Path of light

Chapter 239 240. South Wind Trail

A narrow mountain path in front of Pass No. 3 in the Griffin Mountains is called the South Wind Path by the elves in the Barrier Village.

This is a place where even griffons dare not set foot.

The howling mountain wind seemed to have found a vent, blowing from the south, forming an extremely violent air current.

Elves walking on this path need to bend their knees, lean forward, and bend slightly.

In order to prevent anyone from being accidentally blown up by the wind, instructor Nora walked at the front and inserted an iron drill into the rocky ground every step of the way. The members of the adventure group shared a safety rope, and the rope was connected to each On the ankle of the member's right foot.

This time, instructor Virgil walked at the end of the team and was responsible for pulling out the iron drills inserted into the rocks.

According to the guide Margery, there is no way for everyone to rest on this trail. They must pass through this dangerous canyon in one breath. Once they exhaust their energy in the valley, the adventurers will be blown out of the valley by the wind... …

The dangers of the South Wind Trail are not limited to the harsh weather conditions.

Although griffons cannot enter the South Wind Path, there is a low-level monster living here that is not afraid of strong winds and can travel against the wind.

Very few people have seen their appearance. They live on both sides of the rock wall and often attack elf hunters entering the South Wind Trail. More often, they hang upside down in the stone crevices on both sides of the mountain wall. When the elves are blown away by the wind, they will walk on the wind and chase these elves until they fall to death under the cliff, and then the bodies will be picked up.

The elf hunters in the barrier village call these secondary monsters ghost-faced bats.

The adventure group also took a brief rest for a quarter of an hour before entering the South Wind Trail, and Roy also blessed Scarlett Magic, Sabrina and Miss Christine with strength blessings.

Scarlett the Magician cannot ride the magic harpoon through the South Wind Trail, so she can only hike through it with everyone.

As a magician with a weak constitution, Miss Scarlett has to work harder than others.

She was protected by everyone in the center of the team, with Instructors Eleanor and Gru walking in front of her, followed by Roy, Sabrina, Christine, and finally Instructor Vergil.

The strong wind in the valley has taken away everything that can be blown away. The entire valley is bare, and the surface of the rocks looks particularly smooth, with stripes left by the strong wind everywhere.

After Roy's magic pattern structure was activated, as his physical strength continued to recover, and he had the blessing of strength and the power of the giant bear, he was no longer afraid of the strong wind in the valley.

With him pulling Sabrina behind him, and Sabrina pulling Miss Christine, the three elf students followed Scarlett Magician, walking smoothly.

Roy raised his head and looked at both sides of the valley. This canyon was very narrow, like a crack in the mountain, a narrow path formed after weathering.

He wanted to take a look at the ghost-faced bats hanging on the mountain wall, but before the bats could see them, a stone hit his visor. His visor was like a mask, with more than a dozen places for breathing. The round holes and eyes are also exposed, while the rest is covered.

In addition to the leather mask, Roy also wore a gauze scarf to prevent wind and sand from blowing into his eyes, but it could not stop the stones.

When Roy first entered the Nanfeng Trail, his face was broken by a stone. Now the stone hit the visor and made a crisp sound.

It didn't hurt Roy, but it shocked him.

The other members of the adventure group were not in good condition either. Everyone almost lowered their weight and walked forward step by step.

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Amidst the shrill screams, a ghost-faced bat suddenly flew out from the cliff on the left.

I finally know why they are called ghost-faced bats, because when flying, when a pair of fleshy wings are fully opened, the patterns on them will form a ghost face.

With the power of the strong wind, it rushed towards Instructor Nora...

The moment the ghost-faced bat hit Instructor Nora, Instructor Nora swung out the shield in his hand and immediately knocked the ghost-faced bat away.

The ghost-faced bat's head just hit the shield, and a pool of blood was smeared on the shield. The ghost-faced bat fell at the feet of instructor Nora.

The heads of these bats are so small that they cannot form a magic core at all. They are not even considered first-level monsters, but they belong to the category of monsters.

After they die, their bodies quickly turn to sand.

In just a short while, the flesh and blood body turned into a handful of fine sand and was blown away by the wind.

Guide Margery said that ghost-faced bats rarely attack elf hunters...

Looking at it now, it can only be said that the adventure group had bad luck. The first ghost-faced bat rushed out, followed by countless ghost-faced bats flying into the sky.

"Damn ghost-faced bat, if you want to die, just come here!"

Instructor Nora stood in front of the team, shouting and walking forward...

When a ghost-faced bat rushed over, she smacked it with the shield in her hand.

These bats fly in the wind and are naturally extremely fast. Moreover, when Nora waved her shield, they had no time to dodge. In just a short while, more than a dozen ghost-faced bats were shot away by Nora's instructor, and then turned into A handful of fine sand.

Although these ghost-faced bats have weak attack power, they are numerous in number.

Along the way, there were constant impacts on Instructor Nora. It can be said that Instructor Nora almost walked on the corpse of the ghost-faced bat.

