Chapter 13: The Soul Eater Beetle
The cold night breeze blew, and the misty Horal Forest seemed even more silent.
Ron stood at the edge of the forest, the Tree of Silence in a huge black shadow, like a beast with its mouth wide open, waiting for its prey to step in.
"I see. ”
Ron glanced at the True Eye's analysis and muttered to himself, then stepped off the Bone Horse and entered the mist-shrouded Horar Forest alone.
The fog obstructed the view of Horal deep in the forest, and the distance of less than ten meters could make anyone lose themselves.
However, this obviously did not bother Ron, under the detection of the True Eye, Ron did not keep circling around an area like everyone else, and went directly into the depths of the deep forest.
After walking in the deep forest for half an hour, Ron saw the first corpse he expected, and from the corpse's clothing, it was obviously the missing villagers near the forest, the corpse half leaning against a thick silent magic root, and its eyes were full of fear, as if he had seen something terrible before dying.
"The first. ”
Ron said a silent word in his heart, and continued to walk forward, and soon saw the second and third corpses, all of which were also ordinary people, with no other injuries on the corpses, and no signs of poisoning, as if they had been scared to death.
"In the territory of the Nightmare Tower, using the cover of mist to collect the souls of ordinary people is really a bold guy!"
A glint appeared in Ron's eyes, the Nightmare Tower does not prohibit the killing of ordinary people, this is the rule of the wizarding world, but it does not mean that other wizards can kill within the influence of the Nightmare Tower, which is intolerable to every force, in their sphere of influence, every ordinary person is regarded as private property, this kind of killing is a provocation to the Nightmare Tower.
"Help!
A hurried voice came from the depths of the forest, and Ron followed the voice, and a figure staggered over.
"Help, there's a man-eating monster here, help me!"
The visitor's face was full of panic, obviously so frightened that he couldn't even stand on his feet.
"Man-eating monster?" Ron reached out to hold his arm, "Don't rush, speak slowly." ”
"I'm a nearby hunter, and when I was chasing an elk in the evening, I chased into the forest, and I didn't expect it...... You...... You ....."
The man paused suddenly, opened his mouth, and looked at the heart-piercing dagger in disbelief.
"How did I find out, you ask?" Ron drew his dagger and shoved him to the ground.
"If you could have been more mindful in making up the story, maybe I'd listen to you finish it. ”
The heart was punctured, enough to kill an ordinary person in an instant, and a first-level wizard apprentice could only hold on for a few more seconds, and that person's eyes quickly lost color, and the blood stained the dead branches on the ground red.
The fog in the forest is not an ordinary fog, but a psychedelic fog with a hallucinogenic effect, this fog is very slow to take effect, and it is difficult to detect, and it is difficult for an ordinary wizard apprentice to detect the traps, but unfortunately he met Ron, the True Eye makes the fog unhidden, and the elemental resistance of up to 3.1 is enough to avoid the hallucinogenic effect of the fog.
Ron perfectly restrained the home field he had set up.
The good habit of cleaning the battlefield led Ron to find an echo conch on the corpse, as well as a round black badge.
As he was about to continue his exploration, Ron suddenly discovered that there was something hidden in the corpse's underwear, and it was still a living thing.
The sharp blade dissolved its clothes, and a beetle with a glowing blue color crawled around the corpse.
Ron stared at the beetle, and soon noticed something strange, as the blue light on the beetle's back flickered and dimmed, and the soul of the dead was being swallowed by it in bites.
"It's a Soul Eater Beetle!"
Ron's scalp tingled, this beetle can not only devour souls, but also has a strong paralyzing ability, if you let it crawl on your body just now, it will be dangerous.
Ron raised his dagger and was about to stab the Soul Eater beetle to death, when suddenly a feeling of extreme danger came from behind him, as if this knife would not kill the beetle but himself.
Cold sweat instantly soaked Ron's back, and his raised arm was so stiff that he couldn't stab it no matter what.
"What a keen little guy. ”
A cold voice came from behind him, and the sound of insects crawling, biting, and gathering, and Ron turned his somewhat stiff body.
I only saw a dense group of soul devouring beetles rolling and gathering, and soon gathered into a man dressed in a black robe, with a face all hidden under the black robe, and a trace of black mist diffused from the brim of the obscured hat, like a whisper from hell, freezing people's souls.
"An official wizard, and a soul wizard. Ron's heart sank into the valley, and being targeted by a soul wizard made even death a luxury.
With a single glance, Ron seemed to see endless resentment haunting him, wailing, roaring, and crying...... Wanted to devour his soul.
"Consumed at least a thousand souls!"
Ron felt a little dry in his throat.
Airplanes!
The lone blue Soul Eater beetle flew up, but Ron didn't dare to move, allowing the beetle to fly around it twice before throwing itself into the man's black robe.
The other party only needs a finger, not ...... A single glance could kill him, and Ron quickly recognized the gap between the two.
This kind of silent waiting for the other party's judgment makes people feel hopeless.
"Don't be nervous, you didn't kill my little darling, and I won't kill you. The black-robed wizard said with some regret.
The wizarding rules set by the Ember Council that he must follow, and as the official wizard of the House of Souls, he can't kill the Nightmare Tower's apprentices on the territory of the Nightmare Tower, and while he doesn't fear the Nightmare Tower's retribution, he doesn't want to face the damned Ash Ravens.
If this little guy had attacked the little baby just now and was attacked by a reckless apprentice, he had the absolute right to fight back, although it would have caused the little baby to suffer a little insignificant injury, but the soul of a wizard apprentice was enough to make up for his loss.
"Who is your mentor?" Nikolai, Fila, or Bane?"
"It's Lord Elvis. Ron replied.
"Elvis!" the black-robed wizard repeated, obviously a little surprised, this wizard who is civilized by alchemy is a polymath, and his protection is as close to civilization as his alchemy.
No one wants to offend such a learned wizard if it is not necessary, and in the wizarding world, erudition often means strength.
The fog in the forest has not yet dissipated, and through the feedback of the fog, another reckless insect has savagely broken into the forest and run in vain in the fog.
Savage roars and heavy footsteps drew closer, as if a hungry beast was foraging for food.
All the abnormal movements in the fog are within the sense of the black-robed wizard
The black-robed wizard let out a low laugh, "Looks, you have new trouble. ”