Chapter 150: The Truth of the Forest

  No matter which world it was, Han Jin had never had such a cool experience. The people on the street turned their attention to them, and those eyes were either amazed or shocked, the former because of the person, and the latter because of that magic wand.

  Han Jin was also secretly observing the magic crystal on the wand, after all, the shape was really too strange, was that really a magic wand? No matter how he looked at it, it didn't look like one, but rather like a rare and unusual door-opening weapon, a golden melon hammer! A beautiful woman walking with a hammer in hand was quite stunning.

  Under the gaze of countless people, the crowd just kept walking forward, not to mention pedestrians, even the mercenary patrol teams they encountered would let them pass. They have been dealing with all kinds of people for many years and are very cunning. In this era, if they really got their hands on a top-grade magic crystal, they would hide it or put it in a spatial ring, trying not to let anyone know. If someone dared to show it off openly on the street, either their own strength was astonishingly powerful, or their background was unimaginably impressive. Either way, it wasn't something they could afford to mess with.

  "Where are you from?" Leizhe smiled and said to Asa, "It seems that you are not from around here." In fact, he was stating the obvious, as there were no magic academies in the territories of several nearby lords.

  "We come from the Elemental Capital." Azha didn't hide it.

  "What's an Elemental Capital?" Lei Zhe changed color as he spoke, his body also involuntarily pausing for a moment.

  "Uh-huh."

  "Are you students of the Divine Language Magic Academy?" Lei Zhe asked again.

  "Doesn't the capital of the elements only have one magic academy?" Azusa found it somewhat amusing.

  "No wonder..." Lei Zhe took a deep breath.

  "Suddenly, Sasuke thought of something: 'Is she that genius girl...'"

  The woman walking in front suddenly turned around, her icy gaze swept over Sasou's body, and finally stared at Asa for a moment.

  Azusa didn't lower his head, but instead let out a bitter laugh and said, "You guys have really made things tough for me!" After that, he quickened his pace and caught up with his companions, clearly not wanting to continue talking with Leizhi and the others.

  As they walked down the main street, they drew attention to themselves. When they arrived at Mercenary Square, they still drew attention to themselves. Even when they reached the teleportation magic circle, they were still the center of people's attention. In fact, being in the public eye didn't feel good, and the pressure was immense. Han Jin and the others, as well as the young magicians, all felt a bit awkward. Only that woman looked calm and collected, clearly already used to it.

  "I've got it!" The young man named Elvin ran over: "We can set off now."

  "How much did it cost?" asked Asa.

  "Three thousand one hundred gold coins."

  Mo Xinke's eyebrows jumped up, the magic scroll that could teleport thirty people back to Gucang City was truly expensive, but these young magicians simply didn't take money seriously.

  "Alright." Asa looked at Leizhe: "Walk from that area?"

  "Portal Four."

  Under the leadership of the guards, the group headed towards the No. 4 magic teleportation array. Han Jin curiously looked around and saw that the so-called magic teleportation array looked like a huge plate, except that the plate was made of countless inscribed runes on a hard stone. As for this special stone, Han Jin's memory was very deep. He had almost hit his head and bled at the beginning!

  Around the magic circle, eight stone pillars over two meters high stood upright, also carved with runes. When Han Jin and others all stood in the 'plate', the magician responsible for opening the transmission array had already loudly chanted the incantation. Those pillars lit up one by one, and then the bluestone underfoot also became crystal clear. Countless runes seemed to come alive, and a faint light screen appeared out of thin air, wrapping everyone in it.

  As the light screen grew brighter, Han Jin, who had been corrupted by 'science', suddenly came up with an idea. What if he stretched one leg out of the magic circle? Would his body end up somewhere else and leave his leg behind? And what if he stuck Mo Xingke's giant sword out instead?

  However, Han Jin had already understood the power of magic and did not dare to conduct random experiments. These were just fleeting thoughts in his mind.

  Suddenly, he felt his body lighten, as if he were about to float away, and the people around him all disappeared. The surroundings were a deep silence that seeped into his soul, a kind of indescribable loneliness occupied his mind. Then, he saw patches of green, and Mo Xun and Xian Ni Er, thinking back to the feeling earlier, it seemed like just an illusion.

  "Is this the Tala Xia mountain range?" Azha and others curiously observed their surroundings, they were all children who grew up in Elemental City, far from the Tala Xia mountain range, and had no chance to travel to the Magic Beast Forest.

  The forest is not just a tree, only those who have been there can feel it. Every year, many new people with dreams and hopes will take the path of mercenaries, but without exception, their initial days are always spent in endless sorrow, torment, pain, and even fear. There must be a huge gap between hope and reality!

