"My lord, the target is at two o'clock, 200 meters, and is flying here quickly," a 'mercenary' dressed as a scout respectfully reported the situation to Madifen.

Turks frowned secretly, the title of the adult and this look made him even more convinced that these people were not mercenaries, and their names were not reported, but why did they pretend to be mercenaries.

"Very good" Ma Difen nodded, and waved his big hand: "Battle formation, armor-piercing crossbowmen ready"

As soon as he finished speaking, two stout men with huge shields stood upright at the front of the line, and the two swordsmen were still standing beside him.

The 30 people at the back of the line spread out side by side in a line, took off the delicate silver crossbow wrapped in cloth behind their backs, and silently loaded the armor-piercing arrows, the silver arrows glowed with a metallic sheen in the sunlight, and the surface of the arrows had a faint magical fluctuation, everything was in order.

Armor-piercing arrows! It was actually nearly a squadron of armor-piercing crossbowmen!! Trieb's heart was shocked, this was by no means what a mercenary team should have.

You know, this kind of armor-piercing crossbow is generally only concentrated in the regular army, and only a very small number will spread to the black market, and if a larger mercenary group has one of these armor-piercing crossbows, they will use it as a killer weapon.

What's more, the armor-piercing arrows must be matched with the armor-piercing crossbow, and it is difficult to trigger the maximum armor-piercing effect with a normal bow and crossbow, and each of their teams is equipped with at least 20 armor-piercing arrows, once the armor-piercing arrows hit the target, the armor-piercing effect contained in them will be exhausted, and one less will be used.

"Now that you've found what you're looking for, let's go" Tribe plucked up the courage to ask Madifen, "Don't worry, I won't say it"

Ma Difen was silent for a while, as if he was weighing, and said flatly: "Of course you can"

"Thank you," Tribhu thanked and led the other three companions to bypass the group of mercenaries of unknown origin and prepare to leave, however, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Madifen's silently raised right hand.

Not good!

"Run!" Trebe yelled, turning and fleeing.

The other three companions were slow to react, but immediately saw that several arrows were already aimed at them and Madifen's right hand.

"Whoosh, whoosh," four flew towards them with a whistling sound that pierced the air.

"Ahhh

Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain behind him, and a silver arrow stuck in his back.

"Ahh

'These bastards must be paid!' Trebe struggled to his feet, when suddenly a roar rang through the forest.

"It's the Undead Dragon, it's finally appeared!"

Ma Difen's eyes froze, and he didn't pay attention to Trieb who was hit by the arrow, but personally killed the three mercenaries who fell to the ground, and the thick smell of blood successfully attracted the attention of the undead dragon: "Armor piercing, prepare!"

The fresh smell of blood wafted into his nose, and seeing the figure of the undead dragon getting closer and closer, Ma Difen finally pulled out the long sword on his waist: "Release the arrow!"

.......

"Brother, it doesn't look like it's coming for us," Ariel said, pushing aside the dense trees and poking her little head out.

"It seems to have some target, otherwise it wouldn't have been flying in a straight line" Ayton jumped down the tree first, patting the leaves on his body, and not long after they came out of the cave, a roar came from the mouth of the cave.

With the wounded Blue Coco, the group would not be able to outrun a dragon flying in the sky, and then Iruli suggested hiding in a tree, she had a magic that specialized in concealing her breath, but it only worked in the forest.

"Come down"

Lan Coco hesitated, and also jumped from the tree, but was successfully caught by Ayton. A girlish fragrance and a faint smell of blood flowed into his lungs.

Even though the wound had healed under the influence of Illuri's magic, she still had no strength in her limbs.

Yiluli also jumped down, took Lan Coco, and said with a gloomy expression, "Otherwise, let's go back first." "The fact that her companion had almost died just now made her heart ache and agony. If it weren't for me, Blue Coco wouldn't have been hurt. ’

Ayton noticed that her green eyes were already misty, and comforted, "It's okay"

"Brother, brother," Ariel from the tree whispered.

Ayton turned his head, immediately understood what she meant, stretched out his hands to catch Ariel, who jumped down, and spun around before letting go of her, a joy for the rest of his life welled up in his heart: "Aren't we okay anyway?"

"Brother, what are we going to do now" Ariel looked at Ayton quietly, waiting for him to make a decision.

Ayton turned his head to look at the grieving Eluri, who would have less hope of rescuing the elven slaves if he gave up on this operation.

looked at Lan Keke again, and saw that her expression was low, her body trembled slightly, and her blue eyes showed the fear of the undead dragon, but her heart was entangled.

Ayton was silent for a while, and said slowly: "Let's follow first, see if there is still a chance to make a move, that necromancer seems to want to give up this place, and the undead dragon seems to be just a failed experiment, otherwise it wouldn't be so blatantly released and flying in the sky." ”

"Okay" Ariel beckoned happily, "Then I'll continue to explore the way ahead"

"Remember to stay safe, and if you find the traces of the undead dragon, you will immediately retreat"

"Of course, don't worry, brother," Ariel turned and bent forward. It seems that deep down in her heart, she still wants to see the legendary undead dragon.

