In the silent forest, a young man in black walked quietly, his vigilant eyes constantly scanning the dark places in the surrounding trees, his hands tightly grasping the weapon at his waist, ready to deal with any emergency at any time.
This was Ye Chen's first time entering such an ancient forest. Looking at the huge ancient trees surrounded by vines, it seemed that there were countless dangers hidden inside.
"This kind of deep mountain forest has existed for who knows how many years, and the weeds and vines are dense. I guess there is a magical beast hiding ten meters away, and it can't be seen by the naked eye." Ye Chen thought, feeling scared.
Since he was training himself, it was impossible for him to let Old Hu protect him in public all the time. Otherwise, with the former's strength of half a step to Dou Zong, Ye Chen would not have to fight the monster himself.
After walking for a while, Ye Chen had to stop.
At this moment, right in front of him, a monster that looked like a wild boar with red mane that was more than two meters tall and four or five meters long blocked his way.
"The Fanged Blood Mane Beast is a rank three earth attribute magical beast. It has immense strength and astonishing defense. Even a Douling master cannot withstand its full-strength charge!"
Information about this demon beast instantly appeared in Ye Chen's mind.
The powerful soul power gave Ye Chen a strong memory. Since he was a child, he had been able to recite the thick medical classics of his family by heart. Similarly, he also knew a lot about some magical beasts.
Facing this kind of melee-oriented monster, it was impossible for Ye Chen, an alchemist, to fight it head-on...
As he retreated, a ball of silver flame rose directly from his palm, and then turned into a small silver snake as it rapidly squirmed in his palm, shooting towards the big wild boar.
The blood-maned beast didn't care about this insignificant little thing at all. It just lowered its head and rushed towards Ye Chen...
In a flash, the silver fire snake directly hit the huge head of the blood-mane beast.
boom!
A ball of intense flames erupted instantly, directly surrounding the blood-maned beast's big head.
The smell of burning hair immediately emanated, followed by the painful howl of the Fanged Bloodmane Beast...
The power of Ye Chen's spark is comparable to the beast fire of a fifth-level magical beast, so the mere third-level blood-mane beast cannot withstand the intense high temperature of the spark.
That is to say, this thing has thick skin and strong flesh, and high magic resistance, otherwise I would have been able to blow its head apart with the fire explosion just now.
Ye Chen hid on the branch of a big tree in the distance and watched from afar the huge body of the Blood Mane Beast struggling and roaring on the ground below. It took a full quarter of an hour before it stopped.
At this moment, everything within a few dozen meters of the blood-maned beast had been razed to the ground. Huge ancient trees that took several people to hug had their trunks broken, crushing a field of flowers and plants...
Ye Chen was looking at the huge corpse of the Blood Mane Beast on the ground. He was just thinking about getting some pork to taste when Hu Tian, who had been hiding in the shadows, suddenly appeared and said in a deep voice, "The noise you made just now was too loud. The surrounding monsters have all been alarmed. You must leave immediately!"
Although he had checked and found no sixth-level Warcraft King in this forest, Ye Chen was only a one-star Great Fighter, and he would not be able to resist even if he encountered a fourth or fifth-level Warcraft.
This statement immediately put an end to Ye Chen's desire to try something new. He could even vaguely hear the roar of beasts coming from the distant dense forest...
Without any hesitation, Ye Chen jumped directly onto the tree trunk next to him and nimbly crossed the tangled branches and vines that blocked the road like a monkey.
After running for more than ten miles, just when Ye Chen was about to stop and rest...
"Oh my god...!!" Seeing the scene not far away, Ye Chen couldn't help but take a breath.
About ten meters in front of him, the bodies of more than ten people were lying in a mess on the ground.
The bodies of the dozen or so people hadn't yet fully decayed, but the signs of having been gnawed and eaten were very obvious. One man's thigh had been eaten away, and a large hole had been ripped out of his stomach...
Looking at the bloody scene that suddenly appeared in front of him, Ye Chen's face turned pale and his breathing stopped involuntarily.
"They should have died two or three days ago." Hu Tian appeared beside Ye Chen again, looking carefully at the corpses on the ground, and said calmly.
Although Ye Chen had prepared himself mentally long before leaving the family, the sudden sight of this bloody scene still made him feel a little nauseous.
Hu Tian thought this was quite normal. After all, for a thirteen-year-old boy who had never left home and witnessed the true cruelty of the world, it was very good that he could remain calm on the surface when seeing such a scene for the first time.
"Young Patriarch, please look carefully. There is an inconspicuous bloodstain on the clothes of the five corpses over their hearts. If I observe correctly, these five people should have been killed by humans, and by the same person."
As he spoke, Hu Tian pointed to the undead body in the west and introduced it.
"As for these others, although many of their bodies have been confiscated and eaten, if you look closely, you can still find wounds caused by different weapons. So this group of people were not killed by monsters, but died at the hands of humans, and they might even be their own people..."
Ye Chen listened to Hu Tian's introduction and forced himself to check the corpses, and it was indeed as the latter said.
"I originally thought that these people died at the hands of monsters in such a dangerous forest, but I didn't expect that they were killed by their own people..." Ye Chen shook his head silently and sighed.
Hu Tian, standing beside him, remained calm as he spoke, "In the Central Plains, dangers aren't limited to magical beasts. Young Clan Leader, you must always keep this in mind!"
Ye Chen nodded and kept Hu Tian's reminder firmly in mind.
Whether in the original novel or in Ye Chen's memories over the past decade, there is actually no information about the lives of the lower-class people in Zhongzhou...
Compared to the barren Northwestern Continent and the Gama Empire, places like Zhongzhou are more dangerous and greater!
Especially for those "weaklings" below Dou Wang...
"Okay, let's keep going. There are definitely other dangers in this kind of place, so we shouldn't stay here for long."
After Hu Tian gave a reminder, the two of them set off again, traveling through the dense woods.
The rest of the journey was much calmer. Apart from occasionally encountering one or two magical beasts, there were no other disturbances.
Ye Chen also took action many times, eliminating some monsters that were suitable for his training, and then picked some rare spiritual herbs, until he crossed this mountain range...
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