Begin As A Tree: Don’t Worry. I’ll Become A God - Chapter 21

Chapter 21: Monster in the Black Mist

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Once the dried corpses left the black fog, they immediately lost their mobility. The refugees and villagers burned the corpses one after another.

Their days could barely be stable, but it would take time for the seeds to grow and produce food. The refugees outside needed more and more food every day, and the granary of the Divine Tree Village was almost empty.

The villagers outside could only get a little food every day and were about to riot. If not for the fact that everyone in the Divine Tree Village could fight, they would definitely have rushed into the wall without caring about the consequences.

Although there was almost no food left, fortunately, the spirit stones released from the inkstone could still be used. Although this thing could not fill one’s stomach, it could maintain one’s life force.

However, this was not a long-term solution. Black fog filled the sky, and the skin of the villagers and refugees outside the wall gradually turned greenish-black.

Gu Xiao checked Ling Yao’s dreams every day and talked to her. When he found out about the changes in the village, he was really anxious. Suddenly, he thought of the three from the Divine Martial Sect. Perhaps they could find a solution in the Divine Martial Sect?

He quickly entered Bai Mingxuan’s dream under the cover of the night.

Bai Mingxuan knew that something had happened in the village and didn’t dare to delay. He immediately woke up and rushed to the secret vault of the Divine Martial Sect to find a way. He couldn’t find it even after dawn.

After Liu Yang found out about this, he quickly went to ask his beautiful master, but his master didn’t know either.

The two of them immediately skipped class and ran back to their residence to sleep.

Gu Xiao sensed that Bai Mingxuan and Liu Yang had fallen asleep and quickly entered their dreams. Unfortunately, the two of them couldn’t find a solution.

This was really difficult. He had thought that it was an opportunity, but he did not expect luck and danger to coexist. He was not afraid of the black fog, but his believers were all living people. It was fine if the refugees outside the wall died, but Gu Xiao’s heart would ache if one of his believers died.

Through the roots that stretched across the entire mountain, Gu Xiao sensed that the black fog was not too wide. At the very least, there was no trace of the black fog outside the Divine Martial Sect. This meant that the black fog was only nearby.

He had no choice but to let the villagers bring the branches and bring food to store more spiritual spring water. He would leave the village for the time being and think about it later. He would return when he absorbed the black fog completely, or when it dissipated.

Gu Xiao told Ling Yao what he meant, but Ling Yao was unwilling to leave after hearing it, because if she left, she would not be able to serve Lord Divine Tree anymore.

He had no choice but to watch over her condition for a day. However, after four days, the situation became more and more serious.

Gu Xiao had originally planned to wait until the fifth day. No matter what, he had to get the villagers to bring the branches, food, and water and leave quickly. However, he did not expect a monster to appear in the black fog on the fifth day.

This monster was formed from several corpses. It looked very terrifying, and it did not fall after leaving the black fog.

The refugees outside the village could not resist these monsters at all, and their target was not these refugees at all. They swept past the refugees and attacked the village gate.

Not only did this monster look disgusting, but it was also very strong. With two punches, it shattered the sturdy door. Ling Yao went forward to deal with it.

Ling Yao, who was at the Foundation Establishment Realm, actually could not take down this monster. Instead, she became more and more tired as she fought. This was caused by the influence of the black fog.

The other villagers with some strength also went forward to help the village chief, but they still could not take down this monster. Ling Yao had no choice but to order the others to bring the old man and children back up the mountain while they blocked it.

Thus, under Ling Yao’s lead, the villagers circled around the monster until they reached the mountain peak.

Lord Divine Tree was their last hope.

This monster was very ferocious in the black fog and was very smart. It knew how to attack the old and children.

Just as the monster was about to grab a child and put it into its mouth, a villager stepped forward and punched the monster in the face. The monster was in a moment of pain and let go of the child. Before the villager could be happy, the monster grabbed the villager and bit off his head.

When Ling Yao saw that the villager had died a miserable death, she was infuriated. With a loud shout, scarlet flames ignited all over her body, turning into a line of fire that kicked the monster’s chest heavily, causing it to take a few steps back. However, that was all.

“Retreat!”

The villagers ran even faster towards the top of the mountain.

After reaching the mountain peak, the monster seemed to be a little exhausted. Without the support of the black fog at the bottom of the mountain, the monsters began to show signs of fatigue. Even their bodies had shrunk a lot, and they wanted to escape back into the black fog.

Ling Yao seized this opportunity and used the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Technique to fly into the sky. Borrowing the light of the sun, she turned her spiritual qi into scarlet flames and attacked the monster.

The flames devoured the monster and instantly turned it into ashes. Just as everyone was feeling happy, three monsters that were even larger than before climbed up from the black fog. Moreover, the black fog gradually spread up the mountain.

When Gu Xiao saw that the villagers had all retreated to the mountain, he knew that something must have happened at the foot of the mountain. Hence, he controlled one of his roots to drill out of the ground and surrounded the villagers like a huge snake.

Ling Yao was no match for the three monsters and was forced to retreat. At this moment, the three monsters had already climbed to the top of the mountain and entered Gu Xiao’s attack range.

“You’re courting death!”

Several python-like roots emerged from the ground and wrapped around the three monsters. Gu Xiao also controlled the willow branch to break through the air like an arrow leaving the bow, stabbing into the bodies of the three monsters and instantly exploding them.

Ling Yao brought all the villagers to Gu Xiao and knelt down.

“Thank you, Lord Divine Tree, for saving my life. Lord Divine Tree, I… I’ve decided to leave with the villagers. It’s fine for strong people like us, but there are still the elderly and children among the villagers. They can’t withstand the torture.”

When Gu Xiao heard this, he immediately said, “I told you to leave quickly before, but it’s not too late to leave now. The black fog at the foot of the mountain has faded a lot after this battle. You can take this opportunity to return to the village. Tomorrow morning, take all the food and water and leave the village.”

A little girl staggered over and hugged Gu Xiao’s tree trunk as she wailed.

“Boohoo, I don’t want to leave. I don’t want to leave. Uncle Divine Tree, I don’t want to leave!”

The village would tell the children stories about the Lord Divine Tree. Some of the stories were extremely legendary. Even Gu Xiao was stunned after hearing them because they were made up.

Moreover, Gu Xiao felt that her image was not as glorious as they said, right?

No matter which version of the story it was, it was said that the Lord Divine Tree would protect the children of the Divine Tree Village. Therefore, even if most of the children had never seen Gu Xiao before, they still yearned to worship her.

These children were probably the most devout believers.

Gu Xiao’s heart ached for these children, but there was no way out now. He had no choice but to let them leave. The black fog would not always exist. Even if it did, he would slowly level up in the future. Sooner or later, he would chase this black fog away.

Ling Yao brought the villagers down the mountain to prepare. Gu Xiao absorbed the monsters but realized that the nutrients of these monsters were even richer than the dried corpses in the black fog.

What surprised Gu Xiao, even more, was that the bird egg beside him, which Liu Shengtian had brought out from the ruins, had also begun to absorb.