At the foot of the mountain of the Mist Demon Country, a well-equipped knight lined up with a fierce fighting spirit, and in front of them, there was a huge frost dragon, and on the head of the dragon, there were two figures standing at this time.

Squinting his eyes slightly and looking into the distance, Chen Ming asked Les beside him, "Maya, how long have they been away?"

"It's been almost four hours. ”

Les frowned, and said heavily, "According to Maya's speed, it wouldn't have taken so long to just explore the outer areas, but they haven't come back yet, it's very likely that the bad luck is less, captain, do we still need to wait?"

"Wait. ”

Retracting his gaze, Chen Ming turned around and jumped off the dragon and said softly, "Maybe it's because I found something on the road that delayed time." ”

Rice replied, "Yes." ”

As time went on, the sun in the sky was close to noon, and the dense fog on the mountains had faded a bit.

"Captain......

Behind Chen Ming, Les smiled bitterly, "If you wait any longer, the state and fighting spirit of the team members will decline......

"It's been five hours. ”

Looking at the dazzling sunlight in the sky, Chen Ming was expressionless and said, "Let's go." ”

Les yes again, turning and walking towards the back.

However, as soon as he spoke, in the distant sky, a huge figure flew high and low in the direction where they were.

"That's ......"

The third eye in the center of the eyebrows gurgled and rolled, and Les was pleasantly surprised, "It's Maya!"

"It's a pity that the other four exploratory demons didn't come back......"

Chen Ming raised his head, his eyes were a little dim, looking at the slowly falling storm dragon, and said hoarsely, "It's hard work." ”

As soon as he landed, Maya fell into a faint weakly, and Chen Ming immediately said, "Let the nature spirit heal him!"

"Yes!"

Les nodded hurriedly and beckoned ten seventh-order nature spirits to surround Maya.

"Black Rabbit, you come with me. ”

Glancing at the green life magic rippling on the dragon's body, Chen Ming called out, "Les, you come here too." ”

Judging from the breath of the black rabbit, it is only afraid that it will consume so much magic power if it encounters some terrible monster.

"What did you encounter in Anseville?"

Coming to the side, Chen Ming asked bluntly, "Where is there so dangerous, that only you and Maya are back?"

"On the outskirts of the ruins, the stupid dragon fell into the magical illusion of the Dream Demon and nearly fell from the sky. ”

The black rabbit's eyes were solemn, and he said, "And on the ground, there are countless bone demons transformed into the remnants of dream demons and demonic beasts, and they have also fallen into their own dreams......"

"If that's the case, it shouldn't hurt you like this, right?"

"Even if there are a lot of them, with a dragon like Maya, it shouldn't be a problem to escape. ”

"Not a problem?"

Black Rabbit sneered and mocked, "If it weren't for Master Rabbit, I would be clever, and even that stupid dragon wouldn't have been able to escape!"

The Black Rabbit's words made Les's face change, and Chen Ming frowned and asked, "So what exactly did you encounter?"

"What eighth-order bone dragon?"

The Black Rabbit pursed his lips and said, "We didn't approach the center at all, and when we were wandering around the periphery, we were attacked by another eighth-order bone demon, and in that ghost place, the trapped eighth-order demons were not only bone dragons, but also the former leader of that country, the bone demons of the eighth-order dream demons!"

"Eighth-Order Dream Demon Bone Demon?"

Rice's eyes were horrified, "We don't have such a presence in our intelligence, how did it come out?!"

The concept of one eighth-order demonic beast and two eighth-order demonic beasts is completely different, you must know that every eighth-order demon has enough combat power to destroy a small country, and the combat power of the same level demonic beast is even more terrifying.

The team they brought out now was barely able to deal with an eighth-order demonic beast, and if one more was added, I am afraid that even Chen Ming would not be able to come back alive.

