Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 2263: Chapter 2264: Empty Expanse

The moment Angel stepped into the Lost Forest, a powerful pressure surged in like a tide.

Angel stood still for a moment, sensing: In terms of energy level, the pressure here has already reached the level of an Official Wizard. However, it’s different from a Wizard’s pressure, as its destructiveness is relatively low.

The so-called low destructiveness doesn’t mean it doesn’t destroy. Its essence is fundamentally different from a Wizard’s pressure, which is a shocking force, an oppression from the inside to the outside, from the soul to the flesh. If you don’t have a means to ward it, you’ll suffer severe internal injuries in no time under the pressure.

But the pressure of the Lost Forest, its main purpose is not ”shock” but ”expel.”

It’s more like... a repelling force, more intent on driving you out of the Lost Forest than killing you.

This feeling is very noticeable because as long as you keep advancing, the pressure continuously increases; but once you retreat slightly, the pressure diminishes. It seems to encourage you to retreat rather than advance.

And when you reach the limit of what the pressure can endure, injuries must still be suffered, so it’s not without destructive power. It’s just that compared to a Wizard’s pressure, it appears slightly lacking in destructiveness.

”Mr. Pat, perhaps we should ponder over this thoroughly,” Dangross suggested.

Dangross noticed that Angel had stopped moving for a long time after entering the Lost Forest. Worried that Angel was struggling amidst the aura and too embarrassed to retreat, Dangross proposed a way out for Angel.

Angel, unaware of Dangross’s speculation, felt comforted by its concern and reassured it, ”It’s fine, I’ll retreat if I can’t endure it.”

Saying this, Angel finally began to move forward. His pace was neither too fast nor too slow, appearing not to struggle, with a leisurely strolling demeanor.

A few seconds later, Angel’s figure vanished into the mist.

Watching from the branch, Leaf Groot saw Dangross still looking worried and couldn’t help saying, ”Don’t worry, the pressure on the periphery is not very strong. If he can’t bear it, retreating will relieve it. No need to worry too much.”

Dangross was taken aback, seeming to realize something, pouting, ”I’m not worried at all.”

After speaking, Dangross secretly glanced at the position of the Lost Forest, ensuring Angel hadn’t heard, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Leaf Groot, failing to understand Dangross’s tsundere demeanor, puzzled, ”I thought you had a good relationship with Mr. Pat? Did I misunderstand?”

Dangross hesitated for a moment before saying, ”My relationship with Mr. Pat is actually, um, alright. But, I prefer Lord Toby over Mr. Pat.”

”Lord Toby? You mean that bird?”

”Lord Toby is not an ordinary bird; it’s a transformed shape. Its true identity is the lineage of the ancestors!” Dangross proudly said, with a sense of honor.

”Oh?” Leaf Groot was already curious about the bird that could accompany Angel into the Lost Forest, and now even more intrigued by Dangross’s revelation, ”Care to share more?”

When talking about Toby, Dangross’s previous tsundere expression vanished, replaced by frank enthusiasm, ”Since His Highness wants to know, then...”

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Amid the lively discussion outside the Lost Forest, Angel continued to wander through the mist-laden woods.

The pressure on the outskirts of the Lost Forest, for him, had little effect. Even more troublesome than the pressure was the pervasive poisonous mist.

At least, when faced with the poisonous mist, Angel had to preemptively cast a Level 1 Trick ’Expel Toxins’, whereas the pressure he could easily resist merely with the strength of his physical essence.

However, Angel did not become complacent. He clearly sensed that as he delved deeper into the Lost Forest, the surrounding pressure grew increasingly intense, and it was expected to reach True Knowledge Level before long.

Sure enough, when Angel had ventured about ten minutes into the forest, the pressure reached True Knowledge Level.

Facing this level of pressure, Angel became a bit more serious. Though it hadn’t caused him trouble yet, he was sure that he was still on the outskirts of the Lost Forest, and the pressure level hadn’t reached the peak of the Lost Forest. Increasing further, it wouldn’t be so easily managed.

Moreover, along the way, Angel kept silently calculating the amplification curve through energy formulas.