The same and similar encounters occur all over the forest.

The entire forest was in chaos like never before.

……

Central mountainous area.

As the heart of the Archer Forest, the creatures here are far one level above the forest.

There weren't many people who dared to come here to hunt, and they all fled back to the forest as soon as they discovered the anomaly.

Atalanta and Zhou Yao were moving forward at full speed, and the unobstructed shortcut greatly shortened the time.

This is thanks to the presence of Atalanta.

In terms of speed, Zhou Yao is far inferior to Atalanta. I had to use a half-dragon to try to keep up.

Atalanta was slightly surprised by his half-dragon transformation, but didn't say anything.

As one of the masters of the Archer Forest, Atalanta knows the "rules" as well as the limits of them. The world is big, and there are a lot of things that don't fall under the scope of spellcasting.

The monotonous mountain scenery recedes rapidly, and the two of them do not encounter a single creature along the way.

But this is also limited to the outskirts of the mountains.

As we went deeper, the scenery ahead changed abruptly. The black-pressed flock of beasts and birds covered the sky, and the number was too large to count.

"That stinky lizard, how the hell did it do it......"

Atalanta gritted her silver teeth, her eyes glinting with rage.

Although she had heard about it from the messenger before, she had seen it with her own eyes, and she was very affected.

The anger could not be suppressed.

Damn the stinky lizard, you've done whatever it takes to get the "treasures" in the temple!

"Let's go!"

This time, Atalanta did not recklessly use the "Boar of Divine Punishment", and took Zhou Yao to pick a shortcut to return to the temple as soon as possible.

At first it was going well, and there weren't many beasts in the way.

However, as the temple approached, the number of beasts exploded.

No wonder Arash, who was stationed at the temple, called for help.

It's not necessarily that he can't beat it, but he is worried that the "culprit" who caused the riot will take the opportunity to slip through the line. He really can't take care of it alone.

"I can't get in."

Looking at the herd of beasts blocking ahead, Zhou Yao and Atalanta had to stop.

"One by one, they usually shrink their heads and tails, but they are not afraid of dying at this time."

Atalanta glared at the herd and pulled out her Noble Phantasm longbow.

If you want to move forward, you can only fight your way out.

"Let me try."

Zhou Yao had a whim and stopped Atalanta, who was drawing a bow.

He flailed his wings to rise in height, took a deep breath, and roared.

That's a roar that only dragons can make, that's a coercion that only dragons can unleash.

The dragon is the king of illusions and the lord of all beasts.

The effect of Zhou Yao's roar was immediate, and all the beasts that heard the sound fled in fright.

All of a sudden, the road ahead became clear.

"Yours is yours." Atalanta gave a thumbs up.

"Hey, hey." Zhou Yao smiled.

The two continued on their way, and the temple got closer and closer.

At the same time, the flocks of birds that block the sky are clearly visible.

At this time, Zhou Yao noticed the abnormality in the sky.

Flocks of birds entrenched in the sky spread out, leaving the central area empty.

In the vacant area, the two figures showed a huge presence, so that all the birds did not dare to approach.

One of them was Icarus, whose wings vibrated and fired missiles from behind him.

From different angles, from all directions, another figure was attacked.

"Whew---!" A crisp cry resounded through the sky. Invisibly, there is an inexplicable penetrating force.

Another figure turned into lightning and spun back in the air, too fast to see the shadow.

In an instant, the storm suddenly changed, forming a large vortex and dancing wildly, rolling the missiles into it, shattering and exploding!

"Is that a harpy?"

Seeing the true body in the center of the storm clearly, Zhou Yao blurted out his debut.

"Well, it's a Harpia." Atalanta said without looking back.

The enemies who fought Icarus had the face of a wonderful girl, but they were limited to the neck up.

Down the neck, there is a vulture-like body, wings, and sharp claws.

In Greek mythology, there is a monster whose posture is described as a harpy, and its name is "Halpia".

It is one of the real fantasy species.

It's not at all comparable to the kind of knockoffs encountered in District 11.

Zhou Yao didn't expect that the Forest of Archers would have this kind of existence in addition to the Heroic Spirit.

Wait, Atalanta said earlier that there were two lords involved in the revolt, and the Harpy was one of them?

That remaining one is......

Zhou Yao's doubts didn't last, and another mythical creature soon appeared in his vision.

"Chimera ......"

Seeing the behemoth erected in front of the rock temple, Zhou Yao subconsciously revealed the other party's true body.

It is still a monster from Greek mythology, a fire-breathing monster with the body of a sheep, a lion's head, and a snake's tail.

"Atalanta! You're finally back...... Who is the one next to you? ”

Arash, who was guarding the door of the temple with difficulty, shouted with joy. Immediately, he also noticed Zhou Yao beside Atalanta.

"A kind helper. It's with the heavenly one. ”

Zhou Yao replied first. He pointed to Icarus, who was fighting the Harpy in the sky.

"That's right. Thank you very much. ”

Arash kicked the tiger beast that pounced on him and nodded.

"You're really useless. I can't even handle these minions well. ”

Atalanta jumped into the warband, unceremoniously sneering at her companion.

"You can't blame me for that. I don't have a group attack treasure. Arash said innocently.

"Why didn't that guy do anything. Is it more than easy to play, or is there another plan? ”

Atalanta glanced at Arash and took a moment to look at the Chimera, who was in the distance and did not move.

"Actually...... Is it both? ”

Arash's face suddenly flashed with embarrassment, and he was secretive.

"What's going on."

Atalanta's face immediately turned cold and asked.

"Nothing happened. But you see, I am guarding the temple alone, and it is inevitable that there will be no place to see. So ......"

"So let the stink lizards infiltrate the temple." Atalanta's face was no longer cold enough to describe.

No wonder the Chimera looks fearless. It turned out that the purpose had been achieved.

God knows why he and Harpia were in the same league as the stinky lizard!

"Ahaha." Arashkan laughs.

"You're really useless."

Atalanta said again. Turn and rush into the temple.

Once again, the responsibility of guarding the gates of the temple fell to Arash.

Although he was slipped into it by a stink lizard, the responsibility of protecting the temple is still important.

Zhou Yao hesitated for a moment and chose to join the battle on Arash's side.

Time passed in the heat of battle, and the beast tide riot stopped when the temple trembled violently.

Chimera, who was lying on the ground resting, quietly opened her eyes. (To be continued.) )