Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

Chapter 174. Disastrous Start To The War.

The Explorer Association's people saw the movement and quickly regrouped. Their group consisted of 20 people, all between Level 18 and Level 22. Once regrouped, they were a pretty formidable force.

Flor looked at them approaching and asked. "What's wrong? We have very little time before the enemies arrive."

The person who faced her before, Morrigan, asked with a serious expression. "Queen Flor, what's happening?"

Flor explained quickly. "An army of nearly 3000 is approaching with strong people at the helm. We need to prepare the defenses. Now, I will ask this once: will you help defend or not?"

Morrigan frowned, and Flor's face quickly cooled down. While Morrigan pondered for a few seconds, Flor sneered. "Now I am wondering why you are all here. Is it really to assist us? Or is it to control us so that the "monsters" don't do anything unnecessary?"

Then, Flor flew off. Morrigan shouted. "Wait!"

However, Flor didn't even stop and left with just a sentence. "Go to the Library and stay there! If you come out, you'll be treated as enemies!"

Morrigan clenched his fist and looked at the rest. "We are defending this place! Prepare for battle!"

The rest nodded, looking between Flor and Morrigan with strange expressions. Wert left, clearly stating that they were stationed there to prevent accidents, so his hesitation was a direct contradiction of Wert's orders.

Still, because he was the person with the most authority, they all followed behind him. Flor reached the walls and saw the non-fighters going into the Ant Hole. Meanwhile, fighters from the three main groups, Myconids, Rose Fairies, and Fire Ants, gathered around her. Flor looked at the ants and muttered aloud so that Liu Shu could hear her. "Liu Shu, how will I control the ants without Ignatia being around?"

The World Tree answered with mental communication. 'There is no need to do that. Your group won't leave the confines set up by my walls. Always fight from within the walls of the territory. I will be the one fighting from a distance until they arrive.'

Flor was confused. "Huh? Why won't we go out to set up ambushes?"

Liu Shu, who was observing the group, was looking at Finnian very closely. 'One of them is probably a <Second Energy Cycle> person. If you go out and ambush them, this person can just rush towards all of you and kill you. The best way to use your strength is to fight defensively, not aggressively. Your long-range attacks are your strongest suit.'

Flor nodded. "Understood." Then, she looked to the side and asked, annoyed. "What are you doing here? Didn't you hear my words?"

Morrigan was about to speak, but a man in the group tapped his shoulder and spoke in his steed. "Queen Flor, Morrigan is resentful for what happened the last time. However, we are stationed here by Lord Wert. Therefore, we will defend this place. Please, place a vote of trust in us."

Flor looked at them and commented. "Are you all going to be able to kill humans? Who we are fighting is not a monster group, but humans, beastkin, and Sylvans."

Unlike the response that Flor predicted, the Explorers didn't seem intimidated and easily nodded. "We understand. We didn't stay here, protecting a town full of... well, monsters, thinking that the only things we would fight are monsters."

The Rose Fairy Queen looked at Morrigan and wanted to ask why he reacted the way he did. However, she knew that there wasn't much time for conversations. "If you are going to fight, then do so. However, if I ever see any suspicious activity, everything around your group will turn to fight you. Understood?"