Chapter 705 Trap Within a Trap

The fierce battle between the two erupted.

Dozens of doppelgangers with different abilities coordinated seamlessly. As soon as they clashed, the Heteromorph God suppressed the Town Tree King. The combination of various abilities and combos was dazzling. The Town Tree King was immediately disoriented by a series of exquisite and complex maneuvers, completely losing his bearings.

Earlier, when the Heteromorph God had just summoned his doppelgangers, the attention of all the Beyond Grade As on both sides of the battlefield had been drawn over. Now, seeing the Town Tree King in such a sorry state, everyone couldn't help but reveal different expressions on their faces.

"What a powerful esper. With so many Beyond Grade A level doppelgangers assisting in battle, although the Town Tree King's frontal burst power is superior, every action is interrupted by a large number of doppelgangers working together. He can't seize the rhythm of the battle at all and is completely passive…"

The Stabilizing Tree King wrestled with Hyperion while observing the battle situation on the Town Tree King's side. The more he watched, the more apprehensive he became.

The Town Tree King was tightly entangled by a large number of Heteromorph God doppelgangers, unable to control the situation. He was like a weak teenager forced into an alley by a group of strong men with their chests, involuntarily moving further and further away from the main force.

This powerful enemy did not possess the terrifying crushing hard power like Black Star, but the Stabilizing Tree King felt that he was equally tricky. A single-ability esper against this type of opponent would be at a disadvantage if the hard power difference between the two sides was not insurmountable. The martial artist who only knew how to punch people was an example.

'Fortunately, I'm a Mechanic…'

The Stabilizing Tree King subconsciously had this thought.

On the other side, many of the three Universal Civilizations' Beyond Grade As frequently looked at the Heteromorph God, who was displaying great power, with surprise flashing in their eyes.

"The Heteromorph God without restraints is truly terrifying. His actual combat power is so strong…"

Many people were shocked.

Most people knew the Heteromorph God's reputation, and many had personally fought against him, but at this time, the Heteromorph God's combat power was much stronger than they remembered. He had not been so fierce before.

"It seems the Underworld suits him well."

Manison's eyes flickered, his tone complex.

The Heteromorph God had been imprisoned for nearly a hundred years, wasting so many years, but as soon as he entered the Underworld, he was like a fish in water. His stubborn ailment was completely gone, and his combat power directly increased explosively. However, he had been diligently studying for so many years, and due to Black Star's unremitting targeting, his own combat power had actually regressed, not as good as his peak. Comparing the two, he found that he had no confidence in dealing with the current Heteromorph God, not even as much as before.

Such a comparison made Manison feel sad and uncomfortable.

Seeing the battle between the two, after being shocked, the crowd quickly took action. The World Tree experts tried to go over to support, while the three Universal Civilizations were greatly encouraged, intensifying their obstruction of the enemy, not allowing the enemy experts to break away from the team fight to help.

The two temporarily ignored their teammates' movements, focusing on the battle, concentrating on dealing with their opponents.

…

The green meteor rammed through the battlefield, but it was like a small insect that had fallen into a spider web. All attacks were completely resolved by a group of Heteromorph God doppelgangers using various strange defensive abilities. The Town Tree King simply could not break out of the Heteromorph God's encirclement and could only be carried along.

The Town Tree King unleashed another series of close-range combos, but the heavy fists that shone with green light easily penetrated the Heteromorph God's body, not hitting a solid object, as if passing through a phantom.

Before he could make any new moves, a Heteromorph God doppelganger suddenly stabbed out from the side, floating over like light smoke, turning into a power of curse that attached to him. He suddenly felt weak all over, unable to exert even half of his strength.

The Town Tree King had no time to clear the negative status. A dozen Heteromorph God doppelgangers simultaneously released different types of energy attacks.

Some fired high-energy lasers from their eyes, some shot out an "x"-shaped silver ray with their hands folded, some rotated electromagnetic fields like playing mahjong to emit lightning chains, and some pushed out dark red energy waves with their hands. They were varied and strange.

Boom boom boom—

The colorful energy bombarded the Town Tree King. The light in the field swelled, exploded violently, and blasted the Town Tree King, who tumbled and flew away, covered in dirt.

Before flying far, the Town Tree King felt a tightness around his waist. It turned out that a Heteromorph God doppelganger had been waiting on the road, hugging him around the waist.

