World-Tree's End by E. A. Hooper

Author:E. A. Hooper [Hooper, E. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-14T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

After half a day of no one hearing from Xan or Quinn, Vincent decided to head for one of the three Challenge Worlds near the top of the World-Tree. One had red petals, and another had blue, but the one the two women had traveled to was orange. It stood out clearly, even with the last world’s rainbow-like aura grabbing his attention every time he looked at the sky.

A multitude of people had offered to go with Vincent, but he knew most of them would slow him down. The only living guildsmen that could halfway keep up were Jim and Devon, so he allowed them to accompany him on the trip. Most of the time the trio jogged, but sometimes Vincent would speed things along by lifting them with Zero Field.

It only took them two weeks to travel up the base of the trunk and follow a branch to the Challenge World. They moved so quickly that the trunk wyrms never had a chance to attack them. In that time, Silpher’s Coat reappeared undamaged in his inventory, and the Ranger used ethers to recharge it with mana.

Vincent found it difficult to keep his eyes off Xenith, the final planet, as he traveled. His eyes traced the plains, lakes, and hills beyond the rainbow aura. Everything about that last world struck him as peaceful, which only made his curiosity grow. However, as he approached the base of the Challenge World, he finally turned his attention to the orange landscape. The petals stuck out more than the world he’d lived on, giving that planet the appearance of towering orange waves when viewed from the stem.

“So, if this is like the Challenge World you told us about, there should be bosses in the north, south, east, and west, right?” Jim said.

“I would think so,” Vincent replied.

“The first boss we come across is going to one-shot me,” Devon said, worriedly. “I just know it.”

“It might not,” Vincent said. “Maybe we should place Checkpoint Crystals just in case.”

The three men equipped crystals, activated them, and left them hidden at the bottom of a nearby groove. Once the crystals were placed, they ventured south.

“If we kill one of those Challenge Bosses, I’ll gain a bunch of levels, right?” Devon asked.

“The stat boost would be split between the three of us,” Vincent answered. “When it comes to those Challenge Bosses, I don’t know if you have to survive the fight or just be part of the party, though.”

“I hope it’s the latter,” Devon said. “It’d be cool to level even if I die right away.”

“Xan and Quinn might have already cleared the bosses,” Vincent noted. “I’m sure they brought enough Checkpoint Crystals to tackle all four.”

“Yeah, guess you’re right,” Devon said. “I shouldn’t get my hopes up.”

“Don’t get mopey on us yet, Dev,” Jim said, eyeing the sky. “I think I see one.”

Vincent stared in the same direction, then spotted a speck in the sky. It appeared to be flying north, although it didn’t seem to be heading toward them.

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