After leaving E-Rantel, the first thing you can see is a large forest in the distance.
It is a dense virgin forest with black and green colors.
In the forest, there are thick giant trees standing in the forest, and the lush branches and leaves grow extremely wide. Even the sunlight seems to be unable to shine into it, giving people a feeling that the view inside is absolutely poor, making the gaps between the huge trees seem like A giant beast is opening its big mouth, waiting for prey to fall into a trap, creating a sense of horror that is not too big or too small.
According to the monster distribution map provided by the guild, that forest not only covers an extremely vast area, but is also home to many monsters that are extremely difficult for ordinary adventurers to deal with.
There are leeches that can jump between trees, suddenly fall from the sky and stick to a person's body, sucking out a large amount of blood in an instant.
There are insects that are huge and comparable to beasts.
There are hanging spiders that can spit out spider silk and drag people directly into trees.
There are also forest bugs that can open their mouths from the ground and attack along the grass and decaying trees.
These monsters may not be powerful, but they are too tricky and intimidating.
At least, Li Ge didn't want to be walking on the road and suddenly a leech fell from the sky and stuck to his neck, or he was bitten by a forest bug while passing by the grass.
It's not that I can't deal with it, it's just that it's disgusting.
The monster distribution map provided by the guild carefully pointed out that even some female adventurers with extremely high adventurer levels would not choose to go into the forest to hunt monsters because some of the monsters here are too disturbing.
In addition, there is a special reminder in red letters on the distribution map that the forest is the territory of a powerful monster called the "Forest Wise King". That monster can not only use magic, but also possesses amazing power, and has been After surviving for hundreds of years, even the highest-level adamantium-level adventurers are unable to defeat it in the forest. Therefore, adventurers are not recommended to enter the forest, especially the depths of the forest, where the wise king of the forest lives.
"The Wise King of the Forest..."
When he saw this reminder, Li Ge's expression was a little subtle.
If it were another monster, seeing that the guild was so shy when mentioning the other party, Li Ge might have become interested and went to meet the other party.
But this one...
"Let's forget it."
Li Ge felt that he was not so hard-hearted as to kill a pet with that kind of appearance...a pet, right? Um...
Coupled with the existence of jumping leeches and forest worms, Li Ge subconsciously avoided the option of entering the forest.
If you do not enter the forest, there are roughly two routes from E-Rantel to Karn Village in the northeast.
One is to go north first, wait until you reach the edge of the forest, and then move east along the perimeter of the forest.
One is to go east first, and then all the way north to reach Kahn Village.
Generally speaking, people who want to go to Kahn Village will choose the latter route if they have no other purpose.
The former route needs to go along the perimeter of the forest, so there will be a high chance of encountering monsters coming out of the forest.
Although if you don't enter the forest and just move around at the junction of the forest, you shouldn't encounter too strong monsters, but if you don't want to encounter monsters, naturally choosing the latter route is more in line with people's risk aversion mentality.
Li Ge didn't think it mattered, and even wanted to test the strength of the monsters in this world, as long as they weren't disgusting things like jumping leeches and forest worms.
So, Li Ge chose the first route, first heading north towards the forest, and then walking east along the forest.
If you go along this route, usually by horse-drawn carriage, you probably won't be able to reach Kahn Village that day.
But with Li Ge's pace and running at full strength, his speed would naturally be far faster than the carriage.
He also has the highest level of "healing power" ability. He will almost never feel tired, and his physical strength will never be exhausted. Therefore, without any hesitation, Li Ge chose to run with all his strength and reach Kahn Village in this way.
Thanks to this, if anyone passes by in the nearby area, they will find that on the plain between the fortress city and the great forest, a burst of sand and dust is like a rolling smoke dragon, moving from the direction of the fortress city at an alarming speed.
Set off and headed towards the big forest.
Even a carriage running at full speed on the plain would not be able to create that scene, right?
Li Ge originally planned to run all the way to Kahn Village.
However, when Li Ge passed a village, he stopped.
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“…”
Standing in a square with a relatively wide view, Li Ge looked around and fell into silence.
At this time, he had entered the village he passed and came to the central square of the village.
However, what came into Li Ge's eyes was not the scene of hard work of the villagers in the village, but a horrific picture of hell.
Building after building was being ignited by fire, burning slowly and sending out black smoke.
There were bloodstains everywhere on the ground, and they were obviously fresh bloodstains that had not yet turned black, and the bright red color looked so dazzling.
