A person in Tokyo becomes a demon god

Chapter 137 Weakest Ability? Looting Ability
A few minutes later,

The enormous 'human-faced tree' crashed down, and the one-armed boy's long sword pierced the tree's forehead.

The surrounding area was littered with vines and limbs, which had also been cut down by the other 'little superheroes'. With two powerful allies, the battle was immediately reversed.

"What kind of heroes are they, ganging up on the few with the many?"

"Don't go! Wait for me to gather the sisters!"

After saying a few polite words, Wood Spirit 17 turned and ran without hesitation.

"Huh? No, you."

The birdwatchers watching the live broadcast were stunned!
You were so confident just now, how come you ran away after only a couple of moves? What happened to your duty? What happened to your confidence?

He even planned to livestream a fierce battle, but it ended up being a disappointing failure.

Are all of Lord Liuhe's creations like this?
call out----

A beam of cold light shot out, suddenly causing the giant bird in the sky to tilt its head.

"Who?"

The next second, the giant bird turned its head and glared angrily.

"Who shot that arrow!"

Arrows fired from modern composite bows can reach speeds of up to 100 meters per second; for a normal human, this is an incredible speed that would be difficult to react to. But for a user of the 'Falcon Fruit' who can already fly at speeds of up to 100 meters per second, it's just everyday life.

"Hey?"

Ling, from the archery department below, was taken aback by the angry questioning from the giant bird with an arrow in its beak.

"You're not a monster?"

"Huh? How do I look like a monster!"

The giant bird, having spat out the arrow, flapped its wings and angrily questioned...
You look like a monster from head to toe, okay?

Not only Erke Ling, but also the other supernatural humans on the battlefield were internally complaining.

They had noticed the birdman in the sky before, but since they lacked anti-aircraft capabilities and preferred to avoid trouble, they hadn't paid him any attention.

As the ground battle ended, Niko Rei raised her hand and fired an arrow at the opponent.

Unexpectedly, this resulted in a furious rebuke.

"Yeah, sorry."

Seeing that the other party was so righteous and seemed to have really hit the wrong person, Erke Ling put away her compound bow and bowed her head to apologize.

"I saw you chatting with that wood spirit, and I thought..."

is the enemy.

"I'm interviewing them!"

"Never mind, I, 'News King,' am not a petty person."

It flapped its wings, descended, and hovered above everyone's heads. It raised its hand—no, it raised its wings—and pointed to the live streaming equipment above them.

"I'm currently doing a global live stream,"

"Everyone, please say hello to the audience."

???

Faced with the live-streaming equipment on the birdman's head, everyone on the battlefield was expressionless and at a loss.

We're fighting to the death here, and you're doing a live stream over there?
"We're retreating,"

Seeing that the situation was too strange, the leader of the supernatural humans made a gesture, and they all turned around and ran: they were incredibly fast, like antelopes leaping over a ravine, and quickly disappeared into the green-covered building 'forest'.

They were a small supernatural group in the neighborhood who obtained supernatural fruits by taking advantage of the clumsy nature of the 'human-faced tree' in its early stages.

Since the 'Wood Spirit' took command of the battle, the pressure has become immense, so they have formed a team to fight.

Now some random weirdo has appeared. Let's leave first!

As for the spoils of war, you have to be alive to claim them.

"Are you very familiar with those wood spirits?"

Those who remained in place were naturally Bubu Zhang, who stood atop the giant 'human-faced tree'.

"Do you know Yui, the one who's number 18?"

"Young man, I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush."

The 'News King,' having landed, maintained its bird-like posture, deftly using its wings to retrieve the live-streaming equipment and begin the interview:
"Come on, introduce yourself to everyone."

"what?"

Facing the camera,

The one-armed boy looked bewildered.

"My name is Bu Buzhang, I am 18 years old, and I live at..."

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"Everyone!"

Inside the building entwined with giant vines, Wood Sprite No. 17 ran back, panting heavily.

"Help--"

However, upon entering the hall, one finds the atmosphere heavy.

"What's going on here?"

"It's the 17th,"

In the hall, several 'wood spirits', some sitting and some standing, turned their heads at the sound.

These 'wood spirits' have different appearances, and they can adjust their 'clothing' on their own, so even if it's just vines, leaves, or flower wreaths, each one is dressed differently.

Once you get to know each other, you can tell each other apart just by looking at each other.

"Number 20 died."

? !
"How did you die?"

Number 17 was initially surprised, then suspicious. She remembered the vines on Number 20's body, which were comparable to steel and had extremely strong defensive capabilities.

"Getting carried away by the excitement of the fight, they were lured into a trap."

"We blew up a building, and tens of thousands of tons of reinforced concrete collapsed; by the time we dug it out, it had already been crushed."

Another wood spirit explained.

Ah, this...

"Despicable humans!"

Upon hearing the devastating news, Wood Spirit #17 clenched his fist in anger.

"If the adults hadn't made us split up and take charge of different areas, it wouldn't have been a problem to clean up these rat-like humans by combining everyone's efforts."

"Watch your words, Number 17."

These 'offensive' words caused a Wood Spirit to give Number 17 a cold glance.

"You have no right to question the orders given by the adults."

"It was my fault."

Once she came to her senses, Number 17 quickly bowed her head and admitted her mistake.

Indeed, they are all wood spirits cultivated by Master Liuhe; Master Liuhe is both their master and their mother, how could he dare to question the orders he gave?

"Strictly speaking, humans are also part of 'nature'."

Another voice sounded from behind, making Number 17 turn around with joy and rush into the other person's arms. "Sister Number 18!"

