The next day, after breakfast, Gray took the dry food, water and other tools he had prepared the day before and left the castle.
He rode an ordinary horse at the racecourse and headed straight for the red leaf forest.
More than two hours later, he arrived at the edge of the Red Leaf Forest.
He found a remote place and tied up his horse. Carrying a leather backpack, he walked towards the red leaf forest.
Puff puff!
After all, it was a peripheral area, and all he would encounter were ordinary wild beasts. He did not conceal his whereabouts at all, and walked towards the ruins of the empire in his memory.
Naturally, he was attacked by wild beasts from time to time along the way. In response, he just slashed out with his sword and cut the attacking beast in half.
Avoiding the splatter of blood, he kept moving forward at a fast pace, killing beasts whose strength was beyond the reach of low-level blood warriors. For him now, it was as easy as chopping melons and vegetables.
"Woo-"
A black bear lifted its feet off the ground and slapped Gray with its huge front paws.
It was covered in black hair. Compared with similar creatures, it was taller and already reached three meters. In its open mouth, the teeth were huge and sharp, and there was a pungent stench coming from it.
Uh-huh!
The moment its huge front paws struck Gray, Gray lightly stomped the ground, his speed suddenly increased, and then he passed by the black bear in an instant.
The black bear's paw stopped in mid-air, as if it had forgotten to take a picture, and the ferocious head kept its mouth open and roaring, but never closed it again.
Poof!
A red blood line appeared at its waist, and blood sprayed, and then the huge body suddenly broke into two parts and fell heavily to the ground.
In front of it, where the blood could not be sprayed, Gray stopped and looked back at its body.
"I'm afraid he's already comparable to a low-level blood warrior!"
Among humans, even if they do not have a bloodline implanted in them, there are still people who can improve their strength to the level of a low-level blood warrior through arduous training.
Among wild beasts, there are obviously such strange beings, and this black bear is one.
Shaking his head, Gray looked away and continued to move forward.
Not to mention that the combat power is comparable to that of a low-level blood warrior, even if the combat power is comparable to that of a mid-level blood warrior, there will be no difference under his sword. They will still be killed with one sword.
After all, he is now a fierce-blooded warrior, and he is not an ordinary fierce-blooded warrior.
Going straight all the way, this way of traveling was naturally very fast. Soon, he had penetrated deep into the inner area of the Red Leaf Forest.
It took less time than the last time I came with Viscount Fergus and Bernal.
After all, with him and Bernal around, Viscount Fergus couldn't show off his speed. But this time, he was already a vicious warrior, so his speed was naturally extremely fast.
When he came here, he acted much more cautiously.
The infrared perception ability obtained from the shadow snake was used by him to the most acute level.
Within a few dozen meters, all the animals hiding in the woods were invisible to him and clearly visible.
Because he has the most powerful characteristics and abilities of the three blood beasts in his body, he is not afraid of ordinary vicious blood beasts. Only those vicious blood beasts that can be used to deduce "special blood methods" can make him afraid.
But after all, he came here to explore the ruins of the empire, not to hunt blood beasts, so it would be best if he didn't encounter them.
Of course, if he really encountered one, he wouldn't mind fighting, as it would be an experience to increase his combat experience.
After going around several places with traces of blood beast activity, he finally came to a canyon.
The canyon, which is several hundred meters wide, is surrounded by flat mountain walls on both sides and dense forests in the middle. It is already autumn, and the trees in the canyon are slowly turning red.
This is also a place where ferocious blood beasts may exist. No, it shouldn't be said to be possible, it should be said to be certain.
The last time, when he, Viscount Fergus, and Bernal returned from this canyon, they heard the terrifying roar in the canyon, which was obviously coming from the powerful blood beast.
Moreover, the body of the shadow snake they killed was also dragged into this canyon.
All signs indicate that there is a blood beast in this canyon.
"It's been so long, I wonder if you've left?"
Without much hesitation, Gray stepped inside. This was a place he must pass by. Whether he wanted to or not, he had to pass by here, unless he wanted to take a long detour.
And now he is no longer the average blood warrior he was before, but a ferocious blood warrior with extraordinary strength.
If they really met, he wouldn't mind a fight. Even if he lost, he would be able to escape with the speed of the wind wolf.
Moreover, it also has shadow ability, which can lurk in the shadows, and the other party may not be able to detect him.
Most of the trees in the canyon were red-leafed trees, but there were also other trees. Among them, Gray saw wild apple trees covered with pink apples and sparsely planted banana trees with yellow bananas hanging on them.
Ouch ow ow—
Just as he walked more than a mile inside, he almost reached the middle of the canyon.
A roaring sound similar to that of an ape was like a sonic bomb, one after another, venting throughout the canyon, oscillating back and forth.
Swish, swish!
It was also accompanied by the sound of tree branches being violently shaken.
"Really met?"
He looked up and saw the red leaf trees in the distance shaking constantly, as if something was approaching him quickly.
rustle!
Accompanied by the violent rustling of leaves, not long after, a huge creature moved between the trees and rushed towards this side.
This is a huge ape-like blood beast.
Covered with thick black hair, he was tall and burly, standing on a branch. The branches were bent downward under the load, making people worry whether the fork of the tree would be broken by stepping on it.
The most special thing is that its two arms are extremely thick, even thicker than its two legs, and the black hair on them is thicker than other parts.
Standing on the branch of the overwhelmed red-leaf tree, it looked down and towards the place where Gray had been.
When he saw that there was no prey as he imagined, there was confusion on his ape face.
Before, when it was resting on a tree, it happened to see prey appearing in this direction, and it immediately rushed over excitedly.
But now, it has not seen the prey.
Whoops, whoops!
He sniffed the scent remaining in the air, but after all, it was not a beast that was good at scent tracking, so it was unable to find the direction in which its prey was escaping.
After moving around in the surrounding trees in annoyance for a few times, it finally moved away.
Shortly after the giant ape left, Gray stepped out from under the shadow of a tree.
After glancing at the direction in which the giant ape left, he staggered slightly, then continued towards the other side of the canyon.
Although he was not afraid, he was not here to hunt the blood beast, so he chose to hide in the shadows to avoid the giant ape.
The shadow ability is indeed an excellent ability to avoid sneak attacks. In the dense woods, there are shadows everywhere. With the shadow ability, he is like a duck in water and can easily find a place to hide.
After passing through the canyon and walking a few more miles, a group of buildings stretching for kilometers appeared in front of him, surrounded by red-leaf trees.
Desolate, quiet, and deserted, it seems as if it has been abandoned by the world.
This is naturally the ruins of the empire.
He walked into the ruins, found the entrance to the secret room with ease, took out a simple rune lamp, and then carefully passed through the tunnel that might still have a mechanism, and entered the underground space of more than a thousand square meters.
The underground space was as empty as the last time we came here. The rune lamp above the head was still emitting light, and the metal giant that was chopped into two parts was still in its original position.
He walked straight to the room on the right wall with the gold coins, with a trace of expectation and anxiety in his eyes.
The few people before them had given up these empire-era gold coins. This was just his guess, and now was the time to verify this guess.
Looking inward, the next moment, his face showed a look of extreme joy.
"Guessed it-"
In the room, a dazzling golden light appeared, still as shining and dazzling as when they left, and the pile of gold coins had not been touched at all.
(End of chapter)