Shadows weaved through the forest, they parted from time to time, and then reunited.

"Did you find out?".

"There are traces in the eastern direction, and it is very likely that they are the target, and in terms of time, it should not be more than a day at most."

"Their speed is really fast, continue to act, pay attention, the other party is a guy who can kill the Wind Snake Lord, don't be careless."

"Yes!"

After the three black shadows finished talking, they turned into black shadows again and disappeared into the depths of the jungle, their movements silent, not even alarming the birds perched on the trees.

And just after the black shadows left, the green bird, which had been standing quietly on the branches, spread its wings and flew high into the sky.

"Someone stalking?"

Hearing the Soul Bird's report, Rod's face sank slightly. At this moment, on his shoulder, the translucent blue-green soul bird just now was standing there quietly, shaking its head from time to time and stretching its wings, it didn't seem to be any different from an ordinary bird. Only the translucent body and the elemental light surrounding it showed that the bird in front of it was not alive.

Summoning soul birds to keep an eye on the road was something Rhodes came up with on the fly, and the average player would have a recon class such as a Rogue or Ranger when they went on an adventure in the mountains to make sure there was no danger ahead of the road. But the current Rhodes obviously didn't have such good conditions, so he had to retreat to the next best thing and use his summoned creatures to explore the way. Fortunately, the soul bird not only has an advantage in terms of sight range, but also the soul elemental creatures are born with the ability to sense souls, which can also make Rod more at ease. Originally, Rhodes wanted to see if they had gotten into any trouble after killing the level 10 giant wolf before letting the soul bird patrol behind them, but he inadvertently ran into a bigger problem.

Although the sensing soul cannot show the specific form of the target, and can only be judged by the brilliance of the soul's strength, but Rhodes feels a little bad from the speed of the other party, and the one who can shuttle so quickly in the forest is probably only a ranger, a secret agent, etc., anyway———, all of them are not visible professions. Coupled with the fact that the other party's actions are quite orderly, it is difficult to imagine that it is an ordinary adventurer.

Did you happen to be passing by? Or is it specifically for them?

Rhodes didn't dare to take risks, and it would be good if the other party came to the door openly. But this profession, hidden in the dark, is the most difficult to deal with. Coupled with Lijie's previous reminder, it always made him feel that this matter itself was a bit strange, and if these guys were hostile to them, then it would be difficult to imagine the development of the situation.

However, when Rod saw Lijie beside him, his eyes couldn't help but light up.

He already had an idea.

"Mr. Rhodes, where do we go next?"

Handing the kettle to the fat businessman sitting next to him with a blushing face and sweating profusely, Lijie asked. Although Rod didn't say much, the job of taking care of the fat businessman along the way has always been done by Lijie. According to the girl's own words, her mercenary group has taken over the commission to protect this gentleman, so even if she is the only one left, as long as the task has not been completed, she must continue to carry it out.

And Mace is naturally grateful for this, but seeing that he is panting like a cow now, I am afraid that he will not live for too long if he continues to walk.

"Rhodes...... Sir, exhausted...... I...... I'm gone, we're resting...... Take a break! ”

The fat businessman, who had already sat down on the ground when Rhodes had just stopped, held the bag in his hand like a baby, took out a handkerchief, wiped the sweat beads on his face, wiped a fat face with oil, and even glittered like a big light bulb in the sunlight..., "Holy Soul, Holy Soul bless, I ...... I already have ...... I haven't been gone for years...... Walk......... Ahem......!! Saying this, the fat merchant didn't catch his breath, and coughed violently several times, and even the fat on his face trembled. It took a while to come back to my senses. "Let's go...... Having come such a long way, I think...... I feel like I'm going to die! ”

"Take a five-minute break."

Rod glanced at the sky, then calculated the next distance and time in his heart, and gave the order. Hearing his words, the fat merchant who had been sitting on the ground immediately howled, and then lay down on the ground. Lijie exhaled softly and sat down on the stone next to her.

After that, they didn't encounter any special dangers, with the soul bird to open the way, Rod took them to avoid a lot of dangerous areas very smoothly, although he also lost some opportunities to get precious equipment, but Rod was not distressed, because there are not many players in this world, and ordinary adventurers will not go through the mountains and forests at every turn, so it's not too late to wait for the two of them to rest and recuperate after taking them out of the mountain. But.........

