After repeated attempts, Ba Chi reluctantly gave up his "merit".

Lu Mingfei repeated the previous question.

King Nathan provided the answer.

Ever since Lu Mingfei first set foot on Nathan Island, the tree has given a warning, saying that a distinguished guest has arrived, and describing the abilities he will display, as well as his physical characteristics and name.

And a divine decree was issued, stating that they must not be treated unfairly.

Maintaining the trees on Nathan Island was her lifelong pursuit, and she would never disregard the trees' guidance.

From the moment Lu Mingfei stepped into the royal city, she knew everything.

"Can you release Elijah and Alfonso?" King Nathan gazed earnestly into Lu Mingfei's eyes.

Lu Mingfei felt somewhat uncomfortable being stared at with such reverent eyes.

"Sure, but make them behave, or I'll lock them up again." Lu Mingfei threw the two men to the ground.

King Nathan did not wake the two who had fallen into a coma.

Approaching Lu Mingfei with utmost reverence, she respectfully asked, "May I ask what brings you here?"

Lu Mingfei thought for a moment and then decided to cut to the chase: "First, I'm here to help you kill Behemoth."

"Secondly, I am here to destroy everything about the tree; this tree cannot remain in the world."

King Nathan stared at Lu Mingfei with his azure eyes, his shock overflowing, and he was speechless for a long time.

She turned and knelt down in front of a tree that was so small that it would take one person to hug it.

"Tree......"

Chapter 263 Lu Mingfei, You're So Cruel

Lu Mingfei had assumed that the trees on Nathan Island, which had lived for thousands of years, would be towering giants.

After all, it can grant abilities to babies born nearby.

Unexpectedly, it was just a slightly crooked tree with no buds or leaves and branches growing wildly, looking no different from the trees that had lost their leaves in winter.

He learned from King Nathan that the tree was alive.

According to the records, the tree will select King Nathan and Nathan Guard. King Nathan conveys the tree's "decree," while Nathan Guard protects King Nathan and the tree.

All those chosen were devout.

King Nathan knelt before the tree, his delicate eyebrows furrowed.

While waiting for Nathan's response, Lu Mingfei's thoughts wandered.

The tree will choose a Nathan King who listens to its will, and a Nathan Guard to protect itself and the King. Kings will come and go, and guards will be replaced, but the tree is the only eternal one.

In this small island of Nathan, the trees are the "lackeys" chosen by the island's almost godlike "local emperors" to protect, maintain, and ensure their continued existence.

The lifelong belief that the tree instilled in Nathan and the king seemed to be to protect the tree.

No matter how you look at it, this tree looks like a "tree spirit" that will do anything to survive.

When he thought of tree spirits, he thought of another very famous old tree spirit that controlled Nie Xiaoqian's "grandmother".

However, their methods are different. One relies on violent intimidation, while the other relies on implanting beliefs. One can fight Yan Chixia and enlightened monks to a standstill, while the other can only order his subordinates to do things.

Perhaps this is the difference between training your fists and developing your downline.

"Foreign ancient tree spirits are really something else, they even use brainwashing techniques," Lu Mingfei remarked casually.

“You don’t have much time. If you delay any longer, Behemoth’s men will come knocking on your door,” Lu Mingfei urged.

King Nathan opened his eyes silently, seemingly not having received the answer he wanted, his face filled with sorrow.

"What does 'a thousand-year-old tree spirit' mean?" King Nathan asked.

Although the island has equipment to connect with the outside world and channels to obtain information from the outside world, so much complex and profound knowledge is not easy to understand, especially for China with its long and profound history.

“Well then.” Lu Mingfei pointed to the tree and then began to explain in a serious tone: “It has lived for thousands of years and has a certain consciousness and ability. It is a thousand-year-old tree spirit that has cultivated for thousands of years. There are also some other spirits in our country that have cultivated for a long time to obtain another form of life so as to make themselves exist for a long time.”

King Nathan's already troubled face grew even more somber.

"However, the cultivation methods of you foreigners are special. Most of them are glass cannons. They look good and are powerful, but they are easy to die from."

Seeing that Nathan seemed very unhappy, Lu Mingfei comforted him, "Although your tree is dead, there are other spirits in the world that are more alive than trees."

King Nathan's face darkened even more.

Lu Mingfei realized that he seemed to be offering comfort in the wrong direction.

Discussing the destruction of someone's beliefs in front of someone with strong convictions is somewhat unethical, and even a bit hellish.

"What did your tree say?" Lu Mingfei thought that since it was an ancient tree spirit, it must be able to speak human language, but it wouldn't let outsiders hear it, only whispering to Nathan Wei and Wang and others.

King Nathan pursed his lips and gently bit his lower lip.

"He didn't say anything."

"That's good." Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief. "I was all prepared to have a long talk with you, and if I couldn't win against you, you fanatic, I'd say some really offensive nonsense, knock you out, and throw you into the magic artifact."

Nathan Wang's lips moved slightly as she looked up and saw Lu Mingfei's sincere and genuine expression. She knew that he was truly capable of doing it, and that he would do it immediately if she offered a few words of rebuttal.

