Chapter 18: The Black Forest

Zhao Xi, who was awakened, subconsciously exuded the killing intent that he had cultivated in more than two months of continuous fighting, and the long sword on his waist was also pulled out by him, and he opened his eyes and stared around coldly.

Buffy and the other three mercenary captains were also shocked that Zhao Xi had such an amazing killing intent at such a young age.

"Don't be nervous, Don, I didn't hear the sound of battle, at least not the enemy. Sid reminded from the sidelines.

Under Sid's reminder, Zhao Xi slowly withdrew the killing intent he exuded, and slowly retracted the long sword that had been drawn into its sheath.

"I'm sorry, I'm used to acting alone, and I didn't react for a while. Zhao Xi looked at the other four with some embarrassment.

"It's okay, it's okay, I had some doubts about why you were able to bring two young ladies from the Magic Council here, but now that my doubts are solved, it seems that you have experienced many battles along the way. Buffy said, waving his hand.

"Nothing, nothing, just a little trouble. Zhao Xi snorted and said.

He couldn't say that he had probably experienced more battles in the past few months than others in his lifetime, and he had even seen demons, although he had been beaten all the time.

After hearing Zhao Xi's answer, Buffy turned his head to one of the mercenary captains: "Dorne, you go down and see what's going on." ”

The mercenary captain named Dorne nodded, and was about to get out of the carriage when he heard someone hurrying towards the carriage.

"Head, head! We picked up a guy in front. ”

Before the people arrived, the sound had already reached the ears of everyone in the carriage. After learning the news, the faces of the five people changed slightly.

Zhao Xi frowned, his instinct told him that the person the mercenaries picked up might be a trouble, and it was still a big trouble.

Dorn opened the car door to reveal the appearance of an outsider, the same mercenary leader who had taken Il yesterday.

The leader of the mercenaries couldn't help but smile awkwardly at Zhao Xi when he saw Zhao Xi also sitting in the carriage, and then his captain's voice came to his ears.

"Hood, take me to the front to see what the hell is going on. Dorn said to the mercenary next to him as he got out of the car.

"In that case, I'll go check it out too. ”

Buffy on the side also made his own request, moved his body and got out of the car with Dorne.

Sid and the other mercenary captain naturally couldn't watch their employer get out of their protective range, so they also got out of the car.

Zhao Xi also accepted Buffy's commission, and he also owed Buffy a favor that was big or small, and then got out of the car with everyone.

The group slowly came to the front of the caravan under the leadership of Hood, only to see a few mercenaries pointing around a middle-aged man lying unconscious on the grass.

"Who found this, come out and tell me what's going on. ”

As soon as Dorn arrives at the scene, he begins to question his mercenaries about what happened.

"Head, I found this man while I was exploring the path, and he seems to be badly wounded, as if he had been attacked by some wild beast. ”

The one who spoke was also Zhao Xi's acquaintance, the one who was sneaky yesterday.

At this time, Eir was dressed in leather armor, and in one hand held a dagger made of stainless steel, and reported the situation to Dorn with a serious expression.

After listening to Il's words, Dorn nodded slightly, and walked quickly forward to the unconscious man's side, checking the man's current condition.

Yier on the side saw that Zhao Xi also followed his captain to the scene, although he didn't show anything on the surface, but his eyes always stayed on Zhao Xi.

"It seems to have been scratched by a lion, but the injury was not serious, just a coma caused by excessive blood loss. ”

Dorn took a closer look at the unconscious man's injuries and came to a conclusion based on his own experience over the years.

Zhao Xi, who was in the rear, also opened the system to obtain the panel of the unconscious man.

XXXX - Purple Commander

Race: Normal Human

Grade: LV: 20

Occupation: XXX

Strength: XX

Dexterity: 14

Physique: XX

Spirit: 12

Perception: 12

Talents:1. XXXX

Introduction: The mysterious man who fainted on the side of the road, because he has a piece of equipment with great power, so the detection of the system is blocked, and the player can only get a part of the information.

Zhao Xi looked at the information provided by the system in his mind and frowned, his intuition was really right, this person was really a big trouble.

As for Dorne's conclusion that it was a lion bite, he didn't believe it, a level 20 transcendent could be bitten by an ordinary lion?

This man can fool Dorne, he can't fool his own system, this man definitely has another purpose.

Although Zhao Xi didn't want to get into trouble, he didn't want anything to happen on his way, if necessary, Zhao Xi would expose this man even if he got into trouble.

Buffy looked at the unconscious man on the grass and couldn't make up his mind for a while, but at this time he seemed to see something, and his pupils constricted.

