Traveling through the game world

Silver Village

Looking at Zyra, who was gradually regaining consciousness, Tana's expression was incredibly solemn and astonished. She exclaimed, "My God! Zyra has been corrupted! Although she's a fire spirit with a somewhat volatile temper, she would never find pleasure in burning the forest. You know, the harmony between the fire spirits and the forest was all thanks to Zyra! This black nightmare is terrifying!" After all, although she was a fire spirit princess, Zyra was the ruler of the Blazing Crystal Forest. A mad ruler was truly frightening.

Lian Yang nodded, thinking to himself that the plot seemed to be on track, and for Lian Yang, who was just getting started, all he had to do was keep fighting. However, he still had to say something: "Logically speaking, the Black Nightmare has already been sealed by my master, so it shouldn't be affecting any more monsters. But in fact, Zyra has still been affected. I'm even worried that other elves might have been corrupted as well."

In fact, other elves were also affected at this moment; one could even say that all the elves in the Arnofa Forest had fallen. But he couldn't say that carelessly, as disrupting the plot wouldn't do him any good. Of course, even if he knew that the Arnofa Forest was actually being wreaked havoc by an evil crystal, and that even Lian Yang couldn't handle it now, the Arnofa Forest, as a starting village on the Arad Continent, wasn't particularly powerful. But it was definitely not so weak that a level 1 player in the game could run rampant.

"Achoo!" Baron suddenly sneezed: "Lianyang, don't you feel the air is a bit cold!"

“This is a cold wind from the Ice Crystal Forest,” Tana explained. “Only Jerus, the Ice Elf King, can transmit this cold air from the Ice Crystal Forest to Silver Village. When I saw him a couple of days ago, he seemed perfectly normal.” However, Tana’s expression was clearly not very good.

Before Tana could finish speaking, Lian Yang suddenly asserted, "Jerus was affected! Just now! Otherwise, even the Elf King couldn't spread the chill to Silver Village at any time. That would require a massive amount of energy!"

Sure enough, Morgan rushed over: "Tana, I just returned from investigating the elves in the forest. I'm currently adjusting the potion. Things have changed a bit." Seemingly remembering something, he added, "Lianyang, Baron, you two come too, I might need your help."

The two had been staying in Silver Village for some time while investigating the elves, and had become quite familiar with Morgan. Therefore, when military assistance was needed, Morgan immediately prepared to bring Lian Yang and Baron along.

They arrived at Morgan's laboratory.

Morgan, who had just arrived at the lab, casually tossed Lian Yang an Elf Core.

Upon obtaining the core, Lian Yang frowned deeply. He could clearly sense that the core was almost entirely filled with evil power. It wasn't just the Black Nightmare; there was something else. He knew it was the evil power of the Evil Thought Entity. Moreover, based on the evil energy of this core, the Evil Thought Entity was currently far beyond Lian Yang's capabilities, even with Baron's help.

Lian Yang frowned and said, "I sense two evil auras inside. It's not just the Black Nightmare."

Morgan's voice was grave: "After Agamemnon sealed the Black Nightmare, the number of rampaging forest elves decreased significantly. However, the cores of the affected elves were being corrupted at an even faster rate. And the core directly affects the elves' bodies and minds. Things have become more complicated."

Tana, frowning, interjected, "From what you two are saying, it's not just the Black Nightmare anymore; another evil force is also eyeing the Arnofa Forest, is that right?" Tana was anxious. The Black Nightmare was already extremely troublesome. Clearly, something else was trying to disturb the peace of the Arnofa Forest. This made her very worried about the residents there.

Morgan nodded and said, "So I need you to collect some Ice Crystal Spirit cores for more in-depth research. As long as we can make a potion to solve the problem of elf berserk behavior, I have a great chance of restoring peace to the Arnofa Forest!"

Baron was naturally eager to restore peace to the Arnofa Forest, but he still had some concerns: "The elven core is easy to handle, but what about the Ice Elf King, Jerus? He's too strong; we can't just knock him unconscious like we did with Zyra. We might even accidentally kill him."

Jerus cannot die, or rather, Jerus, as the Ice Spirit King, absolutely cannot die. Otherwise, even without the Black Nightmare and the evil aura, the Ice Spirits would definitely go berserk.

Tana was prepared when she felt the cold wind. Sure enough, she took out a piece of ice crystal and said, "This is an ice crystal that Jerus gave me when he was awake. It contains Jerus's aura. As long as it touches Jerus's head, it will definitely wake him up."

"You guys are here after all!" Celia, who had been jogging along, saw the group in Morgan's lab and exclaimed with a knowing look, "I knew it! A terrifying aura suddenly appeared in the Ice Crystal Forest, but it felt somewhat familiar. After seeing Zyra, I suspect that Jerus might have been affected too! That's truly terrifying!" She finished speaking with a look of panic.

"As expected!" Tana nodded. "Sayari, your senses are always so sharp. But Morgan is already preparing the potion to wake the elves. Lian Yang and Baron are also preparing to awaken the affected Jerus."

It was almost certain that Jerus had been affected, and Lian Yang didn't intend to delay any longer. He casually returned the Elf Core to Morgan: "Let's get going, Baron! Hopefully, we won't cause any bigger trouble!"

Ice Crystal Forest

"Phew!" Baron hugged his arms and blew on the cold air. "It's really cold here. I never noticed before, but this Ice Elf King Jerus is quite powerful!"

Lian Yang couldn't help but purse his lips and shake his coat: "Who told you to act so cool, going shirtless! Besides, he's the master of this forest after all, how could his strength be lacking?"

