The difference between the street signs in the countryside is actually relatively large, and how much distance is written on them, but it is only an estimate between the countryside. It says a thousand yards, but it's actually two thousand, three thousand, or even five thousand yards.

Professional draftsmen don't write down these things exactly, because they're right next to the Lich's territory. Naturally, the lichs could not have set their sights on human territory to help them draw professional signs. So it's normal for travelers to get lost under the guidance of road signs, and it's not surprising.

However, no matter how lame a person is, it is impossible to multiply the gap several times, dozens of times.

"But it's troublesome......"

Carrying the magic lantern provided by the mage's friendship, looking at the shadowy woods and mist around her, the mercenary beautiful girl exhaled a breath of cold air and muttered a little confused.

It's over.

Estimating the distance and looking at the strange scenery around him, Anta thought to himself.

In fact, in the beginning, the road was relatively smooth, and it looked like a lot of people coming and going.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, you can see that there are indeed traces of people coming and going on that road.

But before they could go far, the road began to turn in the direction of the hill. Although it is true that you can see some buildings smoking, you must know that the lookout mountain is running a dead horse, and what looks close actually takes quite a while. So the group of four fell into the woods, and after a while, night fell.

And surprisingly, the small grove, which from a distance seemed to be only a small size from afar, seemed to be extended countless times after nightfall, and no matter along the path, the hotel's guiding lights were completely nowhere to be seen.

According to Anta estimates, they had at least walked a distance of almost 6,000 yards, but there was still no hope of getting out.

This is no ordinary trouble.

Rubbing his face, which was a little sticky from the dampness, the expression on Anta's face became even more gloomy.

As far as her eye could see, aside from the black, leafless, misshapen woods, there were bushes that looked a little stinging. Those black, twisted limbs gave her a sour feeling like a fish in her throat.

What's worse is that I don't know if it's because of the unique geographical conditions or flora and fauna, but the fog that is less than five meters visible from the visual distance around them gradually fills up. The milky white mist gradually reflected the entire forest in a hazy light, as if it contained some glowing colonies, and even on such a dark night, it was possible to dimly see the surrounding situation with just a magic lamp.

But let's be honest, it doesn't matter if you look around you or not.

In this kind of fog, which is a little blurry in the first two positions, the vision is like a waste. But as the leader of the team, Anta didn't dare to close his eyes, so he could only carry the lights and forcibly pretend that it didn't matter, leading the team forward.

If you wear a crow, it must be very emotional.

Anta thought absentmindedly as he watched the faint path under his feet slowly move forward.

"Be careful, we didn't have a chain, and we're going to suffer in this situation."

After thinking about it, the girl called out to her teammates behind her.

And the three stuffy gourds didn't say a word, but in the gloomy fog, they could see the three figures waving.

Even in such a scene, the three people still did not say a word. I'd rather wave in such a place than squeak. It's as if Anta is moving forward with three ghosts. If she hadn't been able to see the mage's cold and calm gaze when she had stayed there, she probably wouldn't have had the courage to move forward.

You sluts are really dead.

"Then you should follow me, it should not be far from here."

With a sigh, Anta gave up the idea of communicating with these people, and with a sword cut the branches that stood in the way, leading the way.

The damp breath of the forest was like a cold palm, and the air currents that followed her movement caressed her cheeks and the leaks of her body. The palms, calves, and neck were gradually enveloped by the slippery aura, which made Anta feel sick.

What's going on in this forest?

Waving his palms to stir up the pale white mist, Anta stood still and observed the situation around him.

But unlike in the Elwyn Forest, she could still hear the critters of the critters, and the chewing sounds that made the roots of her teeth hurt.

In this misty forest, the ecology does not seem to be affected much. She even saw a somewhat blackened snake swaggering past her with something that looked like a mouse in its mouth. There doesn't seem to be any problem, and it doesn't look like illusions and something are taking over territory.

Still, something is wrong.

There was a crucial place where something went wrong.

Carrying the lantern and leaning forward, the hazy milky white mist gradually swallowed her mind like the tide of the sea.

"What the hell are you looking at, woman?"

Again, the voice like a silver bell, although it was very rude to say, but it made people angry.

Anta carried the magic bronze lamp, looked at the girl who came up with the stirring mist behind her with some embarrassment, as if to explain something, and subconsciously shook the magic prop in her hand.

"Little Sister Patsy, we seem to be lost now...... But it's definitely not my problem, you can see that later, right? The road just leads straight to here, but after walking for so long, I can only think that something seems to be wrong here. Like magic, witchcraft, whatever......"

"There's no sign of magical influence here."

The mist flickered, spitting out the figure of the tall and lanky young mage.

