The environment of the Sigh Forest has always seemed unusually monotonous.

Although it is called a forest, there is no dense canopy that shades the sky, and almost all the trees are completely withered or in a withered state, and it is rare to find a few trees with a little greenery in the occasion. However, it is incomprehensible that the forest is densely populated with trees, which seems to be a bit counterintuitive. However, no matter when, where, or where you looked, if you looked up at the sky from the Forest of Sighs, you would only see a gray patch, as if there was a huge barrier enveloping the forest.

Located next to a river in the eastern part of the Forest of Sighs, there is a humble campsite.

The camp is well located, with the ground slightly higher than the surrounding terrain and away from the wet meadows, mud, and sewage that are extremely wet, making it a rare pure land in the Forest of Sighs.

The camp had almost no fortifications - not a single wooden fence or log wall built around it, not even a watchtower. Although there is a lot of wood in the Forest of Sighs, which can be found almost everywhere, the wood of the dead wood itself has become very brittle, and it is basically impossible to use it as a raw material for fortifications, and the entire forest is extremely eroded and desecrated by the magic of the undead, and even if the defense function is neglected, it is likely to affect and infect the people in the camp.

After weighing the pros and cons, the leader of the camp finally decided to abandon the construction of fortifications and instead adopt the more tiring multi-post multi-shift shift.

In fact, it's not that these people are brave enough to play a survival challenge in the Forest of Sighs, it's that they have to rest here. Because of the time of entering the Forest of Sighs for a week. Their losses were completely beyond what they imagined and what they could bear, which was grossly inconsistent with what they had envisioned in the first place. It's a pity that when they find out that things are critical. They have lost the opportunity to leave the Forest of Sighs, and are forced to continue to choose to cross the forest.

However, in the past two days, the attacks of the undead forces have become more and more fierce. The special operations force has finally reached a state where it has to stop and recuperate.

In one of the camp's tents, a young man in armor slammed the ground with a wave of his hand. Even if he didn't use the power of his fighting spirit, it was just a venting move, but the ground was still hammered out by this young man's fist marks, you can imagine how powerful this young man is.

The young man's armor was covered with slash marks, as well as a large number of jet-black blood stains and charred black marks. Judging from these traces, it is not difficult to surmise what kind of brutal battle this young man has experienced, but what is really shocking is that the strong blood exuded from this young man is enough to show that this is a strong man who has stepped into the realm of legends. So what kind of battles and enemies can leave these battle marks on a heavily armed legendary powerhouse?

Looking at the young man's angry look, another middle-aged man next to him, who was also a legendary powerhouse, said in a deep voice, "Please restrain your emotions, Marquis Eugenesis. ”

"Humph!" The young man named Eugenis snorted coldly, obviously not showing much respect for the middle-aged man, "When we first encountered those powerful undead knights, you should have listened to my advice and given up continuing through the Forest of Sighs, otherwise you wouldn't have ended up in the situation you are in today." …… There were more than 400 brothers. All of them are buried here! And even after death, their souls and corpses cannot rest in peace! …… Magellan, you have to pay for it! ”

"Naturally, I'm going to pay for it." The middle-aged man said in a deep voice, the expression on his face as grim as a knife and an axe. "If we make it out of this forest alive, I will ask Your Majesty to resign as the head of the Dark Curtain Legion."

"Humph!" Eugenris snorted coldly, still dissatisfied.

"But before that!" The middle-aged legendary powerhouse named Magellan glanced at Eugenesis. Then he said coldly, "You were sent by His Majesty the Emperor to assist me. So until I step down as head of the regiment, you must obey my orders and commands, Marquis Eugenesis. …… Other than that. If it weren't for the fact that you were too light in the second engagement, the strength of the two of us would not have been broken through by those undead knights and fought in our own formation. ”

Magellan didn't know that the formations that were able to break through the two of them's defenses and plunge straight into the Dark Legion were not powerful undead knights, but abyssal death riders. If he had known from the beginning that these powerful undead creatures were as high as eleventh order, Magellan would never have chosen to continue advancing in the Forest of Sighs. It's just that now it doesn't matter what they know and what they know, because there's no turning back.

