The Black Forest.
This was a dreadful name that was taboo in the Sorcerer Continent.
To most people, this was a name that represented death and chaos. If one flipped through the history of the Sorcerer Continent, there would be countless tragic examples.
Sorcerer Calendar Year 13179. In a small human village on the western border of the Scattered Forest region, the entire village of 120 people disappeared without a trace in one night. According to the Sorcerers' investigation, there were traces of Mind Flayers in the village.
Sorcerer Calendar Year 17281. In the Nalan region of the Northern Witches' territory, a newly formed human settlement was attacked by a wave of beasts. In three days, more than 20,000 people died, and countless more were injured or went missing.
Sorcerer Calendar Year 22765. After the Silver Alliance formed the 17th Rune Corps, they expanded into the depths of the Black Forest. However, they were attacked by terrifying beasts and suffered heavy casualties.
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Looking through this history, all humans would feel a natural sense of reverence towards the Black Forest.
This was an inexhaustible treasure trove of resources, but it was also the source of chaos where terrifying beasts gathered.
Living next to the beasts, they had to live in fear day and night. They had to worry about the sudden outbreak of a large-scale wave of beasts, and they had to worry about the terrifying beasts escaping from the forest. This kind of life was hard to imagine for those who had not experienced it themselves.
That was why the people of Pine Tower Town were trapped here, not daring to step out of the thick walls. Even if they went to the nearby forest to collect firewood during the day, they would have to move in groups. The longest time that the residents of the town had lived here was no more than five years.
As for the older residents of Pine Tower Town, they had already been swallowed up by the surrounding forest.
Among the outsiders that gathered in Pine Tower Town, the majority were mercenaries and adventurers who came to make a living. There were also some acolytes who came to look for materials.
They were hired to frequently appear in the nearby forest for some gold coins and magic crystals. They were either searching for some special magical plants, capturing some delicious beasts, or exploring a certain area. In short, the spoils of war that they exchanged for with their blood and lives would eventually appear on a Sorcerer's laboratory table or dining table.
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The team set off early in the morning.
Parting the thin mist before dawn, the group passed through the narrow village gate of Pine Tower Town. They put on thick cloaks and cloaks and quietly entered the forest.
Since they had just entered the forest, it was clear that this was still a normal forest.
In the middle of a vast sea of lush trees, a huge yellowish-brown cliff stood silently. Like a proud king inspecting his subjects, the cliff was located in the depths of the green forest, surrounded by wisps of white clouds.
The top of the cliff was flat and covered with dark brown moss.
A gentle breeze blew past, and the waves in the forest surged. Waves of rustling sounds could be heard as a flock of blue birds chased each other from the forest, soaring into the distance.
Traversing through such a sea of trees, one's eyes were filled with lush greenery, green flowers, green grasses, green vines, and grey tree trunks …
Life force, a faint life force could excite one's spirit!
The light in the quiet and dark jungle was not bright. There were branches, vines, and shrubs everywhere. If one wanted to pass through such a jungle without a guide who was familiar with the terrain to lead the way, it would be almost impossible to move an inch.
Lowi, who was hired as a Sword and Shield Warrior, had temporarily changed his profession to a sweeper. He carried the round shield on his back and swung his sharp hatchet to chop off the vines and thorns that hindered him. He barely cleared a path in the forest that could allow people to pass through sideways, moving forward with great difficulty.
Walking in the primordial forest, the soft and exquisite cloth robes that the Sorcerers usually liked to wear were no longer suitable. The horizontal branches and thorny thorns could easily tear their clothes. Therefore, even the Sorcerers and apprentices who did not need to do anything could only put on a thick cloak or cloak outside their cloth robes. That way, they could prevent their robes from snagging and falling to the ground.
Moreover, these Sorcerers who usually hid in the tall Wizard's Pagodas and tightly guarded laboratories were no longer as arrogant and mysterious as they usually were. Even an ordinary slope could become a huge obstacle for them to advance.
Some people threw down vines from above and some people pushed their waists and buttocks up. Only the Gargamel Wizard, who usually lacked physical training, could climb the rocks or short cliffs that were less than two to three meters tall with great difficulty.
On the other hand, Grimm, who was also a Wizard, displayed a strong physique that was not any weaker than Lowi's. Not only could he climb over mountains and rivers as if he was walking on flat ground, but he could also imitate the Level 3 Thief, Rode. He could even climb up a short cliff in a few steps with the help of a vine.
