A temporary campsite.
The campsite was located in a pile of rocks.
Rocks that were two to three meters high were piled up in a disorderly manner. It looked messy and disorderly, but it brought a sense of security to the campers in the camp.
The forest was foggy.
Although it was already late at night, the campers did not light a bonfire to expel the humidity, and no one was willing to talk. In the shadows of the pitch-black boulders, three to five adventurers wrapped themselves in thick beast skins and felt, trying their best to fall asleep.
However, the scene they saw during the day was too shocking, so the people in the campsite found it difficult to sleep.
"Xiluo, do you think we'll be able to make it back alive?" Poer the Hunter poked his friend from the same village and asked in the lowest voice possible.
Xiro was an archer, and he was already the best archer in the village where they were originally from.
Xiro turned over and did not answer his companion's question.
Poer, however, vaguely noticed that his companion was trembling slightly. But he did not ask his companion for the reason, because at this moment, his body could not stop trembling.
The terrifying fiery man that was as tall as a demon, the terrible noise that shook the entire forest, the monstrous flames that seemed to swallow the heavens and the earth … Just like that, two knights and three to five mercenaries were buried in the sea of fire, becoming new ghosts of the evil wizards.
And those people were probably countless times stronger than him!
Every time he recalled the scene he saw in the afternoon, Poer felt his soul tremble. It was as if … as if he had become the knight who was engulfed by the violent flames, and the only thing he could do was to raise his head and let out a mournful cry for the last time in his life!
Under the pressure of the terror in his heart, Poer finally gathered his courage and asked the shadow on the other side of the campsite, "Lord Morse, can we go back alive?"
"Silence! Do you want to summon those wizards? " Morse's soft rebuke came from the shadow, but his tone immediately became gentle again, "Don't think too much. Our mission is to explore the surroundings of Snake Bird Cliff. Tomorrow, we only need to advance another three miles to complete the mission, and you will naturally be able to return to the campsite and receive the reward. That's 30 gold solons, enough for you to live comfortably for ten years! "
Perhaps it was because he thought about the blissful life he would have after receiving the reward, the boulder in Poer's heart finally loosened. He once again wrapped himself in the thick beast skin, trying his best to keep his body warm.
However, what Poer didn't know was that just as he was trying his best to fall asleep, a basin-sized mound suddenly rose from the soil in the center of the campsite. As the soil at the top of the mound cracked, countless black scorpions spewed out from within. They divided into five black insect swarms and silently surged into the surrounding shadows.
A moment later, Morse's angry roar was suddenly heard from the shadows.
"Get up … Everyone, get up … The evil worms are coming!"
As the energy shield flickered, the flaming longsword in his hand began to explode. Relying on the blinding light of the flames, the simple and crude campsite was instantly illuminated. There were a total of five people in the camp. Other than him, there were two Demon Hunter Knights and two Mercenary Hunters.
Unfortunately, when the flickering light shone on the campsite, only he and one Demon Hunter Knight could jump out of the blanket. The other three did not respond at all. Looking around, they could only see the wriggling beast skin mattresses and blankets.
"Damn it …" Morse cursed angrily, "Grab your weapon and prepare for battle …"
Actually, there was no need for his reminder. That Demon Hunter Knight Knight Grimm had already swatted away the scorpions on his body and used his tenacious will to resist the waves of dizziness. He struggled to pull out his runic longsword.
After the scorpions burrowed into the blanket, they kept stabbing him with their poisonous pincers, but strangely, he did not feel the slightest pain. If it wasn't for Morse's loud roar that woke him up, he would have probably died silently in his sleep like the other Demon Hunter Knight.
The blazing longsword stabbed into the ground, and a violent flame shock wave instantly swept through the entire campsite.
Under the impact of Knight Morse's powerful explosive force, the scorpions that were rushing toward them were engulfed by the ferocious elemental flames. The entire campsite was filled with the shrill hisses of the insects.
However, under the flickering illumination of the thousands of flames, the wormhole in the center of the campsite suddenly collapsed. More and more beetles, even bigger, gushed out of it. They gathered together and formed a terrifying wriggling pile of insects that rose little by little.
Soon, a humanoid figure built by the terrifying swarm of insects appeared in the center of the campsite.
Seeing the evil Sorcerer's strange entrance, the two knights' eyes were filled with unconcealable despair. Their hearts were completely frozen, as if they were soaked in ice.
The demonic insect Entich had appeared!
…
In a cave at the bottom of a cliff twelve miles northwest of here.
A bright bonfire was burning brightly.
The entrance of the cave was covered with a thick blanket, and there were wild vines outside the cave. There was no need to worry that the fire would be noticed by outsiders.
