Looking from afar, the Jade Sea Forest looked like a boundless jade sea, which was why it was called the Jade Sea Forest.
Dressed in a mercenary's leather armor, Gray stepped into the Jade Sea Forest like an ordinary mercenary.
At the same time, there were many mercenaries who entered the Jade Sea Forest with him. Most of them were in groups of three to five, but there were also many who walked alone.
Gray mixed in with them. Although he was younger, he was not too conspicuous.
"It would be great if we could find one this time!"
Some of the young mercenaries were full of anticipation. A stalk of Green Radish Grass, even if it was the worst looking one, was worth a few gold coins. Obtaining one stalk was equivalent to a few years of their usual income. They could not help but be excited.
"Move faster, go deeper!"
The experienced old mercenaries urged their companions to bring them deeper into the Jade Sea Forest. According to their experience, the deeper they went into the forest, the higher the chances of finding Green Radish Grass.
Gray's target was not the Green Radish Grass, so he did not rush into the forest like the other mercenaries. Instead, he walked forward unhurriedly.
Even so, his speed was not considered slow.
The Shadow Snake's infrared perception allowed him to clearly sense the dangers hidden in the forest. He did not need to be like the other mercenaries who had to be on guard against dangers that could appear at any time while moving forward.
In such a forest, the most dangerous thing was not the tigers or leopards, but the various poisonous snakes hidden in the forest.
Although they were wearing leather armor, it was obviously unable to protect the exposed parts of their bodies. If they were bitten by these poisonous snakes and did not take the antidote in time, it was very likely that they would lose their lives.
After more than two hours, Gray was already more than ten miles into the forest with a speed that was not considered too slow.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of quarreling in front of him.
"Hand it over!"
"On what basis?
We discovered it first. "
"Haha, on what basis, on the basis that we are from the Giant Crocodile Mercenary Group."
… …
After walking for a few dozen meters, he saw both sides of the quarrel.
On one side, there were four men wearing yellow-brown leather armor. On their left arm, there was a wristband. On the wristband, there was a ferocious crocodile.
These four people should be the ones who claimed to be from the Giant Crocodile Mercenary Group.
On the other side, there were three people. The three of them wore leather armor of different colors. It was obvious that they were a team that had been put together at the last minute.
At this moment, the three of them were surrounded by four people from the Giant Crocodile Mercenary Group. One of them was holding a plant that was about ten centimeters tall. It had many wrinkled leaves and was completely green in color.
"Looks like you really don't intend to hand it over."
A member of the Giant Crocodile Mercenary Group said with a cold expression.
"Dream on. We found it first."
Although they were surrounded by four people and the situation was very unfavorable for them, the three mercenaries did not have the slightest intention of surrendering.
A stalk of Green Radish Grass, the cheapest one, was worth a few gold coins. To the mercenaries, it was simply a huge fortune. No matter what, they would not let it go.
"Attack!"
The Giant Crocodile Mercenary Band's mercenary snorted coldly. His other three companions drew their weapons without hesitation and charged at the three of them. The two sides quickly exchanged blows.
"Middle-level Blood Warrior?
Are you a Blood Warrior? "
"Let us go, we're willing to hand it over …"
"Hmph, now?
It's too late … "
The battle ended quickly. The Giant Crocodile Mercenary Group had more people than the three of them. The cold-faced man from the Giant Crocodile Mercenary Group had practiced blood techniques and had reached the level of a Middle-level Blood Warrior.
Unsurprisingly, the mercenary group formed by the three of them was annihilated. Scarlet blood splattered across the open space in the forest. The three of them had fallen here. Perhaps they would become food for wild beasts or nutrients for plants.
Gray saw the entire scene of the battle, but he had no intention of helping the three of them. He quietly avoided the four people from the Giant Crocodile Mercenary Group from the side and continued on his way to his destination.
He had already heard of this Giant Crocodile Mercenary Group yesterday. This mercenary group was not weak, and it was very likely that they had Vicious Blood Warriors in charge. It was not worthwhile for him to offend this mercenary group for the sake of these three people. After all, he did not have any relationship with them.
Of course, the most important thing was that this mercenary group did not provoke him. If they had, he would not have minded fighting with them.
With his shadow ability, he was like a fish in water in this forest. Even if the other party was an entire mercenary group, he was not the least bit afraid.
Subsequently, he encountered many such disputes. Sometimes, the two parties involved were the Giant Crocodile Mercenary Group and other small mercenary groups. Sometimes, it was between two unknown small mercenary groups.
With the strength of a Vicious Blood Warrior, Gray discovered them in advance and easily avoided them.
