The forest is not very far from E-Rantel. It only takes about three hours to walk from the north gate of E-Rantel to reach this forest.
Li Ge, who was flying in the air with the magic of [Flight], arrived above the forest after flying for a while.
"Did you run into the forest?"
Looking at the endless forest below, Li Ge frowned.
Based on the life response fed back by [Life Sense], he noticed that Clementine had entered this forest, so he chased her all the way to here.
However, Li Ge had to admit that he underestimated Clementine a little.
"I thought I would catch up quickly, but I ended up getting sidetracked."
If one flies in the sky and the other runs on the ground, there should be no doubt which one is faster.
Therefore, Li Ge did not expect to catch up with him until now. He only thought that with the help of magic, he should be able to catch up with Clementine and solve her quickly.
Who would have thought that Clementine would have laid many tricks to confuse her pursuers during her escape, which led to Ri Ge chasing in the wrong direction several times and almost allowing her to escape.
"Looking at her skillful approach, she must have been chased by people before, right?"
For convenience, he fully considered the possibility that the people chasing him might use magic to search for him, so he deployed some targeted means to confuse the pursuers. His anti-reconnaissance ability was quite strong.
Including the method of escaping into the forest, Clementine deliberately chose this to escape Li Ge's tracking.
There are many animals and life reactions in the forest. As long as Clementine does not escape at a pace and method far beyond those of ordinary creatures, it will be difficult for Rieger to tell which one is her among the many life reactions.
"It seems that it is difficult to find that crazy woman just by relying on [life perception]."
Li Ge let go of his frown.
"If I could use higher-level intelligence magic, I could track it in another way, but it's a pity that I can't."
Among the ninety-nine kinds of magic that Rieger learned from Ainz, there are only a few intelligence-based magics, and among them, the most suitable magic for the current situation is [Life Sense].
If Li Ge can use higher-level intelligence magic, then not only the ninth-level [God's Eye], but also the eighth-level [Distant Vision] can be used in this situation.
Help him find the target faster.
"Next time, we must seize the opportunity and extract as many magic systems as possible from Gu Aotian."
With such muttering, Li Ge had no choice but to fly over the forest while activating the Transparent World, using this method to search for traces of Clementine.
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Inside the forest, in a lush grass.
When Li Ge flew over here, after about a few minutes, a figure suddenly moved slightly like a cheetah lurking in the darkness.
The owner of the figure is naturally Clementine.
"Damn it!"
Clementine, who was hiding in the grass, twisted her face after Li Ge flew away, and uttered a curse that affected her image to an invisible place.
The curse sound was like spitting, which was not only inelegant, but also gave people a dirty feeling.
In this way, Clementine vents her inner anger and... fear.
"What kind of monster is that? How can a human have that level of power?"
"This is no longer a heroic realm, nor is it an outsider, but a transcendent one above it!"
"Why did that kind of monster appear in this country? Where did it come from?"
"Damn... damn... bastard...!"
Clementine cursed while trying her best to suppress her behavior and hide her presence.
At this time, she no longer had the same crazy energy as before. She was trembling in such a corner like an ignorant person who has experienced the horror.
No, if she is really ignorant, she will be happier.
Precisely because she was not ignorant, she knew how terrifying a being like Li Ge could be who transcended human intelligence.
In the past, there were monsters like this in the Black Scripture to which she belonged.
They are the beings who have inherited the bloodline of the six gods who came 600 years ago.
Among the human descendants who inherit the blood of the six gods, individuals like them are sometimes born who are born with extremely powerful powers or powers.
They are called godmen, and after awakening, they are monsters who naturally have power far beyond that of heroes and far beyond the realm of human beings.
In the Dark Sacred Scripture where Clementine used to be, there were two such gods.
Of these two people, one is the chief of the Black Sacred Code and serves as the captain of the Black Sacred Code, and the other is a person who is in the extra seat and is known as the last guardian of mankind. His strength is even higher than that of the captain of the Black Sacred Code.
