Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 388 The Locals' Counterattack
Faced with the impending collision of the two stars, the elves reacted with astonishing speed under the intervention of external forces.

But the response from the Earth Church was also swift.

As the elves gazed up at the starry sky and saw the aquamarine planet, the people of Tahrir also spotted the distant star shimmering with green light—though at first they didn't quite understand what it meant, soon their badges began to vibrate.

That is proof of their status as believers in the Church of the Earth, proof of their identity, but also a mouthpiece for their current pope.

"The newly emerged giant star is the enemy of the earth."

The voice of Pope John A. I emanates from each of the badges.

"Another large star in the distance will collide with our earth in three months. If they are fast enough, this time may be even earlier. When the two stars collide, everything will be annihilated. It will be a catastrophe that destroys everything."

“A priest told me that this news is too cruel for you, and that telling you it would cause unnecessary panic. But as believers in the Earth Church, as living beings on earth, you have the right to know all this.”

"War has come, and we have nowhere to retreat."

The brief statement was followed by a long silence.

Hearing the words coming from the badge, the people of Tahrir were all speechless.

But after that, the first people to react rushed out, spending their money recklessly, exchanging cash for everything they could—food, drink, clothing, and all related supplies—which were immediately looted.

However, they didn't manage to grab anything.

The merchants and warehouses immediately sealed their doors. This was not even the merchants' own idea, but rather the wooden houses themselves that closed their doors. The doors, also made of wood, simply grew directly into the door frame, and the suddenly thickened door panels were almost unshakeable.

At the same time, the helpful wooden figures that were originally stationed at various street corners suddenly gathered together, began to evacuate the crowd, and even directly suppressed those who caused the riot.

With a mere wave of their hand, the wooden figures would send up roots that would precisely pin people to the spot. Sometimes, they wouldn't even need to do anything; roots would sprout from the wooden badges that symbolized their status and bind the troublemakers securely.

After a brief period of chaos, everything quickly returned to calm.

But chaos remains chaos, and everyone can feel the heavy pressure of an impending storm.

Even Du Yi, who was far away in Tahrir City, had already sensed it.

"What's going on? Why did you think of bringing this up first?"

Du Yi went straight to the Seed of Creation, since no matter how you looked at it, this blockhead's response was practically idiotic.

But it wasn't until he asked in person that he discovered the Seed of Creation didn't even have the concept of "reckless".

"My initial thought was to ignore them."

Faced with her father's probing questions, the Seed of Creation revealed her reasons.

"After all, their existence is meaningless in this kind of battle. It doesn't matter whether we talk to them or not, since they can't participate in battles of this level anyway."

This wasn't because the Seed of Creation looked down on the Tahlis; it was simply stating the truth—after all, this was a battle the Tahlis couldn't handle, and neither it nor its father were at the center of this battle.

The main battleground is the two planets themselves, while the beings living on them are merely appendages of those planets. Stronger beings, like the Seeds of Creation, have clearly sensed that the earth beneath their feet has recognized them as weapons to be used against enemy planets. Weaker beings, like the Taheris, are barely even perceived by the earth.

"But the priests came to me demanding an explanation. According to them, everyone has already seen another planet, and if I don't give them a proper reason, panic might break out..."

As for what happened later, the Seed of Creation naturally felt that what the priests said made a lot of sense. After all, for it, which was still in its larval stage, what anyone said made a lot of sense.

Then it did as the priests suggested. The speech was written with the help of those terrified priests. As for telling everyone about it, that was also the idea of ​​some of the priests. These priests felt that since they were kind-hearted, everyone should know about it and then let them make their own choice.

However, it is clear that these kind-hearted priests did not expect that their brief speech would cause such a big mess.

"Ah this."

Du Yi hadn't expected the Seed of Creation to have such a reason—but thinking about it carefully, this blockhead really was the one who was easily influenced.

It's fortunate that the Seed of Creation has absolute control over all buildings; otherwise, the pre-battle chaos alone would have caused them to collapse without a fight.

"So, what are your thoughts on the upcoming battle?"

Du Yi asked.

"Or do you mean you don't have any ideas at all?"

"Ideas? Isn't that just fighting?"

The Seed of Creation, on the other hand, seemed completely unconcerned.

In battle, or rather, in its own battle, it can unleash its full firepower when the ground beneath its feet is willing to provide sufficient support.

Ultimately, the Seed of Creation was created from the moment it was created as a parasitic weapon against the planet.

It really knows how to fight, and only it knows how to fight.

"If I can make contact with a distant planet, the battle can end sooner."

The Seed of Creation danced with its roots.

“I can drain the life force from that planet. I have that ability. If I’m willing to bring back some of that energy, the earth will let me leave… But I can’t go there now. It’s too far away, and right now, there’s a defensive battle to fight.”

As it spoke, the Seed of Creation sprouted roots, and relief-like images began to appear on the smooth wooden board.

In the scene, several elven warriors are wielding their swords, but in front of them, the wooden figures repeatedly extend their roots. Finally, empowered by the power of the earth, the wooden figures, after expending a massive amount of their roots, manage to capture the elven warriors.

“Father, this is my battle. I will prove with my strength that I have learned what you taught me.”

The Seed of Creation looked at the giant serpent beside it.

"I can do it, I can do all of this, please witness it."

(End of this chapter)