Ancient Aura

Of course, identical outward appearances did not necessarily mean identical inner workings. Perhaps her left hand really had been cursed... Richard continued to ponder.

But no matter what, having one hand that could not be fully controlled would create considerable uncertainty in battle. It was a drawback to a Wizard's combat strength.

Three groups had already failed the Barren Forest mission. The Huo Er E Si Branch should have been well aware of just how dangerous the Barren Forest was. Yet under such circumstances, they had still sent Heluo, who possessed such a glaring weakness. Heluo was probably not as simple as the Level 3 Wizard she had introduced herself as.

Maybe she had some formidable trump cards.

Richard pursed his lips and remained on guard inwardly.

At that moment, the Female Wizard Heluo spoke again. "My left hand truly is beyond my control, so what it does is not what I want in my heart. If it has done anything bad, I can only apologize. I hope you two can understand."

"Of course," Richard said.

"Perhaps." Bobobo Wei Qi was noncommittal. Clearly, because of what had happened earlier, he still harbored considerable misgivings toward Heluo. As he spoke, he took a large step to the side, putting as much distance as possible between himself and Heluo.

Heluo saw this and knew that further explanations would not change Bobobo Wei Qi's mind, so she did not continue to belabor the matter. After offering an apologetic smile, she changed the subject and got down to business.

"Let's talk about the mission we'll be cooperating on. You two should already know some basic information about the Barren Forest, so I won't repeat it here," Heluo said. "However, I would like to share some recent news with you.

"First, there are many rivers