Modesty felt a little anxious. According to the usual time, those sisters who went out to hunt and brought back food should have returned long ago.
It is now nearly an hour past the average return time.
Unconsciously, her front hooves began to dig dirt on the ground...
She was restless inside!
"What happened?" A bold yet gentle voice sounded beside him.
Modesty turned around quickly, it was Ogg!
Modesty was a little annoyed because the wizard saw her joke.
"Nothing..." She didn't want to accept Ogg's sympathy.
"What happened? You can't fool me." Og said reluctantly. He listened to Hecarim's prophecy.
He wanted to find out information for the three people from Xifa.
The horse's front hooves dug into the ground, coupled with Modesty's solemn expression.
That was definitely a sign of her irritability.
Even if it wasn't for the three Westerners.
One of her few old centaur friends, Girod, was her husband. Girod's sacrifice gave her and others a glimmer of hope.
His wife was encountering difficulties in life, so it was no big deal for him to help within his ability.
Seeing Ogg raise his chin, Modesty looked at her feet.
That pit was so eye-catching.
Can't hide it.
Sighing inwardly, she expressed her worries to Ogg in a hoarse voice.
Is this what is going to happen to Xifa and the three of them? The whereabouts of the centaur team that went out were unknown, and they were still at the place where they often picked food.
At this moment, the voices of the three Xifa people came from behind.
"Mr. Ogg, what's the problem?"
All three of them put on military green combat uniforms and looked heroic.
Naturally, Xifa couldn't see the pit dug by Modesti, but one man and one horse were on the high slope, looking at the gap leading here. It didn't look like he was looking at the scenery.
Elise and Luna knew Xifa's guess in the room, and they felt that it was unlikely that Professor Dumbledore was controlled.
"Perhaps the professor is just paralyzing the enemy. Even we have been deceived. Isn't it simple to paralyze the enemy?"
Luna comforted Xifa like this.
Also... there may be little wizards bribed by other countries in Hogwarts. If the professor's normal state is not right, the enemy country can act rashly.
From this point of view, the two girls, like themselves, felt that it was more reasonable to find a place where Animagus magic could be performed.
Quickly coming to Ogg and Modesty, Ogg told the three Xifa and Modesty's worries in a short story.
After hearing this, Xifa was moved.
Abundant resources can produce abundant fruits with magical properties.
The centaur team that has not returned from the trip went to a resource-rich basin to pick fruits.
Doesn't it mean...
Xifa and the two women looked at each other and nodded in approval.
Yes, this place will be the last piece of the puzzle to fill the gap in the magical beast Animagus's transformation power.
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Still a group of four.
In addition to the three Xifa people, the centaur woman Modesty joined them and acted with the three people.
Ogg originally wanted to follow, but after thinking about it, if the three of them couldn't deal with it, wouldn't he be held back again?
After thinking about it, he said goodbye to the three of them and returned to Hogwarts first. You must know that since the centaurs moved out of the Forbidden Forest, he had to waste a lot of energy guarding the entrance.
"I leave you with three Thestrals. If they are not where they are, blow this whistle."
Modesty had seen Xifa's active transformation technique, and she was not worried about whether the three of them could catch up with her.
She spread her hooves and ran through the woods.
During the journey, Modesty told the three people that the centaurs tribe was in urgent need of labor.
lack.
A few of them are just centaurs who have just grown up. Some minor male centaurs were sacrificed on the last occasion.
The three Xifa people were speechless.
It's really...too miserable...
Modesty's running speed was quite fast.
Only about ten minutes. The three of them arrived at the canyon where Modesti said her tribe had lost contact.
"Look, that's their beacon!"
Modesty pointed at some arrows on a nearby tree and said.
If they come out, the arrows will be pulled out.
What is it that keeps my sisters from coming out yet?
Looking at the basin with dazzling light in front of her, Modesty prepared to rush in. ..
Xifa had quick eyesight and quick hands. With a wave of his wand, a vine blocked Modesty's path.
"etc!"
Xifa's expression was solemn, and he even teleported to the treetops next to him.
That's it when you climb high and look far.
Standing at a high place, Xifa could easily see the depths of the basin.
I don't know what is hidden in the white fog, but it still gives me an uncomfortable feeling.
