Overcast and gloomy skies.

Dark clouds, drizzling rain, and a light mist mixed with the cold air shrouded the dimly lit mountain forest.

A long wind that smelled of blood struck through the forest, causing the branches of the trees to sway, revealing a narrow path trodden by wild beasts.

The trail is difficult to navigate, the wet mud in the rain is like a swamp that can be firmly held to the soles of passers-by's shoes, and the rugged terrain and the potential beasts make even the most experienced loggers and hunters reluctant to pass through this time.

But there are always some people who, for some compelling reasons, are not allowed to move forward this way.

A tired girl with red hair, pointed ears and a pair of dragon wings on her back was stumbling along the beast path with difficulty ahead.

She had a deep stab wound on her right arm, the wound had been scorched by the heat, and had turned into a mixture of blood scabs and charcoal, there was a large hole in her abdomen that was almost transparent from front to back, and she could see the wriggling internal organs, and the wings on her back were also full of arrow wounds, the wing membranes had been completely torn, and even one or two arrows that had not been pulled out could be seen trapped in the flesh.

It is not surprising that the girl was so badly injured that she would die immediately, but she was still able to grit her teeth and move forward desperately on this trail, not only that, but as time passed, the girl's injuries seemed to be getting lighter and lighter, and in just ten minutes, most of the minor injuries had healed.

Not long after, the dragon-winged girl stopped, she felt a little itchy on her wings, so she simply frowned, reached out and pulled out the arrow embedded in the flesh, only to see a black bruise spurting out, it turned out that the wounds on the girl's wings had healed most of the time, and the regenerated muscles squeezed the arrow, which caused the itching.

"It's up to you again that I can escape with my life......"

The girl touched the robe on her body with a complicated face, this simple white robe was releasing a faint light at this time, the light was extremely pure, extremely holy, it gently brushed the girl's whole body, and healed all the wounds on the girl's body at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The injury gradually improved, and the girl began to trek through the mountains and forests again, walking towards the depths, the dense forest in the rain was extremely oppressive, and the branches and leaves of the tall trees were like heavy umbrella covers, completely isolated from the flowing wind, leaving only the damp and dull rain. The soft mud like a swamp under your feet adheres to the soles of your shoes, making it take more effort to lift your feet every time, and in the depths of the dark forest, you can hear the sound of some creature's movements, which is terrifying.

But the Dragonwing Maiden was not afraid of this, she looked in the direction of the sound, and showed a expression that she thought was fierce, this expression was placed outside, I am afraid that even a five-year-old child would not be frightened, but at the same time, a force from the dragon was also pressed in that direction.

Suddenly, the dreary mountain forest boiled, like a calm lake that had been thrown a boulder, and countless strange shapes, three-legged black birds flew out of the branches and leaves, and the sound of fierce beasts hurriedly trampling on the fallen leaves and fleeing into the distance.

Although it is not the dragon power of a purebred dragon, the coercion from the top of the food chain is still very useful, even if it is a little weaker.

Moreover, this dragon power does not only drive away wild beasts, it also seems to awaken something.

The dark forest suddenly began to squirm, this is not a description, but a real reality - just the second after the dragon winged girl sent out the dragon power, the originally quiet mountain forest suddenly began to move like a living thing, the ground was undulating, and there were countless traces of tree roots intertwined underneath.

"Hirja Faragni, you shouldn't be here."

Finally, a twisted and coiled root bulged out of the ground, mixed with dirt to form a huge half-human shape more than ten meters high, at the head of this huge tree man, the black one-eyed eye socket burned a dark green flame, it said to the dragon-winged girl in front of it with a deep voice of urn sound, "You and the pursuers behind you are not welcome in the forest of the dark river......

The Treant, who was about to chase away the uninvited, suddenly stopped.

Because the girl named Hirya took out a jewel that radiated a warm light.

It is a translucent, ocean-blue teardrop-shaped gemstone with a hazy luster like a mist, and a rainbow-like rainbow of light refracted in the mist, making it look gorgeous.

"The Great King of the Mountains and Forests, the Master of the Swamps, Your Excellency Urbanen, I am willing to offer this sacred stone seed in exchange for your protection."

Shirya's voice was dry and hoarse, the white robe could heal her wounds, but it could not make the girl's lost blood return to her body, and after saying this, she simply threw the gem in her hand to the giant tree man named Urbandeni.

And the Treant took the gem, and it stared with its own eyes at the gem that seemed to contain a piece of sea, almost pure energy, and was silent for a long time.

Finally, it sighed humanly and shook its head.

