In the depths of the Onnas primeval forest, the crowd walked through the damp forest.

But the embarrassed sweat on everyone's faces, the solemn expressions, and even the dull atmosphere in which no one spoke, all showed that the group was in an unplanned emergency situation at this moment.

After pushing the branches countless times, I finally saw an open shade of trees with a radius of several meters.

"I can't do it, just rest here for a while!" Xiao Hei, the programmer of the dead house, immediately fell to his knees, his hands propped on the ground full of dead leaves, and did not move.

The rest of the people also gasped after standing in this open area. There was no opposition, and it seemed that everyone was approaching the limit.

"Well, those people shouldn't be chasing so deep, they should be safe for the time being," the old professor Hayman, who was supported by Chris all the way, poked the ground a few times with his cane, testing the depth of the accumulated leaves, "Young man, thank you so much, you have worked hard along the way." ”

"It's okay, it's okay...... Chris immediately let go of the hands that were holding the old professor, took a few steps forward, and sat down on the dead leaves.

Although he was confident in his physical strength, Chris was inexperienced and had exhausted a lot of extra energy when running in such a harsh environment.

On the contrary, the two bounty hunters who make a living from exploration, Randolph and his partner Donn, seem to be much more comfortable with even the most luggage on their backs.

Jill hunched over and gasped as he watched the crowd with his peripheral vision. After finally moving his gaze to the jungle -

Linda brushed aside the branches and leaves and walked into the small shade, followed by Miss Alice, a foreign girl she met halfway.

Even at the risk of her life, the pampered eldest lady still couldn't keep up with everyone's footsteps and was left behind the big army - as it should be.

But as he watched the two men stroll out, Jill couldn't convince himself of the above reasons.

To say that the two of them did not have the slightest look of panic on their faces because they still did not understand the danger of their group, but in this hot and humid forest, it was unbelievable that they could follow the footsteps of everyone in such a posture, and even not feel embarrassed at all.

"Great...... Miss Linda, Miss Alice, I thought you two were lost. Although he has been at the front of the line, Chris has always been concerned about the two girls in the back.

Rather than supporting an old man, several adult men naturally wanted to escort two pampered girls who looked like eldest ladies through the woods.

It's a pity that the two of them didn't have the idea of accepting help, but just dropped out of the rear of the large army, and the two of them also did not say a word to each other, as if they were silently following everyone forward.

Soon, everyone other than Jill noticed the weirdness.

"Well, Miss Linda, Miss Alice, you two...... Just wearing such a long dress and following behind?"

Miss Alice's ribbon and long skirt dress, while Miss Linda on the other side is even more stunning...... Short skirts, stockings and long brown hair are very different from other expedition members who are wrapped in rice dumplings.

It's not that there's anything wrong with the way they dress, it's that it's not a wise choice in the current environment.

The group had planned to trek through the primeval forest, so they naturally prepared a tight and breathable protective jacket in advance, but this was not the case with the two girls who joined the group by accident.

When walking in the primeval forest, the skirt socks cannot fully protect the calves and ankles from the thorns, and the unpredictable mosquitoes, snakes and ants are coveted.

But the two people in front of them subverted the perception of the expedition.

Miss Alice's dress was bright, and although there were slight beads of sweat on her face, it was more like hazy moisture, which added a layer of beauty to the girl's posture—and there was no such embarrassment as the rest of them trekked non-stop in the primeval forest for nearly two hours.

Miss Linda on the other side is even more exaggerated...... Her long brown hair, as smooth and gorgeous as when she first met her on the long train, coupled with her unobstructed short skirt and stockings, did not show any traces of scratches, which was even more vivid compared to everyone.

It is impossible to imagine how the two girls could have followed the expedition in such a way through the primeval forest.

"The rebels from the neighboring countries shouldn't be here on the border for long," Linda's words immediately diverted everyone's attention, "and there will be a rescue team in a week at the latest." ”

Jill thought for a moment and frowned, "This incident will definitely be a big story in Swaitnes - including the shooting of Miss Linda's driver, and the disappearance of our expedition team after being forced into the primeval forest. ”

"It should be a good thing to be reported, right?" Chris wondered, "after all...... The more people pay attention, the safer our situation will be?"

