The cold wind was blowing, bringing a little chill to the land. However, the smell of blood in the air also made these cold feelings extraordinarily permeating, and it was almost a kind of fear that went straight to the depths of the soul.

In the mountains and forests, there are several corpses lying horizontally.

These corpses all have a common feature, that is, there is only one wound on the whole body, but this wound is fatal enough for the condition of these corpses before their death, which may be the main reason why these guys lying on the ground will become corpses.

A little further away, the mountain begins to slope downhill, creating a downhill slope.

The two figures are continuing to move forward with the help of the shadows of the trees in the mountain forest.

That's Sean and Cecilia.

After dealing with a containment harassment team earlier today, Sean and the others soon encountered a second search team. Compared to the first search team, this second search team is made up of pure soldiers, not a team of strong people - in fact, with the current kingdom of Lane, it is impossible to make up so many strong people.

It has only been six generations since the founding of the Lane Nation, and even if you add the war that lasted for a whole generation before the founding of the Nation, it will not exceed seven generations. So for the Miracle Continent, the Kingdom of Ryan is a very young country. Her history has been overshadowed by the great shadow of the thousand-year-old Covenant Empire for two whole generations, so she lacks enough nutrition to develop and grow, which is probably the real reason why the country lacks enough heritage.

It is precisely because of these various reasons that it led to Ryan even annexing Dabiang. Nor can it be digested immediately, transforming the remnants of Dabion's power into instant combat power. Therefore, the various overstretched views shown at this time have become a kind of helplessness, even if the real core members of the Sene aristocratic faction have all contributed one after another. However, they still lack enough strong men to use.

Of course, even if there are enough strong men, they will not all be thrown into what can almost be described as a civil war.

Except for the Finlistin family.

In this territory belonging to the Finlistine family, they have already suffered extremely heavy losses. This loss has made it imperative for them to desperately achieve this victory, or all their efforts so far will be in vain - or their consumption will never be compensated. Therefore, in the choice of the table to continue to bet and bear the loss alone, they finally began to invest more manpower and material resources like a gambler who loses red eyes.

Thirteen soldiers.

This number is for wars that can often be tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands. It's just a trivial loss. Even the corpses of the thirteen soldiers were nowhere near as valuable as any of the four lower-ranking golden powerhouses that Sean had dealt with earlier, at least in this world where strength was respected, and anyone who had no strength was to those who held real power. It's just a set of numbers, cannon fodder.

That's all.

But the death of these thirteen soldiers, for Sean, made him discover more things.

Extremely professional and targeted planning and level.

"We're going to get more troublesome going on." Walking downhill, Sean sighed helplessly. Then he spoke. "The other side began to use the tactics of cannon fodder in the sea of people. Although these soldiers do not pose any threat to us, not even a nuisance, their real value lies in the endless consumption of our physical strength, so that we do not have enough time to rest, and eventually ......"

"Like a turtle in an urn because of the exhaustion of physical strength." Cecilia took Sean's words, "So from now on, are we going to try to save as much energy as possible?" ”

"It's best if you don't fight." Sean sighed, "But I have a special way to replenish my strength. I'm more worried about you. …… If you run out of mana. I'm afraid it's going to be a lot of trouble. ”

Hearing Sean's words, Cecilia fell silent.

As far as a magician is concerned. The after-effects of running out of mana are terrifying. If the consciousness can still remain awake, then it is an extremely severe headache, in this case few magicians can enter the meditative state, and if they cannot enter the meditative state, then they will not be able to recover the magic at all, and the result of losing the magic spirit can not be recovered is that the headache is worse, and the result of such a vicious circle is why many magicians will go crazy after overloading the mana.

"I also have two Sobering Fountain and a Soul Tranquility Elixir." Cecilia checked the small package she was carrying, and then spoke, "It's enough for first aid." …… Even if it's a fierce battle like last night, you can do it again. ”

These few potions are still before and Kazes. Prince Hodgdi's loot recovered from his palace after the First World War. This elixir, which is very precious to magicians, is rarely used by magicians unless it is necessary, so Cecilia has always kept it. After all, for the people of the Southern Continent, the profession of magician is still not as common as that of the Northern Continent, at least it is still more precious.

