Evolution begins with an ant colony

Chapter 239 [Bonus chapter] Sudden Burst Evolution

Suddenly, a radiant aura of mana began to slowly emanate from Oliver and Leona, Oliver's deep green and Leona's bright yellow creating a mesmerizing display.

"What's happening, my liege?!" Oliver mumbled, his eyes fixed on the greenish mana streaming out of his body.

Leona was equally curious, but before she could ask any questions, the mana levels in both her and Oliver's bodies surged even more, shooting upwards like beacons of light.

Witnessing this unfold, Akun couldn't help but mumble in awe, "Wow, this is simply amazing. I knew something like this would happen, but I never knew it would be this intense."

The gusts of wind created by the beacons of mana pushed Hestria a considerable distance away.

Everyone in the forest took in the sight of the beacons of light in the distance. Some gazed in awe, while others felt fear, misunderstanding the source of these lights. As the lights slowly subsided, Akun suddenly received a notification from the system.

[Ding!! Congrats to the player, your comrades have evolved!]

[Oliver and Leona successfully evolved to Dragon grade, stage 8.]

Akun, upon seeing this, mumbled, "Seems they both evolved all the way from Dragon grade stage 5 to stage 8. That's three whole stages, and in the Dragon grade, no less." He paused momentarily, gazing back into the forest, and added, "I wonder what grade the others would evolve to if I brought them here." He sighed and continued, "But it would be pointless, though.

Leona then replied as she slowly turned around to face him, "Oh, well, I had our liege give me a lot of stuff in case we found ourselves in an unexpected scenario. Except for clothing and other resources, I also got us food and drinks." She seemed excited as she revealed.

Oliver let out a sigh as he remarked, "That's so you, Leona, always prepared. You make guardians like me feel dumb even though we work so hard."

Oliver then said, "Since we are prepared and all, why don't we head over to the Leonheart Empire, snatch their ruler, and get back so we can celebrate? Maybe the boss will give us a reward if we are able to return before sunset tomorrow." He explained as he pointed at the sun that started to set.

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Leona then replied with a slightly nonchalant tone as she spoke, "I thought you said you were looking forward to the adventure. What's the point of it if you don't spend enough time to take in the moments and actually enjoy it?"

Hestria, no longer shivering, then spoke up, saying, "Besides that, it's not even possible. It took me and the rest of my knight squad several weeks to get here. The empire is not as close as you think. In fact, there are no cities close by for hundreds of kilometers. The closest town is a place called Border Town, and it will be at least two weeks before we get there.

So, what our focus should be now is how to find a place to camp before nightfall."

Oliver then replied, "Hundreds of kilometers will not be an issue for us. Back when we were in the forest, Gideon and I used to run races like those in minutes. Not to mention, now that we are outside the barrier, what can I say? Guess we'll get there in a boom."

Hestria, hearing what Oliver said, thought it was simply absurd. Hence her reply, "What?"

Leona then added, "Yes, what he's saying is right. It won't be a problem. Simply point us in the right direction. I'll carry you if you can't keep up."@@@@