Chapter 891: Deal! Sighs and Sentiments!
The reason Ling Zhan noticed this dryad was because during his earlier battle with the demon emperor, he saw a verdant green seed drop to the ground.
Moreover...
The seed sprouted two tiny legs, ran to the side, and then rooted itself while concealing its aura.
After dealing with the low-tier demon emperor,
Ling Zhan turned his gaze in this direction.
The dryad likely thought she hadn't been discovered.
Ling Zhan had heard a little about the dryad race.
This natural race was also known as the "energy generators."
Mainly because all dryads possessed a racial talent that allowed them to transform into trees that continuously generated energy.
Of course...
The soil couldn't be too barren.
Because of this gift, many dryads were once turned into war resources.
Numerous nations fought wars to seize them.
There was no choice...
It was said that if dryads stayed on a piece of land for over half a year, the energy they emitted could evolve ordinary flora into spiritual herbs.
See?
They not only produced endless energy.
But also helped evolve plants into spiritual herbs.
A race like this being treated as war resources was understandable, though it was cruel for the dryads themselves.
Most importantly, dryads couldn't undergo class change.
Which meant their power level remained weak.
In this world of class advancement, powerless races either faced extinction or were plundered and trampled.
Only those two fates.
This dryad before him—
Based on her sign language, Ling Zhan more or less understood why she was here.
It was the Demon Arrival Organization again.
They acted as "human traffickers."
Over the years, the wars and conflicts outside of the Ten Thousand Demons Continent all had their shadows.
Their purpose for instigating war was simple.
First, to weaken national power.
Second, to profit and gain resources.
A large group of dryads had been captured and sent to the frontlines of the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss via hidden agents in the southern region of the continent.
With their energy conversion...
The thirty super fortresses now had an endless supply of energy and resources.
"The Demon Arrival Organization again..."
Ling Zhan narrowed his eyes slightly.
Everywhere he went, their presence lingered.
At first, after beating them several times,
He thought they were nothing much.
But now...
He realized he had underestimated them.
Looking closely, most global conflicts had their hands involved.
Sowing discord, supporting the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss, hunting national elites...
They had done every evil.
The dryad continued signaling, her face filled with worry.
She said all her kin had been turned into energy tools by the demon race.
Every camp, tower, fortress—even the strongholds—was powered by dryads.
In fact,
These dryads alone allowed the demon Sovereigns to steadily hold the thirty super fortresses.
Even when supply lines were severed by the human armies,
The fortresses still stood firm.
The national legions couldn't breach them and had to retreat.
Multiple follow-up attempts also failed.
Back then, the generals and leaders were baffled.
Logically,
If the camps, towers, and fortresses were cut off, the super fortress should only last half a year.
But instead...
They held out for two and a half years!
Eventually, human armies had to withdraw.
Because reinforcements from the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss kept arriving.
The national forces wanted to seize camps and fight from them.
But that didn't work.
The demonic corruption here was too severe.
The energy generators built by nations couldn't operate properly.
That's also why this female dryad was heavily corrupted.
But her consciousness remained, likely preserved via demonic secret arts to ensure her talent worked.
After all, dryads needed contact with soil and elements to use their racial skill.
At this moment—
Ling Zhan asked, "Do you know the layout of the demon fortresses?"
The dryad quickly responded with gestures.
She conveyed: Not just fortresses—even the stronghold layouts were clear.
Because of her natural bond with her kin, not even magical arrays could block it.
She could sense her kin precisely.
In fact...
If her kin gathered together, they could even share senses.
Then she'd be able to see everything inside all camps, towers, fortresses, and strongholds.
Seeing her explanation, Ling Zhan's calm expression grew serious.
This discovery—
Might be his biggest gain from this battle!
A total stroke of luck.
His biggest problem had been understanding the enemy's strategic distribution.
With the dryads' help, that was solved!
Know thyself, know thy enemy—victory follows.
Right now, the enemy didn't know their camps and towers had fallen.
But if Ling Zhan could see their entire layout, things would be much easier!
He even considered...
Wiping out all camps, towers, and fortresses surrounding Lemoris Fortress in one go!
In under three days, he could reach its gates!
Honestly,
A two-thousand-person army against a super fortress holding billions seemed like suicide.
But Ling Zhan had his own plans.
"Let's make a deal."
"I'll rescue all your kin."
"You just need to help me locate all camp, tower, and fortress positions."
Ling Zhan looked at the dryad.
Her face lit up with hope, and she squeaked happily while signing.
She was expressing gratitude.
And promising to do her best.
Looking at this grateful dryad,
Ling Zhan, who was always indifferent, felt a rare moment of reflection and sentiment.