Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

The black current surged, the bubbles swelled and burst, more and more branches and roots poked out from under the swamp, one after another brain-shaped "fruit" swayed on the branches, constantly exuding sweet fragrance and Anxious calls.

Because the "fruit forest" is too wide, it is really difficult to quickly figure out where the monster's body is.

Even if the "pale bone nail" pierces the root of the tree and destroys its extremely active vitality, the withered long spikes will be quickly replaced, and new branches will continue to poke out from below, stabbing the figure holding the bone sword fiercely.

Esther stole distance again and again to avoid the piercing branches.

There was no way to go on like this. Before she felt spiritually tired, she could either choose to retreat to the previous shore, or try her luck to steal distance in the opposite direction and directly escape from the monster's territory.

But what is hidden in the darkness ahead is unknown.

A quick fix? Can it be done?

While Esther was thinking this, she waved the bone sword in her hand, strung three whips at once and whipped it towards her branch. Then she grabbed it with her left hand and quickly stole the distance, appearing at the next short foothold.

I need a little extra time.

The moment this idea came to mind, light spots continued to fly out from under the hood, floating around Esther, emitting a faint light.

Esther developed the flexibility of using her fingers like an arm. After the mark in her eyes became difficult to hide, these light spots no longer seemed to distinguish the difference between her and "Zoya", but were completely controllable by her...

Esther raised an index finger with her left hand and drew a traceless circle in the air.

The light spots gathered together, as if they were driven to line up as quickly as possible, outline a huge circle at Esther's feet, and sank beneath the swamp.

The previously raised branches slowly shrank downwards, and Esther stepped hard on the top of a section of tree roots, jumped into the air, and carefully observed the changes in the swamp from top to bottom.

After the ring fell, the movements of the tree roots outside the range gradually stagnated. The area demarcated by good luck was correct. The most deadly core of this monster should be nearby, not far from Esther!

The withering and sinking of tree roots, the direction of extension and contraction of branches, the point where swamp bubbles emerge,

The light in Esther's eyes became brighter and brighter.

Maximize the ability of the "decryption scholar" and let all the tiniest abnormalities point to the same gathering place!

Holding up clues and weaving thread from dot to dot, this should be an ability that she is quite familiar with, and it is an instinctive move.

His gentle eyes penetrated the swamp and captured a brain-shaped "heart" that was rich in green and almost half a meter long and wide.

The figure that jumped high began to fall again, falling towards the hunting net intertwined with tree roots.

The incomplete "restart" that was barely squeezed suddenly shattered.

Esther didn't expect it to last long, so she stared straight at the direction she had sensed just now.

Even if it begins to twist and shift gradually, instinctively wanting to hide its core deeper, it will take at least a few seconds.

Not to mention that during transfer, the tree roots near the core must be spread out, exposing a gap big enough for it to pass through.

enough.

That green heart always fell in Esther's eyes. She held her breath and stole the distance.

The red-hooded figure disappeared over the swamp.

In the putrid swamp, in the narrow gaps where the tree roots are scattered, the "pale bone nails" were handed out from an oblique angle and penetrated fiercely through the green brain.

The breath of death poked out its fangs and tore the monster's vitality into pieces.

Esther's left hand turned up, once again stealing the distance between herself and the top. Her figure instantly reappeared outside the swamp, maintaining the physical inertia of falling downward.

The bone sword stabbed a branch that was waving randomly, making it completely calm. Esther stood on the withered branches. Only when certain tree vines came close, she would pick out the sword flowers and let them float quietly on the swamp.

During the previous fight, the monster made of tangled branches of trees and vines was constantly sucked out of life by the bone sword. This behavior clearly angered it, causing it to become more ferocious in its desire to catch this rare and fresh prey, and could not wait to create more confusion. The sight, the "fruit" that attracts prey, hopes to influence Esther's judgment.

As a result, the monster's overall surface floated too much, and it could not immediately bury its core back in the mire. Even if it sensed the crisis when Esther used "Restart", it was too late.

The fruits on the branches burst one after another, and the gray slurry sprinkled on the black swamp, continuing to exude that weird and attractive aroma.

The last tree vine hung down feebly. When Esther was about to leave to the other side of the swamp, her "spiritual intuition" suddenly had a touch.

"What's there? Spiritual material?" Esther quickly reacted. She shook the "pale bone nail" and jumped to the direction that triggered her perception. "That's right. Unlike that sea area, the monsters here are all entity."

Esther poked around with the bone sword, and then kicked down hard, revealing a hole that could be touched below the vines.

