It was not early, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and the sky began to darken. Because of the cover of dense trees, the black forest was even darker, almost like night.
There was a few soft sounds of 'swiss, slaps', and 4 black shadows with red eyes appeared in a clearing in the forest. On the clearing, there was a heap of ashes, and in the ashes, four withered bodies fell down.
Amidst the whistling of the cold wind, there was a low voice.
"It's the body of a warrior."
"The three bullshits of the human race are not so powerful. Who killed them?"
"They didn't hide their whereabouts at all. You see, these are their footprints. We will find out who they are when we catch up. Xinuo, Fenwell, you and I will track them down. Aran, you go to the Bone Cinder, Report this to the chief!"
"clear!"
The figures were divided into two waves, one of them rushed towards the depths of the black forest, while the other followed the very obvious traces in the woods all the way.
About three minutes later, when the wave of black shadows completely disappeared, voices sounded again in the darkness.
"Master Mulhouse, they are really fooled!" The voice was very low, filled with suppressed joy.
Immediately afterwards, several bleak figures came out from behind a bush. It was Link and his party.
After they killed the first wave of dark ghosts who came to support them, they did not leave in a hurry, but lay in ambush nearby, waiting for the second wave of dark ghosts.
As for the footprints found by the dark ghosts, they were left by Link on purpose. This is similar to what the dark elf magician Rodell Makins did back then. He and the scouts made a big circle in the black forest and finally returned to the original place land. After chasing those dark ghosts all the way, you will find that they will eventually return to their original place.
As for the dark ghost who returned to Bone Clay, he just happened to lead the way for Link and his party.
Link looked at the direction the lone ghost was going, squinted his eyes and smiled, "Okay, now we have a responsible guide."
It was just a gamble for his luck. As for whether the dark ghosts would do this, he was not sure, but fortunately, these dark ghosts were not very clever, and everything was as he expected.
While speaking, he blessed each scout with a cheetah swift.
"Let's go! I hope we are lucky enough to meet the prison car of the Sword of Dawn on the road."
So, a group of people started running wildly in the forest, and soon, a group of 7 people also disappeared in the depths of the black forest.
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When Link and his party followed the dark ghost into the depths of the black forest, another scout team arranged by Link to bring the dark ghost back also successfully arrived outside the Ice Spike Fortress.
"Open the door, we've brought back the dark ghost captive!" the scout shouted from outside the wall.
dark ghost? Still captured
The guards on the city wall were shocked. All the time, they got the news that the dark ghost was so scary and invincible. Said that someone has defeated a dark ghost? And captured him alive.
Among them... there will be no fraud, right
The captain of the guard stood at the arrow crenel, stretched his neck, and squinted his eyes to look down. He saw a dozen scouts. Judging by their equipment, they were indeed members of MI3, and some of them were familiar faces. He watched the other party leave the fortress with his own eyes a few hours ago, so this should not be a spy of the dark elves.
"Where is the dark ghost? Let me take a closer look!" The captain of the guard suspected that the group of scouts were secretly controlled by the dark ghost.
The scout raised the dark ghost slave who was almost tied into a rice dumpling, so that the captain of the guard could see clearly.
The captain of the guard leaned over to look down carefully, and all the soldiers also looked down curiously.
In fact, the appearance of dark ghosts is not much different from that of ordinary dark elves. The only obvious feature on them is their hands. The hands of ordinary dark elves are similar to those of humans, with nails, and their hands are full of nails. claws.
In order to prevent the captain of the guard from seeing clearly, the scouts deliberately raised the dark ghost's hand.
After several hours of recovery, these dark ghosts had regained some vitality, struggling slightly, and still let out a low growl.
"See? This guy's heart is gone, it was shattered by the magician's magic, but these ghosts are still alive."
The captain of the guard indeed saw it clearly, and at the same time he was amazed, his doubts disappeared, and he ordered the drawbridge to be lowered, and at the same time he whispered to a soldier beside him: "Go and report this to the generals, just say Some scouts caught the dark ghost."
Regardless, it's a great thing.
When the drawbridge was lowered and the scouts entered the fortress with three dark ghosts, a large circle of soldiers had surrounded them. They had heard about dark ghosts all day long, but few people had seen what these things looked like. At this time, everyone gathered together to see clearly.
The captain of the guard also came over, but he didn't pay much attention to the dark ghost, it was just a dark elf with claws, nothing unusual. He cares about more important things.
He pulled a scout over and asked in a low voice: "Didn't you go to search for the Sword of Dawn? Why did you come back? Where is Your Highness the Princess? Why didn't I see her?"
In this situation, it is most likely that these scouts encountered a dark ghost on the way, and after a while of fighting, they defeated each other. But at the same time, many scouts must have died. Now that Her Royal Highness is missing, that can only mean that she has already died in battle. !
The princess is the only daughter of the Duke. If she dies in battle, it will be a big problem.
The scout who was asked shook his head: "Your Highness is fine. She and Lord Mulhouse are continuing to search and rescue Lord Canoxiu."
"Master Mulhouse? Who is this?" A soldier next to him asked.
"A magician! A very powerful magician!" A scout heard it, turned around and said, his face was full of reverence.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, the Duke is coming!" A soldier shouted in front.
Upon hearing this, the soldiers immediately stepped aside and made way for them.
