Chapter 343: Life on the Great Tree
343 – Life on the Great Tree
I shave away at the trunk of the giant tree with [Wind Slash], digging a nesting hole. The blades of wind scrape away the trunk. I take the occasional break to rest with [Automatic MP Recovery], patiently digging my way through. It takes a full day to finish, but there’s now enough space for me to fit. It’s about the same size as the dragon-god’s shrine.
Great, the adams shouldn’t come up here much. Once we’re done grinding for levels, we’ll head back down and enter their temple in the roots. Though before going in I’d like to catch one outside to run a battle test first…
By the way, perhaps finding a web easier to settle down in, the nightmare has strung up a huge web between branches outside mydragon’s nesting hole and is lying in wait, motionless. I don’t know if any of the monsters here would be okay to catch, but it seems that way is more calming for it.
…If Aro said she wanted to sleep outside I’d stop her, but the nightmare should be fine. If it gets dangerous it’ll come back inside right away, so there shouldn’t be any problem with it acting as a guard.
I thought maybe the treant would need to be in the sunlight, but it went to the far back of the nesting hole and bent over, and now the sound of snoring is coming from its mouth-like hole. Try to blend in better, seriously. Is it fine like that? If it were wild, there’s no way it could go on living.
My stomach’s empty, so I decide to leave Aro and the others behind and go on a small hunting trip. It would be bad if they were attacked by another monster while I was away, so I thoroughly check the area with [Presence Perception], and don’t find any particularly strong presences. Even so, I won’t go too far. I plan on returning within fifteen minutes.
I kick off the branch and fly around the giant tree. After moving a short distance, I see a large, pure-white bird. It’s about 4 metres from head to tail, its long beak tapering to a sharp point. Its distinctive feature would be the way its beak extends to cover its face like a mask.
【[Masked Bird]: C+ rank monster】