Chapter 348 Journey

Biting winds and sand swept across the land, creating an endless desert. As far as the eye could see, there were rolling yellow sands flying all over the sky.

In the desert, a small team is moving forward.

"It's hard to imagine that there is such a desert area in the world of Aira!" Enzo couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the endless yellow sand and desert.

"The Children of the Forest have the ability to control the growth of plants, and they yearn for forests and nature. They have ruled the world for thousands of years, why don't they use their abilities to turn this desert into a forest?"

Walking in the desert, Myrcella was also a little confused, so she asked.

Ahead, an old woman with a stooped body and slow steps, using a dead branch as a crutch, stopped, and slowly said in a hoarse voice: "This desert is almost at the center of the world. If you go through it, you can reach the purification forest. It has always been protected by the forest." The son regards it as a forbidden area, so naturally they don’t dare to set foot there easily.”

"Forbidden land? Why?" Myrcella frowned.

"The most central area of ​​the desert is the purified forest where the disaster beast Ocino is sealed!"

The old woman from the Fallen Spirit Clan raised her head, looked at the endless desert ahead, and said, "The aura emitted by the disaster beast Ocino is infecting the surrounding environment all the time. Even if it is currently sealed, once a child of the forest approaches, it will be very dangerous." Possibly infected by breath.”

"Therefore, the Purified Forest and this desert have been listed as forbidden areas by the Sons of the Forest, and no one is allowed to set foot there!"

"I see..." Myrcella murmured.

"It is precisely in order to seal the disaster beast that the Ai Qila Tree drained out all the natural power that purified the area around the forest, and it became a desert." The old woman from the Fallen Spirit Tribe said hoarsely.

Enzo's eyes flashed and he nodded.

"How long will it take for us to reach the purified forest, Sasila." At this time, Wizard Filer suddenly spoke.

Half a month has passed since the start of this mission. The wizard team and the fallen spirit tribe Sathra passed through the Iron Wall Fortress and headed towards the center of the world.

They had entered this desert three days ago.

"If no accident occurs, it will take up to ten days before we can reach the outskirts of the Purified Forest." Sasila, a fallen spirit tribe, had her cloudy eyes flashing and said hoarsely: "When you get here, you must be careful to survive in the desert. The giant sandworm is in a state of hunger all year round!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground trembled.

The rolling yellow sand continued to surge, and in an area of ​​​​the desert, a giant monster twisted its bloated body and emerged from the ground.

Ouch! !

The giant monster opened the huge mouth on its head, and let out a weird roar from the mouth full of mucus and sharp teeth, with a strong stench.

Giant sandworms, a creature that lives in desert areas, are not unique to the world of Aira. Similar species can be found in many worlds in the multiverse.

This monster is huge and can grow up to ten meters in its extreme state. It usually lives alone and mainly attacks by devouring enemies with its huge mouth. Occasionally, it can also spray out highly corrosive gastric juice.

"It seems that the boring journey finally has some fun." A dark luster flashed in the eyes of the Krent wizard, and a sinister smile appeared on his face.

"Chip, scan!" Enzo ordered in his mind.

"Target: Giant sandworm/Strength: 12/Physique: 10/Spirit: 1.5/Level: First-level life form/Information introduction: Monsters living in desert environments, using gastric juice as an attack method, solitary creatures, and burrowing Insects are closely related by blood."

Enzo looked at the data of the giant sandworm in front of him and made a rough calculation in his mind. Although this creature is a first-level life form, its mental attribute is only 1.5, which is not enough to pose a threat to several wizards.

As the wizard Krent said, the appearance of a single giant sandworm is just an episode in the journey for the wizard team.

"Don't take action, let me play with it!" Krent licked his lips, raised an arm, and a ball of liquid metal slowly appeared in his palm.

Ouch! !

The giant sandworm roared again, twisting its earth-yellow body and attacking the wizard team, spraying a large ball of acid from its huge fangs.

Bah!

With a thought in the mind of the Krent wizard, the liquid metal in his palm instantly turned into a giant shield, blocking the acid attack and making a squeaking sound.

Then, Krent waved his hand again.

