Chapter 33: The Crow's Beak
It didn't take long to get back to land from Sky City, and after a few hours in the cabin, Rocky felt the speed of the floating ship slow down, apparently getting closer to land.
So he and Lilia walked out of the cabin, stood at the bow of the ship, and looked down, just in time to see a large forest.
"Luckily, it's another forest. β
Lilia breathed a sigh of relief when she found that the landing was in a forest, because the terrain of the forest was obviously suitable for their movements, and it was easy to escape in case of danger, and if she happened to land on a large plain or desert, she and Rocky would not even have a place to hide.
"Drive the boat to the edge of the forest and you're ready to land. β
After giving a command to the guards who were with her, Lilia turned to look at Rocky, only to find him surprisingly quiet and silent.
"What, nervous?"
Seeing that Rocky was acting differently than before, Lilia asked with a smile.
"Well, I'm a little nervous. β
Glancing at her, Rocky couldn't help but take a deep breath and nodded.
He hadn't felt the slightest nervousness when he thought about all this, not even when he was in the cabin just now, but now, when the floating ship was about to land, he couldn't help but get nervous.
"It's normal to be nervous, after all, hunting demons is not a game, and if one is not careful, the two of us will not be able to go back. β
"But you don't seem to be too nervous......"
Looking at Lilia, Rocky couldn't help but feel admiration, because he didn't feel any nervousness from Lilia at all.
"The two of us, you are responsible for tension, and I am responsible for calming. β
The corners of her mouth were slightly curled, and Lilia made a rare joke.
This joke made Rocky smile at all, but he knew in his heart that Lilia's rich experience made her more able to stay calm and calm at critical moments, but he didn't have this ability at all, and it seemed that he was still far behind.
"It's going to land. β
At this time, Lilia's voice called him back to his senses, and then he realized that the floatship had flown to the outskirts of the forest, descending from the sky.
It didn't take long for the float to land firmly on the grass on the edge of the forest, and Rocky and Lilia disembarked and headed straight for the forest, and when the two of them were getting farther away, the float slowly rose into the air and flew back to Thunderhawk City.
"It's going to be completely isolated......"
Rocky, who was walking towards the forest with Lilia, glanced back and couldn't help but mutter when he saw the floating ship slowly rising into the air.
Although this arrangement was decided by himself, when he was actually left on land, Rocky was still a little panicked, or rather, ...... Afraid?
"What is isolation, isn't there still me? β
Lilia gave him a blank look, and then said: "Don't mother-in-law, go into the forest quickly, we must strive to find the demon first, otherwise if the demon is discovered first, we will be passive." β
She quickened her pace as she said this, and Rocky followed closely after taking a deep breath, and the two of them disappeared into the forest in a few moments.
This forest is not the same as the forest Rocky went to last time, this time the forest vegetation is not much, and the trees are not dense, making it difficult to produce a feeling of lushness, but the whole forest exudes a smell of dying wood.
When Rocky and Lilia actually entered the forest, they slowed down and became more cautious.
"Remember what I told you?"
Taking the lead, Lilia casually cut off a branch blocking the way with her sword, and asked Rocky without looking back.
"Remember, if you encounter a high-level demon, run away immediately, run as fast as you can. β
"That's right. β
In this world, demons are also divided into three, six, nine and so on, and there are many types, different kinds of demons, different levels of demons, the gap and span in strength will be very huge.
The strongest demon is naturally a high-level demon, no matter what kind of high-level demon is extremely strong, warriors and mages can't deal with it at all, only more advanced great war masters and archmages, and they can fight with high-level demons when they are wearing air demon armor, otherwise they will die.
In comparison, low-level demons are much weaker, but it also depends on the type, although some types of demons are low-level, their strength is very strong, and they are also extremely dangerous.
Lilia has told Rocky a lot about the types of demons and the level of demons these days, so that he can be prepared and clarify the goal of this time.
