Ace put down Ferry and immediately rushed straight to the right, they had a numerical disadvantage, but after years of tacit understanding, they didn't need to make a sound to know how to choose. Taking advantage of the fact that the other party has not completed the encirclement, it is natural to take the lead.

As soon as Ace moved, Green Wind rushed forward, and in front of him was a gray wolf and a black panther. The two guys didn't seem to expect the enemy to say that they would fight, and they were stunned before they howled and came up.

Suddenly, two fireballs flew from the side of the green wind, and they struck at the two beasts in one fell swoop. The gray wolf deftly dodged to the left, while the stronger panther chose to slap the fireball with its claws. Unexpectedly, the fireball dispersed at the touch of a button, and it turned out that Catherine had released a false move.

The panther lost her balance with too much force, its claws slapping on the ground, and its body tilted to one side, revealing a gap. Green Wind, who arrived just in time, raised and fell with his hand, and the waist knife was precisely inserted into its neck. Green Wind didn't look at the results of the battle at all, and the people didn't stop, drawing their knives and rushing to the right. The panther was bleeding from its neck, and its limbs trembled as it collapsed to the ground wailing.

Rushing to the right, Ace, as a warrior, picks a group of powerful enemies at the beginning of the battle - facing two black panthers at the same time.

The confrontation between one man and two beasts broke out in an instant, and Ace used a wooden shield to block a black panther that pounced, and the long sword swept the other without any tricks. Seeing that the attacking panther could not be avoided, it suddenly fell strangely in the air, narrowly avoiding the blade on his chest. Ace didn't take the opportunity to make up for the sword, but used the force of his feet, and unexpectedly flew back backwards.

After Catherine unleashed two false moves, two more fireballs condensed almost simultaneously and threw them to the left. Due to the previous use of false moves, Catherine once again condensed the fireball at an unusually fast speed.

In the first round of contact battles, the black panther in the middle has fallen to the ground, and the other gray wolf dodges to the left. At this moment, it and one of the remaining gray wolves pounced on Catherine.

Catherine's two fireballs were sent out at the right time, and at such a close distance, the gray wolf who pounced first couldn't dodge, so he could only shrink his body and hold his head to defend. The gray wolf that flashed through the middle finally had some buffer time, and it was still cautious to let go of the fireball.

"Poof", the fireball seemed to hit the gray wolf in a defensive posture violently, and the expected explosion did not appear, but dissipated immediately.

The gray wolf, who had dodged to the side twice, was obviously enraged. It lunged at Catherine viciously, the juice in its mouth splashing in all directions as it dragged its tongue out of its mouth.

Catherine looked down in contemplation, seemingly oblivious to the danger that was coming. Seeing that the wolf's claws were about to grab her chest, a long sword slashed against Catherine's body. The gray wolf was slashed into the air, and blood burst into the air.

It turned out that it was Ace, who flew back and saved the unsuspecting Catherine in time. Ace killed the gray wolf, and immediately raised his wooden shield and rushed forward, colliding with the second gray wolf that was coming on.

In this moment, Catherine condensed a fireball again, turned and threw it. The two panthers on the right were hurrying towards them, and fireballs flew towards one of them. The big guy apparently didn't want to be deceived anymore and opened his mouth to devour the fireball. But this time the fireball exploded directly in its mouth. The whole jaw of the black panther was like a punctured air bag, bursting and shattering.

The only remaining panther had a fierce glint in its eyes and pounced on Catherine at a faster speed. Catherine's whole body was weak, and she quickly silently used the fireball technique three times in a row, and her mental power had reached the limit of overdraft.

Catherine was slammed to the ground by the panther, her shoulders falling apart in the impact. She was almost suffocated by the stench on her face, and the panther's sharp teeth were less than ten centimeters from her throat, and she was about to bite off.

"When" knew that this hard bite hit the blade, and the green wind finally arrived at the last moment. The panther shook its head wildly and threw the biting waist knife out. But the next moment, an unbearable pain came from its abdomen. This caused the ferocious beast to roar in pain, and it straightened up its whole body, trying to pounce on the green wind in front of it.

It's a pity that Green Wind's movements are very fast, his body bounces up lightly, and a side kick hits the panther's throat, making a crisp popping sound. The poor creature didn't know until he died, and when Green Wind took out the knife, he had already pulled a long arrow from his left hand and plunged it into its abdomen.

