Beautiful girl travels through time and space to become a princess

Chapter 284 Mysteries and Clues

After hearing the soldier's report, Shen Mo and the old man immediately followed him to the rear of the battlefield to check the strange traces.

Arriving at the scene, he saw some deep and shallow, crooked scratches on the ground, which seemed to have no pattern at all. Shen Mo squatted down and carefully observed these marks, frowning.

"Senior, what do you think this will be?" Shen Mo asked.

The old man pondered for a moment and said slowly: "From the shape and distribution of these traces, it doesn't seem like they were left randomly. They look like some kind of secret code or guidance."

Lin Yuwei, Qingfeng and others also rushed over after hearing the news.

"Could it be that the dark forces left it here on purpose to mislead us?" Qingfeng put forward his own guess.

The female general shook her head. "It is also possible that there was a disagreement among them, and these traces were left by one party as a warning to the other."

Su Yao said aside: "No matter what, we can't let go of this clue easily."

Shen Mo stood up and said, "That's right, we must figure out the meaning of these traces as soon as possible. Lin Yuwei, can you use magic to detect it?"

Lin Yuwei nodded, she closed her eyes, the magic weapon in her hand emitted a soft light, trying to sense the information contained in these traces. But after a moment, she opened her eyes helplessly: "No, these traces seem to be covered with some kind of magic barrier, my spells can't penetrate."

Everyone fell into deep thought.

At this time, the old man said: "Perhaps we can find some clues from the previous battle with the dark forces."

So everyone began to recall the details of the previous battle.

A soldier said: "I remember that during the battle, several dark soldiers behaved strangely. They didn't seem to be in a hurry to attack, but looked around."

Another soldier echoed, "Yes, and another time, I saw a dark soldier's face suddenly change after he saw something."

Shen Mo listened to everyone's memories, and gradually had some ideas in his mind: "Maybe these strange behaviors are related to these traces."

Everyone decided to conduct a more detailed search of the battlefield again.

Inch by inch, they searched for clues that might have been missed. Su Yao found a piece of torn cloth in a corner with a strange symbol embroidered on it.

"What symbol is this?" Su Yao asked while holding the cloth.

The old man took the cloth and looked at it carefully for a while: "I have seen this symbol in an ancient book. It is related to a mysterious dark ritual."

"Is the dark power preparing to perform some terrible ritual?" Qingfeng said worriedly.

Shen Mo said: "It is very likely. We must speed up the process of solving these mysteries and stop their conspiracy."

Everyone returned to the village and continued to study these clues.

Lin Yuwei looked through all the magic books, trying to find records related to that symbol.

After several days and nights of hard work, we finally made some breakthroughs.

Lin Yuwei said excitedly: "I found it! This symbol is indeed related to a ritual that can enhance the power of darkness, and according to records, this ritual needs to be performed at a specific time and place."

Shen Mo asked: "What about the time and place?"

Lin Yuwei frowned: "It's not clearly recorded in the book, but based on these clues, it should be soon, and it's very likely nearby."

"Then we must find the place where they hold the ceremony as soon as possible." said the female general.

Shen Mo nodded: "Send out more scouts to expand the search range. At the same time, we must also be prepared for battle."

In the following days, the scouts searched everywhere but could not find the exact location.

Just when everyone was feeling anxious, a scout brought back important news.

"I found a hidden cave deep in the forest. There are many signs of dark forces' activities around the cave," said the scout.

A hint of determination flashed in Shen Mo's eyes: "It is very likely there, get ready to go!"

Carrying weapons and equipment, everyone headed towards the cave deep in the forest.

Along the way, everyone was cautious and alert to possible dangers.

Finally, they arrived at the cave.

The entrance to the cave was filled with a dark atmosphere that made people shudder.

"Everyone be careful and get ready to enter." Shen Mo said.

Everyone took a deep breath and slowly walked into the cave...