Chapter 88: Thats not a dragon


    <<Its an emergency, chief! A giant monster from the forest!>>


    Screaming through telepathy, Satin reported so.


    <<Inform everyone at once!>>


    <<Will do!>>


    Fortunately, while I was busy reading that book, the vigers have woken up.


    Given the monsters size, many of them should have already noticed it or at least themotion it has caused.


    After a while, I reached the top of an observation tower. And there, I saw the giant creature from the forest as it leisurely made its way toward the vige.


    A giant monster that looks like a lizardyup, thats a dragon


    No, actually, that thing, thats not a dragon.


    Huh?


    When I turned around to see the source of the voice, I saw Philia-san walking toward me.


    Its not a dragon? But it looks like one


    Its called a Tree Dragonsure, it has both the appearance and the name of a dragon, but its actually a nt-type monster simr to treants. I guess you can say its only mimicking a dragon.


    Mimicking a dragon, huh.


    It looked like a dragon, but on closer inspection, its body was indeed made up of wood.


    Its outeryer was something like the bark of a tree. I could also see leaves growing wildly here and there. Moreover, it had no eyeballs at all, just holes that resembled the hollows of a tree.


    Regardless of whether it was a dragon or not though, its threat to the vige remained the same.


    That Tree Dragons sorge thoughit may be something that has lived deep within that forest for a long, long time. It wouldnt be an exaggeration to call it the king of the forest at that size. But then, why is iting out of forest


    ording to Philia-san, Tree Dragons were like Treants in that they basically didnt have to move from where they were. They could sustain themselves through the nutrients in the gound, meaning they didnt have to hunt for prey.


    But because of this way to nourish themselves, Tree Dragons were overly territorial. They would mercilessly attack any who dared enter its domain.


    Well, no mistake about it now, its headed our way.


    then, I suggest we make the vigers who couldnt fight take shelter, maybe underground. Perhaps, even us as well, depending on the next few moments.


    Taking Philia-sans advice, I shouted to the vigers below the observation tower.


    Everyone! Hurry to the underground tunnel! A dangerous monster will soon reach the vige; stay there until its safe!


    Just a few momentster, Selen joined us.


    Hey, whats the n about that monster? As you might guess, theres no way we can take it head on. Even Noel will be blown away if he tries to stop that charge.


    While we were discussing like that, the Tree Dragon has passed the halfway point between the vige and the forest. For something thatrge, it sure did move fast.


    Let me try something.


    I said so and then constructed a tall wallparable to those that surrounded the vige.


    I immediately customized it to be a golem that didnt lose to the Tree Dragon in height.


    Go, golem!


    I made the golem stand right in the way of the approaching monster so that it could intercept it. However, right when they were about to sh, root-like things appeared from the ground and wrapped itself around the golems feet.


    With the golem immobilized, the Tree Dragon easily passed through the golems side.


    Whathen, how about another one!


    When I was about to make another golem, the Tree Dragon looked at me with its eyeball-less eyes.


    Oaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!


    <em>What a roar.</em>


    While I shook with fear, I realized something: <em>is it looking at me right now!? Can it be that its target isme?</em>


    Meanwhile, the Tree Dragon easily broke through the viges outer wall. Like that, it was able to enter the area where our fields were set up.


    <em>Thank goodness weve just finished harvesting, no crops will go to wastewait, nows not the time to be worrying about that!</em>


    Oaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?


    huh? Whats going on?


    Why did it suddenly stopped?


    If left alone, the Tree Dragon could have continued to break the inner wall and then just wreak destruction in my vige, so I desperately tried toe up with a n to drive it away. For some reason though, the Tree Dragon stopped in the middle of the fields.


    is it noting anymore?


    Still vignt, we stared at it for a while. Yet no matter what, as though the Tree Dragon turned into nothing more than a tree, it just didnt move where it was.


    Whats the meaning of this?


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