The three of them relied on tacit cooperation and flexible tactics to kill the four transformed druids in less than two minutes. The remaining gray wolves didn't dare to stay, so they threw down Ace and turned to run.

"I'm going to kill it. The green wind dropped the words, and the people had already rushed out.

"Catherine, why did you take such a risk, if I didn't arrive with Green Wind, would you still be alive?" Ace walked over and picked up Catherine, who was lying on the ground, in a tone that was rarely stern.

Catherine was about to answer, when she saw a cold light flickering in the forest.

"Be careful!" Catherine exclaimed, hurriedly pushing Ace away. But Ace couldn't dodge the sneak attack after all, and he snorted and was shot in his left arm.

"They have one more. Ass didn't care about the pain, and immediately threw himself into the woods.

Catherine looked around nervously, standing beside Ferry and silently condensing an icy snowball in her hand.

"It looks like it's just a druid's scout team, otherwise it wouldn't be easy to have a master druid here. Catherine thought to herself, calling out for good luck.

Catherine was on the alert as she took the opportunity to sort out what had happened. It seemed that the druids were about to attack the black dragon Hermes, and they sent three elders at once, apparently determined to win. A cold sweat broke out on Catherine's back, if it weren't for the mercenary group that happened to wake up Hermes and the battle started early, several of them would have been quietly taken care of by the druids in the mountain pass.

"Hermes actually saved our lives. Catherine thought the conclusion was ridiculous.

However, when it comes to the dragon Hermes, it is very famous, and it is ranked as two of the four fierce dragons. Since 3,000 years ago, when humans began to dominate the continent, five dragons were humanity's most direct enemies. Dragons are not only powerful, but also greedy by nature. They wreaked, looted, and killed so much that the warriors of the human race gathered and fought the five dragons. It was from that time that a large number of dragon-slaying poems began to circulate, and the victorious warriors received a great amount of dragon treasure as well as great glory.

Since then, the brave men have consciously taken the initiative to attack the dragons, hoping to gain fame and fortune by slaying the dragons. This directly triggered the Twilight City, one of the three major dragon cities, to declare war on humanity. This human-dragon war, which lasted for a hundred years, is known as the "curtain call of the dragon". After both sides paid a heavy price, the other two dragon cities came forward to mediate. At that time, the human kings on the continent signed an armistice agreement with the three dragon cities, the so-called "Twilight Entente".

Unfortunately, the agreement remained in the hands of the royal families, and its contents were unknown to the people. With the passage of time, the last copy of the Entente has long since turned to the dust of history.

By 2,000 years ago, dragons had become less and less visible on the continent, and many scholars believe that this was directly related to the "Twilight Entente" of that year. Some scholars began to record in detail the activities and information of the surviving dragons. Because the behavior of the dragons is restricted by Dragon City, it may be possible to deduce the historical context of human beings themselves from the perspective of Dragon City, and even uncover the historical truth hidden in the mysterious royal family.

Gradually, a school of history with dragons as clues developed, and scholars called it the "Dragon School". According to the records of the Dragon Examination School, in the past two thousand years, there have been a total of seventeen dragons that have shown signs of activity on the mainland, and the black dragon Hermes is one of them.

The earliest records of the Black Dragon Hermes date back a thousand years, and what made it famous were two massacres.

Once, for food, the hungry Hermes washed a large village of nearly 1,000 people in the south, leaving no survivors. Later, on the original site of the village, a new city was built, and out of mourning, it was named "Blood City". Today's southeast generation, there is still a famous reputation for Hermes.

The other was for the Glory Diamond of the Grey Eagle King, the diamond set in the crown and a symbol of succession. Hermes launched a direct attack on the palace, resulting in the death of all 300 royal troops. But it failed to grab the treasure diamond after all, but in exchange for the "dragon killing order" of St. Fa'an. This decree is valid for one hundred years. Since then, Hermaith has been hunted down by human powerhouses and armies for a hundred years, and has escaped death several times. Three hundred years ago, when it was last seen in people's sight, it disappeared.

When Catherine saw Hermes, she didn't expect it to be this fierce dragon at all. Now that I think about it, it was quite a feat that the four of them could walk under Hermes's nose.

"It hurts. Where's this?" Ferry woke up, clutching the back of his head. The back of his head smacked on the mountain wall just now, and it was only now that he regained consciousness. However, as soon as Ferry looked at the corpses around him, he immediately vigilantly assumed a vigilant posture with Catherine, back to back.

