Chapter 233: The Sleeper in the Red Hedron (I)

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Ask for a monthly pass.

When the news that the Central Knights were besieged by the Drow Elves reached Chen Kai's hands, he also got Hannibal? News of the disappearance of Viscount Alzingus, also the deputy head of Hannibal. Immediately afterwards, Chen Kai got the task of rescuing the viscount, and it was also a task that could be handed over even if he found a finger, whether he wanted to see people alive or dead.

This mission is definitely not good news for Chen Kai, because there is a high probability that this mission means that Hannibal has died. For the situation in Hugodi, which had just been slightly more secure, Hannibal's death would be absolutely bad news, and a very bad news. Similarly, if Hannibal is not dead, but only seriously wounded, then anyone who rescues him will receive the friendship of a deputy commander of the Central Order of the Imperial Capital. Not to mention anything else, just the combat power represented by this strong man is a very cost-effective deal and income.

So from any point of view, Chen Kai had to send troops to search for the Viscount Hannibal, and the only task he asked for the cavalry who had re-mounted their healthy horses was that sentence. At the same time, nearly 2,000 Berkner town cavalry led by Su Xinghe, Guan Yu and others instigated their war horses to gallop towards the place where Hannibal finally appeared.

However, due to the fact that the Hugodi wilderness is still very dangerous at this moment, there are not many lords who can send troops to search for Hannibal's traces with the strength and courage. Similarly, there are even fewer lords who can send such a large number of troops, and most of the lords only send troops in a small area at most, of course, most of them refer to the aboriginal nobles. There are not many opportunities for players to befriend this deputy head of the Holy Rank Knight, so most of them are very hard-working, whether it is the player lord or the ordinary player adventurer, they are very dedicated to searching for Hannibal's traces.

When Guan Yu and Su Xinghe arrived at the place where Hannibal disappeared with the cavalry troops, there were already hundreds of teams of players running wildly around them. For these squad-based players. More often than not, they play the role of cannon fodder. Although the combat effectiveness of the drow elves during the day has dropped dramatically. Even most of them are reluctant to come out. However, the demon forces that had been subordinate to Lord Hugodi had now turned to the Drows. They dutifully played the role of sneak attack players, because their numbers had been lost a lot after a lot of battles, and because Count Hugody's lair was flooded by Chen Kai and they used magma to flood the Seventh Army. The teleportation circle and the space gate that were originally used to summon monsters were all submerged under the magma, and even if a new monster came out of the space gate, it would be swallowed up by the magma in an instant. So I didn't know what it was for a while. Now that they have begun to shift to underground agents, they are no longer attacking the player head-on, but instead choosing to sneak attack, which they would not have chosen otherwise.

You must know that the combat power of these monsters is not lower than that of ordinary players, and when they choose to sneak attack, it is difficult for most players to block the attacks of these monsters in the first place. In particular, these monsters specifically choose to sneak attack the next three ways. Most players will be the first to get hit, and by the time they react, their thighs have already left their bodies. However, these monsters did not dare to sneak attack the large-scale troops, especially when Su Xinghe and their nearly 2,000 cavalry rushed all the way over, they were even more afraid to show their heads. So although the road was not very peaceful, it was still safe and sound.

It's just that the place where Hannibal disappeared is a little farther away from Chen Kai's territory, and the distance of nearly 100 kilometers makes Su Xinghe and the others have to delay on the road for at least two to three days. Because Su Xinghe couldn't travel in a starry night, especially when they needed to pass through some areas controlled by the Drow elves and the black-horned minotaurs, once these places encountered the enemy's troops, it would be a disaster for Su Xinghe and their more than 2,000 cavalry. Even if Chen Kai's black-armored cavalry is stronger than ordinary players, more than two thousand cavalry can definitely crush three or four thousand players, but they are not necessarily the opponents of more than a thousand Drow Elf six-legged battle lizard troops. The two sides are not on the same level at all. If the troops formed by the player can be rated in the game, then many of them are the level of A, B, C, D, and E. Even many of them are still the Xin level of penthexanheptine. A hundred players may make a very strong small army, but a thousand and ten thousand players together do not necessarily make a strong army.

Relatively speaking, Chen Kai's cavalry troops are not bad, with the cooperation of equipment and personnel combat effectiveness, plus the unified training of Drake, they can barely rank D-level, but these Drow elf troops are at least C-level troops. While being one level higher than Chen Kai's cavalry regiment, the combat effectiveness of a single person is also much higher. Hannibal's Central Knights belong to the second-class knights, although they are second-rate troops, but this second-rate is much stronger than the Drow Elves' C-level six-legged battle lizard troops, and compared to Chen Kai's fourth-rate D-level troops, it is several streets away. Therefore, if they encounter the troops of the Drow Elves or Minotaurs in the wild, Su Xinghe and the others basically have no other choice but to flee, unless the number of the opponent is less than 100, then it is estimated that there is still hope for victory.

