Astral Plane.

It is the land of the heart, the home of the spirit, the place where all things are connected. As far as the eye can see, what you can see is a boundless world with bright stars. It's kind of similar to the universe that astronauts observe in space. However, in the astral plane, observation is not an objectively neutral word, everything here is subjective. What you think, what you see, is what you think -- and vice versa.

Jenny stepped forward quietly, and the grass fluttering in the wind swayed along the sides of her feet, but it was not stepped on. It's as if Jenny is nothing more than a paper man, and they're just 2D paintings. Not only her, but even the others seemed to have lost their thickness at this moment, and a faint soul light radiated from everyone's bodies, illuminating the flat land in front of them like small torches. Right now, they were on a small island about the size of a football field suspended in the astral plane, with a hill, verdant meadows and ponds, and even a cozy and warm cave to rest, which seemed to be the shelter of the astral unicorns.

"It's so beautiful............"

Looking blankly at the infinite starry sky in front of him, Orphin couldn't help but sigh. But the other three obviously did not have such a good mood, and the three who almost escaped death sat completely on the ground, and it took a while to come to their senses.

"I really didn't expect that I would actually come to the astral boundary in a physical way........."

The gnome mage looked up and looked around, then shook his head and sighed. It's no wonder that he has such feelings, although it is said that the astral boundary is the land of the heart. But there are also many dangers here. Although high risk is accompanied by high return, if it is wiped out in the astral plane. Then it's completely finished. This is one of the reasons why mages rarely travel to the Astral Plane in the physical way, only those who are confident enough in their own strength or who don't know anything about it. will choose to venture into the astral plane. And even they must be mentally prepared to be scattered at any time. After all, this is the astral plane, the only backstage and center of the multiverse. Here, time is meaningless, and distance is meaningless. So what happens when you stumble into the remains of an old god while walking in the void or accidentally get in the way of an astral dragon, only God knows.

However, compared to being eaten by those mutated monsters, the danger of the astral plane is not mentioned, at least for now.

"We'd better get some time to rest and get out of here quickly."

Priest Naga wasted no time in reminding him, then sat down and began to close his eyes and recuperate. In the midst of the battle just now. Both she and the dwarf mage had drained their stored spells and spells. If it were on a normal day, it would have taken them a whole day to recover. But this is the astral plane, where the effects of all spells are amplified and the speed of meditation is accelerated. One year of cultivation here is equivalent to ten years in the outside world -- so for spellcasters, the astral realm is a place where opportunities and risks coexist.

"Why do you want to leave sooner?"

Hearing Priest Naga's words, Orphin asked with some confusion. She had just taken her gaze away from the galaxy swirling in the distance. For the beautiful scenery in front of you, Orphen can be described as immersed. And as a druid, she is also keenly aware of the benefits that the astral plane brings to her. This made Orphen more and more obsessed with the place, though she hadn't thought about staying here for long. But in Orfen's opinion, there should be no problem with a little rest.

"Because the astral plane is the land of the mind."

And this time. Jenny, who came with the unicorn, was quick to answer her questions.

"There is no real time in the astral plane, and nothing grows old and decays here. So you don't need to eat, and you don't need to drink water. But this is just an illusion. Unless you stay on the Astral Plane forever, the time you have escaped will come back to you when you leave and return to other planes. Of course ........."

With that, Jenny glanced at Orphin.

“……… This is not a big problem for the elves, but it is a bit fatal for the other races, after all, no one wants to go out and suddenly be twenty years old, which is definitely not a joke. What's more, even in the astral plane, there are also hidden dangers, and because the mechanism of the astral plane is different from the main plane, the monsters here are more terrifying, and the danger is more hidden. It's okay as a short stay, but if you want to stay here for a long time......... That's not a good choice. ”

"That's ..............."

Hearing Jenny's explanation, Alphen nodded a little dazedly. Seeing her appearance, Jenny didn't care, in fact, many travelers to the astral plane are immediately attracted by the magnificent scenery here, so much so that they ignore the hidden risks behind them. It's as if people on Earth always imagine the most romantic, heroic poems in the universe. And only when they see the alien fleet approaching, or surrounded by endless aliens, will they experience the risks hidden on the other side of the coin.

"Alright, hurry up and meditate, after the battle just now, you should be tired too. After meditation we take a break, eat something and then go back to the main plane. ”

"Yes, Master Windranger."

Hearing Jenny's words, Alphen nodded obediently, and then she sat cross-legged on the ground and began to meditate.

The Astral Realm is a treasure trove of feng shui for spellcasters, where the effects of any spell are amplified and meditation restores mana faster. Not only that, but in this world where the will determines reality, even your speed and strength will be limited by your intelligence. This means that even a powerless person like a mage can see the strength of a bear and the speed of a wolf here. Conversely, a profession like the barbarian, which does not use much of its own brain, becomes dull and sluggish here. Even the strongest person will become as slow as a snail here, as weak as a chicken or duck. That's why very few people are willing to travel to the Astral Plane.

Will determines reality, and IQ determines combat effectiveness.

No one wants to prove that they are mentally retarded in such a way in such a place, and of course, in terms of the merits, it is impossible for the average mentally handicapped person to enter such a place.

It didn't take long for the crowd's meditation to end. At this time, Jenny and the barbarian warrior also came back to their senses from closing their eyes, and logically they should leave immediately, but before that, everyone had more important things to do.

"What the hell are those damn things?"

The Barbarian warrior was the first to ask his own question, and in fact it was a surprise to the hearts of others. It's weird to say that the undead don't look like the undead, and that the living don't look like the living. Of course, this doesn't include Jenny, but she's obviously not in the mood to teach these otherworldly natives some kind of virus biology or anything like that from scratch now.

"That's definitely not the undead!"

Priest Naga replied quickly, but her tone was obviously a little weak, after all, there were so many monsters that everyone could see clearly, many of them were disemboweled, and their bodies were rotten and even their intestines fell out. If it weren't for the undead, it would be hell alive. But now she can only say this, after all, the detection of undead creatures can not find any trace of these things, and judging from the battle scene just now, those mutated animals have not evolved any special magical abilities to shield the detection of undead creatures, so if you calculate it, only this conclusion is more reliable.

"Undead or not, what are we going to do next? Keep moving? Or leave? ”

The dwarf mage was not idle, he was now inspecting his precious construct - it had also suffered a lot of damage in the previous battle, and if it were not for the astral boundary, it would not be easy for the dwarf mage to jump up and down to repair this large piece of iron alone.

"Miss Windranger, what do you think?"

Priest Naga didn't answer the question immediately, instead, after a moment's hesitation, she turned to Jenny and asked. To be honest, Jenny didn't have much to do with them along the way. They didn't know much about this elven ranger, but what Jenny showed just now made everyone unconsciously start to pay attention to her opinion. After all, if it weren't for Jenny's early warning, I'm afraid they'd be finished by now.

As for Priest Naga's inquiry, Jenny did not answer immediately, but instead thought for a moment before looking at Orphin.

"Orphen, when you were attacked before, were those animals hiding underground?"

"This ......... No. ”

Hearing Jenny's inquiry, Orphin also thought for a moment, then shook her head and answered.

"We came across a lot of animal carcasses along the way, and then after we entered the forest, we found the traces of those terrible beasts, and at that time we thought they had survived the plague, but we didn't expect ..............."

Orphin didn't finish, but everyone understood what she was going to say later.

"I see."

Hearing Alfen's answer, Jenny nodded, and then she was silent for a moment before she looked at the group and spoke again.

"Well, it looks like we're in for a treat." (To be continued.) )