After the sudden incident just now, everyone became more cautious. One of the members found a scroll for detecting invisible creatures. After opening it, a light blue rune brand appeared, and then circular ripples spread, and wherever they went, everything was covered with a faint halo of silver mist.
Unfortunately, such detection methods were not effective, and the hidden Hermit Spider" did not appear under this detection method.
If it were so easy to deal with, it wouldn't be the fourth-level Magic Creature.
A third-level Knight can protect a small town. It is difficult to produce a beast stronger than him within a radius of fifty kilometers. In the countryside, such a Knight is almost invincible. Sturdiness's armor, combined with war horses and weapons, can easily wipe out hundreds of robbers, just like slaughtering chickens.
For some small cities, the fourth-level Magic Creature is irresistible. They are dangerous enough to destroy cities with thousands of people. If similar creatures appear on the surface, local guilds and official organizations will request support.
"Keep walking, but be careful on the way ahead." Sylutia suggested.
"Yes, Chief Hedra." Everyone couldn't help but relax when they saw Sylutia speaking.
Although the fourth-level Magic Creature is very scary, the chief is also very strong. Everyone was surprised when he suddenly approached in an instant.
"Let me go in front." Muria suggested.
Today, the prince is wearing white cloth armor and a blue cloak. There are two large golden rivets on the shoulders to fix the cloak, which is quite gorgeous.
As the only fourth-level member in the team, he is strong enough, his physical fitness is much better than other Mage, and his reaction is fast enough, so he will not be easily defeated by Hermit Spider.
So everyone adjusted the team, Muria walked at the front, Sylutia walked at the back, and continued to explore Secret Realm.
The surrounding air gradually becomes colder, the humidity increases, the temperature decreases, and the grass around the road becomes thicker and denser, often blocking everyone's sight and making it difficult to see what is going on deep in the woods.
"Now, we are probably entering the depths of the second floor. If we continue to move forward, we should be on the third floor."
"The number of layers here is based on the height difference of Beacon at the time of departure. The further down, the further away from where Beacon is, the higher the degree of erosion, and the more dangerous Magic Creature is." A team member explained while holding a torch.
"Of course, as the risk level increases, the probability of rare resources appearing will also increase."
After walking for a while, the path gradually became covered by weeds, and it looked like no one had been here for a long time.
After everyone arrived at a clearing in the forest, the road was completely cut off, and they could only rely on themselves to identify the direction and choose the direction to move forward.
"Look, there seems to be an apple tree over there." One of the team members pointed to a dark red color exposed deep in the forest.
Looking carefully, there is indeed a dark red apple hanging there, as deep red as coagulated blood.
Sylutia also followed everyone's gaze and blinked lightly, analyzing the situation of the apple.
[Parasitic Snake Apple](Level 3·Emerald Nectar)
When an apple is inhabited by a poisonous snake, when a creature approaches, the poisonous snake inside will come out to attack and kill the victim. After digestion, the poisonous snake will spit out special venom to nourish the apple, making it more attractive and delicious."
This is not a good apple, Sylutia thought to himself, but they did not stop everyone, and all six of them slowly approached the apple tree.
Not far from the tree, everyone stopped.
Although the other team members do not have as strong an observation ability as Sylutia, they are not fools. Naturally, they do not believe that there is anything in World of Shadows that is not dangerous. Often, the more tempting the treasure, the more danger it lurks.
"Do you understand?" A team member turned back.
"I can roughly feel a hint of danger." A student waved Magic Staff, and a translucent mirror the size of a water basin emerged, reflecting the shadow of the snake entrenched inside the apple.
"Tsk, it is indeed a poisonous apple."
"What should we do now, just smash the apple?"
"Although this apple is poisonous, the Aspect Power rank is not fake. If you can take it off properly and take it back, many Alchemy magicians will buy it."
"But if you attack, the poisonous snake will definitely wake up. If you are not careful during the battle, the apple will be damaged."
"What should we do?" someone asked.
"I'll do it." A petite girl walked out of the team. She opened her hood, revealing her gray hair.
"I have Winter Slumber" Aspect Power and Magic Orb. Although it is not consistent with my major Aspect Power, it can also activate the use of some magic abilities." She took out the fist-sized exquisite Magic Orb from the backpack on her back.
Its outer shell is wrapped by silvery star trails, and its interior is made of ice-blue gemstones, exuding bursts of cold air. It looks like a third-level weapon, possibly a trophy from an expedition.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Laina." The other team members nodded and stepped aside.
