The jungle is growing!
Maka was sure that this was a strange ancient magic. It's just that the magic of magical creatures is fundamentally different from the magic of wizards. Although Maka can feel the constant stirring of magic, she can't distinguish the meaning contained in it.
He just discovered that if this place were replaced by a glacier or other temperature-related place, he might be able to try to analyze and interpret it based on his understanding of the cooling rules.
Because he could vaguely feel that there was something familiar in this magic wave, just like what he had experienced on a certain rule rune in the Scroll of Truth.
Sometimes I have to admit that the innate magic of these magical creatures is indeed much better than the magic spells of wizards.
"Thank you to the three ancestors for the miracle of life. All creatures in this jungle will express their silent gratitude for your kindness!"
Old Luck knelt on the stone slab in front of the shrine, and his old voice shouted without reservation.
Because she still didn't know if anything else would happen, Maka carefully protected Luna and Hermione and chose to wait and see.
It can be seen that many plants have begun to grow rapidly, and some tree roots and vines are rolling over the ground, lifting the stone slabs around the shrine.
This strange growth obviously started to spread from around the shrine.
Maka took out her staff and lightly punched her feet, using the power of transformation to forcibly stabilize the area where they were to prevent their feet from becoming unstable. If there is an emergency, you won't suffer a loss because you can't grasp the balance.
He could feel that the earth was still shaking. Moreover, this kind of vibration did not gradually calm down as time passed, but instead had a tendency to become more and more intense.
It was obvious that the surrounding plants had gradually stopped growing, but the vibrations under my feet were...
"Something's wrong, something seems to be coming out..." Maka frowned slightly, "It's farther north, somewhere."
"...then...what is that?"
The elf Lark seemed to feel it too. He stood up in a hurry, looking a little surprised.
"What did you find?" Maka asked immediately.
"Young wizard, what you just said is right..." The old elf man looked at the direction of the vibration and murmured, "There is indeed something pushing up from the ground... Rich magic power... Rich vitality !”
Maka didn't feel any vitality, but he did sense the magic power.
"What is that?" He nodded.
"No, I don't know... Lao Lak has never seen it before..." The elf shook his head repeatedly, "Old Lak can only say that it should be some kind of... some kind of life bred by nature."
Seeing that Lark obviously couldn't explain clearly, Maka became a little curious. But curiosity aside, he was more concerned about the safety of Luna and Hermione.
The magic of the ancient magical creature just now contains a kind of magic power that can promote the growth of plants. And that inexplicable power seems to have ripened some strange big guy together.
"Lark, what made you decide to bring Luna here?" Maka asked with a frown, "I think you'd better explain it clearly and stop playing charades with me."
"This..." Lao Lak shook his skinny arms and shook his head. "No, Lao Lak just... just did things according to the rules of our tribe. The elders once told us that when we meet a life that can listen to the whispers of nature, , we should bring it here, and our ancestors will give our family a better future..."
"Then did your elders tell you that doing this will create a big guy with teeth and claws?"
Just as Lark was speaking, Maka had already stepped on the magic book and flew up.
But when he poked his head out from the top of the tree canopy and looked toward the north of the island, he saw a large area of thick green vines stretching out of the jungle, waving in the air.
"What?" Old Luck said blankly.
Maka ignored the elf. He just stuck his head and observed for a while. After discovering that one of the vines showed no signs of moving, he fell back to the ground.
"There are a lot of vines waving in the air, but it looks like they won't come over." Maka shrugged towards Luna and Hermione, "Fortunately, those things don't grow in the Forbidden Forest. Just look at it. You know the distribution range of those vines, it’s definitely not easy to deal with.”
"It extends to the top of the tree?" Hermione asked in surprise, "How big must it be?"
Compared to Hermione's confusion, Luna was obviously much calmer. In other words, she actually didn't think about danger at all, but simply expressed curiosity.
"Maka, should we go and see it?" she said in a trance. "After I see it, I can tell Dad—he can write it in "The Quibbler."
Just as she was speaking, she paused again, and then sighed leisurely: "...another wonderful and special magical creature, oh... I think readers will like it."
