In the next moment, Carglise was pushed to the ground.
However, the Shadow Rock Beast did not make any further moves. Instead, it raised its head and looked at Brando. Brando nodded, and the Shadow Rock Beast immediately took a step back.
"It's close to Intermediate Iron rank!" Carglise rubbed his chest and said, "Is it really that strong? This thing is almost as strong as your Obsidian Panther, my lord."
Brando nodded. He was very satisfied with the Shadow Rock Beast. It was close to Intermediate Iron rank, and more importantly, it had the ability of a semi-transparent creature.
A semi-transparent creature could reduce physical damage by half, which meant that its HP was doubled. Moreover, it was much more agile than a real creature. Therefore, the Shadow Rock Beast's strength was at most Intermediate Iron rank, but its combat strength was far beyond the Obsidian Panther.
He then looked at the Black Wolf. The Black Wolf was already at the peak of Iron rank, and was on par with Carglise. After its Rock attribute was strengthened, it should be even stronger. Brando chose Kodan as his test target this time. Needless to say, the Black Wolf was defeated. However, during the battle, the Shadow Rock Beast's strength was slightly higher than that of a Lower Silver rank.
At the same time, the Black Wolf's new form also had extremely high defense. Kodan's attack could not penetrate the Rock Deck, which meant that the Black Wolf's defense was at least Upper Silver rank.
All in all, the Black Wolf's combat strength was close to that of a Intermediate Silver rank.
Intermediate Silver rank. Its strength was almost two ranks higher than its original strength. Brando could not help but squint his eyes when he considered the Black Wolf's large population and its potential for growth. Once the Shadow Rock Beast reached Intermediate Silver rank, it would be able to produce Lord-tier monsters, such as the Black Wolf Lord-tier and the Obsidian Panther.
What kind of monster would it be?
Brando's mind was filled with thoughts. While he was very satisfied with the Black Wolf, he also realized that the Black Wolf was obviously very different from its original kind. If that was the case, it would not be appropriate to call it a Black Wolf. Moreover, it would cause confusion.
What name should he give it?
He turned around, and Carglise, who was still clutching his chest, asked curiously, "My Lord, is this thing still a black wolf?"
"No, I haven't thought of a name for it yet," Brando said honestly.
"Let's call it Direwolf then. It does look like one," Carglise replied.
"I think it's more like a warg." Kodan obviously disagreed with him.
"No." Brando shook his head. He thought for a moment and replied, "I've decided to call it the Garuru Rock Beast!"
"Garuru Rock Beast?" Everyone was stunned. What the hell was that?
However, Brando's plan was to create a Steel Nest in the future and turn this thing into a Steel Garuru. That would be truly awesome!
While he was daydreaming, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him. He was startled. Did Wade come to inform him that they were ready to leave? Brando immediately snapped out of his daze. He was still in the 'Calamity of Wolves' storyline in the Dark Forest. It was far from time to celebrate.
At least the formation of a Beast Horde was not done in a day or two. Furthermore, leveling up required a large amount of materials. The Nest was a money-burning machine in the game, and it was the same here.
The Stone Lair only lacked the Sage Slate, while the investment in the Shadow's Lair had only just begun.
But with such thoughts in mind, Brando turned around and was surprised to see that it was not Wade or Quinn, but Count Audine with a gloomy face.
"Count Audine?" He was slightly stunned. Erouine and the others had been following them from afar ever since they failed to persuade him. They did not mention anything about returning, nor did they talk to him. It was as if he was a free bodyguard.
But what was going on now?
"Baron," Count Audine said, "Have you seen Miss Vahina and the others?"
Vahina?
Brendel paused for a moment before he remembered that it was the name of the noble lady from Kirrlutz. But speaking of which, he did not pay attention to the whereabouts of the three youths from Kirrlutz ever since the battle with the Fog Howler. He did not like the Kirrlutz Empire in the first place, and the reason he did not chase them out was because he could not bring himself to do such a thing.
He thought that if it were some of the hot-tempered members of his original group here, they might have mercilessly chased them out. The hatred of the Aouine players towards the Kirrlutz Empire was' from the bottom of their hearts'.
So when Count Audine spoke, Brando was stunned for a moment. He looked around without much concern. "Aren't they here?"
"No." Count Audine shook his head. "We have been looking for them for a long time, but we did not see Miss Vahina and Viscount Elman anywhere."
"Not here?"
Brando was puzzled. Shouldn't that bad-tempered girl be with them all the time? Carglise, Merial, Amandina, Kodan, and Scarlet shook their heads in response to his questioning gaze.
No one knows?
