Now, the tree stopped talking.

The huge trunk of the dead tree seemed to be observing a very strange little creature, and it completely enveloped Arrow. At first, Iero looked at the dry branches with no branches and leaves, but after making sure that these branches didn't feel like he wanted to crush himself, he was also bold, reaching out and gently touching the branches and leaves.

For a long time, for a long time......

It was so long that it seemed as if the day had passed.

(Ah, I just fell asleep.) ）

The tree's words again made Arrow feel as if all of his words had suddenly turned into.

(But human, I have to admit, you're really funny.) Well, since you have the power of a dark nature in you, as well as the power of that "old friend", then I will also give you a "gift". ）

The voice in his head fell, and soon, green leaves and flowers suddenly began to grow on the dead branches in front of Arrow. After a few minutes of metamorphosis, an emerald green fruit hung from the branch, as if it had come to take it quickly.

Arrow looked at the emerald green fruit in a daze, hesitated for a moment, and then stretched out his hand. The fruit fell lightly in the palm of Arrow's hand, and unfortunately, it was stained with a little mud......

(Eat it.) ）

Truth be told, after learning that the nature of the forces of nature is not at all as gentle as the legend suggests, Arrow has begun to seriously doubt the morality of the flower fairy and the tree of life. He looked at the fruit in his palm and asked, "What is this?" What do I do after I eat it? ”

(Humph!) Don't believe me? Well, sure enough, you still don't believe me! If you don't believe me, you don't need to eat it! ）

As soon as he said that, the branches were about to slap over. Aro was startled, and hurriedly threw the fruit into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it. To be honest, the fruit has no taste, neither sour nor sweet, and not even much water.

(Hahaha!) Eat it! You humans are really like this, they don't dare to eat it for you, but once you are not allowed to eat it, you will eat faster than anyone else! Hahaha! Looking at your heart, you seem to be a self-proclaimed smart human, right? What do you think? It's not a good feeling to be deceived by me one after another, right? Hahaha! You've been cheated again! ）

This tree is a monster!

Arrow began to regret again, why did he swallow this thing in such a panic? Is it possible to eat things in nature casually? If you have a problem eating, it won't be troublesome!

Obviously, the tree is showing a very cheerful attitude towards Arrow's current concerns! Now not only the branches, but also the trunks began to writhe indiscriminately. With such an unserious appearance, it is really hard to imagine that this tree actually had such a reputation as the "Tree of Life" before?

Well, the people who used to be either blind or too wishful thinking.

"So...... This fruit ...... What the hell is it? I'm not going to be poisoned, am I? ”

Arrow clutched his stomach, the sweat on his forehead about to roll down.

(Hahaha!) It's fun, but you can rest assured, human, if it's that easy to kill you, I've done that before. Alas...... Speaking of which, killing a life is really a problem for me. Forget it, let's not talk about those things, after eating this fruit, you will have my mark in your body. As for the effect...... I can use this to monitor the amount of dark power in your body, and to help you suppress it when needed. ）

That's it?

Arrow suddenly felt a little lost.

How can the power that Napa left in his body help him resist a fatal injury, and this tree left a watch purely in his body? The thought that his life will always be watched by an old man with many mouths and tongues, this feeling of being watched by a pervert really makes Arrow feel a little uncomfortable.

But, as if he had guessed Arrow's thoughts, the tree swayed again.

(Hehe, you humans really feel that you are losing without any benefit.) Don't worry, although this kind of thing is nothing for me, there is still a little so-called "merit" for a human like you. It's just that it may take a little time for this "advantage" to become apparent, so just be patient. ）

So...... What are the disadvantages?

Although Arrow wanted to ask this sentence, but after thinking about it, he still forgot it. This tree really doesn't feel good, so don't worry too much about this for now.

