Early in the morning, the bonfire was extinguished, and the few people who had simply washed up with Donald's spell officially entered the Weeping Forest.

The crying in the woodland had died down in the early hours of the morning.

Raising his hand and pressing it on a tree the thickness of a bowl, the cold touch came to his mind along his fingertips, and the rough bark felt damp after frost to the touch.

His left hand was placed in front of him, and a gray mist hovered over it, and the Domination of the Demon Book appeared.

A purple pendant in the shape of a leaf rests on his chest.

Demonic power unleashed!

The branches of the trees that had been standing silently in place immediately twisted slightly, and in the next second, a wooden bird fluttered out close to the palm of the hand.

One was naturally two, and after more than two minutes, there were more than a dozen wooden birds hovering above Donald's head.

"It's the limit...... Go find the wood carvings scattered around!"

Hands crossed, and the dark green flames burned silently, and then split into the same number of flames as the wooden birds in the air, and poured into their bodies.

Wow~

The song was unison, and in the next second all the wooden birds fluttered their wings away.

This was the largest number of birds that Donald could control in a short period of time, and they could help him scout the environment within a few hundred meters, and according to Claremont, there were some wood carvings near the cave, which should be very clear from a bird's eye.

"You're so good at it, it can save us a lot of time. ”

This was the first time that Donald had fused two demonic powers together for reconnaissance, and Anthony was amazed by the presence of him.

"It's the best I can do, and whether I can find it depends on luck. ”

Although Donald likes to be safe and secure a lot of the time, he can only rely on luck in this matter, and it is better to go a little deeper into the Howling Forest to find the cave, otherwise he doesn't know how much time he will waste here.

However, it turns out that Lady Luck is not in his favor today.

From early morning to late evening, apart from a break at noon, Donald found nothing.

This is undoubtedly a discouraging outcome.

As night approached, they had to find a place to rest again.

"Could it be that we are looking for something wrong? Maybe there's some kind of barrier outside the cavern, or maybe ...... Need some kind of condition to turn it on?"

Anthony was holding a rabbit that he had caught in the woods to skin and devise, and looked at Julia with some concern, a day's march was nothing for a melee alien like him, but for this little girl, even riding a horse summoned by the calling whistle was still an extremely physically demanding thing.

Julia, who sat in front of the campfire with her knees crossed, turned pale and took a sip of hot coffee.

And Donald's face beside her was even paler than her, and maintaining the existence of the wooden bird all day long consumed more than half of Donald's mental power.

"Huh~ I was thinking that Claremont was just an ordinary homeless man when he first discovered the cave, and if there was an enchantment or something like that around the cave, then there was no reason for him to find out...... Now it seems that there should be other hidden secrets. ”

With a sigh of relief, Donald had to admit that he had taken it for granted, but it was impossible to redeem it now, after all, the "Great Sage" had gone to the underworld with the burning church.

In fact, even if he was recovered, according to his understanding, he would probably only be able to describe the situation at the time and not be able to discover the secrets.

"So what now, if there really is an enchantment, is it possible that the cave is hidden in the area we searched before?"

"Don't worry, we still have time, it's hard to say whether the barrier exists or not...... Let's make a mark here, and pay more attention to the energy fluctuations around h when we start probing tomorrow, if we still can't find ...... Let's take it one step at a time. ”

After a hard day's work, it is impossible to say that there are no negative emotions, but Donald's control of emotions is not bad, but he changed his position, sat and lay down, pillowed Stefanie's thigh, and looked up at the night sky to soothe his spirit.

"Let's take back those wooden birds first, anyway, we won't act at night, don't waste our mental energy. ”

Press Donald's temples and use your abilities to help him adjust his mood.

All the birds that were hovering outside returned, transforming into trees on the ground next to them, and Donald was about to reclaim his power.

The next moment, the finger raised was paused in mid-air.

"It's weird!"

With a low snort, he slammed into the ground.

"What? What's weird?"

Stephanie didn't understand what Donald meant, and asked blankly.

Woo~Woo~Woo~~~

The howl suddenly rang out, and Stephanie, whose attention was all on Donald, couldn't help but shake her body.

"These birds..... No, this wood should be exact, it's weird!"