The white phalanges shimmered subtlely on the black robes, making the runes look even more eerie in the night. The black-robed Mage Akon walked up to Anta and glanced indifferently at the surrounding scenery and nodded.

"There's no magic around here. It does not rule out a miscalculation caused by my lack of strength. But according to the current situation, it is just a normal night fog composed of water-storing plants and fluorescent plaque fungi. Because it is corrosive to plant leaves, which may be the reason why these woods have lost their branches and leaves. ”

Fingers flexed up and tapped the trunk, the hollow sound proving that most of the trees here were dead.

"It's been a certain number of years."

The mage listened intently and nodded.

"There is no trace of witchcraft or formation, you can rest assured." Patchy stood there and said impatiently. This made Anta look at the unhappy-looking little girl in some surprise, and began to wonder about her origin.

What ordinary kid could speak so confidently in front of mages and mercenaries?

"There are no formations around."

I don't know when the male mercenary who has gone around to the front said bluntly. Toss what you have in your hand aside.

Anta immediately noticed that what appeared to be the stump of a creature was thrown away from the man's hand. The leather armor on the male mercenary also had a few more pale white scratches, as if someone's sharp nails had scraped on it, proving that the silent mercenary seemed to have encountered something in the fog.

It's better not to ask.

Looking at the discarded joints on the ground that resembled human hands, and thinking of the legend of ghouls circulating on the Great Plains, Anta shrank his head a little unnaturally, and subconsciously turned up the magic lamp in his hand a little brighter.

"And there, there's lights."

The silent male mercenary suddenly stretched out his finger and pointed in one direction.

“…… Huh? ”

Anta followed his finger and could see the hotel's iconic fog-breaking lights.

The lantern that hung on the door of almost every inn was glowing in the glow of the glowing night mist.

Like a fire candle in a secret room, it attracts some moths to throw themselves into it, with a sense of foreboding.

It's weird, why didn't you see it just now? Is it because you're so tired that you haven't seen it just now? But it's impossible for such a conspicuous light to go undetected, right? I'm not a novice.

Wait, it does seem that there is something wrong with it, and there is a fatal flaw here.

Looking at the hazy yellow patches, Anta suddenly felt a dizziness in her mind, as if something had been stuffed into her mind, a sudden tingling sensation suddenly made her eyes dark, and she subconsciously held on to the trunk of the tree next to her and gasped, hoping to relieve some of the pain in her mind.

Under this sudden attack, the inspiration that had been felt quickly collapsed into darkness. In the blink of an eye, he was torn to shreds by the darkness and pain in his mind.

"What's wrong?"

The mage looked at Anta with a wrinkled face and seemed to be in pain.

"No, nothing ......"

Covering her swollen head, the girl said with some difficulty.

Fumbling with the magic bronze lamp, she stood to her feet, squinting at the fluorescent mist that grew thicker in front of her.

There was indeed a faint yellow light in front of me. As if someone had deliberately painted a picture of the forest, if you pay a little attention to it, you will definitely be able to notice its presence.

Could it be that it is really a problem with your own eyes?

Anta had some doubts in her heart.

"Let's go over there and have a look, that fog lamp should be an inn, right?"

"Probably."

The mage patted the other tree, looked back at Anta, and said indifferently.

"Let's move forward, then."

Looking at the lights not far away, Anta shook his head.

…… Probably it was an accident.

Picking up his dagger again, the little mercenary rearranged his somewhat stinging thoughts.

After a while, after taking a deep breath, the girl who had finished her rest took a step in that direction with a magic lantern. With a short sword in one hand and a bronze lamp in the other, he walked forward along the vague trajectory in the forest, one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Like moths throwing fire, the hazy mist gradually wrapped around them, hooking their ankles and bodies.

It was like a ** hug, gradually wrapping the bodies of the four of them tighter and tighter.

"By the way, what did you just fight again?"

"Zombies."

"Huh? It's just zombies......"

Soon, the figures of the four people disappeared into the forest, leaving only the severed palm and discarded in place.

Anta didn't notice that there wasn't a single trace of blood on the stump that looked like a palm. As if it were the prank of some masterful artist, even the inside of the black skeleton was a dry blank. The surrounding fog seemed to be a little commotional.

They gradually filled into the palm, inflating the palm to become white and plump.

It's like the palm of a human hand.

With a 'kala', the mutilated palm twitched slightly on the ground.

Soon, the palm began to beat on its own, crawling quickly in the direction of the crowd's departure.

But after a while of crawling through the strange palms, on the two trees that Akon had knocked, two lilac eyes slowly opened, looking indifferently at the marks on the ground. Then his eyes rolled to look into the depths of the trailing forest.

And in this forest, the fog remains.