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Clementine felt the same sense of terror from Li Ge as those two people.
Therefore, she would choose to run away without hesitation, because she knew very well that she could not defeat such a monster no matter what.
What puzzles Clementine is why humans who can rival gods suddenly appear in E-Rantel?
Is the other party also a descendant of a god who has inherited the bloodline of the six gods?
No, now is not the time to think about this.
"You have to find a way to escape first..."
Clementine immediately switched her mind and focused only on thinking about this matter.
It doesn't matter who Li Ge is, it's not important. What's important is that you have to escape from his hands.
"It would be nice if I could use magic like [Life Hide]."
Clementine bit her nails until they bled.
"When evading Fenghua's pursuit, I used a total of eleven concealment methods. These methods are used to deal with espionage operations experts like Fenghua Holy Code. They can only be effective the first time they are used."
"Although that monster is much stronger than Fenghua's trash, he is obviously not a person who is good at espionage operations. The fact that my method works on him is proof."
"Thinking about it this way, the means I prepared should still be effective against him three times... no, probably about two times."
Clementine racked her brains and finally came up with a method that was not a method.
"Using all these methods, I should be able to avoid that monster for a whole night."
"When it gets dark, nocturnal creatures will rest and diurnal creatures will become active. By then, his [life perception] will be disturbed to a certain extent."
"I will sneak out at that time and return to E-Rantel."
Returning to E-Rantel, making such a decision was not because Clementine was crazy.
As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. If the other party cannot find her, she will definitely use various means to search outside. Will Clementine, who has exhausted all her means, be able to escape?
To be honest, she herself has no confidence.
In this case, it is better to return to E-Rantel.
The other party definitely didn't expect that he would turn back, so there was a high probability that he would let go of the search for E-Rantel.
By then, he can definitely find an opportunity to return to E-Rantel, give up tracking, and then leave leisurely.
"This is the only way."
Determined, Clementine took out several bottles of potion from her arms, some of which she drank on the spot, and some of which she smeared on the surface of her body.
Some of these potions can eliminate odors, and some can reduce signs of life activities. They can be said to be very useful things for a desperate person like Clementine.
Clementine has prepared a lot of props of this type, and she used some before to avoid Li Ge's tracking. Now she just continues to use them so that the effect can be maintained.
"You can't stay in one place forever, otherwise you might attract the monster's attention."
If the other party notices that there is a life reaction here hiding motionless in the grass, then they will definitely come over to investigate, right?
At this time, the important thing is no longer to hide, but to imitate the movement trajectories of animals in the forest, so that oneself does not appear obtrusive in the numerous reactions of life.
Clementine, who was thinking so calmly, slowly began to move, crawling forward like a snake hunting at night.
Little did Clementine know that while she was taking such a prudent action, something unexpected happened to Li Ge.
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"Um?"
Li Ge, who was flying in mid-air, suddenly stopped and made a sound of surprise.
The reason is simple.
"What's going on with this reaction?"
His [Life Sense] suddenly fed back a message, telling Rige that a large group of people were entering the forest.
These people did not enter the forest from the same direction, but were divided into two camps.
Among them, the party with the larger number of people first rushed into the forest, and then quickly decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye. As if they encountered something terrible, their life responses were constantly disappearing and extinguished.
The other party had a smaller number of people, only about a dozen or so. They seemed to be very cautious after entering the forest and moved slowly, as if they were exploring something.
Li Ge radiated the magic power of [Life Perception] to the side with more people.
Then, the accident happened.
"Bang!"
As if being bounced back by something, the magic power radiated by Li Ge was first disrupted, and then a force flowed along his magic power, and when it reached Li Ge's body, it suddenly exploded.
Li Ge suddenly retreated violently as if he had been hit by an invisible shock wave.
Feeling the slight pain coursing through his body, Li Ge raised his eyes.
"I see, things are getting interesting."
Li Ge's eyes flashed, and he turned around and flew towards the direction where the counter-shock force was flowing.