The Nogad region is also known as the Nogad Valley by the people of the Entagri continent.

Two rivers that originate on the outskirts of the Greater Hengduan Mountains converge here, bringing water and power to life, and the slowing water gradually transforms the area into a verdant forest. However, with a crustal change at the beginning of the Second Age, the valley was uplifted on both sides, forming two towering mountain ranges, and the entire valley was sandwiched between the two mountain ranges, and finally became what it is now.

This is a very rare natural terrain in the north of the continent, the entire river valley runs north-south, and the Gromt Mountains are on the west side, and you can see the ground starting to turn slightly red when you cross the mountains, which means that you are about to enter the demon's territory. To the east is the Riseman Mountains, and on the other side of the mountains are the Sea of Mist.

Due to its geographical location, the Nogaard Valley is rarely touched due to its complex environment, humid climate and a variety of mosses and ferns. And because of the two mountain ranges, there are only three hours of the day, and the sunlight can shine through the mountains into the valley, which makes the Nogaard valley cooler, and in the long run, it is home to all kinds of cold-blooded animals, and giant ferns can be found everywhere.

The most famous of these is the creature known as the Nogard Emperor Crocodile, a reptile with six thick legs that is not a true crocodile, but a variant of the lizard, and it is also believed that the Nogard Emperor Crocodile has the blood of a dragon and should be classified as a wurm. But no matter what, this creature has at least sixth-order strength when it reaches adulthood, and its skin is thick and fleshy, and its vitality is extremely tenacious, and their rough back is enough to compete with the sturdy steel armor. Someone in a previous life has tested the sturdiness of this creature's back, and it is said that it has exceeded 7 points, or even approached 8 points, which is simply amazing.

Raphael tightened her clothes, she was not wearing her own set of saintess equipment, although it was a purple legendary-level suit, but as long as someone saw it, it would easily reveal her identity. Therefore, the equipment that Raphael is wearing now is a set of bulk packs that are mainly blue refinement, mixed with some green excellence.

The others are similar, the team led by Raphael has a total of six people, in addition to her, it is the captain of the pro-guard team, Silbe, the vice captain Yang Xiaolong, and Ruby, Xiaobai, and Xiaohei. This is done to prevent being recognized, and if they accidentally encounter a player, they can also pretend to be a squad of players who are on an adventure.

Although the number is small, the strength of each one is not weak. Raphael had already reached the Sixth Order, and had learned some more academics and skills before leaving, and now she was a very powerful priest.

Sylbe is not bad, the fifth-order 85-level Knight of the Twilight, this special profession from Morgan Raddy Moore was transferred to Raphael by Yu Bin through a secret channel, and then she transferred it to Silbe, no one knew that this powerful profession actually came from Morgan, who was regarded as a traitor by the Holy See.

Yang Xiaolong, who is level 88 of the fifth order, is not far behind, she has obtained the special profession of boxing mage very early. This is a class similar to the Battle Mage, but more physical, with gloves as a weapon, and skills that are both destructive and penetrating, as well as the ability to use some simple magical skills to attach to attacks. In addition, Raphael specially exchanged a special weapon for her from the treasure trove of the Holy See, this fist called Ash Heaven can not only amplify Yang Xiaolong's skills, but also allow her to store some magic in the fist in normal times and release it directly during battle.

Ruby, nicknamed Ruby, is a fifth-order 77-level phantom cutter, a class that focuses on using scythes as weapons, and with her exclusive weapon, Crescent Rose, which she has long had, the girl is considered to be the most powerful scythe user among the players, after the disappearance of another scythe expert, Thorin Britz.

As for the two sisters, Xiaobai and Xiaohei, there is no need to repeat them. In addition to their special professions, the most enviable thing is the pair of weapons in their hands called Leaping Shadow Flying Aya. This is also the equipment that Raphael selected from the treasure trove of the Holy See, it is a rare twin weapon, which can be used by both a single person (dual-wielding) and a double person, usually in the form of a sheathed short knife, after being injected with the special magic of the witcher, it can be transformed into another form at any time, in this form, the blade of the weapon will become an illusory state, and the attack method will also change from a physical attack to a magical attack, and even if necessary, it can also directly kill the target's soul.

There is always no shortage of geniuses in this world, and if the executors of the Snake of Devouring Bodies are the best in this field, then the people around the angel Raphael are enough to bear this name. At least in the eyes of the average player, players like White and Black are no worse than the executors of the Devouring Serpent, and may even be stronger.

