Chapter 55: Ambush

Fern climbed up another high slope, and when he lay on the ground, he saw a huge basin, and the next slope was at the other end of the basin, and it would take at least half a day to get there. Apparently this was it, Fern glanced at the basin and, after making sure he didn't see any danger, turned back and beckoned Morena to follow.

The two led their horses down the high slope and into the dense woods of the basin, which reminded Fern of the territory of the green dragon Ieta in the Blackridge Mountains, and it was unusual for a large woods, which suddenly appeared in the Tallentara hills, which were full of weeds and shrubs, and the trees were as green and lush as the height of summer.

The breeze blew through the trees, the foliage crewed, and the birds weaved through the trees, with the occasional critter jumping in front of the two of them and burrowing into the grass on the other side. Despite such a beautiful environment, Fern did not let his guard down. "You must know about the Green Dragons, do you know anything about their habitat?"

Jalena is immersed in a beautiful greenery that is neither monotonous like the Tarentala hills, nor humid and muggy like the Black Marshes, where the temperature and humidity are in a comfortable range. "Green dragons? It is said that they live in places that are difficult for humans to find, and since green dragons are natural healers, the environment of their habitat is also affected by their power, and the environment of their habitat is also affected by their power, and in general, it will be more beautiful than the surrounding area, and it does not even look like this world. ”

"Like here?" Fern paused, looking back at Morena.

"Yes, it's like ......" Jasminea looked at the head above the branches above her head and suddenly looked at Fern. "You mean, this is the territory of the Green Dragon?"

Fern nodded and continued walking. "Yes, I also encountered such a forest when I went to Blackridge Mountain to destroy dragon eggs, and in that wood, we met the green dragon. ”

"It's incredible that there are still green dragons in Wallis, I thought they were wiped out from Wallis a long time ago. Jasmina frowned, trying to remember the book. "But in addition to the green dragon, other species of dragons will have similar habitats. ”

"At least she was alive when we saw her, and then she died, draining the last of her energy to heal us, but before that, she was actually dying, and the Dark Tide had taken control of her, as you can imagine. Fern said slowly, his tone revealing helplessness and sadness.

Morena lowered her head and thought about something. "It's a pity, I ought to have gone with you to Altoona, to meet the green dragons, and to listen to their wisdom, is something I could not have dreamed of. ”

"Yes? Maybe it's going to happen here. As Fern spoke, a flattened flower bush caught his eye. "Wait here, be on guard!" he said, dropping the reins and running towards the flowers as he instructed Morena.

Fern crouched down in front of the flowers, examining them closely, only to see a whole row of purple morning glories pressed to one side, most of the petals on the stems having withered. "It's like I've been overwhelmed by something. Jarena's voice came from behind.

Fern turned his head quickly, and Morena was hunched over behind him. "Didn't I tell you to wait there?"

"Don't worry, I've set up an enchantment, and I'll be able to detect danger whenever there's a danger. Jamina raised her eyebrows triumphantly and looked at Fern defiantly.

Fern reluctantly turned his head and continued to examine the flowers in front of him. "Looks like someone has been here, probably the mages. ”

"Not necessarily, some large animals can also cause such damage, not a tiger or anything, just an adult deer is enough. Jasmine straightened up, as if confident in her judgment.

"Come on, do you see this from the book? Animals are much better balanced than humans, and even we don't fall to the ground for no reason, let alone animals, they only step on a few flowers when they walk through the flowers, and they don't cause a whole row of flowers to be overwhelmed. As he spoke, Fern stood up, and looked ahead, and saw that there were several similar places as far as the eye could see, and in a few patches of grass, the earth had been turned up, and a bad premonition rose from the bottom of Fern's heart. "Quick, get on the horse, get out of here!"

"What's wrong?" Jasmine, though she hadn't understood Fern's thoughts, did as she could.

But it was too late, and Fern noticed that several ragged ghouls were blocking the way of retreat as the two passed, and dozens of ghouls slowly approached them with a low roar in the woods on either side. In each direction, a demon stands behind the ghouls, surveying the prey trapped in the encirclement.

"Hell, it's a dark tide, quick, get out of here!" Fern didn't care about leading the horse, and pulled Morena around, just about to take a step, only to see two demon mages standing there steadily, one left and one right, in front of him. "Damn, you've been ambushed!"