He reacted quickly, delivering a powerful elbow strike to the head of this Heteromorph God doppelganger. However, he did not knock the opponent back. The head of this Heteromorph God doppelganger suddenly became blurred, as if a high-frequency vibration had occurred. All kinetic energy was absorbed into it.

In the next moment, this Heteromorph God doppelganger's crotch butted forward, the kinetic energy rebounded, rushing into the Town Tree King's body without missing a beat, causing him to feel severe pain all over.

"Get lost!"

The Town Tree King's expression twisted as he broke free of control with an eruption of flames. With a throw, he flung the Heteromorph God doppelganger away.

But before he could take further action, more than a dozen mental impacts from different abilities suddenly exploded in his brain. The Town Tree King immediately coughed up blood from his mouth and nose, his soul was injured, and he suffered a large number of negative mental statuses, feeling dizzy.

He endured bitterly, intending to use the World Tree roots to extricate himself, but found that the World Tree roots had been controlled by another batch of Heteromorph God doppelgangers using space, force field, and other abilities. It was like being trapped in a swamp, making it difficult to move.

"How many abilities do you have?!"

The Town Tree King was completely shocked.

After fighting for so long, this opponent had already used hundreds of abilities. Attack, defense, control, evasion… covering all fields. It was like a bottomless abyss, with no limits at all!

Until now, the Heteromorph God had not used any big moves to cause him heavy damage in one fell swoop, but this fighting style was like eating away at his life bit by bit, constantly causing minor injuries, allowing his injuries to accumulate again and again, which was extremely disgusting.

"I haven't counted."

The Heteromorph God's tone was calm as he continued to attack.

His abilities emerged one after another, making him an all-rounder, completely controlling the rhythm of the battle, not giving the Town Tree King a chance to breathe. The lethality was secondary. The strongest thing was the almost perfect control chain, almost playing with the Town Tree King in the palm of his hand.

While enduring the dense offensive, the Town Tree King struggled to observe the situation, seeing that the main force was getting farther and farther away. He couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

"My teammates are being held back. It's difficult for them to rush over to support. If I continue to fight him like this, my condition will continue to decline, and the opportunity to retreat will become more and more slim…"

The Town Tree King's expression changed, and suddenly a flash of inspiration occurred.

That's right, Black Star hasn't shown up yet. How could he not participate in the battle? He must be secretly squatting on me now!

The Heart Tree King was planted. Black Star definitely knew that the other Tree Kings would be more vigilant, so he temporarily hid, pretending not to participate in the battle, wanting to paralyze my vigilance. After this esper consumes my condition to a certain extent, he will suddenly attack and seal me too!

At this moment, the Town Tree King felt that his thoughts were suddenly clear.

It must be like this. This is a trap!

"How dangerous. If I wasn't decisive enough, I would probably be tricked today… I definitely can't fall for his trick!"

He believed that he had insight into Black Star's plan. With a firm mind, he made up his mind.

The Heteromorph God knew nothing about the Town Tree King's mental activity. He was about to instruct his doppelgangers to launch a new wave of attacks when a heart-pounding energy suddenly released from the Town Tree King's body.

"Hmm? This feeling is…"

The Heteromorph God's eyes narrowed, and he retreated without hesitation.

The Town Tree King had a determined look on his face, and his body suddenly burst out with a strong light.

"I would rather self-destruct than let you succeed!"

Bang!

His entire person exploded, and a violent energy shock wave spread out. The surrounding Heteromorph God doppelgangers were all blown away, and the World Tree roots also turned into light particles and disappeared inch by inch.

The Town Tree King had always believed that he was a rational martial artist. His choice at this time was based on his consideration of interests.

He was entangled by the Heteromorph God, and Black Star was lurking in the dark, eyeing him covetously. The chance of escape was slim. He might as well self-destruct before his condition declined to the point where he could not fight back.

On the one hand, he could make the enemy's sneak attack sealing tactic fail. On the other hand, he could prevent other teammates from coming to support, minimizing losses as much as possible.

With a smile, he killed two birds with one stone!

Just one word, wonderful!

Swish—

The Heteromorph God's figure flashed, avoiding the shock wave of the self-destruction. His expression was unexpected.

He had finally encountered an opponent, and he wanted to fight to his heart's content, but he did not expect the enemy to explode as soon as he said he would, ascending to heaven on the spot.

In his opinion, although the Town Tree King had fallen into a disadvantage, he was at least a Tree King level combat power. Even if he had the upper hand, it would be extremely difficult to kill the opponent. The current situation was far from the time when he needed to self-destruct…

"Forget it, at least the target is resolved."

