Pillars of Ita

"Our goal is to find the source of these gray creatures - the nest builder of the disaster branches. This leads to two goals. The first is to break through the gray creatures' defenses so that we have time to complete our own tasks. The second is to let the Son of Light do us a favor. This relationship may be useful in future activities."

The ship officer quietly explained the mission briefing to everyone in the team channel. There was no need to say more about this matter, as everyone naturally understood that Fang Yu had instructed her to let the members of the Second Regiment know the situation.

The brigade is a team made up of the Chosen Ones. For most people, motivation is not important. Letting the Son of Light fulfill his duty sounds noble, but to Lark and Argen - the latter is the Chosen One who traveled with the unicorn girl Merrill, the former is actually more important.

How confident are we that we can break through the defense line of the disaster branches? Will we succeed?
The two unicorn girls naturally didn't have a system, but after listening to other people's retelling, they couldn't help but show a worried look. They were locals of Giant Tree Hill and the unicorn girls who had the most dealings with the Gray Region, so they naturally understood how difficult the disaster branches born from Gus's sucker were.

"The commander asked us to complete this mission?" Merrill unconsciously used a more distant title, as if treating Fang He and the others as her own people, as if she herself was not an elf from the Autumn Woods.

But she is not either. Although the unicorn girls belong directly to the Holy Forest and are considered to be Alsana's confidants by the outside world, in the eyes of the elves of the Radiant Court, they are natives of Silverwind Harbor.

The upper class nobles of the Elven Court even have a derogatory term for this - human-elves, which is used to refer to those elves who are in collusion with mortals, and sometimes specifically refers to the Council of Linoril.

"Not really," Ian, one of the Lark trio, replied, "This is what the captain meant."

"What is his plan, Mr. Ed?"

Ian shook his head. He naturally didn't understand either.

He looked in that direction - the three of them were chosen by the Obelisk to enter the Storm Islands, so they must have a certain level of ability. Moreover, they had also seen the performance of other teams at that time.

In the Storm Islands, the Seven Seas Brigade is unique.

Although he has never dealt with truly top teams such as the Twelve Color Irises, in Ian's opinion, they actually have the potential to become a top team.

Therefore, when the Lark extended an olive branch to them, they did not refuse. Of course, the more important reason was that the Lark was willing to stay.

"The gray area of ​​​​the disaster branch is very dangerous. Can Mr. Ed and his team succeed?" Ailuoya, who was traveling with Merrill, spoke frankly and couldn't help but ask directly.

"It should be possible... maybe." Ian wasn't sure.

After all, to put it bluntly, they didn't know much about the Seven Seas Brigade - he had heard of some of the titles, including the Dragon Alchemist, the Nightingale King of Sanshak, and even Lady Aina of Oakshade Hills, but the Mountain Lord was only famous in Sanshak.

Moreover, what exactly is the situation of the Gus Disaster Domain? Ever since they returned to the Hill of Giant Trees, they have been hearing people mention this well-known name. Can they really break through this disaster domain that even the Son of Light cannot tame?
Ian couldn't help but look at the acting leader of their Second Regiment. Forest's Praise was standing not far away. Feeling the gazes of everyone, he also smiled bitterly and shook his head.

The establishment of the Second Regiment of the Seven Seas Brigade is somewhat special. It was not established by the Dragon Alchemist alone. To put it bluntly, they were willing to keep this name and established this team together with Ms. Quesu.

Since the establishment of the Second Brigade, they have not had much contact with the main Seven Seas Brigade. They inherited Mr. Gray Rock's assets and have been adventuring in Kolin-Ishurian with the lumberjacks under Ms. Quesu for a long time.

Later, most of the lumberjacks chose to leave after completing a quarter's work, leaving only them.

Not long after that, Miss May - when the Second Group was established, the Seven Seas Brigade had not heard of this lady, but she was also very famous. It was said that she was the only student of the Holy September Lady Reina. She was born in the Silver-plated Country of Lotao, and the club behind her let her go because of Lady Reina, and soon after that she joined the Ancient Training Knights.

The knight lady travelled with them for some time.

