After a period of rushed travel, Link's group made their way over for more than 40 miles .

Here, there was a drastic change in the mountain's geography . There were rocks everywhere while the trees and vegetation lessened . The view was wide, and there were fewer places to hide .

This was both a pro and a con .

Here, Skinorse whispered, "The red monkeys disappeared . It appears that we've left their blockade . "

Link let out a breath of relief . He'd been fully focused while traveling down the mountain path earlier . Every time a red monkey discovered their traces, he would kill it at once and make sure it would be executed flawlessly . This really did use up some energy .

He looked at Melinda on Nana's back and asked, "How's the wound on your leg?"

"It's alright . It doesn't really hurt anymore . " Melinda looked at Link with wide eyes filled with reverence .

This rea.s.sured Link . He glanced at the black cat . It was pretty obedient—probably because it tasted some benefits at the Crystal Blue Lake . Now, it hid inside Nana's s.h.i.+rt with only a head peeking out .

Seeing that Link was looking at it, it narrowed its emerald eyes and meowed as if saying, Jealous? Well, that sucks because this is my personal seat .

Its appearance made the others really want to beat it up . At least, Skinorse had glanced at it many times already . It seemed that he was about to yank the cat out from Nana's collar and jump in himself .

Link didn't have time to bother with it . He turned to Skinorse and said, "How much farther away is Orida?"

Skinorse was very familiar with the North . Hearing the question, he composed himself and looked down at his watch . Then he looked at the sun, took out a triangular thing, measured the angle, and came up with a calculation . "I think there are around 700 more miles . If we continue forward, we'll pa.s.s through the southern corner of the Black Forest after 400 miles . "

"We can't go into the Black Forest . How about this? We'll take a detour south, and after we get to a safer place, I'll summon a Storm Eagle . The spell can help us fly around 60 miles . "

The Storm Eagle consumed a great amount of Mana . Link now had a maximum of 18,500 Mana Points, but this could only last for five minutes . The Storm Eagle's top speed was around 1500 feet per second, so they could fly 60 miles in five minutes . He still had to save some Mana so while this spell looked cool, it wasn't that useful .

Skinorse had no objections, of course . Crossing through the Hengduan Mountain Range was honestly too dangerous . One mishap could have them end up surrounded by high-level demons . It was like flirting with death .

Everyone turned and started going south .

After around half an hour, a gorge appeared up ahead . It was extremely narrow; the narrowest place wasn't even 15 feet wide . From the distance, it seemed to be entirely closed up . The walls on either side were very steep; on average, they were more than 2500 feet high . If one stood in the gorge and looked up, one could only see a sliver of the sky .

It was very windy in the gorge . Perhaps the wind pa.s.sed through some unique rock formation because they kept hearing cries and it was hair-rising .

Melinda curled up on Nana's back in fear and explained softly, "This is the Wailing Gorge . It's more than 30 miles long and contains many branches and caves . It's like a maze once you enter it, and it's really easy to get lost . "

Skinorse had heard of the Wailing Gorge before . "This gorge has many legends," he said . "Legend says that there's a horrifying secret hidden here . Someone had buried countless treasures but put an evil curse on each one . Anyone who tried to get the treasure died . Apparently, one thousand years ago, the last emperor of the Goldweed Dynasty retreated into the Wailing Gorge with his last army and never came back out…Anyway, it's really dangerous . "

Link knew a lot of information about the gorge as well, but they were from the past game . In the game, there were at least ten storyline quests, both big and small, hidden in each fork inside the gorge . Many parts were still off-limit to players even later in the game .

This was a mysterious gorge filled with unknown danger .

After thinking, Link asked Melinda, "Is there a way to bypa.s.s it?" Unless there was no other way, he didn't want to pa.s.s through the creepy place .

"I don't know . " Melinda shook her head . "We've only ever flown past with our airs.h.i.+ps . "

"What if we pa.s.s from the walls on the side?" Skinorse suggested .

"That might work…wait, probably not . Look there!" Link pointed to the sky behind them .

