activa-t Chapter 29 Hallucinogenic Fog
Chapter 29 Hallucinogenic Fog
Lin Er looked at the colorful lark flying over with a strange expression. No matter how he looked at it, this brightly colored lark didn't seem to be very dangerous.
However, he didn't dare to be careless. He silently took out his Moonlight Sword, ready to summon his flying sword and kill the colorful lark if it showed any signs of distress.
Flora called the colorful lark to come closer and spoke to it in a profound and incomprehensible natural language. The lark chirped merrily and then landed on Flora's shoulder.
Lin Er was filled with vigilance and asked, "Is this the Magic Lark? Could there be any danger?"
Flora turned to look at her and said, "The Magic Lark isn't aggressive at all; it's only good at running away, so it won't be in any danger."
Lin Er was still not entirely at ease and hoped that Flora could switch to a magical lark for cooperation.
Flora shook her head and said, "Magic larks usually live alone, and there probably aren't any other ones in this large area."
Lin Er insisted that Flora try summoning again, and although Flora was very puzzled, she complied with his wishes.
Soon, a second magical lark appeared, but its colors were not as vibrant; it was entirely white.
As you can see, the white lark keeps its distance from the rainbow lark, seemingly a little afraid of it.
Flora's expression was somewhat strange as she muttered to herself, "Could it be that it's mating season?"
Seeing this, Lin Er immediately ordered Flora to drive away the first five-colored lark, leaving only the second white lark, thinking that this would probably complete the mission.
Flora followed suit, apologizing to the first lark, which chirped loudly, its voice becoming higher and less melodious, seemingly somewhat angry.
However, the colorful lark quickly flew into the air and then disappeared.
Lin Er only looked away when he realized that his target had finally left.
At this moment, Flora took out a small bag of seeds and took out a hyacinth seed.
After the white lark ate it, it cheered and jumped in her palm, which was very cute.
The white lark then took flight, hovering several meters in the air, and led the way.
The two followed behind the white-feathered lark and entered the Misty Forest.
Because the white-feathered lark wasn't very good at leading the way, there were often clumps of thorns blocking their path, so they had to take out their swords and cut them away.
Lin Er noticed that Flora had changed to a rapier, which looked like it had been made in a blacksmith's shop and was of decent quality.
He forged ahead through obstacles while silently monitoring the system notifications.
Even though the colorful lark has been driven away, the task completion notification hasn't popped up yet.
Lin Er was somewhat surprised. He suddenly realized something and quickly looked around, searching everywhere.
Sure enough, not far above him, a brightly colored lark, hidden in the mist, followed closely behind.
That colorful lark is definitely no good!
Without hesitation, Lin Er summoned the Moonlight Sword, and a white light flew from his hand, slashing out at an extremely fast speed.
The colorful lark hadn't expected Lin Er to suddenly attack. By the time it reacted, the white light was less than half a meter away from it.
Just as it was about to be cut in two, the rainbow lark reacted extremely quickly. It flapped its wings twice and suddenly emitted a colorful halo that covered an area of about two meters in diameter, enveloping the entire bird.
Lin Er wielded his flying sword and slashed wildly a dozen times within the halo of light. When the halo dissipated, the five-colored lark had vanished without a trace, and he hadn't even managed to touch a single feather.
Nearby, Flora noticed that Lin Er suddenly sprang into action, using his telekinesis to control his flying sword and slash wildly at the treetops.
She instinctively grabbed her bow and arrow, but saw no enemy. While keeping watch, she moved closer to Lin Er and asked him what was going on.
Lin Er then recounted how the colorful lark had followed them with ill intentions.
At that moment, the white lark also flew over.
Flora communicated with it in natural language, and the more she listened, the more her eyebrows furrowed.
Lin Er listened to the white lark chirping but couldn't understand what it was saying, so he asked Flora about the situation.
