Steel steam and flame

The light is dim and the air is humid. Under your feet is a layer of rotten leaves that have accumulated over the years, exuding a rotten smell. In the sky is a cold wind blowing from the endless sea. The leaves make a constant sound when they rub against each other.

It can't be called a harsh environment. Cassia, who is carrying a big bag, likes this environment where she can hide herself perfectly with a little attention. The sound of footsteps was obscured by the sound of friction, and the breath was fused with the moist, decaying air. When his vision was affected, it would take a very high intensity of his perception to detect something strange.

Perhaps the beastly alertness of the second type of creature can get some information. However, if you can detect it, you must be one of the lords of an area in the forest. Compared with the alertness of the beasts, it is more likely that Cassia discovered them first and then decided whether to hunt based on the hunger in his stomach.

The Webley Arms Company's "Steel Plate" compressed food only carries half of it. It is immune to many types of poisons. Even if it is not immune immediately, lying down and resting for a while after being poisoned can not only acquire a new type of immunity, but also enhance the toxicity of the blood. , Cassia likes this kind of situation to happen. Without fear of toxicity, the southern forests can almost be said to be full of food.

In the first two days of the trip, Cassia had already eaten the compressed food. From the third day to the fourth day now, a medium-sized Type II creature became a relaxing thing every day.

They have traveled a long distance, and it is estimated that they will reach the area where Cassihei is located in two days. In the past four days, he has also personally felt the changes in the southern forest, in all aspects——

The changes in mood and thinking have been going on. Perhaps there are reasons for this. After entering the southern forest this time, Cassia felt more deeply about the unique environment of the extreme region. There is something invisible that shrouds the entire southern forest, like a defense mechanism that blocks something from the outside world, making it easier for both the surgeon and the second-class creature.

As the frequency of ancient trees increases, Cassia can feel the intimacy they bring more and more clearly. It must be related to the will of the new world tree, which is one of the reasons why he chose the southern forest as his destination.

Now I have learned how to find protection and draw on the strength of others. When Perkinz is not in the nearby area, Cassia believes that when encountering unsolvable dangers, the will of the New World Tree will appear in its form to help. Or, the sense of intimacy coming from the ancient trees is one of the signs of help.

And in his spiritual perception, he can now see all the trees that run through the southern forest without the help of the fragment of the ancient historical world tree discovered by Cassie Hei, and they are gathered into a network deep underground, and finally converge to the center. " The energy network of "The Kingdom of Fog".

The feeling has deepened a lot again this time. Cassia doesn't know if other high-level surgeons can see the same scene, but deep underground, there is indeed a huge and surging energy torrent, which returns to the center but spreads out from the center. , go to every tree in the forest.

There is also a very weak sense of intimacy, which makes Cassia unconsciously think of the snow clouds with the power of a giant whale - intimacy is another term that can be used, and he really wants to try and prove his feeling. If the guess is correct,,,

"It's a pity that the snowy clouds across the sky are a natural phenomenon. When we took the airship to the edge city, it was verified that there is no power of the giant whale in it. However, if there is the power of the giant whale in the snowy clouds, and the southern forest The torrent of energy under the ground can be used by yourself..."

Just imagining it, Cassia felt very relaxed. If he could actually do it, it would be an extremely unforgettable feeling, he thought. However, the reminder that the small country received when it separated from Pekinz also remained clear at all times - the third general cannot always maintain contact with the root network of the World Tree. Under the premise that it thinks you are dead, the time of contact The frequency may be even less. But there is a risk of being discovered, so don’t try it easily. It can find you, but you can't find him now.

There are already many members of the Theocracy and the Nature Association on the Hou Xiang Continent. If the information is exposed this time, the third general can send personnel quietly without being noticed by us, and carry out the hunting and clearing plan for you. , protection will become difficult and not necessarily useful. No one knows your threat better than the Third General. If possible, it is impossible for it to possess your body and come to Houxiang Continent in person in advance.

So I just thought about it in the spiritual world. Cassia still cared about Pekinz's reminder. After all, in the future, once the influence of the Red Star comes, his information will be exposed, and he will have to provide protection. However, I subconsciously knew that in the southern forest, I still had a layer of hidden protection, so I felt somewhat safe.

Continuing on the road, because he has been on the outer edge of the forest, it was only today that he gradually approached the deep area of ​​​​the forest. In the past few days, Cassia did not meet other surgeons. However, I found a lot of traces left behind, including bullet casings, explosion craters, or damaged clothing left after being eaten clean by Category II creatures, etc.

Cassia thinks this is good news. It was already close to the area where Cassie Hei was, and there was no interruption from the surgeon, which made him look forward to Cassie Hei's current situation even more. Although I came here through Xicia's body not long ago and met Cassie Hei, I didn't stay long at that time. After the time in the southern forest ended, it had devoured the corpses of captive species of dragons and a large number of second-category creatures, and the changes it had undergone were not fully known.

And among the other purposes this time, in addition to exposing himself to pollution, there is also a plan to try to expose Cassie Hei to pollution after the experiment is successful. If pollution can be suppressed, or even comprehensively swallowed, there may not be living polluted dragons in the southern forests, but in other areas, as a ration full of possibilities, with the help of the mutual devouring method of dragons themselves during their evolution, stuck Xihei may be able to achieve considerable growth in a short period of time.

After the influence of the Red Star arrives, Cassie Black will probably be able to hide above the almost ever-present rain clouds. As a wild species of dragon, even if it cannot provide strong combat power quickly, if it is of qualified and huge size, and can be enhanced with solid red mercury later, and equipped with a set of combat armor customized from the Webley Arms Company...

"It might be a good way to continue hiding as a dragon knight for a while."