Henry spent three days at the edge of the Cloak Forest before he began to move on the fourth day. But he has an animal companion to rely on. Ares, a juvenile brown bear with a rough background. After performing a "north pointing technique" to confirm the direction, one man and one bear walked towards the west. As he walked, Henry thought, "There is no ready-made road from now on, and I am afraid he will spend the next few days in the woods." ”

As the sun approached noon, he planned to find a safe place to have lunch and rest. Just as he pulled out the pot and prepared to start a fire, several javelins burst through the air. Henry's upper body leaned back sharply, and his dexterity helped him again. "Puff puff", the javelins all poked into the trees behind him. After quickly getting up, he saw four humanoid monsters with green skin and pimples rushing towards him. "Damn, how could you encounter a forest troll in a place like this! Ares pestered them. Henry shouted at the brown bear.

The bear understood what he meant, and quickly rushed over, slamming into two of them with his body. Turning his head and letting out a loud roar at the other three. Henry took the opportunity to begin preparing spells. He knew that ordinary injuries were of little use to trolls, only acid could prevent their wounds from healing. Flames can actually kill their cells. A few seconds later, an entanglement technique was cast, and two trolls fell to the ground, tied up into rice dumplings by the tree vines. The other three also began to struggle desperately. The brown bear was also innocently implicated, and it used its mouth to desperately bite open the plant wrapped around its legs. And get rid of it very quickly.

"Ares, come back." Henry shouted at the bear. The bear heard his cry and turned and began to run back. Seeing his animal companion leave the area of the entanglement, he closed his eyes and began to prepare the spell again. When Ares ran back, his spell was ready. "Fireball" exploded, and five trolls were blown away, and then all became fire men. They struggled to extinguish the fire in themselves. After Henry cast another flame knife, he carried the long sword formed by the flame and mended it one by one. After confirming that every piece of the troll's flesh was completely dead, he began to direct Ares to help put out the fire.

After more than ten minutes of hard work, the water making technique, the brown bear rolled and slapped the palm. The fire was completely extinguished. Henry sat down on the ground tired, panting. It's so exciting, he doesn't want to cook at all now. Ares walked over and arched Henry's hand with his massive bear head, meaning to get him something to eat. It can't be helped, for the sake of its good performance in the battle just now. Pick up the pot, set up a bonfire, take out a large piece of bacon and throw it directly into the pot, put some water and turnips and stew slowly.

Ares stared at the pot with round eyes, as if that was all it was for life. Henry touched his face and found that it was all black, and used magic to clean his body briefly. After a while, the pot boiled, and the aroma of meat slowly wafted out. The brown bear's nose twitched a few times, and saliva began to trickle down its mouth. "Foodie, the supplies I came out to carry this time are not your share. If this continues, we'll be hunting in a few days. Henry patted Ares on the head and took out the bread and the bear's bowl from the dimensional bag.

After lunch, continue to walk one person and one bear. As winter approached, I saw that the grass on the ground began to turn yellow, and the trees began to lose their leaves and accumulate a thick layer on the ground. Many small animals began to stock up on food for the winter, and herbivores began to seize the time to grow more fat on their bodies. In the evening, the two of them came to the door of a hut, which the druids or rangers had built for the rest of the travelers passing by.

Henry walked in after confirming that no one had used it for a long time, preparing to spend the night in the house. Just as he lit the campfire, Ares stood up alertly and stared at the door. Henry noticed the brown bear's uneasiness, and also stopped his movements, trying not to make a sound. After a while, footsteps sounded outside the door, and then someone began to knock softly on the door: "Is there anyone?" I'm a passing traveler and want to spend the night here tonight. A young woman's voice said.

Henry was secretly relieved, at least not a monster. The troll's surprise attack during the day made his nerves a little tense. After asking Ares to get out of the way a bit, he opened the door and saw a young girl standing there. Purple hair is decorated with some plants tied to it, pale yellow eyes, a wide forehead, and a plain tight-fitting leather armor. A stick pinned to his waist. Exudes wildness. There is not a single metal object on the body. Henry could confirm right away that this was definitely a druid.

The girl looked at the brown bear standing by and said to him, "Good evening, I'm sorry to disturb you and your animal companions." My name is Fado, and I'm a nature avenger. Can I stay here for one night tonight? "Henry naturally can't refuse a girl's request, and he didn't build this wooden house." Of course, my name is Henry, an ordinary druid. It is hard to ask for a wonderful druid girl to explore the mysteries of nature. He then agreed, and gave up a spot around the campfire.

