Chapter 244 Time is starting to flow backwards!


    Looking at the many young tree people watching, Old Hunter couldn''t help but think of his grandson Mumu.


    ?That was also the only person that Old Hunter could not let go of in [City of Giant Trees].


    “I hope Mumu can be smarter and know how to go to the Black Forest to find Iris.”


    Old Hunter secretly prayed: "If it hides in the dark forest, it should be able to last longer, right?"


    “Although living is painful in itself, there is no hope after death.”


    "Mumu, you must live..."


    ??Just as Old Hunter was performing his final prayers, Fanner in the center of the execution square seemed too lazy to conduct any more meaningless interrogations.


    From the moment Hunter was brought to this square, the outcome of this trial was already determined!


    Therefore, Fana pronounced the verdict.


    “Elder Hunter harbored the humans who harmed our compatriots, and the evidence of his crime is conclusive!”


    “According to the laws of [City of Giant Woods], the death penalty should be imposed!”


    As soon as its voice fell, the tree people around it suddenly felt like they were in a state of excitement, with excited and cruel emotions showing in their empty eyes.


    It''s like they''ve been waiting for this moment for a long time.


    Immediately afterwards, the tree people began to shout.


    “Execution!!”


    “Execution! Execution! Execution!”


    At first, only one or two tree men shouted.


    ?But soon, many tree people joined in, and the shouts of "execution" quickly became one, echoing on the ruins of the Elven Temple.


    The "capital punishment" mentioned by Fana is the most cruel punishment among tree people.


    Since the vitality of tree people is much stronger than that of humans, their fatal injuries are also very different from humans.


    ??The most cruel and efficient way to execute a tree man is to use huge force to tear the victim''s body into countless pieces.


    It has something in common with the human punishments of "breaking a chariot into pieces" and "dividing a body into pieces by five horses".


    Old Hunter looked at the tree people around him, seeing the fanaticism and violence on their faces, and felt cold all over his body.


    ?Those once-familiar faces now look so unfamiliar.


    Their expressions are highly similar, as if they were carved from the same mold.


    ??It’s like…


    At this moment, there was a huge and cruel will that completely covered the original spirit of the tree people.


    In other words, the tree people have become part of that will and an extension of its soul!


    But about this, these tree people who accepted the [Seed of Life] knew nothing about it.


    Hunter suddenly felt very sad.


    Feeling sad both for myself and for the fate of this [city of giant trees].


    At this time, several executioners had already stretched out their vines towards Hunter and gradually tightened the branches of the old tree man.


    ?Hunter sighed and prepared to face the last moments of his life.


    But at this moment.


    ——


    ?Over the execution square, a bright and hot fire suddenly exploded.


    It is hard to imagine that such a flame could be blazing in this deep seabed.


    In an instant, the dim square was illuminated by firelight.


    ?Such a change also interrupted the shouts of the tree people, slightly diluting the weird and cruel evil atmosphere.


    ?They opened their eyes wide and looked at the water above.


    ??I saw a tall figure wrapped in flames standing there.


    A handsome sunny face was gradually exposed in the firelight.


    ?Beside him, even the sea water was ignited by fire, and the water temperature was slowly rising, making all the tree people feel a little uncomfortable.


    “…Is it human!?”


    “But what’s that flame? There’s actually a flame that can ignite the sea!”


    “Is that fire? This is the first time I’ve seen it…”


    For these tree people living in the underwater forest, "flame" is an extremely rare existence.


    For the younger generation of tree people, it was the first time for many of them to see this kind of thing with their own eyes.


    Just like the shock when humans saw electricity for the first time, the impact they received when they saw flames was equally great.


    ?Fauna’s eyes flashed with surprise, and he murmured: “Actually a human again?”


    ?For a long time in the past, no human being dared to come to the sea area where the [City of Giant Woods] was located, let alone go deep into this forest.


    But in the past two days, two people have sneaked into the [City of Giant Trees] one after another.


    Furthermore, both of them seem to have very extraordinary abilities.


    This seems unusual.


    ?However, the arrival of this human being just proves Hunter’s crime of colluding with humans!


    ?Faner snorted coldly: "Hunter, this must be the human accomplice who is colluding with you!"


    “It seems that they still want to rescue you.”


