Because it was not dark yet, this seemingly easy-to-win operation to eradicate violence and bring peace to all people ended in failure. A manipulative emperor and an unparalleled killer should logically not have failed, but in fact, they both collided with each other.
In front of the powerful local defense system of the Sibia Empire, he was chased to death by a group of country guys with bare feet and carrying dung forks.
Because they have to conform to the identity of country gangsters, the two of them cannot display their true abilities. When the whole world is surrounding them, it is better to use less movement skills such as disappearing in front of everyone. Cohen and
The crow can't kill its own subjects. It can only run. It can only run slowly towards the sunset, slowly pulling out a trail of smoke behind it... In the mountainous area with rugged and winding roads, the straight-line distance is ten miles, but it can make people
People who walk all day without wearing out the soles of their shoes are lucky!
If the mayor who lives in that big house knows that the person he is chasing is actually the "boss", I don't know what this veteran with a rebellion medal and an expeditionary medal on his chest and one missing arm will do.
Thoughts.
"Bah! You're careless!" After finally getting rid of the pursuers, the two rested by a stream. Cohen first drank a gulp of water, and then let out a long sigh: "Forgot that this is Sibia's territory, the border.
All the villages and towns are filled with veterans serving as officials! These bastards have actually trained honest farmers into hunting dogs. They just want to grab something. Are they so cruel?"
"It's pretty good. The pursuers are not as blind as ordinary civilians. There are interceptions, outflanks, and there are people who communicate with each other. Although the weapons they hold are not weapons, they are still long and short." A man was washing his hands in the stream.
Crow raised his head and said: "At least you now know that the border villages and towns of Sibia have a high awareness of prevention. They are not the border villages of other empires where people can be exploited. Even if they are facing the regular armies of other empires, they can take advantage of the location.
Just deal with it."
"Veterans are not easy to mess with." Cohen recalled the rocks whizzing behind him and the villagers who walked through the bushes like wild beasts. He couldn't help but smile a little: "Now I finally understand why those who are looking for us
The people could only set up ambushes on the roadside, why would they fight over a suitable ambush point... because they didn't dare to enter these villages and towns at all."
"While you are happy, do you also want to worry about the tools for treasure hunting?" Crow said: "Although you don't have to prepare everything perfectly, you still need the minimum tools, and water and dry food are indispensable."
"Of course it is necessary. Aren't I just having a hard time?" Cohen hummed dissatisfied: "Besides, this treasure hunt will take an unknown amount of time. If the two of us just wandered here and disappeared, it would be easy to get confused.
Lenovo. Why don't we spend another day or two, go straight along the trade road from here, make a few towns in succession and then disappear... We can also increase the number of people to three or four people. If we use ordinary clone techniques,
You won’t be noticed by the gods and demons, right?”
"If there are only one or two clones, I can cover up the magic energy overflowing from the clones to the level of ordinary fireball spells, so that they will not be noticed." Crow nodded: "After all, in any place, the use of this kind of life magic
The quantities are huge.”
"In that case, let's start taking action now." Just do it, Cohen stood up: "It's so uncomfortable to close your own abilities. When did you know that the gods and demons monitor humans through energy overflow?
"
"Know it from birth." The corner of Crow's mouth turned up slightly: "In fact, in terms of the focus of gods and demons, this method is the most suitable for them. After all, there are not many people who can be interested in them. And every powerful person's
Energy overflow, regardless of fighting spirit or magic, is unique in characteristics and strength. As long as you remember this characteristic, they can find you even in the remotest corners of the world."
"But, can we avoid being monitored if we have closed abilities like ours?" Cohen asked doubtfully: "In my opinion, the surveillance magic of gods and demons should be very complicated. The gods and demons also use such simple magic.
Magic?"
"The magic used by the God King and the Demon King is much more complicated. Although I don't know the details, I can still avoid being found by them. The magic used by several princesses of the God and Demon Clans is easier to prevent.
.”
"No matter how complicated the magic is, its principle is simple. To achieve the purpose of surveillance, the prerequisite is to determine the target. If you can't even identify the target, what's the point of surveillance?" Crow explained calmly: "We
The method is not to completely seal it, but to hide its characteristics. Everyone will have energy overflow, which cannot be completely sealed, but the intensity can be changed. When overflowing, trace amounts of magic elements can also be added to change the overall characteristics. Your current energy overflow is
Like a magic apprentice who gave up halfway."
