A cold wind blows, and winter is undoubtedly the coldest climate for the Southern Continent, and few people are willing to trek unless necessary. Even if the sun is shining on a sunny day, it still can't dispel the cold in the cold winter.

Located in the marquisate of the Finlistine family, the southern part of the territory has a large mountain range that runs through both realms.

Although it is a mountainous and forested area, because the terrain structure is relatively simple, it is not suitable for use as a training and combat site for the gray wolf blade, so naturally few people come. Of course, there are a lot of problems in this mountain range, it is said that the activity of demonic beasts is extremely high, but because the entire mountain range crosses two and a half territories, it has also become a three-and-a-half area, and over time it has become the legendary land of black smoke and miasma - not only demonic beasts are entrenched here, but also many bandits are also entrenched here.

But today, this part of the mountain range, which is part of the Finlistine family's territory, has ushered in a very unusual day.

A large number of soldiers searched the mountains and forests in a dispersed manner, and a private soldier belonging to the Finlistin family could be seen searching along the way almost every dozen meters or so.

The clothing of these soldiers is not the uniform of the Gray Wolf Blade, but the clothing of the more subordinate troops, which can be regarded as the permanent garrison of the Finlistin Clan.

Several garrisons near the mountains have all been mobilized, and the combined strength is almost two thousand men. Naturally, this number could not be the standing strength of the entire Marquis of the Finlistine family, but one fifth was probably still counted, and the other four fifths had already received orders from Fort Finlistine at this time. It's coming in a steady stream.

At this time, it is located somewhere in this mountain forest. Three men with a strong aura were standing in front of several corpses.

Except for one of these corpses, which was directly turned into charcoal, two of the other three were killed in a crisp and neat way. Only one corpse, which seemed to be more unlucky, died a more tragic death: not only was it beheaded, but the entire head was cut in half, which looked quite disgusting.

These four corpses are naturally the team that blocked Sean and Cecilia before. And the three men standing next to him exuding the aura of a strong man are naturally the reinforcements that this team is responsible for contacting.

Unfortunately, they didn't hold out until their own strong men came to their aid, and they all fell under Sean's sword and Cecilia's fire magic.

The strong bloody gas lingers here.

And a little farther away, there was a hideous-looking magical beast. It seems to be attracted by the bloody gas. It's just that this demonic beast hasn't been able to eat for a while, and it has already been solved by the three powerhouses who rushed here.

A strong man squatted on the ground, stretched out his hand and gently touched the blood stains all over the ground, and then said, "The blood is still hot, and the battle should have ended three minutes ago." ”

"Three minutes ago?" The other powerhouse frowned slightly, and his tone was a little incredulous, "We received the signal a few minutes ago?" ”

"Three minutes ago." The third strong man took over, and although his tone was calm, his face looked very solemn. "In other words, these people sent out an alarm message as soon as they discovered the Duke of the Void, but they were still killed by the Duke of the Void in a single flash?"

The last sentence was asked by the strong man who was squatting on the ground, and I saw him slowly get up. Then he nodded and said, "That's all I can say." ”

The strong man standing on the right side with two slashing blades on his waist glanced around at what could probably be called a battlefield, and his slightly frown became tighter. The tone also changed from disbelief to a slight shock: "Two veteran samurai with rich combat experience, plus a strong archer and a tracker's long-range cooperation. I couldn't even hold out for three minutes, and I was completely killed in a flash. How strong is that Void Duke? ”

"I don't know how strong it is, but if we treat him as an ordinary subordinate gold, then we will also likely suffer a big loss." A strong man dressed in light armor, but carrying a huge knight's spear with an exaggerated shape, said in a deep voice, his face was still solemn, but his tone was no longer calm, "I heard that Northton died, and he died a miserable death. And the companion who was responsible for intercepting was also a guest powerhouse of the Sebarox family, who was also killed in battle. ”

"Northton? Which Northton? The strong man with the double blade on his waist turned his head and asked.

The strong man with his hair a little messy, but his eyes were extremely sharp, shook it and his hands were still stained with blood, and then he sneered and said, "Are there many Northtons who are qualified to be mentioned from our mouths?" ”

"That Northton on the dark side of Ryan, one of the three famous powerhouses under the command of Black Hawk." The man with a huge riding spear took over softly.

"The Shadow Grim Reaper?" The strong man wearing the double blade, his face had already turned into horror, and his expression was like seeing a ghost, "Isn't he the one who claims to have a 100% mission completion rate in Ryan's dark side?" It's going to miss ......."

