"I am Freya, Freya Ocellus." The woman in red robe said calmly, and then nothing more continued.
The battle ended with the black figure's defeat, because Christine finally took action.
When the sky full of ice crystals suddenly appeared in the sky above the battle and surrounded the black shadow, the opponent had already realized that something was not going to happen. During the previous battle, he may not have noticed a few people watching the battle here, but for some unknown reason, he still chose to continue fighting. Christine here also stood aside and did not take any action, so that gorgeous battle lasted for such a long time.
It wasn't until the woman in blue robe took two steps forward, holding the staff and waving her hand, that the other party understood what she meant: she would no longer stand idly by and this battle was about to end.
The purple-black light suddenly expanded, and then burst out in the direction of the Emerald Tower, creating a gap in the sky surrounded by ice crystals. The exploding ice crystals reflected the sunlight into colorful rays of light, and a black shadow galloped on the tree crown. It ran a long distance in a few jumps, and finally disappeared into the sea of green leaves.
Under the afternoon sun, the broken and flying ice crystals still shined with dazzling brilliance. The red figure slowly floated here amid this natural beauty, magnificent and intoxicating. When they got closer, Duan Qing and the others could clearly see the gorgeous red robe on that person. The complex patterns composed of gold threads were also all over the robe, and some of them were still filled with gold that the surging magic power had not dissipated.
With a little steam, the woman in red robe slowly landed in front of everyone, like a fire phoenix descending into the mortal world. After she and Christine nodded to each other, they said their names to everyone.
Brief, indifferent, under the short fiery red hair is a face full of youthfulness and beauty, but expressionless. Her skin is white to yellow, full of healthy vitality, and there seems to be a chain of rubies hanging around her slender neck. The large robe could not hide the proud figure of the red-haired woman. The two points on her chest were so prominent that it was jaw-dropping. They were also rising and falling with the fierce breathing of Zhan Zhan. Her staff was being carried behind her, so she couldn't see it completely, but it could be vaguely seen that the staff looked like a dry branch, with red stones inlaid on the twisted branches. Radiates a warm glow.
After the woman in red robe said that, she didn't say anything else. She just looked at the others indifferently, without any fluctuation in her eyes. Although her appearance is very eye-catching, the powerful strength she has shown before has made several players dare not make any overstepping actions, or even dare to pay too much attention to her.
"Don't be so rude, my sister." In the awkward atmosphere, only Christine did not change at all. She still turned around calmly and said: "You should already know the situation of these people. Oh, that person ..." She pointed to Broken Mountain: "I just met him today, so I don't know him very well yet, but he should be..."
She put a finger to her lips, with light flowing in her eyes: "...a person with a bad temper, he had some...misunderstandings with other people just now, don't you think so?"
In the charming voice, Duan Shanyue nodded hurriedly, as well-behaved as a child in kindergarten.
"Now that everyone has an understanding of the situation in front of us, the rest is easy to talk about." Seeing that the other party had no intention of continuing to cause trouble, Christine nodded with satisfaction, and then pointed forward: "We need ...Work together to get to that place.”
Following the direction she pointed, everyone looked towards the tall tower.
"That's the destination for us and you." She said these words that sounded a little awkward, but could be understood by everyone: "As long as nothing happens, you and I can find what we want there. Something, um...probably.”
She spread her hands: "I'm not sure now."
"It can basically be confirmed that there are indeed relics left by the ancient magic empire." The woman in red robe standing next to her added indifferently.
The woman in blue robe was silent for a while, then turned to Duan Qing and others and said, "At this point, I think everyone should have a common goal and... a common enemy."
A Niu scratched his head, Meng Zhu pursed his lips, Duan Qing lowered his head, Duan Shanyue frowned, only Xue Ling Huan Bing... her eyes were full of fighting spirit and determination.
Finally...this time, I will do it for you!
"I hope you can fully consider all your previous experiences, as well as the purpose and significance of your coming here." The woman in blue robe said here, and finally put away her charming look: "There are many things ahead. Facing unknown dangers, even I and my sisters cannot guarantee that we can handle them all. When the time comes... I hope you can shoulder your due responsibilities."
She took two steps, took Freya's hand, and then faced everyone from left to right: "Whether it is as an adventurer or a companion... it is your responsibility."
"We will, ladies." A deep voice sounded. It was Duan Qing, who was the leader of the group. He finally raised his head with a serious face.
"Adventurers never do those dirty things." He put one hand on his chest and made a strange etiquette - this was something he learned in his spare time when he was offline to rest.
"In the name of the adventurer ancestors." He straightened up.
