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Chapter 79 - 79 81 Mysterious Forest (Subscribe)_1
Chapter 79 - 79 81 Mysterious Forest (Subscribe)_1
?Chapter 79: Chapter 81: Mysterious Forest (Subscribe!)_1 Chapter 79: Chapter 81: Mysterious Forest (Subscribe!)_1 Lin Xun was preparing to explore the road beyond the hut.
“Apostle, after a hard journey, continue your journey for half a day and you will reach the end point of this chapter — ‘Ruins of the church of Divine Light’.”
“Do you wish to continue?”
His eyes widened. Was Chapter 323 coming to an end?
Calculating the time, he had been playing in the third difficulty level chapter for quite a long time. Not only had he fully explored Saint Lance, but he’d also found the ‘Forgotten Afterglow Abyss’.
But he had just obtained the ‘Ancestral Giant’s Mausoleum’ map from the last tomb, with a huge reward in front of him. Yet, the game was telling him the chapter was ending.
Could it be that the Ancestral Giant’s Mausoleum was content for the next chapter?
Lin Xun furrowed his brow, opened the item bar, and tried to click on the ‘Ancestral Giant’s Mausoleum Map’.
“You have used the ‘Ancestral Giant’s Mausoleum Map’. You will be able to find the way to that place using the directions.”
“Based on the map’s directions, you understand that if you keep progressing southwestward, you will enter the ‘Gloomy Forest’.”
“Do you wish to proceed to the ‘Ruins of the Church of Divine Light’, or turn to the ‘Gloomy Forest’?”
Lin Xun heaved a sigh of relief. Thank goodness the hidden map was still part of Chapter 323.
If the game were to tell him that he had to enter Chapter 324 to reach the ‘Gloomy Forest’, he would have to use up the ‘Anchoring Bookmark’ to continue his journey in the Blood Sun world.
He selected ‘Gloomy Forest’.
“You ride away from the road on a lion and gallop in the southwest direction…”
The text was stuck here. He assumed that in the game, the Yellow Bishop was riding a lion in a mad dash.
Compared to the last time the Yellow Bishop ran a half-day marathon in the Afterglow Abyss, his speed of traveling on a lion was clearly much faster.
“As you gallop, you realize that sparse trees have started to appear. These tall trees have twisted and dried trunks, their leaves should have been lush and green, but they’re glowing with an eerie crimson color, as if stained with blood.”
“Thin vines are hanging from the branches and leaves, gently swaying and floating in the wind.”
“The crimson sunlight falls through, penetrating the leaves without any obstructions, only leaving the sinister shadows of the tree trunks on the ground.”
“As you gallop, the sparse crimson trees become denser, but the ground beneath is cracked and barren, without a single blade of grass, as if the crimson trees were growing larger and bigger.”
“Throughout the journey, you did not see a single creature. The entire forest was silent, with only the rustling noise of the crimson leaves against the wind.”
“You have entered the ‘Gloomy Forest’!”
“According to the directions from the map, you intended to continue, but you realize that the stillness around was raising the hairs on the back of your neck. Even the soft rustling of the wind had unknowingly disappeared.”
“Do you want to continue or stay still?”
Lin Xun instantly became alarmed.
Instead of charging ahead, he cautiously chose to stop.
He quickly dismounted, giving his three-headed lion a command to guard.
“Cautious Apostle, you chose to stay in place cautiously, constantly looking around to prevent any danger.”
“Your ‘Abyssal Three-headed Lion’ stays quiet and guards you. It lowers its body, ready to spring up at any moment to defend you.”
“The shadows of the crimson trees in front begins to sway, gradually drawing closer to you…”
“The tree trunk reveals blear motley bark facial features, its branches and vines sway, and its thick roots crawl as it slowly closes in on you!”
“Would you like to attack the ‘Corrupted Forest Tree People’?”
What is this, Groot?
Judging from the description, these tree creatures don’t move quickly.
If he were to ride his three-headed lion, he could kite them easily.
Summing up all of this, were these minor creatures here to give experience points?
As Lin Xun came to this realization, he operated according to his kiting tactics.
