Full-Time Mage: Starting from Obtaining the Mysterious Ancient Tree

Chapter 438 Frustrated
The wind takes a long time to cause significant damage, but if the battle is resolved quickly enough, it may not be unbearable.

Li Dexin was indeed powerful, and he slaughtered many of the patrolling winged demons outside.

Although he was injured, for a man like him who could become a member of an elite military camp, this injury was nothing.

"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious. This place has already been damaged by those patrolling winged demons, let's continue on our way," Li Dexin said.

"I'm not confident I can find the next curtain tree within three hours," Zhang Xiaohou said.

"If we can't find them, we can't find them. We have three defensive mages in our team. They can take turns supporting the defense, so there shouldn't be any problems," Li Dexin said.

Traveling through the night, the three members of the Forbidden Army quickly ran out of magical energy, while the wind continued to rage, becoming even more fierce the deeper they went into the Qinling Mountains.

Zhang Xiaohou actually disagreed with continuing forward, but Li Dexin was in a hurry to get on the road, and since it was their people who were responsible for the defense, he had no choice but to agree.

Before long, the three defensive Forbidden Army mages completely exhausted their magical energy, making the team's progress extremely difficult.

A few piercing cries occasionally echoed from the sky. On the mountaintops and behind the treetops, there were always a few pairs of eyes observing them from a safe distance, like enemy scouts.

"Lilili!!"

The annoying cries continued incessantly, which only fueled the anger of those suffering from the scorching winds.

In the end, Fang Yu used spatial magic to create an enclosure, which lasted until the next day, but at the same time, his magical energy was completely exhausted.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaohou said solemnly, "We are still under the surveillance of those patrolling winged demons. Even if we find the curtain tree, without any means of defense, we will still be attacked by them."

“The mountain road is impassable. Those patrolling winged demons have completely locked in a life-or-death struggle with us. There is still one path we can take, which is the Luling Rift Valley.”

"The Luling Rift Valley is winding and tortuous; it would take at least three days to reach Baiba Mountain, this..." The staff officer hesitated for a moment. After all, they were there for a rescue mission, and every second counted.

“Either come with me, or you go on your own,” Zhang Xiaohou said.

With Zhang Xiaohou leading the way and Fang Yu and Zhao Manyan's magical barriers, the Forbidden Army realized that following them was more reliable; otherwise, they wouldn't understand the situation and might not be able to rescue anyone, ending up dead.

The Luling Rift Valley that Zhang Xiaohou was about to traverse was very long. The rift valley was damp and shady, and most of the winged demons liked to live on certain special trees or in their nests on cliffs. The higher the status of the winged demon, the more they preferred to live closer to the sky, so as to demonstrate their strength and status.

The Luling Rift Valley can provide a temporary escape from the harassment of those patrolling mountain demons. After all, there are other creatures that do not like sunlight living in the rift valley. If any winged demon dares to fly into the rift valley, it will often be preyed upon by the demons in the rift valley.

At the same time, once inside the rift valley, the power of the wind was significantly reduced.

Zhang Xiaohou was clearly very familiar with this place. He avoided almost all the demons he encountered on the way, and dealt with those he couldn't avoid by making the least of a sound.

"General Zhang is really familiar with the Qinling Mountains. If we can continue at this pace, we'll reach Baiba Mountain very soon." Staff Officer Xu couldn't help but praise the smooth progress.

As soon as he said that, Li Dexin glared at Staff Officer Xu, the meaning of which was crystal clear.

Staff Officer Xu quickly gave a forced smile and didn't dare say anything more.

I'd almost forgotten that my boss had led the way before. After crossing the Luling Ridge, the mountains suddenly rose higher, each one so majestic and imposing. They were connected together, obscuring everything on the vast land, making one feel even smaller and more lost.

"Once we cross these peaks, we'll be within the Baiba Mountain range," Zhang Xiaohou said.

"We'll be there soon, that's great!" Staff Officer Xu said. Without the harassment of those patrolling mountain demons, walking through the Qinling Mountains no longer felt like torture. Now that they were about to reach their destination, Staff Officer Xu felt much more relaxed.

The fact that they were moving forward at this moment allowed the Forbidden City Army to experience the terror of this place.

After calming down, Li Dexin realized that he had encountered many troubles while leading the team.

The mountain was very high, but everyone naturally chose to climb over it.

The mountain rises steeply, and when the weather is gloomy, the heavy gray clouds seem to be right above you, creating a sense of oppression.

The view ahead was mostly blocked by high mountains, and what could be seen on the left and right sides were mostly narrow valleys that slid down steep mountain ridges.

In situations like this, without someone familiar with the area to guide you, you really shouldn't wander around aimlessly.

"Eek~~~~~~!!!!"

Just as they were making their way forward quietly, a cry suddenly came from a high place.

Upon hearing the sound, everyone immediately looked over.

Ahead lies a half-peak, which is separated from one of the great mountain walls of Daheng Ridge. After breaking away from the main mountain, this half-peak rises to a height that almost touches the clouds, right on a pine tree extending from this half-peak.

At this moment, a long-tailed creature covered in golden-blue feathers appeared. Its feathers were so smooth that even when the wind blew against it, they did not become disheveled at all. Instead, they looked like a helmet with a golden-blue luster. The shape of the feathers was also quite special, with the neck and long tail forming a very elegant curve.

The golden-blue demonic bird stood on the rocky pine, its three eyes gazing down at the crowd below, exuding an air of nobility and majesty!

"Damn it, it seems we've been discovered," Zhao Manyan said.

"Nonsense, are you blind?!" Fang Yu glared at Zhao Manyan.

Who wouldn't realize they'd been discovered?

With those three huge eyes staring intently at us, if they still couldn't tell they'd been discovered, then they'd be incredibly stupid.

Zhang Xiaohou hurriedly said, "Don't panic. High-level winged demons use higher planes as the boundaries of their territories. As long as we stay within the boundaries of its territory, it may not cause us any trouble..."

As Zhang Xiaohou said, they walked away with their heads down.

Fang Yu sighed. If he hadn't been afraid that killing him would cause a huge chain reaction, and that by then he wouldn't be able to leave this place for a while, thus delaying the rescue of Jiang Shaoxu, he would have already taken action. Why was he so frustrated?

(End of this chapter)