"Not that question," Randolph, who had been silent in the corner since just now, suddenly said, "If it were for safety, we wouldn't have come to this kind of ghost place at all." ”

"Our purpose is to find the treasure left behind by that gentleman - and to that end we have made many adventurous and out-of-the-ordinary attempts. ”

"In other words, our expedition is no longer an organization that can be seen in the public eye. ”

"Once we come into contact with the rescue team, under the attention of public opinion and the investigation of the state apparatus, our identities and past will not be hidden. ”

"At that point, it's probably not so easy to come back here and investigate. ”

The old professor couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this: "Young people, although the desire for knowledge is not superior, but the partial means are not the right way after all......

"Professor, we talked about this when we came, and the people on the expedition knew very well what they were doing and what risks they were taking. Jill stopped the professor's cliché.

"Okay, okay, you just have to know it in your own hearts. ”

"There's only one problem," Chris hesitated, "and if it's okay to say that it's just the people of the expedition, we can continue our journey into the forest as originally planned." ”

"But now that Miss Linda and Miss Alice are gone, it is obviously not a gentleman's way to leave them behind. And it is probably not advisable to force them to follow the team, after all, ......"

Chris said and turned his gaze back to the two girls, but finally couldn't get the words out of his mind, "They don't look like they're going to hold it anymore."

"Food is not too scarce, we have a total of six people for 10 days' rations, although the number of people has increased, but it is still no problem to survive the week. ”

"Everyone divide the food and water, take advantage of the fact that it is not dark to recover in place, go to bed immediately after dark, and try to avoid lighting fires at night to attract wild beasts, insects and snakes. Jill said, letting go of the heavy backpack he was carrying.

Jill turned to look at the two girls standing outside the group, out of place.

"As a squad leader, I have the right to decide whether the team will stay put or move on. ”

"All this now depends on the opinions of both of you. ”

"It took a lot of effort to get to where we are today for this investigation. ”

"We could have acted in more covert ways, such as illegal entry, but out of some respect, we ended up opting for this semi-official format. ”

"Because I left a record in Da Fink State, once I was found by the rescue team, there will be no next time. This is probably the only time we will be able to investigate in an official capacity. ”

"Alright, we're done. But that's just where we stand. ”

"If you two are willing to continue with us tomorrow, the team will do their best to protect you. ”

"I know it's a bit of a tough thing, so if you both choose to stay here, we totally understand. ”

"I will leave enough food, water, sleeping bags and other supplies, and send two team members to stay here and wait for rescue with the two of them, and I will lead the rest of the team to continue the journey. ”

As he spoke, Jill looked at the team members who were handing out food and water on the other side, "What do you think?"

"I'm fine," Randolph said, "but I'm not going to stay here." ”

"It's okay, I'm going to arrange for Xiao Hei and Professor to stay here, Professor, you don't have any opinions, right?"

"It's okay, it's okay, people are getting old, and their physical strength really can't keep up, and continuing to follow up is just dragging you down. ”

Blackie: "Didn't anyone ask me for my opinion?"

That being said, Harry, a skinny young man who is a dead house programmer, although he was full of ambition when he left, began to regret it as soon as he stepped into the primeval forest.

At this moment, I am also grateful for the arrangement of the team leader in my heart.

thought for a moment and added, "As for public reporting...... This can rest assured, old man, I also have some right to speak, and I will explain your actions for the rescue team, and will not let you become the cusp of public opinion. ”

Jill nodded, which was one of the reasons she chose to stay with the professor.

She looked back at the two girls: "Of course, if the two ladies feel that it is not safe to stay here and are willing to go deep into the forest with us, we are absolutely welcome." ”

"It's unclear why the rebels from outside the country are in Swaitenness at this point in time, and staying on the outskirts of the forest to wait for rescue may not be the best option. ”

Although there was a lot of talking, Miss Linda and Miss Alice, a foreign tourist, did not say a word. It doesn't look like you're struggling to think about it, as if you're waiting for something.

"The stakes are high, and maybe we should give the two ladies some time to think about it. ”

……

……

At night, the people who were still exhausted when they ran around in the forest quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Harry quietly opened his sleeping bag, put on the night vision goggles that he had put in his sleeping bag before going to bed, and made his rounds.

Six squad members plus two newcomers, for a total of eight sleeping bags. In addition to one of his own, there is also a zipper that is unzipped, and the person in it is missing.

Harry understood, opened the lid of his watch to check his bearings, and then tiptoed through the jungle and into the depths. There was a dead silence in the camp again.

Although there is a contact method for this unexpected situation to be made in advance, in the middle of the night, the black light is blindly walking through the primeval forest, and the inexperienced little black heart beats wildly.

Fortunately, I didn't go far, and I finally saw a familiar figure on the night vision device.

"Chief, I'm coming. ”

"Tell me what you think. Jill doesn't talk nonsense and gets straight to the point.