Jasmine broke free of Fern's hand and calmly whispered in Fern's ear, no fear in her voice. "The enchantment I just set up can eliminate some of the demons' special abilities, and I'm sure you'll be able to withstand the threat of demons after so many battles. ”

"So what, they have so much, even if they fight hard, we have no chance of winning. Fern drew his sword in the stone and slowly stepped back, retreating to the horse's side in a few steps, the dark tide slowly moving forward in all directions, and the encirclement became smaller and smaller.

"And what do you suggest?" Jamina pulled her wand from her waist, the aqua blue gem at the top gleaming.

One of the demon mages noticed the glowing gem, and suddenly raised two hands shaped like withered trees, and an ice arrow flew quickly towards the archmage, and Morena narrowed her eyes and didn't make any movements, the ice arrow seemed to hit a wall ten yards away from the two of them, and the ice flew in all directions, and the trunk of the tree that was hit was instantly frozen. The demon lowered his hands and stopped, as if thinking about something.

Fern exhaled and glanced at the dark tide in all directions. "We're riding over, and from these two demons, your magic will get them out of the way. ”

"I'm afraid it's not as simple as you think, since they dare to leave only two demon mages on this side, there must be considerable confidence that we can't get past them. Jarena clenched her wand, feeling oppressive as the Dark Tide drew closer to them.

"But they must not have expected you to be an archmage, and the ice arrow was blocked just now by surprise to the demon. Fern took one last look at the dark tide on either side, and the ghouls in the front were just over ten yards away. "Get on the horse, it's now, we need a way!"

Fern quickly got on his horse and clamped his legs hard, and the clouds immediately rushed forward, and Jarena followed closely behind, chanting a spell in her mouth. Seeing that their prey was about to flee, the ghouls and demons on either side suddenly lunged forward, and the fingers of the closest ghouls even touched the tail of Jaminena's mount, and the mane swept across the ghoul's withered fingers, immediately throwing off a distance of several yards.

The two demon mages in the way raised their hands at the same time, and Fern shouted, brandishing the sword in the stone and slashing indiscriminately in front of him, and at this moment, a voice suddenly appeared in Fern's mind. "Protect yourself!" he didn't know where the voice came from, but he still subconsciously leaned down, raised his sword in front of him, and protected his face with his other hand. Almost at the same time, several fireballs flew past him, and there was a violent explosion between the demon mage and him, sparks spraying, most of them flying over his head, but still some crashing into the sword and arm in the stone. Several more fireballs flew by, but this time there were no explosions, and the demon mage dodged to the sides, dodging the fireballs, and the scorching fireballs continued forward until they crashed into the trees in the distance.

Ignoring the burning sleeves on his arms, Fern shook the reins hard and rushed through the gap that the demon mage had left behind. Jasmine then passed them as the archmage raised his wand, emitting a dazzling golden glow from the gem at the tip of the wand. Jarena's mana was stronger than the demon had expected, and the golden light illuminated the entire forest, and the dazzling flash could still be clearly seen even on the surrounding high slopes. Gloomy Tide covered his eyes in pain, a low whimper came out of his throat, and he couldn't make out the direction for a while, so he could only spin in place.

Fern shuttled through the woods quickly, not daring to stop for a moment, he knew that they had just relied on the light enemy of the demons, and they could not have expected that the young girl beside him would have such powerful magical powers. But when they are caught up by the dark tide again, they will not have such good luck, it will be a battle of great disparity, and their side has no chance of winning.

Jasmine struggled to follow behind Fern, and the mercenaries had to deliberately slow down a bit so that the archmage could keep up with him, and riding quickly through the woods was clearly not what Jasmina was good at. As Fern led the way, he anxiously surveyed his surroundings, hoping to find a favorable terrain that would help them win more with less, otherwise they would be overtaken by the tireless tide sooner or later. But the woods were all the same, except for the towering trees, the lush flowers and grasses, and for ten minutes Fern had not found the slightest help, and worse, Jarena was getting slower and slower, and was already twenty yards behind, and Fern had to slow down again until she could catch up. Just when he was anxious and didn't know what to do, a cool breeze blew in his face, and in the wind, Fern smelled a damp vapor, he raised his head, and through the trees, a lake loomed ahead.