Volume 1: The Vanishing Land, Chapter 13

"Taylor, did you see that?" The entire team was ambushed in the shadows of the bushes, and in the distance there was a Blatter who was being cursed with rage, that person was wearing the black robe of the Red Sacrifice Church, but Kule didn't know him, although he couldn't see his appearance clearly, but the black aura released was different from Red, most of the black aura of Red's sacrificial cultivation was mainly to weaken the curse, and he never knew who cultivated the fruit of the Furious Curse. According to the breath mark on his body, the berserk curse he used now belongs to the level 9 breath skill, which is no longer someone that their team can deal with, and Kule can protect himself in the face of people who can use the level 9 breath skill, but he can't keep such a team of people.

Everyone held their breath and did not dare to leak any breath, at this time the sky was not yet dawn, in order to prevent being attacked, they only rested for a little half night and set off, taking advantage of the night to avoid some unnecessary conflicts, mainly afraid of the berserker Cronnet, so they decided to climb over the Saldo Peak overnight, and advance towards Qishan, beyond which is the most central location of the Santo Tomar Mountains, which connects to the upper reaches of the Silent River Basin, and is also the only passage to the Forge.

There are two major rivers in the territory of Red, one is the glacier basin, the other is the silent river basin, both rivers originate in the Santo Tomar Mountains, but the glacier basin from north to south, straight to the extremely cold land, so most of the year is in the freezing period, the silent river basin is the largest freshwater river in the southern continent of the Tremian continent, extending to the Mason Forest into the territory of Bret, the furnace castle built along the silent river basin is a relatively rich place in the territory of Thunder, the perennial accumulation of volcanic ash forms a fertile land, sufficient water and the furnace mountain range as a natural barrier, is the best place for the fortress to be stationed, but after that battle, it became a dead place。

They had to move to the colder Glacier Valley to escape Blatter's invasion, and they lost most of their fertile land, while the Fourth Legion relied on the Santomar Mountains to control the Silent River Basin, cutting off the Red's access to the Forge Castle and preventing them from heading further east to the Plains of Paris, forcing them to retreat into the barren land south of what is now the Dazeril Desert.

After two days of rapid marching, Taylor gradually adapted to their rhythm, no longer as serious as the first day, when they crossed the peak of Saldo, they walked northwest for most of the day, and came to Qishan, which is adjacent to the Santo Tomar Mountains, and was lucky along the way, and did not encounter any more dangers, except occasionally met some patrolling Blat, in order not to startle the snakes, they all made a detour. Qishan is not as much as the Saldo trees, it looks more like a place that has been cut down by man, and a large number of broken tree poles are still standing in place, and there is almost no vegetation to cover the mountain.

"Why is this desolate here?" Taylor wondered if the two peaks were so contrasting.

"This used to be where we were stationed, and the trees were cut down for camp and passages, but that was decades ago, and that wasn't the case back then. Kule explained.

Taylor passed by the stumps of trees that were as tall as people, looking at the tree rings, almost all of them were hundreds of years old trees, just cut them down, and couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart, not only Red, but also in Brett, because of the war, these materials were consumed unlimitedly, not only that, many places became dead because of the curse of the breath, and they could never grow vegetation and food again, and now Brett and the royal family have realized the seriousness of the problem, and are strictly prohibiting private workshops and factories to cut down these trees, but what has been lost can no longer be recovered, they consume their own homes, even though Brett is rich in resources, but there will always be a day when they run out, maybe before Blatt invades and destroys them, humanity itself will be destroyed by the barrenness of resources.

"I once heard a rumor that when the Davier people came to the mainland, they established sixteen secret bases on the mainland, and most of these bases are located at the southern end of the continent.

"I know this rumor, according to legend, in order to ensure that their race is protected from natural disasters, the Davier people have stored a lot of resources and food in these sixteen secret bases, including a large number of Davier magic scrolls, which can ensure their continuation for hundreds of years, but there is no specific location, the southern end of the continent is dominated by deserts and mountains, and further south is the extremely cold land, if you want to find these bases, I am afraid it is not easy. Kule shook his head and said, they had searched for it before, but they didn't have a clue.

"I've heard that the Berserk Curse isn't Red's Black Breath skill or a Mutant Breath skill, is it?"

"That's right, the Berserk Curse first appeared from the Berserk Legion, and then someone began to cultivate, and this aura was not created by us Red. You're saying it's possible to have such a base in the Santo Tomar Mountains?"

