A stone rolled down and landed in front of the horse's hooves. The warhorse stepped on it and crushed the stone. Allen sat on his horse and raised his head. Above him was a hundred-meter-tall cliff. Shi Yan stretched out into the void, forming a wave-like shape. Allen lowered his head and said to Lucy, who was walking behind him, "Be careful." Right now, they were walking on a winding mountain path. This mountain path went around the mountain. On the left was a hundred-meter-tall cliff, and on the right was a cliff. Below was a dense forest. The trees in the Misty Mountains were dark and depressing. From a high vantage point, there was a layer of fog floating above the forest that could not be blown away by the wind, making the mountain area look very gloomy. There weren't many animals in the Misty Mountains, but there were many dangerous wild beasts. Walking on the mountain path, one could hear all sorts of strange cries coming from the forest below from time to time. It was noon, but the light was dim. This was definitely not a pleasant place.
The scouts from before had already eliminated some of the dangers on the mountain path, so the march was slow, but it was still smooth. As he rode his horse slowly, Allen's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Just as he raised his head to look up, he heard an extremely gloomy muffled sound, and then flames burst out from the rock formation above. The rock formation was blasted open, and large boulders smashed down on the mountain path.
Sure enough, the Shadow Duchy had set up an ambush here!
"Celine, Lola, protect the army!" Allen said. At the same time, he stepped on the horse's pedal and rushed up. He almost stepped on the cliff wall, holding the hilt of his sword in moderation. When the first boulder fell, the black greatsword that Julian had given him was suddenly unsheathed.
A sword cry echoed in the sky above the forest.
The already dim light became even dimmer, and a golden crescent slowly rose. The crescent moon passed through the falling rocks, and the color of the falling rocks suddenly changed from deep to light. Then, they scattered like cotton and floated down. Allen followed the crescent moon all the way up, and in the blink of an eye, he was already at the top of the cliff a hundred meters away. When he set foot on the top of the cliff, he saw a group of Blade Demons screaming and running forward from afar. Allen had no intention of chasing after them. He stood in place and looked around. Apart from the collapse of the cliff, flames could also be seen hundreds of meters away. Then, the rocks rumbled down, raising a thick cloud of dust.
Returning his sword to its sheath, Allen turned around and stepped into the void. A circle of golden ripples appeared under his feet, and he descended as if he was stepping on an invisible staircase. Circles of golden light spread out, and Allen arrived at the mountain path. The army was resting on the mountain path. A large number of falling rocks had been swept away by Allen with a single move, and the rest had been taken over by Celine and Laura. Apart from a few careless scratches and two horses slipping off the cliff in fright, the army was unharmed.
Roderick walked back in front and said to Allen, "The mountain path three hundred meters away has been blocked by boulders. Two of our scouts died, and the mountain path in front of us has collapsed. I'm afraid this path is impassable."
Allen said indifferently, "The enemy wants us to take another path. They want us to go to the Esabien Tunnel. They probably want the Abyss creatures entrenched in the tunnel to deal with us, and at the same time buy time. "
"That should be it."
"Then we'll change to the tunnel. Right, Marshal, what are those Abyss creatures called?"
Roderick took a deep breath and said, "We call them Hellworms."
Turning back from the mountain path, the entire army turned around. Originally at the back of the team, they had now become the vanguard. Allen and the others were originally at the front, but now they were at the back. After retreating down the mountain path, they urged their horses to run to the front. Using the map as a comparison, Roderick led the army down the mountain and into the depths of the forest. The forest here was lush, and the map hadn't been revised for a long time. The army had to rest after walking for a while. Of course, this kind of marching speed wasn't much faster, so when the sun set, Roderick had no choice but to order the army to rest in the forest. The soldiers sawed down the trees. Apart from clearing the camp, the trees would also be used as fuel.
When the night sky was filled with stars, a part of the forest was cleared. From the sky, it looked like a corner of the forest had been dug out. The soldiers used the cut down trees to make a fire for dinner, while Roderick was busy planning tomorrow's route. After dinner, Allen came to his tent and saw that Roderick's eyebrows were knitted together.
"Marshal, what's wrong?"
"Duke, you're here." Roderick raised his head and pointed to the map. "The road ahead will pass through a swamp. In the past, it was filled in to dig a large tunnel, but I don't know what the situation is now. I've already sent scouts to check the situation, but they haven't returned yet. I don't know if they've encountered any danger. "
Allen walked over and looked at the map. The black line on it had indeed bypassed a place marked with the words "swamp." Allen asked, "Where's the entrance to the tunnel?"
Roderick stretched out his hand and drew it forward. He pointed to the other side of the swamp and said, "It's here. The engineers who dug the tunnel back then believed that it would take the shortest time to open the mountain range from here, so they started here. There's a large door here, and Essabean called it the Door of Hope. After entering the door, there's an underground hall, which was used to store tools and the workers' camp. It also took into account that the army could rest in the underground hall when entering the tunnel in the future. This underground hall should still be there. "
"How about this, I'll scout the way," Allen said straightforwardly.
Roderick said happily, "That's for the best. With the Duke scouting the way, I can have a good night's sleep. You don't know, but one has to admit that they're old. My old bones can't withstand such torment anymore. "
Allen nodded and walked out. Roderick stopped smiling, and his expression was completely different from before. He narrowed his eyes and his gaze fell on the swamp. This swamp was known as the Pivot of the Dead.
"You're going to scout the way?"
After returning to his tent, Allen explained the situation and began to put on his armor. He also asked Lola to prepare a pen and paper for him so that he could make a simple drawing when he discovered the terrain and decide on the route for tomorrow's march. As Lucy helped him put on his armor, she said unhappily, "Can't someone do this for you? You have to do it yourself. You're not a soldier in Roderick's tent."
Allen pinched her face and said, "Roderick has already sent someone, but they haven't returned. He's worried that there's danger in that place. I think I might as well take a walk since I have nothing to do. Don't worry, there aren't many things that can kill me now. "
"Then you have to be careful. Don't be careless," Lucy warned.
Lola brought pen and paper, and Allen hid them in his armor. It was a pity that even his spatial ring had been destroyed in the Flaming Gate. Otherwise, these things could have been thrown into the spatial ring, and there would have been no need to go through so much trouble.
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