Biting winds and sand swept across the land, creating an endless desert. As far as the eye could see, there were rolling yellow sands flying all over the sky.
In the desert, a small team is moving forward.
"It's hard to imagine that there is such a desert area in the world of Aira!" Enzo couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the endless yellow sand and desert.
"The Children of the Forest have the ability to control the growth of plants, and they yearn for forests and nature. They have ruled the world for thousands of years, why don't they use their abilities to turn this desert into a forest?"
Walking in the desert, Myrcella was also a little confused, so she asked.
Ahead, an old woman with a stooped body and slow steps, using a dead branch as a cane, stopped, and slowly said in a hoarse voice: "This desert is almost at the center of the world. If you go through it, you can reach the Purification Forest. It has always been protected by the forest."
The son regards it as a forbidden area, so naturally they don’t dare to set foot there easily.”
"Forbidden land? Why?" Myrcella frowned.
"The most central area of the desert is the purified forest where the disaster beast Ocino is sealed!"
The old woman from the Fallen Spirit Tribe raised her head and looked at the endless desert ahead, saying, "The aura emitted by the disaster beast Ocino is infecting the surrounding environment all the time. Even if it is currently sealed, once a child of the forest approaches, it will be very dangerous."
Possibly infected by breath."
"Therefore, the Purified Forest and this desert have been listed as forbidden areas by the Sons of the Forest, and no one is allowed to set foot there!"
"I see..." Myrcella murmured.
"It is precisely in order to seal the disaster beast that the Ai Qila Tree drained out all the natural power that purified the area around the forest, and this area turned into a desert." The old woman from the Fallen Spirit Tribe said hoarsely.
Enzo's eyes flashed and he nodded.
"How long will it take for us to reach the purified forest, Sasila." At this time, Wizard Filer suddenly spoke.
Half a month has passed since the start of this mission. The wizard team and the fallen spirit tribe Sathra passed through the Iron Wall Fortress and headed towards the center of the world.
They had entered this desert three days ago.
"If no accidents happen, it will take up to ten days before we can reach the outskirts of the Purified Forest." Sasila, a fallen spirit tribe, had her cloudy eyes flashing and said hoarsely: "When you get here, you must be careful to survive in the desert.
The giant sandworm is in a state of hunger all year round!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the ground trembled.
The rolling yellow sand continued to surge, and in an area of the desert, a giant monster twisted its bloated body and emerged from the ground.
Ouch!!
The giant monster opened the huge mouth on its head, and let out a weird roar from the mouth covered with mucus and sharp teeth, with a strong stench.
Giant sandworms are a creature that lives in desert areas. They are not unique to the world of Airkila. Similar species can be found in many worlds in the multiverse.
This monster is huge and can grow up to ten meters in its extreme state. It usually lives alone and mainly attacks by devouring enemies with its huge mouth. Occasionally, it can also spray out highly corrosive gastric juice.
"It seems that this boring journey finally has some fun." Wizard Krent's eyes flashed with a dark luster, and a sinister smile appeared on his face.
"Chip, scan!" Enzo ordered in his mind.
"Target: Giant Sandworm Power: 12 Physique: 10 Spirit: 1.5 Level: First-order Life Form Information Introduction: A monster that lives in a desert environment, uses gastric juice as its attack method, is a solitary creature, and is closely related to the burrowing worm.
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Enzo looked at the data of the giant sandworm in front of him and made a rough calculation in his mind. Although this creature is a first-level life form, its mental attribute is only 1.5, which is not enough to pose a threat to several wizards.
As the wizard Krent said, the appearance of a single giant sandworm is just an episode in the journey for the wizard team.
"Don't do anything, let me play with it!" Krent licked his lips, raised an arm, and a ball of liquid metal slowly appeared in his palm.
Ouch!!
The giant sandworm roared again, twisted its khaki body, and attacked the wizard team, spraying a large ball of acid from its huge fangs.
Bah!
With a thought in the mind of the Krent wizard, the liquid metal in his palm instantly turned into a giant shield, blocking the acid attack and making a squeaking sound.
Then, Krent waved his hand again.
