In the Dark Mountains, there is no day or night every day. Fortunately, Ariel has prepared a special magic item that can determine the time.

The pale group of people headed directly towards the depths of the mountains without any hesitation. It was obvious that they wanted to cross the mountains. So naturally they encountered many magical beasts along the way, but the levels were not high.

During this period of travel, the group had not yet entered the depths of the Dark Mountains. Therefore, most of the people they encountered were only some mid-level and low-level monsters. This level of monsters did not pose any threat at all, and they were all brought to Ariel.

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Not to mention anything else, there are quite a lot of various magic materials collected from hunting monsters along the way. No wonder so many adventurers are flocking to the Dark Mountains one after another. This is indeed a treasure place.

Moreover, the three of them met many adventurers and hunting parties on their way.

But maybe it was because the few people in Wanwan rode horse-drawn carriages into the mountains. This unusual and leisurely posture was too much like the boldness of a highly skilled person. Most people felt that they were being thrown off guard, and then they silently put away their greed and malice.

After all, among the adventurers who have been hanging out in this dark mountain range for a long time, none of them are stupid. In other words, stupid people would not be able to survive now in the dark area full of darkness and danger.

They clearly understand that anyone who can be so arrogant and comfortable in a place like this is either a fool who really doesn't understand anything, or a brave and strong person who is truly skilled in art.

Seeing that Wanwan and his gang have been arrogant for so long without any incident, do you think they are the former or the latter?

Of course, there are also people who are blinded by greed and dark desires. They see that there are only three people in the pale group: a thin man, a mage, and a naive strong man?

From the looks of this combination, the strong man seems to be a bit intimidating, the short mage doesn't look like much at first glance, and the thin man looks like he could be knocked down with just one punch.

Wrong judgment also leads to wrong choices.

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"Why do you feel that there have been more attacks recently? Are all adventurers such greedy guys?"

After killing an attacker again, the girl burned the opponent's body to ashes with an expressionless face. This skilled action and process looked like she had experienced it many times along the way.

Soon, the unlucky guy who made the sneak attack became nourishment under a certain tree. Ariel sighed with some disappointment, feeling that the real adventurer was quite different from the one she read in the book.

Although the adventurers in the book pursue adventure and exploration, they are generally positive characters. To use the terminology of the martial arts world next door, they are similar to the knights of the rivers and lakes. Not only are they quite romantic, but they also have the attribute of justice in hoeing the strong and supporting the weak.

However, the adventurers that girls see in reality pursue money and interests. They even use any means to do so, including deception, exploitation, sneak attacks, and other tricks.

Ariel has encountered many situations along the way.

For example, he was lying on the roadside pretending to be injured, and wanted to take advantage of the girl's kindness to sneak attack and kidnap her. However, he was spotted by Bai Wan, and was burned to ashes by an angry young lady.

Some say that there is a cub of a XX monster nearby, which is a must-have magic pet for the protagonist; or some rare magical materials that are rare in a thousand years, etc. The summary is that I want to lure them with benefits and lure Wanwan and others into a trap;

There are also female adventurers who claim to have been separated from their teammates, deliberately pretending to be weak and deceptive, and want to get into the pale team...

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How can these things compare to the righteous, bright, and romantic adventurers in the book? But I have to say that these rich routines really opened the eyes of the aristocratic girl who left home for the first time.

Her originally immature mind and knowledge were gradually maturing. But at the same time, her original friendly image of the profession of adventurer was thrown out of the window.

"This is reality, girl."

Seeing Ariel returning after disposing of the body, she understood what she was thinking and said with a smile.

"I didn't expect that the stories in those books could be so different from real-life adventurers! Hum, if I have the chance, I will definitely find those who write adventure novels and let my father punish them for the crime of fraud!"

Probably due to the disillusionment of beautiful illusions, the girl spoke in a rather vicious tone.

"Hahahaha - you are so funny."

Baiwan scoffed mercilessly, and then opened his mouth to explain.

"Those novels themselves are spiritual food for you...or for you in the past, the aristocratic boy and girl who lives at home. Naturally, they have been processed and beautified. After all, they are meant to introduce you to a sunny and positive outlook."

"But is this too much beautification? I have never seen the kind of righteous and romantic adventurer in the book."

Ariel said dissatisfied.

"Yes, there are still more or less 'messengers of justice' or 'romantic knights' like that in the world. By the way, isn't the Harold you like a representative figure among adventurers? Or have you forgotten him?"

Baiwan glanced at her with a chuckle and said casually.

"I……"

The girl opened her mouth, as if she wanted to refute that Harold was a noble, but she thought that the other man had actually publicly admitted that he was an adventurer.

Thinking of the various insidious adventurers she had met recently, she felt that comparing them to Harold was an insult to him.

Out of defense for her sweetheart, Ariel couldn't help but retort.

"Harold is the prince of the empire, how can these cunning adventurers compare to him? Harold is the perfect, just, and romantic adventurer like in the book, okay?"

Huanwan just smiled at her words, feeling that the girl was innocent.

"You are so stupid that you would take the stories in the book seriously. Has no one ever told you that reality is reality, but fantasy is just fantasy?"

But in response to his words, Ariel, who usually talked a lot, was unusually silent. She lowered her head and hid her eyes so that no one could see her expression clearly. After a long time, she sighed softly and said.

"No. I only have family and books in my life. Who would tell me this?"

These words made Bai Wan look slightly sideways, looking at the lonely noble lady in front of him, and asked casually.

"Don't you have any friends?"

The girl who heard this question turned her head and looked at the seemingly eternal darkness of the Dark Mountains. She seemed to be recalling some happy people and things, and said with a smile.

"Of course..."

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Although the greedy adventurers along the way are a bit annoying, as the pale group goes deeper and deeper, the number of adventurers they encounter becomes less and less.

