Witch, don't be so lazy

"Besides, she can't speak yet. Although Mycelium can write well, it still feels like a pity."

The little maid was muttering.

She had been pouting before she saw the person, but when she finally saw him and found that he was very beautiful, she didn't act awkward at all. Instead, she greeted Sinefe very warmly, which scared the latter so much that she ran to the tower a little faster.

"Why aren't you afraid?"

An Ke tilted her head. "Have you ever wondered why she was able to go to the magician's tower? Don't you think her mycelium looks familiar?"

She had been looking forward to this for a long time, hoping that the little coward would find out that he had been traveling with the big boss witch of the dark camp, and then scream in fear, and finally hide behind Lord Anke and tremble in fear.

The result was completely unexpected.

"Humph, I'm not stupid."

Fei Man hummed a little, "The witch always said, "(II) Another five another long time. Liu Qiu described the horror of witches. How could it be Miss Mushroom? She must be controlled by the bad guys."

Of course, there were some things she was too embarrassed to say out loud. For example, because of Miss White Snake's presence, she wasn't actually that scared. And even if Miss Mushroom was a witch, she hadn't hurt them for so long, so she could just assume that she wasn't from the dark camp.

This is the smart Feiman!

"……Fool."

An Ke curled her lips, not knowing whether she thought the little maid was naive or simply didn't see what she wanted to see and was talking nonsense.

"Then you're a bad guy!"

"How dare you talk back? And even scold me?"

An Ke glared, and with a louder voice and more powerful momentum, she successfully suppressed the little coward as usual.

pity.

The effect of suppression seemed to be getting worse, because Feiman actually dared to stick out her tongue in retaliation. Wouldn't the next step be for her to make faces or even continue to talk back in dissatisfaction?

How can this be tolerated? We must strike hard...

Anke turned his head and found that a mushroom not far away seemed to be hesitating whether he should come over.

"Ahem, you're so fast. You finished asking questions so quickly?"

An Ke coughed twice.

Feiman was stunned at first, then seemed to realize something and quickly shrank behind Anke.

Mycelium outlines the ground.

"Because the Master Magician only answered the first three questions."

"One: [Steel Sword Cluster] can be repaired by replenishing magic power and perfecting the spell runes."

"Second: The speed and strength of the [Spring Flower]'s recovery depends on the quality of the potion used."

"Three: After collecting all the stories, you can indeed become a true messenger of destiny."

"As for the fourth question, whether there is a limit to the number of true dreams one can have, he didn't answer it. However, he did add that once one's heart has a direction, dreams will emerge and characters will be born. Beyond that, he left the remaining fifty-six questions unanswered."

"..."

So stingy! Miss Anke made a long list these days, sorting it by importance, but she only answered three of them and added a sentence that made no sense. Tsk.

But Anke just muttered in his heart.

As long as I can gain something, the trip to the magician's tower will be worth it.

"Then, it's time to set off for the Dark Forest."

An Ke looked at Sinefe, who nodded.

Feiman also followed Xiaoji Zhuomi. She even stuck her head out to see something on the ground, but because it was a little far away and a little late, and because Anke was moving around, she couldn't see clearly. She could only poke Anke's cloak twice to express her dissatisfaction.

Miss Encore used her face-pinching technique to emphasize her status.

then.

Seize the time and set off again.

There are many things to do later, such as repairing treasures, finding faceless book monsters to collect stories, and Miss Anke’s favorite, grinding skills!

Chapter 185 Dark Forest (7500)

Faceless Book Monster, a monster from the dark camp.

They usually appear as pale human figures wrapped in tattered robes, with no lower body and only slender, strange fingers visible as strange as bent parchment.

His face was smooth as a pebble, and apart from a crude mouth closed with stitches, the rest of his facial features were essentially non-existent.

The stitches symbolize silence, and they only speak when a trader appears.

Ordinary creatures couldn't understand those hoarse, mocking tones, but that didn't matter. They had the ability to make stories resonate in the minds of traders, and the tone changed according to the content of the story being told. The sad ones were like the cold wind and rain, the sweet ones were almost like the gentle swing of wind chimes, and the passionate ones turned into the deafening sound of bronze bells...

That sounds like a lot of fun.

However, even in the Dark Forest, the Faceless Book Monster is one of the most notorious monsters.

This is partly because they have a nature of feeding on stories and will use every means to pursue unique stories. Any intelligent creature that appears within their perception range may become a target, and the stronger and more intelligent it is, the more likely it is to be pursued.

On the surface it was a transaction, but in reality it was a forced sale with almost no room for refusal.

