Master Of None

Chapter 2392: 2392. Towering Rock Passage

”Another patch of herbs?” Onyx was drawn toward the half shadow patch of herbs. The dark green leaves had white stripes on them. They were larger leaves which made them perfect for casting their own shadow here and there.

However, they were also blooming with white and black flowers together. Some helped the flow of dark mana and others held the flow of light mana. This was an interesting herb that Onyx was sure Remey would be very interested in since it was a balanced herb that she would not need to work hard to make balanced.

This would in turn allow for her to make a dual affinity potion. Potentially making one of the affinity potions for the serpents that Onyx had wanted to have for the younger serpents. Especially those who hatched with dual affinities already awakened. Not only the serpents, but everyone in Genesis with the dark and light mana dual affinities.

The herbs themselves though, had been eaten whenever they were found because of the serpents couldnʼt help themselves. The two manas and the herbʼs fragrances were ideal for them. This had made Onyx stop everyone and make sure they all got an equal share.

Luckily, he had two young serpents who had managed to learn a basic appraisal skill and one who even learned Walkerʼs all around appraisal skill. While both were not perfect, they came together to work and keep getting answers for what they had found here in the towering stone passage.

ʼDual cone lily

Over the years, the white cone and the black cone lilies grew closer and closer due to their environments being stuck together instead of perfectly isolated in the sun and the shadow. Due to them growing closer and closer, they stopped battling each other with their manas and eventually began to intertwine their roots.

Not the root balls and bulbs formed can only survive together and will only grow in partial sunlight and shadow. This is to balance and attract both light and dark manas to grow two different flowers which will attract the flickering bees. The honey bee is a monster known to be of various affinities and live in many different environments. The flickering bee is one that has light affinity drones that go out and collect nectar from various plants.

The dark affinity warrior bees will defend the hive and even use their dark affinity stingers to inject potent dark affinity mana to decay enemies. Often, the hives will be perfect growing places for the dual cone lily since they have so much nutrients from rotting monster bodies…ʼ

While they did not get a ton of new and detailed information, the pair of young appraisal serpents had managed to anchor themselves with this. They had found information that helped everyone and stopped anyone from worrying about what herbs they might eat.

They also allowed for everyone to know that they might encounter a hive of flickering honey bees. While Onyx didnʼt see the full reason they were known as flickering, if they had light and dark mana, it could be because they could make themselves hard to spot and see in general using the light and dark manas they possess.

Just knowing about one monster that could cause them trouble was enough. Especially since there was the risk that they could still harm the youngest of the serpents because of potent dark manas that they would not be able to process or resist right now in their training.

However, the flickering bees were not the only issues that had been found. More plants with risks were living here.

There were plants that had become monsters, or they had always been monsters. Whatever the case, they were there and a problem to deal with since they could easily pierce the scales of every serpent that was not Onyx or Aurora.

ʼShadow needle cluster

This monster is a plant type monster known to grow in shadows. It will find places where its roots and leaves can grow and absorb constant dark mana. From there it will grow long vines up stones and trees to patch a flower on to high above it.

Then the flower senses prey below it and near the roots and leaves of its main body, it will shoot out clusters of dark needles that decay the body of the prey hit. From there the prey will die and become nutrients for the main roots that the prey was near.

The leaves can be used to make natural cloaks to defend against dark mana but the needles will be good temporary throwing weapons since they will bleed out their dark mana as they are no longer attached to the shadow needle cluster…ʼ

While this was a good thing, they all knew that it was dangerous. Being more vigilant was perfect training. An ideal way to slow all of the young serpents taking the lead for their race as more vigilant.

However, the danger was always a worry. Aurora had already healed five younger serpents to save them when they had moved too close to a shadow needle cluster. It was terrifying since the dark mana was very potent due to this monster always living in the shadows and absorbing very high amounts of dark mana.

The opposing light needle cluster also existed. Onyx himself had faced this one and broken it off of the opposing stone cliff face he saw the first shadow needle cluster on. Two monsters of the same species but growing in different environments.

Luckily they had not seen a dual affinity one at all. That would have made things a little more changing since they would need to figure out how to heal wounds from it. Also, it would be living right where the dual cone lily grew.

”There it is again. That feeling.” Onyx turned his head from the dual cone lily patch some young serpents were eating from. Aurora also noticed it too this time.

The dark and light mana in concentration that Onyx had been following was close enough that Aurora could feel it too now. The density of the dark and light mana was a high enough to be out of the normal for the herbs that Onyx had thought were the source before.

It was also near a few larger stone outcroppings. They towered up casting Longer shadows and being hit by more light through out the day. Clearly, this could be the most central place within the towering stone passage.

On the other side would be the continuation of the desert they knew of already existing here. It was odd that this area changes right before but Onyx didnʼt think of that too much since the world and existence were mysterious no matter what.

The further that he looked and started to travel toward, the lore he caught on. It wasnʼt herbs or a nest of monsters. It was something else that he had just started to guess about.

”Aurora, do you see how those stones towering above every other stone are all organized in a circle? I believe thatʼs a natural rune formation a dark and light naturally occurring rune that is caused by something Brother already dealt with once.”

The serpents all stopped and paid close attention. Aurora also looked carefully at Onyx because she somewhat guess what he was thinking.

The density of mana made sense. A natural rune would definitely form in a place with a lot of mana of the same kind existing. Especially if the place had been returned to proper flow with the world recently. And especially if the bridges to the elemental planes had opened and begun to send mana to the world too.

”Thereʼs a dungeon in the middle. I have a feeling.” Trusting his instincts was normal for Onyx. He had before and been successful. He also knew that Walker and Midnight did the same successfully. They were instincts for a reason. And unseen and unspoken connection to all that was around you.

”Call for help?” Aurora was sure that Onyx would want to get Walker here. To get anyone over here that he could. If this was really a dungeon it would be something they couldnʼt handle alone.

”We can communicate it. But we will journey within. If there are two naturally forming runes around it, they are perfectly balancing the manas that leave it. We are the perfect ones to handle exploring it.”

Everyone knew that there was a line of risk. They could call for help and wait. But they could explore without saying a word. Or they can call for help and begin exploring to establish their legacy in this dungeon.

”We will explore this and make it the dungeon of our race. We will establish it in our name and make this the first village where we can train and grow. It is a perfect land and perfect home to journey to for the young as they are born.”

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