The hero I support will definitely defeat the devil

After Penos left, Olivia suddenly came back to her senses.

Could it be that Tiel deliberately chose this time to come to Breath of the Dragon so that I could help her block the people from the Church of the Wind?

After all, given their friendship, she would definitely not ignore Tiyer.

"Very well, Tiyer, we'll settle the score when you wake up."

Olivia snorted.

She didn't really care about what Tiyer did. After all, Tiyer knew her limits. If it was something Olivia couldn't handle, she wouldn't come.

Xilu, who was cleaning the table, saw Olivia's expression and thought to herself, "Teacher, you're on your own."

......

Night Forest.

The official name of the third floor of the White Tower.

Because this layer is very dark, there are always thick clouds in the sky. Even in broad daylight, the sky looks almost the same as when it is dawn outside. At night, it is pitch black, and you can't see your hand in front of you.

Any adventure team that comes here to explore or complete a commission must have a powerful lighting lamp. Otherwise, it will be difficult to move forward even during the day, and it will be extremely easy to get lost.

Especially on the third layer, more than 80% of the land is covered with forests. This means that once you get lost, it is almost impossible to tell the direction. You can only rely on experience and intuition to observe the direction to move forward, because equipment like a compass will be ineffective here.

This is the origin of the name of the Night Forest. The third layer is such a place composed of darkness and forest.

And now, Lisha's team is facing a problem that all adventure teams that come to the third floor for the first time will face.

They were lost.

Although they had occasionally gotten lost before, that was because they were unfamiliar with the area, but after walking there a few times, even Lisha could recognize some of the roads.

But this time it's different.

After Lisha's team spent a lot of time traveling to the third floor, they tried to take a shortcut and were taught a lesson by the Night Forest.

Whether it is a dim day, thick fog, or extremely complex forest terrain.

The combination of the three will be useless even if a gem-level professional comes.

No, this is not a question of strength. Getting lost is almost inevitable.

It's just that the veterans have a way to solve it.

But as the newcomers, Lisha's team had no choice.

At first, Lisha was full of confidence. She planned to rely on her powerful branch throwing technique to get out of the forest.

Then she failed.

Because there is only forest here, there is no such thing as walking out.

Even if Ailan hadn't been able to distinguish the differences between trees and soil, they might have thought they were in the same forest.

Ilsa took over Lisha's position and began to lead the way, with Alan assisting her.

One of them is a ranger responsible for reconnaissance in the team, and the other is an elf with an affinity for nature.

Logically speaking, you should be able to find the right path.

However, they both failed after three days of hard work.

Ilsa's path-finding skills and powerful eyesight were completely ineffective in the fog of the Night Forest.

Ai Lan was completely unable to tell the difference.

Because as they went deeper, the trees and the soil became the same.

At first, Meililu suggested looking for the way from a high place.

As a result, after Lisha used her ability to jump to a height higher than the trees, she found that no matter which direction she looked, there was endless forest, and she could not see the end at all. Any distance that was a little further was obscured by thick fog.

Even though they had a map, without any reference points, Lisha's team had no idea where they were.

Not to mention finding the ruins that Tiel mentioned.

Angela finally proposed a destructive advance.

Just walk straight, destroy everything you see, and walk in a completely straight line.

But it was vetoed by others.

Because it’s not like no one has tried this before.

Then they were wiped out.

Because he caused a riot in the forest, he was killed by monsters.

But after trying them one by one, there are not many methods left.

So Team Lisha could only use the dumbest method.

That is to explore a little bit, mark it, and then expand the scope until you find the right path.

Although this method is slower, it is safer.

But doing this will waste a lot of time.

But if they don't do this, they will just be spinning in circles.

So in the end, Lisha's team started the three-step method of exploring the mark and expanding the range.

Chapter 389: Trees Everywhere

For a whole week, Team Lisha was searching for the right path.

As time went by, they found some traces of actions of other adventure teams and roughly calculated the direction of the right path.

So Lisha's team finally began to return to the right path little by little.

"I'm sorry, everyone. It's all because of me that you wasted so much time."

Lisha, who was walking in the front, was a little depressed.

If she hadn't wanted to take a shortcut in the first place, this wouldn't have happened.

"Lisha, I am also responsible for this matter."

Ilsa patted Lisha's shoulder.

She was not trying to comfort Lisha, but she really believed that she was responsible.

It was her fault that she agreed to Lisha's suggestion of taking a shortcut even though she knew that she could be unreliable at times.

