Chapter 285: Explosive

Kamiyu thought to herself, Jack was right—this was a Special Strike Operation, where speed, ferocity, and precision were key. The longer they dragged it out, the more dangerous it became for them.

The Fear Emperor was fighting with everything he had, even resorting to his last reserves, pitting his strength against Kamiyu’s. Even though she could continuously pierce through the Fear Emperor Tree, she couldn’t advance a single step. Meanwhile, tree vines were winding toward Kamiyu from all sides, trying to entangle her.

The Fear Emperor had killed far too many, amassing immense power. They couldn’t afford to engage in a battle of attrition with him—at least not with just the two of them. They had to find a way to break the stalemate.

A plan flashed through Kamiyu’s mind—the words “flight” and “Jack” quickly forming a daring battle plan in her head: the Royal Pegasus would Blink into the Fear Emperor’s mouth, then activate Golden Body to complete the surprise attack.

Jack had done something similar to her before. Back in Dragon Roar City, he had piloted a helicopter, activated Golden Body in advance, and crashed into the hotel building, catching her off guard with a sudden face-to-face assault. If Jack hadn’t been on her side, she would have been caught in a “hug-and-kill” move and eliminated.

After hearing her plan, Jack asked in surprise, “Is that really possible? Aren’t you taking too big of a risk?”

Mephisto couldn’t help but laugh.

“Let this relic of history witness how humans attack a thousand years later,” Kamiyu declared, taking the initiative to dive headfirst, gracefully leaping off the Flying Horse.

Once Jack steadied the bag, he roared, “Blink, Golden Body!”

Sensing the disappearance of the high-density Electro-Optical Particle Cannon, the Fear Emperor laughed triumphantly. “Hahahaha, finally giving up? How dare a mere flicker of light compete with the sun and moon? Prepare to face my Sanction, insignificant humans!”

Everyone in the Black Sphere War Room was intently watching the Black Sphere’s display. Seeing Kamiyu fall into a “disadvantage,” they grew anxious.

“Did Miss Kamiyu fall?” “Captain Jack disappeared?”

“What’s going on? I don’t understand any of this.”

Before their worries could deepen, the situation changed dramatically in the next second.

During her free fall, Kamiyu—head down, feet up—inverted her stance and aimed her gun barrel at the trunk of the Fear Emperor Tree. She quickly reloaded and unleashed her next Skill.

Load: Thunderstorm Bullet. Select: Frenzied Lightning Arrow. Stack: Armor-Piercing Bullet.

Select Core Skill: Super-Phase Energy Cannon.

This time, since Headshot Strike was on Cooldown, the Attack Power was only over 1,000 times, but it was still enough to blast an opening in the Fear Emperor Tree’s trunk.

That was because the Fear Emperor had concentrated all his Strength on the opening of the tree hollow, leaving other areas weakened and giving Kamiyu an opening to exploit.

Thus, Kamiyu transformed into a vertical saw. A beam of Electro-Optical Particles, white on the outside and red on the inside, sliced and melted through the Fear Emperor Tree’s trunk from top to bottom, carving a “1” into it.

The Fear Emperor let out another agonized scream. He hadn’t even gloated for more than a second before Kamiyu tortured him again.

A cry of intense pain—“Guwaooooo!”—once again echoed throughout the entire Tree Realm. If the Players in the Sanctuary hadn’t been notified in advance, they would have all taken cover on the spot.

Everyone in the Black Sphere War Room began celebrating early. “I get it now. The Royal Pegasus has a flash skill, and Captain Jack is a Barbarian Warrior with a Golden Body invincibility skill. He used flash to charge in and self-destruct.”

“I thought Miss Kamiyu was using her ultimate skill, but it turns out it was Captain Jack using his ultimate.”

“What are you talking about? They were both using their ultimates.”

Outside the Tree Realm, Lin Tianyu in the northern part of Dragon Roar City was once again shocked by the vertically descending Electro-Optical Particle Cannon, hurriedly ordering everyone to retreat one kilometer.

“Everyone, run! The energy cannon is rapidly firing toward the ground.”

“Damn, if that hits the ground, it’s over! We’ll all be melted and evaporated by the residual energy waves.”

Some people didn’t just retreat one kilometer—some ran even farther, while the clever ones climbed onto high buildings or aerial roots.

How long does it take for a 100-meter free fall?

4.52 seconds. Kamiyu “gave” them less than five seconds. There was no time to run far, so everyone scattered and climbed to higher ground.

In the end, the city adjacent to Dragon Roar City was indirectly destroyed by Kamiyu. Of course, it was unintentional, and the people in that city had long been devoured by the Fear Emperor.

Sweating cold on a tree branch, Lin Tianyu said, “This is absolutely not something a human could do. It can’t be Kamiyu—it must be the Fear Emperor’s skill.”

“But wait, who could force the Fear Emperor to use a city-destroying level skill like this? Could it be Kamiyu herself?”

No matter how Lin Tianyu looked at it, he came to one conclusion: Kamiyu must not be provoked, and he must not blindly follow the orders of the behind-the-scenes player who created the Black Sphere.

During those four seconds, Jack had entered the tree hollow. He immediately recalled the Royal Pegasus and untied the bag.

The Golden Body skill only restricts foot movement, not hand movement. The bag made from demon skin opened inside the Fear Emperor Tree’s hollow, scattering 200 Poison Shells inside.

Seeing the 200 Poison Shells scattered inside the mouth, lodged between rows of sharp teeth, Jack lamented, “The tree hollow is the Fear Emperor Tree’s mouth. If I’d known earlier, I would’ve had Kamiyu make 20,000 Magic Artillery Shells and poured them all into the Fear Emperor Tree’s mouth.”

“Kid, don’t daydream. You’re the first person in a thousand years to successfully enter the Fear Emperor Tree’s hollow. You now have the qualifications to replace the Fear Emperor—go cut off its head. I’ll guide you.” Mephisto was once again scheming.

The tree roots continuously absorbed negative energy from humans, supplying it to the Fear Emperor inside the hollow. By cutting off the Fear Emperor’s head and connecting himself to the roots, he could replace it and absorb tens-of-millions-tier Hatred Power.

If this were any other cultivation novel protagonist, they’d definitely do it. But Jack immediately stowed the Dark Gold Sword back into his backpack, switched back to the Endless Fury Gauntlets, and casually drank several bottles of high-level Mind-Steadying Potion.

“Don’t try to deceive me again. I will never become Kamiyu’s enemy,” Jack declared with unwavering resolve.

“Hehehe, I was just joking,” Mephisto laughed again.

Time passed in an instant. The moment Kamiyu landed, she recalled the Sound of Chaos, drew her Curved Blade, and switched to the Rogue class.

Instant Slash, she swung a blade towards the tree trunk, the skill’s strength pinning her firmly against the trunk.

With another graceful backflip, she landed perfectly at a 180-degree angle without a splash.

Kamiyu looked up, calculated the timing, and snapped her fingers.

Mixed Poison Shell, destruction.

A continuous “boom boom” sound echoed.

The leaves began to wither visibly.