A Bloodshed to the east of the Valley, a glacial wasteland.

The original road was completely destroyed by the avalanche, and the blizzard made the already difficult road even more difficult to navigate, and it was impossible to see even ten steps away.

In the midst of a blizzard, a Legion Ranger hiding behind a rock struggled through the white world in the face of the biting snow and ice crystals sharper than a knife.

Even with all the hardships, the new recruit, Remy, was not going to give up - if it weren't for His Highness Conrad's temporary decision to go north, coupled with the lack of manpower, he would not have been able to be promoted to a ranger so quickly.

Gritting her teeth, Ranger Remy wrapped his heavy cloak tightly and leaned on the edge of the ice cliff to look into the distance hoping to find some useful clues, but his mind kept thinking about the past few days.

This is the second day that the Northern Expeditionary Legion has arrived at the Guard Tower in the Valley of Blood, and it still hasn't found any useful clues, and with the disappearance of His Highness Brandon, it can almost be said that there is no clue.

However... And that's not even the most serious problem.

The constant snowstorm made it impossible to establish a supply line, and the desolate north was obviously unable to provide any supplies, but fortunately, His Highness Connad had been prepared for a long time, and he had collected a large amount of supplies from the fortress before departure, so he did not have to worry about logistics.

Rao was very well prepared, but the entire corps was still suffering from attrition - typhoid, chilblains, diarrhea, attacks...... Similar situations happen almost every day.

Of course, if it weren't for this reason, Remy, as a recruit, would not have been able to get such an important position as "Scouting".

Lying on the edge of the cliff with difficulty, Remy's eyes widened and searched carefully in the white expanse, but as yesterday, there was nothing but a blizzard and a dead desolation.

As Remy frowned and prepared to leave, a certain "moving" white color made him stop and look desperately in that direction.

One second, ten seconds, half a minute...... The dazed look on Remy's face gradually began to start, and then turned to horror, and he looked at the "white waves" in the blizzard that were rolling one after another, stretching from the snowy mountains and wastelands towards the Valley of Blood.

It wasn't a "white wave" at all, it was an army of thousands of monsters——!!!!

Overly frightened, Remy froze in place, and it took a full five minutes for him to come back to his senses and figure out what he had found!

No, no, I can't stay here any longer, I must go back to the barracks at once and tell His Highness Connad about this, and tell him... He...... Monsters are about to invade the Broken Mountain Fortress, and they're coming!

Turning around in a panic, the recruit, who had almost fallen off the cliff, hurriedly turned around and ran wildly in the direction he came, but one of them accidentally fell into the snow.

Just as Remy struggled to get up, a hand suddenly pressed his shoulder.

It was a pale, withered, and incomparably cold hand.

"No, don't bite me, let go, ——!!!!let go,

With a terrible scream, countless rotting corpses slowly crawled out of the snow and "wandered" in the direction of the Broken Mountain Fortress like walking corpses.

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"You two, run——!!!!"

The moment Isaac shouted, a black afterimage stabbed from behind Loren without warning!

"Bell!"

The sound of metal clashing echoed through the hall, and Lusen, who had suddenly drawn his sword, leaped into his feet, and slashed the black halberd, and the murderous blade let out an air-tearing scream, and slashed with a slash.

In the blink of an eye, crumbling skeletons and armored weapons were scattered all over the ground!

Panting slightly, the gray-eyed boy with a sword in both hands stood behind the black-haired wizard, his still somewhat immature face and expression a little distorted - at that moment, there was an extra blood mark on his back, and the torn flesh was still bleeding.

"Now is not the time to thank each other, Lord Loren. A grim-looking Ruson interrupted the black-haired wizard who was about to speak, his sword in front of him:

"We're already under siege!"

Loren was slightly stunned, his pitch-black pupils carefully swept around the entire hall, and the bright silver in his hand once again swallowed gray-blue flames.

Truly......

In just a moment, the bones of the Rangers, large and small, who had been scattered in the hall, stood up almost one after another, mechanically raising their shields, and the flat halberds emitting a glittering cold light.

In addition, there were two men with throwing spears, wielding two-handed swords or long-handled battle axes, each forming a seemingly scattered but mutually dependent formation, slowly approaching the two people in the center from the corner of the hall.

"They used the basic configuration and tactics of the Ranger squadron of the Broken Mountain Fortress a hundred years ago. The gray-eyed boy with a solemn expression spoke in a low voice, staring intently at the enemies who were already approaching:

"In those days, the Rangers going north could encounter powerful monsters at any time, and one squadron of sixteen men was the smallest force to encircle and suppress the monsters in the encounter, while two squadrons were the usual size. ”

Loren frowned slightly, with murderous intent in his eyes.

"First of all, twelve halberd shieldmen, forming a shield wall to block the way and squeeze the movement space of the prey;"

With the pace of machinery, the "guards" with shields and halberds have moved in four directions, and are still approaching the center.

"Secondly, there are the spearmen and archers, who are responsible for pinning down and harassing the enemy, and the Duke of Lothair once advised the Rangers to use the same throwing spears as the Wood Elves to deal with monsters that are more powerful than ordinary humans;"

In a few corners of the hall, several "guards" had raised their throwing guns, constantly moving back and forth around them.

"Finally, there are the two-handed swordsmen who hunt monsters, and they will launch a surprise attack when the monsters are completely cornered and constantly interfered with by the throwing guns;

Behind the approaching shield wall, the "guards" with two-handed swords and battle axes were also gradually approaching, as if waiting for the three of them to launch a surprise attack in the gap.

"Perfect tactical ......" nodded, looking at the "guards" Loren slightly hooked the corners of his mouth: "Why did you give up later?"

"That's because... This tactic has a near-fatal flaw. The gray-eyed young man showed a relaxed smile, slowly raised his long sword, and said in a low voice:

"Cooperation. ”

As his words fell, the guards on all sides suddenly attacked Loren and Lusen!

The whistling sound came to his face, and the black-haired wizard almost instinctively dodged, and the sharp halberd swept past his ears less than ten centimeters away.

The mechanical guard didn't give up, and the bye's halberd blade immediately swung a slash, but at that moment, the gray-blue afterimage had already rushed within three steps.

Chopping ——!

The shield shattered, and the flame that cut through the shield shattered the entire guard, and the shattered bones burst out, and at the same time, the two-handed swordsmen hiding behind the shield wall flicked away!

The black-haired wizard slid away from the spot without hesitation, and sure enough, the moment he dodged, the air-tearing spear roared in front of him.

In the next moment, the two-handed swordsman who had been swung away had already pounced on him, but it was no longer the gray-blue sword that "welcomed" it, but Loren's outstretched left hand, and a soft whisper:

"Force Impact. ”

"Bang ——!"

The exploding wave of qi flashed like a substance, instantly blasting the two-handed swordsman who pounced on him into pieces!

That's right, if it was an ordinary Ranger who was in front of him just now, this move would definitely be dodged by the other party... But the crux of the matter is that "they" are no longer human.

It's just a bunch of skeleton puppets manipulated by some kind of void power!

"Monster hunters, from this moment on, you are the prey!" a cruel smile appeared on Loren's lips:

"And we... It's the hunter!"