Chen Bugu turned his head to look, and the Treant also lowered his head, their four eyes meeting.
This Treant looked almost identical to Chen Bugu; if there was any difference, his head was greener, and those petal-like branches and leaves hung down from his head, like he had long hair.
"I am Chen Bugu," Chen Bugu probed.
So far, only he and this Long-haired Treant, also trapped in the stone cell, had two legs. The difference between Chen Bugu and other Treants was that he was essentially a human "wearing tree bark."
If the Long-haired Treant in front of him was one of Bai Ting and the others, then Chen Bugu introducing himself was undoubtedly the best way to probe.
"Kefuke, what are you doing again?"
The Long-haired Treant's hands hung down to the ground, and he looked at Chen Bugu weakly, then said.
Kefuke?
Chen Bugu was startled, then realized that it was probably the name of this body's original owner.
Then the other party should be a native of this secret realm.
After the Treant finished speaking, he suddenly raised his right hand, and two branches intertwined between his fingers, forming a spiral arrow.
As the Treant lightly tapped his finger, the arrow shot towards Chen Bugu.
"Pa~"
The arrow accurately grazed Chen Bugu's back, and the vines binding him snapped.
Chen Bugu didn't even need to try to Decipher; he had already regained his freedom.
He slowly got up from the ground, looked at the Treant slumped on the ground five or six meters away, and said thank you.
Although he wasn't sure about the situation, he could confirm that even if the other party wasn't on the same side as him, they were certainly not enemies at this moment.
At least their predicament could be fully described as fellow sufferers.
"I heard the passing guards say that you killed a team of pursuers with intense fire and severely wounded a young 'Muka' with mental abilities."
"Again, intense fire and mental abilities, all the abilities we 'Muka' fear the most. Kefuke, you've truly become a demon now."
The Treant's tone was playful, as if he was talking about something insignificant, but it contained a huge amount of information.
Chen Bugu lowered his head in thought.
Was that raging inferno that swept across the scorched earth caused by him?
But he had already tried; while he couldn't check the panel information, his Fireball also couldn't be used.
The reason why Breaking could be retained was most likely related to the characteristics of this ability itself.
In addition, according to the words of this Treant, their race seems to call themselves "Muka," and their weaknesses are fire and mental attacks, but Chen Bugu had never heard of this race.
"Why do you say I'm a demon?"
Chen Bugu realized that this was a good opportunity to extract information.
"Hahahaha, Kefuke, you really broke your brain. Look at our legs; as Muka people who abandoned the gods, you also mastered fire and mental magic. Even if you're not a demon, you must be."
The Treant's words were sarcastic, and his laughter was like madness, but Chen Bugu silently frowned.
Muka people who abandoned the gods?
Gods…
This was the second time Chen Bugu had heard this word; the first time was in the description of Breaking.
"A thief stole the authority of the gods and quietly forged it into the tinder of a virus."
Do gods really exist?
"Then were you abandoned by the gods? Why are you here?"
Chen Bugu decided to first clarify his current situation; he still had too little information.
"Kefuke, understand this: we abandoned the gods, not the gods abandoning us. These legs are the best proof."
"As for why I'm here, what else could it be for? Like you, I was captured to be a sacrifice!"
"It's so unfair. I didn't kill anyone, but I have to go to the sacrificial execution platform with you."
The Long-haired Treant said, then seemed to lose interest and lay down listlessly.
How could Chen Bugu let go of this opportunity to get information, so he quickly pestered him to continue talking.
The Long-haired Treant lay on the ground, answering Chen Bugu's questions off and on, gradually becoming impatient. He sat up, leaned over to Chen Bugu, and sniffed.
"Your questions today are so stupid, Kefuke. If it weren't for this disgusting smell on you, I would even suspect if someone was impersonating you."
"Alright, save your strength. Don't disturb my sleep."
After saying this, the Long-haired Treant directly turned his back to Chen Bugu and lay down, no matter how Chen Bugu questioned him, he would no longer answer.
Seeing that he no longer paid attention to him, Chen Bugu had to give up. Anyway, he had roughly figured out the background of this secret realm.
The Muka people are a race similar to Treants. Their adult bodies can generally reach about three meters, with strong trunks, powerful self-healing abilities, impervious to strikes, and the branches at their fingertips can transform into various weapons, which is also their most effective means of attack.
This place seems to be where this race called "Muka" has lived for generations.
The Muka people lived here peacefully for hundreds of years until one day, a group of ferocious demonic beasts broke into their world.
The Muka Tribe members were slaughtered, their territory was invaded, and their homes were burned in the flames of war, until the gods appeared.
In the Long-haired Treant's description, the god was similar in form to the Muka people. He radiated golden light all over, and no one could see his appearance clearly.
The god bestowed blessings upon the Muka people, scattering power across the land. Thus, the Muka people's legs turned into tree roots, their bodies became harder, their figures became more robust, and they could even draw strength from the earth.
The strengthened Muka people drove away the demonic beasts and reclaimed their homeland.
After the war ended, the god never appeared again.
The Muka people, having lost their enemies, should have returned to their former peaceful lives.
However, some Muka people, having gained greater power, turned the spearhead of conflict towards their own kin.
War broke out again, but this time it was between the Muka people and the Muka people.
That battle left corpses strewn across the fields, and several large tribes were eventually merged into one.
Just when people thought the fighting was over, the god appeared again, belatedly, and withdrew his power.
The Muka people, who had been rooted in the earth, once again left the ground; they grew legs but lost their strength, becoming extremely weak.
The leader who had forcibly unified the major tribes through force instantly became as weak as other Muka people.
Thus, some Muka people, who had been resentful and patient, roared and Ignited the flames of war once more.
After gaining power and then suddenly losing it, everything seemed to return to the starting point, but the god's power was like Pandora's box; once opened, it was difficult to close. The Muka people could no longer return to their initial peaceful coexistence; they didn't know why they had become ferocious and belligerent, fighting to the death.
In the midst of the war, an elder of the Muka Tribe knelt on the ground, pleading with the god, hoping that the god would save the Muka Tribe again, and he was willing to sacrifice himself.
The god listened to his request and took his life. Other Muka people, seeing the god appear again, involuntarily knelt in worship.
It is said that the "benevolent" god once again scattered light, and the Muka people rooted back into the soil, regaining their former powerful strength.
That appearance of the god made the Muka Tribe believe that the previous withdrawal of power was because they had angered the god.
Thereafter, to show respect to the god, they built a sacrificial execution platform and performed regular sacrifices.
And this time's sacrifice was tomorrow.
Sacrifices: Long-haired Treant, Chen Bugu…