In front of him, figures in red robes and blue robes stood at attention at the same time, holding staffs, one on the left and one on the right in front of their chests: "May the will of the elements guide your path."
"Everyone rest for a while and then set off."
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The first obstacle to progress is the cliff in front of us.
If you carefully observe the terrain here, you should be able to guess that the basin formed with the Emerald Tower as the center roughly forms the shape of a giant bowl. Therefore, its "bowl mouth" part must have a larger slope, and the slope of the "bowl bottom" part will slow down.
Duan Qing and the others were currently at the mouth of this giant bowl. They had to find a way to get off the cliff, and they couldn't just jump off.
Xueling Huanbing suggested that they find a few giant trees of the same height, jump from the top of the tree, and then continue downward, so that they can reach the bottom safely. However, this plan was rejected by Duan Qing. Regardless of whether the tops of these tree crowns are stable or not, and whether they may be attacked by monsters, the few trumpets from Greenstone Village that he brought alone do not have the strength to jump over— —At least Mengzhu and Aniu can’t.
The two great magisters do have the ability to fly, but they are not proficient in wind magic and cannot bring so many people with them. Even if it can be done, the process is very dangerous. You have to know that the enemy in black might still be watching them secretly... Moreover, this method is also very costly for them, and it is not a good choice both emotionally and rationally.
Duan Shanyue was alone, and he was at the end of the road before the rendezvous. He was extremely short of supplies and tools, and couldn't find anything good for everyone to use. However, before Duan Qing and Mengzhu entered the Emerald Forest, they prepared ropes. Although most of those ropes were used for camping and were very short in length, they were connected together and could barely reach the middle of the cliff. . So in desperation, everyone finally used Duan Qing's suggestion-climb down.
This is indeed the stupidest way.
Duan Qing and the others found a suitable tree to solve the remaining half of the height difference. As for how to tie the rope to the tree, I can only ask the two great magicians for help. After the rope was tied, Duan Qing volunteered and tried his best. He climbed over the steep rope first, and then carefully slid down the tree trunk with a dagger as an aid. Others poked their heads in to watch Duan Qing's figure gradually blur, until he disappeared into the dense jungle, only then did they hear his shouts from below.
"...Safety...come down..."
The height of the cliff plus the height of the giant tree was enough to make Duan Qing's voice difficult to distinguish, but it was enough to be able to hear these few keywords. A few people lined up for a while, and then started to set off one after another. Xue Ling Huan Bing looked at Duan Shanyue standing behind, without concealing the vigilance in his eyes: "You..."
"Relax, little girl, I'm not one of those ungrateful people from your Wings of Freedom..." Duan Shanyue crossed his arms with a look of disdain.
Xue Ling Huan Bing is not afraid of the possible tricks in the process, because the two figures, one blue and one red, are still floating not far above, paying attention to the movements here.
Watching the last man wearing tattered leather armor get on the rope, Freya finally couldn't help but ask: "Sister, this person..."
"I know your doubts, my dear sister." The woman in blue robe didn't take it seriously: "But after all this time, you still don't believe my intuition, that's...as a woman , Terrible intuition?”
Christine blinked her eyes narrowly, as if hinting at something. The indifferent face that was completely inconsistent with the fiery red color finally showed a trace of aura.
"Although the time was relatively short, according to my observation, that man is not a bad person." Seeing that her dear sister was a bit embarrassed, Christine finally expressed her guess: "And the strength should be that few The strongest among adventurers, I think... he should be able to help us..."
Freya turned to look at her sister, and saw some doubts on her face - the direction of those doubts was naturally different from her own.
"No matter what happens, we will deal with them," she could only say.
"...Of course." Looking at her resolute expression, Christine couldn't help showing a gentle smile: "I am convinced of this, my dear sister."
The two of them fell down together and merged into the crowd of adventurers.
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The environment of the forest below is not much different from before. Although everyone is still in awe of the huge tree trunks with a diameter of more than ten meters, they have gradually become accustomed to these towering things after seeing them more.
The only difference is that the road at the beginning is still on a steep slope.
Due to the large span of the tree trunk, which is more than ten meters wide, it also presents a sloping cross section on the ground. Often when Duan Qing and others go around a tree, they will inevitably see the exposed and deeper trunk. Sometimes You can even see some tree roots that are thicker than people, criss-crossing and deeply rooted in front of everyone.
The strange thing is that with such unbalanced exposure, these giant trees still grow as straight as javelins and continue to maintain their ninety-degree skyward posture - this is rare in nature, and they are almost as if they are buried vertically in the slope. Duan Qing and the others could only understand that this was by design in the free world.
