Chapter 238 Traces

"What's wrong, what a giant, why don't you come over?" Naxi looked at him doubtfully.

"What is this?"

The next second, she noticed something strange, flapped her wings and flew in front of Colin in confusion, and cautiously stretched out her hand, but did not touch anything.

"What a giant, I'm so scared of little Naxi, there's obviously nothing here!"

Colin did not answer, but frowned as he watched Naxi move back and forth, crossing the invisible barrier in front of her as if nothing existed.

He subconsciously opened his super-sensory vision and released the three powers of detection at the same time.

Swish~swish!

Naxi continued to shuttle back and forth, as if to prove that she had seen through his tricks.

Colin frowned. Neither the super-sensory vision nor the three detection abilities came out with any useful information.

Apart from the solid touch in his hand, nothing else could prove the existence of this invisible barrier in front of him.

Hu~hu——

At this moment, Colin suddenly moved his ears and turned his head to look behind him.

The dark red glassy branches are intertwined, blocking the view.

But the weak sound was unblocked and came from every small gap.

Far behind, a strong wind seemed to be blowing...

Then, just for a moment, the sound of the strong wind suddenly became clear!

"Huh~"

"Huhuhu~"

The biting wind came from one of the gaps first, and then from the other gaps!

The gusts of breeze converged into a larger one, causing Colin's witch robe to squeak violently...

"Good giant, stop teasing little Naxi, come in quickly!" Naxi suddenly shouted anxiously, "Little Naxi suddenly remembered that it is going to be windy now, good giant, come in quickly, it will be very hot!"

"It's windy...will it be hot?" Colin said in surprise, feeling something bad in his heart.

If something goes wrong, there must be a monster... He has never heard of the wind blowing hotter and hotter before!

hiss--!

Just as he was thinking this, the woods in front of him suddenly made strange noises.

It rustled, as if some kind of cold snake was crawling.

next moment!

The dark red "wind" with purple debris suddenly emerged from the gap in the forest.

Just like the previous breeze, it first came in one stream, and then the streams gathered together, forming a dark red curtain that slowly pressed towards him overwhelmingly.

"Not good!" Colin's expression changed and he looked around.

This dark red wind with purple flakes filled the entire world in an instant!

Whether it is above the head or under the feet, whether on the left or right, there is this weird wind in all directions!

"Can't hide anymore!" Colin's face darkened, he increased the strength of the steel temperature-resistant force field to the maximum, and at the same time summoned the elf armor hidden in his body!

The dark red wind seems slow, but in fact it is extremely fast.

As soon as he finished these two actions, the wind had already hit him!

laugh!

As soon as it came into contact with the dark red wind, the steel temperature-resistant force field fluctuated violently, the magic power in the body was consumed rapidly, and a feeling of heat suddenly surged into his heart.

Colin's face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth and tried to hold on.

Only then did he understand why the elf Naxi said that the wind was blowing hot.

This kind of heat is not the heat of temperature, but the heat in the heart.

As if he were in a scalding lava, an evil fire suddenly ignited in his heart and spread rapidly, almost burning it from the inside out!

At the same time, annoying murmurs that came from nowhere, like gangrene in the bones, suddenly sounded in his mind.

"Amis...the eternal wind...the magnificent painter..."

As if being hit on the head by a heavy hammer, Colin's vision suddenly became blurred, and his willpower dropped rapidly like a tide.

If you observe it in a super-sensory state, you can find that the brilliance of humanity and knowledge on his body seems to have been attacked by some kind of attack, and it is flickering...

"No...no!"

Colin shook his head vigorously, and his eyesight briefly returned to clarity. Then his face turned grim, he opened his mouth, and bit his tongue hard.

"Well!"

Blood flowed out of his tongue, and the smell of blood suddenly filled his mouth. He couldn't help but let out a cry of pain, but his complexion also shook slightly.

However, the pain is only a temporary solution and the clarity it brings is only short-lived.

After a while, he fell into a state of unconsciousness again. He only knew how to desperately maintain the steel defense field and elf armor on his body.

Time passes like this minute by minute.

The magic power in Colin's body gradually decreased.

In order to maintain the steel defensive force field, he unconsciously and slowly removed the flying and diving technique and fell to the ground.

The dark red wind is not only weird, but also very powerful.

The strong wind caused Colin's figure to gradually retreat, and his feet drew a distinct mark on the ground.

