367: Emerald Forest

After a short interlude, the train arrived at its final destination.

After Wang Chen disembarked, he immediately noticed the difference between Emerald Forest and other monster gathering areas.

At the outer entrance, a bustling market had formed.

Looking out, dense, two-story buildings crisscrossed, making the area resemble a small town.

The Awakener hawking on the streets, along with the coming and going pedestrians, made the atmosphere incredibly lively.

"They sure know how to do business!"

"This is much more convenient and efficient for Awakeners entering the monster zone than selling their goods themselves!"

Listening to the hawking around him, Wang Chen couldn't help but think to himself.

The formation of this market would have been impossible without official intervention.

Looking at the patrolling law enforcement officers, one could tell that anyone trying to cheat or pass off inferior goods here would likely be fined into bankruptcy.

Along the way, Wang Chen had already seen several Awakeners with ulterior motives being led away by law enforcement, their faces bitter.

Waiting for them would likely be hefty fines and other penalties.

After passing through the market, he arrived at the entrance to Emerald Forest.

"Dawn Adventurer Group recruiting tourists! Our Adventurer Group has a full complement of eight members, all at least Rank 3, making us a top-ranked group within the entire Emerald Forest. We also have two very safe touring routes. For the price of one, you can enjoy different beautiful sights of Emerald Forest!"

"Departing! Departing! The Green Forest Tour Group is departing! Sixteen Advanced Rank 4 Awakeners will escort you, taking you to experience the different sceneries of Emerald Forest. For only 100,000 gold coins, all of this can be yours! Limited to twenty people, first come, first served!"

"Are there any brothers looking to level up in Emerald Forest? I'm a Level 120 Shield Warrior, thick-skinned and durable, good at tanking and hitting. Looking for a Rank 4 ranged Awakener, no rookies!"

"..."

The entrance was filled with a clamor that reached the sky, the atmosphere incredibly lively and chaotic, like a vegetable market.

However, Wang Chen noticed that there were very few Awakeners seeking to form groups at the entrance; instead, there were countless groups offering sightseeing tours.

It must be said, the monsters of Emerald Forest had fallen to such a state that they had truly lost all face!

"Little brother, I see you're alone. Are you perhaps here to sightsee in Emerald Forest?"

Just as Wang Chen was feeling this emotion, being alone, he was targeted by the Adventurer Group recruiting tourists.

"Come join our group! For only 50,000 gold coins, we can take you deep into Emerald Forest."

A bearded man approached him enthusiastically.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he was pushed aside by a flamboyantly dressed woman.

"Get out of the way! This little brother is so handsome, and you're still willing to charge him 50,000 gold coins?"

"Little brother, come to us! Our group is full of beauties, and for only 10,000 gold coins, we can take you on a tour of Emerald Forest!"

The woman giggled, not forgetting to wink at Wang Chen.

But unfortunately...

Her wink was completely wasted on a blind man!

"Sorry, I'm not here for a tour."

Shaking his head and refusing the two who were still trying to sell their services, Wang Chen moved his feet and instantly disappeared from beside them.

"What?!"

"That speed? Faster than the assassin in our team!"

"Good heavens, is this some top-tier university Genius who came to Emerald Forest to relieve stress?"

Seeing this, the two Awakeners who were about to continue their sales pitch both showed shock on their faces.

That terrifying speed was so great that even they, at Rank 4, couldn't clearly see him.

"Let's go, let's go!"

"A Genius like that wouldn't be interested in wasting time with a small Adventurer Group like ours."

"It seems Emerald Forest is going to get lively again these next two days. No, we need to raise prices. When the monsters stir, the danger level increases."

The two Awakeners exchanged glances, mumbled a few words, and then dispersed.

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Emerald Forest.

Between the dense, towering trees, a figure swiftly darted.

With a swish!

Suddenly, the figure stopped, and a cold light flashed.

Thud!

The next second, a green snake, cut into two segments, fell to the ground.

"Its stealth is quite strong!"

Wang Chen flicked the blood off his sword, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes as he looked at the snake corpse before him.

This green snake was only around Level 70-80, but it had hidden so well that he hadn't detected its presence at all.

Only when it attacked did it make a slight movement.

"It seems I've entered the inner region of Emerald Forest."

Comparing the appearance of the snake corpse with the pictures, Wang Chen quickly confirmed it was a Jungle Python.

A unique monster found deep within Emerald Forest, highly aggressive but non-venomous.

It was said that its snake meat was very delicious and extremely popular outside.

However, Wang Chen didn't even spare a glance for these Materials.

Currently, he possessed a massive sum of 200,000 High Grade holy crystal stones; storing ordinary monster Materials in his spatial ring would simply be a waste of space.

Only those with higher value were worth him stopping to collect.

After confirming his location, Wang Chen immediately set off again.

It had been four hours since he entered Emerald Forest, and traveling at full speed, he had already covered a distance that would take an ordinary Rank 3 Awakener several days.

According to the Sky Net System's recommendation, his current target was the Mountain Giant Bear located deep within Emerald Forest.

This type of monster possessed both earth and wood attributes. If he was lucky, Wang Chen could directly fulfill two conditions of his Awakener advancement quest at once.

Continuing forward, Wang Chen quickly approached the area on the map where the Mountain Giant Bear was located.

"Roar!"

Just then, he suddenly heard a violent roar, sounding like thunder, making the leaves of the nearby trees rustle.

Hearing this sound, Wang Chen's eyes lit up.

"Good luck, I found a Mountain Giant Bear so quickly."

With joy in his heart, he quickly moved towards the direction of the sound.

"Screech!"

However, as he approached the area where the roar originated, an extremely sharp cry suddenly rang out.

Immediately after, Wang Chen saw a blur of a figure soaring down from the sky, directly plunging into a certain spot in the forest.

"This is...?"

Seeing this, Wang Chen stopped, his eyes filled with surprise.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

The next second, violent, frantic roars erupted, and chaos broke out in the forest ahead, interspersed with the sound of trees breaking.

"It seems this Mountain Giant Bear has been targeted by a Wind Spirit Eagle?"

Standing still, Wang Chen saw an extremely majestic large eagle soaring into the sky, its wingspan exceeding ten meters, with traces of blood on its two huge, hook-like talons.

Wind Spirit Eagle, Challenge Rank 125!

Within the entire Emerald Forest, it could be considered a true overlord.