With Sigourney leading the way and Meng following behind, they flew extremely carefully and were unharmed after passing through the outer area of the Crystal Forest.
Without a wizard leading the tower, passive defense and attack will only be activated when a malicious intrusion is detected. Now that Rachel is gone, the deterrent power of the wizard tower in the center of the forest has been reduced by more than half.
"Sigourney, will those people coming out of the Pale Throne notice something is wrong and get there first?" Meng felt anxious thinking about the huge amount of ancient documents collected by Rachel.
"No," said Sigourney.
Even if he noticed something was wrong, Rachel was dead - who would think in that direction?
Unless the throne takes action, who can kill him?
But the throne will not easily attack him. Rachel, who studies ancient magic, who knows what strange things he holds in his hands?
It was well known that Rachel had used humans for experiments, but he was not stupid enough to kidnap people and anger the Wizard Association. Instead, he obtained materials through other means, such as private transactions with certain wizards of the Pale Throne.
He acted very sensibly, so the Wizarding Association just turned a blind eye. There was no need to confront this lunatic.
No one would have thought that Rachel was dead. Except for Sigourney, who killed him herself, and Nansgaash, who was watching.
Meng was slightly comforted by Sigourney's words and shrugged: "I was a little anxious."
"That's good to know." Sigourney said coldly, "The closer we get to the wizard tower, the more magic traps Rachel will set up. Follow me closely."
Meng responded and didn't find it strange.
He thought that Sigourney and Nance had explored the Crystal Forest before, so they were more familiar with the interior of the forest.
But I didn't think about it carefully. Even if Sigourney had come to the forest before, it had been ten years. Wouldn't Rachel have changed the layout of this place? Is Sigourney's memory point really reliable?
Perhaps he had doubts for a moment, but after hearing the firmness and assurance in Sigourney's voice, he put his doubts aside with confidence.
Sigourney certainly didn't refer to her past memories.
The reason why he was so confident in avoiding the trap was because of Ash Danger Detector Alwin on his back.
This was one of the reasons why he took Ash into the forest.
After Ash was far away from the Snow Demon's lair, his mysterious perception became clear again.
The invisible traps in the forest had no way of escaping him.
He wrote and drew on Sigourney's body with his fingertips, constantly adjusting his direction of advance and perfectly avoiding one vicious and dangerous trap after another.
The contribution is huge.
Meng flew leisurely all the way, and was very curious about the calm weather along the way. The Crystal Forest that everyone talked about with trepidation - it seemed like nothing.
I had no idea of the many close calls and dangers along the way.
Sigourney knew that the peaceful journey was thanks to Ash, but if this guy's fingers hadn't been writing and drawing on his chest, he would probably be very grateful for his help.
"..." Not wanting to let Meng know Ash's peculiarities, Sigourney pinched Ash's thighs hard as a warning, telling him to stop! Change the way of giving directions!
Ash lay on Sigourney's shoulder and felt his thigh being pinched. A tingling sensation ran up his back and he shuddered. He became more alert. He carefully sensed his spiritual world and found no warning signs, so he quickly drew a simple pattern on Sigourney's chest that read "It's OK, it's safe ahead."
Sigourney's body stiffened: "..."Who is asking you this?
His face darkened, and he pinched Ash's thigh again indignantly.
Ash shook himself again, and dutifully drew a few strokes vigorously, emphasizing that it was really safe and there was no problem moving forward.
Sigourney: “…”
The two of them were doing little tricks one after the other, a typical way of hurting each other, except that one was out for revenge, and the other was conscientiously showing the way.
Meng, who was following behind Sigourney and could only see Sigourney's movements: "..." Sigourney, I didn't expect you to be this kind of Sigourney!
At such a serious moment, he actually still had the mind to eat the tender tofu of the little boy!
He touched her thighs again and again. Didn't you see that if Ash wasn't being carried on his back, he would have shrunk like a cooked shrimp out of sensitivity? !
However, their little movements stopped when they encountered the gray crystal tree in front of them.
Ash drew three big exclamation marks on Sigourney's chest: Extremely dangerous, stop!
The Crystal Forest was originally sparkling and bright, with trees ranging in color from dark blue to colorless, very beautiful. However, what appeared before them at this moment were gray trees. Going further in, they saw only such trees, unable to reflect light, so looking forward, they could only see endless darkness, as if the darkness could swallow up everything.
In Ash's eyes, the whole area ahead was a dangerous area. There was no way to get around it.
Meng flew to Sigourney's side and said, "We should have completely entered Rachel's territory ahead, right?"
Sigourney nodded, raised her hand and created a small tornado, clearing a space on the crystal grass where there was no place to stand, and landed with Ash on her back.
"Come down." The voice was cold.