"Are you trying to say that I was just a magic apprentice who gave up halfway?" Cohen snickered: "With my young master's magical ability, it is not easy for me to survive so many big scenes. This further proves that this young master
Genius!"
"Yes." Crow suddenly accelerated, and after running to the front, he said half a sentence: "You can survive so many big scenes just by relying on your thick skin. You are indeed a genius!"
"Stop!" Although Crow's relaxed attitude now pleased Cohen, this sentence was too hurtful. Cohen jumped up and chased after him: "You bully and shameless loser, I'm going to blow you away."
Kill him to pieces!"
In two days, the reputation of this "wilderness headhunting" group gradually spread along the trade routes. First, it was because they failed to loot four towns in one day, but were beaten to the point of running away; later, because the number of people increased to five.
, half-stealing and half-robbing a lot of things from six towns; and later because the items looted by this group were very miscellaneous, from clothes to farm tools, from ropes to grain, it was like a gang of people running around like crazy.
commit.
In the current Sibia Kingdom, there are countless small groups like this who are attracted to assassinate Cohen and make a name for themselves. However, these people have never thought that the internal defense system of the Sibia Empire is so powerful, and the encounters are actually similar.
, those who have been wandering around for a long time, those who have spent all their money, those who have no strength to sneak around... At this time, they are already so poor that they have to hunt and dig wild vegetables.
Moreover, Sbia officials and the military are also conducting organized sieges. They usually drive several groups of people into the same area and let them compete with each other for a while before closing the net. These people are obviously not suitable to stay in the fields. The conditions
The difficult mines need them even more. Therefore, under such circumstances: it is natural for the "Wasteland Headhunters" to disappear - no one will take the initiative to admit the crimes they have committed after being caught, they will all speak out
Shouting that he is a first offender!
But the actual situation is that the "wilderness headhunters" who turned back halfway and returned to the mountains now faced a worse environment than the criminals who were captured as coolies. The hard work that Cohen and Crow put in was unimaginable by ordinary coolies.
.
First, they have to search for an unusually secret place in a primitive jungle full of dangers. After finding it, they have to lurk and observe before they can decide on a strategy. Of course, with the abilities of Cohen and Crow, these are nothing, but they are now based on
When ordinary people—two magic apprentices who gave up halfway—were doing these things, the process became difficult and long.
"Preparations are complete." The crow glanced at the row of tools in front of him, then looked at the sky through the dense canopy of trees, and said softly: "Now it will get dark."
"There's about half an hour left, let's eat something first." Cohen, who was wrapped in vines, was using a knife to cut the stone-like dry food into small pieces.
In the dangerous jungle, any food with a special smell will drive the surrounding beasts or monsters crazy. In order not to reveal their whereabouts, they can only eat this kind of local food that even the beasts are not interested in - although it is difficult to swallow.
, but it can maintain physical strength and will not attract the attention of wild beasts.
"Where did you learn these methods?" Crow took the dry food handed by Cohen and said with some emotion: "If that race had your ability, they would not lose so many people."
"I'm born with it." Cohen chewed food in his mouth and returned the words of the crow intact. When he said this, he looked at the sky a little absent-mindedly.
The crow's emotion was not unreasonable. Ever since entering this dense forest, Cohen had done a lot of tricks on the two's costumes, such as using plant juice to cover up the smell of sweat, applying oil paint on their faces to prevent reflection, etc., and also forced
To make the crows give up their white attire... Cohen's level of meticulousness and caution is higher than that of a hunter who has been hunting all his life, let alone those of the local residents.
Along the way, they buried many skeletons of people who had come to hunt for treasure before. Unfortunately, they failed without even finding the location. The level of danger in this dense forest has far exceeded those of the famous and vicious ones.
place.
Magical beasts that have never even been seen by crows are guarding their respective territories in the dense forest. There are also some strange creatures roaming among them, and they can attack the two of them at any time, but it is impossible to tell whether they are animals or plants - this place is extremely dangerous.
There's no chance for the bad reputation to spread!
Such a place undoubtedly has a terrifying atmosphere that scares away humans, but it also aroused the interest of Cohen and Crow. In fact, at the beginning, Cohen really came with the intention of stopping by, and Crow was
They came with the intention of following Cohen on a side trip, but the dangers that gradually deepened from the outside to the inside have made them single-minded.
