Man on the ark, forced to become king

"Ha, old dog, there are plenty of things you haven't seen before. What are you barking about, you dog who only dares to cower in your den?"

W got up from the ground, the flames on her body burning even more fiercely. She grinned and reached into the tactical pouch at her waist, took out a golden seed and a test tube of blood, tilted her head back and swallowed them directly, then gave the old man the middle finger.

"I wonder if this will work... Let me experience fear? If it works, old man, you'll soon know what fear is."

"Ugh!"

A sharp tearing and pain erupted from her stomach, causing the mercenary girl, who had remained unfazed by the flames, to immediately kneel on the ground, her body trembling and her expression contorted. However, at the same time, a faint golden hue emanated from her body, extinguishing the burning flames.

"It really works... Ha, you're going to die, you old dog!"

Trembling, W raised his head, his face contorted with madness, staring intently at the old man as if he were looking at a dead man.

When she arrived, Lin Lu had told her about the golden tree seed. She also knew that in addition to needing Lin Lu's blood to activate it, the seed needed to absorb a lot of energy and life force to grow.

I originally planned to find a safe place to plant it and wait for it to sprout, but now those conditions are no longer available.

So, would eating this stuff help?

After activating it with blood, can the seed absorb the energy and vitality contained in its body to complete the growth process?

W didn't know, but she knew she had no other choice. Rather than letting this thing fall into the hands of this old dog after she died, she might as well take a gamble and see if it succeeded.

As long as the golden tree takes root and sprouts here, then Linlu can connect to this place.

Although this old dog was very strong and overwhelmed them, it was no match for Lin Lu!

Now, feeling the pain of her flesh being swallowed up and the tearing sensation of the seed taking root and sprouting inside her body, she knew she had succeeded.

This time, she's definitely going to die here, and the others probably won't escape either.

But! This old dog isn't going to live either!

"What did you do?!"

An ancient and vast aura suddenly appeared on the ruins. The usually calm old man finally couldn't hold back anymore. He had a vague feeling that something extremely dangerous was about to descend on this land. He hadn't felt this way for many years.

At that moment, he abandoned his attack on the others, his figure vanished, and he appeared beside W like a phantom. Dark red color completely enveloped his palm, which transformed into sharp claws that fell down. The giant wolf behind him also opened its blood-red maw, intending to swallow W whole.

crackle~

The flesh on his back burst open, and a golden branch emerged from W's body, swaying precariously. Then, a small golden tree phantom, over two meters tall, appeared out of thin air, its branches swaying and its bursting golden light firmly blocking the blood claws and wolf head.

"Haha, well done! I don't know what you're doing, but this thing eats meat, right?"

Lappland laughed as she lunged at W, passing right through the barrier formed by the phantom of the golden tree. The blade fell, cutting a long gash in her own arm before striking a tree branch. Her face paled, and she collapsed to the ground.

"Cough cough, that really hurts... Well done! Let me tell you, once this thing grows, my boss will be coming after me through this tree. He won't be able to escape!"

W shakily gave a thumbs-up and chuckled as he comforted Lappland.

"..."

Texas said nothing and rushed over, doing the same thing as Lappland. With the life support of the three people, the branches of the golden tree began to grow at a visible speed, and the roots pierced through W's abdomen and burrowed into the ground.

"You think you can stop me like this?"

The attack failed, and the old man's face turned very ugly, with a hint of anger rising in his eyes.

Since when did he need to go all out to deal with a few juniors? It's an utter disgrace!

Whatever that thing is, no one can save them today!

With a single thought, the giant wolf's body suddenly shrank, and it climbed onto his back. Its deep red arms flowed out, enveloping half of its body. A violent hurricane rose up on the spot, shattering the stones beneath its feet and causing the golden barrier to tremble precariously.

"And me... I offer my flesh and blood to my great master!"

At the critical moment, Dasmi rushed toward the newly rooted golden tree with a frenzied shout, cut open his skin and let his blood flow onto the roots and soak the branches.

In an instant, the shaky barrier solidified, keeping the old man outside.

“Foolish! I will pave the road with your flesh and blood and show you what true power is.”

One of the old man's eyes transformed into a scarlet beastly pupil, and a storm swirled around his deep red claws, which plunged straight into the golden barrier, tearing a crack in it.

But before he could even step inside, golden mist spread from the trunk of the golden tree, and a hand reached out from the mist, grabbing his throat first.

"I'd like to see what true power is. Teach me!"

Chapter Twenty-One: I Will Destroy You

what? !

The old man was startled. Even with his strength, he couldn't see how this person appeared. It was as if he appeared out of thin air in the golden mist, somewhat similar to the smoke magic passed down in the Luches family, but only similar.

