Snow! Is it going to start snowing again?
Elogel looked at the falling snowflakes in the sky in surprise, as if it was the first time she had seen snow in her life.
The violent snowstorm a few days ago finally miraculously stopped. Ailuojier, who was overjoyed, quickly led everyone on the journey. As the weather improved, everyone seemed to see hope. The entire team was traveling faster than before. Faster. It was originally estimated that as long as the weather continued to hold up, the team would be able to cross the forest and enter the western part of the continent in half a month. Only then would it be truly safe.
"Gressel we have to move faster!"
Airojiel shouted loudly to her companions. Now Airojiel was very worried. Although everyone collected a lot of food during the short period of heavy snowfall and made some simple cold-proof items with wide leaves, There were too many teams and these supplies could not be consumed for a few days. Hundreds of compatriots had died during the journey in the past few days after entering the forest.
Gresel, who was following behind, jogged a few steps and came to Elogel's side: "It seems that the snowstorm is coming again. We'd better find a place to avoid the wind and snow in advance."
"How many days can we last with our food?" Aerogel asked worriedly after thinking about it.
"The food supply has been reduced, but it can only last for three days at most." Gressel said heartbrokenly as he looked at the girl's thin face.
During this period, everyone only ate a little food almost every day. If a snowstorm came, it would be impossible to collect food. Elogel thought worriedly, if the coming blizzard slowed down the team's progress, then the entire team would have no choice but to face the end of total annihilation.
We’ve obviously made it this far, why is it like this! According to past data, the blizzards in the Mist Forest stop during summer. Why is it still snowing heavily this year? When she thought that all her companions would be buried in the depths of this uninhabited forest, Elogel couldn't help crying.
What a sentimental girl! Yalin looked at Elojiel's expression through the system and commented that this girl's performance along the way was remarkable. She cared about the safety of every compatriot, and her strong will supported her in leading everyone to the present, but perhaps it should be revised. The previous evaluation of her was that she was an excellent guardian but not a good leader! If this elf girl were replaced by myself, then I would definitely leave behind the injured and weak who slowed down the team in order to preserve the team.
We won't leave anyone behind! This is a plot that often appears in Hollywood blockbusters, and is also a vulgar line in many Japanese comics! Of course, every time the protagonist is left to take care of the injured, he will survive to the end than the villain who ruthlessly abandons the injured. However, that is a situation that only occurs when the protagonist's aura and plot requirements are needed. When faced with such a dilemma, sacrifice must be made. Yes, sacrificing the individual to preserve the overall situation is a qualification that a leader must possess.
"Start the first phase of the plan." Yalin, who was looking at the summoning system, ordered Schneizel behind him.
"Okay, Your Majesty!"
The first step of the plan is to approach and guide the team and guide their minds into subconscious and suggestive ways.
The advancing elf team encountered a little trouble. There was an attack at the rear of the team. More than a dozen crack-tooth wolves suddenly jumped out and bit several people. One of them bit an elf boy in the chaos. He followed him and fled into the forest. When Elogel and Grethel arrived, 3 of the wolves that attacked the team were killed. The rest fled in all directions, and several elves also tried to grab the wolf. The child's crack-toothed wolf gave chase.
"Is anyone chasing them? Then I'll go support them now." When he heard that his companions were chasing the crack-tooth wolf Elogel, he hurried up. Grayser also put down what he was doing and made a companion before chasing him. Go up.
After quickly catching up with Airojier, the two of them followed the footprints and blood stains of their companions and ran through the forest. When they passed a big tree, the silhouette of their companions came into Airojier's eyes. It seemed that their companions They all heard it and were holding their bows and arrows to confront something.
"What's going on?" Ailuojiel, who was worried, sped up and ran to her companions. The scene in front of them the next moment completely shocked Ailuojiel and Grethel who came over.
The four or five crack-tooth wolves in front had already fallen into a pool of blood, but it was not the fault of Airojier's companions, because there were no arrows inserted into the wolf's body, but the wolf's head was severely pierced by the darts, which made people feel The terrifyingly large blood mouth was constantly flowing with scarlet blood. The person who did all this was standing on a big tree in front of everyone, holding the child who had just been rescued from the wolf's mouth in his hands, stepping lightly on the tree trunk as if standing on the ground, with a tight mask covering their face. In appearance, only the pair of long pointed ears betrayed their identity.
"Elf┉┉Elf!?"
Gresel looked at the three elves on the tree trunk and shouted in surprise. For a moment, he seemed to have forgotten that he was also an elf.
Watching the arrival of the two people, the Frost and Snow Elf holding the child lightly jumped off the branch and landed on the ground. Watching the fugitives raising arrows at him, the Frost and Snow Elf slowly walked over step by step, seeming to feel The fugitives gradually put down their bows and arrows. When they came to Elogel, the frost elf handed over the still bleeding child.
"Thank you┉┉thank you."
When the child was handed over to Airojiel, the frost elf took out a bottle of ointment and gave it to Airojiel, then turned around and left. Airojier carefully handed over the child to Airojiel. The companion behind him finally couldn't help but ask after taking care of him: "Um... are you also one of our compatriots?"
After stopping, the Frost Snow Elf turned around and looked at Airojiel. She was silent for a while and then said, "You are about to enter our master's territory. Please retreat and leave here immediately."
Owner! ? Elogel looked at the silver-haired elf in front of her in confusion and said: "We have no intention of disturbing you, but we are fleeing now and have no choice but to enter┉┉"
Before Elogel finished speaking, the Frost Snow Elf interrupted rudely: "Then you will have to die."
