Spellcasting Heavens

Climb over mountains, cross swamps, and keep moving along the endless wilderness.

Eat rough dry food when you're hungry, drink some cold water when you're thirsty, and if you're lucky enough to meet an animal, you can have a barbecue or a bowl of steaming soup.

These knights of the Church, who slept in the open air, endured harsh conditions that were unbearable for ordinary people, and finally saw the spectacular canopy of the Tree of Chaos two months later.

Here comes the Dark Goddess! This... there is actually a giant tree here? How can it grow so tall? You know, in my hometown, a tree can grow up to a hundred meters. When it rains, it will be struck by lightning. It was struck by thunder, and then completely burned to death. A man who looked to be in his thirties subconsciously opened his mouth wide and exclaimed in shock.

Huh! It seems that this is the place that the bishop mentioned. Get ready, let's go in and find out now. The knight captain drank the last drop of water in the pot in one breath, licking his slightly dry lips and ordered.

Due to the existence of the Chaos Tree, there are no obvious surface water sources for hundreds of kilometers around.

The creeks, rivers, lakes, mountain springs, etc. that used to flow have all been sucked away, and even slight desertification has occurred in the marginal areas.

Many people in this team have not had a decent drink of water for several days, and their mouths and throats feel like they are smoking.

However, after seeing the Chaos Tree, the surrounding ecological environment immediately took a 180-degree turn. Not only can you see all kinds of strange animals and plants everywhere, but the huge leaves and roots have a A small pit filled with water, some of which are more than a thousand meters in diameter, is equivalent to a small pool or lake.

No hesitation!

The thirsty and hungry church knights rushed directly under the Chaos Tree covered with intricate roots and stems as quickly as possible. They couldn't wait to grab the slightly sweet water and drink it. Some of them took out their crossbows and shot those who looked at them. Fat little animals.

Only an hour and a half later, they picked up a lot of dead branches full of oil, lit a bonfire next to a pool, and planned to enjoy a delicious and hearty outdoor meal.

Especially the translucent fish in the pool, it was so delicious that they almost swallowed it with their tongues, without realizing that the danger had come quietly.

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Hey! Rom! Did you hear any strange noises? A knight who was chewing meat and bones stopped what he was doing.

There was a look of caution in his glasses.

But it is a pity that another knight named Rom did not take it seriously. After swallowing the food in his mouth, he couldn't help laughing and scolding: Don't be crazy! There will be some movement somewhere. Didn't we search just now? There are no threatening beasts around, so you can eat your barbecue in peace.

Well, maybe I'm a little neurotic.

The former shrugged his shoulders, opened his mouth and tore off a piece of tender golden-yellow, slightly bloodshot steak in one bite.

The two of them had no idea that while they were talking, several black figures holding primitive weapons were already unknowingly lurking on the branches, staring at every move below with pairs of glowing green eyes.

You don't need to ask to know that these twisted and weird beings that have begun to possess preliminary intelligence are the special species that have been affected by the Chaos Tree and have begun to evolve uncontrollably.

To be precise, the ones here today are monsters that like to eat the brains of intelligent beings.

It is also unclear whether it requires some kind of substance contained in the brain of intelligent life, or just to satisfy the soft taste.

In short, even within the influence of all kinds of strange Chaos Trees, they can be regarded as out-and-out aliens, feared, rejected, and hated by other species.

Hunting is the instinct of carnivores, a killing instinct engraved in genes.

As long as a species has not permanently eliminated meat from its diet, this instinct will never disappear no matter how technology and society develop and progress.

It will only be temporarily hidden under the constraints of law and morality. Once the existing order collapses or is stimulated by the outside world, the instinct of killing and hunting will immediately awaken, and it will do many things that are unacceptable to ordinary people living in a peaceful environment. Crazy behavior.

Obviously, these monsters that like to eat the brains of intelligent creatures are absolutely 100% meat eaters.

Although it was their first time to encounter the largest number of indigenous inhabitants on the planet, they were not afraid at all.

After briefly confirming the number of prey, the leader raised the sharpened wooden spear in his hand and waved it at the other companions around him.

The latter understood the situation and used their well-developed upper limbs to jump up and down on the branches. After a while, every knight had at least one monster on his head.

Being accustomed to two-dimensional combat, they undoubtedly forgot that they were at the roots of a giant tree, and completely ignored the need to confirm whether the top of their heads was safe.

The next second...

All the monsters jumped from high places and launched a sudden attack on their prey.

Although the wooden spears were very crude and could not even pierce the steel breastplate, too many knights were jumped by these powerful monsters before they had time to react, and were then hit hard on the head by stones. , with a bang, his head was broken and blood flowed, and he lost the ability to fight back.

The monsters were not polite, they just opened the wound with hook-like fingers, sucking the red and white brains greedily.

This primitive, savage, and cruel scene frightened the knight captain. He suddenly pulled out his sword and chopped off the head of the monster next to him. He roared angrily: Go to hell! Monster! Quick! Take everything that can move. Pick up weapons! If you don’t want to die!”

Sword! Give me the sword quickly!

Shield! I need a shield!

Damn! I need cover!

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The few lucky ones who survived the sudden attack immediately dropped the food in their hands and quickly formed a battle formation back to back, using cooperation to resist the numerically superior monsters.

Fortunately, these brain-eating monsters didn't seem to be fighting head-on. After being besieged for a while, they found that they couldn't do anything to the opponent. They quickly took the corpse with them, jumped onto the branches in twos and twos, and disappeared deep into the dense leaves.

Looking at the blood stains remaining on the ground around him, the knight captain suddenly shivered and said to himself in a voice that only he could hear: Great dark goddess! What kind of place did you lead us to? Those monsters What is it again? The devil?

It's a pity that the goddess didn't give him a clear answer, not even a little response.

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