Deep in the pitch-black wilderness, an iron-backed wolf was running wildly across the road.
The spirit wolf, who claims to have the strongest iron back in the entire spirit world, is now covered in blood.
A deep gap opened from its back, embedded with blood-colored spikes that penetrated the flesh and penetrated the bone.
One of its eyes has been blinded, the flesh and blood are blurred, and blood is still flowing, while the other eye is filled with a green light of sadness and despair.
In the dim night behind it, strange-looking creatures wandered and chased each other. They seemed to be deliberately hanging behind the iron-backed wolf, driving them away and teasing them at the same time.
They have bodies with the shape and size of hyenas, but their limbs, claw tips and heads are all covered with dense thorns like thorns. The long ones are like spears and the short ones are like arrows.
Under the leader's howling command, they all swung their heads forward, and the rows of black spikes were like thousands of arrows fired at the wounded iron-backed wolf.
Although the iron-backed wolf did not look back, he could still feel the breath of death approaching quickly, and a look of despair could not help but appear in his single eye.
Swish, swish, swish... black spikes of different lengths, exuding metallic luster, fell through the air and inserted into the soil around it. I don't know if it was a coincidence, but none of the overwhelming spikes hit the iron-backed gray wolf.
The low-pressure and sinister laughter of the thorn hyenas could be heard in the night wind, full of teasing and sarcasm.
The iron-backed wolf's single eye flashed with shame, anger and panic. It ran forward desperately, and every small movement caused the injuries on its back to stretch its muscles and bones, turning into a torrent of severe pain that swept through the whole body.
Finally, not far ahead, a bunch of fires appeared one after another.
It was an eternal night fire lit on the broad and towering fortress walls.
Above the huge city as high as a mountain peak, you can vaguely see the dark heads of people. Beside these humans, the thoughts of many different spiritual beings are flowing.
'arrive!'
The iron-backed wolf's single eye was filled with ecstasy and hope.
As long as you enter that castle, you can continue to live.
Thinking of that silly temporary partner, who used his last telekinesis to push himself out before being killed by the thorn hyena, his bloodshot green eyes couldn't help but blink hard, holding back the slight trace of sadness in his eyes.
moist.
'fool……'
It took a deep breath, ran, and howled toward the city head... Come and help me!
The howl of wolves echoed between the fortress and the mountains.
After several consecutive calls, the humans on the fortress still showed no reaction at all, not even moving.
The iron-backed wolf was startled.
In its blurry field of vision, the eyes of the human cultivators on the city wall showed helplessness, regret and vigilance. The miraculous creatures shook their heads and roared with dissatisfaction, but they could not change the decisions of the human cultivators beside them.
A chill rose from the heart of the iron-backed gray wolf and instantly spread throughout his body.
The injury, which had been temporarily paralyzed due to excitement, was filled with heartbreaking pain, which merged with the coldness in its heart, making a buzzing sound in its mind.
The nearly a thousand thorn hyena monsters behind him also stopped chasing. They were not far away, crawling and panting, with cruelty and expectation in their eyes.
And behind the thorn hyena, there were waves of cunning and hidden thoughts.
Standing between the fortress wall and the sub-monster's night march, the iron-backed gray wolf trembled slightly and finally understood.
Before its eyes, it vaguely reflected the complexity and determination in the eyes of the human partner who had signed the temporary contract when he finally looked at him.
'It turns out that you already knew that even if you escaped back to the barrier, you would become an outcast... But why did you still push me away... just for that glimmer of hope... It's so stupid...'
The iron-backed wolf's body was shaking more and more violently.
It suddenly regretted that the contract it signed with him was only a temporary contract. It had known this... Forget it, no more... no ifs...
A wolf howl filled with grief and anger echoed between the fortress and the wilderness.
The iron-backed wolf didn't take another look at the indifferent humans at the top of the city. It used its last strength to head towards the burial place of its human companion, raising its head and mourning.
The wind rises under the moonlight, rustling the long grass and dead trees in the wilderness.
Also shaking are the "sharp blades" all over the body of the thorn hyenas, which communicate with each other and transmit information.
The situation before us is obvious.
Human beings were not fooled and had no intention of letting this "bait" into the city.
Since there is no way to open the fortress gate with this iron-backed wolf who deliberately left his life behind, there is no need to keep this earthly creature alive.
At the leader's signal, a tall and powerful thorn hyena emerged from the crowd, with a cruel look in its eyes, stretched out its sharp claws, and slowly approached the Iron-backed Gray Wolf.
A low commotion sounded from the walls of the fortress.
