Gritting his teeth and enduring the aching pain in his head, Luke sprang to his feet and began running again. Buildings crumbled around him and debris flew around, but Luke kept his head low while running as fast as he could.
Normally, one would opt to wait till the battle between the human(s) and the tree was over before going there. However, Luke was not afraid of taking damage since he had strong regenerative abilities. Instead, he was afraid that they would be gone if he wasted time.
With each passing second, Luke got closer to the tree, and the quaking of the earth became even more devastating. He noticed the roots were becoming bigger the closer he got to the tree, and he made sure to avoid making contact with them even though they had been scorched.