"According to my observations, that Dream Demon Bone Demon is still in its initial state. ”

After calming down, the black rabbit spoke again, "The formation of the bone demon is divided into the embryonic period, the formative period, and the growth period, the embryonic period of the bone demon body surface still has some flesh and blood, although it is strong, but the defense is not high, the flesh and blood of the bone demon in the formative period has degenerated, their bones have begun to harden, and the magic power and soul have gradually integrated into the bones, the bone demon in this period, the combat power has far exceeded that before death, as for the growth period, this bone demon is based on the bone demon in the formative period, and the function of absorbing magic power to improve the level has been restored, and it is also the final form of the bone demon. ”

"But according to our intelligence......"

Chen Ming frowned slightly, and said, "The Dream Demon and the Bone Dragon died at the same time, why did the Bone Dragon's state reach the formative stage, but the Bone Demon's was in the embryonic stage?

"God knows?"

The black rabbit pouted and said, "There are many factors that accelerate the transformation speed of the bone demon, this is not verifiable, you just need to know that when the bone demon is in the embryonic stage, it will fall into a state of suspended animation every once in a while, if your target is only the bone dragon, I advise you to wait for the dream demon bone demon to fake his death before hunting." ”

Chen Ming's eyes moved slightly, and he asked, "How much time is there until the Dream Demon Bone Demon fakes his death?"

"Judging by the degree of its metamorphosis, it should take three months to fall into suspended animation. ”

The figure of the black rabbit slowly disappeared, obviously the magic power was about to run out, and he returned to the spirit world, "So the matter of hunting the bone dragon, I advise you to give up." ”

Chen Ming and Les glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of helplessness in each other's eyes, no one thought that just this first mission would have such a big variable.

"Rice, what do you think?"

Chen Ming tilted his head and said, "Do you want to stay, or do you want to leave?" ”

Les was silent for a moment and said, "We are soldiers, we just have to carry out the order, the commander makes the decision, we are responsible for the fulfillment, whether it is fighting to the death or escaping, it is all up to the captain to decide!"

Chen Ming was stunned, then turned around and smiled bitterly, "The pressure is already big enough, so don't put it on me anymore." ”

......

In the end, Chen Ming still decided to stay and hunt the bone dragon, he didn't know what the punishment for refusing to accept the assigned task was, reducing the merit or title, he wouldn't care, but the most important thing was that he didn't think that the next tasks would be so easy.

Earning merit is much more difficult than lowering it, hunting the bone dragon may wipe them out, but even if they don't, they may still face a more difficult task, and at that time, what can this group of demoralized knights rely on to fight them?

And if you don't accept the mission of the Demon Palace for a long time, you will be regarded as useless and expelled, which is something that Chen Ming can't accept.

"You may die if you carry out a mission, but if you abandon a mission, it will be more painful than death. ”

After three days of recuperation, Maya's injuries had finally recovered, but what had happened to him in the Dream Demon Realm had already terrified him, and he was reluctant to go again.

In this regard, Chen Ming was not reluctant, and under his command, the knights lined up neatly and quickly advanced towards the lost country of Annsville.

"Black rabbit, is there any way to make the bone demon fall into suspended animation in advance?"

Although he knew that it might not be big, Chen Ming still asked.

"The reasons for the feigned death of bone demons in the embryonic stage are nothing more than two, one is the loss of a large amount of flesh and blood, and the other is that they need a lot of consumption when transforming the magic power of flesh and blood into bones, and the awakening state is not enough to maintain this consumption, so they will use fake death to save time. ”

Sitting on Chen Ming's shoulder, the black rabbit mocked, "However, although their defense is relatively weak in the embryonic stage, with their perverted recovery ability, if they want to destroy a large number of their bodies in a short time, there is no way to do it with you alone, but after a long time, the bone dragon in the center will find you and launch an attack." ”

"And then ......"

It raised its eyes and said, "Do you still have the ability to deal with two eighth-order demonic beasts at the same time?"

