"Here...... Was that cave tribe once there? ”

Looking at the dilapidated ruins in front of her, Cynthia's voice carried a hint of unimaginability.

Keynes frowned and nodded, he looked around warily before stepping forward and began to inspect the scene.

On the ground, faint traces of blood could still be faintly recognized, but they had completely turned black.

And the whole ruins seem to have been turned over, a mess.

"There's a battle here, I'm afraid...... It's been at least three months, and from the traces of the scene, it looks like a village that has been looted by bandits, and there is nothing left. The cave tribe is afraid that it will be wiped out. ”

Keynes said in a deep voice.

"It's been three months......"

Cynthia muttered, a hint of surprise in her eyes.

The largest orc tribe near the Elven Forest was silently wiped out three months ago, and after such a long time, there was no news around!

They...... What exactly did you encounter?

Over here...... What happened again?

Moreover, it's just a poor half-orc tribe, what good things can there be, and there are people robbing them? Grab the rags?

The more the two mercenary leaders pondered, the more vigilant they felt, and at the same time they felt very puzzled.

Judging from the traces at the scene, the cave tribe seems to have experienced the attack of mountain bandits, and it is also the kind of powerful mountain bandits, who will destroy them quietly.

But...... This is an orc!

What do they have to grab from all that?

And...... This neighborhood is the sphere of influence of the orcs, where did the mountain bandits come from?

"Could it be...... Is it a black dragon? Or is it the family race of the black dragon who did it? ”

Cynthia asked.

"Black Dragon...... A minor black dragon should not have the ability to silently destroy the cave tribe. Able to quietly wipe out the orc tribe...... This is probably a rather murderous force, and it ...... I'm afraid the population is very large! ”

Keynes said with a frown.

Listening to Keynes's words, Cynthia's brow furrowed even deeper.

She looked around again, and suddenly her expression changed:

"Look! There are so many footprints here! ”

Keynes stood up and looked in the direction she was pointing, and sure enough, he saw a dense mess of footprints.

The footprints seem to be human, and there seem to be some magical beasts faintly mixed in, and there are a lot of them.

The traces of these footprints are very new, as if they had just been left behind.

"It's a new footprint, definitely no more than a day!"

Cynthia muttered.

Keynes narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly stretched out his foot and compared it to the footprints.

"Huh?"

After a moment, he let out a soft sigh.

"What's wrong?"

Cynthia asked curiously.

Keynes looked with a hint of surprise, with a hint of doubt, and with a hint of surprise:

"These footprints ...... It seems to belong to the elves! ”

"Elves?!"

Cynthia was slightly stunned.

After listening to the other party's words, she looked carefully again, and sure enough, she found some characteristics that only elves have.

The two mercenary groups have both traded elves and hunted elves, and they still have a very good ability to distinguish the footprints of elves, so if you look closely, they really find a difference.

"It really seems to be the footprints of elves! But...... Where did so many elves come from? Could it be the ones who were deceived by the southern nobles before? ”

Cynthia was surprised, puzzled.

Surprisingly, if there are really elves here, then I'm afraid they will make a lot of money again, and the puzzle is that these footprints ...... It also seems to be too much.

Keynes was about to say something, when he suddenly heard a loud dragon groan in the distance......

They subconsciously raised their heads and looked in the direction where the sound was coming from, and saw a black castle on the hillside in the distance.

No, that's not an old castle anymore.

I saw that a strong wall was built outside the castle, and the city wall looked very new, and I am afraid that it would not take long to complete.

Even the castle seems to have been carefully restored.

And a mighty black dragon is hovering over the castle.

"The Black Dragon's Lair!"

The eyes of the two lit up.

They had just been shocked by the ruins in front of them, and they didn't even realize that the black dragon lair they had been looking for was ahead!

However, before they could be happy, the expressions of the two of them became serious almost instantaneously......

Restored castles, destroyed cave tribes, and densely packed footprints of suspected elves......

As if thinking of something, the leaders of the two mercenary groups almost subconsciously looked around.

The cave tribe is built on a hill and has a low terrain, while the other three sides are densely forested, which looks ...... It's like a pocket.

This terrain ...... If something happens, it doesn't seem good.

The thought came to their minds almost simultaneously.

And at this time, a breeze suddenly blew.

I saw countless birds flying out of the forest, and they chirped and chirped, as if they were frightened in some way......

"Not good!"

In an instant, the two mercenary group leaders stood up almost at the same time.

As soon as they finished speaking, they heard a whooshing sound of breaking wind, and a series of arrows flashing with skill brilliance flew out from the surrounding forest, shooting directly at the mercenaries gathered around the ruins of the cave tribe.

These arrows were so caught off guard that the mercenaries on the periphery were hit one after another before they could come to their senses.

Under the same look, accompanied by bursts of exclamations and screams, dozens of mercenaries fell directly to the ground, unknown to their deaths.

All of a sudden, the mercenaries gathered here immediately rioted.

"Ambush! It's an ambush! We've been tricked! ”

Almost at the same moment, the two regiment commanders realized what was happening.

They were astonished and angry, suspicious and horrified.

And just as the arrow fell, I saw a crazy and enthusiastic shout from all around.

Accompanied by "Ula! "Oh whoa!" Waiting for the chaotic shouts of excitement, tall figures suddenly rushed out of the surrounding forest.

Gorgeous equipment, handsome or beautiful faces, that turned out to be an elf!

"Elves?!"

Seeing the hundreds of elves that suddenly came out, the expressions of the mercenaries were very exciting.

But soon, the excitement turned into excitement.

Genie!

They actually met the elves!

And...... These elves rushed at them stupidly!

The Lord of Eternity is above, and these are shining gold pounds!

Even after being shot dead by the elves just now, when they saw these elves, the mercenaries' original panic and confusion quickly turned into excitement.

Which of the mercenaries in the Maple Leaf Collar has not participated in elf hunting?

They are all too familiar with this kind of weak chicken, timid and timid, but priceless long ears.

That is, the archery is better, and the melee combat can't be weaker!

However, this knee-jerk thought lasted less than a few seconds.

Because they soon discovered the weirdness of these elves.

The appearance of these elves is completely different from what the mercenaries recognize.

They brandished their weapons, yelled, huddled, and cheered like a bunch of madmen.

And when they look at the mercenary's gaze, it's like a wolf that has seen its prey!

Murderous, excited, crazy......

With that kind of look, the mercenaries unconsciously took a step back.

And just when the mercenaries were in doubt.

Countless figures burst out of the forest with shouts one after another......

Their shouts were deafening, and their figures were densely packed.

The expressions of the two regiment leaders were instantly solemn.

In their field of vision, a legion of spirits in full armor appeared!

And they ...... The dumplings were wrapped in an instant.