After accepting this precious fruit, there is nothing else more valuable in Blood Limb Forest.
When the fruit that exuded an alluring aura disappeared, the monsters that were originally lingering around gradually dispersed.
This Secret Realm is almost explored, Sylutia thought to himself.
She Levitation her body up, ascended into the air, looked around Blood Limb Forest below, then stopped staying and flew to another Secret Realm "Wailing Cave" direction.
Compared with the flight ability of birds, the flight speed of "Astral Floating" is not very fast. This is because the basic principles of the two are completely different.
However, this ability also has other advantages, that is, it is less affected by the direction of airflow and wind, and it can float and move even in water.
After traveling for several hours, Sylutia gradually approached the black ridge in the distance, and the entrance of Wailing Cave was in the rock crevice at the foot of the mountain.
After descending, Sylutia did not go in immediately, but checked the time. She had explored Blood Limb Forest for nearly 16 hours today. Although she was not sleepy, there was no safe resting area in Wailing Cave. Considering that the subsequent adventure would require a lot of energy, she decided to sleep outside before setting off.
When we came to the other side of the ridge, we found a clean shelter from the wind. Sylutia put down his small tent, then took out a small stove, grilled himself tonight's food, and then enjoyed it with delicious fruits.
At night, the meat slices on the wire fence made a slight sizzling sound, and a little of the seasoning sprinkled on them fell into the charcoal fire, emitting fragrant green smoke.
Sylutia looked at the dark red charcoal, gently turned the meat slices with his fingers, and his eyes were in a daze.
Suddenly she remembered what happened a long time ago. At that time, she wanted to live a relaxed and comfortable life, where she could sleep as she pleased, eat what she liked, and not be governed by anyone.
No, now she has unknowingly realized it. Although she is not yet the top among Transcendent, in the current environment, she no longer has the anxiety of lack of security. With Courtyard, she can carry all kinds of things with her, including delicious food, and can sleep when she wants, without having to worry about the alarm clock and rushing for time.
This kind of light comfort and freedom gradually relaxed her body and mind, and her mood became particularly stable.
"That's great." She whispered softly.
His consciousness slowly came back from his thoughts, Sylutia took off the grilled meat slices, and then tasted it in small bites. The hot meat mixed with cumin and spices spread between the teeth, which particularly stimulated the appetite.
After eating this piece, Sylutia threaded the meat piece again and roasted it slowly on the charcoal fire. Watching the light red meat slowly turn white, then turn brown and release the fragrance.
After a peaceful night's rest, Sylutia got up again.
After packing her things, she descended from the ridge and slowly fell into the gap in the huge dark rock.
It seems that the gap was torn open after the land mass was broken, exposing the deep inside of the mountain, and there is also a strong Distortion atmosphere inside.
After observing for a while, the girl shook her head slightly.
The environment here is very harsh. If ordinary students step into it, they will probably be severely corroded by Distortion. They cannot stay for too long and must come out.
I really don't know how those students explored, maybe they prepared special props, but she is not afraid of this kind of erosion.
The black dress was fluttering, Sylutia Levitation was in the air, her toes occasionally tapped the raised stones below, walking through the dark cave, a special faint light appeared in her eyes, and she looked at the surrounding environment.
[Darkvision Lv.5]; Can see in very dim environments.
This ability is very simple. Generally speaking, few people specialize in learning it. However, some creatures are born with it, such as owls that are active at night.
While floating forward, Sylutia occasionally found footprints left on the ground and rocks. It seemed that students had already been here.
Continue to move deeper into the cave. The environment here will become darker and more complicated. If you don't pay attention, you will get lost.
("Darkvision" proficiency +7)
("Darkvision" proficiency +5)
[Darkvision Lv.5→Lv.6]; Can see in extremely dark environments.
After the upgrade, Sylutia can see things more clearly and farther in the dark. Now she can detect more details in the dark, such as slight scratches on a certain stone, light dust gaps on the stone wall, etc.
Through these traces, Sylutia guessed that the people who took this road before were probably a three-person team. One was weak and needed to rest against the wall from time to time, one was wearing heavy armor, and the last one was flexible in movement and left very light traces.
Sylutia walked in the twists and turns of the cave for about 2 hours, and finally heard voices coming from the distance of the cave.
"Feiqi is dying." The voice was a female voice with a dry and hard tone.
"He was attacked by Shadow Beast underground. Although his injuries were not fatal, most of the Fate Card was corroded by pollution. I think it is difficult to recover." Another thick male voice answered.
"What should we do? Go back now, but ahead is Mausoleum Region. We finally got to such a deep place." The female voice hesitated.
