In such an environment that looks like a primeval forest, the sound of something moving in the bushes behind you is not a good thing as long as you are not stupid.

An Yizhi also turned to face the direction of the sound source for the first time, and at the same time silently took out the Book of Shields and injected magic to create defensive spells.

It is said that the Book of Shields, which originally relied on the main means of defense, can now only be reduced to the icing on the cake, and the advantage is that it can be activated without casting spells.

No way, with the increase of An Yizhi's level, the Book of Shields is becoming more and more unable to keep up with the rhythm, and he has long wanted to find some C-level defensive spells or defensive strange objects of the same level to replace them, but unfortunately there has been no better choice.

At the same time, he saw the branches of the bush shaking closer and closer, and immediately threw the Book of Shields back, secretly ready to release a scorching ray in his hand at any moment.

"Don't! Please don't hurt me! ”

A young-sounding child-like voice spoke loudly, and then his head and upper body peeked out of the bushes.

It was a halfling, with a green leather armor on his upper body, and he was indeed very young, probably short among halflings.

Even though he wasn't a monster, An Yizhi still didn't let his guard down, and he swept the halfling with a scrutinizing gaze.

Judging by his dress, he is supposed to be an NPC adventurer, but it is still a little strange.

Unlike players who can't die no matter what, NPC adventurers only have one life, so there are many lone rangers like An Yizhi among the players, while NPC adventurers are the opposite, and the lone ranger is a very few.

Encounter a solo NPC adventurer in the forest?

It's no wonder that An Yizhi has always been vigilant.

The halfling man saw that An Yizhi had never let go of the hand that was about to cast the spell, swallowed his saliva, and showed a cautious expression:

"Master Mage, can you heal your wounds? My companion was injured. ”

Looking for a mage to heal can be said to go to the monk's temple to worship Sanqing, the profession is not right, but the mage usually has some treatment methods to make up for his shortcomings.

It's understandable for a halfling to ask that.

"I'll do some superficial healing."

As he spoke, An Yi pointed and quietly opened the task list, which did not activate any side quests.

Hearing this, the halfling quickly nodded:

"Please save my companions, Master Mage, and I'll find a way to get paid."

At first glance, this copy is the type of main quest you find yourself.,Now there's a person who can speak.,Naturally, I want to take a look.。

After a little thought, An Yi pointed out:

"I do my best."

"Yes, thank you! Thank you, you are such a nice person. ”

His hands danced with joy and a relieved smile on his face. The sharp-eyed An pointed to see a small wisp of grass in his hand, which was a simple healing herb.

It doesn't feel like it's fake to say that a companion is injured.

"Please come with me, he's not far ahead."

The halfling man unsuspectingly exposed his back to An Yizhi, and then jumped along the bushes to lead the way, as if a novice adventurer who had not been deeply involved in the world had not considered what An Yizhi would mean to attack him.

Judging from all the signs, there is nothing wrong with the halfling, but An Yizhi always has a feeling that something is wrong.

Following the halfling, Ann asked Hela through a psychic connection:

[Did you notice anything unusual with your arcane vision?] 】

[No, he doesn't have any spell effect camouflage, but the master is still careful, I think something is not right]

Sure enough, it was An Yizhi's demon, and she obviously felt that there was something wrong with her.

"Are you adventurers? What are you looking for here? ”

An Yizhi decided to test it, and the halfling who led the way in front of him didn't look back and said:

"We were originally residents of the nearby town of Pulan, because the price of herbs has risen rapidly recently, and we need money, so we ran in to pick some herbs, but we didn't expect to encounter a sword spider, and we wasted a lot of effort to escape, and my friend was injured as a result."

The town of Puran? Endless Forest?

How does it feel familiar?

An Yiyi pondered for a moment, and then remembered that he had taken over a mission to break the contract with the castle inhabited by vampires in the town of Puran, and met Dracula, one of the True Ancestors, there...... (See Chapter 506~518 for details)

So, this time it's still near the town of Puran?

Good news for Ann Yiji, because he can go to the castle again, and if Dracula doesn't leave, he might be able to get the interdimensional teleportation technique from Dracula.

Judging from the results of several encounters, Dracula has no ill will towards Ann, and even has a little appreciation.

With these thoughts in my head, I followed the halfling for about three or two minutes when I heard him say:

"Right ahead, my friend had a serious leg injury, and I hid him in the hollow of that big tree."

The tree hole that the halfling man said is not the kind of small space that we imagine can only be stuffed into a fist, but a super-large tree hole that is not too narrow when the house is used, and by the way, the banyan tree is also quite large, and it is not unusual for someone to tell An Yi to point out that this tree is fine.

Traces of blood could be seen under the tree hole where the injured were hidden, and the blood trail went all the way up and disappeared into the tree hole.

Judging from the traces, there is no problem, with the strength of a halfling, even if the companion is a halfling, it is still very difficult to carry him on his back, so he can only use a tow.

