I awakened to be a menace at the start of the game, and my parents sent me to the cherry blossom vie

Looking at the eerie giant tree in front of him,

At this moment, he finally understood.

In a game, this giant tree's defense and health would make it an ultimate tanky boss.

Trying to shake the opponent with his power of calamity is undoubtedly like an ant trying to shake a tree.

Of course, the giant tree's attack power is also ridiculously strong.

And what's even more perverted is...

Its attack range is also very large; it is estimated that any area covered by the tree canopy may be within its attack range.

Even if he wanted to settle things peacefully now, the other party probably wouldn't agree.

"This is a bit tricky."

Lin Fan licked his lips, but there was no sign of backing down in his eyes.

"However..."

Although the giant tree was somewhat troublesome, he showed no fear whatsoever and charged forward again.

This time he learned his lesson and no longer tried to stick to the tree trunk. Instead, he used his speed to move around the giant tree, dodging the attacks of the branches while looking for an opportunity to strike.

A tree branch swept across, and he ducked to avoid it, slapping the tree root as it passed.

laugh--

The grayish-white corrosion spread.

This painless, even scraping-like attack, while not very effective, can indeed damage the giant tree.

Just then, another attack came.

After a moment's thought, Lin Fan raised his hand to block the attack.

Furthermore, while blocking the attack, he also channeled the calamity power he had attached to his arm into the branch that attacked him.

In an instant, the power of calamity cut into the interior of the branches.

Compared to the tree trunk, which had little effect, the power of calamity took effect the moment it entered the branch. In the blink of an eye, the branch withered and broke off and fell to the ground as if it had been drained of all its moisture.

"How about we deal with this branch first?"

Seeing that it was effective, Lin Fan couldn't help but examine the branches of the giant tree again, but the next second, he gave up.

It wasn't that he lacked confidence in his calamity power, but rather...

There were just too many branches around.

Even if you drain it completely, it doesn't necessarily mean you can wipe out all the surrounding branches.

Instead of doing that, we should focus on dealing with the tree trunk.

However, that's what he thought, but the giant tree clearly didn't want to sit idly by and wait for its demise.

As if it possessed a mind of its own, the entire tree trembled violently upon sensing Lin Fan's approach.

The next moment, to Lin Fan's astonishment, the ground at the base of the giant tree began to tremble.

"?"

"Holy crap, what's going on now?"

Lin Fan paused as he approached the giant tree and looked down.

The next moment, his eyes widened suddenly, his expression one of disbelief.

As the ground trembled and the soil turned up, countless intertwined tree roots broke through the soil and began to move.

They surged out of the soil, like countless arms reaching out to grab Lin Fan.

Not just one or two.

Instead, dozens or even hundreds...

Rough tree roots, carrying soil with a fishy smell, surged wildly towards him.

"Damn it—"

Faced with this sudden turn of events, Lin Fan didn't have time to think and immediately jumped up.

But just as he jumped up, the branches above his head fell down at the same time.

Caught between two attacks, he found himself with nowhere to escape.

Seeing this, Lin Fan could only subconsciously cover his entire body with black scales, and at the same time, he fully mobilized the power of calamity.

He forcefully twisted his body in mid-air, releasing calamity power into the roots below with both hands while kicking the branches above with both feet.

This pose is somewhat reminiscent of the Buddha's Palm stance from the movie Kung Fu Hustle.

boom--

In an instant, a two-way confrontation ensued.

The surging power of calamity instantly corroded and severed several roots, and at the same time, he used the force of the push to fall towards the ground.

However, before he could even land, even more branches and roots surged up.

Snapped--

In the short time it took him to catch his breath, his left leg was entangled by a thick root.

Immediately afterward, before he could even resist, a second one wrapped around his waist.

Then the third, the fourth...

More and more roots began to entwine around him.

"Oh shit!"

Lin Fan cursed and immediately unleashed the full power of the Calamity without hesitation.

The roots that had entangled him decayed rapidly under the power of the calamity, but new roots immediately took their place.

It's completely continuous.

If this continues, he'll probably be dragged to his death without doing anything.

"Is this never going to end?"

