After crushing the torrents around the Elf's Sites and stabilizing the barrier, we finally moved towards the main issue of the labyrinth.

It seems that the spirit tree itself has a barrier similar to spirit magic, and it is necessary to go through a special path without being able to reach it in the normal way.

It looks like it's somewhere in the woods, but you can't recognize it from the outside, and you can't see it from the sky.

The only spirits connected to the spirits of the forest seem to be visible from the outside, but I was told that the route to get there was steep and it was better to go through a special path.

That's why I'm on my way to follow Mr. Gralier's directions.

The guard elves are not likely to be able to keep up with the labyrinth exploration, so we and the spiritualized Gralier are on our way.

As I approached the labyrinth, the vitality of the grass and trees might diminish and Gralier might not be able to spiritualize them, but it was solved by using a bow that contained the power of the spirit tree of Freesia.

Still, I didn't seem to be able to afford to attack him, but it seemed like I could stay there long enough to show him around.

In fact, I have a hunch that the more I move forward, the more black grass and leaves will be scattered in the trees.

Before the anomaly, it must have been a lush forest, but now it's desolate enough not to leave its appearance.

"Is this the effect of the labyrinth..."

"You look terrible."The trees are withered to extinction by the breath of vigor. "

"Still, the number of torrents is unusual."Is that also a torrent? "

Yeah! That's right!

Yeah.

When Esther cast her magic towards the torrent that was simulating a dead tree, it burned up from the inside and disappeared into ashes.

It was a torrenting crusade that was no longer working, but as we approached the labyrinth, we saw a kind of crusade that we had never seen before.

Everyone is a small individual covered in vine-like branches, but as they walk bipeds, they use vines to jump from tree to tree and move agile.

It was a bit clumsy to think of it as Esther's magic, even though Nore and the others were slashing it with their swords.

Not only that, but when I cut off the branches that were part of my body and planted them in the soil, the branches glowed and instantly grew into the same torrent, which surprised me.

This is what the status looks like.

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●Eater Torrent Race: Torrent

Level: 75

HP: 32,000

MP: 3000

Attack: 3500

Defense: 2000

AGI: 120

Magic Resistance: 90

Inherent Ability Mimicry

Skill Essence Absorption Insert

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Hmm, the one that splits up is a skill setter.

Pretty agile as expected, but overall better than normal torrenting.

"You came out to Trent."Is this the same person who came out with the abnormality progressing? "

"Is it like a rare species or a subspecies?"It's a tricky monster in a different sense than Grandis.It's likely to break your confidence by inhaling your vigor. "

"Hmm, it's a troublesome monster." I know the Elves won't fight. "

Even a durable torrent would split and multiply on the spot, and it would only be a nightmare if you fought properly.

Was it because of these monsters that Gralier and the others were giving up their strategy to conquer the labyrinth?

Even though it's not in the labyrinth, it looks like this torrent is coming out, and inside the labyrinth, there's going to be something even more troublesome...

Looking at us who were arguing about their feelings, Mr. Gralier, who was spiritualizing, was dumbfounded by the indescribable expression of this desolate forest, so he called out.

Gralier-san, is your spirit magic stable?

"Ah, ahhh... I'm sorry, I was a little upset like a change in the forest.Mr. Freesia's bow made it easy for me to do my Spiritual Arts.There was a rumor that the labyrinth abnormality would bring calamity, but I didn't expect such a tragedy...... "

"This is the first time that we have seen this abnormality progress.Do you have any specific stories about that disaster? "

I don't know if it's specific, but it's said that a Cataclysm will take place and a powerful being will descend.

A powerful being... I wonder if that's what it looks like to be the patron god of Severia.

"With that in mind, I was convinced that Marignant could summon Master Testudo."The power and labyrinth of freely summoning that monster may not have anything to do with it.The hunting grounds that the monsters spew out are also linked to the weirdness of the labyrinth, so it seems ok to assume that they are all connected. "

Indeed, considering Marignant's behavior and unusual tendencies, it was sufficient to predict the appearance of Testude-like monsters.

But knowing that, did something emerge from the labyrinth abnormality that had progressed to the end in the past?

If not, I don't know if disaster will happen.... well, we've already had a disaster.

Moving smoothly towards the labyrinth while defeating the torrents, we saw a huge hemispherical tunnel formed by several folded roots.

The plants and trees around the tunnel are as dead as ever, and the atmosphere inside the tunnel is unpleasant in the dark.

It's all changed, but that's the path that leads to the spirit tree.It was originally a road made of energetic plants and trees..... "

"This place is also completely withered."It's kind of creepy. "

"That's right. I can't see the way to the Spirit Tree."It seems like there's a monster lurking in the dark. "

"It looks like a friend reported that Trent is here."It seems to be quite a number. "

"Oh, you were sending ghosts ahead."Martina's exploration is very convenient. "

* giggle *, if you praise me like that, I'll shine on you

Martina laughed proudly in a determined pose.That's a really tough guy.

It's not visible in the map app during the mimicry, and I don't even know what monsters are lurking in the depths of Freesia, so Martina can use it to scout the Ghost ahead.

But I hate to go into this creepy darkness when I see monsters inside.

Thinking like that, while having Esther illuminate the surroundings, she enters a tunnel of trees that leads to the spirit tree.

It was a tunnel made of wood, but there was a little stone-like thing growing over here and I was curious, and Gralier told me about it.

Usually, this place was illuminated by the glow of the spirit stone, but it seems that it has already lost its power.

"I thought it was a little uncomfortable, but this is a spirit stone."If the anomaly disappears, will I come back again? "

If you inject vigor, it will return to its original state.That stone was used as a resting place for the spirits, and if you had the energy, it would dwell again. "

"Oh, now it's black and it looks like a stone, but is this the spirit stone?"

I wonder if the spirits were lighting up the area instead of making it a resting place.

Now that the spirit energy has been lost, the spirits have escaped from this forest. As a result, it seems that Gralier's spirit magic has been considerably weakened.

Martina cried out suddenly as she looked at the spirit stone like that.

"It's coming from above!" Be careful! "

At the same time, branches jumped from the roots of the trees forming the wall of the tunnel, and something fell from above.

It was an eater torrent, and it came out one after the other, not just from the top, but from the side and the ground.

"Instead of coming from the top, they came from the side and the bottom!"

"It looks like you're lurking everywhere on this road."It's dangerous if you go badly. "

”Not only is it so stubborn anymore, it's creepy to show up”

Not only do they mimic, but they get into the trees and ambush them.

I just want you to stop because the vines are moving and they look creepy. It's like a horror.

But some of these eater torrents were happy to have defeated the plains.

"Wow, it's a careless story, but Magic Stone seems so efficient..."if we confine and divide those torrents..... "

"I hope you don't think terrible things..."I use energy to increase, and what if I increase too much? ”

"It doesn't seem to be a controllable type.If you get more while you're asleep and run away, you'll get more and more trouble. "

"Gu, I thought if I cultivated these things, I could take all the magic stones, but it's going to get worse and worse as I grow more and more of them on my own."

Moreover, it was much stronger than ordinary monsters, so if one of them escaped... let's stop it.

Unfortunately, as we defeated the growing number of eater torrents, we proceeded.