The air in the densely overgrown forest was thick as glue.
Grotesque trees covered in fleshy tumors oozed nauseating, foul-smelling slime.
Creak!
Black boots made a faint sound as they stepped onto the slippery ground.
Lin Sheng moved through the trees with a grave expression. After the hard lesson he had learned in Blackwater Ravine, he understood just how treacherous these dangerous regions could be and could not afford the slightest carelessness.
Beside him, Nora had also put away her usual languid, seductive manner. Her gaze was sharp; clearly, she was well aware of the dangers deep within the Rotting Forest.
A deep purple halo appeared around her, enveloping her completely. It was an extremely powerful concealment method. Had he not still been able to see her, he would have found it almost impossible to detect her presence.
Not to be outdone, Lin Sheng pushed the Rust Body Technique to its limit while suppressing his aura as much as possible.
"What exactly are you looking for? And how am I supposed to help you find it?"
Lin Sheng spoke slowly.
"If it's too risky, forget it. The favor I owe you doesn't go that far."
Anything this powerful woman coveted was clearly no ordinary object, especially something growing deep within the Rotting Forest.
It was most likely some rare treasure nurtured by heaven and earth. Things like that were almost always guarded by powerful Eerie Beasts.
Although she had indeed dealt with the trouble Lu Ku posed, that did not mean he would risk his life to help her.
"Don't worry. It won't come to that. If we run into trouble, just leave it to me."
Nora smiled as she spoke, looking through the dense trees toward a spot a hundred meters away. An enormous crocodilian Eerie Beast was there,