The Hippogriff's claws were apparently incapable of dealing any damage to shield-keepers made of metal and blessed with sorcery. Although the Shield Guardian was designed for defensive purposes and was not outstanding in combat, the disparity in strength still made the Shield Defender's heavy metal arms intimidating, and each hammer took a heavy toll on the Hippogriff.

The wounded Hippogriff slowed down significantly, and was eventually crushed by the Shield Defender.

The death of the smaller Hippogriff apparently angered the other Hippogriff, who gave up on pounce on Merlin and charged towards the Shieldguard...... For it, the shield defender is the enemy, and whether it is human or not is not in the scope of the Hippogriff.

"Grid Technique!" Merlin waved her hand and cast a zero-order spell, and the hard work of this time finally came to fruition.

A grid intertwined with electric arcs suddenly appeared, covering the Hippogriff's body, and the strong electric shock immediately dulled its body, and under Merlin's order, the shield defender mercilessly gave the Hippogriff a fatal blow!

After leveling the two hawk-headed bears, looking at the bloody and brain-splattered corpses of the hawk-headed bears on the ground, Merlin was a little stunned for a while...... Not so frightened by the blood on the ground, but how to fight if she combined with the shield defender's defense and strength?

When I think about it, I feel that the style of painting is infinitely beautiful.

After taking out all the useful things on the Hippogriff, Merlin didn't delay much and continued on her way. In fact, there is still a long time before the grand event of the Cumbre del Sol, and the reason why Merlin set off early is also to have a good time...... Since coming to the Misty Continent, she has not experienced the customs of another continent firsthand, which is a very rare opportunity.

After a few more days of marching, Merlin felt that in this environment, her cooperation with the shield defender was really becoming more and more tacit, and her own combat experience was becoming more and more abundant, especially the mastery of the timing of spell casting, which was simply brilliant - it all depended on her strong mental strength. The so-called reading 10,000 books is better than traveling 10,000 miles, this kind of practical experience is absolutely not available in the academy's spell training ground.

On this day, we finally came to a place less than ten miles away from the forest, and if it went well, we would soon be able to leave the forest and arrive at a populated town.

Mei Lin's mood is a little urgent, the academy always feels a little depressed, and it is a lot of pressure to survive in that environment full of competition and intrigue, and outside, it is a kind of relaxation...... At least that's what she thinks now.

Suddenly, Mei Lin's eyes froze a little, her nose twitched twice, and a vigilant look appeared on her face: "Fresh bloody breath...... There should be a human in the vicinity who just died shortly after death. ”

Curiosity kills cats!

Merlin stopped the carriage, jumped down with bated breath, and walked in the direction the smell came from...... A moment later, she was under a large tree not far away.

There was a human here, with a long sword in his chest that pinned him firmly to the tree, his expression twisted to the extreme, his sadness, hatred and unwillingness were clearly expressed, and he was dressed as an apprentice of the Golem Academy.

Merlin's face immediately became solemn.

There is no doubt that this Golem Academy apprentice died at the hands of humans and not other creatures, but was this a specific killing of the Golem Academy apprentice, or was it an accidental killing?

Either way, it's already a danger zone...... A light breeze came, and from the other direction came an even stronger burst of blood, and Merlin took a few steps to the side, only to see that behind the bushes, there was also a miserable scene, more than seven corpses had been brutally murdered, and among them were two women, and from the black scratches on their naked wheat-colored skin, anyone knew what had happened.

These people didn't die long ago, otherwise the scavengers would have come to forage for food. Merlin had no intention of avenging anyone, and turned away without hesitation...... Seeing that those people were killed almost without resistance, on the one hand, it shows that the other party is more than one person, and on the other hand, it can be seen that their methods are vicious, no matter what the situation is, she doesn't want to stay.

Suddenly, Mei Lin's sensitive ears heard a slight sound not far away, and she almost subconsciously sent out a swift technique...... A miserable cry came from there, and a man's body fell heavily from behind the bushes.

Merlin only glanced back, then quickened her pace to leave. However, just as she drove the carriage away, she found that someone was already behind her, and seeing that she was about to leave the forest in half a day's journey, Mei Lin didn't want to escape anymore, if she left the forest, the other party would probably be more unscrupulous, and she would lose the advantage of counterattacking.

Merlin spotted an ambush site, then whipped the red horses so hard that as they ran, jumped out of the cart, hid in the ambush, took out the Alyus bow, and ambushed the shield defender in the bushes by the roadside.

A quarter of an hour later, three figures slowly appeared in front of them. As soon as she saw the costumes on them, Merlin knew that she was not mistaken, because the clothes on them were exactly the same as the one she had accidentally killed before, and the one in the middle was still a third-level wizard apprentice.

The three men walked with great caution and were obviously veterans of the jungle, as evidenced by the distance between them, and it was extremely difficult to catch them all.

"Burst of flame!"

Merlin pulled the string, and a red energy arrow appeared, and almost at the same time, a trace of energy fluctuation rose on her body.

Although this trace of energy fluctuation was extremely hidden, the three people in front of them seemed to be aware of it, but before they could react, the red arrow had already been released.

The consumption of energy and spiritual power is quite large, if it is not for the promotion of third-level apprenticeship, I am afraid that this arrow will put Mei Lin in a vacuum, but at this time, his face is also a little pale.

Rumble!

Caught off guard, although the person in the middle had already blessed himself with a mage armor, he was still blown up, and a bloody hole was blown out between his chest and abdomen, and even his internal organs were exposed.

Merlin rushed out on her heel, sighing with ice and snow in her hand, and before she could rush in front of the other two people, she spurred the Blood Blade Earrings...... Two crescent-like blood-colored blades roared towards the two men.

Although the two people were suddenly attacked, their reactions were extremely fast, and their bodies jumped to both sides.

Burst!

Before the man on the right could hit the ground, he felt like he was enveloped by a huge figure, and his head was shattered by the shield defender lying in ambush behind the tree. The other landed safely, but Merlin stretched the wizard's staff forward and activated the spell on it, and a cold mist suddenly covered the man, turning him into an ice sculpture in an instant.