"And the cost of missing out is high." The man with a huge mounted spear shook his head slightly, "It was precisely because the news of the death of Northton and the guest secretary of the Sebarox family spread that the above decided to use this diversion tactic to besiege instead. …… However, judging from the current situation, it is obvious that a team of only four people will not be able to intercept that lord, which is simply sending him to death. ”

"What about the Black Hawk? What about the Dark Side Juggernaut of Ryan? ”

"I'm wounded." The man with extremely sharp eyes removed the bow and arrow from his back, as if adjusting the bowstring, and his attitude was completely self-defeating.

"Wounded?" The face of the man with the double blade on his waist became even more ugly.

"It's hard to say whether he was injured or not, but there are indeed traces of Black Hawk's battle on the battlefield environment, but no trace of Black Hawk was found on the battlefield, and of course no trace of the lord was found. …… When the War Ghost Lord passed the news back, the people above had speculated that Black Hawk and the lord might be in a lose-lose situation. "The man with the huge mounted spear seems to be the captain of this squad, and every time he speaks, he can always intersperse the moment when the powder keg of the other two strong men is about to be exploded," but for now. The above people's guesses were probably wrong. …… If the lord was wounded, it would not be possible to deal with the four of them with just one face. ”

"Where is Lord War Ghost now?" The man with the double blade asked in a deep voice.

"It seems that the search for the whereabouts of Black Hawk is underway." The man with the mounted gun sighed. Said helplessly, "It's the current situation." You should also know that the three of us belong to three different families, and the most important thing about this action is that we all have to work together with each other, if we can't trust each other, then even if the three of us meet that lord, I'm afraid the end will not be good. ”

Hearing the man with the spear in his hand speak, the other two powerhouses from two different families glanced at each other, although they didn't say anything like a-for-tat again, but the atmosphere between them was a little more harmonious.

These three powerhouses. Not one of them is from the Finlistin family, but from three different nobles, although they are all high-ranking golden powerhouses, but after all, there are still some differences in strength, so in addition to the man with a huge riding spear who has a relatively mild personality and the strength of the three, the other two strong men with similar strength naturally look at each other a little unpleasantly.

The small quarrels and ridicule along the way have not stopped, but they have always remained in a small situation.

It was only at this time, after seeing these four corpses, that this contradiction faintly escalated. Of course. The main reason for this situation was that Sean simply and neatly killed the absolute strength brought by the four lower golden powerhouses, which deeply shocked them and made them feel a little frightened. That's why there is this-for-tat confrontation that can't wait to vent your inner emotions.

But this kind of behavior is naturally very dangerous for a squad that is already unfamiliar.

Therefore. The man with a huge rifle who served as the temporary captain would speak to reassure the two of them, and at the same time, he could be regarded as an open and frank persuasion. Luckily. The other two powerhouses are not stupid, they also know the gravity of the situation at the moment. Therefore, he quickly packed up his mentality and restored the posture and courage that a strong man should have, after all, no one who can become a high-ranking golden powerhouse is a fool.

Taking a deep breath, the sharp-eyed man's expression softened slightly, and he put the longbow back on his back before he spoke, "I have a piece of news that needs to be shared, which will help us form a more intuitive impression of the lord's specific strength. ”

The other two companions looked at the strong man.

The atmosphere was not the silent suffocation that it had before, but it showed a bit of relaxation that was incompatible with the current environment.

"About the Void Duke's followers." The man spoke, "After dividing them according to the battle plan last night, one of the teams in charge of chasing those followers was composed of members of our Dovigo family, and even the young master of Dovigo Jr. was involved. But...... They didn't find any trace of those followers, and it was the Finlistin family that did find the traces of those followers. ”

Speaking of this, this strong man also showed a rare look of fear: "That team is composed of Panrose and Donkey Kong......"

"The Immortal Spear of the Finlistin Family and Donkey Kong? Aren't these the five powerhouses of the Finlistin family? ”

Immortal Spear. Penrose and Donkey Kong are both well-known powerhouses in the aristocratic circle of the Duchy of Lane before.

The former's spear skills are not to say that they are the best in the entire Duchy of Lane, but at least it is not a problem to rank in the top three among all the powerhouses who make guns in the entire Principality of Lane, of course, the so-called top three rankings of such a strong person are actually not important, because the contest between them is likely to end up dead because of a mistake in a small detail. And the reason why Penrose is called the Immortal Spear is because he has only one defeat in the battle record so far, and the record of that defeat is left by the Gun Sanctuary of the Millennium Covenant Empire, which can be said to be glorious despite defeat.

