The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 311 The most difficult thing about adventure is tracking (Happy weekend!)

"I have to go out on a mission this time, so I won't be accompanying you."

Originally, according to Allen's plan, he should secretly follow Kerr and the others to complete another mission. However, things changed too quickly, and Kerr and the others were growing up very quickly, and they no longer needed Allen's help.

Therefore, Allen decided to let go and let Kerr and the others go on their own. However, just when Allen was about to set off, he still warned Kerr and Tom with some uneasiness.

"Don't be too hasty when choosing tasks, be cautious and careful, and don't be tempted by the rewards of those lucrative tasks..."

Just like a parent who is reluctant to let his children go out in the world, Allen took the trouble to talk to Kerr, Tom, Shusheng and others about things to pay attention to, but he didn't see the slight frown on Kerr's and the others' faces, and the look in their eyes. have no choice.

"Yes! Yes! Teacher, don't worry!"

"Clan leader, I will definitely take good care of everyone!"

Several teenagers promised Allen almost in unison.

Finally, with some concern, Allen was dragged by Kaiya and walked out of the monastery of the Oak Temple. At the entrance of the monastery, Albian and the others had already stopped, waiting for Allen's arrival.

"I have collected reports that this team of evil god believers is traveling towards the Centaur Grassland in the south."

After leaving Mansha City's Nancheng, everyone began to exchange information with each other. Since a cooperative relationship was reached, there was no need to hide it too much. I don’t know what the source of Richard’s information is. He always knows something that others don’t know, so everyone is listening to Richard’s story at this time.

What makes Allen even more embarrassed is that Richard and his partners did not regard this information as their own wealth, but selflessly shared it with Allen and the others after they formed an adventure team. Kaiya, Albian, and the others were still talking about a return, but Allen, a bugbear who had just returned to Mansha City, couldn't provide any usable information.

"The leader of this team is an evil god believer named Alva, who has the strength of a level 15 combat priest."

"The two fallen paladins are also humans. The leaders of this wilderness evil god rebellion are basically evil god believers from the human kingdom. Only a small number of them are native wilderness natives."

"..."

Richard told Allen all the information he could tell them, and communicated with Kaiya and Albian.

"However, before that I need to make a request."

After telling the information, Richard said a word with embarrassment, and then looked at Allen, Kaiya and the others seriously.

"You said."

Kaiya still had her original character, she liked to take the initiative and took over Richard's words on the spot. Alan and Albian on the side were paying attention, but Alba next to him didn't show much interest.

"If we encounter this group of evil god believers, we must help keep them alive, preferably Alva who takes the lead."

"I need to interrogate them and understand the real mastermind of their operation and their purpose."

After Richard said this, he returned the right to speak to Kaiya and the others.

"...I don't think there is a problem. I happen to be somewhat interested in the main messenger behind this group of guys."

This time, before Kaiya could answer, Albian, the elf, spoke first.

"I agree."

Allen nodded. After all, this had a lot to do with the wilderness, and Allen also wanted to know more.

"Since you all agree, then I don't have any objection."

Kaiya took a step slowly, as if she had something to say, but after seeing Allen and Albian express their opinions, she took back what she wanted to say and nodded in agreement.

As for Alba on the other side, he shrugged indifferently, and then his body fat trembled.

"Then let's go!"

The five figures took steps and headed south resolutely.

Before leaving Kerr and the others, Allen was naturally worried about them. But not long after he left Mansha City, Allen readjusted his state and no longer thought too much about what Kerr and the others would face next. situation.

As the patriarch and elder, when the teenagers are around him, Allen will devote a large part of his energy to them and help them grow. This is what Allen considers to be his responsibility; however, when he leaves the teenagers, After deciding to let them go, Allen would no longer care too much about the situation of these teenagers.

Things are unpredictable in the wilderness. Everyone will encounter their own problems and encounters, and everyone will pay the price for their choices. Allen cannot be the nanny of teenagers forever. Even if Allen returns from this adventure and Kerr and his team suffer heavy losses due to their adventurous experience, and even the whole army is wiped out, Allen will only be depressed for one night, and then when the sun rises the next day, he will You will pick up the sadness again and move on.

This is the character of the wilderness natives.

At this time, Allen put aside the matters of Cole and the others. While walking briskly, he chatted with Richard, Kaiya and the others who were riding on moose and horses, asking about the events that had taken place over the years. Changes in Shacheng and various information.

