"That... that... what exactly happened...?"
Seeing Luo Zhen suddenly take a deep breath and calm his expression, Leafa, who had been watching him the whole time, grew somewhat worried.
Leafa did not know what had happened. All she saw was Luo Zhen suddenly stop, then stare at the top of the World Tree with an expression she had never seen before. After a while, he became like this, making it impossible for Leafa not to worry.
Her intuition told her that after coming here, Luo Zhen was finally going to take action.
For his own purpose.
And even now, Leafa still did not know what that purpose was.
However, there was one thing Leafa knew.
That was, Luo Zhen had become serious.
"Leafa."
Just as Leafa reached that conclusion, Luo Zhen suddenly called her name.
"I... I'm here!"
Leafa was startled, instinctively tensing up as she answered properly.
Luo Zhen seemed not to notice anything unusual about Leafa. He pointed toward the World Tree.
"If we want to reach the top of the World Tree, can we only do it the way you mentioned before?"
At that, Leafa froze for a moment, then nodded.
"To reach the top of the World Tree, we can only enter through the giant egg-shaped temple at its roots, go inside the World Tree, and climb up from there."
Leafa answered honestly.
"Can't we fly straight up, or climb along the outside of the World Tree?"
Luo Zhen confirmed.
"Yes." Leafa nodded seriously and said, "The area around the World Tree is marked by the system as a restricted zone. Climbing is impossible. Even if we fly, our wings will stop working because of the Aerial Restriction before we reach the upper levels. In addition, there's a barrier set up a little above the clouds