Although the journey in the Forest of Praise was a bit tricky, it can be said that the entire group was practicing hard, and many people couldn't stand it and quit the team. He also complained about it at the time, but not long after that, May helped them solve two problems, and the strength she showed in the process shocked everyone.

After that, they finally understood why Fang He wanted this young lady knight to join the team, and they also had another understanding of the strength level of the main team.

But that's where their understanding of the main group ends.

After all, the last time they saw Fang He take action was during the Southern Border Competition, and later at the main arena of the Continental League. They watched the entire process of the game through live broadcast, which was actually no different from the other spectators in Corin-Ishurian at the time.

Several people couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment. The Second Group had only been together with the Main Group for not long, but most of the people in the team except Forest Tribute joined later, and there were not many veterans left.

Newcomers know even less about the main group, and most of them come here because of the reputation of the Dragon Alchemist.

But Argen was confident about this: "I think Mr. Ed and his team will definitely be able to do it. After all, being dragged here is not a solution. Aren't we here to solve the problem of the disaster branch? And that guy..."

"It's Her Majesty the Saint." Ailuoya glared at him.

"Yes, yes, Miss Ailuoya is right," the former nodded without caring, "As long as we meet the Saint, she will definitely be willing to help us."

They came to solve Aimaya's problem, and although Unicorn Girls was founded by Princess Alsana, Her Royal Highness the Princess was the most trusted student of Her Majesty the Saint.

What's more, in name only, they are also led by the Saint.

Atila's reputation is widely spread in the Giant Tree Hill, and people outside think that this generation of the Saint is approachable, so Aljan is full of confidence in their meeting with the Saint.

But on the other hand, she is too ordinary to meet people's expectations of someone in this position. That is why when a disaster occurs, some people will blame it on the mediocrity of this generation of saints.

Insiders have a clearer understanding of this, and Meryl and Ailuoya are just half insiders, especially the former who is obviously not so optimistic about this.

She knew very well that the Saint Lady was caught up in the political conflict between the Holy Forest and the Elf Court, and might even be imprisoned, so it was hard to say how she could help them.

The only person she could count on was Princess Alsana, but after going to the Elf Court, she never returned and there was no news of her. Now they could only follow the captain.

Merrill frowned, looking a little worried. Although the girl was determined, she had never been far away. On the one hand, she regarded Fang He and others as her last resort, but she was also worried that she might lose even this support.

But Elisa didn't give them the chance to think twice.

The nominal acting leaders of the Second Group are Forest Praise and Ms. Kuisu, but the person in charge of contact is Miss Nightingale, whose style of doing things is completely different from Fang He's.

"Members of the Second Regiment," Alyssa succinctly relayed Fang He's request on the communication channel, "You will act together with Tianlan and Daryl."

Everyone was excited. Argen also joined the team temporarily, so he could also see the order. He immediately asked, "What should we do?"

"Darryl is in front of you on the left. Move over to join her."

Ian and Forest Praise looked in that direction and saw endless gray tree people attacking the position. They were fighting with the elves on the flank of the Son of Light. The elven knights in silver helmets and armor were using spears to repel these monsters.

Previously, the elves' unicorn cavalry cut off the monsters' attack from this direction and opened a gap in that direction. Although the gap disappeared soon after, it left a pile of corpses there to form a hill.

In the direction of the hill, the gray tree people's offensive seemed to have changed. They seemed to be pushed backwards by an invisible force, and the corpses of several headless tree shadows rolled down from the hill.

"Miss Daryl is there," Forest Praise immediately judged, "Let's go over there."

"Wait." Ian couldn't help but call them.

The distance from here to the hill is at least a hundred feet. They can only rely on the fortifications built by the elves who lead the Sons of Light and Fang Que to resist these gray creatures, but it is not easy to fight their way through the tide of monsters.

"What are you afraid of?" The wizard lady, who is always carefree, doesn't care about this. "We are also part of the Seven Seas Brigade."

As she spoke, she raised her magic wand and shot a fireball in that direction. The fireball exploded among the gray tree people, and the high temperature and flames instantly evaporated the surrounding gray creatures.