Many young guards and rangers who retreated back to the fortress showed unbearable expressions.
One of the guards clenched his fists and couldn't help but whisper: "Even if you don't open the city gate, you can still use telekinesis to 'catch' it in."
The wandering ranger next to him glanced at the guard who had just graduated from the Relic Academy, shook his head slightly, and sighed softly: "The walls of the fortress are as high as mountains. Who can release telekinesis over such a long distance unless it is a master?"
The young guard was startled and said: "There are no grandmasters in our fortress. The grandmaster of the Lei family was just transferred..."
The ranger said nothing, and the sarcastic look in his eyes successfully cut off what the guard had not finished saying.
"Okay, I'm overthinking it... I'm counting on them, haha."
"hehe."
The two of them sneered at the same time, with disdain in their eyes.
At this time, under the city, thorns and sharp blades shining with metallic light shot out, and the nails fell on the iron-backed wolf, forming a circular cage.
The thorn hyena monster was obviously not in a hurry to kill the abandoned iron-backed wolf.
Amidst the bursts of jeering laughter behind him, he humiliated, threatened, and teased the iron-backed wolf wantonly.
High on the city wall, the guards and rangers showed dissatisfaction. A few impulsive rangers could not help but want to summon their spiritual companions, but they were stopped by the team leader not far away.
The thorn hyena seemed to have finally had enough. It let out a sharp whistle towards the city head, then with a ferocious smile on its face, it stepped towards the iron-backed wolf who had given up hope long ago.
Just when it was less than five steps away from the Iron-backed Wolf.
The moonlight in the sky suddenly dimmed.
Immediately afterwards, a purple light flashed through the air.
Boom!
Thunder suddenly sounded.
The thorn hyena was stunned for a moment, then raised its head, and saw a snow-white "giant crane" with a wingspan of nearly ten meters descending straight down along the moonlight, surrounded by purple light between its claws, with fierce and sharp eyes, heading straight towards him.
‘A white crane that can release lightning? There seems to be no such species on the earth plane?’
Before the thorn hyena monster could recover, the thunder and lightning struck straight down like a long purple knife!
Snap!
The thorn hyena exploded into a blur of flesh and blood.
The Iron-backed Wolf, who had been waiting for death with his eyes closed, trembled all over and opened his eyes in surprise.
I saw a giant Zhumu bird falling from the sky and caught me.
The iron-backed wolf resisted instinctively, and the clear call of the Zhumu bird rang in his ears, "Don't move, we are here to save you!"
"you……"
The iron-backed wolf's eyes drifted upward and saw the human girl sitting on the back of the Zhumu bird.
Zhumu Bird grabbed the iron-backed wolf, flapped its wings, and flew upwards, "Yes, I am Youyou, this is my human partner, and..."
Before it finished speaking, the group of thorn hyenas not far away had already let out a ferocious howl, and at the same time shot out rows of thorn spikes.
It was as if a portal had opened in the air.
A golden-winged snake flew out from it.
"And Ben Zhu's partner, Ah She."
After Zhumu Bird finished speaking, the golden-winged snake suddenly grew longer, and its body turned into a circle, surrounding Zhumu Bird, the young cultivator and the iron-backed wolf.
Before the thorns and thorns all over the sky fell, they had collectively disappeared.
The eyes of all the thorn hyenas were dull and they looked at it in a daze, not knowing what was happening.
When the giant Zhumu bird reappeared, it had already flown into the sky above the city, carrying the iron-backed wolf in its claws, while the human girl on its back held the shrunken golden-winged snake.
The thorn hyenas below the city raised their heads and roared, venting their anger.
From the wilderness behind the thorn hyena, a cry of dissatisfaction sounded, followed by a rustling sound of a large creature moving.
In the depths of the night, those sub-monsters hiding in ambush saw that there was no hope of attacking the city, and they dispersed one after another like an ebbing tide.
And above the head of the fortress, there were bursts of cheers and cheers.
The guards and rangers swarmed towards the Zhumu Bird and the Iron-backed Wolf who was saved by the Zhumu Bird.
"I have seen a Zhumu bird that can grow in size, but I have never seen a Zhumu bird that can also release thunder! These skills are exactly the same as those of the Blue Crane."
"Brother, from what you said, he must be a wanderer who just retreated to the Nanjiang Fortress. Otherwise, he must have heard of the name 'Snow Crane Guarding Gu Ruoxi'."
"It turns out she is Gu Ruoxi! The rumored newcomer who made an ordinary Zhumu bird evolve into a 'Snow Crane'?"
