Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

Chapter 177. Conclusion Of The Conflict And Liu Shu's Decision.

Liu Shu saw Finnian moving around and ordering a retreat, baffling her. She heard everything they discussed, so she understood the reasoning behind it. Still, this situation was new for her. In her experience, even when things looked very unfavorable, their greed and arrogance blinded them to acting in ridiculous manners.

Moreover, this time, Liu Shu knew that she would probably need to reveal herself if she wanted to fight Finnian. Still, while it was a setback, she didn't think it was that bad.

Of course, those were just her thoughts because she cared very little about who knew and who didn't. Regardless, Finnian deciding not to fight and retreat was a complete miscalculation on her part.

It was more than a miscalculation; she didn't even consider it. 'Do I attack them? If I do, I can change their mind. However, do I want to be attacked?'

The fact that she was even considering it came as a surprise to Liu Shu. Since the very beginning, she wanted to exist calmly and produce fruits while leveling up at her pace and extending her roots. 'Why did I want to start a war where many people might get hurt or even killed...?'

The World Tree pondered, and because she was 100% honest with her own feelings, she muttered. 'I feel in a hurry to Level Up after seeing Finnian's strength... Oh. I feel rushed? Wow~. I do feel rushed... Since when?' Liu Shu pondered and realized that it had already been a while since she started feeling like this.

'I started when I saw Flor so heavily injured back then. When I woke up to a completely changed situation and people.'

Reflecting on her actions, Liu Shu spoke to Flor. 'Relax, the enemies are retreating.'

Flor was confused, her eyebrows tightly coming together. She whispered. "What do you mean?"

Liu Shu answered. "After Finnian couldn't save Eldric, he came to the conclusion that taking our city would not be as risk-free as he anticipated. The unexpected strength must've forced his opinion to change."

Flor was still surprised. 'Someone as strong as him didn't want to risk it?'

She answered with a mutter. "I see. Did you hear any of their plans?"

Liu Shu hummed. "They want to do something political or something like that in the future. Like, infiltrate the town and become a powerful underground association." Liu Shu commented. "Ignatia says that we are lucky and that we should take advantage of this situation by making the Explorer Humans know that we are not helpless little bugs. That we can fight."

Flor nodded with a smile. "I'll tell them, don't worry."

The Rose Fairy Queen didn't waste time and moved to inform the people who were ready to fight. Her message was confusing, but it was a joyous one: They were not going to fight.

The people's morale was quite delicate after learning about the other side's strength. No one wanted to fight against Finnian, after all. Dying from the collateral damage of his blows would not be a strange situation for many of the individuals gathered.

Mariane appeared with a smirk, looking at Eldric's blank face. "Hey, Flor. That boy seems to be in Lalala land. Be careful that you don't lose him completely."

Flor was so happy that they didn't need to fight that she forgot the baggage that she was dragging with her at all times. "Right. What do we do with him?"

Verdantia took a step forward and said, "Let me deal with him. Mom told me that we could deal with things between us without the adults interfering."

Eldric looked at Verdantia approaching and snarled. "Don't you dare do something stupid, Verdantia! Lord Finnian hasn't retreated! He is trying to deceive all of you! He will appear here when you least expect it and will raze everything to the ground, saving me in the process!"