"Oh, Lusha, I know you have planned a lot for this expedition, but Feiqi's life is at stake." The male voice replied helplessly.
There was silence for a while, and when Sylutia thought they had finished talking and was about to step forward, they heard the sound of a fight.
"What are you doing?" a male voice shouted in surprise.
"You shouldn't have stopped me. Lando. Feiqi can't survive anymore. Look at his face turning dark and there are already black and purple bloodshot eyes."
"Now his life has been corroded by nearly 70%. We have no means to isolate the corrosion. Even if we take him back to "Firestone Fortress" as quickly as possible, his corrosion rate will reach 80% at the lowest, which is almost the same as Twilight Beast."
"At that time, no one can save him. It is better to let him sleep peacefully, which can reduce the torture and prevent him from turning into a random Bite crazy monster."
"But he is our teammate, so you just do it like this?" The male voice responded incomprehensibly.
"It was true in the past, but now, what's the use of insisting on it?"
"That's all, if you want to guard his body, just guard it. I'll go to the front by myself." After the female voice finished speaking, her footsteps disappeared into the distance.
Seeing that the sound was going away, Sylutia continued to move forward, turned several bends, and finally saw the person behind the sound.
A warrior in heavy black armor bent down, sat in front of his unconscious companion, and helped him feed him the potion.
"Who is it!" Hearing the sound, he stood up alertly, and the heavy armor on his body made a rustling sound.
"Wait a minute, I'm just here to explore." Sylutia lit up the lantern, illuminating himself and the surrounding environment.
"You are?"
Seeing that it was a living person, not a monster, the other party's tone softened slightly, but he was still full of vigilance. He put down the potion in his hand and held onto his shield and sword blade.
"My name is Tia, and I am a student of the Woodland." Sylutia took out the badge that was the first to arrive at the Woodland.
After seeing the badge, the other person calmed down a little and his expression slowly relaxed.
"Did you come here alone?" He was still confused.
"Yes, it will be much more convenient if you are alone." Sylutia replied.
"Don't you know it's very dangerous here, and the erosion is serious." He is a heavily armored warrior from Castle Aspect, with strong tolerance and resistance to erosion.
"I know, but I also have means to resist." Sylutia blinked, and the faint silver moonlight covered his body, showing the characteristics of "Radiant Moon".
"Radiant Moon? Although Radiant Moon can Purification, the consumption is also..." He shook his head, feeling that this was not a cost-effective thing.
Afterwards, the two chatted for a while, and Sylutia finally understood the general situation.
It turns out that Feiqi, Lando, and Lusha were friends who formed a team half a year ago. They have experienced many Secret Realm adventures together, and they are all skilled veterans of the third level. They have always been happy to cooperate, so this time they also went out as a group to explore Wailing Cave.
But on the way, the three of them encountered a shadow creature that could pass through the wall in the cave. It took a lot of effort for the three of them to repel the enemy, but one of their companions, Feiqi, also fell down due to injuries.
"I wanted to save his life, but now it seems that it's probably in vain." He shook his head regretfully.
"Where's Lusha?" Sylutia asked, and then walked over, ready to take a good look at the condition of the unconscious Feiqi.
"Lusa didn't want to wait any longer, so she went alone."
"Lusa has been to the third level for a long time, but it is difficult for her to advance. She has failed several times before. The treasures found in the ruins this time are very precious. If she can find one, she can try again."
"What if it doesn't succeed this time?" Sylutia was curious.
"She will probably be recalled to the surface by the Woodland Alliance to serve the organization she joined."
"Isn't that great?"
"It's good for some people, but not good for those who want to move up." Lando shook his head.
"World of Shadows is rich in resources. If you explore a few more times, you can get the income of the Surface Continent for five or six years. Moreover, you can easily access all kinds of knowledge and secret techniques here, and you can even learn something across schools."
"If you return to the surface, just get that part of the salary, and stay in an area with poor resources, it will be difficult to advance in the future." He shook his head.
"She couldn't stand that state." After saying that, Lando sighed.
"Feiqi may not survive this time to return to the Surface Continent."
"His hometown is in the distant Howling Wind Mountains. It is a peaceful place."
"It's not time to give up yet, maybe I can help." Sylutia squatted down and carefully examined the lying black-haired young man. He had a mustache at the corner of his mouth and looked to be in his early 30s.
After closing his eyes and praying, Sylutia once again saw the outline of a human figure composed of silver dots appearing behind him.
Soon the enlarged figure of the girl held up the water bottle and poured out Purification's clear spring, sweeping through Feiqi's body and wrapping it up.
