For half a month, although the two of them have been walking in the wild, they are generally not bad.

The Barren Land has been controlled by the Orcs for many years, and although there are still many unknown areas, most of the settlements and connecting roads that have been opened up are relatively safe. So this trip can really be called a trip, except for the fatigue of rushing, the rest of the time is mostly relaxed and comfortable.

These days, Leo studies the stigma of water at every chance he gets, but unfortunately, this strange thing seems to be completely closed, and no information and fluctuations leak out, and it is impossible to detect it at all.

Now, now that he has reached the Gray Valley, Leo simply stops thinking about these things that are not urgent.

Of course, he had also heard of the reputation of Ashenvale, and it was this dangerous area that kept the moon elves and orcs at bay. Otherwise, these two races, which are in opposition in every way, will probably have to fight every day, and will not stop until one race is completely defeated.

As for the countries of human beings and other races, if they want to trade with the elves, they will definitely not choose the path that Leo is currently taking, but would rather take the route of the Orc Great Sand Sea, or go out to sea from the Star Moon Sea, go around the storm sea in the middle of the plane, travel tens of thousands of kilometers by sea, enter the Silent Ocean located in the western part of the plane, and finally arrive at the coast of the Supreme Forest.

"What the hell is in here?" asked Leo, curious.

"Bears, leopards and other beasts. Illidia replied, worried that Leo would not take it seriously, and hurriedly added, "Don't underestimate these beasts, they are affected by the mist, they are very ferocious, and they have special abilities! ”

Hearing the name of this legendary creature ...... "Chimera", Leo finally realized that the next journey might be more difficult than he imagined.

The Chimera is a very peculiar creature. Their intelligence is very high, similar to that of ordinary intelligent creatures, and their body is huge, reaching ten or even tens of meters. At the same time, they have two heads, one of which is relatively good and has the ability to cast fire spells, and the other is relatively evil and has the ability to cast ice spells.

It can be said that this creature is a contradiction in itself, in case it is accidentally provoked. It is likely to meet a very tragic fate.

As for the misty elves, he didn't know much about them, but judging by Illitya's expression, it didn't seem to be easy to deal with.

Sure enough, Illidia explained solemnly: "Forest elves are very small, usually more than ten centimeters tall, they are also intelligent creatures, and they think that they are the guardians of the forest, and will take the initiative to attack all creatures that they think are harmful to the forest. ”

"What are they capable of?" asked Leo. Since it is possible to face. Of course, it is necessary to understand clearly and make a plan in advance to deal with it, so as not to be in a hurry when you really encounter it.

"It's mainly a toxin attack, and it's not very powerful. But once they appear, there are many of them, and if one dies, the others will enter a state of rage, and they will never die. ”

"It's really hard......" Leo grinned. "And how did you make it through Ashenvale before?"

With a proud smile, Illidia replied, "I am a druid, a servant of nature. As long as you enter the Ashen Valley in your beast form, you will not arouse the hostility of the misty elves. ”

Then he looked at Leo and the Valkyrie again, and continued: "But you are a mage, I am afraid that as long as there is a slight fluctuation of magic, it will immediately cause their hostility, and the appearance of such an unnatural creation as the Valkyrie will make them riot. ”

Leo doesn't have a good solution to this.

It's okay to say that after obtaining the "Ever-changing" series of magic, although I haven't blinked my eyes carefully, it shouldn't be a big problem to cast a level 1 stone change technique, and it can completely avoid being attacked by the forest goblins, but the Valkyrie is in trouble, do you want to take out the obsidian core and abandon the body?

Leo is not a troubled person, and soon made a decision, and said to Illida: "Forget it, let's take one step at a time." ”

Illidia nodded, and didn't say anything more, he was relatively clear about Leo's strength, as long as he was careful, he believed that he would still be able to deal with it.

Half an hour later, the two of them and the Valkyrie had entered the Valley of the Ashes.

In the thick fog, the visibility is only more than ten meters, and the feeling of humidity is everywhere, which makes people very uncomfortable to walk in.

Illidia originally lived in the Supreme Forest, and she could adapt to this, but she was bitter to Leo, her eyes and mouth were full of water, and she could barely breathe. And in order to reduce the possibility of being discovered, he also smeared green grass slurry on his and Valkyrie's bodies, which was slimy and disgusting.

"I didn't find a water source, where did the fog come from?" asked Leo as he walked, puzzled.

Illidia thought for a moment and replied, "It is said that there was once a true god who fell here, and his priesthood was about water and fog, and in the end, for unknown reasons, his body and godhead were shattered, and the priesthood dissipated, forming a mist that will never dissipate. ”

"And this kind of thing?" Leo was slightly surprised, "Is it in the Cataclysmic Era?"

"I don't know, maybe it is. As you know, that era was extremely chaotic, and there was a serious fault, and although we elves experienced that era, there were not many detailed historical records. After a pause, Illidia continued, "But the Church of the Luna God should have a lot of hidden traditions, and maybe they will know a lot of things we don't know. ”

Leo smiled, it is no less difficult for a human to obtain a secret inheritance from the most conservative Church of the Moon God.

As for the Cataclysmic Era, as a mage, he didn't care too much, but he roughly knew that it was an era that lasted for thousands of years after the demon invaded the main material world.

After experiencing the invasion of demons, the withering of all things, and the main material world finally got a chance to recuperate, the elves were greatly weakened, and other races began to rise up by taking advantage of the situation, including humans.

Although magic has appeared, it is still in its infancy and exploration stage, and it is suppressed by various churches that worship the gods.

After rapid development, the swelling of many races naturally began to fight for hegemony. The war soon spread across the world.

