Lightning Is the Only Way

The battle was violent. The roots constantly clashed at each other, and they were continually severed. When one root was severed, the opponent absorbed the root to gain more Life Energy, which would result in the production of even more roots.

Meadow's domain slowly extended, pushing Narcissus back.

After a couple of minutes of violent fighting, 50% of the underground now belonged to Meadow.

"Get off my seat!" Meadow transmitted aggressively. "That's mine!"

However, Narcissus' answer was different from what Meadow had expected.

"Alright, we can have a fair battle now," Narcissus answered.

And then, Narcissus actually began trying.

As soon as Narcissus got serious, Meadow felt herself be overwhelmed.

They were both only fighting with some basic Laws, which made their Laws about equal. They were also only fighting with their Realms, physical power, and concentration.

This was not a battle to the death but a battle for supremacy.

One could see this as the equivalent of arm-wrestling for plants. A human could simply get their other hand and punch the opponent in the face, but that would feel like a loss to the person punching.

They would feel like they had lost in a battle of honor.

Meadow was overwhelmed with all the roots of her opponent.

Her opponent was using his roots with absolutely unreal finesse. It was like every single root was its own living being, which had gone through thousands of temperings on their path to power.

In just a minute, Meadow's territory was reduced to 20% of its previous size.

"Do you have any idea with how many other plants I have battled in my life?" Narcissus asked. "I lived in a thick forest filled with powerful plants, and the plants were even more numerous than all the beasts in the world."

"In comparison, I can tell that you've had it easy," Narcissus added. "You probably haven't fought many plants in your life. Your control over your roots is subpar and simple."

Meadow immediately became frustrated when she heard Narcissus' words.

However, Narcissus was right.

Meadow had spent a lot of her time in Styr's Tribe, and there hadn't been many relevant plants in there. Then, when Styr and the others had left, Meadow had already become one of the most powerful beings in the higher world, making all forms of war with other plants meaningless.

In short, Meadow was very inexperienced when it came to plant warfare.

Meanwhile, Narcissus had become truly powerful amongst a dense forest.

He was the strongest plant in the strongest higher world.

Meadow couldn't fight Narcissus on his own terms.

"Go on," Narcissus said. "You can unleash your actual Laws. I don't mind."

Meadow snorted.

BOOOM!

Avatar and actually used its powers

was already no longer the plant-version of arm-wrestling

arm-wrestling match and switched over to a

roots became vastly more powerful as nearly all her Laws became a full level more

Meadow's roots severed an ocean's worth of Narcissus'

and

Narcissus' roots were more numerous, and they were

a gigantic monster. The humans couldn't win individually, but with their teamwork and tactics, they

both of them

territory now, she also had to control more roots. This weakened her

Meadow's territory, which required her to

on for

friends had

in excitement as he saw Meadow, greeting her with pure

barf, mutt! I'm busy!" Meadow shouted back when Ferris

didn't mind Meadow's

happy that

Ferris liked Meadow.

at the

always been an incredibly powerful hegemon in her eyes,

the Dead World. If

how powerful Meadow

Azure was shocked that Narcissus was even more

that he was powerful, but she had always believed Meadow

Meadow didn't even have a fighting

already fighting with her full power,

didn't even

was essentially fighting with only one

soon?" Narcissus asked Meadow

countered with an

not," Narcissus answered. "I haven't even used my Avatar

it! I acknowledge that your control is superior to mine, but I won't accept that you're so superior to me that you don't even need to

lost. Now,

seemed like the person sitting in her seat was too fat for her to push

"Fine," Narcissus answered.

SHING!

in a gentle light, and one could feel a

Life!"

number of roots increased by ten times, and he shot all of them forward in one

didn't even

an army of roots, absorbing their Life Energy,

million rats were jumping on a single

the

wave of explosions,

end, the roots encircled

Meadow had lost.

he wasn't very experienced in the

Meanwhile, Azure sighed.

Sary were still here, she would be so excited

aback