709. Twelve Demon Tides

Sitting in his laboratory, Jost was intently studying the materials in the bottles and jars.

There was a vine sample from an Abyssal Flower. Even after being separated from its main body and soaked in a solution, it still showed signs of vitality.

There was also Winter Wolf fur. A chill radiated from the silvery-white pelt, freezing even the bottle.

There were also some strange black objects bound inside sealed flasks. They writhed incessantly, as though they might smash through the glass and crawl out at any moment.

Besides those, there were all kinds of potions. It was easy to imagine that if these things were mixed together, they probably would not stop until they had caused dozens of explosions.

Jost coughed twice. He continued observing the condition of the materials and carefully recorded his notes.

"An Abyssal Flower is one of the twelve Demon Tides. These plants are considered a major component of the Black Forest. They aren't particularly powerful and can be warded off to some extent with fire, but the leader of the Abyssal Flowers can devour flames. Since the last time an Abyssal Flower appeared..."

He observed how the vines grew in various solvents, trying to find something that could counter them.

Xiya was equally curious as she examined the room. There were many things here that she might never have seen with her own eyes.

For example, the Abyssal Flower specimen. In Xiya's era, this Demon Tide was called the Thorns. It was considered one of the relatively easier Demon Tides to deal with, because humans at that time made extensive use of something called Glimmer Potion. Spraying it over the Black Forest could suppress the spread of the Abyssal Flowers.

Judging from this, Glimmer Potion had yet to be discovered in this era, and