Fortunately, so far, they have not encountered those unscientific hordes of monsters before, so there is no real danger yet. However, a few people did not relax their vigilance, because such calm was not a good sign.
In this situation, any tiny noise may upset this balance. The next moment, this balance is broken.
The strongest Duan Shanyue heard the strange noise first, and then warned everyone. Duan Qing and the others listened intently for a while, and then they heard Christine's giggle: "It's the sound of running water, don't be nervous."
Mengzhu breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to continue walking forward with the others, when he suddenly noticed Duan Qing stopping and looking at each other in that direction, and couldn't help but stop: "What's wrong, uncle, let's go quickly..."
"Let's go over there and have a look." Duan Qing's cry echoed in the forest, and everyone else stopped.
"I always feel... there might be a discovery over there."
No matter how you walk, as long as you are in the basin, you will reach the center sooner or later, so few people have no objection to Duan Qing's proposal. Following the sound of flowing water, everyone found a small river, but except for the clear spring water flowing in the river, they found nothing useful.
"It's just an ordinary river... No matter what idea you have, it seems that it has failed." Xue Ling Huan Bing patted Duan Qing's shoulder, with a rather mocking tone in his tone. Duan Qing didn't take it seriously and continued to encourage the others: "Now that we've come this far, let's go forward along the river. Anyway, the river will definitely flow there in the end..."
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you..." Even if there is any problem in this, no one can see it for a while, so there is still no objection to this proposal, and everyone decided to just go with the flow. , it doesn’t matter where you go.
Although the Emerald Tower is very high, after everyone was submerged in the jungle again, the line of sight was naturally blocked. Therefore, since entering the map called "Around the Emerald Tower", Duan Qing and others saw nothing but Apart from the tall tower, no other man-made buildings were seen. But even so, everyone enjoyed the natural environment, the breeze, the green leaves, and due to the height difference, the "giant umbrella" formed by the tree crown above was not so airtight. The sunlight passed through the top of the dense forest with distinct layers. It leaks down from above and shines on the gurgling water, as if it has coated the clear river water with a layer of golden scales. Occasionally, the water of a small river is stirred up by a certain stone, reflecting colored light in the air.
At a certain moment, the flow of the river became intense. There was a corner of the river in front, and there seemed to be a small waterfall - several people heard the rumble of the river water falling downwards. After turning that place, Ah, who was walking at the front, saw the water splashed up by the waterfall, reflecting a rainbow in the sky.
"This place is really nice." Aniu praised the beautiful scenery, then thought about it, and then said, "This game is really nice."
"Enjoy the magnificence brought by virtual technology!" Duan Shanyue walked to A Niu: "The charm of the game does not stop there."
"Of course." A Niu patted his chest: "For example, fighting, haha! I just like this, fighting here is very exciting..."
Duan Shanyue was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "Boy, you are very good, I am very optimistic about you, do you want to..."
"Don't poach in front of others." Xue Ling Huan Bing said coldly from the side.
"We have always been so open and aboveboard in recruiting people! Unlike you, you have to do everything secretly." Duan Shanyue retaliates mercilessly: "Besides, liking to fight is a man's romance, what do you know... ..."
As A Niu nodded in agreement, the face of the woman in black cloak seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, but the little girl in purple burqa on the other side immediately helped her fight back from the other direction. : "Fight, fight! You just like fighting, right? If you encounter those ants and poisonous bees from before, let's see if you still like fighting..."
A Niu and Duan Shanyue changed their expressions at the same time and said no more.
"Hey, don't be clumsy and come here quickly." Duan Qing on the other side whistled and then said to several people: "Look what we found..."
Several people looked in the direction Duan Qing pointed - it was already under the small waterfall, and the river continued to flow forward, but not far away, artificial traces began to appear.
First there were scattered stones, then some broken wood, stones, a combination of broken wood and stones, and then a wide area appeared in front of everyone.
There are ruins, broken walls, short wooden piles, signs, destroyed carts, broken wooden wheels, scattered utensils, broken doors and windows, and there seem to be black scorch marks in some places. The river passes through this place, passing by the edge of the square formed by a small piece of bare land, and then turns to a farther place that cannot be seen. Extending along with it, there are more like the ones in front of them. The sight of ruins and, thanks to them, a rare glimpse of empty blue sky above. The tall gray and green tower stands not far ahead, blocking most of the blue sky that people rarely see here. Near the edge of this area, some vines squeezed in from the gaps in the collapsed wall, and then stretched out from the damaged area on the other side, as if embracing the entire abandoned house.
This is an abandoned village.
