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Chapter 153: The Strange Giant Net, Johnnie is Captured

Chapter 153: Chapter 153: The Strange Giant Net, Johnnie is Captured

"Despicable humans! How dare you kill a great resident of Azurecloud City — you are unforgivable!"

A series of angry shouts came from the crowd. The residents around Johnnie were yelling wildly, but they were too scared to come forward, waiting for the soldiers to move in.

Johnnie was speechless. He had never seen such a shameless group of people. He immediately used the Void Sword technique and charged forward.

These ordinary Stage 5 residents were no match for him — he slaughtered them without mercy.

Even the Stage 6 soldiers couldn’t stop his attack.

The loud commotion attracted more soldiers, and soon he was surrounded on all sides.

"Player, you shouldn’t have interfered with our business in Azurecloud City. Today, you are going to die!" The leading general coldly stared at Johnnie and, with a wave of his hand, sent a rain of arrows raining down.

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Damage numbers flashed above Johnnie’s head. These people couldn’t even break through his defense — they could only deal a single point of health damage.

"What’s going on?" The leader was shocked, his face filled with disbelief.

"Hmph, you’re out of your depth." Johnnie sneered, and he used the Technique of Swordsmanship for Controlling Swords. Eight flying swords attacked wildly, slicing through everything in their path.

Blood splattered. Cries of pain echoed.

The residents screamed and ran in panic, covering their heads.

"Devil! This is a real devil!"

"You soldiers, what are you doing? We gave you so many resources, and you can’t even take down a regular player!"

"Kill him! Offer his soul to The Elder Tree."

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Cries of pain echoed, and Johnnie moved like a man in a battlefield with no one in his way, brutally slaughtering. The residents and soldiers here couldn’t stop his attacks.

"Human, don’t be so arrogant!" Suddenly, a furious shout came, and then a massive net came flying down.

Johnnie frowned. This was the same giant net used against the woman earlier.

He knew the strange nature of this net and wasn’t about to be careless. He used the Mountain Shatter technique from the Void Sword method.

Boom!

A massive blade of energy sliced into the net, sending it flying, but it wasn’t destroyed.

"What the hell is this?" Johnnie was shocked. Mountain Shatter was a single strike with 20 times damage, enough to deal millions of damage — and yet it failed to destroy the net.

Whoosh!

The net flew again, wrapping around Johnnie.

Johnnie frowned tightly. He activated the Five Elements Technique, and the five elements — metal, wood, water, fire, and earth — surged forward.

"Fire-Control!" The woman, seeing Johnnie’s technique, was a bit surprised. "Is he also a Phoenix descendant? No, he’s using the Five Elements Technique!"

The woman realized that Johnnie’s attack was special and became even more shocked.

But even though the Five Elements Technique was powerful, it still couldn’t destroy the strange net.

Not only Fire-Control, but the other elemental magic also failed to destroy the net.

Buzz!

The net fell and immediately tightened, wrapping Johnnie up completely.

Pang!

Johnnie staggered, falling to the ground. This net was even more terrifying than he had imagined — it had sealed all of his power, making it impossible for him to use the Five Elements Technique or the Technique of Swordsmanship for Controlling Swords.

"Attack! Kill him!" The residents, seeing him trapped, erupted again, screaming and rushing forward for a brutal assault.

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Damage numbers flashed above Johnnie’s head. They were only able to deal one point of health damage, and with his strong regeneration, these people couldn’t even threaten him.

But he couldn’t break free from the strange net either.

"Damn it, what is this thing?" Johnnie struggled desperately, but the net only tightened further. It wasn’t just immune to magic attacks — even an artifact couldn’t break it.

"Kid, give up struggling. This is the Undead Tree’s Wraithroot. It’s extremely tough. No one, except for divine-level warriors, can destroy it." A woman’s voice came from nearby.

Johnnie finally noticed the woman. She was wearing a light red long dress with a fine pattern of feathers, short hair cut to her ears, and a beautiful face. On her forehead was a mark in the shape of a flame.

Undead Tree? Related to the undead?

Johnnie was confused. He had never heard of such a thing as the Undead Tree.

"Stop." A general stepped forward, interrupting the attackers, and coldly said."Take these two down and wait for The Elder Tree to deal with them."

Some soldiers drove away the angry crowd, and the two were taken deep into the city.

Soon, they were brought to a dark basement and separated into different cells.

But the net still surrounded both of them. The soldiers had seen Johnnie’s power and weren’t about to let their guard down.

The soldiers left the dark room, and a heavy iron door slammed shut behind them. It was dark, with only a faint candlelight flickering.

"Kid, who are you? Why can you control such a powerful Five Elements Technique?" A woman’s cold voice came from the other cell.

"Johnnie." he said calmly, not revealing much, but with curiosity."you have Phoenix Bloodline. I wonder what your relationship is with the Sacred Beast Phoenix?"

Johnnie’s mission was to find the ruins of the Four Sacred Beasts. This woman might be the key.

"You can actually sense the Phoenix Bloodline on me?" the woman was surprised, and explained."My name is Flamea. I’m kind of a descendant of the Phoenix Lord, and I have a bit of weak Bloodline Power on me."

It was definitely related to the Phoenix.

Johnnie asked again."Do you know where the ruins of the Four Sacred Beasts are?"

