The current situation of the Daru people is very bad.
The battle in the Cursed Valley hundreds of years ago resulted in the death of all the great druids, and the tribe also lost the ability to communicate with the gods. Without the blessing of the gods, the inheritance was broken, and no one among them had high-end combat power.
What's worse is that humans have abandoned their previous alliances, and greedy slave traders have begun to go deep into the Silent Forest to capture slaves. This has also caused the population of the Daru tribe to plummet, and is gradually approaching the edge of annihilation.
There are only two fifth-level ones in the Emerald Holy Land. In terms of high-end combat power, they cannot even compete with some large slave-catching groups. They have no qualifications for direct combat.
Therefore, even if a certain tribe in the forest is in danger, the elders in the Emerald Holy Land do not dare to rescue it.
I can save you once, but I can't save you the next time.
If these old people really die in the battle, the Daru tribe will completely lose hope.
Therefore, for the sake of the continuation of the ethnic group, they can only choose to escape and hide everywhere in the silent forest.
This is also why when the news of the attack on the "Gray Wolf Tribe" came, the leader of the Deer Tribe did not spread the news in the Holy Land.
I have heard a lot of bad news like this over the years.
These little druids still have passion in their hearts, but they are the hope for the future of the Daru tribe.
The old people won't let them take risks either.
However, the news still spread.
There are several trainee druids in the Holy Land who are from the Gray Wolf tribe. Naturally, they will not just watch the tribe being destroyed and the tribesmen being captured and sold as slaves. It happens that Aku's good friend Wumeng is one of them. Several
As soon as the bloody young boy made up his mind, he quietly slipped out of the Holy Land and planned to go to the rescue.
How much can be saved?
Druids have stronger fighting power than ordinary tribesmen, and only they have the chance to rescue some members of the main tribe.
...
In the forest, Su Lun rode on the white wolf transformed by Yuta and walked quickly through the forest.
He had originally planned to go to the north to have a look, and now he just happened to stop by.
He also got a lot of detailed information from the previous exchanges with the leader of the deer clan, and roughly evaluated the level of the [Mind Flayer]. It shouldn't be too high. He estimated that it should be the third level, or the fourth level.
The "lord" is still within the operable range.
Originally, Yuta had planned to take him secretly. But after the deer chief and others figured out why Su Lun was going and guessed his strength, they expressed their understanding and support. They even planned to send a team of strong men to accompany him.
But Suellen refused.
His current situation is very special.
He is a puppeteer, and a team is no different than him alone.
When encountering an enemy that cannot be defeated, it is useless to have more people.
If you meet anyone who can fight, it's no different than those few people.
It is enough to be accompanied by Juta, who is familiar with the forest.
If the two of them cooperate, even if they encounter a fifth-level enemy, they can protect themselves in the forest.
"The Gray Wolf Tribe is on the shores of Lodasir Lake. More than a day's journey further north is the Cursed Valley. The elders in the tribe said that the [Mind Flayer] they encountered last time was a skeleton not far from the valley.
Where there are caves, monsters hide in the caves."
"Well. Let's go to the Gray Wolf Tribe first. The boys from Aku should be there."
"..."
Jutta was not angry at his brother's behavior of running away from the Holy Land privately, but he was just a little worried.
Being bloody is not a bad thing for the warriors of the Daru tribe.
.......
On the other hand, a killing contest is being held on the shores of Lodasil Lake in the northern part of the Silent Forest.
A group of imperial soldiers wearing silver armor had already attacked the Gray Wolf tribe yesterday. The tribe members were put in slave collars and escorted further north.
There are also some young knights who are searching for "fish that slipped through the net" that are scattered in the jungle.
"These natives can run really fast when they turn into beasts. They are so slippery in the jungle that they are really hard to catch..."
"Hahaha... Youke, my spear-throwing skills got perfect marks in the college graduation examination. One spear per spear, is that okay?"
"Bauer, I have killed eight natives, and you only have five. What is there to show off? I will make specimens of their tibias and store them in the family collection room. This is my achievement!"
"Hey, hey, hey, I told you all, please stop showing off. The training task given by the instructor is to kill at least five native heads for each person, and I only killed one."
"..."
This is an elite reserve team of the Royal Knights Legion of the Luying Empire [Holy Judgment Legion].
The knights are still very young. They are reserve officers who have just graduated from the Imperial Academy and entered the army.
Hunting demi-humans is their blood trial before officially entering the battlefield.
