Steel steam and flame

The sky became clear after the storm, and you could see far away in all directions. But the center of the forest was still shrouded in clouds and mist. The white mist seemed to be directly connected to the sky, blocking all the scenes there. At this time, Cassia could still see smoke rising layer by layer from the junction of the skyline.

I don't know whether the heavy rain and hurricane failed to blow away all the mist, or the mist is not rising as slowly as it is seen at the moment. Cassia retracted her gaze, turned her head and looked behind her. After recalling the incident of Momolite, she concentrated on her way. More than ten days had already taken them through most of the journey in the southern forest. Although they were still surrounded by a sea of ​​dark green trees, they should not be far from the sea.

The scenery became very monotonous at this time, and Cassia was used to it. After observing the surroundings and confirming that there were no Imperial airships on a mission, he once again began to arrange more details for the itinerary and the plan for the knight assessment.

A few hours later, Kasihei roared several times, rising from close to the forest canopy to a hundred meters away. Cassia immediately withdrew from thinking and looked at his watch. There was still some time before he could rest. Just as he was about to ask, several high-pitched wolf howls came from the forest below, and then to the left front, the squeezed tree crowns swayed, and the next moment, a huge dark gray wolf head poked out from the tree crowns. A pair of green cross pupils seemed to shorten the distance between the two instantly, and the giant wolf stared closely at Cassia above.

Within a few seconds of eye contact, the two quickly moved away from each other in their respective sights. After the giant wolf disappeared under the tree canopy, Cassia turned her head and patted Cassie Hei, letting him fly diagonally away from the center of the forest. The giant wolf gave Cassia a great sense of danger, equivalent to dragons. Especially those eyes, because Cassia felt emotional fluctuations from them, which was a sign of sharp thinking.

"It should be other animals that have been infected by dragons, but evolved into the second type of creatures on their own. It's the first time I saw it, but it doesn't seem to be pure. It should be the descendant of a certain giant wolf, and it is already very close to the second type. The state of the creature." Cassia judged that if it were a second type of non-dragon creature, its strength would definitely be equivalent to that of an adult dragon that has experienced a long time. But the juvenile body of this creature is still a second-class creature after birth.

The infection of dragons has some kind of magical power. If other second-category creatures want to become second-category creatures, they cannot rely on reproduction. Similar to the human path, every second-type biological individual among them cannot be copied and needs to complete evolution on its own. This is equivalent to the five stages of surgical breakthrough, the only difference lies in the method and process.

Through the giant wolf, Cassia naturally thought of the red wolf that followed Murrit and the others.

"There should be some kind of connection between the two, but I can't guess the purpose of Moulite and the others coming here." Cassia breathed out and put the matter aside. The Endless Sea Tundra is very far away from the southern forest. Any major events that happen here have nothing to do with him as long as they are not on his way. The place and time were completely unmatched, so Cassia no longer worried about anything.

At the same time, the inside of the forest that Cassie Hei passed by at high speed.

A man was sitting on a tree trunk, wearing a light gray field combat uniform, peeling wild fruits with a tactical knife to eat. The giant wolf emerged from the tree trunks on the side, came to the man's side, and raised its head, which was seven or eight meters high, to be at the same level as the man on the tree trunk.

The giant wolf made a slightly sharp low groan, describing what he had just seen.

"Don't worry, they are just passing by here, they should be dragoons with a special mission. But let the young dragon and a dragon knight of such strength come, probably someone from a large tribe, let him come out for training. It has nothing to do with us. It’s normal that you don’t know the young dragon and the dragon knight. Not to mention the entire alliance, even in my own tribe, until now, I haven’t seen many people, let alone Call out their names. As for the aura of the young dragon that is not very similar to the dragons in the tribe, maybe it is a completely natural species, not a semi-captive creature of the tribe. In this way, the dragon knight may still be a tribe Elite. I will help you ask for news when you get back." The man said in a joking tone while stuffing the green pulp into his mouth. After swallowing it in a few mouthfuls, he jumped directly on the giant wolf's head, holding his hand Patted.

"Posby, we have to rush back as soon as possible. Due to special circumstances a few days ago, we left Morit and the others to pursue the moving World Tree patrol core. This has violated the order of the great elder. If Molit and the others get into trouble again , there will be good things waiting for us when we go back this time." The man called the giant wolf's name, just like a person talking naturally to himself, and the giant wolf answered in a low voice while running nimbly among the ancient trees.

"Of course I don't know why, but I have some guesses." The man laughed after hearing what the giant wolf said, "Only those people who will never come out of the Kingdom of Mist know the real reason. You were close to the Kingdom of Mist, that is, The center of this forest must know the general situation in that never-fading fog. Perhaps the restrictions of the world have been relaxed again, giving these things some kind of signal that we have not yet discovered, making them restless again."

"On the Alliance side, since there was a successful record of a priestly ceremony thousands of years ago, it will be held again almost every certain time to pursue the slim chance that is almost impossible to exist. I don't think these are left in ancient history. Things will play a role, history is moving forward, and the times have long been different. Although it is indeed confirmed that the spirit may be left behind, the sacrificial ritual started a thousand years ago and ended completely a thousand years ago. I don’t know what happened. The group of people are still chasing something, and every time it consumes a lot of money, we are busy in the preparation stage, just like now. We still don’t know whether it will succeed, although if it succeeds, the benefits will indeed exceed imagination."

The man naturally talked to himself, and the giant wolf responded with sounds of different timbres from time to time.

"It's just that..." the man's tone changed at this time, "it might be possible to succeed this time. I remember that not long ago, the great elder and a group of senior officials went to the alliance headquarters to attend a meeting. I don't know what information they got from there. The attitude has completely changed. Maybe the council saw something incredible, which made them pay special attention to this sacrificial ceremony."

The man took a breath and thought after listening to the giant wolf's words: "Perhaps what you said is not wrong. The relationship between the alliance and the forest is inseparable. It is also very possible that some huge changes have taken place in the Kingdom of Mist. The inspection a few days ago The core may also be a reminder that World Tree, like other second-type creatures, may have felt something and is thinking of ways to avoid upcoming risks. It relied on its own roots to create this huge forest. I think It’s not that we did this unconsciously in the long history. But it’s impossible to say it’s conscious. At best, it’s more appropriate to think of it as a self-instinct for survival.”

As he talked along the way, the giant wolf listened quietly to the man's words, while pursuing the faint traces he left, and returned according to the pursuit route.

Continue tomorrow...