As for the latter Donkey Kong, this person is born with divine power, and his endurance is also quite good, and few opponents in the same realm can beat him, after all, even if it is a physical war of attrition, it will be able to consume him. However, when he really broke into the aristocratic circle and became a well-known strong figure. Or in the assault war in the Hermes Mountains, he single-handedly blocked a reorganized mountain army of the Kingdom of Hales.

These two people. It is the five powerhouses of the Fenlistin family on the same level as the War Ghost, Ferns, and Robnahn, and it is also the strongest combat power of the entire Fenlistin family. It can be said that the Fenlistin family was able to sit firmly on the surface of eight of the twelve seats of the upper nobles during the Duchy of Lane. In fact, it can be ranked in the top five, which comes from the strong personal strength of these five people.

"He is a well-known powerhouse of the Finlistin family." The man with the longbow sighed, "But both of them have already died. …… Although it is the weakest of the five powerhouses of the Finlistin family, which side do you think is stronger compared to us? ”

"If it's Penrose, then I still have some chance of winning, after all, he is only keen on marksmanship, but if he is more skilled in combat with marksmanship. There is still hope of victory. After thinking about it seriously, the strong man with the double blades said in a deep voice, his tone was not arrogant or impatient, it was obvious that he really thought so, "But if I face Donkey Kong, I don't think I have a chance to win." …… There won't be a single thing. ”

"I think so too." The other powerhouse also nodded, indicating that he agreed with the statement of the double-edged powerhouse.

Although in the Finlistin family's internal powerhouse rankings, Penrose is ranked higher than Donkey Kong, but in actual combat. Many powerful men during the Duchy of Lane would rather face Penrose than Donkey Kong. Because Donkey Kong is in that kind of actual combat situation of life and death, his combat power will be infinitely magnified, after all, the two natural advantages of strength and endurance are enough to crush many people.

"But both of them died." Looking at the two companions who were thinking seriously. The sharp-eyed man told a truth that could be called cruel to the two of them, "And not only these two people, but even an entire formation of gray wolf blades were completely wiped out. …… And the cause of all this. It was the three followers of the Duke of the Void. ”

"Phew!" The other two powerhouses gasped.

"According to the assessment, the personal strength of that new Valkyrie. I'm afraid it's infinitely close to the Sanctuary. "As if he didn't think the news was strong enough, the man dropped another bombshell." So not long ago, I received an urgent magic communication from the family side, telling me not to fight hard with each other if I meet these people, if I can track them, then follow them, and once I find that the other party has murderous intent, then I must stay away from the Valkyrie as soon as possible. ”

Hearing this, the other two powerhouses also turned a little pale.

In fact, in the Duchy of Lane, except for a few families with strong backgrounds, no noble family has so many golden powerhouses. If it weren't for the annexation of the Dabiang Kingdom this time, and the fact that the country also received those wandering powerhouses and guests who survived after the collapse of the family, then even if it was an old marquis and nobleman like the Shabo family and the Evans family, the number of high-ranking golden powerhouses was only seven or eight.

Although on the surface, Ryan, who has now been upgraded to a kingdom, already has many high-ranking gold powerhouses, but in fact, even those gold powerhouses who have no liquidity and no family affiliation, they are only worth just over two hundred, which is not much for a country that is already the size of a second-class kingdom. If you don't count the gold powerhouses without families, all the gold powerhouses of the major noble families are all combined, which is about one hundred or fifty, and this number is scattered among the dozens of large and small nobles in the Ryan Kingdom today, and the average family is only one and a half.

This number looks very pitiful.

Of course, this is still that Ryan has not completely digested the essence of the Dabion Kingdom, as long as there is some more time to develop, then with Ryan's current kingdom pattern, the number of real high-ranking golden powerhouses may be doubled. But at present, Ryan lacks enough time, so the two old kingdoms of the Hales Kingdom and the Fascist Kingdom dare to provoke and test Ryan now.

It is precisely because of this that those families whose background and strength are not as strong as the Finlistin family are, of course, to preserve their strength as much as possible.

It is also a matter of course that he will order the golden powerhouse of his family to save his life.

"To be able to have such a follower, I don't think he is as simple as the information that the Finlistine family gave us before." The man with the longbow said in a deep voice, "And. According to last night and now......" The man casually pointed to several corpses around him before continuing: "...... situation. I think we have to be cautious even when facing that Void Duke. Kill Northton and fight off Black Hawk. It is even said that he killed a Blood Viscount before, and I think we need to re-evaluate and treat this strength. ”

The other two strong men glanced at each other, and then the man with a huge riding spear nodded slightly: "I agree." ”

But at this moment, a faint and rapid beep suddenly sounded.

