311 The Dark Mountain Range (1/2)

Chapter 311: The Dark Mountain Range

Translator: Kris_LiuEditor: Vermillion

Lucien's first impression about the Dark Mountain Range could be defined by the word ”huge”. The peaks were huge, trees huge, vines huge, as well as the beasts in there.

Tall trees of over a hundred meters were everywhere, and somehow their leaves were black, blocking the sunlight from above, so even if it was daytime when one walked in the mountains, it always felt like nightfall.

Stepping on the squashy soil and layers of rotten leaves, it was hard for one to tell where the solid ground was and where the dangerous gobs were. At the same time, one should be very careful with the vicious snakes and spiders that no one could predict when and where they would pop out from.

Some rotten stuff in the mountains brought forth some toxic miasma. Standing some distance away, the miasma even looked colorful. Even the knights could really use some caution there.

However, in this harsh environment, Lucien walked calmly in the forest wearing a white shirt, black double-breasted suit, and his monocle, as if he was wandering on the streets of Aalto or Rentato.

”Mr. Elvis, how long do we still need to arrive at the magic tower of the Nightmare King?” Lucien asked the liaison beside him.

The liaison, Elvis, looked very ordinary. Most of the time his job was to buy some materials and goods from the adventures and then sell them to the sorcerers living close to the fortification in the Dark Mountain Range. Many adventures knew his connection to the ancient sorcerers, so when they dealt with Elvis, they were quite careful.

However, Lucien knew him better due to the information provided by the Congress. Elvis was not simply a businessman, instead, he might have some connections to the Nightmare King. Lucien found Elvis in a campsite for adventurers, and within his expectation, although he described his mission using quite ambiguous words, Elvis instantly understood what Lucien was there for.

Wearing the black tight suit, Elvis walked fast and swiftly like a cheetah full of strength. Hearing Lucien's question, he responded without looking back, ”At least half month, Mr. X. You should know that this isn't a good place for flying unless you're of legendary level, and rushing around can also put you into serious trouble.”

Lucien did not tell Elvis his true name. He used X as his pseudonym.

Lucien slightly nodded. It was said that above the Dark Mountain Range in the sky, there were lots of space gaps that connected to other dangerous dimensions. Furthermore, dragons in the forest were also constantly watching their territory as well as the sky above, not to mention those lightning eagles, griffins and carrion birds patrolling around.

Stepping on the soft, squashy leaves, a greenish yellow snake suddenly sprang up and bit Lucien's calf.

However, the bite almost broke the snake's fangs. The snake twitched and then escaped away hurriedly in the rotten leaves and branches.

As soon as they entered the mountains, Lucien had carefully cast Stone Skin and Douglas' Absorbing Wall on himself. He knew that this was a place where he had to be extremely careful.

”How did I fail to sense it?” Lucien murmured. He was asking Elvis, and also himself. It did not make any sense that a fourth-circle sorcerer failed to notice that a snake was going to attack him, despite the fact that they were surrounded by the miasma.

Elvis also slightly frowned, ”My sense is also less sharp here. I wonder if there are any senior-rank creatures around…”

The route that he was taking with Lucien was through gaps between the many territories owned by the magical creatures.

After checking around, Elvis slightly deviated from their planned path. Then, they kept moving forward. After all, there was not really a ”path” in the Dark Mountain Range.

As soon as they took another few more steps, Lucien heard some strange squeaking noise.

A huge spider unexpectedly dropped from the sky. Its colorful pattern on the back was like a human being's face smiling in a creepy way, and its sharp poison fangs were like threatening daggers. At the bottom, there were two huge human arms covered by the black carapace. Each of the twelve fingers on the hand had a hundred and twenty joints in total.

When the spider landed, its white and thick threads joined together and become a huge web. The web shot out directly toward Lucien and Elvis.

Light flashed on Lucien's wrist, and a big fireball was instantly summoned. Then, the fireball burned down the spider web in a few seconds!

As a sorcerer, Lucien, of course, had some basic knowledge about the common magic creatures.

Although the spider was huge, it moved very swiftly like a level three grand knight. Its joints were making squeaking noises.

At this time, the noise became louder and louder. More huge, colorful spiders had arrived, surrounding Lucien and Elvis in the center.

Transformed spiders lived exclusively in the Dark Mountain Range. They had heads like human beings. After growing mature, its power could match that of a level three knight. They moved very fast, and they often hunted together. Because they could use illusionary magic and they were good at teamwork, those spiders could kill enemies who were even much stronger than them.

Lucien knew the facts about the spiders well. In the next second, he cast Scare, and invisible magic waves extended in all directions.

Elvis was not affected because of the magic item he was wearing.

Most of the spiders panicked and their team formation became dispersed. Making the eerily noise, the rest of the spiders managed to resist the magic power and rushed fiercely toward them.