Chapter 137 The Legend of the Sky Tree
"boom!"

A muffled sound echoed in the forest.

After nearly an hour of fighting, Rhodes finally got rid of all the black beasts that were chasing him and fell to the ground.

"call--"

"Finally done."

There were just too many of these little gadgets. If he hadn't had a shield to block them, he would have been stabbed into a sieve long ago.

Look to the side.

The giant vines and thorn guards that had come back to life have now returned to their original state.

If it weren't for the pools of black blood still on it, you wouldn't be able to tell that it had just been through a battle.

"Let's go, keep going."

Rhodes took out a few black fruits to give to the little thing Kaba and to restore his own magic power. He sat on Kaba's back again and headed towards the depths of the forest.

This time he came out not just to take a look, but to find out the situation in the Mountain Giant Forest.

Moreover, after reaching the second level, his resistance to black soil has been significantly enhanced. Taking into account the supplies he brought with him, he can stay outside for a whole day without any problem.

So soon, they left the clearing, bypassed the tribe of little people, and continued to go deeper into the forest.

But after running for a distance, Kaba seemed to sense something, suddenly braked, and quickly changed direction to run to the other side.

"What's wrong?" Rhodes asked puzzledly.

But just as he finished his words, a loud bang exploded not far away.

A seemingly ordinary rocky hillside suddenly rose slowly, causing the entire ground to shake.

After a while, a rock giant more than thirty meters tall came into view, staring at them with scarlet eyes.

【Mountain Giant lv32】

Dry!
Can this happen?
Rhodes' face turned green when he saw the pop-up message.

What you fear is bound to happen. They have tried their best to be careful not to run into the mountain giant, but they didn't expect that this old bastard would hide himself.

Are you a Trigger Mimic? !
"Run! I'll stop it!"

It is a third-level black beast, and a huge powerful monster at that. It is still difficult to deal with it with his current strength.

After shouting, Kaba sped away.

The magic light burst out from Rhodes' staff, and with a bang, he summoned two cultivated and enhanced Thorn Guardians in succession, one on the left and one on the right, which wrapped around the mountain giant's body.

The mountain giant let out a deafening roar, pulled hard, and tore one of the guards off, then immediately grabbed the other guard.

But at this moment.

Several stones with magical patterns drawn on them flew from afar and landed at its feet.

"boom!!"

The blazing white light, accompanied by a violent explosion, instantly swept across the entire forest.

The originally silent forest suddenly became agitated like boiling water, and countless black afterimages gathered here quickly from all directions.

"Now is the time to run away!"

Rhodes didn't dare to stay. He took advantage of the fact that all the surrounding black beasts were attracted by the explosion and immediately accelerated his escape.

After dealing with a few scattered dwarf humans encountered on the road, they fled deeper into the depths.

This time he learned his lesson and whenever he came across piles of rocks or mushroom houses on the hillside, he would go around them and change direction.

Don't say it.

After using this method.

Apart from occasionally encountering a few dwarf black beasts and accidentally glimpsing a sleeping fourth-order mountain giant, they didn't encounter much danger along the way.

obviously.

The black beasts here not only possess extremely high intelligence, but also retain their instincts from life. They are either sleeping or nesting in the group.

As long as they were careful enough, they wouldn't get into too much trouble, and Rhodes understood this.

They ran like this for who knows how long, avoiding several mountain giants and groups of dwarfs, and the giant vines around them began to become sparse.

"What's going on? Are we outside so soon?" Rhodes looked around in confusion.

All in all, they only advanced for two or three hours.

Even if Kaba's speed increased after his advancement, it should be impossible for him to get through the forest and out so quickly.

Or is the Giant Forest smaller in scope?

"Yeah!"

Suddenly at this moment, a cry from the little thing was heard.

Rhodes subconsciously raised his head and was instantly stunned by the scene in front of him.

They saw a giant vine, so big that it was unimaginable, towering above the land, at an unknown distance away from them.

The dark purple vines entangled with each other and extended upwards from the ground to the sky. They were covered by dark clouds and it was impossible to see where the end was.

The vines around it, which were already ridiculously large, were not even as big as a toothpick in front of it!

"What is this, a stairway to Giant Country?"

Rhodes was confused and puzzled. Just a leaf on the vine seemed to block out the sun.

Here, mountain giants can only call themselves dwarfs.

"Let's go over and have a look!"

Such an unusual scene, it goes without saying that it must contain some secret or treasure.

And it seems that they did not go outside, but came to the center of the Giant Forest by chance.

There was no time to stay and he hurried towards the direction of the towering vines.

The vines around them also became increasingly sparse as they advanced, and it looked as if the big creature had drained away all its nutrients.

"Strange, why isn't there a single black beast?"

While running, Rhodes looked around, but found no mountain giants or dwarfs.

Logically speaking, this is the central area, so shouldn't there be a large number of fourth, fifth, or even sixth level horrible monsters gathered here?
But now, let alone a monster, there was not even a single hair, which made him wonder.

But right away.

Rhodes found out that he was wrong.

As they moved forward, a group of dark figures suddenly came into view under the towering vines.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Rhodes's face changed drastically, and he asked Kaba to stop and hide behind the plants nearby.

Black beast.

Densely packed black beasts!
In addition to the mountain giants and dwarf humans, there were also animals and birds of all sizes. They all gathered under the towering vines and worshiped them devoutly.

Among them there are even several terrifying figures whose aura has reached the sixth level!
This strange scene frightened him so much that the leaves on his head stood upside down and he dared not even breathe.

fortunately.

The monsters seemed to be so focused on worshipping that they didn't notice their presence.

