One step further is the little-mentioned nameless wasteland outside Norne Woods.

Hugh Frankenstein and Ollie William saw a scalp-tinging place, like the end of life and green. Beyond the vegetated clear demarcation, miles of light brown soil above the flat moor, with fallen dead grass in the near and no grass growing in the distance. The flat but dry earth seemed to have been drained by something in one breath, and the surface of the earth was full of strange cracks, like patches of black death ecchymoses in the dark night. In the distance, strange mountains blocked the way, and the black shadows of the mountains rose from the ground, occupying a large area of purple night sky at the intersection of heaven and earth, and Ollie William knew that within that undulating mountain was the place that Hugh Frankenstein pointed to, a place cursed by death according to the legend of the Trians—the Bled Mountains.

Hugh Frankenstein looked at the stars in the sky, and the twin moons that were setting westward.

"It seems to be arriving a little earlier than expected. This is the best-case scenario. Hugh Frankenstein raised his hand, "Ollie William, let the warriors rest for a while, and take them to the mountains of the Nabride Mountains when the first rays of light are shining." Order down, let our tired brothers rest immediately! Be quick! But remember! Do not go near areas other than vegetation at night. ”

William Ollie quickly conveyed Hugh Frankenstein's order, and the warriors extinguished their torches and lay down decisively, the order to rest was a long-awaited reward for these Trian warriors due to the rapid march for most of the night.

Hugh Frankenstein also jumped off his horse, he chose a dry muddy ground, put his hands on the back of his head, and his robe wrapped around his body, and lay down without hesitation, but he did not sleep.

He looked at the deep night sky, and his mind seemed to travel through time and space.

For him, the stars in the starry sky are like soldiers on the battlefield, and the stars are like subtle changes in the battle situation. He spent his life searching for the most special one in the vast sea of stars, and then stared at it quietly, but without success, because the waves in his mind caused him to put this thought aside and concentrate on re-enacting every detail that might arise in the plan.

The twin moons that slowly set to the west still spread a mixture of purple light, the stars in the sky shimmered slightly, and the colors of the night sky gradually became thicker, and even the distant shadows of the Bled Mountains and the narrow entrance to the mountains at the end of the nameless wasteland outside of Norne Woods were finally shrouded in darkness.

"When the darkest is broken, it often takes a glimmer of light." Hugh Frankenstein knew that such a night heralded the dawn of the next moment, and he continued to wait quietly with the snoring of the warriors, his eyes seemed to see through the dark fog to see the Highland Mountains and Iron Ore Ridge, and he knew that the only advantage that the centaurs and wood elves had was the height of the mountain, "I hope you will hold out until the moment we Trians arrive." ”

The sky behind the mountain shadow tore through the darkness and slowly spread the first rays of morning light.

"Wake me up! The recuperation time is over! Ollie William's eyes widened, he reached out and pulled a few short golden whiskers on his chin, bounced off the ground where he was sleeping, and walked over to the warriors who had not yet woken up, and unceremoniously gave their chrysanthemums a heavy intimate touch on their toes, "Get me up!" ”

The stars faded, the moon faded, the light began to drive out the darkness with impunity, and several golden rays of light shot out from behind the shadow of the mountain.

Hugh Frankenstein looked at his soldiers, his weather-beaten face showed a cautious expression, as if facing a great enemy, only to see him reach out and hold the large Arcana cross pendant hanging around his neck, close his eyes and pray, slowly opened his eyes, turned his head sideways and asked Ollie William beside him, "Commander, from now on, I will once again regard you as my subordinate, and I will answer every question I ask." I want to ask that there is also a point mentioned in the previous letter, that you need to prepare some necessary supplies, did you let the soldiers take them with you? ”

"Yes, General! Carry it all according to your requirements! And bring as many as you can! Olliewillian gave Hugh Frankenstein a solemn salute with one hand on his chest.

