Time flies.

It took two and a half days to travel.

The three of them finally came to the area of the Plains Forest where the ferocious horned bull was located.

The forest covers an area of almost 1/5 of the territory of the Rose Country, and the terrain is also diverse, far more than just a forest.

At this moment, in front of the three of them was a charred brown earth, intertwined with low bushes.

They have come to a well-known area in the Great Forest of Ibi, the Forest of the Plains.

It is a gathering area of herbivores, where meadows and shrubs intertwine to form a vast plain landscape.

In the Plains Forest, most of the animals that live here feed on the grasslands.

Due to the wide field of vision, a small number of carnivores can only lurk in the ground or in the sky if they want to hunt successfully, thus forming a strange ecological balance.

You can see all kinds of animals roaming freely across the plains, and herds of deer foraging in the distance.

Although there are no tall trees here, the lush and calm atmosphere of the meadows gives a sense of tranquility and safety.

"Strange, didn't you say that the ferocious horned cow was here? Why not? ”

Raya unfolded the map, looked at it for a long time, scratched her head and said puzzled.

"It's really a little wrong, according to the information Otto said, it stands to reason that there should be a few third-order bighorn deer herds here."

Fran frowned as well.

Along the way, they basically didn't encounter any large creatures, and there were only some low-level herbivores.

Bill, who followed the two, frowned, checking the ground around him.

"Look."

Bill suddenly pointed to the grass not far away and spoke in a deep voice.

Raya and Fran looked in the direction they were pointing, only to see an oval-shaped, large, one-meter-long cow's hoof print appear on the lawn.

The erudite Fran immediately recognized it as the target they were looking for—the ferocious horned ox.

The three of them hurriedly ran to the land next to the cow's hoof prints to take a closer look.

Sure enough, following that mark, they also found a few scattered hoof prints on the surrounding ground.

The three of them followed the trail of hoof prints all the way to a muddy field, only to find that the hoof prints suddenly stopped and disappeared when they arrived here.

"It's the hoof prints of the ferocious horned ox, but why did it stop here?"

Fran frowned and said with some puzzlement.

Bill, who had been scouring around, shook his head, saying that he had not found any clues related to the ferocious horned ox.

Seeing that the two of them looked solemn, Raya's brain twitched, and she suddenly spoke:

"Maybe it flew away?"

Hearing this, Fran and Bill looked at Raya speechlessly.

Ferocious Horned Ox doesn't have such a thing as wings, and even a Fierce Horned Ox that has evolved to the fifth order doesn't have any flying abilities.

"Hey, hey, just kidding~~~"

Realizing that she had said the wrong thing, Raya scratched her head embarrassedly and said with a smile.

"You've got to be cold, it's really cold."

Fran stood up from the muddy ground, slapped off the yellow mud on her body, and helplessly summoned a ball of clear water, complaining while cleaning.

"So what's next?"

Raya summoned a flame and asked as she quickly dried Fran's wet palm.

"First find a place with a good view and observe the terrain here, there should be a hydra around in addition to the ferocious bull, but the information given by Mr. Otto is rather vague, I need to find the location he said."

Fran studied the map they were carrying, looked at her surroundings, and finally suggested exploring the small peaks not far away.

There is a wide field of vision, and it is also easier to find fourth-order demonic beasts suitable for defeat.

Raya has no choice but to use Fran as an external brain, and she is right to ask her if she is undecided.

And Bill, who was on the side, also nodded, and said in a low voice:

"By the way, take a rest there, after two days of traveling, I see that you are also tired."

"It's fine."

Fran nodded, quickly rolled up the map, placed it in the sapphire storage ring on her index finger, and prepared to get up and go.

Raya glanced at the sapphire ring, and then looked at the old-fashioned broken storage ring on her hand, which was the same as the solid copper ring, and suddenly said with some envy:

"Fran, where did you buy your storage ring, I haven't seen the same style in Wangdu for a long time."

"Amount"

Hearing this, Fran hesitated for a moment, but still said in a low voice:

"This is what my mother left me."

Raya stuck out her tongue and said embarrassedly:

"Oh, okay."

The three of them blessed a group of bold, and after the blast, they walked briskly on the calm grassland.

But they didn't find out.

Above the dome, a pair of red-gold sharp eyes were already quietly staring at the three of them.

Thirty minutes later

The three of them finally came to the foot of the bare mountain.

