"Damn it!"
Flickering uncertainly among the trees, the Tree Originator had to move quite a distance away before the stabbing pain in its head began to slowly subside.
Looking at the deer surrounded by tens of thousands of tree-creatures, anger flickered in its eyes, "I want to see how long you can hold out!"
As it spoke, the Tree Originator's vine-woven body disbanded, its tendrils deeply penetrating the earth. Its sharp voice carried a touch of madness, "Awake, my subjects, and utterly destroy everything in front of you!"
Boom, boom, boom.
From deep within the earth, there were sounds like rolling thunder. The ground in the forest churned and cracked, numerous roots burst forth, and countless coniferous trees transformed into tree-creatures.
Situated in Siberia, Lake Baikal was surrounded by the world's largest expanse of coniferous forest, providing the Tree Originator with a naturally perfect battlefield.
