A journey of Shadowverse and Honkai Impact 3rd

After Mistrina, everyone who was to play the role of a diver performed a particularly interesting drama, jumping from a high altitude into the blue lake, some tensed their bodies and held their breath, some had expectant expressions and were full of excitement. All kinds of attitudes came together and created completely different splashes on the water.

A pale splash of water exploded and flew up, a faint scream hidden within it... The sound of a crash and the huge splash of water appeared together, and a pitiful girl with stars in her eyes floated on the surface of the lake...

"Sierra."

Sera, who was still watching the situation on the shore and thought everyone's diving was particularly interesting, heard a sudden clear voice. When she turned around, she saw the winter elf Petey who seemed to be hesitant.

"Are you afraid of heights?" Sera thought for a moment, then suddenly thought of a funny possibility. "Uh, isn't it that you freeze when you touch water, Petey?"

Petty's blood-red eyes sparkled and she nodded hurriedly. Faced with the winter elves' strange characteristics, Sera couldn't help but reveal a strange expression.

As it is the winter of walking, this makes sense.

"Okay, I'll try another way, Patty, don't panic."

Sera shouted loudly to the people below who were waiting to see her fall into the water. Although her unexpected words spoiled everyone's mood a bit, it was still a feasible method.

"I can't see Sera-chan diving." Mistrina regretfully withdrew her upward gaze.

"There's nothing I can do. My elder sister is in trouble, so of course I have to share the burden, hehe." Latika talked about this with relish.

As he spoke, several thick silk threads were thrown down from above. Besides being very strong, they could also convey personal thoughts and complete spiritual communication.

In addition to its original purpose of manipulating puppets, Sera is increasingly taking the use of the Thread of Domination into unknown areas.

"Once the specific coordinates are determined, we will start teleporting."

Sera took Patty's soft little hand and walked in the air in sync with everyone below. At that time, with the breeze supporting them and the ice and snow paving the way for them, the two girls, whose age could not be distinguished, arrived above the vortex.

"Woo..."

With blushing cheeks, she whimpered and felt that she had lost her sister's authority. The further Patty walked away while holding hands, the more she felt incompetent.

——There is no elder sister who needs the help of her younger sister all the time.

As a result, her thoughts on playing house games faded.

"I see, that's it."

It seemed that she was talking to herself, but in fact she was learning about the situation underwater through communication. Sera took a deep breath and concentrated her mind. Her thoughts were twisted into a rope. Through the perception of space, her invisible sense of touch finally locked the coordinates of the bottom of the lake.

"Petti? Get ready."

The glow of mana overlapped, and the spatial ability turned into a high-level teleportation spell, covering the two teams in the air and underwater. With a considerable consumption of mana, everyone crossed the bizarre time and space and arrived under the vortex in an instant.

It looked like a hole in rock or wood. A dark-colored stream of water kept falling from the big hole in the dome. It merged into the underground river with a huge sound of waves and rushed to an unknown distance.

"Xia Tian really wanted to dig a hole and escape."

"After all, Xia Tian has the strongest execution ability, but that kid was indeed a bit inconsiderate."

Lav and Mia's comments were heard. After confirming the facts, they, who had heard the absurd ideas of the summer elves before, couldn't help but reveal subtle expressions.

It's really like The Shawshank Redemption...

Sera complained about Xia Elf's behavior in her heart, but before that, it would be better to find Xia Elf first.

"Well, everyone follow me, Xia's traces are very obvious here."

Walking quickly forward, the Spring Elf led the way and allowed the hurried team to enter the familiar territory again. However, the deeper they went into the cavity, the more an unusual aura became apparent, causing the surrounding atmosphere to stagnate into an invisible heavy object, oppressing the bodies and minds of those who approached.

"Everyone stop, something's wrong up ahead!"

Sera was the first to become alert because in her perception, there were already many signs of life ahead. How could there be so many living beings in a different space with only five prisoners at most (the elves of the four seasons and the incarnations of the four seasons)?

Could it be that Xia Jingling really dug a path to the outside world?!

"There are elves, orcs, insects, and more. Everyone be careful!"

Arisa, with her exceptional eyesight, was the first to draw her bow and arrow. The misty wind of magic shone a distant light green, and her successive attacks blocked the arrows that were coming at her with the same technique.