Once you get them hooked, you have to give them content that satisfies them, otherwise you will take away their beautiful and happy memories, leaving them with only despair and suffocating experiences, and you may even have to stuff in some disgusting and nauseating stories in exchange.

And with their innate talents, they can master "Soul Shock", "Fear Curse", "Dispersion of Will" and "Emotional Drain" without any instruction. Add to that their powerful perception, the high reduction in physical damage in ghost form and their flexible movements. In terms of hard power alone, apart from those powerful characters, they have almost nothing to fear from monsters and warriors.

More importantly, the faceless book monsters are famous for their love of sticking together.

Sometimes you only see one at first glance, but in the blink of an eye, dozens of them appear all around.

But if you think about it carefully, it makes sense. They can engage in forced buying and selling, especially in such a dangerous place as the dark jungle. They must be a gang.

Even a second-level character, such as a witch, who has good soul strength and magic power, and can command powerful undead summons, can only agree to the deal if faced with a swarm of faceless book monsters.

Of course, the faceless book monsters are not so ignorant of life and death. When they meet those truly strong people, they will know how to abide by some rules and give the target the information they want as much as possible. As natural intelligence providers, their information is of very high value.

Naturally, many beings have had their eyes on them before. Not to mention those that happened a long time ago, but just two months ago, three terrifying characters attacked them together.

A mysterious cloaked man who controls mycelium, a female knight whose sword strikes like a white falcon, a weirdo with a chicken coop hair who can cause explosions...

At first, no one knew how these three people found the bookstore, avoided perception, and were powerful enough to suppress the monsters. It was not until they chose to compromise and cooperated to capture the rest of the monsters that they finally figured out the origins of these three people.

The witch holding a magic mirror, the devil who is good at commanding slaves, and the robber with a cloak of concealment are all well-known and powerful people in the dark forest. It is rumored that they are all contestants of this session.

There are just some issues that haven't been clarified.

For example, why did the three of them suddenly show new abilities and their styles of doing things were also different.

And the most crucial thing is that even if there was no grudge between the three before, they looked down on each other. But now, not only did they break into the book house together and hunt the mummy, but they also quickly resolved the magician's trial. It really made the book monster curious, how did they unite?

Whether it's the eccentric witch, the cruel and cunning devil, or the narrow-minded robber, it doesn't seem like they can live in harmony.

This confusion has been lingering in the hearts of the faceless book monsters until a month ago, when new uninvited guests appeared in the new book house.

Everyone's curiosity was finally satisfied, but the process of getting the answer was not so pleasant.

……

The witch's territory is very large. The castle in the middle looks like a crooked giant cookie tower, and the spires are new types of mushrooms. They are colorful and look bright and beautiful, but are actually extremely dangerous.

Just like the pumpkin monsters huddled in the ground, the poison berry bushes growing around the castle, the small fish in the river that accidentally revealed their jagged edges when blowing bubbles, and the crows patrolling the sky...

Of course, for the faceless book monsters in ghost form, these things cannot easily harm them.

If it were before, everyone would definitely be dismissive. After all, even if the monsters' owner, the witch who never reveals her true face, wanted to teach them a lesson, it would take a lot of effort.

But now——

"...Your Majesty the Black... No, Your Majesty the White Demon King, I have searched the entire Dark Forest and even the edge of the wilderness according to the recorded information, but I haven't found any new Purple Blood Mandragora. Perhaps other monsters have already eaten them, or perhaps a trader harvested them thoroughly and dug up all the roots."

The pale cloak was crawling on the ground, and it was easy to tell from its trembling body and voice that it was very frightened.

In addition to the fact that it returned empty-handed, it also happened because it accidentally called out "Dark Lord". His Majesty the Demon Lord did not seem to like this name, thinking that "it sounded like a neurotic bald guy without a nose", which did not match her image.

Although everyone didn't understand where this saying came from, they all started to change it faster than the other, fearing that they would suffer if they were slow.

After all, the Demon King's mood is changeable. Whenever he is unhappy, he will beat them for fun, and keep saying things like "work hard to improve your proficiency" or something incomprehensible. In fact, he is just making fun of them.

fortunately.

The beautiful girl with snake-like eyes on the stage was completely indifferent. She just played with her platinum hair and listened to the report below with her head tilted.

If there is no reaction, it means you don’t care.

The frightened faceless book monster felt a little relieved, retreated, and another one came forward.

"Great Lord White Devil, these are three Magic Mandrakes!"

