Heading into the Mountains

The Adventure Group walked until nightfall, the forest filled with the calls of owls.

Griffins generally do not fly at night. The Griffon Bulwark Mountain Range are the territory of griffins, and dire wolves and Lapis Lazuli Beast rarely appear in this forest area.

Occasionally there might be some Wind Fox, but whenever those low-level magical beasts appear, it's practically like handing money to the Adventure Group.

The camp was built in a clearing in the woods. This time, Instructor Nora actually prepared a piece of canvas. She nailed a cross-shaped support to a tree and hung the canvas on it to make a simple enclosure. In this way, a simple bathroom with a big tree in the middle was completed. Finally, she hung the Water Gathering Spell Rune Plate on the tree trunk, and water droplets kept falling.

The Adventure Group consisted of five female elves, and none of them could tolerate the inability to shower before bed, so Instructor Nora built this simple public bathroom.

When setting up the tents, everyone placed them around the campfire.

At night, Instructor Gru and Instructor Eleanor take the night watch. Once they reach the Griffon Bulwark Mountain Range, Roy, Sabrina, and Miss Christine no longer take the night watch. The three of them only need to conserve their energy and follow the Adventure Group on foot through the mountains.

The first day's journey went smoothly, thanks to the mountain trails and the lack of any danger.

The jungle at night is not quiet; there are rustling sounds everywhere, and nocturnal insects become active in the forest, while predators emerge one after another.

The Adventure Group's camp was the quietest; apart from the firelight attracting some moths, there were no other visitors.

Roy slept soundly, feeling even more comfortable than if he were sleeping in a hotel.

The next day, the Adventure Group set off as soon as it was light.

Guide Majeri walked at the front of the group the whole way, finally behaving like a proper guide. He also did an excellent job in finding mountain trails, setting up campsites, and other tasks.

Aside from necessary communication, the instructors from the academy rarely spoke during the journey.

We would rest for 15 minutes after walking for two hours each time, replenish our water and food, and then continue walking.

Instead of choosing the Elf Biscuit, which could keep them full for five days, they continued to eat Breadfruit and berries.

After two days of hiking and Mountain Road, we finally emerged from the dense jungle area. Further ahead, the woodland became very sparse, and this area, covered with weeds and sparse trees, was the hunting ground of the Half-Elf.

Many traps for hunting griffins are set up here. In fact, these traps are very crudely made, and in order to prevent other elf hunters from falling into the traps, some signs are placed around the traps to indicate that there is a trap in this area.

Griffins have sharp teeth that can bite through any net, so ordinary hunting nets cannot catch them.

The Half-Elf hunters here have developed a simple and brutal hunting method.

However, each trap involves a huge amount of work. They would first dig a large pit in the wilderness, big enough for a griffin to easily fall into. At the bottom of the pit, they would place spiked spears and animal traps, which were almost all fixed to the bottom of the pit and were very sturdy.

These giant pits are about six or seven meters deep, covered with tree branches, and surrounded by long cattails.

Elven hunters would hunt Banteng Deer or argali sheep in the forest and then tie them to traps as bait.

These Banteng Deer or argali sheep weigh less than 100 pounds, so they cannot break down these trap covers. In order to keep the Banteng Deer or argali sheep alive, the elf hunters have to cut grass and feed these baits every day.

When griffins spot prey in the meadows, they usually fold their wings and swoop down to attack.

They are incredibly powerful and have very sturdy bodies. Often, when they crash headfirst into a trap, they are pierced by the spiked spears. These traps are also deep enough that griffins cannot fly with their wings spread and can only climb with their four claws. Once they step into a trap, they will never be able to climb out alive.

Moreover, these traps are surrounded by long cattails, so even if the trap lids are broken, the cattails will keep them well hidden.

At this point, the elven hunters still dared not approach the griffins.

They usually wait until the griffins are starving and dying in the trap before they come out and kill them.

The elves classify the griffin as a level three magical beast because of its magical ability, ' Iron Will '.

In the elven code, this magic is considered a level three magic, so the griffin is naturally classified as a level three magical beast.

The griffins activate this spell as they dive towards the ground, at which point their bodies slam into the ground like solid iron projectiles. Protected by their ' Iron Will ', the griffins remain unharmed.

According to guide Majeri, a griffin once swooped down on an elven swordsman standing on a boulder.

That swordsman was also fighting for his life. When he saw the griffin swooping down from the sky, he didn't try to dodge at all... until the griffin was right in front of him, then he used Leaping Strike to dodge.

