52 Visiting the Dark Forest 3 (2/2)

She raised her hands and a bird suddenly appeared. She simply instructed the bird and it flew away with her orders.

”We will need a ride” Her friends clearly heard it.

A ride? If they could get a ride it would have shave them from all the trouble from the very beginning. But didn't she asked them if they wanted to walk from the beginning? And didn't they say that they were alright with walking.

Henry thought of the Nori and his face was distorted. If they will ride that Nori again he would rather walk. Within just three minutes, they saw their rides swiftly approaching. It was not a Nori, nor any four legged beast. It was none other than a Winged King Howler. From afar it looked like an eagle.

But as it flew nearer, The beak was noticeably larger which was golden in color and the feather was darker with traces of gold.

But what surprised them that this winged King Howler was a Celstial beast. Beasts could not cultivate, but looking at a level 6 low class beast would appear as Celestial beast. The golden traces in its fingers and a faint purple aura that it emitted told them so.

”Jiji, please help Francis up.” Madel said.

It was truly their ride. The celestial beast was truly and their ride, and ”Jiji?” wasn't Celestial beasts proud and unyielding? Weren't they the king of kings in the food chain? Henry, Cheska and even Helen were all stunned.

As an interplanetary traveler, she was not ignorant that there are planet who had these types of beasts, legendary and powerful. Her years of training told her activate an escape pod (Blue) and send a distress signal in nearest station or interplanetary ports.But there was none.

The bird scooped up Francis and threw him in the air. The bird slightly moved forward and caught Francis letting him fall on its back.

It then knelt down with its feathers spread allowing them to climb up.

Henry was still astonished but he moved anyways. With the speed of the beast in coming there, he did not dare to put his guard down unlike the other time.

”Cheska, Helen, hold on tightly.” He reminded.

When they were all in place, the bird flew straight to towards the dark forest. Observing their direction, Cheska could not help but to shiver. In their vision the trees are growing taller and taller. The trunks of the trees were as big a hill, the thick leaves covered the ground, not allowing the light to pass through it.

”We are going to the dark forest?” Henry asked. The fear that he was experiencing now and the adrenaline could not compare whenhe heard the loud roar earlier. There was no one who was able to enter the dark forest for ages. A special form of barrier which spanned over a 100 kilometers isolated the area for almost 18 years and no one was sure how it was now.

The degree of uncertainty that they had in entering the place, what to see inside and how they could get out alive plunged over him like a raging tsunami. Cheska was thinking of the same thing. They both looked at Madel with an anxious expression.

However looking at her calm face, they were mortified. She does not have intention of changing direction. They are going directly to the dark forest.

[will we make it? Will we be able to pass through this barrier?]

The glistening barrier was growing clearer. It was not just protection barrier. It was a celestial barrier. The rumors were true. The beast hall had indeed used the highest formation there is.

Henry strengthened his heart and chose to believe in Madel, that she was not out to get them or have any ill intentions towards them.