“You are late.”
Elias didn't care for Olivia’s words in the slightest. He charged forward, magic power surging rapidly between his hands.
Next, bat after bat, radiating a sinister aura, flapped their wings and flew toward Olivia.
None of these bats were real; they were condensations of energy.
These bats carried the ability to spread disease and inflict curses. In the blink of an eye, they reached Olivia.
Seeing this, Olivia stood up unhurriedly.
There was a reason she said Elias and the others were late: she had successfully fused with the Remnant Branch of the Divine Tree just moments ago.
Facing the attack of these bats, Olivia simply willed it, and a dense aura of life radiated from her body, manifesting as shimmering specks of green light.
As the green light spread, the bats nearing her suddenly began to dissipate as if they had encountered their natural enemy, vanishing without making the slightest impact.
Seeing this scene, Elias’s eyes nearly split with rage.
The Remnant Branch of the Divine Tree had already been fused by the opponent. That was something he was supposed to obtain, yet now it belonged to someone else.
“You deserve to die! How dare you steal what is mine!”
Incensed, Elias raised a hand and tore at his own chest. Piercingly bright blood gushed out, rapidly forming into a blood claw that lunged toward Olivia.
This was his full-strength strike, an attack fueled by his extreme fury.
“The way you vampires fight is truly unpleasant to look at.”
Seeing this, Olivia simply threw a punch.
Her arm rapidly elongated and her fist grew massive, turning into a thunderous strike that slammed into the incoming blood claw.
Boom!
With a heavy impact, the blood claw Elias manifested was instantly shattered. A massive amount of blood sprayed out, scattering across the ground.
The force caused Elias to suffer a backlash, and he couldn't help but stumble back several steps.
Once he steadied himself, he looked at Olivia in disbelief.
“You... who exactly are you?” At this moment, Elias’s mind finally cleared slightly as he stared at her with suspicion.
Olivia’s fighting style felt far too familiar.
While he didn't recognize her face, he had heard of such combat methods. After all, this specific style had been the talk of the world recently.
More importantly, she was wearing the nun habit of the Radiant Light Church.
It seemed to point toward a specific identity.
“You don’t know who I am? I thought you would have known the moment you saw me,” Olivia said with a slight smile.
Watching Olivia’s calm and composed manner as she walked toward him, Elias felt his suspicions being confirmed.
This person was very likely Olivia, the Protagonist of the Era from the Radiant Light Church.
It was only then that he noticed Scarlett hadn't even approached. She was staying back cautiously at a distance, as if she were wary of something.
The person she was wary of certainly couldn't be him, since she had been the one hunting him down.
Who she was actually afraid of was obvious.
Who else could make an Evolver feel such wariness?
“You’re Olivia?”
Elias couldn't help but cry out in shock, then he turned and ran.
He never imagined he would encounter a Protagonist of the Era of the same class rank here.
Such a being was absolutely not someone he could handle.
He moved away quickly, wanting to escape this place immediately.
However, now that she had seen him, how could Olivia possibly let him leave?
With a slight wave of Olivia’s hand, the colossal tree beneath them trembled. Then, branch after branch rapidly intertwined, forming a cage that quickly trapped Elias within.
She could actually control the surrounding plants!
This was naturally the effect brought by the Remnant Branch of the Divine Tree.
The artifact didn't just give her overflowing life force; it also allowed her to control plants within a certain range.
This was something only a Verdant Warden should be able to do, yet she could do it as well.
This scene caused Scarlett’s pupils to contract.
She felt as though she had lost the ability to control the very plants Olivia was now manipulating.
She was the Verdant Warden, yet in terms of plant control, she was inferior to someone from a different transcendent path.
Was this the influence of the Remnant Branch of the Divine Tree?
Scarlett knew that from now on, all Verdant Wardens would pale in comparison to Olivia. Every single one of them would be utterly suppressed by her.
Meanwhile, trapped within the plant cage, Elias desperately launched attacks, trying to tear a hole to escape.
As an Evolver, his attacks were still incredibly sharp.
Using various methods, Elias forcibly tore a gap in the plant cage and squeezed through.
But as he emerged from the gap, his face was filled with despair.
Olivia was already outside, waiting for him.
“Since you’re out, you might as well be on your way.”
Olivia threw a direct punch.
The massive fist was both fast and powerful, leaving Elias with no way to dodge. It slammed heavily into his body.
In that instant, Elias heard the sound of his own bones shattering in large numbers.
He was propelled backward by the force of the fist until his body slammed into the plant cage behind him.
Crack! Crack!
Elias’s entire body was crushed by the punch, and he died a miserable death on the spot.
A prestigious Evolver, a powerful being capable of living for over a thousand years, appeared utterly vulnerable before Olivia.
“So poor. He couldn't even produce a single forbidden artifact before he died?” Olivia muttered.
Actually, this was normal. Forbidden artifacts all carried negative effects; the more powerful the artifact, the worse the drawback.
Normally, without the corresponding means to contain them, no one would carry powerful forbidden artifacts on their person.
After dealing with Elias, Olivia turned to look at Scarlett.
Scarlett walked up with a face full of smiles. “Congratulations, Sister Olivia. For the Remnant Branch of the Divine Tree to be obtained by you—it is truly its best possible home. I congratulate you on behalf of the entire Nature Sect.”
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