"My bad, I'm late!"
Said Crocus with an overpowering pressure that made the people stay down to the ground, lying like something is pushing them to the ground. Even the Red maple girl cannot come up with a way to get out of the ground.
"Who-?"
Soon she tried moving underground to escape from the pressure. But she couldn't, so she tried something different which was noticed by Envy.
"Your highness! Don't come any closer!"
Envy shouted in panic when he noticed what the woman was about to do. It's too late for Crocus to react. The woman exploded into particles like spores in the wind.
"I don't know who you are, but you must have been his master."
Unfortunately for Envy, he is not in his Infinite mode anymore. He couldn't blow the girl's spores away that freely entered young master Gao's eyes, ears, and mouth. It made him unable to move as the girl slowly appeared from Crocus's back.
"Your master is mine now."
Said the girl, she is touching Crocus on his neck while enduring the pressure.
"Mister master of the guy who attacked me. How do you plan to die? Through spore body mutation? Through extreme poison? Through extreme decay or extreme burn? Or do you want to feel them all at the same time?"
Crocus can feel a burn on his shoulder and the mouth that she is touching. He only smiled at her, looking very excited about what will happen to him.
"Can you please make me feel them all at the same time? Can you also add others that are not included in those categories, beautiful lady?"
The girl's Primordial third stage's infinite duration passes. However, she still looks like an Ent red maple tree lady. A Zoan Spirit user a third stage full beast form!
"Are you underestimating me?"
She asked with a furious voice because of his carefree attitude.
"No, it's just you're amazing. An infinite stage primordial late stage and with a powerful transformation last stage, the Zoan full beast form. Even if your people are nothing but maggots and mongrels, this King applauds you."
The girl groaned at his tone of voice.
"Aren't you a little cocky!?"
She squeezed her arms into Crocus's flesh. Blood splatters as the massive amount of spores came into contact with his skin.
"Now, this is your punishment!"
Crocus, however, shrugged her off! Soon she fell like a bullet to the ground. Her eyes were wide and inside she didn't know what had just happened.
"What's wrong my lady?"
Crocus grumbled in a cold tone. The girl could feel pressure. Despite having a treant-like body, she still couldn't resist the gravity of unknown power. When the girl looked at him, she felt and smelled very familiar.
"How are you doing this? Why are you immune to my poisons and decaying ability? Why do you look like that?"
She said then after that; she was lost for words about what to say to him.
"Hmm..."
Crocus observed her confused expression and didn't answer.
'Sloth's ability is the Ultimate wheel of adaptation - A demon that can adapt to any kind of status changes, magic attacks and atmospheric climates. The more the body receives any damage, the more it would become tougher and its attacks would be five times greater if the health points were so close to dying.
'However, as if I would tell her that. It's so perfect in this condition.'
"MY LADY!!!!"
"MADAM!"
They saw Crocus lifting her like a kitten. He was ready to fight back if she sneaks attacked, but for some unknown reason; she was terrified to move.
"MADAM!!"
"NOO!! DON'T TOUCH HER!!!"
Her people were feeling terrified because they revered her. She could grant ability and if she dies, all their abilities would be wasted. They will become a powerless human in this unknown survival world.
"STEP DOWN!"
Crocus built this time differs from his human form. Sometimes she looked like an ancient human, ancient Ent or Treant, and other unknown species that mirror his entire being.
An unknown aura brought them down to the ground again. It was scary and forceful in between, and no matter what they do, they can't resist the heavy pressure.
"YOU!!"
Said one of the males in the red maple lady group. Soon, a shadow flashes before him and pins him down to the ground.
"Your highness?"
Envy asked if he could take the man's life. Crocus shook his head and beckoned him to stay put as she lifted the frozen red maple lady.
"I will forgive your insolence to this king. However, I want you to lead me to a group of people somewhere around here. If you don't... You will know what will happen."
'Sh*t this cult! I can see the sacrificial clothes everywhere and if the little girl that Fanna wanted to find is there, I don't know what will happen.'
The girl had a painful look on her expression. Scared to move due to the suppression that Crocus is doing.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
She relented as she tried to escape from the suppression, but no matter what she did, her entire soul and body were refusing to move on her will.
'I don't know that my demon Sloth's second formless origin transformation is useful today. I can turn into an ancient-looking race. If the target were elves, it would turn into an ancient elven. If an orc will turn into an ancient orc. If humans turn into ancient humans. I can also release a massive racial pressure and fearful aura from my formless transformed body.'
Crocus thought as he noticed how much suppression this lady felt.
"Wait... I know! I know!"
Said the man in front of Envy. He finally couldn't take seeing his lady in this pathetic situation. Now, he understood their lady that despite how powerful she may seem, others are far more dangerous than her.
"Just do nothing to her."
He said as he begged for mercy. Crocus nodded. Crocus's eyes scanned the surroundings, trying to find clothing for little girls, but he couldn't. Still, he is not sure, so with a maniacal smile on his face, he gripped his hands tightly. This made the red maple girl squirm in pain.
"I know that all of you did some sacrificial thing here, but if I found a little girl's clothing, I will murder this girl that you looked up upon."
The man swallowed his saliva. The way Crocus talked to them made them tremble uncontrollably.
"You-your highness, please don't... We never sacrificed a little girl because their spirit won't be complete and strong enough for the ritual. Please let go of our lady and we will take you where you want to go."
He pleaded with all his might, trying to speak despite the pain in his throat because of the pressure.
Crocus shook his head.
"All of you will come with me, point the direction."