At the same time, in the tribal village where corpses were strewn, there were several wooden cages filled with Daru tribesmen.
These are slaves who haven't had time to escort them away, and they are also bait.
Several middle-aged men wearing exquisite armor were standing by. They listened to the sounds of fighting coming from the jungle from time to time and chatted word by word.
"These boys are really lucky to have demi-humans to hunt for them. I think when we graduated, we were sent directly to the battlefield. How could we have such a good opportunity to eat meat?"
"Yes. But having said that, these natives are really stupid. If they leave these few slaves here as bait, they will not run away and will keep coming to die."
"Instructor Sandru, the few demi-humans who escaped just now are not weak, they should be druids. Judging from the information obtained from the previous soul search, there is a place called the 'Emerald Holy Land' in this forest. That is
The holy land of the Daru tribe. It is said that there are two fifth-level beings. Will there be trouble if those boys chase them so far?"
"There will always be casualties in trials. Don't worry, with Roxy protecting you in secret, there won't be any big trouble. Although I like that guy too much, he is known as the "Grave Digger" and is still very capable. Even so
If the demi-humans really have a fifth-level professional coming, that guy’s ability may not necessarily mean he will suffer much..."
"Haha, that's right."
"..."
The few people listened to the noise for a while and paid no attention to the fighting in the forest.
As they chatted, they talked about this legion mission again.
"Originally, I just came here to capture some ice giants and get some [Giant Demonic Muscle] for the soldiers to use as breeding materials. I didn't expect to find such an ancient ruins. Judging from the unearthed antiquities so far, the maze was even before the Dawn Era.
existence. This secret excavation will probably yield great results."
"Yeah. Looking at the situation, I'm afraid there are strong weirdness and [cursed objects]. Maybe if you are lucky, you can find some mythical treasure."
"It's true that those slave traders have agreed on a delivery date, but the quantity is so different. We have to do it ourselves. The forest is so big, this is a hard job..."
"I heard that the 'Sun Slave Catching Group' encountered a lone adventurer in the forest a few days ago and lost a lot of men..."
"It's just spreading rumors. Would you believe that a third-level adventurer killed a slave-catching group with four fourth-level professionals and seven to eight hundred elites alone? Although the slave-catching group's combat power is not very good, it is just a change.
I'm afraid we can't do it even if you and I are to kill seven or eight hundred people, and even the swords are turned upside down, but there's only one person left? Haha..."
"..."
A few people were chatting, completely unaware that Aku and his friends were already ambushing the trial knights in the forest.
.......
Suellen and Juta quickly arrived at Lodasil Lake.
The Gray Wolf Tribe's village is right by the lake. The woods in that area are not too dense and the view is wide.
On a big tree far away, two figures were holding monocular binoculars to observe several people chatting in the village.
Su Lun did not approach rashly, but observed carefully.
After a while, he put down the lens tube, narrowed his eyes slightly, and muttered: "It's very strong...Is this Lu Ying's Royal Elite Legion?"
Even though they were too far away to feel the soul fire, Su Lun could tell from the armor on their bodies that those people in the village were definitely the best among the best!
Moreover, it can be seen from the rank coat of arms on the armor that the leading middle-aged man should be an officer at the rank of colonel.
In Lu Ying's military establishment, this is usually a senior position that can only be held by professionals of the fourth level or above.
"Is that the legendary [Golden Griffin Armor]? It's a bit tricky."
Su Lun's pupils shrank, thinking about something in his mind.
With his current vision, he can naturally tell the quality of the armor from the runes and enchantment traces on the armor at a glance.
Although the armors worn by those people are different, at least they are all "gold" and "dark gold" level officer armors.
The Royal Knights Corps of the Luying Empire has been able to fight a war of attrition with Marfa's mechanical army on the frontal battlefield for so many years. In addition to alchemy and colonial equipment, the most important thing is this "Royal Secret Forging" rune alchemy armor.
This is a top-level armor with enough defensive power to compete head-on with mechanical armor.
Not only is the outer armor indestructible, the inner lining can buffer and ablate the impact force, but there are also some exquisite designs at the joints to ensure that the knight's movement is completely unobstructed, and the flexibility is much higher than that of mechanical armor.
Armor also places extremely high demands on its users.
In order to pursue the ultimate defense, such a set of armor can range from half a ton to several tons. If you want to fight on the battlefield for a long time, a knight needs very strong strength.
