"It seems that the iron sheet did surprise us." Duran sat idly under an old locust tree, and Abxing rushed over him, trying to rush up the branches, only to be caught by Duran mercilessly and caught in his arms.

Ignoring the fire-eater's protests, Duran reached out and scratched the softest part of the back of Abu's neck, sighed, "It's been more than two hours since the appointment, and he hasn't shown up yet." ”

At this point, they were on the outskirts of the mushroom forest, about two miles out of the forest. There is a particularly large mushroom growing here, like a large umbrella covering everything around it. Unlike other giant mushrooms, this mushroom is colorful and can be seen from a distance, and it has been documented in the game materials, so Duran made this place a place to meet the ogre.

This colorful mushroom is so windy, as long as the iron skin does not go deep into the mushroom forest, there is no reason not to see it.

"Maybe he's just late." Kate pulled out a copper knife, lightly slashed underneath the mushroom, and then put the cut mushroom meat into a small cloth bag. "When I was a kid, I had a dream about how nice it would be if I had a very large mushroom growing in the back of my house. When my mother and I were hungry, we only needed to cut a few knives of mushroom meat to eat it, and the next day, it would grow back again, so we didn't have to worry about going hungry. ”

"Very good dream. It's a pity that the mushrooms here are heavily polluted by chaos magic, and we'll be thankful they don't provoke us. Duran commented.

"So I don't plan to take this mushroom meat back with me." Kate put away the cloth bag, held her chin and said, "It's already afternoon, what should we do if the iron sheet doesn't show up again?" ”

Duran picked up a stone and threw it boredly: "Of course it's to get him back, although this guy is a coward, but if he calls me master, I can't abandon him." ”

"Wait another half hour."

Time passed quickly, the sun gradually set in the west, and the shadows of the trees in the mushroom forest became taller and more hideous, but the ogre never appeared.

"Looks like he's in some kind of trouble and we can't wait any longer." Duran stood up and patted his ass. He walked over to a small pine tree next to the colorful mushrooms, brushed aside one of the barks, and found a clear mark.

"After all, this guy is not too stupid, and he still left marks along the way. We followed the markers, but we had to be careful along the way, since the tin didn't come back on time, there must be a hidden danger somewhere along the way. ”

Duran is at the forefront, his perception is the highest, and he can avoid many unnecessary troubles. Abu and Kate walk side by side, and the fire-eater is agile and has little combat ability, but it is also very sensitive to danger.

The sparse markings along the way puzzled Duran, and judging from these markers, the iron sheet was very calm when leaving the mark. It had been at least a mile or two along the way, and every mark was neatly made and unhurried, and it seemed that the guy had nothing urgent to do.

"Didn't he listen to me and go into the depths of the mushroom forest?" Duran couldn't help but think so. When he told Ironhide to go into the forest first to find what might be the entrance to the Valley of Shadows, Duran had a very serious order that he should not enter the depths of the forest, and at most search for about three miles outside the mushroom forest. At that time, Ironhide nodded vigorously and said that he knew, if he really didn't go deep into the forest, then with these creatures on the periphery, it should be difficult to pose a threat to the ogre with the power of silver, right?

Confused, Duran followed the marker.

What Duran didn't know was that while Ironhide did follow Duran's command, the guy had no idea about the Three Mile at all. In addition, it was dark at night, and it was difficult to estimate how far I walked, so I walked into the depths of the forest before I knew it.

The sky darkened little by little, and Duran's face changed from initial calm to a slight trace of worry. There are too many differences between the information on paper and the actual scene, and the mushroom forest is even more terrifying than he imagined - the giant mushrooms that cover the sky are daunting, and the strange patterns on the mushrooms are also like the hideous faces of ghosts, and the wind is either a foul smell or a dizzying breath, if it weren't for the fact that Kate carried a few bottles of sober potions from the training base of the black-clothed people, the two of them would have been smoked by these poisonous gases.

