Chapter 460: Whispering Treant
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Marvin abruptly turned around, but the space behind him was empty.
That strange voice seemed to have come out of nowhere.
âWho is it?â he asked in a loud voice with both his hands on his curved daggers, on guard.
His Perception didnât notice anyone when that voice echoed.
That voice from before didnât speak again.
Marvin carefully inspected his logs and found no skill check against an illusion or anything else like that.
That voice had a purpose, but it was strange.
Marvin coldly snorted and ignored it as he entered the forest.
He wasnât spineless enough to be scared away by a sentence.
The forest was very dark.
Compared to Thousand Leaves Forest, the Lumber Woodsâ trees seemed taller.
But unlike the vibrant and lush Elven forest which felt full of vitality, the Lumber Woodsâ tall trees seemed to be deformed.
The layers of bark seemed like elderly faces, strange and indifferent, making anyone that looked at them extremely uneasy.
Who knew how the lumberjacks could work in that kind of environment?
Marvin didnât know too much about this forest. As a matter of fact, the Lumber Woods were considered as dangerous as the wilderness by many forcesâ intelligence groups. It was even a grade higher than the Dead Area.
Therefore, he was very cautious and kept following the river after entering.
On both sides of the river, there were many abandoned logging sites. This part was the place where the lumberjacks kept working, after all, so it couldnât be too dangerous.
Otherwise, those weak humans wouldnât be able to survive there.
What annoyed Marvin was that this forest was extremely vast, and the trail ended at its entrance. Tracking Butterfly would be really difficult.
He followed the river and met some random humans. They had lost their minds to the Chaos Magic Power.
This world was cruel. If they couldnât resist, they would turn into Monsters and keep wandering the land, bringing more harm to other lifeforms.
Marvin hurried and eventually found a strange comb in the lumbered clearing.
The comb was in between the logging sites and the river, very conspicuously resting on a stone.
It was clearly a signal left behind by Butterfly.
Perhaps she ran out of breadfruit and could only use another way to leave a trail.
âShe knew I would follow the riverâŚâ
âShe left breadfruit and a comb. This proves that she was still clear-headed when she did this.â
âWhat is she doing in the end?â
But regardless, since he got something of hers, he could keep tracking her down.
He unhesitantly used Night Tracking.
Just as expected, that thin red line appeared in his field of vision and pointed toward the depths of the forest.
Marvin had no choice but to leave the river and head deeper into the Lumber Woods.
From the details of Night Tracking, Butterfly shouldnât be too far away.
The answer would soon be revealed.
But just as Marvin prepared to go forward, that voice echoed once again. âIf I were you, I wouldnât be misled by others.â
âThis forest is a dead place, no one knows how many lumberjacks died here.â
âThe Alliance only sees this place as a goldmine and doesnât care how many people they sacrifice. Trust me, if you go in, youâll die.â
Marvin quickly looked around again.
âWho are you?â Marvin asked with a heavy voice.
On the surface, he looked calm, but he had already activated [Earth Perception]!
The next second, every sentient lifeform that was nearby appeared in Marvinâs mind.
He could feel the salmon moving in the river, the crabs running amuck on the riverbank⌠As well as a repulsive tree!
Even if that voice didnât echo again, Marvin had already locked onto the other side!
It was the extremely ugly tree!
âI thought it was something elseâŚâ Marvin sneered, âTurns out itâs a [Whispering Treant].â
The other side remained silent.
But it didnât matter anymore. Marvin had found the origin of the voice and naturally wouldnât be disturbed by it.
In fact, a Whispering Treant wasnât a nature-type creature. It was said Evil Dragon Tidomas, now the 2nd Overlord of the Negative Energy Plane, used spells and curses to create these kinds of Treants.
Whispering Treants had no fighting ability and could only frighten people.
They were very rare in Feinan, so he hadnât expected to see several of them in the Lumber Woods.
The rumors about Devils must have come into being because of these Treants.
Marvin was a Ruler of the Night, so the Treants naturally couldnât do anything against him, but they still tried to threaten him.
This was due to their instinct.
But thinking about it, regardless of who it was that planted these Whispering Treants, it meant that this forest had a huge secret.
Marvinâs curiosity was roused.
He ignored the Treant and rushed deeper into the forest.
The dark forest might feel really unpleasant to others.
But a Ruler of the Night and Night Walker would actually feel like a fish in water.
Marvinâs speed wasnât affected by the terrain.
After an hour of crazily running, Marvin eventually reached his goal.
âThat girl really went far.â
Marvin estimated that he had already reached the deepest parts of the Lumber Woods. This place should be the core of the forest.
Why did Butterfly run here?
Marvin kept going forward while thinking about it.
Not far ahead, he saw a gap between some bushes.
Marvin softly walked over.
After moving a branch aside, he caught a glimpse of some ruins.
There was an ancient inscription at the edge of the ruins.
Ancient and strange runes appeared before Marvinâs eyes.
In the middle of the rubble, there was an altar that had partially fallen apart, presumably due to the passage of time.
Marvin suddenly felt as if he couldnât utter a word.
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Lumber Woods, Chromatic Dragons, a temple amidst ruinsâŚ
These things all felt familiar.
âIs it really the [Dragon Godâs Wrath]?â
He thought to himself, âThen, the ruins are not only the temple of the Chromatic Dragon God, but also the place where his corpse is buriedâŚâ
Suddenly, a hand grasped his shoulder!