"By the way, what happened to the golden-winged snake just now? Golden-winged snakes that activate group stealth skills are also not common."
…
Amidst a burst of cheers, Gu Ruoxi put away the Zhumu bird, then held the golden-winged snake and walked towards Guan Ningying, who was not far away with a wry smile.
"I'll give it back to you, Ah She. Thanks."
Guan Ningying took the hand and turned to look at the reluctant Golden-winged Snake from Gu Ruoxi, and said with a sigh: "I always feel that Snake is ten times closer to you than to me, no... a hundred times closer."
Gu Ruoxi lowered her eyes: "It's okay, it's just closer to Youyou."
Guan Ningying shook her head and laughed, looked deeply at Gu Ruoxi, and said through telepathy: "Actually, I have known for a long time that you and Youyou signed a formal partnership contract. Hey, I really don't know when, Ah She and I
It can also be turned into a regular job.”
Gu Ruoxi turned around and smiled slightly: "Come on, with your talent, there will always be a day like this."
Guan Ningying looked at Gu Ruoxi's back and hesitated to speak.
At this time, the crowd at the top of the city dispersed, and two cultivators in black armor came to Gu Ruoxi and blocked her way.
One of them solemnly said: "Second-class ranger Gu Ruoxi did not obey the city's laws and left the fortress without permission. Please follow us to the Military Justice Department."
There were dissatisfied protests from the crowd at the top of the city.
Some of the nearby rangers and guards yelled and accused him.
"Quiet!"
The black armor cultivator snorted coldly, his eyes flickering. The mechanical giant ape that followed him and was equipped with iron armor flashed in its eyes and glanced at the rangers and guards who were about to move.
Behind another black armor cultivator, a five-meter long metal snake jumped up, spitting out its core and exuding a terrifying cold air.
"Is the Undead Demon Pet amazing?"
"There are so many of us, but we are still afraid of you!"
"That iron-backed gray wolf didn't take action when it was about to be killed. Why is it showing it out to scare us now?"
"Hmph, ever since your Lei family's Necromancer Armor Corps took over our Military Discipline Office in Nanjiang, they have stopped doing serious business and show off their power in front of us all day long. What the hell is that?"
The guards and rangers at the top of the city became more and more excited and crowded in front of Gu Ruoxi, trying to stop the two cultivators of the Lei family's undead army.
The two Lei family cultivators had panic on their faces.
On the other side of the city wall not far away, several Lei family cultivators saw this and hurriedly released their undead demon pets, shouting and rushing towards them.
For a time, the city fell into chaos.
A clear and melodious girl's voice sounded.
"I can go to the Military Disciplinary Office to accept punishment, but I must first hand this blood letter to the adults at the City Hall."
The one who spoke was Gu Ruoxi.
In her hand was a piece of cloth with blood written on it.
The scarlet blood characters have not yet completely dried, and still exude the smell of blood.
The iron-backed wolf lying on the ground and receiving treatment raised his head and let out a long howl of grief. His eyes were already moist when he looked at the blood words on the cloth.
The crowd at the top of the city gradually became quiet.
Gu Ruoxi held up the blood book and said: "After I rescued the iron-backed wolf, I found this wrapped blood book under its claws. The person who left the blood letter was named Qi Chengjie.
The ranger is also the temporary contract partner of this iron-backed wolf."
"What is the content of the blood book?" a ranger asked loudly.
A Lei family cultivator's face changed slightly: "Don't open it, it's confidential!"
Gu Ruoxi smiled slightly and unfolded the cloth robe in front of everyone.
On the cloth robe is a map and a text.
Gu Ruoxi looked at the blood book and read word for word:
"While exploring the wilderness, I discovered a group of rangers who had been captured by sub-monsters. These more than a hundred people had just escaped and had established a temporary base in the wilderness...requesting for rescue."
…
City Hall.
The blood letter that had just been delivered was placed on the round table in the conference hall.
Snap!
The grandmaster of the Lei family, who was wearing a purple robe, slammed the table: "No rescue! Definitely no rescue! After these rangers were captured, they all worked as slaves and became human lackeys who succumbed to the lustful power of alien monsters! There is no way!
It’s not worth saving! Besides, what if this is a trick from another dimension... What do you think, Mr. Li?"
Being called "Mr. Li" in a strange voice, the one-armed young man did not get angry and said calmly: "I think we must save. I am fully aware of the difficulty of escaping from the monster's lair. These more than a hundred prisoners were
If you really escaped by your own strength, then something must have happened in the monster's lair. For our human federation, this is absolutely vital information and must be understood."