Chapter 2224?(ψ｀▽′)oThe reason for setting fire
"Wow!"
"Is this what flying feels like?"
"It's really amazing..."
"very nice!"
"You can see so far away..."
In the sky, Shirji was lying on the hard and somewhat prickly scales on the back of the giant dragon, overlooking the ground in the distance. He also exclaimed a few times from time to time, forcing him to follow. He was sitting next to him at this time.
Annie, who was taking a nap, couldn't help but give her another big eye roll.
"..."
(っ-)
After being pulled up early in the morning and being blown by the wind for a long time, she still felt a little sleepy and looked a little sleepy. After giving the other party a blank look, Anne rubbed her eyes vigorously.
"Oh..."
(0`)
"..."
_
Then, she stretched out again, smacked her lips, and just sat aside without saying a word.
She originally didn't plan to follow because it was not her duty to explore the way.
In fact, Queen Anne has no responsibilities at all. She only cares about eating, drinking and having fun by herself, and the reason why she still follows that group of people is just for fun and to have some company.
Of course, there must be other reasons, but no matter what it is, it doesn't mean that she must go out to explore the way with this babbling trainee witch Shirji who has never seen the world and doesn't even know how to do it.
reason.
"!!"
"Over there is..."
"quick!"
"Annie, let it fly lower!"
"Fly over there!!"
Suddenly, Shirji seemed to have discovered a strange place in the sky. Then, she hurriedly pulled Annie's skirt and pointed to a place on the ground in the distance and shouted again.
"Look!"
"Look quickly, is that a tree similar to the teacher's spiritual tree forest?!"
Soon, as the dragon lowered its height and slowly approached, Shirji saw: in the forest where they were flying, there was a large area of ​​ashes left after being attacked and burned, and a certain big tree in it was
All that was left of the tree was its huge burnt dead branches.
"It really is!"
"It seems that I have been attacked..."
"ah!"
"Are there only the remains of the spiritual tree left?"
"It was burned down. What happened?"
And from the remaining ashes and residual magic fluctuations, Shirji could see at a glance that the place in front of her had some similarities with her teacher's spiritual tree forest.
"Is it because of changes in the world?"
"not good!"
"Could something happen to the teacher's Spiritual Tree Pavilion?!"
After looking at it, Shirji suddenly thought of some possibility and exclaimed again, and then planned to let Annie control the dragon to change direction, and planned to go back to their spiritual tree forest now to see what happened.
"What changes?"
|˙˙)
Hearing this, Annie finally took the rare opportunity to lie down on the edge of the dragon's back and glanced at the ground where the dragon flew over.
"That's not right!"
(lll￢▽￢)
"It's not because of the changes in the world!"
╮(╯▽╰)╭
Then, Anne, who immediately saw something was wrong and the specific reason, naturally spread her hands helplessly and explained in this way.
"It was obviously someone who attacked me, and it seemed like it was at least a month ago. How could it be because of changes in the world?!"
(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~
Then, she said that the reason why the place below, which was somewhat similar to the Spirit Tree Forest and had a spirit tree in it, was burned down was not what Shirji had imagined and worried about, because the time was simply right.
Not on.
"ah?"
"Being, attacked by someone?"
I was startled at first, and then I glanced at the forest behind again, and found that the burned spiritual tree seemed to have the broken eaves and broken walls of a tree house, and it was similar to a situation I had seen before. Shirji
He became more and more puzzled and confused.
"But why would someone attack a place like this? And it seems like there was a witch here originally..."
"strangeness!"
"There seemed to be a spiritual tree in the place we passed by on the march the day before yesterday, and it was also burned."
Then she began to worry about her teacher again.
And since it has been discovered that two spiritual trees in the spiritual tree forest have been attacked, she has reason to believe that her teacher Flora's spiritual tree house is also likely to encounter similar things.
"What's so strange?"
(￢д￢.)
"Isn't it because in order for the world to become what it is now, most of the seals must be removed first?"
()
"It should be that guy who did it, that hot bad guy with the Hand of God, the bad guy that Uncle Gus wants to hack to death in his dreams!"
(^▽^)
Anne can roughly deduce who in this world has motives and sufficient reasons to do what they do without having to guess very much. That kind of simple reasoning is not difficult for her.
"You mean..."
"Eagle of Light?!"
"But!"
"Why did he do that?"
