The moment we climbed to the top of the canopy, we were shocked to realize that the so-called "sacred tree" was actually a testing ground for advanced civilization.
My fellow travelers were swallowed up by strange fluorescence one after another. I was the only one who survived and gained the superpower to talk to plants.
Just as he was about to escape, the giant tree made a low announcement: "The test is completed, and the civilized screening process has started."
The ground beneath our feet trembled violently, and the tree roots awakened like giant pythons, dragging the entire city into the bottomless abyss——
