The red forest was full of red as far as the eye could see, as if it was dyed red with blood.
More than two hours later, Gray and the other three arrived at the edge of the Red Leaf Forest on horseback.
Instead of going to Giethoorn, the three of them bypassed Giethoorn and appeared at the edge of the Red Leaf Forest.
After finding a slightly remote place, they tied up their horses, each of the three of them put on a leather backpack and headed towards the red leaf forest.
The backpack is not too big and only weighs more than ten kilograms.
A journey of more than thirty miles, even in forest terrain, is enough for three people to make a round trip in one day. Therefore, in addition to dry food and water, the three of them only brought some ropes, maps, and Yongnan. Something that can be used within the needle, in the forest terrain.
The Yongnan Formation is an object similar to the compass of the earth in the previous life. Although this world is probably not round, it seems that magnetic poles also exist in this world, and it is also possible to make an object that always points in one direction.
Snap, snap, snap!
The subtle sounds of feet stepping on dead branches and leaves were heard as the three Grays moved quickly forward in the red leaf forest.
Viscount Fergus walked in front, Gray and Bernal walked behind, traveling very fast.
The dense branches of the red leaf tree seemed to have no effect on them, and they easily passed through the gaps in the branches. They did not even touch the branches in the whole process, as if these branches were actively avoiding them.
The reason for this is that the three people's movements are too flexible and their eyesight is very strong. They can easily judge how to walk without hitting the branches.
After all, the three of them are not ordinary people, and their skills are even better than those of Gray's special forces in his previous life.
Suddenly, Viscount Fergus, who was walking at the front, paused, and the cyan magic sword on his waist was unsheathed.
puff!
A flash of blue light flashed, and a branch of a red-leaf tree in front of him was broken, but strangely there was a splash of red juice.
Just when the red juice splashed, Viscount Fergus took a few steps back and then dodged away.
After taking a closer look, I discovered that it was not a red-leaf branch at all, but a red-skinned poisonous snake. It clung to the red-leaf tree and disguised itself as a red-leaf branch.
However, its luck was obviously not very good. It encountered Viscount Fergus, a fierce blood warrior, and before it had time to launch an attack, it was cut into two pieces with a sword.
"Walk!"
After killing a venomous snake with one sword, Viscount Fergus' expression remained unchanged. He returned the cyan magic sword to its sheath, avoided the blood of the venomous snake on the ground, and continued to move forward.
Gray and Bernal looked at each other and quickly followed.
Although with the reaction of the two of them, they should be able to react and kill the poisonous snake when it attacks, but it is absolutely impossible for someone like Viscount Fergus to discover and kill the poisonous snake before it attacks. .
This not only requires extremely powerful eyesight, but also extremely terrifying reactions, but they currently do not have these two things.
And then, the two of them saw what the strength of a ferocious blood warrior was.
Although they encountered several wild beasts along the way, Viscount Fergus always found them before the wild beasts discovered them. He would either take Gray and the two of them to take detours to avoid them. If they couldn't get around them, he would kill them with lightning speed. .
Whether it was a snake or a large beast, all beasts would die with one strike from his sword, without even using a second sword.
The three of them hurried on, and in just two hours, they traveled more than 20 miles through the rugged and difficult forest terrain, not far from the place where the treasure was hidden on the map.
And here, Viscount Fergus's march finally slowed down, and the two Grays also looked serious.
For both of them, the real test begins.
The next journey will not be as easy as the previous journey, because now we have gone slightly deeper into the red leaf forest, which means that it is already possible to encounter blood beasts.
Blood beasts have always been synonymous with terror on this continent. Because of fear, they are often used as a means to scare children. In the Ziyue Kingdom alone, more than 100,000 people die every year under the claws of blood beasts.
They are very powerful, possessing strength that far exceeds that of ordinary humans. Once they reach adulthood, their lowest strength is that of a fierce-blooded warrior. Among them, it is rumored that some of them are powerful enough to even destroy a kingdom.
During this time, Gray saw a speculation about the fall of the empire thousands of years ago in a book in the library.
Speculations conclusively stated that what destroyed the empire was a terrifying blood beast that came from the endless ice fields outside the four kingdoms and was far more powerful than a king-level warrior.
The reason is that the empire a thousand years ago had a vast territory, covering the four major kingdoms of today, and its strength far exceeded the four major kingdoms of today. It was impossible for them to have "enemies" who could destroy them.
The only possibility is the powerful blood beast deep in the endless ice field.
Moreover, he also cited an example. Three hundred years ago, Dick Nahum, the king-level warrior of the Purple Moon Kingdom, discovered a blood beast in the ice field that was far stronger than him, which showed that its strength surpassed that of the king. Super blood beasts are real.
"Stop."
