Skeleton King

In the countless nights that followed, this scene became the nightmare of most knights of the Royal Guards and the entourage of the mission.

The big trees to the north of them were cut down at the same time, and countless cavalry rushed to them with grinning teeth and menacing spirits, wielding spears, broadswords, hammers, and various weapons...

But in the next second, the gentle wind in the forest seemed to be summoned by a demon, and countless weathered creatures turned into entities and formed ropes, binding the people in the Territory of Chaos together.Visible to the naked eye, countless light spots are flying from all directions, and for a moment, people even feel that the magic elements of the light attribute of the entire world have gathered here.They turned into huge beams of light and fell from the sky.

This beam of light just enveloped the people from the realm of chaos who were bound by the forbidden spell of the wind magician.

The light was so dazzling that the knights of the Royal Guards and the random members of the mission closed their eyes subconsciously.

When their eyes opened again, there was only a huge pit not far from them.This pit is so deep that you can't see the bottom at all; it's also so huge that there's nothing but mountains that you couldn't see in the distance before.

Those deafening shouts, those blades that were about to reach them, were gone.

Everyone shuddered.

It is not that the knights of the Royal Guards have never participated in wars. Every year, Sykes will send the knights of the Royal Guards to the battlefield of Purin to accept the baptism of blood and fire.

However, the two empires on the Purin battlefield will not use advanced magicians by default.If several magicians join forces to fight continuously for a year and a half, it is heading for the extinction of mankind.

The faith of many knights has even been shaken. The strength of mages is so powerful, what is the use of their cultivation?

The two mages were pale, and their expressions were a little cold, and the forbidden spell was not a small burden on the mages.Besides, there was no unbearable expression in the eyes of the two mages.

Magicians are like a group of monsters without sorrow or joy.

At this time, Sykes did not have time to do psychological training for the knights of the Royal Guards.

Growing up on the island with the most powerful people in this plane, no one knows better than Bix that everyone must cross this hurdle by themselves.

Sykes: "We won't stay in the Monster Forest tonight. Just leave."

Sikes did not ask Prince Bartholomew and Princess Fenfur for their opinion.The magic power of the two mages was almost exhausted, and they killed so many people in the Territory of Chaos, this matter could not be good.

If you don't leave the World of Warcraft Forest quickly at this time, and give the Territory of Chaos time to react, they may really not be able to leave.

Although Prince Bartholomew and Princess Fenfur were protected in the middle, they did not face this purgatory-like scene, and the impact they received was not small.At this time, they also just wanted to leave the World of Warcraft Forest as soon as possible, so they naturally had no objection to Sykes' arrangement.

Most of the other people in the mission also thought so.

Everyone left the deep pit silently and quickly, heading east.

The mission to the Finger Empire continued all the way.

At dinner, everyone didn't even get off the horse, and ate some food that could be preserved directly on the horse's back.Princess Fenful, who had worried Sykes very much, also performed unexpectedly well. Her small face, which was the size of a palm, was wrinkled into a ball, and she tried her best to gnaw on a pancake that was bigger than her face. water.There was no water source on the road behind, and the fresh water stored in the mission team was very scarce.

Princess Fenfell knew that if she was extravagant, there must be knights of the Royal Guards or people accompanying the embassy without drinking water.

But Prince Bartholomew, he was more delicate than Princess Fenfur, and he couldn't eat anything.Sikes only made sure that his life was safe, and nothing else.The officials of the Finger Empire can't do it. They coaxed Prince Bartholomew for a long time to no avail, and they couldn't bear to look for Princess Fenfur, so they had to ask two wizards.

The noon broth was still stored in the space ring of the light mage, and he heated it up with the little magic power left, and asked the accompanying officials to deliver it to Prince Bartholomew.Prince Bartholomew got the hot broth, but instead of drinking it himself, he brought it to Princess Fenfur.

Princess Fenfur hesitated for a moment, took the broth, took a sip, and pushed it back to Prince Bartholomew.

Just like that, the two of you ate one bite at a time, as if no one else was there, and ate sweetly.

Sykes and everyone in the Pansy Empire were speechless, they could only think about the water thrown by the married princess.

Sikes handed Ace the jug in his hand.Because of his status as a scholar, Ace shared a horse with the deputy head of the Knights of the Royal Guards. When he saw the water bottle handed over by Sykes, Ace subconsciously said, "I still have water here."

