Kaythorne staggered to the front of the Secret Book, leaned down, and held the Secret Book with trembling hands, staring at it intently, speechless with excitement.

However, just as he was concentrating all his energy on the cheats in front of him, a cold wind suddenly hit from behind, and Caythorn couldn't dodge, and a slender dagger pierced through his back and stabbed out of his chest, and Caythorne immediately spat blood and fell to the ground.

A tall, thin man in dark red light armor that covered his face appeared in front of Yugari and the others. He shook off the blood on the rapier, carefully picked up the cheats dropped by Kaythorne, and said gloatingly, "This is what the woman said, can you have the cheats of great power?" It's really hard Shogun, and it's not in vain that I've spent so long tracking it here. ”

"Who?" Yujali couldn't help but whisper.

Miria shook her head slightly, both of them confused.

"Thank you for your hard work, little ones, what a very qualified stepping stone." The man in red turned and smiled at Yugari.

"Who are you? What are you doing here? Jugari asked aloud.

"Me...... I'm a friend of the General, and I'm here to help him find the cheats. As she spoke, the figure of the man in red instantly disappeared from Yujiali's field of vision.

"Assassination, Backlash?" Yugari subconsciously turned around and swept the space behind her with her staff. The red figure appeared behind him as expected, and a shiny dagger shattered Yugari's barrier, disappearing again the moment the staff touched his body.

"Pretty impressive. Also, how could I stand here? The man in red continued to whisper, "However, after so many fierce battles just now, coupled with the already mana-devouring environment here, your mana should be running out." Will you be able to get out of here alive? Okay, let me give you a ride. Soldiers, follow my orders and destroy these bastards! As he spoke, the soldiers behind him forged their spirits, dragging their tired bodies and weapons in hand, and rushed towards the Eugaria.

"What's going on?" Yujiali was even more puzzled.

"I can't do that much. Protect yourself first. Without much thought, Miria shattered a frost crystal once more and engaged in a fierce battle with the rushing soldiers.

As she supported Miria's battle, she stared at the movement of the man in red in the distance. Suddenly, the man in red disappeared from Yujiali's field of vision again, appearing in front of him a stone's throw away. Yugari hurriedly drew her staff and struck. The heavy staff swept over the body of the man in red, but the figure dissipated like a cloud of smoke.

"Afterimage?" Yugari couldn't help but think.

At the same time, the figure of the man in red appeared to the left of Yugari, and Yugari hurriedly retreated and dodged to distance herself. However, before the figure in front of him disappeared, a figure of a man in red appeared behind him, and the slender dagger stabbed at Yugari like lightning. Yugari couldn't dodge and was cut a long blood mark on her shoulder, and the blood that flowed out slightly stained her robe.

The man in red didn't give Yugari any respite, and four sharp darts came at Yugari in earnest, and at the same time he rushed after him with a dagger in his back.

Yugari hurriedly retreated, a barrier blocking one of the darts, and the swinging staff barely knocked down the remaining three darts, but there was no longer enough strength to dodge the attack of the man in red, and the sweeping dagger once again left a crack in Yugari's shoulder. Before the next attack arrived, Yugari immediately teleported herself to the distance, where the ancient tree had disappeared. Then he cast "Shadow Dark Binding", which entangled the man in red in place. Then, he immediately began to chant offensive spells. The whole action is coherent and smooth, without the slightest superfluous move. Unexpectedly, the man in red suddenly disappeared into the entanglement of the shadow tentacles, and reappeared behind Yugari. This caught Yujali off guard, and she hurriedly stopped chanting and dodged sideways, adding a long trail of blood to her arm.

Just as the man in red was about to attack Yujiali again, a long sword whistled from behind him, and he hurriedly retreated sideways, although he barely flashed the blade, but the shock wave of the long sword still knocked him far away, and he trembled on the ground for several weeks before standing up tremblingly.

"Bastard, bastard Huang Tianji, actually tracked here. Despicable and shameless villain. Kaythorne vomited blood over and over again, scolding over and over again.

"Hmph. Your Excellency, General. I've come here on my own, so how can I say it's despicable. I'm just using you to lead the way and get rid of some goblins. The man in red whispered sarcastically.

"Y-How did you know I was going to be here? Who told you that? Kaythorne asked, gasping.

"My wings are all over the world, isn't it easy to inquire about something?"

"Don't talk about it here. Except for hiding in the nest of the sand dunes, you can wander around the acre and a third of the land, and you have never been to a slightly larger city. Your garbage minions are the same, except for going to some remote villages with no one to burn and loot, they don't dare to confront the country's regular army. Where did a rat like you come from, and it is impossible to find out about me who is not in this country at all! ”

"This is called tactics, the so-called weak attack. However, this is not to worry about Your Excellency General. I think you'd better worry about your life first. With that, he vanished and appeared behind Kaythorne, brandishing a dagger and stabbing at him.

