The bitter wind and sand swept across the earth, a desert that could not be seen at the end. Looking around, there were rolling yellow sand flying all over the sky.
In the desert, a small team was moving forward.
"It's hard to imagine that there is such a desert area in the Aiqira world!" Looking at the endless yellow sand and desert, Enzo couldn't help but sigh.
"The Sons of the Forest have the ability to control plant growth and yearn for forests and nature. They have ruled the world for thousands of years. Why don't you use your ability to turn this desert into a forest?"
Walking in the desert, Misella was also a little confused, so she asked.
In front, the old woman who was leaning on dead branches as crutches, hunched and slow-stepped, stopped and said slowly with a hoarse voice, ": This desert is almost in the center of the world, you can reach the purified forest by passing through it. It has always been regarded as a forbidden area by the sons of the forest, so they naturally dare not step on foot easily."
"Forbidden Land? Why?" Misella frowned.
"The central area of ​​the desert is the purified forest that seals the disaster beast Ocino!"
The old woman in the Fallen Spirit Clan raised her head, looked at the endless desert ahead, and said, ": The aura emitted by the disaster beast Okino is always infecting the surrounding environment. Even if it is now in a sealed state, once a son of the forest approaches, he may be infected by the aura."
"Therefore, the purification of the forest and this desert are both listed as forbidden areas by the Sons of the Forest, and no one is allowed to step on!"
"So that's it..." Misella murmured.
"It is also to seal the disaster beast that the Aiqira Tree extracted all the natural power that purified a region around the forest, and this place became a desert." The old woman in the Fallen Spirit Clan said hoarsely.
Enzo's eyes flashed and he nodded.
"How long does it take to arrive at the Purification Forest, Sasra." At this time, the wizard Feller next to him suddenly spoke.
Half a month has passed since the mission began. After the wizard team and the fallen spirit clan Sasra crossed the Iron Wall Fortress, they advanced all the way toward the center of the world.
Three days ago, they had already entered the desert.
"If there is no accident, it will take up to ten days to reach the periphery of the purified forest." Sasra, the Fallen Spirit Clan, flashed his turbid eyes and said hoarsely, ": When you arrive here, you must be careful, the giant sandworms that survive in the desert are hungry for many years!"
As soon as the words were finished, the earth shook.
The rolling yellow sand kept surging. When we headed to an area in the desert, a giant monster twisted its bloated and plump body and drilled out from the ground.
Roar!!
The giant monster opened its huge mouth above its head, and its mouth covered with mucus and sharp teeth made a strange roar, with a strong smell of stench.
Giant sandworm, a creature living in a desert area, is not unique to the Aiqira world. In the multiverse, many worlds can find similar species.
This monster is huge in size and can reach ten meters to grow to its limit. Generally, it lives alone, mainly using huge mouths to devour enemies as an attack, and occasionally can spray out strongly corrosive gastric juice.
"It seems that the boring journey has finally come to some fun." A dark gloss flashed in the eyes of the wizard Crent, and a cold sneer appeared on his face.
"Chip, scan!" Enzo ordered in his heart.
"Target: Giant Sandworm/Strength: 12/Physical constitution: 10/Purpose: 1.5/Level: First-level living organism/Information introduction: Monsters living in desert environments use gastric juice as attack method, solitary creatures and digging insects are close relatives of bloodlines."
Enzo looked at the data of the giant sandworm in front of him and had a rough calculation in his mind. Although this creature is a first-order living body, its spiritual attribute is only 1.5, which is not enough to pose a threat to several wizards.
As Crent's Wizard said, the emergence of a single giant sandworm is just a small episode on the journey for the wizard team.
"Don't do anything, let me play with it!" Crent licked his lips, raised one of his arms, and a ball of liquid metal slowly emerged in the palm of his palm.
Roar!!
The giant sandworm roared again, twisting its yellowish body, and attacked the wizard team. A large ball of acid was sprayed out from its giant fangs.
Hesitate!
The Crent wizard thought, and the liquid metal in his palm instantly turned into a giant shield, blocking the attack of the acid and making a sirloin sound.
Immediately afterwards, Crent waved his hand again.