This was not the first time that Gargamel stared at his burly body and drooled!
To be honest, any newly advanced Wizard would have a strong physique like a Warrior, a thief's agile body, and an archer's quick reflexes. However, due to years of lack of training, coupled with the corrosion of large amounts of poisonous and harmful Wizard materials, there were only a few Wizards who could maintain this kind of physical advantage.
Seeing Grimm's extraordinary physique, not only did Gargamel not think it was strange, he even revealed a thoughtful expression from time to time.
Once upon a time, he also had such an outstanding body!
At that time, he could also sing and fight every night … Unfortunately, with the passage of time and the corrosion of the Wizard Energy, all of this had become a thing of the past. As for him, he was now just an old man who did not look much better than a malicious spirit!
However, his powerful Wizard Energy still made him a terrifying Wizard that the people of the world would revere. Once he unleashed his full strength, slaughtering a small town of Pine Tower would be as easy as snapping his fingers.
It was a pity that this kind of power could not be used in the Black Forest!
With the methods of a Wizard, he could simply summon a few flying servants to avoid this annoying journey into the forest and fly to his heart's content in the sky above the Black Forest.
However, this kind of thinking was good, but he could not put it into practice. Otherwise, he would definitely die a horrible death!
The idea of using a method to fly over the Black Forest was indeed a good idea, but the biggest problem was how to determine his position.
Those who had never flown in the sky would never understand the pain of being lost.
Flying above the blue sky with a sea of trees and mountains beneath his feet, it might be possible to determine the direction, but to find his destination was an impossible task. The Black Forest stretched for tens of thousands of miles, and trying to find a landmark in the sea of trees that rose and fell with the wind was simply a joke.
The Black Forest's unique high magic environment also made many detection and prophecy spells seem wrong. The Magic Wand of Prophecy was not very useful here, and many times it would even lead you directly to the nest of a terrifying monster.
Also, flying in the sky was very eye-catching, and it was easy to become a target for powerful monsters.
The monsters in the Black Forest all had a strong sense of territory. If you quietly sneak past the edge of their territory, they would not be able to sense you. However, if you were to seek death by flying over their heads …
Using your bones to decorate their caves, this may be your only fate!
The ten miles of forest ahead was just a small trial for the difficult journey ahead.
As they went deeper, the greenery in the forest gradually turned dark and gloomy. Once they passed the border of the forest, it was a completely different and strange world as far as the eye could see.
Looking up, the sky above the Black Forest was filled with black tree crowns that covered the sun, like a night sky filled with stars.
The black leaves were stacked layer by layer, blocking the clear sky outside, forming the deepest and darkest curtain of the night. The flickering light was like the faint blue fluorescence of fireflies that could be seen everywhere in the forest. It was these fireflies that added a strange sense of beauty to the 'night sky' here.
Other than the beautiful 'night sky' scenery, the environment of the Black Forest was especially elegant.
The forest was filled with the fragrance of flowers, and the entire ground was covered with green grass that reached one's ankles. Stepping on it was like stepping on an exquisite velvet carpet, so soft that it made one want to lie down and roll on it.
To be honest, every part of the Black Forest had a completely different style and tone.
If the Black Forest in the north was full of gloominess, darkness, and chaos, then the Black Forest in front of them was full of magic, strangeness, and magnificence.
It was as if Grimm's group had suddenly entered a magic forest. Everywhere was overflowing with magical aura, and everywhere was full of beauty and beauty.
It was the first time many of them had seen such a beautiful scenery, and they were a little stunned. Lowi and the others who frequented this place all year round also straightened their backs and wiped the sweat off their foreheads, letting go of their worries and enjoying the strange scenery here.
Grimm silently scanned everything in front of him, and what appeared in his elemental vision was a completely different world.
In the dark forest, traces of magical energy flowed.
They were inexhaustible nourishment for magic, nourishing and strengthening the world in front of them bit by bit.
In Grimm's vision, every blade of grass, tree, flower, and bird contained elemental particles that represented magical energy.
The red was fire, the cyan was wind, the brown was earth, the green was wood, the blue was water, and the purple was the mind … Layer by layer, block by block, the dense Mana energy soaked the entire forest in a sea of Mana.
In such an environment, as long as it was not an ignorant stone, it could nurture enough intelligence and give birth to intelligent beings that could rival Magi.
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