The Steel Temperature Resistance Force Field around him, for some reason, had lessened significantly, which also reduced the Magic Power consumption and the inexplicable inner fury by a great deal.
"Is the wind about to stop?" Colin murmured to Nasi, struggling to get up with lingering fear.
If it went on any longer, he feared the worst!
'No, that's not right... I actually passed through that invisible Protective Shield!'
But the very next second, Colin looked at the scenery around him and suddenly exclaimed.
"The wind isn't stopping anytime soon... um, not until after a sunrise and a sunset!" Nasi replied at that moment.
Colin instinctively looked ahead.
Just as the little elf, Nasi, had said, those dark red winds had not weakened at all... they were merely reduced greatly by a pale-gold Protective Shield that had appeared!
Undoubtedly, this pale-gold Protective Shield located in the shrubbery area was the same invisible Protective Shield that had stopped him earlier.
Under the assault of the dark red wind, it now revealed its true form.
Colin, with his Steel Temperature Resistance Force Field active, raised his head and surveyed the pale-gold Protective Shield.
The barrier was immensely large, probably enclosing the entire tree hollow forest, and from his perspective, he could only see parts of it, but as expected, the whole barrier seemed to form an inverted dome.
'Why exactly was I suddenly able to pass through this Protective Shield...' Colin withdrew his gaze, filled with confusion.
He looked around.
The dark red wind engulfed everything around the Protective Shield, obscuring everything... below, it was as if he was an insect trapped inside an enormous red bowl upside down.
A feeling of suffocation immediately filled Colin's chest.
"Good giant, let's go inside the tree hole, the wind here is still very strong, and little Nasi doesn't like it," the little elf suddenly spoke again.
She glanced at Colin, then lowered her head, twisting her fingers apologetically,
"Good giant, I'm sorry, little Nasi didn't remember the wind here, nor expect that you'd be so afraid of the wind..."
"Little Nasi, besides this dark red wind, is there anything else you haven't thought of? It doesn't necessarily have to be dangerous," Colin asked.
His tone was calm, his face pale yet composed.
Although he had almost died in the dark red wind earlier, complaining about it now was pointless... it was better to ask a few more questions.
"Nope!" little elf Nasi replied, patting her chest to assure.
"Is the wind weaker inside the tree hole?"
"Of course!"
Colin nodded, following Nasi's figure while also feeling somewhat bewildered.
Although the pale-gold Protective Shield had already reduced the dark red wind significantly, it was still strong, and he had to maintain full power on both the Steel Temperature Resistance Field and the Elf Armor to feel slightly better.
But the little elf in front of him, clearly very weak, seemed, for some reason, more at ease than he was.
After observing for a little longer,
Colin then noticed that there was a faintly discernible pale-gold light on the surface of the little elf's body.
This seemingly weak light easily blocked most of the wind.
He even felt that, outside the barrier, Nasi might have a much easier time than he did…
For Nasi, what was a potentially fatal wind to him, was at most making her feel a bit hot inside... indeed, not dangerous for her.
Flying behind Nasi, Colin also continuously observed their surroundings.
Now, seeing up close, the level of civilization here was higher than he had imagined, essentially ruling out the possibility that Demon Beasts dwelt here.
And given the pale-gold Protective Shield he had just seen... it was probably not Ancient Hobbits, but Tree Elves that resided here.
And in his heart, he was more inclined toward—the Tree Elves!
Colin lowered his head, gazing at the dark black, luxurious armor on his body, the creation of High Level Elves... he instinctively turned around, peering through the pervasive dark red wind, barely able to see the pale-gold Protective Shield.
Deep down, Colin always felt that his later ability to pass through this pale-gold Protective Shield was mostly because of the Elf Armor he wore...
If it wasn't for the fierce winds outside requiring him to find a place to catch his breath first, he certainly would have tested his theory.
'Let's wait until the wind stops... as Nasi said, after a day, the dark red wind will cease.' Colin pondered silently.
After a while,
Following Nasi's lead, the two reached the front of an ancient tree within the deep part of the tree hollow forest, distinctly taller than the other trees.
A weak aura emanated faintly from this ancient tree, gentle and brimming with life, inevitably reminding one of the spring when all things revive.
'It seems... this ancient tree has not completely died yet.' Colin mused silently, looking up.
On the outside, this ancient tree didn't look much different from the other ancient trees, just taller, its outermost layer transformed into a glass-like state.
The only difference was that this ancient tree had only one tree hole, located at the top.
At that moment, Nasi was flying toward that sole tree hole, withdrawing his gaze, Colin promptly followed behind.
Moments later, he and Nasi flew into this sole tree hole.
It was as if they had entered a new area, the intensity of the dark red wind around them dropped another notch, the Steel Temperature Resistance Force Field no longer flickered.
But Colin's attention was no longer there; he raised an eyebrow, his expression serious as he observed the surroundings.