The bird flew over Carter and Gail's heads, chirping and flying into the distant sky.

Gelzema walked up to Carter's side and said in surprise: "A flock of birds of this scale is not so easy to see in the snowfield, maybe it is the Abyss Army that is moving nearby, so such an abnormal phenomenon will appear." ”

Carter looked at the flock of birds in the distance with a serious expression, and said with a heavy heart: "I hope the enemy will not notice our actions, our mission is the most important, in case our mission fails, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Gail glanced up at the clear sky, and said with some eagerness: "Let's hurry to the forest at the foot of the mountain now, quickly destroy the teleportation circle, and try to return to the city before dark, the night is not our home field." ”

At this point, everyone stopped talking nonsense and rode their horses to the depths of the silent forest.

As the crowd continued to go deeper into the forest, the sparse trees on the periphery gradually became much denser, and the height of the trees also increased a lot.

There were weeds and branches everywhere, and the chaotic branches and leaves were constantly lapping the bodies of the people.

In desperation, Carter had no choice but to let the knight with the armor in front of him clear the way, and the entire team's journey slowed down a lot.

The air was filled with the smell of rancidity, the smell of dead and decaying animals and plants, and people could not stay here for long, or they would die of chronic poisoning.

Had it not been for Gail, a native familiar with the woods, to lead Carter's party, Carter and the knights would have gotten lost their way and never been able to get out.

There were trees and thorns along the way, and I really don't know how Toruń got into the forest in the first place.

Carter carefully noticed that Gale also had a special way of traveling, stopping for a moment to notice the trees around him every time he advanced a certain distance, and then he would find a suitable direction to lead them on.

Confused, Carter stepped forward to ask Gale how to find his way.

Gale smiled and pointed to a thick trunk and explained to them, "If you look closely, there are forked signs here, and these signs are carved by the hunters of the tribe for hunting and finding their way.

They often run for days in pursuit of large prey, and without special markings, they cannot determine the direction at all, and even if they hunt the prey, they will not be able to get out of the dense forest.

However, this is only a reference, and the most important thing is to rely on your own experience. ”

Carter heard Gail's explanation and nodded in understanding. Indeed, the branches here are very dense, and the trees themselves are very tall, and the dense foliage basically covers the entire sky.

In this way, the sun, moon and stars, which people usually use to discern directions, cannot be observed here, so this method is the best choice for wayfinding.

The group continued to rush towards the depths of the forest, and after walking for a while, Gail, who led the way, stretched out his right hand to the sky, according to the previous agreement, which meant to remind everyone in the team that there might be danger ahead, and everyone should be cautious.

Gail made a silent gesture to everyone, and whispered to everyone, "We are almost at the location of the circle, and there is basically no one here except Orion, why are there so many corpses here?"

Following Gail's direction, Carter and the knights rushed to the front to investigate the situation.

They were surprised to find that there were large animal carcasses everywhere, including the skeletons of vultures, antelopes, tigers, and even the sharp-eyed human remains.

Based on the clothing on the corpses, Gale could conclude that the human remains were hunters who made a living from hunting.

Because of the war, even if the hunters have been missing for a long time, the Snow Tribe has no manpower to find these missing hunters.

Gale stared at the wreckage and muttered to himself, "I received reports of the disappearance of the Orions before the war began, and it turns out that they died here! The strange thing is that I have been to this place before, and some hunters who are familiar with the roads have brought me here to hunt tigers, and I remember that this is obviously a lake in the deep forest.

There is fresh grass everywhere near the lake, why is it now a swamp with no grass, everyone must be careful!"

Hearing Gail's warning, Carter realized the seriousness of the matter.

After all, it had only been a few months since the war, and even if the lake had changed drastically, it would not have turned into such a terrifying swamp.

The knights were also vigilant, and they drew their long swords at their waists and looked around, guarding against the sudden danger that might arise around them.

The swamp had already dried up a lot, and it had exposed a lot of damp clearing because of the lower water level, enough for the hundred-man team to pass through the muddy swamp.

It's just that the road is too narrow and rugged, and hundreds of knights can only line up and go to the other end.

The remains of the nearby dead rippled up and down in the swamp, and the darkness of the forest made some of the nervous knights shudder.

The swamp was full of bubbles floating on the swamp, which exploded from the surface of the swamp from time to time, emitting various rancid smells.

"Hurry up and get through this weird swamp! we can't stay here for long!" Carter called to the knights, urging them to make their way through the swamp quickly.

In this way, about half of the knights had already run out of the clearing.