With the fiery staff in hand, my heart was pounding as I tested, testing what exactly the enemy used to recognize me. Now... I calmly walked past a group of adventurers.

  Very soon... The other party looked at me, with no hostility in their eyes, and a faint expression welcomed me. One of the warriors in his thirties opened his mouth and said: "Brother Fa Shi, do you have any news about the evil god?"

  Evil god?

  My heart was secretly delighted, haha... After changing clothes, they really couldn't recognize me. So I calmly said: "No, I got separated from my teammates and didn't find any trace of the evil god at all. How about you? Do you have any clues?"

  The warrior shook his head helplessly and said, "Alas... the forest is so vast, how can we find him easily? Moreover... the Thousand Mile Tracking Technique I used on him initially has also lost its effect. I think... the possibility of finding him again is not great, unless he's still stupid enough to wear that broken leather armor. But I think the Evil God won't be that foolish."

  After listening to the warrior's words, I couldn't help but make a bitter face. I'm just that stupid. If it weren't for that suit of armor, I would have probably died a long time ago and continued being foolish.

  It's no wonder, really. For half a year now, I've been in a state of constant tension, fleeing for my life without any chance to rest. When moving, I not only have to avoid escaping soldiers but also beware of magical beasts lurking in the woods. Even when I do get some respite, it's spent cultivating my true energy and magic power, leaving no time for contemplation at all.

  The smartest people often make the stupidest mistakes, I now admit that. How could I have overlooked such an obvious flaw for so long?

  However... everything has its good and bad sides, listening to the other party's words, I have been put under a "Wan Li Zhui Zong Shu" (Ten Thousand Miles Pursuit Technique) by someone, although I don't know what it is exactly, but it must be some kind of tracking technique.

  If I change clothes before the spell wears off, then everyone will know that I have this ability and it won't be easy to hide like now. But... the Wanli Pursuit Technique has already lost its effect, and now I've changed my outfit again, so... no one can easily recognize me anymore, right?

  After careful consideration, the Evil God Slash can no longer be used, it's almost become my trademark. With a flash of red light, I turn to ashes, this characteristic is too obvious, in the future if not necessary, it's better to use it less.

  As for the fireball technique, this is not even a flaw, as long as I don't cast it with an empty hand. Using a staff to release high-temperature fireballs isn't my exclusive skill, after all. The compressed fireballs of advanced mages are also high-temperature ones. I just wonder what effect mine will have when I learn the compression technique in the future?

  Also, the Wind Blade Sky Strike has been used, and it's not a flaw anymore. Basically, anyone who has seen this move is dead, but to be on the safe side, it's better not to use it. What if someone secretly saw it? Wouldn't I be in danger then?

  After making the decision, I smiled at the warrior and said sincerely: "Friends, my teammate and I got separated, and as a mage, I don't have the ability to fight alone, so... would you mind taking me with you?"

  The warrior opposite him hesitated for a moment, then said gloomily: "Ah... you'd better not follow us, we don't want to continue tracking down anymore. You don't know, the Heavenly Slaughter Adventurer's Guild was completely annihilated by the Evil God just a short while ago. Our small team encountering the Evil God would be seeking death."

  A slight movement in my mind, the Heaven's Blade Adventurer Group was probably those dozen or so people I killed. Hmm... an adventurer group with a mid-tier swordsman, their reputation must be quite something. Looking at these people before me, the strongest is only this mid-tier swordsman in his thirties. If we were to fight, I'm confident I could kill all eight of them within 30 seconds. If they're a bit less experienced, maybe even just 10 seconds would be enough.

  With a faint smile, I said calmly: "It's not just you guys, I'm also tired of it. Continuing to look for it doesn't make sense anymore. And...I believe my teammates should have gone back too. What can one person do alone? So...please let me go back with you guys."

  The warrior hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "Alright... since that's the case, you can come with us. We're actually short of a mage in our party, so you can temporarily join us."

  He nodded gratefully, barely suppressing the excitement in his heart, and exchanged names with the other party. It turned out... the other party was a relatively well-known adventure organization - the Inverse Heaven Adventure Team, although their reputation in the adventure world wasn't too great yet, but at least they weren't an unknown small team anymore.

  The leader, a swordsman in his thirties named Lin De, was a mid-tier earth-type swordsman. His companions included a thief, three archers, and four swordsmen, including himself, making them a standard adventure team except for the lack of a mage.

  With their leadership, I no longer have to worry about the direction problem. They have something called a magic compass that allows them to move in a straight line towards the marked location as long as they hold it.

  All adventurers will establish a memory point outside the forest before entering it. The magic compass will use this point as a reference and guide the adventurer in the right direction. As long as they follow the direction of the arrow on the instrument, they can exit the forest at the fastest speed.

  Under Linde's leadership, we marched straight ahead, although many adventure teams were encountered on the way, everyone just exchanged greetings and information before bidding farewell and continuing their respective journeys.

  There aren't many teams like the Adventurers of the Inverted Heavens who turn back. Most people are driven by wealth and fame, and rush headlong into the forest without hesitation.

