Chapter 36
In the Mother Tree Plaza of the Light Domain, holy light poured down like water.
The "Water Vein Guardians" have officially assembled for the first time.
The team consists of five types of plants:
Seed 237 – as the core, it is responsible for coordinating and sensing the root veins.
Sprout 12 – A sensitive seeker of inner voices.
Red pomegranate vine – a twining plant that resembles a flame, adept at quickly sealing cracks.
White bone moss—though its appearance is withered, it can absorb and purify the energy corrupted by dark roots.
The green thorn grass is the fastest, capable of rapidly transmitting messages along waterways.
The mother tree solemnly instructed:
"Today, you are to inspect the northern watercourse nodes. There have been frequent unusual movements there."
Be careful—the hidden forces won't let you pass so easily.
The northern waterways, which were once crystal clear, are now mixed with black ripples.
The coral plant bent down and touched the ground, its roots probing into the water veins, and immediately felt a stinging pain.
"...Something is polluting the flow rate. It's not natural, it's man-made."
Sprout 12 closed her eyes, and a jumble of thoughts echoed in her ears:
“A trap...waiting for them...the course of events has been rewritten…”
He suddenly opened his eyes: "We're being watched!"
The red pomegranate vine immediately released flames to entwine and try to block the black surge.
But just then, a cracking sound came from deep within the water vein.
The earth cracked open, and dozens of dark root monitoring seed pods simultaneously emitted a ghostly light, transforming into a spiderweb-like "dark web".
The thorny plant cried out, "We're surrounded! The water veins are being diverted from all directions!"
The pulses of the dark web, like a vortex, trapped the Watchers in the center, attempting to sever their connection with the Mother Tree.
The white bone moss suddenly unfurled its body, and grayish-white spores spread like mist.
"Let me try—"
The spores landed on the dark web's light filaments and were indeed able to neutralize some of the black energy.
However, at the same time, the body of the white bone moss withers rapidly, turning gray section by section.
"No! You'll be exhausted!" Seed237 cried out urgently.
White Bone Moss responded hoarsely, "For the sake of the Light Domain, someone always has to bear the consequences."
237. Close your eyes and take a deep breath.
“The Dark Web of Roots…you want to trap me? Then I will…use your power in return!”
He forcibly connected the light veins bestowed by the mother tree to the dark web, and instantly felt a burning pain as if his bones were being scorched by fire.
But in the midst of excruciating pain, 237 reversed the flow of "contamination" from the dark web into his own body, purified it one by one with the radiance of the mother tree, and then expelled it back into the water veins.
The black ripples gradually dissipated, and the light threads of the dark web began to break.
Just as the watchers saw hope, a cold whisper came from the depths of the water veins:
"Ha... little Watcher, do you think you've won?"
This is only the first layer of the net. The real chains are yet to come.
boom--!
The earth trembled once more, and a far-reaching network of dark veins was slowly awakening.
The watchmen looked at each other in bewilderment.
This time, they realized:
The mob wasn't just eavesdropping; they had already been setting up a trap—a cage.
Deep within the water veins of the northern plains, the once dormant black roots slowly stretched out like a giant beast.
The earth trembled violently, and the clear flow of water was instantly reversed, surging into a giant barrier that imprisoned a dark vein.
Countless roots emerged from the ground, resembling black iron bars, trapping the Watchers squad inside.
Every root was pulsating, absorbing moisture and energy, and a suffocating sense of oppression filled the air.
Sprout 12's expression changed drastically: "This is not ordinary monitoring... this is a killing trap specifically targeting the bloodline of the mother tree!"
The red pomegranate vine attempted to release flames to spread, but was easily devoured by the black roots.
"Oh no! They can swallow fire!"
The thorn grass swiftly transmitted messages along the waterways, only to discover that the signals had been completely cut off by the dark web.
"I can't send anything... The entire stratum is blocked!"
The white bone moss struggled to spread its spores, but under the pressure of the cage, its body was gradually crushed, as if it would shatter at any moment.
Seed 237 was also suppressed, and the radiance bestowed by the mother tree flickered erratically under the absorption of the dark roots.
"If this continues... we will all be wiped out."
A hoarse voice came from the depths of darkness:
"The remaining branches of the mother tree... have finally been caught."
There's no need to struggle; your current will forever lead you to the underworld.
As soon as the voice fell, the cage tightened abruptly.
Dozens of black roots converged into a giant hand, pressing down on the seed as if to crush it on the spot.
At that very moment, an unprecedented heat surged within Seed 237's body.
His roots, connected to the water veins, managed to capture a fleeting loophole in the "backlash" of the hidden roots.
"...If the Dark Root can devour the flow, then I will make the flow reverse!"
He suddenly spread out all his roots, connecting the radiance within him with the depths of the water veins.
The next instant, the water veins in the entire cage overflowed!
The originally unidirectional flow of absorption was forcibly reversed, turning into a countercurrent torrent that impacted the giant hand of the dark root.
boom--!
The light filaments of the cage shattered instantly, and Black Root screamed as it was swept away by the surging tide and torn apart inch by inch.
The Watchers staggered to their feet, and the air suddenly felt much fresher.
A blazing light appeared in Crimson Vine's eyes: "He...he turned the Dark Root's cage upside down!"
The thorn grass exclaimed in amazement, "This is... the power bestowed by the mother tree?"
The seed was panting, and glistening beads of sweat appeared on its forehead.
"It's not power, but... the resonance between the mother tree and the water veins."
Going against the current is just the initial touch.
However, the darkness did not subside.
A deeper roar echoed from the aftershocks of the collapsing cage.
The Dark Root forces seemed to have been completely awakened, and a deep and chilling will was gathering:
"Ha...it can actually go against the current?"
The bloodline of the mother tree should not have been preserved.
"In that case, let all the water veins of the continent dry up..."
The earth trembled, and several water vein nodes in the distance simultaneously erupted with black beams of light.
The real battle for the Dark Roots has only just begun.
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