Sylutia was also curiously watching the operation of Laina. She first woke up the sleeping Magic Orb. As the light on the star track of the shell flowed, the ice sapphire inside slowly lit up.
Afterwards, dark purple rune marks lit up on the star track, activating the power of the Magic Orb core.
Seeing such power fluctuations gradually aroused the viper's vigilance, it slowly rose up from its sleep, and then did not rush out of the apple, but it also became active.
At this time, Laina activated Magic Orb, and a ray of cold light shot towards the apple.
[Ice Magic Orb·Frost Ray](Winter Slumber)
The cold air quickly spread to the entire apple along the point where it was injected. The dark red apple froze instantly, and as the temperature dropped rapidly, it became harder and harder until the whole apple fell from the tree and hit the ground.
At this time, the poisonous snake inside was also frozen by the ice, and its blood and life were suspended.
Picking up the basketball-sized apple, the two students took out the Identification Mirror tablet and took a closer look, confirming that the poisonous snake inside had been frozen and temporarily unable to move.
"Let me do it now." Another team member walked out. He put on a special monocle, took out a Sharpness knife, and inserted it accurately into the inside of the apple. He cut the heart of the Penetration venomous snake with one knife. Then he turned the knife edge, dug out just the right opening, and took out the venomous snake, leaving the dark red apple.
[Apple Forest Boa](Level 3·Nightmare)
The venomous snake hidden in the fruit has a slightly sweet smell that makes people lose consciousness in a comfortable state."
"It's really rare for a third-level venomous snake to be so small." Someone commented curiously.
"I remember when I was a kid in my hometown, a huge wild boar attacked the village. It was Mr. Knight who was stationed at the time to deal with it. Although the wild boar was only a second level, it was more than four meters tall and weighed several thousand kilograms. After it was killed, the whole village ate its meat for a long time."
"This is not fixed. Generally speaking, Beast Fang" and Blood Law "Aspect Power" creatures can grow up easily. Their size is part of their strength. Even if other Aspect Power become higher in level, their size is not necessarily very large, such as Fairy."
The dead snake was put into the bag, and the apple was sealed in a special crisper box by the members and put into their pocket.
Afterwards, everyone passed through the second floor and headed towards the third floor.
There are no roads here anymore, the surrounding grass is as tall as a person, the environment is damp and cold, and the light is very dim.
When they were on the first floor, they could still see the accumulated dark clouds above their heads and the light of Beacon in the distance, but when they arrived here, the sky had turned into a blurry dark gray, and the appearance of the clouds could not be seen clearly, and the scope of Rising Wind Torch's reflection was also much smaller.
"Let's walk some more, but don't go to the fourth floor." One of the team members suggested.
"Agree." Then the six of them moved on.
Sylutia was walking last, looking around. Although the other team members were a little nervous, she was not very nervous. Probably because she had been to more dangerous and dark areas with the Woodland, but now the environment here is as simple as playing house.
After walking for a while, Sylutia's eyes moved slightly and she looked towards the depths of the forest in the distance. She discovered something there, but the few people walking in front seemed unaware of it.
"Wait a moment." She called to stop the advancing team.
"I'll go over and take a look. Just stay where you are."
Although there were some doubts, everyone still followed the instructions out of trust in the chief.
At this moment, Sylutia raised his right hand, and the silver ring on his wrist loosened, turning into flowing silk threads, and soon reorganized into a Flying Bird with wide wings.
This Flying Bird circled around Sylutia, and then flew deep into the forest, with silver silk threads fluttering at the ends of its wings.
Everyone watched this scene curiously. Just when they were thinking about what would happen, the Flying Bird suddenly turned around, and the two silk threads connected to its wings tightened instantly, entangled and strangled in the air, and a dark figure emerged from the entanglement of silk threads.
It looks like a combination of a wolf and a cheetah. It has a small head but sharp fangs. Its body is so dark that if it doesn't move, you can't see it at all.
[Shadow-Walking Beast](Level 3·Mist Shadow)
The fur can absorb light, and ordinary perception spells will also be absorbed, making it difficult to work. The existence of Magic Creature can only be confirmed with the naked eye."
During the struggle, the beast roared and its movements became more violent. Just when everyone thought it would break free from the entanglement of the silk thread, Xilu Tia had already come close to it.
Looking at the beast curiously, Sylutia thought about it and patted it with his palms.
