Chapter 337: Encounter With Goddess Gaea
The souls and Dead Soldiers all came to a stop, they all lowered their gazes to the forest below.
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"Oh?, it seems he had gotten to the exact location of the eye." Darren smirked, while his wives fixed their gazes on the mirror.
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Michael took a step back, staring at the huge trees in front of him, that slowly move... He watched as the lower trunk split into two, and the roots burst out from the ground, taking the shape of feet.
All the branches moved, and before his, the predators', Reaper's and Abyss's Eyes, they all merged together, forming huge hands.
On the tip of the trees, two eyes, and a mouth appeared.
The twenty trees before him all lowered their heads to the group below them.
"Now I have seen everything." Michael muttered, getting on guard... His helmet appeared, enclosing his face.
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The first tree opened its mouth.
Hearing the word, Michael was stunned.
{Error.}
'Even the [Gods' tongues] can't translate this!'
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'These guys might be really ancient!'
Michael thought and yelled. "HEY!! I CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU?!!"
The Trees raised their legs into the air, before Michael could think, they dropped it on the two remaining predators, instantly killing them.
The Trees then stared at him for some seconds, and opened their mouths, speaking in unison.
***Human... My name is Gaea... Why are you after the eye? For that Demon? Or yourself?***
"Gaea?" Michael thought about the name and nodded. "You are one of the evil gods! The Primordial of Earth!"
***I won't say evil, I just want my children to be freed, is that evil?***
"Yeah, So they can destroy my world!"
***My anger is with the gods, Not your world... But to get to the gods, we'll have to destroy your world.***
"So you're saying it's our fault for standing in the way of your goal?!!!"
The Trees stared at him in silence, and after some seconds, they opened their mouth.
***Do you have another way?***
"Another way?" Michael thought for a while.
"No, I don't! And the gods have helped us all this while... Protecting us from you and your evil gods!!"
***So you are against us? Against me?***
"I don't even know you, Lady! And to your question, Yes! I'm against you!!" He was getting irritated.
***Calm down Human. What about we make a deal.***
Michael was silent, and asked. "What Deal?"
***I'll give you a power beyond all powers, and you'll help me release my children.***
"Release your children? Who are you Children?" Michael asked in mild surprised.
***My children are the Titans, Trapped in your realm, the Abyssal.***
"Hey woman, I don't even know how to get to the Abyssal... How do you expect me to release them?!"
***I'll give you the Powers to get there... Your only task is to release them.***
"Hmm... Let's see." Michael thought for some seconds, and asked.
"What type of power are we talking here?"
***Power that will make you the king... The King of your world!!***
Michael became silent... After a while, he looked up at the trees.
"Sorry, All that powers will be good, But No... I don't know you, but I know your son... Typhon."
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"Do you think I won't do my homework on your son? You'll never give me the Powers that will hindrance your son's mission... And you said it yourself. To achieve your plan, our world will be wiped out... You want me to release the Titans, so your forces will grow... Sorry, I'm not that stupid... But thanks anyway... I now know your children are trapped in my Realm... I promise you this; they will never see the sunlight... NEVER!"
***It seems I made a mistake keeping you alive... If you don't work for me... There's no need spare you... Make him useless.***
"Useless?"
Michael watched as the green eyes of the trees glowed red... Moment next... They all raised their hands and smashed down on him.
BAM!!
With a backflip, Michael dodged the attack, the moment his feet touches the ground, he shot forward.
"On me!!"
The Souls above the forest of nightmare, all shot downward, entering the forest.
More soul soldiers rose from the ground, and charged towards the fifty 20-meter tall trees.
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"Shut up!!
Whoosh!!
With a flash, Michael appeared behind one of the tree, which separated into two halves, falling heavily on the ground.
"*You made a mistake, Gaea... And I'll show you what your mistake is...*"
The next moment, all the trees disappeared.
{Skill: [Shadow World] activated.}
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"Huh? Where did he disappear to?" Aria was stunned.
"Hmm... He has his own world! Just like Brother!" Gia exclaimed in shock.
"Yeah." Darren slowly nodded his head.
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{Michael's shadow world.}
BAM!!
The 49 trees fell heavily on the ground, they all moved their gazes around, as they slowly stood up.
"*Time to deforest some trees!*"
With Michael's word, countless souls rose from the ground, Standing in front of him.
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"It seems you don't know the meaning of shut up!"
He stretched forth his hand towards the trees... The next moment, dark chains made from shadow flew from the darkness, binding their arms, bodies and legs.
"*Thank you, Gaea. For giving me such soldiers.*"
With a drop of his hand, the chains tightened and pulled, tearing apart the trees.
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Darren and his family watched as Michael, Reaper, and Abyss appeared on the opened space... The Trees were nowhere to be seen.
"Did... Did he kill the trees monsters?! But how?" Hazel was horrified.
"This human might be the strongest in his world... And he's still a mortal... How powerful will he get if he ascends?" Liliana asked.
"Hmm..." Darren was silent.
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Michael moved his gaze around the place, and found a flat rocky surface some meters away from him.
After some steps, he got to the spot, and looked down at the surface seeing a five centimeters long keyhole on the ground... Without hesitation, he plunged his sword in the hole, and with a clockwise turn, it moved.
BAM!
Michael pulled out his sword, and moved backward, as the surface shattered. A stick rose from the ground, with a circular orb on it.
"Finally, the eye."