Under the dim starlight, the forest around the Diseased Forest seemed abnormally quiet.
Not only were there no signs of the large carnivorous forest creatures, even the chirping of birds and cries of insects had disappeared. The entire Dark Forest was like a graveyard, the deathly stillness terrifying.
The hill of soil that had once stood in the Diseased Forest had disappeared. The huge pit that had collapsed had swallowed up hundreds of tons of soil, sand, and withered trees, turning this place into a pile of rubble.
However, at this moment, a strange rustling sound came from a corner of this pile of rubble. At first, the sound was so weak that it sounded like a mole secretly digging a hole, but it gradually grew louder and louder.
* Bam … *
With a loud, violent rumble, a strange creature that looked like both a flying dragon and a griffin with a short neck and a short tail broke through the layer of soil and burrowed out. It had a sturdy body and immense strength, and even had sharp teeth and claws. However, its hard gray skin was full of terrifying scars.
It burrowed out of the ground, shaking off the soil on its body violently. As it stretched out its neck and let out a long roar, its thick hind legs kicked off with great force, and its majestic body flew into the sky once more.
After circling two rounds on the pile of rubble, the Twin-legged Flying Dragon King raised its neck and let out a long roar of grief and indignation. It turned its body and went straight for the high cliff in the east where it had taken shelter.
Not long after it disappeared, a pitch-black figure appeared next to the hole where the explosion had taken place.
Under the illumination of the night, the Dark Tentacle Monster's soft and agile body was almost impossible to see. All that could be seen was a huge black shadow.
After hesitating for a moment, the Dark Tentacle Monster slowly floated up, and under the cover of the night, it quickly fled into the distance.
It had always been a lone wolf, and the destruction of the Beast Tide undoubtedly had the least impact on it. However, considering the possibility of the human Magi's revenge, it felt that this forest was no longer a safe place.
It was time to consider moving!
As it made up its mind, the Dark Tentacle Monster darted through the endless darkness, its body getting further and further away.
Just as they were getting further and further away, another big hole exploded in the pile of rubble. The Hunting Spider Tula crawled out with a huge web cocoon, and disappeared into the forest without looking back.
This time, it took a full hour before there were new changes in the pile of rubble.
Along with a crisp sound, a layer of mud suddenly collapsed, revealing a huge twisting hole. Following that, figures of different appearances emerged from within and lined up near the entrance of the cave, as if they were waiting for some big shot.
The last one to emerge from the hole was, of course, Grim.
After the bloody battle just now, although Grimm was a little tired, his strong desire to reap rewards supported him to continue fighting.
Grimm wasn't the tallest among the group of black shadows, but the moment he appeared, all the black shadows bowed slightly to greet him.
Grimm's gaze slowly swept across the group of 'people'. There were less than twenty people in the group, but they were disciples, subordinates, and servants.
"Meryl, bring Kedar and the bird demon, as well as the leader of the manticores and the two manticores to the Twin Pagoda Mountain, the nest of the Giant Berserk Baboon. If everything goes well, you can check out the bird demon's home on the way back …"
"Understood! Don't worry, Mentor! "
"Gargamel, bring Sabrina, the snake demon, and the three manticores to the Crimson Rock in the Medusa's Lair. On the way back, bring everything that can be taken from the snake demon's lair …"
"Leave it to me, Master!" Gargamel once again let out his signature sinister laugh.
"Alright, the rest of you, follow me to Tula's spider cave. Let me see if that guy has gone back to his lair!"
"Yes!" The three-headed hellhound replied weakly.
It had just been under someone's control, and its injuries had not even healed in time. Now, it had to go on an expedition to the lair of the Lord of Magic Beasts, Tula. However, the situation was beyond its control. Now that its life was in the hands of that human Magus, it had no other choice.
It was a simple team consisting of three human Sorcerers and three Quasi Sorcerers, Magical Beasts and Chimeras. Even if such a team did not gain much of an advantage over the escaping enemies, they would not be easily defeated by the enemies. After all, the leaders of the magical beasts knew each other very well. After this battle, they would know what resources the other party had left.
After weighing the pros and cons, Grimm decisively sent out the main force of the Wizard's Pagoda to gather as many resources as possible that would be useful to him.
Of course, a place like the Wizard's Pagoda could not be too empty. Thus, Grimm left the forest demons behind. With the help of Amu and a group of Wizard Apprentices, it would be difficult for the few remaining magical beasts to break into the Wizard's Pagoda.
After waving goodbye to the group, Grimm mounted an adult Manticore and brought the three-headed hellhound, Angua, to the spider lair of the Lord of Magic Beasts, Tula.
…
The spider lair of the Hunter Spider Tula was actually a giant cave.
It was located in a valley about two hundred miles north of the Diseased Forest.
