At last, they arrived before the Star Dou Great Forest. Its towering trunks and layer upon layer of shadows resembled a monstrous beast waiting to pick its victims and devour them.
"Everyone, stop. Rest here for the time it takes an incense stick to burn. Little Ao, take out your Recovery Sausages and hand them around," Flender called.
Everyone stopped at his words. After traveling over a hundred kilometers, they were somewhat tired. Oscar took out his Recovery Sausages and gave one to each person. Once they had eaten, they sat down where they were to recover their strength.
Flender looked solemnly at the seven before him. "Listen carefully. The Star Dou Great Forest isn't one of those little forests where magical beasts are kept in captivity. The magical beasts here are extremely dangerous and highly aggressive, and their ages are generally quite high. You could face an attack from a thousand-year or even a ten-thousand-year soul beast at any moment, so you must be doubly careful. I'll watch over you from nearby. If a soul beast over ten thousand years old appears, I'll intervene. Anything younger than that, you'll have to handle yourselves. Xiao Chu, Xiao Wu, you two should also avoid fighting as much as possible."
"Understood."
Oscar stretched out both hands and quickly produced more than a dozen sausages. He gave everyone an Antidote Sausage and a Flying Sausage. "My sausages last twelve hours in the open air. As long as you eat them within twelve hours, they'll still work. Keep them ready, just in case."
Everyone accepted them and put them away. They understood that Oscar was giving them some in advance because he feared he might not have time to make them in an emergency.
Seeing that everyone was ready, Flender swept his hand forward.