Sykes' hand didn't withdraw, so Ace had to take it.Ace opened the lid of the kettle, and suddenly, a strong fragrance wafted from the kettle.Ace quickly closed the lid. It turned out that at noon, Sykes didn't have time to eat lunch, but saved the soup.Just now, Sykes heated up the soup with grudge and gave it to Ace.

Ace looked at Prince Bartholomew, Princess Fenfur, and at the water bottle in his hand, feeling very strange.

Even the deputy head of the Royal Knights Guards looked at Ace as if he had discovered a new world.

Ace returned his innocent and ignorant little eyes.To be honest, Ace didn't understand it himself.

It wasn't until evening, when night fell, that the mood of the members of the mission recovered a bit. It may also be that the darkness covered their expressions, making them look less in a trance.

Everyone continued to move forward in silence.

But I don't know when it started, the team of the mission gradually became noisy.

At first, it was an ordinary knight of the Royal Guards who found something wrong. Although the formation of the Royal Guards was like flowing water and constantly changing, the people around each knight should be fixed.But the knight's partner disappeared without a trace, "Tom?"

"Tom?!" The knight yelled in a low voice at first.

Later, the knight found that there was no response, and finally felt panic. He called his companion's name even louder. At the same time, more and more knights found that the people around them disappeared.

Sykes stared at the trees in the dark with a serious face, wondering what he was thinking.Although the mission was still moving forward, the speed was getting slower and slower, and everyone in the team was getting more and more flustered.

Ace walked to the side of Sykes, and said with some uncertainty: "I read in the book that the terrain here is especially suitable for cloth magic circles. We may have entered the magic swamp."

Sykes rode his horse to the middle of the team. The two wizards were still meditating, and they didn't feel anything.

A knight whispered beside him, "Maybe those people were left behind, so they didn't hear us call them."

"But the Ace scholar said that this is a magic swamp. It is a legendary magic circle. Legend has it that people accidentally step into the swamp and are swallowed without even having a chance to ask for help." The voice was full of disapproval. The fear of the unknown.

The previous knight said again, "Master Sorcerer didn't even say that there is a magic circle here. No matter how knowledgeable Ace Scholar is, he can't compare to Sorcerers in the field of magic." Even so, the knight's words still He was very emboldened, but now he could only comfort himself like this.

"It's all quiet," said Sikes coldly.

Although he had experienced daytime scuffles and forbidden spells, and now fell into such a fearful situation, Sykes' prestige in the Knights of the Royal Guards was unmatched, and no one spoke in an instant.Even because of Sykes' calm attitude, many people were at ease.

Sykes held the spear in his hand, and the silver fighting spirit extended far through the land.

Regardless of whether it is in the two empires or the magic island, the status of knights and magicians is equal, but the number of magicians is too rare, and it is easier for them to get a lot of resources and respect from people.But in fact, the strength of the ninth-level great swordsman is close to that of the wizard, and the sword master is more powerful than the wizard.

In a complex and changeable environment, it is easier for knights to adapt and survive.

The silver vindictiveness covered the branches lightly, and there were knights of the Royal Guards patrolling underneath, looking for someone.Suddenly, the silver grudge sensed that a knight's war horse stepped on relatively muddy ground, and the war horse carelessly tried to use force, but it sank deeper and deeper.Soon, the knight on the horse also felt that something was wrong. Just as he was about to call for help, a man in tight black clothes appeared beside him, it was an assassin!

The assassin had a jet-black dagger in his hand, and the dagger stretched out silently, about to smear the knight's throat.

Suddenly, a silver light appeared from a very far away, passing through the bodies of countless knights, hitting the assassin directly.It's not that the assassin didn't find out, but he was locked by the owner of the silver light, and he couldn't escape even if he wanted to.

The silver light passed through the assassin's chest, and all his scorching blood spurted onto the knight he wanted to kill just now.When Sykes was full of fighting spirit, the branches above the heads of the members of the mission were also turned into powder, and under the bright moonlight, the knight turned into a blood man. horror.

But at this time, his war horse had entered the magic swamp and could not be rescued.

The knight's calf also fell into the magic swamp. He slapped the horse's back again with his palm, and with the force of the reslap, he shot backwards onto the flat ground, like a tortoise with its feet upturned. The eyes of the day-fed war horse slowly sank.

The deputy head of the Royal Knights Guards asked, "This is?"

Jack Martin, an official accompanying the Finger Empire, trotted over, inspected the assassin's body, and ran back to report to Sykes and the two mages, "It seems to be from the Hundred Hundreds of Assassins."

The magician also saw the scene just now. Because of the overdraft of magic power, his perception was much weaker, but he still knew the basic magic common sense. "The magic swamp should be arranged at least one day in advance. But..."