Of course, Su Xinghe and the others moved slower because there were more cavalrymen wearing purple armor in the troops, and nearly four or five hundred of the more than two thousand black-armored cavalry had already worn purple iron armor. But it is precisely because of wearing purple iron armor that their combat defense has increased, and at the same time, it has also slowed down the speed of the entire cavalry force, these purple iron armor is at least forty kilograms heavier than ordinary black armor cavalry armor, and the heavy weight is pressed on these war horses, if the horsepower is not tolerated for a long-distance attack, it is estimated that when they run to the place, more than half of the high-level war horses that Chen Kai managed to save will die on the road. After all, these war horses are only high-level war horses, not Andean war horses, which are not alien breeds that are fine even if they get tired of running wild for three days and three nights, and Chen Kai's Lal is about to evolve into a demonic beast. Not to mention running wild for three days and three nights, even if it runs for seven days, it is estimated that there is no problem, the terrifying endurance and strength make Lal definitely the king of the Andean war horses, just standing there it is nearly 70 centimeters higher than the ordinary Andean war horse, and one meter higher than the ordinary high-level war horse.

It is impossible for Chen Kai to equip all the cavalry with Andean war horses, even if he has this money, he can't buy so many Andean war horses. All Andean horses are hardly in circulation, and the top-of-the-line horses that players can buy from horses are high-grade horses or, if you're lucky, you'll be able to trade them into a high-level horse. Under various constraints. It is very understandable that Su Xinghe and the others can't get up soon.

Of course, the heavy cavalry wearing purple iron armor had far higher physical defense than those black armored cavalry. And most of them are horse thieves or bandits whose strength is close to the eighth order. His strength is amazing, so he can carry such heavy armor. These cavalry can be said to be the core of Chen Kai's cavalry force now, because their strong strength can allow Su Xinghe and the others to ignore many threats. It is also because of their storage zĂ i that if a group encounters a small number of drow elves or blackhorned minotaurs, they can barely eat them.

However, for Su Xinghe, it is better not to meet the Drow elves than to meet them. It is estimated that only Guan Yu, who has been holding back for a long time, hopes to meet a team of Zhuoer and let him cut it. Of course, Su Xinghe estimated that he met Zhuoer in the end, not Guan Yu slashed people but was cut by the other party, unless those Zhuoer were stupid enough to directly use their bodies to hit the big knife in Guan Yu's hand.

Amid the roaring sound of horses' hooves, Su Xinghe and the others slowly approached the place where Hannibal had disappeared. And of course wait until they get there from Hannibal? It had been two days since Viscount Alzingus disappeared. Players who were closer to the ground had already turned the area upside down, and of course found some items dropped by players who died in that battle, as well as loot from the Drow Elves, as well as some of the remains of the Central Knights who had died in battle. The remains of these knights who died in battle became the player's favorite item, as they not only increased the goodwill of the remaining knights of the Central Order, but also allowed the player to earn a lot of experience points and gold rewards. However, after two days, the remains that could be collected have basically been collected and gone, and the players have basically flattened the grass in this place, and even many players have their heads taken off by the drow elves on the road because they didn't have time to return to the city before night.

Therefore, when Su Xinghe and the others arrived, there was no longer the previous situation where players were looking for people all over the mountains. Most players have lost hope of finding Viscount Hannibal, who has been missing for two days without even a human figure, not even a body. Although everyone has not given up the search, most people have already given the answer in their hearts, that is, if they don't see anyone alive or dead, they can't see the corpse and report the missing directly. Of course, this disappearance is basically the same as if the person is already dead. It's just that no body was found. Because players know that Hannibal was in a state of promotion at that time, and if they fail to advance, then they will be blown up by the majestic force of nature. Exploded into ashes in an instant, naturally, there was no corpse, and the corpse could not be found. Hannibal, who couldn't find the body in the eyes of everyone, basically failed to advance to the Title Sanctuary, and then was blown up by the terrifying force of nature and turned into ashes. This is evidenced by the player's ability to find a large area of charred black with a circular outcast, where the player even finds some armor fragments, but unfortunately not from Hannibal.

If the armor fragments found were Hannibal's, it is estimated that the players would be able to take them to the errand, and of course there would be nothing to do with Su Xinghe. When Su Xinghe and the others found this circular radioactive crater that was believed to be formed by the explosion of Hannibal's failed promotion, he smelled a faint smell of blood in his nose. In fact, the smell of blood can be almost everywhere in this area, but the smell of this circular radioactive center is even stronger. However, unlike other places where the smell of blood is mixed with some rancid odor, the smell of blood in this radioactive area is strong but not a trace of stench, on the contrary, there is a sweet and fragrant aroma. However, this smell is very light, and if you don't smell it carefully, you can hardly find it. Su Xinghe was able to smell this smell because a former horse thief in the cavalry regiment had a very sensitive nose, and this guy nicknamed Dog Nose had a nose as sensitive as a hunting dog. It was he who noticed the faint difference in the smell of blood in the air, this trace of smell was very subtle, even if he didn't just happen to leave the area around the war horse and not be blocked by the horse's breath.

