Star Forge Titan

Big guy~ Chief~! (The rest of the cats and bugs continue to sing in harmony)

Are you ready for adventure? (The cat at the helm asks again)

Big guy~ Chief~ Long~ Long~! (All cats and bugs sing together)

……

The lyrics become more and more exaggerated later on, roughly describing Ivan's previous deeds from the perspective of cats and bugs, and using a highly subjective and proactive way to deeply artistically process them.

However, what really made the person rush in and grab the cat and start petting it was the lines where these furry little bastards made fun of him. For example, "What exactly happened in the captain's cabin?"

While they were playing and playing, Alvin suddenly stopped petting the cat.

Looking out through the large glass window in front of the airship's cockpit, it was as if the ship sailing down the river suddenly entered the ocean. The proportion of "green" in the field of vision began to rise sharply, and the deep and shallow green sea formed by various vegetation occupied all areas except the sky.

Sea of ​​trees, ocean of green, bush of life, lungs of the world...

All of the above-mentioned names, whether praises or awe, belong to the vast woodland before us.

"The Great Wild Forest."

Ivan subconsciously read out the name of the forest, but another name emerged in his mind - Deep Green Hell.

This wasn't a true hell, of course, nor did it contain twisted beings like demons. But for those without wilderness survival experience, the pristine forest environment was a place as dangerous as hell, perhaps even more perilous than hell.

This rich ecosystem allows every creature to rapidly shift between prey and hunter. This magical environment, ideally suited to the growth of plants and animals, indirectly contributes to the increasingly complex and varied topography. Simply walking tracks carved by wild animals are equivalent to nothing. A man-made path carved last month, or even last week, can be completely covered by rapidly growing vegetation in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, special plants rich in magic power interact with environmental magic power to generate abnormal magic fields, which can affect magic equipment and even the creatures themselves, coupled with the flourishing of dangerous animals and plants.

Before the tribes outside the Great Wilderness Forest united to formally form the 'United Emirates of the Wilderness Forest', large caravans of hundreds of people would get lost deep in the forest almost every year.

Those people were like pitiful bait that fell into the stomach of the dark green giant beast of the "Great Wild Forest". Apart from the occasional discovery of scattered corpses and relics, no trace of them was left.

The situation has improved considerably now. The United Emirates of the Wild Forest has built relatively flat and wide fixed roads between the major settlements. Locals and traveling merchants simply call these fixed roads "Forest Avenue" or "Big Road."

At the same time, in order to prevent vegetation from covering this rare "road", the United Arab Emirates of the Wilderness sends construction teams to carry out maintenance along the road every year, and people living nearby also do some work such as clearing weeds and gravel in their spare time.

Even so, there are always people who get lost due to various "accidents" and step too far from the "main road". Therefore, tribes in various places will organize patrols to patrol along fixed routes at regular intervals. Their main job is to guide lost people back to the main road.

Logically, a flying airship shouldn't have to worry about getting lost, but the extremely lush vegetation of the Great Desolate Forest made it difficult for operators to discern the "main road" from the air. Furthermore, the unique magical field enveloping this mysterious forest would also interfere with the Traveler's internal magical systems.

If you really want to fly through, you have to increase the altitude to a thousand meters to avoid interference, and then land vertically to the location of the few cities inside the Great Wilderness Forest.

Taking this into consideration, after approaching the Great Wilderness Forest, Alvin woke up the sleeping Afrediya, and the Traveler airship landed steadily at the edge of the forest.

They planned to go on a hiking trip to experience the beauty of nature firsthand and, by the way, to explore the local environment.

By the way, Alvin also wanted to see if there were any useful clues.

"What? Do you really like being alone together without being disturbed?" Heidi looked at the two of them jokingly, and then deliberately put on a sad expression as if she had been abandoned.

Ivan's eyelids twitched, and he felt a small hand pinching the soft flesh of his waist from behind.

Humph, I'm a real warrior, a veteran boxer, how could I possibly neglect waist strength training? This little trick won't make me give in...

"Yes, that's right, that's it!" The black-haired boy quickly completed three consecutive "affirmations" in a calm and powerful tone. Such decisive and swift judgment made the little hand behind his back retract with satisfaction.

