If a diamond is placed in front of you and painted with a layer of black dye, can you still recognize it as a diamond?

The same distance, a rapidly approaching fireball and a stationary fireball, the former is obviously more noticeable.

Both diamonds and fireballs are non-living objects.

No matter how strong the perception of an ordinary human is, it is impossible to perceive the existence of non-living objects. Sometimes, the sudden magical attack from behind can be sensed, but it is only because of the environmental changes brought by magic, such as the temperature rise caused by fire, combined with personal experience.

It's like placing a diamond in front of someone and asking them to perceive the existence of other diamonds through the characteristics of this diamond. Anyone would think this is a ridiculous idea.

The same goes for Larglang stone.

With an ordinary appearance, if you ask an average person what it is, they would just consider it as an ordinary stone.

It is obviously impossible to detect Larglang stones all over the world through perception. Otherwise, humans would have been able to explore all the material treasures deep underground through their own perceptiveness.

But with special instruments, the results will be different.

Due to the special nature of Larglang stones, Sofia has spent a lot of resources and effort to develop this imperfect Larglang detector. Now, Green's attempt to turn herself into a detector is undoubtedly a challenge to it.

Even if Green didn't intend to, Sofia couldn't help but have doubts seeing Green's serious expression, and she greeted everyone to follow him.

Compared to other materials, Larglang stones emit a unique signal, and once this signal is enhanced and approached, it will resonate. The captured waves from this resonance are then calculated and the approximate location is displayed on the instrument panel.

Green is now chasing this signal, and at the same time, there is a faint excitement in her heart, causing her steps to unconsciously quicken.

The rest of the people follow behind Green. When Green walks towards a cave, even though they are filled with worry and fear, since they have chosen to jump down this path, they can only continue forward with a brave face.

But at this moment, someone noticed that there was something in the cave.

"There are monsters! There are monsters ahead!"

A sharp-eyed person spotted the appearance of the anomaly and immediately exclaimed to the others. However, Green in the front seemed to have not heard this at all and continued to move forward at the same speed, even slightly increasing it.

In the face of this situation, even though they know that Green is strong, they don't have the courage to directly approach the monsters.

However, something strange happened. Since the others slowed down, only Green approached the monsters. But when Green got closer, the monsters not only didn't attack, but instead slightly stepped back to make way for Green.

Especially the curious look in their eyes, completely lacking any aggressiveness.

Until Green's figure entered the pitch-black cave, the monsters still didn't launch an attack.

The crowd broke out in cold sweat and subconsciously cleared their throats.

Just at this moment, Green's voice came from the front:

"Hey, hurry up, stop dawdling."

The crowd looked at each other and finally moved forward with a brave face. The mages also remained vigilant against the monsters, ready to attack at any time.

However, just like when Green passed by, these monsters were still just curiously watching them, showing no intention to attack.

The fact that they safely passed by the monsters indeed relieved the crowd.

In the past, when monsters saw humans, they would attack without hesitation. The better ones would only refrain from attacking when humans didn't encroach on their territory. It's not like they could simply walk past them like this.

It's truly unbelievable.

After entering the dark cave, the visibility is not as dim as the crowd imagined. On the contrary, it is just enough for them to see the road conditions inside. Upon careful observation, they discovered that these materials emit a faint light.

The mages remained vigilant and didn't remove the surrounding magic formations. However, after going deeper into the cave, although they encountered other monsters, miraculously, these monsters didn't attack them.

This allowed everyone's spirits to relax slightly, and the journey so far had not been particularly tense.

After entering the depths of the cave, the path inside became complex and it was possible to get lost if one was not careful.

Fortunately, Green was leading the way, following the "nonexistent" line in his mind, passing through countless intersections and slowly moving forward.

As the group delved deeper, the road became increasingly open. At this moment, a perceptive mage sensed something and cautiously issued a warning.

"Lord Green, if we continue going down, we might..."

He did not finish his sentence as he realized from Green's calm eyes that no matter what happened, this man before them could not be defeated.

However, in reality, Green had already noticed it earlier.

"If we continue down, we will encounter many magical beasts. Your magic formations should try to be more discreet, and be careful not to scare them or give them the impression that you are hostile. Otherwise, I don't need to say what will happen, right?"

Green did not speak directly, but even a fool could understand the consequences, which would be a large-scale attack by magical beasts.

As a result, the magic formations around the group were withdrawn and everyone became more alert.

Continuing down the downhill road, it didn't take long for even those with less perceptive abilities to notice the concentrated magical energy emitted by the large number of magical beasts gathered together.

