Chapter 16: Blurred Light

Perhaps it is not very accurate to say that they are completely invisible, because they can see countless eyes. They walked together, taking turns to keep vigil, in order to reduce the whereabouts of the exposed adventure team, these top spiritualists rarely opened their own veins to light up the pulse technique, and they could find the right direction with their spiritual perception ability alone, even in the darkness where they couldn't see their fingers, as long as there was no interference from spiritual power, it was probably no problem to find the right direction. When it was Wu Guang's turn to be on duty, he would see many flashes of light in the darkness around him, and the eyes of his companions, green, yellow, or red, would look at him from not far away, which was a frightening scene. Optimistically, though, he could add such a vivid picture to the novel. Then the dim light would dim again, and another light would come from not far away, and sometimes it would shine over their heads, a strange blue-green. "That's an insect!" Genesis smiled, "Those things that look like animal eyes are fireflies emitted by insects, and that's often the case in the Holy Alliance." ”

Although the weather was not very cold, they still used their psychic magic to raise the fire in the evening, but after a few seconds of true light from the flames, the new team leader, Yokozo, resolutely extinguished the fire.

He put it this way: "The flames will attract more insects, many of which may be poisonous, and even if we can protect ourselves, who can guarantee that Mr. Wu Guang will not be attacked? ”

No one objected, and naturally accepted the leader's preaching. As Yokozo said, these mysterious creatures are always careful not to expose themselves to the light, but they gradually get closer to the light. These attract larger moths and bats, which are about the size of the palm of a hand. For Wu Guang, it was really a dull moment, and for the sun-loving Shuguo people, the torment seemed to have lasted for a long time, and they remained hungry all the time due to the limited food. As time went on, they became more and more nervous. The food doesn't last forever, in fact, there are not enough of them, they can try to hunt squirrels when there is a glimmer, which is not too difficult for them, but squirrels are not always around. Eventually, they discovered that the animals seemed to have lost their last source of food when they knew that someone was hunting their companions and no longer came out.

They also feel very thirsty, and fresh water is always a headache for adventurers, and for some time, they have not encountered any springs or rivers. One day, they found a rushing stream next to the trail, which looked dark in the forest. Thankfully, Andor and Hayon had warned them before, otherwise impulsive fellows like Dali and Erni would have jumped to the edge of the stream and started gulping. In order not to get themselves wet, the adventurers rarely opened the veins and released their spiritual skills from one end of the creek to the other, and Wu Guang followed Genesis over. There was originally a wooden bridge over the river, but it looks as if it had rotted and fallen into the water, leaving only broken pillars on both banks.

Wu Guang knelt by the river and looked into the distance. "There's a ship on the other side!

"How far is that ship from us?" asked Yokozo alertly, knowing that it was definitely not a good sign to meet other people here.

"Five hundred meters, at least six hundred meters. ”

"We hurried out before they found us. Yokozo said, "In this light, can you be sure that it is moving towards us?"

"It's true!"

"Okay," said Yokozo, "everyone, get out of the riverbank." ”

At the order of the people of the fog country, everyone quickened their pace, and after a while, the news was left behind. As the group continued to move forward, a figure that appeared to be a wild deer suddenly appeared in the forest, and it rushed into the adventure party, knocking them out of the way, and preparing to run towards the stream. At this moment, the calm Genesis drew his bow and arrow, aimed at the wild deer and fired an arrow, and before it could jump to the other side, it seemed to fall heavily to the ground, and the shadow completely encircled it, but they could hear a struggle, and then everything fell silent.

With the help of the autumn wind and Honglu Mountain, the deer became the reserve food for the expeditionary team. They sat in a secluded corner for a long time, unwilling to move on until they had a full meal. Then they heard the faint sound of a trumpet, and the howl of a wolf. Everyone fell silent, and when everyone lay on the ground and used their whole senses to experience the movement in the distance, the poems of Shiwu Demon Heroes became louder, and even if they were very close to them, they could not see any sign because of the forest.

After crossing the stream for four days, they came to an area surrounded by oak trees on all sides. At first, the team was very happy with the change, as there were no more dense weeds underneath and the shadows were much thinner. Instead of a monotonous gray, a green glow began to appear, and in some places they could even see the scenery on both sides of the path, but this green light only allowed them to see the rows of trees, like endless stone pillars in some dark tomb. The air began to flow, and there was a peculiar sound, but it gave one a sad feeling, for the countless autumns they had trampled on, mountains of fallen leaves had piled up on the ground.