The halfling walked over to a large bluestone under the hollow of the tree, picked up a stone and polished the herb vigorously, trying to break it into a paste.

"Master Mage, please go and see him, I want to prepare herbs."

The tree hole is not high from the surface, only a little more than two meters, and An Yi stepped on the air roots of the banyan tree, and easily entered the tree hole.

As soon as he entered, An Yizhi smelled a strong smell of blood, and at the same time, there was a smell of rotting strands.

This alerted him to look left and right, and found the injured halfling in a ravine in the hollow of the tree.

His thigh was almost torn open, as if he had been bitten by some kind of monster with a strong bite, and the wound was very irregular in shape.

[Master, this is not like a wound caused by a sword spider]

Hela was right, the wound caused by the sword spider should be as smooth as a sword slash, and the wound on the leg of a halfling was simply attacked by a beast.

However, Hela didn't notice any other problems with the injured halfling, and Ann Yizhi continued to be vigilant and slowly approached.

As if sensing someone approaching, the halfling man with excessive blood loss and pale lips opened his eyes weakly, and he was very surprised when he saw Ann's finger, and then his lips trembled, wanting to say something. It's just that weakness makes his voice too quiet.

An Yi pointed two steps closer, and then heard a small voice say:

"Quick...... Come on...... It...... Here it comes. ”

Sensing the danger was also alarming at that moment, and the stinging sensation made An Yizhi take two steps back, and at this time, he felt a vicious wind behind him!

He immediately turned the magic shield that had already been quietly formed into an all-round protective barrier, only to hear a crisp sound of stabbing, as if something sharp was piercing the shield book enchantment, but it did not pierce.

Turning his head, Ann pointed to see that the halfling that had led him here had changed, and it now looked like a halfling with the upper body and the lower half of the spider.

"It's a shapeshifting spider! No wonder Arcane Vision didn't spot it. ”

Shapeshifters are very cunning hunters in the jungle. As the name suggests, they transform, and their shapeshifting is supernatural and non-magical, so even Hela can't see through it for what it really is. They usually will, and can only be, small creatures such as halflings and gnomes, and go to adventurers for help with their super acting skills.

I have to say that they are aimed at the soft underbelly of adventurers, after all, this line of work is very dangerous, and it is an unwritten rule to help each other when it comes to danger.

The Shapeshifting Spider took advantage of this rule.

Thanks to An Yizhi's many eyes, he covered the defensive spell in advance, otherwise it would be a bit troublesome.

"Scorching Ray!"

The bright red counter ray hit the shapeshifter on the left side, but its carapace defense was okay, and the scorching ray didn't penetrate it, just causing him to scream and flee through the hole in the tree.

- Anyway, this is a crab or a spider, why is it still in the shell?

The Shapeshifter Spider is not of a high level, about level 20, but it has good agility, and it only takes a flash of an eye to lose its tracks.

Hurry out of the tree hole, and at the same time sense the danger and send another warning.

Overhead!

The shapeshifting spider didn't give up, he knew that once he ran away from An Yizhi, he would inevitably come out of the tree hole, so he made a small circle and ambushed the tree hole to sneak up again.

But after all, this thing is only level 20, smart is smart, but it's still too weak.

"Stand Wave!"

An Yizhi made a one-handed movement to support the sky, and the deformed spider rushed down in mid-air, as if it had been blown back by a strong wind, and the sharp insect chirp was extremely harsh.

Aiming at the target, An Yizhi casually activates the green talisman orb:

"Bigby Punch!"

The fist of the stance carried a terrible sound of wind, and before the shape-shifting spider could hit the ground, it hit its huge belly in a circle, as if it had been flattened

Sticking to the trunk of the tree, the yellow-green insect blood and internal organs were all squeezed out.

You killed the Shapeshifting Spider

Prompted by the system, Ann knew that the cunning spider was dead.

Anyway, the creatures that dare to eat in the forest are really not fuel-efficient lamps, and it is really unexpected that a monster of level 20 will be cunning and even a finger of An will be fooled.

This difficulty is okay as the opening of a difficult dungeon around level 30, right?

Compared to this, now is the time to see if you can save the halfling in the tree hole, he is obviously also a victim of the shapeshifting spider, and maybe you can get some information from his mouth about the main quest.

Thinking of this, An Yizhi was about to turn around and return to the tree hole to treat the slander, when he felt the light dim.

He looked up and saw an oversized purple-black spider with at least the size of an elephant standing in the canopy of a tree, with eight pairs of green compound eyes, and it was uncomfortable to be stared at.

"Master beware, it's a phantom spider!"

Hela immediately reminded Ann loudly not to be careless, although the spider looked like an ordinary beast, but the Phantom Spider was above 30 and below 40.

Judging by the size of this spider, it may be a formidable enemy.