Along the way, Grimm sat on the back of the Manticore and looked down at the forest beneath him. The number of life forms that he could sense within the range of his mental energy had decreased to an alarming level.
The battle in the Diseased Forest had wiped out hundreds of thousands of forest creatures, and the impact on the Dark Forest was unprecedented. Even though the creatures in the Dark Forest were highly mobile, and the lack of life forms here would quickly be filled by the forest creatures in the nearby areas, their numbers and quality would be much lower.
The density of the forest creatures also determined the number of magical beasts that the Dark Forest could support.
With fewer magical beasts, the Wizard's Pagoda would be much safer, but the resources for magical beasts would be lacking.
Just as Grimm was lost in his thoughts, the three-headed hellhound Angua, who had been sprinting on the ground, finally stopped at the entrance of a giant valley.
The Manticore that Grimm was riding on circled in the air, its giant bat wings carrying a strong gust of wind as it landed beside Angua.
Grimm jumped off the Manticore and carefully examined the eerie forest before him.
Compared to the commonly seen Dark Forest, this should be called the 'White Forest'.
The valley that the Hunting Demon Spider Tula had chosen as its lair was filled with tall, ancient trees. However, there were very few lush canopies, shrubs, thorns, and vines that covered the empty spaces in the forest. Instead, they were replaced by ghost-like white spider webs.
On the canopies, between the branches, in the gaps between the trees …
In short, any place with a gap would be covered with sticky white spider webs and balls of white cocoons of various sizes.
Some of the white cocoons were wrapped around the branches, some were embedded in the holes of the trees, and some were hanging by the sides of the road, gently swaying as the night wind blew.
Grimm could sense a weak aura of life within some of the white cocoons. Most of the life forms within the white cocoons had been sucked dry, turning into horrifying corpses.
However, what was strange was that Grimm did not discover any spider creatures even after leading the three-headed hellhound for a few hundred meters into the valley!
Did they all die in the sea of lava?
Grimm rejected the thought the moment it popped up in his mind.
A crafty demon lord like Tula would definitely not do something so ruthless. There were definitely spider subordinates hidden in its lair that could protect its home. After it escaped from the underground, it would probably hide in its lair to recuperate.
If he guessed correctly, the reason it took Medusa away before it left was to recover its strength. The only thing he did not know was whether it planned to eat the Medusa raw, steam her, or fry her.
Thinking about the Medusa's beautiful face and graceful figure, Grimm could not help but feel a wave of regret. It was too much of a waste to eat such a 'beauty'!
Blue light flickered in Grimm's black eyes as he slowly scanned the spider forest in front of him. His expression gradually turned solemn.
In his mind, every time he scanned a dense spider web, his elemental vision would detect a trace of energy flow within it. The A.I. Chip's warnings were endless.
[Warning … Warning … Unknown defensive force field detected … This defensive force field can absorb spiritual force and prevent spiritual perception from penetrating it …]
Eh, a type of spider web that could block spiritual perception?
Grim strolled up to a tall ancient tree and reached out to grab the dense cobwebs wrapped around the tree's trunk. He gently tore it apart.
It was sticky, tough, and had a numbing effect that could paralyze a person's mind …
If Grimm was an ordinary creature of the forest, his spiritual force would have been sucked dry by this spider web, and he would have become one of the many white cocoons here.
Grimm used his strength to test it out. Even with his 3 points of strength, he could not tear apart this seemingly ordinary spider web. After all, an adult black bear in the Black Forest only had 3 points of strength. 3 points of strength was enough for Grimm to become a savage beast in the forest. Even without using any spells, he could defeat most carnivorous beasts with his bare hands.
Of course, magical beasts like the Violent Earth Bear and the Iron-armoured Rhinoceros were an exception!
Grimm lightly snapped his fingers, and the right hand that was grabbing the spider web immediately burst into flames. With the help of spells, a large portion of the spider web that was as sticky and tough as rhinoceros skin disappeared with a sizzling sound.
It seemed that fire was indeed the bane of this spider web!
Grimm extended his flaming palm forward, and the layers of spider web wrapped around the ancient tree immediately melted away like snow being poured into a pot of boiling soup.
Very quickly, the ancient tree's black and withered bark was revealed.
Grimm punched out without hesitation. His iron fist smashed through the bark of the ancient tree and penetrated it.
The ancient tree was hollow!
When Grimm pulled his fist out, purplish black blood flowed out from the hole in the ancient tree, and countless small spiders poured out. Through the hole, Grimm could see white bones and remnants of hair in the hollow cavity of the tree.
Grimm's discovery seemed to have shaken the entire spider forest. The terrifying corpses hanging on the branches suddenly moved in a strange manner, and their movements were stiff as they tore at the spider webs on their bodies.
Once they broke free from the shackles of the spider web, they actually leapt through the tall ancient tree with the agility of a cheetah, howling as they pounced towards Grimm and the Three-headed Hellhound.
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