But are the mercenaries in front just a bait to exhaust their magic power?Otherwise, how would the people in the Territory of Chaos know that they could walk here unscathed, and that they had spent a lot of money preparing the Magic Swamp in advance?

The mage was still a little puzzled, but Sykes understood, "The people who arranged the magic swamp are not with the group just now."

The people in the back knew that the crowd tactics were useless to the mission, so they set up a magic swamp here.It's not a good thing for them to be so aware of the strength of the mission.

In the current situation and geographical location, it is even more impossible for the mission to set up camp.

The wizard sent a letter to the Finger Empire, "I have already sent the letter. No surprises, the Golden Lion Knights are coming from the other side of the Demonic Beast Forest at this moment, and we can meet up before dawn."

The leader of the Knights of the Golden Lion is a sword master, and his personal force is rare in the world.At that time, the Golden Lion Knights of the Finger Empire and the Royal Guard Knights of the Pansy Empire will join forces, and they will really have nothing to fear.

Sykes no longer let the people hide their whereabouts, he directly sent the most powerful knights to the side, asked them to hold up the torches, and always pay attention to observe the surroundings, so as not to be attacked by assassins again.

In the following period of time, there were no more casualties in the mission.

But the further you go, the more magical swamps there are.The existence of the magic swamp is very unobtrusive, and it is often discovered only when the horse steps on it. At that time, even if the knight on horseback can escape, the horse will sink into the magic swamp forever.

More and more knights lost their horses, and many knights had to share a horse with two, and some even walked beside the embassy team in a daze.

Too many things happened this day, apart from physical exhaustion, more came from mental pressure.The high-spirited knights of the Royal Guards and officials accompanying the mission all seemed to have turned into walking dead.

Only when the assassin appears again can they rely on instinct to defend themselves.

Sikes murmured: "It can't go on like this."

Ace, who was silent at first, suddenly said: "All magic formations are breakable, and magic swamps are no exception. These magic swamps seem to be independent of each other, but they are related inside. We only need to find the core of the formation , break it, and this magical swamp will no longer exist."

When the time comes, the horses will run away, and they will soon be able to leave the World of Warcraft Forest.

Sykes looked at Ace, "Now scholars even have to learn magic knowledge?"

Ace said lightly: "Everyone is interested in different directions."

Sykes: "Can you find the core of the magic circle?"

Ace said: "It should be possible, but it's better..." Ace turned his attention to the two mages, and he didn't dare to be careless because the lives of countless people were at stake.

The two mages can naturally find the core of the magic circle, but, "It's hard for me to persuade them to help." Sykes said.When the mana is exhausted, the wizard is also very dangerous.And the more powerful the existence, the more life-saving, it is not easy to persuade the mage to leave the team at this time.

Ace said, "I can go with you."

With the appearance of assassins several times, the ranks of the mission became more and more chaotic.There was even an assassin who almost rushed in front of Prince Bartholomew, but fortunately was stopped by Nou.Nou, and the deputy head of the Royal Knights of the Royal Guards are the most powerful people besides Sykes. If Sykes wants to find the core of the magic circle, the deputy head of the Royal Knights of the Royal Guards must stay. Come down to command the Knights, and the important task of protecting Princess Fenfur, Prince Bartholomew, and even the two wizards fell on Ace.

Sykes said, "No, you stay and follow Clement." Clement is the deputy head of the Royal Guards.

Then Sykes asked about the general location of the core of Ace's magic swamp formation and how to break the formation. After greeting Prince Bartholomew and Princess Fenfur, he left the mission.

Probably the Territory of Chaos, more likely the assassins of the Hundreds of Assassins have tested the strength of the mission, and the assassins they sent out are getting stronger and stronger. Knights of the Royal Guard Knights are constantly injured and left behind, and some people He fell directly from the horse's back, and his life and death were unknown.

Just like that, the Hundred Assassin Group boiled the frogs in warm water, but the members of the mission still hoped that they were getting closer to the border of the Finger Empire, that is, they did not leave the Warcraft Forest, and when they survived until dawn, they met the Golden Lion Knight Group, everything will be different.

Everyone is looking forward to the warm wind in the early summer of the Finger Empire, the slightly charred barbecue in the wild, and the soft, fragrant, and freshly baked bread. Leaving here as soon as possible has become the common expectation of everyone.

However, they still had to stay in this gloomy forest of magical beasts where there might be magic swamps everywhere and assassins were constantly attacking them.

