"Is there no map or anything like that? I just can't help but feel..."
I glanced at the Ironwood Hell, then turned to Yuxin.
"Look, this road also ends here. Does it mean that no one... Wait, do the undead not walk this way?"
"Have you seen those blades?" Yuxin smiled and pointed to the tree with blades.
"That's the specialty of the Ironwood Hell. Any undead that gets cut by those blades will experience the most excruciating pain. And if they are accidentally cut multiple times, it will result in the complete destruction of their souls. So theoretically, that place is where only the most heinous criminals are sentenced to appear, ordinary undead wouldn't go there, and naturally, there is no road leading there."
"I see, in that case, it does make sense to go back that way."
"But overall, our destination is that tree over there, right?" Taishi Xi pointed to the largest tree in the middle with his halberd.
"Yes, that's the one."
"I see, that's fine then."
With that, Taishi Xi swung his other hand, sending out a row of yellow talismans flying up into the air, hovering above the Ironwood trees.
"What are those?"
"Guide talismans."
Taishi Xi said lightly, then looked at Yuxin.
"Thank you."
"Then I wish you a smooth journey."
Yuxin nodded and floated back along the path.
"I almost forgot... you have another occupation."
I looked at Taishi Xi.
"Warlock."
"Well, it's more like a coincidence that I learned it. After all, there are no mages in the Eastern Continent, so we usually just practice something else. I'm not very clear about it myself, but when I met an acquaintance again, I happened to learn it."
"You are really casual..."
I said with a wry smile, then glanced at the talismans.
"But overall, they are very useful, aren't they?"
"Well, they are useful in special situations. And they are quite handy in the Western Continent, because most people there are unaware of this, making them easily defeated by some of my special spells."
"Such as?"
"Perception Shift, feeling like they are aiming at me, but actually seeing something else."
"Oh, that is indeed very useful."
"But it only lasts for 5 seconds."
"..."
Well, my Arrow Rain is still quite effective.
"Let's not dawdle, shall we? We need to hurry, don't we?"
Aliyah said as she quickly walked towards the location of the first talisman.
"You're right."
I nodded and followed her.
However, when we got closer, I realized that things were not as simple as I had imagined.
The entire Ironwood forest was filled with blades and swords, even the blades protruding under the trees almost stabbed any passersby.
Of course...
Aliyah and Oyado could easily pass through, and Hei Luoli just had to bend slightly.
As for me... well, bending over works, but it's not very convenient to walk.
At that moment, I couldn't help but appreciate my current female body, which was indeed quite convenient.
Bai Yueguang and Taishi Xi... their faces changed when they saw those trees.
Let's not talk about whether being cut by this blade hurts the soul, but this blade definitely looks real, right? It's certain that one would get hurt if cut by it, right?
These two are much taller than me, especially Taishi Xi, who despite being a woman, is the tallest in height.
I really worry about her.
As I bent down to pass under the tree, I glanced back at Taishi Xi. At that moment, she was bending over, trying to pass under the tree, almost squatting.
"I hate this place."
Passing the first tree, Taishi Xi stood between the trees and said, "Damn, this is just the first symbol, a total of 12, this is driving me crazy."
"Well, there's no other way, after all, we have no other method to pass, right?"
"Ah!! If only we could fly!"
"Fly, hmm..."
It turns out I can too, as I knew when an arrow pierced my knee.
Well, even if I could fly alone, it wouldn't work, as all of us have to get across.
Although my ice skateboard can be used just enough now, flying back and forth like this, I can only take one person at a time, which means I would need to do many trips. This magic basically consumes one magic stone each time I use it, and I only have ten left on me now.
And it's not like we must fly only in this situation...
Just as I was thinking that, a wraith swooshed past us from above, seeming to be an escaped wraith.
The next second, a small knife flew up from a nearby tree and pierced the wraith with a swift motion. The wraith struggled for a moment in mid-air, then fell onto those swords glinting with cold light.
My goodness...
I swallowed hard.
Thank goodness I didn't fly, or that would have been my fate.
With a wry smile, I said to Taishi Xi, "Bear with it, at least we can still make it through."
"Sigh."
Taishi Xi sighed and continued to bend down.
"Let's go, hurry."
"Alright, alright~"
After all, everyone was going just for my sake this time, so I didn't feel right saying anything.
Therefore, I quickly rushed ahead to scout the path, buffing myself with speed and adding an earth shield behind me, and made it to the underside of the fifth symbol in one go.
Taking off the earth shield from my back, I felt uneasy seeing the marks on it.
If I were attacked, it would definitely be excruciating!
And just then, for some reason, I suddenly heard a mournful scream, a voice so loud that it made the nearby trees tremble!
I felt something was wrong and immediately summoned vines to pull out Aliyah and Oyado from behind me, and then several blades fell from the trees, directly embedding into the ground.
"My goodness..."
Aliyah looked in horror at the blades behind her.
"Th-thank you."
"Thank you, Lady Big Sister~"
Oyado just hugged me directly.
"You're welcome. Bai Yueguang, how are things on your end?"
"We're fine, we haven't started climbing this area yet, so far so good."
Bai Yueguang's voice came from the direction we came from.
"We'll clear these things out and then come over."
"Okay."
"Miss, over there, it seems like there are others."
Suddenly, Oyado looked in the direction we were heading and said.
"Yes, clearly, it's not just trees hindering us."
I stared at the name behind the tree and said.
"There are also some special guests."
