The Martial Unity

Chapter 1917 Need More Fear

After all, it would mean that the Divine Doctor could cook up a fear-hallucinogen from just about any organic matter.

"That's a bit of a stretch, but… not impossible." Rui tutted uncertainly. "But regardless, he said it was not enough."

Rui narrowed his eyes. "It stands to reason that if it's not enough, he'd want to get more."

"…Yeah, I guess that makes sense."

"In which case, I think I know where he went next."

"And where would that be?" Kane raised an eyebrow.

"The Forest of Fear," Rui replied with a hint of confidence.

There were three avenues that the Divine Doctor might have pursued. The Caves of Penance, the Forest of Fear, and the Sea of Solitude.

Rui previously had absolutely no inkling where the Divine Doctor might have gone based on the data of the Adventurer's Guild, but now he had a good idea.

"I think there's a very solid chance that he went to the Forest of Fear in order to make stronger fear-hallucinogens," Rui remarked. "After all, I already know that he is able to harness vegetation in pretty incredible feats of bio-engineering."

The Forest of Fear was a region with natural fear-hallucinogens. Its vegetation released substances that, when inhaled, triggered deep fear in a person. This was an evolutionary ability that highly predicted survival and reproduction, causing the species to thrive wildly.

The fauna of the region, in turn, had evolved such that they had almost no sense of natural fear. Their fear had returned to a normal level after being elevated by the flora of the region.

extremely unique ecosystem was born in the Beast Domain that the Adventurer's Guild had

right," Kane said, turning to Rui. "Do you think

did." Rui nodded. "There's no doubt

that were possible candidates for where the Divine Doctor had gone after the Valley of Prisms were considered candidates because each of

Sage's advice of 'following the unique chaos' to find the Divine

the memories of the catoblepas, Rui had to agree that the Beggar Sage was truly accurate in the advice he

Valley of Prisms for a time period by mentally torturing them with horrifically induced fear

chaotic and

the disruption that had

Rui continued. "This got rid of any and all fear in the fauna of the region, causing

does that have to do with

he might have caused that ecological disruption," Rui remarked. "It makes sense.

the entire forest of its

hallucinogens?"

powerful base, it probably allowed him to create

the necessary tools to go even further into the Beast Domain without dying to powerful Squire-level and

route. He probably intended to extract resources along the way that would help him in the deeper and more dangerous

I hope you're

Rui did too.