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The main source of danger in the early stage of the knight squire assessment mission is the second-class creatures that have been modified by Avalon. In the two years at the military school, Cassia has seen many second-class creatures, with appearance, habits, As well as special attack methods, etc., he has a general understanding of these. But the premise is that these are all knowledge obtained from textbooks. He has almost never come into contact with such creatures during missions. He thinks it is necessary for him to become familiar with them while on the road.

Before the assessment begins, the fight between the assessors should not be extremely fierce. Those who can participate in the assessment will probably have some thoughts. A certain number of people need to be left to complete the hunt of the thirty-six ferocious creatures shortly before there will be a battle between humans.

Perhaps the Imperial Council also had this intention. The three stages of surgery are already considered considerable combat effectiveness. Excessive wear and tear would not be consistent with the purpose of the initial assessment period. It is just to select the attendants of the twelve Knights of the Round Table, and select some people with better performance and achievements. There is no shortage of opportunities in times like these.

The rest time was very punctual. Every six hours Cassia would let Cassia fall into the deep forest to make simple corrections. The most important thing is to hunt some second-category creatures to supplement Cassie's long-distance flight. Just walking in the forest for a day or two, when Cassia looked around and occasionally looked behind him, the intersection with the sky also turned into a dark green line.

The ancient trees below are even larger. I don't know if there is any regional influence. They not only have an old atmosphere after experiencing time. As we get closer and closer to the depths, even these ancient trees seem to be affected by something, and an ancient sense of life spreads from the trunks and branches.

Leaves that are close to the size of an adult's body can be seen everywhere at this time. The ancient trees have also broken through the limitations of gravity over a long period of time, and their heights slowly increase corresponding to the distance from the central area.

Out of curiosity, during a break, Cassia asked Cassie to cut off an ancient tree, which took a long time. The bark and trunk are so different from those of ordinary trees that it might as well be called the evolution of plants. It was already in another form. Over a long period of time, the cracks caused by growth no longer appeared on the bark. It should be automatically replenished, and the thickness of the bark is dozens of times that of ordinary trees. There are structures on it that Cassia cannot understand. Under the cross pupils, these parts can be clearly distinguished. The bark has a strong function of preserving water, just like the ancient trees here have their own water reservoirs. The water is raised to an extreme position and stored, and then transported into the leaves through other transportation routes.

And during the few days' journey, Cassia also discovered another doubt. There are fewer and fewer types of ancient trees. This feeling was most concrete in the first few days of the journey, because soon after, the route was almost close to the edge of the depth, and Cassia no longer went deep.

"The ancient trees in the southern forests may be formed by the spreading roots of the same huge tree." Now I can't remember where I heard this conjecture, but it soared over this strange sea of ​​trees. Over the past few days, Cassia became more and more convinced of this. If there is a long time to support, this possibility may not happen. When the empire was still the Kingdom of Mano, the southern forest was already what it is today. Even further back in history, southern forests have always existed in various records.

This day is Cassia's twelfth day traveling in the southern forest. The huge southern forest can easily accommodate both of them. During the few days of travel, Cassia did see some other creatures. Most organisms have experienced different stages of growth in body size. In order to adapt to the environment, some herbivorous organisms have also evolved aggressive structures on their bodies. There are animals that make a living by eating ancient trees. Their teeth are sharper and grow faster than many carnivores. A few days ago, I saw a huge ant colony, which even developed its own ecosystem and built its own fortress out of the ant nest. The acid it spits out is not only extremely corrosive, but its explosive power is also considerable. They are truly the kings of a small area. Their huge numbers and the short-term flight ability brought by their hidden wings make it almost difficult for them to encounter natural enemies.

Stayed there to observe, and collected some acid. It was a day later that Cassia suddenly realized that he had been exposed to this acidic substance. One of the main ingredients in acid platinum bullets seems to come from this.

This day we set off at about four in the morning. Both have a strong sense of direction, so there is no need to worry about getting lost. Moreover, the weather has been very good for several consecutive days, and the stars in the night sky will also point them to the most accurate route. In military schools, astrology is an important course in the first year.

But the good weather finally ended today. By about seven o'clock in the morning, the sun still hadn't come out, and there was only a thicker mist, pouring out from the forest below, rising layer by layer to higher places. The visibility was rapidly decreasing at a visible speed. In less than half an hour, the surroundings were already hazy white, and the visibility was less than a few meters away. Only by sticking to the sky above the forest could Cassia have a real sense that he was actually moving forward. .

Cassie Hei shouted out at this moment, feeling uneasy as he felt something before he could. Cassia patted his head, and at the same time let go of his perception, and asked Cassia to lower the flying height as much as possible. He also felt something unusual around him, which was an indescribable feeling of depression.

"It seems like there's going to be a strong wind." Cassia said to herself, and the touch of her skin truly reflected the movement of the surrounding airflow. Apart from the turbulent airflow stirred up by Cassie Hei's flight, there was indeed something approaching them from diagonally above at great speed.

"Hua Hua Hua..." Just as he was about to let Cassie Hei land early, a dense sound suddenly fell from high altitude. Cassia saw countless ripples intersecting and spreading in the mist, and the distance was so far away that the source of the sound could not be found.

"A strange sound suddenly appeared above the foggy sea!"

A record in "Strange Creatures Sightings" immediately appeared in Cassia's head. Thousands of years ago, Pekinz Chilis also experienced this wonderful but unknown sight. The current scene is almost the same as the one introduced in the book. It is also in a thick sea of ​​fog. The sound suddenly falls from high altitude, covering a huge forest area. The only difference was that Perkins and his assistant were hiking in the forest.

Cassia yelled out again at this time, and Cassia could feel the uneasiness in his body. Apart from the sound, nothing else appeared in his perception. Looking up at the general direction from which the sound came, he finally gave up the idea of ​​letting Cassie fly higher into the sky.

He had more reasons to trust Cassie Hei than his own perception. As the second type of creatures, they still have many unsolved mysteries.

Then he let Cassie black down and entered the forest, where the crashing sound became louder. The tree canopy above swayed violently at the same time, the thick trunks also swayed at this time, and large dark green leaves fell off. The cold wind penetrated the protection of these ancient trees and hit Cassia directly on the face.

In less than half a minute, the hurricane was approaching. Within the visible range, the fog in the sky turned into a rapid stream of water, rushing towards the empire. At this time, the cold current came from the direction of the Endless Sea.