Bloody Wasteland, Lost Path.
A group of seven people were walking along the rugged mountain road.
The climate here is fairly mild, but you can already see several snow-capped mountains in the distance.
For the people in that team, the lost path is very familiar, and they will never go wrong.
Like the Corridor of Dead Leaves, as an important channel of transportation, the human forces on the Scarlet Wasteland will always clear monsters regularly, so there are not many monsters on the Lost Path. A handful of monsters wouldn't be blind enough to provoke a strong team with six legendary abilities.
That's right, among the seven people, four were members of that team. They seem to be from the same plane, partners who have been adventuring together for a long time.
As for the other three, apart from Marvin, there was only one paladin and a little girl who looked very weak.
The profession of paladin is usually very sensitive in Scarlet Wasteland.
Because most of the power of a paladin comes from the gods they believe in. Although they also have the results of their own cultivation, a large part of them needs the support of divine arts bestowed by the gods. And the camp and tendency of the gods are very important in a place with chaotic forces like the Scarlet Wasteland.
So before inviting this paladin to join the team, the four original members had already figured out the details of this paladin.
But the answer is somewhat surprising.
This is actually a follower of the God of Truth!
You must know that since the fall of the God of Truth, most of the magicians, priests, and paladins under his command have not been able to get his response. Although before his fall, the God of Truth left an [Eternal Libra] as a place for his divine fire after his godhead collapsed, most people still have no way to believe in the God of Truth.
After all, from the perspective of gods, the ancient god of truth has truly died. What they believe in is nothing more than mechanical rules.
In this era, there are still paladins who believe in the God of Truth, which is a rare thing in itself.
What's even more strange is that he has cultivated to the legendary level abruptly, and even appeared in the Scarlet Wasteland.
Marvin was very interested in him. It's just that after he entered the team, he has been silent.
In addition, the little girl behind him has been in a deep sleep state. There was an evil aura exuding from her body, even when he was resting, he was cold and silent, as if strangers should not approach her. Marvin couldn't get any more information.
He had only heard from the rest of the party that the little girl seemed to be under a very vicious curse.
This curse can only be lifted by the servants of some powerful gods in the Holy Light City.
Of course, if the God of Truth is still there, this paladin may have the ability to lift the curse himself; however, the god he believed in has died. No matter how firm his faith is, the gods will not bestow magical powers to save this cursed little girl.
This may be his saddest place.
…
Except for the paladin and the little girl, the other four went to the Holy Light City to meet some old friends.
As for what to do in the meeting, I didn't mention much. After all, everyone is just a relationship along the way.
In a place like the Scarlet Wasteland, since they are all human beings, it may be safer for everyone to go on the road together; but few people will take the initiative to reveal the details of each other.
Even Marvin himself just made up an excuse and fooled him a bit.
He took a closer look and found that the four members of this team all had good combat effectiveness, including two men and two women. Both men are melee characters, one woman is a suspected magician, and the other is a very obvious legendary wizard.
In the team, the status of the legendary wizard is obviously higher than others.
It can be seen that her strength may be the strongest.
As for the others, they are almost 50-50, and the legend level will not exceed level 3; of course, it is better than a rookie like Marvin who has just entered the legend.
It's just that after Marvin joined the team, he didn't show others according to his previous occupation.
In fact, since he got the Greyhawk Staff, he can flexibly change his role.
He defined himself as a legendary druid.
At this time he was riding a steed summoned with the staff of Greyhawk. Youzai leisurely followed the rest of the way.
He put on a thick cloak and held the Grey Eagle Staff in his hand. If someone didn't know the details, he might really think that he was a spellcaster.
…
The Lost Path is not a long one. According to the team leader [Hunter] Fenuo's calculations, at the current speed, they can reach the foot of the snow mountain almost before dark.
At that time, it is possible to face a truly severe test. It's pretty easy now.
The atmosphere in the team wasn't dull—Finno was very eloquent and often told some innocuous jokes, even for that very rigid-looking paladin. Under Fenuo's deliberate adjustment of the atmosphere, he would also change his expression to save face.
It can be seen that these four people cooperated very well. The two women seemed to be doing nothing, but the pet of the legendary wizard—a crow, was flying back and forth near them. The crow's eyes are gray, and it obviously has the ability of perspective and anti-invisibility.
