"That's what we should ask you."

The god of war Kui Ye laughed and said, "The little mage said that you are busy running the main quest in Susar, how can you have time to wander around the King's Forest now...... Hey, it looks like I've got into trouble with the Abyss Demon. ”

The Little Mage is the barbarian's name for the 'Hellfire Method' Zhang Ze. Charles spread his hands and said with an innocent face: "Not long after I entered the forest, I was chased by this berserker demon and ran away, as for the reason, I don't know myself, but ......"

The conversation stopped abruptly.

"But?" Yu Yin was slightly dissatisfied with Charles's concealment, and furrowed her slender eyebrows.

"I have some clues, and I still need to confirm that the heavenly secret cannot be leaked."

Charles smiled, put the shield and flail back into the backpack space, looked past the two old friends, swept around the other four team members, and said in surprise: "You look very tired...... How long has it been since you guys went offline? ”

Their exhaustion was written on their faces, they had been gritting their teeth and chasing the target, and their spirits were in a state of high spirits, but now that they had rested for a while, the feeling of weakness surged from their limbs to their whole bodies.

Charles has never advocated all-night play, unless there is some story mission that cannot be offline, or it is better to rest on time, otherwise the next day's schedule will be disrupted due to exhaustion.

"Chase another shadow believer."

Yu Yin exhaled and briefly recounted the matter.

"Oh, a player on the Black List of the Temple, and an advanced professional...... Shadow Warlock? Charles was also stunned when he heard this.

At this stage, players who are fully advanced can be called super elites. After all. With Charles' speculation. Within the territory of the Cormier State. Players can never advance more than ten fingers.

And among them, the people he knows occupy three or four places.

"I think the person you're looking for should be there......"

Momentarily stunned, Charles was attracted by the faint sound of footsteps at the edge of the swamp. He turned his head to stare at the shadow of the bushes about thirty meters away, dodging away from the bushes, and said with a smile: "This person arrived with you, I think you were all expelled by the Magic Eye, right?" This man has been hiding since before the battle......"

"Chasing—"

The words are not finished. The half-elf female ranger lowered her face, waved her hand and whispered, and then took the lead like an arrow from the string, rushing into the forest on the other side of the swamp.

"Charles, when I hunt down that guy, I'll go back to the Imperial Capital Twilight Tavern to catch up!"

The god of war Kui Ye hurriedly dropped a sentence, and led the four team members to chase after Yu Yin's footprints.

The swamp area fell silent.

It wasn't until he noticed that there were no other players nearby that Charles slowly turned around and looked at an ancient tree near the swamp on the shore on his right.

On the sparse branches of the trees. There was a cat lying on his stomach that was all black, including his eyes were dark. A calm gaze at the Shire. The black cat did not react in the slightest, still sticking out its pink tongue and licking the fluff of its forelimbs gracefully.

Charles could feel two gazes at the moment, still fixed on him.

One from this black cat.

The other is in the darkness of the forest not far away.

Compared with the black cat's pure, without a trace of impurities, the second gaze behind it is extremely cold and full of evil energy.

There was no doubt that the demon believer was still there, but for some reason, he hung behind him, watching his summoned demon being slain, and never appeared.

If his heart was full of doubts before, now that Charles followed his gaze to find the black cat, his head suddenly opened up.

The black cat is not an animal, but was conjured by an aboriginal druid who used his natural transformation ability.

And if his perception is not wrong, this druid has also stepped into the realm of 'heroes'.

As for the heroic druid who suddenly appeared in the Forest of Kings, Charles's mind turned and after thinking about the joints, he took it for granted.

Alyssa the Blight and the Dark Knights are wreaking havoc in the forest, wreaking havoc on the forest, and the Cult of Nature of Melicay and Sivannas cannot see it, so of course they must send powerful people out to patrol and protect nature.

This heroic druid must be a member of the Cult of Nature, and the demon believers have made such a big move in the forest, and the high-level druids who can communicate with nature have rushed over at the first time.

"Maybe I've just arrived in the swamp, and this hero has also arrived......"

Charles was unaware of the druid's presence before the battle, and after the battle, the druid deliberately let out his breath, otherwise, no one would have been able to track down a powerful druid on his forest home field.

Don't think about it, it must be the druid who appeared in time to contain the demon believers in the dark for him, otherwise with the murderous gaze of the other party, he would have already appeared in person to go into battle.

"Thank you."

After thinking clearly, Charles did not twist, bowed to the black cat on the branches, and then strode out of the swamp without any pause.

Swish.

The moment he stepped into the forest, there was a sudden dark aura behind him, like a tidal wave.

"Meow."

The black cat's eyes narrowed and a faint cry came out of its mouth, and Charles stopped tense as soon as he stepped onto the dry ground.

Two powerful energies intertwined behind him, and Charles sweated his sideburns, and a trace of gloom passed through his eyes.