Lin Fan struggled and cursed at the same time.

However, the situation became increasingly unfavorable.

The roots and branches intertwined more and more tightly, and there were more and more of them.

While his power of calamity is strong, its output has its limits.

After releasing the power at such a high intensity for so long, he began to feel the calamity power within his body being rapidly depleted.

What made his scalp tingle even more was that after the branches entangled him, they began to seep some kind of black energy into his body.

That energy was extremely cold, and it seeped in little by little from the place where the roots touched the scales.

Fine cracks began to appear on the surface of Lin Fan's black scales.

"Oh shit……"

He glanced down at the scales on the parts entangled by the branches; many of them had already turned gray from being corroded by a black energy.

"This thing can break my black scales?"

This was something he hadn't anticipated at all.

You should know that since he acquired the Black Scale ability, not only ordinary attacks, but even gunfire radiation has failed to harm his Black Scale.

And now...

This broken tree in front of me actually did it.

What the hell is this thing?

Snapped--

Just as he was distracted, a faint, crisp sound reached his ears.

Although the sound was faint, he truly felt it—the black scales…

It broke!

Lin Fan glanced sideways at his left shoulder in shock.

At that spot, two black scales were broken.

Before he could recover from the shock, a sharp twig pierced his shoulder through the cut.

"hiss--"

He only came to his senses when the intense pain struck.

He watched as bright red blood gushed from the wound on his shoulder, flowing down the black scales.

"Damn it..."

Lin Fan gritted his teeth, attempting to use the power of calamity to retaliate.

However, he was now in a very passive position, with his limbs entangled, his body trapped, and most of his calamity power already depleted.

At the same time, more branches began to attack the cracks in his scales.

The notes seemed to have found a way in and frantically tried to slip through.

Seeing this scene, something involuntarily popped into Lin Fan's mind.

Tentacle Monster!

At this very moment, what was happening to him was just like the scene in the educational film about cherry blossoms he watched back then, where the female protagonists were attacked by tentacle monsters.

Same posture, same fate.

However, the monsters are quite different.

One was slippery and greasy, while what he was facing was dry and tough...

Damn it...

What am I thinking!

Just then, several more scales on his body shattered.

Multiple areas, including the chest, abdomen, and right arm, are exposed.

The notes, as if possessed, frantically burrowed towards the broken parts of the scales.

Lin Fan was like prey trapped in a net woven from tree branches, unable to move.

"My King!"

In the distance, Nabatai noticed Lin Fan's predicament and immediately wanted to bring people over to provide support.

"Don't come any closer!"

Lin Fan stopped him.

"Keep doing what you're supposed to do!"

"But--"

"I said don't come any closer, so don't come any closer!"

Nabatai hesitated for a moment, but ultimately obeyed orders and continued to fight the red-eyed shadows.

On Lin Fan's side, the situation is still deteriorating.

Another branch pierced the scales of his right thigh, and blood gushed out.

He now has at least seven or eight wounds all over his body. More and more of his scales are breaking off, making his defenses almost non-existent.

And those branches, as if they had tasted the sweetness, became increasingly frenzied in their attacks.

laugh--

Another thin twig pierced his abdomen.

Lin Fan groaned, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

He looked down at his wounds and the gushing blood, but his expression gradually calmed down.

It's not despair.

It's not fear.

Rather, it was a kind of... strange calmness.

He stopped struggling.

The power of calamity ceased to be released and began to slowly recede.

He just hung there quietly, letting the branches continue to pierce his body.

"My King?!"

Nabatai was horrified when he saw this.

Lin Fan ignored him.

He simply looked up at the enormous tree trunk in front of him.

Then he smiled.

It wasn't a bitter smile, nor was it self-deprecation.

It was a relieved smile.

"You want me to die so badly..."

Another branch pierced his body.

He didn't even blink.

"Then I'll die right here."

As soon as he finished speaking, he looked up and shouted at Nabatay:

"Take your spirit and run as far away as you can..."

After saying that, he closed his eyes.

All the power of calamity and the scale defenses have been removed.

They completely gave up resistance and let the branches attack them...