The Heteromorph God suddenly shook his head and laughed.

The situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. If the Town Tree King stubbornly resisted to the end, he might still have a chance to escape, but he did not know what he was thinking when he self-destructed now. Then there was no need to worry about any unexpected situations.

Black Star's instructions were to kill this guy. The opponent had committed suicide, saving him effort instead.

On the other side, the Stabilizing Tree King noticed the Town Tree King's self-destruction and was immediately stunned, taken aback.

He felt that although the situation was not good, it was not without a chance. Why did he give up hope of survival like this? He could obviously be saved…

The Stabilizing Tree King quickly received the Town Tree King's mental activity before his death and immediately understood.

"So, he was worried about falling for the enemy's ambush, so he did this…"

The Stabilizing Tree King was speechless.

Because of the mechanism of resurrection, for the World Tree experts, this method of self-destructing to prevent being captured by the enemy was very common. The last time the Town Tree King had died by self-destruction in this way. He did not expect that this time would be the same. It was surprisingly similar…

The Stabilizing Tree King did not know whether to say that the Town Tree King was decisive or that the Town Tree King had fallen in the same place twice. He was really a chicken.

With just one test, he had lost a Tree King. He only felt tired.

"Sigh, it can't be said to be a bad thing. He died quickly, but he ensured that he would not suffer the same fate as the Heart Tree King."

The Stabilizing Tree King sighed in his heart and could only think about the good aspects… At least the Town Tree King's sacrifice was not without value. He had at least tested out the enemy's details.

This unfamiliar esper who was no less than Black Star, as well as the large-scale life-killing device without any traces, must be the enemy's trump cards.

With this information, next time they fought, they would be able to prepare in advance… This battle finally had some gains. He felt that the Town Tree King had at least died in the right place and was not too much of a loss.

…It was just a pity that this tool person was gone. He could not be lazy next time.

With this in mind, the Stabilizing Tree King had no intention of fighting. Suppressing the anger in his heart, he immediately ordered a retreat.

"Go!"

Many World Tree experts no longer entangled, retreating while fighting. After paying some price, they finally returned to the main formation in disgrace and were re-protected by the fleet.

Seeing this, the three Universal Civilizations' Beyond Grade As did not pursue and retreated back into the defense circle.

Seeing this scene, the three Universal Civilization leaders who were watching remotely relaxed and were secretly delighted.

Without Black Star taking action, a portion of the Beyond Grade As had given the World Tree experts a head-on blow, causing the enemy to suffer. In their eyes, this was undoubtedly the result of Black Star's training of everyone over the past ten years.

"Although Black Star is elusive, he is still trustworthy in this regard."

"The entire Star Society should not be able to find an expert who knows more about cultivating espers than him. With such great progress, Black Star's contribution is not small. His ten years of hard work have allowed us to gain an advantage in terms of individual strength."

The three of them were somewhat gratified.

…

At the same time.

In the base, Han Xiao raised his eyebrows when he saw the Town Tree King explode into the most beautiful fireworks.

"He actually chose to self-destruct at this time… Could it be that he was afraid of me ambushing him? Haha, isn't this being clever but being mistaken by his own cleverness? Among the martial artists, you are considered to be a more distinctive fool."

Han Xiao could not help but laugh.

He did not intend to take action, but instead led the Town Tree King to scare himself and decisively send himself to his death… It could only be said that he had left a considerable shadow in the World Tree's heart.

This time, without his help, the other teammates had caused the World Tree to suffer a loss, which was undoubtedly a significant improvement. Hela and the others could stand alone. He felt very satisfied.

The most important thing was that some of the Reborns and Newborns had suppressed their impulse until the end of the battle and had not shown up to participate in the battle. This meant that the Holy Covenant Rebirth was still not exposed. In Han Xiao's view, this was a great thing.

This wave of attacks from the World Tree was obviously just a test, and his side only revealed the tip of the iceberg, not revealing all the details. While retaining some trump cards, he killed the Town Tree King, sending this bastard home to rest. This was more cost-effective than expected!

In this way, the World Tree did not obtain more information and still maintained the erroneous judgment that the exchange tactic was effective.

Han Xiao's eyes flashed, stroking his chin, his smile somewhat playful.

"It seems that you are not even qualified to enjoy this gift that I have prepared for you… It's also good. When you send out a Tree King who is weighty enough, I will send this surprise to you."