When Antoun woke up again, he found himself in a somewhat strange situation. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Not to mention why I fell into a near-death state for the second time in just a few hours, it's amazing to be stared at by someone I don't know every time I wake up. But fortunately, this time it was not the red-eyed demon who appeared in front of him, and he didn't use a dagger at him.

At this point in the thought circuit, he was stunned by some kind of hindsight discovery, and then couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"You're human?"

This time, the short-haired brown girl who was sitting on his right side of him lying on the ground very stiffly, dressed like the light cloth outfit of an ordinary adventurer, seemed to be a little overwhelmed by his sudden questioning, and almost dropped the disc she was holding on the ground. After a lot of scrambling, she put the disc back in her satchel and stared at Antoun's eyes with a very serious gaze, but there seemed to be other emotions mixed in there.

"I—Of course I'm human! But what are you? Is it also human? ”

Yes, definitely.

As soon as he wanted to answer this, he remembered that he must have been wearing an ugly posture of ore all along. Even if you say you're human, no one will believe it. But the girl's reaction at the moment is really a little weird.,Although the words revealed information that he was not human.,But he didn't attack.,Have you seen a similar situation.。 Then maybe she can provide a solution.

"I said that ......"

With that in mind, he tried to reach out to the girl for answers. But he was surprised to find that the limbs that had been exposed from the tattered clothes that could only be called strips of cloth did not exist as the blue ore he thought existed, and the previous encounter was like a dream, leaving no traces on his body.

"What's the matter, do you want to say anything?"

The unexpected development made Antun have more doubts, and in order not to let the other party see the clues, he could only combine some of his own guesses and half-truths to the other party.

"Well, I escaped from the demon mine over there. Here he was attacked by something and then lost consciousness. Did you rescue me? If yes, let me thank you. ”

As he spoke, he tried to move his body as if he was going to kneel to the girl, and peered into her expression out of the corner of his eye. After listening to his words and seeing his actions, the stern expression on the girl's face faded quite a bit, and she reached out to stop his movements.

"The master said that you should not easily kneel to others. And it looks like we're so close in age that the title 'you' doesn't need to be used anymore. My name is Lilith, Lilith Frankia. Also, although it was me who gave the order, it was 'Sagittarius' who actually saved you. ”

The girl named Lilith said, pointing to the darkness. Only then did Antoun realize that there was a tall figure on the side, which looked like a so-called centaur. And it seems to be carrying another person on its back.

Following the principle of doing a full show, he said thank you to the centaur, but the other party ignored him. Based on Lilith's previous name for it and the relationship between the two, the centaur warrior should be a minion-like being. And its unique name reveals the identity of its owner, that is, an astrologer.

The knowledge that came to his mind gave Anthun a strange sense of familiarity, but he suppressed his curiosity about its origin for a moment and asked Lilith about other things.

"Miss Lilith, may I call you that, can you tell me what it was that attacked me earlier? What was my state before you came? ”

"Don't you know?"

The other party quickly shook over and replied, with a very shocked look on his face, which made Antun a little confused. As if something was evident from his reaction, Lilith regained her calm expression.

"The thing that attacks you is the root of a tree commonly known as the 'Tree of Predation'. The fruit of this tree gives off a fragrance that causes an abnormal feeling of hunger in approaching creatures. When a creature comes close to feeding, its roots will burst out and bind the creature, pull it to the ground, suffocate it to death, and eventually turn it into nourishment for the tree. And you-"

At this point, Lilith paused visibly, swept her gaze over Anthoon's body, and finally made eye contact with him again.

"You're in a very strange situation, you've been fused directly into the tree. Before you were rescued, you were awake once, but you immediately lost consciousness. ”

When Antoon heard this, he could sort out what happened after he lost consciousness, but he couldn't understand the cause of these situations. What's more, they are obviously in the realm of the "tree of prey", why are they not attacked, is it because the girl is carrying some props?

While he was thinking wildly, the girl directly informed him of the unexpected facts.

"Now this 'tree of prey' is dead. And I suspect it has something to do with you, don't you really remember anything? ”

In the end, it was almost a question. Antoun finally understood what was the reason why he had caused the girl to wonder if he was human, replacing the blue ore that had disappeared somewhere. However, he could have given a direct answer on this point without any hesitation or vacillation.

"After being unconsciousness after being attacked by this tree, I didn't move even a single bit until I woke up just now, and even if I wanted to, I was bound and couldn't do it. You should know that, Miss Lilith. As for what you said about sobriety, it's probably just an instinctive reaction to the body's stimuli, at least I don't have that memory. ”

"Really......"

After a brief comment, Lilith fell silent as if she was about to think about something. Antoun didn't intend to affect her, so he continued to silently regain his strength in place. Despite the danger of the "tree of prey", its fruit is indeed perfectly responsible for its food, and he is grateful for its existence.

