In just one week, the First Constructed Swordsman Group led by Great Swordsman Quintas has initially adapted to the environment and climate in this rain forest. This rain forest is extremely humid. Even in the dense jungle, there are no traces of weapons everywhere.
There are shrubs, vines, and ferns growing there. There are many small beasts and birds in the jungle, but large carnivorous animals are basically invisible. A jungle ocelot can dominate this jungle.
From the mouths of the magicians of the Law Enforcement Corps, we learned that there were traces of the reconnaissance team of the Third Legion of the Lord's Army in the nearby area.
Great Swordsman Quintus led the Constructed Swordsman Group into this rainforest, looking for traces of the reconnaissance team. He wanted to capture one or two scouts from the Third Army of the Lord's Army and learn about the intelligence on the other side.
The jungle is humid, and some rotten trees are lying in the jungle. Slippery moss is everywhere, and you will slip if you are not careful when walking.
There is a lot of water vapor in the leaf mold soil. If you step into it, water will seep into the footprints.
Many rainforest plant vines are covered with thorns. If you want to pass through these thorn vines, you not only need to prepare a machete, but also need to wear a pair of anti-thorn leather armor. Although the moisture in the leaf rot soil is almost saturated, the long
When you step on it with boots, the soles won't get much mud.
The food chain here is very simple. Flying insects and poisonous snakes are rampant in the forest. The spotted ocelots in the jungle like to hunt snakes. Most of the birds in the forest also feed on these flying insects.
A team of five constructed swordsmen entered the rainforest. The captain at the front used his sword to spread a small green snake as thick as a thumb. The group passed through trees with huge aerial roots and colorful insects.
Just stop on the tree trunk.
They had been walking in this rainforest for most of the day, following a row of footprints made by military boots.
The leader of the Constructed Swordsman Captain was good at tracking. He saw no traps set along the way, so it was probably not a hunter passing by here.
The Construct Swordsman Captain suddenly stopped behind a big tree and winked at the Construct Swordsman behind him. The Construct Swordsman used his hands and feet to climb up a big tree in a few clicks and squatted down.
Peering ahead from the leafy horizontal branches.
Soon he slid down from the tree and said to the Constructed Swordsman Captain:
"Captain, those people are right in front. There are fifteen people in total and three dogs..."
The Constructed Swordsman Captain whispered:
"Attention everyone, prepare to fight. Leave two alive to take back. Kill the dogs first."
"yes!"
The constructed swordsmen responded softly...
Five constructed swordsmen surrounded the lord's army reconnaissance team that was resting in the forest from all sides.
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This reconnaissance team has a total of twelve members and is a standard infantry team.
They are a reconnaissance team, so each team member is equipped with a jungle hunting bow, short sword and shield, and they also wear leather armor that is easy to travel through the forest.
The members of the reconnaissance team found a mysterious tree in the jungle. In fact, there is nothing special about this big tree. It has a huge root system that holds the entire tree nearly two meters high. The crown of the tree is like a flower umbrella in a secret room, with five corners.
There are some small white flowers blooming between the star-shaped leaves.
This small flower exudes a refreshing fragrance, which not only has the effect of calming the mind and promoting sleep, but also has the effect of repelling mosquitoes.
The rain forest is oppressively hot, there are many mosquitoes, and the forest is covered with thorny vines. The soldiers usually have to cover themselves tightly in the forest.
In the jungle, every mysterious tree is a rare resting place. This reconnaissance team has been wandering in the jungle for three days and is now ready to take a good rest before returning to the 7th Infantry Battalion of the Third Army.
Hellhounds hate the humid environment here. The humid water vapor causes the lava veins on their skin to form a thick layer of hard skin. These sharp-edged hard skins are always scratched everywhere in the forest, and now they have stains on their bodies.
Covered with green moss, these wet moss are quickly dehydrated by the heat of the hell dog's body on the hell dog's body, and finally turn into some green powder floating in the air, carrying a pungent smell.
Hellhounds particularly hate this smell.
Three demon servants, completely wrapped in black robes, were using branches to brush the moss off the bodies of the hell dogs.
Their skin transformed into the same skin as that of hellhounds, like volcanic rocks flowing through mottled black rock formations, with blood always seeping out of the cracks.
The three demon servants had pain in their eyes and sat together in silence.
