Signing-In: The Lazy Moon Goddess-Chapter 310: Illusion

"Goddess, it is all because of the Ancient God Tree at the center of the rainforest. It had become a fallen one," Sun Wukong said.

Monkey King Sun Wukong told everything he knew about the Ancient God Tree, which is considered the nemesis of all races in the Amazon Rainforest.

Sun Wukong said, "Goddess, there are lots of races that live in secret in this rainforest. Not only us Ape Race live in this place. There is the guardian of the World Tree, the Fae Race in the western forest. The druid race in the eastern forest and the elven race in the northern forest. This monkey village is located in the southern region."

"The Ancient God Tree used to be the guardian of this Amazon rainforest. We prayed for it as our god and in exchange he protected our four races. However, something happened after the Titanoboa had woken up. It had taken the Ancient God Tree as its house and it was unknown how he had caused it to become a fallen tree god."

"However, ever since the Titanoboa had woken up the attitude of the Ancient God Tree had turned for the worse. It started catching all living things in the Amazon Rainforest and started stealing their life force. All four races had gathered to defeat Titanoboa and the Ancient God Tree."

"In the end, it leads to the deaths of countless warriors of the four races in the forest. The Ape race was also affected and all along I thought I was killed by those two. I never had expected that my kin would sacrifice themselves just so they could bring me back home."

Listening to the story of the Monkey King, Yue Xuexia, Tan Bingyu, Taiyang, and Shen Jueyang gathered as much information as they could for a local like this Monkey King. They thought there was only the Ancient God Tree as an enemy; who would have thought that there was even a Titanoboa in the mix?

Tan Bingyu asked, "Is it possible for a snake to cause something to fall? Especially for a revered Tree God like the Ancient Tree at the center of the forest."

"A mere snake is incapable of causing a god to become a fallen unless it is a demonic being. That Titanoboa must be a Demonic Creature and cause the Ancient God Tree to become a fallen god," said Taiyang.

Yue Xuexia asked, "Can a Fallen God become God again? What if I purified him?"

"Purifying a Fallen God is the same as killing it. It would only revert to its origin and its sentience would be revoked. Once that happened, it would become a tree the same as all ordinary trees in this rainforest," said Shen Jueyang.

He added, "Moreover, Titanoboa, if it is indeed a demonic being, then this rainforest is officially targeted. It wanted to turn this whole palace into hell so it could live in this rainforest and rule over it. This place was now its hunting ground."

Taiyang tried to feel the situation in the center of the whole forest and noticed that the largest presence near the Ancient Tree God was asleep.

He said, "It seems that the Titanoboa you’ve mentioned before has now entered hibernation. This is a chance to kill it. However, it cannot be killed so easily at the moment."

"Because the Ancient God Tree is protecting it," Yue Xuexia said.

Shen Jueyang said, "It will be hard to approach the sleeping Titanoboa. But if this continues, a demonic Snake God will be born. If that truly happens, then this forest is doomed."

"What should we do then? Can we fight both at the same time?" asked Yue Xuexia.

Taiyang said, "No. We need other warriors to stall its attention and sneak an attack to kill it. The four of us could not block all its attacks and then caught them off guard."

"Will my race be enough support?" The monkey king, Sun Wukong, asked.

Taiyang said, "Not enough. The four races you’ve mentioned before need to gather once more and fight together with us to kill those two."

"Do you want me to gather the warriors?" the Monkey King Sun Wukong asked.

Yue Xuexia said, "No need. You’re tribe warriors, including yourself, haven’t completely rested. Stay in the village first and visit the other races. Once we are done with that, we will gather again and plan for the attack."

"How long will the Titanoboa keep sleeping?" asked Tan Bingyu.

Taiyang said, "Don’t worry. Those kinds of beings weren’t supposed to come out in a place full of life like this forest. That way it was weakened. It would only wake up when the miasma in its body had destroyed half of this whole rainforest."

