Chapter 688: The Land of the Dead (VII)

Although the people had already experienced all kinds of things before coming here, they all felt that they would not be surprised to see anything else. But when they saw the scene in front of them, everyone still showed extremely shocked expressions.

The first thing that caught their eyes was a lush green.

The shade of green trees rises and falls, like a sea of trees. From afar, you can even see the clear river glistening in the sun, and all this looks so fresh, natural, and full of the unique beauty of the Elven Forest. But......... Isn't this scientific!?

"Are we on the wrong track?"

For a moment, everyone wondered if they had gone the wrong way, and they were taken to the inner hinterland of the Elven Forest. After all, they had only seen such a scene in the heart of the tree, and for a moment everyone turned their attention to Orphen, after all, she led the way. Sensing everyone's gaze, Orphin also waved his hands in disbelief.

"Don't look at me, I'm definitely leading the right way, this is indeed the forest of egrets that we attacked before! You see, that one over there is the Mountain of Blessings, and I definitely didn't lead the wrong way! And the last time I visited, it was really bare, there was nothing! How did it come to this now? Isn't that right? ”

At this moment, Orphen was so anxious that she was about to cry, no wonder she was so nervous, after all, in the previous description, everyone's impression of this woods was a desolate, barren land full of death. But no matter how you look at it now, it is a place full of life force and natural beauty. Moreover, it was only a few days before and after. It is certainly not impossible to say that in just a few days, such a large withered forest can be restored to its original state. But most of it had to do with miracles or something. And now......... You can't say what a miracle this plague is, can you?

Looking at Orfen's appearance of crying, several other people also looked at each other. They certainly don't want to believe it all. But the problem is that what they see in front of them is the truth, Alphen, as an elf druid, how to say that they also have a sense of direction, and they can also judge the direction along the way, Alphin is wrong, it is impossible for so many people to go wrong. Thinking of this, the Naga priest looked at the dwarf mage next to him, and as if he understood what she wanted to say, the gnome mage took out a jar of ointment from his coat pocket and applied it to his eyes. Then he muttered a few incantations to himself, and then opened his eyes and looked forward again. I saw the dwarf mage staring at the forest in front of him for a moment, and then turned his head and shook his head at everyone.

"There's nothing out of the ordinary, it's not an illusion."

"I always felt like there was something evil in this forest."

And at this time, the barbarian warrior who had been staring at the forest also touched his chin and said with a solemn face.

"I don't know exactly what happened, but it always seemed like the forest was a little different from where we were............ What is different, I can't say for a while. Anyway, it doesn't feel like a good thing, why don't we throw a fireball over and see what happens? ”

Before the barbarian warrior could finish speaking, he was immediately met with contempt from all directions, not to mention elves like Orphen. Even the Naga priests and dwarf mages felt that this proposal was too unreliable, and they had managed to escape from the siege of the mutated creatures. If you really throw a fireball to test it as the barbarian warrior said, then I'm afraid that no matter if there is something over there or not, it will be dangerous for your group. And the barbarian warriors seem to understand that their proposals are not very reliable. He just laughed dryly, scratched his head, and closed his mouth.

And this time. Jenny had already grown up. I saw her turn over the pile of rocks and stand on the slope on the other side.

"Orfen. Do you remember where you were attacked? ”

"Of course I remember, Windranger-sama, what's wrong?"

"Take me to see it."

With that, Jenny walked towards the forest below, and Orphin hurried after her. Looking at the backs of the two, the other three also glanced at each other, and then hurriedly chased after them -- if the Naga priest was the real leader of this adventure team at the beginning, then now this position seems to have quietly undergone some kind of shift.

All the way down the hill, everyone encountered no danger. There were no strange mutated creatures coming out of the woods to attack them, and no poisonous gases suddenly appeared to surround them. Of course, as they got closer and closer to the woods, everyone gradually became aware of the strangeness of the woods.

First of all, although the forest looks full of life, there is no sound in it, neither the sound of insects nor birds. This was true in the barren, plague-ravaged land, but given the situation, it was a matter of course. And right now, this forest is so beautiful and full of life, but there is not the slightest animal sound, which is really a little weird.

Not only that, but the meadows in the forest will be spread out along the foothills, and the level will not look like nature, but as if it has been man-made.

Seeing this scene, everyone also unconsciously raised their vigilance. For now, they can be sure that Orphin is not taking the wrong path, and this is not an illusion. But if that's the case, then they'll have to be more careful -- who knows what's going on in this place?

Orphin was the first to enter the forest, followed by Jenny, and the other three followed.

There was a dead silence in the forest, not even the sound of the wind, the only thing that could be heard was the footsteps of the people on the grass. But no one noticed that as their footsteps left the grass, the grass that had been trampled under their feet quietly re-erected, then shook slightly, as if they were communicating something, and then fell down again.

And no one noticed all this.

"This is ............... here"

Walking to a big tree with Jenny and the others, Alphen pointed to the tree in front of him with an ugly face. As if recalling the previous tragic battle, Orfen's expression was obviously a little solemn and heavy. Still, she continued to look at the crowd and tell them about the situation.

"That's where we were attacked, and the teacher had just finished marking and we ...............," said Alphen, turning her head to look, and then her eyes lit up, and she quickly ran to a large rock, and then pointed to the stone and looked at Jenny. Look, this is it, Lord Windranger, we were going to camp here, and there is still the mark left by the teacher!! ”

Looking in the direction of Alfen's finger, everyone did see a strange elven pattern carved on a large stone not far away, which obviously had existed for some time, which meant that what Orphin said should be true. But......... When everyone looked around, there was no sign of the battle at all. According to Orfin, they had a great battle with the mutated monsters here, and even her teacher died trying to cover Orfin's escape. Logically speaking, there should be traces of the battle here, but when everyone looks around, they can't find anything. There were no scattered weapons, no scars from battle, and no corpses. But considering that what should have been a dry and dead place has become so leafy now, it would not be difficult for those traces to disappear.

Something is not right.

Jenny twitched her ears slightly, in fact, from the moment she walked into the forest, she felt that something was watching her and the others. But she couldn't perceive the source of the other person's gaze, because if she really wanted to feel it, it would be from all directions, as if she were standing in the Colosseum, watched by hundreds of people from all sides. But when Jenny focused on trying to find any clues with this gaze, she noticed nothing. She was sure that her group must have been targeted by something, but until now, Jenny had not figured out where the danger she felt was coming from. But in fact, she is not particularly worried, after all, this is only part of the plan, and for the demons, the plan is always used to modify and discard. If it really can't be done, it's a big deal, she just gives up the others, gets into the astral plane, pats her ass and leaves. As for the future......... Anyway, she can change a lot of forms, maybe next time she should consider transforming into a more deeply rooted image? Thinking of this, Jenny raised her head and glanced at Orfin, who was silent.

This place is truly evil.

Jenny turned her head and slowly surveyed everything she could see, the vines clinging to the trunks, and the swinging leaves............... And it's still a leaf that drifts without wind.

Jenny's eyes fixed on the tree in front of her, watching its branches and leaves slowly shake. Although at first glance this may seem like a natural reaction to being blown by the wind, Jenny soon spotted two suspicions.

First, there's no wind here.

Second, the direction in which it swings is completely irregular.

"It seems that we will only have to camp here today and see how it goes."

Then, Jenny withdrew her gaze and spoke. (To be continued.) )