Chapter 86 Lake

There is a bright light coming from up ahead.

A bright light illuminated the trees and painted the sunlight green.

Jumping on another tree, I was at my destination.

A giant lake surrounded by trees on its edges stood before our eyes.

Standing on the tree before the open area of the lake, I surveyed these beautiful surroundings.

On this side of the lake, there were more trees than on the opposite side.

The lake was clear and deep and there were also many plants, flowers, and various other things visible from here.

This lake was big, almost six-kilometer in radius.

Many large trees surrounded this lake, but there were fewer trees on the left end of this lake.

There was also the magnificent ancient tree on the other side that was visible from this end.

I knew I would have to travel on the edges of the lake to reach the other side.

I couldn't fly over there with the hot-air balloon as there were many sky predators above and on the side of the lake.

From eagles, crows, vultures, and even some prehistoric creatures of the sky.

People thought many of them to be lost, but this place had preserved their existence.

With my [Mystic Eyes], I could see the small and big life forms inside the lake.

They were ferocious, and I knew most of them could kill me easily.

The willow tree was indeed here and just standing on this tree was enough to explain how enormous this tree before me was.

The willow tree's whole body was dark purple and from this distance, I could see the various life-forms living on this ancient tree.

This willow was enormous, and dense, as I can only see some big things on it.

Its characteristic long blue leaves were graceful as they covered a large part of that side of the lake.

I could see the bright pink flowers on the tree and some were even gently falling to the ground.

They could be called tiny compared to the enormous size of the tree, but each one of them was one-third of my size.

Looking very closely at the full magnitude of my skill, I manage to spot a golden cylinder fruit that might be as big as myself.

This was the fruit of ancient willow, and there may only be one or two on that tree.

To reach there, I would need at least a week and that would only be if there weren't any uncertain creatures on this path.

To make things easy, I thought of going through the area with more plants and trees.

Even though that area might be scarier with more dangerous beasts, I could at least hide from them with the help of Celes.

As I looked around the lake, I spotted many energy beasts that were rare and dangerous, and unknown.

Some were gorgeous creatures, despite their dangers.

A huge black panther that lived on the ancient willow.

With pitch-black fur, pure white teeth, and beautiful ocean blue eyes, which had a small black pupil in the middle.

It was a dangerous, strong, and gentle energy beast and was a (Blue) ranked beast called [Spirit Leopard].

Just like the green pig, this one could summon and use elemental spirits.

A large fish swam in the lake and was almost as large as a medium-sized whale.

An almost extinct species, a (Blue) ranked creature and users of [Marina], aquatic energy that was almost the same as Mana.

There were very few species that could use this energy as it was related to water and mostly oceans.

The fish had a strange blue beak that looked like a parrot but its body was the same as normal sharks without a fin.

Its name was [Leedmaticu] but people called it [Giant Sea Parrot].

p The third, last and most amusing creature I could see here was something I was seeing for the first time.

A swan.

A simple, above-water three-meter tall creature that looked so magnificent that I can't take my eyes away from it.

It was a pure white creature with an actual gold-like beak and a green bead that was the same color as his eyes on its neck.

That bead was almost like an energy core but, there was something different about this one.

There weren't any stars or sand-like dust dancing inside it.

And it was almost as big as my arm.

It was a beautiful creature that elegantly swam on the lake's western side.

These were beautiful creatures and then, there was that 'thing'.

A jaguar's body with two extra but small legs coming out of its side.

Six spider-like legs came out of its back and a mouth that was divided into six parts with shark-like teeth that were spread out in three rows.

A long and sharp tongue that seemed almost poisonous because of its purple color.

I didn't know what this 'thing' was, but I knew I didn't want to cross paths with this.

Just seeing it prey on that pack of wolves was enough to scare the hell out of me.

I shook my head and tried to throw back these thoughts at the back of my head.

Jumping down, I started walking with the camouflage that Celes created for me.

Collecting things here was one of my primary tasks, but I also had to look for a temporary place to stay for this night.

As I walked forward, I heard some slight movements ahead of me.

Staying still, I crouched and waited for whatever was coming this way.

With some more rustling sounds from bushes, an enormous creature walked out with a world-changing presence.

I... couldn't believe my eyes at this moment.

[[ Master, this... ]] Celestine talked in my head with a shocked expression.

[ "Yes. The strongest beings we have seen so far." ] I answered, looking at the magnificent creature before our eyes.

[[ Master! What if we got caught!? ]] She asked worriedly, not knowing what to do.

[ "If there was something else of this level, I don't know what might have happened but, this one... is different." ] I reassured her, fixing my eyes on them.

[[ But-! ]] She still didn't know what to do but I cut her off.

[ "Just believe me and see." ] I was certain. I knew these creatures, and they were rather famous.

Famous enough to have books dedicated to creatures like them.

A family of deer.

A creature so magnificent and unique that just from being there, they lightly increased the Mana density of surroundings.

With golden bodies and large deer horns with shining blue lights, the family of three walked towards the lake.

It was different from any beast I had seen so far, but I knew these beasts weren't harmful.

At least to me, they won't be harmful, even if I turned off my camouflage.

My encounter with first (Indigo) ranked creatures and, even among them, some of the highest-ranking beasts.

Even though many races in this world hunted them for their whole being, these deer were more powerful than even a (tier-7) mage.

But these deer were creatures of harmony.

They created peace and sought peace from whatever or whoever was around them.

Their unique skill can look through any emotion and feelings was something that reassured me of my safety.

These magnetic creatures were called [Golden deer of Arcane].