Chen Ming's eyes drooped slightly, no one could see his thoughts, and after a while, he looked up and said, "There are always more ways than difficulties, let's talk about it when it comes to the end." ”

"This optimist. ”

Black Rabbit pursed his lips and muttered, "Dauntless is your most powerful weapon and the sharpest blade that kills you, when will you understand this?"

......

From early in the morning, they did not see the outline of the ruins of the city until dusk, and at the suggestion of the Black Rabbit, the army encamped on the edge of Anseville.

"The daytime sunlight will greatly weaken the strength of the bone demon, tomorrow morning, you can enter the ruins again. ”

After saying this, the black rabbit returned to the spirit realm, and the army that had stopped to rest waited for the dawn to come around the campfire.

The location they had chosen to camp was not far from Annsville, and faintly, they could hear the mournful voices of the bone demons coming from the city.

When the bone demons are formed, their bodies will ignite a strange green flame, which is the source of their magical power, and in the darkness, it will float like a ghostly fire in every corner of Annsville.

"Hopefully, before we deal with the Dream Demon Bone Demon, that Bone Dragon can be honest, otherwise, we're really going to die here. ”

Next to the campfire, Chen Ming stretched out his hand to approach the flame to keep warm, in fact, with his magic power, he didn't need to use this way, but whenever he saw the light of the flame and felt the temperature of the flame, he could feel a trace of temperature.

"There is no difference between the life of the bone demon and some abilities before death. ”

Supplementing the materials about the Bone Demon with the help of the firelight, Les said, "When dealing with the Dream Demon Bone Demon, I will find a way to envelop all the knights with my magical power. ”

As the dream demon's sworn opponent, Les can instantly break through the dream demon's illusion, but the magic power of the seventh order is limited after all, even if there are more than a dozen exploratory demons in the team, they are still dwarfed by the dream demon bone demon of the eighth order, not to mention that there are many other levels of bone demon harassment in the lost realm.

"Just do your best. ”

Chen Ming withdrew his palm and laughed softly, "We still have time to consume them, as long as we have life left, we will always find a way to solve the matter." ”

"Captain, as soldiers, we are not afraid of death. ”

Les's gaze was extremely sincere, and the three-eyed demon who was impressed by Chenming clenched his fist with one hand and placed it on his chest, " Your kindness and kindness are completely superfluous in hell, I hope you understand that even if we can survive this time, we may not be able to survive to the next mission, and there is only one way to give us maximum protection, that is, you can quickly grow to the eighth order in the mission, our death is a stepping stone for you to embark on the road to the strong, and your mercy is given to other comrades who are still alive, not those who have died. ”

Taking a deep look at Les, Chen Ming said, "Don't base your words on death, the battle has not yet begun, everything is unknown, it is good to have the spirit of sacrifice, but to live is the most important thing." ”

He stood up, turned and walked towards the tent, "I will come up with a way to deal with the danger with the least sacrifice, your life is not a weight I can bear." ”

......

When the dawn came, the strange firelight in the distance gradually disappeared, leaving only the endless wails and roars, which were still constantly disturbing the ears of the demons, and came here, as if these beings who seemed evil to others had become the righteous side.

Along the official road that was already covered with weeds, the knights cautiously advanced, and in front of them, Les and a dozen other explorer-type demons, unleashing their magic and groping every inch of the land.

After walking for about half an hour, a half-collapsed city wall appeared in front of them, a pile of rubble, and the city wall was covered with moss.

"Because of the breath of the dead, the temperature here is much cooler than outside. ”

Chen Ming, who was behind the rear hall, shouted, "Try to restrain your magic power and avoid being surrounded by bone demons!"

When the demons heard this, they all gave up on resisting the cold here, which was extremely uncomfortable, but it did not affect their ability to move.

The team crossed the city wall, and Chen Ming scanned the surroundings, and he found that even if the sun in the sky was not blocked, there was still a lot of dew and frost here, and where the sun shone, there were a little fluorescent.

