"Sorry, I was held up."
Pei Ze sounded somewhat apologetic.
'If I hadn't been delayed refining the Power of Rules in the Thunder Elemental Half-Plane, I could have arrived at the Ancient Forest Plane sooner and this whole war could have been avoided.'
He hadn't expected the alien insects' offensive to be so swift; they had conquered more than half of the Ancient Forest Plane in no time.
'I guess their reputation as the Scourge of the Planes isn't for nothing.'
"It's fine. The important thing is that you're here." Leiot seemed to laugh. "I'll have to trouble you with what comes next."
Pei Ze glanced at it and stepped forward.
"Let me take you into the Wizard Tower first. You need to heal your wounds as soon as possible."
Leiot might have claimed to be fine, but Pei Ze's Eye of Omniscience told him the tree's condition was far from ideal.
'It probably worsened its injuries while fending off the swarm.'