Seeing Ariel's figure disappear into the woods, Ayton turned to look at Blue Coco and said softly, "You... Can you still walk?"

Lan Keke hesitated and said in a low voice, "I should be able to go"

"Sister Coco, why don't I carry you," Ilully said softly.

"No, no need" Lan Coco shook his head: "Your healing magic is amazing, I feel that the wound has completely healed, but I can't lift any strength, but there is still no problem walking"

Just now, four finger-thick bone spurs pierced the limbs, and even if the body is completely healed, it will have a certain effect on the psychological aspect.

"I'm sorry, if it weren't for me—" Ilully listened as she whispered a low sob.

"No, no, no, Iluli, you misunderstood, I didn't blame you at all" Lan Coco hurriedly comforted.

"Is it because of Ariel?" said Ayton suddenly.

For a moment, both women fell silent.

"No, she likes you so much, she should go to the cave to inform you, and she's here for me," said Iruli.

"I don't blame her, I just blame myself for not being angry, and I can't even beat a fallen necromancer," Lan Keke said in a low voice.

Ayton sighed and didn't continue. "Let's go, Ariel, she's going to go away"

.......

"Brother, I found the mercenary we met before" A crisp voice came, and Ariel returned.

"Mercenary?Is it the one who was most wiped out by us, or the four-man mercenary team we met later?"

"Oh, it's the mercenary squad, but now he's alone, and he's injured"

"Hurt?" Ayton suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said, "Where is he, take us there"

......

"Help... Save... I" The dying voice came slowly from the mouth of the man who threw himself on the ground, and the silver arrow was stuck deep in his back, barely bursting out of his chest, and blood flowed all the way behind him.

"Ilully, save him first" Ayton half-crouched down to examine the wound on his back, his brow furrowed slightly, what the hell was going on, why that precious armor-piercing arrow was used on him, an ordinary mercenary. Ordinary mercenary groups would not be so extravagant.

Needless to say, Eluli also wanted to save him, not only because of the kindness in her heart, but also because he had helped them just now.

Ayton held down the wound in his back, grabbed the arrow and carefully flicked it upward.

"Ahh

"Hold back, be careful to attract the monsters," Ayton whispered.

As the arrow was drawn, the healing magic in Illuri's hands poured into his back, and the flesh buds at the wound proliferated and healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Seeing that the wound was almost healed, Ayton immediately spoke up, "Alright, Iruli, save your mana"

Iruli hesitated, but withdrew the magic in her hand, her magic was indeed running out.

"Thank you, thank you" The mercenary visibly felt that most of his injuries had recovered.

"What the hell is going on, what about your other three buddies," Ayton asked, bandaging his wounds in his hands at the same time.

"They, they, damn it, bastards," Tribe said, his eyes moistened, and he seemed to have a deep affection for his three companions.

"Don't rush, speak slowly"

"It's them, they're targeting that damn undead dragon, but we don't want to fight them at all, we just want to see and see"

As he spoke, Trieb lost control of his emotions and roared like a beast, "But why, why did they kill us!"

"Who are they, where are they now" Although sympathizing with the mercenary's plight, hearing that someone also wanted to stop the undead dragon gave Ayton a glimmer of hope that he could fish in troubled waters.

"They're just in front, and I'm guess they're already fighting that damn undead," Tribe grabbed the bloody silver arrows and said hatefully, "I don't know who they are, but I'm sure they're not mercenaries, and it's likely a lord's private army, otherwise it would be impossible to have nearly a squadron of armor-piercing crossbows"

"What? The private army also has a squadron of armor-piercing crossbows," Lan Coco frowned.

"What's wrong?" Ayton asked.

"The law of Bright Blue stipulates that unless authorized by our royal family, the private army of the nobles must not possess large-scale restricted weapons, otherwise it is a crime of treason"

"And I remember, because the Land of Thorns is so remote, my father didn't allow any lord here to have restricted weapons."

"You royalty, father?" Tribe's eyes widened, "You're from the Brilliant Blue Royal! No wonder your pupils and hair color are blue."

"Then quickly find out that they are the lord's private army, and then convict him of treason, and let those bastards hang themselves in the market" Trieb excitedly wanted to step forward and grab Blue Coco, but Ayton pushed him back.

"Please calm down"

"I'm sorry, I'm a little... Excited"

Seeing that Tribe calmed down, Lan Coco said slowly: "That's right, as long as it is found out that those private soldiers belong to that lord, they will definitely be convicted of crimes."

Ayton groaned for a moment and looked at Tribe: "But you just said 'they are not mercenaries', are they all dressed as mercenaries and do not wear any lord logos"

"Uh... That's right."

"It seems that they are deliberately hiding their identities, so let's put down and check their identities for the time being, and see how the battle is going ahead."