Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

Chapter 36. [Void Witherwood] and Ignatia.

Time went by quickly, and soon, 7 more days passed. During this time, Liu Shu focused on <Enchanted Growth> and <Nature's gift>, gaining a lot of proficiency in the latter. Nature's Gift managed to level up to F Rank Level 4, going up by more than half the level and approaching Level 5.

Other than that, Liu Shu received another 84 points of experience. What hadn't happened lately was Liu Shu fighting against anything. After the Rose Fairy set up around her, while they tried not to affect the surroundings so that creatures would still stumble on her, their traces were everywhere.

While hiding might fool some creatures, animals were very intuitive, knowing that something was wrong when they entered the Rose Fairy territory. This was more so when the recent Thornstride attack filled this area with powerful scents, marks, and more.

In short, the battle had become increasingly scarce. This was the reason for <Energy Methods> to be so important all around the world. Still, the fact that experience can be gained through killing meant that powers only focused on it were not strange.

A group of three people moved along the forest, their bodies surrounded by dark green clothes. They all wore similar deep purple wooden masks.

One of them, the one who looked like the leader because of the strength of his general atmosphere, asked as they ran through the forest at a relatively fast pace. "Have you all gotten the mission details correctly?"

Another answered. "We need to gain more information about the rumor that has started in Fortuna City, right?"

The third spoke. "Hm. Did you expect us to come this far without knowing anything?"

The one who spoke first snorted. "It would not be my first time having to remind newbies of their duties."

This group of three was from one of the mentioned powers. One of them asked. "Do we slice this forest down? There are a few trees that could benefit our experience pools."

The leader talked back. "Have you not learned anything? Trees and flora, in general, are not a good source of experience points. Only other plants can benefit fully from the experience they give. In the worst case, you'll lose experience points from killing them. Penalties can be harsh."

That person clicked their tongue. "I know that World Trees or fully intelligent flora are the only thoroughly Plant creatures that give experience as usual. If it weren't like that, all forests in the world might've been cut down already."

The leader sighed. "Being too experience-thirsty is not good, even if we are <Void Witherwood> disciples."

These people were from one of the powers mentioned above. A group of people who venerated strength gained by battle and disdained any other method.

Lately, a few people who had come to hunt in the Golden Sap Forest, the forest where Liu Shu resided, noticed the strange movement of creatures. This pushed people to investigate, and they saw groups of creatures of one type moving around.

In this world, <Monster Waves> existed, which were usually created when a significant shift in the ecosystem forced the majority of beings in one place to move away.

As beasts, plant creatures, and other types of beings moved, they didn't attack each other because their focus was on migrating. This lack of aggression could create large masses of creatures of all types that could overrun cities.

The name <Monster Waves> was given to this phenomenon in honor of the monstrous destruction they caused. It could get so bad enough that even when the highest levels of the creatures inside the mass were in their 10s, Level 20, Level 25, and more could fall prey to them.