Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 593 - 521 Encounter

The Georgia Territory is mainly divided into three major regions based on its terrain: the northern mountains, the western foothill plateau, and the eastern coastal plains.

Under normal circumstances, the "Magic Element" veins are difficult for people to observe directly, but their general direction does not deviate from the framework of the mountains and rivers.

Moreover, any node where the "Magic Element" is active is likely to have something unusual, such as the "Treasure Tree Bay" in the Southern Continent or the "Eye of the Storm" on the Black Sea Ridge.

Abnormal terrain, climate, products... and so on.

So Aiven's targets are these unique places. After determining several rough areas in advance through the "Mind Network" of the Seagulls, they would use tonight's resonance with the Spiritual to search in detail.

Under the moonlit night.

A "Black Cavity" several meters in diameter suddenly opened at the top of a small hill, as if experiencing sudden weightlessness followed by a sudden landing, four figures fell out from it.

"Ouch!"

In the end, only Calvin himself climbed up from the ground, patting his butt, and looked resentfully at his teacher, who was already reaching out to steady the landing of the teacher's wife and senior sister.

'This is too realistic! It's already the third time tonight, shouldn't I, the weakest in strength, be taken care of more? Moreover, they both clearly have the physical qualities of Official Knights, isn't that right...'

The young man who finally recognized his position silently shed tears of grievance in his heart.

Suddenly.

The sound of rushing water flowed into their ears.

"Is this... Waterfall Hill? So beautiful!"

The two girls exclaimed in awe of the spectacular sights before them.

In the clear moonlight, the small waterfalls arranged from high to low like a series of suspended jade bands.

Leaning against the rugged mountain rocks, as they fell in steps the height difference wasn't great, lacking the grandeur of large waterfalls, yet giving a delicate gentleness akin to a girl next door.

Starting from the Savannah River Valley heading north, this Waterfall Hill was their third stop, located between the foothill plateau and the coastal plain, composed of a series of closely connected low valleys, picturesque and stunningly beautiful.

"Teacher, look! There's a huge patch of Hell Bell, so many!"

At this moment, the uninterested Calvin suddenly exclaimed in excitement.

Following his hand's direction, they indeed saw under the moonlight filled with Spiritual Energy, a vast field of beautiful flowers with a white, translucent texture gently swaying in the night wind.

That was not all.

In a dark corner not far away, a cluster of at least twelve Large Deer Mushrooms slightly poked their heads out. Further away were wolfbane monkshood with flowers resembling blue butterflies, white baneberries with long narrow purple-red flowers, and oddly shaped green-leafed plants like cat's eye grass...

A variety of raw materials that can be used in Magic Potion crafting spread like weeds everywhere across the mountain.

This place was currently among the search targets the most apparently abnormal site, leaving the group no longer caring about the beautiful scenery. Aiven was invigorated, clapping his hands:

"Great, let's split up to find whether the Georgia's Magic Element Node is here... Hmm? Wait, is that firelight over there?"

Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed flames flickering downstream of the river formed by the waterfalls.

Flap—flap—

In the dense night, the sound of wings vibrating immediately flew towards the downstream of the river.

....

"Huff... puff..."

Old Buck and Will, who were just dreaming of a better future, were now stumbling and escaping with each other's support. Their breathing was extremely heavy, and their nasal passages were filled with the taste of rust, as if the capillaries surrounding their lungs had already burst under the strain.

However, the occasional screams of the exploration team members behind them dared not let them halt their footsteps for even a moment.

"Huff... damn it, that's the 'Deer Bone God' that has destroyed countless Pioneers' settlements, we can't escape."

Old Buck, after all, being older, had less stamina than Will beside him; though his legs still moved mechanically, his face was already full of despair.

Ten minutes ago, the camp was suddenly attacked by a terrifying monster that appeared out of nowhere, and the exploration team of only twenty or so people was no match for it. Just one charge was enough for the Skull Warhorse to break through the camp forcefully.

Soon, it was engulfed in flames.

As the exploration team members fled in different directions, the monster began a seemingly slow yet swift pursuit, apparently not intending to spare any Nimansite Person it encountered.

Moreover.

As field exploration personnel, the two of them knew very well that within dozens of kilometers of their current position, there would be no human habitation. Even if there were settlements with hundreds of firearms, they would definitely not be the monster's match.

"Ah—!"

Suddenly, with the sound of a gunshot, the scream of their last companion abruptly fell silent.

Clip-clop... clip-clop...

At the same time, the sound of horse hooves behind them grew closer, clearly marking them as the next targets of the "Deer Bone God"!

However, on this relatively flat riverside terrain, how could a human's two legs outrun a horse's four? Moreover, it was a warhorse spewing flames from its mouth like a ghost?

The sound of pounding hooves was like a death knell on both of their hearts. As technical personnel, when had they ever experienced such a scene? In a moment of distraction, Old Buck accidentally stumbled, bringing along Will, who was also at his last gasp, down with him.

