Chapter 457

Chapter 457: I’m Really Up Against a Tree Trunk! 2/6

"The Giant God was coming over!"

"Had I finally moved Him?"

"See what the art of language really is!"

"Even without looking into His eyes, just talking to the expressionless face with calcite eyes could sway Him!"

Seeing the Giant God slowly approach, Vashak was thrilled!

He was sick of doing a solo act in front of those calcite eyes.

This wasn’t just playing music to a cow; it was playing music to a stone!

At last, the other had a "positive" reaction; Vashak felt like a devoted fan who finally won the goddess.

"Let me stoke the fire and build His confidence!"

"Giant God, please trust me, in my…"

"Hey——uh——craw——ck——uh……"

The Giant God spoke, but His words weren’t what Vashak expected—a "Primal Sigh," whether off-key or perfect.

Instead, it was a never-ending language.

Made up of single-syllable words packed with huge information.

They hit Vashak’s divine bones like the earlier low growls, causing small shakes and sending scary details into his soul!

The only job in Vashak’s soul was to wake all His anger!

Just moments before, Vashak had been full of surprise and pride, totally open, relaxed and happy.

Then, it was easy to sneak in!

Anger burst out like volcano lava, wildly spewing, eating and crushing all reason.

"Roar——!"

The roar of the mad beast exploded from Vashak’s throat.

Without thinking, he charged at the thing in front of him.

Vashak had lost his mind completely; no more thoughts of tricking the Giant God.

He just wanted to kill this awful creature fast!

To kill it in the most raw and cruel way!

"Success!"

Trilobite bent down, tail tip against the "big tree," hind legs building power.

"Thud! Thud! Thud!"

"Whoosh——!"

He saw the angry giant beast smash through the mud pit, splashing mud everywhere.

He saw that thing getting closer and closer to him!

"Now’s the time!"

"Hey——!"

With a strong push from his calves,

"Boom——!"

At the very moment the Gangsaurus was about to charge, Trilobite suddenly leaped up!

"Whoosh——!"

He jumped agilely to the side.

Behind Trilobite stood a big tree!

The trunk was very thick!

The diameter at the base was about the same as his own body length!

When Trilobite was in the swamp, he checked the scalebark trees and found their "wood" was quite dense. Although it couldn’t compare to "ironwood," which could make knives, it was strong enough not to topple from one hit.

A four-meter-diameter scalebark tree and a two-ton Gangsaurus were well-matched opponents!

"Roar!"

Suddenly, Vashak noticed the disgusting guy was gone, and only the core of the Fantasy Tree of Subspace was approaching. Even though he was mad, he felt something was wrong!

Am I really fighting a tree!?

"Turn!"

"I must turn!"

But it was too late!

He was now very close to the core of the Fantasy Tree of Subspace. From Trilobite’s view, it was only about four to five meters away; for Vashak, that was less than his own body length.

And he thought he could still turn?

"Boom——!"

Vashak’s forehead slammed right into the "tree."

"Crack——!"

The Fantasy Tree of Subspace slowly swayed and crashed down!

This area was not the core region of the Chaos Swamp Realm, so the tree’s collapse didn’t harm the surrounding areas as much as when the City of White Heat fell.

But the noise was still loud.

"Crack——!"

"Boom—Boom—Boom—!"

A world was heavy; the collapsing tree armor smashed through the Sea of Ether, sinking deep into the Primal Mud.

The Sea of Ether churned up huge waves.

The Primal Mud was stirred, and the collapsing world pressed down on it, making it surge like erupting lava and splash everywhere.

"Ah——!"

"Dammit!"

"Run!"

"No——!"

The splashed Primal Mud dissolved into utter chaos in the void, sizzling as it plummeted back into the Sea of Ether; some chunks smashed into the already damaged Fantasy Tree of Subspace.

Demons burned and corroded to death under the terrifying radiative energy from the Primal Mud—their bodies either ignited or decayed into putrid flesh within moments.

Even monarch-level demons lasted mere seconds longer.

"Whoosh——!"

"Hiss——!"

Thread-like forms flickered one after another across the Sea of Ether.

These were the etheric worms and etheric serpents once hidden in the Primal Mud; scared witless, they scattered in frantic panic.

As for Vashak himself…

"Ugh… Cough, cough…"

"His head throbbed terribly…"

"Urgh—!"

Force works both ways—a law even deities couldn’t defy.

With the tree’s collapse, Vashak took the brutal blow.

His Divine Body endured violent impact while his Soul suffered intense shock, plunging him into "soul separation"—he felt himself floating above his own form, observing everything like a bystander.

This signaled severe damage to his "body-brain container": squeezed, warped, or broken. Recovery would need minutes at best.

Yet this brought no advantage.

In "soul separation," even core councilors couldn’t command their Divine Bodies!

And now, the killer was already moving!

But the first to strike wasn’t the "Giant God."

Instead…

"That creature was…

"Barbatos!?"

"How… how had he turned into this?!"

As Vashak gasped, Barbatos roared and lunged, his gaping maw bristling with steak-knife teeth.

"Thud——!"

His colossal yet nimble Divine Body vaulted onto Vashak’s back!

"Agh—— chomp——!"

The massive jaws snapped down viciously at Vashak!

—-

"I easily jumped onto the back of the Gangsaurus because I am a Chinese dinosaur!"

Trilobite watched Barbatos fiercely and wildly tear at the back half of Vashak’s body and gave a thumbs up.

"Awesome! Hunting skills learned all on his own."

Seeing this, Trilobite recalled images of African lions hunting hippos.

Lions couldn’t harm hippos in the river, but the problem was the hippos’ food was on land!

They often climbed onto the shore at night to graze.

At such times, if a hippo strayed from the group, it might become lion prey.

Lions typically jumped on a hippo’s back, biting hard as they hung on; they wore down the hippo, causing bleeding and skin injuries until it was tired from blood loss, then they finished it off.

When a lion jumped on its back and kept hurting it, what could a hippo do to resist?

The answer was…

Nothing.

Once a lion jumped on its back, the hippo had no ability to resist; it could only run.

Though they had sharp, huge fangs, the teeth gaps were too wide, making attacks weak; often, they bit a crocodile for ages without hurting it, letting the crocodile escape fine.

There were times they bit lions too, but their fangs did nothing, leaving the lion unhurt.

Those fangs looked fierce but were mostly only good for fighting each other.

And sometimes, they attacked naked apes…

But unless it was dry season or migration, if hippos strayed far from the river, the lions’ hunts usually failed.

Hippos had thick skin and tough flesh, so lions often only caused skin injuries after long biting.

When a hippo escaped into the water with its wounds, the lions gave up.

Water was the hippos’ home, where their friendly neighbors—the Nile crocodiles—lived.

The current scene was similar.

Though Gangsaurus seemed dazed and stopped resisting for a while, letting Sinosaurus bite wildly, it wasn’t close to a fatal injury from blood loss.

Trilobite couldn’t copy the lions’ tactics.

Because…

"Roar——!"

"Growl!"

After a dazed spell, Gangsaurus seemed to snap back.

He roared in pain, twisting his body, trying to shake off Sinosaurus.

If this went on, Sinosaurus might be thrown off, but it could draw other beasts.

Maybe even other predators.

A big fight breaking out wouldn’t be fun.

"Now it’s my turn!"

Trilobite jumped aside, watching Sinosaurus bite and Gangsaurus resist.

Until he saw Gangsaurus shake harder, wildly swinging his body to expose his side!

"Now is the moment!"

The Saber-toothed Beautiful Nodosaurus bared its fangs and leaped!