Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 154 Inside the Tower
Leaving the small courtyard of the half-elf leader Ost, Thorne took Andrina to the cliff in the northwest direction of the upper city.

The upper town of Pushang Town is wider than the lower town, but the number of people is quite small, less than 200 people, scattered scattered among the wooden houses between the bushes, even if two people walk along the ancient road , also failed to encounter a few houses.

According to the leader of Oster, this place was a thriving town 100 years ago, under the jurisdiction of a viscount lord who came from a coastal port city about 500 kilometers east of Pushang Town: Sept City .

The former upper city was occupied by houses and various workshops. The original residents here mainly exported wood, leather, fruits and grains for a living.

It is also the foothold and outpost for adventurers and travelers heading to the Great Swordscar Mountains and Emerald Fields.

But no one knew what had happened. Pushang Town was reduced to ruins overnight in a sea of ​​flames, and the residents of the town were nowhere to be found, leaving only an isolated high tower on the cliff abandoned by wizards and burning devastated houses. ruins.

In 100 years, many things can actually be changed. Even if the vicissitudes of life cannot be achieved, it is still easy to cover up the traces left by life.

Under the blowing of the cold wind, the houses turned into dust and mixed into the soil, and the cultivated terraces also disappeared without a trace under the competition of miscellaneous trees and weeds.

Today, this place has become the home of the wandering half-elf group. They have taken in the half-elf vagrants who have been isolated from all over the world, and gradually formed a fairly complete settlement where they thrive.

Until the arrival of the players, the peaceful life here was broken, clusters of flame-like maple forests were cut down in large numbers, and replaced by large-scale houses.

At the same time, the pyrotechnic atmosphere of civilization also attracts the frequent peeps of those intelligent races wandering in the wilderness.

Thorn led Anderina along a path covered with withered grass, gradually walking into the depths of the woods.

The surrounding trees are getting denser and denser. Towering trees grow disorderly. The huge crown is like a giant umbrella holding up the sky.

They advanced steadily on a road among the trees, carefully avoiding the many twisted and intertwined roots. There were no bushes in the forest, and the ground gradually rose as they walked.

The further you go, the taller, darker and thicker the trees appear. Occasionally, water droplets formed by moisture vapor will drip from the still yellow leaves.

Other than that, the whole forest is silent, no branches whispering to each other, no branches swaying and moving with the wind.

Only the rotting dead branches and leaves and the lingering mist filled the dense forest.

Andrina, who was following Thorne, saw such a strange scene, after a little thought, she realized that they had already entered the depths of the woods.

But as she continued to move forward, she gradually had an uncomfortable feeling that she was being watched secretly. At first, the eyes were full of disapproval, and then the degree of disapproval deepened, turning into disgust and even hostility.

As this feeling continued to grow, it caused her to quickly look up or glance back, as if a fatal blow might fly from the darkness at any time.

"Don't you feel the peeping from the dark?" Finally, Anderina couldn't help but walked up to Thorne and asked.

"The half-elf original residents of Fallstown live here, mainly hunting and selling leather and fruit for a living. Almost all of their occupations are druids and rangers, and a few priests of Melikai have unique skills in domesticating animals. place."

Thorne glanced around as he walked, and said:

"At this time, we are in the densest grove in the upper city. After many ranger druids and priests died, their animal companions spontaneously guarded this silent forest. It is obvious hostility, if I hadn't followed you, they would have regarded you as an intruder and launched an attack."

"Why are these animal companions guarding here?" Anderina lowered her waist to avoid a branch blocking her pace, followed Thorne's footsteps and asked again.

"Because." Thorne paused, turned to look at her and said, "Their masters are all buried in this dense forest, and this is their sleeping place."

"..." Noticing Thorne's serious expression, Anderina stopped asking too much, but chose to remain silent.

In this way, the two continued to shuttle through the dense forest, without any sign of a path, and the trees seemed to be constantly blocking the way.