The liquid metal of the magic witchcraft level immediately turned into a spear and stabbed hard at the bottom, instantly piercing through the body of the giant sandworm.
The smelly blood was scattered on the desert in large quantities, and the rich smell spread with the wind. The giant sandworm let out a wail of pain, and its plump body kept rolling.
puff!!
The huge mouth opened, and another stream of acid sprayed out. Crent thought, and the liquid metal turned into a hawk and flew out of the mouth of the giant sandworm.
The next moment, the giant sandworm exploded!
Countless metal pointed cones burst out from its body, and the smelly blood scattered to the earth like rain. Misella frowned and waved her hand to summon a fire curtain, covering the wizard team.
In front, the broken corpse of the giant sandworm was buried softly in the yellow sand.
A satisfied smile appeared on Crent's face, then raised his hand and took back the liquid metal, turning it into an arm guard and put it on his wrist.
After possessing the magic witch, Crent, who was originally a conqueror wizard, was even stronger and more powerful. Killing giant sandworms with both first-level living bodies can be described as easy as a lesson.
In place, looking at the giant sandworm killed by Crent, the fallen spirit clan Sasra's eyes flashed and he cut his fingers quietly, allowing a drop of blood that emitted a strange aura to fall into the yellow sand.
"Continue to move forward." At this time, the Wizard Reiner, who had been keeping a low profile, spoke lightly.
The wizards began to move on, and nothing happened for the next few hours after the episode of the giant sandworm.
As the last ray of light disappeared in the sky, darkness gradually enveloped the earth, and the originally hot desert ground seemed to drop sharply.
However, this temperature had no effect on the wizard. The wizard team settled next to a huge rock and prepared to set up a tent to rest.
Under the night, the desert was silent.
In the simple tent camp, Enzo sat alone beside the night watch. He leaned against the rock, his eyes slightly closed, but he was always paying attention to the movements around him.
At this time, the area not far away.
In the dark corner, pairs of muddy eyes were staring at the camp of the wizard team. The hunched figures exuded an evil aura, as if they were a group of fallen spirits like Sasra.
"They didn't find us, did they?"
The hunched body crawled on the ground, like a dying old woman, with a voice hoarse and weak, as if it were a candle in the wind, which could be extinguished at any time.
"The smell of flesh and blood is really intoxicating..."
Next to him, another fallen spirit race looked greedy, and there seemed to be black saliva at the corner of his mouth. He was so excited that he couldn't help but tremble. "I can't help it anymore, so I might as well eat them now..."
At this time, a palm of force was pressed on the head of the fallen spirit clan, as if he was pinching a watermelon, shattering her head. Black liquid splashed around, and a strange and disgusting aura emanated.
"Can't help it? Then go and die!"
The owner of that palm was a fallen spirit race that didn't look so old. Her skin was also wrinkled, but her breath was much stronger than other fallen spirit races.
Seeing that his companion was killed by a headshot, the surrounding fallen spirits were silent and all of them hung down.
"The Fallen Spirit Clan has been waiting for the opportunity for thousands of years, and I will never allow anyone to destroy it!"
The Fallen Spirit Clan, who seemed to be the leader, glanced at everyone and said in a cold voice, "I warn you that before the disaster beast Ocino is released, no one is allowed to attack those wizards, otherwise there will be only a dead end!"
"We have been waiting for this opportunity for too long! Only by releasing the disaster beast Okino can the fallen spirits regain their strength, thereby killing all the sons of the forest and becoming the masters of this world!"
"As long as the plan is successful, the Fallen Spirit Clan will rise again!" The leader of the Fallen Spirit Clan said in a frenzy tone, and a luster flashed in his muddy eyes.
...
"The fallen spirits, rise again?"
In the camp, Enzo still closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, but he knew all the conversations of the fallen spirits in the distance.
Under the night, an illusory crow hovered quietly in the sky. Through the vision of the illusory crow, Enzo always stared at the fallen spirits below.
"It's really not that simple..."
Enzo's thought flashed and he thought, "It seems that the Fallen Spirit Clan wants to release the disaster beasts, not only to deal with the son of the forest and the Aiqira Tree, but also mainly to restore their strength to themselves!"
