"I won't allow you to risk your life this time!" The Demon Warlock's attitude was very resolute, and her silver eyes were shining and resolute: "Even if you are adventurous, you will have to wait until you succeed as the leader of the Black-clad Crowd. Until then, I don't want you to make any mess - I think the other two leaders who are waiting for you back at the base at this time will agree with me. ”

Duran spread his hands helplessly: "Hey, Kate, I think you're a little nervous." The dryad wasn't as terrible as we thought, and you see, Eregal's cutting ray had already wiped out his minions, otherwise he wouldn't have used just one branch to hunt us down in his previous attack. No matter how powerful the dryad is, it's just a plant, and we're far smarter than him, and we only need a few tricks to get rid of him. ”

Kate looked at Duran suspiciously: "What the hell do you want to fight in your head?" ”

Duran said, "The Plague Tree Demon is summoned from the mouth of the Dryad, and it must be one of his key points. With the blasting lava, you can kill this bastard by just finding a way to throw this thing in the dryad's mouth. One of the most troublesome steps is how to avoid the large number of plague dryads to complete this task, which seems difficult, but it is not impossible. ”

"You took the Iron Sheet and pretended to attack the Dryad itself from the east side of the island in the middle of the lake, where the shieldguards landed. Then this guy will definitely send a lot of Plague Tree Demons against you - you don't even need to destroy these Plague Tree Demons, just buy me a little time and I can get around and kill him from the other side! Eregar can work with me perfectly. ”

Duran looked at the White Tower Wizard with an inquiring gaze.

The girl buried her head deep in the collar of the wizard's robe, and made a glutinous voice: "Ah, I think I can still do this." ”

"What if we don't attract enough Plague Dryads, or if this Dryad has other means?" Kate was still a little uneasy, although the Dryad's most powerful weapons, those elusive branches, had been eliminated by Eregal ninety percent, but that didn't mean that this strange old Dryad didn't have other powerful means.

"You don't have to worry about this, if he had other means, I'm afraid he wouldn't sit idly by and watch his minions be cut and broken one by one by Eregal." Duran affirmed, "It's just a gold-level monster, don't think he's as smart as a human." ”

"Hey man, can you do it?" Before Kate could continue to refute him, Duran turned to Ironskin.

The ogre puffed up his chest and glanced at the dense plague tree demons on the island - these guys only have the power of gray iron, and I am a silver ogre in the truest sense of the word, Ironhide said to himself, my previous performance was really bad, I'm afraid my master has already been disappointed in me, and this time I must change everyone's opinion of me.

So he replied aloud, "No problem!" Master, I'll beat these poor creatures to pieces. ”

Kate looked at Tin Hide in some surprise, Duran laughed, and explained to Kate: "Don't be surprised, ogre is synonymous with bullying the weak and afraid of the hard - no matter how timid this guy is, he should still be very good at bullying the weak." ”

The ogre's rough face was rarely flushed, and he was obviously a little embarrassed to be told by Duran. It's just that this guy has been ridiculed by the clansmen for so many years, and he has already cultivated a cheeky skin that is invulnerable, and he coughed at the moment, and rushed into the water with a majestic spirit: "Then let me come to the front!" ”

The sound of the water was heard, and the ogre, who was tall and had big steps, rushed into the lake in the blink of an eye.

It was at this time that Duran glanced at the sky slowly and leisurely: "Don't worry, I'll do it at night." ”

The ogre's half-rushed movement suddenly froze, and the surface of the lake on the side immediately began to tremble, and a charred branch suddenly rose and pumped towards the iron sheet.

……

"Well, it doesn't feel bad to be smacked, right?" By the campfire, Duran nibbled on the jerky and biscuits he had brought from Brie Village, and teased the poor fellow.

The roaring bonfire brings out the complexion of the tin skin, and the whites and blue-gray blend so perfectly that they resemble the most beautiful ivory. However, a shocking scar cut down his right shoulder, thirty inches long, and the scarlet scarlet color made people feel a burning pain at the first glance - this scar was the hand of Stuka the dryad.

Iron Hide nodded depressedly: "This dryad is worthy of being a gold-level monster, and its strength is so great that it almost stunned me." ”

However, he immediately raised his head proudly: "Fortunately, my iron skin is not a vegetarian, and he quickly realized that this guy is just the end of a strong crossbow, and while he still dares to pursue, he tore off his branches, and now he can only send those plague tree demons to attack the invaders on the island at most, and Lake Sola is no longer under his control!" ”

Duran nodded in agreement, Ironskin's performance today was enough to make people shine. After panicking at the beginning of the sudden attack of the dryad, he quickly came to his senses, and in the face of the menacing branches, this guy actually forcibly mustered up his courage, and he didn't know if it was a coincidence or he really had the strength to grab the dryad's branch with both hands at once. This branch was originally injured by the cutting ray, and then it was injured by Kate's infernal fire, and it was already the end of the crossbow. The ogre was already powerful, and with a single pull, he tore off the last of the dryad Stuka's last minions.

