Under Viscount Jackson's offensive, several other wizard apprentices soon agreed.∈◆

After all, after living in other people's territory for so long, the other party was a big knight, and the other apprentices were embarrassed to refuse.

But there are exceptions. The rosacea apprentice whom Leilin met last time refused the city lord's invitation without hesitation.

Finally, Jackson set his sight on Raelin: "What about you? Mr. Raelin!"

Jackson was a little skeptical about Raylin, because of the coincidence of time, which made him guess that the apprentice was an envoy sent by the royal family.

Unfortunately, since Lei Lin arrived, he spent almost most of his time in the manor, rarely going out, and no wizard came to seek revenge, as if he was in seclusion.

If Viscount Jackson hadn't had the task of exploring the withered woods before, Viscount Jackson would have been completely disappointed.

"After all, it's always necessary to solve it, so it's better to form a team and go in!"

Lei Lin thought to himself, but on the surface he looked embarrassed: "I am studying pharmacy recently and I am very busy. Several experiments are coming to the critical moment..."

"Please take time!" Viscount Jackson suddenly said: "I know Mr. Leilin is buying Hoff purple leaves in large quantities recently. This material is more precious. There will be no too much inventory in other cities. There is still a warehouse in the lord's mansion. As long as Mr. Leilin agrees to act together, I am willing to add these as reward!"

"Hoff purple leaves?" Lei Lin's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that there would be these unexpected gains. It was probably Jackson's bottom line. Lei Lin "struggled" for a long time and finally agreed.

Afterwards, several apprentices made an appointment for the specific time, and each of them left in a hurry, as if they were going to prepare for their own preparations.

Lei Lin really doesn't expect much power to be able to exert in the battle for these apprentices who are determined to retire and have always been pampered.

"But always an apprentice, the basic spell can still be cast!" Lei Lin comforted himself in his heart.

At this time, Melfiel, who had just said goodbye, quickly walked to Leilin, looking sad: "Young man, after you arrive at the withered woods, you must protect me!"

"Sir! You are a third-class apprentice! And I am only a second-class!" Lei Lin's eyes widened.

"Oh... I'm old, and I've almost forgotten the spell model I remember. You know, constructing a spell model is a fine job. If there is a mistake in the structure, the spell explosion will leave my body without a single body!" Melfiler looked helpless.

"You! How long has it been since you used a spell?" Lei Lin suddenly had a bad premonition.

"It seems that it has been thirty or forty years! You know, I have always regarded myself as a scholar!" Melfiler said innocently.

"Do it!" Lei Lin suddenly felt a little regretful.

Two days later, the gate of Jiye City opened wide, and a group of guards in iron armor came out from inside, surrounded by several people in the middle and quickly left the gate.

"I didn't expect that Lord Viscount would be with us!" Melfire looked very happy. Having a big knight by his side was also a considerable guarantee for his life safety.

Beside him, Jackson was wearing black steel armor and covered with a helmet, and could cover his face at any time.

"How are you ready?" Leilin found an opportunity and asked secretly in Melfiler's ear.

"I have stormed the spell model these two days, and I can barely use two!" Melfiler replied softly.

"That's good!" The two of them had been talking and talking before. Anyway, Lei Lin didn't believe that this old slip-on would not have any life-saving trump card on his body.

The wizarding world is not a peaceful place. If there weren't many tricks, Melfire would have died long ago, so why would he still be his master?

"But, has even the Black Iron Guard been dispatched? It seems that there are two teams and twenty people!"

"Of course, these are the elite forces of the City Lord's Mansion!" Melfiel replied casually. In fact, he and Lei Lin knew that in the Withered Forest, the Black Iron Guards of these two teams had only one function, that is cannon fodder!

The Dark Night Forest is not far from the Polar Night City. After more than half an hour, the large group of people arrived at the periphery of the forest.

"The danger here is much smaller than the forests near the Black Bone Forest. At least, ordinary people can come and go freely inside and pick herbs and other materials!"

Lei Lin walked in the middle of the team, watching the two guards in front of him clearing the way, and was still thinking about it.

Along the way, Lei Lin felt that the vitality in the dark forest decreased a lot. Although it was spring, the woods seemed a little lacking in vitality.

Moreover, everyone felt a little heavier on their bodies, and they seemed to have a shadow in their hearts, which made them feel very depressed.

Lei Lin looked around and saw symptoms of dryness on the surface of the branches, and a faint yellow color appeared on the bottom of some fresh and tender branches.

"Although the withered area has not spread here yet, there are already signs!" Lei Lin sighed.

