Infinite Blood Core - Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Environment Changes

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Early in the morning a few days later, the birds were chirping.

The weather was pleasant, the sun shone through the gaps in the leaves past the mist in the forest, sprinkling on the ground.

The young man and girl stood side by side, looking at the cave with mixed emotions on their faces.

The young man had blonde hair, light skin, and a strong build. He wore a piece of chain armor, looking alert and energetic.

The girl was wearing a purple hooded robe, her black curly hair spilled out of her hood. She had white skin and a delicate face. Her purple eyes were especially attractive, they shone like gemstones.

Violette and Aupin.

A few days ago, the two fled here after being chased by a swarm of Fire Venom Bees.

After battling with the devil, the two were lucky enough to get their lives back.

Afterwards, they healed and rested in the cave, which became a temporary camp for them to breathe.

Although the cave was warm, it was not home.

“Let’s go.” Aupin looked at the cave one last time, he turned around and walked towards the woods.

Violette followed closely behind.

Unlike when they had fled here before, both of them were now carrying large bags on their backs.

A large amount of animal bones, meat floss, and ore were stored in these bags.

In addition, there were also several long and short spears.

Aupin’s long sword was lost during the bee attack and his dagger was broken when he assassinated the Monkey Tailed Brown Bear.

Therefore, over the past few days, Aupin and Violette created some long and short spears.

The long spears were about two meters long, the short spears were about a meter long. The long spears were used for combat, the short spears were used for throwing. The spear bodies were made of wood near the cave. These trees had a metal-like texture, they were as hard as iron.

It was difficult to make these spears just by cutting and shaping. Violette’s corrosion potion played a huge role.

Compared to real swords made of steel, these spears were of low value. Whether it was toughness or sharpness, they could not compare to a sword.

But there was no other option.

Aupin was seriously lacking in weapons, he only had one intact dagger, which was in Violette’s hands.

Before leaving, Violette wanted to give the small dagger to Aupin, but Aupin refused. Violette’s small dagger was special, it was used to process materials, Violette used it when preparing potions.

At the same time, if they were in trouble, Violette could draw it out to defend herself.

In a wild environment, even if Aupin wanted to, it was impossible to protect her completely. Therefore, this required Violette to have an ability to protect herself.

At the same time, the short dagger was not very helpful for Aupin.

The sharp claws of the Monkey Tailed Brown Bear could actually be used as weapons. But the strange thing was that when the brown bear died, its claws quickly collapsed and turned into ash.

They weren’t just lacking weapons, but also lacking armor.

Violette was wearing an apprentice robe with only weak magic defensive power. Her defense was inadequate against the teeth and jaws of wild beasts.

Aupin’s arm armor was abandoned. During the fight with the Monkey Tailed Brown Bear, they played a defensive role. Without them, Aupin’s forearms would have been torn off.

The sleeve armor was extremely deformed, one of them broke apart almost completely and could only be forged back using a furnace.

Aupin still lacked a helmet, the chain armor on his upper body was his only defense.

Aupin took the lead and explored the way ahead.

Violette followed behind.

The two gradually trenched deep into the forest.

Their first goal was to find the bonfire site that was attacked by the Fire Venom Bees.

Their plan was well thought out.

Aupin’s long sword was there. Although the long sword was not easy to use, it still had irreplaceable value.

More importantly, only by returning to the campfire could Violette find the path in which she and the guards led the search and rescue.

There were several temporary camps on this path, each with a small amount of supplies hidden.

From Aupin and Violette’s hard work, they had plenty of food, but not much water.

Apart from searching for the water bags, they had no other way to obtain drinkable water.

Although they crossed rivers, there were scary vine monsters hidden in the river, so the risk of fetching water was too high.

And water was scarce around the cave.

There was not much water left in the water bag, this was also one of the main reasons for the couple to leave the cave.

The trees stood high. Violette noticed that the deeper they went in the forest, the taller and thicker these trees became. Some trees were fifty or sixty meters tall, soaring high into the sky.

The sunlight could not transmit thoroughly down here. In the thick fog deep in the forest, the sunlight was weak and diffused into a white fog.

The fog smelled of vegetation. Flocks of birds were flying above the trees. Occasionally, woodpeckers could be seen, standing on a tree trunk at least three meters above ground. The sound of a bird’s beak pecking wood showcased the quietness of the forest.

Soon after the two went deep into the forest, Aupin and Violette stopped walking and began to mark their location.

Violette cut a mark with a dagger in the tree nearby. Aupin took out a piece of animal skin, used charcoal as a pen, and began to draw a map.

This was to prevent them from getting lost.

It was easy to get lost in the forest, the trees all looked the same. The elves had superior talents in this aspect, apparently no elves could ever get lost in the forest. The forest was like a home for them.

The consequences of getting lost were quite serious. The wilderness was not friendly to humans, getting lost in the forest was the beginning of death.

Aupin carefully put the animal skin and charcoal pen into his bag.

This was his fourteenth time drawing the map.

The map was filled with rough, black drawings.

Aupin had a look of hesitation on his face.

After walking for so long, he should have found the traces of his path when he ran away with Violette.

But there was none.

The surrounding environment was full of natural aura, there was no trace of human acitvity at all.

