At this moment, Roddy was frowning as he pondered the source of the Beast Tide.
In his memory, the magical beasts that could cause the Beast Tide were all extremely powerful. To be able to envelop an area of hundreds of square kilometers and chase wild beasts like the Bone Armored Giant Elephant away, it was obvious that this magical beast was at least Level-30 and had condensed a Magic Crystal.
Magical beasts had similar body structures to wild beasts when they were at low levels, but once their strength reached a certain level, they would have something called a Magic Crystal in their heads. Once a Magic Crystal was condensed, their strength would undergo an earth-shattering change. If one were to describe it, it would be like the difference between a "pistol" and a "cannon".
Roddy couldn't afford to provoke a creature of such a level. Thus, he only wanted to roughly determine the location of such a creature so that he could avoid it when he returned to the mission. But after thinking hard for a long time, he finally realized that none of the bosses in the Silent Forest in his memory fit the criteria.
Troubled by this, Roddy flipped through the description of [Save Elsa's Village (Completed)] in the [Mission Panel], but he couldn't find any useful clues. Just as he was thinking if he should talk to Brody, he heard a soft voice behind him.
"Ro … Roddy."
"Hmm?"
He felt that the voice was familiar. When he turned around, the originally calm Rody suddenly became frightened. He raised his eyebrows and stared at the slightly unnatural Wood Elf in front of him. Rody's original train of thought was instantly disrupted.
"Director Natha — I mean … Err, what's the matter?"
Although Natha looked younger and shorter than he remembered, her icy expression didn't change at all. He almost blurted out the word "mentor". After saying that, Roddy couldn't help but touch his nose. He thought that this lass's strength was much weaker than his. Calling her "mentor" was really unbecoming.
Natha was obviously not good with words. She just raised her hand and held all the arrows that Roddy had used to kill the wild beast. It seemed that she was going to return them to him …
This seemed to be a very simple action, but the meaning behind it made Roddy slightly narrow his eyes. He reached out to take it and said calmly, "Thank you."
Lowering his head and arranging the arrows, Roddy asked in a seemingly indifferent manner, "Is there anything else?"
Natha blinked her eyes. There was a thought in her mind, but she did not know how to express it. Her mouth was slightly agape. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "You … are very powerful."
Roddy looked up at the wood elf who had taught him archery in the past. He put an arrow into his quiver and nodded solemnly. "Yes, I know."
His words made Natha choke. Her eyes widened as if she did not expect Roddy to give such an answer. For a moment, she did not know how to continue.
Roddy looked at her bewildered expression and laughed in his heart. He had been treated coldly by Natha for a few years. His memory was full of her sarcastic words. Now that he had transmigrated back, how could he not "take revenge" on this mentor?
I was beaten to death by you back then! My personality is going to be distorted by you!
Looking at Natha's slightly stunned face, Roddy laughed inwardly and recalled the "inhumane" abuse that Natha had given him …
"Ranger's" quests were not the same as other professions. Most of the quests had to be completed independently, so it was usually very demanding. Therefore, in the eyes of the players, they liked to call the Ranger's quests "Contra", which meant that the difficulty of this kind of quest had reached the point where one would die if they were touched by a monster.
Thinking back, it could be said that Roddy had been abused thousands of times by Natha's quests. The journey of "running corpses" could be compared to the journey of a 25,000-mile long march. And every time he came back to hand in the quests, Natha did not even give him a word of encouragement. Instead, she would go even further and issue quests that were even more difficult …
Although Roddy had secretly cursed her as an "old virgin" ten thousand times when he accepted and completed the quests, now that he thought about it, if she had not gone through such hardships, he was afraid that he would not have lived until now!
Thinking of this, Roddy's attitude towards the elf girl in front of him softened a lot. He smiled and said, "Ahem, let's stop joking. What do you want to say?"
Natha took a deep breath and seemed to have finally made some kind of decision. Finally, she said bluntly, "I want to learn archery from you."
This time, it was Roddy's turn to be dumbfounded. His eyes widened and the corner of his mouth twitched several times. You might as well learn cooking from me … My archery is taught by you! You want to learn archery from me?!
What the hell is this?
The two stared at each other. Natha's delicate face was still expressionless, but her delicate little fist was slightly clenched. Obviously, she was very concerned about Roddy's answer.
Roddy, who had the initiative, gradually calmed down. In his eyes, Natha's final level could only be said to be "above average". But the reason why her achievements were not high was entirely because she had not met a higher goal … Because she was always called "Ayesha Village's Strongest Hunter".
