First time joining forces against the enemy

"Thief, die!"

The Wisdom Ancient Tree immediately activated Super Strength, its massive arms, comparable to the length of a train, smashing down frantically. Boom! Boom!

In one second, it pounded the ground no less than five times. After three seconds, the spot where Lin Yuan had previously stood was hammered into a 10-meter deep crater.

Lin Yuan retreated to a safe position. "Just to be clear, I am not stealing. The axe was just lying there; if I didn't take it, it would seem like I didn't know the etiquette. Besides, that axe is the ancient tree nemesis, why are you so anxious that I took it?"

At this moment, Lin Yuan finally understood why an epic-grade two-handed axe had appeared before the battle; it was meant to be used against the Wisdom Ancient Tree.

"Alan, attack head-on. A Li, provide support. Ghost, prepare Bone Storm."

This opponent was a bit strong, and relying on one person alone wasn't secure enough, so Lin Yuan devised a foolproof tactic.

After receiving the order, Alan immediately blew the War Horn and transformed into a War Ancient Tree. Standing fifty meters tall, she barely reached the chest of the Wisdom Ancient Tree. But that didn't matter; the ancient tree nemesis in Alan's hand was a full seventy meters long.

With one swing of the axe, the fire-attribute attack effect triggered, dealing an additional 200% damage to the Ancient Tree's life. With an attack power as high as 100,000, even though the Wisdom Ancient Tree had 50,000 defense, it still took 160,000 damage from the basic attack.

After the strike, Alan used Smashing Strike. -357,600.

The Wisdom Ancient Tree felt the pain and glared viciously at Alan, or rather, at the ancient tree nemesis in Alan's hand. Wielding the ancient tree nemesis, Alan effectively drew 100% of the aggro.

The Wisdom Ancient Tree swung its thick arm at Alan. -63,570. The attack hit Alan, dealing 60,000 damage.

Alan wasn't intimidated at all. After transforming into a War Ancient Tree, her HP exceeded 1.1 million, which was more than what she could recover actively.

The damage from the attacks wasn't high, but explosive fruits would fly out from the Wisdom Ancient Tree's body from time to time, causing quite a bit of trouble for Alan, dealing over 100,000 damage per second.

It was fine for a short time, but the fear was that the Wisdom Ancient Tree would activate Super Strength. With a 500% attack speed bonus, even with over a million HP, Alan was at risk of being killed if she tanked it for 3 seconds.

While Alan attracted the Wisdom Ancient Tree's attention in front, A Li stealthily moved behind the Wisdom Ancient Tree. A pair of blood-colored fleshy wings unfurled from his back. The Darkkin Great Demon had descended!

Sword light flashed. -600,000 (Critical Hit). Another flash. -600,000 (Critical Hit).

"A Li, don't get greedy, retreat quickly!" Lin Yuan reminded him.

The Wisdom Ancient Tree could not take more than 10% of its maximum HP in a single instance of damage. Although A Li's burst damage was high, he couldn't kill it in one hit.

If A Li continued to attack, once the Wisdom Ancient Tree's HP dropped to 70%, the shockwave would erupt, and A Li would be instantly killed.

Hearing Lin Yuan's voice, A Li immediately interrupted his planned attack, performed a backflip in mid-air, and landed steadily on the ground fifty meters away.

"Ghost, send out the entire undead army." Ghost decisively cast Bloodthirst Art. Countless undead rushed toward the Wisdom Ancient Tree, scrambling over each other. These undead weren't meant to deal damage, but to be sacrificed.

Lin Yuan was using the Wisdom Ancient Tree's skills to charge up Bone Storm.

Just a moment ago, A Li's skill had dealt 1.2 million damage, and Alan's few strikes had dealt 500,000 damage. With only 100,000 damage remaining, the Wisdom Ancient Tree's HP would drop to 70%.

The damage absorbed by the Wisdom Barrier would turn into a shockwave, sweeping through the area within fifty meters of the Wisdom Ancient Tree. 30% of its HP was a full 1.8 million damage.

Alan, who had the longest health bar on Lin Yuan's side, only had 1.1 million HP. 1.8 million damage—whoever got hit would die. It was definitely a party-wiping skill.

Fortunately, Lin Yuan was prepared. "Alan, retreat." With less than 100,000 remaining, Lin Yuan signaled Alan to retreat, then tossed the Bone Throne he had already readied toward the Wisdom Ancient Tree.

-113,670. The Bone Throne exploded, dealing 110,000 damage, and the Wisdom Ancient Tree's HP dropped below 70%.

The next instant, a powerful shockwave erupted from the Wisdom Ancient Tree, instantly shattering all the undead within a fifty-meter radius.

"Alan, A Li, continue attacking!" With the previous reference, the trio's coordination was even smoother this time, and they didn't even need Lin Yuan's reminders.

When the Wisdom Ancient Tree reached 50% HP, Alan immediately retreated, and Ghost triggered the shockwave from a distance by using Bone Storm.

As it neared 30% HP, the Wisdom Ancient Tree's skill 1, Super Strength, finished its cooldown. It activated Super Strength, increasing attack speed by 500%.

The Wisdom Ancient Tree swung its arms, frantically lashing out at Alan, attacking at least 5 times per second. Alan's massive size made it impossible for her to dodge, and she couldn't cancel her transformation either. If she canceled the transformation, she would likely be instantly killed by the Wisdom Ancient Tree.

At the critical moment, Ghost took action. Ghost clenched his right fist and cast Death Grip at Alan. Death Energy appeared under Alan's feet, and she was instantly pulled to Ghost's side by this force.

Death Grip saved Alan, but it had pros and cons. The forced attack effect was also applied to Alan. Wielding her seventy-meter giant axe, Alan hacked fiercely at Ghost's head. Every blow was lethal.

Ghost didn't care, but the poor undead nearby—having done nothing—exploded on the spot. The giant axe's attacks landed on him, but Ghost didn't mind at all; he even tossed the Bone Throne toward the Wisdom Ancient Tree.

"Hehehehe!" Honestly, since obtaining the Bone Throne, this was the first time Ghost had used it as an attack skill. It felt great!

After the third shockwave ended, even though the Wisdom Ancient Tree still had 1.8 million HP left, it was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Under A Li's final Death Sentence Sword Qi, the Wisdom Ancient Tree collapsed to the ground with a boom.

[Killed Wisdom Ancient Tree Ethanter (LV33), EXP +100,000, evolution points +50,000]

[Death Sentence Sword Qi (S) promoted to Death Sentence Sword Qi (SS)]

After the Wisdom Ancient Tree died, its corpse quickly rotted and disappeared, and a faint fluorescent light emerged from the body.

[Spirit of Wisdom] (Sixth Rank Lord) [Status: Near Death]

"Thank you, brave Ancient Tree Elf." The Spirit of Wisdom's slightly hoarse voice came through. "And thank you very much, mysterious Summoner."

"You're welcome." Lin Yuan's eyes were thoughtful. "There's no need for pleasantries. If you want to thank me, give me something practical. The Wisdom Barrier skill is quite good; I like it. Can you teach this skill to Alan?"

Upon hearing this, Alan's eyes lit up. This was a great idea. She already had recovery skills and wasn't afraid of losing health. If an enemy finally managed to bring Alan's HP down to 70%, only for a shockwave to instantly blow them away and make them doubt life itself—that would be absolutely awesome!