"Whew~~~ I can finally rest."

Fran gasped for breath as she reached out and wiped the sweat from her head.

Along the way, she continued to release and bless the group wind spell to consume a lot of her magic power, and at this moment, Fran only wanted to find a place to meditate and rest.

Bill, on the other hand, went to the neighborhood as usual to investigate the situation.

As usual, Fran found a flat place to rest, and Raya summoned a small bonfire from the flames.

Just as she was about to skewer the raw lizard meat she had hunted earlier on a wooden stick and start cooking.

suddenly

"Raya, Fran, come here!"

In the distance, Bill's rapid shouts woke up Fran, who had just entered a meditative state, and Raya, who was skewering meat.

"What's wrong?!"

Before she had time to think about it, Raya threw the meat skewer in her hand and hurriedly ran to the place where Bill's voice came from.

"Wait, beware of the shapeshift"

Looking at Raya who had disappeared in a puff of smoke, Fran could only give up the words of caution that came to her lips, and struggled to get up and run after her.

But how can she, who is short of magic power, be able to keep up with Raya, who has been working since childhood, and is naturally thrown farther and farther away.

By the time Fran panted and came to the two of them huddled, Raya and Bill were already standing on the edge of a cliff, looking down at the bottom of the cliff as if they were observing something.

Seeing this, Fran frowned.

"You guys."

Just as she was about to say something.

"Look, Flam."

Raya stiffly turned her head to look at Fran, her voice trembling and her eyes full of fear.

Bill, beside her, frowned, constantly surveying his surroundings, as if he was wary of something.

"What's that?"

Fran frowned, took back the words she wanted to reprimand, and walked quickly over to the two of them and looked down.

The moment she saw the scene at the bottom of the peak, Fran's eyes immediately widened, and even her pupils subconsciously shrank for a moment.

I saw a large number of broken armor and staff items scattered at the bottom of the bare peak.

The broken equipment was scattered around, looking like traces of being destroyed in battle.

The scariest thing is.

Hundreds of human and non-human bones lay silently on top of these objects, emitting the smell of decay.

From time to time, there were a few white and chubby maggots burrowing out of the hollow eye sockets of the bones, constantly gnawing on the remaining black and purple flesh on the white bones of the skull.

Beneath this mountain of corpses

The dried blood stained the land black, and the scarlet wildflowers broke through the bloodcrust and bloomed bewitching flowers.

The black-purple internal organs, the blue-white brain fluid, and the hideous eyes that rolled into the corners

The smell of death and terror permeates the area, contrasting with the flowering peaks above.

"It's . A bitter battle. ”

Fran's voice trembled slightly, and her eyes were a little frightened, but she still held on and didn't back down.

"Gross-"

And Raya, who saw such a scene for the first time, couldn't hold back any longer, turned her head and began to retch.

It's not that they haven't seen the corpse of a demonic beast in this trial, nor have they never seen the corpse of an adventurer who died unexpectedly.

But the sight of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood stacked on top of each other with a large number of broken human corpses is not at all the same level as the fear and disgust brought by a single dead corpse!

Even a veteran of a hundred battles would be chilled to see this, let alone three magic apprentices studying at the academy?

"It's okay."

Fran gently patted Raya on the back and subconsciously glanced down again.

In an instant, she was drawn to a corpse in blue armor.

To be precise, it was a gray stone hanging from the corpse's waist that caught Fran's attention.

This made Fran, who had been thinking about leaving quickly, suddenly change her mind.

After hesitating for a moment, she suddenly spoke:

"Let's go down and take a look."

"What?"

Bill turned his head in surprise and looked at Fran, who was usually calm, wondering why the other party had made such a dangerous choice.

After a moment's hesitation, Bill seriously rejected Fran's suggestion and expressed his guess:

"No! We need to get out of here. ”

"I suspect that there is an overlord-level demonic beast's lair, and this is where it disposes of the corpses of its prey, otherwise it would not be possible for so many corpses to be gathered together."

It was the first time Bill had expressed strong opposition since his trip.

You must know that in the past, he would never refuse the arrangement of the two, which shows how worried he is this time.

Hearing this, Fran bit her lip and didn't say anything.

But seeing that she didn't move, it proves that she shouldn't have given up on her original idea.

At this time, Raya, who finally stopped retching, also realized that something was not quite right.