The magic weapon-level liquid metal suddenly turned into a spear and stabbed downwards, instantly piercing the body of the giant sandworm.

A large amount of stinky blood spread on the desert, and the rich smell spread with the wind. The giant sandworm let out a painful wail, and its fat body continued to roll.

puff! !

The huge mouth opened, and another jet of acid spurted out. With a thought in Krent's mind, the liquid metal turned into an eagle and flew into the giant sandworm's mouth.

The next moment, the giant sandworm exploded!

Countless metal spikes shot out from its body, and stinky blood spread to the ground like rain. Myrcella frowned and waved her hand to summon a curtain of fire, which enveloped the wizard team.

Ahead, the broken corpse of a giant sandworm lay limply buried in the yellow sand.

A satisfied smile appeared on Krent's face, and then he raised his hand to take back the liquid metal, turning it into an arm guard and wrapping it around his wrist.

After possessing the magic weapon, Krent, who was originally a conqueror wizard, became more powerful. It could be described as easy to kill the giant sandworm, which was also a first-order life form.

At the spot, looking at the giant sandworm killed by Krent, Sasla of the Fallen Spirit Clan had her eyes flickering, and she cut her finger calmly, letting a drop of blood with a strange smell fall into the yellow sand.

"Keep going." At this time, Reiner, the wizard who had always kept a low profile, spoke lightly.

The wizard team began to move forward. After the episode of the giant sandworm ended, nothing happened for the next few hours.

As the last ray of light in the sky disappeared, darkness gradually enveloped the earth, and the originally hot desert ground seemed to drop in temperature all of a sudden.

However, this temperature had no effect on the wizards at all. The wizard team settled down next to a huge rock and prepared to set up a tent to rest.

Under the night, the desert was silent.

In the simple tent camp, Enzo sat alone next to it to keep watch. He leaned against the edge of the rock, his eyes slightly closed, but he was always paying attention to the movements around him.

At this time, the area not far away.

In the dark corner, a pair of cloudy eyes were staring at the camp of the wizard team. Those hunched figures exuded an evil aura, and seemed to be a group of fallen spirits like Sasra.

"They didn't find us, did they?"

The hunched body crawled on the ground, like a dying old woman, and the voice of the fallen spirit was hoarse and weak, like a candle in the wind that could go out at any time.

"The taste of flesh and blood is really intoxicating..."

Next to him, another fallen spirit had greedy eyes, black saliva seemed to drip from the corners of his mouth, and his body couldn't help shaking with excitement, "I can't bear it anymore, just eat them now..."

At this time, a strong hand pressed on the head of the fallen spirit in vain, as if squeezing a watermelon, crushing her head, black liquid splashed around, and a weird and disgusting aura emanated.

"Can't help it? Then go die!"

The owner of the hand was a fallen spirit who didn't look that old. His skin was also wrinkled, but his aura was much stronger than other fallen spirits.

Seeing their companions being killed by headshots, the surrounding fallen spirits were silent and lowered their heads.

"The fallen spirits have been waiting for this opportunity for thousands of years. I will never allow anyone to destroy it!"

The fallen spirit with a strong aura, who seemed to be the leader, glanced at everyone and said coldly, "I warn you, before the disaster beast Ochino is released, no one is allowed to attack those wizards, otherwise the only outcome is death!"

"We have been waiting for this opportunity for too long! Only by releasing the disaster beast Ochino can the fallen spirits regain their strength, kill all the children of the forest, and become the masters of this world!"

"As long as the plan succeeds, the fallen spirits will rise again!" The leader of the fallen spirits spoke in a fanatical tone, with a gleam in his turbid eyes.

…

“The Fallen Spirits, rising again?”

In the camp, Enzo still closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, but he had already understood all the conversations of the Fallen Spirits in the distance.

Under the night, an illusory crow circled silently in the sky. Through the vision of the illusory crow, Enzo kept an eye on the Fallen Spirits below.

“Things are really not that simple…”

Enzo’s mind flashed, thinking: “It seems that the Fallen Spirits want to release the disaster beasts, not only to deal with the Children of the Forest and the Tree of Aqila, but more importantly to restore their own strength!”

