47 – The Oddness

"Those damn that white light!" Raymond complaints again about the censorship.

To maintain her decency, Gina chose to tie her robe to her waist. Her pants and panties are gone and probably stuck in the trees. It will be hard to find.

"The texture of the trees here is the same as the common trees." Checo examined the bark on a tree that was a bit dark in color. "Only the color is different."

"No, they're not the same." Gina had just come out from behind a tree, checking if the knot in her robes was tight enough. "If a plant affected by a titan mandrake had fruit, the taste would be much different."

"Then, what about the opium plant? Will it also change if it becomes like this?

"I think it will work." Gina sighed. "Even though no one has ever proven it, we have no other choice. Even if we fail in making those evil plants obsolete, people won't come to the plantation if we manage to move the titan mandrake there."

"Sir Raymund says we have to be careful with plants that aren't as big as these trees." Elise relayed a message from her master. "That titan mandrake is still a child, so it can't give life to plants this big."

Gina nodded, walking over to the female warrior. "I see. That's new information that isn't in any manuscripts."

They continued their journey through the place. Elise could feel something different there when compared to the regular forests.

"Is it just me, or am I not hearing any animal noises from there?" Raymund pointed at the difference. "You can't hear it either, can you, Elise?"

"That's right, sir," Elise answered, causing her two companions to glance at her.

The female warrior also saw no animals at all, even small insects.

Due to the extreme silence, Elise could hear her own heartbeat and breathing, as well as the footsteps of herself and her friends. The female warrior wanted to get out of that place immediately. The eerie atmosphere tormented her, though she didn't know why.

Raymund's place was quiet too, but not so terrible as this.

"So, I never found the origin of god servants in any manuscript." Gina started the conversation. "Were you created like this? Or were you raised in the realm of God?"

"Ah…." That question that came from nowhere surprised Elise.

"It's up to you to tell it or not, Elise. I won't stop you from doing that." Raymund said before the servant asked. "The important thing is to talk to her. It seems the silence makes you uncomfortable, and she realizes it. She just wants to help you. And I agree with her."

"Well, you could say I reincarnated, maybe?" Elise Grimaced. "I don't know for sure."

"Huh?" Gina raised her eyebrows, looking at the female warrior's face. "So…. Sorry, you're actually dead?"

Elise nodded. "That's how it is... But I'm not from this world. I'm not from the realm of gods either."

Gina's eyes widened. "What do you mean? Don't tell me you're from a different dimension!?"

"Maybe?" Once again, Elise wasn't sure of her own words.

Gina's face began to fill with excitement. "After this, you have to tell me about the world you came from! I will..."

"Shhhh…." Checo gave a hand signal for his comrades to stop walking.

A few feet in front of them was a tree. The height is equal to that of an average human, the leaves are few, and the trunk looks like a tangle of roots. The plant's color is the same as the other trees in that forest.

"Elise, you said earlier we should be wary of the smaller plants, right?" Checo hissed, preparing to use his club and shield.

"T-that's right." Elise also drew the sword from the sheath on her back.

Led by Checo, they approached the tree with slow steps. With every step she took, Elise could feel her heart rate increasing.

However, after a while, something still hadn't happened.

Gina narrowed her eyes. "I really have a bad feeling about this tree. The shape is completely abnormal."

Suddenly there was a rustling sound from above. Something fell and hit Gina's body. Her two companions had just turned around to help her, but the mage had already cast wind pressure magic that threw her body into the air, along with the monster on her back.

Checo returned to face the small tree earlier and immediately blocked an attack from another monster.

It was the tree they had checked earlier. It had just changed shape. Now, it has two hands and feet, as well as a faceless head.

Checo counterattacked the monster with his club. Even though its movement looks irregular, the monster can block Checo's attacks, even to the point of making counter attacks. Luckily, Checo was also able to defend himself from the monster's blows.

Meanwhile, the monster that fell on Gina was flung far away, while the mage descended slowly using her wind magic.

This time, Elise took the initiative to attack, even though she had frozen in confusion for seconds. The female warrior came to the monster that had fallen on Gina.

Elise's sword managed to slash the monster's bark, but she received a punch in the stomach. That woman was staggered but still maintained her balance and blocked her opponent's blow.

Gina looked at Elise and Checo in turn. Her friends can push their respective opponents. However, the mage felt that it would take time until the monsters were defeated.

So, the mage launched two fireballs at the monsters with her two hands.

The monsters' bodies exploded from Gina's fireballs. That attack didn't destroy them, but it was enough to knock them down. This allowed Elise to slash the tree monster's neck many times until it broke while Checo beat his enemy's head to shreds.

Elise and Checo drew closer to Gina when their respective enemies were not moving anymore. They faced different directions and were ready to attack.

There was another crackling sound from above, but there were far more of them this time. Not only that, but several footsteps also echoed from various directions.