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The Mage Tower

After the group entered the forest, the blue curtain of light slowly closed behind the group, as if it was alive. Outside it was still afternoon, but inside the curtain was already twilight, with a blue curtain hanging from the sky and a few stars in the distance, like the scenery after dusk.

And a hundred steps away, the forest floor was a gloom.

The huge contrast caused everyone to be on guard, and Maynild and Freya gently drew their swords and looked around. There seemed to be some sort of uneasiness lurking in the air, making people feel a chill down their spines.

Brendel looked at the strange shadows of the woodland, they were already in a valley, the distant overlapping hills immersed in the night. In the north, the sky was as deep purple as the silent night. This hilly area was called the ‘Twilight Mound’’ in the Amber Sword, and in his memory, it should be at the southwest corner of Milos’s Breath.

At the entrance to this area, there should be a lair of the Dusk Hound, an ancient subspecies of canine dreads. It had long been extinct in Vaunte but was still found in small numbers in certain Black Forests.

“Lord, as you said, which direction should we head now?” Laurenna interrupted his thoughts and asked.

“The Raider mentioned that there should be a path leading to the ‘Atrium’ here,” Brendel’s mind recalled the Raider’s text: ‘The Dusk Mound is the most excellent entrance into the direction of Milos, and the gatekeeper’s lair is the dreaded The beasts of the Dusk Hounds, the passage through the Dusk Hounds’ lair extends northward, leading to the ‘Atrium’, with a treasure site at points A and B, which in the year 385 and 387 respectively were the ‘Crimson Wing Brigade’ and the ‘ Crystal’s Apple’ exploration.’ If this quest was still the first time it had been explored by people, then the location of the hidden treasure mentioned in the walkthrough might still exist as well. His eyes searched the forest, suddenly realizing that this sprawling valley was a passage. Brendel’s gaze stretched forward, the dark green hills that stretched on both sides meandered to the north, which also matched the description on the Raider.

After confirming this, Brendel had a plan: “Let’s proceed along this valley, watch out for wandering spirits on the way, and try not to use magic or activate magic items. Use open flames for lighting, and lighting crystals are banned at all times.”

Demons are not difficult creatures to deal with, but once a battle starts, the magic power that escapes will attract more demons. Some players had said that the demonic spirits were alarms within the copy of Milos’s Breath, and this was not an empty claim.

“Do you understand?”

“Understood.” Everyone nodded.

Brendel was somewhat satisfied, though his knowledge of the copy was only in the strategy. But he knew that in the midst of the unknown, people were always willing to favor the person who seemed to have a good idea of what to do. And as the most experienced person in the team, he was obliged to take up this responsibility.

He continued: “Scarlet, Medissa, you two go ahead. Lady Laurenna, please take care of the back.”

“Yes, my lord.” Medissa nodded instead of Scarlet.

“No problem.” Laurenna also raised her sheathed sword to her chest, a Kirrlutzian knightly salute – a sign of willingness to take orders.

With no objections from anyone, the team was quickly divided up. Scarlet and Medissa walked in front as the eyes of the group, both holding spears as they made their way through the dense coniferous forest, and they soon noticed that the sky was growing darker as the group progressed through the gaps between the cascading boughs.

It started as a light red in the evening, turned to a light blue, then a deep blue, and gradually became filled with stars, becoming a landscape of silent night. It was as if the sky had changed from evening to night after only ten minutes of walking in the forest.

The fact was that this was exactly the Cielacteristic of the Twilight Mound, this was the transition area of the Eternal Night Forest, and until one went deeper into this area, one could be considered to have truly entered the center of the forest. The surroundings gradually became pitch black, but Scarlet lit a torch and the firelight stretched in all directions, dragging the surrounding dense cedar trunks in long shadows across the forest floor, but where the light could not shine, the darkness instead seemed more prominent than ever.

The group had advanced for about half an hour when Medissa suddenly noticed that stars began to appear in the deep darkness, and she immediately recognized them as the demonic spirits floating among the woodlands.

She grabbed Scarlet and held up her finger as a ‘careful’ gesture to her.

“What’s that?” Scarlet also noticed the spots of light in the woods and whispered.

“It could be demonic spirits.”

“So many!” Scarlet was shocked. It did seem to her that the number was a little too large, and there were at least hundreds when she counted them down. She looked at the floating spirits and looked a little nervous for a moment.

“Don’t worry,” Medissa, however, said softly, “Although the demonic spirits are terrifying, they are notoriously blind. As long as we don’t use magic, light is invisible to