System vs Rebirth

A moment ago.

The Plant Lord had reached the top floor.

The person from Septa’s squad wrote down on the note to communicate, “There is a path leading to the rooftop if we continue, but it’s locked.”

The Plant Lord glanced to the side. The stairs still continued even though they were on the top floor. So, it was clear the stairs were leading them to the rooftop.

But since their scout had confirmed that it was locked, they had two options. First, they could go to this floor to check the situation around or they could blast open the door to the rooftop and reach their original destination.

The Plant Lord looked down, contemplating for a moment. He placed his hand on the ground and started channeling a minimum amount of Spiritual Energy as if he was trying to scan the area.

The Plant Lord opened his eyes and grabbed the note.

“Since nature has taken over the building, I can sense the plants around us. Unfortunately, the rooftop doesn’t seem to have anything useful for us. So, we shall explore the top floor.”

“There are approximately three monsters near us. So, we’ll kill them the moment we come out of this passage.”

The Plant Lord drew a sketch of the layout and pointed at the three locations.

All of them looked at each other, wondering what they should do.

“I shall take the farthest one. Can your speed handle the other two?” The Plant Lord asked on the note while staring at the people from the Demon Extermination Squad.

They nodded without hesitation. They were only unsure about the farthest demon because they weren’t as strong as their captain of Septa.

Since the Plant Lord wanted to handle that demon, they obviously agreed to the suggestion.

The person from the Demon Beholder Squad took a peek through the window on the door, trying to locate the demons. It seemed the Plant Lord gave the correct information.

So, he nodded his head, showing that the plan was feasible.

Since they had reached an agreement, the only Demon Relief Squad member that joined their team, Zion, opened the door for them.

Without hesitation, all three members of the Demon Extermination Squad members jumped out while wielding their weapons, eliminating the two demons near them.

The farthest demon found their movement and wanted to let out a roar to inform the others, but there was a plant branch near him. That branch suddenly came to live and extend itself, grabbing the demons from the feet to its mouth and stopping it from doing anything.

Since it hadn’t died, the trio ended up moving toward the third demon and delivered the killing blow.

With this, the entire floor was clear. 𝑏𝑒𝘥𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑒𝘭.𝘯𝑒𝑡

Zion and the Plant Lord came out of the passage. The Plant Lord immediately took the right turn while Zion looked around to observe the layout of the top floor. As expected, there was a void that led to the bottom floor, but most of the area was blocked by the walls.

‘The top floor has the least amount of demons. But there’s no way it’s only inhabited by three demons. We have to immediately dispose of the corpses and hide somewhere.’ Zion thought before realizing that the Plant Lord had entered the room near the corner.

Confused, Zion tried to follow him, wondering what he was planning to do. He entered the room to follow him while the others disposed of the corpses.

When he arrived, the Plant Lord didn’t even bother to glance at him. He continued to stroke the plant’s trunk that managed to pierce through the building and reach this height.

It turned out there was a tall tree inside the facility. And this tree occupied a third of the room.

He didn’t know what the Plant Lord planned to do.

But it seemed the latter had realized his presence and opened his mouth as if thinking there was no other demon that would hear them. “This tree is around seven hundred years old. Its branches should have spread to the entire building and its roots should have become the demon nest.

“Is it fine to speak here?” Zion asked carefully.

“I already said that the tree has spread its branches all over the place. I can sense what the tree is feeling, so I know their location.”

“Are you already aware of this tree? Shouldn’t we go with the others to see this tree on the first floor?” Zion asked another question while frowning. It was weird for the Plant Lord to wait this long.

If they moved according to Zion’s scenario, they would be able to have a lot of brains to think about their next move. It would be better if the Plant Lord used that sensation to find the demons so that they could kill them.

He even knew that the roots were used as the demon nest, so he couldn’t help but suspect him.

The Plant Lord shook his head calmly as if he wasn’t bothered by Zion’s reaction. “That’s what I wanted to do at first, but there is something wrong with the sensation. It seems that there are a total of three plants that spread their existence all over the building.”

“I’m currently checking this tree to find their existence. I’m afraid that I need to confirm these three plants first before I can do anything.”

“And if my ability is on point, one of the plants is not on the first floor. That’s why I can’t go with them. I have to go to the upper floor to confirm the existence of all these plants.”

Zion fell silent. It was absurd, but he didn’t know the full extent of the Plant Lord’s strength. So, it seemed that they had to work with his current explanation.

Zion asked, “So, are we going to move around to check the existence of the other two plants?”

“Yes. Fortunately, their branches are on the top floor as well. We can take advantage of the situation to check on them. This would allow us to pinpoint all the demons inside the building. Depending on their size, we might be able to locate the demon nest hidden in this building.”

Zion let out a long sigh. “I understand. I’ll cooperate. What should I do?”