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Crane Plane, Taranta Mercenary Nation. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

As a rare lake and swamp terrain in the vast plain area, Viper Lake is also a small and dangerous place.

When you come here, you will see a desolation and gloom. Under the heavy fog of yin and dampness, large and small pools of water and mud ponds can be seen everywhere. The greatest danger here is not the muddy swamp that seems to be flat and in fact you will fall into it as soon as you step on it, but the ubiquitous, colorful and ferocious poisonous snakes.

Tiger snake, spotted snake, red-crowned snake, black-scaled snake, flower snake......

As long as you have heard of poisonous snakes on the mainland Tongjian, you can almost find them here. They have made swamps their home and lakes their territory, and they have multiplied and lived endlessly, making this place a terrifying place of death for business travelers.

But today, there is a little more bustle and hustle and bustle here that was not there in the past.

From the moment the sun rose, five groups of mercenary squads had rushed into the swamp area of Viper Lake without fear of death. On the outskirts of the swamp area, there were three or four teams each looking for a place to set up camp, waiting for the arrival of the large army in the rear.

And in these ranks, there are reckless men in old and tattered leather armor and wielding all sorts of untended weapons. As the lowest level of mercenaries in the mercenary group, they usually do not exceed level 5 in their personal ranks, and any level 6 warrior can dominate among them. Therefore, in large mercenary groups, they are the cheapest cannon fodder, and they can only do some corner work such as pathfinding, clearing the field, maintaining the camp, and standing on their feet to cheer.

But don't look at them as rude and think they're incompetent. Although their combat ability is not very remarkable, the gossip is often a hundred times better than others.

And the news that the Dragon's Heart is hiding in the Viper Lake swamp area is what they heard about it!

Therefore, all of a sudden, around this venomous snake lake that had been silent for many years, countless mercenary squads, lone wolves, and rampant thieves gathered here and began a swamp journey they called the treasure hunt.

Regardless of how they were stirring up trouble on the periphery, but at this moment, on a small island less than 100 meters in the core area of Viper Lake, a difficult negotiation was underway.

The island is not big.

The rocks are craggy, the shrubs are growing, and the soft soil is full of bottomless snake holes the size of bowls. But the strange thing is that at this moment, there are already traces of people on the island, but those prohibitive poisonous snakes have not seen any trace, as if they have all disappeared overnight.

Sean sat on a bluestone with a blank expression, surrounded by strange creatures hiding their bodies in the thick fog.

The reason why these "people" are strange is because they are obviously dressed as human nobles, but they can all fly and fight, which is unpredictable. Sean dared to conclude that they were by no means human! At least not pure human!

Because many of the guys in the opposing group have been destroyed under his sharp dagger, and the dead can no longer die. But it won't be long before Sean sees those guys again in the besieging team.

They look like humans, with flesh, flesh and breath, but in the blink of an eye, they can transform into a strange kind of bat, which not only sucks blood, but is also extremely ferocious. They are like demons that can be resurrected continuously, and as long as there is blood, they are invincible.

The reason why the snake island is extinct is because the poisonous snakes are also afraid of immortal demons like them.

They're vampires! They are the necromancers' closest accomplices! Sean still understands this.

It seems that he was eventually blocked by the necromancers, and inevitably became an experiment on their filthy and cold dissecting table. Sean hung his head weakly, and reached out to grasp a simple and crude wooden knife in his arms, which was only worthy of being used as a toy for young children.

Little Nimi, farewell! Please forgive my father for not being able to bring back you a life-saving twig! Father is sorry for you......

Just as the legendary thief Sean was in prostration, a strange aristocratic voice suddenly came from the fog.

"Dear Lord Sean, you don't need to be so frustrated. Our Necropolis may also be an evil creature, but it has always been honest when it comes to the magic trade. Our agreement with you is still valid! ”

"Necropolis? Magic Deal? You are ......"

Ever since the Stealing Dragon's Heart was acquired, Sean has been chased and besieged by many forces, so he has never had the opportunity to hear the distant story that happened in the territory of Novis, let alone the name of the Necropolis. But when it comes to magic trading, it reminds him.

He had come to the uninhabited Viper Lake because the employer who had hired him to steal the Dragon's Heart had asked to trade here. This is the main reason why he is willing to take a risk.

Unfortunately, as soon as he slipped into the outskirts of Viper Lake, he was besieged by more than 200 vampires in turn. If it weren't for the fact that he hadn't had a good rest in the past two months, and there were still many dark diseases on his body, how could he be besieged to death by a group of vampires whose strength was not high-level?

