Over the next few days, the team formed by the three forces gradually entered the depths of this strange primeval forest. The dense vegetation covered the sky. Even during the day, it was difficult for the sunlight to penetrate the abnormally dense foliage and reach the forest. The entire forest was enveloped in a gloomy and oppressive atmosphere from beginning to end …
The deeper they went, the larger the vegetation became. Lin Yun's group felt as small as ants as they moved through it. On the way, although everyone was cautious and did their best to restrain their movements, the entire team was still frequently attacked by Ancient Magic Beasts.
This place was practically the habitat of ancient magical beasts. Ever since the team stepped into the primeval forest, those ancient magical beasts that only existed in the records and had long been extinct for many years appeared in front of them one after another.
The day before yesterday, a group of Ancient Gnawing Beasts attacked the team and caused a lot of trouble. They managed to repel them with great difficulty, and the day before, an Ancient Vine Monster with the power of a 7th Rank Archmage caused chaos in the team.
As they went deeper, the magic beasts occupying the depths of the primordial forest became even more powerful. Even if the team was made up of Mid-Rank Archmages, they were still struggling to deal with these ancient magic beasts.
"Whoosh!"
As a piercingly cold white light flashed, an extremely cold aura containing a powerful dragon's might directly penetrated the neck of the magical beast, bringing out a smear of bright red blood.
However, as soon as the blood spurted out of the wound, it was frozen into a lump of ice under the low temperature of the Dragon's Breath before it could splash out. The neck that was pierced by the gigantic beast quickly turned into a gray color covered in frost.
"Roar!"
Under the heavy injuries, an incomparably huge beast raised its ferocious-looking beast head. Its big mouth cracked open, revealing two rows of incomparably sharp teeth. It raised its head and let out a low roar of pain that resounded in all directions.
But this roar was the last mournful cry of its life.
Before the roar could stop, the huge head of the beast drooped down powerlessly. Then, the huge body that had lost its support fell to the ground with a loud bang, stirring up a large amount of old rotten leaves …
When the gigantic beast's body stopped convulsing and became completely still, Rena retracted her Frost Dragon form and returned to the team.
Following behind Lin Yun, Reina's chest heaved up and down. She panted lightly, her face pale.
Ever since they had entered the depths of the primordial forest, not only had the strength of the ancient demonic beasts grown stronger, but the frequency of their encounters had also increased.
This was the third wave of magical beasts they had encountered today.
Even as a Frost Wyrm, Reina could not bear the continuous consumption of energy in the face of such high-intensity battles.
After all, the beasts roaming in this primordial forest were all qualified to appear in ancient records. Almost all of them had the power of a Mid-Rank Archmage.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were legendary existences …
However, compared to the threat of the ancient magical beasts in the primordial forest, the restless undercurrent within the team made Lin Yun sense something unusual.
It seemed that some people were starting to have small calculations in their hearts …
And this kind of thing had been going on for a while.
In the first few days of entering the forest, the three forces had been able to maintain a certain balance. When encountering an attack from an ancient magical beast, each force would send people to take turns fighting it.
Especially between Zeuss and Falton. Although there was no conflict on the surface, the two of them had been opposing each other from the start. Whenever one side made a proposal, the other side would inevitably oppose it. Anyone could see that the two of them didn't get along.
Naturally, Lin Yun clearly understood that the hostility between these two old men wasn't as hostile as it seemed on the surface.
This was nothing more than to maintain the balance between the three forces. These two old men didn't want the other side's force to occupy the dominant position in the team.
In the end, it was only because of the word 'benefit'.
If one of the forces established a dominant position in the team, they would inevitably have the advantage when it came to distributing the spoils of war. This was something that these two old men clearly didn't want to see.
As for Lin Yun, these two old men hadn't paid attention to him from the start.
What a joke, he was an insignificant 6th Rank High Mage. If he wasn't the commander of the Merlin Family in the Raging Flame Plane, if not for his subordinates, the Frost Dragon, the Heaven Puppet, and the Draconic Beastman, how could he have had the chance to join this team?
After all, even the weakest member of the Watson Family, Mark Watson, was still a 3rd Rank Archmage.
An insignificant 6th Rank High Mage? Haha …
Lin Yun naturally understood what these two old men were scheming, but he had been focused on the restoration of the Heaven Puppet and simply didn't feel like paying attention to them.