Warcraft are rampant in the depths of the Dark Mountains. Intermediate-level warcraft can be seen everywhere here, and high-level warcraft are only common. This is a real human restricted area, and even a team of adventurers with high-level experts dare not stay here for a long time.

Of course, to the pale group, this little danger is nothing.

The few high-level monsters that I occasionally encounter here are the best sparring partners for the young girl Ariel. After all, the previous intermediate monsters hardly pose any threat to her, and they are at most used to master magic.

Only by fighting high-level monsters of the same level can she grow rapidly. While her combat experience is increasing rapidly, the girl's improvement in magic control and mental strength cannot be underestimated.

This time Ariel was fighting against a high-level monster that looked like a bear.

It stood upright, and its huge body was nearly 10 meters tall. The gray fur on its body was covered with dark purple lines, and its glaring red eyes were flashing with cruel and crazy blood.

The undisguised rage and bloodthirsty aura in the demon bear's eyes made Bai Bai hold his chin in thought.

'I don't know if this is the same anomaly as the previous Warcraft...'

After all, Warcraft itself is still mostly animalistic. It is also crazy and bloodthirsty when it is really violent. It is indeed difficult to distinguish.

While he was thinking, this high-level demonic bear showed no mercy at all. It roared angrily, and swung its paw towards Ariel who was fighting it. The bear's paw was wrapped in gray aura, and it was obvious that this

It's the magic bear's own innate ability.

The girl looked solemn and did not dare to take it lightly. She mobilized the magic power in her body and combined it according to the sequence of elements in her memory, quickly condensing a flame shield above her head.

Intermediate magic "Fire Shield"!

It's a pity that the flame shield only resisted for a moment and was smashed directly by the bear's paw. Fortunately, taking advantage of this moment, the cyan element of the boots worn by Ariel's feet lit up, and her figure was like a swimming fish, and she nimbly dodged backwards.

Come on.

The girl was not someone who only wanted to avoid being hit. She took advantage of the moment she jumped up to avoid the attack, and the fire element in her hand condensed, forming a scorching fireball that was as big as her head.

Then without looking, he directly hit the demon bear's belly. The fireball exploded accurately on the demon bear's belly, and the high-temperature flames ignited its fur.

"Roar--"

The Demonic Bear roared in pain and extinguished the burning flames on its belly several times, leaving only a scorched black mark. The elementary fireball released by the girl only slightly damaged the skin of the thick-skinned and thick-skinned Advanced Demonic Beast.

'It seems that the fireball released directly is basically useless against this big guy. After all, it is just a basic magic. And high-level magic beasts are much thicker than high-level warriors.'

As Ariel dodged and distanced herself from the demonic bear, a thought flashed through her mind. The fact that it could damage its skin was actually due to her powerful magic power, which enhanced the power of the fireball technique.

The demon bear did not give up, and jumped up directly, and its huge body was smashed down like a meteorite. The huge and sharp bear claws slashed from the air, with the sound of hunting, and tore straight towards Ariel.

The girl narrowed her eyes slightly and unrolled a magic scroll without hesitation. As the cyan elemental light around her flashed, her petite body flew up as light as a feather, and she moved backwards to avoid another attack from the demon bear.

Advanced wind magic: "Flying"!

"boom--"

With a loud noise, the demonic bear suddenly hit the ground, and the ground instantly turned over like an earth dragon, opening a huge pit. The dust raised after landing obscured the huge figure of the demonic bear, and Ariel, who has a keen sense of perception, noticed

Not right.

A huge stone with a gray-white aura lingering, passed through the smoke and dust with unstoppable momentum, and smashed towards the girl.

Seeing the sudden appearance of the stone, the knowledgeable Ariel was immediately shocked and realized that this was a stone-type magic bear!?

This stone is obviously petrified by the opponent's soil. Not only is it as solid as a rock, it may also have a petrified effect if hit.

'Damn it! I can fly with the flying technique, but I am not a wind magician after all. My control of the flying technique is not flexible and fast enough, so I can't avoid it!'

Facing the huge rocks that were coming in an instant, the girl only had time to gather a flame shield to resist. Facing the terrifying rocks, a shield made of invisible things like flames was obviously unable to withstand them.

There is no way, the fire element is more powerful in killing than in defense. Ariel can only forcefully control the fire shield to prevent it from exploding and scattering. Otherwise, if she is directly hit by a stone, not only will she be seriously injured on the spot, she will also be petrified.

There will be no chance of winning!

However, the terrifying potential energy carried by the stone still pushed her away with the flame shield. The girl was hit to the ground and coughed out a mouthful of blood. She felt a burning pain in her back.

'Fortunately, I also prepared magic items to buffer the power.'

However, the magic of magic items is not unlimited. Each time it is used, it needs to cool down for a period of time before it can be used again. Therefore, the magic items she just used in the battle will not be used in a short period of time.

Ariel poured a mouthful of healing potion into her mouth. She raised her hand to concentrate her magic power, and blue wings appeared behind her, making the girl feel her body light up. She stood up and jumped into the air in the direction away from the magic bear. Her eyes seemed to be filled with laughter.

Lit a red flame.

Intermediate magic "Eye of Fire"!

This is a fire spell with a bonus effect. After it is released, it will have night vision, heat vision and a certain ability to see through. Obviously, the girl has gained wisdom after the magic bear used the dust to cover it up.

Even in this dark environment, Ariel, with her eyes set on fire, could clearly see that the demon bear behind her was on all fours, frantically chasing after her.

But Ariel can't run fast even if she uses the "Wings of Wind" to glide. After all, she is not a mage who specializes in the wind system. She can't escape even the previous advanced magic "Flying Technique", and the terrifying pursuit speed of the demon bear behind her.
Chapter completed!