Silver Blade and Rose

Before entering the forest, Edwin once said that this pendant was made by a friend of his as a "gadget". It was originally only given to the younger generation to play with, but in the end it became more and more mysterious and became a druid's protective item.There is no doubt about the function of this thing. As for the name of that friend...it seems to be called Aiwen. He didn't know the general history of hell, but Grant was very surprised when he heard the name.

The name "Messenger of Darkness" sounds like a symmetrical twin to "Messenger in White" Flesa.Thinking of this, Zals looked down at Hyde. He was plain looking, and looked like a pedestrian who might pass by on the street at any time. Even though he knew that he had conjured it up at will, and even his facial features looked scribbled, it was still unbearable. Take a second look.

Hyde claimed to have amnesia, and said that he didn't know what he looked like, and he couldn't tell from his performance that he seemed to be lying.Then, could the missing and life-or-death friend Earl Elvins whom Edwin spoke of be the same "Hyde" who lost his memory but was too strong?

Zales had such a guess, but he didn't say it out loud.He still doesn't fully trust Hyde. Although the other party behaves pure and innocent, he may have lived in this forest for so long and witnessed so many intruders die here before without being moved. No matter how he thinks, it is impossible for him to be innocent. Pollution little white rabbit.

So when faced with the other party's suggestion to take them away from areas where forest guards might haunt, he didn't agree because of the close remark, but asked first: "Since you say that, then you have already tried it?"

Hyde didn't know that he was doubting himself, so he nodded frankly: "Yes."

He took a few steps forward, stopped beside a tree, and reached out to pick up a fallen leaf under the tree.The leaves are still green and don't look like they are going to be replaced, but they fell from the tree early. If they are not picked up, they will soon rot into mud and become the best for their own trees. nutrient.Hyde pinched the leaf with two fingers and showed it to Zars, asking, "What did you think of?"

This habit of playing riddles is indeed exactly the same as Edwin's. Zals seemed to have returned to the time when he was being questioned in a row in Hope County. After thinking about it with a headache, he tentatively said, "Time?"

Hyde seemed a little surprised, Zars never left his eyes, knowing that he must have guessed right.

"The time of this forest is independent of the outside world. Sometimes it jumps for several days at a time, and sometimes it stays still at a certain moment for a long time." He crushed the leaf, and the tender green leaf was rubbed but gave off a dead leaf. When it fell to the ground, it was already a pile of residue. "I didn't find it. There was an intruder who used to record the time by drawing every day, but found that the time could not always match his strokes. Later we tried to use Making fresh flowers and plants as clocks, only to see them fall to the ground before they are fully bloomed, or maintain the state of flower buds for several weeks-the time here is chaotic, and if you want to break it and leave, you must find the forester."

There was no obvious connection between the two, and Zales couldn't find the connection, so he asked, "Why?"

"I've seen it," Hyde said, "and only around it does time pass at a normal rate."

By now, the situation had gone beyond what Zars could predict, and it was difficult for him to follow the procedure that Edwin had instructed him to do before entering the forest.What Hyde said is true, even if he wants to prove the truth of it, he needs to go to the forest guards to experience it himself, but it would take a lot of risk, and Zals hesitated whether he really needed to do this .

Seeing his hesitation, Hyde wasn't surprised. After all, the timing of their encounter was not peaceful, and he could also feel that Zals still didn't trust him very much.He threw the leaves on the ground, returned to Zars, and said, "If you don't believe me, I can take you to see it first. You can just watch it from a distance, and I will go there by myself."

He didn't seem to care much about the Ranger, just trying to convince Zals to take a look.Zals thought, if he was really Edwin's friend, then the Forest Watcher would really not be a problem to him.The question is whether Hyde is sincere or not, and whether he intends to sell him——he is still staying in the forest for such a long time, which shows that Hyde really has no way to leave, and it is hard to say whether he will be used as a touchstone this time.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Hyde tacitly agreed to his proposal, nodded and said, "Then I'll go."

Zars hadn't had time to react, he had already turned around, and walked in the direction directed by the wandering soul with a clear goal.At this time, it was too late to speak and stop, so Zars could only resign himself to following the opponent's footsteps, planning to go over to see the situation before talking.

Not to mention anything else, at least he has witnessed the chaos of time. If the key to cracking time is in the forest guard, then it doesn't matter to go and see.But it doesn't really have much to do with whether they can get out. If the method Edwin said still works, as long as time doesn't move forward or go backwards, then it's not impossible to ignore time and concentrate on finding the way out.

Thinking this way, he followed Hyde all the way, the other didn't look back, and he didn't follow too closely. At the same time, he didn't forget to hide his body, so as not to be too late to hide when he suddenly encountered a forest guard.The deeper they went into the forest, the ground was no longer a relatively dry grassland, but a lot of small swamps, and if they were not careful, they would step on them and get tripped.In order to avoid these swamps, Zals had to slow down, but Hyde was not affected and continued to move forward at a fast speed.

