546 Not Free (1/2)

She had been with the young mage for a few months and felt that she had a good understanding of Lin Yun...

Although he was only a 6th Rank High Mage, he had a high position in one of the human forces and could dispatch several thousand people on a whim. She also knew that he was a very formidable alchemist. She had seen the Doom Staff reach the High-Rank of the True Spirit realm with her own eyes.

Of course, she didn't care too much about those things.

But now, she realized that she was wrong, very wrong.

This young mage was far more mysterious than she had thought!

”Haha…” Lin Yun only chuckled as he saw Reina's disbelief and didn't say anything. He frowned, lost in his thoughts.

After over ten minutes, the team formed by the three major forces once again grouped up and flew over the lake, going in a certain direction. This lake was huge, and contrary to everyone's expectations, it took nearly an hour to land ashore.

”It's really sh*tty,” Weiss cursed as he looked at the endless lake. Strange things kept happening since they reached this plane. They met a lifeform from the Ancient Era that was already on the verge of extinction and then flew for over an hour to cross a lake. With everyone's speed, they had already crossed a few hundred kilometers.

Who would dare say that a lake spanning several hundred kilometers wasn't something strange?

Most of the members of this team couldn't handle such a long flight, so as soon as they reached the shore, they rested for a while. While they did that, Lin Yun examined their surroundings while holding a mana crystal. They were now on a desolate plain that seemed endless. Lin Yun couldn't help frowning when he saw this. He made some conjectures when he thought of the Hydra and the huge lake.

After resting for half an hour, the team set out once again. They trudged across the desolate plain, walking aimlessly. Their only goals here were the scepter and the Ancient God's corpse, but they didn't have any clues, so they could only fumble around this vast area.

Not long after, a sharp sound cut through the sky as another formidable magic beast appeared...

Strong gales whistled past everyone as a Dragonhawk flapped its wings that each spanned over ten meters. It arrogantly circled above them while spitting flaming Dragon Breaths.

Fortunately, this Dragonhawk wasn't comparable in power to the Hydra. It was about level 37 and was killed in less than ten minutes by Reina in her Dragon Shape. She then flew back and handed the mana crystal to Lin Yun.

But, the appearance of that Dragonhawk surprised Lin Yun once more...

He hadn't been shocked by its strength, but by the size of its body.

Dragonhawks were like Wyverns. They had Draconic Bloodlines and could be found everywhere in the era of the Ancient Gods. But after several thousand years, Dragonhawks had become rare due to various reasons. According to what Lin Yun knew, they could only be found in Silver Moon Forest. But the Dragonhawks of this era, just like the Hydras, had to mutate to adapt to the environment. Their bodies had shrunk, and both wings together would span less than ten meters, while just one wing of this Dragonhawk was more than ten meters long.

Only the Dragonhawks of the Ancient God Era could reach such a size.

Lin Yun was calmly reflecting as the team continued along. They had to admit that the place was truly desolate. There was no vegetation, and they rarely even saw any magic beasts. After an entire day, the number of magic beasts they encountered could be counted on just one hand, and they were all Dragonhawks.

”That's…”

As night approached, Arthus, who was at the forefront and looking in the distance with his superior eyesight, noticed something while simultaneously feeling an aura of life.

”It's a forest…” Rhett promptly cast a Mage Eye, but his expression instantly froze. ”Damn, damn, check it out, quick!”

”What is it?” Even Lin Yun was puzzled by Rhett's sudden loss of self-control. He waved his hand and sent a Mage Eye over to investigate. Tall trees were emitting dense auras of life while plants were growing and flowers were blooming all over.

'There seems to be nothing wrong…'

Lin Yun inwardly shook his head, but as he was about to sever the connection to that Mage Eye, a bit of doubt appeared in his mind.

'Hold on… Aren't those plants and trees too large?'

At that time, a shadow flew over. It was the Black Tower's Falton. This powerful old man had clearly noticed that there was something amiss, so he used Flight to rush ahead. The others were startled at first, but they then followed with their own Flight spells.

”Heavens…” The first to let out an alarmed sound was Weiss. His face was filled with shock as he raised his head to look at those trees.

Everything they saw in that forest was enlarged a few dozen times. The shortest tree was at least a kilometer tall. Even a fallen leaf was huge enough to be used as a quilt. Most of the other plants in the surroundings were over ten meters in height, while some of the fragrant flowers were bigger than a human's head.

”That's incredible,” Suval exclaimed. ”What kind of world have we discovered?”