After feeling his body for a moment, and not noticing anything unusual, Arrow changed the subject again: "Then the Demon Hand, that human companion of mine...... Can you let him go? ”

(Oh, there's a human!) Mmmm, if you don't say I'm almost forgetting about him. ）

The tree still feels so freewheeling, and there is no tension at all. It's as if everything in this world has only two distinctions for it: "interesting" and "uninteresting".

Although Arrow still wanted to ask the tree how he felt about the demons, wars, and other things, but after thinking about it, it might be difficult for him to truly understand the story from the perspective of the natural world.

As Arrow pondered, the writhing body of the dead tree gradually began to stop. After a while, the sound of footsteps behind him made Arrow unconsciously turn his head.

The fog parted, and the rotten, damp forests now moved out of the way as if they had automatically made way for a path. A treeman who looked very much like Cream walked slowly towards this direction. And in its hands it dragged a man who seemed to have fallen into a coma.

"Cream!"

Seeing that the assassin was now lying on the ground and was dragged around, Arrow was a little nervous and hurriedly ran up to take care of him.

The Cream Tree Man let go of his hand when he saw Airo approaching, leaving Cream to lie in the mud.

Now Cream is covered in wounds, and Arrow feels a little creepy just by looking at it!

His chest, stomach, legs, arms, and many places on his face were filled with all kinds of scars, large and small. There are even a few wounds that are already close to the fatal point! The leather armor on his body was covered in blood by now, and now that he didn't move much, he looked almost like he was dead.

"Cream! Are you still alive? Feed! ”

Arrow reached out and probed the guy's nose...... The breath is still there, but it's really very weak! In particular, a large wound on the left chest looked like it had been stabbed by a slightly frustrated weapon! Through this wound, Iero could barely see the weak, beating heart inside!

Seeing that the situation was critical, Arrow quickly turned his head and shouted at the dead tree, "Demon's hand! That one...... Could you please save my friend?! Don't let him die! ”

Creamman the Tree Man walked slowly towards the dead tree, and when it got closer, it pulled out the two stone blades from its waist and threw them in front of the dead tree, and then it rotted and disappeared.

The dead tree's limbs shook slightly. There seems to be a great reaction to these two stone blades.

In the face of Arrow's plea for help, some vines rose from the black dirt, wrapped around the dying Cream, and lifted it.

(The erosion is deeper than I thought.) Human, your companions have been almost consumed by this dark force. For the sake of your safety and that of your human world, I would suggest that this human be killed. Then, I'll be in charge of purifying his soul, and I'm not kidding about that. ）

Arrow grabbed a handful of mud from the ground and turned around and threw it heavily at Cream's face. With a snap, mud smeared on the assassin's face. He then turned around, spread his hands over the dead tree, and shouted with a sincere face: "Really! Really ask for you! If it can be eroded, it must be cleaned, right? We humans are a very adaptable race of creatures! Please, Demon's Hand! This guy is a little unreliable, but I really ask you not to let this guy die! Please! ”

As a guild leader, Arrow knew very well that the guild members in his hands were undoubtedly his assets.

Even if it's not about feelings, about companions, just about economic value, a living jealous is more valuable than a dead jealous.

So if he could, he would do everything in his power to keep the assassin alive.

Maybe it's because Iero is so sincere, and the dead tree in front of him seems to show a little tenderness.

Branches began to stick out from beneath the ground around them, and one by one they touched the cream hanging in the air, as if to determine if there was anything more to save this human being.

It took a long time for the branches to retract to the ground again.

(If you don't want him dead, then I have a solution here.) ）

Vines wrapped around the cream rose up, and a small vine slowly wrapped around the Assassin's left ring finger, covering the Shadow Ring.

(He will no longer be able to touch the powers of a dark nature for a considerable period of time.) The magic in this ring should have waned a long time ago, but now he still has it, which is proof that he is being eroded. ）

Immediately afterward, some branches descended from the dead tree and extended towards the Stone Blade. But as soon as he touched the stone blade, the two weapons immediately overlapped with each other and became a stone sword. The vines, after a moment's pause, rolled them up.