By the time Alan climbed halfway up a mountainside, it was already dawn. The soft morning light spreads down, leaving a contrasting light and shadow beneath the mountains.

The farther north the Twilight Continent goes, the more mountainous areas become, and the temperature drops gradually. Most of the creatures living here are cold-blooded, hardy breeds. These creatures are so stoic that they can lie dormant in the soil for days without moving, until prey appears, then they burst out and eat. At this moment, Alan just squatted down, and his heart moved. Suddenly he turned around, and the flaming pistol was raised, and a source bullet blasted out behind him.

The inactive source bullet slammed into a black shadow that flashed out of the cavern, and the bullet exploded into a cloud of flames. The high-temperature flames were slightly sticky, sticking to the black shadow and burning it. As a result, the strange creature like a thick tree trunk fell to the ground, and the heat and flames were still fatal to ordinary creatures, especially the source force bullet excited by the blazing flame, which itself could reach a high heat of more than 1,000 degrees.

Even without the spread range of the Blazing Bullet and the 2,000-degree heat, it was deadly enough for the creature at the moment. It writhed a few times, then completely lost its breath, and the flames faded out, revealing its true face. It looks a bit like a giant leech, but the skin is covered with a lot of rough textures, and the color is almost brown, which is somewhat deceptive. There are eyeballs scattered irregularly around the body, and the front end reveals a mouth full of nest teeth.

Its body is extremely elastic, and its bizarre muscle distribution allows it to have multiple power nodes and launch rapid surprises from hidden locations. Regardless of the bite force of its mouthparts, the impact of the ejection alone is enough to shatter a boulder. Ordinary creatures are hit by it with all their might, and even if they don't die, they will be seriously injured and broken, and the end will naturally be reduced to food.

In federal sources, the creature is referred to as the Giant Wood Worm because it resembles a dead tree when it is not moving. Giant wood worms usually hide in caves, and the last thing in this vast mountainous area is the caves. Those caves with strange shapes, large and small, are simply natural nests for Northland creatures. Some mountains even have intricate passages that connect the caves to create a unique labyrinth of mountains.

At the moment, Hubble is hiding in a natural cave not far away.

This is the third day since the attack of the Gorett family, and Alan and his two servants have traveled all the way north, and entered the mountains yesterday evening to get a chance to rest and recuperate. Hubble was badly wounded, but his recovery was just as fast. This is due to his deep foundation, and also the credit of his racial genes. With a physical recovery that is not inferior to Allen's two evolutions, Hubble's injuries today are at least seventy percent better, and he can already participate in the battle and have the opportunity to fight with all his might.

Looking at the direction of the road from afar, a feeling of contemplation like a mountain faintly pressed on Allen's heart. There was no need to go through the hints of the blood path, and Eren also knew that it was the feeling that Karin gave him. After chasing them for the past three days, Karin seemed to have made up her mind to kill Eren this time no matter what. She is like a lover who never leaves, always chasing after the tails of the three. The giantess is not known for her speed, and her huge body consumes more physical energy than Alan and them under the gravity of the planet, so until now, Karin can only maintain a tight bite, but has not been able to catch up with the three.

But Allen decided not to run away.

Three days of running in a straight line made him certain of one thing.

Main didn't follow.

For Allen, Main is the real enemy. Even Karin is dangerous as a Bloodline voter, but compared to Main, the danger is not on the same magnitude at all. Main represents the power that Allen is still insurmountable at the moment, which is the power of the upper layer of the pyramid of the source force system. Even though Main is probably only a marginal character at that level, for the current Alan, Main is too strong to defeat.

If it had been Main, Alan would have caught up with him as early as the day of the attack. But three days passed, and only Karin hung behind. Then it became clear that Main didn't follow. After discovering the traces of the Gorlett family that day, Alan informed the family camp, and Roddy transferred Ferding to support them. So Alan waited fearlessly for Toure to come to the door, and everything was under control. But he never thought that Main would put aside all scruples and come forward to snipe him.

If Karin hadn't intervened, maybe there would be nothing to do with Alan in this world now. After that, Alan put both Main and Karin together to induce them to fight. He took Belmode and the two out of the battlefield, intending to divert the most dangerous two. Judging from the current situation, when Fording arrived in time and forced Main away, only Karin caught up.