Seeing that nothing was going on, Ares returned to Henry's side and continued to lie down and close his eyes. Henry continued to pick up the pot and began to stew potatoes and corned beef. He turned over the pot and said to Fado, "Is there anything wrong with a druid girl coming to Cloak Forest alone?" ”

Fado wrinkled his nose and said, "The Great Druid said that there has been an anomaly in the forest recently, so let me see what happened." Henry frowned and thought for a while and said, "I have some information about the Dao, some pterosaurs have recently appeared in the north of the forest. And their numbers are growing fast. ”

"What? Where did you get this news? If it's true, tell the Great Druid. The girl was taken aback and said.

Henry looked at her somewhat panicked expression and said, "The news that I spent 500 gold coins to buy from the thieves' union at Baldur's Gate shouldn't be wrong. Well, don't think about it yet, let's eat something. As he spoke, he filled a bowl of beef and potato stew, picked up a piece of bread and handed it to Fado. Then he filled himself with another serving, and poured the rest into Ares' bowl.

When the girl heard the news, she was silent, and after quietly taking the food, she said thank you, and she ate it in small bites. After giving the ** to Fado after dinner, Henry got into his sleeping bag. It's still a brown bear blocking the door, and it's very safe. Just as Henry was about to close his eyes and start sleeping, the girl spoke: "Henry, can you come back to the Shadow Druid's residence with me tomorrow?" This news is really, really important. ”

"Of course, every druid has an obligation to maintain the balance of the forest. Don't overthink it, rest well, nature will guide us. He said to Fado. Anyway, I was going to go to the Shadow Druid Station to find out the news. It's better to have someone to lead the way.

"You're right, when the time comes, great nature will guide us. Good night, Mr. Henry," the druid maiden nodded at him, lay down and went to sleep. The night was quiet, except for the occasional crackling sound of firewood.

The next morning, Henry was woken up by the birdsong in the woods. I got up and found that Fado was still sleeping. Looking at the girl's quiet face, his heart throbbed, and he hurriedly washed his face with cold water. Standing at the door of the house, he smiled bitterly, thinking that it seemed that this body had reached puberty, and he would have to pay special attention in the future. Don't accidentally be charmed by water fairies, lake spirits, succubi, lust demons, and these xenomorphs one day. The cold wind outside the house made his burning ** quickly subside. Dig out the potatoes that were placed under the campfire yesterday and start peeling them, and that's for today's breakfast.

Fado soon woke up and saw that Henry and Ares were already having breakfast, and hurriedly got up, blushed, made some water, and began to wash his face and brush his teeth. After washing, he sat down and picked up a potato, began to peel it, and said to Henry, "We need to return to the Shadow Druid Residence as soon as possible, and the fastest way to do this is through the Spider Forest." However, it is quite dangerous there, and all kinds of giant poisonous spiders and sword spiders are endless, and if you are unlucky, you may even encounter phase spiders. And because there are many kinds of spiders, spider webs are everywhere, and if they are not careful, they will be glued and become their reserve food. ”

Henry frowned when he heard this, thinking that the giant poisonous spider and the sword spider were slightly better, both relying on toxins and fangs to hunt. Phase-Spiders can be a headache, they can use a special talent similar to teleportation to directly pass through the spirit realm and come behind their prey to deliver a fatal blow. They are usually dead by the time they are found.

"Bless the bark technique when you are on the road today, at least so that their teeth can't bite through the skin and inject toxins at once." He came up with a method that was quite workable. Fado also nodded and said, "I only remembered one bark technique today, what about you?" "I've memorized two, and I'll bless Ares with one later. It's a great tool when it counts. Henry said, twisting Ares' round ears, causing the brown bear to growl.

After packing up, Fado led the way, and Henry and Ares followed quickly, making their way towards the Spider Forest. They had to get out of there before dark, because there was no way to camp in a place full of spiders. After two hours of travel, it finally arrived. Standing outside the towering woods, the Druid Maiden said, "Here, let's start blessing the bark." When entering the forest, you must be careful with your step, and at the last time, you can use a branch to explore the way. Otherwise, fall into the spider's trap and die. With that, she began to chant the magic.

Henry then began to prepare. A few minutes later, the divine magic was blessed on his body. The two of them, whose skin had become as tough as the trees, entered the gloomy woods. Both men were holding weapons in one hand, and with the other hand, they picked up a long wooden stick and kept poking at the ground in front of them. The further you go inside, the darker the light becomes, and soon you can't see anything anymore. After casting two lights, it was slightly relieved. Ares nervously followed Henry's side, and the animal's instincts told him that something was wrong with this place. ———————————————————————————————

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