Catherine simply told Ferry what had happened, and the priest saw the dragon fighting in the distant sky, and listened to the roar, and sweat unconsciously broke down his forehead.

"Who?" said Ferry nervously as there was a shaking in the woods. Catherine immediately turned around and saw Ace walking out of the woods.

"Run, let's go. Green Wind knows how to catch up with us. Ace didn't stand still, and pointed in the direction.

Catherine and Ferry nodded, and the druid's reinforcements were likely to appear at any moment. Green Wind's ability in the forest was much higher than the three of them combined, but there was nothing to worry about.

Ace made an imperceptible signal by the tree, hinting at the direction they were heading, and then led the two men out in a hurry. Ferry gave As's arm a simple treatment as he walked. All three of them wanted to leave this dangerous area as soon as possible, and went all the way down the mountain, not daring to stop on the way. It wasn't until the sun sank that a few people slowed down.

"No, the woods here are not the same as before. Ace let out a sigh of relief, and he felt that at least the druids would not be chasing after him right now.

Ferry looked around and said, "The leaves are getting wider." You mean it's a broadleaf forest?"

"Nope. Ace is talking about a feeling, and the feeling here is—" Catherine closed her eyes, felt them silently for a few seconds, and then opened them again, "It's peaceful, yes, it's quiet and peaceful." Listen, the birds are singing. ”

Unlike the forests on this journey, which are either dark, damp and hostile, or lush and vibrant, this is a rare tranquil and peaceful garden, like a garden on a calm afternoon, suitable for ladies and ladies who have had afternoon tea to take a walk to relieve their boredom.

"It smelled of smoke. Ace sniffed the air, "It's cooking smoke, someone is cooking." Is there a village nearby?"

Ace walked in one direction, Catherine and Ferry following closely behind. After a while, they came to the edge of the forest. The three of them were standing on the edge of a small slope, and suddenly there was a valley in front of them.

A village, no, more like a small town to be precise, lies there leisurely. Catherine looked at the city from afar, a large area of lush woods surrounded the city, and a large road in the city led to the north and south, and on both sides were houses and buildings, spires, domes, and flat roofs, and almost all the architectural styles of mankind gathered in this small city. For some reason, the city has a gray feel, even though the walls of the houses are painted in a variety of colors.

Catherine saw smoke rising from several places in the city, and even children playing in the streets, and felt a rare peace of mind, as if she had returned to her own home.

The Doden Mountains are such a strange place, hiding the murderous Hermes and such a peaceful town. Who built such a city in the unknown and dangerous Doden Mountains, and how did they maintain this rare peace?

"Let's go, let's take a look. Ace was the first to walk down the hill, "I'm lucky to be able to sleep in a soft bed tonight." ”

"Which of you has the money? Ferry rubbed his hands and followed quickly, "I still have a few gold coins, I don't know if I have enough, in fact, I want to take a hot shower." ”

"Yes. A hot shower is a good idea. Catherine was very impressed with Ferley, "It's best to buy a map and ask how to get to the Brown Moon Altar." ”

"Don't be too hopeful, I don't believe no one has ever been here. No matter how you look at this small town, it's been a few years old. If there is a map for sale, why is there no news in the kingdom?" Ace put his long sword back into its scabbard, put his hand behind his head, and walked leisurely in front, "You know, this kind of scarce information will definitely be a high-priced item on the black market. It's a brief map, and it is estimated that it can also be put in the auction house. The miser of Gezd would not let go of such an opportunity at all. It must be that the people here are reluctant to let the map out. ”

"Gizd is indeed a bastard, and last time he used rye wine to trick the anvil for five gold coins, and said that it was the elf's unique black fruit wine. Ferry also hated Gazid. However, the mention of the anvil made several people sad, and Ferry let out a long sigh, and for a while no one spoke.

The three of them went down to the valley, and when they got closer, they found that the woods around the town were unusually dense, apparently deliberately planted. There were vines tangled between the trees, like a wall, and there was no way to see the way in and out.

"How do you get in?" Ferry asked the two of them as he walked to the edge of the woods, looked at the barbs on the vines, and turned back to the two of them.

"I'd better open the way, I can't wait outside until now. Ace drew his sword and slashed.

"Ding", "Ding" A pleasant bell came from the woods, and in the blink of an eye, someone appeared in front of the three of them.