Listening to Magellan's criticism, Eugelris's face showed a look of extreme exasperation, which was a look of annoyance. It's just that in the end, he didn't open his mouth to refute, after all, to be able to become a strong person in the legendary realm, whether it is self-control or consciousness, etc., they must be stronger than others, at least they can face up to and admit the mistakes and mistakes they have made, and they will not choose to deny or shirk their responsibilities like ordinary people.

"How long are we going to rest here?" Eugeneris asked in a deep voice.

"It won't be until tomorrow morning at the latest." Magellan hesitated for a moment before he spoke, "The soldiers are already very tired from the day and night of fighting. If we were on the road now, at least more than half of the people would be left behind. And we're only passing through half of the Forest of Sighs, where attrition continues......"

Magellan's words were not finished, but the meaning was already very obvious.

"But if that's the case, we're running out of supplies." Eugelis hesitated for a moment before speaking, his gaze was particularly helpless, "I thought that if I was close to the stream, I could at least ensure that the drinking water was safe, but I didn't expect that the whole stream had been desecrated and corrupted. And there is nothing living in the forest, not even the most basic self-sufficiency, and our remaining supplies can barely last us for five days......"

"So it was decided to implement food control next." Magellan said in a deep voice. "With the strength of the two of us, it doesn't matter if we don't eat for a day or two. But the soldiers couldn't. So I suggest that both of us have food distributed among the other soldiers to ensure that they can maintain a certain level of combat effectiveness. ”

"I'm okay with that." Eugeris knew it too. This is the only way to do it now, "It's just that I really don't understand, Your Excellency Magellan, why did you choose to cross the Forest of Sighs in the first place, we have many choices. And if it goes according to the original plan......"

Before Eugenreis could finish speaking, Magellan had already spoken: "Because we are being targeted." …… The Marquis of Antas, who somewhere intercepted our news, prepared a big gift for us on the way. Do you know why the rebels were defeated? That's because they pressed Baoquan on this side, which caused their defense line to be empty, and His Majesty seized the opportunity to counterattack. But you have to know ......"

"Once they were able to intercept our research. Then even if the rebel army in the empire is completely defeated, they will be able to turn defeat into victory. Eugelis spoke in a deep voice and took over the subject, "That damn viper! It has long been said that he is in league with the rebel party, but His Majesty the Emperor does not hold him accountable at all! ”

"There is no evidence." Magellan sighed softly, "Even if we all know it, how can it be?" The Marquis of the Demon Snake Antas is shrewd and ruthless, and the power under his command should not be underestimated, not to mention the three legendary powerhouses under his command. Even the Pit Viper Legion and the Python Legion are not much inferior to the Imperial Ace Legion. If it weren't for His Majesty's deliberate suppression, he would have been awarded the title of Duke of Strength long ago. …… So until there is enough evidence, His Majesty does not want to tear his face with him. ”

"Hmph, do you just let him continue to support the rebels?"

"It won't be long." Magellan said in a deep voice. "As long as all these rebels are eliminated, the old snake nesting in the cave will die. Of course, the old snake must have known exactly what was going to happen to him in the future. That's why I can't wait. …… That's why it's even less likely that we'll give them access to the study. Otherwise. It's all late. ”

"I will do my best to cooperate with you, Count Magellan." Eugenreis said in a deep voice. At the same time, he got up and made an internal military salute that belonged only to the Dark Curtain Legion, "For Your Majesty!" I am willing to use our flesh and blood to forge Your Majesty's eternal cause! The shadows are not extinguished! ”

"For Your Majesty! I am willing to use our flesh and blood to forge Your Majesty's eternal cause! The shadows are not extinguished! Magellan also stood up and saluted Eugelis.

As a special operations force directly under the Emperor of the Millennium Covenant Empire, the Shadow Sanctions are divided into two parts.

One is the Shadow Legion, the other is the Shadow Army, and the combination of the two is the Shadow. They were responsible for solving some special matters that the emperor was inconvenient to come forward with, or could not transfer troops from the military department, and some special affairs that could not be declared, and since this special body was only loyal to the emperor and only obeyed the emperor's orders, no one in the empire knew of its existence.

The Dark Curtain Legion is a standard legion training and configuration mode, and its combat power standard is also stronger than the average seventh-level legion, because these soldiers are selected from the elite legion of the Empire, and undergo more rigorous and cruel knight training, and finally become a qualified Dark Curtain Soldier, of course, it is okay to call it a Dark Curtain Knight. However, due to various factors and conditions, it is already the limit that this legion can reach this level.