However, in the face of a group of terrible vampires with a number of 200, the worst strength is also high-level, and they can continue to resurrect, even if he encounters it in his heyday, he can only flee. After all, he is a thief rather than a killer or assassin, and nearly eighty percent of his ability is consumed on stealth and concealment, and he is helpless when encountering this kind of high-level undead who does not kill.

Originally, he thought that this transaction was purely a hoax, but listening to the meaning of the enemy leader behind the scenes, it seemed that today's inside story was not so simple.

"Don't lie to me!" Sean still hated and said, "Even if I die here today, you don't want to get that dragon's heart." Do you think I'm going to be stupid enough to come here with it? Ha ha...... Don't try to get the news of the Dragon's Heart from my soul, I have enough time to destroy my own soul before I am captured by you......"

Having said that, Sean still retains a little hope in his heart. He wanted to see little Nimi again, and he wanted to see little Nimi again...... Because of this, even if he roared hoarsely, he didn't want to do this jade burning thing until the last moment.

"Truly...... Sir Sean, you are really suspicious! It seems that you will never be able to believe our cemetery without letting you see it. Then you might as well take a look, what is this......"

The thick fog split in two, and out of it came a strangely shaped and strange spellcaster. In appearance, it was a lizard walking upright, but the extremely strong evil aura completely revealed his identity.

The Dragon Lich, a more terrifying undead spellcaster. They are said to have been transformed from dead dragons and possess far more terrifying powers than ordinary undead spellcasters.

But at this moment, even the most high-end undead should not want to distract the legendary thief Shaun, because his entire attention is drawn to the verdant twig in the dragon lich's terrifying claws.

The surging breath of nature and the breath of life are blended into an indescribable special origin fluctuation, making any creature who comes into contact with this breath feel comfortable and stretched from the depths of their hearts. For no reason, the original withered and shriveled thorny shrubs on Snake Island suddenly burst into vitality, and under the catalysis of strong nature, they regrew patches of emerald green shoots.

And this greenery is also constantly spreading and growing, and soon in just a few fingers, most of the snake island is covered under the green grass again.

And Sean, who was originally full of hidden illnesses and dark wounds, was also baptized by this power, and the injuries in his body began to show signs of improvement.

Twigs of Life!

Sean exclaimed.

Although he had imagined the appearance and power of the young branch of life thousands of times in his sleep, what he saw and experienced with his own eyes today still made the legendary thief feel sincerely admired.

It is worthy of being a rare treasure in the elf clan. It has not yet undergone any carving and treatment, and it already has such great power, and there is no need to doubt the true utility of the life shoot! With it, not only can little Nimi's body be completely restored, but his talent will definitely be restored to its original state. Even looking at the huge power of the young branch of life in front of him, maybe little Nimi's talent and potential can reach a higher level and enter the ranks of geniuses!

Heavy breathing, dull heartbeat like thunder, Sean trembled and stretched out his right hand, rubbing the emerald green branches in the air, and the pain in his heart was incomprehensible.

It took a lot of effort for Sean to take his eyes off the branch of life, staring at the vertical pupils of the dragon lich, clenching his hands and gritting his teeth, "How can I believe that you will really give me this branch of life?" ”

The dragon lich Digson grinned and grinned at the scorching branch of life, barely protecting his whole body with his own evil death, which cut off the power of nature that continued to radiate outward from the branch of life.

The camps do not match, the attributes are compatible, and the life force that is greatly supplemented by the living soul is a kind of poison that pierces the intestines. If it weren't for the fact that it had already reached level 14, I am afraid that a small piece of life twig in front of it would have the power to stabilize it to death.

However, although his body was suffering, Digson still forced himself to smile "gently" at the thought of the benefits promised by Lord Uzel, the dragon lich, after completing this task.

"Lord Sean, no one can guarantee you on this. But you also have to believe that our Necropolis is now also a well-known power based on the Klein Continent. The branch of life that you can't ask for is nothing more than a legendary magic material for us. Now that the contract between you and me has become the core event that has triggered the situation on the entire continent, do you think we will openly slap ourselves in the face on such a major matter? ”

Sean was silent.

"Now that a large number of trackers are infiltrating outside Viper Lake, we are running out of time." Digson couldn't help but urge.

Sean's face hidden behind the black face towel couldn't help but twist and hide, and finally he gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Okay, I'll believe you once." I put the heart of the dragon in ......"

Just as the most crucial information was about to be revealed, a sharp ape-like sneer came from above them.

"Good...... Very good...... I didn't expect that I finally didn't run in vain today. Not only can you get that dragon's heart, but you can also spare another branch of life that is so good. Hmph, damn the undead, don't hand over the life branch yet! ”

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