Karin is also powerful, but not strong enough to make people desperate. Alan has fought her several times, and already has a general idea of her strength. This giantess's combat power should be about the same as that of Segres, and on the Heavenly Star that day, Alan almost lost his life when he faced the full-strength Segres. However, now he has grown a lot, not to mention two servants. Hubble, in particular, has the strength to compete with Karin when he activates his killing stance.

The only thing to worry about is Karin's abilities.

The scene of the annihilation of the Red Fighters that day is still vivid, especially the regimental commander Kubang was mercilessly tortured and killed by Karin. At that time, Kupang's bones seemed to grow uncontrollably and wildly, twisting and deforming, and eventually turned into a sharp weapon to kill himself. Needless to say, it must have been Karin's masterpiece. Eren then tries to analyze Karin's abilities and comes to the conclusion that he must avoid being hurt by the giantess when facing her.

Her ability appears to be to manipulate the target's bones, alienate and deform them, and ultimately kill them from the inside by injuring them and delivering some kind of medium into them.

So the longer it drags on to deal with Karin's weird ability, the more disadvantageous it becomes. To take out her, you'll have to strike from a distance like Ferdin. But there were no snipers among the three, and they didn't have the strength of Fordin, so they couldn't deal a fatal blow to Karin. Then we have to use thunder means to pour out combat power in the shortest possible time to achieve the effect of quick victory.

In the end, Alan had to choose the latter.

So here he is, observing the terrain while countless combinations are constantly flowing through his mind and sifting through them one by one.

Time passed like this, and the pressure in her heart continued to increase, which meant that Karin was approaching. Allen, on the other hand, showed unprecedented calmness, focusing only on what he thought he should do. When the time came to nine o'clock, Eren chose a battlefield. At the same time, a course of action was also decided. Even if it doesn't look perfect, it's the best solution right now.

So Alan left the mountainside, leaving only the charred giant wood worm.

A moment later, a long, penetrating roar sounded in the rolling mountains. Hearing this long howl, Karin, who was striding forward, stopped. For three days in a row, almost non-stop long-distance running, Karin's face and body were already covered with a faint layer of ash. The snake-like ethereal purple hair also hung down, and their texture became heavy, no longer more public.

Karin let out a long breath and wiped the beads of sweat from her face. The towering chest was rising and falling, and the heart was beating like a bellows at full power. Karin is well aware of her form, and to be honest, she is not in good shape right now. The dark wound that Ferding had inflicted on her had healed at the end, and then she had another fight with Main three days earlier. Even though Karin was not injured in that battle, the collision with Main's power deepened the last few dark wounds.

In the past three days, Karin has not forgotten to rest. He could rest and recover at most part of his physical strength, but he never had the strength to recover those dark injuries. So they're getting worse, and Karin doesn't want to give up. But Eren was right in front of him, and if he missed this opportunity, Karin didn't know how long she would have to wait for another opportunity, and she didn't know if she could get it.

So she didn't give up.

At this time, I heard Allen's whistle, which was clearly trying to lead her to a duel. Karin snorted coldly, Allen's move was undoubtedly a provocation, and it was even more contemptuous of her.

She couldn't ignore it and was ready to fight.

Even if it's not perfect, so what? It's just three bugs, Karin thought.

It's a pity that Karin came a little late that day, and if she had seen Hubble attack with the Fury Gun a minute or two in the morning, Karin wouldn't have thought that now. But there is never an if, so Karin swept forward, deep into the mountains, and arrived at the battlefield designated by Allen.

Karin couldn't help but frown when she saw Alan. This is a long and narrow valley between two mountain ranges, the width of this canyon is only about 20 meters, the cliffs on both sides are high, the dangerous rocks are towering, and the caves of different sizes are irregularly distributed. The ground in the valley is uneven, with boulders scattered high and low, and occasionally one or two deep ravines across the ground, like the ugly scars of the earth.

For Karin, the battlefield obstacle that Eren designated was not ordinary. Especially for a creature of her size, there are many limitations. Karin stared for a moment, and after remembering the terrain in her head, she spat out two words from her mouth: "Superficial." ”

In her opinion, Eren intends to use the terrain to weaken his combat power. It's wise from a strategic point of view, but it also depends on who it is. If it were Karin, then Karin could have flattened these obstacles with her strong strength and stepped out of the valley belt for life. So such a terrain environment is meaningless.

If you want to say it, it's just a little more troublesome than in the plains.

Karin opened her lips and raised her voice, "So, this is the graveyard you chose?" ”

At the other end of the valley belt, Alan said indifferently: "Maybe it's yours." ”