Chapter 131 Stealing the Moon
Is that unusual?

After hearing what Rhodes said, Aina fell into deep thought.

After experiencing the last incident with the Giant Tree Alliance, she has changed a lot. Now she only wants to survive with her people, reproduce on the black soil, and then slowly expand the demon clan.

So even if it was just a guess, she would not easily take the risk and put herself and her people in danger.

"Okay, I'll pay attention."

Ina nodded seriously.

Then, she looked at Erin who was practicing archery in the distance, full of curiosity: "Are you still related to the elves?"

"You mean her?" Rhode also looked back. "Augula's old lover, who followed her all the way here from home."

boom!
There was a muffled sound.

Augula, who was passing by, fell down.

"Hey~ what old lover? Lord Rhodes, please don't say that!"

Augula protested as he got up from the ground, then glared at Aina fiercely: "You purple chicken are talking nonsense again, aren't you? Come here, or I'll turn you into fertilizer!"

"Do you think I'm stupid?"

Ina didn't dare to joke with her own life.

Seeing Augla approaching, he immediately took the flame mushroom strain given by Rhodes and the food that had been agreed upon before, and disappeared into the shadows in a flash.

"If you have any new news, remember to contact me using the Messenger Gargoyle."

The sound became farther and farther away, and in a blink of an eye it was hundreds of meters away from the altar.

"You can run fast."

Augula cursed and came to Rhodes' side, looking at the flaming mushrooms on the ground.

"Is this the mushroom that those demons grew to heal the fire lizards?"

"Yes, the volcanic area where they live is just suitable for growing this kind of thing. What about Alpha?"

"She's teaching the little black dragon to fly over there." Augla nodded towards the other end of the altar.

Rhodes followed his gaze and saw Alpha and Kaba standing on the open space, flapping their wings hard.

As a result, Kaba didn't fly up, but instead raised a large cloud of dust, causing the little guys who were watching the fun nearby to jump up and down, screaming and running around.

"Do dragons need to learn how to fly?" Rhodes asked in astonishment.

"Of course, how can you fly if you don't learn?" Augla said as a matter of course.

"I mean, doesn't racial heritage teach this?"

"Yes, but teaching is one thing and learning by yourself is another. If the race's inheritance was so powerful, I would have been promoted to an elder by now."

"Just you? Elder?"

Rhodes looked at Augla with suspicion.

With someone like you as an elder, I'm afraid the entire tree spirit clan will be destroyed, without even having to wait for the destruction of the Dream Forest.

But think about it.

If racial inheritance is so convenient that people can learn everything with just a "ding" sound, then it's not inheritance, that's called cheating!
At that time, there is no need to compare who has better talent, but who has a better inheritance. Just think about it, it’s unlikely.

"Master Rhodes, are you looking for me?"

At this time, Alpha walked over from a distance, obviously hearing their conversation.

Rhode glanced at Kaba, who had gone off to play somewhere else, and said, "The flame mushrooms of the demon race have been delivered. See if they are enough."

"Has it been delivered?"

Alpha's eyes lit up, and he immediately came to the pile of flame mushrooms, picked up a few to feel them carefully, then suddenly opened his eyes.

"With this batch of mushrooms, I should be able to return to level six again soon!"

"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news."

The sixth level of combat power is already the peak combat power.

As only fifth-order souls can enter the forest now, this is absolutely a crushing level and there is no need to worry about foreign souls breaking in.

Unless there are high-level combat forces or black beasts that survived three hundred years ago hidden on the black soil.

Although that's also possible.

But judging from the scope of their current exploration, it will not be accessible at least in the short term.

Finished dealing with Alpha's issue.

Rhodes didn't do anything else. He arranged for the dark elves to load the wheat harvested today into the granary, and then returned to the altar to rest.

……

time flies.

Three days passed in a flash.

Amid the intense preparations of the survivors across the Black Earth, the day of the Black Moon finally arrived.

this day.

No one continued to go out to collect resources or look for supplies.

They all hide in the gathering place of life, waiting for the moment when the sky becomes completely dark.

"Hurry up and move all the things to the city wall!"

"Check the barrier again to see if there is any damage."

"Where's the reconnaissance team? Why haven't they come back yet after being out for so long?"

Shouts echoed in the Crescent Canyon.

Even though they have experienced the Black Moon countless times, everyone is still extremely nervous and dares not slack off even for a moment.

At the human garrison site, Brent stood on the city wall, looking at the busy figures below in silence.

"A lot of people are going to die here tonight."

An old wizard in a white robe came over and spoke in a low voice.

"Yes."

Brent sighed, "Hopefully this time it will be OK."

Over the years, he has seen too many separations of life and death and has long been numb.

To him, dying early or late is just a matter of time.

"Recently, many people from the Giant Tree Alliance have come here. It should be easier than before."

The old wizard looked at the adventure team not far away who were getting ready to take action.

Because of the entrance to the druid's lair, many people took risks and came to Crescent Canyon in order to obtain more resources.