The griffin crashed headfirst into the boulder, shattering it into pieces instantly, and emerged unharmed.

On land, they fold their wings, much like the Spike-tailed Crystal Lion, and can pounce and tear apart their prey...

So it's not surprising that when griffins see their prey, they charge headlong into the trap, sometimes even crushing all the spikes in the trap.

However, they were unable to escape the animal traps mixed with magic iron.

Not long after the Adventure Group entered the desolate meadow, they saw several elven hunters standing on the edge of a trap, working together to pull up a dead griffin.

As the guide, Majeri, passed by, he greeted the elf hunters warmly.

The weather was scorching hot, and with no trees to provide shade, the Adventure Group was baking under the sun, becoming listless. However, they could not cross this meadow at night, as it was full of traps and the signs were not visible in the dark.

The slope was already quite steep, and the griffins in the sky were starting to look menacing.

Unable to distinguish whether the Adventure Group was bait, they hesitated to act.

And so the Adventure Group spent their third night in a sparse grove of trees since entering the Griffon Bulwark.

The Adventure Group will be leaving the forest tomorrow and will soon be entering a steep hillside full of rocks and weeds, where they will be completely exposed to the griffins.

Moreover, climbing the Griffon Bulwark becomes incredibly difficult, as it is filled with loose, small stones. If you step into these loose stones, your legs will sink in, and your entire body will be swept away by the stones and slide downwards.

If you're unlucky and a landslide occurs, you could be completely buried in the debris flow.

Therefore, this route is even more dangerous than climbing a cliff; you can only walk horizontally along the mountainside and gradually increase the altitude.

At times like these, the Adventure Group inevitably encounters the griffins in the sky.

Instructor Nora wanted to test the Adventure Group's combat capabilities, so tomorrow's main focus wasn't on traveling, but rather on hunting a griffin in the wilderness.

Only Adventure Group capable of hunting griffins are qualified to discuss leaping over the Griffon Bulwark.

That night, Sabrina sat in the tent for a long time, clutching her Heavy Sword. It was her first time traveling to another dimension with Adventure Group, and she wasn't very satisfied with her performance. She hadn't been able to unleash her full potential in these battles.

Sabrina couldn't help but start to doubt herself.

Roy had been searching for the Light Flower all the way. He even had several wooden flower pots in his Magic Pouch, just waiting to transplant the Light Flower into them when he found it.

Unfortunately, we didn't see a single Light Flower along the way.

On the morning of the fourth day, when the Adventure Group gathered for breakfast, Instructor Nora reiterated everyone's tasks, with the three young students assisting in the attack from the sidelines.

Miss Christine is an Elf Archer, and she has specially prepared some Armor-Piercing Arrow this time.

"I'll reiterate: when the Griffin activates its Iron Will, don't engage it head-on. We need to be prepared to pull it back and forth. Its Iron Will won't last long, at most fifteen seconds, so we need to be patient and also pay attention to safety!" Instructor Nora said to everyone.

"Let's not think of it as a level three magical beast. It doesn't deserve that title at all. In my opinion, as long as we successfully avoid its Iron Will, the Griffin is at most a level two magical beast!" Instructor Virgil said with a relaxed expression.

"Everyone, please be careful. Christine and I won't be able to help you in the early stages of the battle." Instructor Gru always had a serious expression on his face, his expression blank.

After spending these few days together, Roy discovered that Instructor Gru's appearance and inner self were very different; he was cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

"In this battle, we'll focus on myself, Virgil, and Elinore. We'll lure the griffins away, and then you can make your move!" Instructor Nora told everyone.

"Knew..."

"So verbose!"

The Adventure Group answered in turn.

Instructor Nora then clapped her hands loudly and said:

"Everyone, get ready to go!"

Guide Majeri always stood at the front of the group. This time, he was also wearing a set of leather armor, which had special painted designs on it.

An oil painter painted some weeds and pebbles on his leather armor. If he were to lie down on the pebbles, based on the pattern on the armor, the guide, Majeri, could blend into the rubble simply by lying flat on the stones...

Roy, dressed in Hard Leather Armor Magic Inscription Construct and holding a shield, looked somewhat clumsy.

However, his Magic Inscription Construct received praise from Instructor Eleanor. Because it was made of Hard Leather Armor from Petrification Lizard, the armor itself also had stone patterns on it. If Roy activated ' Stone Skin ', he would also turn into a pile of stones...

Of course, apart from the Magician Scarlett, no one else in the Adventure Group knows the extent of Roy's Magic Inscription Construct.