Leaf was walking between the treetops and the green leaves, looking for Lightning and Maggie.
In fact, it was not accurate to say that she was walking. Her body had blended into the dense forest, and it was only her sight that moved.
This feeling was very wonderful. She felt that she was more at ease than a bird – at least, if a bird didn't flap its wings, it would fall to the ground, but she didn't. As long as she maintained this form, she could go from one end of the forest to the other in the blink of an eye.
Of course, compared to the whole Concealing Forest, the area under Leaf's control was only a drop in the ocean.
Since her ability had evolved, she had set her sights on the Concealing Forest to the west of Border Town.
If she could bring this vast forest under her control, whether it was fighting against demonic beasts or collecting supplies, it would be a great help to His Highness Roland. There weren't many ways she could repay His Highness. In addition to improving the crops, this was the only thing she could do.
Compared to the castle's back garden, this was a real forest, and its complexity was far greater than the ecosystem composed of olive trees and grapevines. Every inch of the land was hiding many creatures. If you looked down along the roots of the plants, you could feel dormant animals, squirming reptiles, decaying corpses, and small gurgling water sources.
In order to avoid losing her mind, she carefully expanded her territory. Starting from the western wall, she fused a little bit every day, and when she was completely adapted, she added a new piece of forest.
At this speed, in two or three years, she would be able to cover the whole Concealing Forest with her consciousness.
After a while, Leaf found the two people who were hunting in the forest – if she didn't fly close to the treetops, but walked in the snow, she would be able to find them faster.
"I found a prey," Leaf said, shaking a branch.
"Ah," Lightning trembled, then patted her chest, "You scared me."
"Goo, goo!" Maggie nodded.
"Sorry," Leaf made her figure emerge from the trunk, like a new branch, "Is this better?"
"Well, at least it doesn't seem like I'm talking to a ghost," Lightning lightly landed on the ground, "Can you appear in any place in the forest?"
"As long as it's within my control," she nodded.
Maggie landed on Leaf's back and paced back and forth. She even pecked at the part where her body was connected to the trunk. "You actually grew into the tree, coo!"
Leaf felt an itch on her back and couldn't help but laugh. "This is my ability."
"It feels a little strange, coo."
"How dare you say that others are weird? You can transform into a giant demon bird yourself." Lightning rolled her eyes at the pigeon and then looked at Leaf. "Where's the prey?"
"Come with me," she said, tilting her head.
Since it was impossible to maintain a human form while moving, Leaf simply made vines stand up on the ground to guide them forward.
"What kind of prey?" Lightning asked.
"A wild boar, from the heart of the forest," she answered. "Are you sure you want to do it yourself? I can tie it up with a vine and throw it at the foot of the wall."
"Of course, explorers pursue more than just the results," the little girl said with her head held high. "Sometimes the process is more memorable than the results."
"As long as there's meat to eat, coo!"
Leaf couldn't help but raise the corner of her mouth. Before she integrated with the Misty Forest, the two of them were already frequent visitors here. They practiced their magic by hunting in the forest, and Maggie would carry all the prey they got back to the castle. Now half of the meat on the table was provided by them.
"Look, there it is," Leaf said.
She saw a huge wild boar squatting by the stream, licking the cold water. Its fangs were thick and sharp, and its bristling mane was almost as long as a finger. It looked very difficult to deal with. If a hunter encountered such a beast, he would generally retreat, but for a witch, it was just a good meal.
"I'm going," Lightning said, pulling out her dagger.
"Don't you need a gun?" Leaf asked in surprise.
"That would be too unchallenging." She touched her nose confidently and rushed straight to the target.
"Come on, coo!"
The little girl's figure was like a golden light, and in the blink of an eye, she pounced on the head of the wild boar from behind, and then rose up. The boar suddenly shook its head and burst into a high-pitched scream.
"Missed? No … "Leaf noticed that one of the wild boar's eyes had become a bloody hole. It seemed that Lightning intended to use her flexibility to eliminate the enemy's counterattack, and then use a war of attrition to slowly drain the prey's vitality.
In front of Lightning's air superiority, the wild boar was as clumsy as a stone. It didn't take long for it to lose the ability to resist and collapsed in the snow.
She whistled, "How was it?"
"Well done," Leaf controlled the vines to entangle the wild boar's hind legs and hung it up. "Let's drain its blood first. His Highness said that meat without blood stains is more delicious."
"Gulp," Maggie swallowed, "Tonight we can have a full meal, coo."
"Wait …" Leaf suddenly felt that another creature had broken into the forest. She looked at the edge of the controlled area and saw two gray wolves approaching.
Something was wrong. She frowned. This kind of beast usually lived in the depths of the forest. Even in winter, it was rare for them to run so close to Border Town.
She was hesitating whether to tell Lightning the news, when suddenly a familiar figure appeared in front of her. Leaf felt the hair on her body stand up, and the tragic battle in the Barbarian Land instantly came back to her mind.
Demons!
She saw two burly demons slowly moving in the direction of the city wall. They didn't wear magic stones on their arms, nor did they carry spears on their backs, as if they didn't carry any weapons. But Leaf noticed that they both wore a black iron glove – it was the weapon that killed Red Pepper and the others.
Why did the demons come here?
With great fear and uneasiness, she returned her consciousness to Lightning's side. "Get out of here, the demons are coming!"
"What?" The two were slightly startled.
After a brief description of what she saw, Leaf urged, "Hurry up, they don't have a mount, so they can't catch up with you two. I'll follow you later."
To her surprise, Lightning hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I want to stay and fight with them."
"Fight … fight?" Leaf was stunned, "Why?"
"If we run away when we meet the enemy, how can we defeat them in the future?" The little girl took a deep breath and pulled out a pistol from her waist. "Dad said that I should get up from where I fell. I won't run away again. "
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