The fog in the forest was getting heavier and heavier, and by the afternoon, even experienced demon hunters could no longer tell the direction, but fortunately they could point the way and move on. The small team of thirteen people couldn't even see each other, and under the warning of the demon hunters, everyone cautiously stared at the shoulders of the people in front of them.

Ted, who was at the front, motioned for everyone to stop and rest, and walked with the captain to the Demon Hunter, while the rest of the group formed a circle and took time to rest.

"What's wrong?" Xu Yichen looked at Ted, who had a heavy face, and asked.

"It's not right, we've been walking for almost five hours, and at our speed we should be able to see the Arnhem, but look!" Ted gestured to the stream beside him.

The water of the creek flowed leisurely, and the water was crystal clear, but even Xu Yichen knew that if he was close to the fork of the river, the current should be much more turbulent, not like now.

"I grew up in the forest, and I haven't seen fog like this in thirty years." Ted looked at Demon Hunter Gonzer and Captain Rockefeller, hoping to get answers from their companions.

Captain Rockefil glanced at the demon hunter and said, "I once encountered a great fog at sea. At that time, we had a total of six boats, going to Florida in the New World, and on the last day, we could see the Strait of Florida, but that morning there was a heavy fog, we sailed in the fog for two days and one night, and we couldn't pass through the fog, the magnetic compass pointer on the ship was fine, and after the mages on the ship communicated with each other, they cast a spell to determine the direction, and it showed that everything was normal, and our course was correct, but according to our speed, we should have sailed the ship to Miami City. ”

The old captain narrowed his eyes, and the dense fog around him made him seem to return to those desperate days: "Then, suddenly, the fog cleared, and the Celeste disappeared completely, O god of the sea, less than half an hour before the fog dissipated, I also asked the mage and the captain of the ship to determine each other's positions, and it was less than 200 meters to my right." And poor Rosalie, leading at the front of the fleet, and when we found out that it was in trouble, there was no one on it, not even rats, not cockroaches—"

"Captain, you're lucky!" Demon hunter Gangze interrupted Captain Rockefeller's recollections, "I guess your cabin is full of slaves from the Black Continent, isn't it?" ”

The old captain's embarrassed face indirectly answered the Demon Hunter's question.

"There's no time to waste on horror stories, you just need to know that this thing is dangerous, very dangerous." The Demon Hunter's words were cold: "It's dangerous, if you know the truth thoroughly, someone like me will come to talk to you, do you know what I mean, Captain?" ”

Under the direct gaze of the demon hunter, Xu Yichen saw the old captain nodding stiffly, and he didn't even dare to wipe the cold sweat on his face.

Ted, a smart man, didn't pursue the question further, and after a ten-minute rest, beckoned the team to continue along the stream, and the team was silent for a moment.

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"You don't seem to like talking to them?" Xu Yichen, who was walking at the back of the team, whispered to the demon hunter Gang Ze.

The thick fog obviously made the demon hunter not very happy, he turned his head to look at Xu Yichen: "I am 264 years old, all my contemporaries are either dead or missing, after becoming a demon hunter, it won't be many years before you want to know these mortals again." ”

Looking at Xu Yichen's youthful appearance, the Demon Hunter was silent for a while: "However, the average apprentice has to spend their first 100 years before they can realize this, if they don't die in the mouth of the monster before this." ”

Xu Yichen obviously couldn't understand the worldview of the immortal species, and as a player, he was not worried that he would encounter this kind of trouble in the future: "Do you know anything about these fogs? Sir? ”

"Someone is opening the doors to the world of Chaos, and every time this happens, it means that there are Guardians who have failed to complete their mission." Demon Hunter Gangze's voice revealed a deep dissatisfaction: "I should have expected in advance that I can't trust those religious madmen, these thick fogs can disturb people's perception, and after a while you may smell the stench of sulfur, you may also feel the temperature drop, and the biggest possibility is to meet a bunch of disgusting large bugs, depending on the situation on the other side of the gate." ”

Sir Gangze then took this opportunity to educate his apprentices about demon hunters: "As an apprentice, you shouldn't have to know this knowledge until you can complete the Valley Trial, but in the current situation, you can only learn what you meet. ”

"Every time the door to the world of chaos is opened, hundreds of creatures are required to sacrifice their flesh and soul, and in the current situation, at least two thousand people are needed, and the souls and bodies of intelligent beings are Chaos' favorite sacrifices. I don't know how long we have left, but when danger comes, you'll need to fight as a demon hunter, and I won't show mercy for any weakness! Demon Hunter Gang Ze's expression was solemn, and his words were cold, and anyone could easily tell that he was not joking.