"That's right, the furious aura is not in the realm of the original aura, and if Red doesn't have this kind of mutated aura, it would be suspicious. "When Taylor said this, Kule had some impressions, the breath in the body of Cronnet the Berserk did not belong to the original breath, but more like a kind of magic, could it really be as Taylor thought, the Fourth Legion found such a site in the Santo Tomar Mountains?

"If the berserk aura is not a natural aura, then it is similar to the mutant aura, will there be any side effects for aura cultivators to cultivate this skill?" Taylor asked again.

"That's certain, often mutated breath people will have serious defects, although this breath is strong, but the human body can't bear the reaction power brought by the powerful breath, and the mutated breath that shouldn't exist in cultivation is still like this, that violent breath must have serious side effects on cultivators, but when I first met Cronell, I was still young, and Blatter's physical strength was far greater than that of humans, and I didn't see what weaknesses he had. Kule explained.

"I'm not talking about Cronell, Bedo, but also the Mutant. This question made Kule stunned, he never thought that there were still people who knew this kind of breath, there were very few mutated breathers on the mainland, even rarer than the meditators of the royal family, not many people had seen this kind of breath, let alone be able to identify it, Kule couldn't see through Taylor more and more, was he really just a small sacrifice in the sacrificial church?

"Lord Taylor, if I didn't know the concentration of your breath, I really doubt that you are a member of the Brett Kite Organization, why do you know so much?" Kule did not answer his question, he would not admit this kind of thing, but he also knew something about Taylor along the way, although he no longer underestimated him, but he would not fully trust, after all, they were in different camps.

"Chief Priest Kule, I'm just lucky enough to see a mutant breather unleash his breath skills, and his breath is very similar to Bedo's. "Of course, Taylor will not tell the truth, and the fact that Bishop Rich is a mutant is not known to even the royal family, except for some people in the sacrificial church.

Kule didn't ask any more questions, at this time they had already arrived at the connecting tunnel on the side of Qishan Mountain, and the advance soldiers issued one of them a bulat fur to drape on their bodies, and their faces were also smeared with Blatter's blood, and through this tunnel, it was the hinterland of the Santo Tomar Mountains, where almost all of them were Blat, and it was not enough to just restrain their breath, so they needed this camouflage to hide themselves.

"Lord Taylor, if you return to Red safely on this trip, I really hope to have a good discussion with you about breath, I wonder if you would be willing?" said to Taylor as he changed his clothes.

"It's an honor, as long as the chief priest doesn't dislike me for this little sacrifice. Taylor also replied easily, seeing that there was affirmation for him in Kule's eyes, he understood that if he could accept the guidance of a high-ranking priest, then his future cultivation path would be much smoother.

"Let's go!" everyone trotted through the dark tunnel, which was littered with the remains of Blat's bones, and the smell of rancid stuff filled Taylor's nostrils, making him vomit in his stomach, and he couldn't help himself from throwing it up, Taylor covered his mouth and nose tightly with his sleeve.

This is the famous rotten flesh tunnel in the territory of Rader, when the fourth army was attacked, in this tunnel the troops of the Red army and the fourth legion met, and fought to the death for seven days and seven nights, there were about 150,000 dead Red soldiers and Blat, this tunnel is also known as the Ten Thousand Burial Cave, since then, Blatter's fourth army rarely crossed the Saldo Peak, from the glacier valley to attack the Red Fortress.

Stepping on these corpses, Taylor's heart was once again impressed by the tenacity of the people of Red, and the old man's words have always haunted Taylor's heart: You are just living in a different way, and we are living in a different way. At that time, the true meaning of this sentence was not understood, but now, in the face of real and brutal battlefields, this kind of survival is a spirit that the people of Brett can never experience.

"It's almost there!" Culle reminded Taylor as everyone drew their weapons and all the priests breathed the orbs into their breath, ready to fight at any moment.

The light of the exit is getting closer and closer, and Blat's aura is getting stronger and stronger, at this time, they are locked on to them in all directions, not to mention hundreds of Blat, Taylor does not dare to relax, and stays tightly in the protective shield of Kule's breath.

"Kule, long time no see!" At the exit of the tunnel, a man in a black cloak suddenly appeared, the moment Kule saw him, he released all his breath, Taylor barely reacted, Kule stood in front of the man in an instant, clutching his cloak tightly.

"It's you!" Kule let out a low growl.

Who is he?