Shirji didn't doubt what Annie said, but she couldn't figure out the reason why the guy did what he did, so she looked at Annie with interest, hoping to get more information.
"All right!"
ε=(ο｀*)))Alas
After thinking about it, she realized that she was idle now anyway, so Anne sighed a little boringly, and then slowly told some of the things she had seen and guessed.
"This is what happened!"
(O ^~^ O)
In fact, things are not complicated. It turns out that there is not just one place for the spirit tree forest and the so-called spirit tree in this world, but there are many, many places?
They are located between the world and the world, and are rooted in the trunk of the world tree to parasitize and absorb nutritional magic. At the same time, they seal another world, preventing the magic and some existences in the netherworld from appearing in the world, and also making the world tree unable to appear in the world.
The branches of the branch will not extend into the 'real world' and affect the real world.
The reason why those witches would choose a 'spiritual tree' as their stronghold is, firstly, because they have the personal purpose of using the huge magic power absorbed by the spiritual tree to study magic and strengthen themselves; secondly, they also have to protect that area.
Land and seal, protect the balance and separation between reality and the Netherworld, and prevent the existence of the Netherworld from extending to affect certain responsibilities of ordinary people?
Anyway, that's probably the case. Even if Annie's guess is wrong, it's almost the same!
So, not long ago, in order to achieve his ulterior purpose, a certain guy brazenly attacked the spiritual tree forests around the world, killing the witches guarding the seals and burning the spiritual trees, so that the parasitic creatures on the world tree could be killed.
After most of the seals disappear, of course, certain things will become easier, and then Shirji himself should also know what happened next.
That's what they saw a few days ago. At a certain point, the Eagle of Light used the huge body of the Kuxia emperor as a guide. At the moment of destroying his will, his body and the World Tree connecting the world
Assimilate and expand the gap between worlds, and then summon the world tree to appear, and then completely merge the original two worlds of 'reality' and 'netherworld' together to form the current new chaotic high-demon world.
, so that creatures that exist only in various fantasies in the real world and the ethereal world can completely appear in this world.
"ah!"
"So it turns out that the Spirit Tree Forest also has the function of sealing the underworld?"
"It turns out that it's not just a node for studying magic. The teacher didn't say that..."
"but!"
"The teacher once said that in the ancient chaotic period, various monsters and legendary creatures were rampant in the world. They did not only exist in legends and books, but then slowly disappeared after a certain period of time.
I've always been surprised, it turns out it's because of the seal?"
"But now, the seal has been completely opened. The reason why the world has become like this cannot be said to have been re-created. It can only be said that the original clear boundaries between the two worlds no longer exist, but have begun to merge with each other. Because of that
The Light Tree is the reason for the World Tree?"
"As for the reason why various monsters and legendary creatures appear..."
"In addition to the reason for the Nether World, it's also because the magic power of the World Tree is so strong that it swept the whole world in an instant, causing some fantasies to become reality in one fell swoop?"
"If we burn it, will the world be restored to the way it was before?"
Shirji was worthy of being the protégé of the witch Flora, so after Anne finished speaking, she drew inferences and soon understood what Anne meant, and almost instantly found a way to restore everything to its original state.
"Maybe……"
(=^▽^=)
"If you want to know, then study it slowly!"
(^o^)
Anne didn't care to study carefully why the world suddenly became like this or that, nor did she want to try what would happen after burning the World Tree, because that was not her concern.
Anyway, she only knows that it seems to be quite fun now. At least when she uses magic or catches weird things like dragons to play, or when she lets the little bear out for transportation, she no longer has to worry about other people's actions.
A strange look.
(…)
(●￣￣●)
"etc!"
"!!"
"Regardless of how the spirit tree was attacked, wasn't my teacher also..."
Suddenly, Shirji thought of the previous question again, and then he became excited, and then he once again turned around in panic on the dragon's back and looked at Anne, with that worried and anxious expression on his face again.
"rest assured!"
(＿＿*)
"Because of the fire you set, that place is no longer important. Your teacher should be alive!"
(O ^~^ O)
Anne would not tell the other party that because the fire the other party set that night contained her power, the boundaries of the world were almost burned through, so that the branches of the World Tree that originally spread in that place were almost burned.
Once the fire has withered, it is difficult for magic to spread again in that kind of place. Therefore, as long as the attacker is not the kind of short-sighted guy, he will generally not continue to attack that place that is no longer important.