This is also why in Su Lun's harvested memory, the knights of the [Holy Judgment Legion] are all power professionals.
"It turns out that they are here to hunt the giants of the wasteland. It seems that the Luying Empire must have found a shortcut that can directly reach the north of the ice field..."
Countless thoughts flashed through Su Lun's mind in an instant.
But the good news is that he hasn't seen anything that makes him think it's the fifth level.
Jutta, who was standing by, used the telescope for the first time. After getting familiar with it, he got used to it.
She keenly captured the flocks of birds flying over the forest from time to time, and analyzed: "There are people fighting in the northeast of the forest, maybe Aku and the others..."
After saying that, she put down the telescope, looked at Su Lun, and asked: "Mr. Su Lun, are there any very troublesome enemies among the enemies?"
Su Lun didn't know whether to answer whether it was tricky or not. He said bluntly: "This group of enemies will be much stronger than the slave catching team. Although we haven't seen the fifth level yet, we must not confront them head-on. Only by spreading out can we have a chance."
Although he had killed several fourth-order people, they were either pirates or slave-catching groups.
What is in front of us now is the real elite Luying Royal Legion. Regardless of their skills, equipment, talents, and equipment... they are all one-of-a-kind.
He was still quite sure of killing Su Lun, but with several people from the village surrounding him, he had no chance of winning.
There is only one way to retreat.
Especially the senior colonel officer. Except for the black scythe, Su Lun didn't feel that he had any way to kill him now.
When Yuta heard this, he nodded seriously: "Yes."
It can make him feel troublesome, and the enemy is definitely very strong.
Those people obviously noticed that Su Lun was peeping from a distance, but they didn't chase them, obviously they didn't take it to heart.
They do have this arrogance.
Su Lun got some fragments of information through lip reading, and also knew that there seemed to be another trial for reserve officers, and the officers in the village seemed to have no intention of intervening.
This is something he can take advantage of.
Su Lun thought about it and said, "Let's go and take a look first."
...
A fierce battle was taking place in the dense forest a few kilometers northeast of Lodasir Lake.
The seven or eight young druids of Akuna are not stupid. They know that the enemy is strong and have no intention of confronting them head-on.
When they came, they found that most of the members of the Gray Wolf tribe had been escorted away, and there were still some injured members who were difficult to transport. Of course they knew they were bait, but they planned to rescue them first.
As soon as they gathered together, they planned to lure the enemy and use the environment in the jungle to disperse and kill those hateful humans.
They had heard about the battle of the "Slave Catching Team" from their tribesmen, but what they encountered this time was indeed the elite Luying Royal Army!
Luuring the enemy was successful, they successfully lured people out.
But...the battle was indeed extremely brutal!
Even though he took advantage of the trap laid out in case of danger, he caught the enemy by surprise and severely damaged one.
That's all.
However, they soon discovered that even attacks after the beast transformation would cause very limited damage to the enemy's armor.
Sharp claws can easily scratch leather armor, and even ordinary mechanical equipment, but on that rune armor, apart from leaving some scratches, it can't cause any damage at all. Even if it is a spell, the level is too low, it is also effective against people wearing full-body armor.
The enemies are useless.
Moreover, the opponent had obviously expected to be ambushed, and did not panic at all when they were attacked. Instead, they began to counterattack and encircle them.
Large-caliber sniper rifles, bombs, alchemical crossbows, cursed objects... various methods are endless.
Regardless of long-range means or close combat, Aku's trainee druids have no advantage at all. They can only fight through the forest.
Of the eight people who sneaked out of the Holy Land, three were killed in the chase, and the remaining few were in poor condition and were more or less injured.
"Wumeng, don't hold on, hurry up!"
"It's me who has caused trouble to everyone, Aku, you go first, I'll drag them with me!"
"Damn it, let's go together!"
"..."
How could this group of passionate Daru teenagers abandon their companions and fight to the death one by one.
.......
Su Lun and Yuta heard the fighting and when they arrived, they were watching several people being chased in a panic.
But suddenly they were blocked by a huge white wolf, and everyone was shocked.
Aku also recognized this as his sister at a glance.
"elder sister!?"
A flash of guilt flashed across his face, as his sneaking out was still discovered.
But now is obviously not the time to talk about this.
He shouted loudly: "Sister, leave quickly, those enemies are very powerful!"
Yuta glanced at the teenagers, but did not move. He scolded coldly: "You go first. I will deal with you when I get back!"