The person who arrived was Afredia, dressed in a light hunting suit and a wide-brimmed soft hat. Her current outfit looked a bit like an explorer in an old movie. Her other equipment and gifts were stored in the travel bag that extended the space and the lepton space, which was quite convenient.

However, the Demon King's extremely broad mind always makes people secretly worry that the second button will break off due to excessive pressure.

As for Ivan, he was asked to dress like a barbarian.

For the specific appearance, please refer to Arnold Scherzinger's version of Conan the Barbarian.

Leather wrist guards, hard leather boots, a pitifully small animal skin skirt, and then————then nothing.

Well, that was it. His arms, thighs, and powerful pectorals were all exposed to the outside air. Each block of his powerful muscle was fully exposed, and the masculine aura emanating from his body almost turned into a tangible aura radiating outward.

In a dense forest, such attire practically spelled out "mosquito buffet" on one's body. Fortunately, there weren't any common mosquitoes in nature capable of piercing a Titan's skin.

The reason things had turned out this way was largely due to Afredia's capricious demands. According to her, the two of them, dressed like this, would form the classic couple from popular literature: the brave female explorer and the barbarian prince.

Even so, this outfit is really indecent!

Honestly, Ivan had initially refused to agree. However, the woman possessed incredibly powerful unique skills, and her fighting spirit and endurance were comparable to (?) a dragon.

She even offered a reason on the soft couch in the bedroom that the young boy could not refuse, which was to unlock [please pay to watch the following content]

In short, accompanied by a series of crisp laughter that Heidi couldn't help but let out, and the concerned looks of many cats and bugs looking at the chief.

The Demon King, who wanted to satisfy his niche hobby, dragged his companion, who looked like he had lost all hope in life, and strode into the depths of the jungle.

Just like that, the jungle adventure between the dragon lady adventurer and the savage Titan begins.

Chapter 80: Dragon Shadow Reappears

“Chirp!”

"Ohhhhhh!"

“Ga-ga-ga-ga-ga!”

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

The calls of various animals echo each other, creating a pure natural symphony of all living beings.

However, the animals that brought such "beautiful" music were not singing sincerely at this moment. The reason why 99% of them screamed hysterically and fled frantically was due to a very simple reason - they were scared.

"Pfft." Alvin couldn't help but laugh halfway, and then was knocked over by the embarrassed and angry Afrediya.

Fortunately, the latter didn't immediately reveal its true form, otherwise it would have been a series of hunting combos, using its horns to lift high and swing back and forth. Of course, playfulness between friends wouldn't go that far, and Frey was generally gentle, unless she couldn't help herself.

"It's so powerful, worthy of the ancient dragon version of it. It's strong and powerful."

Ivan sighed as he held up the two horns on Afrediya's head. The impact force he transferred to the ground with the secret of his boxing technique directly tore a long and narrow crack, and even the extremely dense and towering ancient trees behind him began to shake.

"I didn't mean it." The girl slapped her boyfriend's hand away, a blush rising on her face.

After entering the Great Wilderness Forest, the rich natural atmosphere of the primeval forest made her particularly excited. When she encountered some wild animals that suddenly appeared, she accidentally released some ancient dragon breath.

Its essence is the magnetic field-like fluctuations generated by powerful vitality, which can also be called biological magnetic field. When this fluctuation is mixed with the magical pressure, it can have a deterrent effect on living creatures with vitality weaker than itself, forming the dragon's power in the popular sense, which is the talent of "ferocious momentum" mentioned by Alvin just now.

The range of pressure exerted by an ordinary dragon is already very wide, while the range of pressure exerted by an ancient dragon whose strength and even life essence are even stronger is much more exaggerated.

With the jungle where the two of them were located as the center, a breath of air inadvertently released by Afrediya caused all creatures within a radius of several kilometers to fall into an abnormal state.

This was true for both carnivores and herbivores; even insects with limited intelligence crawled out of the soil and scattered about. They didn't even clash with each other; even when a rabbit ran headfirst into a fox's arms, the two simply hugged each other, trembling and screaming together.

"I'm afraid this will attract the rangers." Alvin shook his head and took out a cloak to put it on to make himself look more decent.

