Chapter 75 - 71: War God of the Southern Army

Chapter 75: Chapter 71: War God of the Southern Army

Heavy snow began to drift down over the Bone Forest.

The silver-haired young woman was dressed in tight-fitting black attire, a snow-white fox fur cloak draped over her shoulders. She looked like an Ice Queen walking out of the blizzard.

She stretched out her hand and clenched her fist in the empty air. An Ice Long Spear, formed from coalesced Ice Elements, appeared in her grasp.

At that moment, the subterranean monster—the King of Tree Monsters—finally broke free from the earth, revealing itself to everyone.

It was a behemoth, its size like that of a mountain.

Its appearance no longer resembled a Tree Monster; it looked more like an entire grotesque forest.

The King of Tree Monsters’ body was covered in vine-like tentacles and giant Tree Monsters. Its surface also crawled with grotesque, twisted, humanoid-faced Parasitic Beasts—whose very existence was a blasphemy—and swarms of snakes, insects, and vermin hidden within its earthen layers.

It shook its massive body, and the snakes, insects, and vermin immediately scattered in all directions.

The vast Tree Monster Legion finally arrived before their king.

They all prostrated themselves on the ground, including the false king on the throne.

The King of Tree Monsters opened its mouth. Led by the false king, the legion marched right into it.

Then, the King of Tree Monsters’ body swelled once more. Bumps erupted all over its surface, rapidly sprouting into new vines and Tree Monsters.

This scene horrified all the Guards.

Even Father Simo felt his legs begin to tremble.

For the first time, Sister Sally’s expression turned grim, her brow furrowed. She reached out, grabbed Simo, and turned to flee.

Lian didn’t stop the two from running. In any case, they wouldn’t get far.

’Once this is over, I’ll have them dragged back... no, *invited* back.’

Kob swallowed hard. "Lord Lian, can the Guardian Witch really handle that thing?"

"Have faith in Sophie."

Lian watched Sophie’s back. He believed in his choice.

’If we can’t even flatten the Bone Forest, how can we possibly contend with Bloody Mary for the Blue Moon Territory?’

’This battle is one we must face.’

The Guards felt a bone-chilling cold and absolute terror.

The shock of seeing the behemoth before them was overwhelming, a hundred times more terrifying than any ordinary or even elite Tree Monster.

’Can humans really defeat a monster like this?’

’Should we never have come to conquer the Bone Forest in the first place?’

’Wouldn’t it have been better to stay safe behind the High Wall?’

’Can the Ice Witch really defeat it?’

Tears streamed uncontrollably down many Guards’ faces. They wanted to run, to go home. Their most cherished memories flashed through their minds, terrified that this would be their last time remembering.

But their legs were frozen, refusing to move. Some even wet themselves out of sheer terror.

A complex odor filled the air.

Lian, with his sensitive nose, found it a bit hard to bear.

The King of Tree Monsters let out a low, hoarse roar. The sound seemed to pierce their very souls, causing blood to trickle from the ears and noses of every Guard.

The first few rows of Guards collapsed directly to the ground, unconscious.

Lian and Kob, thanks to their formidable Physiques, were immune to this wide-area attack.

"Lord Lian, you can’t stay here! We’ll escort you away."

Kob said grimly. He couldn’t let Lian remain in danger.

’Everyone must protect Lord Lian and get him out of here now. Even if we have to pile up our own bodies, we have to get him back to Green Shade Territory safely.’

Lian knew what Kob was thinking and waved his hand dismissively.

"If Sophie loses, I can’t escape. If she wins, I don’t need to."

Kob frowned. "You trust the Ice Witch that much? She’s been in service for six years. Even if she wins, she’ll lose control!"

"That’s because you underestimate a Witch’s growth rate. Sophie isn’t the same as she was before," Lian said seriously.

Having entered Sophie’s Magic Power channels twice, he could clearly sense the difference. This time, her channels were wider, which meant she could wield even more Magic Power.

If she could endure six years of service without losing control before, she could certainly do so now that she was stronger.

’Even Lian was curious to see just how powerful her full-strength attack would be.’

Sophie tightened her grip on the Long Spear. With a light tap of her foot, she shot forward like an afterimage.

SWOOSH—

A line of frost appeared on the King of Tree Monsters’ body.

The Long Spear plunged deep into its massive body.

From the wound, ice began to spread.

Layer by layer, ice covered its surface. The thrashing tentacles, the terrifyingly insidious Parasitic Beasts, the writhing Tree Monsters—all of them were transformed into grotesque ice sculptures.

CRACK—

The young woman’s foot landed on the King of Tree Monsters.

The ice sculptures on its body began to shatter, turning into fine dust that danced in the sunlight.

CRACK—

The young woman’s foot continued its descent.

The King of Tree Monsters’ body began to shatter into pieces.

As he heard the King of Tree Monsters shatter into icy fragments, Lian also heard the sound of his pillar industry collapsing.

The Tree Monsters... were gone.

Lian was both delighted and dejected, his feelings incredibly mixed.

If Sophie hadn’t used her full power, the King of Tree Monsters would have surely regenerated and continued its assault on the Guards, perhaps even threatening his own life.

But if she did use her full power, this was the only possible outcome for the King of Tree Monsters.

It was just like the first time Lian had met Sophie.

She had saved him once again, turning the world into an Ice and Snow World.

The Guards stared in stunned silence, unable to process the scene before them for a long time.

"The Ice Witch... won?"

Kob said, his voice trembling.

Lian turned and saw the fear in the Guards’ eyes once again.

It seemed they had transferred their fear of the King of Tree Monsters onto the Ice Witch, Sophie. Such is human nature.

Lian raised his longsword and roared, "Humanity is victorious!!!"

His words dragged all the Guards back from the abyss of fear. Led by Kob, everyone raised their weapons and bellowed.

"Humanity is victorious! Humanity is victorious! Humanity is victorious!!!"

Sophie returned to Lian’s side, and the Guards automatically parted to make way for her.

Lian gently ruffled Sophie’s hair and said softly,

"I knew you could do it, Sophie. You’re the best."

A faint blush crept onto Sophie’s cheeks.

She liked hearing sweet talk.

Because no one had ever said such things to her before.

And no one had ever believed in her the way Lian did.

She hadn’t acquired the [Bordering on Loss of Control] trait. She felt she could keep fighting like this.

She held up one finger.

Lian asked, "You can use a large-scale Magic attack like that one more time?"

Sophie shook her head. "I can keep using it."

Lian nodded in satisfaction. He held up one finger and declared to Kob and all the Guards,

"Our Guardian Witch says she can use Magic like that... endlessly!"

"Endlessly! Endlessly! Endlessly!"

The Guards roared in unison, the wave of their voices echoing throughout the Bone Forest.

In that moment, they no longer feared Sophie’s Magic Power. Instead, they saw her as the War God of the Southern Army!