Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, it begins its extreme survival struggle.

Beyond the long journey, there is something even more important here—the burial ground of the fire-chewing hyenas.

This small valley in front of us is the ancestral cemetery of the Fire-Chewing Hyenas, where many Fire-Chewing Hyenas who have died over the years are buried.

Right now, these fire-chewing hyenas are actually praying, comforting the souls of their kind, so that they may die peacefully and not be distorted under the purple moon.

As they circled the corpses, they spewed out bursts of flame, igniting the piled-up remains.

The carcass of the fire-chewing hyena, which was already rich in flammable magic, quickly turned into an exceptionally intense fireball.

"Holy crap, it's such a waste to just burn it like that!"

Upon arriving in the valley, Bell was utterly astonished by the actions of the fire-chewing hyenas.

Bell didn't understand the ritual of chewing fire hyenas; he only saw a group of fewer than twenty old, weak, sick, and disabled hyenas chewing fire hyenas and burning the corpses of their young and strong companions with flames.

As dominant creatures, these numerous intact corpses of the same type contain a wealth of secrets about fire.

In a split second, after assessing the fighting strength of the group of old, weak, sick and disabled people chewing fire hyenas in front of him, Bell decisively entered his gluttonous form and charged forward.

After rushing forward more than ten steps, Bell threw himself into the flames, activating [Fire-Loving Wisdom] to absorb the various information overflowing from them.

Bear Grylls, engulfed in flames, was ready to deal with the old, weak, and disabled fire-chewing hyenas around him.

But surprisingly, the fire-chewing hyenas around him did not stop their ritual because of his intrusion. They continued to circle around in a fixed rhythm, constantly spitting flames into the expanding ball of fire.

Bell, standing amidst it, felt that the flames enveloping him had lost their usual ferocity and instead exuded a sense of peace.

As his mental energy extended outward along the [Fire-Loving Wisdom], Bell quietly saw wisps of the Fire-Chewing Hyena's consciousness sinking deeper and deeper.

That is the soul of the dead, in the process of falling into the sea of ​​oblivion.

Does World of Warcraft also perform rituals for the deceased?

This new discovery shocked Bell, but what followed was the pull of these flames on his soul.

Bell felt a supernatural drowsiness, and his soul was being pulled toward the sea of ​​despair.

"Wait, why does this feeling feel so familiar?"

The Sea of ​​Demise is an extremely taboo word, strongly associated with the deceased in the human world.

The bard's notes contain many speculations about the Sea of ​​the Dead, as well as poems inspired by it.

However, this field is rarely explored by most professions and is considered the domain of the church.

When Bell first saw the descriptions and notes about the Sea of ​​Depths, he didn't think much of it, simply assuming it was some kind of otherworldly underworld or hellish place.

But now, as Bell's perception deepens, he suddenly realizes that the Sea of ​​Depths seems incredibly close to him.

The feeling of being pulled into a sea of ​​depravity is exactly the same as the feeling Bell experiences when she enters a dream before falling asleep.

"What exactly is going on? Could it be that my dream is just a corner of the Sea of ​​Depravity?"

With these questions in mind, Bell expanded his senses to the fullest extent, and the flame-shaped hair on his forehead ignited into a pillar of fire. This was the first time he had gone all out since his mental strength broke through 100.

It was only through his ultra-precise perception that Bell discovered the difference between falling into the Sea of ​​Depravity and entering a dream.

The level of the Dream Realm is slightly higher than that of the Sea of ​​Sinking, which is a lower level, much like the difference between shallow and deep seas.

But there is no doubt that Dream and the Sea of ​​Depravity are the same realm.

Chapter 123 Please be crowned king

Thank you for coming.

Just as Bell was carefully sensing the difference between the Sea of ​​Depravity and the Dream, a voice entered Bell's consciousness, startling him.

A fire-chewing hyena head formed from solidified flames appeared in Bell's consciousness space, staring at the Bell consciousness.

"My judgment was influenced?! When?!"

Upon seeing the flaming head, Bell suddenly realized that he had developed a strange obsession with using [Fire-Loving Wisdom] after setting the adventurer's zombie ablaze.

Having acquired the [Fire-Loving Wisdom], Bell was naturally drawn to burning flames, but his frequent attempts to jump into the flames to gather information, especially after entering the bamboo forest, were quite unusual.

Staring at the flame-formed head of a fire-chewing hyena in his consciousness space, Bell moved his mind, and the flaming head shattered into a pile of scattered flames.

These flames reformed into all sorts of faces, from the smallest bamboo rats to the pained and ferocious faces of humans; all the animals that Bell had seen in the bamboo forest now appeared before him.

By sorting through the information in his mind and working backward from the results, Bell discovered the guiding traces left in the information he had obtained.

"So, from the first time I set fire to the adventurer's corpse, you were deliberately leading me to this burial ground of the fire-chewing hyenas. Then what are you?"

He glared at the fiery heads in his consciousness space, and the flames regrouped into the head of the fire-chewing hyena.

