Chapter 965 - Forest of Darkness
Chapter 965 Forest of Darkness
The Forest of Darkness.
Compared to the World of Adepts, the Zambez Empire’s excavation of the plane’s resources was still at a primitive stage. Most of the plane’s remaineed unexcavated as forests and lands. The range of human activity was still significantly limited by the many dangerous creatures in the wild.
The Forest of Darkness on the western border of the Empire was one such area.
There were many primal creatures and terrifying magical beasts inside the forest. They gathered there, breeding and living, forming a unique outland world that rejected the very existence of humans. It was a harsh problem that most plane worlds had to deal with.
Natural selection, where only the strong may live!
The powerful magical creatures had become the actual rulers of most regions in the plane with their powerful physiques and ferocious fighting styles. They fought for themselves, their families, or their tribes, ruling over the most resource-rich regions of the continent.
Compared to them, an intelligent species like humans had almost no means of competing.
The two Gold Knights had no choice but to scatter the Silver Knights into the forest and have them carefully search for the location of the evil witch and the traitor knight. They were to send a message back to the camp as soon as they discovered their tracks. The two Gold Knights would then be able to rush straight for the enemy and end this hunt with the smallest number of casualties possible.
Nightfall.
As the sunlight faded, the Forest of Darkness became even more mysterious and scary.
Devon silently wandered in the depths of the forest, his feet stepping upon the moist and sticky dirt.
He took immense care in where he stepped for every movement he made. It was either exposed dirt or rotting piles of leaves, but never where the thorns and branches were the densest.
It was possible that such places were traps that had been disguised by the magical plans. Furthermore, stepping on dry branches could easily create unnecessary sound and draw the attention of the creatures in the darkness.
Apart from his feet, Devon also had to keep a constant eye out for the green vines hanging down from the trees above. Many of them were bloodsucking vines in disguise. All sorts of poisonous snakes and insects also liked to crouch against the vines where they could silently fall onto an unsuspecting victim when they walked past.
Devon advanced carefully, quickly waving the rapier in his hand.
The bloodsucking vines in his way were all cut to pieces by his rapid slashes, and purple-black liquid scattered everywhere. Snakes and serpents with severed heads fell to the ground, their bodies twitching violently and making a mess out of the leaves.
However, Devon suddenly stopped moving. He lifted his nose and sniffed the air.
The faint scent of a woman was mixed into the damp, heavy, and rotting air, along with the strange sound of flowing water.
Devon narrowed his eyes, held his breath, and followed after the smell.