Although there were only four cats that spoke, Lin could detect that there were more than four cats nearby.
Considering that the magic cats in the Cat Forest belonged to the good side of magic beasts, they didn't attack humans easily. And in their conversation, they only intended to scare him, not to kill him. Lin was happy to play dumb.
But it wasn't time to make contact with them yet, so he cast a spell on himself to walk on water and walked directly to the surface of the lake. When he reached the center of the lake, he cast a second spell, Underwater Breathing, and removed Surface Walking. With a splash, he fell into the water.
"So he's a Mage."
"What's he doing in the lake? Should I follow him down and take a look? "
"No need, there's nothing at the bottom of the lake. But there's an important gathering today, don't be too late. Or Big Mom will complain again. "
The group of cats chatted as they left, not paying any attention to the strange Mage at the bottom of the lake. Of course, Lin was hiding in the water, relying on a combination of detection magic and programs to monitor the entire conversation, and was interested in the "gathering" they were talking about.
But before that, since he was already in the water, of course he had to explore the situation at the bottom of the lake first. Although the cats said that there was nothing at the bottom of the lake, that was what people thought. But that wasn't necessarily the same as a human's perception. So a certain someone still preferred to believe what he saw and confirm it himself.
Quickly scanning the bottom of the lake, he unexpectedly found a place that fish and shrimp didn't dare to approach. Pushing aside the mud and sand at the bottom of the lake, he saw a hideous forearm in the shape of a claw.
First of all, the owner of this thing was definitely not human, because there were six fingers on it, two fingers that were used to hold thumbs, one on the left and the other on the right.
Secondly, the fingernails were very long and sharp. Just by picking up the arm and shaking it in the water, the sharp claws seemed to cut through the lake water. And there was an unknown ink-colored substance at the fingertips, which mixed into the water and dyed it black.
Also, the fracture of this forearm was very uneven, the broken bones and flesh uneven. It didn't look like it was bitten by fish or shrimp, but more like the fracture caused by the arm being violently torn off by someone.
Finally, this arm was very big and heavy. Just the largest circle of the arm was thicker than his thigh.
Thinking about it, a certain someone decided to bury the arm back where it was. He always felt that bringing this thing home was like the beginning of a horror or thriller movie. It was better to stay away from things that required death. However, he still recorded the coordinates of this place in case of an emergency.
He flashed back to the surface of the water and used the spinning centrifugal force to quickly dehydrate himself. Finally, she managed to make herself not so wet before she felt dizzy. He flashed again and again, following the cats' footsteps towards the gathering.
There was a group of furry creatures on all fours, some with long fur, some with short fur, some with spots, and some with pure colors. All of them had their tails raised high as they walked leisurely and chatted. Just by listening to the content, a certain someone thought that they were going to a gathering of gossipy women.
Whose chicken laid eggs, whose cow gave birth to calves, and whose village outside the forest gave birth to calves. How wrinkled was a newborn baby's skin? It was either crying or laughing all day long.
Otherwise, they would talk about which cat had traveled far away, which cat had followed whom, and which cat was with which cat.
In short, there wasn't any valuable information.
Following them all the way, in order to avoid the sound of footsteps exposing his whereabouts, Lin used Levitation and Light Body Spell the whole time. He also used Flash to move, and tried his best to stay at the edge of his detection range, chasing behind the group of cats.
Suddenly, in his vigilant vision, a cat circled around from behind. Lin first flashed to the top of the tree and waited, silently observing what was happening below.
Sure enough, a gray cat with scars all over and even a few bald patches of fur crept out from behind where a certain someone had been standing.
It looked left and right at the empty forest under the moonlight, then raised its head and sniffed with its nose. It said in surprise, "How strange, I clearly felt that someone was following me. Was it an illusion? "
After saying that, it jumped a few times and caught up with the other cats. At the same time, a group of cats that had originally surrounded them also seemed to have dispersed and returned to their original direction.
A certain person on the tree crown exhaled a long breath. Speaking of which, his Arcane Eye had already developed a bunch of detection methods. Of course, he would also look for ways to avoid detection, whether by magic or other means.
Then, under the continuous cracking and counter-cracking, the detection methods of evading detection and the detection methods of the Arcane Eye became more and more exquisite. It was just that in the evasion part, most of the new spells he developed, or used some equipment to achieve his goal, but the technique itself didn't improve much.
For example, when he had just escaped from the cat's detection, in addition to using Flash to leave, he also used a self-created spell to eliminate smell before leaving. By the way, that spell was quite convenient to use to deodorize in a small area.