During this period, everyone was lucky enough to encounter several groups of scattered demon teams and loners, and then everyone mercilessly chopped these guys to death and cut off their heads as their own trophies. With Albian, a part-time scout with good perception, there is basically no danger within a few miles of everyone.

In addition to the unlucky demons on the road, Allen and the others also rescued many wilderness natives who had lost their tribes, and guided them northward along the relatively safe Mansha Trade Road to Mansha City. In the end, whether these wanderers scattered in the wilderness and lost their tribes can reach Mansha City safely is beyond Allen's control.

This time the chaos of the evil gods brought chaos and destruction to the wilderness, which was not as simple as what Allen felt in the Green Field Plain. At least along the way, the wreckage left behind after countless villages were massacred and burned, and the numerous bones on the destroyed altar of flesh and blood, all silently told Allen the cruelty of this disaster.

"Your wilderness is good. The centaurs and horse tribes have tried their best to help you block the demon army from the north. Otherwise, if those bloodthirsty demons burst into the wilderness, I am afraid that the entire southern part of your wilderness will fall and become a hunting ground for demons' flesh and blood."

"The King of Spring may not be able to hold on anymore. If Mingxi City and the surrounding positions completely fall into the hands of the devil, then the devil will be able to free up more than 20 troops to go north."

"With the number of warriors from the three major tribes of your Centaur and Horse Grassland, it is impossible to stop the demons who have added 20 new troops. Unless your wilderness tribe sends more troops south to help the three major tribes of Centaur and Horse build a stronger position."

"........."

During the conversation, Richard looked at the messy wilderness with a worried look on his face, and told Alan and others about the situation surrounding the human kingdom in the far south.

"Then I don't understand why these demons chose to come to a shabby place like Mansha Wilderness instead of leaving the territory of the human kingdom, which has a larger population, richer resources, and closer distances!"

Albian suddenly emerged from the shelter of the shadow plane, and then looked at Richard with an evil look in his eyes and said.

"Hehehe, they actually want to attack the human kingdom!"

The sarcasm flashed across Richard's face.

"The dozens of human kingdoms in the central and western part of the Heron continent have already reached a consensus when demons appeared in the Kingdom of Spring. They temporarily gave up their conflicts and hatred between each other, and formed a powerful alliance army. Three lines of defense have been built on the border of the Human Lion Heart Kingdom, completely giving no opportunity for the devil to break through."

"I actually don't understand how these kingdoms can respond so quickly."

"unless…………"

Richard had some guesses in his mind, but thinking of his identity, he finally kept his mouth shut without saying it in front of Allen and Albian.

On the side, Kaiya, who rarely spoke, stared behind Richard, as if she had understood the content of what Richard had not finished.

"What about your kingdom? Has it been attacked by demons?"

Alan actually wanted to hear some information about the devil, but when Richard stopped talking, he found a new topic and asked.

"Our country of ice and snow is at the southernmost tip of the continent, where it is covered by ice and snow most of the year. Although demons are adaptable, they still don't like the frozen environment, so not many demons come to our kingdom. To cause destruction.”

"In addition, there are a lot of mages in our kingdom. Demons will not gain much benefit from being in the hands of mages. Instead, they may become the subject of research by mages."

Hearing Allen mention his hometown, Richard suddenly became more talkative, and his face was filled with pride.

Not all mages are taciturn nerds who only know how to study magic. Richard, a mage with a cheerful personality, came to travel in the wilderness because he didn't like the dull atmosphere of the mage circle in the kingdom.

Why did he not travel to other human kingdoms but travel thousands of miles to the wilderness? This has to talk about the uniqueness of the country of ice and snow.

The country of ice and snow is a border country with very scarce natural resources. It is also a kingdom where the human population is inversely proportional to the territory.

The main god of belief in this kingdom is the ancient god-the goddess of ice and snow. She is a strange god who has powerful divine power, but does not like to develop followers and is unwilling to interfere with the power of the kingdom on the earth. In the Kingdom of Ice and Snow, although there are temples and churches of the Ice and Snow Goddess, it is a group of mages with almost no faith who really lead the change of power in the kingdom.

If there is any group in this world that has no respect for gods, then mages are definitely the correct answer. The mages who claim to pursue truth and the essence of magic have already seen through the high, nearly eternal nature of gods because of their profound knowledge and profound wisdom.

It is precisely because they have seen through the nature of the gods that the mages have lost their respect for the gods.

For tens of thousands of years, countless powerful mages have tried to challenge the gods. Although they all failed in the end, there are still more mages who have this goal and are tirelessly looking for ways.

Such an ungrateful profession, if not for their power, would have long ago become a dust in history due to the concerted efforts of the gods to suppress it.

