Not surprisingly, the phase of the twisted figure raising the divine fire took longer than the Swamp Mother.
Because He has more followers, and because He has been inherited by the ancient ones.
"Will the old enemy of the God of the Deep know of his existence?"
"Filorina is still weak, so weak that even the ancient enemies of the Ancient One couldn't identify the traces. They only thought that crows were devouring rotten meat... The strange tribe is coming."
Lu Li's gaze fell to the edge of the camp. The defense line formed by the banyan tree guards blocked the attacking monsters from his gaze to their offensive.
The only evidence of their arrival is the shimmering swamp mother, the dancing roots of the banyan tree guard, and the gradually spreading breath of death.
"I feel the aura of the evil god." Lu Li gradually frowned.
"They summon the shadows of evil gods..." Swamp Mother replied.
Weird ethnic groups usually have beliefs, or they gather because of beliefs.
"Are there any known weird tribes?"
"No... they lack sacrifices, or the gods have passed away, and the evil gods they called are not powerful... I need a drop of blood."
Lu Li raised his hand and approached the Crown of Thorns, feeling a faint sting, and then the surrounding scene suddenly changed.
The banyan tree guarding the defense line stood below, and Lu Li, who had gained the view of the Swamp Mother, could overlook the battlefield between the defense line and old Belfast.
Nearly a hundred pale and illusory silhouettes like dancing skirts are scattered on this battlefield, showing graceful dance and sliding towards the defense line.
The banyan tree guards waved their roots, but they only tore the air. They penetrated the illusory dance skirt and overturned the soil.
The shadows of the dancing skirts easily adhered to the banyan tree guards without being blocked. Wherever they touched, the banyan tree guards faded in color and assimilated into the pale nothingness.
For the intangible monsters, the banyan tree guard has a natural disadvantage.
Fluorescent white arms appeared at the edge of Lu Li's sight, and some unobservable changes occurred. The banyan tree guards who had been unable to touch the shadow of the dancing skirt were suddenly able to touch them, entangle, tighten, and twist them to pieces.
The shadow of the dancing skirt turned into the strange thing that attacked the defense line before, turning into fertilizer piled around the banyan tree.
The scattered shadows of dancing skirts suddenly shrank like jellyfish, and Lu Li's eyes followed the swamp mother to the huge dancing skirt silhouette that stood in the distance, exuding the obscure aura of the evil god.
The shadow of the huge dance skirt was floating in place, waiting for its companion to return to its side, and returned to old Belfast while maintaining its graceful dance like a flower.
This strange community is undoubtedly intelligent and decided to leave after being unable to invade the camp.
The Swamp Mother looked at her relatives below, and the unconscious pale part of the banyan tree guard did not disappear with them.
He gave orders, and the banyan tree guards waved their roots to attack adjacent companions like they were fighting among themselves, crushing the pale parts.
The dozen or so banyan tree guards that had been attacked soon became mutilated, with holes in them like insect infestations.
The Mother of the Swamp asked the injured banyan tree guard to retreat from the defense line, and then raised her eyes to look behind in the direction of the Agate Lake.
"Has the twisted figure changed?"
"It's not Philolina... some gangsters attacked the camp from the back of the mountain and have been dealt with."
The Mother of Marshes looks back at old Belfast, and a new offensive is brewing deep in the silent ruins.
Lu Li was able to observe the Whirlpool Land and the Ember Zone thanks to the Swamp Mother's vision: the Ash-covered Ember Zone did not encroach on the Whirlpool Land, and the distortion of the Whirlpool Land did not encroach on the Ember Zone.
"The land of whirlpool is retreating..."
Swamp Mother said they were not in a stalemate.
It's hard to say whether this is good news or bad news. The mutual stalemate and wear and tear is undoubtedly good news. Otherwise, no matter which one of them has the upper hand, the camp will need to invest extra strength to deal with it.
The worst thing is that the Whirlpool is stronger, because at least the Ember Zone won't encroach outwards.
"The Ember Zone cannot resist the invasion of the Whirlpool..." Swamp Mother whispered slowly.
"Why do you say that?"
"The Land of Whirlpool is still expanding...to the other three directions."
Lu Li paid attention to falling from the fighting area to the edge of the whirlpool. But compared to its small town-like area, the expansion of several dozen meters seemed insignificant.
In any case, the Whirlpool Land is continuously gaining power, while the Ember Zone can only be continuously consumed.
Fortunately, when Lu Li exited the sight of the Swamp Mother, the embers area did not show obvious signs of decline.
Lu Li's consciousness returned to Annie's body under the tree, and then he fell into silence and waited.
No matter whether it is the ritual of becoming a god at the bottom of the lake or the defense on the edge, he can't help or can only help a little.
In the afternoon, banyan tree guards gradually began to carry the dying monster to the shore of Agate Lake, handing it over to Lu Li for relief, waiting for Lu Li to recover, and then using the tree roots to return to the defense line.
Not surprisingly, the pressure in the campground increased.
The soil on the battlefield in front of the banyan guard seemed to have been plowed, the soil was turned outwards, corpses and pieces of flesh were scattered all over the ground, and abominable malice was permeated and bred in it.
More and more banyan tree guards were seriously injured and retreated from the defense line. After being healed without any spare humanity, they retreated to the back of the camp to replace the banyan tree guards stationed on the back of the mountain.
Then the defense lines on both sides gradually shrank, and in the evening, the main defense line bordering Old Belfast also began to retreat, giving way to the marginal wasteland and single-family homes.
When night fell, Lu Li even saw six-legged monsters and shadowmen appearing on the surface.
Lu Li once again entered the sight of the Swamp Mother. The whirlpool and the embers area were still at a stalemate, but a house on the edge of the embers area began to whirlpool.
This is not good news.
But the campground condition is better than expected.
"They underestimate our strength... they will surely fail."
Weird would not have thought that there were two supernatural gods in the camp. Without the Swamp Mother, Weird would have broken into the camp long ago and stolen the fruits of the twisted figure.
It's just that the distorted figure is inevitable to become a supernatural god, but the loss of the Swamp Mother cannot be ignored. Twenty-three banyan trees have withered and fifty-six have been seriously injured.
Finally, when the last ray of light disappeared deep in the clouds and the vision lurked in the darkness, a sudden and loud call to prayer at the Agate Lake camp announced that the ceremony was coming to an end.
"Firolina is almost successful..."
Lu Li followed the Mother of Swamps to look towards Agate Lake, unable to see anything clearly under the cover of night.
Returning to his body, Lu Li carried the fluorite lamp and picked up the sun box from the hut. Returning to the Anne tree, he bent down and placed the fluorite lamp next to the root of the tree, then opened the sun box.
The dazzling light penetrated the gap and pierced the darkness.
"Lift it."
As Lu Li spoke, Annie dropped her branches, wrapped around the sun box, slowly rose up, and penetrated the canopy of the tree.
The driven-out dark depths are like a strange bulging gibbous moon. The shadows of the majestic shores condense in the sky, and the waves covering the clouds surge like wings.
As expected, Lu Li lost his hearing.
The strangeness that attacked the Agate Lake camp began to slowly recede.
For the unintelligent monsters, the honey that attracted them has disappeared; for the intelligent monsters, the honey has been picked, and if you get closer you will only face an angry swarm.
A rustling sound sounded beside him, and the Mother of the Swamp came to Lu Li's side, looking into the dark sky with him.
The tide lapped against the empty shore in silence, and the twisted figure slowly descended.