However, the road ahead has become more obscure, and the marks left by the iron sheet can still be easily found, and Duran can only beckon Kate and Abu to speed up. If you can't find the tin sheet before dark, then the group will have to find a place to spend the night. The forest is full of dangers, especially at night, and the power of the Chaos Monsters will be unleashed, and if you are not careful, you may suffer a great loss.

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"This is the last mark, and there are no traces of iron sheets on the trees around here." Duran looked helpless as he checked the markings on a locust tree. Ironhide must have had something happen around here, and it should have happened suddenly, and Ironhide didn't even have time to struggle or resist - at least Duran didn't find any signs of struggle in the surroundings.

It's as if he's been here and vanished. This feeling made Duran shudder a little, and at this moment, Kate suddenly pointed ahead and said, "There seems to be a fire there!" ”

Duran was shocked when he heard this, the sky was completely dark at this time, and there was fire, which meant that there was intelligent life, although it may not be a good thing, but it may have something to do with the iron sheet.

So he made a gesture to Kate, and with a flick of the spell in his mouth, he quickly entered a stealth state.

Duran walked in the direction of the firelight, bypassing several giant mushrooms, and suddenly a large clearing appeared in front of him. In front of the clearing, there was a neat row of holly trees, and Duran's heart moved, and he leaned over.

Behind the holly trees was a wide, boundless valley, and in the valley there was a sparkling fire in front of the right. A breeze came, and Duran could faintly smell the smell of moisture in the air.

It's a lake. Duran thought for sure.

"Ironhide had an accident around here, did he find the entrance to Shadow Valley?" Duran was a little confused, but he didn't stay where he was for long, and after motioning for Kate and Abu to wait near the holly tree, he stepped into the valley.

Unlike the cold and cold atmosphere in the mushroom forest, the valley was as warm as spring, and Duran had just walked in, and a sense of comfort and pleasure from the bottom of his heart came out. As if there was some joyful magic in the air, the hands and feet, which had been a little cold, began to warm up.

Although the light was still dim, the lake in the valley could barely be seen as Duran advanced, and the fire that Duran had seen before came from the edge of the lake.

Duran bit his lip and tried to sober himself up - something must be wrong, how could the fire from the lake travel so far according to the terrain of the valley? The fact that you can still see through a row of holly trees is that this bonfire is too weird.

Although the whole valley gave people a positive and refreshing atmosphere, the more this happened, the more uneasy Duran felt in his heart.

"Anyway, since you're in, you still have to go to the campfire." Duran made up his mind and slowly sneaked towards the lake.

He opened his eyes wide and saw a dark shadow tied to the ground by the campfire, and before he could see the shadow's face clearly, two little girls with double ponytails appeared out of nowhere, blocking his vision.

Duran held his breath and sneaked quietly, but the eyes of the two little girls suddenly looked at them, and the two looked almost identical, and their faces were flushed, which was very cute.

The two little girls grinned at Duran, and suddenly, the bonfire suddenly disappeared.

The scenery around him changed wildly, and in the blink of an eye, Duran found himself sitting at a clean dining table, and on the other side of the table, the person sitting in front of him was actually a tin sheet!

Before Duran could ask what was going on, a golden light suddenly flashed on the table, and countless delicacies appeared in front of Duran. Roast chicken dripping with golden oil, large plates of caviar and foie gras, roasted charred lamb and a variety of fruit and vegetable salads, and delicious blood-red wine filled in silver bottles......

Duran couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, the best thing he'd eaten since crossing over was a boiled beef soup from his hometown hostel! The rest of the time, it's mostly baked, hard brown bread as a staple food, which is really hard to swallow.

The tin sheet at the table was silent and moved wildly, and he could hardly have time to chew and swallow a large amount of delicacies into his mouth, for every time he had eaten a part of it, a golden light flashed, and more delicacies appeared.

Duran resisted the temptation, and he clasped his right hand to his chest.

There, the bellflower badge emitted a slight glow, and the cool breath flowed from the badge into his palm, and Duran's mind suddenly cleared up.

At this moment, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and in an instant, he seemed to understand what all this was all about.

"It turned out to be a fairy fire ......"

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