I kept a careful distance as I studied the Soldure Corrupted Treant through Noir's phantom scouts. Every movent it made showed power that dwarfed the lesser Treants I'd been hunting. The human torsos extending from its vines twisted and writhed, their frozen screams a silent warning of what awaited those who got too close.
It was obviously stronger than the Little corrupted treants, at least that was very clear even as I watched from afar.
"Ti to use our trump card," I muttered, reaching for the weapon I'd been keeping in the storage ring for all this ti.
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What appeared in my hand was a sword.
It was the sa sword that I had sto….won from Kai.
Anyway, as the Sword Blaze materialized in my hand, its blade imdiately ward to my touch. I'd avoided using it earlier because I didn't want any trouble with Malakani family and also because I didn't know much about swords, but against this monster, I needed every advantage.
Blaze was a weapon that could release fire based on the user's willpower and fire was an excellent elent to use against the treants.
As I watched the monster, Noir landed on a nearby branch, tilting its head questioningly.
"Yes, I know it's risky," I responded to its unspoken concern. "But fire against wood? That's an advantage we can't ignore."
The sword pulsed in agreent, its blade already beginning to shimr with heat. Blaze's ability [Will Fire] ant its flas would match my determination - and right now, seeing that piece of Lyssandra's jacket clutched in the monster's grip, my will was burning hot indeed.
I activated my Demonic Transformation, crimson patterns spreading across my skin. The combination of demonic essence and Blaze's heat created an interesting resonance - my transford state seed to feed the sword's flas, making them burn darker, more intense.
"Noir, spread the phantoms wide. I need to know every move it makes."
The shadow bird complied, its phantom copies creating a periter around the massive creature. Through their shared vision, I could see every angle of our opponent. The Soldure was even more impressive up close - easily four stories tall, its bark-covered heart pulsing with corrupt essence.
I needed a plan. Direct confrontation would be suicide - the thing could probably crush with a single step. But fire... fire might give us an opening.
"Let's test its defenses," I whispered.
I channeled essence into Blaze, feeling the sword's eagerness to burn. With a quick movent, I sent a arc of fla toward one of the Soldure's smaller vines. The fire struck true, and the reaction was imdiate - the vine recoiled, the human torso at its end screaming in very real pain.
But even then it didn't seem to be good enough to kill the treant.
Of Course, I'd already figured out this thing was well beyond the regular Treants. But the classification was useful. Exalted-Fallen ant it had not just raw power, but intelligence. This wouldn't be a simple fight.
The soldier treant turned toward my position, its movent surprisingly fluid for sothing so massive. Dozens of vine torsos reached in my direction, their arms grasping at the air. The corruption around it intensified, making the very air feel thick and poisonous.
"Showti," I muttered, readying Blaze. The sword's fla reflected in my eyes as I prepared for what would likely be the hardest fight since entering the sanctum.
The monster made the first move. Multiple vines shot toward with devastating speed, their human arms reaching with grotesque eagerness. I dove to the side, simultaneously slashing with Blaze. The sword left a trail of fire in its wake, forcing the vines to pull back.
But the soldier treant was just getting started. It uprooted itself completely, revealing more trunk-like legs than I'd initially seen. The ground shook as it began to move with surprising agility, its massive form defying natural law.
I kept moving, using the trees for cover while looking for weaknesses. Noir's phantoms gave a complete view of the battle, showing angles I couldn't see myself. The creature's bark-covered heart seed the obvious target, but reaching it would be nearly impossible with all those vines protecting it.
Then I noticed sothing - when my flas hit its vines, they didn't just burn. They seed to disrupt the corruption itself, causing the essence pattern around the monster to fluctuate.
"Fire cleanses corruption," I realized aloud. "Noir! We need to-"
I didn't finish the sentence. One of the vines had snuck around my flank, its human torso lunging with unexpected speed. I barely got Blaze up in ti, the sword's flas forcing it back. But another vine was already coming from above, and a third from the side.
They were herding , I realized. Each attack wasn't ant to kill - they were pushing toward sothing. Through Noir's eyes, I saw it - a massive patch of corrupted ground behind , pulsing with the sa essence as the Soldier treant.
I jumped back just as the ground erupted, more vines bursting from beneath the earth. The trap had almost worked. The soldier was far more cunning than I'd expected.
"Alright," I growled, feeling my demonic essence surge. "No more testing. Ti to show you what Blaze can really do."
I focused my will on the sword, watching as its flas turned from orange to a deeper, almost blood-red color. The heat it gave off intensified, making the air shimr around the blade.
The soldier seed to sense the change. It pulled its vines back slightly, the human faces all turning to watch the burning sword with sothing like recognition in their frozen eyes.
That's when I noticed sothing else - the piece of Lyssandra's jacket. It wasn't just caught randomly in the monster's grip. It was being held carefully, almost... deliberately.
But before I could process what that might an, the Soldier treant launched its next attack. This ti, all of its vines moved at once, creating a wall of writhing human torsos that blocked out what little light filtered through the canopy.
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