"Here we are, here it is!" Bob said, pointing to the mountains ahead, "Based on the intelligence I've gotten, the most likely place to be at the heart of the Scourge is here." ”

"Bob, I hope you understand a little bit. Before entering the mountains, Claire reiterated, "Despite your use of the phrase 'most likely,' which is convenient for passing the buck, you should know what happens if there is no Scourge core here, or if it's just a trap." ”

Bob's pupils shrank, and he gritted his teeth and nodded, "Of course, I swear I definitely didn't lie to you!"

"Then what are you waiting for?" Charlotte shook her head and walked towards the mountains first.

The mountain range in front of you is not majestic, but it is very rugged and steep. The further you go into the mountains, the more difficult the trail becomes. At this time, the world of Steeu is already in March, and according to the solar terms, it is also the time of late winter and early spring. However, this place is located in the northern part of the world of Steeu, and the mountains show no signs of revival due to the influence of sunlight and cold snaps.

Heavy snow covers the mountain, and the three of them are all people with extraordinary skills, and it is really dangerous to enter the mountain in this season.

In winter, when the mountains are covered with snow, the further you go in, the conifers take the place of the broad-leaved forests on the outskirts of the mountains. Despite the greenery, there is little living life, and the animals that live in the mountains either migrate or hibernate to cope with the harsh season.

After walking about twenty miles, Charlotte sensed the growing concentration of plague in the atmosphere, even without any detection equipment.

This is not normal. Plague scourges, though caused by spell energy, also possess some of the properties of normal plagues, such as their greater activity during the summer months. In other words, deep in the harsh mountains, it stands to reason that the concentration of plague should be lower, not higher than in the town of Paran.

- Looks like you've come to the right place!

Charlotte and Claire exchanged glances, and in the face of such a smooth situation, the two became more vigilant.

After a little further inside, Bob led the two to a valley. The valley is dominated by coniferous trees and is also covered with snow, but the difference is that some footprints of different shades can be seen in the snow.

"I told you I didn't lie to you!" Bob shouted excitedly and in a relieved voice after seeing the footprints, "Look! I guessed right, the core of the Scourge is here!"

His performance was flawless and he couldn't see anything wrong at all. But Charlotte and Claire were more vigilant, they vaguely caught Bob left and right, and under Charlotte's blessing stealth spell, they cautiously sneaked into the depths of the valley.

Soon, they saw three necromancers of the Soul Seat talking about something at the entrance of a three-foot-high cave while directing the necromancers to carry supplies. It looked like the cave was the site of their target, the core of the Scourge.

By this time, Bob's excitement was palpable, and it looked like he couldn't wait to teach Villette a lesson. Charlotte winked at Claire and motioned for the latter to look at Bob, while he mentally estimated the time and planned to sneak up on the three mages with Elle.

The flashing technique combined with the Void Shattering Pearl, these two are simply divine weapons during a sneak attack. Charlotte and Elle struck at the same time, teleporting to the three necromancers, and the two unlucky bastards' spell shields were shattered by the Void Shatter Orb in a single flash, and they only had time to snort in pain before their chests were shattered by the spinning and cutting space fragments.

The third mage turned pale with fright, and he panicked about to cast a spell to fight back, but was disrupted by Charlotte's sword stab. Claire took advantage of the situation and pointed her hand at the last mage, and the instant death effect of the death finger was activated, and the man snorted and collapsed to the ground like mud.

The three necromancers of the Soul Seat didn't have time to use their skills at all, and they were solved by the two of them in just a few seconds. Bob saw that his Adam's apple was sensational, and he was secretly glad that he didn't play any tricks, otherwise with the skills of these two masters, it is estimated that he would have taken his life in minutes.

Claire walks out of the taiga, and he must cast a spell to control the undead who have been confused by the death of the controller, so that they don't cause unnecessary disturbance. However, as soon as he raised his hand to appease the low-level undead who were gradually agitated, he saw Charlotte at the entrance of the cave shrug helplessly.

"Don't bother, brother. We're unlucky!"

Claire's eyes froze, and she subconsciously threw out a bone claw to imprison Bob beside her, and looked at the cave with a solemn expression.

Not far from the entrance to the cave, Malthus led several necromancers to look at the entrance of the cave in amazement. Soon, Malthus reacted to what was happening, first looking at Charlotte and Claire, and finally pouring his gaze on Bob, who was shouting out for grievances.

"Hmph, he brought you here. I warned that fool at Villerite to stop playing this kind of trick of tormenting people. Sure enough, let him, a traitor, expose our location. If I had killed him, you wouldn't have found the core so quickly. ”

"Do you hear that, Lord Claire, I'm in the same league as you, and you've come to this point, don't you still want to believe me?" Bob cried out, "He deceived Varus and made him willingly use it, and he collected the materials needed to arrange the undead disaster." And he's teamed up with Gloria and Willett to kill you!Lord Claire, we have a common enemy!"

"You're right! We do have a common enemy. Claire nodded with a deep groan.

However, just as Bob was overjoyed, the bone claw instantly retracted. Not only that, but the bones also grew various bone spurs like a mutation, and in an instant, Bob was impaled into the bone claws. One of the bone spurs was right in Bob's heart, and even if he was stabbed into the most important organ of the heart, with the extraordinary vitality of the blood clan, he was not far from death.

It was only then that Claire's words belated, "So for the sake of victory, please die." ”

"For, why ......" Bob, who was pierced through the heart, gradually lost the last of his strength, and his body collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into ashes and gradually dissipating in the cold wind.

Perhaps out of guilt, or kindness to a dying man, the reticent Claire explained in a rare way, "Because neither Charlotte nor I dare bet on whether you will attack us behind our backs in the next fight." ”

"But ......," Bob shed tears of remorse, "...... I really didn't lie to you—"

"Oh, is it?" Claire said with a nodding voice, "I'm sorry about that." ”

Bob could no longer hear this apology, he had turned to black ashes and dissipated into the cold wind.

Charlotte frowned slightly, although there was a little pimple, but he also knew that Claire had done the right thing. He took care of his mood and focused on facing Malthus in front of him.

The latter was slightly stunned, and then smiled and applauded, "Although it is cruel, it is really a wise choice! Claire, I appreciate you more and more now!"

"Hmph, it's really not fun to be admired by you. Claire walked towards the hole with her scepter in her hand.

He stood side by side with Charlotte in the battle for the Seat of Souls.