What do you mean I've traveled to worlds geared towards children?

"This is... a Fantasy-class?"

Seeing that the other party had a basically complete human form, Ron roughly determined the other party's level based on the introduction in "Complete Guide to Fantasy Beast Continent".

Jiang Chen, who had fallen to the ground in fright, also explained at this moment:

"It's...it's the Phantasm-level Thorn Witch! Why...why is she here?!"

The ranking system among mythical beasts is fairly rigorous.

Normally, the extraordinary level is stronger than the realistic level, and the fantasy level is a level stronger than the extraordinary level.

An Yan's transformed form should be somewhere between the extraordinary and the fantasy level, so it's normal that he can't defeat the fantasy-level Thorn Witch...

No, now is not the time to think about these issues!

"Hey! An Yan, are you alright?!"

Ron shouted at An Yan, who was bound hand and foot.

Flames burned continuously on An Yan's body, and the heat wave could be felt even here, yet he still could not break free from the Thorn Witch's restraints.

Upon hearing Ron's question, he immediately replied:

"I'm fine! But... I can't burn this thing! It seems like there's... something on it..."

"It's magic," the Thorn Witch suddenly said. "Otherwise, why do you think I'm called a 'witch'?"

magic?

Isn't this the Endless Forest? How come there's magic from a magical zone here?

Ron frowned in thought, but then the Thorn Witch continued, "Hehehe, I just happened to be passing by and came to take a look, but I didn't expect to actually find the legendary warriors... I'm really lucky."

"'Good luck'... Did you come here specifically to find us?"

Ron's expression was serious.

The Thorn Witch smiled and said, "Of course, this is a bounty issued personally by the Demon God. If you are handed over, you will receive a lot of benefits."

Demon Lord? Bounty Poster?

Got it, you're here to deliver a message, right?

Ron quickly grasped the situation.

The enemy that suddenly appeared before them, besides putting pressure on An Yan and the others, probably also had the 'responsibility' of revealing information to the children.

After all, the Mythical Beast Warriors only appear when the Mythical Beast Continent is plunged into darkness; without darkness, the Mythical Beast Warriors would have no reason to exist.

So where is the darkness?

Look, isn't this the one right in front of you?

"What is a Demon God?"

Ron continued to ask questions, wanting to get more information from the Thorn Witch.

But the Thorn Witch had no intention of continuing their conversation. The vines behind her wriggled, and she suddenly shot towards Ron and Jiang Chenfei.

"Want to know? Once I capture you and bring you before the Demon God, you'll know everything!"

"Get out of the way!!"

Seeing this, An Yan shouted loudly at Ron and Jiang Chen.

But even without him saying it, Ron was already in a running position when the vines were flying behind the Thorn Witch.

And as the Thorn Witch danced with her vines, she quickly jumped away from her original position.

The child's body, which is geared towards a children's worldview, is much more powerful than Ron had imagined.

At least that jump just now, an ordinary child probably couldn't do it at all.

While Ron escaped the Thorn Witch's attack, Jiang Chen, who was standing nearby, was not so lucky.

Jiang Chen, who was already sitting on the ground, had no time to dodge and was caught in the vines of the Thorn Witch.

Soon, the number of people bound by the vines increased from two to three.

Only Ron remained, still in the same spot.

When Ron realized this, he fell silent.

Speaking of...

Judging from the current situation, could it be that... the current plot is my own 'personal collection'?

Stop kidding me! I don't even know how to transform yet!!!

Chapter 9 A Severe Blow to My Teammate

That's the situation right now.

Faced with a new crisis, in the typical way that works in a children's world, one of the main characters should suddenly awaken a new power and defeat the enemy.

But now Ron faces a problem.

he……

It cannot transform.

If he were a real child, it would be easier to imagine him transforming and gaining power just by thinking about protecting others and talking about friendship and bonds.

Unfortunately, Ron is not.

Although he is only fifteen years old now after transmigrating, Ron is already a dirty adult at heart.

He had long since stopped believing in courage, dreams, beliefs, and bonds.

Perhaps in a child's world these are things that are readily available, but not for Ron.

Therefore, he cannot transform here and cannot truly master the power of the 'Phantom Beast Warrior'.

However, Ron accepted this reality in just one second.

The advantage adults have over children is that they can easily accept the reality that they are actually quite ordinary and choose other ways to solve their current predicament.

"Hey."

Just before the Thorn Witch's vines were about to strike, Ron suddenly spoke up: "That so-called Demon God you mentioned, he probably wants you to capture the Phantom Beast Warrior, right?"

"...?"

The vine stopped in front of Ron.

The Thorn Witch replied, "Of course, you little brat, are you deaf? Didn't I just say that it was the Demon God who issued the bounty, ordering me to capture you?"

“In that case, it’s simple. I know the location of the other Phantom Beast Warriors, and I will take you to find them. In exchange… you have to let me go.”

Ron spread his arms and smiled: "After all, as you can see, I can't transform at all, so maybe I'm not a Beast Warrior at all."

After saying that, Ron pointed to Chen Xiaolian and Jiang Chen, who were also captured by the Thorn Witch, and said:

"They're the same. Apart from that guy who's covered in flames, we can't transform at all. So... letting go of us who aren't even Phantom Beast Warriors and going to capture the real ones should be a very suitable deal for you, right?"

Ron had barely finished speaking, and before the Thorn Witch could reply, Chen Xiaolian was the first to shout out in protest:

"What?! Hey! Are you saying you want to give up on An Yan?!"

“If…if you'll spare everyone if you only take me…then…then I'm willing! But Ron! Don't take her to the other Phantom Beast Warriors! That kind of thing…”

An Yan then added.

Ron stared at them with dead eyes, speechless.

So he said that these naive kids were the most troublesome. He was just making up an excuse, but before the person in charge of the transaction could react, they were already chattering away.

However, thanks to An Yan's words, the Thorn Witch was convinced that Ron did indeed know the location of the other phantom beast warriors.

The Thorn Witch silenced An Yan and Chen Xiaolian by gagging them, then looked at Ron with interest:

"Do you really know the location of the other phantom beast warriors?"

"Of course, I'll take you there right away."

Before Ron and the Thorn Witch could finish their conversation, several feathers suddenly flew out from behind Ron and hurtled towards the Thorn Witch!

boom!!!

The feather landed on the Thorn Witch, unleashing a powerful impact and explosion.

Amidst the impact and explosion, the vines that the Thorn Witch had been using to entangle An Yan and the others snapped one after another, and several children fell to the ground.

"Honestly, I woke up because I felt something was wrong, and sure enough, you guys attracted the army of dark phantom beasts..."

After that, a slightly shrill voice rang out behind Ron.

Looking back, I saw a pigeon about half my height slowly walking out of the shelter behind me.

It is none other than the Peace Dove, a mythical beast of the same fantasy level!

"...You finally decided to come out, you big pigeon."

Ron finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the peace doves appear.

The story about taking the Thorn Witch to other Phantom Beast Warriors was, of course, a lie, since Ron himself didn't even know if there were any other Phantom Beast Warriors.