"I think there's a ghost. ”

"You mean Randolph?"

"Randolph, we've talked to the two of them before, and he won't turn his face until the last moment he sees the treasure. ”

"What I want to say is, these two girls. ”

"If they're two big men and three big men, I'm sure there must be ghosts in there, because it's such a coincidence. ”

"Although the rebels of the neighboring country have been making trouble for a long time, there is no reason to enter at such a time, and Svetenness is not a trouble they can afford to provoke. ”

"You're trying to say that this is their plan to join our team?"

"This is also where I hesitate, it stands to reason that if there is an organization of such great energy coveting the treasure we are exploring behind the scenes, there is no reason to do such a troublesome thing - wouldn't it be easier to directly tie up our team and sneak into the forest to investigate together?"

"Even if they wanted to use 'accidents' to dispel our suspicions, it wasn't just these two girls who were to arrange for an informant to come into our ranks, they seemed helpless. As if recalling the demeanor of the two men after their walk through the woods today, Harry added.

“…… At least it looks like it. ”

"Do you think it was an accident?"

"It's hard to say, but I don't think these two girls are in the same group, and they don't look like they're all the way. ”

"Oh, how so?"

"In the afternoon, when you asked them if they would like to stay, I think they were waiting for each other to answer first. ”

"Do you think they might have acted differently?"

"Yes, both girls are a little suspicious. Not to mention the chartered car we came, she chose to come with us even though she knew where we were going, whether her driver was shot dead by the rebels, or she went into the forest with us to take refuge, she didn't see the slightest look of panic. ”

"As for the blonde girl named Alice, though she called herself a foreigner, she Chinese spoke very standardly, and had listened more than she had talked about the last night outside the forest, and had always kept silent about her subjects when asked where she had come from...... Is it because there is a professor in the team who asks about it, and she is afraid of making it up and revealing her flaws? These are all doubts that cannot be explained at the moment. ”

Jill nodded, "What do you think we should do?"

"I don't think it's necessarily the best idea for me and the professor to stay here, because if they really have a plan, they won't just wait for the rescue team to come. ”

"Besides, the premise of a rescue team is that there is a lot of commotion caused by the entry of the rebels from neighboring countries - and if, as we have just envisaged, the rebels' actions are related to our treasure hunt...... If you think about it, maybe outsiders won't know that we're in trouble, and there won't be a rescue team. ”

"If that's the case, the rebels will definitely go deep into the jungle, and they will definitely find us if we stay here!"

Thinking of this, Harry couldn't help but shiver.

"Well, it does make sense. ”

"Hey, boss, you're ......"

It was only then that Harry finally noticed that something was wrong.

Her leader, Jill Dejescher, has always been a very assertive woman, and although she is not arbitrary, she will never listen to it like this.

In his own confusion, Harry lifted his night vision goggles as if he had seen a ghost.

The figure of the woman standing a meter away from her suddenly became distorted, and then she changed into another person......

"Good, you can go first. ”

After the woman said this, she seemed to disappear out of thin air, and faded out of the field of vision of the night vision goggles.

At the same time, Harry noticed a rustling sound around him, and looked back at the vines that had just stepped under his feet as if they had come to life, and raised his sharp teeth and swept towards his neck......

……

……

"TMD is still asleep, wake up!"

By the time Don was kicked out of his sleeping bag by Randolph, everyone was already standing around the camp.

No one even noticed that Harry was gone...... Because, the scene in front of you subverts everyone's cognition.

“…… Where is this?" Tang En blurted out, stunned.

Unfortunately, no one could give him an answer.

"It seems that the landscape is still part of the primeval forest, but the vegetation here is much sparse and ...... Was there such a big lake here yesterday?"

"Did any of you see Blackie?" asked Jill at once, returning from the lake.

"I woke up with Harry's sleeping bag empty and I thought he was the first to wake up. ”

Chris, who returned with Jill, remembered the scene on the lake just now.

"I actually saw a blonde girl dancing over there in a red and white ritual dress. ”

Everyone immediately turned their attention to Alice, who was standing aside, and Alice looked at Linda.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are probably no longer in the real world. ”

Only Linda didn't look around like the others, and at this moment, the words came out, causing everyone to smack their tongues.

"What do you mean? dreams, or illusions? I don't remember Sweetness' full submersible device getting to this level?"

Randolph pinched his skin hard, the tingling sensation clearly reverberating to his brain.

Finally, Alice, who had been silent, spoke.

