I Save The World In A Doomsday Text Game

Chapter 96: Earth Giant VS Ancient Primordial Tree

From the War Monument of the Beastmen Giants and Treant Tribe, Lin Xun learned the method to deal with the Ancient Primordial Tree.

However, it was unclear how much time had passed since the war between the Beastmen Giants and the Treant Tribe.

It was also unknown how much effect remained of the toxins lingering in the soil around the Nameless Mountain Range.

Lin Xun pondered for a long time and eventually figured out a way to verify it.

He once again entered the Beastmen Giant Chieftain’s Palace and the Beastmen Giants’ Residential Area, carefully searching around. Seeing that he found no item resembling a Treant Poison, he immediately understood.

Considering the immense strength of the Ancient Primordial Tree, which could fight dozens of Beastmen Giants at once, it was strange that no anti-Treant poison was found within the Beastmen Giants’ territory.

There was only one explanation.

The residual toxins in the soil outside the Nameless Mountain Range most likely still retained their potency and would still significantly weaken the strength of the Ancient Primordial Tree.

Otherwise, the Ancient Primordial Tree Boss would have been an unbeatable foe.

The fact that the Ancient Primordial Tree dared not step into the Nameless Mountain Range was likely because the toxins in the soil were too strong.With that thought, Lin Xun returned to the mountain valley cave.

He opened the Shell Panel and held down the minus button of the Shell Talent Earth Form.

[Your body rapidly shrinks due to the effect of the Shell Talent Earth Form…]

[Your body size has returned to that of an ordinary person.]

After refreshing the Shell state at the Resting Page, Lin Xun summoned the Three-Headed Lion and set off on the journey back to the Shadowy Forest.

Using the Giant Shell to travel would have been faster than riding the Three-Headed Lion, but it would also drain the Shell’s stamina.

To ensure he was at full strength for the Ancient Primordial Tree Boss fight, and to save on stamina recovery herbs, he had no choice but to make the little lion work hard.

Lin Xun thought for a moment and, while riding, shrank the Earth Giant’s size again until he was about one meter tall, looking like a little kid.

As his size shrank, his weight also decreased, making it easier for the Three-Headed Lion to carry him.

“I really do feel bad for my lion…”

A long time later…

[You have crossed the outer ridges of the Nameless Mountain Range. In the distance is a dense forest of crimson trees, the familiar Shadowy Forest.]

[Gazing out, you see that the Corrupted Ancient Primordial Tree, once rooted at the forest’s edge, is nowhere to be found. Only the swaying crimson shadows of the trees remain, rustling in the wind.]

“Huh? The big tree gave up waiting already?”

Lin Xun had thought the Ancient Primordial Tree would camp out like the Paladin of Discipline, lying in wait indefinitely, but it seemed it had left after just a few days.

However, he had his own way of luring the Ancient Primordial Tree out.

He commanded the Three-Headed Lion to continue forward.

[As you ride, the sparse trees gradually grow denser. The crimson sunlight shines down without obstruction, piercing through the leaves and casting sinister shadows of branches on the ground.]

[You have entered the Shadowy Forest!]

“This should be far enough!”

Lin Xun opened the Shell Panel and switched to the Yellow-Robed Bishop.

[You have possessed the Corrupted Yellow-Robed Bishop of the White Moon Church Shell.]

He opened the skill panel and clicked on Corrupt Sunlight.

[You raise the Thunder Dragon Staff-Spear and chant an incantation…]

[A flash of red light…]

[The blazing energy of Corrupt Sunlight bursts out, igniting fierce flames among the trees!]

He clicked the skill repeatedly, unleashing several blasts of Corrupt Sunlight.

[The fire in the forest spreads rapidly. The trees sway and twist their branches, the rustling sound echoing deep into the forest…]

“That should do it!”

Lin Xun smiled slightly and quickly commanded the Three-Headed Lion to retreat.

They retreated all the way back to the edge of the Shadowy Forest and waited for a while.

[You gaze into the distance. In the depths of the forest, a towering tree far taller than the others gradually becomes clear…]

[With earth-shaking footsteps and low, thunderous roars, the Corrupted Ancient Primordial Tree arrives at the site of the forest fire. It steps forward with its massive tree legs, stamping out the blazing flames one by one.]

[Each heavy stomp of its tree legs sends tremors through the earth, accompanied by deafening crashes…]

[You can clearly sense that the Ancient Primordial Tree’s fury has reached its peak!]

Lin Xun fired another blast of Corrupt Sunlight into the forest.

Then, he quickly issued the retreat command, guiding the Three-Headed Lion to carry him away at full speed.

[The scorching flames from the Corrupt Sunlight reignite the forest fire, and this time the blaze is ferociously intense, raging like a sea of fire…]

Lin Xun did not believe that after such provocation, he still couldn’t lure the enemy out. Anyone would be driven to the edge.