The magic weapon-level liquid metal suddenly turned into a spear and stabbed downwards, instantly piercing the body of the giant sandworm.
A large amount of stinky blood spread on the desert, and the rich smell spread with the wind. The giant sandworm let out a painful wail, and its fat body continued to roll.
puff!!
The huge mouth opened, and another jet of acid spurted out. With a thought in Krent's mind, the liquid metal turned into an eagle and flew into the giant sandworm's mouth.
The next moment, the giant sandworm exploded!
Countless metal spikes shot out from its body, and stinky blood spread to the ground like rain. Myrcella frowned and waved her hand to summon a curtain of fire, which enveloped the wizard team.
Ahead, the broken corpse of a giant sandworm lay limply buried in the yellow sand.
A satisfied smile appeared on Krent's face, then he raised his hand and took back the liquid metal, turning it into an arm guard and wrapping it around his wrist.
After possessing the magic weapon, Krent, who was originally a conqueror wizard, became more powerful. It could be described as easy to kill the giant sandworm, which was also a first-level life form.
On the same spot, looking at the giant sandworm killed by Krent, Sathra of the fallen spirit clan's eyes flickered, she calmly cut her finger and let a drop of blood exuding a strange aura fall into the yellow sand.
"Let's move on." At this time, Wizard Reiner, who had always kept a low profile, said calmly.
The wizard team began to move on. After the interlude with the giant sandworm, nothing happened for the next few hours.
As the last ray of light in the sky disappeared, darkness gradually enveloped the earth, and the temperature of the originally hot desert ground seemed to drop suddenly.
However, this temperature had no effect on the wizards at all. The wizard team settled next to a huge rock and prepared to set up a tent to rest.
Under the night, the desert is silent.
In the simple tent camp, Enzo sat alone and watched overnight. He leaned on the edge of the rock, his eyes slightly closed, but he was always paying attention to what was going on around him.
At this time, there is an area not far away.
In the dark corner, pairs of cloudy eyes were staring at the wizard team's camp. Those rickety figures exuded an evil aura, and seemed to be a group of fallen spirits like Sathra.
"They didn't notice us, did they?"
The Fallen Spirit Clan's rickety body was lying on the ground, as if it were an old woman on the verge of death. Her voice was hoarse and weak, and could be extinguished at any time like a candle in the wind.
"The taste of flesh and blood is really intoxicating..."
Next to him, another fallen spirit tribe had greedy eyes, and there seemed to be black saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth. He was so excited that his body couldn't help but tremble, "I can't bear it anymore, I might as well eat them now..."
At this time, a powerful hand pressed down on the head of the fallen spirit tribe in vain, as if squeezing a watermelon, scratching her head into pieces, black liquid splashed in all directions, and a weird and disgusting smell emanated.
"Can't help it? Then go die!"
The owner of that palm is a fallen spirit who doesn't look that old. His skin is also wrinkled, but his aura is much stronger than that of other fallen spirits.
Seeing their companions being killed by headshots, the surrounding fallen spirits were silent and lowered their heads.
"The Fallen Spirits have been waiting for this opportunity for thousands of years, and I will never allow anyone to destroy it!"
The fallen spirit tribe with a strong aura and seemed to be the leader glanced at everyone and said in a cold voice: "I'm warning you, before the disaster beast Occhino is released, no one is allowed to attack those wizards, otherwise there will be only death."
One piece!"
"We have been waiting for this opportunity for too long! Only by releasing the disaster beast Ochino can the Fallen Spirits regain their strength, kill all the children of the forest, and become the rulers of this world!"
"As long as the plan succeeds, the Fallen Spirit Tribe will rise again!" The leader of the Fallen Spirit Tribe spoke enthusiastically, with a luster in his cloudy eyes.
…
"The Fallen Spirit Clan is rising again?"
In the camp, Enzo was still sleeping with his eyes closed, but he was already fully aware of the conversations of the fallen spirits in the distance.
Under the night, an illusory crow hovered silently in the sky. Through the phantom crow's field of vision, Enzo was always watching the fallen spirits below.
"Things are really not that simple..."
Enzo's mind flashed with thoughts, ": It seems that the Fallen Tribe wants to release the Disaster Beast, not only to deal with the Children of the Forest and the Tree of Elqira, but also to restore their own strength!"