But with such a strong wind, the shrubs and ancient trees that had turned into glass did not seem to be affected at all, not even shaking at all.

After a while, his legs seemed to become a little weak.

Then, at a certain moment, Colin was suddenly blown up and flew backwards heavily.

boom!

He fell to the ground like a broken bag, and the soil was splashed everywhere!

"What a giant!"

Elf Naxi flew over in a hurry.

She had been shouting anxiously from behind since the wind started blowing just now, and even tried to fly towards Colin, but in the end she was unable to make any progress due to the strong wind.

"Ahem..."

Perhaps it was the impact of falling to the ground, but Colin suddenly regained his clarity.

He subconsciously wanted to take out the Scepter of Folly to re-bless himself with a more powerful mechanized mind, but at this moment, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

For some unknown reason, the sway of the steel temperature-resistant force field on his body was reduced by most, and the consumption of magic power and the inexplicable evil fire in his heart were also reduced by most.

"Is the wind going to stop soon?" Colin murmured to Naxi, struggling to get up with lingering fear.

If it had been longer, he might have been in trouble!

‘No, that’s not right… I actually passed through that invisible barrier! ’

But the next second, Colin looked at the scene around him and suddenly said in surprise.

"No, the wind won't stop until at least...well, one sunrise and sunset!" Naxi also replied at this time.

Colin subconsciously looked forward.

Just as the elf Naxi said, those dark red winds have not weakened at all at this moment... They are only weakened by a layer of pale golden barrier that appears!

There is no doubt that this pale golden barrier located in the bush area is the invisible barrier that prevented him from entering just now.

At this moment, under the blow of the dark red wind, the true appearance was revealed.

Colin maintained the steel temperature-resistant force field and looked up to observe the pale golden barrier.

The barrier was extremely wide and should have surrounded the entire tree cave forest. From his perspective, he could only see part of it, but as expected, the entire barrier should be an inverted circle.

'Why on earth could I suddenly pass through this barrier again...' Colin looked back, filled with doubts.

He looked around.

The dark red wind wrapped the shield, covering everything... He below looked like an insect being held upside down in a dark red bowl.

An oppressive feeling suddenly filled Colin's chest.

"Good giant, let's go to the tree hole. The wind here is still very strong, and little Naxi doesn't like it." The elf suddenly said again.

She looked at Colin, then suddenly lowered her head, wringing her fingers and apologizing:

"Good giant, I'm sorry, little Naxi didn't expect the wind to come here, nor did she expect that you, good giant, are so afraid of the wind..."

"Little Naxi, besides this dark red wind, is there anything else you haven't thought of? It doesn't have to be something dangerous." Colin asked.

His tone was calm, and his face was pale but calm.

Although he almost died in the dark red wind just now, there is no use in complaining about this now... It is better to ask a few more questions.

"No more!" Elf Naxi promised, patting her chest.

"Will the wind in the tree cavity be smaller?"

"of course!"

Colin nodded and followed Naxi, feeling a little strange in his heart.

Although the pale golden barrier has weakened the dark red wind by more than half, it is still strong. He must maintain the steel temperature-resistant force field and the elf armor with all his strength to feel better.

But the elf in front of him was obviously very weak, but for some reason he seemed more relaxed than he showed.

Observed for a moment longer.

Only then did Colin discover that there was an undetectable layer of pale golden light on the elf's body.

This seemingly weak light easily blocks most of the wind.

He even felt that even outside the barrier, Naxi would be more relaxed than he showed...

I'm afraid that for Naxi, this wind that is fatal to him will only make Naxi feel a little hot inside... For her, it is indeed not a danger.

Flying behind Naxi, Colin was constantly observing the surroundings.

Taking a closer look at this time, he found that the level of civilization here was higher than he imagined, and he could basically rule out the possibility of gregarious monsters opening up this place.

In addition to the pale golden barrier we just saw... I am afraid that either ancient Hobbits or tree elves live here.

And in his heart, he was more inclined to the result - the tree elf!

Colin lowered his head and stared at the light black luxurious armor on his body, a creation of the high elves... He subconsciously turned around and could vaguely see the light golden barrier through the ubiquitous light red wind.

Somehow, Colin always felt that he was able to pass through this pale golden barrier later, probably because of the elf armor on his body...