    “It’s okay to let that man escape by chance before, but he still dares to come to the execution square. How audacious!”


    “Enter the executioner! Kill him for me!”


    ?Faner''s words are undoubtedly characterizing the matter and directly put the flame man in a hostile position.


    Hearing his order, the tree people called executioners did not hesitate and rushed directly towards the man on the top.


    The biggest difference between Executioners and other tree people is that their bodies are often integrated with other creatures.


    They are the tree people that Xia En saw before, parasitic on sea creatures.


    Some are fish, and some are shrimps and crabs.


    Some others control the human body.


    While they occupy the bodies of other creatures, they also maintain their strange activity, giving them special abilities that ordinary tree people do not have.


    It can be said that the executioner is the elite monster among the tree people!


    ?While many executioners rushed towards Yan Yan, a clear and steady voice suddenly sounded around the execution square.


    ?The sound was not too loud, but it was enough to cover the entire square, and it was difficult to determine the source of the sound.


    “Stupid tree people, you have been deceived by the [Giant Wood God] for too long!”


    “Everything you see and hear is false.”


    “The so-called gods and the so-called greatness are nothing but a fictitious fraud!”


    “And now, I will show you the truth!”


    ??Although this voice only said a few words, it caused an uproar among the tree people.


    ?Like pouring a bowl of cold water into a frying pan.


    For the tree people who have accepted the "Seed of Life", the "Giant Wood God" has long become the most noble and greatest existence in their minds.


    At this time, these words are undoubtedly blasphemous to the [Giant Wood God]!


    ? No believer can tolerate his or her **** being slandered and slandered by others!


    As a result, the entire tree people in the Execution Square were boiling.


    And the first thing to bear the brunt is naturally the flames rising from high places.


    Many tree people believe that he was the one who said the blasphemous words just now.


    Under the hostile gazes of many tree men, Yan Yan''s expression did not change.


    Just kidding, he has been frozen on the ice and snow island for who knows how many years, so he still has some determination.


    ?Taking this opportunity, Yan Yan followed the captain''s instructions and activated the image stone that he had previously held in his hand.


    The next moment.


    A huge light curtain appeared next to Yan Yan.


    The picture presented is exactly part of Xian Ge’s memory.


    Due to the reflection of the firelight, this light curtain looks extremely eye-catching in the sea water.


    ?Not only the onlookers in the Execution Square, but also some of the tree people in the forest further away saw the picture on the light screen.


    “This is... [City of Giant Woods]?”


    “What on earth does that guy want to do?”


    At first glance at the scene on the light screen, the tree people were generally more confused than surprised, and they were somewhat indifferent, thinking that this was Yan Yan''s way of delaying time.


    Just very quickly, when the picture began to change, the tree people couldn''t help but be stunned. They saw that the lush woods turned into a deformed and ugly carpet of flesh.


    The thriving tree men turned into rotting mummies.


    The great and noble [Giant Wood God] turned into a huge tumor-shaped heart!


    “Lord, what on earth is this?”


    ?Seeing the scene in the light curtain, the tree man couldn''t help but exclaimed.


    When Xia En saw these pictures, he was greatly shocked.


    Not to mention these aboriginal people who originally lived in [City of Giant Trees].


    ?Old Hunter stared blankly at the light screen and murmured desperately.


    “Is that really the case?”


    “It turns out that [City of Giant Woods] has become like this…”


    Even though Hunter had expected the truth of [Seed of Life], the image displayed in the light screen still gave him a strong shock.


    ?However, it is obviously unrealistic to expect tree people to change their deep-rooted ideas with just a light screen.


    Soon, Fana shouted: "Don''t panic!"


    “That’s just an illusion displayed by despicable humans!”


    “Think about it carefully, how could the real [City of Giant Woods] look like that?”


    ?Faner''s rake was surprisingly effective.


    After all, compared to a strange outsider, the tree people obviously trust the respected elders within the clan more.


    Yan Yan''s actions of "making up lies" and "performing illusions" were immediately regarded by the tree people as a more serious act of blasphemy, which aroused their anger.


    “That’s right, that must be a fake!”


    “Human beings are indeed despicable and shameless, so sacrifice him to the [Giant Wood God] and wash away this sin with his blood!”


