Erica wiped the sweat from her forehead and then looked up at the blazing sun in the sky. Then she sighed helplessly and continued to carefully cross a stream at her feet and walked through the mud into the jungle ahead.

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In terms of geographical location, Erna Continent is indeed located in the northern hemisphere. And judging from the estimated distance, Razik Island is indeed a tropical island located in the equatorial zone, so this kind of sultry and humid environment is extremely hot and humid everywhere.

The environment of active insects and animals easily reminded Erica of the tropical rainforest of Borneo. However, the plants, trees, and various animals and insects here were all very unfamiliar. At least Erica did not remember that she had been with them in the past.

A group of madmen saw those terrifying animals and plants while performing a mission in the rainforest of Borneo.

When Erica first landed on the island, she encountered a carnivorous beetle that was as big as a basketball. These beetles were not slow in crawling or flying, and they had terrifying fangs and claws.

When Rika met them, she happened to catch them eating a large animal that seemed to have just been hunted.

The animal that looked like some kind of wild boar weighed at least more than two hundred kilograms, and judging from the pile of exposed bone spurs and big teeth on its body, it didn't look like a docile animal. But even Erica

The big guy who I thought would definitely be unlucky if he met him was actually defeated by a group of bugs, and even before his blood changed color, most of his body was eaten by these bugs. From this, it is not difficult to see how powerful this bug is.

horrible.

However, although these bugs look very ferocious, they can be easily crushed with daggers or bullets. In addition, Erica directly activates her abilities at the critical moment, so it is not particularly difficult to deal with these bugs. Of course,

Only Erica and Kana took action, while Kalia stayed aside and watched the show like someone with nothing to do. However, Erica felt that Kalia's focus should not be on the battle but on the ground.

The animal carcass was there. From the way Kalia rubbed herself and licked her lips from time to time, it was not difficult to tell that she must be hungry.

But now is not the time to eat, so Erica just gave her a piece of chocolate to supplement the sugar. After all, Erica is the only three people who have landed on the island, and now they are only on the front line, so Erica

He didn’t carry any emergency food with him. In addition, Ruby and Thrannier were not actually necessary companions for this mission. They were still staying in KURM’s cabin, unless Erica met her.

Otherwise, there is no need for these two people to provide assistance if there is a specific problem.

Not long after moving forward again, the group encountered a plant that looked like it had plump fruits.

Erica was originally very wary and planned to avoid it, but Kalia was also a curious baby. She couldn't stand the alluring sweetness of the fruit she had never seen before, so she couldn't help but went over and planned to pick it.

I tasted the fruit, only to find that the plant was actually some kind of vicious worm in disguise.

Just like monkfish in the deep sea use luminous traps on their foreheads to lure prey, the plant-like part is the camouflage bait set by these worms. When the prey is close, they will pull out the "buds" growing on the ground.

"It quickly came out and opened its big mouth with sharp teeth to bite the prey and then swallowed it.

Of course, if ordinary prey is caught, then maybe these terrible worms can give you a delicious meal, but the problem is that what they are hunting is Kalia, so before their big mouths flowing with smelly mucus have not yet

When they were close to Kalia, they suddenly twisted themselves into twists and committed suicide. Of course, they would not do this on their own initiative, but under the control of Kalia's powerful flesh and blood spell, these unlucky worms

They were still killed decisively without resistance. By the way, when they died, the body fluids squeezed out by the pressure also accurately avoided Kalia's side, but unfortunately Erica, who had planned to rush over to "save the beauty",

His face was covered in the smelly mucus and worm guts.

It was precisely because of this that Erica just stopped to wash her dirty face by the stream that obviously felt dangerous, although she was not happy to do so, because the seemingly crystal clear stream was actually filled with

There are a large number of parasites that are almost invisible to the naked eye. This information was informed by Ruby through remote contact, because although her perception magic can indeed cover most of the island, it cannot last forever, so it can only be achieved through some special means.

With Erica as the center, she senses the natural conditions within a certain range around her. Although Erica and her party have used this to avoid many dangers from the natural ecology, things like the beetles that actively attack and the

The worms activated by Kalia are really powerless.