Kaythorne clenched his sword in both hands and slammed it behind him. However, the seriously injured Cathorne's operation has long since lost his former agility, and he simply has no time to keep up with the rhythm of the man in red. The slender dagger stabbed straight into Cathorne's throat, and with a shattering sound, the red-clad man's dagger shattered the barrier in front of Kaythorne, much to the red-clad man's surprise. However, he had no time to be surprised, and Caythorne's sword had swept in front of him, and he had to draw his dagger to resist. Although Cathorne's strength has been greatly reduced, his full force blow is still not something that a slender dagger can parry with the man in red. With a scream, the man in red was knocked out and rolled for several weeks, holding his bloody waist and barely propping himself on the ground.

"Yes...... Ahem...... It's sad. Unexpectedly, the famous General Caythorne now has to rely on the power of a stinky girl to fight. It's a laughing death. Aren't you afraid of leaving a stench for 10,000 years when you spread it? ”

"Hmph, you don't need anyone's help to deal with rats like you." As he spoke, Cathorne struck hard, and the blood all over his body flickered with a white faint light, and large mouthfuls of blood continued to pour out of his mouth.

"Attack: Accelerated Slash!" In an instant, a white light shot straight towards the man in red. The man in red endured the severe pain and hurriedly jumped sideways. The shockwave of the slash prevented him from landing smoothly and staggered a few steps. At this time, Kethorn had already rushed to his side, and Kethorne brandished his long sword and slashed at him with all his might. At the last moment, the man in red disappeared from everyone's view again, allowing Cathorne's longsword to fall into the air.

However, what the man in red never expected was that as soon as he appeared, Yujiali immediately appeared behind him. Yugari swung her staff, struck it firmly on the injured waist of the man in red. With a heart-rending scream, the man in red rolled and lay on the ground in the distance, groaning in pain.

At this point, Kaythorne seemed to have exhausted all his strength. He knelt on one knee with his sword in both hands, and bowed his head. The armor had long been stained red with blood, and the once high-spirited face had become even paler from excessive blood loss.

Yujiali hesitated for a moment, and was about to go over to see the situation. Suddenly, in the place where the towering ancient trees had been before, a dark sapling broke through the ground, grew rapidly, and instantly rushed into the sky. Although it is not as thick as it used to be, it is enough to intimidate one party. This sudden turn of events shocked Yugari, along with Miria and the soldiers who were fighting there.

Just when everyone was stunned, countless branches quickly extended from the big tree and rushed towards them. Yugari hurriedly retreated to dodge, and at the same time used her staff to tap the rattan, dodging the attack of the tree. Still right in front of her, three or five branches tightly strangled the unconscious Kaythorne, and quickly pulled it back, not giving Yujari a chance to step forward to stop her, and the thick trunk cracked a gap, swallowing Kaythorne in one gulp. The fallen sword flipped over for a few weeks and stuck in the dirt in front of Yugari. Leave Yujali dumbfounded.

Suddenly, Yugari felt a gust of air rise behind her, and when she looked back, a patch of large and small tentacles was emerging from the swamp, mixed with the sound of the wind, pumping towards them.

Yugari didn't have time to think about it, so she subconsciously put away Kaythorne's long sword and accelerated to Miria.

"Run for your life!" Grabbing Miria's wrist, a circle of divine light flashed under her feet, and Eugari and Miria disappeared into a faint mist, and as they fled the valley, they seemed to hear some screams coming from the valley in the distance.

"Scared, scared me to death." Miria said as she bent over and gasped.

"Finally, I finally escaped." Yugari said equally out of breath.

"Ah——!h Miria, who raised her head, immediately shouted, "You left so much blood!" ”

Yugari then looked at her shoulder and injured arm, and the blood that flowed out had indeed stained her robes red. But she still said calmly, "It doesn't matter, you don't have to be so surprised, it's just some very shallow scratches." Having said that, it's the first time I've fought with such a lack of mana, so I'm reluctant to add a shield to myself. ”

"There's still a strange forest ahead of me, and it's estimated that there will be demons and monsters on the way back. It's safe here, so I'll take a break here before I go back. If you go out in your current state, you will probably die on the road. With that, Miria took out a large amount of potions from the magical space and gave them to Eugari.

"Well, that's fine. Let's take a break. Yugari replied as she took Miria's potion.

After drinking the potion, treating the wounds, and cleaning up the robes, Yugari took out a lot of kitchen utensils and began to make a fire out of the dead branches and hay around her.

"Hey! You don't think you're trying to ......," Miria said awkwardly.

"Of course, I want to make something to eat. After walking for so long and experiencing so many fierce battles, they were all starving to death. You have to fill your stomach first. ”

"Say...... That's right. Miria, who felt that she was also hungry, said helplessly.

After a while, the smell of rice came to my face.