  Looking at those excited teams walking deep into the forest, I couldn't help but smile gloomily. It's really too arrogant. If it wasn't for my escape, these teams would be easy to deal with, one team at a time, easier than eating vegetables.

  But to tell you the truth, for half a year now, I've been having melon soup for breakfast and melon porridge for dinner, my mouth is almost numb from it. To avoid being caught by the pursuers, I didn't dare light a fire, so for more than half a year, I've only been eating dried melon from space bags.

  After ten days of rushing at full speed, we finally walked out of the forest. Looking at the open plain, my heart suddenly opened up, ah... being cooped up in the forest for half a year almost suffocated me.

  By the pond outside, after finishing a sumptuous lunch, I formally bid farewell to Lin De and others. Lin De didn't retain me either, after all... although we had been together for ten days, our conversations were not many, basically, we still counted as strangers.

  However, I won't owe anyone a favor. With the intention of repaying him, but having nothing else to offer, after some thought, I sincerely said to Lin De: "Brother Lin, thank you for bringing me out of the forest. In the future, I will definitely repay Brother!"

  Lin De Hao waved his hand and said, "No need to be so polite, we're just lending a helping hand. Although we haven't known each other for long, I can tell that you're a man of your word. There's no need to thank me, just come visit me in Yun City when you have time."

  I looked at Lin De with emotion and said gratefully, "Big brother, I won't say much more. If you have any trouble in the future, go to the Tian Cheng wine house and leave a message. Once I receive the news, I'll rush over to help immediately!"

  Lind smiled and didn't refuse my kindness, I knew... He thought I was just a mediocre little magician who could only cast a fist-sized fireball, what could I help them with?

  With a faint smile, I didn't make any further explanation. I just pulled the dragon head staff and a small fireball fell onto the kindling under the pot on one side. Then, I said lightly: "Alright...I won't delay everyone's time anymore. I, Leng Mo, bid farewell here! Remember...if you have difficulties in the future, go to the Tian Cheng Wine House to find me!"

  Lin De and I waved goodbye with a faint smile, I also smiled mysteriously, turned around and left quickly. The enrollment date for the Arbitration School is approaching, if I don't hurry up, I will miss it.

  Watching that fiery figure quickly disappear, Lin De smiled and shook his head, muttering: "This little magician is really interesting, he actually still wants to help me, if I can't even solve the problem, how can he?"

  Ah!

  As soon as Lin De's words fell, the thief next to him suddenly shouted loudly. Lin De turned his head to look, and saw that the thief was staring in one direction with a dumbfounded expression.

  Following his line of sight, eh? There's nothing much... Just a pile of burning firewood, what's there to see?!

  Wait!

  Where did this pile of firewood come from? Ah! There was originally an iron pot for boiling food on the firewood, where did the pot go? Was it taken away by someone? But... but it was clearly just here a moment ago!

  Just as Lin De was puzzled, the thief suddenly shouted: "Heavens...! How did the iron pot melt?! It melted so slowly! What's going on here?!"

  Lin De walked over with a serious face, looking at the silver iron water in the firewood room. He understood, he finally understood why the other party dared to say such words. With just this one hand, he had that qualification!

  Seeing the support from everyone in the comments section, I'm really touched... The efforts of nearly a year have not been in vain after all, and I've made so many friends. What more could I ask for? Everyone's support has far, far exceeded my expectations.

  At the beginning of the year, I was just a small unknown author. In a group of tens of thousands of authors, I may have been the most inconspicuous one.

  But... it's everyone's support for me that has brought me step by step to where I am today, which is something I couldn't have anticipated beforehand. It's everyone's support for me that has created miracle after miracle!

  Many authors come to me for advice, asking how I have so many book friends and what my secret is. I tell them that my secret is simple: it's making friends with book lovers. When you treat everyone as a friend, they can feel it. When everyone is your friend and selflessly supports you, what reason do you have not to succeed?

  I have never forgotten anyone, even those who scolded me, I remembered their names. Every weekend at midnight, when I was adding precision, looking at the familiar names one by one, I couldn't help but click again and again.

  No matter whether I enter the VIP or not, I will never forget each and every one of you. As I said before, in order for everyone to see the book on time, this time I will not do a pre-publication, unless the other party does not restrict me from lifting the ban, this sentence is still valid. However, I want to declare that I have never said that I would not enter the VIP!

  I am a professional writer, a professional writer who has been pushed to that height by the joint efforts of everyone. As a professional writer, I have the obligation to gain benefits from the starting point, so... whether or not to enter VIP is not something I can decide on my own, and even if I could, I wouldn't be able to write without getting paid, I'm not a machine, nor am I a god, I also need to make a living! This is the helplessness of life.

  Some people say that I shouldn't make promises lightly. After hearing this, to be honest, I strongly agree. Sometimes when things happen suddenly, it's completely beyond my control. What I said was just what I tried my best to do. Natural disasters and human calamities - who can predict everything accurately?