And with the fall of many true gods in the Ancient Demon Wars, some priesthoods were acquired by mortals and became completely new.

However, at that time, the gods' demand for faith was not very strong, and the source of their power came more from the plane itself, and if they wanted to become stronger, the most direct way was to devour other true gods and obtain their godhead and priesthood.

And it is precisely in order to gain greater power and ascend to a higher level that these new gods, who have existed for only a few hundred years, naturally participate in the melee.

The main material world is boiling again. The damage caused by the large-scale war is even greater than that of the demonic invasion, and the main material world, which has just received respite, is once again facing destruction.

Until one day, another higher-level cataclysm occurred without warning.

All true gods suddenly found themselves being thrown into the main material world by some incomprehensible force, existing as saints.

They have lost their godhead and powers, and have only retained their priesthood and nature, and thus no longer have eternal life. Instead of wielding infinite power, he has become able to draw the power of faith only from believers, so that he can resonate with the rules he has and bestow his followers with divine magic.

For the first time. They feel that they are no longer intimately connected to the plane, and that they can only control the priesthood they hold by borrowing the divine power condensed by their faith.

For the first time, the gods began to really examine the role of believers. They also began to really care about the development of their own churches, not just to exploit them.

Some people believe that cataclysms happen. It's because of the self-protection of the plane self. Causing the gods to fall to the dust and avoid endless divine wars is equivalent to avoiding direct collisions between the rules of the plane, thus greatly reducing the damage to the plane.

There are also those who believe that there is a real creator god in the universe, that is, the supreme god in people's mouths, but he never reveals his true face, but exists in a form that no one can understand. When the gods of the main physical plane used the power of the plane unscrupulously, he was completely enraged, thus defeating the gods and rewriting the rules to make the gods understand the value of their existence.

In addition to these two theories, there are many other theories, but all the gods are secretive about this matter, refusing to talk about it, and at the same time strictly forbidding believers to talk about it, so the truth may never be known.

And in the early days of the fall of the gods to the saints, the chaos of the world can be imagined. Some hostile gods, of course, will seize the opportunity to destroy their enemies. This directly led to the intensification of chaos, the death of countless lives, and the complete fall of many new gods.

After many years of cataclysm, the surviving gods finally understood that the world would be destroyed if they continued, so they compromised and focused on finding a way to restore their godhead.

Eventually, mortals still don't know exactly what happened, but the gods succeeded.

The remnants of the gods reunited their godheads, raised the kingdom of God, and returned to their former state, with the only difference being that they became more dependent on believers and more closely connected to their own churches.

The cataclysm has come to an end.

Thinking of this, Leo suddenly had some hazy thoughts in his mind, but he couldn't grasp it for a while, so he had to shake his head and follow Illidia, who was advancing in the form of a cheetah.

At this moment, he missed Chubby very much, if Chubby was by his side, he could make it turn into a giant bear form, and then lie comfortably on its back.

But Illidia was a moon elf after all, and she rode on top of him...... It's good to think about this idea, but there's still no need to say it.

……

The long day finally passed, and when the sky was completely dark, the two in the fog finally found a natural cave.

Shooting two unknown birds along the way, lighting a bonfire, and feeling his body start to get dry, Leo finally felt that he was alive again.

The flames crackle, the meat gives off a burst of aroma, and a handful of salt is sprinkled with oil, which is extremely tempting.

Illidia opened her mouth, as if to say something, but looked at the bird's meat, which had been roasted to a golden brown, and finally swallowed her words back with saliva.

After a not-so-sumptuous but delicious dinner, Leo lay comfortably on the floor.

After a long period of travel, he was very tired physically and mentally, and before he knew it, he was already sleepy, and he was about to fall asleep.

In a daze, a low roar suddenly came from outside the cave, which instantly brought him back to his senses, and the whole person became vigilant.

Illidia was in a similar state to him, but his expression was a little more solemn.

"What is it?" asked Leo in a low voice.

Illidia carefully distinguished, and replied, "I don't know, it may be a beast from the forest, attracted by the scent." Alas, I should have stopped you, the beasts here are very sensitive, and we should be more careful. ”

"It's useless to talk about that now, get ready to fight. Leo smiled bitterly, and his eyes fell on the entrance of the cave, where he saw a gray wolf approaching with its body bowed.

It was a very majestic beast, several laps larger than a normal wolf, and even bigger than a wolf domesticated by orcs. Its miserable green eyes glowed in the dim darkness, its half-open mouth was full of sharp teeth, and saliva continued to drip to the ground, raising a trace of smoke.

"Saliva has a strong acidic effect?" Leo was surprised, and for the first time he felt that Ashenvale was indeed a place full of dangers, as Illidia had claimed.

Illidia also noticed the gray wolf, and her expression changed again, exclaiming, "Damn! it's the fog wolf! kill it, and then we'll leave at once!"

At this time, Leo knew very well that he had absolutely no time to ask this and that again, so as soon as he heard Illida's words, he cast a fireball spell.

The bright flame, with its long tail of flame, locked onto the fog wolf, flying away at a blistering speed.

However, the misty wolf reacted completely differently from other ordinary beasts, it was not afraid of flames, but rushed towards it!

"Bang!"

The fireball hits the Fog Wolf, exploding its blaze in patches.

Before Leo could rejoice in his accurate mental power control, he had already discovered that the fog wolf's body had turned into a thick mist in the flames, and then condensed again, continuing to run forward.

"The ability to atomize?, didn't hurt it at all?" Leoton was surprised and hurriedly prepared the next magic, if this beast was immune to fire elemental damage, it would be a big problem. (To be continued......)