I'm a villain, not a devil

The tree in front of me, which is so huge that it is difficult to see visually, is dead...

But even so, Sean could still feel the terrible smell coming from the crack in the center of the trunk of the big tree. At the same time, he also came to another conclusion: the tree did not die because of the huge crack, but after its death Most of the heavy pollution emitted comes from this crack.

However, there is still a question before Sean - whether the behemoth in front of him is the legendary World Tree.

According to various information I have obtained in the past, the World Tree should be rooted within the empire. The hole under the Imperial Capital is most likely the root system of the previous World Tree.

But for the dead tree in front of me, it seems difficult to have any other explanation other than the World Tree... Moreover, it can provide tree heart fragments that attract tree people, and is also called mother by the people of Stone Heart. This is indeed the only World Tree. Only then can we do it.

Could it be that... after the World Tree was cut down, he ran away?

However, because it stands too conspicuously on the ground, they can only choose to sneak into the ground under the cavity?

In the end, he died here due to various injuries...

No, it still doesn’t make sense. There is a special space in the imperial capital after the consciousness of the World Tree collapsed...

Sean frowned deeply. He originally thought that the "mother" worshiped by the Stone Heart people might be an existence like the Wen Na tree, a "Little World Tree", but after seeing it with his own eyes, he understood that the Little World Tree There would never be such a terrifying body.

While Sean was thinking, Luo Xi didn't speak, worried that it would disrupt his train of thought. Now, seeing Sean's frown getting tighter, she couldn't help but remind him.

"The Stoneheart people said that they migrated a year and a half ago. At that time, you should have just arrived in the empire, right? It seems that it was at that time that the World Tree began its so-called recovery. Will it be the same as here? Does the body have anything to do with it? After all, people in Stone Heart can still receive the 'Mother's Dream Talk'."

Sean said thoughtfully: "I didn't have any real feeling before, but now that I think about it, many things did start to happen after I left Paradise City... It's just that I don't know why this tree appears here. Very understandable..."

"The World Tree should be on the empire side?" Luo Xi asked.

Sean nodded and continued: "But what is certain is that this dead body is on the same level as the World Tree... Well, it doesn't make sense."

The doubts in his heart still needed more accurate information to answer, so Sean turned his attention to the roots of the huge tree.

"Go over and have a look."

The journey to the root is quite long. After all, this giant tree is too huge. When we are halfway there, more and more leaves are falling above our heads.

The surrounding environment was also becoming strange and corrupt. Sean clearly felt that the pile of insect kings on his shoulders was beginning to move - this was a sign of erosion.

Although the bugs can't speak human language, their intelligence is not too low when they reach the level of Crimson and Crimson. What Sean showed along the way is enough to scare them. Unexpectedly, after being corroded, he would start again. Want to attack.

"Don't you care about your bunch of bugs?" Luo Xi glanced at his shoulder, and the shrunken bugs were biting Sean's clothes.

Sean pursed his lips: "No, I don't care. At such a close distance, the evil god-level aura can't corrode my surroundings, including these little things - but they are still making moves, This shows that there are other unknown things at play."

Luo Xi was stunned for a moment, then immediately responded: "Is it the kind of factor that speeds up their evolution?"

Sean nodded: "This is the only way to explain it. Most of these little guys don't have enough upper limit, but now they are moving towards crimson one by one, and they have adopted the same promotion method as humans. At present, it seems that it can only be The influence of this tree, now closer and closer to the ground, is so strong that it begins to strip them of their own intelligence.”

As he spoke, the ant lion took the lead, and a group of insects stretched out their mouthparts and stared at Sean's flesh and blood.

However, an invisible force suddenly surged, and the group of insects collapsed before they could attack, as if an invisible hand suppressed them all and made them unable to move.

However, although they could not make any waves under Sean's suppression, these immobile insects still bared their teeth and claws and tried to attack Sean.

"The impact is much stronger than imagined. It's hard to use my fists." Sean shook his head helplessly and increased the intensity of suppression.

Most of this group of bugs are in the process of being promoted to Crimson, while the others are at Crimson level - of course, there is not much difference to Sean.

This is determined by his various weird abilities. Whether it is against group enemies or low-level enemies, he has unparalleled suppression power, which is something that other Crimson Peaks cannot achieve.

After bending down and picking up a random leaf to use as a quilt for the frantic bugs, Sean turned his attention to the front.

From seeing it from a distance to observing it up close, the distance is dozens of kilometers, which is enough to show the hugeness of this tree.

The closer you get to the roots, the more distorted the surrounding environment becomes. The plants growing in the rotting leaves have begun to turn into shapes that are unimaginable to humans, and even extremely aggressive carnivorous plants have appeared.

After casually cutting off a piranha plant with dozens of big mouths, Sean wondered: "There aren't any animals here. How did these ghosts survive?"

Luo Xi kicked the Piranha away with some disgust. There were beautiful flowers and plants everywhere on the Rainbow Nest. She instinctively hated these ugly plants.

"You must be scavengers, these fallen leaves are countless, and they have all turned into 'fertile fertile soil'." She frowned and said.

Sean was suddenly startled.

Fertile soil...fallen leaves...rot...

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I have a strange idea, but this is not the time to verify it." Sean shook his head, and the two finally reached the root system.

The roots of the tree are exposed, like ancient stone tablets engraved with unknown symbols. Each twisted root seems to be pulled by an invisible force, struggling on the edge of death. They no longer draw nourishment from the earth, but stretch stiffly like dry bones. Their surfaces are covered with thick moss and mold. They are dark in color and exude a moldy and rotten smell that does not belong to this world.

Around the roots of the dead tree, the air seemed to freeze and time seemed to stand still here. Occasionally, a faint ray of light from nowhere penetrates the remains of the tree canopy and shines on the tangled roots, but it can only reflect a dead silence and despair.

As soon as he got close, a low cry came into Sean's mind.