"Lilith, are you alright?"

At this time, the sound of the two people interjecting came from the direction where the centaur was. You don't have to think about it to know that it's a third party on horseback. The other party was a woman, and the anxious voice represented Lilith, who had probably suffered something to them.

Before Antoun could come to a simple conclusion, Lilith had already stood up and walked over to the centaur.

"I'm sorry, my companion and I have something to discuss."

"It's okay, I understand."

Just as the other party didn't trust him completely, he didn't tell everything and everything. Even this includes the fact that he is being chased by some high-level demons, and he may drag them into the water.

Thinking of this, he automatically ignored the vague conversation between Lilith and his companion, and he subconsciously raised his head to try to confirm the current time by the position of the moon. It was found that the blue moon hanging high in the sky was no longer the blue moon when he lost consciousness, but the blue moon that symbolized the end of the game and the beginning of the hunt.

In an instant, a cold sweat broke out from his back. Just as he ruled out several unfeasible escape options, and finally considered whether to explain the matter to Lilith and the others, so that the other party could help him with the slightest probability of thinking about the situation of being a human being, a headache came to him without warning.

At first, he thought it was the after-effects of suffocation caused by being captured and bound by the giant tree, but when the pain intensified and spread from his head to his body, he couldn't help but hold his hands on his head and let out a moan of pain.

In her field of vision, Lilith seemed to notice Anthun's condition, and quickly rushed over from the centaur to hold his body. Seeing her serious expression and her mouth open and closed, she seemed to want to say something to him. But at this point, he didn't have time to think about what the words that broke apart in the circuit meant when combined.

It hurts, it hurts!

As this information continued to be transmitted throughout his body, Antoun's brain lost control of his body, and he could no longer hold his hand on his head in hopes that the pain would be relieved. Then the five senses began to fade away, the senses of touch, taste, smell, hearing—by the time he finally saw things, it was not that he could not see at once, but that the scene in front of him began to distort and deform as if it had melted, becoming a strange form.

As the twists of these objects were about to merge into a complete spiral, he suddenly became aware that somewhere inside his body was beating strongly. From there, there is not only the vitality that has always maintained his existence, but also something unknown.

As a result, the pain gradually subsided, and all the processes just now began to regress as if they had gone back in time. He was finally able to catch his breath and hear what Lilith was saying.

“…… Looks like it's over. ”

"End...... What does it mean......"

"Honestly answer me, have you been 'corrupted by magic' lately?"

Even now, Antoun can't hide it anymore, and he desperately wants to know what happened to him.

"Yes...... Just before I was captured by the tree, I was 'corrupted by magic' and my body was covered in dark blue ore. ”

Lilith's face was full of disbelief when she heard his words.

"I've only found a record of that level of erosion in the oldest books in the Master's library, and if what you say is true, then why aren't you dead?!"

"No...... I don't know much about that. ”

Knowing that Antun would not lie in such a critical situation, Lilith did not immediately refute his words, but said tentatively.

"According to the book, people who have suffered severe magical erosion and do not die have a low probability of awakening some strange magical abilities, do you feel anything?"

"Well, just now I felt that in addition to the life force flowing from my heart, other power is flowing?"

Hearing his words, Lilith suddenly fell silent, and after a while continued.

"The other power you feel is magic. However, judging from your words, you should have no magical talent, and the corresponding talent limit must not be high, and in general, it is the level of ordinary people. Mana erosion has probably only increased your magical talent and talent boundaries slightly, and you may now have the potential to become a third-rate mage. ”

There was palpable regret in the words. For her explanation, Antoun only pretended not to care.

"Since I didn't die, and I gained the talent of magic out of thin air, what am I not satisfied with?"

"That's good. Seeing the way you looked just now, I really don't think I can leave you alone, do you want to act with us? Although I can tell you in advance that there will definitely be a lot of dangers during the journey-"

"If Miss Lilith agrees, of course I'm willing to go with you."

Before she could finish speaking, Antoun preemptively gave the answer. As if not surprised by his conclusion, Lilith nodded, stood up and held out her hand to him.

"Anyway, let's move somewhere else first, this is the territory of the demons, and it's dangerous to stand still."

"Okay."

Antoun took her hand, feeling the cold and comfortable feeling, and the last pain in her body seemed to be completely cleared. All that remained after the pain was lifted was the strange figure that appeared in his reformed vision at this time, and some of the words on it, some translucent words that gave him a sense of déjà vu:

Name: Antoon Sayado

Vitality: 11/17

Mana: 30/39

Condition: Weak、???

Skills: Magical Talent LV1, Warrior Talent LV2