It possesses a complete consciousness and an extremely high level of intelligence, far surpassing that of magical beasts like the Fire-Chewing Hyena.

"I am Bamboo Sea, dear Bell."

The fiery head nodded slightly, as if to pay homage to Bell.

It claims to be the will of the perilous bamboo forest, primarily composed of the kin of the fire-chewing hyena race buried over the years, as well as many small animals and human adventurers who have fallen into the sea of ​​despair.

The will of the bamboo forest is a condensed consciousness of the deceased, located in the sea of ​​oblivion.

Under normal circumstances, the will of the bamboo forest will not be activated, and when it does appear, the bamboo forest is usually not in a good state, just like it is now.

"The bamboo forest has entered a critical period of survival. If this situation continues, I will disappear before long."

"So, you want me to save you?"

The fiery head flickered in response to Bell's guess, indicating its denial.

The flames twisted and deformed, coalescing into a writhing crown of fire that slowly floated to the top of Bell's head.

“I am merely a projection of the deceased, so how could I possibly have the thought of seeking to live? The living are always more important.”

Strands of energy flowed from the Flame Crown, causing Bell's spiritual body to feel a sense of expansion.

His mental strength was steadily increasing, and at the same time, a large amount of information about the application of magical beast magic, especially the magical power of the fire-chewing hyena, was being sent into Bell's mind.

"Reviving the bamboo forest may be an impossible task. All we can ask of you is for you to become the king of these fire-chewing hyenas and lead them to survival."

Bamboo Sea's consciousness slowly dissipated, and Bell also broke free from the pull of the Sea of ​​Oblivion. As a living being, with a physical body as his coordinates, he was unlikely to get lost in the Sea of ​​Oblivion.

In the sea.

When Bell opened his eyes, he found that the flames enveloping the fire-chewing hyena's carcass were still burning, but the hyena outside the flames had stopped circling and was lying neatly outside the flames.

Fiery red magical patterns emerged from Bell's body, outlining extremely complex circuits before disappearing into his body.

With a sudden inspiration, Bell opened his mouth and inhaled, and the raging flames instantly coalesced into a long dragon, surging directly into Bell's belly.

With the remaining power of the bamboo forest's consciousness, these flames were rapidly digested, causing Bell's gluttonous body to tremble several times, his muscles bulging.

He transformed from a large, hairy mouse in a pillow-like position into a muscular monster rat with clearly defined muscle contours.

With the blessing of the Bamboo Forest's will, Bell's physical, mental, and magical attributes were greatly enhanced.

Bear Grylls

Race: Bamboo Rat

Level: lv.12 (225/200)

Health: 80 (+15)

Mental strength:

magic:

Luck: 3 (+1)

Skills: [Information Insight], [Pyrophilic Wisdom], [Living Shadow], [Gluttony]

Classes: Intermediate Bard, Intermediate Lancer, Beastmaster

The energy from the Bamboo Sea's will increased Bell's physical strength by ten points. This physical strength wasn't due to magical enhancement; it could be doubled through the [Big Eater] buff.

His mental strength surged by forty points out of nowhere, reaching a total of one hundred and fifty points. In the pure mental realm, Bell's mental strength was like that of a giant, capable of crushing the mental body of an ordinary person like Edu.

Magic power also increased, successfully reaching over 100 digits, and Bell's bard level rose to intermediate.

This magic comes from Bell's newly acquired class, [Beastmaster].

The will of the Bamboo Forest chose to collapse, directly crowning Bell as the King of the Bamboo Forest. From now on, all the magical beasts and animals living in the Bamboo Forest will understand Bell's commands and obey his orders as long as their own safety is not threatened.

These fire-chewing hyenas lying prostrate on the ground are the subordinates left to Bell by the will of the Bamboo Sea; he has become the new king of the fire-chewing hyena clan.

"This has really caused me a lot of trouble."

Bell, the newly crowned king of the fire-chewing hyena clan, scratched his head. Now, whenever he summoned the fiery ahoge (cowlick) on his head, it would automatically bend to form a halo resembling an angel's halo, which would then gather above Bell's head.

Although Bell knew that this was a crown symbolizing his power, he was still troubled by its ominous appearance.

After examining the fire-chewing hyenas before him, Bell sighed. There were only seventeen fire-chewing hyenas here, six old and eleven young, a collection of the old, weak, sick and disabled.

The main body of the Bamboo Sea Will consists of the group of Fire-Chewing Hyenas that were buried there. So before the Bamboo Sea Will disappeared, it was very biased towards these Fire-Chewing Hyenas and wanted Bell to take good care of them.

After all, it was a consciousness condensation located in the Sea of ​​Oblivion. These dead beings had no other material desires; seeing their descendants healthy and well was the best thing for them.

"Becoming the king of the bamboo forest won't last long; I can't stop the deathly aura of the City of Bones from eroding it."

Looking at the barren, desolate land, Bell sighed.

But as Bell looked at his inventory, another thought arose in his mind.