The smell of burning and blood mixed together and spread in the air, constantly irritating the tip of Li Ge's nose.
In this village ruins that gradually turned into scorched earth, more than a hundred villagers wearing rough clothes turned into corpses, lying in a pool of blood, losing their lives.
Among those corpses, there were not only strong men, but also women, children and even... babies.
There is no doubt that there was a massacre here.
An inhumane and unilateral massacre.
"Has it already started?"
Recalling the initial plot of the original work, Li Ge finally knew the time period in which he arrived.
"No, it's not certain yet. Maybe a nearby monster broke into this village and carried out a massacre in this village."
This is not such a rare thing.
Because it is close to the forest, some monsters will naturally appear in this area from time to time.
For example, goblins and ogres, these two humanoid monsters will come out of the forest from time to time and attack travelers passing by the edge of the forest.
If it were those monsters, once they discovered a human village on the plains, it would be normal for them to break in and slaughter them.
Especially for goblins, countless cultures in previous lives have told others that this abhorrent monster will not only attack humans, but will also take away human women to reproduce for them.
Thinking of this, Li Ge found a corpse nearby, squatted down and took a look.
"...This scar doesn't look like it was caused by a monster's claws or fangs. The wound is very flat, and it obviously appeared when a sharp weapon penetrated the body."
There was only one wound, which proved to be a fatal blow.
If a sharp weapon penetrates the body with a blow, then the probability that the murderer is a human is as high as 90%.
"It seems there is no way to linger here."
Li Ge stood up.
The situation told him that in the near future, the village of Kahn, his destination, might experience the same massacre as here.
By then, in that ordinary small village, not only will there be a tragedy, but there will also be conflicts and fierce battles between the three parties there.
Among them, there is an important role of the original protagonist.
Li Ge wanted to go and meet the protagonist of the original work before that happened.
Otherwise, after the other party obtains first-hand information about the time traveled, the difficulty will increase several times if you want to steal high-level magic that has a very high status and influence in this world.
Only when the other party has not yet begun to contact the aboriginal people of this world and has not yet fully understood the world, can Li Ge gain the maximum harvest.
"There is nothing we can do."
Li Ge suppressed the thought of burying these unfortunate villagers and bowed gently to the victims.
"Someone will come here later, and when the time comes, he will give you a decent funeral."
With these words, Li Ge turned and left.
"boom!"
The moment he walked out of the village, Li Ge's body suddenly pressed down, and violent thunder and lightning erupted all over his body.
The next moment, a bolt of lightning shot up into the sky like a thunderbolt across the sky, flew directly over the forest, bypassed the village of Kahn, and headed to the prairie at the northwest end of the continent at the junction of the Three Kingdoms.
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Night fell soon.
The moon has risen, and the stars are blinking in the night sky, illuminating the entire night.
The blue-white moonlight and starlight drove away the darkness on the earth, bathing the grassland in the breeze, swaying countless wild grasses, and emitting a refreshing rustling sound.
There are countless stars and a bright moon in the sky.
There are endless grasslands and gentle breezes on the ground.
It was as if heaven and earth were connected together at this moment, making the scenery complement each other.
That scene was quite beautiful.
"boom!"
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning swept into the prairie with a thunderous sound, and landed on the ground with a loud noise.
The ground was instantly shattered, as if it had been struck by lightning. Not only did a circle of charred black marks appear, but also gravel and sand dust were flying.
"Cili——"
Li Ge's figure appeared in it, with lightning and thunder all over his body, like the arrival of the God of Thunder.
"call……"
He took a deep breath and let out a large amount of oxygen into turbid gas. When it was dispersed in the air, it actually caused the temperature in the nearby area to rise slightly.
"This should be right here, right?"
Li Ge looked around and saw an endless prairie that seemed to have no end.
There are no hills or buildings on the prairie, just endless grass and trees, which can be seen unobstructed under the moonlight and starlight.
A transparent luster appeared in Li Ge's eyes, and he began to scan around.
Until a certain moment, Li Ge seemed to have a sudden feeling and cast his gaze to the sky.
"Is it there?"
Finally, the corners of Li Ge's mouth slowly raised.
So, let's say hello first.
"[The light arrow of liberation, the bow stem of the sacred tree, I am the master of the bow]."
"[Stop it, Fairy Archer]."
"[Penetrate it, it's a sure target]."
"[Arc Ray]."
The beam-like rays suddenly rose into the sky and shot into the night sky.
In front of it, two figures appeared in the clouds, looming.