But for this reason, these mages who only pursued the truth and ignored the gods were expelled from the prosperous land of human civilization and came to settle in the country of ice and snow.

Only those mages who surrender their body and mind to the gods and believe in the gods can gain a foothold and develop in the human kingdom.

As an orthodox mage from the land of ice and snow, Richard actually doesn't have much respect for the gods from the bottom of his heart. Because of this factor, asking him to travel to the human kingdom is not like asking a wild cat to swim in sewage?

A month later, Allen and the others arrived at the border of the Centaur Grassland, which is shrouded in green and full of natural atmosphere all year round. Alan and the others have not found any trace of the target team so far. The latest information is that half a month ago, the other party successfully attacked a tribal leader again.

When Allen and the others arrived at the troll tribe that had just lost their leader, the thousands of trolls were not in chaos because of the sudden loss of their leader. Several leaders of the tribe were competing with each other to find a new leader. In order to avoid trouble, Allen and the others found a secluded place and observed the movements of the tribe that had just lost their leader from a distance without disturbing them.

"What do these guys want to do? Such a purposeless assassination has basically no impact on a wilderness tribe?"

Richard looked at the troll tribal village called Twistwood Hammer and couldn't help but ask a question that had puzzled him for a long time.

As a mage, what he is best at is finding the essence from chaotic appearances. For example, the target they are chasing this time has completed 11 assassination operations so far, 8 of which were successful. However, although the opponent's assassination of the leader was successful, in fact, apart from the loss of 14 high-level peak warriors and some warriors, these tribes actually had little substantial impact on the tribes themselves.

Unlike the civilized world, the wilderness has a standardized inheritance system. Among wilderness tribes, the strongest and smartest people will always inherit the leadership position, unless they are tribes with legendary leaders who can achieve orderly inheritance of power. .

With the configuration of Alva's team, they are not qualified to assassinate a tribe with a legend. Their targets are basically small and medium-sized tribes that are no more than half a legend. But even if they succeed in the assassination, these tribes will only be in chaos for a few days and a half at most, and then a new leader will be competed among the surviving leaders.

"really!"

What bothers Albian the most is this type of character. There is no fixed route. It seems that all assassinations are random, making it difficult for them to track them.

Half a month was enough for this small team to eliminate the traces they left. Trying to track the other party's whereabouts in this vast wilderness was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"What should we do now? From which direction should we pursue him?"

Kaiya had helplessness on her face, looking at the vast green grassland in front of her, unable to make up her mind.

"Just move on..."

The only thing I can trust now is probably my own intuition. Allen pointed to the south of the grassland and expressed his choice.

"...What do you think?"

Kaiya's inquiry is actually meaningless. If you want to track a target that has been away for more than half a month, you basically have to rely on luck.

If the target leaves within a short period of time, Albian and Richard may have some means to track the general location of the target.

Several people nodded, agreeing with Allen's judgment. Anyway, the opponent's position at least did not change much along the way. The best choice now is to continue to follow the direction in which the opponent may move.

However, at this time, more than a month has passed since Allen and the others left Mansha City. Thanks to them being high-level professionals, they can travel up to five hundred miles a day if they go all out. This allows them to survive in various situations. In the wilderness, I caught up with the adventure team that set off first.

"Hiss~~hiss~~~"

"Did you smell anything?"

Alba was quiet all the way and rarely expressed his opinions, except when Alan started preparing the food, when he expressed a strong opinion. But at this time, he lowered his head and took several breaths of fresh air in this land, and then rarely made his own voice.

"breath??"

When Allen heard Alba's question, he took a deep breath, and then waved his hand without finding anything.

Albian and Kaiya also took a deep breath, and their final response was exactly the same as Allen's.

Richard, on the other hand, after getting Alba's prompt, closed his eyes and relaxed his mind, used mental power to stimulate a specific part of the nasal cavity, and after breathing again, he finally gained something.

"Huh? Why is there still a smell of sulfur here?"

In the situation of re-depositing money, the presence of sulfur means that there are demons around, and if there is still a faint smell of sulfur left, it means that the demon has not been gone for long.

"It seems that we may have to spend some time here."

As he got closer to his target, Richard became more cautious. In his opinion, any clues were worth tracking. Like the smell of sulfur in front of him, because there was an assassination demon in the target team, plus the assassination half a month ago, Richard felt that this clue might be worth continuing to follow.

"..."

Kaiya was a little unhappy and her face was gloomy.

