Chapter 697: Second obstacle (1/2)

Author: M_W Cancer

Proofreader: M_W Miss Fierce

Initially, Elmont and Osborne were hesitating whether they should do as Leo had said or not. After all, traveling using the branches of trees is not as easy as walking on flat soil. One wrong move could potentially break a bone or two once they fall to the ground, or even worse, get seriously injured and die. Not to mention, with the heavy rain brought by the thunderstorm, the branches of the trees had become extremely slippery.

Fortunately, such a hazard only applies to normal people. As for Mages like them, they could easily deal with that by simply;

”We will cast an Anti-slip spell onto our shoes so that we can avoid slipping onto the branches,” Leo proposed.

Just like what its name suggests, the Anti-slip spell prevents slipping or would make one highly resistant to slipping on slippery surfaces, such as branches of trees that were drenched by the rain.

After casting an Anti-slip spell onto their shoes, Leo, Elmont, and Osborne felt like the branches they were standing on weren't slippery anymore. Even after deliberately trying to slide themselves, they were still unable to do it... or more like it was impossible to do it.

Once they were done with checking and confirming whether it was safe or not to travel using the branches of the trees, Leo then led Elmont and Osborne as they continued with their journey to the northwest.

”Tch! Why isn't there any Anti-mud spell? In such a way, we won't have to dangerously travel like this,” Elmont can't help but complain as he stared down to his feet. Every time he jumps to another branch, he always gets this slightly fearful feeling of falling straight down to the ground instead of the tree branch.

”I admit that this is a bit scary. But the more I jumped, the less scary it slowly becomes for me,” Osborne expressed, evidently enjoying jumping from one tree to another right now. A total contrary of Elmont.

”Shouldn't Elves be more adept in jumping on trees than any other races in the Celestial World? After all, your Elf race lives in a forest, and I also read from some books that there are a few Elven territories that were said to live on top of huge trees,” Leo really wonders why Elmont was so different from them.

Elmont's face started twitching as he said, ”I think you have misunderstood us for monkeys or apes,”

”Wow, I didn't expect that there would exist a group of beautiful and handsome monkeys and apes in the Celestial World. It seems like I need to learn more about Magical Beasts, lest the same situation happens again. Oh, by the way, what kind of monkey or ape are you, brother Elmont?” Leo sarcastically responded.

”You...” Elmont was immediately rendered speechless by Leo's sarcastic response. It is indeed true that people of the Elf race are good when using the trees to travel from one place to another. But that doesn't literally mean every elf has such expertise, including him. Honestly, he hasn't trained a lot in such an area, as he always spends his time in battle arenas in the Emerald Tree Kingdom. That is the main reason why he is labeled as a battle fanatic in the first place.