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Chapter 9: Into the Dark Forest

The two found a suitable cave and rested there for two full days before recovering from the physical and mental fatigue caused by several days of traveling.

In the past two days, Wei Yi, who had almost recovered, walked out of the cave many times and entered the edge of the dark forest to explore the most suitable route into the forest. After two days of searching, combined with the situation on the map, Wei Yi finally found

A relatively easy path into the dark forest was found at a narrow opening not far from the cave.

No one knows when the Dark Forest appeared and why it was called this name. If you look at the map, the location of the Black Forest is particularly conspicuous. Directly to the west of the forest is the huge Gaudi Basin, and to the south is the vast

The Azores Plain passes through the Donnar Lowland in the east, and the continuous Kenli Mountains lie in front of the lowlands. The Kenli Mountains are also one of the dividing lines between the south and the east. After passing through the Kan Valley Pass, you enter the elven generation.

The natural forest inhabited and the large city of the elves - Puli City.

Between the Gaudi Basin and the Donnar Lowland, a large mysterious and sparsely populated swamp acts like a natural barrier blocking the last road to Parachico. This is also one of the most notorious places in the entire southern border——

Dark forest.

There are legends that the treasures of the dwarfs were left somewhere in the swamp. So for thousands of years, countless explorers and powerful men entered the swamp alone or in groups, but two-thirds of them

They were all left in the swamp forever. Only through this dangerous swamp could Vey and Oia reach Barachico, which is surrounded by mountains.

During two days of exploration, Vey also found local residents living in this area, but these people could not accurately explain the details of the dark forest and misty swamp.

Just like the incomplete information on the map, the forests and swamps grow and move every year, and coupled with the annual climate conditions, the two of them cannot predict what dangers they will encounter after entering the forest.

Since killing the monster, Wei Yi and Ia have not found any new monster minions to track them within two days, but this does not mean that they are absolutely safe. Since the monster will track them, it is absolutely not possible.

There may be only one monster coming, but there will definitely be other monsters.

...

In the early morning of the third day, the weather was dark and cold. The warm sunshine of the previous days was blocked by thick dark clouds in the sky. The whole world felt wet and cold.

After three days of recovery, the injuries on the two men's bodies had healed to seven or eight points. The two walked on the slippery clay ground and headed east towards the dark forest shrouded in mist.

Looking at the map, the dark forest is located in the center of the three mountain ranges. Water vapor passes through the obstacles of the mountains and collects in the forest, forming a thick fog like a city wall.

After two hours of arduous trek, the two finally arrived at the trail Wei Yi discovered while exploring the road the day before yesterday.

It is said to be a trail, but it is just a small clearing with relatively sparse bushes. The clearing goes deep into the forest, and finally is completely submerged in the darkness of the forest, just like the underworld leading to hell.

The branches of the trees at the edge of the forest are strangely shaped, with large and small knots covering the trunks, and twisted vines hanging down from the thick branches, like black snakes. But without exception, their branches and leaves are dark.

The color is black or dark green. Although the weather is not good, the two of them did not hear the chirping of insects and birds that would be expected in an ordinary forest. I am afraid they are the only two living creatures in the entire forest.

The dry food carried by Wei Yi and Ia was not much, and together with the wild fruits and vegetables collected along the way, it was barely enough to satisfy their food and drink needs in the forest.

Staring at the dark open space leading to the forest, the corners of Eya's eyes twitched subconsciously. When he entered the forest, he was just wandering around the edge, but this time they were going straight to a small mountain range deep in the forest, where

Find the only entrance into Anxon.

A hand was put on Ia's shoulder and patted him gently. Ia turned his head and met Wei Yi's encouraging and firm eyes.

"Don't worry, we are two people this time." Wei Yi encouraged.

Ia pursed her lips, shook her head with a smile, and said, "I'm fine, thank you."

"Hey, what can we say thanks to you two?" Wei Yi smiled.