Although Ranger is also a type of Extraordinary job, its origins lie in the hunters who specialized in patrolling the forests of various tribes. Therefore, most Extraordinary leaders who command patrols will choose this promotion path.

"No, not really." Afrediya held down the wide-brimmed soft hat on her head and looked at the other person with innocent eyes.

At this moment, the sunlight filtered through the gaps between the leaves of the towering ancient trees and shone onto the curled surfaces that protruded from the openings on both sides of her soft hat, immediately refracting a colorful halo, as if putting a layer of filter on her, making her exceptionally beautiful.

However, faced with such a beautiful scene, Alvin laughed out loud without hesitation, and was almost knocked away by the ancient dragon beauty's dragon chariot.

The two quarreled for a while, but when the surrounding environment returned to normal, there was no trace of any local patrol team.

"Huh?" Alvin frowned, feeling the situation was a bit unexpected.

"What's wrong?" Seeing this, Afrediya immediately stopped trying to throw her boyfriend into the tree.

"Something is wrong." Alvin listened attentively to the sounds nearby, his expression gradually becoming serious, and then he showed some confusion.

Although they were currently located in the outermost, safest zone of the Great Wilderness Forest, they hadn't strayed far from the 'Forest Road.' Normally, a patrol wouldn't ignore any unusual events along the 'road.' The lead ranger, however, possessed a special bonus of enhanced perception within the woodlands he had sworn to protect.

Then, here comes the problem.

Why hasn't the other party appeared yet?

"Do you want to contact the first mate?" Afrediya was naturally referring to the Voyager.

Ordinary magic communication had a very limited range, but after she put on a full set of 'Mobile Magic Tower' equipment, even if it couldn't match the special magic tower used for long-distance communication, it at least had a communication range comparable to a walkie-talkie. She could definitely contact the Traveler and have them rush over to pick her up.

"The Demon King is really cautious." Alvin praised, but was given a cold look by the other party.

"What's there to brag about? It's just the most basic quality of a mage." Despite saying this, the slightly raised corners of Afrediya's mouth revealed her good mood that she couldn't hide.

"Perhaps it's just far away. However, patrols have fixed bases along each section of the 'road,' and ordinary caravans often choose to rest and resupply there. At our speed, we'll be there soon. If anything unexpected happens, we'll know then."

The Wild Forest United Emirates had been established for so long that the original patrol station had long since evolved into something akin to a highway service area. Not only were some patrol members stationed there, but people from nearby tribes would also be sent there to do business.

"Too."

Afrediya naturally had no objection to Ivan's decision. So... she said "Hey!" and jumped onto her boyfriend's back, waving forward as he stared at her in confusion.

"lets go."

"..." Ivan looked at Afrediya in surprise.

No way, it’s okay if he comes at night, but he can come during the day too?

Resisting the urge to lift her hips forward onto his shoulders like a sack of potatoes, Alvin shrugged helplessly and walked forward with his "little" girlfriend on his back. Although the movement was easy, the speed was so fast that it set off a gust of wind.

After the two left, only a group of goblins lying on the ground were left.

This low-level monster has no brains and its intelligence is probably not as good as that of an eight-year-old child. It dares not approach humans unless there are more than five of them. It is only strong enough to give birth to baby goblins with its mother goblin. At best, it is a harmful animal at the level of a mouse.

The only thing that gave the patrol team a headache was that the goblins reproduced too quickly. Even if they had just wiped out the bandits last week, a new nest would appear from nowhere two days later. They were too similar to rats.

A few minutes ago, this gang of fifteen goblins, due to their stupidity, mistook Ivan and Afrediya, who were restraining their magical pressure, for ordinary travelers, and tried to extort some food from them.

Yes, they didn't even know that they could buy more food with the money they robbed. Therefore, some caravans simply threw some expired food to save trouble, and that was enough to send most of the goblin gangs away.

Judging from this point alone, they are more like a group of beggars with bad attitudes than a gang of gangsters.

Then, the group of monsters was blasted down. The goblins lying on the ground showed no visible wounds, but without exception, they had completely stopped breathing. The cause of this scene was the ancient dragon aura that Afrediya had accidentally released earlier.

Well, these little monsters were all scared to death...

