novelraw Chapter 484: The Mother Tree’s Attention
Chapter 484: The Mother Tree’s Attention
The area that had been stimulated just now didn't seem to be from the core region of her avatar, but rather from underground in the outer layer of the core region. It was some area her roots had spread out to earlier.
It seemed her roots had touched something, causing such an intense reaction.
She immediately diverted a portion of her attention, following the root network spreading underground, and focused on a vast underground cavernous area.
And that place was precisely where the three nuclear fission events had occurred earlier.
Since it was still quite far from the core region, she had noticed it before, but her attention had been focused on dealing with the nano-clusters in the core area and hadn't paid it much mind.
Because for her.
Nuclear fission strikes, while devastatingly powerful against ordinary lifeforms, couldn't cause her any harm whatsoever.
As for the troops in the peripheral areas, she had already withdrawn them long ago.
"What exactly was that…"
Her consciousness wavered.Slowly.
Within that massive, blasted-out area underground.
Unnoticed by Lynn, a slender flesh-and-blood vine quietly broke through the soil layer, revealing a small sprout in the dark cavern.
But the very moment that sprout curiously poked its head out.
Boom—
A surge of red energy instantly spread from the very center of the cavern, directly giving her consciousness a sharp, electric jolt.
Something's wrong!
Really, really wrong!
Because she had been prepared. Logically speaking, if it were a desire-based attack from their Desire Sect, it shouldn't have been able to affect her at all.
But at the moment of contact.
That fluctuation seemed to completely ignore her defenses, acting directly upon her consciousness.
And what was even more terrifying.
That wisp of fluctuation could actually affect even her consciousness, which was so vast.
She saw clearly the scene within that area, and her consciousness immediately conjured the image of the young man dressed in Night Doctor attire at the center, and the Mechanical Girl bound there.
"Night Doctor… Plague Doctor?"
Her attention settled on Lynn, her voice uncertain.
Clearly.
Judging from the battle traces here, the fight that had occurred earlier was obviously between the two of them. Could it be that the previous nuclear fission was to deal with that Plague Doctor?
Immediately, her voice came again from within the Leviathan.
"Do you have people underground?"
The leading Plague Doctor paused, then rasped, "The situation is chaotic. We've temporarily lost contact with other Plague Doctors. However, there have indeed been our people active inside and outside the city. Mother Goddess, what's wrong?"
The Desire Mother Tree's consciousness did not reply to him again.
Because her attention was now fully focused on the man and woman in the underground cavern.
Because she noticed the chains wrapped around the Mechanical Girl's body, sensing the faint root-level aura emanating from them. It seemed like some extremely terrifying curse, yet that curse was wrapped around that mechanical body…
But that wasn't the main point.
The main point was, that Plague Doctor youth seemed to be performing… on that Mechanical Girl…
A preposterous word popped into her mind.
Wouldn't this really make people think of some… corruption-related matters?
The Desire Mother Tree's consciousness observed hesitantly, not disturbing them.
Because within their sect, similar things couldn't be said to be nonexistent… one could only say they happened every single day. And as the Desire Matriarch, she had long grown accustomed to it.
But doing such things to a mechanical body… this was the first time she had ever seen it.
She secretly observed from the shadows, her gaze continuously sweeping over Lynn.
"Miss Intelligence Machine, you're about to reach your limit, aren't you?"
He acted like a demon, pinching her chin, looking mysteriously into her weak eyes, and smiling as he said:
"But apologizing is useless. I still stand by what I said earlier. You tell me about your Mechanical Cult's deployments and objectives, as well as information about the Colossus's Brain, and I can let you go. Are you really not going to reconsider?"
Being able to trigger this quest meant this Mechanical Girl's will was basically on the verge of being broken by him.
Because no matter how strong a will is, breaking is inevitable sooner or later. The fact that she had held out until now was actually something to be admired.
Lynn was also very clear that he absolutely could not soften his heart, because the Mechanical Girl before him was no delicate, easily-pushed-over Lolita. She was an incredibly terrifying humanoid weapon that could take his life at any moment!
Like the terrifying triple nuclear explosion earlier.
And the ruthless monomolecular blade slash the moment they met before.
One could say, if it weren't for him restraining this Mechanical Girl with curses, the one being taken back for dissection and research, living a fate worse than death, would probably be him!
So Lynn showed no mercy.
Because showing kindness to the enemy is the greatest cruelty to oneself!
Not to mention, it wasn't just him here; there were also his Miss Puppet and Big Tongue. Under such circumstances, how could Lynn possibly pity her? Of course, the most correct choice was to think of ways to break her.
So when this evil path quest appeared, Lynn felt no resistance at all.
"So."
Lynn's expression softened.
"Are you going to talk?"
Silver Fantasy struggled to open her eyes, looking at Lynn with weakness and a hint of collapse, but she just bit her lip and remained silent.
This was her bottom line. Mechanical order absolutely would not allow her to do anything that infringed upon collective interests. Moreover, she was very clear that even if she spoke, this demon would definitely not let her go.
Because his goal.
Was precisely to shatter her consciousness, to render her incapable of posing any further threat to him!
"It seems we have to continue, Miss Intelligence Machine."