Aku thought his sister didn't know how powerful the enemy was, and said anxiously: "Sister, their armor is very powerful, so you can't touch them head-on."
Yuta didn't have time to answer, his eyes sternly turned into a white shadow and disappeared from the place.
In the blink of an eye, with a "boom", she slapped away a chasing heavy armored knight and broke a big tree.
But the guy was protected by armor and didn't seem to be affected at all, and he stood up again immediately.
At this time, seven or eight more people caught up in the forest.
With a "swish" sound, a javelin was projected over. Yuta noticed it and narrowly avoided it.
"elder sister!"
Of course, Aku didn't leave first and stayed by Yuta's side.
As soon as he didn't leave, the other trainee druids didn't leave either, with an attitude of wanting to stay and fight to the death.
At the same time, on the treetops, Su Lun, who was wearing a cloak to hide his aura, was observing the dense forest.
[Standard javelin of the Holy Judgment Legion]
Quality:Silver
Detailed explanation: Luying Royal Legion standard javelin, made of tungsten steel alloy, with wind attribute piercing special effects and acceleration special effects;
Looking at the javelin, Su Lun muttered in his heart: "You are really rich...I am afraid that the cost of this javelin is worth two to three hundred thousand."
Su Lun looked at the equipment of several other people.
Elites are indeed elites. The armors, swords, and firearms worn by these guys are all top-notch military supplies that cannot be purchased in the world.
The value of a complete set of equipment is not an exaggeration to say that it is carrying half the city on its back.
Just the value of the equipment of this ten-man team is comparable to that of the slave-catching group of several hundred people that Su Lun killed before.
However, they are not the ones Su Lun should be afraid of.
The soul fires of the following team of trainee officers are all within the range of perception, and they are not too strong. They are both second and third level.
Without the fourth level, it would not be difficult for Su Lun to kill them even if they were well equipped.
But he knew that there was a high-level professional among this group of people who was secretly protecting him.
He wasn't sure where the guy was, so he didn't take action rashly.
On the ground, Yuta and the others were already fighting fiercely with the group of people.
When she joined the battle, the battle between the two sides fell into a stalemate for a short time.
The heavily armored knight is not without its shortcomings. Fighting consumes a lot of physical strength.
Although Yuta's attacks have limited damage to the armor, they consume much less energy and are more flexible, so they are not easily defeated in a short period of time.
Seeing that Yuta was not in danger for the time being, Su Lun was not in a hurry to take action.
He looked at the methods displayed by the trainee officers, and his thoughts flew: "[B-036-Earth Dragon], [Talent C-071-Ape], [C-004-Divine Power]... This legion is really like the legend.
In general, most of the recruits are talented professionals of the power system, and the equipment is purely for the power system to advance."
But when he looked at it, his expression suddenly changed.
"Discovered?"
Su Lun frowned.
I originally planned to observe it in the dark, but I didn't expect that someone would discover it first.
He clearly felt a soul wave passing through him, like a subtle radar wave.
This fluctuation could not be noticed by ordinary people, but his current mental power was very sensitive, and he immediately judged that it was some kind of mental power perception method.
Su Lun was a little confused. He was wearing a cloak made of mirror tissue and could not be sensed by conventional means. This also meant that the lurking person had a cursed object of the sensory system on his body?
The opponent had already discovered him, and there was no point in hiding any longer. He immediately changed his tactics.
Without any hesitation, Su Lun unfolded a seal scroll, pinched it with the sorcerer's seal, "Seal Release!"
The next moment, a burly combat mecha appeared out of thin air.
The armor fell rapidly, and Su Lun also jumped down.
While falling, he controlled the silk thread to quickly assemble the mecha on his body. Before anyone on the ground could react, the steam boiler on the mecha erupted with a "chi" sound, and his figure suddenly exploded.
He rushed down and chopped it off with a knife.
Because it was a sneak attack, the people underground noticed it and had no time to avoid it.
Su Lun's ship-cutting sword also directly hit the knight who wanted to block with his sword. This was the "main tank" of that team.
The sharp sound of "clang" that stung the eardrums resounded through the forest.
There was only a moment of stalemate, and the ship-cutting sword's tremor technique cut the man's long sword into two pieces, and then cut heavily into the opponent's armor. Blood splattered everywhere, and half of the man's legs were sunk into the soil.
This sword did not cut in two, which shows that the defense of its armor is astonishing.
