A wisp of cooking smoke rose from the messy stone path and flew all the way to the sky, dissipating halfway through.

The smoke was made by An Rui and his party, who were gathering around to barbecue the game they had just hunted, and it was their lunch.

The game that is grilled on the fire is crab meat, but of course this is not ordinary crab meat, and it is far from the sea, so there can be no crabs. This is actually the meat of the stone crab, a monster that reaches a yard in length and is similar in shape to a crab, and the shell of the crab is exactly like a stone.

Stone crabs are extremely defensive, and like to lie on rocks, disguised as stones, and sneak attack passers-by.

Don't look at the case of the stone crab, but after opening the case, the crab meat inside is very tender, very delicious after roasting, and even more wonderful after pouring seasoning.

Anrui ate heartily, and his mouth was full of greasy. When they fought with the stone crab just now, they suffered a lot, but now it seems that the battle just now was worth it.

It had been two days since the group of them left the Iron Cannon Harbor, and they were on their way to the habitat of the Thundering Demon Tree, vowing to get their hands on the Thundering Demon Tree. In fact, this trip is not only to obtain the Thundering Demon Tree, but also to avoid the limelight, and now that the Iron Cannon Harbor is full of storms, Brent is furious by what happened that night, and offers a very high bounty, which is bound to arrest the bearded "Ender".

Whoever provides accurate information about Ender will receive a bounty of fifty gold coins, and whoever catches Ender will receive a bounty of two hundred gold coins. This price is enough to make many poor people feel excited, and hundreds of people are asking for news of "Ender", although it is useless at all.

There is no "Ender" in the world at all, or the short-lived "Ender" has disappeared, and no one can find it except for a few insiders.

Among An Rui's group, neither he nor Sha Fei revealed their appearance, even if they walked on the street, they had no worries. Only Berego was in some trouble, and Brent recognized his face. Fortunately, Berego was only one of many escaped slaves, and Brent did not put a bounty on Berego.

On the whole, they are still dormant in the shadows, so there is no need to worry too much.

After eating the fragrant crab meat, An Rui wiped his mouth, looked around at the two companions beside him, and when he saw Sha Fei, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind.

When he fights with people, he can gain experience points and quickly improve his strength. The stronger you fight against, the more experience points you will gain, and even if you are defeated, you will also gain experience points. In that case, why not talk to Shafi? Shafik is a level 10 warrior, and if you fight it, you will gain a considerable amount of experience points regardless of whether you win or lose.

After setting up an enemy like Brent, An Rui needs to improve his strength as soon as possible, last time he was lucky to pick up a life, next time he may not have this kind of luck. When he meets Sharod again, he hopes that he has the strength to defeat the opponent instead of being beaten to the ground.

"Shafei, I just ate a little too much, my stomach is a little swollen, let's have a discussion and help me digest the food, what do you think?" An Rui asked with a smile.

"The wounds on your body haven't healed yet, and you've just experienced another battle, so it's better not to be strenuous now." Shafi declined.

"yes. Your injuries aren't much better than mine, so don't move. Berego on the side also chimed in. He was now much better than he had been two days ago, his wounds had been properly treated, and he had a new set of bows and arrows on his back.

"Don't worry. I've got my own measure, just move a little bit later, don't come with me. Anrui stood up and pressed his hand to the hilt of his sword.

"But......" Shafi was still a little uneasy.

It took a lot of talking, and finally even moved out of the captain's identity, which convinced Shafei.

The two of them moved away from the barbecue fire, and each drew his blade, Shafi using a scimitar and An Rui using a long sword.

The long sword that An Rui used before had been cut off by Sharod, and the long sword he was holding in his hand at this time was newly bought, and like the previous long sword, it was also a black iron level long sword, which cost him a lot of money.

"Alright, let's get started." An Rui's wrist flipped, causing the sword to swing out into a dazzling cloud of sword flowers.

Shafei nodded, but did not rush to attack, but stopped in place, waiting for An Rui to take the initiative to attack. She is afraid that she will miss and hurt Anrui, and passive defense is obviously the safest choice.

An Rui sensed Shafi's thoughts and decided to follow the other party's wishes and take the initiative to attack. He took two steps forward, his eyes lit up, and he slashed forward, a white light forming with his movements.

Shafi dodged the move with ease, and then tentatively launched a counterattack, slashing at An Rui's abdomen. The blade was empty, and no energy was applied.

An Rui blocked with his horizontal sword, and the swords collided, rubbing a little spark.

The two of them went back and forth, fought for more than a dozen rounds, and it seemed to be intense, but in fact it was very safe and there was no danger.