Their magic couldn't make people appear out of thin air; this might be some kind of secret technique involving spatial mysteries.

Is this the person those wolf cubs rely on?

But it was no use!

Even with his neck being grabbed, the old man didn't panic. On his own turf, he was absolutely confident that he could defeat any enemy. Unless the newcomer was powerful enough to fight against the entire Luches family's millennia-old foundation, no matter how miraculous the method, it would be useless.

The wolf's claws covering the arm changed angle, slashing diagonally at the arm that was gripping the throat. A look of surprise flashed in the old man's eyes, which had transformed into the vertical pupils of a wild beast.

Why is this person still choking him? Why isn't he moving away?

Those who dare to come directly to rescue people under such circumstances, even if they are not extremely strong, are certainly not ordinary people, right?

Can't he feel the force attached to his claws?

While he was thinking, the claws and the arm collided.

However, the result was completely different from what the old man had expected.

squeak~

The sharp claws sliced ​​through the black coat and touched the flesh, but it was as if they had hit an extremely hard alloy, scraping with a teeth-grinding friction sound. Under the sleeves torn open by the claws, patches of jet-black scales were revealed.

The Hundred Phases of the Furnace: Scales and Armor!

“Damaging my clothes is an even greater offense.”

Lin Lu glanced at W and the others who were strung together by the small golden tree, a cold glint flashed in her eyes, and a dazzling golden light burst forth from her palm like the sun, blasting the old man away. A thick dragon tail condensed from the radiance and crashed down from above, leaving a narrow trail on the ruins.

Golden Prayer: The Final Chapter of the Crucible!

Boom!

The earthquake trembled, dust flew everywhere, and the old man's body left a clear human shape on the ground, his whole body embedded in the ground.

"Just getting beaten up won't do. I want to see what real power is."

"Cough, not bad, kid. State your name."

Amidst the smoke and dust, a deep red shadow rose from the ground. A gust of wind blew, dispersing the swirling dust. The old man's body was slightly hunched, and a blood-red wolf shadow crawled onto his back, enveloping his left side like a strangely shaped suit of armor, or perhaps a fusion of man and wolf.

"Ah."

Lin Lu glanced at him indifferently, then turned around abruptly. A faint golden light appeared on her hand, and the golden tree rooted in the ground lit up. It blurred for a moment, freeing the W that was strung on it.

The radiance shone down from under the golden tree, falling on the four heavily injured people and replenishing their lost life force. After carefully checking on W, who was the most seriously injured, Lin Lu breathed a small sigh of relief.

Thankfully, he arrived in time. If he had been any later, these reckless guys would have been completely devoured by the Golden Tree, and their souls wouldn't have escaped either. There would have been no hope of saving them, and there would have been no way to revive them.

Being used as nourishment and returning one's soul to the tree are not the same thing.

Fortunately, he arrived in time. Although his vitality was severely depleted, he was not completely dead. After a period of recuperation, he was able to be lively and energetic again.

"Boss... how did I do?"

Almost drained of her life force, W lay weakly on the ground, her consciousness somewhat blurred. Her lips twitched as she tried to force a smile, but unfortunately, her body was almost completely out of control, and she couldn't do it at all.

"Well done, don't do it again next time."

Seeing her like this, Lin Lu couldn't bring herself to say anything harsh. Fighting to the death sounds simple, but how many people can actually do it?

Judging from the results, she has done a good enough job.

However, this matter still needs to be settled.

“You should be glad she didn’t die here, otherwise you and your family would have been buried with her.”

Turning around, Lin Lu narrowed her eyes, feeling extremely displeased.

Are the people from his Golden Tree group someone you can just beat up?

Since this has been done, someone has to pay the price, and this guy is just the first one.

"Young people shouldn't speak so arrogantly. When you've lived long enough, you'll know that acting rashly is useless."

A half-human, half-wolf shadow walked through the ruins, most of its face covered by a ferocious wolf head, making its expression impossible to see. It spread its hands, showing no intention of making a move, as if it wanted to say something more.

However, the sudden shriek in the sky thwarted his wish. A brilliant blue light streaked across the sky and descended from above!

"This is a city defense cannon? This is the first time I've seen one."

As the cannonball fell from the sky, Lin Lu remained calm, raised her palm, and the emblem representing the ancient dragon instantly opened, revealing a huge dragon claw covered in jet-black scales. With a gentle reach, she caught the cannonball in her hand.

bang~

With a soft thud, the smoke dissipated, and the twisted metal bullet fell to the ground, shattering into tiny fragments.

The old man, who had been walking this way, stopped abruptly, and the pupil of the one eye that was visible contracted sharply.

That was a city defense cannon capable of destroying an entire city block, yet it was stopped so easily with one hand?