With resources, you can exchange them for more food, improve your strength, and greatly increase your chances of survival.

"hope so."

Brent responded and said nothing more.

The atmosphere in the entire canyon was tense, with people coming and going everywhere. Even the children spontaneously organized themselves to help carry supplies and contribute their strength.

If we were to say who is the most relaxed and heartless, it would probably be the weird team of five that stayed here last time.

"Why hasn't the Black Moon come yet? I want to get a few more soul fragments to exchange for food." The dark elf Marin pouted and kept looking up at the sky.

"I think you are Black Moon. Why don't you just run outside to greet the black beast?" The dwarf uncle rolled his eyes.

"Good idea! Then let's go out now?"

"If you want to go, go by yourself. If you want to die, don't drag us along."

"With our limited strength, we should just stay inside the barrier."

A few of them were chatting idly, looking outside from time to time to see if the black beasts were coming over.

After all, when they were in the Giant Tree Alliance, they never encountered large-scale attacks from black beasts because of the natural barrier of the giant tree roots.

This is a rare opportunity, so I have to make enough money and then go back to the alliance to exchange for food.

Especially after the recent dramatic changes in the alliance, the demand for resources by the top leaders of various ethnic groups has increased a lot, which is a perfect opportunity to make a fortune.

"coming!"

Suddenly, a loud shout came from the city wall.

The people who were waiting felt a darkness above their heads, and a strange and twisted force instantly enveloped their bodies.

Looked up.

A dark full moon hangs high in the sky, like a giant eye in the abyss looking down at the earth.

"It's Black Moon!"

"The black moon has appeared!"

"Everyone, be careful!"

There were cries of surprise in the canyon, and people took out the Moon Stones they had prepared and held them in their hands to resist the force that was tearing at their souls.

At the same time, roars were heard outside the city. Countless black figures were rushing towards this side, and the entire earth was shaking violently.

"God of the Moon, why are there so many black beasts?"

The strange five-member group poked their heads out from the city wall and were frightened by the terrifying dark figures.

Even Brent and several other leaders on the city wall looked gloomy.

"More than last time."

"It must have come from the druid's nest."

"Get ready to meet the enemy!"

With their shouts, the entire Crescent Canyon moved, forming an iron-clad defense line above and below the city walls.

"Roar--"

The roar was approaching.

The black beast rushing in the front, like a black tide, collided violently with the undead army guarding outside the barrier.

"attack!"

For a moment, the sky was filled with light, turning into dense attacks that fell on the black beasts, triggering a series of violent explosions.

The soldiers who had been waiting for a long time, with the protection of the people in the rear, rushed forward with roars and fought frantically with the black beasts.

Groups of black beasts fell down, and their soul power turned into streams of light that slowly rose up and gathered towards the black moon in the sky. The dreamlike scene instantly illuminated most of the sky.

“Is this their soul?”

Although I have heard that the Black Moon will absorb the souls of dead black beasts.

But when they saw it with their own eyes, Marlene and the others were still shocked and stared blankly at the magnificent scene.

however.

Just what everyone thought.

When these gathered soul powers purify part of the Black Moon, something strange will happen!

"Om-"

A magic circle that was unimaginably large suddenly appeared on the black soil without any warning, and the shining light instantly illuminated the entire night sky.

"what happened?!"

On the altar of the moon goddess.

Rhodes, who was fending off the black beast's attack, looked outside.

Even through a forest, he could feel that breath that made his heart palpitate yet was extremely familiar.

"It's the breath of Lord Cenarion!"

The dark elves nearby exclaimed in surprise and also recognized the source of that breath.

It was one of the four demigods, the Archdruid Cenarion!
Did something really happen in the Druid Kingdom?

Rhodes looked solemn. It seemed that the Great Elder's guess was correct. Those druids must be hiding something from them.

And tonight.

It's time for them to take action!
"Lord Rhodes, look! Those souls have been sucked away!"

At this moment, Augula's exclamation came from the side.

It was seen that the soul power floating out from the corpses of the black beasts did not fly towards the black moon, but was pulled by some force and quickly gathered in the same direction.

That is where the giant magic circle appears!
"What do they want to do?"

Erin shot an arrow through the body of a fourth-tier black beast and also looked outside.

In just less than half an hour, a large number of souls gathered above the magic circle.

Moreover, the light became stronger and stronger, and the aura became more and more terrifying. In the end, even the entire black soil plain could be seen clearly, just like a full moon.

and many more.

Suddenly.

Rod woke up with a start.

"Are they trying to... replace Black Moon?"

"Replace Black Moon?"

"Are they crazy?!"

crazy.

These druids are truly mad.

He actually wanted to completely replace the Black Moon by his own strength. How much energy would be needed to achieve this?

unless……

As if in response to Rhodes's conjecture.

At this time, above the center of the magic circle, beams of light shot up into the sky and turned into streams of light that merged into the full moon.

This scene.

It made several people even more shocked.

"They... are using their souls to activate the magic circle!"

(End of this chapter)