Rocot: Reborn

"Hey, are you leading the right way?" Aurelia looked around. The dense forest blocked out the sun, and only a few rays of sunlight shone through the gaps between the branches. The air was filled with the smell of dampness and decay. "This damn place is really terrible."

"Don't worry, my lady. I know what I'm doing." Thrand replied without turning his head. His steps were steady, as if he knew this forest well. "If you want to stay alive, you'd better follow me closely."

Rocot walked in the middle of the team without saying a word, his eyes vigilantly scanning the surrounding environment. After being reborn, he knew that in this dangerous world, caution is the kingly way to survive. Although Thrand's appearance was timely, Rocot did not completely believe him. A guy who claimed to be the "Guardian of the Shadow Kingdom" suddenly appeared on the battlefield and saved them. No matter how you think about it, there is a hint of weirdness in it.

"Who is this common enemy you're talking about?" Rocot finally couldn't help but ask.

"Humph, a bunch of lunatics who claim to be gods." Thrand said coldly, "They want to control the world and trample underfoot all those who do not submit to them."

"Control the world? That's really arrogant." Aurelia sneered, "Just them?"

"Don't underestimate them, little girl." Thrand stopped and turned to look at Aurelia with a warning in his eyes. "The power they possess is far beyond your imagination."

Rocot noticed that when Thrand mentioned "them", there was a hint of hatred in his tone that was hard to conceal. It seemed that there was a lot of story between this "Guardian of the Shadow Realm" and those so-called "Gods".

"Listen, Thrand." Rocot stepped forward and looked Thrand in the eye. "I know you saved us, but there is clearly a lack of trust between us. If you want us to join forces with you, you should at least be honest with us."

Thrand remained silent, as if he was weighing something. After a long while, he slowly spoke: "I can tell you something, but now is not the time. When we are in a safe place, I will tell you everything."

"A safe place?" Aurelia raised her eyebrows. "Are you planning to take us back to your lair? I warn you, I have no interest in such a gloomy place."

"Don't worry, my lady. I'm not that bored." The corner of Serand's mouth curled up into a sneer. "When we get there, you will understand."

He continued walking forward, leaving Rocot and Aurelia staring at each other.

"Hey, do you really want to believe him?" Aurelia asked in a low voice, "I always feel that this guy is a little unreliable."

"Do we have any other choice now?" Roccod asked. "Besides, I want to see what he is up to."

After saying that, he quickly caught up with Thrande. Aurelia sighed helplessly and had to follow him.

They continued to walk through the forest, the trees around them grew taller and taller, and the light became dimmer and dimmer. At this moment, Roccod suddenly felt a strong energy wave coming from the front. He stopped abruptly, grabbed Aurelia, and protected her behind him.

"What's wrong?" Aurelia was startled and asked in a low voice.

"Shh..." Rocot motioned for her to be quiet, then turned to look at Thrand, "What's ahead?"

Thrand didn't say anything, but smiled slightly, with a dangerous light flashing in his eyes. He slowly raised his hand, pointed forward, and whispered, "Welcome to my hunting ground."

As Thrande finished his words, the surrounding trees seemed to come alive. The thick branches twisted and stretched towards them, and vines sprang up from the ground like poisonous snakes, weaving into an impenetrable web that trapped them.

"Damn it! What the hell is this place?!" Aurelia cursed, drew out the energy blade at her waist, and looked around vigilantly, "Could this old guy be using us as bait?"

"It seems that our 'Guardian' has a lot of secrets hidden from us." Rocot sneered and condensed a ball of shadow energy in his hand, ready to deal with any emergency at any time.

"Don't be nervous, both of you." Thrand still maintained that annoying smile, "This is just a small test. If you can't even handle this little trouble, then our future cooperation will be..."

Before he could finish his words, a thick branch came crashing down on him with a whistling sound. The smile on Thrand's face froze instantly, and he dodged to the side in a panic, barely avoiding the attack.

"Oh my god! Are you serious?!" Seeing this, Aurelia stopped talking nonsense and wielded the energy blade, rushing into the vines and fighting with those crazy plants. She was agile and wielded the energy blade, flashing cold light and cutting off the vines.

Roccod was calmer. He did not rush to attack, but carefully observed the surrounding environment, trying to find the weaknesses of these plants. Soon, he found that although the attacks of these plants were fierce, they all seemed to come from one direction. He looked in that direction and saw a vague figure under a huge ancient tree, emitting strange energy fluctuations.

"I found you." A sneer appeared on Rocot's lips. His figure flashed and turned into a shadow, rushing towards the ancient tree.

"Don't be impulsive, kid!" Seeing this, Serand's face changed slightly and he reminded loudly, "That is..."

Before he could finish his words, Rocot had already rushed to the ancient tree and punched the blurry figure without hesitation.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the ancient tree shook violently, and the surrounding plants stopped attacking, as if they had lost control.

"Ahem..."

A weak voice came from under the ancient tree. Roccod looked closely and saw a girl covered in blood, leaning weakly against the roots of the tree.

"Who are you?" Rocot asked, frowning.

The girl raised her head, revealing a pair of eyes full of fear and pleading, and said intermittently: "Save...save me..."

"Save you?" Roccod raised his eyebrows, with a hint of amusement in his tone, "Why should I save you?" The girl obviously didn't expect him to say that. Her pleading eyes dimmed instantly, but she still struggled to say, "I... I know a secret, a secret about... about Thrand..."

Hearing the word "Thrand", Locot's eyes moved slightly. He turned to look at Thrand, but saw that the other party still had that annoying smile on his face, as if he didn't care about the girl's words at all.

"Oh? A secret?" Roccod retracted his gaze and looked at the girl again, with a playful smile on his face. "Tell me, is your secret worth me saving your life?"

The girl bit her lip and hesitated for a moment before she whispered, "I...I accidentally discovered a secret base in Thrand, where...there are many...many girls like me imprisoned..."

"A girl like you?" Aurelia interrupted. "What do you mean?"

The girl looked at Aurelia timidly and whispered, "We...we were all captured by Thrand. He...he used us..."

At this point, the girl's voice became quieter and quieter, until it was almost inaudible.

"What are you for?" Aurelia demanded, with a hint of anger in her tone.

The girl raised her head, a trace of fear flashed in her eyes. She looked at Locot, then at Thrand, but in the end she didn't have the courage to speak out.

"It seems that our 'Guardian' is really a hypocritical hypocrite." Rocot sneered, his tone full of sarcasm.

The smile on Thrand's face finally disappeared. He looked at Rokod coldly, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes: "Boy, do you know what you are talking about?"

"Of course I know." Rocot looked at him fearlessly. "Why? Are you angry because I said it right?"

"You..." Serand was extremely angry. Suddenly, a dazzling ball of lightning appeared in his hand. The powerful energy fluctuations made the surrounding air distorted.

"What? You want to fight?" Rocot was not afraid at all. He condensed a ball of shadow energy in his hand, ready to fight at any time.

"Enough!" Aurelia suddenly stood between the two of them, glaring at Thrand, "Thrand, you'd better give us an explanation! Otherwise..."

"What else?" Thrand snorted coldly, "Just you guys?"

"Just this!" Aurelia raised her hand suddenly, and an exquisite ring flashed dangerously on her slender finger.

"Interstellar Alliance..." When Serand saw the ring, his face suddenly changed.