"Hahaha, you are finally here!" The man's voice was hoarse and eerie, "I have been waiting for this day for a long time."
Lin Feng immediately drew his sword and was on guard, staring at the man. "Who are you? What do you want to do?"
The ugly man licked his lips, with a greedy light in his eyes: "I am the master here, the king of this dark forest. I heard that some self-righteous heroes have come to my territory, so I came here to 'greet' you.
"
Chen Le snorted coldly, already holding the two swords in his hands: "Stop talking nonsense, what do you want?"
"Oh, I want you outsiders to understand that this is my territory and no one is allowed to break in at will." The ugly man's eyes became more fierce, "I want you to see my power!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding trees seemed to move. Thick vines emerged from the ground and swept towards Lin Feng and others crazily. Chen Le quickly swung his two knives to cut off several of the vines that came towards him, but more
But they kept pouring out, almost drowning them.
"This can't continue like this, we have to find a loophole!" Feng Yan shouted to everyone while whipping the approaching vines with a long whip, "This vine should be under his control, focus on attacking that person!"
Lily raised her magic wand high and recited a spell. A beam of light instantly shone on the ugly man, causing him to groan in pain. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Feng flew up and held a long sword directly at the opponent's throat. The ugly man hurriedly dodged and barely managed to
He avoided the fatal blow, but a deep wound was cut on his shoulder, and blood immediately flowed down.
"Damn boy, how dare you hurt me!" The ugly man was so angry that his eyes almost burst out with fire. He waved his hands, and the cut vines returned to their original shape and became stronger and stronger.
At the same time, the thunderstorm also made a deafening roar not far away. He raised his giant hammer and hit the ground hard, stirring up dust all over the sky. "Brothers, work harder, this guy is not easy to deal with!" Xiao Ran looked quite serious.
He looked at this scene calmly, even somewhat triumphantly, with a playful smile on his lips.
The battle became more intense, and deafening sounds were heard everywhere: the sharp blades made a clear and loud metal impact sound when chopping flesh; flames and lightning intertwined into a gorgeous and deadly brilliance; there were endless wails and curses - the whole area seemed to be filled with noise.
Being enveloped by this enthusiasm.
Seeing that the dawn of victory was about to come, but just when everyone thought they were about to defeat the ugly man, he suddenly sneered and jumped into the air and disappeared. Then, without warning, he appeared behind Feng Yan again, ready to give a fatal blow!
At the critical moment, the figure of a mysterious woman who had never appeared suddenly appeared, blocked the opponent's attack with lightning speed and slapped one away. "Quickly deal with all the enemies here and follow me! Time."
Not much!" The unprecedented sense of urgency in his tone made everyone dare not slack off in the slightest, so they immediately regrouped and plunged into the next more difficult battle.
After a brutal and long fight, the last resistance force of the ugly man was finally defeated. When he was dying and lying on the ground struggling to breathe, the mysterious woman spoke again to break the temporary calm:
"We must go to the next destination immediately. But please remember - the real test is yet to come..."
As soon as the mysterious woman finished speaking, everyone suddenly felt a sharp pain in their bodies, as if countless needles were pricking their skin. Feng Yan was the first to fall down, his face as pale as paper. "No... we may have been poisoned!" Chen
Le Ye stumbled a few steps, forced himself to look at the others.
"This damn guy is secretly poisoning us! We have to find an antidote quickly!" Lin Feng gritted his teeth to support himself, but his voice began to tremble.
Xiao Ran's face was solemn: "Now is not the time to hold people accountable. We must leave here immediately."
Lily chanted the spell with difficulty, trying to use magic to relieve everyone's symptoms, but found that her magic power was greatly restricted in this cursed place. "The environment here... is too weird, my magic doesn't work.
"
At this moment, the mysterious woman stood up, a trace of determination flashed in her eyes: "Follow me, I know how to detoxify." She turned around and ran forward, and the four of them could only keep up with each other. Every step seemed to be in danger.
It was as painful as dancing on the tip of a knife.
The dense forest is getting denser and denser, and a vague mist seems to be filling the surrounding area. There are strange sounds in the air, as if there are many unknown creatures whispering, which makes people panic.