"What are they doing?"

Rhodes poked half of his head out from behind the vines and observed secretly.

"Yeah?"

"Roar?" The little guy Kaba looked at him, then looked into the distance, obviously not quite understanding.

but.

The black beasts soon gave them the answer.

Suddenly, a soft light appeared on a leaf of the towering vine, and turned into a stream of life energy, merging into a pile of stones below.

Rumbling--

After a loud noise.

The pile of stones came alive again and turned into a new mountain giant, staggering towards the outside.

It turned out to be the case.

After the death of those mountain giants, the stones turned from their bodies will be carried here by the dwarfs and other small animals, and resurrected, forming a cycle!
After seeing this scene in the distance, Rhodes finally understood.

I finally understand why, after all these years, there are still so many mountain giants in the forest.

In other words, as long as this towering vine is still there, there will be an endless supply of black beasts in the Giant Forest.

If you want to eliminate the black beast here, you have to start from this aspect.

This was definitely very important information for Rhodes, and this trip was not in vain.

just.

It is extremely difficult to get close to the towering vines in front of so many terrifying black beasts. We have to go back and make long-term plans.

And he had to figure it out.

This vine is so tall. Where does it lead to? Or is there something on it that can attract so many black beasts?

Could it be that the Moon Goddess left behind some treasure?

"Yeah!"

Suddenly, the voice of the little thing was heard.

Rhodes was thinking and looked in its direction. He just saw a black afterimage appear on the opposite side and rush to the towering vine at an extremely fast speed.

This change immediately made the black beasts agitated, and they began to chase after them with angry roars.

But the black shadow seemed to be familiar with the route. With a few leaps, it shook off the black beast's pursuit and climbed quickly towards the top of the towering vines. In a blink of an eye, it climbed to a height of hundreds of meters.

"Live!"

Rhodes and the little things looked at each other, their eyes full of shock.

Only living things will be attacked by the black beast, which means that the black shadow is a conscious living creature just like them!
And it seems to be a dwarf!

What does that guy want to do?
Climb up the towering vines?
Rhodes' attention was immediately drawn to the little man.

Looking up, I saw the figure climbing upwards, from hundreds of meters to thousands of meters, almost reaching above the clouds.

If it weren't for his extremely good eyesight after his advancement, he wouldn't have been able to see clearly.

But what Rhodes didn't expect was that just when he was about to reach the cloud layer, the guy seemed to be running out of energy and his speed slowed down a lot.

Finally, he lost his strength and slipped, and fell from a great height. The little thing and Kaba were so scared that they cried out, and Rhodes' heart was in his throat.

Followed by.

A scene that surprised them happened.

The little man flipped over in the air, took out something that looked like a paraglider, and used the force to fly outside.

He looked so skilled, it was obvious that this was not the first time he had done this.

However, he still attracted a large number of flying black beasts to chase him and launch a fierce attack on him, making him look very dangerous.

Whoosh!
At this time, a sound broke through the air.

A shadow flew up into the sky at an even faster speed, caught the little human, and then quickly fled from the center area.

Not someone else.

It was Kaba who was under the command of Rod.

"Hurry, let's get out of here first and find a safe place to land!"

In this forest, Rhodes didn't dare let Kaba fly for too long.

Fortunately, the beasts chasing them were all low-level black beasts. After shaking them off, they immediately turned around and landed in a dense forest several kilometers away and hid.

Until then.

The little man finally came to his senses and looked at Kaba under him in surprise.

"Thank you for saving me. Is this the latest model of paraglider?"

Paragliding?
What the hell?
Rhodes and the little thing were stunned and couldn't help but look at Kaba.

Could it be that this guy doesn't even know what a dragon is?

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself."

This young-looking little human introduced himself in a familiar manner: "I am a member of the Tata tribe who lives outside the forest. You can call me Manta. Are you here to climb the Sky Tree as well?"

"Sky Tree?"

"Yes, as long as you climb to the top of the Sky Tree, you can reach the Land of the Sky where any wish can be fulfilled. That's what the legend says. Don't you know that?"

"..."

Hearing this, Rhodes looked at the huge monster towering between heaven and earth in the distance. Are you sure there is such a thing up there?
And these little people were too stubborn. They didn’t even ask about their origins and just treated them as “reptile friends” and started chatting with them.

I can tell.

In addition to this barbarian tower, there should be many people trying to climb the sky tree.

So much so that people have a preconceived notion that anyone who appears here is here to climb the vines and enter the Kingdom of the Sky.

"Has any of you ever fulfilled your wish?" Rhodes couldn't help but ask.

"No." Manta put his hands on his hips as a matter of course.

Good guy.

So it’s just a legend!

Rhodes was amused by his words. What kind of people live outside this forest?

Unfortunately.

Without giving him a chance to ask more questions, Manta suddenly said, "Well, I should go back now. This climb failed, so I have to go back and improve the paraglider. We'll meet again if we're lucky."

Say it.

He waved goodbye to them and jumped onto the vines around him.

With the help of these plants, it avoided the erosion of the black soil, turned into a residual shadow and quickly flew to the other end of the forest, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Leaving now?"

Rhodes was stunned. He still had many questions to ask, so why did he just leave like that?

It seems I have to find a chance to go out and take a look.

If he guessed correctly, there should be a tribe of dwarfs surviving outside the Giant Forest, just like the black beasts in the forest.

I don't know if there are other races.

"Let's go, let's go back too."

He encountered too many bizarre things along the way and he didn't want to continue exploring.

After taking a look at the direction where the Barbarian Tower disappeared, he turned around and rushed back towards the altar.

(End of this chapter)