The people had been heading southeast, first to avoid the forest swamps, and then to lure the ape colony, so they didn't think much of it, but the next two or three days left some people with a little doubt.

Among them were Cheney and Boris, but they had already seen Leon's abilities and felt the absolute trust of others in Leon, so they just followed him silently all the way and never said much.

In addition to them, of course, there is Fiona, a vampire girl, although it doesn't matter where she goes, but after so many days, there is no chance to make a move, and she is always bored, and after a few days of patience, she finally asked.

"Leon, how long are you going to wander outside?" said the girl, crossing her arms, "don't you dare to go in?" I don't think you would be such a timid person. ”

"Of course not," Li Ang said without looking back, looking straight in the direction of the Great Wasteland, "I used to warm up everyone, and from now on we can change direction." ”

Hearing this, even girls like Caterina and Melissa, who obeyed him, were slightly excited, and it seemed that they also felt that the dull journey of the past few days was a little boring.

Leon really didn't want to wait any longer, although there were still five days left for the mountain people's horn to use, but the Immortal Will had already cooled down, and it could double the continuous combat ability of the entire team if necessary, and with the addition of apes, as well as Sapa and Fiona as insurance, it shouldn't be a problem to just go into the depths of the Black Forest to find the heroic soul.

"Lulu!" shouted the young man.

This is the name of the ape, when it begins to follow the team. Leon found it inconvenient not to have an official title, so he kept trying to give it a name, during which time others had given some advice. But it doesn't sound very pleasant.

Melissa suddenly spoke, "I want to call it a purr, because it purrs when it is happy." ”

The little girl rarely speaks, so when she speaks, it attracts the attention of many people, and Caterina agrees first, Luna and Erin also say that the name is very good, but Leon is quite hesitant.

"Snorr?" thought the young man, "this name is so out-of-the-box......

But he has to "respect" the opinions of so many girls. So he simply compromised and changed "snoring" to "Lulu", which was well received by the vast majority of people.

So in a few days of trying. The ape finally understood that this was what humans called it, and it didn't seem to have any dissatisfaction, but was elated, and as soon as someone shouted these two words, it would appear quickly.

Of course. If it was Leon's voice that you heard. It will appear faster, just like this time as soon as Leon's words fell, the tall ape figure immediately climbed down from a nearby tree.

When it appeared in front of him, the young man pointed in the direction of the Great Wasteland, indicating to the ape where he would go next.

Lu Lu's comprehension is relatively strong, and within two or three days, he has roughly understood the meaning of many gestures, but this time when he saw Li Ang's gesture, he suddenly seemed a little impatient. At the same time, a low roar came out of his mouth.

"There's something strong in there, it's scary. Melissa translated.

Leon had encountered the ape community near the Black Forest four thousand meters, and when he saw Lulu's appearance at this moment, it seemed that he had approached deeper and fought with some of these creatures, so he had the appearance of being a little frightened now.

"It's a pity that it doesn't speak the language of man," thought Leon, "and even with Melissa's translation, it would not be possible to express something too complex in the language of the apes, otherwise it would have been possible to obtain some more detailed information." ”

Seeing that the other party did not express his expression, Lulu became more and more anxious, and suddenly let out a meaningless sound, and then put one shoulder to his face and shook his arm indiscriminately.

“...... This should be a giant elephant in the mouth of a hunter," Leon thought of the elephant's trunk swinging, and he thought it was a little funny, so he decided to see what else the ape would do.

Soon Lulu put his arms down, sat down on the ground with his neck bent, waved his hands and made a "cooing" sound in his mouth, and soon it was lying on the ground again, raising one of its hind legs and throwing it back.

"Poof", a girl's laughter came from behind, and Li Ang also shook his head and smiled, because with his cognition, he really couldn't judge what Lu Lu was going to express later.

So he walked over and pressed his arms with both hands, stopping it from moving next.

"Lulu," the young man patted Lulu's chest, patted his chest again, and pointed in the direction of the Great Wasteland again, "With Leon, together, go!"

The ape gradually quieted down, and it looked left and right, looking at these "kinds" who had been together for less than a few days, as if they did not feel fear at all.

After a while, Lulu stood up, its tall body almost looking down at the man in front of it, and then it raised its arms and beat its chest, letting out a furious roar.