"Stop, don't go any further." Xiao Ran suddenly shouted, reaching out to stop everyone, "It feels wrong, there is something here."
As soon as they finished speaking, the scene around them suddenly changed - the dense and deep forest just now turned into an open and open prairie. The sun was so bright that it was hard to believe that it was so dark and depressing before. Several people were stunned.
, I was at a loss for a moment.
"What the hell is this place?" Lin Feng looked around vigilantly, clenching the sword in his hand, trying to find clues from this strange change.
The mysterious woman pondered for a moment and then replied: "This is an illusion... We must break it as soon as possible, otherwise we will never get out. Concentrate and don't be fooled by false appearances."
After that, she closed her eyes and began to recite some obscure language silently. As these ancient and powerful mantras were awakened, the entire space began to twist and tremble, and the difference between illusion and reality became blurred. Gradually, among everyone,
With the cooperation of their efforts, the world in front of them became eerie and terrifying again, returning to its original appearance - but at this time they no longer knew which direction they were heading.
Just as a group of people were struggling to find a way out in the maze-like forest, a huge strange bird flew overhead with a shrill cry, leaving a few traces of dark wings. It was followed closely by countless birds.
The small flying monster pounces on the ground and attacks!
"Disperse to avoid the attack!" Lily was the first to react and shouted the order, and quickly released a ball of dazzling light to disperse the approaching first wave of attacks.
At the same time, Lei Bao swung a giant hammer and hit the ground, causing vibrations and causing those who came close to fall; Lin Feng led others to use their agility to shuttle between the trees to fight back... The battle broke out again!
However, as time goes by, the toxicity in each person's body becomes more and more serious - loss of physical strength, confusion, and even breathing becomes increasingly difficult... The situation becomes more and more critical...
"Hold on... we can't just fall down..." Xiao Ran's voice was weak but full of determination. He tried to encourage everyone to muster up the last bit of fighting spirit and give it a try, "That woman said there is a way to solve this problem... we must find her as soon as possible.
Only the exit mentioned above will do!"
Just when everyone was on the verge of despair, a slight but familiar call came from not far ahead - it was the mysterious woman who had been missing for a long time and was heading here!
Just when everyone was on the verge of despair, a slight but familiar call came from not far ahead - it was the mysterious woman who had been missing for a long time and was heading here!
"Quick, follow me!" The mysterious woman ran back panting, holding several bottles of small blue liquid in her hands, "This is the antidote! Drink it quickly."
Everyone quickly took the potion and drank it in one gulp. Soon, the unbearable stinging sensation began to subside, and physical strength was slowly restored.
"Thank you, now we can last longer." Lin Feng said gratefully, but he immediately frowned, "But how to get out of this illusion?"
"I know a way, but I need your full cooperation." The mysterious woman's eyes were firm and decisive. She turned around and looked at the dense forest that seemed to be impossible to cross forever, and chanted ancient spells in a low voice. As she spoke one by one,
With the difficult syllables, subtle fluctuations began to appear in the surrounding space, as if some kind of power was gathering. "Close your eyes, feel your deepest memories and desires, and let your soul integrate with nature. Only in this way can you get rid of this false world."
world."
A few people acted as they were told, closing their eyes and meditating. At first, they felt that the surroundings were chaotic and fuzzy, but then the pictures that gradually became clear surprised everyone: the scenes of their hometown in their memories, the laughter of their childhood friends, and their hopes for a better life in the future.
The longings emerged one by one. At the same time, in reality, the mysterious woman's body was surrounded by light. The light became brighter and brighter until it illuminated the entire dark forest.
Finally, a crack slowly tore open in the void, revealing the scene behind it - a quiet and peaceful grassland, surrounded by mountains in the distance, full of greenery, completely unlike the place where it had just experienced a life-and-death fight.
"Did you succeed?" Lily opened her eyes. In front of her eyes was no longer a suffocating dense forest but a vibrant natural scenery. "Wow..."
