Chapter 3176 Mind War (Part 2)

Chapter 3176 Mind War (Part 2)

'Once we uncover the secrets of tower crafting, I can make more than one tower. If you want, we can gift them to the elves and they will use them to reconquer Mogar from the hands of the humans.

'Your people will be free from their golden cages and hail you as their liberator.' The World Tree had no intention of doing any of this.

For the Yggdrasill to be a truly invincible being, there could be only one perfect tower. Their tower.

Also, altering the path of Mogar's races with their knowledge went against what the heir of the First Awakened stood for.

'If Elphyn likes to play the manipulation game, I can do that too.' They actually thought.

'Gods, yes!' Vamir felt an adrenaline rush at the idea. 'We would no longer be prisoners of the Fringes. We would walk Mogar free once again like during the golden age!'

He fought Solus' mental attacks back, quickly moving on to the offensive thanks to the Yggdrasill's teachings and the advice he received through the bark in his hand.

"What good is power if you don't live long enough to enjoy it?" Solus gritted her teeth. "Have you said goodbye to the poor Ellila? Because the next time she sees you will be at your funeral!"

Hearing the name of his wife sent the Librarian back to square one.

'Gods, how could I be so stupid? She knows what I know! It means that if I fail, she's going to kill my family next!'

"I said silence!" The World Tree roared and Uldreyin hit Solus' head again.

Just like she wanted.

After the previous blow, she had noticed that while her pain came from the physical injury and could be sedated with darkness fusion, Vamir's came from the tower. It was physical and mental agony, something darkness fusion could do nothing about.

It was the reason she spoke out loud instead of using the mind link. She wanted the Tree to listen. So when the mace struck, Solus had already blocked her pain receptors whereas Vamir lost his focus.

The tower sprouted stone tendrils which drained the Tree of their mana and life force to sustain its existence, attacking the Yggdrasill from the inside.

The wood prison rot and the World Tree quaked in pain as the tower grew like a cancer at the expense of their body.

"And I'm not done yet!" The door of the tower opened, releasing the complete Menadion Set and Thundercrash.

Solus pointed the gun at the head of the Chronicler. He was dizzy from the major brain concussion but he was still alive.

"Hasta la vista, baby." The bullet blew Uldreyin's head and the wall open, letting Solus out. "Prime Engine, go!"

The stone tendrils dug through the rotten wood, reaching the ground that the Yggdrasill kept close and heavily guarded.

'Don't you dare!' Despite their agony, the Tree had summoned his Chroniclers to stop the prisoner.

"Or what?" Solus replied while dodging the elves' spells and weapons like they were in slow motion. "Will you trap me against my will and beat me up? Been there, done that."

She was empowered by the Set while the elves were hindered by the constant waves of pain they received through their Yggdrasill equipment. As the tower reached the ground, it connected with the tainted energy it had left behind and bypassed the Tree's control over the Fringe.

The tower regained its floors at a speed visible to the naked eye, expanding in every direction as it sprouted limbs, claws, and a massive arm cannon.

'No! Not that thing again!' The Yggdrasill could see Thundercrash's massive replica charge up, but luckily, it would take it time.

The tower had yet to form fully and the Prime Engine prioritized Solus' defense over the offense. All the extra energy it could spare was channeled in the Set of Menadion which included the Anvil.

Stone tendrils emerged from the Engine, seeping inside the golden Voidwalker armor and changing it into Menadion's final gift for her daughter.

Unluckily, the clock was ticking and the rail cannon wouldn't take long to finish charging. Wherever the Engine touched the Yggdrasil, the Predator protocol had the claws on its hands and feet pierce through the wood and suck it dry.

The tower was absorbing the power of the Fringe and the World Tree both, increasing its maximum output beyond the usual limits.