Facing Maxim who rushed over, Qin Ran frowned.

He stood up from his chair, waved his hand at the Raven Recorder, and headed straight out of the room.

The Raven Chronicler was stunned.

Selti, who was chewing a snack in his mouth, was even more unclear.

And just when the two Crow Sect people looked at each other, suddenly-

Rumble!

Boom Boom!

Successive explosions were heard.

The two Ravens immediately rushed to the outside.

……

Outside of Leerdry.

The road leading to the Thunder Fortress was cut off.

The fracture, which is about 5 meters wide and up to 3 meters deep, directly divides the entire smooth road in two.

But this is really nothing compared to the potholes that appeared on the ground next to it.

Potholes with a diameter of more than 10 meters can be found everywhere.

The largest of them is 30 meters in diameter and more than 10 meters deep.

The blackened scorched earth was exposed, and scarlet colors were everywhere.

In the pungent smell of blood, there are stumps and severed arms everywhere you go.

The corpses are like tattered rag dolls, thrown at random, and it can be called corpses all over the field.

Qin Ran's figure appeared next to these corpses.

He scrutinized each corpse, probing the craters that had been formed either by the sheer force or by the explosion.

Then, he walked to the biggest pothole.

Here, there are more familiar traces in his [tracking] field of vision.

Ahuizotl!

Half a footprint remained in the midst of the massive impact.

Looking at this half of the footprints, Qin Ran could fully imagine how Ahuizotl tried his best to resist in the face of that huge impact.

Otherwise, it would not be possible to step on the soft soil under your feet as if it were poured with concrete.

Unfortunately, even so, Ahuizotl did not completely block this blow.

Qin Ran's gaze looked not far away.

There are remnants of scarlet there.

"He's been knocked away by the impact!"

"Attacked in mid-air!"

"Although there were rescuers, they were still injured!"

"Ahuizotl's injuries made the helper furious, and he began to let go of his hands and feet completely, blowing up one crater after another in a short period of time."

"Fire Ape?"

Qin Ran, who was guessing, walked back to the main road.

He looked at the smooth-cut main road, raising his hand to touch the nearly smooth cut of dirt.

There was no need for more speculation, Qin Ran locked on the candidate for this blow.

Sword Ape!

Other than that, Qin Ran couldn't think of any other answer.

After the appearance of the Ape Sect, Qin Ran had a detailed understanding of the Ape Sect.

Especially Ahuizotl, Fire Ape, and Sword Ape.

Therefore, when he saw the battlefield in front of him, Qin Ran had an answer almost instantly.

However, compared to this answer, Qin Ran cared more about other answers.

He walked briskly towards the dense forest farther away.

In the dense forest, he saw some extremely interesting footprints.

Almost without exception, there are footprints on the forefoot on the ground, and there is a deep indentation where the thumb is.

Such marks can only appear when you stand on your tiptoes and keep your weight in front of your feet, and stay for a long time.

Moreover, the footprints of Ahuizotl are also like this.

Obviously, the ape faction has been waiting here for a long time.

"Planned ambush!"

"But, failed."

"That goal is ......"

Qin Ran narrowed his eyes and whispered to himself in his mouth, his voice getting softer and softer, and he couldn't hear it even if he stood in front of him.

At this time, Maxim, Serti, and the equally alarmed guards of Lerdrie arrived here.

Mary, who was in the lead, was stunned at first when she saw the battlefield in front of her, and then immediately looked at Qin Ran.

After seeing Qin Ran bowing slightly, the underage princess immediately signaled the guards to clean up the battlefield, but she walked quickly towards Qin Ran.

"Is that the target?"

Mary asked in a low voice.

"I can't think of anyone other than that target!"

"But if that's the case......"

"I'm going to rethink what that person did, so that the ape faction's highest combat power has not yet arrived, so he will not hesitate to make a brazen attack."

Qin Ran replied.

"It's different from what was planned."

Mary frowned slightly.

For the underage princess, any unplanned thing makes her feel anxious.

Her age meant that she couldn't ignore it.

Similarly, in front of Qin Ran, she did not hide it.

"Hmm."

"But at least the idea is right."

"I messed up the layout of the Snake Sect and humiliated the Ahuizotl of the Ape Sect!"

"Initially, we guessed that there was a slight hatred between the two sides, and that there would be a certain amount of containment if both sides were brought to Lerdrie, but their target would always be me!"

"But now ......"

"Their hatred is bigger than we thought."

Qin Ran said in a half-joking tone.

Mary laughed too.

Both knew it was a joke, though.

Especially Qin Ran.

Hatred can make you lose your mind.

But the ape faction wants revenge, and they will not be stupid enough to hit a stone with an egg, especially the Ahuizotl who can endure the temporary retreat in the face of his humiliation.

Qin Ran didn't believe that the other party would be so irrational.

Unless......

"Have you stepped into a trap set by the Serpent Sect?"

Qin Ran sighed and looked at Mary.

He didn't know how the Serpent Sect had managed to set such a trap that convinced the Ape Sect, but he knew what he should do next.

"While you may not be able to find any valuable clues, if you can, please ask the guards to expand the scope of their search."

"Okay."

The underage princess nodded, and began to command the guards.

It's just that what Qin Ran didn't expect was the search that didn't have too much hope.

It turned out to be a real discovery.

……

A cloud of liquid clung to the ground, moving swiftly and strangely.

It was almost impossible to spot this mass of liquid in the sight of those present.

However, in the eyes of some trained people, such a liquid is too obvious.

Sou!

A palm-sized crossbow arrow suddenly appeared in the direction of the liquid's head, and the moment it sounded, the arrow pierced through the liquid.

Burst!

With the sound of metal arrows piercing through flesh, the liquid rolled to the side, revealing the figure of Ahuizotl.

At this moment, Ahuizotl looked a little embarrassed.

The pale blue robe was covered in stains.

Blood kept dripping from the shoulders that had been pierced by the arrows.

But even so, Ahuizotl still looks indifferent.

"Tsk, did you even leave yourself behind and sacrifice yourself for others?"

"I was so impressed."

"I'm so moved that I want to tear you apart right away!"

In a shrill voice, a diminutive man with a delicate crossbow strapped to his left wrist stepped out of the shadows.

The other party was shirtless, and a strange snake pattern with eight heads and seven tails was vividly tattooed on his arm.