"...I also think we can follow this clue and feel that there is still breath at this time, which means that the other party has not been away for a long time, and maybe he is hiding somewhere around here."

Albian began to rub the hilt of the dagger at his waist again, looking around.

The Hammer of Twisted Wood is located on the edge of the Centaur Grassland, and the surrounding terrain is not complicated. If the owner of this aura really belongs to a certain group or group of demons, as Richard and the others suspected, then they want to hide it. If you're around, there aren't many places to choose from.

"I'm going to catch a troll and ask about the surrounding terrain!"

Having said this, Albian slowly disappeared into the air without waiting for Allen and the others to reply.

After a short while, Albian came back, and at the same time there was a huge sack in his hand. When Albian opened the bag, a giant man curled up in a ball and unconscious was revealed in the sack. magic.

Next, it was time for Albian to show off his skills again. Half a magic hour later, the tortured troll told all the situations surrounding the tribe. Even in order to save their lives, many secrets in the Lian clan were revealed to the captured trolls, including such intimate things as which troll female the previous clan leader had hooked up with.

He casually stabbed the troll's chest with a knife, completely terminating the opponent's life. Alba didn't even have time to stop him. Albian shook off the blood on the dagger and said lightly: "Take care of it." Looking at it this way, if there is really a lurker hiding in this area, then the most likely place for him to hide is the swamp area to the west."

"There are sparse forest vegetation in the swamp area, and there are also relatively abundant food sources."

"...Why did you kill him?"

Perhaps because he served as a city guard in Mansha City, Alba was a little angry at Albian's act of killing the troll for no reason. At this time, he held the spear made of fine steel in his hand and looked directly at Albian to question stand up.

"Why don't you kill him and keep him?"

Albian replied calmly: "Let him go, can you guarantee that he will not report to their tribe?"

"If the other party sends a team to chase our traces to find us, or interfere with our mission, what choice will you make?"

"...Okay, okay, Alba, there is nothing we can do about this."

Kaiya took Alba's arm from the side and persuaded softly.

"But Albian, next time, why don't you tell everyone first and stop killing people without permission like this?"

"All right!"

Albian shrugged nonchalantly.

Alan and Richard looked at each other, the haze in their eyes flashing away.

"Okay, let's talk about the current problem. Since the most suitable hiding place is to the west, let's go to the swamp area first and see if there are any other discoveries."

"What do you all think?"

"kindness."

After some discussion, the troll corpse was buried on the spot. After cleaning up the traces left by everyone, Allen and the others bypassed the Twisted Wood Hammer tribe and ran towards the swamp area dozens of miles to the west.

The swamp area known as the Rotten Bone Beach has a well-developed water system. The trickles are densely distributed in the swamp like a spider web, and it supports countless water-loving trees and shrubs.

Because of the water source and the lush surrounding vegetation, there are many animals here, such as saw-toothed crocodiles lurking under swamp pools and covered in rotten leaves, prairie pythons swimming on the water and hanging in the canopy of trees, and even Carnivores such as mountain lions and panthers, which feed on crocodiles, live freely here.

Of course, there are more mosquitoes that are as densely packed as swarms of bees. Ever since Allen and the others arrived in the swamp area, they have been flying around them. The skin that was accidentally exposed was covered with such mosquitoes. Countless insect and fly corpses were squashed by the slap, and at the same time, the belly of blood burst open, which was really disgusting.

"Has Albian found the other party's whereabouts?"

Kaiya drove away the mosquitoes impatiently. As a human being, she was the favorite of mosquitoes. She was bitten by mosquitoes countless times all over her body.

At this time, everyone stayed at the edge of the swamp, and Albian, a guy who was good at concealment and tracking, went deep into the swamp to investigate the situation. More than a magic hour passed, and Albian did not come back. Kaiya, a woman, could no longer bear it and began to complain.

"Should be back soon."

As a mage, Richard had his own way to solve the problem of mosquito bites, but he could not stop the irritation of mosquitoes buzzing around his ears.

Allen and Alba were the most at ease. A few mosquito bites were basically invulnerable. One had tough skin and the other had lots of fat. They didn't feel how uncomfortable they were. At this time, they just squatted on the wet ground in boredom, quietly. waiting.

"Cuckoo~~~"

Suddenly, a bird chirped in the distance. This was the signal that Albian and Allen had set, indicating that he had found traces of enemies that might be lurking in this generation.

"go!"

Kaiya suddenly stood up from the bushes and ran forward as fast as he could. While running, he did not forget to drive away the mosquitoes around him with his hands.

(End of this chapter)