[I found a...Anomaly...?]

"..."

'What do you see?'

[Not sure, its a bunch of...water? yeah, I think it's water. the water is floating doing circles all around a tree. as if the water was a snake.]

"..."

'weird.'

[Yeah, go look.]

"..."

'What? no!'

[Why not? its just begging to be explored.]

"..."

'Unknown anomalies? check. floating water? check. Something trying to be a snake when it's clearly not? check. Sorry to break it to you buddy but that's three strikes, your out.'

[Do it or I will sick the hounds of hell on you.]

"..."

'...Trolls?'

[Yes, trolls...]

"..."

'...fine.'

...

"..."

'Yeah, its in that direction. keep heading there and and you should see it real soon.'

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"hmm...ah there it is. You weren't kidding when you said there is a water snake moving about a tree. I for sure thought you were lying, but I guess your senses are real. Maybe you have a magic scan ability."

"..."

'...sigh...it is my system.'

"You should just give up, everything you've done so far can be done with magic or technology. my bet is magic."

"..."

'Why are we still here...just to suffer. Every nigh-'

[Oh its doing something!]

"Oh? that's new."

As if spooked, the water snake started to move about abnormally. shifting its mass and length from one side to the other. The tree the water snake circled started to shake a little and movement of its leaves were obviously out of place compared to the surrounding tree's. Faintly, the sound of a faint thump is heard.

"..."

'Uh, system you don't really expect us to get closer to that do you? That thing clearly looks like an adventure...but not an adventure Gem is willing to take.'

"Uh gem, I think we overstayed our welcome. I know sometimes things might be fun to explore and poke around in. But this is clearly beyond what I can handle."

[Just a minute, I am scanning this water snake and tree. The closer you get to it the faster we can work.]

The sound of thumping was getting louder, the water snake started to increase in size as water from either the air or from somewhere else added into the air started to increase it. the snake itself seems to gain a bit of awareness and is looking left and right everywhere. As it trying to find whoever disturbed it.

quickly the trio hid behind a tree and tried to be as silent as possible.

"Look, Its been great and all. but whether you like it for not. I am out of here."

"..."

'Go ahead, just do it quietly.'

[Wait! I'm almost done....okay! now lets leave this dang place.]

"..."

'You don't have to tell gem twice. Gem already told her to leave.'

and so...our trio decided to abandon the idea of interacting with the water snake. Leaving the water snake to look for someone else disturbing it. However, the faint sound of thumps seemed to be getting louder.

Thankfully, the system got them out of here the same way they came in to the mana forests. But this time around the space displacement was used much more.

"strange it felt like forever to get inside the mana forests, but as quick as a bird to leave."

"..."

'because gem's system displaced space, your welcome.'

"I didn't thank you though."

"..."

'No, but you inadvertently admitted to me having a system.'

"what, wait a minute! I never said you have one. You just making words for me out of no where."

...

and so our trio went into town arguing...not realizing the danger they left... or rather.

The danger that is coming.