Inside the Fire Cloud Forest, Nan Jue's group, who were wearing military badges, seemed to be the first to arrive at Ping Ling Mountain. They wandered around the Fire Cloud Forest, as if they had lost their way.
Chapter 1
In fact, they didn't know where to go after arriving here. They could only wander around aimlessly in the Fire Cloud Forest. The old man who had been here before only told them that the Fire Calamity Fruit should appear in this forest where the temperature was higher and the denser it grew.
"Did you hear something? It sounded like a monster sticking its tongue out?" a bronze-skinned soldier asked.
"Stop being so paranoid, how could there be any demon creature in this place when the temperature is so high?" a female soldier at the back of the group said.
Her forehead was covered in sweat because of the rising sun. It was only morning. By noon or afternoon, the place would be like a furnace that could roast a person alive.
"Ye 'zi, do you have any water? Can I have a sip … Ye' zi?"
The bronze-skinned officer walking in front turned his head, only to find that there was no one behind him!
He lowered his head and suddenly found traces of being dragged on the fallen leaves on the ground. His expression changed, and he hurriedly reported to the team members in front of him.
"Commander Nan Jue, Ye 'zi, who was in charge of keeping watch at the back, has disappeared," the bronze-skinned soldier said in a panic.
Nan Jue raised her hand and signaled the team to stop. She scanned the quiet forest.
"Let's go back and look for her. She might have fallen behind."
Nan Jue shook her head. Those who were selected to join the team were the elites of the Dunhuang Army. Not only were they strong, they were also very obedient. There was no reason for her to leave the team without saying anything.
"Not good, Xu Dong is also missing. He should have been scouting ahead for us." Another officer hurriedly ran over to report.
Nan Jue's expression changed. She immediately said to the team, "I'm afraid there are a lot of enemies. We have to leave this place as soon as possible!"
"Aren't we going to save Ye 'zi? How can we abandon our comrades?" the bronze-skinned soldier said.
"If you want to die here, you can keep looking for Ye 'zi's corpse!" Nan Jue said coldly.
After the order was given, the group immediately chose to leave the dense forest.
However, in the process of rushing into action, a few more people mysteriously disappeared one after another.
Only then did everyone realize how terrifying the forest was. Everyone was only a few meters apart from each other, and the few people who had suddenly disappeared disappeared in an instant. There were no screams, and there was no blood. The only thing left behind were the traces of being dragged in the fallen leaves!
Nan Jue was a powerful Magician, yet he did not sense the presence of a demon creature when his teammates were in danger. It was very likely that the creature was stronger than them.
Nan Jue told his team members about this, and everyone was even more frightened. However, the bronze-skinned officer was puzzled and asked, "Since it's much stronger than us, why did it kill us one by one instead of all of us in one go?"
"It must be enjoying the torture of a cat toying with a mouse. If we stayed where we were, it would have killed us one by one," Nan Jue said confidently.
"What the hell is this place? I bet the demon creatures hiding in the Fire Cloud Forest will kill us all before we find the Fire Calamity Fruit."
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The leaves of the Fire Cloud Tree loved the scorching sunlight the most. They would also absorb the heat in the air and turn it into nutrients for the entire tree. The amount of sunlight and heat that each leaf could absorb was limited. In about seven days, their lifespan would end, and new Fire Cloud Tree leaves would replace them. Thus, the flat-topped mountain was covered with these maple leaf-like fiery red leaves, turning into a bright red carpet. Walking on it, one could feel the heat and softness that was different from ordinary soil.
When Mo Fan stepped into the Fire Cloud Forest, he was already regretting his decision. The forest was like a maze. Every tree looked exactly the same, and even their sizes were the same. The red leaves scattered across the ground made it hard to tell the direction. Mo Fan was unable to find the cave that led to the inside of the mountain.
Tired of walking, Mo Cun sat down and took a short rest. He wondered if he should go back to the Fiery Sorceress and ask her to show him the way when she was free. It would be much better than walking around in the forest aimlessly.
As soon as he stood up, Mo Fan suddenly felt something sticky on his hands. He picked them up and realized they were covered in a bright red liquid. Mo Fan's expression immediately changed when he sniffed it.
It was blood, and it seemed to be human blood!
Mo Fan quickly lowered his head and looked at the leaf cushion he was sitting on. He realized the color of the leaves in the area was brighter. It was easy to see them mixed together with the red of the leaves. To his surprise, there was already a pool of blood here!
Mo Fan looked around and found a bloody severed hand between the leaves. Judging from the bones, it seemed to belong to a woman.
Mo Fan was used to seeing dead bodies. He realized the woman had died not long ago. He wondered if other Magicians had already arrived, while searching for her body parts under the leaves.
When he finally found something that looked like a medal, Mo Fan confirmed the woman's identity. She was a Battlemage.
"Not only is this forest like a maze, it's also full of man-eating demon beasts. Let's hope Xinxia and the others haven't come here yet. Otherwise, it's going to be too dangerous," Mo Fan buried the body.
Burying dead bodies was a principle that every Magician followed. Magicians who often risked their lives in the wild had no idea when they would be killed by demon beasts, leaving their corpses exposed in the wild. Therefore, when they saw the corpses of their comrades, they did not mind burying them. It was a guarantee that they would not end up the same way in the future.
It was a ridiculous guarantee, but it also showed that every Magician who became a Hunter was prepared to die at any second.
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The others might be thinking of stealing the Fire Calamity Fruit, but Mo Fan was not interested in it. Firstly, the Fire Witch guarding the Fire Calamity Fruit was incredibly strong. Trying to steal it was the same as committing suicide. Secondly, the woman had saved his life, so he was not crazy enough to betray her.
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