"I felt the need to visit that lake again. As she spoke, Alice ignored the expressions of others and walked straight towards the lake.

"From now on, everyone must act together to find the missing Harry. ”

Jill frowned as she packed her sleeping bag as she looked at Alice's leading figure, and then turned her gaze back to Linda, who was still standing motionless and not knowing what to think.

The Dejescher family has been passed down to the present day, and each generation has been trying to find the hidden truth from the dusty materials.

They not only investigated the canonical history, but also collected wild histories and legends, and their knowledge of that era was better than that of the scholars and professors of Campbell University.

Even though nearly 300 years have passed since President Mo's time, Ji Er still remembers a certain wild history recorded in the family file for the first time.

Someone once threatened to bring the dead back to life with a magic gimmick, and once made a noise because it implicated President Mozambique, but in the end, experts naturally saw that it was a so-called hoax and could not be solved.

But before that, there were rumors that President Mozambique had personally taught and passed on the so-called "black magic" to the orphans he had adopted, but this record was not preserved because of religion.

Now this scene in the forest made Jill immediately recall the admonition that was rumored to come from Mo Ming's mouth-

"Magic is a force that can upset the balance of this world, and it must be used with great care, at the right time, in the right place. ”

If this power called magic really exists in this world, then the person who owns it must be inseparable from Mr. Mo Ming.

In other words, it is very likely that it has been passed down from the children who were taken in by President Mozambique.

What would they use magic for?

If the dusty history is from Mr. Mo Ming's original intention, then the magic envoy inherited by him will only continue to drive this power in order to maintain his will, right?

If all these visions were to be interpreted as magic, it would seem to make sense.

But in this way, the two girls who entered the forest with the expedition—

Alice and Miss Linda, who is the witch who blends into the crowd?

If the vision at the moment is really a witch's vision...... If you don't find out the main owner quickly, I'm afraid this trip will be more than lucky.

……

……

At the same time.

On a small farm in Dafink on the border of Svetenness, two children with exaggerated hairstyles face off in the living room downstairs.

The young man with dyed blonde hair waved the cards at his fingertips -

"Twelve squires, attack!"

"Time Magician, attack!"

Seeing that there were no monster cards on the field, and even the remaining health had bottomed out, the red-haired boy still didn't have the slightest panic on his face.

"Is it possible, do you still think you have a chance to turn the tables?"

"Your life is like a candle in the wind. ”

"Stamp this card. ”

"The next round is my victory. ”

"It's over?"

"Please. ”

"My turn, gacha!"

Looking at Xiao Hongmian on the opposite side expressionlessly picking up a card from his deck and putting it into his hand, a dark cloud flashed in Xiao Jin's heart.

Wrong...... His deck shouldn't be so weak, right, is he hiding his cards? He's the same deck as mine, and he's a Knights Templar Build!

Let my twelve attendants pave the field, and obviously have three cards on the field, but there is no time magician to solve me and enter the field.

Is it just because these three cards can't be solved?

At this moment, Xiao Jin saw the corners of Xiao Hong's mouth slightly upturned when he saw that he was covered by his hand, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Impossible! I don't believe you can solve it! You can't solve it! Even if there is only one monster card left in the end, you will only have this round to survive!"

"Heh, so what?"

Instead of playing a handful of cards, Red turned over a magic card she had stamped a long time ago.

"Effect (1): Charge count during card coverage - every time twelve of the two side are down;

"Effect (2): When there are no 12 Acolyte Series Summons for 3 turns, this card will be cleared and recharged;"

"Effect (3): When the charge is complete, this magic card can be activated in three turns—a special summon from the deck: Alexander the Great!"

Jin gasped.

"This forbidden card? The only "king" summon card, where did you get it? We can't buy this card, can we?"

"This is a gift from my uncle from Campbell. ”

"You're too bad to add a ban to your deck, isn't it?"

"Hmph, less nonsense. The ban card has to be explained in advance to be a ban card、You don't know I have this card.,So I didn't say it in advance.、So it's not a ban card!。 ”

Seeing that Xiao Hong took out a prepared Alexander the Great card from the side and put it in the summoning column, Xiao Hei shook his head and said with a smile: "Although you have been yin, this is still not enough to change your life." ”

"I use Alexander the Great to attack Franklin, one of your twelve servants. ”

Seeing that his health had dropped by a large margin, Xiao Jin was silent for a moment, and then smiled again.

"Unfortunately, it still won't save you. ”

"It's harmless, after all, after you lose, your deck is mine, so I won't be hit a second time. ”

"Xiaohong, take a closer look at the effect of your Alexander the Great! it is indeed strong, but you still have to lose!"