"Good." Hugh Frankenstein nodded lightly, then looked at the loyal old troops brought by Olwilliam, "Listen to me, soldiers!" Passing through the wasteland ahead of us, in the crevice between the distant mountains we are approaching, one of your legs has stepped into the gate of death, and if you don't listen to me now, you will soon be buried forever, and your soul will not be able to ascend to the temple of Arcana, but will be accompanied by dry bones and despair. ”

"Listen, soldiers, don't think that this is a legend told by the old man." Oriwilli scolded the warriors with disapproving expressions, who were just wiping their weapons with strips of cloth, "Yes, the one who wipes the handle of the halberd." Stand up for me, stretch my ears out, I don't want to see you in the wilderness, and if you pee on the handle of your halberd, I congratulate you on your disgusting journey. ”

"Obviously I'm not talking about a legend. You are all veterans who have been soldiers under Aulistiano and me for long enough, don't think that a long period of training will make you self-righteous guys think that your fellows can outperform all enemies, you have a lot of power that you can't defeat with brute force and that 'little sword halberd'. Faith, death, nature, and the ocean are not to be listed by me. You should all know that I used to be an adventurer, a monster in your eyes, but in my eyes, you are just a bunch of milky little guys in open crotch pants! Hugh Frankenstein's stern voice sounded not funny at all, like the low chime of a bronze bell, "for what you are about to face is an invisible force of death, and in the air of the Bled Mountains that we are about to step into, these forces that lead you to death are omnipresent." This power is not just against us humans, but against all living beings. Listen up, little ones! There, dying is much easier and quicker than jumping into a river. The two extra water bags you carry are not for you to drink, and the extra strips of cloth you bring are not for you to bandage and wipe your weapons, because there we only need to wrap the corpses of the ones who didn't listen to me properly. ”

"Listen up, you idiot. It turns out that I was right. Olliewillian glared at the soldier who was still wiping the handle of his halberd, the soldier was obviously frightened by Hugh Frankenstein's words, except for his right hand, which was already tightly gripping the dirty rag strip in his left hand.

"As soon as we stepped into it, we began to fight against death. It's a good fight, you flirt with death. If you fight too badly, death will take your life. There, all you need to do is follow my rules, and you do what I do! Don't touch the plants there, especially the Trian strain with sword-shaped leaves that glow like Tarc green jade! If you have passed through the land of death safely, as I have said, you will surely see the bones of the pack horse that I bought from Goodbay, and the bones of this horse are still lying quietly in place. ”

No one took the rumors of the Bled Mountains as a joke, they could not believe the legends, but they had to believe the old chief's dictation, and not far from the mountain pass, everyone did not hesitate to put a wet cloth on their faces, and by this time Chaoyang had already shown a smiling face, but it seemed to be a little foggy.

In the rapid march, the light brown cracked wasteland under the horse's hooves was left behind everyone, and the cracked light brown wasteland was replaced by the carbon-black land, the entrance to the Bled Mountains was in front of their eyes, and there was a strong ** breath suddenly from the narrow pass between the two steep cliffs, even if the soldiers' mouths and noses were covered with wet linen strips, they still couldn't stop this disgusting breath. The walls of the narrow pass in the Bled Mountains are charred black, and you have to look closely to know that these black vines come from the hanging vines that have turned into black charcoal in ancient times, in addition to these, there are also animal bones that have long been embedded in the mountain wall, and the white bones of the forest make this pass look not only lifeless, but also swishing in the wind. Except for the faint sound of the wind, the footsteps and the clatter of the horseshoe, as if there was no sound in the world here, only the empty echo that tugged at everyone's heart and beat at the soul hidden in their minds.

"This is the border between life and death, and within it is the land of death, which is full of dangers." Hugh Frankenstein patted Olliewillian on the shoulder, then pointed to the steep cliffs on the left and right and whispered, the echo of which echoed through the Bled Mountains like a strange sound from hell.