He ate some dry rations for lunch. When the sun set in the afternoon, he had already reached a deeper part of the Jade Sea Forest.
It was very rare to encounter those mercenaries here. At this depth, it was very likely that they would encounter blood fiends.
With the strength of those mercenaries, if they really encountered blood fiends, other than the Giant Crocodile Mercenary Group, the other mercenary groups would definitely be annihilated.
Apart from a few brave individuals, most people did not dare to go this deep.
After eating his dry rations, Gray practiced his blood techniques in the afternoon as usual. He found a cave and sprinkled some medicine that could repel snakes at the entrance of the cave.
He padded some hay and laid out a blanket. Just like that, he slept in the cave for the night.
Sleeping in the open, and in a cave at that, was really torturous. When Gray woke up the next day, he felt uncomfortable all over.
However, he had no choice. If he wanted to go to the ruins, he had to spend the night in the forest.
"It would be great if I had a rune space bag!"
Gray sighed as he stretched his body.
A space bag was something that only existed in the imagination of his previous life. In this world, however, it was real.
It was just that it was extremely difficult to make, and the materials required were also extremely special. Hence, it was extremely rare.
According to Gray's knowledge, the only thing that could be confirmed in Marquis Sidney was that the Sidney family had a space bag. As for whether Count Ford and Count Smalley had one, he did not know.
If there really was such a space bag, it would definitely be a must-have for traveling.
He could pack a few blankets and quilts and lay them in the cave. It would definitely be much more comfortable than it was now. Of course, it would be even better if he could fit a bed.
After finishing his morning blood technique practice, Gray continued on his journey. As he might encounter blood fiends, his movements were much more careful.
Splash!
The sound of flowing water entered Gray's ears. Gray stood still for a while. After determining the direction of the stream, he walked in that direction.
Soon, a small stream that was not too wide appeared in front of him.
The clear stream water was so clear that one could see the bottom at a glance. It curved and curved as it hit the rocks by the stream, producing a clear splash sound.
Gray did not rashly walk towards the stream. In the forest, many animals liked to drink by the stream, and this would attract the "hunters" of the forest to wait by the stream.
He looked around and used his infrared perception to confirm that there were no other animals in the vicinity. Then, he walked towards the west.
He scooped up a handful of water and began to wash.
There was still plenty of drinking water, but it was absolutely impossible to use it to wash his hands and face. At this moment, the stream water was just right for washing his face.
Suddenly, at this moment.
Rustle!
Rustle! In the forest behind him, the leaves suddenly shook violently. Then, a huge creature covered in green fur suddenly rushed out and pounced towards him.
"What's going on?"
Feeling the huge movement behind him, Gray's expression changed. Just now, he had used his infrared perception to check the surroundings. There shouldn't be any animals in the vicinity.
He did not even have time to stand up. He rolled on the ground and rolled to the side.
Splash!
Not long after he rolled away, the green figure pounced on him. Because Gray had dodged, the green figure could not stop in time and directly fell into the stream water.
Large amounts of water splashed up from the stream. Gray, who was beside him, was completely drenched.
Drenched like a drowned rat, Gray hurriedly retreated and distanced himself. He looked at the huge creature that had pounced into the stream water.
And this huge creature that had fallen into the stream water had already easily climbed to the shore.
This was a huge creature covered in green fur. Its body was over two meters long. Its limbs were slender and strong, and its toes were full of sharp black claws.
Its mouth was slightly protruding. At this moment, it was baring its sharp teeth.
"Wind Wolf!"
Gray was all too familiar with this appearance. Although he had never seen a Wind Wolf before, he had after all cultivated the blood technique derived by the Wind Wolf and had seen the oil paintings of the Wind Wolf.
He naturally knew what a Wind Wolf looked like, so he could tell at a glance that it was a Wind Wolf.
"What's going on?
Why didn't my infrared perception just now … detect it? "
From the way this Wind Wolf had suddenly pounced out of the forest, it must have been lying in ambush in the forest for a long time.
But just now, his infrared perception had actually failed to detect it. This was absolutely abnormal.
Infrared perception could detect the infrared radiation emitted by animals. Even if the other party was hiding in the forest, it was reasonable to say that he should have been able to find it.
He could not help but increase his infrared perception and look at the Wind Wolf in front of him.
"I can't sense it?"
But the result once again shocked him. Even if he increased his infrared perception to the maximum, he still could not detect the Wind Wolf in front of him.
"How can this be? Does the Wind Wolf have the ability to avoid infrared perception?"
However, Gray rejected this conjecture in the next moment.
"No, that can't be right. If the Wind Wolf has such an ability, I should also have such an ability. But clearly, I don't."