After adjusting their mentality, the two walked into the forest resolutely.

It was approaching noon, and a drizzle of rain fell on the two of them through the branches and leaves. At this time, they were both wrapped in waterproof blankets, and only two worried faces were exposed.

With the rainfall, the fog in the woods became thicker. Even though it was noon, the forest was as dark as dusk.

They walked through the dark gray trees, and the slippery land in the forest made their journey even more difficult. After an hour, the two of them walked less than a few hundred meters.

As night fell, the dim forest became even darker. They simply set up a tent under a tree nearly two feet thick, which was enough for the two of them to camp here.

Although they were tightly wrapped in waterproof blankets, the heavy fog still made the two of them soaked. The temperature dropped sharply at night and the cold wind made them shiver. Eya wanted to light a fire to keep warm, but the flints he carried with him were completely useless.

Unable to ignite. So wet with mist that it cannot be ignited.

After trying hard for nearly an hour, Oia finally gave up. The two of them stood next to each other, wrapped in waterproof blankets to keep warm.

"Wei Yi, do you think... how long have we been walking today?" Oia's voice was trembling.

Wei Yi shook his head and said: "I estimate that I only walked about two kilometers. I miscalculated before. I didn't expect to encounter such heavy fog and bad weather."

"Then what should we do tomorrow?" Ia paused and said, "Should we continue?"

Wei Yi smiled bitterly and said: "Of course, this fog is not expected to disappear within a week or two. It is the rainy season in the south now. If we stay here until the fog dissipates, it may take a month."

The two of them didn't speak anymore, and streams of white steam exhaled from the gaps in the blanket and floated into the air. It was already dark inside and outside the tree hole, and it was absolutely impossible to see it even if you put your hands in front of your eyes.

There is total silence in the darkness. There is no sound. The entire forest seems to be filled with the sound of their breathing and heartbeat. Inexplicable fear will arise in people's hearts, and they will force their ears to prick up to hear even a trace of sound. But in the dark forest, there is no sound.

There was only darkness and silence at night. They huddled in the blanket silently, and not even a trace of night wind blew their faces in the tree hole. Finally, after a day of tiring trek, the two of them fell asleep one after another in worry.

....

In the early morning of the next day, the weather was even worse than yesterday morning. The weather was even gloomier, and the significantly heavier rain was also mixed with hailstones the size of thumb caps. Wei Yi and Oia could only wait helplessly in the tree hole until

In the evening, the hail and rain slowly stopped.

However, there was some good news after a day of waiting. The wood in the tree hole became dry due to the isolation of water vapor, and Wei Yi was able to light a small bonfire to keep warm and dry his clothes. He only stayed in the dark forest for one day.

Within a short time, they had already understood the horror known as the "Number One Nightmare in the South".

After the rain stopped and their clothes dried, Wei Yi and Ia walked out of the tree hole. Wei Yi raised his head and looked at the sky, hoping to see the moon through the gaps in the thinning dark clouds to determine the direction, but this idea obviously came true.

No.

Finally, Vey and Ia chopped down a large tree that was as thick as one person's arms, and then they could identify the approximate direction they were going from the annual rings.

"I didn't expect that this dark forest would be even scarier than I imagined." Wei Yi said with a wry smile: "If I had known this, we might as well have taken a long detour, passed through the Rodil Mountains or the Green Flame Mountains, and then inserted it vertically.

In the dark forest, although it takes an extra six to seven days of detour, at least you don’t have to suffer like this.”

Ia rolled his eyes at Weiyi and said, "We have already gone so deep into the forest, should we go back the way we came?" He turned his head and muttered, "Although I don't want to stay here anymore." Thinking of what happened before.

After experiencing this, Oia couldn't help but shudder.

Wei wiped off the machete he used to chop trees, inserted it into the sheath on the side of his backpack, and said, "Let's go while the weather is fine."
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