"Xue’er, Fallen Gods cannot be saved or purified. They can only be killed. Keep this in mind," said Shen Jueyang.

It seems that Shen Jueyang noticed the sympathy Yue Xuexia had for the Ancient Tree God. It used to be a good guardian, but because of a demonic creature, it had become a fallen god.

Yue Xuexia asked, "What should we do now? Head to the next race’s territory?"

"Let’s head to the west region next. We need to check on the World Tree. I had a bad feeling about it," said Shen Jueyang.

The Monkey King, Sun Wukong, said, "I would like to escort you to the other race’s territory. I promise to rest along the way and not fight unless necessary."

"No, you are a patient. Stay in the village," said Yue Xuexia.

The Monkey King said, "But Goddess, it would be easier if I were together with you. The other races knew me well."

"Still no. Patients should remain and rest. Especially you, who just escaped from the brinks of death," said Yue Xuexia.

The monkey king feels a bit dejected at being rejected. His eyes wandered towards the eldest elder monkey following behind him and thought of something else.

Sun Wukong said, "How about bringing the first elder with you? He can explain things to you instead, and they will at least listen to you once they see him. The Fae Race hated humans much more than we do."

Thinking of the situation that they might get attacked when arriving at the other race’s territory, the group decided to accept the elder monkey to come with them as the representative of the Ape Race.

Yue Xuexia said, "Alright. If the elder doesn’t mind going with us, then please come with us to the western forest."

The first elder monkey said, "Thank you for your kind words, Goddess. It will be an honor to serve the Goddess in my king’s instead."

After taking a rest in the morning, the whole group with the first elder monkey left the Monkey Village. Most of the beings in the village, including the Monkey King had seen them off. Taiyang talked to the Monkey King about the flares they would release in the sky. Once the flare has come out to the sky, they are to prepare for the fight against the Ancient Tree God and the demonic Titanoboa.

Taiyang was hugging a lot of fruits in his arms as they took their leave from the Monkey Village. They are now heading to the western forest to find the Fae Race’s territory.

Yue Xuexia asked, "Elder, do you know the shortest route to reach the Fae Race’s territory?"

"Goddess, the Fae Race remains in one place, and that is where the World Tree is planted. However, their territory is hidden within countless illusions, and it would be hard to find it with your naked eye," said the first elder monkey.

Tan Bingyu asked, "How to find them if there are illusions all over their territory?"

"It’s easy... Just cause a ruckus in the western forest region and they will come out on their own," said the first elder monkey.

The four humans were speechless by the elder monkey’s words. They thought he would give them the proper way to contact the Fae race, but his suggestion is no different from looking for a fight against the other race. If the human race truly did such a thing, as a hated race of the Fae race, they would only become enemies if they did as the elder monkey had suggested.

Taiyang said, "Don’t tell me your king had destroyed other’s territory just to drag them out." ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

"Yes, it works every time," said the First Elder Monkey.

Taiyang said, "Why do I feel a bad premonition about this? Having two hated races in your territory, just how will the Fae Race react?"

"Don’t imagine things. Obviously, we will not be welcomed and be treated as enemies," said Shen Jueyang.

Yue Xuexia said, "We’ve arrived in the western forest region."

Then, as if to make the words of Taiyang and Shen Jueyang a reality, the whole rainforest area they are in started swirling and distorted. Clearly, they had fallen into the smoking of illusion, and all of them got separated.

Each one of them had woken up in the forest, and there was no one by their side. They were all alone. Yue Xuexia looked around the area and noticed that aside from her, she couldn’t see or feel the other’s presence.

Yue Xuexia mumbles, "Such a powerful illusion."

A voice echoes in the whole area, which is heard by everyone affected by the illusionary formation made by the Fae Race.

{Intruders! Prove that you are not our enemy but escaping this illusion you are in. If successful, you shall be welcomed as a guest. Once you fail, there will only be death waiting for you.}