Chapter 3
This was an eerie and fearsome magical swamp.
Though it was daytime, the thick clouds and fog meant that very little light was able to get through, and thus the world looked quite dreary. The whole world seemed to have a gloomy, earthy yellow tone.
After living in such an environment for a long time, even the character of a person would change and become darker.
Both men waited until the stone door behind them completely closed up, then Tony pulled up his hood and said,
“I’m going that way.”
He didn’t wait for Greem’s reply, but simply turned around and took a path that led off to the left, which led him onto a narrow and winding trail which was paved with tiny white stones.
Greem waited until Tony’s bulky body disappeared into the misty fog, then he pulled up his hood, turned the other way, and took the trail on the right.
While walking, he whispered, “Show me the detected data for Tony.”
Together with few piercing caws, a group of Scavenger Crows flew in and stopped on a tree branch, moving their blood red eyes and staring at Greem.
Honestly speaking, being stared at by a group of ominous demons like this made Greem feel incredibly uncomfortable.
Faced with this group of dangerous swamp demons, Greem didn’t dare be the slightest bit careless. Although Scavenger Crows were not considered to be strong demon beasts, their blood red eyes had the ability ‘Doom’, and there had been some frightful incidents in which Apprentice Adepts had their eyes blinded by these crows.
Seeing that these Scavenger Crows were itching to attack, Greem raised his right arm and softly intoned a spell that he had memorized. After five seconds of spellcasting, a large red magic fireball appeared in Greem’s hand, twisting violently.
Greem’s entire right hand was completely covered by this magic fireball, but he was still safe and sound.
This was his Burning Hand spell!
After spending six years in the Magic Tower, this was the only spell Greem was able to use.
With Greem’s current ability, he could barely stretch the flame out 5 steps. That was his limit. Therefore, it could, currently, be considered a close range spell.
The violently burning magic flame brightened the surrounding fog. The powerful ripples generated by the fire element had finally made these demons realize that this human in front of them was not something they could easily capture.
As for those demons who were slowly gathering around Greem, it seemed like they were struck with a great terror, and all of them quickly fled away from the sides of the trail in a great panic. Also, that group of Scavenger Crows were letting out loud caws as they flew into the sky, briefly wheeling about in the air above and disappearing into the depths of the fog.
Greem breathed out a long sigh of relief. With this, the pressure on him had been reduced.
None of these demons had the guts to step onto the stony trail, but that didn’t stop them from using their own methods in order to try to lure or intimidate Apprentice Adepts into leaving the stony trail. If Greem was scared by the terrifying scene of being surrounded by demons, and, in his panic, accidently left the boundaries of this stony trail… even with the help of Magic Talisman, he would probably die a terrible death.
The soul, blood, and flesh of an Apprentice Adept. No doubt they were much more delicious than ordinary humans or wild beasts. Besides, this didn’t violate the agreement between the demons and the Magic Tower. Therefore, every inspection trip outside of the tower was a thorough check of willpower. Once these demons found a weakness in one’s mind, the future of that person would not be good.
“Record everything you can about these demons!” Greem said calmly.
“Beep… record completed! Host, please name the creatures in the order they are presented.”
Images of creatures appeared in front of his eyes.
“Killer Trees… Bloodsucking Rattans… Scavenger Crows…”
“Naming completed! New information has been recorded in the database.”