After that, the dryad was powerless against the creatures that had escaped into Lake Sora, and all the branches he had buried at the bottom of the lake had been destroyed, and the scope of his influence was immediately reduced to the island in the middle of the lake. This makes it easier for Duran's plan to execute.

"In a little while, you'll attack from the east, and you must protect Kate. You don't need to kill too many Plague Tree Demons, as long as you can entangle them. Miss Erica, follow me from the north...... By the way, do you know how to swim? It's nothing to set up a raft, it's just too obvious. ”

Erega blushed and stammered, "I—I can swim and swim...... Target. ”

After a few hours of contact, Duran knew he was right. The young White Tower wizard in front of her was a little too shy, a single conversation from any stranger was enough to make her stammer, and it was only when she spoke about something related to her profession or expertise that her conversation suddenly became confident and clear.

"Little stammer, little stammer! Such a big person can't speak! Two leprechauns flew up and down around the campfire, laughing at Eregar in one voice.

The witch's face suddenly became redder, and her speech actually became more stammering: "I, I, I'm not stammering......"

"I, I, I'm not a little stammer!" Lulu said with a grin.

"You, you, you're just a little stammer!" Nana added with a stitch.

Duran unceremoniously pulled the ears of the two little goblins and ordered the two guys not to make trouble: "You two listen to me, if you want to watch the show, be a good audience for me, understand?" ”

Lulu screamed, "Don't pinch my ears!" If you bully me again, I'll send you to the illusion! ”

Duran snorted: "The Ice Fairy can only cast the [Realm of Nothingness] once a week, what else will you order besides this illusion?" Be honest with me! ”

The little gobluff immediately wilted and landed by the campfire with his head down, looking sullen.

Seeing these two guys look so aggrieved, Duran couldn't help but think of a classic fable that circulated in the Second Age. Legend has it that there was a farmer who lived in the forest, and one day when he was out cutting wood, he met a god who promised him a wish, and the farmer said:

Great God, I want to be as great a god as you are.

God said, "No, change your wish."

The farmer thought about it and said, "Let's make it simpler, there are always a few jungle goblins flying around near us, not only making noise all day long, but also mischievous, so why don't you let them be quiet forever?"

God pondered for a moment, and then replied, "Wait, let me consider the first wish."

……

The bad surnames of the goblins are destined to be impossible for even the gods to change, and Duran can only restrain these troublemakers through threats.

The not-so-sumptuous dinner ended quickly, but the bonfire was not extinguished. Although Stuka the Dryad has some intelligence, it is still far from a humanoid creature, and this guy will only instinctively guard the territory that he thinks belongs to him, and has no other complex consciousness.

Time passed quickly, and it was a clear day as usual, especially over Lake Sora, because there were no giant mushrooms to cover it, and the faint moonlight of Fanya shone in full, covering the earth and the lake with a beautiful light makeup.

The Plague Tree Demons are tireless, they walk restlessly on the island, their movements relatively nimble, but they seem to be afraid of the water and do not dare to approach the shore. Duran estimated that the time was almost up, so he beckoned Ironhide and Kate to start moving, but he himself took Eregar around to the other side, and the wet clothes would not be an obstacle to the action - the wizard of the White Tower had mastered a lot of spells, and the Zero Ring Spell [Dust and Clean] could perfectly solve this small problem.

Kate took a deep breath, the key to Duran's success was whether he and Ironhide could attract enough Plague Tree Demons.

The ogre grinned over to the edge of the island in the middle of the lake and pushed the wizard's raft over, causing a group of plague tree demons to swell in frustration. Kate jumped lightly on the raft, stepped into the water with the iron sheet, and put one hand on the raft, and the raft pushed away the clear water waves and slowly moved forward.

The bigger the movement, the better. Kate thought to herself.

So the moment she approached the island in the middle of the lake, she raised her smooth arms high and called out two sets of incantations in her mouth.

In the blink of an eye, five swirling flame rocks fell from the sky and smashed into the plague tree demon, and the flames and gunpowder smoke rose violently, and the east side of the island was suddenly plunged into chaos.

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