Going down the gorge of the mountains, the wind was a bit strong, so Sylutia wrapped his hood tightly to avoid being blown up.
Hyacinth Horse underneath him was running down the slope. Under the manipulation and control of Sylutia, he slowly reached the most labor-saving state. This is the ability of [White Knight] and the effect of "Galloping Charge".
As Sylutia became proficient in using this ability, one person and one horse gradually became connected. Sometimes she only slowed down her movements a little, and Hyacinth Horse underneath her would understand what she meant and move at the same Deceleration speed.
Along the way, I would occasionally meet other adventurers going to the Abyss zone, and they would greet this girl and be curious about her being alone.
"Hey, little girl, why don't you come with us? It's very dangerous for you to be alone." On the way, a Wizard who looked to be in his forties and his companions greeted her.
Sylutia Simply say thank you and move on.
In this way, it took her about three days to reach the edge of the Petrification forest outside the Dark Mist Mountains.
Due to years of erosion and contamination, the trees in this forest have turned into black stone, and it is also brittle shale. When broken with your hands, it turns into pieces and falls to the ground and breaks into several pieces.
Everything in World of Shadows is a projection of the Surface Continent. The forest here is also a projection of the former Surface Continent forest, but that area has peeled off from the mainland in Eighth Era and fallen into the Twilight Sea.
Without the projection of the Surface Continent, the piece of World of Shadows is also stagnating and gradually dissipating, being eroded and swallowed by the Twilight Sea.
This is not Twilight Sea yet, but it is not far from the filth and chaos Sea of Monstrosities.
After arriving here, Sylutia did not step in rashly, but found a place to camp at the edge of the forest and rest for a day.
Lit the bonfire, put your favorite jerky, potatoes, and a few vegetables into the pot. Sylutia sat by the bonfire and opened the book Dickens gave him.
Closest to here, there are two Secret Realm worth exploring, namely "Wailing Cave" and "Blood Limb Orchard". The former needs to go deep into the underground cracks and explore unknown dark caves, while the latter needs to step into a dangerous orchard and face possible attacks at any time.
Let's go to the orchard first, which looks closer, and then go to the cave. Sylutia thought about it and made a simple decision.
After dinner was cooked, Sylutia sat by the fire and sipped the food she had cooked. She remembered Bona who once taught her chef skills, and wondered how she was doing now.
Now Sylutia's cooking skills are basically taught by her. With the blessing of high-quality ingredients, Sylutia can now make "second-level perfect" food. If she wants to reach third-level, she needs "third-level" ingredients, but she currently only has third-level Cornflower.
Cultivating third-level potatoes or wheat is possible for Sylutia, but third-level plants require far more growth time and resources than First Order's wheat. Now, the best-growing wheat in Lantern Town has only reached "second-level rare", and it will take about six months to break through to third-level.
Only Cornflower can be cultivated quickly under the influence of her own talent.
While Sylutia was enjoying dinner, Hyacinth Horse was lying on the ground beside him, eating the beans and fodder that Sylutia had placed in its wooden basin. He occasionally took a sip of the water next to him, raised his neck, and snorted to express his happiness.
At night, before Sylutia went to bed, he summoned the three heads of Beholder that had been previously sealed, asked them to help keep watch, and then went to sleep under the quilt in the tent.
After spending a peaceful night, she stepped into this Petrification forest the next day and kept moving towards her goal.
When he saw the bloody trees in the distance, Sylutia stopped and touched Hyacinth Horse beside him.
"I feel sorry for you for a while."
After saying that, there were twinkling stars in her eyes, she raised her finger, and soon the Hyacinth Horse in front of her disappeared, and a white card appeared in her hand.
[Hyacinth Horse] (Level 2·Castle): An excellent war horse cultivated by "Holy White Knight Hall". After rigorous military training, it can use many combat skills with Knight. It is good at accelerating charges, and dodging obstacles and attacks. It can resist weak attacks and the erosion of other Aspect Power.
Put this card away and put it into Picture Book. Sylutia took out "Tree Jade Spirit Sword" and held it in his hand.
With the support of "Emerald Nectar" Aspect Power, the emerald-colored sword blade Sharpness by itself, is extremely tough. This is not the strongest weapon in her hand, but it is definitely the most convenient and durable weapon.
As Sylutia's mind changed, the sword blade became wider and longer, and then Sylutia held it and easily swept away the Petrification trees along the way, stepping into this bloody forbidden land.
"Blood Limb Forest", as the name suggests, the trees here are like the bloody limbs of Distortion, as if they were the work of the creator in a state of madness.
