Just like that, the expedition party continued on their journey, and soon, three days had passed. However, they still did not see even the shadow of the Alpine Barbarians. Instead, they encountered many big and small beasts and even magical beasts. Some of the easier ones, such as small wild boars and mountain leopards, were handed over to Little Mia to practice her skills. Some of the stronger ones, such as the big black bear and the Darkfang Dire Wolf, were handed over to the others to handle.
In the process, Mia's strength had unknowingly entered the Advanced Level. In fact, she had already touched the threshold of the Advanced Level when she was still in the Academy. Now that she had trained a little more, it was only a matter of time before she broke through. It was just that she was still a little ignorant about this so she did not realize it.
On the other hand, Baiyi only realized it when he felt the surge of energy in his body had increased. That made Baiyi secretly happy. With a sudden increase in strength at this critical juncture, the subsequent progress would naturally be much smoother.
This is a good start. He sighed in his heart but he did not rush to remind Mia. He hoped that she could experience it on her own and find out what was different about it.
As a result, the first spell that Mia cast after entering the Advanced Level was just a Confinement Spell that she had learned from Baiyi to catch a snow-white bunny. It was not memorable at all.
On the other hand, the little girl was quite happy as if she had done something that gave her a sense of accomplishment. She kept hugging the bunny in her arms and rubbed her face against the white fur from time to time. Her eyes were slightly squinted as if she was enjoying it. With a satisfied expression on her face, she could not stop muttering, "Bunny is so cute …"
In the end, the heartless bunny escaped while the little girl was sleeping. Baiyi thought for a while and decided not to bother about it. Then, when the little girl woke up the next day, she realized that the rabbit was gone. She couldn't find it no matter where she looked. She probably guessed that the rabbit had run away, so she threw herself into Tisdale's arms and cried sadly. She even rubbed against Tisdale's chest …
That's right, this kind of wild bunny is not clean and can't be cooked. What's so good about it? If you like rubbing against bunnies, why don't you just rub against your Big Sister Tisdale's bunny? Baiyi thought to himself. Then, Zhang Da patted his shoulder lightly.
"Master Hope, we've been walking for five days and we haven't even seen the shadow of the Alpine Barbarians. Do we still want to continue?"
"Of course." Baiyi raised his head to look at the sky, then lowered his head to look at the map. "Why? Are you guys in a hurry?"
"There's no rush." Zhang Da quickly shook his head. Actually, in the past few days, the three of them could be said to have gotten the most out of the three of them. All the wild beasts that came to their doorstep had been taken care of by the three of them. Along the way, they had gotten quite a lot of valuable materials from the wild beasts. Although they had promised that they would split the loot when they got back, it was obvious that Baiyi and the others did not really care about such a small amount of money.
"I'm just worried that Miss Undine might not be able to make it in time …" Zhang Da continued. After receiving so many benefits, he was too embarrassed to slack off. He still wanted to do his part.
"Don't rush. Sometimes, haste makes waste." Baiyi said confidently. Then, he took out a pendant from his storage pouch. There was a bright yellow gemstone that was emitting a faint light. Although the luster was a little dim and not as full as it used to be, it was still glowing.
That was the Life-link Pendant. It would react according to Undine's physical condition. It was an item that many rich kids would bring along when they went on an adventure so that their family members could keep track of their own condition. It was also the reason why the Dole family knew that Undine was still alive.
Judging from the current state of the pendant, Undine's life was still in good condition. She was just a little weak. Baiyi had no idea if she was poisoned or if she had been toyed with. In short, she would not die anytime soon. If that was the case, it was similar to what the Caveman had deduced. She must have been taken as a prize in the Warrior Gala.
"There's still time. If everything goes well, we'll enter their territory today," Baiyi said as he kept the pendant. Baiyi said as he put away the locket. Raising his head again, he stared at a small black dot that flitted across the sky before it disappeared into the sea of clouds.
"Come on, let's go. We'll have a smooth journey today," Baiyi said, baffled.
At first, Zhang Da did not quite understand what Baiyi meant. But as the group continued to move forward, bypassing a small lake and started to walk along a clear stream that flowed down from the mountain, he seemed to have realized something.