Ash let go of his hand and stepped onto the snow, looking down at the shiny powder that was scattered all over the ground and then disappeared quickly: "Will these grasses grow soon too?"
"Not too fast." Meng also came down, "These powders? Nutrients? Most of them will be snatched away by the crystal tree."
As Meng spoke, new buds sprouted on the branches of a crystal tree next to them.
And on the snow beneath their feet, grass buds were still struggling under the snow.
Although it grows slowly, it will grow again sooner or later.
Sigourney pointed forward: "Inside is the territory that Rachel has built into an iron wall. There is a large magic circle that prohibits flying. Flying is not allowed inside."
Meng Le Ran: "The next step is for us to take it step by step."
"It's been so many years, I don't know what's going on inside now." Sigourney said calmly, "I'll lead the way. Ash walks in the middle - or I'll carry him on my back. Meng, you should be more careful. In short, be careful and adaptable."
Meng smiled cheerfully, "No problem." He took out several potions that he always prepared when exploring ruins. Some were for detoxification, some were for refreshing, some were for clearing the mind... They were all prepared for several common types of magic traps. "Come on, let's prepare for a rainy day. Let's do it!"
Sigourney and Ash both showed expressions of rejection.
Meng laughed out loud at their amusement and forced the potion into his hands: "Drink it quickly! Otherwise, you will cry if you fall into the trap."
He stood on the side that made sense, and strictly supervised the two of them to drink several bottles of magic potion, and then nodded with satisfaction: "That's right."
He kicked the snow under his feet and covered the grass sprouts that had sprouted a little. "Let's go. This is a high-quality potion that will last for about a day. If we still can't find the wizard tower after a day, we'll have to drink it again."
Drink it again damnit!
Sigourney glanced at Ash, who jumped onto Sigourney's back on his own accord.
It's time to go!
But before setting off - now that they were not flying in the woods, Ash was not afraid of distracting Sigourney, so he leaned close to Sigourney's ear and whispered what he had been holding back for a long time: "Sigourney, can you please stop pinching my legs?" Couldn't he ask in a different way?
Sigourney, who was hugging Ash's thigh, said: "…………No, no!" Who made the first move?
Meng: "..." This is the first time I've seen such a guy who takes advantage of others so openly and confidently! Shame on you!
Sigourney carried Ash on her back and walked into the gray crystal forest belt with an expressionless face. As she walked, she violently destroyed all the grass and bushes blocking the way ahead, opening up a walking path.
As I walked in, the light around me dimmed.
Fortunately, the three people here all have their own abilities and have no problem seeing in the dark.
There was dead silence in the darkness.
There was only the cracking sound of shattering crystal and the rustling of footsteps.
Meng was annoyed when he heard this: "I wonder which way the wizards from the Pale Throne took to enter here?" Those people were carrying a lot of "experimental materials" and couldn't move like them. There must be a special entrance for them to enter and exit easily.
"If I had known earlier, I should have looked around for this secret passage before coming in." Meng was very annoyed. "There is a passage that can lead directly to the wizard tower. Why didn't I think of such a convenient way?"
His brain seemed to be muddy, and he never thought of how Rachel could leave such a convenient passage. The Pale Throne group must have some token to pass through the forest unimpeded.
But the more he thought about it, the more restless and emotionally unstable he became.
Suddenly, a necklace worn on his chest exuded a cool breath that rushed straight to his brain. He woke up with a start, stopped vigilantly, and looked around - Sigourney and Ash in front of him had disappeared, and all around him were towering trees with a color close to dark gray.
Both of his feet were knee-deep in the crystal grass, and several vines with sharp leaves hung down at his sides.
A layer of milky white egg-shaped halo enveloped his entire body - if it weren't for the trigger-type defensive props he was wearing, the knife-like grass would have cut him into countless pieces long ago.
Got hit.
His face was as dark as water, worthy of being Rachel's territory.
Unknowingly, he would step into the trap.
Is this... an illusion array? He sniffed the bitter smell that was gradually becoming more and more difficult to hide in the air. Perhaps it was the effect of the confusing potion?
He was surprised. The several potions he had just drunk, including one that stabilized the mind and removed the effects of illusions, were of no help at all?
What kind of potion did Rachel prepare? Was it a strange formula from ancient times? Otherwise, how could it be possible that the high-grade potion in his hand was completely ineffective in this illusion array?
With a frown on his brow, the snow surged under his control, instantly flattening the surrounding bushes and grass, clearing out a piece of safe land.
He took out his beloved little hoe and placed it beside him, thinking about how to get out of the magic circle. At the same time, his thoughts drifted to Sigourney and Ash. He wondered how they were doing now.
He was just thankful that Sigourney had Ash on her back when she came in.
Otherwise, if Ash were to end up in this damn place alone, he would definitely die.
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