However, Instructor Nora was killing the ghost-faced bats while clearing the way at the front of the team, and his physical strength was severely exhausted. After the adventure group walked 500 meters on the South Wind Trail, Instructor Nora was already showing signs of fatigue.

Sweat flowed from Instructor Nora's face. She panted slightly, and the arm holding the shield trembled slightly. She needed to accumulate some strength every time she swung the shield.

Instructor Gru, who was following Instructor Nora, wanted to take out the combat short bow and help Instructor Nora share the burden.

But in the fierce wind, he could not fully draw the short bow.

Several ghost-faced bats spread their wings and flew against the wind. When it hit Instructor Nora, it opened its mouth, which was not too big, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth. Its eyes were blood-colored, and its mouth was filled with blood. There was a high-pitched cry.

Instructor Nora raised her sore arm. At this moment, she was unable to wave the shield and could only barely protect her face.

A faint magic shield appeared on Instructor Nora's body, and the ghost-faced bats hit the magic shield and were instantly bounced away.

With each impact, the magic light shield will become lighter.

Then, an ice gun exploded above Instructor Nora's head, and countless ice shards caused the ghost-faced bats that had just gathered to run away...

But when the instructors raised their heads and looked towards the front of the valley, they discovered that there were hundreds of ghost-faced bats flying at high speed over the South Wind Trail, so densely packed that they blocked the sky and the sun.

At this time, Guide Margery was locked in the adventure group and was almost frightened by these bats.

Miss Scarlett couldn't cast spells in the strong wind. These two magic spells were caused by her tearing apart two magic scrolls.

Instructor Eleanor saw that Instructor Nora was exhausted, so she quickly untied the safety rope, walked in front of Instructor Nora, took her place, and opened the way in front.

Instructor Eleanor didn't have a shield in her hand. She used her long sword to kill the ghost-faced bats continuously. Instructor Gru, who was following behind, took the iron drill from Instructor Nora's hand and was responsible for smashing the iron drill into the rock crevice to ensure Everyone will not be blown away by the strong wind.

Instructor Nora retreated to third place in line in front of Miss Scarlett, silently recovering her strength...

"I brought more than a hundred magic scrolls this time, so I can't just throw them all here! Nora, didn't you make a travel plan before you came out? What is going on with these ghost bats?"

Miss Scarlett was a little dissatisfied with Instructor Nora and complained that she had not done a good job in preparation.

He pulled open a magic scroll again and blessed Instructor Eleanor with a layer of magic light.

Roy took advantage of the team to stop and asked Sabrina to support him a little from behind. Then, despite the strong wind, he quickly used the 'Blessing of Strength' on Instructor Nora.

In this harsh environment, Roy's magic was successfully performed.

Of course, this has a lot to do with his frequent use of 'Blessing of Power' in recent days...

Probably feeling a source of power pouring into his body, Instructor Nora turned back and nodded to Roy.

The adventure group walked forward for a while. After killing dozens of ghost-faced bats, instructor Eleanor finally showed signs of fatigue and her pace became slower and slower.

Although Instructor Nora has not yet recovered his physical strength, at this time, he can only continue to push forward...

At this time, a hand stretched out from Miss Scarlett and took Instructor Nora's wrist. Instructor Nora turned around and found that it was Roy.

"Instructor Nora, let me try it from the front..." Roy said loudly to Instructor Nora.

The wind roared in the canyon, and you couldn't hear it without shouting.

Instructor Nora wanted to object, but Roy unexpectedly braved the wind and walked forward step by step, blocking the exhausted Instructor Eleanor behind him.

Ghost-faced bats were constantly coming at the wind. Roy did not just use his shield to hit these ghost-faced bats like Instructor Nora. Instead, he injected a trace of the power of holy light into the shield and the sacred scepter. The weak holy light made the shield and There was some light coming from the scepter.

As Roy's feet lit up with countless magical arrays, he actually stood up straight in the strong wind, raised his scepter and struck it against a dove-sized ghost-faced bat.

The scepter, carrying the power of holy light, struck the ghost-faced bat on the head, and a strange scene happened...

The bat turned into a handful of fine sand in the air and was swept away by the strong wind.

Roy's every move was based on the basic martial arts taught by instructor Nora. His movements were very standard. He knocked a bat to death, took two steps forward, and killed dozens of ghost-faced bats in a row. Roy was at the front of the adventure group. , since he took everyone more than a hundred meters away.

But Roy didn't look tired at all at this time.

He rarely blocked with his shield, and almost always swung with his scepter, and it was very precise. Very few bats would hit the magic light shield on Roy's body.

Roy felt as if his strength was endless.

In this way, Roy led the adventure group forward for more than three hundred meters. He waited until Instructor Nora's strength fully recovered before Instructor Nora replaced him.

Instructor Nora, Instructor Eleanor and Roy took turns seventeen times. It took most of the day before the adventure group finally walked out of the South Wind Trail.

After walking out of the South Wind Trail, the violent south wind suddenly decreased a lot...

Roy's eyes suddenly opened up. A 'V' shaped pass appeared two kilometers away, and there was still a bare ridge to go.