Chapter 254: Where the Responsibility Lies
In the quiet night sky, the stars twinkled, and a blood moon hung high in the sky, shining like a bright moon through the treetops, quietly pouring into the forest.
The old tree man recounted the so-called information flatly, even if Hermione suddenly heard this, he couldn't help but leave a trace of cold chill on his hands.
"Mammon?" Ron's face was quite pale, and under the moonlight, his thin and thin body trembled slightly.
"You are talking about the head of the devil in hell, Mammon, who represents wealth?" Ron couldn't be convinced, and his voice grew inaudible.
"That's true," the tree man nodded calmly, "you must have strayed into this valley in search of companions, and if my guess is correct, I am afraid that your companions have already become sacrifices on the altar by this time." Of course, perhaps the succubus that seduced you is not satisfied with just a few people, and in my measurements, its goal is to catch you all. ”
It was a little cold, and a bone-chilling chill gradually enveloped Harry, and the dreary air around him seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. At this point, Voldemort said to him as if it had become a lovely name, as a sacrifice to be sacrificed to the devil, and Harry felt as if he were in an ice cave.
"I'm afraid you didn't tell us this news to see our jokes." Hermione stared at the old tree man in front of her, and there was no doubt in her tone.
The tree man didn't expect that the girl in front of him, whose cultivation was only at the lowest level, would still be so calm when she heard the news, which was indeed extraordinary.
With a smile of affection in appreciation, the tree man nodded, "Of course, with the strength of the three, even the weakest low-level demon in the abyss is probably not something that the three can deal with. ”
When Harry and Ron heard this, their faces were slightly red, and they both showed a hint of embarrassment, but Hermione did not have the slightest expression, as if waiting for her to follow.
"But," the Treant said, "Among your team, if I'm correct, I'm afraid there are two other mid-level mages?" ”
Hermione nodded, as if she had expected this, "That's right, Loki and Thor are quite talented, and they have gone a little further than us in their cultivation. ”
The treeman's eyes flickered, and he sighed secretly, they are all the same age, these people are so different, I am afraid that it is not a sentence of talent that can be explained, of course, with his current age, the intermediate mage is indeed amazing, and it would be better if it was those who entered the forest. However, the girl in front of her is not very human, her wisdom and maturity far exceed that of her peers, and she will not be entrusted with her planning.
"This place, although it is a fantasy created by Mammon, but the place to seek the sun, and it is not very much to explore, the main god of the abyss is innumerable, and the place of sacrifice is even more convenient for everyone, although the value of the tree of life is transcendent, however, the crystallization of the world before condensation, the birth of the tree of the plane world, is not too important to Mammon. Therefore, the demons patrolling here are all some mid- and low-stage demon subordinates. With the two mid-level magicians in your team, if you have to deal with it, I'm afraid it won't be difficult. "The old tree man said a few words, and cleared up the situation of the enemy here.
When the three of them heard this, they all relaxed, as long as they didn't face the legendary abyss main god, the others were fine. God is as powerful as hell, God is like the sea, even if it is an evil god clone, just mentioning his name can no longer raise the courage to fight.
"Since we can deal with it ourselves, we won't bother Your Excellency, it's not too early, and please let us go," Ron really wished he could join Loki and the others as soon as possible, in this ghost place, only strength is the only guarantee of life.
"It is true that it is not difficult for you to deal with the demon miscellaneous soldiers, but in order to solve this illusion and find your companions, I am afraid you will need to rely on our clan." The tree man smiled slightly, and said calmly.
"You mean, if the illusion is not solved, it will be impossible to search for the missing companions in the valley?" Hermione frowned slightly and asked softly.
The tree man nodded as a matter of course, "Naturally, this environment is forged to worship the evil gods, I am afraid that at this time, your companions have already been placed by the demons outside the illusion, just wait for midnight to bewitch you one by one, and then catch them all in one go, so that they can be used as this batch of perfect sacrifices." ”
"In that case, I hope Mr. Shuren will teach us how to crack the illusion, if there is anything that can help your clan, we will naturally not shirk it." As Harry, who has lived in his aunt's house since he was a child, this kind of exchange with others is really common, this tree man clearly needs their help, but mutual benefit is also a common thing.
"Cracking this illusion is actually very simple, you only need to pour out the source of life of our clan and destroy the illusion hub, which is the general outline of the altar. Use the power of nature to counteract the evil power of the abyss. The positive and negative are strange, based on this, to break through the realm with force. The Tree Man said dryly.
"Do you have to destroy your people?" Hermione couldn't believe that in this world, there would be living beings who would sacrifice their own people to save a group of irrelevant people.
A calm smile appeared on the old face of the tree man, "Instead of living here all year round as a nourishment for demons, it is better to hand over the hope of the tree man clan to you, so that our clan can truly continue." ”
Speaking of this, a shaved verdant bead suddenly fell from the canopy above the treeman's head, the size of a pebble, round and crystalline, the emerald green skin overlapped upward, and a trace of mysterious aura gradually emerged from the bead.
Hermione picked up the orb, looked at it carefully, and asked, "This is." ”
"The Fruit of Life, the essence of the Tree of Life, is also the hope of our people, our request is very simple, after breaking the illusion and saving your companions, we hope to bury this fruit in a safe land outside the valley, so that it can grow freely," said this, the tree man's peaceful gaze looked at the emerald green fruit of life, as if waiting for a dawn that was about to break through the ground.
"I hope you will keep the agreement between us. In an hour, we will help you break the illusion. The old tree man finished quietly, his face gradually faded, the branches of the trees around him swayed, and a boulevard appeared in front of everyone.
Hermione held the fruit of life in her hands, and Ron Harry was relatively speechless, this matter was not only related to their lives, but also the heavy responsibility of the revival of the clan, for the first time for a teenager and a girl to feel such a heavy and deep sustenance.