Chapter 179

Since the lower part of the tree was inside the pyramid, they couldnt check it out. Zich turned his attention back to the part sticking out from the trees exterior.

It looks like a root instead of a body.

From the first place, it was a strange tree that sat on top of a sturdy pyramid made from hard rocks. The top corner of the pyramid was wide and flat, so there was enough space for a big tree to grow, yet it wasnt easy for a plant to lay its roots inside the stone.

No, maybe its wrong for me to say that its laying its roots.

Leona.

Yeah? Searching for the tree with her torso arched, Leona turned around.

Didnt you say that this tree looked like a root rather than a body?

Yeah.

If these really are the roots, is there a tree that you can think of?

What? Leona tilted her head like she couldnt understand.

I know it sounds strange, but is there a tree that has its roots in the air and grows inside the ground?

! Leona turned around and looked at the tree.

Uh-uh, that is...! In her bewilderment, Leona mixed up her words and floundered, but she clearly expressed her excitement.

Youre saying that it might not be a root-like body and the part that we can see might really be the trees roots, right? Leona shouted at the tree excitedly and pointed towards the lower part of the tree, which was the pyramid. And that the tree is growing downward!

Yeah. It was still just a possibility. Even Zich had never heard of a tree that grew underground before his regression. He simply spoke his mind after he saw that the part of the tree that shot out from the ground looked like a root. Yet, the response he got from his mutterings was positive.

I think Ive heard about it before.

Really?

Yeah. I remember a story that my grandma told me when I was little. However, as if she didnt recall anything more than that, Leona closed her eyes and tilted her head side to side. Then she finally said, Sorry. I cant think of any more than that.

No, its a great achievement to have found a target to investigate.

I just remember that it was a very amazing tree like the kinds in legends.

Thats impressive.

Rather than a normal tree, it was more convincing that it was a legendary tree since it was in a ruin where they found Windur, Estellade, and Tornium.

Where is your grandmother who told you these things?

She is in my hometown. Now that you mention it, I really want to see her. When I got into a big incident, she comforted me.

Zich wondered if the big incident Leona mentioned was related to the Lakes Tear, but he thought it was better to not bring it up. The important part was that her grandmother was alive.

Well have to visit Leonas hometown later. It seemed like they should hear more about the story of the rare tree. Zich approached the tree and placed his hand on it.

This is a great amount of mana. Zich was quite surprised. He felt a pulsing life force within the tree and an immeasurable flow of mana, and this mana flowed through different parts of the ruin.

This must be in place of mana fuel. It seemed more definite that this was a special tree like Leona said.

Wiiing!

Zich felt vibrations from his back and turned around.

Windur is Zich took out Windur. It was light, but it was vibrating. What is this guy doing now? Zich was thinking this when

Boom! The pyramid fell. Was it an earthquake? But when they searched the other areas, everything else except the pyramid looked fine.

Zich! Leona yelled, The tree is trembling!

The top part of the tree that was indistinguishable from a root or a branch trembled. Zich narrowed his eyes.

Is it shaking because of the pyramids vibrations? No, it seems like the tree is causing the vibrations.

Unlike the slightly shaking pyramid, the tree shook intensely. Although it could be the different components between a stone and a tree, Zich thought the tree was causing the vibrations.

Wiiiing!

With the tree, Windurs vibrations grew one level stronger. Zich lifted Windur in front of him and took a step forward. As he went closer to the tree, Zich felt Windurs vibrations grow even stronger.

They are resonating. There was definitely a relationship between Windur and this special tree.

What is it? Lyla came running from behind. Hans and Snoc also quickly ran up the stairs. They all sensed the abnormality and came to the top of the pyramid.

I dont know either.

Did Windur cause some trouble? Lyla asked after seeing the situation.

It was strange to say that a sword caused trouble, but this was Windur they were talking about.

I dont know if its causing trouble, but it is doing something.

In that instant, mana whirled into the pyramid, and everyones eyes shot towards the floor. Others simply thought a frenzy of mana was gathering inside the pyramid, but Zich and Lyla realized that the mana was spinning like a tornado.

Bam!

The sound wasnt nearby, but Zich and his companions felt a swirling mana burst and spread in all directions.

Its a prolific amount of mana.

Even Zich felt threatened by the vast amount of mana coming from the pyramid. The result of the mana burst appeared after a few moments, and something black came out of the floor. The black substances were unable to form a clear shape and stretched upwards. Something that looked like arms came out from the sides and something that looked like legs came out from the bottom. Then, at last, something that looked like a head came out from the top. Despite having arms and legs, the black substances didnt look human. Instead, they looked more like the shadows of grotesque bipedal monsters.

However, they were also different from shadowsthey walked on the ground with their own legs and were not stuck on the ground or the walls.

Whish!

The shadows turned their heads. Since they didnt have eyes, noses, or mouths, it was impossible to tell where their faces were. However, Zich and his companions were sure that those shadows were looking at them. Zich looked at them once and stared at Windur. Then he said, He did get us in trouble.

Lyla agreed, Yep, trouble for sure.

Even though the others didnt say anything, they also had the same thought. The shadows began running towards Zich and his companions, so anyone could see that the shadows werent running towards them to be friendly or welcoming. Zich and his companions each took out their weapons.

Crasssh!

Zich moved to the very front and swung Windur. A loud explosion rang out.

It changed its form.

The shadow in front of Zich morphed its arms from a blunt stick into a sharp blade and blocked Windur.

Whish!

A different arm from the shadow flew