Rhodes glanced up at the mountains not far away and stood up.

"Lijie."

"Yes, Mr. Rhodes, what do you command?"

"I'll go to the front and see, and after you rest for five minutes, you will take Mr. Mace up the hill, and see the white stone? Go there, and then go into the shadows, and you will find an abandoned mountain road, you wait for me there, and I will be there in a moment. ”

Li Jie raised her head, followed the direction of Rod's finger, and soon found the white stone on the mountainside next to her, she turned her head to look at Rod, I don't know how he knew about Rod. But the girl only opened her mouth, but did not ask, after these few days of travel, she already understood that the man in front of her was a person worthy of dependence, although she did not know what he was going to do, but the girl still nodded, and then watched Rod turn and leave.

Of course, Rhodes had his own plans, and the stone was the entrance to the Zenar Mountain Road, which had once been a glorious trade route, and in which the ancestors of the northerners had carved out such a road through the mountains, connecting the plains with the rest of the region. It was also a place where it was once splendid. But with the development of the tide, the unobstructed sky was obviously safer than the dangerous forest, so the trade route was gradually abandoned, and those who depended on it for survival had long since left the place in search of a better life, abandoning their homes, until it became a desolation again.

The progress of civilization will always make the miracle of the past meaningless, and it is the same in any world.

But Rhodes didn't come here to travel and understand the philosophy of life.

He stopped, and at this moment, in front of Rod's eyes, there was a desolation.

As well as corpses.

Nearly buried in the dust, with only tattered leather armor and corroded weapons scattered on the ground, this is a mercenary group known as "Tiger Teeth", who were attacked by bandits during their adventure and died here with both defeats. Originally, in the game, Rhodes needed to first receive a task from the mercenary guild, and then investigate their last commission according to the clues, and then follow the marks on the map to find this place, and then reply with tokens and treasures. But that's a game after all, and following the steps is a must. But even so, many veterans will not be so complicated, they would rather take the token in their hands, and go back to the mercenary guild to hand it over when the time comes. This not only saves time, but also makes it convenient and fast, and can save so many troublesome steps, why not? …,

But Rhodes wasn't here to save those few steps.

Walking into the depths of the battlefield, Rhodes saw at a glance a white skeleton lying on the edge of the mountain wall, wearing corroded steel armor and a black, rusty iron sword falling from his hand. That was Rhodes' goal, and he was also the leader of this mercenary group.

Walking in front of the corpse and squatting down, Rhodes first glanced at it, then stretched out his hand, and quickly took out a mercenary badge from the other party's bones——— which is the token of the "Huya" mercenary group, and it is also a necessary item to complete the commission. Rod carefully placed it in his pocket, and then he looked down, and soon found his target.

It was a dirty ring on a phalange.

Rod carefully took the ring, which on the surface was no longer useful, no different from scrap metal in the garbage heap. But the system prompt that appeared in front of him told Rod that this was not the case.

[Black Iron Ring, Unidentified, Sensing Mana Fluctuations]

"Vibes."

Rhodes closed his eyes, held the ring in his right hand, and whispered, then injected his soul power inward.

The ring in his hand trembled slightly, and the originally faint magic fluctuations became clear, and when he opened his eyes again, what he was holding was no longer the scrap of copper and rotten iron just now. Instead, a pitch-black, engraved ring with an ancient pattern lay quietly in the palm of his hand.

[Ring of Will, identified, activates the Shield of Will, lasts for 5 minutes, is immune to psychic attacks, and charges for 3 days]

Get.

Rod breathed a sigh of relief as he placed the ring on the finger of his right hand, and then he looked around for a moment to make sure there was nothing of value left, then turned around and returned to the mountainside.

There, Rhodes could clearly see Lizzie and Mace struggling towards the white stone. The fat merchant obviously had no experience in climbing mountains, and followed behind Li Jie tremblingly, looking at him like that, it is estimated that if it weren't for the fact that men and women are different, I am afraid that he would have cried and begged Li Jie to carry him up.

What a rubbish.

Rhodes shook his head helplessly, and was about to go down to join them, when the alarm from the soul bird suddenly sounded deep in his heart.

“———！”

Rod was startled, he hurriedly looked in the direction of the forest, and soon, he saw three black shadows flying out of it.

The situation is not good! ……，