That was the tallest tree in the forest.
It was as enormous as a canopy beneath the sky, covering several thousand square kilometers of land around it.
The nine of them arrived beneath the tree side by side.
Only upon seeing it did they understand why the Rebels could survive here.
The tree was too huge.
And too tall.
It also had countless roots, forming a root forest much like that of a banyan tree.
Densely packed together, it looked like a forest, but it was actually all one tree.
Anyone who slipped inside could hide here for a very long time.
Moreover, this tree held great significance, so the Kingdom could not burn it down.
They could only send people inside to search.
Searching it was no different from looking for a needle in the ocean.
After all, this was a three-dimensional ecosystem.
The tree's average height exceeded five hundred meters.
And it covered several thousand square kilometers.
How many people could a small Forest Kingdom possibly mobilize for a search?
Even tens of thousands of people entering it would still be like looking for a needle in the ocean.
"How are we supposed to find the Rebels?" No. 1 asked.
"I think we should leave some marks and tell them that we also want to rebel against the Kingdom," No. 2 suggested.
The others nodded.
They then left marks everywhere, writing in the local language that they too wished to oppose the Kingdom.
Finally, they gathered together.
In a place like this, it was far too easy to get lost.
To avoid that, they left plenty of marks along the way.
That was the only way to keep from losing their way.
Very soon, they received a response.
A group of Kingdom Soldiers captured them.
"You actually want