Chapter 9: Into the Lightless Trace
"It has to be avoided."
Following An Ruosi's words, Claude said without hesitation.
That's a matter of course. It's just a young dragon, and if it is torn from the sky with a rope throwing spear and a dragon hunting crossbow, even three or four bronze rank professionals can try to be a dragon slayer warrior.
But a large part of the reason why dragon life is difficult is that their huge size, combined with their ability to fly, is a great killer in itself.
Before the Awakening Origin, the dragon's aerial assault was nearly insoluble among creatures of the same tier, and could only dodge but not resist. Even if it was the Glimpse Pterodactyl not far from them at this time, if Roland and his party were really determined by the Glimpse trait to eat a round of air raids, it was very likely that there would be no next round......
"What to do? Shall we go back? β
Roland asked deliberately.
"You can't go back. If the Glimpsed Pterodactyl came out to feed, and had eaten almost the Glimpse of the Matte Trail, it would most likely go to the Obscure Jungle to continue its predation. If we were to run into the Obscure Jungle now, we would most likely hit it head-on. β
Kruvien said in a deep voice.
"Shall we enter the Lightless Trace, then?" Claudia frowned and asked, "What if you run into a more dangerous monster inside?" β
"But we don't have a choice."
Marken stressed the current situation. As soon as he reminded him, the atmosphere of the team was calm for a while.
"If you're worried about encountering monsters in the Lightless Trace, don't worry," Roland said, "In the Lightless Trace, all monsters are blind, and their perception range is extremely low. Although a person's vision can also be suppressed to within three feet, that distance is twice as large as the monster's perception range. β
"As long as we wrap a cloth around our boots, we don't make too much noise. We walked a little slower, along the edge of the lightless trace, so that we could retreat immediately if we encountered a monster. β
Hearing this, An Ruosi asked Roland, "But what if there are other people in the Trace of Lightlessness?" What if we were to come back from the Lightless Trail and come across a Glimpse Pterodactyl returning from foraging? β
"There can't be anyone in the lightless traces."
Before Roland could answer, Marken vetoed very vehemently.
ββ¦β¦ Why can't there be anyone? β
On the contrary, An Ruosi was taken aback by Marken's attitude and asked very confusedly. Marken ignored him, just lowered his head and looked like he was thinking.
An Ruosi is destined not to get an answer.
The corners of Roland's mouth curled slightly.
Why can't there be anyone in the Lightless Trace? Because apart from the player Druid, the Silent Swordsmen are the ones who are most familiar with this path.
As the only area between Karar and Bansar that has no border or sentry posts, the Stubborn Oak Lock is not as undefended as it seems.
Bansar has been a country for a long time, the military force is strong, and the state religion is the goddess of war, and these three alone make Karaal have to defend. What's more, Queen Ivana, the current ruler of Bansa, despite her young age, has already shown a strong talent for war and the momentum of a mad dog.
Roland remembers that two months later, His Majesty went to war with three countries at the same time, making his mad dog name known all over the world. After the White Tower collapsed, Bansa was the first force to dare to pick up the spills in the land where the gods had ravaged them. Many emperors on the forum have analyzed that it is the harvest of that plunder that greatly enriched Bansa's heritage, so that Bansa has the confidence to upgrade to an empire after the revival of the plague.
To describe this person in a few words, she is a long-term fanatic war-maker who dares to fight, and there are even suspicions that she is most likely fighting for the sake of war, purely enjoying war - but that person is only skeptical, and such an idea is not supported by evidence.
Although Ivana hasn't done anything earth-shattering now, she can already taste the smell of a madman no matter how far away she is. In order to defend her, Caral must also fortify the border adjacent to Bansa, including the dangerous place of the Stubborn Oak Lock.
If you look down from the sky, the whole Stubborn Oak Lock resembles a slightly twisted apple, and the area without traces of light is like a core, directly connecting Karar and Bansa. In order to prevent Ivana from trying to infiltrate the army from the Aphotic Trail to Karal, Caral had already sent secret troops to the Aphotic Trail to station. That unit was the Silent Swordsman, the predecessor of the Dumbblade Force.
You know, the area closer to the Oak Lock is, the more dangerous it is, and the weakest monster level in the Lightless Trace is also above level 30. Multiple monsters can easily destroy a ragtag army. However, the strength of the monsters in the Oak Lock is inversely proportional to the eyesight, and the glimpses have no sense of smell and can only judge the movements of their prey through sight and hearing.
As Roland said, the glimpse in the Lightless Trace has completely lost its eyesight, and the Silent Swordsman, who has the ability to move silently, is invisible in the Lightless Trace.
As a result, there are a large number of high-ranking Silent Swordsmen who have been stealthy and silent, ghostly patrolling the Lightless Trail, not allowing anyone to enter the place without permission. After the mission of severing the ring in the game is over, those druids who are unfamiliar with the terrain but rely on their class advantage to brush alone will easily be directly solved by the patrol silent swordsman sneaking up on the back once they go too deep and strayed into the lightless trace.
Therefore, it is theoretically impossible for the Trace of Light to have any enemies other than the Silent Swordsman, and Marken just said it in a hurry. At this moment, in the face of An Ruosi's question, he was completely unable to answer it.
