Bab 527: Story of the Head Monk.

The ruin was once a peaceful monastery that was located deep in the Malock forest before it became a desert talk less of a red zone. The monks who resided there dedicated their lives to cultivation, meditation, and prayers for their deity.

Thanks to the river and the beasts that they resided in the Malock, they needed little to no contact with the outside world.

However, the Malock forest began undergoing a change that to date no one knew how it began. The heat of the Malock forest drastically increased in intensity; just like every other city in Malock, the monks were troubled but their head monk preached that it was a test from their deity and decided to persevere.

In less than 6 months, the once-green leaves turned brown and crumbled to the ground, and the trees lost their strength to stand tall. The rivers and streams that flowed through the forest dried up and the animals that lived in the forest were forced to leave in search of water and food.