At this time, a very bright silver fighting spirit suddenly appeared on the way of the missionary group. The fighting spirit seemed to echo the moon in the sky.

Until then, many people found that Sykes had left.

It was very obvious that Sykes was fighting fiercely in the rear, and to everyone's great joy, the assassins besieging them saw the fighting coming from the west, and quickly retreated there, as if there was something that must be protected there.

But before the assassins left the mission's sight range, Zula's voice sounded in the Warcraft Forest, which is a whining instrument that can make very loud noises.This music is so annoying that it can drive people crazy, even if someone is sleeping peacefully in the dead world, they can be woken up by it.

Ace didn't know what message the Hundreds of Assassins sent Zura, but those assassins who obviously wanted to retreat to find Sykes didn't run anymore, they turned around and came back, this time their attacks were more fierce, let alone their lives .

As if they were complete killing machines and their own lives were of no importance.

In the endless sound of "whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow " , in the dark night where no one can be seen division.He was not only sending messages to the Hundreds of Assassins, but also summoning the monsters in the Monster Forest.

There are no particularly powerful monsters, maybe because this is the outskirts of the monster forest, or it may be because the animal trainer can't tame particularly powerful monsters.But the eyes of the densely packed and countless little monsters became the last straw that crushed the deputy head of the Knights Royal Guard.

Clement did not give any instructions, but said, "Protect Princess Fenfur and Prince Bartholomew!"

Then the knights of the Royal Knights of the Guards and the accompanying officials of the mission were no longer in formation. Princess Fenfur's priceless dowry was all left behind. Prince Miao stood in the middle and ran to the east.

Nou was still searching for Ace in the crowd. He saw Ace sharing a horse with a knight he didn't know, and he yelled at Ace, "Ace, follow!"

Nou saw Ace nodding at him, knowing that Ace had heard what he said, he relaxed a little.But at this time, Nuoou had no other choice. He had a heavy responsibility, and it was impossible to find Ace. It was very chaotic at the moment, and soon he lost Ace's trace.

When countless knights ran between Ace and Nou, and when Ace made sure that Nou would never see him again, Ace, the knights in front of him, and their horses all remained motionless.The knights behind and beside them didn't seem to notice this strange scene, whistling past them.It's like they can't see Ace at all.

Ace wrapped his arms around the waist of the knight in front, which was a very cold body, and the horse's belly touched by his exposed ankle was also very cold, like the body of a cold-blooded animal.

And in fact it is.

When Sykes left, Clement was going to command the Knights of the Royal Guards, so he let Ace off the horse.At that time, the knight had been stabbed to death by the assassin, fell off the horse, and the horse also fell into the swamp. Before Ace could save them, their souls went to the realm of death.

Ace temporarily controlled the two bodies.

Finally, all the knights of the Royal Guards and the accompanying officials of the mission left, only Ace was still among the countless monsters.From a distance, Ace could still see the figures of many assassins shuttling among the monsters.

Ace dismounted quietly, and whispered to the horse and the knight's body, "Wait for me." It seemed that they were still sane.

A black cloak suddenly appeared on Ace's body, and a staff made of white bones protruded from the cloak. Ace could feel the magic swamp gradually disappearing, but this overwhelming beast tide, the Territory of Chaos, is the Assassin Hundreds The final hole card is not something that the members of the mission can handle.

Ace rose slowly into the air.He saw that the originally calm eyes of those monsters were dyed scarlet, and they didn't care about the others, they just attacked in the direction where Princess Fenfur and Prince Bartholomew were.

At this time, the two mages only had time to cast some small spells instantly, and Nuoou stood in front and resisted most of the pressure.

Forget about others, Nuo Ou used to be loyal to His Majesty Ludwig IV, and Princess Fenfur is also his lord. It is his duty to protect Her Royal Highness Princess Fenfur, and he will never let others hurt Fenfe princess.

Princess Fenful is still a third-level light mage, and she can put some small healing spells on Nuoou.

Prince Bartholomew is a real idiot. He is too inexperienced in combat. When he saw a monster appear, his first reaction was not to slash with a knife, but to dodge quickly. In this way, the right side of Nou became an empty door. , or under the circumstances that Nuo Ou didn't know at all.

"Duke Green, be careful!" Princess Fenfur scolded.

Nuoou's sword of judgment hit two small monsters in a row, but the sword got stuck in the skulls of the monsters and could not be pulled out. At this time, a ferocious monster suddenly appeared on his right and opened its mouth wide open. .

In mid-air, Ace slowly raised the bone staff in his hand.