Chapter 121. Garden in The Middle of Deadly Forest II

Dragon King's Harem Chapter 121. Garden in The Middle of Deadly Forest II

"Those bushes are... alive?" Evelina muttered in shock. Eir and the others had the same expression. They had heard of protective plants serving as fortifications, but this was the first time they had seen them in person. No, this plant was even more horrific than the usual since it could grow back quickly, attack and kill the enemy. So it was not only useful as a protector but also worked as a magic tower to attack.

"It's a special protective plant. A high-level one. Only certain races have it," I explained.

Eir turned to me.

"Does it mean..."

"Yeah... Whoever lives there. He either has royal blood or is a strong fighter." And I believed he was the main reason why this Garden was here. His strong Mana even could change this place's flow of Mana. But my guess could be wrong. I meant... What normal person would want to live in the middle of a creepy forest like this? So he could be a kind of mad magician or crazy herbalist. The question was, what was he doing here?

"Evelina, prepare the Mana Barrier. We're going to barge in," I ordered. Since this was my territory, of course, I couldn't let this thing.

"All right, sir," Evelina replied.

Again, I threw some of my Blazing Orbs to burn a part of the bush. Once our path opened, Evelina and I used our Mana Barrier.

'Mana Barrier!'

[A barrier has been formed.]

Two transparent walls appeared on our right and left. At the same time, I kicked my Yegaun's side.

"Charge!" I ordered.

Upon my order, we moved forward towards that garden. Even though my Glayze skill could freeze those bushes in an instant, I chose my Blazing Orbs since my goal wasn't to destroy that garden. Who knew the person in the garden was my way out to restore this place's Mana flow?

As before, once we were almost past the bushes, they grew rapidly and attacked us from both sides. But with the barrier, it was not a problem for us.

[The thorn shield has hit your barrier, mana barrier energy is 5/6.]

After we made it through, we pulled the reins to a stop and cancelled our skill. Right behind us, the bushes closed in again and killed a few Bone Eaters who were trying to infiltrate, following us.

Our attention returned to the house in the middle of the largest tree. Silently, I gave a hand gesture to get down and be careful of our surroundings. After they replied to me with a nod, we got off our mounts without taking our eyes off the door. As usual, Evelina cast her Mana Barrier on our mounts to protect them and Eir patted the side of their faces, ordering them to stay where they were.

In caution, we walked towards the small house. Our feet trod on the grass below us, very different from the reddish-black soil in this forest. All of us were on guard since we didn't know who he was. But when we were 10 meters in front of it, we could feel movement from below us. Roots began to emerge from the ground and shoot upwards as if there was a giant octopus beneath us. Reflexively, we jumped from side to side, root to root to dodge them, but there were too many of them. The roots grew rapidly and uncontrollably. They attacked us ferociously or tried to tie us up.

"Tch! Annoying..." I muttered. I simply used my Blazing Orbs to burn them. While Eir used his Fire Bolt. That typical attack was too easy for fire users like me and Eir. But we didn't use it in the first place because we didn't mean to fight him. We just wanted to check who he was and find out what he was doing here.

The big roots fell off and turned to ashes one by one. Some floundered on the ground like worms on hot sand. A woman's voice came from inside the tree.

"Leave me alone!" she shouted.

And it ended with bluish-red mushrooms growing all around us. They looked beautiful and their shape almost resemble flowers. But the small pores on the mushroom's caps indicated it was a type of fungus that could secrete toxic powder.

I gasped in shock since it was not a low level toxic.

'Shit! Glayze!' I used my skill without hesitation. I thought I wouldn't be using my Glayze skill here but I had to since I was not sure our antidote could neutralize these mushrooms' poison. They were a rare type of mushroom so their toxin was not the same as a Bone Eater.

[Glayze skill activated. Area: 60 meters]

[Exception: Evelina, Eiron, Jyne, Yegauns]

[Time remaining: 05:59]

The ground beneath my feet turned into ice that spread and froze everything around the area quickly. The trees, mushrooms, bushes and everything else there turned into ice sculptures, including fruits, bushes and leaves. Some ice spikes also spread in all directions but they were random attacks so I couldn't aim them right at the house. Well, my Glayze skill didn't always work on high-level monsters or other tribes. But for the ground and the trees, it had a 100% chance of success. Also, this was a useful skill for mass slaughter or getting out of enemy siege.

"Aaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!" The woman's voice came again. But rather than a scream of pain, it was more fitting than a scream of anger.

"We mean no harm! We just want to talk!" I shouted.

Still, she didn't care.

"How dare you! How dare you!" she yelled again. The ground beneath us shook again. The roots beneath us and the trees struggled to break free from my skills, breaking the ice that enveloped them. We kept our footing since this was no different from an earthquake. Even our Yegauns stomped their feet in a panic. Their growling voices also showed the same thing.

My eyes fell on the house.

'She's so stubborn!' I thought in annoyance. Irritated by her attitude, I decided to go all out.

'Then don't blame me if I play rough.'

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