Magicians never make wishes

The next day.

The three-person team left Jiuwan Village and continued to explore other areas in the 7th region.

For most adventurers, exploration simply means going out alone to see if any extraordinary phenomena are occurring.

This is standard procedure within the safe zone. As for entering the Monster Forest, it involves leveraging the strengths of members from each faction.

The Adventurers' Guild possesses highly advanced technology for utilizing various biological materials, having developed a complete industrial chain encompassing material sourcing, preservation, and identification.

Therefore, after adventurers enter the Monster Forest in small teams, they will always try to take on a material gathering quest, commonly known as making some extra money.

"Boss, since we're going into the monster forest anyway, why don't we take on a goblin hunting quest while we're at it?"

The Drill Rat whispered to the Evil Axe, "A goblin has at least three silver wolves."

He didn't dare to ask Bai Ye directly, afraid that he would say something wrong again and get scolded by the captain.

"Fool! There aren't many goblins on the outskirts of the Monster Forest. The goblins are all deep in the forest!" Evil Axe warned.

"Shall we go in and make a quick buck?" the crawling mouse asked eagerly.

"Go deep inside, find a secluded goblin lair, wipe it out, and retreat immediately!"

"What do you think of this idea? Are there many of these nests?"

"There are plenty! Once you find one, you'll basically be surrounded by a huge horde of goblins."

The wicked axe recalled the last time he was surrounded by the corps captains, and said with lingering fear,

"Why do you think Goblin Quests are so popular?"

"Looking for lone goblins on the outskirts is like finding free money; how could you not be popular?"

The evil axe sized up the halfling.

"You're lucky you were a solo adventurer before, otherwise the grass on your grave would be taller than you by now."

"Hey? Explaining science is one thing, but why the insulting tone?!"

The rat said with a resentful look, "We could at least accept a quest and leave it there, just in case we actually run into it..."

"There's no time to go back to the city and come out again," Ronan said.

The initial reconnaissance mission had a time limit, and I don't know what the count who issued the mission was thinking.

"Captain, do you think we could..." the drill rat tentatively asked, "take the money... and not do the job?"

Ronan shook his head.

With a regional supervisor present, if a major incident occurs in the area and the team fails to report it, the supervisor will quickly become aware of it.

"If you come up with another bad idea, don't blame me for giving you two more punches!"

The evil axe raised its fist, then suddenly stopped.

"Captain, this isn't even considered the outer area of ​​the Monster Forest, is it?"

He saw a distorted, humanoid figure suddenly appear in the distant woods.

Ronan followed his gaze.

Sure enough, they saw a familiar black creature, dripping black liquid from its body.

"Don't move!" Ronan immediately called out.

Since he did not enter the outer area, his mental energy network did not open.

When they opened their eyes again, they discovered that there was more than just one black creature around them.

There were quite a few in all directions, all well hidden, except for one in the farthest distance that blatantly revealed itself.

however,

The burrowing rat had already darted out the moment the axe opened its mouth, completely ignoring Ronan's instructions.

"I let you escape last time, but this time I'll catch you and show the captain what I'm capable of."

The mouse's lips curled slightly, its face showing a look of certainty.

He moved swiftly, constantly using the speed boost he gained while invisible to accelerate his sprints.

It looked as if they had teleported briefly several times before arriving behind the black creature.

Assassins excel at attacking from behind!

The burrowing rat revealed itself, raising its dagger to stab the black creature in the head.

Just then, the black creature's head suddenly opened wide and turned 180 degrees without any obstruction.

A large jet of thick black liquid suddenly gushed out of its mouth.

The mouse's brow twitched wildly; there was no time to do anything else.

His hands instinctively retracted in front of him to block, and he fully activated the skill "Hidden Strike".

This is the skill he relies on to survive as an assassin.

It can instantly become invisible and accelerate its movement, with a very short duration but an excellent acceleration effect.

Professionals' skills don't have a cooldown period, but using skills can easily put a strain on their mind or body.

