Evolution begins with an ant colony

Chapter 176 Commotion In The Tree Castle

As Akun made his way through the castle, he encountered the Dryad elders, Aelorin and Nyressa, standing in his way.

Elder Nyressa spoke up with disdain, "How dare you, a mere child, disgracefully tarnishing the Dryads' thousands of years of rich history." Pointing at him with an irritated expression, she demanded, "State your name, child, so I may know the name of the fool who was so bold as to do such a thing here today. You shall be used as an example so no one in the future would dare to do such again."

Elder Aelorin chimed in, "This must be the ruler of the Ant Tribe. If so, then we should try now to retrieve his core for that man."@@@@

Hearing Elder Aelorin's statement, Akun's thoughts raced as he mused inwardly. "Retrieve my core for that man? Who exactly? Was that the original reason they attacked the Ant Tribe?"

Suddenly, the system's voice echoed in his head: [Notice, player!! Time is of the essence. Wasting it on pointless thoughts will only make the end approach you unprepared.]

Akun mused further, "The system is right; I can't waste any more time. It doesn't matter what they are saying; when I get the princess, I'll get all the answers I need." Read latest chapters on My Virtual Library Empire

Directing his gaze at the dryad elders, his eyes shon brightly as he then spoke up with his deep, intimidating voice, "For your sakes, I would advise that you make way."

Elder Nyressa's voice echoed with authority as she spoke with a very serious tone, her eyes narrowing with intensity fixed on Akun. "All the trees in this forest would have long withered and died before I would make way for you."

Through the massive hole they created when bursting out of the tree castle, Akun could see that alternate Akun had already enslaved nearly all of the dryads outside. The full moon hung overhead as both Akuns' gazes met. They nodded at each other and returned to their separate missions.

Suddenly, Elder Thalanor appeared behind Akun, thrusting his green dryad sword with confidence, yelling, "This is where you die, child! Pay for your arrogance and impudence."

As Elder Thalanor's sword came into contact with Akun's armor, it shattered into a thousand shards. "Impossible!" he mused aloud. Time seemed to slow down as he inwardly considered, "This sword was made with the scale of a dragon by a dragon. Mere armor shouldn't be stronger than it."

Suddenly, with his eyes glowing intensely, Akun swiftly turned around, grabbed Elder Thalanor by his head, and slammed him into the ground with a massive force. The impact sent out a resounding shockwave and a loud boom. Though Elder Thalanor did not die from the attack, he was knocked out cold.

The sound of the massive shockwave reached the ears of all the tribe leaders, prompting them to run into the hallways to investigate. The princess hesitated, torn between warning them and letting them face the consequences of their initial decision to abandon her tribe. In the end, she chose to let them go, uncertain of her feelings toward those who had once considered leaving her people alone.

As the tribe leaders left the room, Rinalef's thoughts raced. She mused, "How is this happening? Is it because of me? Did he detect the lies in what I told him earlier? Is that why he is here to make my tribe pay?" She fell to her knees as tears began to stream down her cheeks.

As the other tribe leaders and their guards made their way through the halls, they came into contact with Akun. He had just finished knocking out Elder Thalanor, and he was looking out to the dryad tribe that had nearly been completely enslaved.

Thalgar, the Fenire tribe leader, pointed a claw at Akun and asked, "Are you the one responsible for all this?"

Akun replied, "I am. What is it to you?"