"Since he is a wounded, it is better to find someone to clean his wound and ask him about his origin when he is sober. Buffy said to Dorn on the side.

"Hood!" Dorn nodded, and began to shout Hood's name.

"Head, I'm here. Hood, who was in the rear, heard his captain calling himself, and hurriedly answered loudly.

"You and Il, after taking care of the man's wounds, carry him into a carriage, and send a brother to watch over him. Dorne instructed Hood.

"Okay, head. Hood gave Dorn a gesture of understanding, and began to command the mercenaries around him.

"That's it, Mr. Buffy. ”

Dorne, who had done the good thing, returned to Buffy's side and stood respectfully behind Buffy.

Buffy nodded with satisfaction and said to Zhao Xi behind him, "It seems that it is just a false alarm." ”

"It's certainly the best. Zhao Xi smiled and nodded, but his smile seemed a little reluctant.

"Let's go, if you delay any longer, you won't be able to get to the next campsite until dark. Buffy gestured to the driver in front of him.

The driver of the first carriage saw Buffy's gesture, and directly waved the whip in his hand to drive the horses pulling the cart again, and the huge caravan moved again.

"Mr. Buffy, did you take this path when you came?" Zhao Xi asked Buffy beside him directly.

"How could it be. Buffy shook his head and said, "It's enough to go through the Black Forest once a year." ”

"Then do you take this road every time you come to Dawning Town?" Zhao Xi continued to ask.

"Of course, after all, we had to pass through several other towns before we came to Dawning Town, and one Dawning Town would not be a trip for my caravan. Buffy said with a smile.

"By the way, has Mr. Donn heard of the legend of the Black Forest?" Now it was Buffy's turn to ask Zhao Xi a question.

"I haven't heard of it, after all, I've just arrived in the North. Zhao Xi shook his head and said.

"That's a long story, come on, let's go back to the car and talk slowly. ”

It seems that Zhao Xi has not heard the legend of the Black Forest, which makes Buffy feel happy, and seeing his eagerness to try, it seems that he can't wait to tell Zhao Xi this story about the Black Forest.

"Then I'm sorry for you, Mr. Buffy. Zhao Xi smiled politely and said.

"Everywhere, my biggest hobby in life is telling stories to others, hahahahahaha. Buffy laughed.

The group returned to the carriage laughing and laughing, and when everyone was seated, Buffy cleared his throat and began to tell stories about the Black Forest.

"A long, long time ago, the north was still the home of dwarves and elves, and the Black Forest was not called the Black Forest but the Forest of Life, it was the birthplace of the elves, and I heard that the most important enlightenment trees and lakes of life for the elves were in the Forest of Life. ”

"Remember that there were no demons in those days, and the entire forest of life was peaceful, and the elves produced enough artwork to drive any nobleman crazy. ”

"Until one day the invasion of the demons began, no one until where they came from, and suddenly appeared all over the continent, bringing great harm to all races. ”

"The Forest of Life was destroyed by the invasion of demons?" Zhao Xi asked.

"Yes and no, don't worry, listen to me slowly. Buffy said with a smile.

"I heard that after the invasion of demons, the elves were divided into two factions, one faction felt that the power of the demons was strong and wanted to join the demons, and the other faction chose to cooperate with humans to resist the demons. ”

"Because the two factions are evenly matched, no one can say whom, so the elves who defected to the enemy left the Forest of Life in a fit of anger and threw themselves into the arms of chaos, and the other faction of elves began to marry humans, which is also the origin of the half-elves. ”

"However, the good times did not last long, and the elves who threw themselves into chaos held a grudge against the elves who married humans, feeling that they had defiled the purity of the elves, so one day the Chaos elves launched an attack on the Forest of Life with demons. ”

Speaking of this, Buffy sighed deeply, as if he was feeling sorry for the elves of the Forest of Life.

"That battle lasted for five days and five nights, and by the time the human coalition arrived, the elves of the Forest of Life had been slaughtered, and even the Forest of Life had been eroded by chaos and turned into a black forest. ”

"I heard that because of this incident, the God of Justice was alarmed, and he sent an avatar to drive away the erosion of chaos, but even with the help of the power of the fire of order, it can only limit the spread of erosion, and there is no saving the Forest of Life. ”

"I've heard that it's because the Chaos Lord's Mother, who has never shown up, took matters into her own hands, so even if the God of Justice kills herself, there is nothing she can do. Sid added.

Hearing Sid's words, Buffy also nodded and said, "There is such a saying." ”