Free Web NovelChapter 335: Chapter 126: Messenger of Lord Autumn_2
However, the City Lord was a member of the Golden Demon Clan, and the relationships between the Golden Demons, Fire Demons, and Wood Demons have always been poor.
The villages affected by Lord Autumn were also all Wood Demon villages.
Furthermore, the internal situation of the Golden Demon Clan had recently been chaotic, so the City Lord seemed to have no intention of helping them.
As for the chaos within the Golden Demon Clan, it was due to a recent change in the wind, with rumors of wanting to elect a new Great Demon leader.
After all, the Flawless Galaxy Great Demon had been missing for a long time.
Most of the villagers’ conversation, about 90% of it, was spent on the chaos within the Golden Demon Clan.
All in all, this information was not helpful to Ree Shil and the others.
"Then, do you know where Lord Autumn is?"
Ree Shil’s last question was this.
Their mission was to resolve the issues in the village - wouldn’t defeating Lord Autumn solve everything?
"I don’t know that."
The villager shook his head, then added: "But at the eastern entrance of the village, you can find the messenger of Lord Autumn."
[Ding dong!]
[Mission Stage 2: Find the messenger of Lord Autumn]
As the words fell, new subtitles appeared in front of Ree Shil.
Turns out the key information for the mission was right here, and listening to the other party’s lengthy speech before was just a waste of time.
"Let’s go, let’s meet this so-called messenger."
Ree Shil waved his hand, signaling everyone to leave.
The village was small, and they had entered from the west.
So, going straight through, they quickly arrived at the eastern exit.
They didn’t need to search much; they could easily see a particularly conspicuous item just outside the entrance of the village.
It was a root protruding from the ground like a bamboo shoot, pointing towards the sky.
About 2 or 3 meters high, its diameter was no less than that of an ordinary old tree.
Moreover, all the other trees were withered and wilted, while only this one had a golden and vibrant appearance.
"Is this the messenger of Lord Autumn?"
At first, Ree Shil doubted why a demon monster would have a messenger.
Now he understood, it seemed to be some sort of vine demon little brother.
"Hello there."
Andrew Hill approached the Golden Root, holding up the sign.
But the Golden Root stood tall and immovable, giving no response.
Thinking for a moment, he took out the God of Wealth Painting and the Matchmaker Painting, and pasted them onto the Golden Root.
Still the same, the Golden Root just stood quietly.
"... Alright, put away those two things."
Ree Shil couldn’t help but step forward:"Clearly, this thing has no eyes, so how can it see your things?"
He patted the Golden Root.
The surface felt hard, and still, there was no reaction.
Upon closer examination, there were fine, pin-sized holes on the root.
Unlike Andrew Hill in the doll costume, when Ree Shil placed his palm on it, he could feel a noticeable, albeit not very strong, suction force.
He tried to communicate with the root but received no response.
This thing didn’t seem like a demon monster at all, just like some kind of plant.
Just then, a Wood Demon Old Farmer carrying a yoke passed by the village entrance and saw them.
"You folks wouldn’t be trying to get rid of this big thing, would you?"
The old farmer, seeing their unfamiliar faces, thought they were passing by youths who wanted to be heroes.
From time to time, there would be a few people like this, but all returned without success.
So he advised, "It’s no use. This is the messenger of Lord Autumn, it can’t be killed."
"Someone from the village tried before, but even the sharpest knife could only leave a shallow mark, and the damaged skin would quickly recover."
"Is it really that incredible?"
Ree Shil raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.
"If you don’t believe it, you can try it yourselves."
The old farmer put down his yoke, intending to watch the show.
"Hmmm... "
However, Ree Shil looked around and realized they didn’t have a knife.
So he borrowed a firewood knife from the old farmer and handed it to the Sheep Rabbit. freewebnøvel.coɱ
If he had to do this himself, why would they need a Follower card?
Then the Sheep Rabbit took the firewood knife and walked in front of the Golden Root.
[Ah du du du du!]
They saw her swinging the firewood knife so fast that it became a blur, cutting the surface of the Golden Root repeatedly.
With her martial skills, she could precisely strike the same spot on the root with each slash, launching continuous attacks.
Clang clang clang clang clang!
Sounds of metallic collisions resonated, sparks even flying out.
"Whoa!"
This display startled the old farmer: "This girl has got some skills."
But the next second, he realized: "Wait, my firewood knife!"
He stopped the Sheep Rabbit and took back the firewood knife, only to find the blade bent.
Everyone looked at the surface of the Golden Root and, just as the old farmer had said, there were hardly any significant marks.
Even with the Sheep Rabbit’s skills and consecutive slashes, it only produced a 2cm deep cut, barely piercing the surface.
Indeed, the Golden Root was not ordinary. When the skin was broken, the exposed wood inside was also golden, and even the liquid flowing out was golden.
And despite the commotion, it still showed no response, just like an ordinary plant.
"See, I told you, you can’t do anything to it."
The old farmer sadly put away the firewood knife.
Seeing that Ree Shil and the others still seemed to be determined, he offered no more advice.
He picked up his yoke again, and left.
"It seems ordinary things can’t deal with it."
Only when the old farmer was far away did Ree Shil speak while stroking his chin.
In his opinion, this thing was definitely a demon monster.