Being able to serve as the commander of a seventh-level legion, Magellan's strength is naturally beyond doubt. It can even be said that with the strength of his legendary powerhouse to serve as the commander of this legion, it is already a bit overkill. However, as the exclusive secret private legion of the Emperor of the Millennium Covenant Empire, only this strength can be worthy.

As for the Shadow Force, it is a unit responsible for intelligence gathering and other special tasks including assassination, diplomacy, escort, etc. The members of the army are basically left after layers of screening and strict training, although the composition of the members is extremely complex, but the strength is unquestionable, even the lowest strength has the strength of the upper gold.

Eugeneris is one of the best in the Shadow Army, especially since he has a lot of experience and skills, which makes him look far more dangerous than the rankings in ranked battles.

Led by two legendary powerhouses who are extremely good at fighting, plus an escort force composed of seventh-level legionnaires of a strong combat unit, this lineup can no longer be called luxurious, but should be called terrifying. This was the real reason why Magellan dared to go through the Forest of Sighs in the first place, because he knew that the rebels had come with a ruined attitude, and it was completely impossible for them to reach their destination without success.

The Forest of Sighs is dangerous, but if you only act on the edge, then even if it is dangerous, it will not be dangerous. And if those armies dare to pursue them, they can also take advantage of the complexity of the terrain of the Forest of Sighs to throw their opponents away, and even use the undead creatures of the Forest of Sighs to avoid the enemy. And most importantly, their enemies don't know where they're going, and they'll be safe as long as they survive the most dangerous sections of the road and leave through the Forest of Sighs.

But I didn't expect that the trip, which was relatively smooth at the beginning, suffered a terrible blow on the third day. After that, as if Lady Luck chose to leave them because she spurned this dark place, a large number of high-level undead who should have been able to encounter only in the depths emerged, completely crippling their army in just four days, although this greatly made the remaining soldiers of the Dark Curtain Legion more elite and extraordinary, but if they could not leave this forest alive, everything would be meaningless.

……

At the same time that Magellan and Eugeris ended this conversation, Cecilia and the others also arrived near the legion.

In order to better ensure the combat effectiveness of the Darkcurtain Legion, Eugenris and Magellan cut down all the dead wood near the camp, revealing a large open space. Although this also provides great convenience for those Abyss Death Riders that make them feel tricky, it is more about providing them with enough space to fight, after all, even if there is dead wood in the way, the combat power of the Abyss Death Rider and high-level undead creatures will not be weak, but the combat power of the Shadow Curtain Legion is forced to decline.

At this time, Cecilia and the others stood about five or six hundred meters away from the camp and observed.

Cecilia and Angel had both advocated getting closer, but they were stopped by Kokire. He knew very well that if he got closer, he would definitely be discovered by the people in the other party's camp, and at present, in the absence of observation and intelligence, Cecilia didn't want to move so quickly for the time being, so naturally he couldn't let the other party discover his traces first, which was also the reason why Kokilei would stop Cecilia and the others to continue to approach.

And after extremely difficult negotiations, Cecilia and the others finally figured out what Kokirei meant.

However, if you observe at this distance, you can't get too much intelligence and clues, and you can't even see the layout of the local camp defense line. The only information that Cecilia and the others have is the information that Lake recorded on the bone fragments, but because of the relationship between Cecilia and Lake before, Cecilia does not trust the information provided by Lake, and she can't even understand why Lake would tell this information to herself.

Due to her knowledge of the Lich, Cecilia thought it must be a trap for the old Lich Ryker. If she and the others rushed in, she was afraid that she would fall into the hands of Lake's conspiracy, so Cecilia decided to observe for a while before thinking and planning.

It's just that she didn't know that the scene where she and the others were so cautious also fell into the eyes of a crow standing in the treetops behind them.

And through the crow's eyes, Lake, who was looking at the crystal ball, let out a strange laugh: "Sensible, alert, and a heart that will never trust others easily...... You're the best, but it's a pity......"

The old lich muttered, his soul fluctuating with regret, and he didn't know what he was pity, what he regretted. (To be continued......)