In comparison, the twelve soldiers of the reconnaissance team seemed much more leisurely. They spread their sleeping bags under the tree, took off their light leather armor and lay on them, enjoying the rare coolness.
At this moment, the three hell dogs lying under the tree suddenly stood up, and three pairs of blood-red pupils looked around vigilantly.
The demon servants stood up hastily, and one of them shouted to the reconnaissance team in a hoarse voice: "Enemy attack..."
The soldiers of the reconnaissance team woke up from their sleep. They put on the light leather armor randomly, but it was too late.
There was a rustling sound in the forest, and the branches above the head shook suddenly. A swordsman jumped down from the tree crown, and the long sword in his hand flashed a sword light in mid-air.
A ray of sword light flashed across, and the hell dog that was looking up to the sky was killed by the construct warrior's sword on the spot.
The moment the constructed swordsman landed, his feet stepped diagonally on the air roots of the mysterious tree. His body curled up and rolled to the left, avoiding the bites of the other two hell dogs. The long sword in his hand was like a spirit.
It stabbed the demon servant in the chest like a snake.
A handful of purple blood spurted out from the demon servant's chest, and he fell backwards.
At this gap, four constructed swordsmen rushed out from four directions in the forest at the same time. The magic pattern structures on their bodies were all flashing with gorgeous magic patterns, and their bodies were as light as ocelots in the jungle.
Every jump has a unique rhythm.
To ordinary warriors, these three hell dogs are definitely more ferocious monsters than tigers and leopards. However, under the joint efforts of four constructed swordsmen, the remaining two hell dogs were beheaded.
When the three demon servants saw the hell dog dying in battle, they immediately went crazy and rushed towards the constructed swordsman.
The demon servants howled and stretched out their sharp claws, but were killed one by one by the constructed swordsmen next to the hell dogs.
When the soldiers of the reconnaissance team saw the swordsmen wearing magic pattern structures, they immediately knew what kind of swordsmen they were encountering. They didn't even have the courage to fight, and some of them didn't even have time to put on the leather armor.
, at the captain’s whistle, they immediately dispersed and fled into the dense forest.
Naturally, the Constructed Swordsman Captain would not let them escape like this. Taking advantage of the speed advantage provided by the magic pattern construct, they stabbed the two slowest reconnaissance team soldiers under the tree through their thighs, and then used daggers to cut off their right hands.
Palms nailed to the tree trunk.
This is what they left alive...
When chasing down other members of the reconnaissance team, the movements of these constructed swordsmen are free.
They were like a group of jungle headhunters, jumping almost continuously, catching up from behind, wiping their swords on their throats, and immediately chasing the next one.
This team of constructed swordsmen cooperated very well with each other. Almost everyone chased down two reconnaissance team soldiers one after another, and then dragged their bodies back to the tree. The items on these reconnaissance team soldiers, including leather armor weapons, etc.
, and of course it became their trophy.
If these reconnaissance team soldiers don't have much luck, they can also report them and turn them into performance points.
Of course, if you plan to collect merit points, all the belongings of these reconnaissance team soldiers will be confiscated.
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In addition to two soldiers of the reconnaissance team whose thighs and legs were almost completely broken, they were brought back to Surdak's camp. Even the body of a demon servant was brought back.
The corpse of the demon servant was now lying in a tent in the camp. A group of magicians lifted the body to the table. Everyone was busy dissecting the demon servant...
Archmage Harper looked at the gradually decaying organs with a serious look on his face.
There was a putrid smell in the tent. Archmage Harper pulled out the silver knife and looked at the blackened blade. These internal organs were gradually becoming demonized.
"They should be ordinary residents of the plane." Archmage Harper lowered his head and said expressionlessly.
"Why did they sign a soul contract with the hellhound?" A young magician standing behind the crowd asked doubtfully.
"In order to more effectively control these hell dogs, these people sacrifice their souls to the big devil through some evil rituals, and then they can sign a devil contract with these hell dogs. Although they become such ugly appearances, they are basically
It is equivalent to having the lifespan of a hell dog, but in order to live a few more days, the price paid is a bit too high." A middle-aged magician explained accordingly.
"How come so many people are willing to become servants of the devil?" the young magician sighed again.
"What if they are not voluntary?" Archmage Harper raised his head, glanced around with stern eyes, and asked.