After a while, the water in the clear spring evaporated and dissipated, and the face of the unconscious Feiqi also recovered somewhat.
"It actually worked." Lando looked at this scene in shock, then got closer and checked Feiqi's status again.
"The current corrosion rate is approximately 50%. Although it is still serious, it will not be fatal for a while. I will take him back immediately." After saying that, Lando picked up the other person and prepared to leave.
"Thank you Tia for your help. I still have some unused "Wolf Heart Blood Bag". If you take it, it can absorb the surrounding Distortion erosion and weaken the pollution."
"Feiqi and I will recuperate at Firestone Fortress for a period of time. If you return safely, you can find us at Grey Rat Inn."
After that, he carried Feiqi and left happily. The copper-shell lantern around his waist also shook and made the sound of metal collision.
Going so fast, Sylutia thought to himself, then picked up the special leather bag and opened it, a strange smell of blood hit his face.
After taking a few steps back, Sylutia finally took a closer look at what was inside.
"There is a wolf heart soaked in blood and water. The black heart beats slowly in the blood, absorbing the surrounding "Distortion"Aspect Power as the driving force for the continuation of its life."
Looking at the heart, it must have been made not long ago, no more than a week ago. The blood in it is also dark and turbid, so it must have been used for several days.
This is probably a small prop made based on the experience passed down among adventurers, and it can be corroded by Distortion in the Deceleration environment.
Compared with equipment for isolating and resisting erosion, this kind of thing is much simpler and cheaper to make, and most of it is made from nearby materials.
After knowing the production method and use of this kind of thing, Sylutia put down "Wolf Heart Blood Bag" and continued to move forward.
Three minutes later, when she was walking through a stone wall, a strange black shadow emerged from the stone behind her and rushed towards her.
There was no sound or breath fluctuation during the whole process, and it was still in a dark cave environment, so normal people couldn't sense it at all.
No wonder the third-level Wizard was hit, Sylutia thought, turning lightly, his skirt fluttering like a fan blade, and then he slashed the black shadow with a backhand arc.
[Undying Shadow] (Level 3·Nightmare): Shadow life, can escape into the shadow and lurk, without actual form.
A few seconds later, the shadow creature was cut in half and attacked again from different directions.
The Radiant Gold Longblade in Sylutia's hand flipped lightly, and her figure also moved in the cave.
Cutting away the shadow life again and again, although the separated parts of the opponent can still move, the speed and strength will continue to decline.
It doesn't seem that powerful. She thought it could split infinitely.
Putting away the long knife, Sylutia held the lantern in one hand, green dewdrops dripped into the spark core, and then flames rushed out from the base and swept through the long tunnel.
The shadow life that was too late slowly dissipated in the flames.
It's a pity that the shadow life just now left no legacy or treasures, only a few gray velvet-like ashes.
Originally Sylutia was about to leave, but when he saw these gray velvets, he squatted down and twisted them carefully with his fingers, and then collected them.
Maybe it's useful, she thought, and continued.
After passing through a gap in the wet and cold rocks, a temporary hole will appear in front of you. After going down a few meters, Sylutia landed on the cold stone road.
Here?
She looked around and observed that the environment here was no longer a natural stone wall, but an artificial creation, and the style could be seen as that of a mausoleum.
Now she has arrived at the tomb that the adventurers were talking about, but she doesn't know what will be here, whether there is the "Star-Gazing School" record she hopes to find.
However, even if not, it is good to find other rare things. In the process of exploring here, she improves her ability proficiency, so it is not a loss, and other things are additional gains.
Lifting the lantern, the orange light shone, and Sylutia walked step by step towards the depths of the passage.
Not long after she walked inside, the entrance to the passage she had just entered gradually changed, being filled bit by bit with the restored stone walls, and then disappeared. The pattern in the entire passage was the same, and she could no longer find the place where she had just entered.
As the field of vision slowly increased, every part of this mausoleum was constantly healing and changing. The entrances to passages were changing, and the walls were rotating, like a huge moving maze.
"All seven trialists have arrived"
On the stone platform in the center of the maze, a line of writing appeared.
"Selection Ceremony·Labyrinth of Palen, Start"
"We are waiting for Spirit of Conspiracy and Suspicion, God of Disbelief and Lies, Palen Markov"
"Your will will reappear in the world"
On the wall behind the stone platform, the ancient mural that had been dormant for thousands of years showed a faint light, depicting a strange god with horns and a snake on his lower body. He waved his flute, causing warriors from all races below to fight each other. Invisible power rose from the ground and gathered on him.