In front of the giant-like heroes, he is as ridiculous as a baby, and can only watch from the sidelines, but cannot intervene in their battles.

It was said to be a battle, but in fact it was just a temptation, the black cat and the demon believer did not have a light, one was controlling the dark energy of the abyss, and the other was manipulating the natural force, and there was a contact in the air.

After about ten seconds, the dark energy dissipated like a low tide.

"Huh......" Charles secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the depression that life and death could not be controlled by himself was very uncomfortable. He glanced behind him, and unsurprisingly, behind his heels, the weeds on the shore of the swamp had risen more than ten times in just a few seconds, almost as tall as a normal adult man.

The natural force that had spilled out before caused the nearby plants to grow violently, and most of the gray dead trees that had fallen in the mire also strangely sprouted bright green shoots. Full of life.

Once again, the black cat saved him from disaster. Charles had nothing but gratitude. Turn around again and thank you.

"Why did you get into trouble with a demon believer?"

Charles left the swamp, and the more he thought about it, the more strange it became.

Perhaps in the Necropolis of Susar's lower region, he annoyed the necromancer with his [Dispel] spell, but he never chased him to the forest and summoned demons to kill him.

Demon believer, necromancer.

"This dual identity......" Charles seemed to grasp a clue.

Suddenly stared at the treasure of the ancient arcane empire that was still active in the inventory space, the Stone of Ion. Charles's thoughts immediately drifted back to the haunted winery.

At that time, he cracked the Dragon Language Secret Door and stole the magic stone from the secret room and took it for himself.

Then, he handed over the notes of the Pale Lord Duru to the caretaker of the Great Library, the old mage Haz, which caused a shock in the Mage Guild, and the legendary Lord Karadenai personally awarded him the key to the Crown Palace. That is, that Medal of Honor.

If you go back to the source, it is undoubtedly Durou's note. There is also the 'Stone of Ion' in his hand, which subtly affects the trajectory of Shire's game.

“…… Pale Lord...... Duru! ”

Charles's eyes flickered, and he let out a long breath, and his heart was depressed.

It's easy to know who it is, but what I'm most afraid of is that the enemy is dark and I am clear, and there is no way to start guarding against it.

A month and a half ago, Duru, the Pale Lord, traveled to another seaport city in Cormier, Marsember, to find out the news of the second Stone of Ion, and his whereabouts are unknown.

Now the heroic professional has returned, but the winery where he was hiding has been sealed and the chamber of secrets has been destroyed by the mages. Of course, demon believers have their own ways of tracking down the news, and these days, the other party has more or less some information.

Syllable.

Charles stopped next to an old tree, his face was blue and red, and he couldn't help but punch the trunk to vent the depression in his heart.

Duru, the Pale Lord, doesn't have the easy time locking on to the thieves of the 'Stone of Ion', but when two stones come closer, there is a high chance of a reaction.

He concluded that it was at the Necropolis that Duru had reacted by the magic stone to lock him down and chase him out of the city.

Not long ago, in the Battle of the Swamp, Charles unreservedly activated the 'Stone of Ion', put on the [Dragon Power] status, and relied on the temporary attributes provided by the props to face the Berserker Demon head-on.

Wrong.

This step is wrong.

The activated 'Stone of Ion' must have made the Pale Lord Deru abandon all doubts and identify him.

It's terrible to be targeted by a hero mage, and if it's another player, you might want to consider giving up the 'Ioon Stone', or moving the item elsewhere first, deleting the number and retraining it before getting it back.

"I'm going to have to kill this guy." Charles gritted his teeth and was ruthless.

With the current strength of players, the idea of killing heroes will be laughed at if people listen to it, which is simply a fantasy.

However, Charles felt quite sure.

He has the holy artifact of [Musk's Shadow Brooch], which can be used as a dark priest to let Isaac's deployment block the gun and wipe his ass for him.

Secondly, the Cult of Nature of Merikai and Sivanus is also a fulcrum that can be exploited. After all, before that, he had just met the black cat transformed by the druid of the Cult of Nature God, and the black cat helped him twice, with good intentions.

Charles was glad he didn't bring Marhi out this time, and placed her in Wells Castle and ordered her to look after the house.

In such a dangerous situation, it is more convenient and safer for a person to move, and he would rather die a few more times than take this obedient, beautiful, and powerful faithful female retinue.

"Go find the Blighter first, she is the only one in the forest who can keep me safe." Charles said secretly.

The Pale Lord Druux must not be far away, he can chase him at any time and kill him easily. There was no way that druid from the Cult of Nature would be by his side and protect him from disasters three times.

As it stands, Charles is in a safe area for Alyssa the Blighted to be around.

If he wants to preserve the treasures of the ancient Arcane Empire, he must seek the refuge of a hero. There is no shame in this choice. (To be continued......)