Chapter 203 - The Ruins (1/2)

Evan practically climbed the hill, and at that moment, he remembered that he had a chance to look at the valley from above. There was no need to explore everything by himself.

”Reykar!” Pronounced the young man, and the next moment a one-eyed raven appeared on his shoulder.

”Would you be so kind as to fly around the area and try to find something that looks like ruins? A monster of the third rank guards them, be careful.”

Caw!

Hearing Evan's request, the raven flapped its wings and flew up.  Evan hoped the raven could quickly find the right place.

<Well, I should also look at this place from above>.

Evan thought, and after a few minutes, he was on top of the highest hill. Evan had taken a long time to climb it, but now the ”Hills of Bloody Falls” was at his fingertips.

Evan looked around, he peered into the farthest corners of this valley, but unfortunately, he couldn't see anything.

<Darn it, I doubt these ruins are on the outskirts of the ”Hills of Bloody Falls.” They're definitely around here, but they're too well hidden. Perhaps, they are beyond those hills over there...>.

Evan thought, looking at the two hills in the distance. They were more significant than the other ones, and there was a very dense forest in front of them. The ruins could definitely be in such a place, and Evan had no other variants.

Sure, the ruins could be hidden by some kind of spell or illusion, but Evan knew that as long as a monster of the third rank guarded them, it was not worth even considering those options.

Evan decided not to waste time and headed towards this forest.

At the same time, a group of one of the five strongest organizations in Inlas was approaching. In about two more hours, they would reach Evan.

Evan moved carefully, trying not to put himself in danger. He didn't want to encounter any second-ranked monsters that inhabited this forest. But, a group of five elite magicians was moving at full speed, they had no one to fear. There were several third-rank monsters in this area, but each of them spent most of the time in their lair.

For the same reason, one such monster guarded the ancient ruins, it simply chose it as its lair. And it could not allow outsiders to invade and destroy it.

When Evan reached the forest, Reykar returned. Unfortunately, he didn't see anything that looked like ruins. That could only mean one thing - the ruins were well hidden. They could not be seen from above, which meant they were either under dense tree crowns or in some kind of cave.

Evan hadn't seen any other such dense forests in the area, so he felt he was headed in the right direction.

<Members of the ”Demonic Tree” could be in this forest right now. Although they might still be in town and preparing to kill the third-rank monster, I can't know that for sure.>

The informant hadn't lied to Evan.  He wasn't sure what the members of the ”Demonic Tree” were doing then. Evan found no hidden details in his memories.

At this point, everything depended on luck. If they were still in town, Evan could wait for them, but his only lead was lost if they had already gone.