Skinorse and Melinda turned around to see many blurry black dots appear in the sky . Counting quickly, there was more than 100 . Without a doubt, the demons must have caught up .

"I can feel that these demons are really powerful and there are too many of them . We're not their match so we can't go on top . We have to enter the gorge!" Link said .

The gorge was narrow, and the walls on either side effectively blocked the enemies' vision . It could greatly decrease the aerial threat .

Faced with more than a hundred high-level demons, this was their only choice .

"They sped up . They probably saw us . " Skinorse's voice was a bit panicked .

Link decisively used Teleportation . They disappeared at the gorge entrance under the white light . When they reappeared, they were already inside . The transmission spell could make the enemy lose them temporarily, winning them more time .

"Traceless!" Link cast another invisibility spell on them all . Not only would this spell hide their bodies, but it would also block their voices, auras, and anything else that could be used to track them . "

"We can't beat wings no matter how fast we run," Link said . "Speeding up won't help . We can only try to hide from their pursuit . "

As he spoke, Link cast another spell: Pursuit .

Pursuit Spell

Level-5 Secret Spell

Effect: Borrows mysterious power from time to point out a safe path for the user .

(Note: It will tell you the right answer . )

There was a small puff, and faint white mist appeared in Link's eyes . The thread of mist extended forward, pointing out the way forward .

"Follow me . " Link followed the white mist and strode forward .

Faced with more than 100 high-level demons, Skinorse was a bit panicked too . He had fought with many high-level demons in the Black Forest before, and he knew clearly how terrifying they were .

As for Melinda, she had no idea . At this time, she clung to Nana tightly, and even her musket was trembling with her . Only Link was as calm as before . He was the anchor of this temporary team so they would do whatever he said . No one would object .

…

Whoosh…rustle… The flapping of wings created the sounds of air moving . A group of demons flapped their wings and landed at the entrance of the gorge .

There were more than 120 of them . Most were Winged Howlers and above Level-7 . One-third of the group was at Level-8 . This was a very powerful force .

It would be unimaginable in the past, but recently, the demons summoned from the Abyss were less restricted by the laws . The reduction of the power had lessened . The demons summoned to the World of Firuman were all strengthening at incredible speeds .

Now, their strength was already at a terrifying extent .

Link was probably the only one who truly knew why . Faced with this, he could only chuckle bitterly .

Who would be the first to benefit once the Mana density of the world rose? It was not the humans, not the High Elves, not any of the natives . The first to benefit were the ones who were already powerful in the foreign world—the demons!

This kind of delay existed in the previous game too . For more than five years, demons dominated the World of Firuman without any restraint . There wasn't a single person strong enough to fight them in the entire world .

After five years, the strong of the various races started strengthening as well, until they could restrict the demons .

"I saw them disappear here . " A Winged Howler sprawled on the ground, carefully investigating the footprints on the ground . His two hooked noses twitched without stop . A few seconds later, he had another conclusion . "General, their scent is in the gorge's wind . They're inside . "

The general in question was shrouded in black mist and his features difficult to see . The only feature that could be seen clearly was the two eyes glowing with misty red light . His wings were different from the Winged Howlers .

They had a layer of membrane on their wings while he had black wings . And instead of one pair, he had a smaller pair under the large wings .

He landed slowly and shook his body . The wings transformed into a black mist that melted into his body and a hollow voice sounded . "The human Magician has a very special status . Try to capture him alive . "

"General, capturing a Magician alive is playing with fire," a Winged Howler said, discontent . Capturing someone alive meant holding back and doing that in a life-or-death battle was flirting with death . No one would be willing to do so .

Crack . With the crisp sound, the demon suddenly spun and flew into the air . A ball of black mist slowly dissipated where he had been standing . No one had seen what the general had done . He was too fast .

"Remember, I'm not discussing with you . I am ordering you! I like giving people the chance to redeem themselves but one chance . Understood?"

The black shadow bent over slightly, staring at the fallen Winged Howler with blood-red eyes .

The Winged Howler was at Level-8 but was defenseless before this black shadow . He was unwilling but didn't dare show it . "Yes," he muttered .

