Chapter 83: Let's Unite and Fight For the Future!
There are two challenges in taking down the tree spirit.
The first one is to uncover the tree spirit that excels at disguising itself as a regular big tree in the surrounding area of Creek Town, which is not too small.
The second challenge is to kill the tree spirit that has the power equivalent to a top-tier Grade D adventurer.
However, considering that the tree spirit may have already established contact with the Hidden Leader at this point, if they rush to kill it, they have to take into account the influence of the Hidden Leader.
"It's suspicious that you chose this time to go after the tree spirit when it's not a good time. Too suspicious!"
So, even though Loria had already decided to go after the tree spirit, she still hadn't come up with a perfect plan.
But now, things are different.
When Loria heard her colleagues in the office say that the members of the investigation team were killed by monsters and many adventurers were in panic, she immediately realized this was an opportunity.
If she could blame the tree spirit for all this trouble, then she could go after it without any objections, right?
The Adventurers Management Guild has the responsibility and ability to organize adventurers to defeat those dangerous monsters.
As long as the rumors she spreads successfully, and then let guildmaster, using her identity as guildmaster, announce the plan to go after the tree spirit, everything will fall into place naturally.
It is very reasonable for adventurers to unite and go after evil monsters in order to protect the peace of their town, much more reasonable than a repairman taking a wrench to a sports field!
And with the help of the large group of adventurers outside, it won't be difficult for Miss Knight to find the whereabouts of the tree spirit anymore.
It was because of considering this point that Loria stood up and shouted the iconic words with an iconic gesture ---
"It must be done by the tree spirit! (Wow)"
Yes, it is.
If it's not, then it has to be.
Who made you, this old tree, team up with Hidden Leader and destroy Creek Town multiple times during simulations?
You dare to do such a thing? Then get ready to face the wrath of Creek Town adventurers. Adventurers are not your prey. The power of the people is enough to shake the mountains and seas. Let alone killing a beast like you.
But now Loria has to deal with guildmaster, who is grabbing her ear and dragging her into the office.
The guildmaster sat expressionless in the chair.
"Speak up. You know perfectly well how the members of the investigation team died, yet you still came forward spreading rumors. Give me a valid reason, otherwise, even if you're Loria, I won't be nice to you."
Loria believed these words.
Her bottom still hurt from the simulation, and her foot that was standing on the ground didn't feel any better.
At this point, it was better to tell guildmaster everything that she had discovered.
With less than eight days left until the monster tide, she had planned to tell guildmaster right after the simulation.
"Here's what happened..."
Loria shared the story she had just made up.
Her story told about the three connections between Hidden Leader, Doris, and the tree spirit.
Hidden Leader was an organization that aimed to overthrow the empire's rule. They came to Creek Town to capture Doris, and they were willing to destroy Creek Town to achieve their goal.
Initially, Loria wanted to say that she had heard all these things from Doris, but that would leave a loophole in the story. As soon as guildmaster asked Felix, she would know that Loria was lying.
So she cleverly involved Vita in it as well.
"I overheard a conversation between Vita and a stranger woman, and they mentioned this matter. So I have been secretly investigating this matter, but there hasn't been much progress until I noticed Felix."
The story is coming together.
The guildmaster rested her chin on her hands, tapping the tip of her shoe lightly on the floor. The tapping sound echoed loudly in the empty office.
"According to what you said, we still have eight days until the monster tide arrives. With this time, we don't need to personally go and defeat the tree spirit. Instead, we can hand Doris over to the country, and let the empire send someone to deal with it. It will be more suitable."
The guildmaster truly lives up to her name. She can quickly come up with the best solution based on the available information.
Loria shook her head. "It won't work that way. The Hidden Leader has people in Claren City. Once we send Doris there, they will immediately receive the news. They have been planning a war against the empire for a long time. If the information leaks, they won't run away, but instead, they will launch an attack on Creek Town even more recklessly."
The guildmaster murmured softly in agreement.
If Loria is not mistaken, handing over Doris is indeed not a good idea.
"Taking out the tree spirit beforehand will temporarily weaken the power of the Hidden Leader. I understand what you mean."
The guildmaster now only had one place she couldn't understand.
How did Loria manage to get so much information?
Just like when she exposed the crimes of Chapman and others before, how was she always able to unintentionally overhear the conversations of these villains?
Never mind.
It's not good to investigate such things. Some people just have good luck, and envy alone won't bring it to you.
The guildmaster said, "It's not difficult to unite everyone's strength to fight against that tree spirit."
Loria hurriedly said, "That won't work. The sap of that tree spirit has hallucinogenic effects. He can control people by spraying liquid on them. The more people try to fight him, the more chaotic the situation will become, resulting in unnecessary casualties."
"Then let's form an elite team."
"But we can mobilize all the adventurers to find the location of that tree spirit," Loria suggested.
The guildmaster nodded her head.
