The eastern and southern parts of the Kalis Empire were similarly desolate. There was only one road leading to the only major city, the ancient city of Stone. But now, it had long since been reduced to rubble. The rise of the Wussen Empire had given Stone a second chance at life. The flourishing commerce had made it a new legend. There were even rumors that even a carriage of stones could be exchanged for a carriage of gold in Stone. But after the Wussen Empire closed its gates, this second chance at life seemed to have turned into a momentary flash of light, and the legend was thus shattered.
Nowadays, no one would go to Stone. The road to Stone still existed, but the road to the Wussen Empire had disappeared without a trace.
Reina carried Bai Ling on her back as she flew through the skies. Soon, she arrived at the Stone Lands. From afar, the city by the mountains had long since been reduced to rubble. Nearby, there was a new town, but that place was also abandoned. The empty windows and dilapidated roofs told outsiders that no one lived here.
She originally didn't want to stay here, but after passing through the mountains, she didn't discover the enormous primordial forest or the magnificent city within it. Instead, she returned to the Stone Lands. There was a mysterious force preventing others from entering. This was an extremely large and intricate magic.
She floated to the top of the tallest building, looking down at the ground. Strangely, she didn't see a single shadow of an evil spirit. But the snow on the ground proved that people had been here before. If they weren't dead, then they were alive.
"What is this place?"
Bai Ling suddenly asked. Reina had heard these words dozens of times. Every time she arrived at a new place, these words would come as promised. She was never late.
"A dangerous place. I want to go down and take a look. You stay here. I'll be back in a bit."
"No! Don't leave me here alone. "
Reina turned around and looked at this little girl who looked like a Queen Mother. Although her body was strong, she was very timid. When she was sleeping in the camp, she had pretended to be defenseless to see what the other party would do.
Perhaps she would attack her, or perhaps she would sneak away. But the result was completely unexpected. Bai Ling was lying there, shivering. When Reina had woken up in the morning, she had immediately woken up, afraid that Reina would leave.
Obviously, she had developed a strange dependence on her. She was afraid of Reina, but also dependent on her.
Reina didn't know if this was a good thing or a bad thing.
"Alright, then follow me closely. There might be something wandering around here."
Hearing this, Bai Ling shuddered. She grabbed onto Reina's sleeve and followed closely behind.
They went downstairs. There had been a battle here, and there were dark bloodstains on the ground and walls. Moreover, after looting, there was only damaged wooden furniture. Other than that, there were only piles of garbage and traces of burning.
Someone had come here after the disaster and lived here for a period of time.
The two continued to descend the stairs. The room was a little dark, and the only source of light was the sunlight that shone in through the broken window. There was an unpleasant stench in the air, and Reina did not want to know where it came from. She quickened her pace and came to the first floor.
Strangely, there were no Evil Spirits attacking them, nor were there any living people or corpses.
There was a battle here. Where did all the corpses go?
Before a low-level Evil Spirit was controlled by a high-level Evil Spirit, it would wander around. Could it be that a high-level Evil Spirit had already appeared here?
With these questions in mind, they left the room. The situation outside was not much better. The cold air carried with it an unpleasant burnt smell. There were burn marks on the walls, and there were even human-shaped charcoal marks on the ground. It seemed that the Evil Spirit had been defeated, and someone was burning the corpses. But where did those people go? Could it be that they had all gone to the Wusen Empire?
Soon, she found fresh footprints on the snow. It seemed that someone had just been here. The footprints were easy to identify. Following the footprints, she left the town and walked towards the forest.
There was a path here, a path through the forest. It was very well hidden, and it was impossible to find from the sky. Perhaps this was the rumored path into the Wusen Empire. The secret path through the forest was a mountain pass, and the cold wind blew through the mountains to make a fortune.
Reina had heard a little song sung by a worker on a carriage. It was referring to this place! Just as she was about to continue forward, Reina suddenly felt a force pulling her from behind. She turned around and said, "Time to go."
Bai Ling looked behind her. Reina followed her gaze, only to see a ruined town.
"Let's go. I'll take you to a safe place. There might be a lot of good food there."
After saying this, Reina pulled her by the hand and walked in the direction of the footprints. After walking for about two li, the mountain path became rugged. They didn't find any tunnels, but they did see a wisp of smoke.
Someone.
Evil Spirits didn't know how to cook. Reina raised her head. Suddenly, there was a flash of light in the sky. Reina quickly turned around, only to see an arrow embedded in the snow.
This was a warning. She turned around and immediately found the person who had shot the arrow. He was wearing white clothes. No, that was not right. He was covered in a layer of snow. He was hiding in a tree.
"Who is it?"
The person asked. The snow made his voice sound distant, but in reality, he was less than fifty meters away.
"We're just passing by. I want to go to the Wusen Empire. Do you know where the entrance is?"
Reina shouted loudly, making sure that the other party could hear her.
Hearing this, the other party turned his head, a smile on his face. Suddenly, a figure appeared in the direction he was looking. However, Reina was not surprised. She had long since discovered their hiding place.
"Hahaha, it seems it's another fellow traveler, and two ladies at that."
Ladies. Reina frowned, as though she wasn't used to being addressed as such.
"It's humans. They're the most cunning."
Bai Ling whispered as she hid behind Reina. It seemed that she didn't treat Reina as a human.
"I can only tell you with regret."
The person who spoke jumped down from the tree, then patted the snow off his body.
"We don't know either."
He continued to speak. He walked towards Reina with a few others. There were four of them in total. The one who had shot the arrow was wearing bearskin clothes. He had red hair and a red beard on his thin face.
"If we had known, we wouldn't have stayed in this damned place. Hello miss, I'm Baglik. I used to be a pitch-black adventurer of the Union. Meat Bomb King Baglik. I don't know if you've heard of me. "
The other had a belly the size of a wine barrel, and his arms were thicker than Reina's thighs.
"You've scared this little girl. Oh, what a sweet face. She's my type. Hello, I'm Guruwa, an arcanist skilled in three types of magic. Oh, you have a little sister. She's so cute. Don't worry, we're not bad people. "
The buck-toothed man had the appearance of a rat. Reina didn't like his eyes.
The last person was a middle-aged man with a face full of stubble and a fierce gaze. He sized up Reina and Bai Ling, then said, "There are dead people outside. How did you two women get here?"
He asked suspiciously.
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