The branches are extended arms, the branches and leaves are like open fingers, and the blood-red pointed buds are the sharp nails of the fingers. Seeing this plant will cause physical discomfort to people.
Sylutia's eyes slowly swept over the trees here, most of which were thin branches, as if they were dead. Occasionally she would see the corpses of dead monsters, grasped by the fingers of the branches, and the blood-red fingertips sank deeply into the monster corpses, constantly absorbing the nutrients in them.
Shaking his head, Sylutia covered his nose to avoid smelling the weird smell.
These limb-like trees are half-dead and half-alive, and will only wake up when they see blood. According to the records in the fortress, among these "Blood Limb Trees", the rare "Blood Fruit" will occasionally appear, which is the precious fruit of "Level 3·Blood Law". It will emit an alluring aroma, attracting many monsters and humans.
Many monsters will die in the fight, and their corpses will become nutrients for these trees, and then the next "Blood Fruit" will be condensed.
After walking for a while, Sylutia hasn't seen "Blood Fruit" yet, but the corpses of seven or eight monsters have been found. It seems that the competition here is fierce.
Walking through the weird forest, Sylutia carefully avoided the limb trees along the way and didn't let his clothes get scratched by the dark red nails.
At this time, a strange rustling sound came from the right, and soon after, five huge mice walked through the low gap between the trees and came to Sylutia.
Fruit-Eating Rat?
Sylutia Seeing that these mice have huge incisors, I guessed that it is said that their incisors can bite with such force that even steel can be broken.
The strength of the five mice was around "Second Level·Blood Law". They sensed the "Emerald Nectar" aura emanating from Sylutia, and there was a commotion, as if they were hesitating. But when Sylutia picked up the sword and prepared to attack, these goat-sized mice quickly ran away, got back into the gaps in the woods, and left.
Forget it, she wasn't going to chase them. After all, these mice were too dirty and didn't have anything she needed on them.
Continuing forward, Sylutia felt that he should have arrived at the center of "Blood Limb Forest", and he sensed more and more monsters. Most of them were First Order's second-order Twilight Beast, and a few were "third-order" existences, but they were far away.
The pressure brought by the Aspect Power level will be keenly sensed by these monsters. When Sylutia displays the "Third Level·Emerald Nectar" Aspect Power, many creatures will avoid it in advance.
However, there were also some special creatures that rushed over after smelling her breath.
Eight brown-winged moths descended from the sky. Inside their plush upper bodies were a pair of horrifying eyes. There were also uncomfortable patterns on the moth wings on both sides.
[Owl-Eyed Moth] (Level 2·Insect Moth): A monster born in the land of Distortion, it likes to eat the juice of fruit trees, and its attack methods are similar to those of "Emerald Nectar" and "Aspect Power" plants.
These eight weird moths flap their wings, and the patterns on their wings seem to come alive during the flapping process, giving people a depressing and uneasy feeling. Sylutia stands below, feeling a subtle danger quietly approaching.
No, even though these moths were not of a high level, Sylutia still stepped back vigilantly.
Seeing this, they rubbed their mouthparts and limbs, making playful rustling sounds, and flapped their wings again to approach, trying to surround the girl.
At this time, Sylutia had a faint gleam of light flowing in her eyes. After some careful observation, she finally noticed the source of the danger.
When these moths fly, their wings scatter fine powder. These seemingly ordinary powders are actually countless tiny eggs. Once they come into contact with living animals and plants, they hatch and then gnaw, and the beetles burrow into them.
In this way, even high-level creatures will be infected if they accidentally inhale the powder.
It's very insidious. Sylutia thought for a while and realized that it was too dangerous to fight in close combat with "Emerald Nectar" Aspect Power. The aura on her body changed in an instant, and then she flashed away from the scene and came to the air hundreds of meters away, then raised her arms.
[Evil Eye Shot]
Eye-like patterns appeared on her side one after another, and then brilliant purple rays were inspired from the eye patterns, Penetration the silver moth in the distance, burning and dismembering them.
After it was over, Sylutia's figure slowly descended from the sky, and then took out the lantern that had not been used for a long time. A burst of flames spread, burning the body of the silverfish and the area where it stayed.
These moths are indeed not strong, but if she had been careless just now, it is very likely that she would have been attacked. No wonder people say World of Shadows is dangerous. She only experienced it today.
Different from the stable Surface World, the monsters here are mutating all the time, and they will encounter new and unrecorded creatures at any time. Their habits and methods are also strange and difficult to guard against.
Even if you have a higher rank than your opponent, you may fall into trouble if you are not careful.