Zals didn't chase him, seeing that Hyde crossed the swamp and was about to step into the other end of the forest, but stopped and waited for him.

He had no choice but to quicken his pace and follow.

"It's not easy to go here," Hyde whispered. "Be careful yourself."

"..." Zals didn't have the nerve to say that he originally wanted him to explore the road first, but he had no choice but to walk side by side after following him, "Have you been to this area before? These swamps seem to be recently formed."

The stagnant water is not deep, but the bottom is full of soaked soil, exuding a faint, humus-specific smell.When he first walked into this area, he accidentally stepped on it and almost got stuck in it and couldn't pull it out. Fortunately, the boots were waterproof, otherwise he would have suffered a lot along the way.

Hyde nodded: "I have been here, but there was no water here before, it may have accumulated here after it rained."

Even so, he still walked very skillfully, and the swamp on the ground didn't seem to bother him, or his way of walking would not be affected by the swamp on the ground.

Zals noticed just now that Hyde walked very lightly and quickly, each step seemed to be on the ground with his toes, and immediately took another step lightly.Because every time he stepped on the dry ground with precision and was not disturbed by the swamp, he walked very fast, leaving Zars far behind.I don't know whether he walked like this consciously or subconsciously avoided those swamps. If it's the latter, it means that he walked like this before, and he has already formed a habit.

"I'll go and have a look first, you just wait here, if the forest guard appears, remember to hide and watch."

After Hyde finished speaking, he left him where he was, and walked forward by himself.Zals noticed for a moment that his walking posture on the dry and flat ground was different from when he crossed the swamp just now, and he returned to his normal appearance.

It seems that it should really be a subconscious action.

Hyde's figure quickly disappeared into the dense forest. Zars did not follow what he said, and found a tree to hide in place, listening to the voice from that direction.

At first it was quiet, there was not even a wind in this area, the trees stood together quietly, there was no sound of footsteps or other sounds.He focused on the direction where Hyde disappeared, and after a while he suddenly realized that this place was too quiet, and it was different from the place he had just walked.

This is really unreasonable, Zars glanced back, and happened to meet a pair of eyes between the trees at the other end.

A pair of yellow eyes with big cup mouths, like two huge light bulbs, the big head hidden in the forest is too bright, so only this pair of eyes can be seen at a glance, and the gray fur is very inconspicuous.Seeing that Zals found himself, it took two steps forward, and the whole body was exposed to the light, so that Zals could get a glimpse of its whole picture.

In terms of size, it is about the size of a bear, with a small head, but its eyes are surprisingly large, like some kind of compound-eyed insect, but its body is like a mammal, with a pair of light golden wings, which looks nondescript, like a story The different creatures in the game were forcibly collaged together.

It didn't know when it came, maybe it had been following him and Hyde, or maybe it had just discovered him, quietly hiding in the forest and watching.Even though Zals had discovered its existence, it walked out of the bushes and stepped on the ground with four hooves, but it didn't make any sound.

Zars took two steps back without a trace, and leaned his back against the trunk of the tree where he hid just now.When he encountered the real thing, he felt relieved, and stared at the beast without moving.

The unknown beast is still approaching, as long as it takes a few more steps, it can jump towards Zars.Zals reached out to touch the gun, and as soon as he grasped the handle of the gun, he saw it running at a faster speed, and rushed towards him within two steps.

"Bang bang bang!"

He pulled out his gun and fired three shots in succession, each shot hitting the beast's body. At the same time, a colorless and transparent silk thread flew out from the forest between them and entangled the beast's body.

It was shot in the front, but it didn't suffer any serious injuries. The bullets grazed its body and left a few bloodstains. Other than that, only the silk threads flying out of the forest trapped it, restricting its movement.

Hyde came out from the place where the silk thread flew out, and said with satisfaction: "Sure enough, this is the only way to lure you out, forest guard."

Zars couldn't help but glanced at him.

It turned out that they didn't mean to explore the way, but wanted to leave him behind as a bait to lure out the forest guards?

The beast stared at it with a pair of big eyes, and made a vague whining sound from its mouth, as if it couldn't speak.Hyde still wanted to take two steps forward to look at it, but stopped for some reason, and explained to Zars, "I've wanted to catch it for a long time, and I can't leave the forest without it. I didn't lie to you."

At this moment, his face no longer had the pure and innocent look just now, but was replaced by calmness and indifference. The eyes that looked at the beast seemed to be looking at a puddle of meat without any emotion.

Even with that bland face on his face, Zales could indeed see the shadow of Edwin in him.

They are indeed of the same kind, there is no doubt about that.