After thinking about it, Xifa jumped down, and when he was about to land, the magic lines under his feet shone, and he paused in the air.
He fell to the ground silently.
"Did you find anything?"
Xifa shook his head. Seeing the pretense, Luna's eyes instantly turned into dragon pupils. She flew to the branch where Xifa had been, observed it and then fell heavily.
Leaving two deep footprints behind her, Luna gathered her hair in front of her face.
Ignoring Modesty's shocked eyes, Luna said softly.
"The woods are full of magic that can be seen with the naked eye, and it can at least support a person to try it."
"Okay, even though you didn't notice anything unusual..."
Xifa frowned and thought for a while, but he still believed in his intuition.
"How about this..."
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Modesty's whole body, uh, whole horse... forget it...
She was feeling dizzy all over now.
First, he met Long Tong, who felt oppressive to him, and then he was fed a bottle of magic potion by the little girl whom he thought was harmless to humans and animals.
She wanted to say that as a centaur, she could withstand ordinary poison.
But thinking about the little girl showing dragon eyes in front of her, she took the magic potion.
She obeyed obediently.
Modesty, Modesty, centaurs should disdain taking wizard's potions.
Before she could become angry, Luna used magic to smear a bottle of scent potion on herself.
The series of actions left me at a loss.
I saw Elise flying onto her horse.
Easily cast a disillusionment spell, and both himself and Elise disappeared into the air.
Later, Xifa and Luna also disappeared into the air holding hands.
"We..." Modesty said hesitantly.
"Pick a route you take most often and look for it."
Xifa's voice sounded nearby.
Afterwards, a group of people quietly walked into the basin.
Elise and Luna were connected using the Thought Palace, and Luna held Xifa's hand. Xifa used his perception technique with all his heart to sense what was wrong around him.
Ferns with thick branches and fat leaves.
In this place with abundant natural power, the leaves are taller than those in Western France.
Even when a group of people stepped on it, the leaves only drooped slightly, holding the group of people firmly.
Horse people’s understanding of plants is no worse than some herbalists.
Modesty led the way and naturally would not let the group fall into the territory of dangerous plants.
Xifa let Luna pull her and watched
Perception.
The plants around you are more or less contaminated with magic.
The smells emitted by these plants seriously affect one's own perception.
When passing a towering tree.
A hemispherical stone at its feet that looked like an upside-down basin suddenly turned into a colorful mushroom head shape and suddenly sprang out from the ground.
It rotates, spreading shining pollen, and slowly rises upward.
Colorful bubble hallucinogenic mushrooms!
Often appears in shaded places rich in magical power.
When ripe they change from the same color as the ground to colorful.
The emitted spores are inhaled into the lungs of organisms, and as they move, they are spread to the outside world through breathing or corpses.
If the climate is suitable, they will grow again.
Why do you say corpses? Because their hallucinations will make you run to dark and damp places, and you still don’t know anything about them.
However, fortunately, there was an antidote that Luna gave herself. Modesty said thankfully.
Could it be said that his sisters have been tricked?
You know, before the colorful bubble mushroom matures, it looks like an ordinary stone.
Sensing her tense body, Elise whispered into Modesty's ear.
"Xifa didn't see any traces disappearing on either side of the road."
Continuing to move forward, the group of them also encountered bright flowers that were as tall as one person.
Among them, there is also a kind of orange bird that keeps flashing. I thought it had the same ability to travel through space as the ball escape bird.
Xifa felt it carefully and realized that it just kept disappearing and reappearing.
However, I have to say that the moment it became invisible, it flew really fast, as if there was no air resistance...
I don’t know if I can study its principles and transform myself and others’ phantom spell.
You must know that the three people's phantom body spells still have collision volume.
Sifa took Luna's hand and gestured to the bird.
Luna understood and scratched the palm of Xifa's hand.
She knew this kind of bird and had channels to get it, so there was no need to use magic to capture it here.
Of course, when they evacuate here, there is no problem in grabbing one.
Continuing to move forward, a group of rats suddenly ran past everyone.
Fortunately, they are just normal rats in the magic world. Apart from running faster and having some magic power fluctuations on their bodies, they have no other problems.
