With Landslide's guidance, the group's progress went much more smoothly. After leaving Landslide's crystal garden, the environment ahead was completely different from before.
The vegetation in this area is much more prosperous than outside, and there is also a kind of luminous lamp-shaped plant. The faint light emitted by these plants attracts a large number of flying insects. There are also many animals living in the underground area surrounding these plants, making a living by hunting flying insects.
Looking at these unique underground creatures, whether they are brother and sister Aaron and Vereesa or Celebras, they all showed a considerable degree of curiosity.
"It's really strange, why does this life become more and more prosperous the further you go inside?" Vereesa looked at the other people and asked.
Celebras showed a slightly sad expression. "This must be because of Uncle Zaetar."
Unlike the burly Remulos, Zaetar was born with a thin body, but he had a pair of stag antlers that were most similar to Cenarius. Most importantly, Zaetar inherited the innate ability of Cenarius to have plants grow wherever it walks. The current situation where the plants become more lush the deeper into Maraudon is related to this.
Landslide also supports this statement. This Mountain Giant has lived in the cave for thousands of years. In the past years, there were not so many plants growing in this cave. Landslide settled here simply because he was attracted by the crystals growing in the underground cave.
It was not until the decades after Theradras entered this cave that almost earth-shaking changes began to occur here. Not only did many unprecedented plants sprout and grow, but many animals living underground were also attracted, making the place gradually become more vibrant.
"Princess Theradras is definitely not a bad person," Landslide insisted on his judgment until now, "You said that the land outside has lost its vitality. I think this must have nothing to do with Theradras. You must have misunderstood."
"Huh?" Aaron raised his head and glanced at Landslide in surprise, wondering if this Mountain Giant's ears were not working very well. Could it be that this guy didn't hear what everyone was talking about for a long time just now?
Aaron simply told Landslide what Celebras had just guessed, but Mountain Giant didn't quite believe it and pointed at Celebras said, "The Zaetar you are talking about looks similar to this guy, right? I have seen him before. He looked worried all day long, and then he died for some unknown reason. I really don't know what the princess saw in him."
"Have you seen Zaetar?" Aaron said in surprise, and then realized that since Landslide has lived here for thousands of years, it is not surprising that he has seen Zaetar.
Landslide nodded and continued, "That guy had a pretty good relationship with Her Royal Highness at the beginning, but then they often quarreled. The main problem is those Centaur. Their personalities are too anxious and aggressive. Let alone Zaetar, I don't think they are like their parents, but Theradras likes those children very much, which makes them always quarrel over this matter."
Aaron listened to Landslide keep chattering about what happened between Zaetar and Theradras, and asked with slight surprise, "Are you too concerned about their affairs?"
Landslide scratched his head and said that he had just developed feelings for Theradras at that time, so he was more concerned about it, but maybe he was a little embarrassed to say it. He added, "But later I understood that Theradras has too deep feelings for Zaetar. I think only time can make her forget Zaetar."
Landslide was chattering, but did not listen to the movements of his feet. He led everyone around in the winding tunnel, and gradually left the maze of twists and turns. Although the road ahead was still a little twisty, there were not many forks in it, and the plants on this road became more and more dense. Obviously, this was the right direction.
There is another piece of evidence proving that this direction is the correct route: Earth Elemental and other Mountain Giant began to appear wandering along the way.
These Mountain Giant are smaller than Landslide, and their movements are stiff and look more like rocks. Aaron tried to communicate with these stone giants, but found that the other party's thinking had become a little weird. Apart from blocking everyone's progress, they had no other reaction.
It's just that these Mountain Giant are not easy to communicate with, but for the sake of Landslide, Aaron can't kill all these giants, so they can only find another way. As for detours, it is impossible. The only way that can be taken now is this.
Fortunately, everyone was already next to an underground dark lake. Aaron simply threw these rock giants into the water. He didn't know when it would be before these giants climbed up again.
After sending all Mountain Giant who were blocking the way to swim, Aaron curiously asked Landslide why these giants could act as guards for Theradras, but he himself had to stay far away in the crystal garden.
"These guys..." Landslide glanced at his mouth, "They were all attracted by Her Highness the Princess. They were influenced by Her Highness, and they became like this."
This is also the reason why Landslide chooses to operate far away from Theradras. As Mountain Giant with a body of rock, if they get too close to a powerful Earth Elemental like Theradras, they themselves will be affected.
According to what Landslide said, he almost became like his compatriots, and then he recovered after hundreds of years of recuperation, but he was still affected to a certain extent, such as Landslide's character It's different from the normal Mountain Giant. At least the normal Mountain Giant will never use force against others when they first see them. Mountain Giant's character is very honest.
"The front is where Princess Theradras usually lives." Landslide didn't know how to face Theradras along the way. However, at this moment, there is only a natural stone bridge across the lake between the two sides. Further ahead is the island in the middle of the lake where Theradras lives. "Otherwise, I'd better not go over, right?"
"If you don't go over, then Theradras and I will have a conflict..."
"No, I'd better go with you." Landslide hesitated and said.
"Let's go, let's go and solve everything this time." Aaron stepped onto the stone bridge first, but he had a vague feeling in his heart that this operation might not be as simple as he thought when he came, kill Theradras and solve everything.