"The effect of Alexander the Great - unable to defend, bring his own attack indication. ”

"Your Alexander is indeed enough to kill any summon card on my field in one hit, but the damage that spills from a single blow is not enough to kill me. ”

"The three Twelve Squire Cards I have present all have piercing attack effects that can directly attack your HP by bypassing your summon card. ”

"Anyway, you won't survive the next round!"

"Really?" said Red, smiling again, "if Alexander the Great is my trump card, maybe as you say." Pity. ”

Red reached for the deck again and turned over the second card -

"Activate the Magic Card: Transposition of the King Car!"

"Effect: Perform a special summon from your hand with a "King" summon card in your field and a "Time" summon card in the enemy's field as a sacrifice at the same time——"

"A nameless sage with black hair and black eyes!"

Kim's eyes widened again, and at the same time—boom!, an unknown sound came from the attic.

"Aren't your parents not at home?"

"I don't know what's going on, hurry up, stop talking nonsense!"

“…… It's Boss Mo's card?! This can't be!"

"Nothing is impossible—take a closer look!"

"The nameless sage with black hair and black eyes, the default guard is indicated. ”

"Sage Effect (1): You can attack with the guard status on the side of the table - when attacking, the defense power of this card will be used as the attack power to calculate the damage. ”

"Sage Effect (2): Any summon card attack with a special effect cannot bypass the card and directly attack the player's health. Penetration Neutralization!"

"I use the Garrison of the Nameless Sage as an attack to attack Herrera, one of your twelve attendants. ”

"Boss Mo's garrison power is the highest value in the summoning card on the spot, you can't break through this iron wall! Xiao Jin, who is the candle in the wind?"

"I'm not afraid to tell you plainly, the third card I've covered is called Seven Props of Thieves. Get rid of your trap cards and you don't have any room to fight back. ”

"My turn, it's over. ”

Jin sighed.

Adding two banned cards to a game and losing seems to be unjust, but it's really embarrassing.

If you know the core of the other party in advance, you will definitely not be prepared.

Now, not only are the monster cards in the field unbreakable, but Xiao Jin knows that there is no summoning card in his deck that can attack more than the defense power of Boss Mo's card.

…… No, I have a card.

"My turn, gacha!"

A smile reappeared on Kim's face.

"Activate the magic card 'Banner of Hakuri'. ”

Effect: During this turn, all summon cards on the field gain +300 Attack/Defense. ”

Xiaohong sneered: "You really like this card, you just played it once, and with this little bonus, you actually added two cards to the deck." ”

"You don't understand that," Jin waved his index finger, "the Boli Banner is a card I use to play with others and solve the game." ”

“…… Field Marshal Campbell Douglas?"

"That's right, Campbell's Musketeer Build is a very restrained deck for my Templar Build, and its core summon card, Marshal Douglas, is very powerful, and the only way I can solve it is this combo ......"

"First the flag of Hakurei is raised, then ......"

"Unleash a magic card from my hand: Glory of Goddess Bori. ”

Clang!! there was another unknown sound from the attic.

"It hurts—Reimu, you're about to break my waist!"

"Ahh

"Did you hear anything?!" Red hesitated.

"Don't talk nonsense, play cards!" Xiaojin is as imposing as a rainbow, and naturally he is not allowed to play gags.

"Goddess Hakurei's Glory Effect: Can only be activated from your hand if you have 'Hakurei's Banner' in the field-"

"Effect (1): When activated, the bonus effect of [Hakurei's Banner] is changed from 300 points to 500 points for attack and defense."

Effect (2): Select any enemy summon card that belongs to the "Hakuri" faction in the field, add it to your faction, and put it in a dormant state where it cannot attack or defend, the dormant state will end after 3 turns, and the original attack/garrison state will be restored after awakening. ”

"Because Boss Mo's card is so rare, I almost forgot about it...... Whether it is Field Marshal Campbell Douglas or this sage with black hair and black eyes, they all have one thing in common - that is, they all belong to the "Boli" camp!"

"Impossible...... I ......" Xiaohong was dumbfounded, but speechless.

Xiao Jin was about to control the last remaining twelve close servants on the field to mend the knife, when suddenly there was a clear sound of footsteps in the attic.

Jin and Hong looked up at the same time.

A young man with black hair and black eyes walked down from the second floor with a girl in a red and white dress.

"Don't panic, you two, we are gentlemen and thieves, we only rob money and don't hurt people. ”