Chapter 143: Roots and Burning Leaves
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A single eye of emerald flame opened in the "face." A bass voice reverberated without lips, "Intruders… severed the sentinel chain… You would pluck the Heartseed?"
Kent swallowed. "Tree‑people aren't supposed to talk that menacingly."
System notifications pop‑up:
[Ding! Guardian Awakens: Ruinsong Elderwood
Rank: Level‑B (early)
Sub‑Affinities: Wood / Life‑Drain / Entropic Sap
Intelligence: High]
Ruinsong Elderwood. Kent's grin twitched. "Great. Level‑B tree. Now we have to fight this tree."
Without warning, a volley of root‑spears shot from the floor. Nexus Yang Li danced sideways, blade flashing; splinters burst where steel sliced wood. Kent vaulted over a stabbing tendril, landing beside Nima.
"Support position," Yang Li gave the order. His aura erupted: translucent dragon scales rippled across his shoulders, a martial manifestation of Azure Submerging Draconic‑Style. With a bellow he charged, sword poised to hew trunk from root.
