Blue Star Grass

The massacre at the edge of the quagmire didn't disturb the group that was sleeping soundly.

On one hand, it was because Locke had protected them well. On the other hand, the battles and encounters over the past few days had made everyone in the squad extremely tense.

Everyone except Locke had gotten a good night's sleep last night.

Locke had participated in the battle under the tree as well. He already had several pieces of major monster leather and magic crystals in his spatial ring.

Most of them were low-rank major monsters. Minor monsters wouldn't appear in such a salt-alkali forest. The mid-rank major monsters swaggered out of the quagmire after replenishing themselves.

Locke didn't want to cause any more trouble. He didn't participate in any of the battles last night. At most, he took the opportunity to snatch a few major monster limbs and magic crystals.

Angelina yawned. She was the first to open her sleeping bag. Whether she was at home or out on a mission, she was always the first to wake up.

Angelina was the most beautiful in the morning when she was still in a daze. Locke couldn't help but jump over and give her a good morning kiss.

The others around them were still asleep. Angelina was intoxicated by the stimulating kiss with her lover, but she quickly woke up.

She gave Locke a punch and rolled her eyes. Angelina climbed out of the sleeping bag.

As the sky grew brighter, everyone woke up one after another.

He was the one who carried Angelina and Billie down the tree. When he was about to pick Joaquin up, she was already standing under the tree. Judging from her slightly wrinkled clothes and the pale knuckles on her palms, she must've come down alone.

They only had ordinary bacon and fruits for breakfast. They hadn't cooked for more than half a week. There were too many mid-rank major monsters in this area. Sometimes, Locke couldn't even handle them on his own, let alone take care of them.

Bob and Chris' injuries were almost healed. After a night's rest, the casters' mental power had also recovered. It was time to head to their destination.

"Locke, do you want to rest for a while?" Asked Angelina. Locke had rested the least in the past few days. He could only rest when the sky was about to clear up.

"I'm fine!" Locke smiled. He knew his body well, so this little bit of fatigue was nothing to him. He was much more tired when he was in the war.

Moreover, the increase in his strength had also given him great resilience and adaptability.

At noon, the group could already see a dwarf tree adorned with many red fruits in front of them.

During the morning journey, they had the best luck they had in a while. There were no magical beasts harassing them, and the journey was unimaginably smooth.

"Demon Condensing Fruit!" Mina looked at the orchard in front of her with covetous eyes. Among the magicians, if one were to ask who was most excited about this mission, it would definitely be Mina.

She had been stuck at the entry-level Magic Apprentice level for many years. Her best friends and companions had all become low-level Magic Apprentices, but she had been stuck at a bottleneck due to her unorthodox major in magic.

This kind of Magic Condensing Fruit could directly increase the magic reserve and speed up the magic recovery rate. Whether it was consumed directly or made into a potion, it would be the most helpful to her now.

Perhaps if he had enough Demonic Condensing Fruits, he might even be able to become a low-ranked Apprentice.

Unlike Mina's enthusiasm, Joaquin, Angelina, and the others were much calmer.

The Magic Condensing Fruit was a magical plant that could help condense mana. Although it was only useful for human Mages, and most magical beasts wouldn't have any significant effects after consuming it, it was still a high-grade magical plant, so there shouldn't be no magical beasts around it.

Locke looked at the orchard in front of him with a grave expression. He didn't know as much as Joaquin and Angelina, but he simply had a bad feeling about it.

Intuition was something that was hard to explain. Locke told the team to hide themselves, then crouched down and planned to sneak over to investigate.

Mina cast a stealth spell on Locke, which was the highest-level support spell she had learned at this stage. Angelina then cast a lightening spell on him.

The reason why they were able to reach the depths of the Salt Forest was not only because of their killing, but also because of the concealment spells cast by the mages. There was no way to kill all the magical beasts, especially in such a dangerous place.

No one wanted to be left behind in an unfamiliar environment.

As Locke approached, the situation around the Demonic Condensing Fruit Forest began to reveal itself.

Bones were hidden under the grass and leaves around the forest. The forest wasn't as peaceful as it seemed.

Holding his breath, Locke continued to crawl forward.

Blue plants appeared in front of Locke. The center of the blue plants was filled with grains that looked like ears of wheat. When the breeze blew, they looked like blue flames jumping about. It was a very beautiful sight.

Locke, who had done his homework in advance, knew that these were bluestar grass, the companion plant of the Demonic Condensing Fruit. Bluestar grass wasn't a magic plant, but just an ordinary grass. Its only use was to detoxify mild poisons.

Apart from that, the wheat-like seeds in the center of the grass were also a favorite food of many small herbivores.

So, compared to the Demonic Condensing Fruit, the bluestar grass might be more attractive to the major monsters in the forest.

The warning signs in his mind became more and more obvious, but no matter how hard he observed, he couldn't find anything unusual around him.

If it wasn't for the fact that his rationality told him that this place was a safe place for their team, he would've suspected that some high-rank major monster was targeting them.

Locke's doubts didn't last long. The unknown danger that had been giving him a lot of pressure finally revealed itself.

"Coo, coo, coo!" A group of green feathered birds descended from the sky.

They had green feathers to begin with, and they kept appearing from the emerald green leaves as if there was no end to them.

The sky changed from the original sky blue to a sea of green in the blink of an eye.

"Sh * t!" Angelina, who had been observing from a distance, suddenly felt her heart tighten. The position of the green major monsters was directly above where Locke was hiding.

Holding her wand, Angelina was ready to take action at any time.

The number of green birds hadn't been determined yet. They were all over the sky. Locke, who was below, restrained all his impetus and slowed down his breathing. The advantage of his rich experience was that the group of feathered birds hadn't discovered him yet.

He didn't know what these green birds were called, but most of them didn't choose to land on the tree trunks after they flew down the forest. Instead, they flew straight to the bluestar grass on the ground.

With a peck from their steel-like beaks, a bunch of bluestar grass seeds fell into their mouths.

"Coo, coo!" It seemed that the bluestar grass seeds tasted good. The group of birds ate them while chirping happily.

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