Seeing this, Elise on the horse gave up her tightened legs, and she quickly apologized to Modesty.
"It's okay..." Frowning, Modesty said softly, she was so proud of being a centaur, how could she admit that she was pinched by the foal and almost screamed.
As I walked, I walked around a big rock.
Without Xifa's prompting, the group stopped.
What's going on? These 'fruits' on the tree are the curled-winged demons that are resting!
Modesty was stunned. She couldn't believe that she had been wandering around the territory of the Winged Demons all this time.
Cautiously, the group retreated behind the stone, and Xifa's voice came out of thin air.
"They don't smell of blood. They are just ordinary winged demons. Moreover, they have not eaten flesh and blood recently."
"You mean..." Modesty's voice trembled slightly.
"Your tribe was not wiped out by them. I wonder if you just discovered that all animals migrate from here to there."
In the basin, although there was light hanging down among the leaves, Xifa had lost his way after going round and round.
After listening to Xifa's words, the three of them couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Modesty was the first to speak.
"This is the east, that is the west. Except for rats, which go from east to west, how did you discover other creatures?"
"If you look carefully, you will find that they are distributed like a teardrop shape. It is wider in the west and narrower in the east."
This is just a guess. I don’t know if it applies to the migration of biological groups in the magical world.
If Xifa's guess is true, either there is something dangerous happening in the east, or there is something attracting people in the west.
"Oops, there will be a corner along the way, and we will head east!" Modesty's voice couldn't help but rise.
Xifa quickly raised his head to look at the curled-winged demons behind the stone. Seeing that they were indifferent, Xifa breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that there are no traces of the dark wizard, so let's cast another silencing spell! Enough with deceiving these magical creatures.
"Without further delay, let's act quickly."
"quietly"
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"These are their crossbow arrows. Where have they gone?" At the end of the field of vision, several crossbow arrows were scattered on the ground.
Modesty's pupils shrank slightly and she couldn't help but exclaimed.
Xifa stopped her and observed her carefully before letting everyone move forward to check for clues.
The pollen scattered on the ground is invisible to the naked eye, but under Xifa's perception technique, there is no way to hide it.
Were this group of centaurs picking this kind of red fruit here, and were they suddenly attacked by colorful bubble hallucinogenic mushrooms?
That's not right. After the attack, why did they scatter a few crossbow arrows?
Thinking back on it, the crossbows of the horsemen are carried on the back of the person or hung on the horse's back.
In the standing position, the crossbow arrows will never be scattered.
so...
Xifa looked up sharply.
Sure enough, there were some scratch marks on the tree trunk, which looked like large spiders or centipedes.
Mr. Hecarim, your tribe will not be severely damaged again because of your prophecy, right? !
Telling his guess, Xifa passed the traces left on the ground and the traces left on the trees.
Deduces the direction in which the predator is heading.
But now, the basin is beyond Modesty's understanding.
Modesty repeatedly explained to the three of them that they had not encountered any lethal creatures in the basin before.
Here, they just pick some fruits, some herbs, and sometimes capture some pheasants and wild birds for food.
"It's definitely too late to move forward slowly. Elise, you may have to become a heavy armored knight for once."
Modesty was stunned, Elise? Heavy armored knight?
"Armor Protection" 3
Xifa, Luna and Elise all cast iron armor spells on Modesty.
Then, Sifa and Luna stood together, and the ground squirmed to support them both.
Modesty understood.
All they have to do is charge forward, and all dangers will be nipped in the cradle by them.
Just like that, a rumbling sound suddenly sounded in the basin.
Those carnivorous plants sense that prey has entered their territory, and either pull out vines or reveal spikes.
They were all smashed to pieces by the three armor spells in front of Modesti.
Those alarmed animals were also defeated by Xifa and Luna's firepower.
Wait for them to gather together, cover up the smell and traces...forget it, they cover up the smell and figure so that these weak-minded creatures can't find their target.
To personify them, they just stay there and stare.
After passing through a bush, the view suddenly opened up.
I saw some big spiders crawling on the ground, and I don't know how many there were in the trees.
Modesty's centaur sisters were being tied into several white cocoons by spider silk. Place in the center of the field.
