There are two worlds inside and outside the mystery - this time, Lily finally understood the meaning of this sentence.
Stepping through the silver door, she saw a completely different scene. The smell of death and the all-pervasive cold in the air were swept away. The bright sunshine fell from the sky and passed through the dense canopy, bringing warmth and comfort.
Bring it to everyone in the woods. The surrounding trees are full of life, and with the faint breeze, the oval leaves make a pleasant rustling sound, seeming to welcome the arrival of the exploration team.
Just beside where they were, a silver-white light pillar towered into the sky. The matter in the light pillar slowly flowed, carrying a magic power that did not belong to this world.
"That is the passage back." Yudina licked her lips, "As long as we walk in there, we can return to the original world. So, no matter how far we go, we must remember the way back here.
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"But there doesn't seem to be anything wrong here!" Bell looked around suspiciously, "Is this really the legendary place where no grass grows? I think it's much more comfortable than that damn place outside!"
"What are you talking about!" Amberly punched Bell, obviously dissatisfied with her hometown being described in this way, "Then you just stay here!"
The Belon man shrank his neck and closed his mouth.
"No one said that there was no grass growing here." Yuffie closed her eyes and sensed the surrounding environment. "According to Ms. Shillenfell, the spell they originally planned to cast was only effective on humanoid creatures - even if it was cast by the witch.
The demon has distorted its function, but the plants here are still not affected much. Moreover, its effect has basically dissipated now."
"But it still doesn't feel right." Lily made a quiet gesture, raised her ears, listened to the surroundings, and sniffed, "It's too quiet, there is no smell of birds and animals at all... Moreover, there seems to be a strange smell in the air.
smell."
"But I didn't smell anything - oh!" Amberly nodded in realization, let out a low roar, and transformed into a huge white bear again. She raised her head, closed her eyes, and let the breeze blow through her.
tip of the nose.
Lily looked around and picked a few ripe red berries from a bush. These round berries, called raspberries, can be found everywhere on the continent, and are picked and eaten by all races, so it would be unusual for them to appear here.
It was strange. After Lin and Yuffie confirmed that it was harmless, she carefully threw one of them into her mouth, letting the sweet and sour taste spread on her tongue.
She distributed the berries in her hand to the others, and except for Bell and Alphonse, everyone happily took a few. As for Yuffie's physical abnormality, Lily heard from the girl that Shireen Feier took advantage of the Erna people.
The magic that has been passed down to this day has further improved her body functions - but if she wants to completely solve the problem, I am afraid she still has to use more advanced life magic, which means she has to rely on herself.
"Indeed... there is a slight rancid smell, and... something burnt?" She whispered, "Is there someone... grilling meat here?"
Lily choked suddenly, trying not to spit out the fruit in her mouth. She stared at Amberley, wondering if she had been hanging out with Bell for too long and had been infected with a strange personality.
"Who would barbecue in a place like this? It can't be a dead person!?" She coughed a few times and looked at the Erna girl beside her with her eyes narrowed and a leisurely look on her face. "Eska, would you like to take a look?"
It should be not far over there."
The girl opened her eyes and spread her arms to both sides, as if she was preparing to flap her wings and fly.
Then, the girl disappeared, and what replaced her was a goshawk with a wingspan of more than one meter, a white belly and black wings. She nodded towards Lily and Amberley, fluttered her wings easily, and brushed against the tree crown.
It shuttled flexibly below and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Let's move forward in her direction." Yuffie rubbed Amberly's snow-white soft fur, "I have marked the location here with magic. It would be a waste of time to continue waiting here."
No one objected. Amberly motioned for Yuffie to sit on her back - this would make the team move faster. Bell groaned and wanted to follow suit, but Lily glared at her, and finally just put some luggage
Let Yuffie help hold her.
The exploration team moved forward cautiously in the forest, but the speed was not too slow. As Lily said, there were no birds, beasts or insects in the forest, only a silent empty shell. Lily suddenly felt an unreasonable feeling.
The chill came and she couldn't help but shiver.
"This is the battle-level spell of the Elna people..." Yuffie said with a hint of reverence in her voice, but also seemed a little uneasy, "As expected of an ancient race, if I have the chance, I really want to stay in the forest and study hard for a while.
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"Now, Yuffie, tell me, if the Mystery Lock continues, will new species be born in this forest that has lost all its animals, or will it eventually wither away completely?" Lin was obviously paying attention to another direction.
"It is said that life in the El Continent was created by gods, but I think... even in places without gods, as long as certain conditions are met, life can be born, right?"
The discussion between the two quickly turned to a direction that Lily could not understand. She gave up paying attention to the two people and focused her attention on the distance in front of her. After walking for a while, her ears moved and she vaguely heard something.
There was some noise coming from the wind.
"Wait a moment -" she made a stop gesture, causing the team to stop and quiet down. "There are... sounds of fighting in the distance? And..." She frowned in confusion, "No.
It's like a small-scale battle, but...a larger number, the sound of hundreds or thousands of people fighting."
"War?" Amberley's eyes widened and her voice rose a few steps, "In a place like this? Who is with whom?"
Lily wanted to say something else, but with a sharp cry, the goshawk transformed by Eskar came back, and when it fell down, it returned to its original image of a girl.
"You're right." Her first sentence confirmed Lily's guess, "It is indeed a war... and the two sides of the war are neither the Erna people nor the Kamal people."
"Huh?" Amberli was even more confused, "If it's not a human being, how can it be a ghost?"
"Maybe you're right." Yuffie smiled mysteriously, "Don't forget, the humans who originally lived here were all turned into undead. The undead were originally created by wizards to gain obedience without rest or rest.
The food and beverage helper, imitating Ada's creation, tried to create a magical life - although judging from the results, I'm afraid it's not a success."