Moreover, the two old men opposing each other didn't have any harm to him, so he naturally let them do as they pleased.
But as time passed, especially in the past few days, the direction of the situation seemed to have gradually changed.
Before entering this spatial tear, the Watson Family and the Black Tower's understanding of this Demiplane was still at the same level as the Raging Flame Plane. But with the appearance of countless powerful ancient magic beasts, Zeuss and Falton revised their previous assessment from time to time.
The danger level of this place was clearly a lot higher than they had estimated.
After all, before entering the spatial crack, no one would have thought that there would actually be a primeval forest from ancient times in such a place. Even more so, no one would have thought that they would encounter so many ancient magical beasts that had been extinct for tens of thousands of years in the forest …
Up until now, they hadn't found the slightest trace of the thing they were looking for, but they still had to face the frequent attacks of ancient magic beasts.
Moreover, it could be foreseen that the ancient magic beasts that appeared later would inevitably be even more powerful.
In such a situation, fighting for the leadership of the team seemed to be a matter where the gains did not make up for the losses. Preserving one's own strength in order to face the more dangerous environment that would inevitably appear was more in line with one's own interests …
With such considerations in mind, the conflict between Zeuss and Falton that had been going against each other for many days quietly disappeared, replaced by some kind of tacit understanding.
Among the three forces, the Black Tower was the strongest, with Falton being a veteran 8th Rank Archmage. The Watson Family was second, with the Peak 7th Rank Zeuss being no weaker than an 8th Rank Archmage. As for the Merlin Family's Lin Yun, he was only a 6th Rank High Mage.
Who was worth cooperating with, and who could be abandoned, it was clear at a glance.
Under the tacit understanding of the two old foxes, the balance that had been maintained started tilting in a certain direction.
Lin Yun was keenly aware of this atmosphere and was inwardly vigilant, but he didn't show it on his face. After all, this Demiplane's situation was somewhat strange, and he still had some use for the Black Tower and the Watson Family.
At least, before the Heaven Puppet perfectly fused with the Hydra Heart, Lin Yun felt that it was necessary to maintain a cooperative relationship with these two forces.
But a certain 8th Rank Archmage from the Black Tower's Holy Land clearly intended to make the Merlin Family bear more responsibility for the rest of the journey.
The group kept moving forward in the forest. Falton, who was walking at the front, suddenly turned his head and gloomily glanced at Lin Yun. He then turned his head and whispered a few words to Suval. Then, Suval turned around and walked towards Lin Yun.
"High Mage Merlin." Suval walked in front of Lin Yun, a cold expression on his face as he said with an unquestionable tone, "Sir Falton just said that from now on, your subordinates will be in charge of stalling the attacking magic beasts to make it easier for the others in the team to make a move."
Hearing this, Lin Yun glanced at Falton's back and frowned.
'Is he unable to restrain himself and wants me to act as cannon fodder?'
After all, the ancient magic beasts roaming this primordial forest all had the power of a Mid-Rank Archmage. In the previous encounters, it would take a few people working together to get rid of each magic beast.
Being in charge of stalling such powerful magic beasts was undoubtedly a very dangerous matter.
And in contrast, the Black Tower and the Watson Family, who were casting spells in the back, were naturally very safe.
Seeing the pensive expression on Lin Yun's face, Suval was inwardly pleased. 'Haha, kid, you deserve this day!
'Don't think that the Black Tower will always be taken advantage of by Sir Hören. Don't you see who the leader of the Black Tower is …
'This is Sir Falton, a big shot from the Black Tower's Holy Land. Even Sir Hören doesn't have the authority to order him around. His position in the Black Tower can be said to be second only to Sir Hören, and the other six members of the Council of Seven are ranked behind him.
'Moreover, Sir Falton is an experienced High Rank Archmage. He was already an 8th Rank Archmage a few hundred years ago. It can be imagined how frightening Sir Falton's strength is now.
'What is an insignificant 6th Rank High Mage in front of Sir Falton?'
With these thoughts in mind, Suval's gaze on Lin Yun became even more cheerful.
It had to be said that Suval felt that he had been very unlucky ever since he met that kid, Mafa Merlin. He had been ruthlessly reprimanded by Sir Hören when he tried to cause trouble for that kid.
This time, he was finally able to regain some ground, so he was naturally in a good mood.
'Haha, how could a small 6th Rank High Mage like you disobey Sir Falton's orders?
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