Aupin kept thinking… Back then, he ran at night holding Violette,the situation was urgent, he couldn’t pay much attention to his surroundings. But he felt like it didn’t take long for him to discover the cave.

Calculating the time and speed, he couldn’t have ran far, so the bonfire site should be nearby.

“Let’s go this way,” Aupin said while walking ahead.

He chose to go left.

He adopted a more conservative and cautious strategy, using the cave as the center, he searched for clues that might be hidden. The advantage of this was obvious, he wouldn’t miss any clues.

At noon, the sun was blazing hot and the mist in the forest gradually dissipated.

The field of vision was much clearer, but the boy’s face was getting uglier.

He looked at the map in his hand and made records every bit of distance. The marks on the map formed a large circle around the cave.

After such an intensive search, he still couldn’t find any traces of the path!

“This feels weird!” Violette said with surprise. “The scope of this forest is too big.”

The place where they traveled before was obviously a rainforest landscape. The air was humid and hot, low shrubs covered the woodland, and countless tree vines were densely entwined with each other.

But this area was a dense jungle landscape.

Although there were also trees, they were straight and tall, far fewer shrubs and vines than in the rainforest.

Aupin also noticed this.

He thought that the area of this jungle was small. That the warm cave created a landform that was very different from the surroundings.

But this jungle was huge, far beyond their estimation.

According to their map, the landscape on the island should be a rainforest, which was normal. Aupin clearly remembered that during the early and mid-stages of his escape that night, the surrounding area was densely covered like a rainforest.

The beast that was suspected to be a black panther came down from a tree branch that was obviously from a rainforest.

Not long after, Violette found the cave.

“After finding the cave, I immediately changed directions. I should have entered the jungle from the rainforest.” Aupin was convinced that his memory was not wrong.

Because he matched the memories with Violette.

From what he remembered, the jungle was small, surrounded by huge rainforest landforms. But after exploring all morning, the strange facts were placed in front of them, making them feel puzzled.

“It seems that this island is quite weird! Not only is there an endless group of beasts, weird species, but also plants that are also very dangerous. Even the environment is undergoing weird changes,” Violette said. Suddenly a dark shadow attacked from the towering canopies.

The dark shadow was slender and extremely fast, penetrating through the air, making a whistling sound.

But Aupin was even faster.

In an instant, a spear pierced through the shadow!

The dark shadow’s momentum stopped abruptly, its neck was pierced by the tip of a spear.

It was a strange bird.

It was about the size of an adult’s fist and was covered with black feathers. The feathers were hard, as if made of metal. The heavy feathers also made it lose the ability to fly. But at the same time it also strengthened the muscles of this bird.

This kind of bird usually lurked in the bushes to find animals walking in the forest. It often jumped down, accelerated using its legs and wings, and used gravity to peck through the animal’s head.

After the animal died, they sucked the animal’s brain, blood, eyeballs, etc., and finally ate the flesh.

After several encounters, Violette named them Iron Feather Birds.

There were almost no weak spots on the Iron Feather Bird, the only place was the neck under the bird’s head, as the feathers here were sparse.

The tip of Aupin’s spear accurately pierced the neck of the Iron Feather Bird.

This was a fatal blow.

Soon, the Iron Feather Bird stopped moving.

Aupin pointed the long spear and thrust it hard, the Iron Feather Bird carcass was fixed in the soil.

Violette stepped forward and took out her dagger. The features were hard making this an excellent material. In addition, the blood of the Iron Feather Bird would also be collected by the girl.

As for the flesh of the Iron Feather Bird, its body was small, and the value was quite low. Violette did not hesitate to discard it.

While the girl collected the materials, Aupin held a short spear and stood by her side to prevent other beasts from attacking.

When he encountered an Iron Feather Bird for the first time, the young man panicked.

He first swept the Iron Feather Bird to the ground with his spear. The Iron Feather Bird couldn’t fly, but it ran fast on the ground. Aupin threw three short spears one after another, which slowed down the Iron Feather Bird. Finally, Aupin used a spear to pierce the Iron Feather Bird’s belly, but the spear tip was also destroyed.

After experience, Aupin’s technique had become more sophisticated.

He discovered that the Iron Feather Bird was the most threatening when it attacked from the trees, but at the same time it exposed its neck in the air, which was also its weakest point.

After discovering this fact, the Iron Feather Birds no longer posed a threat, every time it became a source of materials.

In addition to Iron Feather Birds, there were many dangers in the forest.

Poisonous vipers often hid in fallen tree trunks and rotten leaves.

They couldn’t let their guards down even against plants that were motionless.

For example, Aupin was poisoned by a certain kind of inconspicuous moss by touching it!

Green dots began to appear on Aupin’s face. These spots were round and small. After Violette noticed it, she immediately gave him detoxification medicine, which could only slow the symptoms, but could not cure it.

The two had to search quickly to find the culprit. Violette used the moss to make a simple medicine and mixed it in the detoxification medicine to eradicate the toxins in Aupin’s body.

All kinds of hidden dangers greatly hindered the exploration speed of the couple.

Aupin looked up at the sky, he had to make a helpless decision… “Let’s go back to the cave and rest.”