Seems like it's a little too quiet along the way? Other than a few birds and a few small animals, they did not see any beasts that they used to see a few days ago. Zhang San, who had been watching from the top of the tree, jumped back and said to the group, "It's very safe around here. Too safe. It's so safe that it doesn't feel like the Eol Mountains at all. I think we've walked into some kind of huge beast … No, it should be the habitat of some kind of magical beast! Don't tell me it's the legendary Beamon? "
"Everyone, you have to believe me. My intuition has always been very accurate. Right now, I have a very dangerous feeling, just like what I felt last night … Don't tell me it's true?" His face was filled with nervousness. As soon as he finished his sentence, he quickly looked at Baiyi with a pleading gaze. His hand was tightly gripping a self-made wolf fang necklace with three pale white wolf fangs strung on it.
Last night, he was sitting by the campfire and bragging to everyone that as long as he brought this necklace back to the village, the most beautiful girl in the village would throw herself into his arms. Then, the Shield Warrior laughed at him for being unambitious and said that he should at least find someone as beautiful as Miss Undine. Then, Zhang San blurted out, "As long as she's as beautiful as Miss Tisdale, that'll be good enough."
Immediately after that, he felt as if he was being stared at by some kind of horrifying existence. It was as if he was being stared at by a ferocious beast that could kill him at any time. That night, he was so scared that he hid in his tent and did not dare to come out again. Never would he have thought that in just one night, the same feeling would come back to him again.
When Baiyi heard that, he felt a little amused. He really did not know that his conservative Papa's Gaze could have such a strong deterrent effect. Patting Zhang San's shoulder comfortingly, he said with a smile, "It's alright. Be brave. If the village knows about your current appearance, I'm afraid that even the middle-aged aunties won't throw themselves into your arms anymore, right?"
Having said that, he did not care about the exploration formation that he had been maintaining all this while. Instead, he walked alone in front of the group as a sorcerer. Without even turning his head, he waved at the people behind him to follow him.
"Erm … Let's go! We should trust Master Hope at times like this!" Zhang Er also patted his brother's shoulder and helped him to move forward. Then, he said to the others, "Actually, after these few days, I've realized that this Master Hope is much sharper than all of us. There were a few times that he was the one who discovered the danger before us. It's not a bad idea to follow him."
The warrior nodded his head and quickly picked up the heavy tower shield that had never left his hand. Jogging a few steps, he caught up with Baiyi and walked side by side with him. As a qualified Master Level Defense Warrior, he could not accept letting a sorcerer walk in front of him, even if it was a Soul Armature.
Without saying anything, Baiyi continued to use his Mana to guide the two little ones behind him as he led the group forward. From time to time, he would use his Mana to clear away the thorny bushes on the ground. It was only until they had passed through a large patch of bushes and arrived at a relatively flat forest that he suddenly stopped. Raising his left hand, he made a stop gesture and placed his right hand in front of the warrior's chest, not letting him step into the forest.
"Wha …" Just as the warrior was about to speak, two sharp whistling sounds of sharp weapons piercing through the air rang out from the depths of the forest. Immediately, he shut his mouth and his body moved as if it was a conditioned reflex. Taking a quick step forward, he bent his waist and legs slightly and released his Chi Prowess Shield in an instant, protecting his whole body. At the same time, he raised the tower shield in his hand and placed it in front of Baiyi.
Having been through hundreds of battles, the moment he heard the two whistling sounds, he instinctively made a judgment and made what seemed to be the most correct response. However, just as he was about to get into position, he felt someone grabbing his belt and throwing him to the side at lightning speed.
At the same time, a huge force came from the tower shield and the strong impact almost made him lose his grip on the shield. Then, there was an ear-piercing sound of metal rubbing against metal but it disappeared in less than a breath's time. The warrior who was suspended in the air could vaguely see a black lightning flashing past his face, bringing with it a strong wind that made him feel a burning pain on his face. Finally, there was a muffled sound coming from behind him.
At that moment, he had just finished his breath and his body had just landed on the ground. Quickly, he turned around and saw an ordinary spear stuck in the ground behind him. Half of the spear had already sunk into the ground! Then, he reached out to touch his face. It felt a little sticky and when he brought it to his face, it was actually a pool of blood!
And on the left corner of the heavy tower shield that had blocked countless fatal attacks for him, there was still a smooth and neat round hole …
At that moment, the shield-wielding warrior finally reacted. The enemy had thrown a seemingly ordinary spear, easily piercing through the sturdy shield that he was so proud of. The strong wind that was brought about by the spear directly pierced through his Combat Aura shield and scratched his cheek.
However, there were two sounds at that time. Where was the spear?
A deep sense of fear suddenly spread through the warrior's body. He quickly looked at Baiyi's direction and saw a scene that made him feel even more despair.
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