Yes, Treants are people too.

He deliberately avoided revealing the Earth Giant’s Shell, worried that it might scare the Ancient Primordial Tree off.

As soon as the Ancient Primordial Tree, enraged beyond reason, stepped out of the Shadowy Forest, that would be its death sentence.

Just as expected, the next text appeared right on cue.

[The tree hollows in the eyes of the Corrupted Ancient Primordial Tree flicker with rage. It locks onto the source of the Corrupt Sunlight and, recognizing your face, is flooded with fresh and old hatred. It strides toward you with reckless fury…]

Lin Xun calmly stayed in place, waiting for the Ancient Primordial Tree to come and deliver itself.

[Just as the Ancient Primordial Tree is about to step out of the forest and charge at you… it suddenly halts, its crimson gaze fixed intently on you.]

[The Ancient Primordial Tree shakes its branches, the rustling sound echoing through the forest… soon, countless wriggling tree shadows emerge as the Corrupted Forest Treants begin to advance toward you…]

“Huh? The big tree got smarter?”

It seemed that last time Lin Xun’s bait-and-switch strategy, pulling the rug out from under it, had left the Ancient Primordial Tree with too painful a lesson.

Now the big tree was wary, clearly afraid of falling for another trick.

But Lin Xun didn’t mind. These Treant underlings were nothing more than walking experience points to him. The more, the better.

[The Corrupted Forest Treants leave the forest, their root tendrils writhing over the fertile soil and leaving behind muddy, chaotic trails…]

[They suddenly seem to suffer from a mysterious curse. Their crimson leaves gradually wither and gray, and their once-upright branches droop limply.]

[The Corrupted Forest Treants crawl toward you at a snail’s pace, moving so slowly it is almost pitiful…]

Lin Xun wasted no time. As the small Treants crept closer, he unleashed blast after blast of Corrupt Sunlight.

The Treants toppled like freshly cut grass, falling one after another.

[You have defeated a Corrupted Forest Treant. Experience points slightly increased.]

[You have defeated a Corrupted Forest Treant. Experience points slightly increased.]

[You have defeated a Corrupted Forest Treant. Experience points slightly increased.]

…

Lin Xun happily farmed experience points, casting skills non-stop and watching the experience roll in.

As long as the Ancient Primordial Tree didn’t step up and fight head-on, he had no reason to switch to the Earth Giant Shell.

Let’s see who could hold out longer.

Once the Yellow-Robed Bishop leveled up, its fatigue meter reset, and it was back to a lively, monster-farming state.

Seeing its attrition strategy failing, the Ancient Primordial Tree finally lost patience.

[The Corrupted Ancient Primordial Tree lets out a low, thunderous roar from its mouth-like tree hollow, shaking its thick branches with a rustling sound.]

[The Forest Treants stop advancing and begin retreating like a receding tide.]

Pulling back already?

Lin Xun took advantage of the moment before the Treants escaped and frantically fired off a few more skill shots, claiming one last batch of kills.

[The Corrupted Ancient Primordial Tree roars in fury, its eyes filled with rage. It moves its enormous tree legs and charges toward you with unstoppable momentum…]

Lin Xun issued the retreat command once more. The Three-Headed Lion seemed to recall the trauma of being hunted by the Ancient Primordial Tree before and bolted at full speed.

He had to lure the enemy deeper. Otherwise, once the fight started, if the Ancient Primordial Tree tried to flee, Lin Xun might not be able to stop it.

[Your mount, the Three-Headed Lion, runs for its life, and when you look back, you see the Corrupted Ancient Primordial Tree stepping out from the edge of the forest…]

[As its thick tree legs make contact with the outer soil, its crimson leaves begin to wither and gray, its branches droop limply, and its pace visibly slows down.]

Even though the Ancient Primordial Tree had slowed considerably, its massive size meant that a single stride covered more ground than the Three-Headed Lion could run in quite some time.

Judging by their speeds, it was only a matter of time before the Three-Headed Lion was caught.

Lin Xun silently kept count, waiting for the next text to appear.

[Your mount, the Three-Headed Lion, runs madly, but the deafening footsteps behind you draw closer and closer…]

—

[The deafening footsteps behind you are now right at your heels. Stones and soil kicked up by the crashing tree legs splatter onto your back…]

Now!

He quickly canceled the Three-Headed Lion’s summon and clicked on the Earth Giant Shell in the Shell Panel, immediately pushing the Shell Talent’s body size to its maximum.

[You have canceled the summon of the Corrupted Three-Headed Lion. Your mount dissolves into shimmering starlight and vanishes into the wind.]

[Your vision darkens as the enormous tree foot, blocking out the sky, comes crashing down above your head!]

[You have possessed the Corrupted Earth Giant Shell!]