The gloomy environment made Raphael and his party very uncomfortable, but fortunately, Raphael's illumination technique almost did not require magic power, avoiding the inconvenience of everyone having to hold torches high, so that the speed of travel was guaranteed to a certain extent.

"It seems to be a little different in front!" The black and white sisters, who are witchers, have the most acute perception of magic, so the elder sister Whiteblood Princess walks in the front and is responsible for finding the way, and the younger sister Kuroyukihime is at the back, responsible for detecting whether anyone is following. And the one who spoke just now was Xiaobai, who was in charge of pathfinding.

"Ruby, go check it out!" Yang Xiaolong said immediately. As the person with the highest movement speed in the entire team, Ruby Ruby took on the responsibility of vanguard and assault, so without saying a word, the transformable weapon Crescent Moon Rose in her hand made a crisp sound, from a one-meter-long iron box with a handle to a short spear, and as the transformation of the weapon ended, a buff that increased movement speed appeared directly on Ruby.

Soon, the Ruby who had returned from the search said to Raphael: "There was a large clearing in front of him, and many ferns had been burned to death, and the ground was full of purple-black crystals. ”

"We're almost there!" Raphael said that it was clear that the purple-black crystals Ruby was referring to were the remnants of the remnants of the burnt ferns formed by the power of the Void, and that the only thing that could happen in the Nogaard Valley was where the fragment of the Sky City fell.

The crowd sped up, and soon, a clearing appeared in front of them, which was completely different from their surroundings.

In the middle of the clearing, three paladins were forming a triangular defense line back to back, defending against the attacks of the four Nogard Emperor Crocodiles.

It can be seen that these paladins have been holding out for a long time, and one of the female paladins can't even heal herself, so she can only resist the bite of a Nogaard emperor crocodile with the long sword in her hand under the protection of two companions.

The other two male paladins were not in very good shape, as could be seen from the armor on their bodies, one of them had half of his arm drooped down, apparently broken, while the other's chest armor had been torn open with two gaps, and it could be seen that they had experienced a very fierce battle.

"Help!" After Raphael finished speaking, he directly raised his hand, and a chain of healing quickly crossed a distance of dozens of meters, injected into the male paladin, and then flew out of his body and injected into the bodies of the other two in turn.

The Chain of Healing is a group healing spell that the priest can learn at the second order, and that white energy contains light power and life force, and can heal up to five people in a row. This spell is the first choice for Priest players to farm blood in emergencies because of its quick release, simple spells, and low mana consumption. The only problem is that the effect of the chain of healing is not very strong, and it can only barely replenish a little vitality and restore some physical strength, which does not help the healing of the wound.

But for Raphael, using this level of healing spells was completely at his fingertips, and even mana didn't need to be consumed. After the Chain of Healing was struck, Raphael, who was standing in place, successively unleashed healing spells, powerful healing, light protection, healing of holy light, and other spells with healing or protective effects.

At this moment, Raphael's strength of the Holy Maiden of Light amazed the four. The three paladins not only recovered to full blood in an instant, but even some wounds on their bodies healed quickly, and in less than twenty seconds, only the broken arm of the male paladin was left unrecovered, and almost all other wounds, large and small, disappeared under Raphael's treatment.

And the others were not idle, and it was still Ruby who was the fastest to attack first.

The Crescent Rose in her hand transforms again, transforming from a short spear into a scythe, and at the same time, a second speed amplification buff appears on her. The ruby, which had accelerated twice, shot like a bolt of lightning towards the Nogard Emperor Crocodile that was attacking the female paladin. Everything was cut, and then her feet were on the ground a little, and the sickle in her hand was used as a support point on the back armor of the emperor crocodile, and the whole person rotated one hundred and eighty degrees in the air, and then jumped high, and after jumping to the highest point, the crescent moon rose in her hand under her control, turned a sharp knife wheel in the air, and then cut it suddenly.

The sharpness of the Crescent Rose, which has been upgraded and strengthened many times, is already comparable to any top-level weapon, and under the brilliant knife wheel, the emperor crocodile protected by the thick leather armor was cut like tofu and directly decapitated, leaving a still twitching body on the ground.