The two tumbled together down the riverbank.

The skull warhorse wrapped in tattered ropes had already closely followed, and the stone caltrops it dragged behind sparked terrifyingly on the ground.

The two people, trembling in fear and unable to stand, used their hands and feet to push themselves backward, retreating continuously. They remained oblivious to the cuts and blood on their hands from the jagged stones, all in a desperate attempt to live a little longer.

"Spare us, we never killed any Atrean!"

"Absolutely not..."

It was evident that pleading was entirely useless against these evil spirits, which acted purely on instinct with almost no concept of self.

In the darkness.

In the eye sockets of a giant elk skull, two points of crimson icy light shone upon the two people. The obsidian saw sword held in its hands, stained with the blood of over twenty humans, was raised high.

The death knell had already tolled for them.

The "Deer Bone God" emanated such terrifying killing intent that even the nearby river fell silent for a moment.

"No—!"

Just like the previous victims' identical screams of agony, the obsidian saw sword suddenly slashed down.

Clang!

From the upstream direction of the river, a bright red line of fire shot across, striking the bloodthirsty weapon that had descended upon the two's heads like lightning. The powerful kinetic energy almost toppled the "Deer Bone God" from the skull warhorse.

Only then did they hear a gunshot echo from the distant sky.

Seizing this brief opening.

Clang! Clang!

After the prolonged metallic resonance, two booming sounds, as if carrying sonic booms, reached overhead.

Two shimmering "Silver Knights" descended from the sky. The massive wings behind them folded into a thick tower shield, slamming fiercely upon the Deer Bone God's body.

Boom!

With a loud crash, the evil spirit at the forefront emitted black smoke and was flung away, crashing into the river. Caught in the massive shockwave, the two nearby exploration team members tumbled like rolling gourds. Though in a disheveled state, they ultimately preserved their lives.

Subsequently.

Aiven, holding Olivia, along with the Celestial White Deer Minnie carrying Angie and Calvin, descended from the sky.

"'Deer Bone God'? Why is this evil spirit here?"

When he first arrived in the New Continent, Aiven had heard legends about the "Deer Bone God" and the "Vengeful Evil Spirit" at the first colony point, Thoms Town, established by the Kingdom.

Its origin was tied to the colonizers.

Nearly a hundred years ago, as Hilus pioneers arrived in the New Continent and began large-scale invasions.

A Native Tribe worshipping the New Continent's primal Death God Wuhao, before being overrun by these distant "civilized people," sacrificed the souls of their entire clan to the Death God.

Then.

This overwhelming resentment nurtured a terrifying avenger among the bones of over a thousand tribal members!

It wore a dirty deerskin cloak, a large antlered elk skull on its head, wielding an obsidian saw sword and an obsidian spear.

It rode a skull warhorse wrapped in tattered ropes and stone caltrops, from whose mouth and nose sparks could spray. It perpetually roamed the vast wilderness of the continent, killing all "civilized people" who appeared before it.

Unafraid of blades or firearms, it is a true evil spirit, unstoppable and undead!

Even when killed by high-ranking holy professionals with boundless divine power, it would resurrect after a time, massacring any "civilized" settlements it saw.

Since the commoners had heard of its story, it was evidently more than just a rumor, likely seen firsthand in the region.

And the place where Georgia and Thoms Town were located was separated by only the Charles Territory.

Nonetheless, after hearing the rumors, Aiven had specifically researched it.

The "Deer Bone God" that once rampaged in the Phaletis Colony had been completely wiped out by a group of holy professionals using the accumulated divine power of the colony church. By reason, it shouldn't have revived so soon.

"Could it be... because of the Spirit Tide again?"

Huron princess Apsuya had once said that with the demise of the New Continent's three Main Gods, the Continent Spiritual Origin they controlled was released. The New Continent is set to welcome a new demigod, likely triggering a protracted carnival of evil spirits, natural spirits, and all sorts of spirit bodies.

The previous occurrences of the "Childless Evil Spirit" Pocatello, the "Headless Ghost" Aida, the Great Sea Shark Oveg, and the diseases spread by the "Poison Plague School" were merely preludes to this spirit body carnival.

Thus there was no doubt that this "Deer Bone God," which was supposed to be dormant for a while longer, had obviously revived early because of this, conveniently arriving on its own territory as it resumed its wandering.

No lord could tolerate such a threat. With already so few subjects, how could one sporadically appear to reap a large portion, when would the territory ever develop at this rate?

The wrong has a head, the debt has a master; if it has the ability, why not go to the nearby New Hilus Colony to the west!

But the deeper implications also had to make Aiven vigilant.

Amid the imminent grand Spirit Tide, Aiven, who had already settled in the New Continent, was already a direct stakeholder, with no possibility of remaining uninvolved.

"So, is the appearance of the Deer Bone God related to Milan's prophecy about the Spirit Tide turning point?"

Boom——

While Aiven pondered, the two "Silver Knights," wielding their lances like two heavily armored tanks, charged into the river.