Chapter 200: Against the Evil Tree
Shido was astonished as he carefully observed the massive entity before him, noting that it was currently in a deep slumber. Just by looking at it’s appearance, one could tell immediately that it was not a good thing.
The eerie, oppressive aura it emitted could suffocate ordinary people, dragging them into a sense of helplessness and despair just by being near it.
However, that only applied to ordinary people.
For Shido, even though his level wasn’t that high yet, his Spirit Body granted him a powerful mental fortitude, allowing him to resist soul attacks and oppressive auras like this with ease.
"Did they have this monster in the original series? I only watched the first three seasons... damn it." Shido let out a wry smile as he stared up at the slumbering tree.
Although he watched the Overlord, he didn’t read the light novel yet so he didn’t have any information about the monster in front of him.
While Shido was deep in thought, the earth around him suddenly began to tremble. His eyes narrowed as he quickly scanned his surroundings, noticing that the massive roots of the evil tree were pulling themselves free from the muddy swamp. Its gigantic branches twitched, then slowly came back to life, swaying and extending as if they were searching for something.
"O-oh..." Shido muttered as he watched from a distance.
Without warning, one of the branches snapped toward his direction, rushing at him with surprising force. Fortunately, its speed was still slow enough for Shido to dodge with ease. Even so, he knew that if anyone else, even an Adamantite-ranked adventurer, were struck by that branch, they would be sent straight to heaven in an instant.
BOOOOOM!
The branch of the evil tree slammed into the muddy ground where Shido had just been standing. Mud, shattered bones, and splintered trees exploded in every direction, the impact so powerful that it left behind a crater nearly twenty meters wide.