    ?So, the tree people attacked Yan Yan like crazy.


    In an instant, Yan Yan was surrounded by a sea of ??trees that Xia En encountered last time!


    ?However, facing the surging enemies, Yan Yan was not afraid at all.


    ??More and more flames rose from his body, violently devouring all the trees near him...


    …


    …


    When the tree people''s attention was attracted by the flames in the sea.


    In the Execution Square below.


    Two figures were quickly approaching Old Hunter, who was bound in place by vines.


    “Grandpa Hunter, we are here to save you!”


    Hearing this voice, Hunter suddenly woke up from his dejected state.


    “Mumu?! Why are you here?”


    Mumu said: “Of course I’m here to save you!”


    ?At this time, Hunter also noticed Xia En next to Mumu, and immediately guessed the general context of the matter.


    “Young man, did you prepare that light curtain too?”


    Xia En nodded and said, "It''s me."


    “However, Senior Hunter, you should be able to tell that it is not an illusion, right?”


    Hunter nodded heavily: "Yes, that is probably the true face of [City of Giant Woods] now."


    “It’s a pity that you came too late.”


    “If you had come a few decades earlier, you might have made many tree people realize the truth.”


    “But now…”


    Hunter looked at the angry and fanatical tree men, and his heart became heavier.


    “Even if they see the truth, they won’t believe it.”


    Shane said while cutting down the vines around Hunter, "I know."


    In fact, he had no intention of letting the tree people recognize the reality just based on the picture of the shadow stone.


    You can never wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep.


    The tree people in [City of Giant Trees] actually have this mentality.


    Coupled with the control of [Seed of Corruption], it is almost impossible to get them to change their minds.


    ?Xia En’s original intention was just to attract the hatred of tree people.


    ??If by the way it can plant a seed of truth in the hearts of some sober tree people, that would be great.


    ??Although the actions of Shane and the two were secretive, Faner had also been paying attention to the bound Hunter.


    So, they had just untied the vines around Hunter.


    Faner noticed the strange movement here and shouted angrily: "Hunter, do you want to escape?"


    Since most of the executioners were dealing with the flames above, the defense force in the square was extremely limited.


    Fana simply strode over by himself.


    Surrounding him, other tree men began to surround him.


    ??Although Xia En''s combat power is strong, he will definitely not be able to run fast with Hunter and Mu Mu.


    So, he made a prompt decision and directly activated the [Empty Beast Heart Seal] and opened the door to the [Rhine Secret Realm].


    “Get in quickly!”


    Hearing this, Hunter and the other two did not hesitate and broke into the silver light door directly.


    The moment he sent the two people away, Fana had already arrived in front of Xia En.


    ?The unusually thick branch arm was swung out boldly!


    Boom!


    ?Xia En did not dodge or evade, and punched Fana forcefully.


    The sea water surges and rolls, stirring up a large amount of sediment in an instant.


    ?Fana took a step back, while Shane took a few steps back.


    In terms of pure strength, he actually fell into a disadvantage!


    This means that, in terms of rank, Fana is at least a fifth- or sixth-level existence!


    ?However, Shane is smaller and more agile.


    It is obviously unrealistic for Fana to keep him.


    At the moment, Old Hunter is safe, and Shane can actually retreat.


    But suddenly.


    As the sand rolled, Xia En saw a fragment of the statue buried under the sand.


    It was a half-broken woman’s face.


    Xia En recognized it at the first sight. It was the fragment of the statue of the Elf Goddess!


    There is a mysterious smile hanging on the corner of the goddess''s mouth.


    Her current state can only be described as miserable and pitiful.


    By some strange coincidence, Xia En took out the silver pocket watch that he had always kept on his body.


    The next moment.


    A "click" sound.


    ?The hands of the silver pocket watch stopped and were frozen at this moment.


    ?Not just the pocket watch, but everything around Sean, the passionate tree people, the angry fanar, the flames burning in the sea...


    Everything is fixed at this moment.


    But then, the pointer began to move in the counterclockwise direction.


    ?The sand gradually receded, and the statue fragments hidden around gathered together to form the appearance of a god.


    ?The broken walls on all sides were repaired and restored by invisible forces, transforming it back into a majestic and tall temple.


    Time is starting to flow backwards!


    (End of this chapter)