The sheer amount of magical energy made everyone shudder involuntarily.

"With such a strong magical energy, there must be hundreds of magical beasts, at least?"

The person speaking trembled, revealing his inner fear.

The others were not much better, but Sophia quickly warned them when she noticed their state.

"Stay focused. Don't kill yourselves before the battle even starts."

Green ignored the emotions of the people behind him and continued to walk forward at the same speed. Everyone followed his pace, but their legs felt somewhat weak and heavy.

Finally, after about ten minutes of walking, the presence of the magical beasts was close at hand.

The air around them felt extremely heavy due to the dense magical power, and even breathing became more difficult.

What appeared before the group at this moment was a huge arched gate.

Green observed the structure of the gate and then walked to it under the gaze of everyone. He pushed it with a little force, and the seemingly heavy gate immediately collapsed.

With the collapse of the gate, there was a loud noise and numerous dust rose up.

Seeing this scene, Green was stunned in midair.

"What the f*ck... Why was it so weak..."

Green swore to the heavens that he didn't do it on purpose.

After the dust settled, the scene behind the gate shocked everyone.

First, their eyes fell upon a long red carpet, with a row of lizard-like creatures standing on both sides. They were all dressed in armor and held weapons, but their expressions made them appear lacking in spirit.

These lizard people were all wearing expressions of astonishment as they were directly confused by the collapse of the gate.

While the lizard people were still in a daze, the group quickly assessed the surrounding environment. After such an unexpected occurrence, it was difficult to ensure that the nearby magical beasts wouldn't attack them, as it was only natural to regard them as enemies.

However, there seemed to be no fierce magical beasts on the scene, only the species that resembled lizard people in front of them.

At this moment, the figure similar to a leader at the end of the carpet stood up and approached Green and the others.

At the same time, the other party also noticed the tense posture of the group and unexpectedly spoke human language:

"You don't have to be so cautious, everyone."

Then he waved his hand and the soldiers on both sides put down their weapons.

"Who are you?"

"I am called Ligut, the leader of the Lizard Demons, the ruling race in this area. Originally, we were lizards, but after a long period of evolution, we have become what we are now. You may call us Lizard Demons."

The leader of the lizard demons looked extremely similar to a lizardman in appearance, but his body was slightly thinner and his posture was relatively gentle.

Regardless of how one tried to perceive it, the aura emitted by this lizard demon undeniably had the characteristics of a monster, and monsters usually launch attacks against humans.

Moreover, the most unbelievable thing was that this self-proclaimed leader of the lizard demons not only understood the human language but also attempted to communicate with them.

This indicated that their intelligence had reached a certain level.

Green didn't care about these trivial details but instead surveyed his surroundings and discovered that there were around hundreds of lizard demon warriors gathered around, although they didn't emit any hostility, they didn't seem very friendly either.

So Green asked the leader in front of him, "What are you doing here?"

"As you can see, we are here to welcome your arrival because we have something to ask of you."

"Oh? Tell me in detail."

After a brief conversation, everyone finally understood the whole story.

According to the leader of the lizard demons, they were the native monsters of this continent and also the most intelligent among the monsters. Although their individual strength wasn't too strong, they possessed a far superior intellect compared to other monsters.

The intricate and complex underground terrain was built by their own kin.

However, these were not the main points.

In the past, the monsters on this continent were mostly peaceful. One reason was that the environment here was treacherous and not suitable for fighting, and another reason was that the monsters living here didn't possess much belligerence, so the various tribes coexisted peacefully.

This peaceful state persisted until a day two weeks ago.

For some unknown reason, the Bigfoot Ice Spider, who had always disliked fighting with others, suddenly launched a war against the nearby Frozen Centipede Village. At first, the Frozen Centipede tried to negotiate and make peace, but they were killed instantly by the Bigfoot Ice Spider's attack.

Both sides then engaged in a fierce battle, resulting in countless casualties.

Within these two weeks, many monsters seemed to have gone crazy, attacking other monsters everywhere, and until now, they still didn't know why this was happening.

The surviving weaker monsters gathered in the lizard demons' territory, and no one knew the cause of this disaster.

But the leader of the lizard demons was very clear that if they didn't do something soon, they might be the next to perish.

A hundred years ago, the Great Prophet of the lizard demons once predicted a catastrophe that could destroy the Ice and Snow Continent, and back then, even the Great Prophet didn't know how to avoid this disaster.

Undoubtedly, that disaster was referring to the current events.

Until a week ago, the Great Prophet suddenly left behind a solution to this disaster and then quietly departed.

"That solution is to seek the help of the chosen ones who will visit here in a week!"