Without a goal, there was no motivation. Living in the isolated forest all the time made her vision even narrower. She could not see the breadth and brilliance of the world. So after reaching her goal, she completely lost the motivation … Her strength did not change much.
In terms of talent, Natha was definitely qualified and even better than most people!
But … his former teacher now wanted to become his student. Roddy swallowed his saliva. He did not know how to describe such a coincidence.
But thinking of the Wood Elf village, the advancement mission, and the possible battle two years later, he finally gritted his teeth and threw the choice to Natha.
"You want to learn? Sure, but I won't stay in Ayesha Village. I won't be dealing with Wood Elves every day. I'll be dealing with humans, orcs, and the undead. "
He picked up the Ice Thorn, turned around, and walked toward Brody's tree hole. "That's all I have to say. Do as you see fit."
Looking at Roddy's back, Natha showed a helpless expression for the first time. She stood there in a daze and did not move for a long time.
*****
"Clean up the battlefield!"
Commander Kevin's order was exceptionally clear in the wilderness, causing the exhausted and desperate mercenaries to snap out of their shock.
Although these mercenaries were covered in mud and blood, they could not hide their excitement and worship. In front of the camp, the barricades, trenches, and traps were now covered by countless animal carcasses. At first glance, it was similar to the scene in Ayesha Village. But what excited these mercenaries the most was the three giant carcasses in front of the camp …
Three skeleton-armored elephants had all died in Kevin's hands.
Before this, many mercenaries had never seen their leader in action and had some doubts about Kevin's strength. However, after this incident, Kevin's prestige in the guild had instantly reached an unprecedented peak!
Because he only used one sword strike to kill the three elephants.
After that shocking sword strike, the so-called Beast Tide became a joke in front of Kevin.
"Settle all these matters in a day. We already know the mission goal, and the next step is to act according to the plan."
After assigning the next mission to the deputy leader, Kevin stretched his back. His casual manner made it seem as if he had just killed three stray dogs. He then muttered, "Right, send someone to see if the elves are all dead … I really did not expect the beast tide to be so big. Bishop Jackad really has a big plan."
He turned his head to look at the forest in the distance that was gradually darkening with the arrival of the evening. A trace of doubt arose in his heart. They are actually guarding a ruin … Could it be that there is some treasure inside? The Snake King Sakya does live up to his reputation.
Kevin touched the scroll in his pocket that he always carried with him. The inexplicable fear in his heart disappeared, and his face returned to its usual calmness.
"But … What can we do?"
At the same time, Akasha crawled out of the beast's lair, her face covered in dirt.
She was covered in dirt, and there was a large cut on her arm. Blood had soaked half of her sleeve, but her skin had already returned to normal with the help of healing spells. After she crawled out, she did not care about the dirt on her face, and frantically ran to the side …
After walking for a few dozen meters, Akasha finally stopped, the original anticipation on her face turning into despair in an instant.
Looking at everything in front of her, she squatted on the ground, covered her mouth, and began to retch. But she wanted to vomit … but could not vomit …
On the ground was a pile of unidentifiable minced meat, some torn cloth, and scattered weapons, proving that the original owner was the mercenary who had warned Akasha to escape.
"Why did this happen …"
Akasha looked at everything in front of her in a daze, her body trembling slightly. An indescribable sense of fear engulfed her …
To the Wood Elves, the "Wall of Thorns" and Roddy had saved their lives.
To the "Blood Shield Mercenary Group", with their well-prepared barricades, traps, and valiant leader Kevin, they were not afraid of the "Beast Tide".
But to Akasha and the "Iron Horse Mercenary Group", it was a complete disaster!
When the Beast Tide came, Akasha did not have the time to run far before she was caught by the Beast Tide. If it was not for the fact that she was lucky enough to find a deep beast's lair, her fate would have been no different from that mercenary who had been trampled into meat paste …
As for the six mercenaries who had gone out before, Akasha did not have much hope for them after waiting for a long time without seeing any trace of them.
She was very clear that although she was lucky enough to keep her life, this did not mean that she could walk out of the Silent Forest alive … Because she had no experience in living in the forest, she could not even distinguish north from south.
Akasha, who was close to despair, quietly stared blankly for a few minutes, but in the end, she did not cry out. She tried hard to take a deep breath and stood up firmly. Her mind was only left with the simple thought of "walking out of the forest".
With such a goal, she prepared to return to the camp to search for the remaining food. But after the sky turned dark, the surrounding scenery was completely unrecognizable. When Akasha, who had no sense of direction, walked for a long time, she finally realized that the surrounding scenery was completely unfamiliar …
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