When Elrogel was startled and hurriedly wanted to explain, the silver-haired elf jumped up on the branch in surprise, shuttled through the big tree with his companions like ghosts, and disappeared into the forest. No matter how Elrogel called, all that was left was The sound of howling cold wind.
In desperation, Elrogel and his party returned to the team with surprise and confusion. After sorting out the team for a while, Grethel approached Elrogiel and asked, "How is the child's injury?"
Airojiel, who was applying medicine to the little boy's wound, turned around and nodded and said, "The bleeding has stopped. The medicine the elf gave me is very effective. Give the remaining medicine to others." Used by the injured.”
After taking the medicine bottle from Elogel's hand, Gresel asked uneasily: "What should we do now?"
"I...we must keep moving forward." Aerogel said quietly, lowering her head.
"I don't think what those elves said was just a simple threat."
"But we have no retreat." Airojier shook her head helplessly and said: "Even if we retreat, death is still waiting for us. Now we can only have a chance of survival if we move forward."
Move on and meet death? Gresel recalled the words of the elves just now in his mind, but Elogel was right. This team had no room to retreat, whether it was food supplies or everyone's mental state, and there might be something behind. The pursuers, if they retreat now, they will immediately face death, even more terrible humiliation and slavery than death.
Gresel nodded, and no matter what, he still had to support Airojiel through this difficult journey: "You are right Airojiel, we can only move on."
"Although I don't know why our compatriots are in this forest, and I don't know who the master they serve is, I hope our compatriots can have mercy on us."
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The assassin Gretel was looking at an exquisite dart, which Princess Luo Jie'an gave to her a few days ago. According to the princess, the assassin's spear was hit by this dart. Because of this, the flight path was diverted and the target escaped a fatal blow.
After watching for a while, Gretel returned the dart to Her Royal Highness, who was wearing a heavy windbreaker to hide her appearance and riding a long-haired cotton boll sheep beside her. What Grete was more concerned about than the assassination incident that day was that the snowstorm stopped briefly. , a fire mage colleague from Belika Fortress sent him a message. The mercenaries who originally stayed near the fortress due to the snowstorm had already set off into the forest.
What a bunch of stupid guys! When she learned that the mercenaries hired by the slave merchants had entered the forest, Grete made a disdainful comment, because now the wind and snow began to blow slowly in front of her eyes. Although it was far from the terrifying level before, It is also a warning of crisis. Those stupid mercenaries will all die here if they are not prepared. At the same time, it also proved what he had guessed and the information the teacher showed him. The snowstorm was indeed not caused by nature. There must be someone behind it.
But what kind of existence would that be? Thinking of that day's silver-haired elf, Gretel's uneasy premonition became stronger and stronger.
"Master Gretel." A soldier rode a cotton boll sheep to Gretel and reported: "Master, we found several corpses in front."
"What! Take me over and have a look."
After hearing the soldier's report, Grete quickly ran over on her goat, and Princess Luo Jie'an and Reilis hurriedly followed. After arriving at the location, Gretel jumped down where the goat followed the soldier's fingers. Sure enough, there were several frozen corpses lying in the snow. A soldier gently turned the body over with a spear, and when the snow fell, the body revealed his face.
This is an elf! Leilith recognized the identity of the corpse at a glance. It should be a member of the elf team she had seen one day. Seeing that the elf was still wearing thin clothes, Leilith couldn't help but sigh and shook her head in pain. It was all her fault. Those damn slave traders!
Princess Luo Jie'an stood behind Leilis and looked at the elf's pale face, then retracted her head unbearably.
After a brief inspection, Master Gretel dusted off the snow in his hands and then ordered: "Okay, let's go back to the team!"
Following Master Gretel, Princess Luo Jie'an was about to ride the cotton boll sheep when a familiar feeling flooded into her mind! It was the same feeling as that day, as if something was attracting me.
"Wait, Master Gretel!" Princess Luo Jie'an felt nervous and quickly took out the spear behind her and looked around cautiously.
"What's wrong?" For a time, not only Master Gretel, but also several soldiers nearby drew their swords and were on guard.
Seeing the strange expression on Her Royal Highness, Gretel used a detection magic without hesitation. The magic wave spread rapidly around, passing through every branch of every big tree, and without missing any traces with a radius of 200 meters. Detection was carried out in various places, but all that was obtained was no response.
"There is no response from the magic detection." Relis also used the same magic and got the same result.
Although there was no response from the detection magic, Gretel did not doubt Her Highness the Princess's intuition. At least one day her magic barrier around the camp was broken through without any response: "The other party may have some kind of There are ways to avoid magic detection, so be careful!”
After being alert for a while, the surroundings were still quiet with only the sound of the wind. Gretel gestured for everyone to gather together. After walking cautiously back to the team, Gretel temporarily felt relieved and asked: "It still feels the same. ?"
Princess Luo Jie'an said with a complicated expression: "Yes, Master Gretel, it's just so strange! I can't always grasp this feeling accurately, but this feeling ┉┉ does exist."
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Can the girl feel it even from such a distance
After Grete left with everyone, several shadows appeared on the big trees in the distance! The frost elf scouts sent by Yalin encountered a very troublesome situation for the first time. For some reason, whenever they tried to approach the human team, the silver-haired girl in the team could detect the approach of their group in advance.
No matter it was sneaking, magic shielding, or environmental fusion, there was no way to hide the girl, and it seemed that only the frost and snow elves would be discovered, because this small team was attacked by a wild creature on the way. The silver-haired girl didn't seem to show her beyond-imagined awareness at that time.
But no matter what, it has become impossible to get close to this human rave now.
This matter must be reported to the master immediately!
The frost and snow elf scout with AI level lv5 knew the importance of this situation very well. After taking out the magic communication device, the frost and snow elf quickly reported the current situation.