A gust of wind swirled across the gray-white rocks, and the half-man-tall weeds that grew from the cracks in the stones swayed from side to side with the wind, startling several finger-sized hard beetles, which swirled in panic with their translucent wings, and then fell towards another bare stone crevice.

Just as the beetle was about to fly into the crack of the stone to avoid the gust of wind, an inconspicuous stone nearby suddenly moved, which turned out to be a gray-colored, rock-shaped reptile, which popped out its long, sharp and slender mouth like lightning, and swallowed the beetle into its stomach in one gulp.

The reptile stretched out its tongue and licked its jaw quite satisfied, and then twisted its body and crawled forward, probably trying to change a place of prey, at this time a shadow enveloped its body, and then with a "poof", the reptile was trampled by a thick boot and the flesh was blurred.

"This is a kind of poisonous stone lizard, although it is not large, but it is very poisonous, and it is difficult to distinguish if you don't pay special attention, so you should be careful in the future. ”

Red rubbed the blood stain on his boot on the ground and said disapprovingly.

After a few soft sounds, the others landed beside Red, and most of them shook their heads as they looked at the rotten piece of flesh that was no longer visible.

"I say, it's all like this, how can we tell the difference?" said Leon as he walked up from behind, sighing.

"Ah...... Aren't I afraid of danger......" Red said with a smile, scratching his head with his hand.

Li Ang no longer paid attention to this big man with excessive mobility, and turned back and asked, "Melissa, is there no problem in this direction?"

The girl nodded unusually seriously. "Yes, from here we just have to go all the way south, at our speed. It doesn't take me more than an hour to see the valley. ”

"Alright, let's keep walking," Leon waved his hand and headed south.

Their speed is indeed much faster, the main reason is that they no longer have to take care of Erin and Sophia, and now the two girls are surrounded by a faint layer of arcane elements around their bodies, and their steps are as soft as a breeze. And the other, although he didn't bless any magic skills, walked in the middle of the crowd with a smile. No matter how fast the team is, how dangerous the terrain is. I couldn't tell that she was having a hard time.

Compared to them, the Elven Ranger, who has always been known for his agility, is half a step slower.

In fact, Leon knew that Dan was a little reluctant in this operation, but firstly, he needed to bring an elf to show his attitude, and secondly, there was indeed a lack of powerful long-range shooters in addition to Erin. And relative to the caster. The Ranger is more able to exert its unexpected effect in some cases, so Li Ang let Dan, who has more outstanding strength and potential, join the action team, and also wants to focus on training.

Fortunately, although the strength of the Elven Ranger was inferior to the others, after all, they had the advantage of natural agility, and it was more than enough to keep up with the team, and they traveled all the way until the sky was getting brighter, and they had just crossed the outermost mountain, and were stepping down the foothills into a slightly gentle valley.

Most of the group had only looked out over the Pale Mountains. Or if you read the description in the book, you thought that this mountain range between the human kingdom and the dark kingdom was extremely magnificent. But it wasn't until I stood at the top of the mountain and looked south that I realized that my imagination had underestimated the scale of the Pale Mountains.

In front of them, countless mountains were scattered in a thin pale white mist, which looked like folds in the body of a giant beast, stretching out to the south until they disappeared at the end of the intersection of heaven and earth. And at a glance, you can see dozens of towering peaks nestled between the mountains, the highest of which pierces the fog like a dagger, and it is impossible to estimate where the end is, only to see the snow under the clouds and mist glowing silver in the early morning sun, which looks magnificent.

Against the backdrop of striking peaks, most of the forested mountains are more like hills on the plains, with relatively gentle slopes and low valleys between them, in which not only countless indigenous races live, but also more unknown dangers.

This scene was an eye-opener and a little shocking in their hearts, they knew that the part they saw in front of them was only one of the points of the Pale Mountains that stretched for thousands of miles, and the place they were about to go was only the outer part of the mountain range, and as far as the eye could see, that is, the depths of the Pale Mountains, there was a paradise for all kinds of the most powerful races, beasts, and monsters.

If you look down from the sky, compared to the vast and mysterious pale mountains, Leon and his party are like tiny ants, winding through this unknown land. However, they themselves did not have much such self-consciousness, and after a brief moment of shock, they regained their ease, and as they walked, they each expressed their feelings about entering the Pale Mountains for the first time.

At this moment, Red had just explained the power of some special poisonous insects in the Pale Mountains, and Duncan suddenly said, "You seem to have been here many times?"

"Yes," Red sighed and said with some emotion, "When I was in the Mercenary Guild, I traveled all the mountains near the City of Chaos, and I remember the first few times he took me there, and he taught me these things at that time. ”

Duncan nodded, no more. Although he has only been joining Leon for a short time, he has a rough understanding of the past of these core companions, and knows that one of the things Leon did to go to the City of Chaos is to help Red inquire about the news of his stepfather Yalin, but it is still unknown whether he can succeed or even whether Yalin is alive, so when he heard Red mention this name, he was afraid that it would touch his sadness if he asked again, so he kept silent.

"Caterina, did you say that if humans stay here too long, they will be attacked by some dark force, and they will gradually become delirious, and eventually become like the mobs that attacked Locketown?" asked Leon after listening to the comments of others for a while, and turned back to the knight maiden.

"Yes," Caterina nodded.

"This power shouldn't do us much, right?" he asked again.

"Yes," the girl thought for a moment, then replied affirmatively.

"Actually, it's not pure dark power," a voice came to Fiona, who, as a member of the Dark Realm, had a say in the matter.

Fiona continued, "It was a dark power full of impurities, and many elemental powers were affected and became chaotic, not only to humanity, but also to us. ”

"Remember what I told you about the Corrupt Lands? The nature of the two is somewhat similar, but the chaos of the Corrupt Lands is more obvious. ”

"Oh......? How did the army come over in the past few wars?" asked Leon curiously.

The vampire girl smiled incomprehensibly at the young man and said, "It's a secret. ”

“...... I'm afraid you don't even know, right?" the young man secretly thought in his heart, but in front of so many people, he would definitely not say this sentence directly, and he had to save some face for the other party.

Instead, he asked, "Have you figured out how this happened?"

"It is said that the chaos and mutation of elemental power has touched the deepest level of power, and it is said that it has been like this for thousands of years, who can figure it out?" Fiona said lightly.

"Or maybe someone already knew, but for some reason didn't want to make it public," Erin, who had been listening quietly, suddenly interjected.

"Are you talking about those sixth-order or even higher-order monsters?" Fiona frowned and said, "They have all reached that level, are they still afraid of something?"

"This ...... I don't know," Erin shrugged her shoulders, "it's just a feeling of mine." ”

"That's guessing," Fiona said disapprerovingly.

"I'm right, but these people are close to demigods in the age of faith, and their understanding of power has almost touched the threshold of the rules, so they must have their own understanding of this phenomenon, don't they?" Irene asked rhetorically.

The two girls seemed to have a very different opinion, and the things they talked about were too "high-minded", Leon said: "Well, we are not far from our destination now, although I am also interested in this matter, but let's wait until we are free to continue the discussion." ”

"Next we will not only face an unknown number of goblins and those strong among them, but also most likely encounter members of the Claws of Dusk......" Leon looked left and right, and continued, "Everyone get ready, give them some power!" (To be continued......)