Before they could be happy for too long, a cold wind blew across the grass, and the originally mild and pleasant environment suddenly turned cold. A figure emerged from behind the tree - his skin was so pale that it was almost transparent, he was wearing black leather armor and holding a long sword, his eyes were cold.
Watching this group of uninvited guests like a knife.
"You dare to break into my territory, and break the rules and leave the fantasy world without permission." The man's mouth was slightly raised but there was no smile at all. Instead, it gave people an even more chilling feeling, "Then be prepared to pay the price for this.
Bar."
Feng Yan immediately tightened his whip and was ready to take action at any time: "This guy is definitely a powerful enemy! But we are not vegetarians either!"
"Hmph, are just a few ants trying to resist?" The lord sneered, and his body suddenly turned into an afterimage and launched a fierce attack on Lin Feng. I saw the silver light shining between his hand and the sword, and the speed was almost impossible.
See clearly the trajectory of its movements.
"Be careful, this guy is very troublesome!" Lin Feng warned after failing to dodge and almost being injured, barely resisting the attack with his long sword. However, the enemy did not give him a chance to breathe, and the attack became more fierce and continuous.
At this time, Xiao Ran turned his head slightly and said to his companions: "It seems that we must fight quickly... everyone follows the plan!" After saying that, he rushed forward, confronting the opponent head-on and distracting him at the same time.
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Chen Le took this opportunity to quickly go around to the side, and quickly rotated the two knives with his hands to form two groups of light and shadow to attack the lord's main point; at the same time, Lei Bao swung his giant hammer to crack the ground and create seismic waves to hinder his actions, buying more time.
Lily raised her staff high to summon elemental spirits to assist her teammates in fighting, and kept throwing fire balls in an attempt to consume the enemy's power. "Everyone, please work harder!" she shouted loudly.
When the battle entered a fierce stage, the lord suddenly showed a weird smile, and a ball of dark energy condensed in the palm of his right hand. "Stupid humans, if this is the case, then let's taste the flames of hell!"
"It's not good... it's going to be worse!" Feng Yan was keenly aware of the approaching danger and immediately reminded everyone to avoid the upcoming fatal attack...
"Spread out!!" The mysterious woman promptly reminded everyone to spread out their escape routes, and she kept drawing circles in the air to release a large number of protective barriers, hoping to weaken the coming huge power.
"Everyone, come together!" Xiao Ran raised his arms and shouted to encourage morale, "As long as we work together, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome!" Before he finished speaking, he had already launched the strongest attack to face the dark force...
As the loud noise and dazzling light caused by the collision of forces between the two sides gradually dissipated, the evil thoughts in the originally vicious little lord were completely eliminated, and he finally turned back into an ordinary person and fell on the grass.
"It's over..." Everyone collapsed on the spot and gasped. Only the mysterious woman still stood upright and looked forward thoughtfully. "But this is just a small challenge. The real journey has just begun...
…”
"What did you say? Do you want to continue taking risks? That's enough..." Chen Le complained repeatedly but had no choice, "Okay, okay, since it is a destined road, I can only bite the bullet... I hope it won't happen next time.
It’s good to be this thrilling.”
"Don't worry, friends," the mysterious woman turned back with a smile and gave everyone an encouraging look, "We will become stronger."
Just as everyone was preparing to take a short rest before setting off, there was another strange noise in the woods not far away that attracted everyone's attention——
"So... is there another new trouble coming?" Feng Yan squinted his eyes and stared at the unknown object that was about to move in the shadows in the distance and whispered to himself...
Night fell quietly, accompanied by the patter of rain. A few people were preparing to rest temporarily on this seemingly peaceful grassland, but unexpectedly, there were bursts of strange noises in the distance, breaking the peaceful atmosphere.
"So... is there another new trouble coming to the door?" Feng Yan squinted his eyes and stared at the unknown object that was about to move in the shadows in the distance and whispered to himself.
"It seems that this place is not as safe as imagined." Lin Feng also stood up, holding the long sword tightly in his hand, and looked around vigilantly, "Everyone is ready for battle."
Lily immediately waved her staff, and the elemental elves surrounded her, forming a barrier to protect everyone. "Quick, let's find a place to hide."