Chapter 619 - Travels (Part 2) (1/2)

The same thing had happened to the offspring of Salaark and Tyris. Since the Guardians' children were born with the capability of using all kinds of true magic and were gifted with a life that could span for almost a millennium, the Council considered them to be a threat of the highest level.

'Well, the silver lining is that plants are the chattiest among living beings. The disguised Treantling might be able to point me in the right direction.' Scarlett thought.

She handed several copper coins to pay for her meal to the waiter, enough to feed a small platoon, and almost as much as a tip.

”I'm flattered by your attentions, miss, but I'm strictly a waiter. You're not even my type, sorry.” The young man said, yet he still pocketed all the money.

”Neither are you mine, smartass of a Treantling.” Scarlett's voice was a low growl, her teeth shapeshifting for a second into fangs. She wanted to make sure the greenhorn would get her point.

”You're lucky I'm a carnivore, otherwise I would be glad to make a salad out of you as a token of my appreciation.”

”How do you know who I am?” The waiter looked around, worried that someone might have noticed their exchange.

”You can call me Scarlett, little salad. Now if we are done playing, I'd like you to tell me everything you know about the creature that plagues this land.” Scarlett said.

”I'm sorry, but I only know what everyone does. A few months ago, right after the monster outbreak, a creature started to raid the Gheluan forest. At first, it only attacked the magical beasts, so we didn't care.

”Then it killed even the Lord of the Forest and after that, everything went downhill. There's nothing alive there anymore, most wildlife and flora have been wiped out.” The Treantling sighed.

”The Lord of the Forest is dead? Are you saying that thing killed Myshar the Unicorn too? How is it possible? She was young but quite powerful!”

”Why do you think I'm here? Every sane creature is running away from death. I've no idea what it is because no one who has seen it has survived the encounter. Allow me to give you a fair warning in exchange for the generous tip.

”Now that the Gheluan forest is nothing but an empty shell, the monster has started to attack nearby human settlements. It's only a matter of time before it arrives here too, so don't make yourself too comfortable.” The waiter went back to serving the tavern clients, keeping an ear out for rumors about the monster.

The idea of an Emperor Beast dying so easily at the hands of an unknown creature made the ancient Scorpicore worry. She returned to her hotel room and called Leegaain, hoping that the Guardian of the Gorgon Empire could help her.

Even though he had almost relinquished those lands, they were still his turf.

”What is it now? I'm kind of busy.” Leegaain sounded annoyed, but him responding immediately eased Scarlett's fears.

”Why has no one taken care of the Gheluan Forest yet?” She asked.

”The Empire takes one good third of the Garlen continent, it's not something as puny as your old forest was. I'm hunting down one of those insanely strong Eldritch Abominations, so I've no time to waste.

”Milea is busy dealing with a lich who got bored with his research and wants to conquer her lands. She can't leave until she has destroyed him, but she has dispatched her troops already to take care of your problem.