"Good . " The black shadow straightened and pointed down at the gorge . "The wind pointed out a direction, but it won't do so forever . We must hurry . "

Chapter 339 The Demons are the First to BenefitTranslator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioAfter a period of rushed travel, Link s group made their way over for more than 40 miles . Here, there was a drastic change in the mountain s geography . There were rocks everywhere while the trees and vegetation lessened . The view was wide, and there were fewer places to hide . This was both a pro and a con . Here, Skinorse whispered, The red monkeys disappeared . It appears that we ve left their blockade . Link let out a breath of relief . He d been fully focused while traveling down the mountain path earlier . Every time a red monkey discovered their traces, he would kill it at once and make sure it would be executed flawlessly . This really did use up some energy . He looked at Melinda on Nana s back and asked, How s the wound on your leg It s alright . It doesn t really hurt anymore . Melinda looked at Link with wide eyes filled with reverence . This rea.s.sured Link . He glanced at the black cat . It was pretty obedient probably because it tasted some benefits at the Crystal Blue Lake . Now, it hid inside Nana s s.h.i.+rt with only a head peeking out . Seeing that Link was looking at it, it narrowed its emerald eyes and meowed as if saying, Jealous Well, that sucks because this is my personal seat . Its appearance made the others really want to beat it up . At least, Skinorse had glanced at it many times already . It seemed that he was about to yank the cat out from Nana s collar and jump in himself . Link didn t have time to bother with it . He turned to Skinorse and said, How much farther away is Orida Skinorse was very familiar with the North . Hearing the question, he composed himself and looked down at his watch . Then he looked at the sun, took out a triangular thing, measured the angle, and came up with a calculation . I think there are around 700 more miles . If we continue forward, we ll pa.s.s through the southern corner of the Black Forest after 400 miles . We can t go into the Black Forest . How about this We ll take a detour south, and after we get to a safer place, I ll summon a Storm Eagle . The spell can help us fly around 60 miles . The Storm Eagle consumed a great amount of Mana . Link now had a maximum of 18,500 Mana Points, but this could only last for five minutes . The Storm Eagle s top speed was around 1500 feet per second, so they could fly 60 miles in five minutes . He still had to save some Mana so while this spell looked cool, it wasn t that useful . Skinorse had no objections, of course . Crossing through the Hengduan Mountain Range was honestly too dangerous . One mishap could have them end up surrounded by high level demons . It was like flirting with death . Everyone turned and started going south . After around half an hour, a gorge appeared up ahead . It was extremely narrow the narrowest place wasn t even 15 feet wide . From the distance, it seemed to be entirely closed up . The walls on either side were very steep on average, they were more than 2500 feet high . If one stood in the gorge and looked up, one could only see a sliver of the sky . It was very windy in the gorge . Perhaps the wind pa.s.sed through some unique rock formation because they kept hearing cries and it was hair rising . Melinda curled up on Nana s back in fear and explained softly, This is the Wailing Gorge . It s more than 30 miles long and contains many branches and caves . It s like a maze once you enter it, and it s really easy to get lost . Skinorse had heard of the Wailing Gorge before . This gorge has many legends, he said . Legend says that there s a horrifying secret hidden here . Someone had buried countless treasures but put an evil curse on each one . Anyone who tried to get the treasure died . Apparently, one thousand years ago, the last emperor of the Goldweed Dynasty retreated into the Wailing Gorge with his last army and never came back out Anyway, it s really dangerous . Link knew a lot of information about the gorge as well, but they were from the past game . In the game, there were at least ten storyline quests, both big and small, hidden in each fork inside the gorge . Many parts were still off limit to players even later in the game . This was a mysterious gorge filled with unknown danger . After thinking, Link asked Melinda, Is there a way to bypa.s.s it Unless there was no other way, he didn t want to pa.s.s through the creepy place . I don t know . Melinda shook her head . We ve only ever flown past with our airs.h.i.