And Sean is also very clear about this.

"But then you'll be completely depleted of your mana, and even with the Soul Tranquilizer, you'll need at least two hours of meditation to get back to the level of basic activity." Sean looked at Cecilia, who couldn't help but bow his head, they were already very clear about each other's professional habits, so they couldn't hide anything from each other, "If you don't have to, you don't want to make a move, and I really need someone to help protect Shephaneo, otherwise if she succeeds in a sneak attack, then all our efforts will be in vain." ”

"Hmm." Cecilia nodded lightly and didn't say anything more, but the strong desire for strength in her heart was no less than Sean at this time.

She has been stuck in the Golden Realm for a while, although this may be a barrier that many strong people cannot cross for a lifetime. But Cecilia knew very well that she was only half a step away from stepping into the Sanctuary. Although mages and warriors are different paths to the same origin in breaking through the limitations of the Sanctuary barriers, there are actually some differences. For example, warriors need to use fighting energy to strengthen their bodies, while mages need to use magic to baptize.

Cecilia's mana has accumulated to a considerable level, but it is still a little short of baptism. It's just that the reason for this gap is not that she doesn't work hard, but that she hasn't had time to calm down and concentrate on cultivation since the start of the national war between Ryan and Dabiang.

"I don't know what happened to Marshmallow." Cecilia said softly.

"That little guy is much more shrewd than you think, it was in the chaos of the time with Blackstone, and with Rena with them, that brute will be fine." Sean chuckled and comforted Cecilia. "But that guy has been so useless. …… It just so happens that I extorted a lot of things from the Chamber of Commerce Alliance this time, and I'll take it and feed it when I get back, according to its mother. It should be able to complete an evolution, and I will feel more at ease with it when the time comes. ”

"You're leaving?" Cecilia was keenly aware of the subtext of Sean's words.

"There are a few things that you have to take time to run." Sean smiled, "But then." Maybe the magical network covering the entire continent has been built. So it should be a lot easier. …… But let's talk about these things then, and for now, let's find a way to solve the problem at hand. ”

"I don't think they're going to let us go so easily." Since Sean didn't want to ask these questions, Cecilia was smart not to ask, "The longer we stay on this mountain, the more it will be against us, because our space for activity will be smaller and smaller." …… And all of their soldiers are already equipped with magical warning devices, so if our tracks are revealed. Then the enemy will also know our path of movement. ”

"Magic alarm device?" Sean was stunned for a moment, "What's that?" ”

"An improvised magic item. Because the production process is simple, it can be produced and invested in large quantities, which is a simplified version of the magic communication device, but it can only send alarms at fixed points, and cannot achieve real-time communication. Cecilia explained, "This kind of thing is usually deployed by the troops in charge of border defense. In the past, because of the financial problems of our territory, we tended to improve and strengthen the equipment in terms of militarized forces, and there was no extra money to equip these, of course, William and Neil also thought that they were not needed. ”

"So it's been revealed that we killed this patrol?"

"I've felt slight signs of mana fluctuations before, probably revealing the location." Cecilia spoke, "That's why I urged you to leave. ”

"Why didn't you tell me sooner." Sean said helplessly.

"I told you, but you completely ignored me at that time." Cecilia looked at Sean with a look more helpless than Sean.

"Uh......" Sean thought for a moment, the situation did make him a little anxious, so much so that he didn't have time to hear what Cecilia was saying, "And how fast is the message of this alarm device?" ”

It's just that before Secilia could reply, he had already stopped going down the mountain, and placed his left hand in front of Cecilia, stopping her from moving on.

"Well, I now know how fast this thing's messaging time." Sean sighed, "I really don't like something, just what happens." …… A few of you, since you're in charge of blocking the way, then don't hide, do you think I'll be fooled by such an obvious trap? ”

There was silence.

