The ancient woods were dark, and the blazing sun seemed to never be able to penetrate the layers of leaves, leaving a golden glow on the canopy.

In the dim environment, the dense green jungle is staggered, like a green velvet carpet, covering this rich land.

North leads the elite class of the Cocker tribe, the Camouflage Scouts, into the densest forest in the tribal territory.

[Camouflage Scout: An elite class unique to the lizardman race, good at using their own skin to camouflage attacks in different environments, especially good at jungle and mountain combat.] 】

The numerous branches and winding roads could not stop the rapid advance of this group of elite soldiers of the lizardmen, and occasionally disturbed some jungle animals.

It's hard to imagine that North, the old shaman, could follow in the footsteps of these elite lizardmen

"Stop!"

North, who was at the front, suddenly spoke, and his old face showed a hint of solemnity.

He smelled an unusual smell from inside the forest, the smell of leaves that did not belong to **, it was another unpleasant smell.

[Intermediate Spell: Toxin Detection]!

The emerald green glow of magic bloomed in his hand, and a halo of light dissipated in the air.

"Huh? Nothing out of the ordinary? North's face was puzzled, but his inner vigilance was not lowered, and he looked at the lizardman camouflage scout beside him, and commanded softly.

"Distract reconnaissance, be careful!"

"Yes, Priest!"

The lizardmen camouflage scouts that followed behind them quickly dispersed, their skin changing as they walked, but in just a few steps, they completely melted into the dim surroundings.

After the figure of the camouflage scout disappeared, North flipped his right hand, and a heavy white jade bone staff appeared in the palm of his hand, and a hazy white glow lit up this dark area.

[Intermediate Spell: Perspective]!

[Perspective: Allows the caster to see the specified target area.] Suitable for reconnaissance and finding certain character targets. 】

North located a small village where he had stayed, but when he saw the scene inside the village, a look of horror appeared on his face.

The smell of extinction and hope lingered in the devastated village, and in the open buildings lay a number of 'swollen' lizardmen, as if waiting for death to come, only a little desire to survive remained in the corners of their eyes.

"Damn, what's going on?"

The spell effect can only see the specific area, but does not hear any sound.

But now, the mere sight of what he saw made North realize that something was wrong, and the pale green mist that filled the sky over the village gave him inexplicable shivers.

"Plague? The smell of the plague in substance? ”

Shout! Shout! Shout!

A continuous cacophony of sounds rang out in the jungle, and North looked solemn, a signal that camouflage scouts would only send when they were in an emergency.

A cyan light flickered, and a breeze wrapped around North's legs, and then he stomped lightly and disappeared into the jungle.

......................

Around the extinguished campfire, the felt tent collapsed, and the corpses of four or five lizardmen were scattered around, as well as the rotting corpses of some of the gnoll soldiers of the vassal race.

"Death is in the near future!"

Lizardmen camouflage scouts are scattered around, alerting all directions.

North squatted down slightly, looking at the stinking corpse of the lizardman, only to find something unusual,

"These pustules?"

"The plague?"

North recalled the village scene he had seen using [Intermediate Spell: Perspective] before, much like those 'swollen' corpses.

Click! Click!

The sound of running sounded in the jungle, and the lizardman camouflage scout quickly secured North in the center, his eyes staring into the distance with fierce intent.

The leafy foliage was lifted to reveal a tired team of lizardmen scouts, numbering no more than 10 men, who knelt on their knees as they saw what was happening in front of them.

"I've seen the priest!"

Hearing this, North's expression relaxed slightly, but the next moment his face changed suddenly, and he saw that the lizardman scout's skin was glowing with dark green pustules, similar to the pustules of the corpses on the ground.

Because the lizardfolk themselves have dark green skin, if such pustules appear, they are not easy to detect, and they don't seem to have any effect.

But now the situation is somewhat peculiar.

During the outbreak of the plague!

And, to North's horror, these lizardmen scouts are the elite of the Cockel clan, possessing a strength comparable to that of human transcendent knights.

"Damn, what's going on? Why do lizardfolk scouts with extraordinary constitutions also get the plague? ”

In the historical records of the tribes, the plague of war that broke out in general rarely affected the transcendent life.

"Stop!"

Seeing that the lizardmen scouts wanted to return to the group, North snapped out, realizing that the uneasiness in front of the temple had come true.

A low chant echoed through the jungle, and North raised the white jade bone staff in his hand, a blue glow of light.

[Advanced Spell: Crowd Purification]!

[Crowd Purification: Eliminate a variety of abnormal effects on the target, which can target diseases, plagues, spell abnormal effects, etc.] 】

"Ahh Ahh Ahhh ”

A hiss of pain rang out as a blue, purifying glow enveloped the lizardmen scouts.

All the lizardmen scouts in front of North couldn't help the pain, cold sweat covered their foreheads, and they rolled on the ground.

Then the pustules on the scaly's body flowed out a fishy liquid that corroded the lizardmen's skin, emitting a pale green mist.

Suddenly, however, the lizardmen scouts lost their breath of life and turned into cold corpses.

The chaos struck, and the lizardfolk camouflage scouts surrounding North looked terrified and somewhat overwhelmed, and the sight in front of them looked particularly terrifying.

[Advanced Spell: Flame Impact]!

[Flame Impact: Shoots a pillar of fire from the ground to burn nearby enemies, giving them continuous fire damage for a certain period of time. 】

Crimson pillars of flame erupted from the Bonfire Lands, burning the lizardmen corpses around them, terrifying temperatures obliterating the pale green mist.

Looking at everything in front of him, North's expression was extremely gloomy, and even the plague that could not be dispelled by spells could not be dispelled, and even detonated the plague in his body in advance.

I'm afraid the plague spreading in the province of Blackwood is not simple!

It may affect all the eastern regions of the kingdom of Besilik, and he must report to the higher levels of the kingdom and be supported by the temple.

Even if you pay a part of the benefits of the Cocker tribe, you will not hesitate!

Now, North is going to rush back to Cockel City, ready to seal off the area where the plague is spreading. Until a solution is found........ May give up all life in the area.

[Intermediate Spell: Toxin Detection]!

Luckily, neither North nor the lizardman camouflage scout behind him were infected.

And the many lizardman corpses in front of them frantically flashed red vigilance in the spell effect.

The breeze rose again, wrapping around North's legs, and the lizardman camouflage scout followed closely behind the figure of the tribal priest, not daring to breathe, and disappeared into the jungle again.

......................

The province of Silverpine is a plain more than ten kilometers away from the city of Edalas.

A group of small, small-bodied yodelers were moving quickly, mud and green rattan armor covered in mud and tiredness.

Timona's emerald green straw hat was worn on top of his head, crooked, and his plush face was weathered, and even when he was running rapidly, the telescope in his hand would be raised from time to time to look at the surroundings.

"There are displaced people ahead, change direction!" Teemo ordered, looking at the members of the main ship's scout team behind him, his serious expression slightly revealing a touch of gentleness.

"It's almost time to arrive at Valoran, everyone hold on, and in addition, try to breathe as little as possible to keep the energy in your body running."