Chapter 83: Arrival
After eating and drinking their fill, everyone continued on their journey.
Along the way, Heath continued to carry out the extraction process. Regardless of whether he had seen or not, he tried to extract all the materials. This also allowed him to gain a lot.
Most of the things inside were rarely seen outside.
As they walked on, when they came to a small forest, they suddenly saw a treasure chest on the empty ground in the forest.
“Hey, a treasure chest?”
“That’s mine!”
An Apprentice who was walking in front reacted quickly and rushed up.
“Woof!” His big dog suddenly barked, as if it was trying to stop the Apprentice’s behavior.
However, the Apprentice who only had eyes for the treasure chest turned a deaf ear to it.
The big dog hurriedly jumped up and pounced toward the Apprentice, instantly pouncing the Apprentice to the ground.
At the same time, the lid of the treasure chest suddenly lit up with a magic array. A fireball shot out from it and headed straight for the Apprentice.
Boom!
With a loud sound, the fireball exploded on the big dog’s body.
The Apprentice was safe and sound.
A lot of the fur on the big dog’s body had been burnt off, and a large part of its body was charred black. Its expression became a little dispirited.
The big dog next to Heath used a tone of admonishment and said to Heath, “The treasure is always hiding danger. If you are not careful, you will put yourself in danger. The more at this time, the more you have to be careful.”
The surrounding Apprentices all nodded to their big dogs. Apparently, everyone had received the same reprimand.
“Awoo!”
At this moment, a wolf howl was heard.
More than ten huge wolves suddenly surged out of the forest and surrounded the place. Their eyes flashed with a terrifying fierceness.
The Apprentices turned pale with fright.
“It’s a Wind Wolf! A high-level demonized beast, Wind Wolf!”
“Oh my G.o.d, so many!”
“It’s over! We’re finished!”
Heath also raised his eyebrows and put on 120% spirit. Not to mention that there were so many of them that even he was not confident of winning.
One had to know that even among high-level demonized beasts, this kind of Wind Wolf was at the top level of strength.
“Don’t be afraid!” At this moment, a voice sounded, vigorous and powerful, like an undefeated G.o.d of War.
The big dog next to Heath said, “Don’t be cowardly and run away in the face of difficulties. Be brave. Even if the world ends, you will have nothing to fear.”
With that said, the big dog jumped up and pounced on a nearby Wind Wolf.
The other Apprentices’ big dogs also did the same thing.
“Woof woof!”
“Awooo!”
For a moment, the dog barks and wolf howls sounded continuously. More than ten big dogs and more than ten big wolves fought fiercely.
“Let’s go and help!”
“Yes!”
The Apprentices also joined in. They picked up their magic wands and started to cast spells. Fireb.a.l.l.s, Ice Arrows, Wind Blades, and all kinds of spells exploded on the body of the Wind Wolves.
The battle ended very quickly. Under the concerted efforts of everyone, the Wind Wolves were all eliminated.
The number of Wind Wolves was exactly the same as the number of Apprentices. After the battle ended, each big dog carried a wolf carca.s.s and threw it in front of their Apprentices.
The Flower Fairy raised her fairy stick and gently tapped the wolf carca.s.s. “Magic Transformation!”
The wolf carca.s.s suddenly lit up with a layer of light, as if it had turned into a ball of light. It began to distort, transform, and shrink.
When the light disappeared, the wolf carca.s.s was no longer there. Instead, it was replaced by a small cloth bag.
Heath walked over to pick up the cloth bag on the ground and opened it. “Magic Stones?”
There were Magic Stones inside, no more, no less. There were a hundred of them.
“Magic Stones! It’s Magic Stones!”
“Haha, 100 Magic Stones. I’m rich, I’m rich!”
Excited cheers came from the surroundings. The Apprentices were extremely excited.
“Hey, what are you doing? You already have it. Why are you still here to take mine?”
“I helped with the Wind Wolf just now! Give me half!”