An Rui's old wound had not healed, the wound was faintly painful with the movement, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He thought the heat was almost over, shouted to stop, and jumped out of the circle. He waited expectantly for the announcement to sound, but after a few seconds, there was still nothing in his mind.

This means that the system does not approve of the exchange just now.

"Damn it." An Rui shook his head in disappointment, all the sweat just now was in vain. He didn't know what the problem was, why he had experience in fighting before, but he didn't have experience in the battles he had arranged. Presumably there is some kind of judgment in the system, or some kind of underlying rule.

It seems that this method of improving strength will not work, so I will dispel this idea in the future.

After the page passed, An Rui and the others got back on the road, following the winding path of stones, to the habitat of the Thundering Demon Tree.

This road is not smooth, there are a lot of stone crabs, and if you are not careful, you may encounter a sneak attack. The pair of huge crab claws of the Shiju crab are no joke, once they hit the prey, they will not let go until they die.

In order to prevent a sneak attack, An Rui and his party walked very carefully, and whenever they encountered a stone suspected of being a stone crab, they would pick up a large stone and throw it over to test it. This slows them down considerably, often only a short distance for a full day. Fortunately, they are not in a hurry now, anyway, Anrui and Berego are injured, and if they walk slowly, they should be recuperating from their injuries.

Time passed like this, and when the dawn of the seventh day fell on the earth, An Rui and his party finally arrived at their destination, Yinlei Mountain.

This mountain is the highest in the region, standing proudly between heaven and earth. The vegetation on the mountains is sparse, but there are more roads than in the valleys. Because there is a thundering demon tree on the mountain, every thunderstorm, a large number of thunder and lightning will be attracted to the mountain, so it will be named Thunder Mountain.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, looking at the mountain, you can faintly see that there is a tall shadow in the woods moving slowly, and you don't need to guess to know that it is the Thundering Demon Tree.

Thankfully, the sky is clear now, not to mention thunderstorms, not even a single dark cloud. This kind of weather is very suitable for fighting the Thundering Demon Tree, if you fight the Thundering Demon Tree on a thunderstorm or cloudy day, you will have to be split into black charcoal by thunder and lightning.

"You're all right, are you? Do you want to rest at the foot of the mountain for two more days? Shafi turned her head sideways, looked at Anrui and the elven archer's bodies, and asked.

"I'm fine, the wound is almost healed." An Rui shrugged his shoulders indifferently, then turned to look at Bereg, "What about you?" ”

"I'm fine." Berego grabbed the black birch bow from his back and pulled the leather-twisted bowstring, which increased in arc and rattled as he moved.

"Good." An Rui nodded, with the combat power of the three of them, plus the help of the anti-thunder fruit, it was enough to clean up a thundering demon tree. There is a 100% certainty in this battle. He took out the anti-lightning fruit from the package and gave it to two companions, one for each of them.

Prepared for everything, the three of them began to head up the mountain, looking for the Thundering Demon Tree to start with.

When they were halfway up the mountain, a noisy roar suddenly sounded and reached the ears of the three of them. The three of them looked at each other and stopped in unison.

"Although the Thundering Demon Tree can walk around, it doesn't roar, and the roar should be made by other monsters or beasts." An Rui frowned. He vaguely felt that things seemed to have changed a little.

"Can you two hear the roar of any monster?" Shafi asked. As soon as she finished speaking, another roar rang out.

An Rui vaguely felt that this roar was a little familiar, but he was not sure, he could judge most of the monsters by their appearance, but not just by the roar.

"You two wait here, I'll go and explore the way." Berego volunteered.

"You're going alone?" There was a hint of surprise in Shafi's voice.

"Yes, I'll be able to do it alone. Don't forget that elves are children of the forest, we are very good at moving around in the forest, and for elves, this is a back garden. Berego said proudly.

"Berego is right, let him explore the way. This task suited him well. Anrui agreed.

At this time, Sha Fei had no objections, and nodded.

Berego held his bow and arrows, and his slender waist was bent down, and the cat's waist walked in the direction from which the roar came, and his steps were fast and light. After a while, he disappeared from the vision of An Rui and the others.

An Rui and the others waited in place, time passing slowly. After about five minutes, or maybe a little longer, the two of them finally waited for Berego to return.

Berego came back a little faster than he had set out, and his face was a little wrong, as if he was hiding from something.

"How? What do you see? Anrui asked in a low voice.

"Dragons." Berego's throat moved, and he gave a difficult answer, "I saw a dragon over there. ”