Chapter 276 Forest of Silence
But no matter what, the three locations on Basileus Island where the legendary necromancer Rodrigo most likely left his ruins have been found.
This is the benefit of relying on local indigenous people.
With just a gift of six golden horned frog eggs, Richard saved hundreds of thousands of people from searching for days or even dozens of days!
This is not counting the attrition and other losses caused by the various monster attacks and dangers encountered during the search. It is really a good deal.
Now that he had found three possible points, Richard immediately decided to take Stephana and the two of them there. The first destination was naturally the Forest of Silence, which had the greatest possibility.
According to the Apache shaman, "There are walking skeletons, tall ugly deformed monsters, knights on bone horses and evil spirits!"
Richard believed that there must be secrets in the Forest of Silence. As for whether it was the site of the ruins, he didn't know. He would have to go check it out before he could find out.
As for the Queen's first officer Otombo and the twenty close combat team members, Richard thought about it and decided that it would be safer for them to stay in the Benlang tribe camp.
If the Silent Forest is really filled with undead creatures, ordinary people like them would not be of much use to Richard other than increasing casualties!
"Apache Shaman, please send an experienced hunter from the Wolf Tribe to take us to the Forest of Silence. I suspect that there is what I need in the Forest of Silence." Made up his mind. Richard said to Apache.
"Distinguished guest, it's getting late now. If you really want to go, why not stay one night and go again tomorrow morning?" Although he was surprised that Richard was actually going to that dangerous forbidden place, Apache also knew that the wizard They are all powerful people.
For ordinary people, forbidden places are not necessarily difficult places for wizards to go to.
"No, for us, night may be more suitable!" Richard smiled mysteriously and declined the Apache Shaman's kindness.
Both Richard and Stepina have an affinity for the dark element. Although they are also the home of the undead in the dark night, they are not Richard's home.
"In that case. Okay, I'll ask the tribe's most experienced hunter to come over and take you there now!"
"Thank you Apache Shaman, and thank you to the Running Wolf Tribe for your hospitality. By the way, for the twenty melee team members on my side, I would like to trouble the Running Wolf Tribe to provide food and accommodation, and we will pay them accordingly."
Richard pointed to the orc first mate Ottombo and everyone on the side and said.
"Haha, this is a small thing!" Chief Benlang laughed.
Hearing that Richard did not need to follow him, the orc first mate Otombo became anxious and said: "Master Richard, although my combat power is far inferior to yours, it's okay to let me clear the way! There are many beasts in the dense forest. The branches will be in your way.”
Otombo said as he waved the double-edged ax in his hand.
What a straightforward orc!
Richard and Stephana looked at each other, smiled slightly and said: "Otombo, your task is to lead the team, and the melee team members need you more. Also, if we don't come back within seven days, then you guys You can return to the Princess on your own and leave Basileus Island."
Seeing Richard's insistent expression, Otombo knew that he could not change the decision of the wizard in front of him, so he could only nod his head angrily and said: "Sir, I will wait for your return here."
At this time, a capable indigenous hunter walked in. He looked like the hunter team leader who had encountered Richard and others before. His face was painted with three stripes of red paint.
The Apache shaman said with a smile: "Distinguished guest, this is one of the best hunters of our Benlang tribe, Tal!"
The native named Tal touched his chest and saluted Richard, and said: "Master Wizard, it's a pleasure to meet you again. Then let me lead you two to the Forest of Silence!"
Richard nodded, took Stephana, and followed Tarr out of the Wolf Tribe camp under the auspices of the Apache shaman, Chief Running Wolf and Otombo.
"Swiss, swiss, swish!"
No matter how fast Tal opened the road ahead, he could feel the wizard behind him following him calmly.
The other party's unpredictable strength immediately made him feel more at ease.
You must know that although he is one of the best hunters in the Benlang tribe, he does not want to go to that ghost place of the Silent Forest.
It's dark and gloomy, and there are all kinds of weird undead creatures haunting it!
Tal couldn't help but shudder when he thought of that scene.
The road from Running Wolf Camp to the Forest of Silence is not smooth, so it is not suitable to ride a horse. Legs are the best means of transportation.