"Huh?" Flamea suddenly became alert, and asked coldly."Kid, who the hell are you? Why are you looking for the ruins of the Four Sacred Beasts?"

Johnnie didn’t hide anything and said."I’ve been given a mission by the Sacred Beast The White Spirit Tiger’s avatar. I’m looking for the ruins of the Four Sacred Beasts in order to awaken the other three Sacred Beast avatars."

"What? The White Spirit Tiger?" A furious shout, filled with killing intent.

"Hmph. That guy still has the nerve to send someone to look for the ruins of the Four Sacred Beasts!" Flamea’s voice was cold. "Kid, you’d better hope you die at the hands of these guys. If you end up in my hands, I’ll make sure you wish you were dead!"

Johnnie was stunned.

This was completely different from what he had expected.

The Four Sacred Beasts weren’t supposed to be on opposite sides, at least not enemies.

But why did Flamea have such strong hostility toward him?

Was there some kind of feud between the White Spirit Tiger and the Phoenix?

Johnnie asked in confusion."Looking for the ruins of the Four Sacred Beasts and awakening the Sacred Beast avatars... shouldn’t that be helping you?"

"Helping us? Hmph!" Flamea snorted, her voice full of anger. "It’s because of that coward, the White Spirit Tiger, that the Phoenix Lord was killed. He’s completely gone, and his avatar has already disappeared. How can you awaken him again?"

"What? The Phoenix has fallen?" Johnnie was shocked. He hadn’t known about this.

It seemed the White Spirit Tiger didn’t know either, or else he wouldn’t have sent Johnnie to awaken the Sacred Beast avatars.

He asked, confused."This has something to do with the White Spirit Tiger?"

"Hmph!" Flamea snorted again, and didn’t bother to answer.

No matter how hard Johnnie pressed, she only said that the White Spirit Tiger had killed the Phoenix, and that the other two Sacred Beasts being sealed had something to do with the White Spirit Tiger as well.

It seemed the White Spirit Tiger was the traitor among the Four Sacred Beasts — a truly despicable person.

Now things had gotten complicated.

Johnnie frowned. He had thought that finding a descendant of the Phoenix would help him complete his mission of finding the ruins of the Four Sacred Beasts.

But now, Flamea saw him as an enemy, and he was also trapped in this strange giant net, unable to escape at all.

"Maiev, do you have a way to get me out of this net?" Johnnie mentally connected with Maiev in the Canvas of Illusions and asked in his mind.

Flamea had said this net was made of the Undead Tree’s Wraithroot, and only a god could destroy it.

"Ah, Death Power!" Maiev’s surprised voice came through. "Master, this is the Undead Tree’s Wraithroot. How did you end up running into this thing?"

Johnnie said."I was looking for the ruins of the Four Sacred Beasts. I found it in the Azurecloud City ruins."

"The Azurecloud City ruins?" Maiev’s voice came back, clearly she knew about the Undead Tree.

She explained."Master, the Undead Tree is one of the Four Sacred Trees. The other three sacred trees are the Life Tree of my Elven Race, the World Tree of the Universe Continent, and the Tidekeeper Tree of the Fractured Sea."

The Four Sacred Trees?

Johnnie was confused. He had never heard of such a thing in his past life.

He continued."Can you help me get out of this net?"

"It’s simple. But I’m worried about the Undead Tree. If it appears, it might devour your soul. I’m stuck in the painting, so I can’t stop it." Maiev said, concerned. She knew the evil nature of the Undead Tree well.

The Life Tree had powerful Life Force, but the Undead Tree was completely different — it had strong Death Power and could devour souls.

"I can handle it. If I come across the Undead Tree, I’ll put it into the Canvas of Illusions." a new voice said.

It was the soul of the Map of Heaven and Earth.

"Can the Undead Tree also be put into the Canvas of Illusions?" Johnnie was surprised.

The soldiers had indeed said they were going to sacrifice him to the Undead Tree.

Since the Map of Heaven and Earth could deal with it, that meant Johnnie had no more worries.

Johnnie didn’t rush Maiev to destroy the net. Instead, he turned toward the other dark room and said."Flamea, I’ll save you. Will you take me to find the ruins of the Four Sacred Beasts?"

"Can you get out of this net?" Flamea was doubtful at first, then said."If you can save The Saintly Lady, I’ll agree."

She had attacked Azurecloud City to save The Saintly Lady.

"Okay, no problem." Johnnie said quickly.

The Saintly Lady Flamea mentioned was definitely related to the Phoenix.

Once the Undead Tree was dealt with, these people in Azurecloud City wouldn’t be a match for him at all.

Boom...

At this moment, the stone door of the underground chamber was pushed open again, and a group of soldiers walked in.

"You two are lucky. You’re being sacrificed to the Elder Tree. That’s a privilege." the leading soldier said. It was clear they had already decided what to do with the two of them.

Some soldiers stepped forward and dragged the two of them out of the underground chamber.

Johnnie didn’t resist. He looked around curiously.

They left Azurecloud City directly and went to the back mountains.

It was desolate and ruined. They could barely see the ruins of the city, which seemed to be where the real Azurecloud City ruins were.

"Are you from the Haldrem Empire?" Johnnie asked the leading soldier, curious.

The soldier glanced at him and sneered."You don’t even know our identity, yet you dared to attack us?"

Johnnie didn’t care. He continued."I don’t know where Princess Lisa of the Haldrem Empire is. Is she still alive?"