Flora replied, "It said it has always lived in the Misty Forest and often cooperates with adventurers. That brightly colored fellow is a recent arrival; it not only bullied it but also tricked and killed several adventurers. It's a bad bird."
So that's how it is. He finally understood where the danger of the rainbow lark lay. If one is completely unprepared for its beautiful appearance, one could easily be deceived.
Lin Er said in a deep voice, "It was too fast, it's a pity it got away."
After this little incident, the two of them became more vigilant.
Seeing that the mission was not yet completed, Lin Er knew that the wicked bird was still up to no good. However, the surrounding fog made it impossible to see any trace of it for the time being, so he could only walk around and observe the surroundings.
After walking for several hours, they were getting closer and closer to the center of the Misty Forest.
At that moment, the white lark suddenly cried out.
Lin Er and Flora rushed forward and saw a four-leaf clover growing where the white lark had landed. It was lush and green, full of life.
Flora said, "This is a lucky four-leaf clover, which brings good luck."
Lin Er asked, "Is this four-leaf clover very precious?"
Flora shook her head and replied, "You can buy them in Blackrock City; one plant costs only two or three coins."
Having found a magical plant, the white lark looked longingly at Flora, who then poured out a hyacinth seed to feed it.
Seeing Lin Er's confusion, Flora explained, "According to the agreement, we need to feed each magical plant we find a seed. This seed is the reward for the next plant we've planned."
Lin Er then realized that he had probably lost out this time. A single seed cost 10 Fang coins, so it seemed that asking the Magic Lark to help him find magical plants might not be profitable.
The white lark is working again; perhaps the lucky four-leaf clover has played a role.
This time, it actually found three magical Gale Grasses.
Flora's usually calm expression finally softened, and she said, "These three Gale Grasses are of rare quality and contain a strong wind element, which is exactly what I need."
Seeing this, Lin Er thanked Flora and helped her dig up the three Gale Grass plants, roots and all, and put them away.
I didn't expect to have made such a good harvest so soon after entering the Misty Forest.
However, this requires giving the White Lark two more seeds, leaving only 6 seeds available.
Lin Er pointed to the white-feathered lark and asked, "Could it specifically go looking for the Star Vein Silver Fern and Dragon Blood Ginseng?"
Flora shook her head and said, "The Magic Lark can only sense magic, not determine the type of magical plant."
That's a pity.
Lin Er was not discouraged, and he and Flora continued to venture deeper into the Misty Forest.
Flora cautioned, "The aura ahead is getting thicker; that should be the core area of the Misty Forest. We need to be extra careful."
Lin Er nodded and became extremely focused.
The two followed the white-feathered lark inside. After walking for a while, the mist became thicker and thicker, carrying a strange fragrance.
Flora frowned, then suddenly said:
"No, this seems to be a hallucinogenic fog. Staying here too long will make us lose our way. Let's quickly go back the way we came."
Lin Er understood the stakes, and without hesitation, he followed Flora back the way they came.
They had walked several hundred meters and were about to continue when...
Suddenly, the surrounding trees began to shake, and the earth cracked open.
Six enormous trees stood up, revealing hollow, crimson eyes.
The tree spirits stretched out their claws and blocked their way, clearly not wanting them to leave.
Flora reacted quickly and immediately communicated with them using natural language.
Seeing this, Lin Er did not make any rash moves. He could sense that these six tree spirits were very strong, definitely reaching the second tier.
He gripped his sword tightly, silently watching Flora communicate with the tree spirit, who did not attack her.
This made Lin Er sigh, Flora really is the darling of the forest.
At this moment, Flora's expression also turned serious. She stepped back and said:
"These tree spirits said they would allow me to pass."
"This isn't..." Lin Er was about to say something when he suddenly realized what was going on.
This means that the tree spirits are not prepared to let him pass.
Lin Er glanced at Flora and then said, "You go ahead first, I'll think of something else."
Flora immediately raised her eyes, somewhat angrily saying, "Lin'er, are you underestimating us elves? I, Flora, would never abandon my companions!"