Advent of the Three Calamities

Chapter 508: Don't look [2]



"Hoo."

I took a deep breath upon hearing Pebble's words. I wasn't too surprised as a single glance was enough to give me a clue.

Just a single glance was enough to put me into a trance.

That alone was enough to give me a sense of dread that I hadn't felt in the past when interacting with the tree.

'What exactly happened to the real body in the time that Owl-Mighty was with me?'

I thought about the question for a good minute before snapping out of it.

Lifting my head and staring at the numerous monsters that moved directly from the tree, I pursed my lips tightly.

'Right, this isn't the right time to think about this.'

There was a more pressing matter that I needed to tend to.

Turning my head, my eyes eventually settled over several figures who all rushed out at the same time, their destination the tree in the distance.

...As expected, they're all going to the tree.'

They were most likely going to serve as nutrients for the tree to break through to the Destroyer Rank.

My heart pressed at the thought.

If the tree was allowed to break through then I was afraid that even the Head Elder from the House of Astrid would not be able to do much. By then, everyone would be forced to leave and Leon and the others would most likely die.

That couldn't happen.

Especially since Owl-Mighty had yet to contact me.

"What are you thinking of doing...?"

"...What else?"

Licking my lips, I looked at Pebble.

"I don't really have that many options. If I let them go, then there's a high chance that the tree will reach the Destroyer Rank. Even if I do try to escape there's a very real chance I might get swept into the tree's illusion. Furthermore..."

I paused there, recalling a certain vision I had recently experienced.

'...I think I might know who the one behind all of this is.'

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