Besides, a certain bad guy's goal has been achieved for several days now. The other party must be busy harvesting the fruits of victory. How can he have time to continue attacking the spiritual tree forest and the follower that no longer have the function of sealing?
Is it difficult for each witch to survive?
"you sure?"
"That's good!"
"I thought……"
After staring at Anne's beautiful green eyes for a long time, and after confirming that what Anne said was not a joke, Shirji gradually felt relieved.
"Do you think……"
(￢д￢.)
"Sister Shierji, you better think quickly about how to guide those stupid guys around the forest below!"
ε=(ο｀*)))Alas
"It's been a long time and you haven't done anything serious yet!"
(~)
Then, of course, Anne began to urge.
To be honest, she is already a little impatient about taking the other person out to fly and find a way. At the same time, she has secretly made up her mind to ignore this nonsense starting tomorrow and let the other person fly alone.
She didn't want to worry about controlling this broken dragon anyway. Even if the other party was accidentally eaten by this big reptile, she wouldn't care about it either.
(Master, since you don’t want to take care of it anymore, you might as well give the female little human to the little one to eat now, so as to save money on the outer dragon?
('')
——Having noticed a certain thought of his little master, Tibbers immediately asked eagerly in private. As soon as he got the instruction, he suddenly became violent, stripped the green-haired witch naked and threw it into his mouth.
Chew, chew, eat the urge.)
"..."
()
Annie didn't pay attention to Xiong Xiong, but stared at Shirji beside him and urged him impatiently with her eyes.
"Go around?"
"Well……"
After receiving Anne's reminder, Shirji quickly entered the state again and began to continue to let the dragon fly forward while thinking about how to find a way for the knights to return quickly.
"No way!"
"The forest down there is too big to get around easily!"
"Or might it be faster to just go through?"
Then she quickly rejected Anne's proposal.
"Go through?"
Σ(°△°|||)︴
"I'm telling you, there are many monsters in the forest, the kind of underworld creatures you mentioned. It will be very dangerous if you go directly through them!"
(⊙o⊙*)
"When something happens, I won't be able to help you!"
()
Hearing that the other party was lazy and did not intend to find a safer way, Anne quickly declared a certain principle and expressed that she was not very optimistic about the feasibility of the group of people being able to cross the forest safely.
"Um……"
"It should be fine!"
After letting the giant dragon circle and observe for a while, he found that all the creatures in the underworld were frightened and fled in confusion wherever he passed, and did not seem to see that kind of more powerful existence. Then Shirji confirmed the location again.
He nodded and made a decision.
"When the time comes, I can use the magic of the earth elf "Roma" to make a way out of the forest."
"Coupled with the intimidation of this dragon, there will definitely be no problem!"
After thinking about it, Shirji nodded firmly again.
"The forest gives way to itself?"
(.)
"It's better to use fire to burn a way out!"
(￢д￢.)
"If we set a fire, wouldn't we be able to scare those monsters away in advance?"
(~)
With that said, Anne suggested setting the fire now, and when Uncle Nagus and his idiots march here tomorrow, the wood will probably be almost burned out.
"No, no!"
"Attack magic should only be used as a last resort!"
"Don't use magic to hurt innocent people!"
"Anyway, let's go ahead and have a look. As long as we pass through this forest and go around the mountain range in front, the next road should be easy."
"I just hope there won't be any powerful presence ahead."
After deciding on a certain plan, Shirji patted the dragon on the back again, then closed his eyes and used magic to communicate with it, causing it to increase in height and fly towards the mountains in front.
"A powerful being?"
く(＾_)ゝ
"Um……"
(′～`●)
"Does a group of smaller flying dragons count?"
(^▽^)
"look!"
(ψ｀▽′)
"There's a big nest over there!!"
()
After flying for a while and thinking about what the other party said, Annie suddenly pointed to the high rocky mountain and cliff area in the distance, signaling Shirji to quickly go and take a look at the certain person hovering in front of that place.
some existence.
"That is……"
"Eagle?"
Hearing this, Shirji looked in the direction indicated by Annie, and as the distance got closer, his brows began to frown slightly.
"ah!"
"It really is!"
"Is it that kind of flying dragon?!"
After seeing it clearly, Shirji naturally exclaimed nervously.
She saw it, those were indeed dragons!