But Su Lun wouldn't give him a chance at all.
This knife opened the mouth, destroyed the overall structure, and greatly reduced the armor's defensive power.
He raised his hand and slashed diagonally, following the gap, splitting the knight into two pieces from his chest. Blood spurted out wildly, and his eyes were full of scarlet.
.......
Su Lun killed one person instantly.
This sudden change stunned everyone underground for a moment.
The few members of the knights looked at the life and death of their companions. They were horrified and even more confused.
Naturally, they recognized it at a glance. This was Marfa's combat mecha!
But how could someone from Mafa appear in the Silent Forest?
Even Yuta looked a little surprised in his eyes when he saw him slashing to death an armored knight that he couldn't kill just now.
As for Aku and the others, they were even more shocked.
Such a hard armor could be killed by a knife?
But in an instant, they guessed the identity of this person.
Only humans can use this mechanical device.
There are only two human beings they know, one is Katyusha, and the other is Mr. Su Lun!
Who can come to save them with his sister?
Su Lun shouted softly: "You go first!"
His mechanical armor suppressed the guys on the opposite side, and the two sides also pulled away and distanced themselves, and then faced off.
Jutta listened and nodded.
She knew Su Lun's ability. In this situation, would it be a burden for them to stay? She shouted softly at Aku and others: "Let's go!"
........
Now the situation has turned, and the equipment crushing has become Su Lun's side.
Although the Luying royal standard officer armor has amazing defense, the armor worn by these reserve officers is far inferior to the [Colonel-level ship-killing IX-shaped mechanical armor]!
If there is no accident, these people will not be able to kill Su Lun, but will be killed by Su Lun.
Therefore, the guy hiding in the dark will definitely not watch this situation happen.
Moreover, now that Marfa's battle mecha appears, things are even more complicated.
He had to suspect that the forces of the Marfa Empire had penetrated into the northern ice field and had even reached some kind of alliance with the demihumans.
Therefore, the mecha warrior in front of me and the druids cannot be let go!
.......
Everyone was shocked for a moment.
Su Lun did not stop. Now that he appeared, he would not give the enemy a chance to react.
Just at this moment, the steam boiler under his feet fired another puff of energy, and the burly mechanical body rushed away, and the second knife had already slashed away!
Seeing that he was about to kill another person with the sword, at this moment, a ghostly figure appeared in front of Su Lun, holding a long black stick-like weapon and blocking the ship-cutting sword.
Seeing that the attack was blocked, Su Lun was not surprised at all: "Is it really coming?"
However, when he could see clearly who was coming, he felt a little surprised.
To be precise, it was not because of this fourth-level professional, but because of the weapons in his hands.
It was an umbrella as dark as ink!
At that moment, a string of golden runes lit up on the umbrella, and it was struck by a ship-cutting sword. Suddenly, people heard the sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling.
Su Lun's left eye flashed and he took a look.
【Rune Man Leather Umbrella】
Quality: dark gold
Description: Messengers from the underworld also need an umbrella to protect themselves from the sun;
Cursed characteristics: A resentful umbrella made of human skin, a cage for the soul; it can increase the holder's spiritual perception range and enhance the penetration of necromancy spells; it consumes a lot of spiritual power to actively use the umbrella, which can create a 'night field',
Deprive everyone within the range of their five senses; release vengeful spirits, causing continuous mental attacks on the target; those who have not mastered the law of death to a certain extent will be cursed, suffer permanent sensory confusion, and have a high probability of hearing whispers from unknown beings in the underworld;
Detailed explanation: This is a mutilated forbidden object, the umbrella frame is missing, and only the umbrella is left. Collecting souls can enhance the curse characteristics of the cursed object. The current number of evil spirits is 85,546;
It was only when Su Lun saw the detailed explanation of this umbrella that he suddenly understood.
The ship-cutting sword could not be blocked by light. It turned out to be a damaged forbidden object.
He looked at the whisper and felt that it looked very familiar.
"If you master the Law of Death, will you be immune to the curse's backlash? I don't know if my second-stage reaper has met the conditions for use..."
Su Lun looked at it and felt something in his heart. This cursed object seemed to suit him very well.
This also makes it clear why he was discovered just now.
That's really why it flashed.
At the same time, he also lamented that these people from the Luying royal family were really strong.
Not to mention the standard equipment, a fourth-level guy came here and took out an incomplete forbidden object.