“Dream on! Go eat sh*t!”
“You don’t know what magic is if I don’t teach you a lesson!”
“Then try it!”
The two Apprentices seemed to be arguing over the Magic Stones. Both sides picked up their wands and chanted spells. It seemed that they were about to start fighting.
“Woof!”
“Woof!”
The two dogs barked. Their big dogs quickly threw them to the ground to end the dispute ahead of time.
The big dog said to Heath, “Don’t fight with others for the sake of small benefits. The bigger the situation, the farther the future will go.”
“Awooo!” At this moment, a painful wail sounded.
It was the big dog that was searching for the treasure chest first.
His big dog was heavily injured by the fireball. After that, it fought with the Wind Wolf. It seemed to be exhausted.
At this moment, it ordered the other Apprentices who were trying to take the treasure chest to retreat. It went forward and took the treasure chest back. It trembled and sent it to the Apprentice’s feet. Then, it lay on the ground and stopped moving.
The Apprentice was overjoyed and hurriedly opened the treasure chest.
“Haha, 500 Magic Stones! 500 Magic Stones! There are actually 500 Magic Stones!” The Apprentice was ecstatic.
His cheers caused the eyes of the surrounding Apprentices to turn red.
The journey continued.
After walking forward for a few hours, the sun had already risen, and the temperature in the air had also risen.
For a moment, everyone could not help but feel a little tired.
The Flower Fairy said, “Are you tired?”
She raised the fairy stick and gently tapped the big dog. The big dog’s body suddenly expanded and turned into a seven to eight meter long giant dog.
The big dog lay on the ground and lowered its head to say to Heath, “Come up.”
The other Apprentices’ big dogs also did the same thing.
The Apprentices all went up.
“Oh! d.a.m.n it, what about me? Quickly think of a way! Can’t you get another dog over?” At this moment, a dissatisfied voice sounded.
It was the first treasure chest Apprentice.
His dog had died, so of course he had no dog to ride. Seeing the Apprentices sitting on the back of the dogs, he couldn’t help but pull the Flower Fairy to make a big fuss.
However, it was useless. If the dog died, so be it.
Everyone continued on their way. The Apprentice was helpless, so he could only trot to keep up with everyone’s footsteps.
The team continued forward.
The rest of the journey was filled with laughter and joy. Other than this Apprentice, every other Apprentice was in high spirits.
When they were thirsty or hungry on the road, old trees would bring them nectar, bread, and fresh food. When danger came, a big dog would jump out and fight with it. Finally, the Flower Fairy would transform the corpse into a trophy.
When they were tired, a big dog could be ridden on. At night, they could snuggle up to the big dog and sleep.
No matter if it was windy, rainy, day, or night, they did not need to worry at all. They just needed to pick up Magic Stones as they moved forward.
Of course, the Apprentice who lost his dog was miserable.
When he was tired and had no dog to ride, he could only walk on his own. A kind-hearted Apprentice tried to help, but was stopped by the big dog.
When danger came, there was no big dog to help him fight. He could only fight on his own.
Everyone lay under the big dog’s thick fur in the cold night and fell asleep. He was the only one s.h.i.+vering.
This continued for two days. The Apprentice finally could not hold on anymore. In a battle, because his magic power was exhausted, he was pierced through the heart by a Th.o.r.n.y Treant.
“No!~”
Under the desperate cries of the Apprentice, his body began to petrify bit by bit. Soon, he turned into a stone statue.
At the same time, his Flower Fairy and the Th.o.r.n.y Treant that was fighting with him also disappeared.
It was clear that he had failed.
Heath looked at the stone statue curiously. From his spiritual reaction, it seemed to be an ordinary stone. The true Apprentice should have already been teleported out.
This should be what the Wizards called magic protection. It should be some kind of special mechanism that would turn the Apprentice into a stone statue once it encountered a fatal attack, while the main body would be teleported out.
The team continued forward for another two days.
Finally.
The end of the first floor had arrived…