Pale Emblem

Chapter 173: Private Soldiers of the Famous Family
Barbarians and orcs with the blood rage talent seemed to be born for battle, but when it came to civilization and war, they were still in a primitive stage, far behind the civilization level and art of war of the Disa half-elves.

Take battlefield reconnaissance for example. It is not easy for the wolf riders of the orcs and barbarians to find small groups of enemies in the wilderness full of giant rocks. However, the Disa half-elves not only have dark hunters who are good at reconnaissance and tracking, but also dust falcons raised by animal trainers. This medium-sized bird of prey flies hundreds of meters high in the sky, monitoring the area within a radius of ten kilometers on the ground, making it easy to search for enemies.

In addition, the professional animal trainer's partner, the Dust Falcon, has extraordinary spirituality and can even actively search for enemies after training. Once they find anything abnormal, they will alert their animal trainer master through mental connection.

Now, this may be the situation Victor and his team are facing.

The date tree that Harvey had just broken was more than ten meters tall, and the noise of its crown falling was quite loud. There happened to be a team of half-elfs who tamed dust falcons nearby, so they naturally attracted the other party over.

Since they had already entered the battlefield, it was not surprising to encounter the Disa half-elves, half-orcs, or barbarians. In fact, they had a plan for dealing with such situations. The principle was to hide if possible, kill those who could not be hidden, and deal with those who could not be killed as adventurers.

Victor estimated that the dust falcons were about ten kilometers away from him. Since the enemy half-elves were carrying a group of dust falcons, they were most likely elite cavalry. They could rush over from a distance in as little as two quarters of an hour.

"It's too late to hide now." Victor made a quick judgment.

Harvey, who had rich experience in field marches, nodded in agreement and said, "Why not meet with them and ask about the situation in Braun Town?"

"We can meet, but not here." Victor shook his head, and then ordered: "Go and clean up all the footprints, then we will go south and wait for the group to chase us."

The tree Harvey had broken before was a dead object, unable to move or dodge, and could only take Harvey's full-strength blow. If it were a real fight, even if Harvey used his fists to kill a living rabbit, he would not be able to reproduce the same powerful blow. Even so, it was scary enough that he broke a tree that could be hugged by one person with his bare hands.

The deep footprints left by Harvey and Kent will reveal amazing strength and invite trouble.

Victor didn't want to cause trouble, so he ordered several followers to quickly clean up the footprints and then turn around to move south. After the dust falcons in the sky discovered the five half-elves, they really circled over their heads. Two of the dust falcons flew back to report to their master.

Everyone says that Dust Falcons are smart, but they are ultimately classified as wild beasts and do not know how to communicate with their trainers or masters through language. Even if they communicate through telepathy, they can only transmit some simple information, such as a small group of half-elves spotted ahead.

So, how many people are in a small group?

I'm sorry, but Chen Falcon doesn't know how to count, and is unable to provide any information about the target's gender, age, weapons and equipment, etc.

The specific intelligence has to be found out by the enemy's scouts themselves.

The scouts cannot fly, so they need to travel across the wilderness for close reconnaissance.

Therefore, Victor's team had more time to move, but with dust falcons hovering overhead, they couldn't run away, so they walked westward at the normal marching speed of ordinary adventurers.

However, Victor didn't walk far before he discovered that Gladiator Kent was a little out of breath. He couldn't even jump over a half-man-high stone like the others did, and had to go around it.

Victor stopped and observed Kent's gait carefully with his green eyes, then asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"Huh...huh..."

Kent adjusted his breathing and explained to Victor: "Master, I don't know what's wrong. I feel very tired, as if I just finished a multiplayer gladiatorial contest and am exhausted."

Victor frowned and asked, "Can you still walk?"

"I'm fine," Kent assured, patting his chest. "I used breathing techniques and I can clearly feel my physical strength recovering. I'll be back to normal in half a quarter of an hour at most."

"Then let's go." Victor nodded, slowed down his pace, and said as he walked: "It seems that using 'Dream Shadow' has put a heavy burden on your body and mind. You should know that the main function of 'body and mind shackles' is to protect ourselves and prevent excessive exertion from causing various self-injuries. For ordinary people, removing the shackles often means sudden death. However, you have mastered the ability of 'Mirror Heart' and can see the changes clearly and avoid serious damage. The price of removing the shackles is just overdrawing your physical strength and energy."

Harvey, who had been listening, couldn't help but interrupt and praised: "Master Victor, you really know a lot. I think you must have been the eldest son of the famous Golden Nightingale family!"

Victor smiled reservedly. His awakened knowledge of forging and breaking techniques was enough to explain Kent's current state.

Kent also nodded and said, "Master, I feel much better now, but I lose strength every time I use it. What's the use of Dream Shadow?"

He destroyed a huge rock with one punch. Using such extraordinary fighting skills would not be without a price, and the price was just exhaustion, but being exhausted in battle was a deadly price.

Victor disagreed. He said enthusiastically, "Removing shackles and releasing huge potential should be the more basic abilities of 'Dream Shadow'. It must have more advanced extraordinary powers waiting for us to discover... Your current problem is that you are not proficient and don't know much about this new power. Later, you can practice more with the help of Doctor Cole... Don't worry, you are symbiotic with the secret medicine snake tentacles, so you don't have to worry about the risks and injuries brought by practicing 'Dream Shadow'."