And the magician threw a detection spell under the ground from time to time to prevent monsters from underground from attacking.
With two spellcasters working together, the scouting intensity is so high that few enemies can successfully ambush them.
At the beginning, Marvin occasionally used the sense of the earth, but later found that his actions were superfluous.
Sure enough, following the team would save some effort.
As time passed by, Marvin occasionally chatted with Fenuo to relieve boredom.
When the blood light in the sky gradually dimmed, they really arrived at the foot of the snow mountain.
There is a road sign at the intersection ahead, made of enchanted nanmu, with a straight arrow drawn on it - [Torch Valley (direction to Holy Light City)].
"Leaving the road ahead, the protective barrier belonging to the lost path will disappear."
Fenuo was rarely serious: "Last time, we encountered an avalanche not far ahead, everyone pay attention."
Everyone nodded silently.
Those who can hang out in the Scarlet Wasteland are not just fledglings. They know when to relax and when to be vigilant.
The group continued on in the direction of the road sign.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Marvin to feel a terrifying chill coming down.
As if directly entering the snow-capped mountains from a warm area.
The difference in climate was so great that the little girl on the paladin's back was startled awake.
"Where is this? Uncle Griffin?"
The little girl's voice was weak, as if every word required all the strength in her body.
"We'll be there soon."
This was the first time Marvin heard the paladin speak, his voice was calm and powerful, with a convincing power.
"Close your eyes and don't open them no matter what sounds you hear, I will protect you."
"Um."
The little girl trusted the paladin so much that she obediently closed her eyes.
The rest of the people didn't pay much attention to the conversation between the two, their expressions became very serious, and the two melee fighters even held their weapons in their hands.
Exaggerated axes and slender swords are very rare weapons—at least the former does not seem to be suitable for human stature, while the latter seems to be flashy in actual combat. But the strength of these two strong human beings is beyond doubt, and Marvin can sense the powerful explosive power in their bodies.
"Maybe they're not purebred humans."
Marvin observed silently.
Fenno holds a sword, with elegant movements, more like a human with elf blood; while the other male is relatively rough, with a two-handed ax that doesn't match his figure at all, but he can wield the weapon in his hand with ease.
The terrain ahead changed suddenly, and a large amount of snow appeared under the feet of the adventurers.
The originally clearly visible road was buried by heavy snow, and they were not walking fast.
In the dark, Marvin seemed to feel a pair of eyes watching them all the time.
This is not surprising.
Before he set off, he was told that the blizzard here may be man-made, and if it is a powerful legendary wizard, he is fully capable of doing this. And the words of a servant of God with the support of divine power are even more simple.
No matter who wants to block this place, Marvin has only one attitude - that is to break through!
If he wanted to find Minsk, he had to reach the Holy Light City, and no one could stop him.
On the surface, he was still holding the Greyhawk Staff, and thoughtfully bless his teammates with a few natural aura spells, looking like a druid.
But in fact, his left hand was already pressed on the green leaf at his waist.
If anything, he could transform from an "arch druid" to a cold-blooded assassin in no time.
…
It's just that to Marvin's surprise, this feeling disappeared very quickly except for a while at the beginning.
They traveled through the snow very smoothly without encountering any obstacles.
"The Torch Valley is ahead."
Finno showed a look of joy, and he seemed relieved.
The four of them are said to have walked this road back and forth no less than four times, so there should be no mistakes.
Like the Lost Path, Torch Valley also has an enchantment protection. It's just that the enchantment power of the Lost Path comes from the Black Swan Hill, while the Torch Valley comes from the City of Light.
As long as they can reach the valley of the torch, they will not be afraid of snowstorms and other conditions.
However, at this moment, magician Nolan suddenly issued a warning:
"Be careful, there's something under the snow!"
In an instant, the radiance of the detection technique she released changed from golden yellow to crimson red!
The crimson radiance suddenly changed, turning into patterns.
Everyone could clearly see that under the vast snow field, there were holes one after another!
These holes are lairs.
A large number of ice worms are frantically pouring out of their nests!
"Ready to fight!"
Fenuo let out an angry roar, and swiped the thin sword in his hand towards the ground. Suddenly, snowflakes flew all over the sky, and the sound of sizzling was endless!
... (~^~)