+ps . What if we pa.s.s from the walls on the side Skinorse suggested . That might work wait, probably not . Look there Link pointed to the sky behind them . Skinorse and Melinda turned around to see many blurry black dots appear in the sky . Counting quickly, there was more than 100 . Without a doubt, the demons must have caught up . I can feel that these demons are really powerful and there are too many of them . We re not their match so we can t go on top . We have to enter the gorge Link said . The gorge was narrow, and the walls on either side effectively blocked the enemies vision . It could greatly decrease the aerial threat . Faced with more than a hundred high level demons, this was their only choice . They sped up . They probably saw us . Skinorse s voice was a bit panicked . Link decisively used Teleportation . They disappeared at the gorge entrance under the white light . When they reappeared, they were already inside . The transmission spell could make the enemy lose them temporarily, winning them more time . Traceless Link cast another invisibility spell on them all . Not only would this spell hide their bodies, but it would also block their voices, auras, and anything else that could be used to track them . We can t beat wings no matter how fast we run, Link said . Speeding up won t help . We can only try to hide from their pursuit . As he spoke, Link cast another spell Pursuit . Pursuit SpellLevel 5 Secret SpellEffect Borrows mysterious power from time to point out a safe path for the user . Note It will tell you the right answer . There was a small puff, and faint white mist appeared in Link s eyes . The thread of mist extended forward, pointing out the way forward . Follow me . Link followed the white mist and strode forward . Faced with more than 100 high level demons, Skinorse was a bit panicked too . He had fought with many high level demons in the Black Forest before, and he knew clearly how terrifying they were . As for Melinda, she had no idea . At this time, she clung to Nana tightly, and even her musket was trembling with her . Only Link was as calm as before . He was the anchor of this temporary team so they would do whatever he said . No one would object . Whoosh rustle The flapping of wings created the sounds of air moving . A group of demons flapped their wings and landed at the entrance of the gorge . There were more than 120 of them . Most were Winged Howlers and above Level 7 . One third of the group was at Level 8 . This was a very powerful force . It would be unimaginable in the past, but recently, the demons summoned from the Abyss were less restricted by the laws . The reduction of the power had lessened . The demons summoned to the World of Firuman were all strengthening at incredible speeds . Now, their strength was already at a terrifying extent . Link was probably the only one who truly knew why . Faced with this, he could only chuckle bitterly . Who would be the first to benefit once the Mana density of the world rose It was not the humans, not the High Elves, not any of the natives . The first to benefit were the ones who were already powerful in the foreign world the demons This kind of delay existed in the previous game too . For more than five years, demons dominated the World of Firuman without any restraint . There wasn t a single person strong enough to fight them in the entire world . After five years, the strong of the various races started strengthening as well, until they could restrict the demons . I saw them disappear here . A Winged Howler sprawled on the ground, carefully investigating the footprints on the ground . His two hooked noses twitched without stop . A few seconds later, he had another conclusion . General, their scent is in the gorge s wind . They re inside . The general in question was shrouded in black mist and his features difficult to see . The only feature that could be seen clearly was the two eyes glowing with misty red light . His wings were different from the Winged Howlers . They had a layer of membrane on their wings while he had black wings . And instead of one pair, he had a smaller pair under the large wings . He landed slowly and shook his body . The wings transformed into a black mist that melted into his body and a hollow voice sounded . The human Magician has a very special status . Try to capture him alive . General, capturing a Magician alive is playing with fire, a Winged Howler said, discontent . Capturing someone alive meant holding back and doing that in a life or death battle was flirting with death . No one would be willing to do so . Crack . With the crisp sound, the demon suddenly spun and flew into the air . A ball of black mist slowly dissipated where he had been standing . No one had seen what the general had done . He was too fast . Remember, I m not discussing with you . I am ordering you I like giving people the chance to redeem themselves but one chance . Understood The black shadow bent over slightly, staring at the fallen Winged Howler with blood red eyes . The Winged Howler was at Level 8 but was defenseless before this black shadow . He was unwilling but didn t dare show it . Yes, he muttered . Good . The black shadow straightened and pointed down at the gorge . The wind pointed out a direction, but it won t do so forever . We must hurry .