Chapter 865 - 864: Tree Angel’s Speaker

Chapter 865: Chapter 864: Tree Angel’s Speaker

Seriously, Yu Sheng never imagined his first communication with the Tree Angel would be in this situation—Erin couldn’t have imagined it either, the little one’s mind was like mush, hard to say if she had any thought process at all...

But looking at his big nephew now acting like a plant, Yu Sheng was somewhat nervous. Although both the parasite and the host were saying things were fine, it still involved a flesh-and-blood body directly receiving the "Descent" of the Dark Angel, and it was hard to say how long Zheng Zhi could last in this situation—so Yu Sheng abruptly interrupted the reunion between Erin and the Tree Angel and quickly started asking about the current situation.

After a brief delay, the raspy, slow voice finally came again from Zheng Zhi’s body: "...Can’t... eat... random stuff... sigh."

Yu Sheng: "...?"

Damn, this most ancient Dark Angel in official records took forever only to say this!?

Just as Yu Sheng was about to curse loudly, the Tree Angel’s voice echoed again: "Memory overflow... Foreign Consciousness tore apart my Dream Realm... I need help..."

"We know that, it’s that thing in the Rift, the problem now is that we can’t get in!" Erin quickly said, "There’s a layer of incredibly intense Barrier on its surface, even Apiao’s full blast couldn’t make a dent!"

The Tree Angel then delayed for quite a while before continuing slowly using Zheng Zhi’s body: "I will attempt to weaken it... but can only open a narrow... path, and I can no longer control... the situation deep inside..."

Erin became more anxious with each word, and banged her head against Yu Sheng’s elbow: "Old tree, can you talk faster!"

As a result, her urging made the Tree Angel stop again, and after a few seconds, it said: "I speak slowly... you know that... by the way, why are you... so flat now?"

Erin almost went crazy at this point, and Yu Sheng used all his strength to hold her in place, while she struggled under his hand and shouted at Zheng Zhi: "So hurry up and get to the point—if you keep this up, I’ll organize people to give you medicine, do you believe it! I have 20 groups at hand right now..."

The Tree Angel’s voice remained unhurried and continued after a delay: "I will attempt to weaken it... but can only open..."

It started from the beginning again.

Yu Sheng was shocked and helpless at this moment; listening to the Tree Angel’s slow voice made him feel like his brain was slowing down, and what he couldn’t understand was... how could Erin, this irritable little person, get along with the Tree Angel?!

Soon he realized, it was Erin’s ominous half that got along with the Tree Angel back then, and the Spider Goddess’s temperament was much better than this irritable shortie...

But the most amazing thing on site was the big nephew. Realizing the Dark Angel lodged in him might not finish talking in one go, he somehow regained some control over his body, and under Yu Sheng’s stunned gaze, adjusted to a comfortable reclining posture and pulled out his phone...

Meanwhile, the Tree Angel’s voice continued through his mouth—

"I can no longer control the situation deep in the Dream Realm... If the Foreign Consciousness enters, there might be a chance of reverse erosion... and other unforeseen situations. I will provide... guidance, the white flowers... bloom where moonlight cannot reach..."

The Tree Angel spoke slowly but finally got the point across, Yu Sheng quickly memorized its hint, then quickly asked, "Wait, what exactly are the white flowers you mentioned..."

However, before he could finish, the Tree Angel’s words looped back around in a mutter:

"Right, omen, why are you... so flat now?"

Yu Sheng: "..."

The Little Puppet let out a howl and bolted away like a wild dog, Yu Sheng hurriedly pulled her back, saying while doing so, "Calm down, don’t forget it’s your big nephew! And the old tree is confused with sleep!"

After speaking, Yu Sheng felt Zheng Zhi’s aura suddenly change; an air of Heterogenization seemed to rapidly dissipate from him, followed quickly by those strange vines and branches receding swiftly, restoring Zheng Zhi’s body to normal within seconds.

Zheng Zhi then sprang up in one motion, moved his limbs as if nothing happened, and appeared a bit confused: "Eh? It’s already gone?"

Yu Sheng still had the Little Puppet pinned with a falling-tiger posture, looked at the recovered Zheng Zhi and quickly asked about the situation: "How do you feel? Has the transformation on your body faded? Is your consciousness still clear?"

Erin meanwhile stopped struggling, lay on the Flying Carpet with her head raised and eyes wide open: "Big nephew, are you alright? Did the old tree leave any residual effects on you?"

"I’m fine, everything feels good," Zheng Zhi said, turning his neck, "Hey, my neck was hurting a bit these past few days, but it seems to have been healed?"

Lucrecia silently lifted the Crystal Ball and moved it back and forth in front of Zheng Zhi, then turned to nod at Yu Sheng: "Very healthy, both cavities have been filled."

