The gentle sun hung high in the sky, and at noon, Duran and his party finally broke away from the barren plains and plunged headlong into the dense jungle. The jungle is said to be vast enough to penetrate deep into Chaos, but unlike the mushroom forests in the southern part of the White River Plains, the trees here do not seem to have been completely contaminated by the magic of Chaos.

Since everyone entered the forest, they were surrounded by lush trees, and from time to time a few agile white rabbits jumped through the grass and disappeared from everyone's eyes in the blink of an eye.

Everything is calm, as if it were an ordinary forest.

However, Duran knew that this was just a façade, although he didn't know why the Chaos Magic failed to affect the Three Towns and their surrounding areas, but as the journey deepened, they would definitely encounter the Chaos Magic surging area. Those areas were often filled with ferocious monsters, and Duran didn't want to make a difference, so he decided to fight this battle quickly.

Since the middle of last night, the group has been moving at a constant pace, with two breaks in between. Duran has the talent of the Flame King, his physique is different from ordinary people, and he has the experience of fighting in the evil land, so he naturally does not feel tired. Among the others, Ogre and Simodo are energetic guys, while Jamal and Chili are ordinary humans, and although they have undergone some training, they still can't help but show a hint of tiredness. As for the two little ones who were messing around, they were sleeping on the shoulders of the tin at this time, and any bumps had no effect on the two sleepy bugs.

Duran and Chili were at the head of the group, along with the Timberwolves. Although the wolf cub is underage, he has grown quite tall, and his broad shoulders are up to Duran's waist, and it will take him half a year at most to grow into a real behemoth.

"Very beautiful guy." Watching the white spots jumping back and forth between the front and the team, looking energetic, Duran couldn't help but admire.

"Thank you." Chili replied politely, "White Spot has always been the best, his father is the king of the timberwolves, but his mother is even more powerful - she is a winter wolf from the northern ice fields." White Spot inherited the virtues of his parents, he was always energetic and maybe a bit wild and untamable, but I always thought he was the best hunter. ”

Duran was a little surprised: "Winter giant wolf? The legendary terrifying wolf that can speak and stand on two feet? Are they rare in the South? ”

Chili nodded and said, "Winter Giant Wolves have wisdom that is not inferior to that of humans, and they are often hidden in the depths of the Northern Ice Field, and ordinary people can't see them. Even the bravest barbarians did not dare to confront the Winterborn Wolf. ”

Duran smiled: "It can be seen that the father of the white spot must be good at force." ”

The young man said shyly: "In fact, on the contrary, his mother is the one who is very powerful, and his father is forced - every female wolf surnamed Dongyue will take the initiative to find the best of her kind as a mate when it is mating time." Unfortunately, her mother was tamed by my master and brought from the north to the south, and there was no one of her kind here, so she had no choice but to choose the wolf king of the timberwolves as her companion. ”

"Your master must be a great man." "As far as I know," said Duran, "even the tame Kiska and savages are very rare in taming the winter wolf. ”

Chili raised his head happily, "Of course, he's a great ranger, and he's dedicated his life to the jungle. From north to south, he tried to resist the evil invasion of the forest on his own, until the day he died of exhaustion. ”

"So you live in the Mushroom Forest to resist evil?"

The young man's mood dropped slightly: "That's pretty much it, but later, he told me that the trees in the mushroom forest were completely broken, and even the Great Druid of the Celestial Bear Council couldn't save it. So we prepared to leave there, but unfortunately before that, he suddenly fell ill and died the next day. ”

"So then you walked out of the forest and joined the dragonmen?" Duran asked.

Chili scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "I was in a daze for a while, and I didn't know what to do. I was limited in my ability to go and didn't know where to go. It just so happened that they were recruiting, and one of the guys saw me with white spots and pulled me over, and I was too embarrassed to refuse, so I became a member of the lord's guard in a daze. ”

Duran couldn't help but be dumbfounded, this guy looked like he was in his early twenties, but he probably had lived in isolation in the forest for too long, and he couldn't figure out the situation in the outside world at all.

So he smiled and asked, "Then you are also confused now?" ”

Chili was a little embarrassed and said, "It should be better than before...... I've heard from others that the dragons are oppressing humans, and I'm a human with pure blood, so it should be a meaningful thing to do with Lord Duran. ”

"Don't you have your own wishes or dreams?" Duran asked curiously, this guy is also too confused, right?

Chili was silent for a moment, then replied, "My master's wish is to maintain order in the forest, so he has become an excellent forest ranger. But I'm not, I'm just a hunter, in fact I don't have much love for the jungle, so I walked out of the forest. ”

"I want to look at human society and try to find the meaning of my existence...... But it's good to be at peace with what happens. The young man smiled silently, "At least I don't think Lord Duran is a bad person. ”

Duran shook his head and sighed inwardly. On the eve of this era of great turmoil, there are too many people who are ready to go, and too many people who are ignorant and overwhelmed, and it is clear that Chili belongs to the latter. Duran can't change their fate, but at least he can give them a thought.

So he smiled and said to the young man, "If there was a place where he could give equality and freedom to all, what would you think of him?" ”

Chili thought for a moment and said, "I will defend him with my life." ”

Duran patted Chili on the shoulder, "Remember what you said today. ”

And in his heart, he silently added: "It won't be too far from the appearance of that place." ”

……

At this moment, the white spot in front of him suddenly accelerated and ran back, howling three times in a low voice.

When Chili heard this, his face immediately changed, and he said to everyone: "The first fifty steps or so are about to enter the swamp area, and the white spot has found some unusual traces. (To be continued.) )