Legend

A tree that burns and falls to the ground, naturally, gives a powerful shake to its surroundings.

The power of that swing is so intense that it would be instantly awake if anyone were asleep.

Most of all, no-one is asleep now more than it is still daylight... not at all.

Especially if you try to be a nocturnal animal or monster, because right now this is the time to get some sleep.

"If that's what you mean, it wouldn't be strange if the monsters that got knocked up in this commotion came out in a grumpy way."

"Gru?"

What happened to Seto to Ray, who groans looking at the fallen tree? and honking his throat.

Probably because the tree is already completely dead. The flames created by the magic used by Ray are also completely extinguished.

There is a burning smell of wood all around...... fortunately, the wood is charcoal, but the shape remains, and you can expect it from Demon Stone.

"In the meantime, do you want to store this tree? Looking for the Demon Stone... should be stopped for when this is recognized as a Rank A Monster. Honestly, I don't know if this body of half charcoal and half ash will be trusted when I take it home."

Rank A Monster Two bodies are a must for Ray.

But this tree... No, it would be difficult to know if charcoal would be admitted to be so.

There are many places that are already ashes in some parts, because at first glance they really only look like giant trees.

In that sense, I'd say he's a real pain in the ass.

As for Ray, who fought, I'm sure he's a Rank A monster.

(In the first place, a monster this size would have seen it from outside the Devil's Forest. It's hard to prove that this monster was in the Devil's Forest at a time when it wasn't there)

Or if anyone was watching Ray's promotion exam outside the Devil's Forest, they could have proved the existence of this tree.

But naturally, it's harder to prove this tree as a Rank A monster than no such person.

Still, as for Ray, for now, I'll keep the demon stone from being used for this tree.

If you couldn't find another Rank A monster in your upcoming quest, it's because this tree might be treated as Ray's defeated second Rank A monster following the Giant Wolf.

It is quite unfortunate that we cannot use the Demon Stone.

Also, Ray's trying to store the remains of this tree is wanting to get away from here as soon as possible.

Fortunately...... I was really fortunate, but when Ray was attacking this tree by dropping rocks, spears and flame ore from above, there were no enemies attacking Ray and Seto in the sky.

At the time, we might have thought that if we approached Ray and Seto, who were attacking us towards the ground, we would die too.

But not now.

There will be no one who does not care because the battle has come to a paragraph and trees have fallen to the ground that until earlier were not visible to the monsters flying in the sky.

(No, didn't the flying monsters really notice this tree in the first place? If it were on the ground, there would have been a tree growing around him that would have disturbed him and kept him away from this tree, and would have used it with his head slammed even close to him... but the sky doesn't seem strange to me if there were many monsters nearby)

Although not all monsters have noticed more than they are monsters living in the Devil's Forest. Still, it wouldn't be strange to notice some monsters.

Of course, that's just what Ray thinks, although it's undeniable that he wasn't even noticed at all by monsters flying in the air to maximize the capabilities of Rank A monsters.

But if there are more overwhelming giant trees in the sky than there are growing around, and you fly without knowing anything, you can't deny the possibility of colliding by mistake.

(Or, like, you start bumping into each other in a place where you can't see anything, and as a result of learning about it, you're no longer close to the area around this tree?

Monsters are naturally intelligent.

That's not uncommon to be smarter than a bad person if you're also a high-ranking monster.

More than that, if you're a monster like the one who lives in this demonic forest, it's not strange to learn that a strip around here is dangerous.

That's not just the birds, but the monsters on the ground as well, which is probably why there were no enemies around this tree at all.

With that in mind, Ray talks to Seto.

"If we stay in these prominent places forever for now, our enemies could attack us. Let's get out of here as soon as we can."

"Grrrrrrrr"

Seto rings his throat that he understands what Ray said after storing the tree in mystering and then talking to him.

Despite being such a giant tree, the sight lightly stored in the mistering is even rolling, but neither Ray nor Seto seems to have been particularly concerned about whether they are used to it.

If that's how I stored the tree in mystering, all I had to do was walk away from here as quickly as I could, as Ray said.

In any case, the area around the tree is a square and has a considerable size.

It's more visible from above than the trees have disappeared on it.

Fortunately, there's also a tree influence now, or I can't see the monster.

But that, too, will surely allow the monsters to fly freely over this square again over time.

And with no trees growing around, this place will be more spectacular than this for flying monsters.

Try being a flying monster and it will be a good feeding ground.

... Most of all, monsters on the ground aren't being hit in silence either.

Some would defeat the monsters of the sky that attacked them in reverse and use them as their own bait.

In that sense, I guess this demonic forest means equality.

"Well, that's none of my business around here. Do whatever you want.... Whatever, back to the safe house. I'm tired of everything."

Fighting trees was not as tiring as it would have been objectively.

That's like being unilaterally attacked and won by Ray and Seto.

But that's only to say that I would feel that way if I were someone watching from the outside, and I'd feel pretty mentally fatigued if I tried to lay it down that I was actually fighting a tree.