Looking at Fran with a hesitant face, and then at Bill with a serious expression, Raya knew she couldn't be silent any longer.

"Why don't we go down and have a look? How about running after reading it? ”

Raya whispered, looking at Bill with a pitiful gaze:

"Anyway, Mentor Tina must be there, so there shouldn't be any problems, right?"

"This"

Bill looked at Raya's begging gaze, and his originally resolute words couldn't be spoken.

For this girl, he really couldn't refuse.

Think about it again

In the end, the three who had calmed down chose to go to the foot of the mountain together to investigate the situation.

It smells of fishy and rotten.

Fran covered her nose and led the way towards the mountain of corpses, while Raya and Bill behind her looked around vigilantly to prevent a beast from attacking.

Fortunately, the corpse of the blue armor was scattered on the edge of the corpse mountain, and it didn't take too far for Fran to come to the corpse soon.

"Sure enough, it's you!"

Fran looked at the rubble around the corpse's waist, a glint of sadness in her eyes.

While the two of them weren't paying attention, she gently bent down and put the thumb-sized stone into the spatial ring.

"How?"

Suddenly, Raya poked her head out from behind her and asked with concern.

At the same time, she also gently held Fran's somewhat cold little hand, conveying the slightest warmth to the other party.

Raya could see that her friend didn't seem to be in a good mood at this time.

"It's okay."

After adjusting her mood, Fran barely squeezed out a smile, looked at Raya and said:

"Let's go"

Before she could finish speaking, Bill's face suddenly changed wildly after the two of them:

"Get out of the way!"

He shouted for them to leave, and ran towards them at a very fast pace, almost pulling out several afterimages.

The next second

Accompanied by a shrill birdsong.

A sharp golden claw suddenly fell from the sky and slammed into the top of Raya and Fran's heads.

"Not good!"

Bill's eyes widened as he watched the talon fall from a hundred meters above the heads of the two of them.

At the critical moment, Bill didn't have time to think too much, and rushed to the two who didn't react by instinct.

The body that had once stepped into the legend with half a foot was exerted to the extreme at this moment, and with the blessing of some footwork skills, the latter came to Raya and Fran's side first.

"Don't overdo it"

Raya, who was the first to react, finally sensed the attack in the air.

She immediately activated the talisman magic shield to protect herself

However, she knew she couldn't dodge the attack, so she could only look anxiously at Bill, who was rushing towards her, trying to keep him out of range.

However, things were moving so fast that even Tina, who was lurking in the distance, didn't react.

Between the lightning and flint, Bill had stepped into the range of the giant claws.

He calmly pushed the stunned Fran away, and at the same time kicked Raya who opened the magic shield at close range, and the last fluttering sideways retreated, narrowly avoiding the aftermath of the blow.

"Boom!"

Nearly three meters wide, the talons of the eagle grazed the ends of Bill's hair, slamming down on the corpse and the ground below.

The powerful impact shook the entire surrounding ground, and the dust was flying.

Like a sharp blade that blows off hair, the sharp claws instantly cut off the hair on Bill's forehead, startling him into a cold sweat.

If this claw is implemented, I am afraid that more than three people will bloom on the top of their heads, and the entire body is estimated to be crushed into flesh.

"Whew-whew-"

Looking at the clawed phantom that slowly dissipated, the hearts of all three of them were beating rapidly.

They finally realize how terrifying and brutal it is to survive in this forest, which is no longer a simple school exercise, but a real-world Warcraft paradise.

If you are not careful, you will be separated from life and death!

The three of them subconsciously glanced at each other and silently gave each other a firm look.

Feel the magic gather again in the air.

"Let's go!"

Before he had time to think about it, Bill yelled and performed that strange step again, dragging the two of them back quickly.

And Fran also quickly released her magic, and with the blessing of her high-speed chanting skills, she quickly unleashed the group wind spell and the feather fall technique on the three of them.

In this way, while the speed of the blast increases for thirty minutes, they can also quickly jump between the mountains and forests, ignoring the height difference, and can do some cliff jumping moves at any time to survive.

And Tina, who was hiding in the shadows and wanted to help the three of them, suddenly stopped.

"It's."

She looked at Bill's extremely fast figure, her brows furrowed tightly, and she called out the familiar name of the combat skill in surprise:

"Elven Warriors?" (End of chapter)