With the help of the horseman's hound-like nose, Su Xinghe and the others discovered that these special fragrant scents came from the radioactive pit beneath their feet. The closer you are to the center of the pit, the stronger the flavor will be, especially closer to the ground. It's just that looking at the excavated ground, Su Xinghe knew that not only did they discover this problem, but other players also found this problem, and they also dug the ground, but they still didn't find any trace of Hannibal.

Look at the turf that has been excavated. These pits in the east and west make it impossible to tell where the center of this radioactive circular crater is. However, in the end, Su Xinghe and the others still found the eleven areas with the strongest smell with the help of that cavalry. Some of these areas have already been excavated. But there are still some that have not been dug up. So everyone started to wave their arms and dig in the mud, and the other players only dug half a meter before giving up, and Su Xinghe asked these cavalry to dig one meter or two until they were sure that there was nothing underneath.

In less than half an hour. The potholes that had been dug appeared again and again, and the charred black turf was shoveled off, revealing the brownish-yellow dirt underneath. Then shovels of mud were constantly dug up, and there were many people plus all of them were macho men with big shoulders and round waists, and Su Xinghe and the others worked very fast. It took less than two hours to dig to the bottom. But there was nothing else down there, just rocks, and they had found the source of these scents, eleven red gems with a strange fragrance. I don't know why, the moment they saw these gems, everyone had a feeling of wanting to eat them, but the next moment everyone threw this crazy idea out of their minds. They didn't think that their stomachs could absorb these peculiar smelling stones, and the hardness of the surface of the stones alone showed that these gems could never be digested.

"Hey! Lao Su, I said that we dug up the mud for a long time to dig out these gems, is it useful? Guan Yu pinched the gem in his hand bare-chested, the red gem in his hand was the size of his thumb, and the gem exuded a very charming red color, as if it was the brightest blood.

"You ask me! Who do I ask? That's right, who! Smell where else around you is more fragrant! Kindness. Or do you smell where there is no smell here! Su Xinghe pointed to the cavalry who was used by him as a hound, in this world where power determines status, Su Xinghe's behavior is definitely a very impolite behavior for a person with a higher rank than him. But the cavalryman nodded directly and ran over. The reason is very simple, this guy's strength is almost at the bottom of Chen Kai's cavalry troops, and although Su Xinghe's level is not high, his strength is not bad, at least he can single-handedly fight several people like this cavalry. The strength is absolutely Su Xinghe's treatment, so not only did his shouting not cause the other party's dissatisfaction, but the cavalryman who was shouted would run over very happily.

For Su Xinghe's words, this nickname Dognose's real name is Mike? Brother Dao's cavalry wrinkled his big nose, which was one-third bigger than others, and continued to act as a hound dog and sniff around. The air was filled with a large amount of fresh earth that had been dug up, making it even more difficult for him to find the place where Su Xinghe needed him to find, and at the same time, Su Xinghe's actions also attracted many players. In particular, these cavalry carried the emblem of Baron Chen Kai Beckner, letting everyone know that these cavalry were from Chen Kai's territory, and when Su Xinghe and they dug up a few rubies, many players thought that Su Xinghe and they were not here to find Hannibal, but to find gem mines. The thought of the wealth represented by the Jewel Abyss made some players' eyes begin to redden, but they soon died down as they found that their thin arms and legs were definitely no match for Su Xinghe's nearly two thousand cavalry.

Therefore, those players who found the problem finally chose to wait obediently, hoping that they could get a piece of the pie when Su Xinghe and the others dug up the gem mine. Because a lot of smells are mixed together, so that Mike? It was difficult for Brother Dao to find any more places with strong smells, so in the end he only found two places that exuded a fragrant fragrance, and one place that did not smell at all.

Those two places were quickly dug up by Su Xinghe's people, and after careful rummaging, they found two tiny rubies. Looking at the ruby in his palm, Su Xinghe sighed depressedly, and finally set his sights on the only place in the entire radiation area that had no taste. This place has also been excavated, but they dug relatively shallowly, and Su Xinghe not only doubled the excavation point, but also increased the depth a lot.

Eventually, when the sun began to tilt to the west and dusk was about to fall on the earth, Su Xinghe and the others dug up a piece of something, not so much a thing as a person enclosed in a huge red crystal. The Hannibal who has been missing for almost three days? Viscount Alzingos was found by Su Xinghe and them, but when they saw the enclosed human body in the huge crystal in front of them, no one could connect him with the previous deputy head of the Central Knights. (To be continued.) )