88: Elf Forest

Lin Feng stood before the enormous Space-Time Teleportation Array in Tianqi City, a clear destination in his mind.

He took a deep breath, calming his excitement at the prospect of finally gathering the nine great elements, then stepped forward, walking towards the teleportation array that emanated vast spatial energy.

“Hello, I wish to go to the Elf Forest,” Lin Feng said to the NPC in charge of the teleportation array.

It was a middle-aged NPC dressed in a silver robe, looking quite scholarly. Upon hearing Lin Feng’s words, he offered a polite yet official smile: “Respected sir, the main teleportation array cannot directly reach the core area of the Elf Forest. According to the agreement between the Alliance and the Elf Clan, all external visitors can only first teleport to Emerald City, the closest outpost main city to the Elf Forest, and then enter the forest by land.”

“Emerald City?” Lin Feng nodded; this information was roughly what he expected.

Just as he was about to confirm the teleportation, the familiar golden God-level Hint quietly appeared before his eyes once more.

“God-level Hint: What the NPC says is true. Emerald City is the only official entrance to the Elf Forest.”

“God-level Hint: The journey from Emerald City to the Eternal Spring of Life is several hundred kilometers long, passing through the Gloomy Forest area. This area is infested with a large number of level 35 to 40 corrupted demonic creatures, making it extremely dangerous for ordinary professional players.”

“God-level Hint: Danger and opportunity coexist. In the Gloomy Forest, a rare material called ‘Moonlight Moss’ grows, which is an excellent nutrient for cultivating light-attribute summons.”

Seeing these hints, a flash of understanding crossed Lin Feng’s eyes.

Sure enough, this final “source of wood” would not be so easily obtained.

However, for him, this was not bad news at all; on the contrary, it was incredibly good news!

Extremely dangerous?

Infested with a large number of level 35 to 40 monsters?

To his ears, this was practically synonymous with “massive experience packages” and “mobile treasure troves”!

This journey to the Elf Forest was not only his path to completing the final quest but also a perfect leveling ground for him to break through to higher levels!

“Alright, then Emerald City it is.” Lin Feng did not hesitate, confirming his destination.

As a dazzling white light flashed, his figure vanished from the teleportation array in Tianqi City… When Lin Feng opened his eyes again, an incredibly fresh air, filled with a rich scent of life, rushed towards him.

Unlike the grandeur and majesty of Tianqi City, Emerald City was a city truly integrated with nature.

There were no towering, cold buildings here; instead, there were gigantic ancient trees, like mountains, so large that dozens of people would be needed to encircle them.

The city’s buildings were cleverly constructed among the branches of these ancient trees, connected by suspension bridges made of vines and wooden planks.

On the streets, handsome Elves with pointed ears were seen everywhere, coexisting harmoniously with humans, and the entire city was filled with an atmosphere of tranquility and peace.

Lin Feng had no mind to admire the scenery of this beautiful city.

At the city’s largest supply store, he disposed of all the unused equipment and materials in his backpack, exchanging them for a large amount of gold coins. Then, he replenished some necessary high-grade potions, making thorough preparations.

Afterward, he went directly to the city gate of Emerald City and stepped onto the ancient flagstone path leading to the Gloomy Forest.

As soon as he stepped out of the city gate, the tranquil and peaceful atmosphere of the surroundings instantly vanished without a trace.

In its place was a sinister, oppressive, and dangerous aura full of primal wildness.

Towering ancient trees blocked most of the sunlight, making the entire forest appear somewhat dim.

The air was filled with a damp smell of decay, a mix of plants and soil.

“Let’s begin.”

Lin Feng’s gaze became sharp and focused.

With a wave of his hand, he summoned his magnificent “Slime Seven Kings Legion”!

Seven massive, terrifying Lord-level Monarchs, upon appearing, dispelled much of the restless dark aura around them.

He walked like an emperor inspecting his territory, leading his most loyal guards, step by step, slowly towards the depths of the forest.

After walking for about ten minutes.

A teeth-grating roar, full of tyrannical energy, suddenly came from the dense forest not far ahead.

Immediately after, five gigantic treants, each the size of a calf, covered in hard bark, with crimson evil energy flames burning in their eye sockets, charged out of the darkness with heavy footsteps!

“Monster: Corrupted Guardian (Elite)”

“Level: 36”

“Health: 40000”

“Attack: 800”

“Defense: 1200”

“Description: Originally gentle treants guarding the forest, but under the erosion of abyssal power, they have become berserk demonic creatures that only know slaughter.”

Facing these five level 36 elite monsters with terrifying attributes, Lin Feng’s expression remained calm and composed.

His golden finger had long since analyzed the weaknesses of these big guys with perfect clarity.

“God-level Hint: The ‘Corrupted Guardian’ has extremely high physical defense, but its core, located within the tree hollow in its chest, has weak defense.”

“God-level Hint: They are extremely afraid of burning flames; fire-element attacks can deal 150% additional damage to them!”

“Xiao Huo, it’s your turn to perform.”

Lin Feng didn’t even bother to let his other companions act, merely giving the command to his dominant “Flame Tyrant.”

“Roar—!”

The Flame Demon Slime Monarch let out a deafening roar, and its three-meter-tall lava body suddenly took a step forward!

The massive flaming warhammer in its hand was raised high, then, carrying the terrifying power to incinerate all things, it slammed down fiercely onto the ground!

“Lava Burst”!

Boom—!!!

A visible, golden-red annular flame shockwave, centered on it, suddenly swept outwards!

-8850! (Attribute suppression!)

-9010! (Attribute suppression!)

...A series of incredibly exaggerated damage numbers frantically appeared above the heads of the five Guardians!

Their proudly high terrifying defense of 1200 points was as fragile as a piece of paper before the Balrog Lord’s almost bug-like, pure brute force!

With just one move!

The five level 36 elite monsters, amidst their wails, were literally burned into scattered charcoal by the terrifying flames!

“Ding! Your summon killed a level 36 ‘Corrupted Guardian’, you gained 3000 experience points!”

“Ding! Your summon…”

“Ding! Congratulations, you have leveled up to 29!”

The battle ended swiftly and cleanly.

Lin Feng looked at his experience bar, which was climbing upwards again, and a very satisfied smile appeared on his face.

He walked forward and began to pick up the spoils of war.

“Scorched Tree Heart (Rare Material)”, “Leaf of Life (Common Material)”… Besides these materials, a piece of equipment shimmering with a faint black light had also dropped to the ground.

“Forest Guardian Leggings (Black Iron Grade)”

Lin Feng didn’t even look at the attributes and directly threw it into his backpack.

Just as he was about to continue forward.

“God-level Hint: Fifty meters to the left front, in the hollow of a lightning-struck ancient tree, a mature ‘Moonlight Moss’ is hidden.”

Here it comes!

Lin Feng’s eyes instantly lit up.

He immediately changed direction and walked towards the hinted location.

Sure enough, in an extremely hidden tree hollow, he saw a cluster of magical moss, as bright as moonlight, emitting a soft glow.

He carefully collected it.

“Ding! You obtained rare material ‘Moonlight Moss’ x3!”

“Not bad, a good start.”

Lin Feng contentedly put away the materials.