Fortunately, Kalia doesn't like "getting into trouble" that much. In addition, with the help of her unique ability, Erica was able to wash the dirt on her face safely in the "clean" stream. But although

It is said that the threat of parasites has been avoided, but Erica did smell a faint fishy smell in the clear stream when washing her face. Obviously, even if there is no threat from parasites, the water in this stream cannot

Drinking. Fortunately, Erica wasn't particularly thirsty at the moment, and she had brought some pure water with her as a hydration supplement when they set off. However, due to the fishy smell on her face, Erica still chose to drink it.

Sacrifice half a bottle of water to wash your face again.

"Are you sure...my face is okay?" Erica asked Kalia worriedly after washing her face again.

"OK!" Kalia was obviously a little unhappy, because this was not the first time Erica had interrogated her. Obviously, she was dissatisfied with the many interrogations, because it seemed like Erica didn't trust her.

Similar.

After Kalia finished answering, although Erica nodded on the surface, she still touched her cheek with her hands from time to time in private. Of course, this was an unconscious action caused by Erica's worries, but in Kalia's case

It seemed that Leah still showed distrust. So she walked up to Erica angrily, and then hugged Erica's head in front of her.

"It's just that there is some fishy smell left. I have told you many times that there are no bugs in the water you wash your face with. I have dispersed those bugs." Kalia held Erica's head in her hands and opened her mouth a little too excitedly.

Licking her cheeks a few times and proving: "Look! There is nothing wrong..."

Erica was a little confused by Kalia's sudden action, but after seeing Kalia's angry and determined expression, she happily apologized. Fortunately, Kalia's character is simple.

Just like a child, Erica accepted her apology directly after she apologized. In an instant, the angry expression immediately relaxed and turned back to the innocent smile before.

However, at this moment, Erica suddenly heard Ruby's voice coming from the earphones and interjecting: "Erica, before you left, I put a bottle of disinfectant in your backpack. If you need it,

If so, you can clean your cheeks now."

Ruby's voice sounded neither sad nor happy, but this sentence had some inexplicable meaning. After all, just now Kalia had just licked Erica's cheek, and at this time Ruby suggested to Erica

Washing your face obviously does not mean the dirty connotation before cleansing.

In addition, even though Ruby was speaking through the communicator, Kalia could actually hear it because she also wore a loose portable headset on her ears, although Erica provided her with a more convenient throat microphone.

Waiting for a series of communication equipment, but Kalia is really not used to or not used to mounting so many messy equipment on herself. But fortunately, Kalia obediently accepted Erica's suggestion and changed into it before departure.

A set of relatively loose hunter camouflage clothing and leather boots, but outside of that, she was still wearing the light gauze suit. However, the gauze dress turned into a set under the control of Kalia before she put it on the coat.

It is a very close-fitting gauze underwear, but from this point of view, it seems that this gauze garment can indeed be called a magical treasure "produced by the temple".

Kalia couldn't help but feel a little angry after hearing what Ruby said. Although she didn't understand the meaning of "disinfectant water", she could tell that Ruby was targeting her. But Kalia could only be angry because she was now

He didn't know how to use the headset hanging on his ears to reply. After all, this guy didn't listen at all when Erica told her how to operate.

After Erica saw this, she could only smile helplessly. After all, no one could waste time here, because nearly an hour had passed since they landed on the island, but the three of them had traveled less than one kilometer.

Far. Most of the reason for such slow progress is due to the poor environment brought about by the island's "tropical rainforest ecology". The soft soil almost everywhere and the dangerous animals and plants everywhere really made Erica and her party...

It is difficult to walk even with Ruby's "navigation warning" and the help of Kana as the "guide". In addition, there is also Calia, a curious baby who has been at home for hundreds of years. In short, it is a grinding journey.

And accidents like the one just happened often, which naturally slowed down everyone's schedule.

After landing, the group of people did not just wander around the island aimlessly. Now they need to rush to the high ground about one kilometer away within two hours to establish an observation station and relay point, and then whether to go directly into the island or

We can only draw conclusions after going there to observe other methods. After all, the island is much worse than the previous drone observation, whether it is the bad ecology of the island or the island's

The signs of mutation in all creatures on the planet made Erica fearful along the way.

Erica had noticed the unnatural anomalies on the Razik fish-men on the island when they were observing through drones. Later, after landing on the island, Kalia, an "authoritative biologist", also inspected the island through

After close observation of some animals on the island, they came to similar conclusions as Erica. In addition, as an earth elf, Kana also had the same strange feeling. Of course, the strangeness she perceived was not the animals and plants on the island, but the animals and plants on the island.

The whole island seems a little abnormal.