Miss Wizard couldn't help laughing at the tree people running around on fire, like a pyromaniac. She even jumped out from behind her fortifications and rushed out first.

"Marigold... Hey..."

Ian couldn't help but lose his voice. Among the three people, the wizard lady was the most reckless, and that was why they had been in danger countless times.

However, after joining the Seven Seas Brigade, the latter not only did not restrain himself at all, but became even more erratic. He had originally hoped that Lark could control him.

But when they saw the craftswoman rushing out, the others had no choice but to rush out as well. For a moment, a magical lady led a group of shield guards and knights to charge.

The Night Walker craftsmen not far away were watching this scene in amazement, and thought that this was the style of the Seven Seas Brigade. Even the wizards and combat craftsmen took the lead in the charge. The style of this team was probably even more exaggerated than the Twelve-Color Iris.

"sharp."

"They say we Night Walkers are good at attacking, but it seems like there are many experts among the common people."

"What do you know? It's a good thing that a small workshop doesn't attack too aggressively. Otherwise, there will always be a day when you get hurt."

Although the craftsmen more or less felt that the other party was probably not a real small workshop, the previous scene was so exaggerated that it was not something that an ordinary team could put together.

Most of them believed that the other party was the main force of a large guild. Although they might not be as good as top guilds like Nottingham Ship and SK, they might also be well-known among the second-tier guilds.

Forest Praise was following closely behind the two ladies. He was a warrior and had also mastered some of the ranger's professional abilities, so he was faster than the shield guards. However, because he was a little slow in reacting, he could not catch up with the fiery wizard lady.

Not only that, but the craftswoman was also running very fast. Upon closer inspection, he saw sparks coming out of the other person's feet - rocket impact boots. Forest Praise's eyes went dark. Why were there so many problematic people in his second group?

It was also fortunate that he had never communicated with Fang He, otherwise the two would definitely have the same feeling. The only difference was that Fang He himself was also one of the problematic people.

Miss Nightingale is also very concerned about the affairs of the main group.

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Of course, Lark and Marigold did not escape trouble. In fact, soon after they rushed out of the fortifications, they were surrounded by the nearby Gray Treemen.

However, the wizard lady cast fireballs left and right, making it impossible for these gray creatures to get close. Soon the magic wand in her hand overheated and could not be used, and there was very little magic ether left in the magic furnace.

But Marigold was not in a hurry. She took out an energy storage crystal to replace the empty crystal in her magic furnace, then hung her magic wand behind her and took out a mechanical scroll.

Magicians with the assistance of craftsmen are so arrogant. All the forging of the Seven Seas Brigade's first and second regiments is done by Fang He and Cui Xisi. The two are first-line craftsmen in the top guilds. It may be difficult for a skilled cook to make high-end goods, but basic consumables such as energy storage crystals are available as much as you want.

What's more, Cui Xisi also used the Siren construct to set up a production line, which is specifically used to produce consumables for daily use by these team members. Since she joined the team, the logistics capacity of the Seven Seas Brigade has been raised to a higher level.

But before Marigold could light up her scroll, she was pulled by the lark behind her.

The craftswoman stopped working on her rocket shock boots, having keenly sensed the dangerous aura from the three clockwork fairies she had released.

She had just caught a glimpse of a fleeting shadow in the field of vision of one of the three clockwork fairies she had released, and immediately recognized that it should be the shadow of the tree.

That was not a creature they could handle. Lark pulled the wizard lady back, reached into the craftsman's coat, took out a bunch of fire giants and threw them in that direction.

Fang He's Fire Giant can be said to be his own, because it uses the residual technique and closed-loop device, so there is no need to set the detonation time for the gray crystal in advance like ordinary Fire Giants. It is more accurate and more powerful than ordinary Fire Giants.

As his level gradually increased, the Fire Giant began to be eliminated from the first-line construction team, but he passed this blueprint to Pasha and Lark.

The fire giants in the hands of the craftsman girl were copied from Fang He's fire giant. She didn't know the residual technique, so she could only use a closed-loop device.

