The Tree Demon twisted its massive body into motion. Despite its enormous size, its movements were surprisingly sluggish. It whipped its canopy downward, violently smashing it into the ground. The entire earth, along with the plants upon it, was instantly crushed into mud, and even the hard rocks were pulverized by this sheer, overwhelming force.
"It's up to you two!"
With a low shout, I darted forward, lunging directly toward the humanoid figure almost entirely cocooned within the branches. Just as I raised my sword to slash, the vines wrapped around its face suddenly accelerated, shooting outward like arrows released from a bowstring. Even though I instinctively ducked my head to the side, the sharp twigs still carved a bloody gash across my cheek. Yet, even as my balance was thrown off, my right hand—mid-swing—plunged squarely into the tangled sphere of wood. Through my uniform glove, I could feel the razor-sharp twigs that threatened to pierce clean through my palm at any second!
Chapter 92