The other faceless book monster next to it was obviously calm, with one corner of its cloak proudly raised. However, after saying the first half of the sentence, it lowered its voice again, with a hint of shame and uneasiness.

"Please forgive my incompetence. They are relatively young and may not meet your requirements."

Yes.

Just glance at the three flower pots in front of it and see the small "Western ginseng", er, magical mandrake, and you will know that they are not very old.

"Your Majesty, the powerful and beautiful Lord White Snake, your servant has informed those powerful monsters as you requested. If they do not wish to perish under the swords of the Fairy Tale Kingdom's army, they should bring valuable treasures and come to the Witch's Castle to seek refuge."

The one behind it looks very servile.

Although he had no expression and spoke in conventional neighing and whimpering, there was always a sense of flattery, which caused the pale cloaks around him to secretly look at him, while at the same time cautiously glancing at the demon king above to see if his flattery was any use.

That's the scene.

The faceless book monsters reported information one by one, while the stone sculptures, pumpkin monsters, ravens, snake monsters and many other monsters next to them stayed there obediently.

Although they did not speak each other's language, they all suppressed their wildness and impatience and stayed quietly below.

Some of those monsters were originally subordinates of the witch, some were newly controlled slaves of the witch, and some had recently come to seek refuge. However, there was no point in talking about this now, after all, they were all subordinates of the Demon King.

There is actually a terrifying and mysterious demon king above the witch. This is the horrifying fact discovered by the faceless book monster and the monsters.

She is extremely powerful, her temperament is unpredictable, and she acts very cautiously and cunningly.

The faceless book monsters have a very deep understanding of this. After all, among the monsters present, they are the strongest and have been hit by the heaviest hammers.

The first time we met was in an old bookstore more than a month ago. Everyone was surprised by the uninvited visit and gave a very "warm" welcome.

I remember that time, we worked together and successfully forced the Demon King to dodge here and there. Although in the end due to lack of experience, we rashly dispersed and pursued him, leaving loopholes, and some of our compatriots were attacked by the terrible demon eye and became prisoners of the Demon King, but no one was discouraged or afraid.

Because in the mysterious perception, the unfortunate compatriots are still alive and their location is clear, but because it is the territory of the terrible witch, everyone needs some time to prepare and launch a massive attack, rescue, and revenge.

To this end, they even called back their compatriots who had gone to the edge of the wilderness. The people in the Fairy Tale Kingdom didn't know what was wrong with their brains, but they took the initiative to organize a large group of people to attack the Dark Forest, which made everyone very happy.

There is no need to risk crossing the wilderness, let alone going to the fairy tale kingdom to seek death. There are so many new and wonderful stories delivered to your door. What a wonderful thing!

However, the book monsters are different from other dark creatures. They are extremely united and will never let go of any grudge.

then.

It's all over.

In just two weeks, everyone had clearly learned from the previous lesson and not left anyone alone, but the White Devil simply raised his hand, and unimaginable gales and blizzards blew up in the venue, the scale of which was at least twice as large as two weeks ago.

They didn't even win the head-on confrontation, and more than ten of their compatriots were captured.

The reason why there were no large number of casualties was that everyone ran fast and burrowed directly into the ground; on the other hand, the White Devil only intended to capture them and did not kill them.

After this time, no one thought about continuing to fight. They just gathered together to discuss what to do next. If they planned to move, how to choose a place that was safe and convenient for collecting stories and absorbing emotions.

As a result, just after a week, no one had agreed on a satisfactory location, and the White Devil came to their door openly.

Although everyone already knew that she had a close relationship with the witch and most likely had a way to borrow the magical mirror, who could have imagined that she was so arrogant as to break into the base of the Faceless Book Monster alone, and not in stealth, but walking straight ahead.

However, when the extremely terrifying dark golden devil flame appeared, everyone became obedient.

I don’t know what kind of black magic it is, but after it is cast, even if it is only a little bit, it is inevitable that you will feel weak and painful and wail continuously.

It was like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and everything was settled in an instant.

There is no point in running away, because if you don't beg for mercy from the devil, and rely on yourself to survive, at least half of your life will be gone. It seems that even if you eat for many years, you may not be able to return to normal.

Such a powerful existence, coupled with the witch's timid attitude in front of her, not daring to say a word, the book monsters immediately realized the truth.

The reason why witches, demons, and robbers can unite is because they are all loyal to the same master.

Even their newly revealed abilities were most likely bestowed by the Demon Lord.

As for the plan to capture powerful dark creatures such as mummies, crystal centipedes, and cursed vultures, it goes without saying who came up with it.

It's really terrible.