“You mount back onto the ‘Abyssal Three-headed Lion’, firmly grasping its mane.”
“You give the ‘Abyssal Three-headed Lion’ the command to maintain distance.”
“The three-headed lion beneath you carries you to retreat, always maintaining a certain distance from the ‘Corrupted Forest Tree People’…”
Lin Xun opened the panel, and selected ‘Profane Sunlight’.
“You raise your ‘Thunder Dragon Staff Spear’, silently reciting the spell…”
[A flash of red light…]
[You have defeated the ‘Fallen Forest Treant’, experience value slightly increased.]
[You have obtained Crimson Branch (Trash) *1]
[The scorching flames brought by ‘Profane Sunlight’ causes surrounding Treants to violently shake their leaves in frenzy.]
[The scorching sparks ignite blazing flames among the Treants!]
[You have defeated the ‘Fallen Forest Treant’, experience value slightly increased.]
[You have defeated the ‘Fallen Forest Treant’, experience value slightly increased.]
[You have obtained Crimson Leaf (Trash)*1]
[You defeated…]
…
Lin Xun didn’t expect his laser cannon to directly ignite the Treants.
The in-game text on the screen jumped wildly, a remarkable single-click harvest.
Watching the constant prompts of ‘experience value slightly increased’, he once again found the initial joy of playing the game.
[Apostle who is lost in success, you haven’t noticed, the crimson sunlight around you has been covered by a huge shadow.]
[Looking at the suddenly dim surroundings, you turn your head sharply.]
[A huge tree that blots out the sky and the sun somehow appeared behind you, its massive roots writhing and pushing toward you.]
[On the thick trunk that requires tens of people to hold, huge humanoid features appeared. The two dark holes where the eyes should be, emitted a crimson glow.]
[The ‘Fallen Primitive Ancient Tree’ upon seeing you realize, uproots countless thick roots. Accompanied by a rumbling sound, splattering cracked dirt, the roots wrap around to form two giant tree feet.]
[The ‘Fallen Primitive Ancient Tree’ starts walking towards you, each heavy step shakes the earth.]
[Will you foolishly attack, or wisely run away knowing you can’t win?]
“Damn! You hit the son and the dad shows up, even the mobs in the game can call their parents!”
Lin Xun muttered while swiftly operating the controls to choose the escape option.
[Wise Apostle, you yank the mane hard, the ‘Fallen Three-Headed Lion’ roars once, and flees with you wildly…]
While Lin Xun fled, he activated ‘Profane Sunlight’.
Just running and not testing the BOSS’s strength, wasn’t his style.
[You tug the mane with one hand, raise the ‘Thunder Dragon Staff Spear’ with the other, murmuring the spell…]
[A flash of red light…]
[A large crimson beam of light hit the huge body of the ancient tree not far behind, leaving a round charred mark. Compared to the massive tree trunk that blots out the sky and the sun, it’s like being pricked by a tiny needle tip.]
“…Are you mocking me being thin in this hell game?”
While cursing, Lin Xun decided not to use any more skills, focusing fully on running instead.
To run when you can’t beat the enemy, it’s nothing shameful.
[The Three-Headed Lion under you is fleeing in madness, and the deafening footsteps from behind are getting closer…]
“The Treant’s huge size means one of its steps is equivalent to the lion running for half the day!”
“What should I do? Lose another two soul strengths?”
In-game text jumps frequently, indicating that the giant tree is getting closer and closer.
“Instead of dying with the Three-Headed Lion, why not cancel the summon? If I die alone, I can save 1 soul strength.”
Just when Lin Xun was preparing to give up on escaping, cancel the summoning of the Three-Headed Lion to minimize losses…
He suddenly remembers, doesn’t he have the Dancer’s Shell?
The powerful invisibility skill is a godsend for escaping!
Besides, the Dancer is also wearing a ‘Night Shadow Cloak’ that can isolate detection and hide smells.
With the combination of invisibility skill and special equipment, there’s a high chance he can manage the current crisis.
Upon this thought, Lin Xun quickly opens the shell panel.