easily compared the gap in Magic Power displayed by Ronald and her sister at that moment, then continued,

"Why don’t you tidy up these little things?"

"Just like the day we parted, have a proper fight again?"