Once again catching up with the cats, as they continued to move forward, a certain someone could roughly guess where the cats' destination was. It couldn't be helped. In the forest not far away, there were countless creatures gathered together. The magical aura belonging to Authority was almost as bright as day in a certain someone's vision, very dazzling.
When he was close enough to hear the noisy cats, Lin stopped moving forward. In addition to avoiding the unknown experts, he also had to avoid the cats accidentally discovering him.
In his observation, the number of cats gathered here was probably more than a hundred, and the number was still increasing. All the cats were surrounding a stone, not because the stone was sacred, but because they were surrounding the pure white long-haired cat sitting on top of it.
From the discernible conversation, the cats were just continuing the previous meaningless topics, constantly talking about trivial matters. Even the pure white long-haired cat was the same, whispering to the few cats in front of it.
But according to the information he had heard, this was an important gathering. That was why a certain someone had been enduring the nonsense of these cats, yawning again and again. Looking at the time in the corner of his vision, it was very late, it should be time to go back to sleep. This group of night owls, don't tell me they're going to stay up all night like this.
Suddenly, the pure white long-haired cat in the middle raised its right forelimb. The cats were silent for a moment, all looking at the white cat that was about to speak.
"Everyone, I'm sure everyone more or less knows about the major events that have happened recently. Today, I've gathered everyone here to discuss how to deal with the follow-up matters. "
"Big Mama, some cats came back from other places, they only know a rough idea. Even if they live in the forest, there are still many cats who don't know the whole story. Can you please tell us the whole story? "
Someone who was eavesdropping wanted to come out and thank this unknown cat for its help. It would be a lie to say that someone was not curious about the major event that the magic cats gathered here.
The pure white long-haired cat seemed to feel the eager gaze below, so it said, "Everyone knows that the king of the forest has entered the aging stage, the power of the gate is slightly weakened. However, a while ago, the devil on the other side of the gate destroyed the seal enchantment. Not only did some small devils come to this world through the cracks of the broken enchantment, but Mao Ni, who was tentatively appointed as the next Maguspriest, also disappeared. According to the information, a cat said that it saw Mao Ni appear near the gate before she disappeared. I used prophecy magic, and it also showed that Mao Ni was on the other side of the gate. "
"So Big Mama, what do you need us to help with?"
"Send out the strong ones among us to organize a rescue team, under the supervision of the king, go through the gate and save Mao Ni. If the situation permits, no matter who took Mao Ni, we must teach them a lesson. Otherwise, the devil on the other side of the gate will think that we are weak and easy to bully, then we will not have peace. "
"But if we go through the enchantment at will, won't we destroy the integrity of the enchantment?" another cat asked.
The pure white long-haired cat said, "Now the enchantment is broken, and the king is also working on repairing it. So we must carefully go through the enchantment under the supervision of the king, find Mao Ni before the repair is completed, and return to this world. "
The cats whispered to each other and discussed. After a while, another cat asked, "Big Mama, we are all willing to join the rescue operation of Mao Ni, but we can't all go through the enchantment and the gate, right? How will we choose the members from among us? "
"I am afraid that only the king can decide this problem. Only he can decide the number of people who can go through the enchantment and how much time we have. So I will lead those who are willing to join to meet the king directly. "
The cats, who had always prided themselves on being united, of course shouted that they wanted to meet their king. Under the lead of the pure white long-haired cat, the cats moved again.
Lin hung on the tail of the large group of cats, following them from a distance. Anyway, with such a large group of cats, it would be difficult to lose them.
That being said, someone had underestimated the habits of a group of cats. They would not deliberately walk the paths that ordinary "people" could walk and would walk. From time to time, there would be the kind of "path" that would drill through tree holes, continuously walk through thick branches, and even some seemingly pathless rock walls. These were very easy for cats, but very dangerous for humans.
Fortunately, Lin's method of movement was Flash. If he really relied on two legs to keep up with this group of cats, he was afraid that he would be left behind after a few steps.
After walking for half a night, the cats came to a huge rock cave. Moonlight shone in from the small holes and cracks above, so that the inside of the cave was not pitch-black.
There were not many protruding strange stones on the rock walls and ground. Although it was not to the extent that it was as smooth as a mirror, it could be seen that this huge space was not completely formed naturally. It was as if … it had been rubbed by huge things that often came in and out, and became very smooth.
Following the footsteps of the cats, they kept walking deeper into the cave. In addition to moving forward, there was also a slight downward angle. This also made someone guess that if this was the nest of the Devil Moth King, it was no wonder that he could not detect it from above. Because he had not thought of checking the situation underground.
At the bottom of the cave, someone who was so lucky that he started to worry saw the target on his first ground reconnaissance. The legendary Devil Moth King had appeared right in front of him.
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