My bloodline yearns for progress.

Chapter 28 Strange Vines and the Anxious Micah

Tina carefully poked at the fine black vines with her dagger, and was shocked to find that they had actually pierced into the brain of the alpha wolf!

Judging from the marks above, his armor-piercing arrow was likely blocked by these fine black vines after hitting them, which is why the alpha wolf was only seriously injured but not killed immediately!

"What exactly is this thing?"

Tina had never seen anything so bizarre.

It's worth noting that Tina possesses the resources of the Wings of the Sky and is naturally very experienced, but even so, she couldn't tell what these vines were.

Meanwhile, Otto had already begun flipping through the encyclopedia of common monsters in the frontier, preparing to find the answer in the book.

As for Micah, he simply bent down and began to observe carefully.

Although even seasoned adventurers couldn't see the clues, they did discover the weakness of these fine black vines.

"These fine black vines seem to have lost their vitality after being burned by the light cone that Otto just fired."

Micah discovered that although these dense black vines possessed the defensive power to resist innate combat skills, they were somewhat vulnerable to the explosion of the light cone, and even the ends were ignited.

"Is it strong against physical attacks, but difficult to withstand elemental damage?"

Or are attacks related to light and heat effective?

Micah carefully peeled away the fine black vines, hoping to take some back for research.

While Micah and Tina were busy, Otto seemed to have found the answer.

"In the monster encyclopedia published by the Frontier Zone, there is a plant-type monster called Blackwater Vine that inhabits the Blackthorn Forest."

Otto showed the encyclopedia to the two of them.

The monster depicted on it, woven from fine vines, does indeed bear some resemblance to the fine black vines before our eyes.

But new problems followed.

According to the encyclopedia, Black Water Vine usually only parasitizes the branches of trees to obtain nutrients, making it one of the few monsters that is harmless to humans and animals.

But now, this alpha wolf looks as if it's been parasitized by black water vines!

Otto had memorized the entire monster encyclopedia earlier, but such a strange phenomenon still made him somewhat uncertain, which is why he started looking through the encyclopedia.

Unfortunately, after opening the monster encyclopedia, their doubts only increased.

Seeing this, Micah simply ordered the two to clean up the battlefield and leave the area first.

As for these spoils of war.

Originally, it would have been difficult for the three of them to move it, but Micah produced a strange bag.

"Put them in this bag and take them with you."

This leather pouch has a simple design and is inlaid with lock-shaped runes made by Micah.

But it looks only the size of a palm, clearly hiding something inside.

Micah explained this as he dragged the corpse of the Howling Wolf.

"This is a spatial pocket that Touna once made; it's considered an alchemical tool."

"One spatial pocket requires a full five Gold Thorns."

Micah reminded Otto that although the spatial pocket was expensive, it was a very useful piece of equipment for adventurers.

Almost all seasoned adventurers will buy such items after saving up their money.

Once Otto has saved up some money, he can try to have Una make it for him.

The three chatted as they put all their spoils into their pockets; the whole process took less than five minutes.

After dealing with the remains, the three set off again.

Tina was in charge of maintaining the tracking spell, while Micah and Otto were on guard together.

Around midnight, the three of them arrived at an open space.

Micah carefully bent down to examine the traces left by the Flower Fairy Wings team and found clues as expected.

"They gathered the Moonflower here."

Micah found some Moonflower roots and stems, and he explained it to Otto in a simple way.

"The Adventurers' Guild has previously issued specific guidelines on gathering quests."

For usable plants, adventurers need to ensure that resources can be reused as much as possible.

This is also something you will learn in your later lessons.

After saying that, Micah immediately reburied the Moonflower roots that had been dug up.

After confirming that there was nothing unusual around him, Micah immediately decided to rest there for the night.

"There don't seem to be any monsters around here, so it should be safe."

We'll set off first thing tomorrow morning.

Micah's decision left Tina no room for doubt.

Tina wanted to try again, but considering that the other party was a seasoned adventurer and the leader of the search and rescue team recommended by the guild, she had no choice but to comply with his orders for now.

Of course, when we say it's a "rest and recuperation," it can't just be about taking a break.

Micah called to Tina to prepare to light the campfire so they could study the weaknesses of the fine black vines.

As for Otto, Micah simply reminded him not to forget to offer sacrifices to the Goddess of Light and to replenish his moonlight during the night.

Upon hearing this, Otto simply nodded and immediately took out beeswax to begin the sacrifice.

Otto never forgot about the sacrifice; he was just conducting experiments before.

However, the locals probably couldn't understand this idea at all, so Otto didn't explain it further.

As Otto pondered, the aroma of beeswax gradually filled the air.

He closed his eyes, held the beeswax in his hand, and began to chant the name of the Goddess of Light.

This time, the familiar sense of disorientation followed.

With the disappearance of the beeswax, Otto's sacrifice was finally successful.

After confirming that no magic had been lost, he went to the campfire, observing Micah and Tina's experiment while absorbing the moonlight.

Micah's experiment was simple: he planned to cut the fine black vines and throw them into the campfire to see what would happen.

The moment a small piece of black vine was thrown into the campfire, something strange happened.

All that could be heard was the crackling sound coming from the campfire!

The three of them went closer and were surprised to find that the small section of black vine had quickly turned to ashes with a sound!

"It seems that this newly appeared monster is indeed afraid of light and heat."

Otto, prepare the power of your ring as soon as possible; it will be a powerful weapon against this monstrous creature if needed!

Micah naturally recognized the sunstone on Otto's ring; he probably needed some sunlight to replenish the energy of the light cone.

That's why Micah suggested taking a night's rest.

Adventurers' adventures are not about charging headlong into battle, but rather a path paved by a combination of wisdom and courage.

Micah patiently shared his adventurous experiences with Otto, not wanting to waste a single second.

In a short while, Micah talked about many things to note for adventurers, as if he wanted to pack all this knowledge into a package and stuff it into Otto's hands.

Even Tina, who was standing to the side, could sense that Micah's words and actions seemed to convey a certain urgency.

As the one who received the knowledge, Otto naturally sensed it as well.

"Is it because of that ancient artifact?"