"As Mitchell said, the essence of the Fallen Spirits is also the son of the forest. Only when they are infected with the aura of the disaster beasts did they become what they are now."
"So, in other words, the disaster beast Okino represents the source of the power of the Fallen Spirit Clan. Only by releasing the disaster beast can the Fallen Spirit Clan recover its power!"
"Since this is the case, the Fallen Spirit Clan has made plans to use it before cooperating with the wizard civilization. He will not surrender to the wizard civilization at all, but will only release the disaster beasts with the help of the wizard civilization."
"But if this is the case, everything is reasonable!"
"No intelligent race can easily surrender like another civilization, let alone the local creatures of this world, so they are naturally unwilling to give up the dominance of the world to the wizard!"
"However, if the three deans cannot see through such a simple truth?"
Enzo slowly opened his eyes, his eyes flashed, and he looked at the tent of Wizard Reiner not far away, his lips slightly raised, and he murmured, ": Wizard Reiner, maybe... I know who you are..."
...
The next day, early morning.
The light of dawn spread to the earth, and the air was filled with a hint of moisture. In the camp, several wizards walked out of the tent one after another.
"How is it? Nothing happened outside last night, right?" Wizard Reiner asked with a chuckling.
"Everything is calm." Enzo smiled.
Since he had a basic inference about the identity of Reiner's wizard, he did not believe it, and the other party was unaware of what happened last night.
"That's good." Wizard Reiner chuckled.
After the two had a simple conversation, the others were ready to go. The wizard team, led by Sasra, continued to move towards the purification forest.
In the desert swept by wind and sand, the wizard team was moving forward.
Ten days passed quickly. During the desert journey, no accident happened except for the occasional attack from giant sandworms.
On this day, the wizard team came to the end of the desert.
"Finally arrived..." On a high slope, Sasra, the fallen spirit tribe, looked at the forest in the distance, and his eyes were filled with unconcealed excitement, and even his body couldn't help trembling.
"Is the purified forest there?" Misella stepped forward.
"Yes, there is the purification forest!" Sasra nodded and said frantically, ": The heart area of ​​the entire world, the birthplace of the Aiqira Tree, is also the place where the disaster beast is sealed!"
"Next, as long as you escort me to the purification forest, I will have the chance to release the disaster beast Ocino!"
"What should I do?" Feller frowned.
"The plan is very simple." Sasra grinned and said, ": The guardians of the purifying forest are the giant tree clan. Under normal circumstances, they are in a state of slumber all year round. When any life enters the purifying forest, all giant trees will wake up immediately."
"The area that seals the disaster beast Ocino is located in the Emerald Lake, the center of the purification forest!"
"If we want to complete this task, we must pass through the blockade of the Giant Tree clan, which requires the help of the wizards."
Feller stroked his chin and pondered, "What do you mean is to let us help you deal with the giant tree. How many are there? What is the life level of each giant tree?"
"The entire purified forest is composed of giant trees, and the number cannot be calculated, but there are at least one thousand plants." Sasra thought for a while and then said, "As for their combat effectiveness, if you calculate according to your method, it should be slightly weaker than the son of the forest."
"Slightly weaker than the son of the forest, he is at least a second-level living body!"
Feile narrowed his eyes, took a breath of air conditioning, and said in surprise, ": At least one thousand giant trees, that means we will face a thousand second-level living organisms!"
"Please rest assured, Lord Wizard." Seeing that the wizards frowned, Sasra hurriedly said, "The plan is not only based on us, but other fallen spirits will also help!"
"Other fallen spirits?" Enzo's eyes flashed.
"Yes, Lord Wizard." Sasra nodded and said hoarsely, "My tribe members have been waiting outside the purification forest. As long as they get my signal, they will step into the purification forest first and attract the attention of the Giant Tree clan."
"We just need to make good use of this opportunity and be as close to Emerald Lake as possible."
"As a place where disaster beasts are sealed, ordinary giant trees dare not approach them, so those who guard there are elites from the Giant Tree clan. At that time, please help me clear the obstacles!"
Chapter completed!