Donald didn't think there was anything special about it at the time when he used demonic activation to give life to the wooden birds in order to make them move, but just now when he was about to withdraw this power, he noticed the movement of the wooden birds.

They were out of his control at some point, something that would never have happened in normal times!

Not long after this happened, the strange noises in the Howling Forest reappeared.

Is it a coincidence?

Donald doesn't think so.

Anthony and Julia came over from the side because of Donald's surprise.

"There is something wrong with this forest...... The wooden bird had already been given life by me when it had a special reaction, and now that I have withdrawn the activation power, it has lost its reaction again......"

Thinking about the unexpected situation in front of him, Donald quickly realized that this might be an opportunity.

Finger on the top of a wooden bird's head, since it had reacted before, it might as well activate it again.

Wow~

There was another chirp, and Donald's attention was entirely on the wooden bird.

Nothing out of the ordinary.

"What's the problem?"

Donald didn't think he was delusional, even if he was a little lost in his mood just now.

It's self-confidence as an Awakening-level wizard.

"Is it possible that this wooden bird is too small to react well enough?"

Anthony had to amplify his voice because of the loud noises around him.

"This ......"

With the mentality of trying, with demonic power, he summoned a wooden figure from the trunk of a nearby tree that was almost the same size as an ordinary person.

As expected, nothing has changed.

"Maybe something you did to reclaim its life before caused the change?"

Stephanie presented her own ideas on the side.

Donald once again simulated the scene and reclaimed his activating power.

Ga~

At a certain moment, the wooden man's body suddenly trembled, but it stopped in an instant!

"Found the reason. ”

With a deep voice, the dark green flames suddenly rose from under the wooden man's feet, giving it life again, and then took a few steps back to cut off the link of spiritual power!

That's right, it's all about Donald's control!

After Donald withdrew the power of activation, his mental power was severed from the wooden man's guild, and after he turned on his agile mind, this moment was prolonged in his perception.

The wooden man did react at that moment, and then regained his composure as the other trees around him as he lost his life.

Therefore, this time, Donald took the initiative to sever the spiritual power link with the wooden man after giving it life.

The "free" wooden man froze in place at first, and then suddenly raised his hands, covering his cheeks, which had no facial features, and made a very similar gesture to a human to bend over and cry bitterly.

It's like there's a great sadness!

"This ...... How could it be?"

Rao had seen a lot of strange things with Donald, Stephanie was still shuddered at the sight in front of her, and Julia hid behind Anthony early.

"It's grieving?"

Due to the severance of his mental power, Donald could not control the wooden man at this time, and could only turn his gaze to Stephanie, trying to let her detect the wooden man's emotions.

"I don't know why, but you're right, it's really sad, but it's just a wooden man. ”

Stephanie was surprised that she could sense the emotions of a wooden man.

Woo~Woo~

As time passed, wails began to emanate from the wooden man's body......

"It is rumored that in the ancient forest, some trees will begin to involuntarily absorb the wood elements that permeate the air, and then give birth to the soul of a plant in their bodies. ”

Donald searched for what he had learned in his head, and finally found this description.

"I gave life to the already dead wooden man with the power of activation, which means that it is now a self-aware tree man in a sense, so it is affected by that mysterious power. ”

Relying on the analytical skills of agile thinking, Donald quickly summarized the meaning behind the current situation, and continued,

"The Howling Forest has been around for a long time, so does that mean there are some real soul-owning wood elves somewhere in the Howling Forest?"

"The sound of the whole forest is there, how many treants must be there here?"

Anthony looked around, and the originally desolate woodland gave him an inexplicable sense of excitement at this time.

"I'm more concerned about what they're grieving than about it, what makes them grieve for so long, that they cry every night. ”

Donald pursed his lips, he had a vague answer in his heart, but he didn't dare to assert.

"Donald, it's moving!"

Stephanie pointed to the wooden man, who was turning somewhere in the forest and striding forward.

"Keep along, maybe this will help us unlock the secrets of this forest. ”

At this point, even if the situation of this wooden man has nothing to do with the cave where the demigod fell, Donald will find out.

The secrets of decades, what is hidden behind them, is anything but ordinary!