"I won't disgrace the demon hunters!" Xu Yichen also answered categorically.

As time passed, the forest began to slowly darken again, and the whole day of driving in the fog exhausted everyone, even the white wolves of the demon hunters stuck out their tongues and gasped.

Captain Rockefeller slowly approached Xu Yichen and whispered, "Xu, are you a demon hunter now?" ”

Xu Yichen looked at the captain who was talking cautiously and was afraid of being heard by Gang Ze, smiled and replied: "That's right, I'm still an apprentice now, why are you so afraid of him?" ”

The old captain looked around: "Haven't you heard of them before?" Demon hunters specialize in witches, monsters, and are as immortal as vampires, and everyone who knows their whereabouts, and anyone who has news of their interest, is killed by them after being visited! ”

"Most of them are rumor-based captains." Xu Yichen explained: "Do you think I look like a guy who can kill people indiscriminately, they just live too long and don't want to have anything to do with ordinary people." ”

"So, they're really immortal like vampires!?" Captain Rockefeller clearly got to the point.

At this moment, a strange trumpet sound sounded in the mist, as if some creature was crying before it died, with a sense of twilight, strange desolation.

"Run! Run! Don't stop moving forward! The Demon Hunter shouted, urging everyone.

The survivors tensed, and everyone could hear the urgency in the Demon Hunter's words, and everyone began to desperately squeeze what little strength they had left, trying to speed up.

Xu Yichen approached Sir and asked what was approaching, but the demon hunter didn't have time to explain in a hurry, and simply replied, "It's not the worst kind." ”

"If we are caught up, these mortals can't escape, you and I can only fight to the death." Handing Xu Yichen a short sword from the sailor, the demon hunter admonished.

The intermittent sound of horns sounded from all directions, and the team of survivors persistently chased after them, everyone did their best to stay in line, and the youngest Sildo was on the back of the white wolf, looking around uneasily, a pair of eyes widened, feeling that the fog of the guards was churning and twisting, and it seemed that a monster would come out of the fog at any time.

Xu Yichen could feel a strong sense of uneasiness rising from the bottom of his heart, the sound of his heartbeat filled his ears like a war drum, the sweat on his body wet the bandage, and the pain at the wound made him involuntarily slow down, and the demon hunter behind him pushed his back with his hand, relieving his pressure.

The non-stop running, for which I don't know how long, the guard, wounded in the knee, was the first to hold on, and although Ted and another strong sailor had been driving him forward, he inevitably slowed down the whole group.

"Give up on me, I'm out of strength!" The guards struggled to shake off the help from Ted.

"What are you talking about! There's no way I'm going to leave yourself here, we didn't die in the orc camp, how could we possibly fall on the way home?! Ted roared, put the guard on his shoulder, and continued to run without saying a word.

The captain sighed and helped the guards in the back, everyone knew that Ted couldn't hold out for long, and Sildo rode on the back of the white wolf, gritting his teeth, not knowing what to say.

A disgusting feeling told Xu Yichen in his perception that the right front is dangerous! Death is already waiting!

"Danger!" Xu Yichen shouted a warning warning, and then pointed to the left: "Go over there!" ”

The demon hunter thought about it quickly, and decisively believed Xu Yichen's words: "Go to the other side!" ”

The survivors, who had lost their ability to judge, turned around the creek under the command of the demon hunter and fled in the other direction without hesitation.

The shadows of the night shrouded the forest, and in the mist, the tall trees pressed towards them from all sides, like arms with teeth and claws, to hold them tightly and remain in the jungle forever.

The speed of the survivors, who had lost a lot of physical strength in the run, began to slow down, Ted's eyes were red, and he was completely relying on willpower to hold on, and now he had lost the power to speak, and every step seemed to be the last step in his life, and finally Taylor tripped over a raised stone and fell to the ground, and the wounded man who also fell to the ground patted him on the back hard, took out a necklace from his arms and handed it to Ted, everyone understood what he meant.

"Nope! I'm okay... Ted struggled to his feet, but his trembling legs told everyone that it was an impossible task.

"Don't talk!" The Demon Hunter whispered, "I hear the sound of horses' hooves ahead!" ”