"This place … used to be the Grotto Tribe?"
Looking at the ruins in front of her, Cynthia's voice carried a trace of disbelief.
Cairns frowned and nodded. He looked around vigilantly, then walked forward and began to inspect the scene.
On the ground, he could still vaguely make out traces of blood, but it had completely turned black.
And the entire ruins seemed to have been turned over, it was a mess.
"There was a battle here, I'm afraid … It's been at least three months. And from the traces at the scene, it looks like a village that was robbed by bandits, nothing is left. The Grotto Tribe has probably been exterminated. "
Cairns said in a low voice.
"It's been three months …"
Cynthia muttered, her eyes revealing a trace of bewilderment.
The largest half orc tribe near the Elven Forest had been silently exterminated three months ago. And after such a long time had passed, there was no news at all!
They … What exactly did they encounter?
And here … What happened?
Moreover, it was just a poor Beastman tribe, what good things could they have that people would actually want to snatch? Snatch junk?
The more the two mercenary group leaders thought, the more vigilant they felt, but at the same time, they felt very puzzled.
From the traces at the scene, the Grotto Tribe seemed to have been attacked by bandits, and the bandits were very powerful. They had been exterminated without a sound.
But … This was the Beastmen!
What was there to snatch from them for their junk?
And … This was the territory of the Beastmen, where did the bandits come from?
"Could it be … The Black Dragon? Or could it be the Black Dragon's clan that did it? "
Cynthia asked.
"The Black Dragon … An underage Black Dragon shouldn't have the ability to exterminate the Grotto Tribe without a sound. To be able to exterminate a Beastman tribe without a sound … This is probably a very ferocious force, and … The population is probably very large! "
Cairns said with a frown.
Hearing Cairns' words, Cynthia's frown deepened.
She looked around again, and her expression suddenly changed.
"Look! There are so many footprints here! "
Cairns stood up and looked in the direction she pointed. Indeed, he saw dense and messy footprints.
The footprints seemed to belong to humans, but there seemed to be some magical beasts mixed in as well. There were a lot of them.
These footprints were very new, as if they had just been left behind.
"These are new footprints, definitely less than a day old!"
Cynthia murmured.
Keynes narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly stretched out his leg to compare with the footprints.
"Hmm?"
A moment later, he let out a soft cry of surprise.
"What happened?"
Cynthia asked curiously.
There was a hint of surprise on Keynes' face, a hint of doubt, and a hint of pleasant surprise.
"These footprints … seem to belong to elves!"
"Elf?!"
Cynthia was slightly taken aback.
After hearing his words, she took a closer look and indeed found some characteristics that only elves had.
The two mercenary groups had both traded elves and hunted elves before, so they were very good at distinguishing elven footprints. When they looked carefully, they really found the difference.
"It really does look like elven footprints! But … where did so many fairies come from? Could it be those who were cheated by the southern nobles? "
Cynthia was surprised and puzzled.
She was surprised because if there really were elves here, then they were going to make a huge profit again. She was puzzled because these footprints … seemed to be too many.
Keynes was about to say something when he suddenly heard a loud dragon's roar from afar …
They subconsciously raised their heads and looked in the direction of the sound. They saw a black ancient castle on the hillside in the distance.
No, that was no longer an ancient castle.
They saw a sturdy wall built around the ancient castle. The wall looked very new, and it seemed like it had not been completed long ago.
Even the ancient castle seemed to have been meticulously renovated.
And a mighty Black Dragon was circling above the ancient castle.
"The Black Dragon's lair!"
Their eyes lit up.
They had been so shocked by the ruins in front of them that they did not realize that the Black Dragon's lair they had been looking for was right in front of them!
However, before they could rejoice, their expressions turned serious in an instant …
The renovated ancient castle, the destroyed Grotto Tribe, and the densely packed footprints that seemed to belong to elves …
As if they had thought of something, the two mercenary leaders subconsciously looked around.
The Grotto Tribe was built on a mountain, the terrain was low, and the other three sides were dense forests. It looked … like a pocket.
This terrain … if something happened, it would not be good.
The two of them had this thought at the same time.
At this time, a breeze suddenly blew.
Countless birds flew out of the forest, chirping as if they had been frightened by something …
"Not good!"
In an instant, the two mercenary leaders stood up at the same time.
And just as they finished speaking, they heard a whooshing sound. A series of arrows flashing with the light of skills flew out from the surrounding forest and shot directly at the mercenaries gathered around the ruins of the Grotto Tribe.
These arrows were so unexpected that the mercenaries on the periphery did not have time to react to what was going on and were shot by the arrows one after another.
Accompanied by bursts of screams and cries, dozens of mercenaries fell to the ground, their life and death unknown.
For a moment, the mercenaries gathered here immediately became chaotic.
"Ambush! This is an ambush! We've been tricked! "
Almost at the same time, the two captains realized what had happened.
They were shocked, angry, suspicious, and horrified.
As soon as the arrows landed, a wave of frenzied and passionate cheers sounded from all directions.
Accompanied by "Wula!" and "Ow ow ow ow!" While everyone was shouting excitedly, several tall and slender figures suddenly rushed out from the surrounding forest.
Gorgeous equipment, handsome or beautiful faces, they were all elves!
"Elf?!"
Seeing the sudden appearance of hundreds of elves, the expressions of the mercenaries were very interesting.
But soon, this excitement turned into excitement.
Elves!
They actually encountered elves!
Furthermore … these elves were foolishly charging towards them!
Oh Lord of Eternity, these were all shiny gold pounds!
Even though dozens of their companions were shot to death by the Elves, the mercenaries' initial panic quickly turned into excitement when they saw the Elves.
Which mercenary in the Maple Leaf Territory hadn't participated in the Elf Hunt?
They couldn't be more familiar with this kind of weak, cowardly, but priceless long-ears.
Their archery skills were only slightly better, but their close combat skills couldn't be any weaker!
However, this subconscious thought only lasted for a few seconds.
Because they soon discovered the strangeness of these elves.
The image of these elves was completely different from what the mercenaries knew.
They waved their weapons, shouted, clustered, and cheered like a group of lunatics.
And the way they looked at the mercenaries was like a wolf that saw its prey!
Ferocious, excited, crazy …
That kind of gaze made the mercenaries unconsciously take a step back.
And just when the mercenaries were bewildered.
Countless figures leaped out of the forest accompanied by the rising and falling shouts … …
Their shouts were deafening, and the figures were densely packed.
The expressions of the two captains instantly turned solemn.
In their field of vision, a fully armed elven army appeared!
And they … were instantly surrounded like dumplings.
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