If necessary, Kalia and Kana can analyze the problem in more depth, but this trip is just a simple investigation after all, so in order not to alert others before getting the answer, they can only follow Alia.

Let’s go to a certain location on the island to conduct a more conservative investigation.

But before that, the two of them had a rough exchange with Erica about the key to the problems they discovered. Kallia attributed the abnormal changes in the animals and fishmen on the island to some quite dangerous force.

It is subtly affecting the physique of living things, and this effect can be considered to last for a long time, and since Kallia has not yet sensed any trace of this power, it is not easy to draw conclusions.

When Erica heard this, she was so frightened that she took out the Geiger counter from her backpack, whether it was after fighting a large beetle, or when she had just been covered in stinky slime.

, Erica carefully checked every monster or animal or plant corpse with a Geiger counter.

Fortunately, the terrifying "click" sound has not reached the bottom that can completely alert Erica. After all, the "radiation crystal" and "magic dirty bomb" discovered in the Envar ruins have already made Erica

She has a special fear of certain mysterious powers in this world, and this trip itself is a continuation of Envar's action, so Erica is very worried about encountering those terrible things here.

Of course, the Geiger counter has sounded a few times so far, but these natural radiation values ​​are also within the safe range, so Erica has not been completely alert. But at the same time, Erica does not dare to act easily.

Relaxing her vigilance, while she was turning on the Geiger counter, the related air detection and other dangerous detection devices she could find were basically stuffed into her backpack. Anyway, this time she had her own

The "magic package" can store weapons, so Erica's backpack during this trip was almost full of various instruments and equipment, and even the weapon was just a PKM machine gun.

Another point is that Kalia is not equipped with any firearms. This is not because Erica did not give them to her, but Kalia refused Erica's reason for lending her weapons for "self-defense". Because she herself felt that

She doesn't need any weapons to assist in the battle, so besides a set of clothes, Kalia only has a long knife that looks like a cane.

Erica bought this thing when she was shopping in Trikla City before, but at that time it was just a decorative item, and the long knife inside was also carved and unedged. But Erica

Erica liked this little toy very much, so she had Aurora polish it after buying it, so the blade of this long cane knife was also unusually sharp. Erica originally planned to use it as an outdoor prop.

Yes, it was only after seeing that Kalia refused to carry any weapons before departure that she was forced to give it to her as a self-defense item that must be carried. After all, Erica still doesn't quite understand what Kalia still has after becoming a human.

What kind of abilities are left? Although she has given ambiguous explanations, Erica does not understand these fantastic concepts of power, so she cannot understand them at all.

Of course, Kalia has not been causing trouble along the way. On the contrary, she has been carefully observing the biological changes on the island since landing on the island. At the same time, she has also "dissected" several "experimental subjects" that happened to pass by and

More and more accurate anomaly reports are produced.

According to her long speech, Erica simply understood that the strange changes in these creatures were the result of the influence of the power of the "underworld". Of course, although the word "underworld" sounds very bluffing, it is actually there.

There is no such thing as a terrifying hell. Essentially, the underworld of Hiltia is a "mirror world" that specifically provides soul circulation, and in addition to the famous "necromantic" spells there, there are also the same pure

of "life" energy.

The world of the dead is not pure death. According to Ruby, death represents "nothing" and life represents "being". Just like black and white, the two are not so independent. They have the meaning of death.

There is life in every place, and the underworld is precisely the purest place rich in life energy in the world system created by Severna.

According to Kalia's speculation, the changes in the creatures on the island should be caused by a "life" impact that mortal creatures cannot withstand, which causes their own biological physiques to be distorted. And a life energy impact that can cover the entire island

Nature is not a natural phenomenon. This is almost a certainty. Speaking of whether there are people alive or something, there is some kind of "carnival of life" on the island, and its purpose is either to create something or to repair something.

If you look at this problem simply, Erica will indeed feel clueless. But after Kalia joined and analyzed the series of information she brought, Erica naturally thought of her before.

The mentioned deeds of the "Tardini Witch" who fled to the south after internal fighting.

Because in this information, half of the opponent's body was lost. Although Erica did not understand why the "witch" who lost half of her body was still running around alive, based on this information, combined with Razik

If the island is abnormal, it is logical to conclude that the situation on the island is most likely caused by the other party. As for the purpose, it is even more obvious. After all, what other way can be compared to such a pure "
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