The blades of grass that were soft and green just now have become a vertical "steel needle".

As Mogan looked, the others also looked away from the man lying on the ground, and looked at the fresh, sharp object on the ground.

Melissa suppressed the desire to stretch out her legs and try to kick them, turned her head to look at several mages, and asked curiously:

"What's this operation again?"

However, this time, none of the several mages could answer.

And not because of ignorance.

"I guess it's the product of a magical transformation."

In order to break the silence, Austin spoke quietly, and the only question was what he said and what he didn't say.

"Indeed."

But Captain Blue Eagle is good at taking a show.

His Majesty was very attentive, looking down at the needle, as if to reconstruct it with his gaze, and to disassemble it little by little to analyze what the situation was.

Mogan remembered Boss Fleming's words.

"Dangerous breath".

Is that what it means?

Thinking about it, in such a special situation, Mogan Grande, who knows how to use others, is not stingy in sharing some of the information he has.

"The mage on the ground struck this herb with his mana when he lost control, and it became like this. If I'm not mistaken, most of the plants here undergo similar changes. ”

"Why?"

Austin raised his eyebrows, but his attitude was not negative or questioning, this time it was a more pure curiosity.

“…… I'm a merchant and I've come to the ship to track down the cargo. "Mogan calmly emphasized the fictional character he had concocted," a fellow businessman told me that the plants here are full of danger. ”

Melissa on the side thought back for a moment.

"If so. We've just moved the other branches and leaves, and it's all right...... Do you need to use magic? ”

The mage's wind blade naturally touched the blade of grass, and the product of the magic attack naturally contained the same power.

But the first mate and captain of the Blue Eagle Pirate Regiment, the two of them were quite unkind, but they didn't just touch it.

The former plucked the leaves off with one paw, and the latter seemed to have nothing to do, tossing the whole leaf all over the place.

Captain Blue Eagle, who has no magic power and relies on magic weapons, is of course unable to rub magic by hand, and the merman mage is naturally not idle enough to urge power in order to pull a leaf casually.

However, Melissa suddenly remembered a little and picked up her knife.

"The material of this knife is a specialty mineral of Crowley, which is produced in a volcanic area called Blazing Rock Steel." Captain Blue Eagle solemnly emphasized, "It ignites when it meets fire, and although it is not a strong magical material, it should contain a little residual magical energy. ”

The tone is not suspicion, but verification.

After all, she had just used this knife to cut the trunk of a tree, and although there was a person hidden in it, it was also one of the plants.

"Because it's already been used."

Lucifer spoke from the side, as if he had come to a conclusion, and turned his gaze to the hollowed-out stump.

"Used?"

This time, not only Melissa and Austin, but Mogan was a little surprised when he heard this, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was right.

As they had seen before, the trunk of the previous tree was as complete as the trunk of any normal tree in the Saint-Lun Harbor or the Lettersmann Mountains, and it was not visible from the outside that there was an entire human body hidden inside.

If you have to look for a difference, it's that the magic power is more abundant, the price on the market is different, and the hollow sound that Melissa Roger found is different.

No matter how you think about it, the perpetrator is not guilty of deliberately stuffing people into the tree, and the only explanation is that it may be a "characteristic" of the tree itself.

It's a bit strange to say it's a "tree".

However, if every plant and tree here has been transformed and has different hidden properties, then there may be a lot more possibilities.

A grass plant can be turned into a steel needle by a half-wind blade, but what is the real purpose of a tree?

Captain Blue Eagle stood in front of a large tree again, looked up at the trivial branches and leaves, and then stretched out his other hand and tapped it on the surface of the trunk.

If you find that there are people here in the middle of the cut, it will be a lot of fun. Although they had probably checked their surroundings when they spotted the red-eyed mage just now, they had to be just in case.

"Don't you always say your other sword is stronger?" Austin folded his arms and looked like he was hanging high, "Then why not?" ”

Melissa looked for a suitable position on the trunk of the tree to start with, and she was at a proper distance from the nearest branch to avoid being attacked, and took the time to respond:

"My sword is made of strong magic materials, if this is determined by the strength of the magic, won't I be able to try it?"

"You can tell the ......"

Although he didn't know anything about magic, the pirate captain was quite good at drawing inferences, and even Austin had nothing to say.

Melissa stepped in and added proudly, "You don't know, my sword is ridiculously strong, if you take it out, you may cut out a sword and this tree will be cold." I'm really afraid that I will accidentally scrap the material. ”

It's just that Austin didn't have time to talk to her, and at the same time pulled out the Starfall Iron Wand he had taken from Lucifer earlier, and turned to Lucifer to say a word.

"Warren, I'll give it back to you when I'm done."

Perhaps out of respect for Lucifer's ability to be a mage, or because of his previous help from the seaside, Austin has always been neutral towards the king, which may be quite friendly in his dictionary.

His Majesty did not have time to reply politely at the moment, but looked up at the fluttering leaves, thoughtfully.

Mogan, who had cleared the clues, thought for a moment, lowered his head and cast a spell, cutting his Dark Iron Knight sword short, and then shortening.

Until it becomes completely different from before.

Unlike the others, Morgando took a few steps, made a large circle from a distance, and then stood behind the trees, opposite them.

Austin frowned at this, but didn't say much gossip, just laid a magic barrier and covered Mogan inside.

After all, he couldn't exhaust his magic before, and he basically recovered when it was time to recover.

Especially in this energetic environment.

"Ready!"

Melissa flicked her wrist and slashed directly at the side of the tree, instantly causing a huge dent.

"Click!"

The trunk tilted towards the other half of the chopping, paused, and then slowly fell as the crack widened, crooked, crooked, crooked.

The knife edge is not very deep, so the fall towards the side is getting slower and slower.

At the same time, Melissa took half a step back, drew the knife back into her hand, and once again made a fully prepared stance.

Within three seconds, nothing happened.

But everyone was extremely vigilant and had no intention of slackening at all.

Not only mages, but Melissa, who has been in a hundred battles and has challenged countless mages, can also know that the strength of the attack magic is often related to the effective time.

Mogan behind the tree stared at the position of the canopy, his eyes did not blink, the part of the knight's sword in his hand was temporarily removed, and the flying knife formed in the palm of his hand also stopped in place.

The metallic magic he learned from a young age allowed him to manipulate them freely and transform them into whatever he wanted.

Here, though, Mogan left a little thought on it, not just to change into smaller, more flexible knives.

- He left an extra hook at the end of the blade.

Mogan stood here not only to cooperate with others and observe the process of the tree's changes from multiple angles, but also to collect more clues and test a little.

Does this "dangerous thing" have the ability to perceive? If so, how sensitive will it be?

Between the branches and leaves, the canopy of the tree quietly stretched out, spreading from the inside out, and a black hole appeared in the mouth of a blood basin.

The entrance to the cave remained unchanged for the time being, but Mogan realized that it was a blind spot for all the visions of the person standing on the other side.

In the eyes of the three people opposite, the tree was just toppling outward, and there was nothing else unusual.

While generating a giant mouth, the tree actively avoided the true direction of the person who was slashing at it!

It is able to detect living things in its vicinity.

Although he was not worried that the three who had been prepared would not be able to react, Mogan still made a gesture to them, and at the same time, with a flick of his wrist, he made a few circles in the air.

Silently.

- He doesn't play with a knife in the normal way.

The overall trajectory of the cutter draws an elegant parabola, which then lands in the hole in the top of the tree that is growing outward.