Since the gladiator slave suddenly learned the "Dream Shadow", he became an excellent observation object and experimental material, which aroused Victor's great interest. Even though he had to hurry on his way, Victor couldn't help but ask Kent about some situations and tried his best to answer his questions, striving to find a direction for the subsequent systematic training.

Compared with the significant improvement in his personal strength, the attention from his master made Kent more excited. He answered every question from his master seriously and asked his master for advice. Shield Guard Harvey occasionally interrupted, participated in the discussion, and provided opinions. He didn't seem to be very interested in "Dream Shadow", or he didn't have a higher pursuit of strength.

Harvey's personality was like this before, he just lived a life of idleness and waited for death, and his only hobby was blacksmithing.

As for the alchemical demons Herman and Mokli, they are not normal half-elves, and it is unlikely that they can bypass the two major superpowers of "soul-eating" and "blood-drinking" to improve their own strength.

Kent's "Dream Shadow" had almost no reference value to the Alchemist Demons. Therefore, Herman and Mokley were always paying attention to the movements around them. The vicious Herman, as a level 5 bow warrior, had extremely sharp five senses. He quickly discovered that someone was chasing him by observing the direction of the belly of the dust falcon hovering above his head.

"Master, three cavalrymen are about to catch up with us from the southeast." Hermann reminded Victor.

Sure enough, several beast roars were heard from the left front of Victor and his group. Not long after, three cavalrymen appeared in Victor's sight.

They wore brown professional suits, carried crossbows, short swords, and a two-color camouflage cloak, which was a typical outfit for a dark hunter. The most eye-catching thing was their mounts, which were three strange beasts with tiger stripes, goat bodies, and giant dog heads.

The beast was very agile and could easily jump onto a rock more than two people high while carrying the stealth hunter, and then look down at Victor and the others from above.

The three cavalrymen surrounded the enemy in a fan shape, their ferocious mounts growling and baring fangs, their threatening intentions very obvious.

"Adventurers, come with us. The master has something to ask you." The leading secret hunter spoke to Victor and his group.

He was bossy and had a very arrogant attitude.

The specific mark on the professional suit indicated that this person was a fifth-level shadow hunter with the title of Venerable. His two companions were fourth-level shadow hunters, and they were qualified to be independent in most adventure teams, but they were only acting as scout assistants.

Victor also noticed that the buckles of the three people's cloaks were made of gold with sunflower emblems.

As a servant of the famous Golden Sunflower Family, it is no wonder that he is so arrogant and rude, he is simply disgusting.

Victor had no good feelings towards the famous families in Luoye City, but the role he was playing now had nothing to do with Luoye City. And for safety reasons, when they communicated with outsiders, the Alchemist Demons had to stand out first to attract other people's attention, so that Victor, the real leader, could be hidden in the dark.

The vicious Herman, as the nominal leader of the adventure group, took the initiative to step forward and asked, "Excuse me, who is your master?"

The Level 5 Dark Hunter snorted coldly before answering with his nose raised, "Our master is from the Golden Sunflower family, one of the sixteen famous families in the alliance. He is the grandson of the clan leader and the eighth heir of the family. Master Gaius. If you country bumpkins have heard of Master Gaius's reputation, you should know that he is a generous person. If you go to see him and answer his questions well, you will definitely earn a reward."

When faced with this situation, ordinary adventurers have no choice but to obey the other party.

After all, it was an accidental encounter on a battlefield in the wild. After all, the other party was a private army of a noble family. They were arrogant and domineering and would not tolerate opposition from others.

Herman was resurrected from the dead, and his past memories were fragmented, so he could not recall any specific events, but his common sense and experience were sorted out by the godlike Victor and preserved. In the current situation, he did not think it was necessary to turn against the scouts of the Golden Sunflower, so as not to be hunted down by the other party.

Because they have fewer people and the other side has more people, if a continuous battle breaks out, there will inevitably be omissions. In this case, it is better to go and meet Master Gaius of the Golden Sunflower Family.

When they see Master Gaius in person, the vicious Hermann can decide Gaius' life or death with just a shadow poison wound, so there is no need to worry about Golden Sunflower's private soldiers daring to do anything bad to Lord Victor.

"Okay, we'll go with you." Hermann nodded in agreement and winked at his companions.

"Follow me." Golden Sunflower's level 5 dark hunter pulled the reins in his hand, causing the beast mount to turn around.

His two assistants spread out and kept their distance, actually forming a triangle that surrounded Victor and his group.

Hermann led the way and led everyone to follow behind the servants of the Golden Sunflower Family. They deliberately slowed down their pace to give Kent more time to recover his strength and energy.

After walking about two kilometers, Gladiator Kent's breathing rate had basically returned to normal, and Victor also saw the private army of the Golden Sunflower Family.

The four unusually tall figures made their eyes widen instantly and they stopped involuntarily.

They were four upright giant bears, at least as tall and strong as bears, with huge bear paws and thick fur, but they had an owl's head on their necks, and their tawny eyes were full of cuteness. However, the eagle-headed bear-bodied monsters looked extremely large when they stood, and the half-elf private soldiers next to them were only half their height, so they looked powerful and oppressive.

Seeing the five adventurers stop in their tracks, the dark hunter leading the way turned around and urged them in a mocking tone, "Don't be afraid. Those are the 'Owlbear' war beasts bred by the famous Golden Claw family in Luoye City... Go quickly and don't keep my master waiting for too long."