Ivan looked up at the tall, unusual trees in front of him.

The thick branches sticking out of the outer perimeter of the trees block out almost all direct sunlight from the sky, making the depths of the forest look swarthy almost at all times.

This wasn't the first time Ivan had stepped into the realm of the Dark Forest, but the dangerous and primitive environment and bloody and brutal rumors often made Ivan habitually feel a little nervous. In the depths of this forest, there are not only countless fierce and brutal monsters, but even human nature is constantly suffering from the test of survival in every moment of torment.

The moment he stepped into the forest, a cold, damp aura immediately enveloped Ivan.

Although the Dark Forest has been blessed by the sun god Warner for many years, with countless tall trees and thick branches, the forest completely isolates the light and warmth that Warner has given to the earth.

Only pitch black and cold!

The ground is often covered with slippery, soft mud and rotting wood beneath the damp foliage layer, while clumps of vines and creeping plants make walking even more difficult.

In a place like the Dark Forest, which is full of countless dangers, there are only two reasons why Ivan is not buried here forever like other unlucky junior mercenaries: first, he is definitely not greedy, Ivan can always restrain his desires very well, and will hardly leave the periphery to explore and do some risky things. Second, Hill.

It's just that this time Ciel didn't follow him into the forest, and Ivan lost his most reliable outpost.

Although he is not ignorant of anything, there is no doubt that his perception of danger has definitely taken a step down.

This will be the most dangerous journey of his life, he will have to go deep into the forest and fight countless powerful wizards and greedy mercenaries to fight for the dragon's heart grass, this is a very high probability of no return.

So he couldn't put Hill in such a harsh environment and a sinister place.

Because, Hill may really be the only family member who has been left of his fruition.

Ivan smiled self-deprecatingly, but then his eyes became firm again.

In order to protect Ciel, Ivan can do anything.

Suddenly, Ivan's ears moved, and he heard something unusual around him.

Ivan paused, slowly leaned down, grasped the hilt of his sword with one hand, and slowly drew the blade that shimmered with cold light.

At this moment, a huge black shadow next to him suddenly pounced out of the grass, but Ivan had already sensed the wind behind him, and rolled to the side with a dexterous roll, and the other party's claws slashed past Ivan by a fraction of a second.

Ivan looked at the other man, this is an adult spotted leopard, although it is not particularly large, but its agile body and excellent stealth skills make it one of the best hunters in the forest.

The fierce green eyes of the colorful leopard stared closely at Ivan's every move, and as soon as Ivan showed any flaws, he would pounce on him and eat the small boy completely.

"Whew...."Ivan calmed down, lowered his body's center of gravity, and lowered the rate of his breathing.

Seasoned hunters have plenty of patience, and Ivan is waiting, and any reckless move in such a life-or-death situation could make you a part of the forest.

The Spotted Leopard was the first to lose patience, opening his bloody mouth and roaring, its streamlined body stretching out in the air, and its swift and powerful claws were already close in front of him in the blink of an eye!

Ivan's reaction was very fast, he directly turned the sword sideways, raised the sword body, blocked the opponent's claws, turned the sword in his hand, and his body quickly dodged to the left, the spotted leopard once again passed by Ivan, and Ivan took the opportunity to slash down, and the blade penetrated the fur without hindrance, spilling a stream of blood in the air.

The spotted leopard looked angrily at Ivan's position, and the injured beast's temperament would be even more brutal. But before it could attack again, this time Ivan stabbed it.

The cold wind blew the black hair on Ivan's forehead, his expression was calm and serious, his movements were swift but all showed a hint of dexterity, and his eyes flashed with confidence in his sword skills.

Ivan raised his sword fiercely and flicked the opponent's claws away, and the sword body shone with a faint white halo, and others would not be able to notice it if they didn't look closely.

Ivan quickly used his long sword to leave blood marks on the body of the Spotted Leopard.

Even if the Spotted Leopard is more violent, Ivan's defense can be said to be leaky, and gradually the Spotted Leopard is no longer powerful with the consumption of physical strength.

It was frightened and wanted to turn around and flee back into the forest.

But Ivan could not let it escape, and the boy followed closely to the other man, seeking the best time to kill the beast.

Here it comes!

Ivan finally found an opportunity to quickly slash the blade into the opponent's neck, and the blade of the sword entered in response, and it died.

The boy who managed to survive threw aside the blood from his sword, walked under a large tree, leaned against the tree and sat down relaxed, gasping for breath at the same time.

Although the confrontation just now was short, the thrilling in it was beyond the reach of outsiders, and the battle between life and death consumed not only physical strength, but also energy, and once relaxed, this exhaustion would come up like a tide.

It's just that it's not time to rest.

Ivan understands that here, once you relax, the probability of death will increase dramatically.

As an adventurer, you must always tighten your strings, and always be vigilant is the way to survive.

He stroked the blade of the sword, and the sharp blade no longer showed that special light.

In fact, this glimmer has become smaller and smaller in the past two years......

This sword was the only thing that the man left for himself, and even his own swordsmanship was taught by the other party......

Thinking of the past, Ivan couldn't help but have a trace of confusion on his face.

Burdened with a different bloodline, his life is full of countless mysteries, countless long-cherished wishes, and countless regrets, is there any need to cling to his dreams, and can he really go through the path he has chosen?

Ivan didn't know, but this ideal could be said to be the only motivation to support him.

Having lost this, he doesn't know what he has left?

Maybe it's really empty.

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