There was a certain difference in accuracy and flying distance between the two, but the difference in explosion power was negligible. The fire giant she threw out flew diagonally less than ten meters under her control, and then exploded in the same direction.

Fang He told him that the maximum interference range of his fire giant was about fifteen meters. Below this distance, the shock waves of the gray crystals would interfere with each other, resulting in duds.

But above this distance, there will be intervals in the firepower, and the explosion ranges cannot overlap with each other, thus producing better coverage effect and explosion power.

Therefore, the craftswoman tried her best to keep each clockwork fairy about fifteen meters apart, but even so, the explosion still produced more than three duds.

The fire generated by the explosion obscured the area in front of the two people, immediately revealing the shadows of several trees there, which then retreated with a scream.

But even so, a tree shadow shot out from the gap created by the dud and headed straight towards the two of them.

But before that, the tree shadow tilted slightly, and a large sword flashing with cold light pierced out from its heart. The blade twisted left and right, splitting the monster in two amidst its sharp screams.

Then the tall figure of Miss Lion appeared in front of the two of them.

"Miss Daryl." Forest Praise also caught up from behind.

"Don't talk nonsense," Daryl swung her sword and threw the tree shadow's body away. More gray monsters were surrounding her, but the Templar lady turned her sword and stabbed it into the ground.

Countless vines spread out from the direction where her sword was stationed, as if a towering ancient tree was growing new branches. She was like a holy image in a totem, and the dazzling new green she formed formed a sharp contrast with the gray and white around her.

Wherever the vine passed, new buds seemed to grow on the gray and withered tree men, and branches and leaves spread out, but the new leaves turned yellow, withered and fell off in the blink of an eye.

The crystal forest seemed to have experienced the cycle of life and death all over again. After the green light faded, both the gray tree men and the tree shadows all froze in place, motionless.

"Life and death, prosperity and decline, the knights of the Temple of Shadows."

Someone among the Sons of Light recognized her identity.

Meryl walked up to her and looked at her curiously. The forest goddess is a twin of light and shadow, but few people in the outside world know that she has a twin sister. When winter comes, withering replaces lushness and walks on the earth. Shadows spread across the forest, and her name echoes among the dead branches.

The unicorn girl was also an insider of the sacred forest, so she had heard about this matter. There was a shadow under the bright light, and behind the sacred forest was the temple in the shadow.

That temple is also guarded by people, whose agents are called the Knights of the Shadow Temple.

But Taliel had turned the blade and was moving forward, like a puff of smoke through the gray bodies. She was the Chosen One, one of the Shadows for another reason, and she had not seen the Goddess, nor heard her voice.

But the power she obtained also contained its own laws. When she saw those creatures, she realized that her sword was born for them. The system was giving her a prompt, and her power could indeed penetrate their bodies.

There was a calling voice deep in the forest, which had turned into a description of the mission on her retina. The goal happened to be the same as the direction that Fang He had pointed them to.

"Miss Daryl." Forest Lizan followed and asked again.

He thought that after such a long adventure and journey, the Second Group had at least barely caught up with the pace of the Main Group, but the scene just now refreshed his perception.

Now it seems that they are not catching up, but falling further behind. It is said that this lady was not in the main group before going to the empire, and it is unknown where the leader found these strange people from.

Is it possible that the top guilds are not hiring anymore?

Daryl turned around and looked at him, then nodded. "Don't talk, and let the others catch up."

She looked up and forward. The forest in that direction was dark, but Elisa had already sent her a message, telling them that she had opened a path for everyone there.

The ground was making a regular rumbling sound, and the elves' unicorn cavalry were preparing to launch another attack, but it was already the last gasp of their strength.

The gray tide is healing, and they don't have much time left.

Forest Salute saw the gray lancers roaring and flying low over the sky, and the whistling sound of the air swept over everyone's heads.

The others also raised their heads and looked at the huge constructs sweeping across the air. The golden and red flames of their guns passed across the battlefield like knives cutting through wheat stubble.

The remaining embers of the gunfire left golden seeds in the ravines, and the seeds took root and sprouted on the corpses of the gray tree people.

...(End of chapter)