Gravity Mage with Level-Up System Chapter 1965: Journey to the opal magic forest

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Previously on Gravity Mage with Level-Up System...
The protagonist arrived at a city near the Undying River and learned about a bandit den's destruction. This event caused a stir among the local bandit lords, who are powerful Magic Lords seeking resources. The protagonist sent a zero puppet to gather information, confirming the bandits are backed by Magic Lords. As the bandits investigate the destruction, the protagonist decides to cross the river that night, using flight magic to bypass the dangerous creatures lurking beneath.

Undying River

It took me 20 minutes to reach the other side of the river bank. If I were on a ship, it would have taken more than one hour.

Then I landed on the river bank and began to scan the surroundings. There is a ship dock here. After asking the system, I found out that there are people residing here.

They are waiting for the ship from the city to come. Then I collected my thoughts and moved deeper into the wild forests.

[Ding! An old Magic Lord is detected.]

[Ding! He has seen the host. His eyes are filled with greed.]

The system voice sounded in my mind. Hearing that, my heart stirred. Then I found him with the system’s help.

The old man is hiding underground. He is an earth element wizard.

My mouth curved into an arc. I feigned ignorance before reaching the exact spot. Then I pointed my index finger at the place and cast the magic spell.

"Gravity Blast"

A wisp of gray magic power filled with rule power was released from my finger. It landed on the ground and broke through before striking the old man hiding inside.

Boom!

A deafening noise occurred. I heard the scream of the old man. He died inside. The next second, I left the place.

After reaching a safe distance, I stood on top of a tree branch. Then I took the map out and began to view it.

I saw a few marked places on the map. But my gaze fell on the dangerous area. If I use that specific route, then I can easily enter the Opal Magic Forest.

To be on the safe side, I brought the zero puppet outside. Then I made the decision to go through the dangerous area.

Time passed.

In its dark red smoke form, the zero puppet accompanied me. As we went through the forest, I used the system to stay vigilant.

On the way, we came across rare fruit treasures. But I decided to pick them during the return journey. Right now, the task to enter the Opal Magic Forest is more important.

Boom!

In the nighttime, the tree branch ahead of us moved all of a sudden. The next second, the system started giving out notifications.

I paused my movements in mid-air. Seeing that, the red smoke stopped as well.

[Ding! 11th Order Tree Monster is detected.]

Seeing that, I told the zero puppet to kill it. If I used a magic spell, then it could alert other monsters living in the vicinity.

Boom!

Suddenly, a thick brown root shot at me. The red smoke flashed to the side of the thick root. It began to corrode the thick brown root.

The tree had strong green vitality. But that vitality was now being poisoned by the dark mana.

On the other hand, the dark brown tree root was about to touch me. I tried to grab the root with my bare hands.

Boom!

The next second, I felt a terrific impact force. The root pushed me backward. It continued to drag me toward the ground.

I underestimated the strength of an 11th Order monster. I had thought my recent surge in strength was enough to handle an 11th Order monster physically. But I was wrong.

"Gravity Blast"

I cast the 8th stage of the magic spell. A wisp of gray-colored magic power with rule power in it came into contact with the thick root.

Boom!

The next second, the thick root was shredded into pieces. The power didn’t stop there; it traveled inside the root before destroying the rest of it.

On the other hand, the main body was making noise. Now the tree body had several dark patterns on it. It was the result of the corrosion.

The foe didn’t chase me after that. The Tree Monster was struggling to save its own life.

Seeing that, I nodded my head in satisfaction. The power of the zero puppet is something else. It corroded the main body of the tree monster in a minute.

A few minutes later,

The noise stopped. The dark red smoke returned to my side. I used the system to check the health of the tree monster.

The tree monster was inflicted with corrosion right now. Unless the dark mana is expelled, it will be difficult to save the tree monster. The Tree Monster is going to die for sure.

After getting confirmation from the system, we resumed the journey. Hereafter, the journey will be even tougher.

We had not even reached the dangerous area yet, yet higher-order monsters were spotted near the outskirts. I don’t know what the situation is like out there.

On the way, we came across a few more monsters. But I told the zero puppet to ignore them. The other monsters were tree monsters as well, but they didn’t disturb us.

Time passed.

When morning came, the terrain became clear. It is a dark green forest. There are monstrous vines everywhere. If one were not careful, they would be entangled by the vines.

Surprisingly, these vines are not monsters. Then I decided to fly higher. The canopies are dangerous.

Buzz!

It didn’t take long for me to hear a buzzing sound. Despite flying quite high, the buzzing sound seemed to be getting closer to us.

I immediately used the system and found out that it was bees. These insect monsters have caught my scent. Now they are following me.

They have taken me for an intruder. The next second, I landed on the branches of a tree. Then I appeared inside the Gregor Mansion with the Zero Puppet.

Outside,

A swarm of bees reached the same spot. Each one of the bees is a 10th-order monster. They were looking for the invader. They continued circling the tree.

Inside the Gregor Mansion, we came to the control mirror. I saw the situation outside. I saw a bee the size of a fist for the first time.

When I used the system power, it became clear. They are not ordinary monsters. They are 10th Order Monsters. I can’t imagine getting attacked by a swarm of 10th-order bees.

I shook my head and waited for the bees to go away. The bees continued to fly in the spot for half an hour. Then they left the place.