"Let's try it, it's a little simpler, but it's all magic food, with a little buff." Eugari took a bowl and handed it to Miria.

"Looks like it's nice to have a teammate who is a chef." With that, Miria took the dishes and chopsticks and ate them with relish.

"Anyway, I got this just now, do you want to hand it in?" As she spoke, Yugari took out the sword that Kaythorne had dropped just now.

"This ...... Could it be? Miria asked in disbelief as she looked at the longsword.

"When Caythorne was swallowed by the ancient tree just now, he didn't have time to save him, this is the weapon he dropped at that time." Yugari said with some sadness.

"You don't have to turn it in. But first, let's take a look at its value. With that, Miria began to check the quality of her sword.

"Hmm...... He is not a high-ranking general of the revolutionary army. This is a top-level "Fine-level" weapon, and some of its stats even surpass some "Rare" weapons. Miria said in amazement.

"Is it really necessary to hand over such a precious thing to the Guild Alliance?" Yugari asked suspiciously.

"Of course. In order to increase everyone's motivation to fight against the Apocalypse Revolutionary Army, the Guild Alliance has long said that all captured items of the Apocalypse Revolutionary Army belong to the crusaders. Please, take a closer look at the introduction of the Guild Alliance's handbook about the conquest of the Apocalypse Revolutionary Army. Miria affirmed.

"This ...... The manual is so thick, I don't have time to read it all. ”

"What are you going to do with it?" Miria asked curiously.

"Well...... Haven't thought about it yet. How about giving it to someone who needs it? Like Lei Luo. Li Gu should be able to use it as a warrior. ”

"Oh no." Miria immediately denied, "Weapons and equipment are not as advanced as possible. It is better for ordinary people to use weapons commensurate with their strength. Otherwise, if you are discovered by some outlaws, and you don't have the ability to protect high-level equipment, you will definitely be killed. ”

“…… You said...... It does make sense......" When Miria said this, Yugali hesitated again.

"Don't think about that. Keep it for now, and you'll need it sometimes. ”

"Hmm!"

"What do you think about the guy who just appeared out of now?" Miria suddenly asked solemnly.

"Did you say the man in red light armor?" Yugari thought for a moment and continued, "Listening to his conversation with Kaythorne, he should also be a member of the Apocalypse Revolutionary Army, as if he is a little familiar with him, what is it called...... Huang Tianji, I remember it was the name. ”

"It's not about asking for names. Apparently Caythorne was here to get the secret of the ancient tree. We don't know exactly what that cheat is, but it's a very powerful spell, and he wouldn't have taken such a big risk to come here. Yujiali nodded in agreement and continued to listen to Miria's analysis, "But, wasn't that cheat snatched away by the guy who suddenly appeared." Since it is speculated that he is also a member of the revolutionary army, once he masters the spell of the cheats, he will definitely be a formidable enemy in the future. ”

"But......" Eugari recalled, "did they escape?" ”

"Did you see their bodies?" Miria asked rhetorically.

"This ...... ...... true"

As they spoke, they suddenly noticed a group of figures slowly approaching from the valley behind them. Eugari and Miria quickly threw away the chopsticks in their hands, turned to their feet, drew their weapons, and stared nervously ahead.

As the figures slowly emerged from the mist, it became clear to them that they were a group of skeletons supported by white bones.

"Judging from the outfit, it should be the resurrection of the group of soldiers just now." Miria complained, "Sure enough, there is no such thing as the guy in red." ”

"Do you want to run away?" Eugari asked.

"Hmm...... Oh no. There's a lot of rattan on the other side of the strange woods. If you accidentally get caught, it will be difficult to be caught up by these skeletons. Miria rejected.

"Then we have to clean them out here first, and then we can hurry."

"Exactly!" With that, Miria didn't hesitate to cast a frost crystal, picked up the long-handled scythe and rushed forward. Yugari tacitly casts support spells on her in the back, while constantly attacking the rushing skeleton soldiers through divine spells. With the smooth cooperation of the two, it didn't take long for the skeleton soldiers to be dissipated.

"I don't think I saw Kaythorne's body." Yugari whispered as she cleaned up the battlefield.

"As you said, it may have been completely absorbed by the ancient tree." Miria guessed.

"So, the man in red ......"

"I don't think I can rule it out."

"That'...... Would you like to go back and make sure? ”

"Forget it." Miria remembered the monsters in the valley before, and quickly vetoed, "It's too dangerous." ”

"That's ......"

"Anyway, when I go back, it's better to explain the situation here to the Guild Alliance when I have the chance, and let them be prepared when they crusade against the revolutionary army."

After that, they walked through the strange forest of branches and vines again, and without the help of the humanoids this time, they managed to escape from the abyssal forest with great effort and all the potions they had prepared. Along the way, Jugari made several attempts to escape from the air with Miria on a magical unicorn, but was pulled off by dozens of thick tentacles. In the end, I had to continue on foot.