After observing for a while, she gave up the idea of ​​reaching out to take it out. But when she leaned over to observe, Esther could smell the stomach-turning stench near the roots of the tree.

Give it a try? With this thought in mind, Esther stretched out her left hand and grabbed it.

A ball of green buds that were half gathered and half released fell into her palm. When she pinched it, it was as soft as a ball of wool, exuding a refreshing and sweet fragrance.

What is the use? have no idea.

Esther is certain that this is a relatively special spiritual material, at least Sequence Six or higher. The more specific content may only be known through divination, but observation alone cannot allow her to obtain further information.

However, Esther had trouble keeping it, and in the end she just stuffed it into the side of her hood and pocketed it inside.

This way, being close to the light spot between the hair can effectively suppress its mutation. Esther has no other containers at hand, so she can only do this at the moment.

Except that the hood is a little heavy, it doesn't have much impact. The bud is so small that it won't leak from the back.

Every time Esther advanced for a short distance, she would steal a little distance within her sight. She breathed a sigh of relief when she finally reached the shore. This journey took more time than she expected.

She stopped when passing a group of stone pillars and sat under one of the stone pillars, wanting to take a moment to rest.

This walk was only one aspect of physical and spiritual exhaustion. What made Esther feel even more exhausted was the loneliness that was as endless as the darkness. She had not felt this way before when she was traveling with Ourolius and Leomaster, but after walking far away alone, it was hard for Esther not to think back to the wonderful conversation she had with Ourolius at that time.

She sighed and pulled her hood lower.

Esther couldn't even feel if there was an extreme alternation of hot and cold here. Maybe the environment was a bit cold, but the warm cloak insulated her from the outside temperature.

Frequent white lightning began to appear above the head again. Even the sound of thunder and wind would make people feel friendly, rather than a long silence with only her own heartbeat - which could easily make Esther feel confused that everything except herself does not exist. .

The monsters in the darkness would make sounds, but they were definitely not pleasant. Their breathing or footsteps would only force Esther to tighten her nerves and avoid all moving shadows more carefully.

The battle just adds more meaningless troubles. She just wants to see what is calling her, rather than hunting for extraordinary materials here.

Maybe "The Sun" would know what the material she had obtained was, and Esther thought it would be a good idea to ask him during the next Tarot meeting, or simply sell it to someone else.

I really want to sleep for a while.

Esther touched the feather-like pattern on the back of her hand and remembered that her gloves were still in her bag.

"Logan's Claw" is also in it. Oops, will Klein be affected? Although I have applied a seal with a light point, it will become invalid if too much time passes. I don't have anything that can be used for rituals at hand now, so I don't know if a messenger can be summoned by performing a ritual here.

Just pray to Mr. Fool and ask him to help convey this news to Klein.

With this thought, Esther lowered her head and clasped her hands in front of her: "It does not belong to this era..."

Her voice suddenly stopped.

Something was flapping its wings in the darkness, approaching.

birds?

Esther raised her right hand, and the "Pale Bone Nail" was already tightly held in her palm.

Ever since she stepped into this dark continent, the only thing with wings she had seen except her own skylark was a white-eyed crow. Of course, Esther would be wary.

However, a few meters away, the sound of flapping wings stopped. Esther just blinked her eyes and entered a special state of perception, closely observing the movements around her.

On the top of the stone pillar not far from her right hand, squatting was a black silhouette of a crow, made up of a group of worm-like shadows. It was leisurely casting its gaze downwards.

Esther could almost see the cunning smile in those black eyes through the darkness.

This made her feel nostalgic and made her murderous.

As if aware of the hostility in her heart, the crow that landed on the top of the stone pillar and kept its distance said hello:

"Don't worry so much, I'm not the original body, and we don't have that much ill will towards you."

Esther opened her eyes again, completely ignoring what the crow said.

Rest is interrupted, it really picks the time. Was he being targeted because he had used the power of "Zoya" twice before? Amon's body seems to have control over "Zoya"...

Connect the locations between the two points to figure out my route of action. If you continue to speculate like this, does He know where my destination is?

Esther stood up from the ground, holding the "Pale Bone Nail" tightly in her right hand and never taking it back. She grabbed it in a certain direction with her left hand, and the red cloak quickly disappeared into the darkness.

There is no point in staying here anymore. Before Amon's true form appears, it is best to leave as soon as possible and rush to the place where the call comes from before he arrives.

A smiling sigh came from the top of the stone pillar: "Hey, it's obvious that what I'm telling you is the truth, why don't you want to listen?"