The faces of the surrounding magicians changed slightly, and everyone remained silent, as if if they stopped chatting in depth, such cruel things would not happen.
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On the other side of the camp, in order to prevent the two soldiers from the reconnaissance team from dying prematurely during the interrogation process, Suldak personally treated their wounds, performed basic hemostasis, and also inflated the thighs.
The wound was re-sutured.
Great Swordsman Quintus, as the chief judge, sat under a big tree, while two infantry recruits were silently digging a hole next to the big tree with shovels.
Both pits are almost two meters long and half a meter wide.
The roots under the big tree are criss-crossed, making it difficult to dig.
The great swordsman Quintas was polishing a dagger with a whetstone, and the constructed swordsmen escorted the two soldiers of the reconnaissance team under the big tree.
When the Lord's Army soldiers saw the two square pits under the tree, their faces turned a little gray.
The great swordsman Quintas patted the two people's bloodless faces with his dagger, got closer and said to them:
"Listen, I will only say these words once. If you answer the questions I ask you without thinking, hesitate, don't know...or answer incorrectly, you will be punished. The punishment is very simple, cut off your fingers...forget it.
If you go up to your toes, you will have twenty chances to answer incorrectly or fail to answer!"
He paused for a moment, with a cruel smile on his scarred face, and opened his mouth and said:
"Besides, don't worry, none of my questions are difficult! The two of us will answer them together..."
For a moment, the air seemed to be barred.
No one in the Constructed Swordsman Group was willing to watch the interrogation of Great Swordsman Quintas. There was only a group of new recruits from the heavy armored infantry regiment in the distance who did not dare to come close and could only watch from a distance.
"Where are you from?" Great Swordsman Quintas said suddenly.
The highly nervous reconnaissance team member immediately blurted out: "The Seventh Infantry Regiment of the Third Army..."
"Third..." Another soldier, probably because he was a little nervous, not only stuttered, but also got stuck in the middle.
"You're too slow!" Quintas pointed at the soldier.
Two constructed swordsmen suddenly came up from behind. One held his arm and covered his mouth with his hand. The other swordsman chopped off his fingers with one knife like a carrot, and his bloody thumb rolled away.
It fell on the soil under the tree.
"Woooo..."
The soldier's mouth was covered and he couldn't even scream.
After a short pause, the great swordsman Quintus raised his hand again and said:
"Second question, where do these demon servants come from?"
"It was those black magicians who brought it here!"
"Arktown."
The two blurted out almost at the same time, but when they said 'brought by the black magician', they obviously widened their eyes and shouted almost desperately with a bitter tone:
"Oh, I also know it's Aker Town..."
Seeing that the two prisoners' emotions had been lifted, the great swordsman Quintus showed a hint of satisfaction and said slowly:
"Very good, let's continue... What is the mission of the Seventh Infantry Regiment of the Third Army?"
"..."
No one answered.
"Woo..."
This time both of them had their mouths covered at the same time and let out muffled screams.
The two soldiers of the reconnaissance team eventually died during the interrogation process. Quintus Great Swordsman asked a lot of information, which required the scout team of the Magician Reconnaissance Team and the Constructed Swordsman Regiment to rush over to verify.
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In fact, according to the information obtained by Quintas Great Swordsman:
Due to a serious disconnect in the Lord's army's logistics supply line, the entire Third Army was almost scattered in this mountain range.
Commander Glover MacDonnell is the seventh son of Lord MacDonnell. This young man who hastily took over the command of the Third Army does not have any leadership qualities.
Although he led the Third Army to defeat five rebel camps in one fell swoop and achieved significant results in the town of Bansk, this only shows that the Third Army is an elite force and has nothing to do with his commanding ability.
The Third Legion is currently trapped in the Black Crow Ridge area, and there are three voices within the Legion alone.
The commanders of the cavalry regiment suggested maintaining the original results, returning to the town of Bansk, and then starting to prepare a logistics regiment for further western expedition plans.
The commanders of the infantry regiment suggested using the five rebel camps as the center, searching outwards, completely clearing out the hidden dangers on the outskirts of Bansk town, and then advancing steadily to the west.
But the young commander Growa planned to attack the rebel rear in one go. If he could eliminate these rebels in one fell swoop, he could easily control the situation in the south.