According to Tal's speed, he would definitely be able to reach the edge of the Forest of Silence in about an hour and a half.
Gradually, about an hour later, several people heard the sound of water flowing in the distance.
Richard thought for a while and realized that this should be the Lunn River that the Apache shaman mentioned before at the Running Wolf Camp, and where the evil spirit was found.
As he gradually approached the bank of the Lunn River, Tarr's speed slowed down significantly, and his overall vigilance also skyrocketed.
It seems that he is very wary of the evil spirits that may appear here.
Also, for indigenous warriors, unless their strength is comparable to that of Chief Benlang, that is, according to their indigenous people, they have reached the level of totem warriors. Otherwise, they will be completely unable to resist these evil spirits.
"Roar!!"
I saw a huge mountain bear fighting a huge skeleton holding two swords on the flat river bank!
This weird scene made the three of them stunned immediately!
"Master, the strength of this two-handed sword skeleton should have reached the first level, right?" Stephana asked with her beautiful eyes wide open in shock.
Richard nodded, and the mental power fluctuations emitted by the sword skeleton had obviously reached the first level.
What surprised Stephana was that it was extremely rare for this wild undead creature to reach the first level, and many conditions needed to be met.
For example, the Great Sword Skeleton must be at least a powerful knight at the level of a great knight during his lifetime, his body must be intact when he dies, and he must be in an area with extremely strong dark element energy particles, etc.
Only when all these conditions are met, will there be a certain probability that a situation like this will occur, a first-level sword skeleton.
Although only a skeleton of about two meters was left, the sword in his hand was extremely swift, hitting the violent mountain bear with an upright height of four meters, and sending it back.
However, as the overlord of this area, the mountain bear would naturally not give up its territory, so a bloody battle broke out.
However, as the attack of the sword skeleton became more and more fierce, the mountain bear had more and more blood stains on its body, and it quickly retreated in embarrassment!
But the sword skeleton did not continue to chase. Instead, it walked downstream along the edge of the river as if on patrol.
This immediately made Richard and Stepina stunned again!
This was completely inconsistent with their common sense about wild undead creatures.
Because according to the records in the Ignis School Library, the purpose of wild undead creatures killing creatures is to absorb the death energy, but the big sword skeleton in front of me actually let go of the mountain violent bear and did not kill it or absorb the death energy. Angry, this is so weird!
"Tal, you go back first!" Richard turned to Tal and said.
"Okay, distinguished Lord Wizard, I will go back first! You must be careful." Tal bowed slightly, obviously very surprised by the scene just now, and quickly disappeared into the dense forest on his way back.
"Stepina, do you think we should go directly into the Silent Forest? Or follow this big sword skeleton?" Richard smiled, turned to Stephana and said.
"Master, how about we follow the sword and skeleton to have a look?" Stephana said with a smile.
Both of them have a desire to explore such strange things.
As for danger, the path of a wizard is inherently dangerous. If you don't even dare to face secret events, how can you talk about the subsequent path of a wizard?
Of course, the main reason is that the strength of the big sword skeleton in front of him is not strong compared to Richard and Stepina, and it is not much dangerous.
The two chose to follow the sword skeleton from a distance and walked along the river. But soon, the sword skeleton strangely began to make a ninety-degree turn and crossed the river, heading towards the depths of the silent forest.
Richard and Stepina looked at each other, then continued to follow slowly, also crossed the Lun River, and began to walk towards the depths of the silent forest.
As soon as they entered the forest, they discovered that the plants in this forest grew in all kinds of strange ways, with various branches hanging down, blocking the evening sky as tightly as night.
"Hey! Such a rich concentration of dark element particles!" Richard couldn't help but blurt out.
"Yes! Master, the concentration of dark element particles here is at least 20% higher than the outside world! I feel that the power of my witchcraft will be greatly enhanced here." Stephana was also surprised by the darkness here, just like Richard. Elemental particle concentration.
You know, even in the depths of the silt swamp where the Ignis School is located, the concentration of dark element energy particles is only about the same as here.