Trees may not deserve a Rank A monster in an actual combative sense.

But its playback capacity was just as strong as a normal monster.

Either way, even if it's cut to half in a Death Size attack, it plays.

Originally plant-based monsters tend to have excellent regenerative abilities.

Nevertheless, that is only a trend.

Monsters are more than indiscriminate, and some plant-based monsters have less regenerative abilities.

It was such a botanical monster, but the trees that Ray fought this time are so high... that it had the ability to regenerate even close to the peak when viewed across the monster.

Seeing such an overwhelming regenerative capability would not have confused Ray or Seto, simply because he knew there was a higher regenerative capability than the trees he fought: the slime that came out of the lake adjacent to the Trento forest.

There was nothing surprising or confusing about the tree's ability to regenerate, because I first knew the owner of a more amazing regenerative capability than a tree.... Because if you weren't mentally tired, the answer is no.

"Oh, that sounds like you stopped by quickly."

Ray, riding away from the square on Seto's back, casually sees the sky.

Then several bird-shaped monsters could be identified there.

I didn't think I'd be quick, but still, if I tried it on the monsters, I'd naturally want to make sure more than I need to survive in the Devil's Forest.

"Then maybe some of them are moving on the ground."

It was a grunting ray, but the sky situation is understandable if you look up, but on the ground there are trees growing in various places and bushes exist.

Beyond that, it's nearly impossible to check what's going on around you.

No, of course if we stay on the spot and concentrate on reconnaissance, not while travelling like this, we would be able to do reconnaissance in more detail.

But now Ray didn't want to imitate that.

What we need in the present situation is to get away from the square where we fought the trees a little sooner… because it is time to rest in the lair.

Originally, there is still plenty of time available to operate during the day.

Still, I decided to rest in the den because I was mentally tired fighting trees, and most importantly because I was going to look for monsters in the woods at night today.

(If you can, you just want to find a Rank A monster)

For once, that tree is a Rank A monster, I'm pretty sure, but that's just to say Ray feels that way.

Beyond that, it was necessary to find and defeat the enemies well deserved by Rank A monsters and submit their bodies to the Alliance.

The Demon Forest of the Night would be a place you wouldn't want to approach unless that was also the extra weirdo.

If that's what you mean, I guess Ray and Seto are weirdos enough, too.

If you ask the inhabitants of Gilm, most of them will affirm that Ray is a stranger.

Seto has the face of a Seto enthusiast like Mileine, so it would be like defending Seto because such people want to take refuge and be with Ray so too.

Can't you deny that I'm a stranger?

If you omit your actions so far, it's not strange to be perceived as such.

Neither would Ray imitate it to deny it.

"I can see you now."

Seto also wanted to rest a little early, I guess.

I run through the Devil's Forest at a faster rate than ever before, and as a result I see a junction that is thus protecting the lair.

When this happens, it's probably a function of the safe house, that you instinctively know where there is a safe house in this demonic forest. That was a much appreciated feature for Ray and Seto.

"Grrrrrrrrrr"

To Ray's words, Seto sounds his throat gladly.

Seto must have been mentally fatigued again in dealing with trees.

(No, Seto was dealing with a wooden body while I was dealing with a wooden body. Ning Ro, isn't it stranger to be mentally tired than I am)

Whatever it is that stretches out of the tree is a regular bamboo, the creepy appearance is that from the tip of the bamboo the head of the monster grows.

On top of that, if there's one or two of those, it's close to a hundred.

And even if you destroy the violin, it will soon regenerate, so it would be natural for Seto, who dealt with such a violin, to be mentally depleted.

At least if Ray asks me if I want to do such an imitation...... I don't want to go from myself and do such an imitation anyway if there's nothing I can do about it.

"The Black Snake... I knew it wasn't there"

Look for the black snake that first carried Ray and Seto to this safe house, but nowhere does it look like that.

I confirm that I have the skills to be transparent, like Seto's optical camouflage, so I couldn't deny the possibility of maybe being transparent and being around it, but I would probably decide that Ray isn't around here.

It doesn't come from any particular evidence, it comes only from such considerations as it seems to be.

Besides, Ray doesn't look particularly sorry because he can't look for the Black Snake either.

... Ningro, if a black snake suddenly shows up in the midst of Ray's search, he'll be more surprised than happy.

I'd like to talk to the Black Snake a little more if I could.

Black snakes are not capable of uttering words, so I guess expressions such as communication rather than conversation are more correct.

"Does it make any more sense to look here than to be gone?... Seto, we're going in."

"Grrrrrrrrrrrr"

Seto throats at Ray's words and enters the junction.

Naturally, there is no particular appearance of the enemy there.

If there was an opponent who would come within the boundaries of this lair, that would be the one thing that should definitely be defeated for Ray.

Somehow this safe house is the only place left for the magic team to perform the Warcraft.

Or maybe there are similar places elsewhere, but Ray, who only partially inherited Zeppyre's memory, unfortunately didn't know the area.