After repeatedly using "Hidden Thrust" to dash forward, the Drill Mouse needs a brief pause before it can use it again.

At that moment, a large stream of thick black liquid shot straight toward him, and it was about to hit his forehead.

next second.

With a whoosh, the burrowing mouse vanished in an instant.

The thick black liquid shot straight towards the distant tree, corroding a large, charred hole in its trunk.

A short while later, the burrowing rat, panting heavily, emerged from beside the big tree, its paws gripping the trunk.

Just before the thick liquid was about to hit the center of the forehead,

The life-or-death crisis pushed his body to its limits, overcoming the fatal pause, and he immediately unleashed his skill.

"The captain is right, this thing really isn't human."

He quickly retreated, creating distance between himself and the black creature, and then looked back at Ronan and the evil axe.

Completely unaware, a drop of black liquid on his wrist seemed to come alive, silently wriggling away from his sight...

……

As the burrowing rat surged forward, a host of hidden black creatures revealed themselves.

"Evil Axe, be careful not to get splashed by the black liquid."

Ronan activated his mental energy network to its fullest extent, sensing that these black liquids were not simple and might have more than just a corrosive function.

"Then how do we fight?" Evil Axe was stumped.

He's a melee fighter, and his attack method is to chop people with an axe. It's really difficult to hit someone with an axe without getting a drop of the black liquid on them.

"Don't go up yet."

Ronan gave a brief instruction and then reached into his storage bag to fiddle with it.

Seeing his action, Evil Axe's heart skipped a beat. "Captain, you're not going to use the Condensed Elemental Orb, are you?"

This is no safe distance. I don't know how many black creatures I can kill, but the two of them will definitely be finished first.

Ronan ignored him and instead slowly took out a small, crystal-clear cube from his bag.

"Ice?" Evil Axe asked, looking puzzled.

This small piece of ice was put into Ronan's bag a few days ago, but it turned out to be exactly the same as when it was put in.

Looking at the ice cube in his hand, he couldn't help but admire the Adventurers' Guild's impressive preservation technology.

Then, a massive amount of mental energy was poured into the magical construct in the mind.

He clasped his hands together, then slowly opened them again.

Ice crystals began to form between his palms, and as his hands separated, they gradually coalesced into a crystal-clear arrow.

"Elemental Arrow" - Ice Arrow Form!

Compared to the completely transparent, attribute-less flying arrow, after absorbing the ice block in his hand, the arrow's element changed to ice.

The arrow he's holding now can be called an "Elemental Ice Arrow".

This is Ronan's first attempt to absorb elements and transform them, and he's taking this opportunity to test their power.

"Look which one I shot. Once it's frozen, don't hesitate, just go and finish it off," Ronan said, turning to Evil Axe.

After the elemental transformation, the flying arrows will have some additional damage and almost negligible properties.

This property is possessed by only a few elements.

For example, fire attributes can cause burning heat, while ice attributes can cause freezing.

He didn't expect to kill a black creature with a single arrow, but he was confident he could freeze the black liquid for a short time, making it easier for Evil Axe to finish it off.

Ronan locked his sights on the foremost black creature, and with a thought, unleashed an ice arrow!

Whoosh.

With the support of powerful mental strength, the ice arrow moved at an astonishing speed, disappearing silently from his hand in the blink of an eye.

The evil axe didn't even notice the trajectory of the ice arrow.

With a cracking sound, a large hole suddenly appeared in the chest of a black creature.

Then,

An invisible chill spread out of the cave entrance, instantly freezing the black creature into a large lump of transparent ice crystals.

A cold wind blew, and the transparent ice crystals cracked layer by layer from the inside out.

It eventually shattered into a pile of sharp-edged ice shards.

"team leader……"

Looking at the ice shards scattered on the ground, and remembering Ronan's words, "Don't worry about the details," Evil Axe hesitated and asked,

Should we finish the job?