Chapter 391
Chapter 391 Forest Spirit
Magic energies existed all over the world, but they still had unique traits of their own.
The energy in different places would exist in various forms and possess different traits.
Greem wasn’t quite sure how magical energy looked in other places, but here, the energy was gentle and tame.
However, even docile energies were far too dangerous for an ordinary mortal.
Greem’s elementium sight allowed him to see the forest for what it was. There were still plenty of dangers and hazards hiding underneath this strange and wondrous display.
Terrifying spotted tarantulas stalked the bushes of colorful flowers, waiting to strike the unsuspecting wanderer. Green toads sat in the middle of grass bushes. Anyone who stepped on them was bound to be greeted by a massive spray of acid. Bamboo snakes coiled around tall tree branches. Their bodies hung down from the trees as if they were harmless vines.
These hidden dangers were almost impossible to see with the naked eye. Even Greem had only realized their existence due to the unnatural concentration of magical energy in those areas. Love and the others had been able to survive in such a dangerous forest due to the experience and skills they had accumulated through the sacrifices of their companions’ lives.
That was also part of the pain of being an apprentice who walked on a mechanical adept’s path!
After four tiring hours of trekking, the party stopped on a small cliff fifteen kilometers deep in the Black Forest. They started preparing a camp for tonight.
It was still two hours until nightfall, but it wasn’t easy to find a sheltered place like this. To avoid the awkward situation of being unable to find shelter, Love decided to stop here. He asked for permission from Greem and proceeded to set up a tent.
After all, this was the first day of the expedition. Before the team could get familiar with each other and learn how to cooperate, it was best to save some energy to deal with any unforeseen circumstances.
The diversity of animal species in the Black Forest and the hordes of magical creatures was an eye-opening experience for Greem as well! This expedition was the first time he had ventured so deep into the Black Forest.
Hopping bunnies and guinea pigs were the favorite prey of hunters outside of the Black Forest. They were easy targets. However, here, it was almost as if a Berserking Spell had been cast upon these harmless creatures. They had dug out of holes in the ground and recklessly charged at the party.
Greem had personally seen how frightening they could be. The ‘gentle’ rabbits had been able to leave distinct claw marks on Love’s metal shield with their every strike. The sharp fangs of the guinea pigs even left teeth marks on Love’s longsword.
Greem had seen what was happening in their bodies. Their Spirits were chaotic and berserk, while a roiling mess of magical energy raged on within their bodies.
Once in a while, they even came across small critters that could release wind blades, fireballs, and earth spikes. It wasn’t out of the question for them to evolve and grow into magical creatures with powerful magical powers if given enough time.
Still, most of these creatures would probably die from the combustion of chaotic energies within their bodies!
It was evident that the dense and ubiquitous magical energy of the Black Forest was influencing their behavior!
The Black Forest was like an extensive magical experimentation lab. Any creature that refused or was unable to be transformed by the magical energy would die from the excessive power. Only those magical creatures that had survived the surge of magic had the right to survive in this place.
The ‘Speciology’ and ‘Magical Creature Handbook’ stored in Greem’s chip was in need of severe corrections and addendums. At every moment, there were more and more unique magical creatures unknown to the world being born in the vast and boundless Black Forest. They too were also returning to the embrace of the earth through their constant struggles and fights for survival.
It was through such a process that all those sudden and unstable factors, as well as the unknown variables, were absorbed and eliminated. Only the most dominant and stable mutations could survive and become a new species as part of the Black Forest.
And the cause of this cycle was this eternally incomprehensible forest! The Black Forest!
While everyone was busy gathering firewood, setting up tents, finding water, and hunting for dinner at the base of the cliff, Gargamel dragged Greem to the top of the cliff. He then took out a magical tool that resembled a compass and silently started measuring something.
“Are you certain that the forest spirit you mentioned is nearby? We’re fairly close to the edge of the Black Forest. If it did possess intelligence, it would never choose such a place for its territory!” Greem asked doubtfully.
Forest Spirits.
What kind of magical creatures were these beings?
The question had just popped up in Greem’s mind, and the data stored in the chip instantly flowed into his mind.
Forest spirits. Nature-attribute magical creatures that possessed intelligence. A sort of magical plant that came into existence when an ordinary magical creature’s soul consciousness, upon death, blended with a tree spirit. This form of life was similar to that of the Demon Flower that Greem had met in the Underground Cave. However, one was the coincidental creation of nature, while the other was a magical creation of a wicked adept.
Still, their evil natures were the same!