“As Mitchell said, the essence of the Fallen Spirits is also the Children of the Forest. They became what they are now under the influence of the breath of the disaster beasts.”

“Then, in other words, the disaster beast Ochino represents the source of the power of the Fallen Spirits. Only by releasing the disaster beasts can the Fallen Spirits regain their strength!”

“In this case, the Fallen Spirits had planned to use it before cooperating with the wizard civilization. They will not surrender to the wizard civilization at all, but only release the disaster beast with the help of the wizard civilization's power. "

"But in this case, everything makes sense!"

"Any intelligent race cannot surrender to another civilization easily, not to mention that the Fallen Spirits are native creatures of this world, and naturally they are unwilling to give up the world's ruling power to wizards!"

"However, how can the three deans not see through such a simple truth?"

Enzo slowly opened his eyes, his eyes flickered, looking at the tent of the wizard Reiner not far away, the corners of his lips slightly raised, and murmured: "Wizard Reiner, maybe... I know who you are..."

...

The next day, early in the morning.

The light of dawn spread to the earth, and there was a hint of moisture in the air. In the camp, several wizards walked out of the tent one after another.

"How is it? Nothing happened outside last night, right?" Wizard Reiner came over and asked with a chuckle.

"Everything is calm." Enzo smiled.

Since there is a basic inference about the identity of Wizard Reiner, he doesn't believe that the other party is unaware of what happened last night.

"That's good." Wizard Reiner chuckled.

After the two had a brief conversation, the others were ready to go. Under the leadership of Sasra, the wizard team continued to move towards the Purification Forest.

In the desert swept by wind and sand, the wizard team moved forward all the way.

Ten days passed quickly. During the journey in the desert, except for the occasional attack of giant sandworms, there were no more accidents.

On this day, the wizard team came to the end of the desert.

"Finally here." On a high slope, Sasra of the Fallen Spirit Clan looked at the forest in the distance, with an excitement that could not be concealed in his eyes, and even his body couldn't help shaking.

"Is that the Purification Forest?" Misera stepped forward.

"Yes, that's the Purification Forest!" Sasila nodded and said in a fervent tone, "The heart of the world, the birthplace of the Tree of Aqila, and the place where the Disaster Beast is sealed!"

"Next, as long as you escort me to the Purification Forest, I will have a chance to release the disaster beast Ocino!"

"What to do?" Feiler frowned.

"The plan is very simple." Sasila grinned and said, "The guardians of the Purified Forest are the giant trees. Under normal circumstances, they are in a state of sleep all year round. When any life enters the Purified Forest, all giant trees will be destroyed. They will all wake up immediately.”

"The area where the disaster beast Ocino is sealed is located in the Emerald Lake in the center of the Purification Forest!"

"If we want to complete this task, we must pass through the blockade of the Giant Tree Clan, which requires the help of the wizards."

Feiler stroked his chin and muttered, "What do you mean, you want us to help you deal with the giant trees? How many are there? What is the life level of each giant tree?"

"The entire Purification Forest is made up of giant trees. The number cannot be calculated, but there are at least a thousand or more." Sasila thought for a while and then said, "As for their combat power, according to your calculation method, they should be slightly weaker. "Children of the Forest."

"Slightly weaker than the Son of the Forest, it is at least a second-level life form!"

Feile narrowed his eyes, took a breath of air, and said in shock, ": At least a thousand giant trees, so that means we will face a thousand second-order life forms!?"

"Don't worry, Lord Wizard." Seeing several wizards frowning, Sasila quickly said, "The plan does not only rely on us, other fallen spirits will also assist!"

"Other fallen spirits?" Enzo's eyes flashed.

"Yes, Master Wizard." Sasila nodded and said hoarsely: "My people have been waiting outside the purified forest for a long time. As long as they get my signal, they will be the first to step into the purified forest and attract the giant tree. The family’s attention.”

“We just have to take advantage of this opportunity and get as close to Emerald Lake as possible.”

"As a place where disaster beasts are sealed, ordinary giant trees dare not approach it, so the people guarding it are the elites of the giant tree clan. When the time comes, please ask the wizard to help me clear the obstacles!"

Myrcella frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Since your tribe can attract the attention of the giant tree, why are you still cooperating with us?"