Chapter 1287: Chapter 338: The Overstepping Pact, Come Back to Me

Emperor Tomb Mountain Range, Sky Pool Node.

The embers of the great battle drifted in the wind.

The remnants of the Civilization Army lay scattered across the battlefield, completely overwhelmed by the players now looting the weapons and equipment left by the defeated Civilization Warriors and even targeting the wreckage on the ground.

Anything with a hint of spiritual value held worth in the eyes of the players.

Even if they didn’t use it, they could still offer it to Brother Di Zhao.

Since the Civilization Army was annihilated, the alliance no longer existed.

The Insect Race remained undeterred in their killing.

The bodies of the Holy Hall Guards had long turned to ash, vanishing alongside their Civilization Army in the fury of the players and the Insect Race.

At this moment, on the Evil Eye Tower Platform, the Earth Thought Evil Spirit finally could not hold on and fell into a coma.

The dark red patterns on its body surface gradually dimmed, like burning charcoal exhausted, leaving only wisps of Black Tide Energy lingering around the wounds, still eroding its body.

The four Evil Boss projections, having lost control of the Tower, stood idly on the platform.

They had witnessed this incredulous battle and the most unlikely of defenses.

What struck them as even more unbelievable was this.

The Player Clan members, eyes reddened with killing intent, surprisingly began to orderly retreat after a brief skirmish with the Insect Race over resources.

During this time, some Player Clan members even threw glass bottles infused with Rule Energy onto the Tower.

On the other side, the Insect Race army also retreated like a receding tide.

The ground-burrowing beetle swarms fled underground, Thunder Beasts sheathed their claws and galloped away, the Insect Wing Group spread their wings and soared into the sky... Even the Fungus Carpet that had been crazily spreading across the land retracted northwards.

When the last player team disappeared from view, the four Evil Bosses were still unable to understand this enigma.

Why did the Insect Race and the Player Clan, these two beastly forces, act this way?

"Is there a possibility that the Earth Thought Boss is their sworn enemy, not allowing it to die at the hands of other forces?" Ghost Teeth pondered, proposing a potential rationale.

"It’s possible." Blood Pattern nodded, then questioned:

"But putting ourselves in Earth Thought Boss’s perspective regarding the Insect Race and Player Clan, if there was an opportunity to massacre either force, what would it do?"

"From what I know of the Earth Thought Boss, if it were it, it would definitely exterminate them completely." Iron Spine affirmed.

Hearing Iron Spine’s conjecture, Fuxin wholeheartedly agreed:

"Indeed, whether it’s the Player Clan or the Insect Race, they remain an unremovable thorn in Earth Thought Boss’s heart... If it weren’t for these beastly forces’ encirclement, how could Earth Thought Boss have grown like this?"

"Especially during every Waning Moon phase, when Earth Thought Boss wants to expand outward, it’s difficult, can only retreat near the Tower for defense."

"If I were Earth Thought Boss, upon encountering such a once-in-a-lifetime escape opportunity, I would certainly take advantage of the situation. Even if I could erase only one of them, it would clear an obstacle for future expansion, gaining more development space."

"Seize the opportunity when vulnerable; such a chance may never appear again, so it must be firmly grasped in the present."

As the conversation reached this point, the four Evil Bosses simultaneously glanced at the comatose Earth Thought Evil Spirit.

Then looked at each other.

No matter how they speculated, they couldn’t deduce a reasonable logic to explain the actions of the Player Clan and Insect Race.

"We’d better return to the node." Ghost Teeth shook its head, giving up pondering:

"The Evil Eye is dead, without Earth Thought Boss granting access, our stay here is futile."

Blood Pattern nodded in agreement:

"The Tower’s Black Tide Core remains operational. After self-repair concludes, it will mobilize the remaining Black Tide Energy to heal the Earth Thought Boss’s injuries. We should go back."

As the words fell, the projections of the four Evil Bosses simultaneously faded.

Ghost Teeth’s figure first dissipated as a wisp of black smoke, followed by Blood Pattern’s projection scattering like grains of sand, Iron Spine’s projection flaking off like rust, and finally, Fuxin’s projection weathering away in the air.

At this point, they returned to their respective Tower nodes.

Thus, the war came to an end.

The damaged Tower continued to emit a low hum, the remaining Black Tide Energy, like viscous ink, slowly crawled along the fissures of the tower body.

Rapidly repairing the damaged Tower along its path.

When the Black Tide Energy reached the platform, it was already as thin as morning mist.

It lingered above the broken body of the Earth Thought Evil Spirit, attempting several times to coalesce, only to be repelled by the Rule Energy escaping from the wounds.

Some Black Tide Energy attempted to mend the Earth Thought Evil Spirit’s fractured spine but was instantly scorched into blue smoke upon contact.

Just as repairs reached an impasse and Black Tide Energy was about to be exhausted.

The Black Tide Energy transformed into tendrils, suddenly piercing the surface of the platform.

Instantly, the platform atop the Tower began to decay and collapse at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This was one of the Black Tide Core’s mechanisms.

When energy nears depletion, it devours any convertible material, prioritizing the safety of the Evil Spirit Warrior’s life.

At this moment, every brick and stone comprising the Tower hummed, the runes etched upon them extinguished one after another, and the Evil Crystals embedded in the walls shattered in succession.

Each inch of the Tower devoured by the Black Tide Energy resulted in new Black Tide Energy gushing out.

During the consumption process, the Black Tide Energy came into contact with the Recovery Potions players had thrown onto the Tower.

The frenzied Black Tide Energy suddenly greedily absorbed them as if it had stumbled upon a treasure, consuming all of the varying quality potions.

Instantly, the recovery speed of the Black Tide Energy increased significantly.

In fact, the priority of Healing Potions was higher than the Black Tide Energy level under the control of the Earth Thought Evil Spirit.

At this time, the most correct method was to directly use the potion’s energy to heal the Earth Thought Evil Spirit.