In fact, it wasn't just the Duke who came, but the generals, adjutants, garrison magicians, etc. in the fortress, anyway, all the officials with status came.
To the soldiers, the dark ghost is just a terrifying existence, and they will see it as something new if they capture the dark ghost. But for the upper echelons of the army, this represents extremely great significance!
Duke Abel squeezed through the crowd, glanced at the so-called dark ghost, and immediately searched among the scouts. He was looking for his daughter.
But the result disappointed him. There was no figure of his daughter in the crowd. This discovery made his heart tremble suddenly, and an indescribable sadness hit his heart.
His daughter, that little sweetheart who was a bit rebellious and stubborn, but acted like a baby to him occasionally, just left
For a moment, Duke Abel's eyes became hot, he couldn't breathe evenly, and his head became dizzy for a while. If the adjutant on the side hadn't been quick to help him, he would almost fall down.
Gathering his mind, it took more than ten seconds before he managed to stabilize his emotions, and said to the scouts in a hoarse voice: "Very good, you have done a good job, go to rest now."
He didn't want to ask these scouts about the specific battle process anymore. He was afraid of hearing the news of his daughter's death with his own eyes, afraid that he would lose control and cry out in front of all the soldiers.
These scouts fully understood the commander's mood, and one of them stepped up and said, "My lord, Your Royal Highness is safe and well. She is with Lord Mulhouse. They are rushing to the depths of the Black Forest to continue searching for Lord Canoxiu."
"Ah? What did you say?" Duke Abel couldn't believe it.
"His Royal Highness is still alive, and she is still continuing the search and rescue mission. We were ordered to send these dark ghosts back." The scout repeated.
Duke Abel let out a long breath, only to feel that the suffocation in his chest dissipated completely, and the whole world brightened up. He laughed loudly and said loudly: "Okay, okay, this is really good news. You set up You have made a huge contribution, now, tell me about the specific battle process. I want to know, how did you defeat these ghosts?"
It was the same scout who began to talk about the search and rescue team's encounters in the Black Forest, from the encounter with the dark ghost to the unexpected appearance of a magician who easily turned the tide of the battle, and finally to the arrangement of the magician. In detail, especially when it comes to the magician, the scouts around all chimed in to add details.
"He's very powerful. With just one wave of his wand, the dark ghost's chest exploded!"
"He has a way to suppress the ghost's immortality. Look, it's this, silver liquid. He calls it holy silver."
"He calls himself Mulhouse, and he is the person I admire the most in my life. I think everything he says is right."
"Yes, yes, I feel that I am willing to die for him!"
A group of scouts were chattering, and the scene was a bit chaotic, but Duke Abel did not stop them. In these words, he pieced together a story full of details in his mind.
A young magician suddenly appeared when the search and rescue team was in a desperate situation, and instantly killed three powerful and hopeless ghosts. This incident sounds like a legend.
But this is true, so it means that there must be a very powerful magician going north to the Black Forest, but who is this magician? How could he not know about this
Duke Abel turned his head to look at the magician Mark beside him, and asked him with his eyes.
Magician Mark whispered: "My lord, let's talk in private."
Duke Abel nodded slightly, then turned to the scouts and said, "You have all worked hard, go and rest, and you will all be rewarded later. Come, send these dark ghosts to the church and hand them over to the group of priests."
A few soldiers stepped forward, carried the dark ghosts to the church, and the scouts rested contentedly. Along the way, they were still telling stories in the forest. The protagonist of this story was the man named Mulhouse. magician.
Duke Abel and the officers returned to the command hall, and when they arrived in the hall, the two of them continued without stopping until they reached the secret room on the second floor.
Duke Abel blamed him a little: "Can you tell me the specific identity of this magician now?"
Mark smiled bitterly: "My lord, this was not intentional. The other party has just arrived, and I only knew about it not long ago."
"Not long ago? It's been at least three hours? Why didn't you report to me during this time?" Duke Abel refused to let go. He was really angry. He was also the commander of the Royal Army after all. You know, this thing is outrageous.
Knowing that there was no way to hide this matter, Mark said in a low voice: "It's not my intention, it's my mentor's intention. He hopes that as few people as possible know his identity, the better, because he didn't come to join the war, but to execute it." A secret mission…”
Duke Abel interrupted Mark's chatter with a wave of his hand: "Okay, who is he?"
"The new lord of Field Wilderness." Mark revealed one of Link's identities.
Duke Abel's eyes widened suddenly, and after a long time, he said: "I didn't expect him to come."
Defeating three terrifying dark ghosts with peak strength of level 6 and immortality in one shot, the hand of killing demons is really extraordinary.
He also heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, since his daughter went to rescue Dawn Excalibur with him, there should be no big problem in terms of safety.
But it's still not safe.
After thinking for a while, Duke Abel said: "That young man has a bright future. He can't be lost in the Black Forest, and we can't stand by on the sidelines. In this way, after shrinking the defense line, our side will press on the whole line and prepare to launch a full-scale attack." attack!"
Mark was startled: "My lord, is this reckless? The threat of the dark ghost is still not lifted."
Duke Abel just laughed: "It's just a posture to attract the attention of the dark elves. What are you afraid of?"
Mark is an honest man, and he smiled wryly: "What you said is that I was thinking about it just now."