After a while, the woods on the left side of the forest road began to stir without any wind. The movement was very gentle, like a casual breeze, but the swaying leaves came from far away and then approached, clearly something was approaching the "road." What was even more strange was that throughout this process, each swaying leaf made no sound.

When the vegetation shifted to a gap wide enough for one person to pass through, six fully armed rangers cautiously emerged. They were of various races, ranging from pointy-eared wood elves to wild forest orcs covered in colorful fur, but all were transcendents without exception.

If placed in an ordinary patrol team, each of them can be qualified to serve as the team leader.

At this moment, this group of transcendents, who had gathered together to act together, showed extreme caution. It was not until the Wood Elf Ranger walking in front made a "safe" gesture that the others breathed a sigh of relief and then stepped forward to check the goblin's body in a well-trained manner.

After discovering that these little monsters were all scared to death, every ranger's expression became extremely serious, even with a hint of fear.

"There's no mistake. It's definitely Long Wei." The Wood Elf Ranger, who looked young but was actually the oldest, said with certainty:

"But we didn't find any traces of large creatures passing by." A young man with cat ears scratched his head, a puzzled look on his face with long sideburns.

"That means the other party is likely to possess magical power." The wood elf continued in an increasingly serious tone, "In this way, we can rule out wild dragons that only inherit bloodlines or dragon beasts without intelligence."

"Could it be..." Another ranger looked at his senior in disbelief.

"Ah, it's been over a hundred years." The wood elf took a deep breath.

"The dragon's traces have appeared again."

Chapter 81: Chasing and Fighting

Facts have proved that men, especially those who think they are always young, can easily let themselves go completely as long as there are no outsiders around.

“Oh~~~Oh—Oh~~~~~Oh oh oh oh oh oh~~~~”

A naked man (not actually naked) grabs the vines hanging from the treetops with one hand, carrying a beautiful girl on his back like a primitive savage who has successfully proposed with a stick, while screaming strangely and swinging in a strange posture through the deserted (but animal-filled) forest.

The beautiful girl he held hostage (for legal reasons, I must emphasize again that this is not the case) did not scream in fear. Instead, she let out a series of laughter that was almost as cool as a barbell, and she did not look like a lady at all.

"Faster!" The girl with red hair like wine smiled brightly, and her eyes shone brightly like rubies.

At this moment, she hugged the neck of some nameless savage like a koala hugging a tree, laughing widely, revealing two rows of neat, white teeth. Although the girl did not forget to reach out to hold down her wide-brimmed soft hat, her long hair, redder than maple leaves and more colorful than flames, easily broke free from its restraint and fluttered freely in the wind.

Anyone who came here would find it hard to believe that this woman was once a princess, and even harder to believe that she had now become the supreme ruler of the Northern Kingdom of Elrond by virtue of her first right of inheritance.

Under normal circumstances, a royal princess should receive a lady's education from an early age, including dining etiquette, court etiquette, literature, etc. Only in this way can the most qualified royal princess in the eyes of most people be cultivated, or in other words, a handicraft that can be used for open intelligence gathering for marriage.

But Afrediya was different. Having children was no easy feat for an ancient dragon. Not only did childbearing require numerous qualifications, including military exploits, but producing healthy, genetically complete offspring was also a matter of luck, and the success rate was worrying.

Therefore, neither mother Antonia nor father Gustav expected that they would be pregnant with a second child, the little prince Ostolfo, in the short term.

Therefore, Afrediya was raised as the first heir from birth. From childhood to adulthood, she received the orthodox education that would be expected of an heir. While the traditional royal education for princesses wasn't completely abandoned, it was at best considered a secondary subject. For example, physical education classes were available in the second year of high school, but not exclusively.

In addition, his study abroad experience in the City of Thousand Towers also played a role. As for the other childish guy, oh, he was a time traveler, so it's not surprising that he did anything.

With a "snap", the vine "could not bear the humiliation" and chose to end its life, literally breaking itself into two pieces.

Of course, the Titan descendant, whose perception attribute had already reached the realm of perfection, was aware of this, but he simply regarded it as part of the manual jungle roller coaster entertainment experience, and along with Afrediya, who was screaming and laughing behind him, he was thrown directly into the sky by inertia.