Inside the cave, four people sat around the bonfire, silently wiping their weapons and armor. They were not interested in talking at all.
Fortunately, they had arrived at this hidden cave under the guidance of a hunter before the sky turned dark. That was why they had a resting place where they could light a bonfire to drive away the humidity in the forest. Otherwise, they would not have dared to light a bonfire while camping in the wild.
In this Greenland Forest, which was deep and lush with foliage, any bit of fire could be clearly seen from more than ten miles away in the darkness. Although there were no flying beasts or ferocious magical creatures in this forest, there were evil Sorcerers that were far more terrifying than wild beasts lurking here.
In the past two days, their small team of four had only traveled less than 30 miles in the forest, but they had already been attacked by no less than 15 wizard beasts.
These wizard beasts wandered in the forest in groups of three to five. Once they sensed the presence of humans, they would pounce on them without a care for their own safety like mad dogs. They could be plague dogs, wild bison, poison dart frogs … Of course, they had also encountered a strange monster that was the result of a combination of a pterosaur and a human spearman!
None of these strange creatures were normal. They either carried terrifying plagues or viruses, or were covered in blood. One look and one could tell that they were terrifying evil creatures that had been put together by a few kinds of wild beasts in the forest!
They had relied on the powerful half-ranged flame blade of the Magic Breaker Knight to force their way through.
Fortunately, although they had been attacked by many wizard beasts, they had not encountered those evil Sorcerers!
The southern part of the Greenland Forest had undulating mountains and a vast sea of trees. It would be difficult for two people to detect each other even if they were a hundred meters apart. Therefore, it was almost impossible for more than ten Sorcerers to completely block the infiltration of the small team of knights in such a large area.
Therefore, it was not strange that they had not encountered any Sorcerers along the way.
However, in the afternoon, they saw a battle in the distance from a certain hill, which made them fall silent. A team that was almost as strong as their team was destroyed by the ambush of the Fire Demons!
Deep down, the knights had a huge conflict with the higher-ups who had forced them to infiltrate the forest. But when they thought about it, if they did not have a specific target in such a vast forest, more than 2,000 Demon Hunter Knights could only wander around aimlessly.
At that time, just eating, drinking, and defecating for over 2000 people would be enough to drag down the entire team, not to mention finding the enemy in the deep mountains and forests and fighting them!
Therefore, even though there were Demon Hunter Knights dying in pain in the depths of the forest every day, the higher-ups of the Knights were still determined to carry out the infiltration plan.
With the lives of more than 20 Magic Breaker Knights and more than 50 Demon Hunter Knights, the edge of the forest had been completely explored, and the Sorcerers' line of defense was retreating step by step. Perhaps in another three to four days, they would completely explore the vast forest that spanned two to three hundred miles and find the enemy's hideout.
That would be the perfect time for them to destroy the evil Sorcerers' hideout in one fell swoop!
However, no matter how beautiful the idea was, they would have to sacrifice more and work harder to realize it. As for whether they could live to see that beautiful moment, the two Magic Breaker Knights in the cave were still feeling a little uneasy.
Just as everyone was staring at the flickering bonfire in a daze, there was a strange knocking sound coming from the cave's entrance.
"Thud thud thud … Is there anyone here?"
"Who is it?" A hunter blurted out in shock. Only then did he realize that they were in the middle of a barren mountain, where did the door come from? Where did the visitor come from?
"A lonely traveler! If you don't object, then I'll come in! "The voice outside sounded rather strange, wooden and hoarse, without a trace of humanity.
"Since you're here, please come in! There's no need to hide outside and play tricks! "The Magic Breaker Knight Entos slowly stood up, his energy shield and flaming sword glowing.
Suddenly, he turned his head to look at his companion who was sitting beside him in shock.
Heim, who was also a Magic Breaker Knight, was still sitting where he was, the veins on his forehead bulging. His face was flushed red, and he gritted his teeth so hard that they creaked.
"What's wrong with you?" Entos asked loudly.
"I'm … about … to … be … controlled … by someone …" Knight Heim's simple words were fragmented by him. After he finished speaking, even his eyes turned crimson.
Knight Entos exerted all his strength to activate the flaming sword in his hand, and the sudden explosion of elemental flames instantly lit up the entire cave, as well as Heim.
Behind Heim, who was sitting on the carpet, there were strange, translucent threads floating in the air. They all pierced into his body, while the other end silently extended to the cave wall.
"Damn it, it's a puppet!" Knight Entos roared angrily, and a flame blade pierced through the air, directly cutting the seven or eight strange void threads.
With the help of his companion, Heim finally broke free from the control of the threads behind him. He quickly jumped up and roared, "Everyone get ready, the evil Sorcerer Puppet is here …"
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