Chapter 166: Avalon
"Boom!"
"Cough, cough, cough... What the...?"
Oaks crashed heavily onto the ground, creating a pit.
He struggled to get up and immediately looked at the row of statues again, but he opened his mouth and no sound came out..
The bear, leopard, and raptor were nothing special.
It was normal for druids to worship animals, and the gigantic oak tree next to them was undoubtedly an object of worship as well.
But what was the deal with the dragon statue?!
Although it was only a wooden carving, even if Oaks was blind, he could recognize it.
It was Ysera, the Guardian of the Emerald Dream, the Titan-appointed guardian bestowed with the Nature Energy, the descendant of the Life-Binder Aspect, one of the five guardian dragons of Azeroth, the Green Dragon Queen!
"Why would Ysera's statue appear here?!"
After holding his breath for a long time, Oaks looked at the surrounding statues and trees again. His eyes widened once more:
The small characters engraved beneath those statues read, "Ursoc, Shaman, Aviana ?!"
Along with the oak tree nearby, what on earth was this?!
"Could it be that this place isn't Avalon?!"
"Aooo—!!"
As if sensing Oaks' presence, a deep roar seemed to resonate from underground.
Oaks was horrified to see that two azure-colored soul flames appeared on the massive tree entwined with vast life and deathly aura!
The constructs from earlier also had these soul flames, which were located in their eyes!
"What the hell! Is this the big boss?!"
In Oaks' astonished gaze, the massive "Sacred Oak Tree" completely "came to life"!
Its enormous root system surged from the ground. It was the most powerful construct in this space!
"Is this a freaking tree-boss?!"
Cold sweat broke out on Oaks' forehead as he immediately transformed into a starlight bear, activating all the skills he could!
But it was useless. The tree-boss swung a palm, sending Oaks' huge bear form flying backward, and he rolled hundreds of meters upon landing!
"Spurt!"
A mouthful of blood sprayed out, and Oaks immediately activated his Frenzied Regeneration—
Taking a hit like that had completely maxed out his rage!
"...If it weren't for the Forest Heart War Robe upgraded by Odin himself, I wouldn't have just broken bones or muscles!"
Oaks' mind was still buzzing, but the next moment, a strange expression appeared on his bear face as he prepared to face the onslaught of another furious strike.
The attack never came.
"Roar—!!"
Although the tree-boss's root system surged from the ground, its movement speed was simply too slow.
And most embarrassingly, the tree-boss didn't have any long-range attack capabilities!
It tried its best to pursue Oaks, who had been slapped away, but it couldn't catch up at all!
Even when Oaks ran in human form, he was faster than it!
"Hehehe..."
Oaks transformed into the Owlbear, a combination of a bear and a cat... no, an owl.
Blessed with the power of starlight, Oaks' current Owlbear form radiated a cerulean hue.
"The Nature Energy, at my disposal..."
Although this independent small world had no sun or moon, starlight was omnipresent.
Kiting tactics! [TN: The term kiting is a gaming slang that describes a player's strategy of maneuvering to avoid attacks and stay just beyond the reach of pursuing enemy units, similar to flying a kite on a string. ]
The balance-based spell infused with starlight and nature's blessings made the furiously enraged tree-boss understand what "rage" truly meant.
But after playing the Kiting strategy for a while, Oaks also noticed a grave problem...
"So, this Tree-Boss is that Wild Demigod?!"
Considering the size of the Tree-Boss, it was not impossible for it to possess the rank of a Wild Demigod. But why did it have that power to help Oaks condense his spiritual form?
"This is a curse unleashed by the power of death!"
Oaks finally noticed that at first, the Tree-Boss could restore the damage inflicted upon it by relying on the half imbued with vibrant life force.
But as Oaks accumulated damage, the half representing life on the Tree-Boss grew stronger, and it began to actively reduce the recovery effect!.
"This Wild Demigod is struggling!"
Without a doubt, the half imbued with life force was the true power attribute of this Wild Demigod.
"Nature Energy, at my disposal!"
Having understood the principle, Oaks ceased his attacks.
The Nature Energy converged around him, providing a powerful boost for his next spell!
"Dispel!"
Countless specks of starlight surrounded the Tree-Boss, and its raging state abruptly came to a halt—
The originally dark and withered half rapidly transformed into a normal state of life!
"Hah! It worked!"
"I'm finally... free..."
Oaks returned to his human form, sensing a sigh of the Sacred Oak Tree, when the curse of death dispelled .
With the restoration of the Sacred Oak Tree, it seemed as if the entire central plain became illuminated.
The roaming skeletal beasts fell to the ground, gradually turning into a handful of ashes—
They should no longer exist in the world
"Hmm—"
A gentle light radiated from the crown of the Sacred Oak Tree. Strands of light descended through the branches, gradually intertwining into a phantom figure—
It was a middle-aged man... an elf?
Although his height was that of an average human, his pointed ears, slender eyebrows, handsome face, platinum long hair—everything about him was identical to the High Elves of Alfheim!
"Who are you?"
Oaks remained vigilant, even though he now knew that the phantom before him was the soul projection of the Wild Demigod he had sensed earlier!
"Hello, young druid. Thank you for your help... You have finally found this place."
The middle-aged elf phantom smiled. He was wearing a robe made of rough plant fiber and looked quite tired.
"You can call me Javier, a former follower of Lady Ysera.
I arrived four thousand years earlier than you... My previous stop was Ardenweald."
If the Emerald Dream represented the cycle of life and rebirth in spring and summer, then Ardenweald represented the cycle of life and rebirth in autumn and winter.
Ardenweald accepts souls closely connected to Nature Energy and serves as a transit station for souls to accumulate strength before returning to the mortal realm.
It was similar to the current Avalon in front of you, a sacred place intertwined with life and death, although its rank far surpassed that of Avalon.
Unfortunately, Oaks only had a rough understanding of these realms in his previous life.
After the Green Dragon Queen Ysera's death, she arrived at Ardenweald and was successfully resurrected with the help of the Queen of Eternal Winter—
But what was the deal with this guy before him?
He had arrived four thousand years earlier?
He wasn't a Drust, nor a demi-god of death, so...
"Are you... an Archdruid?"
Oaks frowned and asked tentatively:
"As a follower of Ysera, why are you here?"
"I don't know that either. Do you know why you appeared in this world?"
Javier's phantom smiled faintly and asked a question. Oaks could only shake his head.
Javier turned around and sat on the grass while looking up with a complex gaze at Ysera's statue.
He motioned for Oaks to sit:
"Sit down, let's talk, child... Since you've come, although the story isn't very long, you'll need to have enough patience."
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