Her composure kept her mouth shut, preventing the old man from uttering any foul language he had inadvertently taught her.

Even if the person in front of her didn't reveal their background, she could guess that they were from the All-Telecom Company—one was dazed, and the other...

"No response means acquiescence, and acquiescence means resignation. Once we've dealt with Behemoth, we'll pull it out." Lu Mingfei muttered as he took out the sac and searched for the signal gun inside.

Eight-foot tugged at his slightly deformed clothes, unable to suppress the smile on his lips. He turned to the tree with some suspicion and pressed his ear against its trunk.

The tree seemed to tremble almost imperceptibly.

“It’s cursing you,” Ba Chi said to Lu Mingfei, pointing at the tree.

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Lu Mingfei and Nathan Wang tilted their heads at the same time, casting curious glances at Ba Chi.

"What's going on? Still being stubborn even when you're about to die? You're really tired of living. I'll change my surname if I don't uproot you completely."

"Can you understand His language?" King Nathan asked.

“What’s so difficult about that? We’re all human, we can communicate on a spiritual level, there’s no communication barrier.” Eight feet was very proud, and swayed his plump upper body as if showing off.

"Is Elena still alive?" Nathan glanced at Lu Mingfei, who was twirling a gun in his hand, and seeing that the other man had no interest, turned to ask Ba Chi.

"Elena, do you mean her?" Hachiko poked the object in his chest with his finger. "A living person feels better, still warm, much better than a doll." He muttered to himself.

"Ah."

"Living, I'm just borrowing your bodies for a bit. I'll return them to you later." Hachi suddenly turned to the side.

A claw mark severed a low wall in the distance, and a fully armed man fell to the ground.

"Your people are already exhausted? That's so lame," Hachika complained.

King Nathan clenched his teeth, lowered his head, and hid all his emotions behind a stubborn expression.

During this brief moment, Sadako, with her hair disheveled, appeared beside Lu Mingfei.

"We can begin."

Sadako nodded, and the thick black mist spread outwards from her, devouring everything in its path at a visible speed, like a pitch-black monster satisfying its greedy appetite, enveloping the entire royal city without stopping.

Although these two evil spirits worked as his maids, they were actually high-ranking evil spirits who ruled over their territory, and ordinary superpowered individuals simply couldn't defeat them.

Not to mention that in this place where there is no cultivation of immortality and everyone is not very strong, there are very few opponents.

Lu Mingfei held a signal gun and pulled the trigger towards the sky.

The light blast pierced the noisy night sky and shot straight up into the heavens.

Besides Lu Mingfei, two other temporary workers also came to the island. Due to special circumstances, they could not bring communication tools and could only use relatively primitive methods.

During the wait, gunshots and screams rang out intermittently from within the black fog.

......

On Behemoth's cruise ship.

Ron, who was on this mission, saw the transmitted images.

A heavily wrapped-up person stood beside King Nathan, Elijah and Alfonso fell to the ground, and the woman named Elena suddenly changed her abilities and killed the soldiers.

Immediately afterwards, a heavy, oppressive black mist rose from the royal city and spread to the surrounding area, plunging everything into darkness.

The screams of the soldiers left in the black fog rang out one after another, as if they were witnessing an extremely terrifying scene, but the monitor only showed a static screen, followed by a figure flashing by, and then darkness.

Every single soldier who remained in the black fog fell down without exception.

"Damn it! Is this also the power of that damn tree? There was no information about this in the intelligence. Does that mean even the mole didn't know about this power?" Ron slammed his fist on the table in a fit of rage.

His plans to visit the island were cancelled.

With the arrow already on the bowstring, they had no choice but to proceed. They were determined to bring the tree back, even if Nathan Island sank to the bottom of the sea, they would still arrange for a submarine to retrieve it.

"Send out all the SPs. Make sure to eliminate the source of this black fog. Have all soldiers retreat and leave the fog. Shoot down anything dangerous that comes out of it." Ron decisively gave the order.

Several helicopters that had just captured the inhabitants of Nathan Island set off again for Nathan Island, carrying many superhumans.

The black fog stopped expanding after it reached a certain area.

Two soldiers in Behemoth uniforms at the edge exchanged a glance, gestured, and rushed in.

The device in front of me instantly displayed a snowy screen, and a figure appeared, with disheveled hair covering his face, looking extremely sinister.

"Sadako!" The two soldiers instantly recognized the name of the person in the center of the snow screen.

After seeing the two soldiers, Sadako put away her sinister expression and even added some heartwarming effects around her to appear kind.

"Please come this way, gentlemen. Your lord has been waiting for you for a long time."

The two soldiers removed their hoods, glanced at the pitch-black darkness ahead shrouded in black mist, and then looked at Sadako on the equipment.

"How did Lu Mingfei come up with something so bizarre?" One of them, a rugged-looking man with a stiff beard, was a temporary worker named Hei Guan. "He looks a bit like Er Zhuang, but they don't match up at all."

“Evil spirits,” Xiao Zizai replied from the other side.

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