297. The Elf of the World Tree
It's hard to imagine that such a vast space was inside the World Tree. Or rather, there were so many different dimensional worlds inside the World Tree.
At this point, Avril and the others realized the importance of the Sea God. Without this guide, it would be almost impossible to find the Sea God Fruit.
Sea God curiously asked Avril, "Avril, I heard that your warships have the ability to stealth, why didn't you use it before? If the others didn't follow, with my help, you could have obtained the Sea God Fruit on your own."
Avril smiled slightly, "Mr. Sea God, didn't you say that this Sea God Fruit is very dangerous? I think perhaps we need the "help" of others to get this fruit."
Sea God nodded, "Your thinking is very reasonable, but are you so sure that you can snatch the Sea God Fruit from so many strong ones?"
This time, not only Avril, but also Trajan, Shobe, Charge King, and others showed a resolute look on their faces.
"This is what the captain needs, we will definitely get it!" Fancy expressed everyone's thoughts at the moment with determination.
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Three days later.
Raine and White were still sitting on a rock, occasionally Raine turned his head to look at that door.
After searching for a long time, he didn't find any other clues that could guide him, only the two lines of words on the door.
The first line was okay, just a warning about the danger behind the door, but the second line really made Raine hesitate.
"When you open this door, you will bring endless disaster to this world! Damn, it can't be that the earth will be destroyed as soon as I open the door..." Raine frowned. If he acted rashly and really caused some irreversible disaster, that would not be what he wanted to see.
Just as Raine was hesitating, suddenly, the door opened by itself!
"Damn, what the hell! I didn't open it!" Raine looked at the door in horror.
The tall stone door did not open completely, just a small crack. Raine was so scared that he backed away. He wasn't ready, but the door opened by itself!
Through the crack in the door, only darkness could be seen inside.
"Damn, is this door open or not?" Raine stared at the crack in the door.
Just as he was on high alert, he noticed that something seemed to be moving behind the dark door. Before long, a figure walked out of the darkness.
Raine quickly activated Scaly Dragon's second and third transformations and was ready to activate the soul contract at any time.
It wasn't a monster that came out. It was a green-dressed young girl. She was not tall, just over 1.6 meters, but she was extremely delicate, with big, clear, and pure eyes, a gentle appearance, and quite the feeling of a loli girl.
Although her skin was fair and smooth, delicate enough to blow off, her expression showed a bit of concealed fatigue.
"There's someone!" Raine was stunned. "You... are you the so-called disaster?" As he spoke, Raine maintained a high level of vigilance.
Although this girl seemed harmless to both humans and animals, who knew what she was?
Those who could reside within that door were probably no longer genuine humans.
The girl in green tilted her head and looked at Raine, "Disaster? No, I am the spirit of the World Tree. I have been guarding this world."
Raine's brows furrowed deeper.
"For 400 years, I've been waiting for a human who meets the criteria."
Raine didn't know what to say, so he just let the girl keep talking.
"Everyone is after the Sea God fruit produced by the World Tree, this also has to do with me intentionally directing my messenger to guide you. But you are the only one who isn't focused on the Sea God fruit."
"Of course, by chance, some have come to this door before. They either choose to enter or leave, and some are indecisive like you. But what distinguishes you from them is that what truly perplexes you is not the danger from beyond the door, but your responsibility towards this world."
Unable to hold back any longer, Raine finally asked, "How do you know what I'm thinking?"
The girl gave a small smile. "You've been mumbling at the door for three days. Do you think I'm deaf?"
Raine was speechless. He thought it was only him and White here, so naturally, he voiced his thoughts out loud. It turned out that everything was heard by this girl.
Such a thick door, yet the soundproofing was so poor!
Since he had been caught out by this girl, Raine had nothing to worry about anymore. "Alright, you're right. Although I'm not a good person, I wouldn't go as far as destroying the world. Besides, if the Earth really encounters a cataclysm, I wouldn't have a good end either. This is just the awareness that a smart person should have."
The girl gave an ambiguous smile, "You're quite interesting, insisting that you're not a good person. Anyway, do as you please. I heard you say that you came to find the Wood Heaven Crystal, and I also sensed that your warship is already equipped with three Heaven Crystals."
The girl spoke thoughtfully, "Perhaps someone could really gather all five Heaven Crystals, open the ancient gate, and resist the impending catastrophe!"
But the girl then shook her head, as if denying her own words.
"It's impossible. Even I don't know where the Water Heaven Crystal is, so even if you gather all four Heaven Crystals, it won't help."
After thinking it through, the girl looked at Raine again and said affirmatively, "I don't mind telling you that the Wood Heaven Crystal is behind the door. But first, with your current strength, you probably can't get it. Second, you can't take it!"
Raine frowned at the girl. "You know my strength? And why can't I take it?"
The girl looked at Raine and let out a cold laugh, "You think your body as the Child of the Sea God is invincible? I'm sorry, the Wood Heaven Crystal is currently binding the real Sea God! Or rather, the existence of the entire World Tree is to bind the Sea God!"
"Inside there are 108 fully formed bodies of the Childs of the Sea God forming a powerful servant, all of which I'm suppressing. If you take away the Wood Heaven Crystal and I lose my source of energy, the consequences would be unimaginable."
"If the Sea God regains freedom, he will lead his army and sweep the globe. Then all the islands will be submerged, all the races will sink and float under the Sea God's lewd power, enslaved by it. And you humans, unsuitable for living in the sea, will be wiped out."
The amount of information was a bit overwhelming, and Raine was slowly digesting it.
"Hey, young girl, what do you mean by the impending catastrophe?"
The green-clothed girl said, "The invasion of the eight extraterrestrial races! No one can withstand their invincible fleet, no one can defeat their invincible army. They will plunder all of Earth's resources, and the Earth will cease to exist. This is the calamity of mankind, and also the calamity of the whole Earth. We...are doomed! What I'm doing now is just struggling to survive before the disaster."
Raine was stunned.