After waiting for a few seconds, Sean sighed helplessly, then turned his head to look at Cecilia: "Do you mind a forest fire?" ”

"I don't mind at all." Cecilia smiled slightly, and when her left hand was stretched out, a dark red flame appeared on the palm of her hand, and the heat emitted from it surprised even Sean, who was standing beside Cecilia. And perhaps because she felt Sean's surprise, Cecilia explained with a smile: "The flames of the eighteen flames condensed, let alone the forest fire, are more than enough to burn this mountain." ”

As soon as Cecilia's words fell, a sharp whistle broke through the air.

But faster than the sound, a black light swept through the air in an arc, knocking down an arrow.

It was the afterimage of the sword light formed by Sean's rapid swing of the sword.

"I really can't figure it out......"

A red glow brushed past Sean's side, leaving a faint spark in the air.

“…… Why are there so many ......?"

Red Glows falls into the spot where the arrow came from.

“…… ...... of the sneak attackers"

A violent roaring explosion sounded the moment the red glow fell into the trees.

“…… I always feel ...... with a bow and arrow."

The flames that soared into the sky instantly burst out of the trees and erupted in a sputtering form.

“…… You will definitely be able to solve the goal. ”

Sean, who was holding the Black King, finally finished the sentence he wanted to say at this time.

It's just that a large area around it has been completely caught in the sea of fire, judging from this magical power, no matter who the person hiding in the bushes just now is, even if he has the strength of the lower gold, he will definitely be buried in this sea of fire. This is not to say that the opponent's speed is not good, but even if his reaction is fast, even if he immediately flees after shooting that arrow, it is completely useless.

Because the incendiary explosion range of Cecilia's fire bomb has been far beyond Sean's imagination - even a person as experienced as Sean can't imagine the scope of this fire bomb, and with the imagination of the stupid warriors of the Ryan nobles, it is naturally impossible to figure out how large this range is.

Sean swallowed for a moment, then turned his head to look at Cecilia and said softly, "New magic? ”

"Recently, after awakening the power of the bloodline, there are suddenly a lot more things in my mind." Cecilia stuck out her tongue, obviously confused, "In the depths of my memory, Solomon's explosion should not be so powerful. …… To be precise, it should only be one-fifth of the current power, because this is only a fourth-level magic, or almost a quasi-fifth-level magic. ”

"Bloodline Awakening, especially the quasi-fifth-level magic power that has a major bonus effect on your fire-type magic power, and the standard quasi-fifth-level magic power of the ordinary magician guild, there is a world of difference." Sean said with a headache on his face, "And you've also mixed in the Eighteen Flames...... You should know that it's the equivalent of standard quasi-ninth-level magic. …… This Solomon Burst in your hand has almost the power of standard seventh-level magic. ”

"Again...... A little higher. Cecilia stretched out the index finger and thumb of her right hand and gently gestured for a small space.

It's just that this small space is not as simple as "a little bit" in Sean's opinion.

"I think we should leave immediately, causing such a big commotion, I'm sure everyone will rush here." Sean sighed helplessly, "I just hope that our neighborhood won't be so coincidental now, there happens to be a team of several strong people." Otherwise, we're going to be in trouble. ”

Following behind Sean and quickly running towards the foot of the mountain, Cecilia waved his hand at the same time, accelerating the spread and burning range of this sea of fire. It's just that in this somewhat hurried situation, Cecilia suddenly laughed a little cheerfully.

"What are you laughing at?"

"It's just that I suddenly remembered that a few years ago, when I first went to a small village with you to solve the undead riot, I seemed to make a lot of noise like this." Cecilia said with a smile on her face, "I suddenly miss that time." ”

"Years ago." Sean also suddenly chuckled a little nostalgic, "At that time, you didn't have any actual combat experience at all, you were still scared to run around when dealing with those walking corpses, and then when you dealt with that black warrior, you were also in a hurry." …… However, I do miss those days a little. (To be continued......)