Compared to the crow, Cohen has more to think about. What is hidden in such a mysterious and dangerous place?
Gods and demons claim to be the masters of all things in the world. If there is really a rare treasure hidden here, why haven't it been discovered by the wandering envoys of the gods and demons? Is this a trap deliberately set by them? Or...
…another sleeping place?
But along the way, the two of them did not find any clues that could connect them to the gods and demons. There were many stumbling blocks in the way, but none of them were creatures under the gods and demons. Crow had already confirmed this - and for the crow,
Cohen was convinced.
Not far from where the two men were hiding, there was a desolate and lonely crater. The mountain pass was about a hundred arms above the ground, like a big mouth roaring at the dim sky. There were cracks of varying sizes everywhere on the entire mountain.
Light yellow smoke was emitted outwards, and a strong odor filled the air.
The steep hillside is full of rugged dark red boulders, and some strange and ugly reptiles are crowded among the boulders. They kill each other from time to time to prove that they have evolved to a very high level.
And inside the mountain pass, there is a huge colorful bat. In less than half a day, this cunning and agile animal has performed its own stunts more than once. They can kill armored monsters equal to their own size.
He grabbed it, glided for a while and then dropped a shriveled empty shell - Cohen, with sharp eyes, had already recognized that the hard shell of this kind of monster was a material for making armor. He once found many armors on the enemy generals on the battlefield.
There is this thing.
However, the crow repeatedly explained that these creatures were just parasites, and that the real danger was those dark red boulders... because the entire crater was filled with chaotic magical energy, and this environment was a natural breeding ground for the birth of elemental creatures, and
The barren desolation of the mountains and below reveals the violence of these elemental creatures!
"Whether the Gods or the Demons, they all have the same characteristic, which is to formulate strict rules and follow these rules." Crow said: "This kind of scene where magic energy flows across and the biological distribution is disordered is exactly what Gods and Demons do.
It is absolutely intolerable, so it is unlikely that this is a trap set by gods and demons."
Cohen asked: "Then the gods and demons... why don't they come here to find treasures and make some rules for this place?"
"Magic energy is not dead. It not only generates, flows, condenses, and annihilates, but also interacts with each other. If the chaotic magic energy is strong enough to a certain extent, it will cause the nearby magic energy to become unstable, or the magic energy here will become unstable.
The confusion has exceeded a certain level..." Crow shook his head: "We won't know the answers to these questions without going in and looking carefully."
"You are right. If we don't go in, we will never know the answer. Even if it is a dragon's pool and a tiger's den, what will happen if we break in?" Cohen nodded and slowly took off the vines wrapped around his body: "It's dark.
Already."
"By the way, you never said which race's treasure this is. The remains we buried before seem to be no different from humans." Crow picked up the tools in front of him one by one.
"The Vampires, except for their skin color and four longer teeth, are no different from humans. It's even more difficult to tell the difference between dead ones." Cohen replied: "This unlucky race was originally very small in number, but they died because of this incident."
There are many good players, so they came and cried to me... You also know that I am soft-hearted. I was distracted at the time and accidentally agreed."
"With the leaping ability you showed during the theft, it will take about three touches to get to the top of the mountain from here. Don't worry about the rest. Just try to reach the top of the mountain in the shortest time." The crow's eyes swept between himself and the top of the mountain.
Route: "If I'm not wrong, there will be a big guy waiting for us to come to the door to prevent it from crawling out to look for food."
"What will happen if your estimate is wrong?" Cohen asked provocatively.
"If I'm really wrong..." Crow looked at him and responded in Cohen's usual manner and tone: "Then there are two big guys waiting for us."
"It seems like today is going to be lively. I hope I can get something good out of it." Cohen smiled: "However, if we try our best, wouldn't we reveal our true aura to the gods and demons?"
"So you can only take action when entering the mountain pass, because there is a large amount of chaotic magic energy there." Crow said: "Although it is not clear how it is generated, its concentration is enough to cover up the characteristics of your breath."
"In that case." Cohen took a look at the route he wanted to pass: "Then - let's start work!"
The crow nodded, and the whole person floated as if it had lost weight, rising higher and higher. Cohen, on the other hand, was like a sharp arrow that had escaped from the string, flying close to the ground towards the top of the mountain! (To be continued)