"Lord Liuhe's orders are not simply about killing."

Touching the head of number 17, the girl with a 'Yui' face, she shared her insights.

"Instead, it allows us to exert pressure, thereby promoting biological evolution in this region."

?

"Number 18, you mean 'training troops'?"

The other wood spirits, each with their own independent personality, gradually came to their senses.

"Are those humans merely tools for our cultivation?"

"Is there any need? Those humans are nothing more than insects to be crushed at will—"

"But number 20 is already dead."

The calm voice of Wood Spirit #18 immediately silenced the doubts of the other Wood Spirits.

"As it turns out, we are not the absolute strongest. If we are not careful and do not hone our skills, we can be killed just like the 'Man-faced Tree'."

The human-faced tree is a brainless plant puppet.

The Wood Spirits, on the other hand, are cadres personally 'cultivated' by Lord Liuhe.

The two should have been worlds apart, but now they've both become 'corpses'!
Moreover, Number 18 had secretly gone to the outskirts of the city and seen a large number of armored vehicles: if it weren't for Lord Liuhe's formidable reputation, these armored weapons would not have been easy for them to deal with. Besides, in her understanding, human armored vehicles were endless, while they, the 'Wood Spirits,' only had a handful.

"I don't want to die."

"That's right, I want to live and serve Lord Liuhe!"

This cold reality instilled fear in the newly 'born' wood spirits.

There was no way around it; Liuhe's 'craftsmanship' was given to him temporarily, so it couldn't be compared to his. The 'wooden spirits' he created were also very rudimentary: he simply took a soul as the main body, stuffed it into a plant doll, gave it any plant ability, and that was it.

Such rudimentary methods have led to these wood spirits having a mindset very similar to that of humans.

No, it should be said that it is almost identical to 'during his lifetime'.

"That's why I rushed back,"

On the 18th, he calmly looked around.
"Sisters, it's time to spend some time fighting too."

Instead of makeup, clothes, or even what to drink in the afternoon: memories can be erased, but instincts don't change, and it's obvious what a group of women will talk about when they get together.

"To master our abilities and carry out Lord Liuhe's orders, that is the meaning of our existence."

No matter what, she didn't want to die.

"Number 18 is right,"

"We were too complacent, thinking that those humans were nothing special."

"Survival of the fittest?"

"That suits our identity quite well!"

With the death of No. 20, the other Wood Spirits were instead inspired with a fighting spirit; they didn't want to die, so they had to fight.

The same applies to these 'wood spirits'.

"correct,"

"Number 17, what were you trying to say just now?"

"No, it's nothing."

He waved his hand, seeing that everyone was 'high-spirited';
Wood Spirit No. 17 couldn't tell anyone that he had just "fled in a sorry state".

At least number 20 fought to the death, while she came back unscathed; asking her sisters to help her get revenge is a bit shameless.

But we can't blame her entirely; the main reason is:

"Damn it, why does everyone else have powerful combat abilities, but I don't?"

Upon reaching the back of the hall, Number 17 clenched his fist and looked up at the sky.

In addition to commanding the "human-faced trees" and manipulating plants within a certain range, these "wood spirits" are generally endowed with a special plant ability.

For example, Sister No. 18,
What I gained was the ability to wield a bamboo spear.

Of course, the dazzling skill in wielding the spear was the result of his own training.

As for the crushed Android 20, he possesses the 'Steel Thorns' ability: essentially a characteristic of some kind of hard vine in the One Piece world. It's nothing special in that world, but in this world, it's a kind of 'bio-armor'.

The ability that Number 17 gained is: Nurturing!

"What's the point of cultivating this ability?"

Hiding in a room at the back of the hall, Number 17 slammed his fist on the table in a huff.

It's not that I'm not capable, it's just that my abilities are too poor: Of course, even if her abilities are poor, she is still a supernatural being, so she should be very strong even when it comes to boxing.

can only say,
Some people are simply not suited for fighting.

He died once, but he still runs away whenever he encounters a strong enemy.

"Hey, Number 20, if only I had your armor!"

He raised his hand to stroke the flattened corpse of number 20 on the table, just as Wood Spirit #17 was talking to himself:
peristalsis

The vine armor on corpse number 20 actually began to wriggle.

? ?
"Could it be——"

Place your hands on the corpse.

To Number 17's delighted gaze, the previously lifeless vine armor began to crawl onto her body.

"Nurturing? Yes, nurturing!!"

After Number 20 died, her 'vine armor' lost its master.

In this situation, Number 17, who has the ability to 'cultivate', can take over these special plants!
"Waaaaaaahhhhhh~~"

Thinking of this, number 17's face was full of excitement.

"My fighting power will instantly skyrocket: Thank you, Sister Number 20, I'll accept your ability—"

"What happened, 17th?"

The strange noises coming from here prompted Number 18 to push open the door and come to investigate.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!"

What caught No. 18's eye was

It was number 17, who had collapsed in front of number 20's body, her eyes filled with tears.

"Don't be too sad."

Seeing this, #18, with her sisterly charm overflowing, stepped forward, gently squatted down, and patted the other person's head.

"Waaaaah, Sister Number 18."

Number 17 buried her head in Number 18's arms, her body trembling slightly.

Of course, it wasn't because she was sad about number 20; she wasn't even familiar with number 20. The real reason was:

What kind of armor vines are these? They're absorbing her sap! It seems that even if you obtain this armor through 'cultivation' ability, there's a price to pay for using it.

but,

There is this armor.

Next time, I'll definitely teach those humans a lesson!
(End of this chapter)