263: Chapter 263 Finally, we saw them!

After wandering through the forest for two weeks, Nie Ning encountered many strange and bizarre mutant beasts along the way, many of which he couldn't even name.

Unlike in the mountains, the strength of the mutant beasts in the forest was generally lower; Nie Ning had only seen one Third-Order Mutant Beast.

Even so, after hunting those mutant beasts, his cultivation speed increased by about ten percent, which slightly eased Nie Ning's anxious heart.

However, due to the lack of breakthrough potions, Nie Ning hoped even more urgently to encounter humans.

Otherwise, if things continued like this, he would have to consider going back and using the Crimson Holy Blade to travel to Belvis World.

Just as Nie Ning was thinking about the future, Xiao Guang suddenly stopped.

Xiao Guang sniffed its nose, as if it had caught the scent of something foreign.

Seeing this, Nie Ning activated his Strange Beast Body and sniffed, but he didn't smell anything special—or perhaps his sense of smell wasn't as sensitive as Xiao Guang's.

After all, his attributes were relatively balanced, and he couldn't compare to a mutant beast like Xiao Guang in certain aspects.

“What do you smell?”

Nie Ning asked doubtfully.

“A disgusting smell similar to the one on you!”

Xiao Guang shook its head, its light blue eyes filled with a look of disgust.

But upon hearing this, Nie Ning immediately became excited and hurried Xiao Guang toward the direction the scent was coming from.

Although Xiao Guang was very reluctant, the situation was stronger than the beast, so it could only obediently comply.

As Xiao Guang’s speed increased, Nie Ning also smelled a scent in the air, but then a strange expression appeared on his face.

Why does it smell a bit fragrant...

Roasted meat?

At the same time, Nie Ning looked up at the sky and could faintly see a few wisps of cooking smoke rising in the distance.

...

On the other side.

Two men and two women were roasting meat in the mountain forest, talking and laughing as if they were on vacation.

But just then, one of the girls suddenly raised her head, her delicate brows furrowing as she looked toward the southeast.

“What’s wrong? Is a mutant beast coming?”

The man beside her asked.

The main reason they dared to roast meat here was their reliance on the woman’s innate supernatural mental sensing ability, which had helped them avoid countless dangers.

The woman’s expression suddenly changed, and she stood up abruptly: “Such speed! It’s here!”

Before the other three could react, a green fox with white light beneath its paws, treading through the air, appeared before their eyes.

“A Jade-Colored Light-Treading Fox!”

One of them couldn't help but cry out in alarm at the sight.

Hearing this, the hearts of the group trembled.

The Jade-Colored Light-Treading Fox was a bona fide high-order mutant beast.

Not only were they rare, but their strength was also incredibly powerful; even wizards of the same rank would find it very difficult to defeat one.

They were only at the Second Ring Wizard realm, which was clearly beyond their ability to handle.

Faced with this situation, the four didn't dare to move at all, for fear of provoking the beast's desire to attack.

But while the four were thinking of a way to respond, a human head suddenly peeked out from behind the Jade-Colored Light-Treading Fox.

“Hi~”

Nie Ning waved at the four people below with a look of joy.

After so much time, he had finally seen humans; Nie Ning was almost moved to tears.

The four were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly bowed to Nie Ning: “Greetings, My Lord.”

After all, this was someone who possessed a Jade-Colored Light-Treading Fox; his strength must be much greater than theirs.

“No need to be so formal, we’re about the same age. You can just call me Bronk.”

Nie Ning jumped down from the Jade-Colored Light-Treading Fox and said with a smile.

Seeing that they were still a bit stiff, Nie Ning didn't say more and instead asked: “By the way, what place is this?”

“This is the Godal Forest.”

One of the men glanced at Nie Ning and replied honestly.

Nie Ning was confused because he had no idea where that was, or even if he was in Belvis World.

But asking directly would surely arouse suspicion; after all, who would ask what world they were in as soon as they opened their mouth?

Then, Nie Ning thought of a solution.

“Do you know of the Crimson Holy Blade? Or Moon City?”

Nie Ning asked with a look of anticipation.

As long as he could confirm the existence of these two factions, he could almost certainly determine that this was Belvis World.

But hearing Nie Ning’s question, the others showed looks of confusion, clearly never having heard of these two factions.

Nie Ning’s heart sank, and he couldn't help but secretly groan. Had he really come to the wrong place?

At this moment, one of the women stepped forward: “I remember now. I think I’ve heard of Moon City, but it’s very far from here. As for the Crimson Holy Blade...”

The woman thought for a moment and eventually shook her head, unable to recall what kind of place that was.

“That’s enough.”

Hearing this, Nie Ning couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and a hint of a smile appeared in his eyes.

As long as the location was confirmed, the rest would be easy to manage.

There was no rush to find Lilith and the others; he still needed to focus on improving his own strength first.

While Nie Ning was thinking about what to do next, Xiao Guang suddenly walked over to the roasted meat. After sniffing it, it swallowed a massive mutant beast leg in one bite.

Nie Ning felt a bit embarrassed: “I’ll compensate you.”

In his heart, he was secretly cursing Xiao Guang for being so greedy.

He usually made roasted meat and such, but this fellow wouldn't even give it a glance. Now, it was actually eating a stranger's food!

Though it did smell quite good...

Nie Ning took out a few low-grade magic crystals, but they were rejected by the group.

“It’s no problem. We have plenty anyway, and we couldn't finish it all.”

One of the boys said with a smile, though his eyes kept darting toward the Jade-Colored Light-Treading Fox.

For him, being able to feed such a high-order mutant beast was enough to make him excited.

The others were the same, all looking at the Jade-Colored Light-Treading Fox with envy, imagining how wonderful it would be to have such a mutant beast of their own.

...

Next, Nie Ning sat down and chatted with the group.

All four were Second Ring Wizards. The man and woman who answered his questions were named Owen and Ruby, while the other man and woman were named Suzie and Clifford.

The nearest city currently was named Blood Rainbow City, which fell under the influence of a faction called the Yishi Mansion.

And these four were wizards from the Yishi Mansion.

Unlike ordinary wizarding factions, the Yishi Mansion was actually established by a group of wizards who loved gourmet food.

For most people, the importance of satisfying one's appetite was self-evident.

Originally, the Yishi Mansion was just a small faction, and its path of growth was also very bizarre.

The Yishi Mansion itself wasn't strong, but its gourmet food attracted many powerful wizards.

Through years of building good relations, the presence of these powerful wizards meant that other factions didn't dare to rashly offend the Yishi Mansion.

Combined with the fact that the Yishi Mansion was a neutral faction, it had somehow managed to develop, and now it had become a supernatural power with 7th-rank wizards.

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