After just one mile of traveling, Viscount Fergus raised his hand to signal Gray and the two to stop.
Gray and the two men stopped quickly, touched the swords at their waists, and looked around with alert eyes, but found no trace of the beast or the blood beast.
With doubts in their eyes, the two took a few steps forward, approached Viscount Fergus, and followed Viscount Fergus's gaze.
Then I saw a trace clearly appearing on a tree in front of me. This trace was divided into four scratches, which were deeply embedded in the tree. Not only did it scratch the surface of the bark, but it also scratched the wooden structure of the tree. Lost most of it.
"Blood beast?!"
Seeing this mark, Gray's eyes couldn't help but shrink. This was obviously a scratch mark, and it was so deep into the heart of the tree that it was definitely not left by an ordinary beast. If nothing else, it should have been left by a blood beast.
Judging from the freshness of this claw mark, it would not last too long, at most a few days, but I don't know if the blood beast just happened to pass by, or if this is its territory.
"Father, are there any blood beasts around here?"
Bernal asked quietly.
"I don't know. I don't know if I'm passing by or if this is the territory of this blood beast."
Viscount Fergus frowned.
"Father, how about we take a detour?"
Gray suggested.
"good."
Viscount Fergus readily accepted the proposal and took out a map to study a detour.
Although he has the strength of a fierce blood warrior, his combat power is not inferior to that of ordinary blood beasts, but it is naturally best to avoid fighting. After all, they are here to find treasures.
Following the place where the claw marks were found, the three of them walked around for a mile before continuing towards the place where the treasure was marked on the leather drawing.
Afterwards, the three of them encountered several places again, which were obviously traces made by the blood beast.
There are thick-looking footprints, and you can tell at a glance that they are the footprints of a very large blood beast.
There is a tall red leaf tree that looks like it was broken by a huge force.
There are huge beast bones that are still stained with blood, and the marks of gnawing by sharp teeth can be clearly seen.
…
Obviously, at this depth of the Red Leaf Forest, there are already many blood beasts.
Whenever they encountered this abnormal phenomenon, the three of them would take a detour and avoid this area.
Ahead, the three of them once again encountered the mutilated corpse of a beast. This was a beast that was more than two meters long. It was covered in blood and was mutilated in many places. It should have been torn apart by brute force, but they didn't know it was before death. Or suffered after death.
There were obvious bite marks on his body.
Gray stared at the corpse, frowning slightly.
Obviously, there is probably a brutal blood beast nearby.
Judging from the tear marks, the limbs of the blood beast this time should be quite flexible. If his guess is correct, the blood beast this time is a blood beast similar to an orangutan or a monkey, and it should be relatively large in size. This was judged from the tooth marks on the corpse.
"Father, can you go around?"
Bernal asked with a slightly pale face. Just from the traces on the corpse, he could tell that this blood beast was not easy to deal with.
"It's a bit troublesome."
Viscount Fergus took out the map, looked at it carefully, and frowned.
"Ahead is a canyon between two mountains. It's only a few hundred meters wide. It's not necessarily possible to go around."
Upon hearing what Viscount Fergus said, Gray frowned slightly.
If we don't pass through this canyon, we will inevitably take a long detour. Detouring is a trivial matter, but it is too time-consuming, so we have to spend the night in the red leaf forest today.
The forest at night is so pitch black that even if a wild animal comes close, it may not be discovered in time. Obviously, it is extremely dangerous to spend the night in the forest.
"We can only give it a try. Try to walk as close to the mountain wall as possible."
Viscount Fergus decided, and took the lead to move forward. Gray and Bernal quickly followed, and that was all they could do now.
The three of them moved forward, and sure enough, they soon encountered a crack in the terrain.
It is sandwiched between two high mountains, with extremely flat mountain walls on both sides. It is impossible to climb up. Only the middle is covered with red leaf trees.
The three of them walked along the wall of one of the mountains towards the canyon.
Bang, bang!
The entire canyon was extremely silent, and what sounded in the three people's ears was the sound of their feet stepping on dead leaves.
The three of them walked extremely slowly and looked around from time to time, obviously taking every step with extreme caution.
Viscount Fergus was doing better and his steps were still as steady, but Gray and Bernal were a little tiptoeing, and there was already a slight sweat on their foreheads.
The gap between the two and Viscount Fergus is both in terms of strength and psychological quality.
However, surprisingly, until the three of them passed the canyon and walked several hundred meters, they still did not encounter the possible blood beast.
"Sh-"
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they did not encounter the possible blood beast.
"Let's go, we're almost there!"
Viscount Fergus looked at the map again and said.
Gray and Bernal nodded, preparing to follow.
Wow—
At this moment, a powerful wind suddenly appeared from the side, and a thick black tail struck directly from behind Gray and Bernal.
(End of chapter)