Leon walked back with a satisfied smile, stood in front of everyone and paused, met the eyes of his companions and said, "Next, we may face creatures that are stronger than all the beasts before, but we are also strong!"

A resounding response erupted from the group, and they set out to finally enter a place where even the best hunters could not stop

I had just walked a few dozen meters, and before I could find any powerful creatures, there was another anomaly.

In the Black Forest, there was a mist that began to surround it from about two thousand meters, but until the area just now, the mist was only a little thicker. However, as soon as I stepped over four thousand meters, the fog began to get thicker and thicker, and now this position was even more obvious, so to speak, ten meters away was hazy, and even the sunlight through the canopy could not penetrate this thick fog, so that it should be a sunny morning, but the forest was as gloomy as evening.

The shape of the trees also began to become strange, and the color of the bark gradually deepened, and finally it was extremely close to black in both yellow and brown. There weren't many leaves on the branches, and the bare branches were crisscrossed like deformed arms grabbing out of the thick mist.

Leon tried to tear the bark off a thick trunk with his hands, trying to see if the color underneath the bark was the same, but he was surprised to find that the bark had become quite hard, and it was cold to the touch, like metal.

"This is the Black Rock Tree," Erin said, "and similar plants usually grow within the reach of the Dark Might. ”

"Then why don't we feel anything in the dark power?" asked Leon.

Erin shook her head and said, "I don't know, there have been many knowledgeable powerhouses who also want to understand why the environment and creatures of the Dark Realm are completely different from ours, but we don't have any discomfort in the dark power environment or the dark creatures in our environment. ”

"Although there are many theories in the course of research, there is no official answer in the end. ”

Li Ang was silent for a moment, nodded and continued to walk forward.

As he passed by Cheney, the veteran mercenary whispered, "My lord, do you want to make some signs on the trunks of the trees you pass by? ”

At this time, the surrounding fog seemed to have reached a limit, so it did not change again, and it has always maintained a visual range of less than ten meters, and even the ranger who has been on guard on the top of the tree can see at most thirteen or fourteen meters, and there is nothing that can be done about it. In such an environment, it is okay if you go straight all the way in an An'an, but if there is a battle, it is quite dangerous to lose your sense of direction.

"No," said Leon, "just listen to my command." ”

Then the young man withdrew the rangers, and he was no longer in charge of clearing the way, and returned to the middle of the group, walking beside the two mountain men carrying stretchers. Because from now on, he will have to concentrate on using the battlefield map to observe the changes around him, and he will also be responsible for Sophia's safety.

With the guidance of the battlefield map, even the intricate underground caverns will not get lost, and of course such an open large forest is not a problem.

And after Leon retreated, Caterina was of course the best choice for the pathfinder, Boris and Melissa were in charge of one side, and the rear was handed over to the tall ape Lulu, with such a high-perception humanoid creature as it was in charge of the break, it is estimated that the mutant beast would not have many chances to sneak attack.

After more than forty minutes, they had walked about a few hundred meters, again because Leon would often stop the group and take a closer look at their surroundings. But because of this, some people have doubts about such a long period of calm.

"Didn't you say it's scary here?" whispered the elven girl Luna.

The elven swordsman who walked beside her said, "Don't let your guard down, you have to know that the calmer the forest like this, the more likely it is that something will happen next." ”

Cheney also felt a little strange, and he said slowly: "The road just traveled should be just a transition, but ...... A few hundred meters further inside should reach the deepest part of the Black Forest, and it is very close to the Great Wasteland, why hasn't there been any movement so far?"

"Stop," Leon said again, and he walked around to observe the trees and shrubs, and returned a moment later.

"Leon, what have you discovered?" Although the young man's expression was calm, Erin sensitively noticed that something seemed wrong with his feelings, and immediately asked.

Leon thought about it for a moment and said slowly: "I found this area of the Black Forest a little strange, it looks like there is only a thousand meters left, but in fact it is not. ”

“...... What do you mean?" asked Cheney.

Li Ang smiled and said calmly: "I think there should be a problem with the space here, we have just walked hundreds of meters, but we haven't even walked one-sixth or seventh of the so-called one-kilometer distance." (To be continued......)