bookrandom Chapter 423 Razor Forest
Chapter 423 Razor Forest
Razor Grove is located in the northwest corner of the Gaia Empire, sandwiched between the Misty Mountains and the Un'Goro Volcano. Although it sounds like just an unremarkable woodland, its scale and danger are far more than that. Goletia didn't even have the coordinates to reach Razor Grove directly. Lilith and the others first teleported to the nearest human city-state, Shadow Funeral, and then took a carriage to the direction of Razor Grove.
"Another bunch of young people who are not afraid of death." Every traveler who met them on the road couldn't help but sigh secretly behind their backs.
Razorwood is not famous for its unique trees. Although they are tall and twisted, and the trunks are covered with sharp thorns like natural blades, this is not the reason why Razorwood is named so. The real danger comes from the sky.
"cracking--!"
With a sharp whistle, something swooped down from the sky, its wings spread out to a length of more than four meters! Their beaks were like sharp scimitars, capable of tearing the flesh of their prey with ease. Their claws were their most deadly weapons, as sharp as razors, capable of easily opening a human skull.
And this is what Razor Grove is truly famous for—the Razor Owl.
Its feathers are dark black and their structure is more special than that of ordinary birds. It is almost silent when flying. If it had not been shot in the leg by Lariel during a sneak attack, it would not have been willing to make a sound.
This was the third sneak attack they had encountered since entering the forest. Even though the guardians kept looking up as they moved forward, Lucas was still nearly ripped off the head by those razor owls.
"These brutal guys, do they really like eating human brains?" Lucas held up his sword with a look of fear on his face.
"After all, it's a takeaway that's been delivered to your door. You don't want it, right?" Lilith teased in a relaxed tone, and stepped forward to chase after him. She didn't want to miss such a good show -
The young elf shuttled through the razor forest, his footsteps making almost no sound. The large group was left behind by him, but he kept running forward. In the gray woods, Lilith, who was following behind him, only saw the figure in green leather armor flashing like a ghost. Although he had no wings, he was flying lightly through the woods like a free bird.
The injured razor owl circled in the air, staring at Lyrael with its blood-red eyes. It let out another piercing scream. The magical energy contained in the sound made everyone cover their ears in pain. Taking this opportunity, the huge owl swooped down again. This time, it was even faster, and its claws flashed coldly like razors!
After biting the tip of his tongue to stay awake, Lariel quickly retreated, twisting his waist and shooting three arrows in succession, aiming at the eyes, throat and chest of the Night Owl respectively. However, the injured Night Owl's body was still flexible, and it turned over to avoid the fatal parts. Only one arrow grazed its feathers.
"Come on, Lariel!" Lilith, who was watching the fun, was not afraid of getting involved. She stood on the solid rock at the back and shouted to the elf boy with her hands clasped together - this was the first time she saw archers fighting, so she watched for a while longer!
"Okay, okay! I'll do my best, Lilith!" Lariel immediately responded enthusiastically, and then quickly shrank into the dense branches of the forest to avoid the attack of the Razor Owl.
It was difficult for the night owl to get into the forest, so it circled in the sky, howling angrily. The sky was its home ground, and there was no way it could land on the ground at this moment.
"Click."
Lariel popped his head out from the other side of several large trees and deliberately stepped on a dead branch. The noise attracted the attention of the Night Owl, and it once again locked its sights on the elf below and swooped down.
Just as it approached its prey, Lariel pulled a rope that had just been set up, and the ground suddenly changed shape and hooped up to the sky. The night owl was entangled in a large net made of blood-sucking vines! The blood-sucking vines quickly tightened, trying to suck the blood of the night owl.
However, the power of the Night Owl was far beyond Lyriel's expectations. It used its sharp claws to tear open the vines and break free from the trap, struggling to fly into the sky again. Seeing this, Lyriel immediately pulled out an arrow emitting starlight from the quiver behind him, aimed at the Night Owl's heart and released the bowstring.
The arrow was like a meteor, cutting through the darkness in the forest and striking the razor owl's chest. The giant bird let out a shrill scream, but light overflowed from its open beak. Its body stiffened in the air for a moment, and then it fell heavily to the ground, splashing up a cloud of dust.
"Wow!" Lilith and others on the side just witnessed the elf boy bending the bow and pulling the string to kill the Razor Owl. Lilith couldn't help but sigh that archers are still very necessary. It was a good decision to bring this elf!
When Catherine and the others got closer, they saw Lariel walk up to the Razor Owl and pull out the arrow. After confirming that it was dead, he whispered in Elvish, "May your soul return to the arms of the Mother Goddess."
"That's amazing, my friend! That's amazing! Can you come every year? No! Can you get admitted? We can be classmates!" Lucas walked over and put his arm around Larrel's shoulders, exclaiming in amazement.
"Please spare me, I've really had enough of learning!" The elf, who was full of fierce fighting spirit, immediately lost his aura upon hearing this, and waved his hands and shook his head in fear, as if he was very resistant!
"When did you set the trap? It's too fast?" Lilith was amazed as she observed the scattered vines.
"That's no big deal! I brought some ready-made trap props." Lariel scratched his head innocently. After all, he had always wanted to be a forest ranger, so he had studied these things a lot.
"Can I see your arrow?" Catherine stretched out her hand to him.
"Of course!" Lyriel wiped the blood off the arrow and handed it to Catherine. "You mean this one?"
The feather arrow still shone in Catherine's hand, making her hand look even whiter and more extraordinary.
"This is a Starlight Arrow!" Lariel took the initiative to introduce it without waiting for Catherine to ask, "This is a magic arrow that contains the power of starlight. It can restrain dark creatures like the Razor Owl. It was made by the dwarves. Uh, I only have this one..."
Catherine was thinking about something, but when she heard him say that, she smiled and gave it back to him, "Thank you, your archery skills are really amazing, Lyriel."
Lariel was happy again, and joyfully put the arrow back into the quiver.
"Is every elf as good at archery as you?" Lulu asked curiously.
"Eh? No!" Lariel shook his head. "Some people like magic, some like archery, and of course some don't like anything. There are so many things to do in the Elf Forest, and not everyone will practice archery. I know that the elves described in your stories always carry bows and arrows. That's a sign, a sign..."
Lilith raised an eyebrow, "Stereotype?"
"That's right!" Lariel slapped his head, "Stereotype! Like... not good at anything." He vaguely mentioned a name, but no one heard it clearly.
"Who?" Lilith looked at him curiously.
"Ah! It's getting dark!" Lyriel pointed at the sky! The sun was about to set on the other side of the distant mountain. It was indeed night.
"…We can't move any further. They will become more difficult to deal with at night. Let's build the Rainbow Wall first and continue to move northwest tomorrow. Don't worry, Hannah, we will definitely find the Shadow Core guarded by these night owls." Catherine made a decision after thinking about it. This was also one of the goals of their trip.
Everyone agreed immediately, and several mages consciously walked to the four corners. Lilith followed Catherine step by step, and received the puzzled look of the princess, "What's wrong?"
"You're not here to explore Razorwood with us." Lilith smiled slyly.
Jaina Lulu and Hannah were already in position and looking at them, but the two of them were secretly biting each other's ears. Catherine felt guilty that she was deserting her duty, but Lilith would not let her go -
"You are just passing by. You are going to the northwest of the northwest..."
"What's over there?" Catherine was helpless and simply asked Lilith about her geography knowledge.
"Well, how would I know? Your Gaia maps always gloss over the areas outside of the territory. To be honest, I haven't really studied the areas outside of Gaia, but I guess—"
Lilith blinked.
"That's the dwarf's territory."