After two days, everyone felt exhausted, for the adventurers, these top spiritual magicians of the Twelve Veins, physical strength was not a problem, but the depression caused by not seeing the sun for a long time was enough to polish their hearts. Wu Guang was the most painful, he was the most ordinary of the thirteen people, and it was terrible to be able to keep up with them. But along the way, there was always laughter, and they could sometimes hear the harmonica of Genesis, and occasionally the sound of the shepherd flute of Honglu Mountain. The third girl of the dragon kingdom told a joke, and she laughed loudly with Erni, and the laughter was quite pleasant, different from the sound of the wind whistling in the forest.

After two more days, they found that the trail began to slope downward, and soon they came to a valley overgrown with oak trees.

"Is there no end to this wood?" said Dali, "can anyone climb to the top of the tree and see what is going on outside?"

After speaking, the autumn wind jumped and stood on the branch of the tallest ancient tree in the blink of an eye, and his body was like the autumn wind, without the slightest stop. The moment you leap over the jungle, the sun shines in your face. It took him a while to get used to the light, and he found himself surrounded by a dark green sea, unable to answer. The treetops swayed from side to side in the breeze, and the sky was filled with colorful butterflies. He greedily admired the magnificent scenery while enjoying the comfort of the wind blowing through his hair and face. Unfortunately, the situation in front of me is very bad, and no matter where you look, you can't see the end of the sea of trees. His heart, which had been uplifted by the sunlight and the verdant sight in front of him, began to sink, and in the distance of the blue sky, it seemed as if he were calling out a man's name.

"Autumn wind and sun, when you grow up, you will definitely fall in love with this kind of scenery. The sun in the autumn wind—"

Autumn Wind also guessed that this might be the case, the seemingly small forest was distorted by the terrain, and the path they took from the beginning deviated from the main line, in other words, they had been circling in the dark forest. Finally he jumped off the tree and told his friends what was going on.

"This forest stretches in all directions! What should we do?" asked Honglushan.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the Kirikuni Yokozo, and after careful consideration, Yokozo said, "Keep going while observing the terrain of the Dark Forest." ”

That night, they ate the last bit of food and got up the next morning, and the only thing they knew was that they were still hungry as if they had roundworms in their stomachs. It was raining heavily in the sky, and many droplets of water passed through the dense woods and fell to the ground, which only made them realize how dry their throats were, and the water in the world did not do anything.

They have no choice but to tighten their belts. I could only carry an empty backpack and luggage, and walk forward in a low mood. At this time, neither the inheritors nor ordinary people can find a way to fill their stomachs and live to improve the current situation, and they begin to wonder if they can reach the end of the road. They walked like this all day, not only slowly, but also incredibly tired. However, no one complained about this, except for Wu Guang, everyone had a wealth of adventure experiences, and many of them had walked through the ghost gate, so hunger and getting lost had become the norm of adventure, and it was not enough to make people despair.

"What's that? I think I see a fire in the forest!" shouted the man who walked on the side.

"Yes, Firelight!" Erni chimed in.

Everyone's attention was drawn to it, and it seemed that the red light seemed to flicker in the darkness in the distance, and then another spark sprang up beside it, and then another, a thousand flowers. As if enchanted, Dali and Erni rushed towards that place desperately, not caring what it was. The light in front of them was on the left side of the path, and when they finally came to the firelight, it looked like the torches were burning under the trees, just a few distances away.

"Look what I've found, look what I've found? Meat, it's meat—" The brothers Dali and Erni celebrated breathlessly, completely ignoring the advice of Heon and Andorra.

Yokozo realizes that something is wrong, and that despite the hunger of the people, it is impossible for him to be so obsessed with things, as if he had been cursed by the Magic Flute.

"There's something wrong with that red light!" Qiu Feng frowned.

At this moment, the three sisters of the Dragon Kingdom, Amu, Alin and Asen, also ran towards the firelight like Dali and Erni.

"Stop!" yelled, "It's the blurred light of the Dark Forest, and if you get into it, you'll lose your mind—"

But it was too late, when Honglushan, Qiu Feng, Genesis and Heng San and Si opened the veins for protection, Leng Wu, Ming Qi and Jiu Yun were also bewitched and threw themselves into the firelight. The pent-up desires were opened, and they left the trail and rushed deep into the forest.