The team stopped, and Chen Ming said, "Divide ten teams of ten people, each team is composed of seven natural demons, two defensive demons, and one exploration demon, disperse and explore, if you find it, immediately notify it with teleportation magic!

At the sound of the order, the team quickly dispersed and reorganized, but in just a minute, ten teams had already formed, waiting for orders.

"It's an elite army, and the speed of reorganization is perfect. ”

Nodding approvingly, Chen Ming shouted, "Let's go!"

Like cannonballs, ten neatly lined up teams moved quickly in every direction of the ruins.

"Rice, you stay here and wait, I'll go ahead and have a look. ”

After giving a command, Chen Ming also walked forward slowly.

Along the way, Chen Ming didn't see any traces of bone demons, and occasionally there were a few, but they were just some fifth- and sixth-order minions, which he easily dealt with.

"At dawn, most of the bone demons will hide underground and won't come out at all, what happened to Maya and them at that time to make such a thing happen?"

Chen Ming was puzzled, frowning and calling, "Black Rabbit!"

"What for?"

Suddenly landing on Chenming's right shoulder, the black rabbit stretched his waist and looked around, "Yo, it's here." ”

"What the hell did you encounter at the time, and how much was it going to hurt?"

Chen Ming pointed ahead suspiciously, "It doesn't seem to be as dangerous as you say it is. ”

"You're still the captain of this team. ”

The black rabbit pursed his lips and sneered, "I have long fallen into the illusion, but I don't know!"

The black rabbit swung its claws and punched Chen Ming in the face.

"What are you doing?!"

Chen Ming was shocked and angry, and just wanted to question, he was attracted by the scene in front of him, and his face suddenly became gloomy.

The warm sunlight was gone, and in exchange was the gray, damp ruins, and his teammates were desperately fighting the bone demons that surrounded them.

"When?!"

Chen Ming's heart was flustered, and at this moment, he finally understood that everything he saw just now was an illusion.

"The first time you step here, you've already fallen under the magic of the Dream Demon. ”

Black Rabbit explained, "The magic of the dream demon is very strange, and the more complex the thoughts, the higher the success rate of brainwashing. ”

"Then why are they okay?"

Tatsunaru pointed at the demons who were protecting him from Les, "With my magic power, how could I fall into it defenselessly with just a few spilling magic?"

"You don't want to think that the nature of dream demons is dreaming, and most of the people they serve are humans. ”

The Black Rabbit gloated and scoffed, "Over time, they developed a kind of magic specifically for humans, no, you just got hit?"

"Why didn't you remind me sooner?"

While scolding angrily, Chen Ming walked to the side of the commanding Les, and looked at the knight who was fighting with the bone demon in front of him, "What's the situation now?"

"Captain, are you awake?"

Les was slightly surprised, but quickly reined in, "I haven't encountered a bone demon above the seventh order yet, so leave it to the team members to practice." ”

"That's good. ”

Looking at the knight who was quite easy to deal with, Chen Ming also breathed a sigh of relief, and with a wave of his hand, countless magic bullets roared, blasting a crack in the bone demon group below, and where it was affected, the corpse of the bone demon all turned into black powder, and the cold wind blew and scattered in all directions.

"It seems that these low-level bone demons are quite easy to deal with. ”

These low-level bone demons, with the firepower of this general seventh-order team, can't create any resistance at all, the life magic of the natural elves already suppresses the life of death, plus their own level, it is extremely easy to kill.

However, what Chen Ming was worried about was not this low-level monster, but the high-level bone demon in the distance, whose magic power was more vigorous, and they were the first obstacle to this mission.

"Black Rabbit, protect my soul for me!"

Chen Ming snorted softly, jumped out of the protective circle under Les's stunned gaze, and landed in the group of bone demons.

As soon as he landed, the terrifying flame element instantly turned into raging flames, enveloping countless bone demons in a sea of fire.

But this was just the beginning, Chen Ming's gaze was always condensed at the forefront, which belonged to the scope of the seventh-order bone demon.