Chapter 405 Investigation

"What's going on?" Turhan asked as he looked at Krusk for an answer.

No one here knows what this tree signifies.

"I'm not sure… It never acted like this before… There's also no wind coming in and out of this cavern… Isn't this a bit too weird?" Krusk replied.

Currently, the Tree of Faith is waving its branches like there was a wind breeze that passed by. Vincent and the others immediately surveyed their surroundings and activated their detection abilities…

However, their Mana Sense, Aura Sense, and other investigative skill have not found anything.

"I'll try to appraise it… However, I need to touch its trunk… Krusk, is it safe to approach the tree?" Vincent asked cautiously.

Krusk was the one who knows this Tree more than anyone else so asking for his opinion is very important.

"Yes… It should be fine… As long as you don't attack it. There shouldn't be any problem…" Krusk replied with assurance.

"I see… For now, try to wear these clothes and put those fruits inside this bag…" Vincent said as he pulled out a few things in his Interspatial Ring.

Although Krusk looks like a lizardman, he is still naked while talking to them… He wanted to give these things to him a while ago but the fruits that he showed them caught his attention.

Anyway, Krusk thanked Vincent for the clothes. Especially the cloak that he was very familiar with… This cloak can hide his aura as a Mythical Beast and he enjoys using it when he was in his human form.

"Can I also try and appraise it?" Ayla asked as she saw Vincent walking towards the tree.

This tree is emitting a very majestic aura around it and she wanted to understand it as well. Furthermore, this tree is suspected to be something that is being worshipped in ancient times… Perhaps, she can find what she was looking for after appraising this tree.

"Alright… Let's go." Vincent answered.

As for Faviona and Dianne, they were already happy to get two more leaves from the tree…

"Hey, don't you think it's angry because you took three of its leaf?" Turhan suddenly asked after seeing Faviona pulling out another glass jar.

"What? It has thousands of them. I'm only thinking of getting four of them… There shouldn't be a problem… It even allowed the Mythical Beast to get its fruit. The leaf shouldn't be a big deal." Faviona replied with complete sense.

Turhan did not comment on this as he knows that Faviona's words are logical. It doesn't seem like there's an issue with it since the plucked leaf would also be replaced in a few seconds.

In the end, Turhan just watched them do their thing as he observed the surroundings.

It is just too weird that this tree would grow this big inside a cavern where there is no light… No, the tree itself is the light so it was very unique…

'Is it feeding on the dead dungeon beasts? Perhaps it's the dungeon's boss monster? I've heard about treants that use dead or alive magicians as their nutrients to grow stronger… Is it the same as this one?'

Turhan couldn't help but suspect the tree. This is the reason why he doesn't want to approach it.

If it suddenly turned sentient and its branch suddenly moved to grab him and drain his mana like those treants, it would be very disastrous for him. After all, he is not a Knight with great physical abilities and he's relying on his Mana Control to survive.

He then looked at Vincent and Ayla who had fearlessly approached the trunk of the tree.

"Ahhh!"

Vincent shouted in panic as soon as he touched the tree… He immediately pulled out his hand scaring Ayla away…

"What happened?" Ayla asked. She didn't appraise the tree yet so she wasn't sure what was going on.

"I think it's trying to take me… Urgh… I might be hallucinating…" Vincent said while Turhan and the others listened in worry.

There was no way Vincent would react like that if there really was no problem…

Turhan wanted to advise Ayla to stop appraising it but before he could speak, he saw her touching the trunk of the tree and used her magic tool to appraise…

Unlike Vincent who was scared after touching it in a few seconds, Ayla was completely different as there was no strong reaction coming from her.

"Vincent, are you just scaring us here?" Faviona asked after putting the bottle inside her inventory bag.

"Haha! I didn't know that he can react like that… I guess he's still a kid, huh…" Krusk added with a laugh.

While they were teasing him, Vincent just remained silent as he watches Ayla's movement.

After a few minutes, Ayla finished her inspection… Nothing strange happened to her.

"How was it?" Vincent was the first to ask… He just experienced something horrifying and he wanted to know why Ayla remained calm and composed during her inspection.

"I… I think I failed… I can't appraise it… I can only tell this might be a tree connected to a divine being… I mean a Deity…" Ayla answered seemingly unsure of what she just saw in her appraisal.

"You mean a Tree of Faith…" Vincent replied. This is the only result in his previous appraisal. However, he didn't expect that Ayla was able to tell that it was connected to Deity as well.

He was unable to see this in his appraisal result…

"It's probably that… However, I didn't get to experience that horrifying thing you mentioned. Perhaps it's already gone?"

"M-maybe… Let me try again…" Vincent took a deep breath as he felt nervous about this.

Although he didn't like experiencing it again, it might just be a one-time thing as a self-defense action of the Tree of Faith.

'Let me just prepare for a bit…'

This time, he decided to pull out a few more Magic Tools in his inventory…

There were now eight rings on his fingers, a bracelet, and a necklace.

The limit of Magic Tools that he can wear, depends on his Mana Capacity so taking out a bunch of them is not really a problem.

Although Faviona and others felt that Vincent is overdoing this a bit, he just wanted to ensure his safety.

As soon as he felt satisfied, Vincent finally decided to touch the Tree of Faith.

Unfortunately, all his preparations were futile…