"It's really different here! My family used to be a hunter. At this time of year, the woods are always full of animals, as well as many fresh wild vegetables and medicinal materials..."

Next to it, the whispers of several guards came into Lei Lin's ears.

"Chip! Is there any change in the surrounding air?"

"During the scan, compare the database! Conclusion: The oxygen concentration dropped by 3.7%, the nitrogen content increased, and unknown inert gases appeared, accounting for about 1.2% of the total, and are constantly rising!"

The chip gives feedback.

"Is this inert gas the culprit of the withering event?" Lei Lin touched his chin and asked the chip to start analyzing the composition of this unknown gas.

"Be careful! We have entered the withered area!" Viscount Jackson's roar came from the front of the team.

Lei Lin patted the leather armor on his body, and there was also a gray robe with the logo of the Black Bone Forest Academy inside, which was equivalent to two layers of defense.

For wizard apprentices, they lack effective and lasting defense methods like formal wizards. In many cases, the key to victory or defeat is whether your spell hits the opponent.

"Instant spells, spell potions, magic items, etc., are a great help to the apprentice's combat power increase!"

Lei Lin put his hand into the skin on his waist, took out a test tube and held it in his hand.

In the Bry Canyon, he added materials several times and made a lot of bursting potions, preparing to consume this action.

As the team continued to move forward, the surrounding environment changed significantly.

The ground was dry, the grass was withered, and the entire forest exuded a breath of death.

Lei Lin grabbed a casually and held a dead branch in his hand. His eyes flashed slightly, "I have completely lost my moisture, even..."

With a slight force on the palm, the dead branches suddenly turned into white powder and fell from the gaps in the palm.

"Even the internal structure has been destroyed!" Lei Lin's heart was a little heavy, and this kind of power was a bit unexpected.

"Where do we need to go?" Jackson asked Melfiler on the side.

"Center! My witchcraft can only take effect if I reach the center of the withered area!" Melfire's face was solemn, and he took out a glasses-like thing and hung it on his nose.

Thick withered leaves piled up all over the ground, and they were extremely soft when stepped on.

"Warning! Warning! Dangerous creatures appear in front of you!" The chip's warning suddenly sounded, just as Lei Lin was thinking of using some reason to remind him.

Huh!! Suddenly, yellow leaves flew up and a black shadow suddenly rushed over.

The black shadow was extremely fast, with a mouth full of snow-white fangs spreading open, and a red tongue flew out instantly.

Ruthless! His tongue circled around the waist of a guard at the front of the team, rolled by, and banged! The guard's spear fell to the ground.

"Be careful!" At this time, Viscount Jackson's warning had just shouted.

"Ah!!!" A scream came immediately. The guards who had just been swept away by their tongues had already broken into two sections in the mouth of the black shadow, and bright red blood and internal organs were scattered all over the floor.

"Damn it!" Viscount Jackson shouted, pulled out the broad sword from his waist, and entangled with the black shadow.

"Slow Technique!" With the sound of the spell, the wizard apprentice on the other side finally took action. The red-haired clothing store owner waved his hand, and a yellow-green light sparked out, turning into a circle and falling on the black shadow.

Hiss!!! As the monster sucked his tongue, the black shadow's speed finally slowed down, exposing the whole picture to everyone's eyes.

It has a yellowish body, four feet, a snake-like tongue in its mouth, and a small horn on its forehead.

"Didn't it mean that one of them has been killed? Why is there any?" Lei Lin was a little confused, but he immediately activated the chip.

"Ding! Unknown creatures' power: 5.5 Agility: 4 (6-7) Physical constitution: 5 Spirit: 3 Similarity to blue lizards 67.4% Mance Snakes 45.8%"

"A pretty powerful creature, except for a slightly lower spirit, has almost no other obvious shortcomings, and its number is unknown. No wonder Jackson can't do it alone!"

But with the blockage of slow witchcraft, the speed of this monster lizard dropped significantly. After a moment of entanglement, Viscount Jackson shouted: "Arc kill!"

A bright light burst out from the long sword, forming the shape of a blade, slashing across the lizard's neck.

"The Knight's secret killing move! It's the same nature as my "Cross Slash". It seems that Jackson fights more easily, and he doesn't even inspire the Knight's secret technique!"

Bang!!! The two interlaced, and the huge lizard charged forward for a few more steps before its body stopped.

Scream! The yellowish scales fell down one by one, and a gap appeared at the lizard's neck, and dark red blood flowed out in large patches.

"Look!" an apprentice suddenly shouted.
Chapter completed!