From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 381 - 270: Forester and the Knowledge Ancient Tree

Chapter 381: Chapter 270: Forester and the Knowledge Ancient Tree

"What exactly does ’Abyssal Competition Mode’ mean?" Rong Xincheng asked, voicing the doubt in his heart.

Among the six people here, aside from Lu Heng, no one had encountered the Abyssal Competition Mode.

So, not only did Rong Xincheng not know, Su Muyu and Lin Zeyu also did not understand what this mode entailed.

Since the transportation was complete, Su Muyu had also been pondering this question, and as she speculated, she voiced her guess:

"I noticed that the first Challenge Task is to kill 20 Abyss Summoners. Could the Abyssal Competition Mode be related to this task?"

Lu Heng nodded, picked up a piece of twig, and began to scribble on the ground.

"Summoner, these three words are quite clear, we are Summoners from the Human World.

"So, the Abyss Summoners mentioned in the first Challenge Task are summoned by the Abyss, appearing in a form similar to ours, but aligned with a different faction."

Hearing this, everyone in attendance took in a sharp breath of air.

"Are you saying, there are other humans... wrong, should be other species, summoned by the Abyss, and they are hostile towards us?" Rong Xincheng grasped the meaning of these words and felt the pressure mounting.

Lu Heng nodded affirmatively, "Yes, if you consider yourself as a player, then the Abyss Summoners would be the players summoned by the Abyss to be our enemies."

Lin Zeyu’s eyes widened as he followed up, "Hostile players? Does that mean there are hostile human Superpower Users?"

Lu Heng shook his finger, correcting him, "It could be humans, but the likelihood is small. Usually, they are species from other Abyss Worlds, those that have been accepted by the Abyss, like the Bloodline Demons we’ve encountered before."

Information about Bloodline Demons was already no secret among the Superpower User community.

Su Muyu thought of additional information and said, "No wonder Bloodline Demons have Skills and Classes. It turns out that even Bloodline Demons can be summoned, but the world will that summons the Bloodline Demons and the one that summons us must not be the same, hence the hostile relationship."

Lu Heng snapped his fingers, praising her, "Correct. The first Challenge Task has indeed already made it clear that there are Abyss Summoners in this Abyss Battlefield, so the Danger Level is higher than we had anticipated."

Rong Xincheng hastily asked, "You just said it could be humans?"

Lu Heng explained, "Yes, Abyss Summoners could be humans, because there exist Traitors among humans, and Traitors can also be summoned by the Abyss, but this is a rare occurrence. For the most part, the Abyss Summoners are Abyss Races like the Bloodline Demons."

While Rong Xincheng was listening to the analysis, he kept looking at the mission panel, then asked, "Then the second Main Quest, to avoid being pursued by an unknown force. That unknown force, does it refer to the Abyss Summoners?"

In fact, this was also a question that Lu Heng had been considering, but he had not yet come to an answer.

"There’s that possibility, but there’s a paradox in one aspect. The first Challenge Task has already indicated the presence of Abyss Summoners, so if we are to evade their pursuit, why not make it explicit? Therefore, there’s a conflict between the information provided by the two tasks."

In such cases, it is usually because the world will issuing the mission does not know what the "unknown force" is.

As for why it does not know, the reasons are plenty.

Speaking analytically, Lu Heng listed several possibilities:

"It could be that the Abyss will has concealed the pursuer’s identity, or it could be that this unknown force has the ability to avoid the observation of the world will.

"Alternatively, the pursuer’s identity is ambiguous, possibly having a dual identity, or their identity is uncertain.

"In any case, this unknown force could be anyone, and it’s even possible they are among us right now."

If this unknown force referred to Traitors, then indeed, the danger was close at hand.

Rong Xincheng, upon seeing the scrutinizing look in Lu Heng’s eyes, quickly said, "We are definitely not Traitors, you can be assured. And it’s fine for you to stay vigilant; we are sincere in forming an alliance and hope for genuine cooperation."

Lu Heng nodded in agreement, "I’ll also make my stance clear—as long as you are truly in alliance, I guarantee to treat you as allies."

"Thank you." The three individuals headed by Rong Xincheng nodded in thanks.

After their conversation, Lu Heng stood up and said, "We’ll leave our analysis of the mission at that for now. I’m planning to talk to that Forester, and you are free to do as you please. We will probably set out tomorrow to search for the Elf Royal City; I will let you know then."

"Alright," Rong Xincheng nodded in agreement.

Lu Heng and his two companions left the treehouse to look for the Forester named Seren in the forest.

...

In Moonshadow Forest, the four people led by Black Field showed expressions of wild joy as they made their way deeper into the forest.

In front of them was a space enclosed by giant trees that seemed like a gateway to a mystical place.

The Perceiver in their team had discovered this place, and Black Field led the team through.

As they approached the gateway of giant trees, a gale swept through, rustling the leaves noisily.

The Forester Seren floated gracefully from the sky, landing in their path, and spoke in a deep, serious voice:

"The area ahead is a forbidden zone of the forest; entry is not permitted. Friends from the Human World, please turn back."

Black Field sized up Seren and said, "Is the Knowledge Ancient Tree inside? We just want to have a look at the Knowledge Ancient Tree."

Seren’s voice grew colder and he repeated, "Entry is not permitted here, please turn back."