An ancient giant insect as big as a house appeared from the end of the cave. Its huge body rushed towards it with the oppressive force of a mountain, and it was accompanied by countless hostile creatures of various kinds.

"This is so wrong!"

The light of blessing shone in the area where mana and magic were intertwined. The assistance of Sera, Lisa, and Kokoro provided indescribable help to everyone in an instant. In a short moment, Mistlina and Latica, who turned into a gust of wind, showed amazing power.

The flash of the snow-white sword was like the pure sky, illuminating the road ahead.

The excessive strange power was like an exploding thunder, knocking away the giant insect that was rushing towards it.

“The young people are really talented.”

The Autumn Elf looked at everyone's combined efforts with satisfaction. Their united strength could maintain an undefeated balance even in the face of enemies that came like waves.

"Although I don't know how these guys appeared in Druut's body, we are considered their elders. We can't let the young people bear it all!"

The serious Spring Elf was filled with the power of spring.

"Petit will also try to help everyone."

Spring, autumn and winter, even without the seemingly disappeared summer, the Grand Season Transporter, which has not yet fully recovered, also demonstrated its terrifying power as the forest's high-end combat force.

Heavy rain, ice, storms and other disasters suddenly appeared. In the irregular three seasons, creatures that could not adapt to the changes died.

58. Forest Abyss

The place where the four seasons elves are imprisoned, a different space covered by a barrier.

From the beginning to the end, apart from the Four Seasons Elves, Sera and the others had never seen any trace of the legendary tree man, but now, they knew the location of the incarnation of the Four Seasons.

What they walked on before was not the earth, but the body of the tree man, and the maze was all part of that huge creation.

The exaggerated magical power came like a tidal wave, and the extremely severe natural disaster instantly destroyed all enemies in the way, opening up a smooth path for the team to advance.

"Everyone, please feel free to move forward. We will take care of all the enemies."

The Autumn Elf spoke on behalf of the other two. After Mia's sweet voice, the forest rising stars favored by the three seasons began to advance with unstoppable force.

Fierce explosions were heard continuously, and the teams following the tide of natural disasters were faced with a chaotic scene woven by the wrath of the seasons. All they had to worry about were a few enemies who were still able to move.

Frozen by ice and smashed by strong winds, even though its defeated body had revealed its non-flesh and blood nature, if its horrific wounds happened to a normal creature, it would at least cause it to faint, if not die.

"What are the inhabitants of these forests like? Why are they attacking us?"

Mistrina's doubts were also lingering in everyone's mind. In response, Sera gave her own judgment while running.

"They shouldn't be considered truly alive. They're more like some kind of golem or puppet."

"If what you said is true, Sera, then this is too bad..."

Lisa said with a serious face, her worried look was especially obvious at this moment.

The fact that so many residents have met with misfortune is a major event that threatens the forest ecology no matter how you look at it, but there has been no news recently, which is really too strange.

Its form of existence is similar to Mr. Orange, but it lacks some crucial elements compared to Mr. Orange.

The Manalya defense array was fully activated to intercept the attacks of all surviving enemies. At a close distance where she could see clearly, Sera suddenly noticed their inconsistencies at a glance.

It was true that his movements were without hesitation, a skill refined over the years, but his wooden face betrayed no emotion, not even a trace of negative emotions, including murderous intent, leaving only a deep magical power emanating continuously.

"It's confirmed. They are definitely not living people. Although they look like residents, they don't have the hearts of living people."

The information brought by Sera's further confirmation was not good. Although it eliminated everyone's possible hesitation, it also magnified the haze hidden behind the phenomenon.

There is no backup like the Teleportation Stone, nor a luxurious backup team to rely on. Although there is the help of the Four Seasons Elves in the emergency, it is still unknown whether they can cope with the terror behind it.

At this moment, in front of the surging tide of natural disasters, deep darkness suddenly appeared, and a huge thing that looked like a demon heart worm rushed out from the end of the hole and collided with the power of the three four seasons elves, causing an earth-shaking impact and explosion.

"careful!"

It was unknown where the belated cry came from, and only after several defensive arrays were broken did Sera, who was tilting Mana, manage to temporarily block the darkness that broke through the tide of natural disasters.

Bright red blood dripped from her nose. The load brought by creating a stable simulated space fault for the first time was beyond her imagination. Before she knew it, Sera almost fell to her knees.

"Ho..."