Could it be that this is another training ground for dark wizards?
Richard couldn't help but become more curious, what was in the Forest of Silence?
The sword skeleton continued to walk forward slowly, but the black branches became denser and denser, and thick fog slowly rose deep in the forest.
In the thick fog, various strange sounds slowly sounded!
There are weird meows of cats, cries of babies, and gasping sounds like those of a dying person. The feeling of being out of breath and about to be suffocated can make a normal person go crazy.
But Richard and Stepina are both necromancers, so naturally they are not afraid of such ghostly things.
Just to avoid being discovered by the sword skeleton, Richard and Stepina who followed behind deliberately controlled the distance and hung far away. But now that the thick fog has risen, the visibility has dropped sharply, and it is almost impossible to see clearly. A range of more than five meters.
Therefore, the two people quickly lost the trace of the sword and skeleton.
Richard frowned slightly at this time. The wizard's perception was far beyond that of ordinary people. He could feel that the sword and skeleton suddenly disappeared about fifty meters in front of him.
The next second, a deathly aura began to linger in front of him, and bone armor began to cover his body. Richard turned to Stephana and said, "Pay attention, something is wrong. Follow me."
"Okay, Master!" Stephana nodded.
After thinking about it, the light green inverse pentagram formation on the soles of Richard's feet flashed, and a three-meter-tall blood and bone puppet appeared in front of Richard.
For safety reasons, Richard asked the blood and bone puppet to clear the way ahead.
Didn't take two steps!
"clang!!"
There was a heavy clash!
The blood-bone puppet immediately mentally summoned Richard. It was fighting an enemy, and the enemy was very powerful.
"Snapped!"
The blood-bone puppet was pushed back several meters and came not far from Richard. The next second, a huge abomination walked out of the fog and chased after the blood-bone puppet!
"Hateful!" Stephana blurted out.
She realized that there were more shocks in one day than in two months of sailing on the Princess!
"How could wild abominations appear?!"
"This is impossible!"
Stephana looked in disbelief, and so did Richard.
This is a bit contrary to common sense. It stands to reason that the sword skeleton may be wild, but abominations like this usually come from the undead world or are transformed by necromancers, and there will never be wild abominations.
Therefore, the two of them really couldn't figure out what other circumstances would cause hatred to appear in this world.
However, Richard was still confident about dealing with a hateful creature.
For example, use one hatred against another!
A second later, the light green reverse pentagram in front of Richard flashed past again, and a huge figure appeared in front of him, it was the resentful spirit Abomination.
Since the last injury, the space in the body of the resentful spirit has been repaired by Richard again, and can be used to place evil spirits and resentful spirits at any time.
The resentful spirit narrowed its eyes in disgust, sniffed its nose, and seemed to find this place very comfortable, and couldn't help but look at the owner Richard gratefully.
Immediately afterwards, it discovered the same kind that was slightly smaller than it!
I saw two behemoths. After staring at each other for several seconds, they roared angrily and rushed forward to start a fight.
Suddenly there was a burst of branches breaking and the ground shaking like a mountain!
The weight of the two giant objects was calculated in tons, and the power of the fight was even more exaggerated. However, the Wraith Abomination was still superior in skills. This wild Abomination was unable to defeat it and began to slowly retreat.
But how could Richard let it get what it wanted? He immediately made the resentful spirit hate and follow him closely.
Fight and retreat at the same time!
Richard and Stepina continued to move deeper into the silent forest.
Suddenly, the thick fog ahead lightened a lot, and a strange two-story wooden hut suddenly appeared deep in the forest!
Judging from the appearance of the hut, it seems that no one has lived in it for a long time, and it almost looks like it is about to collapse.
But the point is, the appearance of a small house in the middle of such a strange and silent forest is the weirdest thing!
Richard and Stepina looked at each other, and they both saw the surprise in their eyes!
This is a strange area, isolated from the dense fog.
What's even more strange is that the big sword skeleton they were following had just entered the second-story hut at this time.
And the abomination was also running towards the second-story cabin at this moment.
It seems like a refuge there! It can avoid being chased and harmed by the hateful spirits.