Dark thought for a moment, then understood the principle behind it.
That crimson powder had made the demonic trees believe that wounded prey had entered the forest.
But their hunting behavior always began with "Camouflage." They first disguised themselves as ordinary trees, then patiently waited for their prey to lower its guard before striking in an instant and killing it.
This pattern of behavior was extremely fixed, because demonic trees were plants by nature.
Though they could hunt and kill prey, all their hunting behavior stemmed from plant instincts rather than actions born of complex thought.
Therefore, they only knew this one method of hunting.
The Elf deputy captain had taken advantage of this, making them enter the "Camouflage" stage.
Then, before they could drop their "Camouflage," they drove away and put distance between them.
Before long, the carriage reached the deepest part of the demonic forest and stopped before a rock wall.
There was a mountain behind the rock wall, and it looked completely ordinary.
Yet within a ten-meter radius in front of the rock wall, not a single demonic tree grew.
"We discovered this safe zone after encountering danger once. Not only are we safe from attacks by demonic trees here, it can even frighten off monsters."
Grimm, the human male shield guard, spoke.
He had the best temperament in the team. It could only be said that no one who could serve as a shield guard was ordinary.
Dark had spoken with him the most along the way.
The two of them would need to cooperate to withstand damage during deep exploration, so communicating more was no bad thing.
They parked the carriage beside the rock wall, then climbed down one after another and began warming up.
Zeus relics all possessed different abilities, and it was difficult