As they gradually moved forward, the light finally became brighter and brighter. Suddenly, apart from the woods around them, they found that they had come to a wide open space.

The sky overhead was blue and clear, but the sun hadn't risen high enough to light the treetops, not the glade.

On the evergreens at the edge of the clearing the leaves were greener and denser, almost like a solid thick wall around it.

There were no trees growing in the open space, only messy weeds and a large number of tangled helmet brambles, spreading and growing wildly everywhere.

After Andrina put her hands on her forehead and gradually adjusted to the sunlight, she looked up at the blurred outline of the tower, and then looked around, only to find that there were helmet wattle plants with black spikes everywhere.

So he walked up to Thorn and patted him on the shoulder, and joked to him with a smile: "There is no way, are you planning to take me up?"

"Zheng!"

Hearing this, Thorne pulled out the long sword at his waist, looked at the dense Helmet thorn plant and said:

"In order to prevent others from intruding into the tower, the half-elf leader left behind a few animals to protect him. These vine-like helmets and thorns are also a means of defense. If he wants to go to the tower, he can only open a passage."

After finishing speaking, he ignored the other party and looked down at the abandoned steps covered by the helmet.

"Are the berries on these helmet wattles edible?" Seeing that Thorne was looking for a path, Andrina asked curiously after noticing the indigo-colored berries on the helmet wattle.

"Yes, but the taste is sour and difficult to swallow. Generally, the half-elves in Fallstown like to use it to make wine." Thorne replied while poking the bushes on the ground to find a path.

After finishing speaking, he reminded her subconsciously: "When you have time, I suggest you read more about wild nature."

"I am a spellcaster. I can't finish studying the ancient secrets, magic traditions, mysterious emblems, and constructed creatures contained in just one mysterious knowledge. I don't have time to learn about nature." Anderina retorted: "Besides , This is the knowledge that you ranger druids should master."

Thorn, who was concentrating on finding the path, didn't answer. After finding the stone steps covered with weeds and helmet thorns, his expression relaxed, and then he began to swing his long sword to remove the helmet thorns covering the steps.

Just like that, Thorne cleared the thick helmet brambles growing on the steps while walking, while Andrina followed behind idly.

When all the helmet thorns on the path were cleared by Thorne, the two also climbed to the top of the mountain, and came to the high tower wrapped in helmet thorns and vines.

This is an eight-sided minaret standing on a cliff. The building material of the tower is made of dark blue marble. It is about 100 meters high and covers an area of ​​about 400 square meters.

"It seems to be well preserved. Use your detection spell to check around for any abnormalities." Thorn raised his head and glanced at the tower, reminding Andelina.

Then he turned around and looked down from the top of the mountain, only to see endless mountains crawling under his feet, misty clouds and mist shrouded the mountains, the sky was as blue as washing, and faint cloud shadows drifted with the wind.

Seeing such a beautiful scenery, Thorne couldn't help but take a deep breath, the fresh air immediately made him feel refreshed and refreshed.

"This is indeed a good place for seclusion, no wonder those wizards choose to build the tower here." Thorne couldn't help feeling.

after awhile.

"Let's go, it's okay." Andrina greeted Thorne after the inspection.

Thorne, who was silent in the beautiful scenery, immediately turned around and saw Andelina gently gesturing to the mysterious runes carved in front of the tower. A magical light flashed, and the runes shone in the sunlight. Dazzling rays of light.

"Boom!"

The heavy stone door covered with vines made a loud bang, and slowly opened, a decaying aura came head-on from the dark tower.

"Wait a moment!"

Seeing that Andelina was about to go in, Thorne stopped her and said, "I smell the decaying smell of a corpse, so be careful, I'll lead the way."

After finishing speaking, he immediately held the long sword and walked cautiously into the tower with a dignified expression.

"Find an intruder, start the self-defense protection program!"

The moment Thorne led Anderina out of the first floor of the tower, there was a sound of icy metal friction, followed by four red lights flashing suddenly in the darkness.

(End of this chapter)