  Some people persisted and grew stronger, some took only one trial and vowed never to set foot in the Tala Xia mountains again, while others were forever swallowed up by the endless green!

  If we talk about the harshness of the environment, the forest is no less than the battlefield. The enemies on the battlefield are all visible, but here there are invisible dangers everywhere.

  So many tall trees, every year they produce astronomical numbers of fallen leaves. The fallen leaves can't be converted into soil immediately, and have to go through a long process of rotting. In some places, the accumulated fallen leaves are almost one meter deep. If you step on them, your leg will sink deeply into the mire. When others help pull your leg out, it's already covered with smelly mud that makes people feel nauseous.

  Although the Taraxacum mountain range is a vast and boundless magical beast forest, the most numerous creatures in the forest are not magical beasts, but all sorts of small insects, such as ants, spiders, etc. Ants are easy to deal with and won't bother people walking by, but various spiders and spider webs are really annoying. These bird-brained people originally thought that spiders were nothing special and could be easily avoided, but the spiders weren't so stupid - their spider webs would always be hidden among the leaves, invisible from the outside. When they pushed aside branches with their hands to move forward, they'd end up running headfirst into a spider web.

  As a result, the screams never stopped. Not only women but also men were screaming as a palm-sized spider suddenly appeared on their bodies. Even people with strong mental endurance couldn't withstand it.

  What's more, some spiders are highly aggressive and will launch an attack as soon as a person's head or arm touches their web. Fortunately, the spiders they encountered were not too venomous, and fortunately, they had brought two priests with them, who were able to cast healing spells.

  The trouble doesn't stop there, some grass or leaves look very soft, but the edges are extremely sharp, and a light scratch can cut a bloody mark on human skin. The blood beads that come out aren't a big deal, but the scorching pain makes people particularly hard to bear. Moreover, after a short time, the wound will swell up high.

  There is also a kind of green frog that makes people detest, after hearing the sound, they will always lie there motionless, waiting for people to approach, and then suddenly spray out a large amount of green liquid. The sticky liquid sticks to the body, making people feel extremely disgusted.

  Other troubles were not few, such as gold coin-sized flies and snakes that could blend in with their surroundings. The initial curiosity soon passed, and the young magicians had already become miserable after walking less than half a mile in the forest.

  In comparison, Han Jin was much calmer. He had experience venturing into the virgin forest before, and there were many similarities between the species of the two worlds. Moreover, his divine fist technique was somewhat insufficient against strong enemies, but it was more than enough to deal with these pests.

  Moxinke had only skirted the outskirts of the Tala Xia mountain range before, never venturing into dangerous terrain. At first, he could still hold on, but later he couldn't bear it anymore, so he drew his giant sword and hacked a path out by force. Sasou and Leizhe followed happily behind Moxinke. As for Xian'niel, this forest was her hometown, and besides, she wasn't walking on the ground - she flitted between tree branches like a bird, very easily.

  As they went on, the team turned into a long snake shape, with everyone following behind Mo Xinkuo. Not only did their speed increase, but everyone also felt much more relaxed.

  They walked about two more miles, when Mo Xinke suddenly stopped and exclaimed: "I'm done... Let's take a break! This broken place is really too annoying!"

  "Is this your first time here?" Le Zhe asked.

  "Uh-huh."

  "You've been living in Lonely Cliff City since you were a kid, how come this is your first time entering the Tala Xia mountain range? You also have the nerve to call yourself a mercenary?" Lei Zhe said with disdain.

  "Damn it! Before I met Raphael, I was just a sixth-rank swordsman. What am I doing here? Am I looking to die?!" Mo Xingke shouted in anger and urgency.

  "How can I come?"

  "You're a thief!" Mo Xinko felt inexplicably bitter, warriors had always been the most exhausting and dangerous profession, not to mention having to be at the forefront during battles, now they were just on their way, didn't he need to exert himself anymore?

  Moxinke and Leizhe did not realize that their quarrel had made a big mistake, revealing the secret that belonged to them. Moxinke's words could be thought of in reverse, before he met Raphael, he was just a sixth-order swordsman, so now he has become a seventh-order fighter, is it because he met Raphael? Of course, only people with very careful minds would notice this point, and they would only have some doubts.

  "Hey big guy, if you're tired, take a rest." A female altar server called out sympathetically.

  "What did you say?" Mo Xinko replied irritably. He was now regretting taking on this task. The Tala Xia mountain range was a dangerous place, and he had to conserve most of his strength, always preparing for unexpected situations. Moreover, if there were no outsiders around, he could ask Han Jin to "come over" and recover the lost physical strength immediately. In short, it was very inconvenient now, so he was very depressed.