My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 297: Don’t Even Think of Touching It
Priest Alan of the Polar Alliance led his team to seize two camps of the Demon Race.
Because they were located on the edge, the demons living here were not strong, similar to the Powerful Ape and the Flying Leopard Race.
Everyone in the team silently complained: They said we can’t just use force to solve problems, but in the end, we still resorted to it.
Alan was unaware of their thoughts and instead sought the team’s priest for a discussion.
"It’s very strange, why do the monsters here immediately enter a hostile state when they see us?"
The priest speculated, "Perhaps... I mean, perhaps the monsters in this area are just more aggressive. Priest, if the heretics harbor a desire for killing, it’s justified for us to purify them with the power of the gods."
Priest Alan said, "You’re right, I’m just worried that sending them to hell for redemption without any intel might cut off potential clues."
The priest paced back and forth for a few steps, thinking for a moment before saying, "The monsters in this forest don’t seem very strong, why don’t the two of us scout ahead, and we’ll decide after understanding the situation."
Alan said, "I totally agree with your view, Priest. I have a group shadow walking ability, why don’t we set off now?"
The two then instructed the rest of the team to guard the already controlled camp and set off together.
Like Dragon Country, the Polar Alliance’s selection criteria for members to participate in the Secret Realm battlefield are quite high. For the two of them to be leaders, their strength is not weak, at least on par with the head of a city-level branch or even a vice president.
The difficulty of infiltrating the forest was not high, and, surprisingly, the process went smoothly. A few hours later...
"Priest, but I still don’t quite understand."
"What?"
"The goat-horned monster we just dealt with wasn’t weak, but isn’t the monster density in his area a bit low?"
"Hmm....."
Alan pondered for a moment, "Indeed, you’re right. Do you have any thoughts?"
"Maybe they’ve all been drawn elsewhere?"
"That possibility can’t be ruled out."
The two jumped to the top of a large tree nearby; the view here was a bit better.
Alan looked toward the central Divine Wood.
"Truly a miracle."
He couldn’t help but shake his head in amazement, "It’s almost like the World Tree described in the holy texts."
"Is the Divine Country up there in the tree crown?" the priest joked.
Alan gave a good-natured smile, "If we could get close to it, then the situation would...."
He abruptly closed his mouth halfway through, his eyes widening because he saw the tree suddenly covered with cracks and then silently disappeared.
To be precise, it shattered.
"Ah, ah, what’s happening?" The priest couldn’t believe it either; they hadn’t explored inside yet, and the most conspicuous landmark vanished before their eyes.
Before Alan could speak, he saw a monstrous bird soar into the air from where the Divine Wood had disappeared.
"What a strong aura of death!"
"Is that the boss of this loot area?"
With their rich experience, just a few seconds of observation was enough for them to recognize the monster’s terrifying nature.
"What should we do, should we give it a try?"
They saw the skeletal giant bird with wings fully engaged in attacking the ground with great force, and the scene looked chaotic, perhaps allowing them to take advantage. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
"No, priest, the two of us alone are not enough."
Alan shook his head, "Let’s observe it first, see what abilities this undead bird has, gather intel, and then perhaps call in a saint to deal with it."
As he was speaking, an unexpected situation occurred.
The monstrous bird seemed to spot something and suddenly stopped flapping its wings to release Necromancer Wind Blades, diving down with its claws extended.
It seemed to catch nothing, but instead provoked something formidable.
A crimson Thunder Fire skewered up from below, engulfing the once-dominant monstrous bird in an instant, leaving nothing behind.
"No!"
The priest couldn’t believe his eyes—all of a sudden, the monster was annihilated.
"By the gods above, what is that?!"
Priest Alan was emotionally stirred, but his mind was clear, "No, we must run—get far away, no matter what that fire-spitting thing is, we can’t handle it. Without a saint, we should not meddle in this forest!"
They sprinted back faster than when they arrived.
Before long, they returned to the previously captured camp.
"Quickly, we need to leave here." Alan had regained his composure, but anyone could hear the underlying unease in his hidden words.
"Priest, what happened?" others asked, puzzled.
"There is a powerful creature in the forest, and we’ve exposed our location. Staying here isn’t safe; withdraw immediately. We must quickly find the main force at Uleir’s Hope."
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"Grand General, we are late."
The Rabbit Demon clan leader, upon hearing that Li Rui was seeking foreigners invading from the north into the Divine Wood forest, immediately expressed willingness to personally lead the team to accompany him.
Most of his clan was timid, adept at going with the flow. Now that it’s undisputed who is the king of the Divine Wood forest, he changed from his previous indecisive behavior to appear the most loyal.
Li Rui was fully aware of his intentions but said nothing.
Only fools demand 100% loyalty from their subordinates. As long as he remained the strongest here, there was no fear of betrayal.
He came to the middle of the captured camp and saw a still-warm campfire and pots and pans scattered carelessly, indicating someone had resupplied here once.
"Any survivors?"
"Yes, Grand General."
The Rabbit Demon leader immediately brought over several surviving demons.
This area belonged to the Scorpion monsters, who had been prosperous in the past but were later oppressed by the Yangli Race and gradually declined.
The scorpions looked intimidating, standing on two legs, but with six arms and a sharp venomous stinger on their tails.
"Describe clearly what those who invaded the camp look like."
Several scorpions gesticulated to Yuan Erliang, who then described to Li Rui.
"Hmm... they don’t sound like Dragon Country people."
Li Rui made a judgment but couldn’t determine whether they were from the Western Kingdom or the Polar Alliance.
After deliberating for a moment, he called a Hound Commander, who was both worshipful and loyal.
"Go find Yuan Ju of the Yangli Race, instruct him to immediately muster 800 elite troops to camp here, and guard against foreign enemies without fail."
"Yes!"
Once the Hunting Dog Demon accepted the order and left, Li Rui found a room in the camp, spread out a map, and looked towards the northern edge of the Divine Wood forest.
"Since the greatest reward here has been claimed, it’s time to consider breaking out. First, let’s find a way to contact the main force."
