The snow-white beast scurried through the dead woods.

He had passed here at night, and he was riding on the back of a mourning bird, so he could no longer remember some of the paths, and could only make out the direction to the inner circle of the Dark Forest by feeling.

By closing his eyes, he could perceive the flow of spiritual powers, and with the help of their power, he avoided all living obstacles.

But this ability can't be used sustainably - what is required to capture and swallow the spiritual power of heaven and earth is the physical strength of the demon beast, and the higher the personality of the demon beast, the closer the soul is to the crystalline state, and the longer the time to induce the spiritual power.

Before he knew it, he had left the avenue where humans often walked, and following the vague location of his belongings in his mind, he turned into an inconspicuous path in the jungle.

As a member of the Huangxian family, he trusts in the indescribable "fate" between himself and the forest greenstone.

And now, this illusory connection is leading him to the spot where the stone might fall.

[Malice from the World +20]

“！！！”

Fang Nuo stopped suddenly, and the sound in his ears indicated that there were at least two beings nearby who were hostile to him, perhaps the unidentified Bear Relic Party, or ......

As he stopped moving forward, two twisted figures quickly emerged from the soil, gradually changing into the silhouette of a humanoid.

Their bodies were covered in brown bark of various textures, and they had hair tied up from leaves, which should be in the position of their faces, and their facial features were like holes in the trunk of a tree that had been bitten by insects.

One of them also had clusters of mushrooms growing around his waist, and he was holding one in his thorn-like hand, on which a glaring gap had been gnawed.

It's a dryad, Fang Nuo thought to himself.

He had long heard that there was a dene of the Dryad in this forest, and besides, the "Flower Emperor Emissaries" who had been killed by Xiong Zhen before were also from this demon beast family.

All the spirits in the world call the plant monsters that have no human form but no human nature as "dryads".

They were born at the same time as human civilization and evolved in convergence with humans, but they did not share a language system with humans, and had fewer features similar to humans in appearance, but more similar to other plants in their habitat.

In their family, there is also a branch that not only has a human appearance, but can achieve facial mimicry that is indistinguishable from that of humans, called "dryads", but it is relatively rare.

These monsters have the potential to learn the languages of other species, and if they hide their more obvious racial traits, they may be able to blend in with the crowd to make a living.

What appeared in front of Fang Nuo's eyes at this moment, including the one who had spoken out to provoke Xiong Zhen before, was the more common "Dryad".

Looking at the abstract facial expressions of these two guys, it seemed that they didn't expect Fang Nuo to stop suddenly.

Fang Nuo guessed that they were trying to emerge from behind him like ghosts and block his retreat.

Unbeknownst to him, he sensed the malice coming from them, and he didn't have time to think of other countermeasures for a while, so he actually stopped.

The one who didn't hold the food in his hand was stunned for a moment, and after reacting, he glared at the self-sufficient companion beside him, and almost didn't directly pull it over.

Seeing that the little beast in his field of vision was not frightened, and did not continue to run deeper into the forest, he pretended to clear his throat and bent down, and the "arms" formed by the entanglement of countless slender vines extended from his "shoulders" and reached under Fang Nuo's nose.

"I'm sorry." The dryad politely said, "We didn't scare you, did we?" ”

"What's the use of you talking around the bend like that!" His companion threw down the fungus in his hand, and his whole body first collapsed into a pile of vines and roots, and then regrew from the ground at Fang Nuo's feet, "Don't forget, we don't speak the same language, so we can't communicate at all. ”

"Just get the matter done sooner and kick him out of our territory, Lord Kao-sama won't have a problem with that."

"Hmm......" The dryad who spoke first pondered for a few seconds, then slowly withdrew his arm as if acquiescing to his companion's proposal.

But then, the vines, which had been shortened by half, suddenly parted from each other, revealing an emerald with a silver chain.

"You dropped it, right?" The dryad asked.

Fang Nuo was startled, and got up and grabbed the forest greenstone embedded in the vines.

Then, as if he had been deceived, he raised his head and met the complicated eyes of the two dryads beside him.

The stone had been brought to the forest by the witch, so how could they be sure it belonged to him? Could it be that it has been tainted with his scent, connected to his spiritual power and even his soul?

If this is the case, it can also explain the basis for his search all the way, that is, what exactly "fate" means.

"You little guy is lucky, you actually got 'his' relics, and it was recognized by him." The more polite dryad sighed, "This is even the bear...... It's something that the bastard who kills innocents in our forest can't do, and at most he oppresses him with the power of relics from hundreds of years ago. ”

"It's true that the bear clan thrives on bloodlust, but who told him to disguise his soul as red to increase his deterrent? It's funny. ”

"Ah...... By the way, what happened to that bear? Yesterday there seemed to be a lot of commotion on the side approaching the Mother Tree. His companion seemed to be a little slow to get information, and had not heard anything about what had happened in the early hours of the morning and this morning.

"He offended Lord Kao." Fang No's friendlier Dryad replied, "So, the whole forest is targeting him. ”

"He can't make it, he never will." The dryad said.

Fang Nuo listened to the conversation between the two dryads in a daze, remembering the proper nouns that appeared in their words.

The "Mother Tree" in the Dryad's mouth should be the "Eternal Trace Tree" located in the middle of the dark forest.

But who is "he"? Some Beastmaster from the past? Or is it the "Missing Forest Lord" who has always been talked about by Xiong, that is, the last Beastmaster who was recognized by the Eternal Mark Tree?

Listening to their pronunciation, the title seems like a specific designation, an honorific title, which cannot be defined by gender or race.

And also...... Xiong Zhen is sure that the "Flower Emperor" is a demon beast that does not exist in the world, and it is just a "faith" respected by plant monsters, but listening to the appearance of these two tree demons as a "Flower Emperor", how do you think that he should also be a creature that really exists and still exists.

"Huh? Little one, why haven't you run yet? ”

"Wow, he's really not afraid of us...... Could it be that you've seen a monster like us before? ”

Did they stop themselves just to return the stone? Fang Nuo was puzzled.

They were still malicious just now, and their behavior of waiting around here, waiting for them to pass through this place also seemed to be deliberate, and if they hadn't stopped, I don't know what kind of attitude they would have shown.

Maybe he will sneak up from behind, and maybe he will do something unfavorable to himself in the name of "Lord Kao...... Fang Nuo slowly stepped back, trying to get away from the two dryads, away from the middle of the forest.

"That's right." Seeing Fang Nuo's cautious and timid performance, one of the dryads became satisfied, "By the way, did we forget one more thing?" ”

"What?" His companion snapped off the mushroom at his waist, took a bite, and asked blankly.

"Stupid!"

The dryad who spoke first ignored the beast that was getting farther and farther away, and pounced on his companion, brutally tearing the leaves off its head.

Then, he actually took out two balls of something that was still breathing.

Fang Nuo, who had been facing them retreating, looked at them intently, and it was actually two birds, and the spiritual power that he was familiar with was constantly emanating from those two bodies.

The answer is already obvious.

They are the mourning birds that have been missing all morning, the bird queen "Taro" and the male bird "Little Black".