"Oh! Stop arguing about who was wrong. It's all in the past anyway. Besides, who can tell the difference in this environment? Ailan is an elf, she can't do it."

Angela said impatiently as she listened to Lisha and Ilsa taking the blame back and forth.

"Well, I can't really tell the difference between the trees here."

Ai Lan could still tell them apart at the beginning, but for some reason, as she went deeper, there seemed to be some interference in the Night Forest, making it impossible for Ai Lan, an elf, to tell the difference between the trees.

"But there's something wrong with the trees here, so let's try not to disturb them if we can."

"Yes, once this demonized tree wakes up, the chain reaction it brings will be enough to engulf us."

Meililu nodded affirmatively.

All the trees in the Night Forest contain magical power, and most of them have been demonized.

The trees that have not been demonized simply have insufficient magic power stored in their trunks.

Compared to the tree people, the demonized trees are closer to monsters.

In theory, such trees soaked in magic power are very good materials, and if you can cut down a batch and sell them, you can make a lot of money.

But in fact, adventurers who can come here basically do not do so. They even try their best not to get firewood from the Night Forest.

The reason is that they are afraid that the entire forest will riot and kill all the adventurers.

This kind of thing has happened before. Many adventure teams that initially reached the third floor were wiped out.

Lisha's team naturally did not violate this taboo, so they used the wood in their space backpacks to make fire during this period.

Without the experience brought by their predecessors, Lisha’s team would definitely be in danger and face a tough battle.

All I can say is that every record in the Adventurer's Guild's adventure manual was earned with the blood and tears of the adventurer predecessors.

"Now I understand why that magic tree appears on the third floor."

Angela sighed.

At first they were wondering why a rare tree-type monster would appear in a third-level ruin.

But when they experienced it themselves, they understood.

The Night Forest on the third floor of the White Tower is simply a paradise for tree-like monsters.

Even animal-like monsters are rare here, because the demonized trees will prey on them.

Most of the monsters that can survive in the Night Forest can form a subtle symbiotic relationship with the demonized trees here.

For example, there is a demon pig with mushrooms growing on its back, a demon wolf with a single horn, and a giant ape wrapped in vines.

"The ruins should be hidden in the forest. It looks like we'll need to spend quite a bit of time searching for them."

Ilsa said as she observed the surrounding scenery.

"How far is it to the right path?"

Lisha asked Ilsa.

"I don't know, but we should be getting closer."

Ilsa pointed to the traces of a burning fire near a pile of earth.

"Ah~~ When I think about having to find a ruin hidden in the forest, I suddenly don't want to do this commission anymore."

Lisha thought it was a mission to kill monsters, so she excitedly accepted the mission and came to the Night Forest, but it turned out to be a search mission.

Although there was a map and the location was marked in detail, it would take a long time to get there by the main route, which was why Lisha tried to take a shortcut.

But they didn't expect that once they strayed from the main path of the Night Forest, they would be completely lost.

If they hadn't gotten lost, they might have arrived long ago. Now they are already on the return journey after killing the magic tree.

“Lisha, if you give up now, all the hardship you’ve endured before will be in vain.”

Ailan reminded Lisha.

"That's right."

Lisha thought about it and decided to go ahead with it.

Anyway, so much time has been spent, going back would be a waste of effort, and the mission might even fail.

So let’s continue with the mission.

It took another two days, but Lisha's team finally found the right path to the Night Forest.

The right path here is what the adventurers call it, and the Adventurer's Guild calls it the Guide's Path.

The road that runs through the entire Night Forest from the entrance of the third floor to the entrance of the fourth floor is what adventurers call the right path, and it is also the only road on the third floor.

This road is not straight, but has many twists and turns.

But it must be said that the road built by the Adventurer's Guild is indeed very important and precious.

When this road first existed, many adventurers died in the Night Forest every year because they got lost.

When the Guide's Path is built, the probability of adventurers dying from getting lost is greatly reduced.

And as long as you follow the guide's path and have enough strength, you can safely reach the entrance to the fourth floor.

It is precisely because of this path that new adventurers who have just passed the novice period can pass the third level well and successfully avoid further losses.

"Finally home."

Lisha looked at the broad road and couldn’t help but sigh.

Because they left rashly and did not mark the place, they were unable to find their previous location through the marks after they got lost.

After wasting so much time, they finally got back on track.

“It’s hard to imagine how much manpower and resources the Adventurer’s Guild spent to build this Guide Road.”