However, they seem to be a few sizes smaller than the giant dragon Annie caught. They should be the kind of pterosaurs whose wingspan and length may not be more than ten or twenty meters, and can barely carry one or two people at most.
.
Moreover, those dragons seem to live in groups?
"!!"
"not good!"
"Is that their lair?"
"They seem to be alarmed!"
Immediately afterwards, of course, the other party should have also seen such a big guy riding by Shirji and Annie who was brazenly invading their territorial airspace. Therefore, those little things that were obviously not of the same species and seemed to have quite explosive tempers suddenly
Broken nest?
Anyway, when Shirji was stunned, she only saw: densely packed huge black spots flew out of the mountains and cliffs in an instant, and the opponent was like a hornet's nest that was disturbed, sending out bursts of
After the flapping sound of wings and the threatening roar and scream, a swarm of swarms flew towards them regardless.
‘!!’
'Roar!!!'
The next second, before Shirji could react, the giant dragon under them also roared, then turned around neatly, flapped its wings and ran away without looking back.
"ah?"
"It, how did it escape?"
"They are all dragons. How can they be afraid of them when they are so big?"
Seeing this, Shirji was a little dumbfounded, and then found that no matter how he tried to communicate and control, it was useless, so he had to look for help at Anne, who was sitting beside him with his arms folded.
"Of course I'm afraid!"
(ˇεˇ)
"Although it is very big, at least several times their size. If fighting alone, a dozen of them will definitely be fine. But if hundreds of others pounce on it together, it is not stupid, so how can it not run away?"
()
"No matter how powerful a lion is, he would never dare to provoke a pack of wolves!"
(*)
Seeing that the other party asked such a boring question, Anne of course explained with a mocking smile.
"Anyway, if you have to solve the problem yourself, others won't help you!"
()
After mocking and saying that she didn't want to do anything, Anne gave the other party a scornful look and turned her head away.
"Is that so?"
"All right!"
After taking a look at the group of terrifying top-level magical creatures that were chasing after them for a long distance before turning back, and then thinking about his own strength, Shirji felt that it would not be a good idea to break through, so he had to give up.
"That……"
"Then there's no way!"
"It seems that we really can only go around from the other side..."
Finally, Shirji let the dragon fly in another direction, preparing to see if there was any low mountain pass that could bypass that dangerous place.
"..."
While making the decision, she couldn't help but start to worry about the fate of mankind in this world.
Because, in the past, in this world, not to mention dragons, even elves like Ibarela hiding in her hat were rare, so people could naturally dominate this world.
But now, not only are they riding on a giant dragon that can destroy a city, but there are also hundreds or even thousands of terrifying dragons that are entrenched in a mountain range. She simply cannot imagine that kind of situation.
In this new world where such terrifying creatures and more terrifying creatures are rampant, what can people with only ordinary swords do to continue to survive?
In her opinion, let alone a group of dragons, even an ordinary giant monster, such as the one Annie was caught before, is almost enough to destroy a village or a small town, and ordinary soldiers can still
There's nothing you can do about them.
"Annie..."
"Tell me, what will this world look like in the future?"
So, Shirji, who was thinking more and more worried, turned his head hesitantly and asked Anne who didn't know what he was thinking.
"have no idea!"
(*`)
"It's not like other people made the world like this. Who cares what it becomes?"
(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~
As she spoke, Annie gave the other party a slap on the back of her head, indicating that she didn't want to think too much about such boring questions.
"..."
(ω)
In comparison, where to go to play later, and whether to take the time to catch some fresh pets to show the knights or scare them, are the issues that Anne is more willing to consider.
Just like the group of wild flying dragons just now, they seem quite scary?
"..."
(^～^;)
However, thinking that I had just caught a giant dragon yesterday, it seemed a bit uncomfortable to catch another dragon today, so I had to give up that idea.
(…)
(●￣￣●)
"Why……"
"I don't know if burning the trees will have any effect..."
Seeing that Annie ignored him and had no other choice, Shirji once again thought of a problem she had just thought about, that is: if the huge tree of light, the world tree, was destroyed
If so, without the influence of that thing, would the world have a chance to change back to the way it was before?
However, she only thought about such far-fetched things and would definitely not dare to try them easily.
Furthermore, the tree was currently in the territory of the 'Eagle of Light' and was so big that she did not have the confidence to burn it.
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Chapter completed!