So although Lilia, who was walking in front, didn't look back, she still continued: "Our target this time is a low-level demon, and even the lower the better, so once we encounter a high-level demon, or more than two low-level demons, let's run immediately." β
"Got it, we may not be so unlucky, as soon as we come up, we will encounter a high-level demon. β
Although Lilia's words were correct, Rocky always felt that he would not be so unlucky, and the high-level demons were not cabbages on the side of the road, so they couldn't have met them as soon as they came up, right?
As a result, no sooner had he said this than suddenly a roar came from a distance, and at the same time, the ground beneath his and Lilia's feet continued to shake.
"ThisβThis is ......"
"Crow's beak!"
This sudden, but deafening roar, and the trembling of the earth, undoubtedly represented great danger!
So after glaring at Rocky fiercely, Lilia immediately pulled him to hide behind a large tree.
In fact, both of them could hear that the roar did not come from the forest where they were, but from a far, far away, but this showed even more that the existence that made this roar was terrifying, and Lilia was afraid that the roar would alarm the demons in the forest, so she naturally wanted to hide just in case.
And just one roar can reach so far, then it is conceivable that the demon who made this roar must be a high-level demon!
So it wasn't until the roar had completely subsided that Lilia and Rocky emerged from behind the tree where they were hiding, and they were finally relieved.
"Lilia, what the hell just happened?"
Turning his head in the direction where the roar came from, Rocky couldn't help but ask.
"Maybe someone provoked a high-level demon, and the two sides are fighting. β
Like Rocky, Lilia glanced at it, but was not very sure.
"Is there anyone else who, like us, is also hunting demons?"
"I don't know. β
Shaking her head, Lilia sighed: "It's better for us to take care of this kind of thing, even if the other party is also hunting demons, and the target of others is also high-level demons, are you willing to meet such a person?"
β............β
Rocky opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything, how kind of person can target high-level demons?
"Leave that alone. Retracting her gaze, Lilia stepped forward and continued: "Be vigilant, if there is a demon in this forest, it must have been alarmed by the roar just now, we must be careful." β
"Good. β
In agreement, Rocky followed Lilia and raised his alert.
In this way, the two of them cautiously began to advance towards the depths of the forest, stopping and stopping all the way, and immediately stopped whenever they encountered the wind and grass, ready to fight at any time.
However, although they were very cautious, they never encountered demons along the way, and even Rocky could see that this situation was abnormal.
So when night fell and Lilia decided to stop and spend the night in the forest, he couldn't help asking:
"Lilia, what the hell is going on, where are the demons?"
Sitting by the beating campfire, looking at Lilia sitting across from him, Rocky looked a little irritated, because he didn't expect to walk for a whole day without encountering a demon, this phenomenon is too abnormal.
The so-called abnormal things must have demons, this is obviously a good phenomenon!
"Something is wrong......"
Even Rocky noticed that something was wrong, and how could Lilia, who was more experienced than him, not notice the problem?
But she couldn't figure out what was going on.
Originally, Lilia's biggest concern was that the two of them would encounter a large number of demons besieging them, or simply encountering high-level demons, and they would not be able to run away at that time, but they never expected that after walking in the forest for a whole day, they would not encounter even a single demon.
Could it be ...... Is it that there happen to be no demons in this forest?
This possibility was quickly denied, the land has been occupied by demons for a hundred years, it can be said that there are demons everywhere, how can there be no demons in this forest.
But why this is happening, Lilia can't figure it out, she can only be sure of one thing, that is, there must be a problem!
"Maybe something happened that we don't know about, anyway, be vigilant tonight, it should be fine. β
After thinking about it for a long time and not coming up with a reason, Lilia gave up, and then began to talk to Rocky about the vigil, they didn't encounter demons during the day, but it didn't mean that they couldn't meet them at night, so someone had to keep vigil.
But at this time, Lilia was just about to rest, and Rocky was also raising his spirit to prepare for the vigil, when a roar suddenly came from the forest!
This roar startled both of them, because they could hear that this time the cry was not coming from a distance, but from this forest, and it was still very close to them!
The devil is finally here!