[Secret Spell·Steel Shadow Demon Hand]
In the air, the shadows of a pair of palms also appeared for an instant, and then they patted "Shadow-Walking Beast" as if it had been hit by a train. Its bones were broken, it passed out, and its body became limp.
"That makes you behave a lot." The girl nodded, and then let the shadow of the giant hand lift Shadow-Walking Beast and bring it to everyone.
"It's still alive. It just has a few broken bones. Just go back and pick them up." Sylutia looked around, picked up local materials, cut dry trees with silk thread, made a simple cage, and put it in.
"Just leave it here and drag it back when we come back." She cast a shield to isolate the breath, light and shadow, so that ordinary low-level creatures could not break in.
Seeing this, everyone nodded in agreement, but suddenly looked at the girl with complicated eyes.
Why does the seemingly gentle and lovely chief show such violent and terrifying methods? It's such a huge contrast to his image.
Then they continued to move forward, and this time they encountered no accidents, except for a nest of Hunger-Eating Owl.
[Hunger-Eating Owl](Level 3·Distortion)
A hungry, unselective, strange bird with a weird body shape that may have multiple eyes and wings. After devouring other extraordinary creatures, its strength will increase. When it reaches its limit, its body will split into new Hunger-Eating Owl"."
There were eight "Hunger-Eating Owl" in total. After the two sides discovered each other, a battle started. During this period, Muria waved Magic Staff, and the phantom of Sturdiness's city gate appeared to resist the attack of these eight Hunger-Eating Owl. Then several team members used their own methods to quickly defeat and kill them.
Two minutes later, Muria removed the protective spell, and several people stepped forward to inspect the body.
"Although it's level three, it's basically worthless." A team member shook his head and complained.
"Distortion Aspect Power's creatures are like this. There are very few secrets and rituals that can utilize this power, so it is the Aspect Power with the lowest trading value."
"Generally speaking, the materials of third-level creatures can be sold for about 100 gold coins, but the materials of third-level Distortion Aspect Power cost 2
No one may want even 0 gold coins."
"The biggest use is probably to make some kind of poison or smoke bomb, which can confuse and interfere with the opponent in battle."
Distortion Aspect Power's material, is the price so low? Sylutia thought to himself.
It seems to be the case. For many beings, Distortion"Aspect Power is like poison. It will pollute themselves and interfere with their minds. They are afraid of hiding. No one will want to use such Aspect Power props and elixirs, unless they are the kind of desperate people----
The girl thought of a figure from long ago and sighed in her heart.
After solving Hunger-Eating Owl, everyone went to the lair and rummaged around, and found a few "second-order" scattered gems here, which added to their harvest.
The area Distortion that we were moving forward in front of us was becoming increasingly polluted, and everyone felt that it was time to turn back, so they started to return.
On the way, Sylutia came to the cage again, lifted the magic shield, and found that Shadow-Walking Beast locked inside had woken up, but due to injuries and fractures, he could not break free from the silk thread, and could only hiss and gasp.
"He's still alive." His companions came around to look curiously.
"You should be able to sell it for a lot of money if you take it back. The value of life is often more than three times that of death."
"Some Mage need it. They are either studying Shadow-Walking Beast's ability, extracting blood, or cultivating it as a war beast."
Xilu Tia once again summoned the shadow of Magic Hand, lifted the cage, and returned with this Shadow-Walking Beast.
The road back was calm and the "Hermit Spider" seemed a little afraid of Sylutia and did not show up again.
In this way, everyone returned to the base safely and reported the expedition to the local Mage Guild, registering their experiences and gains.
"Ah, you actually caught a live Shadow-Walking Beast." The counter lady looked at the black beast tied up in the cage in surprise.
"How is it? Is it valuable?" the students asked curiously.
"It is very valuable. Many workshops and Mage want it. If you give it to the guild directly, we will buy it for 800 gold coins and give you a certain point reward."
"If you think it's not a good deal, you can also find a buyer yourself, but the price won't be much higher." She answered several people.
After listening, everyone looked at the black-haired girl behind them and asked her what she meant.
Sylutia raised her head and thought about it. Although she could exchange a lot of gold coins, she actually didn't lack the money, but she didn't seem to have the energy or time to raise it by herself.
"Can I stay with you temporarily?" Sylutia asked.
"Foster care? We have a special Beast Tamer, which can also treat it, but it needs to be paid. The first treatment costs 100
Gold coins, foster care costs 30 gold coins per month."
"Then let's stay here first." Sylutia nodded. It just so happened that many of the things he had learned before could be put into practice now.