"Damn!" Baron exclaimed, looking at him with an expression that said, "Do you think I wanted to go shirtless? Do you know how hot Kazan's curse makes my blood boil! Do you know what I'll do when my blood is boiling?! But I'm still really looking forward to fighting Jerus!" Baron's face lit up with fervor when he talked about fighting, but he was also incredibly frustrated. Kazan's curse on his left hand granted him immense power, but it could drive him mad at any moment. Before Lian Yang, he even despised his power because it made him lonely. Even now, with some friends, Baron's feelings towards Kazan's curse remained complex.

Lian Yang seemed to sense Baron's bad mood and changed the subject: "Baron, what level are you now?" To be honest, Lian Yang wasn't really that interested in Baron's level. But this was undoubtedly the best time to change the subject.

"Level 30, I reckon we'll be level 31 soon! We seem to have been on a lot of adventures lately, and our strength has improved quite quickly." Baron sighed. At level 30, Baron could already be considered a strong person in the Arad Continent, though only at the very bottom level.

Lian Yang was somewhat surprised: "Damn, how have you managed all these years?!" At the same age, Lian Yang was naturally considered low-level, as he was still a little short of experience to reach level 16. But Baron was definitely considered very high. Adventurers under 25 years old typically only reached level 20. Therefore, Baron's level 31 was incredibly high.

"Achoo!" Baron was about to speak when a sudden gust of even more biting cold wind swept over him, causing him to sneeze.

"Damn humans! How dare you trespass into the Ice Crystal Forest! Then die here!" A helmet spirit appeared before the two.

No! It wasn't a helmet spirit. Helmet spirits are all gray, but this one was ice blue, and it was a full two and a half meters tall. Lian Yang and Baron, who were about one and a half meters tall, only barely reached its chest. And its thick arms were even thicker than Baron's waist.

Tightening his grip on the greatsword, Lian Yang said, "It's the Frost Helmet Spirit."

Baron asked, puzzled, "Frost Helmet Spirit?"

Cautiously observing the monster before him, Lian Yang explained, "Ordinary armor spirits are monsters formed from the armor of adventurers after their deaths, corrupted by the Black Nightmare. This monster, however, is also formed from the armor of an adventurer, but it was born from the simultaneous invasion of the Ice Crystal Forest's chill and the Black Nightmare. It's extremely rare."

Baron curled his lip and said, "It's just a hybrid. Hybrids are more resilient; that's common knowledge on the mainland!"

Unknown enemies are the most terrifying. Lian Yangcai has already thoroughly exposed the background of the person in front of us, so what is Baron afraid of? This is all just a joke.

The Frost Armor Spirit, which was already lacking in reason, became even more enraged upon hearing the two annoying humans slander it.

"Freeze it!"

The Frost Helmet Spirit roared and released an ice-attribute light membrane with a radius of one meter centered on its body. Then it slammed into Lian Yang and Baron.

"Get out of his way!" Lian Yang decisively used a three-stage slash to move aside.

Being touched by the light membrane will result in being frozen. And once frozen, the Frost Armor Spirit's giant fist will certainly not let him off easily. Therefore, Lian Yang had no choice but to dodge.

"Roar!" Sure enough, right where Lian Yang had dodged, the Frost Armor Spirit unleashed a powerful ice fist that was even bigger than Lian Yang's head.

"Phew!" Baron looked at the Frost Helmsman's enormous ice fist and said with lingering fear, "Damn, luckily I ran fast, otherwise I would have been sent flying into the sky!"

It's now!

Taking advantage of the moment when the Frost Helmet Spirit threw a punch, Baron's attack surged forth.

Baron swung his sword forward in a three-stage slash, quickly closing the distance to the Frost Helm Spirit.

"ha!".

Without giving the helmet spirit a moment to react, Baron leaped high into the air and unleashed a fierce Mountain Crash.

"roar!".

The Frost Armor Spirit, whose giant fist had not yet been retracted, was struck by this blow and let out a roar.

"Hmph! It's not over yet! Cross Slash!"

The giant sword, formed from condensed blood energy, drew a bright red cross behind the frozen Frost Armor Spirit.

"bump!".

The cross slashed fiercely into the back of the Frost Armored Spirit.

"Soul-hungry hand!"

The distance was sufficient, and Baron's fighting spirit was incredibly strong. That not-so-large hand was able to firmly grasp the enormous Frost Armor Spirit in its palm.

The Frost Armor Spirit's blood energy condensed in Baron's palm, and finally, with a "poof!" it burst out violently.

"Hehe, here I come!" Before Baron's attack was over, Lian Yang's attack followed immediately.

A lightsaber materialized in his left hand, while his right hand gripped a massive greatsword. His hands moved in alternating attacks, drawing a beautiful hemisphere – the Reverse Ghost Sword Technique!

Suddenly, the twin swords turned back into a single sword, and Lian Yang wielded the sword with both hands and fiercely slashed upwards.

It's an upward slash, one of the basic skills of the Ghost Swordsman.

As the Frost Armor Spirit soared into the air, Lian Yang also leaped up.

In mid-air, Lian Yang raised his greatsword high above his head and slammed it down on the Frost Armor Spirit. Using the force of the impact, Lian Yang seemed to jump even higher in a strange way.

"Ha!" He swung his sword again. Another magnificent arc of sword strikes followed—indeed, it was an aerial combo!

"Such a rare monster must yield some good loot!" Seeing the Frost Helmet finally fall to the ground after a series of attacks, Baron roared, "Then die! Rage erupts!"

"Gained 5000 experience points!"

"Level up! Now level 16!"

Finally leveled up! Lianyang, who had been stuck at level 15 for some time, has finally leveled up.

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