Then where I was a big tree started to grow in front of my eyes, but it wasn't a normal tree, after it had fully grown its branches started to move on their own.
Branches like feet were created and a hole was opened in the tree like a mouth, the tree had come to life in front of me.
"What is it? I've never seen anything like this in my life." I was ignoring the voice I had heard before, what just happened is something I had never even heard of was possible.
Does a tree create life? A tree-shaped monster? Never heard of this before.
"What was it? You're surprised?" Again the voice came from the top of my head and I pulled away again.
"Who is it?" I asked as I looked up and around but I couldn't see anyone, maybe that tree is talking? No, I also felt the presence of a person at that time.
"I'm here." The voice came from the tree, I thought it was her speaking, but when I looked closer, I noticed a person on top of the branches.
"A human?" He looked like a human, but he had a big green tail and his nails were as giant as claws. His eyes were completely green and he had a long green beard. His hair was also green.
He wasn't a human.
"It's the first time someone has called me that." He seemed a little happy with that statement for some reason.
"You're a devil?" He didn't have horns, but not just any demon has a horn.
"Now, most people call me a devil, and maybe I really am one, kukuku." He gave a strange laugh and then threw himself off the tree. He landed on his feet in front of me.
He wore an elegant outfit, he didn't look like a monster or demon.
"What are you doing here? Did the dungeon create you?"
"I don't actually know anything, I just know I'm a demon." He was lying, he knew exactly what he's doing here and what it is.
"Are there others of you here?"
"No, no, it's just me. The only monsters around here besides me are these trees and those monsters in the forest, that was a massacre, it's a shame."
"What do you mean?"
"I was watching you guys and I was hoping you guys would do something, but you guys are too dumb and weak. My kids killed you guys easily, it was even fun to watch all that."
"IT FUNNY?" That bastard.
"Yes, I think it's funny, don't you?" After saying that, he approached me in an instant and grabbed my neck. I felt like my neck was going to be broken at any moment and he wasn't even trying very hard.
This guy is very strong, dammit.
"Cough... cough..." After he let go of my neck, I started coughing uncontrollably. I still felt like there was something in my neck, it was like an insect was walking down my throat, it was a horrible feeling.
"Hmm, can I ask you some more questions?"
"First tell me what you did? Is there something inside me?" I felt something walking down my throat and it was moving down towards my stomach.
"First answer my questions."
"Right."
"What are you doing here?"
"I came only because the adventurers guild asked, I'm not here because I want to."
"You don't seem to be lying... Is anyone else here besides this group?"
"We broke up. There are three corridors, right? We split into three groups, each following a corridor."
"I see, so your friends must be dead by now, it's a shame."
"What did you say?"
"It's nothing, now one last question. That person who found the dungeon, is he going to come here at some point?" The man had a smile on his face, it was like he was looking forward to it.
The person who found the dungeon? Maybe he's talking about that newbie adventurer? How does he know this and why is he interested in such a weak adventurer?
"I don't know, but if we don't come back for sure the guild will send more adventurers after us. Maybe he will come here in the future?"
"Kukuku, that would be great, so now I would like to say goodbye."
"Which? Won't you answer what you put inside me?"
"You'll find out in a moment." The demon said as he showed his hand, from there a small worm came out of his hand, it was a worm that looked a lot like a tree branch.
"So was it then? You bastard!" I tried to run towards him.
Guaar~~
But then a sharp pain hit my stomach.
"What the hell is this." I felt something inside me growing non-stop, I felt my organs being kneaded inside my belly, it hurt so much.
I looked down and saw several tree branches sticking out of my belly. After a few seconds branches started coming out of all parts of my body, on my arms, legs, back, or even my mouth.
After that, I fell and I just remember that giant tree approaching me, man, it really hurts.
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"So, are you going to accept fighting this thing? Yes or No?" He said as he jumped a few meters high and landed on the huge throne. Even though I couldn't see his face, I could see he was having fun.
And I decided to treat him like a man because he didn't look like a woman to me.
"In this small space? We will be at a disadvantage." The space for the battle was very small, if we fought here we wouldn't have much space and we would be too close to each other, it would be easy to attack a teammate by accident.
Also with little space, this thing will be able to attack everyone more easily.
"Okay, you're right." After saying that, the other statues that were in the room began to fall apart as they turned into snowflakes and fell to the ground. After that, the whole room started to shake again.
"Damn, what is this?" One of the adventurers said as he fell. Most of them couldn't stay upright because of the tremor and fell to the ground.
The trembling continued for a while longer as space widened. Yes, the ice walls were moving further and further away from us, space was gradually increasing.
"Is he doing something like that so easily?" He must have complete control of this entire place. That scary.
"It's ready, now there's a lot of space." After long minutes, space had grown enough to equal the size of a battle arena. I've watched a battle in an arena before, maybe this place is even bigger.
"Hey Leofald, can we win this thing?" Cas approached scared. He held my shoulder and I felt his hand shake, he isn't okay.
I'm not feeling well here too.
"I don't know, this thing seems to be very powerful, maybe it's the strongest thing I'm going to face in my entire life." Not even the little dragon we've faced in the past matched this thing in the amount of magical power.
The magical power this thing had was frightening.
But I'm sure that magic power wasn't his, but it's from that idiot sitting on the throne watching us, that's humiliating.
I never thought there was a person who could make an A-RANK adventurer feel like an untrained child.
"Why don't we beg him to let us out of here? Wouldn't he let it?" One of the C-rank adventurers approached.
"I don't think this guy wants to talk to us, he wants to see us get killed by this statue."
"Damn it..."
"So, are you done with the conversation? I'm looking forward to starting this soon."
"Okay, we can get started, but first move this thing further away, it's too close."
"Right." The statue turned and started walking away, with every step she took the room shook.
At this moment the statue was about 20 meters away from us.
But still, we walked even farther, because if that statue were fast, we would have more time to fight back.
"Okay, does anyone have any plans?" I told the adventurers in front of me.
None of them seemed to have any plans. Swords wouldn't work against this thing, if we tried some physical attack we'd just end up squished.
"Why don't we try to take it down? The statue doesn't look like it can move me very well."
"Yes, and if it falls it might break, that's good."
"The problem is how would we do it, maybe with a rope? Do any of you have a rope here?"
"I have." One of the adventurers raised his hand and then pulled a rather old rope from his bag.
"This rope doesn't look very strong, but I think it might work. If we wrap this rope around your feet in any way, the statue will likely fall." The statue doesn't seem to have a very good balance, I think it won't be that difficult.
"Now that you guys seem ready, how about we get started?"
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