If it weren't for the fierce wind outside, he urgently needed to find a place to take a breather, otherwise he would definitely try his own reasoning.

'Let's wait until the wind stops and try again...According to Naxi, the dark red wind will stop after one day. ’ Colin thought to himself.

Another moment passed.

Under the leadership of Naxi, the two came to an ancient tree deep in the tree cave forest that was obviously taller than the other trees.

A faint breath comes from the ancient trees in front of you, gentle and full of vitality, which makes people think of the spring when all things revive.

‘It seems... this ancient tree is not completely dead yet. ’ Colin pondered to himself and looked up.

In appearance, this ancient tree is not much different from the other ancient trees, except that it is taller, and the outermost layer has the same shape of glass.

The only difference may be that this ancient tree has only one tree hole, located in the upper part.

At this moment, Naxi was flying towards the only tree hole, looking away, and Colin followed closely.

After a moment, he and Naxi flew into the only tree hole.

As if he had arrived in a new area, the intensity of the dark red wind around him dropped by a notch again, and the steel temperature-resistant force field no longer flickered.

But Colin's attention was no longer here. He raised his eyebrows and looked at the surrounding furnishings with a solemn expression.

It was dark in the tree hole, and the walls that retained the texture of plants and the strange plants used for lighting overhead were like the appearance of ancient trees, turning into dark red glass.

Only a few plants in the middle are still emitting a faint white light.

But this faint light was enough for Colin to see clearly everything in the tree hole.

The uneven bluestone platform that retains its original texture stands in the middle, surrounded by nothing but beautiful pictures carved on the walls.

There is no doubt that the tree hole here should be a sacrificial hole...

As for the content of the sacrifice, I am afraid it is the totem that belongs to all elves - the ancient tree of life!

‘Sure enough, this is where the tree elves live! ’ Colin rubbed the murals on the wall depicting the origin of the ancient tree of life and the tree elves, and determined in his heart.

"What a giant, can you understand these murals?"

At this moment, the elf Naxi suddenly came over again and asked pretending to be curious.

Colin looked at her expression and immediately understood what she was thinking. He smiled slightly in his heart and shook his head in cooperation.

"Ah ha, little Naxi can understand!" The elf suppressed his excitement and said, "Let little Naxi explain it to the good giant!"

"There are nine murals in total on these walls, which record the story of the ancient tree of life giving birth to the tree elves on the second day!"

"Well, then what." Colin nodded and replied, while observing the surroundings carefully.

There must have been no elves in the tree cave here for a long time, and some cleaning rituals have long since expired. At this moment, a light layer of dust has accumulated on the stone platform.

There is nothing on it, and what was originally offered as a sacrifice... should be something related to the Ancient Tree of Life, or in other words, the branches of the Ancient Tree of Life, etc., have disappeared.

"And... and..." The elf frowned, a little panicked.

"What's wrong."

Naxi glanced at him, lowered her head slightly and said a little disappointed, "There are other things, little Naxi can't remember..."

‘There is indeed something wrong with the elf’s memory. ’ Colin glanced at her and thought to himself.

The story of the Ancient Tree of Life giving birth to nine elves has been widely circulated, and even he knew it... let alone the elves.

It stands to reason that as an elf, Naxi should be able to explain clearly the changes in the ancient tree of life when they occur, and so on.

But now I only remember this summary.

Naxi flew to the mural on Colin's right and looked at it carefully. At the same time, she pointed with her finger and murmured:

"This is the tree elf... This is also the tree elf... This is the high elf conceived on the first day... This is the ancient tree of life... This is the tree Elf..."

'Shutel...'

Colin was slightly startled and looked over in confusion.

On the far left side of the mural, next to the Ancient Tree of Life, stood two figures wearing elven armor similar to his... Judging from their ears, they should be high elves.

Colin's heart moved slightly.

Although the story of the Ancient Tree of Life giving birth to nine great elves has been circulating for a long time, it has indeed been heard that when the Ancient Tree of Life gave birth to tree elves the next day, the high elves were watching the ceremony...

In fact, starting from the next day, the remaining eight elves were conceived, and the high elves were all watching the ceremony, and they were the only ones to watch the ceremony... This is also the most representative symbol of their unique and noble status.

But... I have never heard of any high elves wearing gorgeous armor called "Shutel"...

Thinking of this, Colin couldn't help but get closer and take a closer look.