The man with the huge mounted spear was stunned for a moment, and then immediately took out a magic chip-like object and inserted it into a small metal box that he carried with him - this metal was somewhat like a pocket watch, but it was significantly larger than a pocket watch, but judging by the weight of the strong man's hand, it was probably lighter than a pocket watch. And when this magic chip is inserted into this metal box. The metal box soon glowed with a special magical luster, as if the entire metal box had been magically activated, and then the strong man put the small metal box into his ear.

This small metal box is a magical communication device developed by the Magic Guild.

The man with a huge riding spear had only been holding this magic communication device to his ear for a few seconds, and his face changed slightly: "What's the matter?" …… I know...... We rushed over immediately. …… I know. ”

After a few moments, the strong man lowered his right hand holding the magic communication device, and at the same time took out the magic chip inserted in the groove inside. However, the color of this magic chip can be clearly seen to have faded a little, and it is obvious that just this one or two minutes of communication consumes a lot of mana. In this case, it would take about another five or six minutes of communication for the magic chip to turn into powder completely.

"What's going on?" The strong man with two blades on his waist asked eagerly.

"Another patrol has ......encountered the Duke of the Void," the man with the giant rifle seemed to tremble.

"Annihilated again?" It was the sharp-eyed bow-wielding man who answered.

"It's not clear." The man with the huge mounted spear shook his head. Then he spoke, "This is the news from ten seconds ago, and the logistics department has asked us to rush over as quickly as possible. …… Determine from the location of the destination. It took us about five minutes to get there, and the two nearby special forces were also heading towards our destination. If we were nine or even ten people combined, we would be able to defeat that Void Duke, right? ”

The other two looked at each other. They didn't speak, because they seemed to have lost that faith completely.

"No matter what, let's rush over first, we can't let the blood of our comrades be shed in vain!" Seeing that the two companions did not speak, the man with a huge riding spear took a deep breath and ordered with a strong spirit, "There has been news from the logistics department just now, Master Ferns of the Finlistin family has also come out of Fenlistine Castle, our chances of winning are still very good, after all, Lord Ferns is not far from the realm of the Sanctuary." ”

"That's great news." The man with the longbow showed a smile on his face, but whether the smile was sincere or fake, it was unknown, "You guys rush over first, there are a few key parts of this monster that I want to deal with, and it will also be of some help to me in the battle situation later." ”

"Alright, you can catch up as soon as possible." The man with the huge rifle glanced at the companion, and he keenly noticed that the man's right hand trembled slightly, so he reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and did not say anything more, but turned around and quickly left with the companion with a double blade on his waist.

After seeing these two people completely out of sight, the man who had been trembling with his hands before and seemed to be a little frightened seemed to be a different person in an instant, not only his hands were no longer trembling, but even his expression became unusually calm. He just glanced at the direction in which the man with the huge mounted spear and the man with the double blade at his waist had left, and then he decisively turned around and walked towards the fallen demonic beast behind him, as if he really dismembered the demonic beast completely as he said, and then removed a few of the key parts that seemed to be more valuable, and then carefully put them away.

But after doing all this, he did not immediately get up and catch up with his companion, but walked behind a relatively hidden bush and wiped it with his hands stained with the blood of the beast. When he did this, his expression was extremely calm, showing no mood swings, and the leaves he used to wipe were unusually messy, as if he was really just trying to wipe the blood off his hands.

However, this man obviously has a large water bag on his body, and if he pours a little water out to wash it, he should be able to wash his hands faster than wiping it like this, and it will not make his hands feel strange.

But what did the man think, anyway, after a little processing of the blood stains on his hands, the man turned around and chased in the direction where his former companion had left.

I don't know how long later, when the aura of the strong man emanating from this mountain forest finally gradually disappeared, and the sound of insects and birds resumed again, a soldier wearing the uniform of the Fenlistin family garrison finally appeared here. He first checked his surroundings before turning his head to look at the place where the strong man before reached out to wipe the blood, and he stood quietly in front of the bush for a few seconds before nodding slightly.

"Did the Finlistine family Ferns and the War Ghost be dispatched? …… Looks like the Fenlistin family is running out of cards. (To be continued......)

PS: I always feel like I didn't say anything today, and I'm sorry I wrote this chapter so much fun. …… Well, anyway, I'm very satisfied with this chapter, and the suspense at the end is so satisfying.