Upon hearing this, Yu Sheng was amazed, unable to figure out whether this situation was due to his nephew’s extraordinary Talent or if the Tree Angel was different from the rest—after all, he had dealt with the Dark Angel quite a bit, and he had seen ordinary people go insane, die, or mutate after coming into contact with the Angel Power. But this was indeed the first time he had seen someone treated for a stiff neck and cavities after a direct Descent by the Dark Angel...

However, Yu Sheng quickly recalled some information he had received from Baili Qing about the Tree Angel, especially the contamination symptoms experienced by ordinary people after witnessing the Tree Angel’s Descent, and thus quickly concluded—

It has to be his nephew’s extraordinary Talent; truly befitting the Holy Relic of Anka Aela...

But now was clearly not the time to continue researching the peculiar constitution of Zheng Zhi.

Under the influence of the Dark Moon Royal Court, the Aberrant landscape and collapse of the forest were still ongoing, but the brief awakening and communication relay of the Tree Angel had provided a precious breakthrough. Yu Sheng and his companions immediately took the Flying Carpet back to the camp, then relayed the current situation to Baili Qing and Red, who were still waiting for news.

Upon hearing what had happened to Zheng Zhi, even Baili Qing’s face showed a subtle expression of a few pixels. She evaluated Zheng Zhi up and down several times, causing the latter to break into a cold sweat, and only then did she withdraw her gaze.

"We’ve observed from above that the entire forest is collapsing due to the Tree Angel’s Dream Realm overflow, but with the Protection of the Gate of the End, this side of the lobby should remain unaffected," Yu Sheng said. "To solve the problem at its root, we must find a way to remove the influence of the Dark Moon Royal Court... We’re heading over to the Rift now."

Yu Sheng paused as he spoke, his gaze falling on Red: "You need to come with us, although you say you don’t remember anything about the Hometown World, you surely know a bit more than we do."

Baili Qing instinctively turned to look at Red, her gaze seeming somewhat worried, but only saw the other nod lightly: "Alright, I’ll go with you."

Zheng Zhi looked around and took a step forward: "Brother Yu, what about me?"

Yu Sheng hesitated a bit. He initially intended to let Zheng Zhi stay at the camp here, as entering the Dark Moon Royal Court might mean facing a flood of soil monsters and the strangely powerful Parasitic Moon, and this dangerous frontline battlefield wasn’t suitable for Zheng Zhi to participate in. But then he thought of Zheng Zhi’s recent communication with the Tree Angel.

The Tree Angel was now in a poor state, its Mind affected by the Dark Moon Royal Court, seemingly only able to communicate with the outside world through Zheng Zhi. If the situation changed again once they entered the Dark Moon Court...

Relying solely on Erin’s production-line Puppets as the communication relay between the action team and the camp might not be reliable, considering that previously in the forest’s abnormal space, there had already been instances of production-line Puppets going offline.

Although most of Zheng Zhi’s Patrilineal Talents are auxiliary or interference-type illusions, they are actually sufficient for self-preservation...

"Alright, you’ll come with us," Yu Sheng finally decided, nodding to Zheng Zhi, "but you have to take care of your own safety, don’t rush headlong at enemies, and most importantly—if you see or hear anything unusual, report it immediately."

Zheng Zhi nodded happily: "Got it, Brother Yu!"

"Are you sure about this?" Erin whispered in Yu Sheng’s ear, "I’m not questioning your nephew’s compliance, but I’m skeptical if he can really discern what is ’unusual’."

"Have faith, what else can we do, given that your old tree friend is now comatose, only able to communicate through a speaker..."

Erin thought for a moment, murmuring: "Alright then; after all, your nephew is resilient... Besides, his life is tied to the Soul Wilderness now, if anything happens, his soul can stay in Valhalla City, and we’ll let some second-hand scientist turn him into a Mechanical Girl..."

Yu Sheng: "...What are you even thinking?!"

He felt he really needed to check what kind of cultural products Erin had been into lately. At this rate, the little imp seemed only two obscure website accounts away from being completely reckless...

Zheng Zhi was completely oblivious to what was happening, he just looked at Yu Sheng and Erin in confusion as they whispered. When Yu Sheng looked over with a slightly strange expression, he just grinned innocently, showing a harmless smile.

Yu Sheng could only return with an awkward yet polite smile.

Soon, everything was in order.

Baili Qing was in charge of the camp here, and if the forest collapse showed signs of spreading toward the lobby, she would lead the remaining personnel to retreat to the other side of the door.

Yu Sheng and his group then boarded Lucrecia’s Flying Carpet, quickly leaving the camp and flying straight toward the Mirror Rift deep within the forest.