Success!
Loria felt better.
In a way, she could be considered as the woman behind guildmaster, right?
The feeling of controlling guildmaster from behind was spot on!
After leaving the office, Loria found that things were progressing more smoothly than she had imagined.
Without needing to speak again, Loria's colleagues in the office spread the rumor that the tree spirit was responsible for the bad things, through casual conversation.
Almost all adventurers, upon hearing this rumor, thought that the tree spirit was truly capable of such actions!
There were no tentacled monsters near Creek Town, and the condition of the members of the investigation team seemed as if the tree spirit had done it with his vines and branches.
"Protect your bottom!"
"Protect your dignity!"
"Protect Creek Town!"
The slogans started spreading among the adventurers, one by one.
Normally, male adventurers only had trouble with creatures like succubus or nightmare when it came to their "bottoms". But now, there was a tree spirit, and almost everyone was afraid.
You see, the tree spirit had hundreds of vines on its body, which meant it could discipline hundreds of adventurers at the same time.
This was too terrifying.
Creek Town only had a little over a thousand permanent adventurers, so with just two rounds, the tree spirit could easily "develop" the people of the entire Creek Town.
"Not only did he do such evil deeds, but he also cruelly killed the victims. Looking at those wounds, it's not hard to imagine the excruciating pain they went through during their final moments."
"Ouch, it hurts so much, it's painful just to think about it!"
"What is this strange thing?"
Vita, who was sitting idle in the tavern, became completely confused after hearing these words.
They replied to her message, saying that they have arranged for someone to kill the investigation team, but why did they send a tree spirit, and why did the tree spirit commit such an angry act?
"Oh dear."
"If you can't bear it anymore, won't you stab yourself?"
Vita had a bad feeling in her heart, she felt like things were about to go wrong!
The discussion about the "tree spirit attacking" became more and more intense.
At the right moment, Loria appeared in the association hall holding the vengeance summons that guildmaster had drafted, in the role of guildmaster's secretary.
"The existence of the tree spirit has seriously endangered the lives of ordinary adventurers. After careful consideration, Guildmaster Adeline decided to release a notice to hunt down the tree spirit!"
Miss Knight put the notice on the bulletin board.
She wore glasses without lenses and held a small stick in her hand, fiercely pounding on the bulletin board.
"I believe everyone has already heard about the tragic experience of the investigation team from Claren City."
"People and gods are outraged, this is simply outrageous!"
Thump thump thump.
Loria shouted loudly, "In Creek Town, there are often incidents of monsters hurting people, but as gruesome as this, it may not happen even once in a year."
"This particular tree spirit is too audacious. His desires are nauseating. Everyone, today he dares to attack people passing by on the road, tomorrow he may dare to directly rampage into Creek Town. We will not allow such things to happen."
"We will not allow it, we will not allow it!"
The adventurers who were originally scared, started shouting loudly under Loria's call.
At the beginning, some people shouted very enthusiastically, but they were just worried about not fitting in.
But as the shouts became more and more organized, the powerful cheers dispelled their fears completely.
What's there to be afraid of? Yes, individually they couldn't defeat the tree spirit, but now there are so many people here, and leading them is the righteous female knight Loria, who fought against slave traders. What do they have to fear!
Loria continued to strike the bulletin board.
"Creek Town belongs to everyone. Creek Town has come this far because of the dedication of all the people of Creek Town. How can we watch our hard work be destroyed by the tree spirit?"
"Creek Town people helping Creek Town people, we must vanquish the tree spirit, not just for ourselves, but for Creek Town, and for our future!"
Loria raised her right hand abruptly.
It's not just when she's in heat that her blood boils!
Even succubi are not only dominant in adult content!
"Everyone, for our future, we unite and eradicate the tree spirit!"
"Eradicate..."
More and more people gathered, their shouts growing louder and coming together like a mighty sword, reaching for the sky.
The Hidden Leader member standing at the association's entrance watched this scene with an extremely displeased expression.
The momentum has built up and cannot be reversed.
Just as the plan was progressing smoothly, how did it suddenly turn out like this? Is there a need to change the plan?
Amidst the shouts, Loria spotted Miss Plump Sheep in the crowd.
The young girl waved her arms, shouting excitedly and almost hammering her own magic hat away.
"Oh no, that mean tree spirit! If I don't defeat you this time, my name isn't Luo!"
Ah.
But my name is not Luo, though?
Well, that's fine then.
If I can't win, I'll just run away.
The black-skinned dark elf looks pretty tough, and the dark elf queen must be even tougher. Loria doesn't mind selling herself to the dark elf queen.
The mission was quickly arranged. The first step was to find the hiding place of the tree spirit, and once found, they would discuss their next move.
Loria returned to her office, feeling the warm atmosphere.
Before the fight begins, she definitely need to do a practice simulation.
"Charge!"
[Life Simulator has started]