“…… The King of the Gloomy River cannot refuse your offering. ”

The hand made up of countless tree roots dented a small opening, allowing the sea blue gem to enter his body, and the huge tree man turned his head, and the dark green flame and the maiden looked at each other, and it said in a rumbling voice: "I am different from you flesh and blood, and I will never violate my own rules, and your offering pleases me, so I will shelter you for twenty days." ”

"But remember, little girl with dragon blood, only twenty days."

As he spoke, the huge tree man gradually collapsed, reverted to countless roots, and retreated back into the earth, but the magic power shook the atmosphere, and still let out a low voice like thunder: "The army of the dead will reach the edge of the mountain forest in three days, you must stay in the deepest part of the forest, otherwise I cannot guarantee your safety." ”

"Yes, Your Excellency Urbaneni."

After hearing the other party's promise, Hillya suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and her body went limp, leaning against the big tree behind her.

The girl was exhausted, exhausted by the enemy's pursuit for many days, but now that she had arrived at one of the few neutral shelters in the dark world of the Gloomy River Forest, her safety was at least guaranteed in twenty days.

And just as the red-haired dragon-winged girl looked like she was about to fall asleep, the voice of the giant tree man rang out in the forest again.

"A word of advice, girl with dragon's blood."

At this time, Urbani's tone had softened a lot: "In this era when the dead are resurrected and the demons are dancing, one person is useless, why don't you go to the gathering place of those survivors in the west and fight those monsters with them?" ”

But Shirya didn't reply, and something unexpected happened suddenly.

She looked at her robe a little helplessly, her expression full of confusion.

On the white and innocent, simple robe, for some reason, a series of conspicuous silver light patterns suddenly lit up, these light patterns are extremely complex, they overlap each other, and finally converge into several simple and infinite mysteries of rune lines, these lines are emerging layer after layer of white, silver, green and colorless four different lights, and finally converge into a holy white light.

"What are you doing? Stop it! ”

Urbani seemed to sense something, and countless tree roots were coiled, and the huge tree man once again coalesced from the ground, and it stretched out its hand, as if to stop the movement of the girl's robes.

It's a pity that it's late.

"Hoo ——————"

With the roaring sound of a long wind sweeping through the mountains and swamps, the entire mountain forest shook, and a dazzling pillar of light centered on the dragon-winged girl shot into the sky, piercing through the heavy dark clouds in an instant, reaching the end of the world.

"Again...... Again? ”

Hilya pressed her head and looked at her spontaneously activated robe, she had encountered something similar a year ago, when the robe, which suddenly became active, spontaneously used an almost endless number of spells to wipe out the army of the dead who pursued her, causing the angry enemy to send several times the previous pursuit team, and let her flee for her life to this day.

But now...... Hirya raised her head and looked at the pillar of holy light centered on herself, and she had a vague premonition in her heart.

Let's say, last time, it was some kind of magical resonance.

So this time, it is his own mysterious robe handed down from his ancestors, who is actively calling.

"I was hunted down because of you, and I was saved again and again because of you."

Because of this pure white robe, the girl, who had been exhausted since the cataclysm, muttered to herself in a tone that didn't know whether she hated or was confused, "But so far, I don't know why this is ......"

"How many secrets do you have behind ......"

The giant tree man, staring at the pillar of light, retracted its hand, and then whispered to itself in a tone that didn't know what emotion it contained, "...... The Light of the Sage. ”

Another world, a few days after this scene.

The black-haired warrior let his weapons take matters into their own hands, cleaning the body of the black dragon beside him, while he himself stood aside and watched the urgent message from the communications officer in his hand.

"What's the matter, you actually need to use a special urgent communication?"

Joshua opened the envelope with some strange curiosity, his eyes scanning the short lines on it.

- In the target world, the things inherited by the Fourth Sage have resonated and taken the initiative to send out the coordinates.

After verification, the authenticity of the coordinates can be confirmed 100%.

Lighting the letter and turning it into a cloud of smoke, Joshua stood thoughtfully in place.

"What's wrong?"

No. 3 floated in mid-air in front of the warrior, she looked at the naturally curled corners of the black-haired man's mouth, and asked with some curiosity, "Why do you look so happy?" ”

"Nothing."

Casually replying, Joshua looked up at the rare clear sky of the Moldavian Collar.

The sun in the northern region was not very hot, but it was harsh, but the warrior just looked at the sun like this, and the fire burning in his eyes could not be suppressed even by the bright sun.

"It's just a little excited about the adventure that is coming."