Brando was puzzled. He decided to look for Ropar. The Lizardman Lord and his subordinates had been guarding the perimeter of the party ever since they entered the Dark Forest. If there was any movement in the perimeter, Ropar would be the first to know. But unfortunately, Ropar's answer was negative.
This meant that Elman and the others did not leave the camp ever since they stopped to rest. Otherwise, Ropar and his Fireclaw Lizardmen would have noticed them.
But there was another possibility.
That was, Vahina and the others had gone missing before that.
But that would be really fun. Of course, Brendel was not concerned about whether they would get lost or not, but he felt that it was a little inconceivable that a few living people would actually lose their way with the team.
No matter how useless the young lady was, Viscount Elman and the young alchemist beside her didn't seem like useless people, right?
In the end, he went to look for Felaern who was the most cautious among the Wild Elves. He wanted to see if the elder Wild Elf sister could find any clues.
But he did not expect Felaern to bring them even more shocking news.
She had been looking for her sister all this time.
Dia was missing?
Brando's first reaction was that it was impossible. Dia was a member of the Twelve Lopes Mercenaries. She was one of his summoned creatures. There was a telepathic connection between the two of them. It was impossible for his summoned creature to go missing without him knowing.
But he immediately sensed Dia's location in his mind. His expression changed when he sensed it.
The telepathic connection that even the Dark Forest could not block had failed for the first time!
Martha above, what kind of script was this?
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At the same time, the bad-tempered noblewoman and her two companions were stumbling through the thorny forest.
She almost tripped on the branches that grew out of the ground several times. Even though she managed to maintain her image with the help of the black-haired young alchemist, her beautiful dress was already in tatters.
She lowered her head and looked at her beggar-like attire. She could not help but feel angry. Of course, she blamed it on Brando. If not for that country bumpkin, they would not have been forced to come here.
When the Fog Howl created the fog, that guy did not even notice that they were lost in it. That guy is so powerful, he must have done it on purpose!
Vahina cursed in her heart. If Brando was in front of her right now, she would have stabbed him with her sword. Unfortunately, Brando was not in front of her right now. Even if he was, she did not have the ability to do so.
After grinding her teeth for a while, she could not help but ask, "Viscount Elman, how much longer? Didn't you say that we would catch up in a while?"
She asked weakly. This was not the first time she asked this question.
Elman was also a little helpless. He glanced at Rono and thought that this was a good time to strike, but he was not in the mood to do so. He clearly remembered that Brando and his companions went in this direction. There was no reason that they could not catch up to them after such a long time.
He knew very well that Erouine and his men would stop to rest. Otherwise, he would not have chosen to chase after them.
It was not that he did not think of going back and finding a way to meet up with Veronica, but he did not have the courage to kill his way out of the Wolf Tide.
Hence, the viscount shrugged and tried to convince himself, "I think they are planning to go further away before resting. After all, this place is not far from the Wolf Tide. It is still too dangerous."
His expression changed when he thought of the endless Wolf Tide. He never thought that the Dark Forest would be so dangerous. If he had known, he would not have agreed to this mission. He thought that nothing would go wrong with the Empire's God of War, Veronica.
But in the end, he did not consider that the young lady beside him was too capricious.
"But you have said that a few times already." Vahina was a little dissatisfied, "I can't walk anymore."
Elman could not help but feel a little dissatisfied as well. He took a deep breath and said, "You should ask the young lady behind us. Didn't she say that she could contact Erouine?"
Vahina was stunned. She could not help but turn around to look at Tia who was struggling to keep up with them. She remembered that the young lady was one of Erouine's people. She also told them that she had a way to contact Brando, but unfortunately, she had not succeeded even once.
"Communication spells in the Dark Forest are disrupted by the Mana Turbulence," Rono replied, "It is normal to fail. If we did not have the Quartz Block, we would not be able to contact the outside of the Dark Forest either. But the Quartz Block is a fantasy. Not everyone can get their hands on it. "
"If that is the case," Elman replied with a little dissatisfaction, "We should leave her behind. Bringing a little girl along will only slow us down."
"Viscount Elman," Vahina frowned, "As an Imperial noble, how can you say something like that? Are you going to leave a child behind? "
Elman was stunned. He looked at the young lady and then at Rono. Both of them looked dissatisfied. Elman was stunned and quickly corrected himself, "My apologies, I lost my composure."
Just as Vahina was about to say something, a voice suddenly rang out from the forest and interrupted her words.
"Haha, you little brats. You still have the heart to argue even in the face of death. Interesting."
The abrupt voice reverberated through the forest, causing the surroundings to fall silent.
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