Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

Chapter 94. Witherwood, Azure, Fortuna.

"You've heard me. Do I really need to repeat myself?"

A man looked at his partner with a dead serious face after revealing a shocking finding. His partner spoke with a disbelieving voice. "But... That place is so low leveled. How can it be possible? It's just the Golden Sap Forest!"

The first man snorted. "So what? It's not like a place stays at the same level forever. If an anomaly appears, it is not impossible to become much more advanced."

The other rolled his eyes. "As if that's not the exception in the exception. How can an environment grow when everyone is at a low level? They can't really get enough Experience Points from killing other creatures. It's like saying that a Level 50 will Level Up in a Level 10 area without an energy-gathering system."

The first person sighed. "It's not the same, don't spout nonsense. Anyway, listen here. We need to tell the others and investigate. I really think that what happened was because of that. Moreover, with our Levels, do we have anything to fear in there? In the worst-case scenario, we just lose a few days and make a small profit by killing a few first-cycle creatures."

"Hey, are we going to upset the environmental balance by killing those first-cycle creatures?" The second man frowned and commented. "If those people learn about it, we are going to have big trouble."

The first man leaned on his chair and sighed. "We are part of the <Void Witherwood Exarchs> power. A place that's feared in every forest around here. Why do we need to be so careful?"

Disdain toward this arrogant person filled him when he heard his question. "Why do we need to be careful? Well, listen, asshole, we are feared because some of the top families don't involve themselves with us as they take our actions as part of a natural cycle. Do you think that if the Liferoot, Neoflora, or even the Songtree family hears about us upsetting an entire forest's environment, we won't be uprooted like little bad weeds growing at the side of their house?"

The arrogant man's face stiffened, and he frowned. "I mean, they can't really move as they please, right?"

The second one laughed derisively. "You want to risk it? Really? I heard that the Liferoot woman keeps man-eating plants as pets and goes hunting humans to feed them. Not to mention, the Songtree family can probably just make a pretty concert in front of our sect and kill us all. I'm sorry, but if you intend to upset the environmental balance without a proper reason, you can go alone."

When he saw that he was about to stand up, he extended his hand and grabbed his arm. "Wait, wait. Why are you so hasty? Let's speak about it."

Meanwhile, in the <Azurebell Heather Sect>, a few tens of kilometers away from Fortuna City, a handsome man was elegantly sitting in a lavish room, holding a cup with processed sap that had a gentle, inebriating taste. "So, how did it go, Theodore? It's been a few months since then, but I have no answers from you or that pretty and fiery Sylvan."

Theodore stood in front of him, his face clearly swollen with red marks. "I told you that I don't know anything about her. Cinderielle has lately disappeared and is going to investigate the forest. I can't follow her inside alone; I am too weak to follow a Sylvan into the forest."

The handsome man smiled refreshingly. "Well, you being too weak is the truth. However, that's why I chose you. After all, if I send a high-level person, she will be on guard. Moreover, you were supposed to be her friend, but lately... It doesn't seem like that."

Theodore didn't say anything as his tongue rolled in his mouth, tasting the iron in his blood.

"Oh, did I hit you too harshly? Sorry. I guess my strength is a bit higher than yours, and I couldn't control myself, haha." The handsome man didn't lose his smile as he asked. "I mean, you confessed to that Sylvan and got rejected. You confessed to a Sylvan I got interested in while knowing I was interested in her. You being hit by me is not a strange outcome, is it?"