"As Mitchell said, the essence of the fallen spirits is also the children of the forest. They became what they are now after being infected by the breath of disaster beasts."
"So, in other words, the disaster beast Ocino represents the source of the fallen spirits' power. Only by releasing the disaster beast can the fallen spirits regain their strength!"
"In this case, the Fallen Spirit Tribe had already planned to take advantage of it before cooperating with the wizard civilization. They would not surrender to the wizard civilization at all, but would only use the power of the wizard civilization to release the disaster beasts."
"But in this case, everything makes sense!"
"It is impossible for any intelligent race to surrender to other civilizations easily, not to mention that the Fallen Spirits are native creatures of this world, so they are naturally unwilling to give up the dominance of the world to wizards!"
"However, the three deans can't understand such a simple truth?"
Enzo slowly opened his eyes, his eyes flickered, and he looked at Wizard Reiner's tent not far away. The corners of his lips raised slightly, and he murmured, "Wizard Reiner, maybe... I know who you are..."
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The next day, early morning.
The light of dawn spread over the earth, and there was a hint of moisture in the air. In the camp, several wizards walked out of their tents one after another.
"How's it going? Nothing happened outside last night, right?" Wizard Reiner walked over and asked with a chuckle.
"Everything is calm." Enzo smiled.
Since he had already made a basic inference about Wizard Reiner's identity, he did not believe that the other party was unaware of what happened last night.
"That's good." Wizard Reiner chuckled.
After the two had a brief conversation, the others were ready to go. The wizard team, led by Sasila, continued to move towards the purification of the forest.
In the desert swept by wind and sand, the wizard team moved forward.
Ten days passed quickly. During the desert journey, except for the occasional attack by giant sandworms, there were no other accidents.
On this day, the wizard team came to the end of the desert.
"We're finally here..." On a high slope, Sasila, a fallen spirit clan, looked at the forest in the distance, with unconcealable excitement in her eyes, and even her body couldn't help but tremble.
"Is that the Purifying Forest?" Myrcela took a step forward.
"Yes, that's the Purification Forest!" Sasila nodded and said in a fervent tone: "The heart of the entire world, the birthplace of the Tree of Aqila, and the place where the disaster beast is sealed!"
"Next, as long as you escort me to the Purification Forest, I will have a chance to release the disaster beast Ocino!"
"What should we do?" Feiler frowned.
"The plan is very simple." Sasila grinned and said, "The guardians of the purified forest are the giant trees. Under normal circumstances, they sleep all year round, but when any life enters the purified forest, all giant trees
They will all wake up immediately."
"The area where the disaster beast Ocino is sealed is located in the Emerald Lake in 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."
Feiler stroked his chin and muttered: "What do you mean, you want us to help you deal with the giant trees? How many are there? What is the life level of each giant tree?"
"The entire Purification Forest is made up of giant trees. The number cannot be calculated, but there are at least a thousand or more." Sasila thought for a while and then said, "As for their combat power, according to your calculation method, they should be slightly weaker.
Son of the forest.”
"Slightly weaker than the Son of the Forest, it is at least a second-level life form!"
Feiler narrowed his eyes, took a breath of air, and said in shock: "At least a thousand giant trees, which means we will face a thousand second-order life forms!?"
"Don't worry, Lord Wizard." Seeing several wizards frowning, Sasila quickly said, "The plan does not only rely on us, other fallen spirits will also assist!"
"Other fallen spirits?" Enzo's eyes flashed.
"Yes, Master Wizard." Sasila nodded and said hoarsely, "My people have been waiting outside the purified forest for a long time. As long as they get my signal, they will be the first to step into the purified forest and attract the giant tree.
Attention of the clan.”
"We just need to take advantage of this opportunity and get as close to Emerald Lake as possible."
"As a place where disaster beasts are sealed, ordinary giant trees dare not approach it, so the people guarding it are the elites of the giant tree clan. When the time comes, please ask the wizard to help me clear the obstacles!"
Myrcella frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Since your people can attract the attention of the giant tree, why are you still cooperating with us?"