"Looks like we hit the jackpot."

With Arisa's support, Sera adjusted her breathing and recovered in the blessing of healing. However, the huge temporary consumption of energy was not something that others could offset. The girl who held the Green Bud Staff tightly turned her gaze to Lisa with a serious expression, or rather, to the Staff of the Divine Tree held by Lisa.

"Lisa, I'll leave this to you. The simulated space fault won't last long."

"I know, Sera."

The conversation was very fast, and the two excellent magicians understood the meaning of the deal in a moment. In the space protected by the fault, Lisa took out her trump card.

The reason why Sera did not use other means to avoid it was to buy time for Lisa to borrow the power of the forest. When the natural mana was abundant, the autumn elf, who felt the motherly warmth from the new green mana, made a suggestion.

"If possible, can you use this power to help us revive Druut?"

"Only a part is needed. Druette is about to fully recover."

The tense atmosphere did not allow for much discussion. Everyone looked at each other, and Lisa, who had made eye contact with everyone, immediately nodded.

Time passed minute by minute, and Sera, who was immersed in the embrace of the original power of the forest and had used excessive mana, slowly came back to her senses. At the same time, the green bud staff in her hand also changed slightly. A certain legendary breath that only existed in ancient heritage began to further promote the green bud to grow towards the "flowering" stage.

"three."

"two."

"one."

Pinpointing the disappearance time of the pseudo-space fault, Sera spoke the last word in a calm voice. With the end of "zero", the natural force that had been brewing to the extreme suddenly penetrated the darkness surrounding the entire cavity.

At the same time, the sound of splashing water was heard violently. Only then did everyone realize the full picture of the darkness.

Stagnant and turbid, even though one is standing on the ground, the dark water gives one an absurd feeling of being bottomless. The devilish nature that disturbs the senses has penetrated from the visual senses into the five senses of the viewer.

But at the same time, the great tree man named "Druut" has completely awakened from his slumber, and huge amounts of mana have been born in each of his roots, branches, and even in his tiny blood vessels.

click-

The demonic energy that disturbed the senses vanished instantly, as the incomparable cold had frozen the water originating from the abyss of the forest, and the ancient darkness was completely destroyed by a violent storm.

The great transporter of seasons, the magnificent tree imprisoned here for its mistakes, roared angrily at the abyss of the forest that was even older than itself.

This roar impacted the entire barrier, as well as everyone in his body. It was not until the Four Seasons Elves came to comfort them that Sera and the others finally managed to stabilize their bodies.

"This mission is nothing like a vacation..."

Staggering to her feet, not far from Sera, Arisa, whose hair was blown by the wind, lifted up her eyes and finally saw the ravaged hole clearly.

"Thanks, Mr. Orange..."

She stood up with the help of the Dust Colossus, and then sat on its shoulders due to exhaustion. Then, like Arisa, Sera began to search for her scattered teammates.

However, after finding everyone who was missing, an ominous message was placed directly in front of those who were still awake.

——Someone is unconscious.

——"Drut" told them that they were falling into the abyss of the forest.

"That guy must have been planning this for a long time. It's a pity that I woke up too late, otherwise I wouldn't have been entangled by its roots."

59. Ancient Ghost

"Lisa, how is Kokoro doing?"

"It's not very good. I can only tell it's a very primitive curse."

Sera, who was in a bad condition, squatted down. The frowning elf girl was reflected in her blue eyes. She was gasping for breath and no one knew what she was going through. Even though Sera and Lisa tried their best to rescue her, they still couldn't wake Kokoro up.

Sera silently stopped casting the healing magic, looked up and around, and the atmosphere of seriousness and depression suddenly weighed on her heart, making her feel a little breathless. At such a critical moment, someone had to break the deadlock.

"Lisa."

The clear voice jumped into the ears, causing the pale elven princess to look at Sera, and a touch of her own color appeared in the light green pupils.

"Can you take Kokoro back the same way we came? I'm not sure if we can still use the token to get back, but Kokoro's condition is no longer suitable for staying here."

Lisa, who was in an even worse condition, could understand Sera's implication, but such behavior was beyond her simple concept of friendship. It seemed like an act of desertion, and she could not accept it no matter what.

"Misterina, can I leave Kokoro and Lisa to you?"

"No problem, but are you sure about this, Sera-chan? If not, then it would be better if you come with us."