On the other hand, Xiaobai, who is avant-garde, showed another attacking technique. The sheathed knife that had been inserted in her back fell off in an instant, and a white ribbon connected to her wrist at the handle of the original knife. With the dance of the ribbon, the sheathed short knife directly exposed its blade in the air, and accurately stabbed into the eye of the other imperial crocodile.

The emperor crocodile who was hit hard subconsciously shook his thick tail in the direction of Xiao Bai, once it was hit, with Xiao Bai's delicate body, there was no doubt that he would be knocked out, and even suffered a heavy blow.

But how could Xiao Bai, who was a witcher, be so stupid, her wrist flipped and pulled, and the ribbon returned to her with a weapon, and as her right hand held the hilt of the knife, her entire body began to gradually become illusory.

This is the Demon Hunter's special skill - Void, the tail of the Emperor Crocodile seemed to hit the air, directly through Xiao Bai's body, and slapped heavily on the ground, while the unscathed Xiao Bai held the weapon and rushed to the flank of the Emperor Crocodile.

Weakness perception! Magical Blessing! Burst of energy! Finally, add the Witcher's exclusive skill - Deadly Hunt!

The short knife was accurately inserted into the flank of the emperor crocodile, and along the texture of the muscles, it pierced directly into the heart of this cold-blooded creature from between the gaps in the bones, and the energy infused into the weapon exploded instantly, directly bursting the heart of this emperor crocodile!

The second emperor crocodile also turned into a corpse!

Seeing that the two monsters besieging him had turned into corpses, the three paladins who had regained their combat effectiveness immediately began to fight back. Holy Light Shield, Holy Flame Strike, Holy Light Slash! The paladin itself is known for its strong combat power and outstanding resilience, plus it is three against two, and in less than a minute, the remaining two emperor crocodiles have followed in the footsteps of their companions.

"You're all right!" When the battle was over, Raphael stepped forward and asked, "I am Raphael, who has been ordered by the Pope to help you recover the fragments of the Sky City." ”

The three paladins glanced at each other, and the male paladin, who had been one against two before, stepped forward and saluted Raphael, "Hello, Your Highness! I'm Voga, who belongs to the Seventh Squad of the Fourth Paladin's Brigade, and the two of them are members of my team. ”

Voga did not doubt Raphael's identity, the powerful strength that healed them in less than half a minute just now was enough to prove the identity of the other party, not to mention that they had heard Raphael's name a long time ago, but because of his identity, he had not seen him in person.

The Paladin squad led by Voga was just the most ordinary team, as the captain, Voga was just a paladin who had just entered the seventh order, while the other two teammates, Kidman and Nonna, were just the fifth order. Of course, relying on the strength of the Paladin's class, this three-person team was even enough to compete with the same number of seventh-order creatures, but it couldn't help but fight against a powerful monster like the Nogard Emperor Crocodile for several days.

After listening to Vogar's description, Raphael understood why they had fallen so far.

They had discovered the fragment ten days earlier, it was huge, only a little smaller than a noble manor, and in the process of the fragment falling, some of the debris that fell from the fragment had rained a "meteor shower" throughout the Nogard Valley, and these fragments of rubble, which were no larger than the size of a fist, were also attached to the power of the void and the aura of the abyss, and under the influence of this aura, the creatures of the entire Nogaard Valley fell into madness.

At first, Voga and the others were still guarding the shard, trying to probe the shard as much as possible, but as more and more Nogard Emperor Crocodiles affected by the abyssal aura appeared, they had to leave the shard, destroying these monsters while trying to enter the shard again to explore.

But alas, a steady stream of emperor crocodiles finally surrounded them, and from seven days ago, the three of them were forced to this place, and then fought with a large number of emperor crocodiles, which has continued until now.

As for the corpses of the emperor crocodiles they killed, they were devoured by the other emperor crocodiles and used as food.

Raphael had to admit that paladins were really a perverted profession. After seven days and seven nights of continuous fighting, it can be said that it is inhuman to be able to maintain this state!

"Your Highness Raphael, I'll take you to the fragment, but there are more emperor crocodiles there, and there are a large number of abyssal creatures in the fragment."

"Don't worry! Although it was only a few of us who came here, I brought a strong enough helper! Raphael took out a magic prop from his backpack, which was the same sculpture used by Maltan to explore the path, but Maltan's sculpture was carved with the appearance of a demon, and the sculpture in Raphael's hand was carved with three swordsmen.

"Let's go, let's go and see if this fragment is the control center tower of Sky City!"