How so? Let's just say that I'm actually a spy for a neighboring country, who came to you to spy on intelligence, and now I'm ready to return to China to hand over a mission, and I'm familiar with this secret passage, you can just follow me - by the way, it's all my colleagues, you don't have to be afraid to follow me.
So Claude could kill him on the spot.
Thoughts raced through Marken's mind, and then immediately set his eyes on Roland.
The status of this particular druid profession in Carral was the equivalent of that of a royal scholar in other countries, and he was not at all surprised that Roland knew so much knowledge. Marken had vaguely heard that the power of Duid's power was determined by the amount of knowledge he possessed, and seeing that Roland had been able to perform the group monster immobilization technique before, with his knowledge, he would have recognized his identity and mission long ago.
Wish he knew the way to the Lightless Trace......
Otherwise, Marken really won't come back.
Thinking like this, Macken faintly cast his longing gaze on Roland. To his surprise, the Scholar with a girl's face smiled and nodded.
Marken couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. He raised his head and asked unhurriedly, "Roland, do you know how to enter the Trace of Lightlessness?" β
"Of course."
Roland looked around a moment in agreement, and then walked in a certain direction without hesitation.
"Actually, what Anros said just now is not true," Roland said casually, "Glimpser pterosaurs are not aggressive when they are not hungry - del Ramos's breath has destroyed his sanity as well as his bloodline. Now that young dragon only has the wisdom of Yalong Cheng DΓΉ, full of animality, and every qiΔ action can be predicted. β
Roland didn't see it, just now a strange light flashed in Kruvien's eyes.
"In the Absence of Light we have a vision of no more than three feet, so in order to prevent anyone from getting lost, we have to maintain a good formation from now on."
As if nothing had been noticed, Roland continued.
"The formation should be as dense as possible without affecting flexibility, and travel in dense arrays in a fusiform shape, with at least two people in each person's field of vision. As soon as we notice a loss of vision, we immediately make a sound to attract our attention. Also, focus and try to keep yourself not too far forward and not too far behind. β
"I know the terrain and I have a strong sense of it, and I'm in the front row. Behind me are Marken and Cruvine, and then Anros and Miss Claudia," said Roland, turning back and saying earnestly, "Lord Claude is the strongest, so I'll trouble you to guard the rear." β
"Give me this old bone."
The old priest said with a smile.
"But," Claudia asked suddenly, "what about the carriage in the Darkening Jungle?" And the guards stationed near the carriage? β
Before Roland could reply, Macen let out a sneer.
"Miss, don't think about the carriage. In front of that group of greedy monkeys, not even the horses will be left. β
The answer to her was Kruvien, who had not spoken for a long time.
"Not to mention, there's a Shadow Pterodactyl." Marken added.
"Yes, and the Glimpsed Pterodactyl. So Miss, I personally suggested that we should not go back, and directly enter Karaar from the Trace of Light, it is rare to have a druid to lead the way. Kruvien patted his stomach and said with a smile.
"Miss Claudia, if you have to go back, I'll advise you to go back after the Glimpses Pterodactyl has returned from foraging. Until then, for your safety, I don't think Captain Marken will let you go back. β
Roland looked at Claudia quietly, his eyes uncertain.
"But the guards ......"
She wanted to argue something, but Father Claude put his hand lightly on her shoulder and shook his head at her.
ββ¦β¦ Well, I got it. β
Claudia bit her lip and whispered, "However, I hope that if possible in the future, it is better to go back and have a look." β
"Whatever you want. Still, I'm inclined to get through the Traces of Light quickly, after all, isn't your brother imprisoned? β
Kruvien shrugged indifferently.
After only a short while, Roland led the group to a black line that was not obvious.
He turned his head and said with a stern face: "In the lightless trace, the law is different from the matte path. Any means of lighting in the Lightless Trace will fail, not even something like the White Tower Wizard's jewel lamp. β
"Also, don't touch any of the trees in the Aphotic Trail. Because a third of the book here is a phantom, it's good that there's nothing hidden in it, and it would be bad if there was a glimpse hiding in it to hibernate. β
After making sure everyone heard clearly, Roland stepped into the dividing line without a trace of light. Suddenly, the glimmer of light that had not yet arrived disappeared completely, and even if everyone relied on the extraordinary vision of a professional, they could only see the hazy figures around them.
At this time, the figure in the front suddenly froze, and then turned around and whispered, "We seem to have forgotten to prepare the cloth strip before...... Lord Claude, please use your magic to silence our footsteps. β
Claude nodded undefinitely.
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New books for recommendation and collection!
This week, we want to grab a new book list...... Well, this week, we just squeezed into the new book list and were squeezed off again.
Then make it clear that if you still hang on it tonight, you will add a new chapter the next day; If it can still be hung on the next night, then add a new chapter on the third day, and so on.
This week only, let's vote hard.
Also, someone in the book review section asked about the orientation of the book...... I'm so helpless, is Roland's face the same...... Ten strings, we're from the same area, and we're not from the female frequency.,Please rest assured here.γ
However, the emotional line has not yet been decided. It may be a harem, ambiguous, single, or a single heroine. Of course, Shixian personally prefers a single heroine.
The first volume is mainly the protagonist's personal growth (zhuang)long (bi),Now Roland's mentality is more urgent.,It's impossible to put your mind here.γ
The vote for the emotional line will be released at the end of the first volume, so please pay attention to it then.