"To be honest, I also want to take a closer look at what it is," Maka agreed at first, but then shook her head, "Unfortunately not now - I don't think you can get close to it."
"Yes! We don't know what it is, and it's not safe to go there rashly!" Hermione said cautiously, "And there's no need for us to go there."
"Lark, are there no members of your tribe over there?" Maka turned her head and asked the elf.
"No, not at all." Old Luck slowly shook his head and said, "We mostly live in the storage room under the tower now. The space is very big, and even in the rainy season, we won't be wet all day long."
"Then don't worry about it, let's go back first..."
Maka glanced north again, then greeted Lark and the two girls, and started to return along the way they came.
Although Lao Lak firmly believes in his ancestors, he is not brainless. He still understands how to stay away from unknown dangers. So when Maka said this, he didn't show any objection.
However, this seemingly unexpected change did not end there.
The magic tower built by Rowena will respond to things that appear above the island. Although Maka didn't remember it for a while, when a ray of red light faintly filtered through the gaps in the leaves, he immediately understood what the appearance of the red light meant.
"We'd better hurry up," Maka said with a frown, "Lark, you take us back to the tower by Apparition, and then tell your tribe to stay in the tower and not come out!"
"Apparition?" Old Luck asked doubtfully, "What is that?"
"Spatial movement," Maka explained quickly, "disappear here and appear in the tower—you know."
"Oh well."
Lao Lark nodded quickly, and then Maka asked Hermione and Luna to grab Lao Lark's arm. After a crackling explosion, they instantly twisted, shrunk into a point and disappeared from the spot.
When they appeared together at the bottom of the tower, Maka took Hermione and Luna directly to the middle stairs without saying a word. Although he actually didn't want to go to the upper floors of the tower at all, he could only visually see the specific situation in the jungle by climbing to a higher floor.
"Lark, stay with your clan members. I'll go check out the situation outside first."
In fact, there is no need for Macha to say more. Lao Lak just nodded slightly and quickly moved to other places to inform his fellow tribesmen.
It didn't take long for Maka and the three of them to reach the observation point at the top of the tower.
From here, you can see almost the entire island. The sea in the distance is blue, and the jungle that has just experienced growth is even more lush and green. Standing here, you can smell the sea breeze coming towards you, and there is a salty smell in your mouth and nose.
But now is not a good time to enjoy the scenery. At this time, a red halo has lit up around the tower. Maka had seen the power of this huge red ring when she first came here.
At first, a large group of fire dragons were completely unable to resist under the expansion of the halo. They were pushed to the edge of the island before landing one after another. This shows that this defensive magic is really powerful.
Maka had suspected that maybe Hogwarts also had some kind of similar defensive magic hidden in it, but it was just not turned on for some reason. But the castle that hides all kinds of secrets is even more mysterious than Rowena's tower, and he hasn't been able to dig out much useful things from it so far.
Putting aside the secrets of Hogwarts Castle, what Maka is currently worried about is the repulsive aura of this tower.
The vines on the north side did activate the tower's defense function, but the vines were just vines, and the unknown entity was still in the jungle. If the aura of this magic tower is activated, not only will it fail to achieve the expected effect of repelling enemies, but it will actually irritate the opponent.
"Maka, what is this red light outside?" Hermione asked with a surprised look on her face as she lay at the lookout.
"Some kind of ancient defensive magic," Maka said casually, "To be honest, I don't know which side to cheer for right now... If the big guy in the north is too powerful, maybe our mission this time will end in this... It was completed ahead of schedule by accident.”
Before he could finish his words, he saw that the red ring around the tower shook violently like last time, and then spread quickly, passing over the entire island at an extremely fast speed.
When the halo hit the waving vines in the north, those thick and strong vines were suddenly bounced away by a huge force, splashing a pile of green branches and leaves.
And at the next moment, Maka was not surprised to see the scene he had expected - the big guy who didn't know what it was once again raised more vines, waving the whip crazily in the jungle over there. .
"Um?"
After Maka waited for a short while, he couldn't help but let out a light sigh.