While Lu Xiao temporarily stayed in Meridian City to help Yavid avenge Zhaoxue, outside the secret base of the Eclipse Sect in the southeast of Meridian City, a group of hunters dressed very primitively were staring at their prey.

The strong black woman at the head had a glint in her eyes: "I've finally found you, murderer!" ”

This team of about 50 people is an expedition team that has followed clues all the way from the Nora territory, and the leader of the black strong woman is the war leader of the Nora tribe, Sona.

Aloy and Yongjin were also on the band, having just joined up with Sona's expedition a few days earlier.

Growing up, Aloy was met only by her adoptive father, Rost, and she longed for true friends.

When Aloy approached the Nora people who had gone out to gather food, she was greeted with cold eyes and disgusted words.

The experience of her childhood hurt little Aloy very much, but it also made her develop a strong personality of independence.

Under Rost's rigorous training, Aloy grew rapidly, gradually surpassing his aging adoptive father in combat ability.

Rost was very pleased with Aloy's achievements, and he regarded Aloy as his own daughter, and taught her everything about himself without reservation, and saw her enter the heart of all mothers and become a member of the Nora tribe.

In a "coincidence" chance encounter, Yongzhen and Aloy officially met.

Knowing that Yongjin is also after the killers, Aloy invites her to come with her.

From the mouth of the Eternal Truth, Aloy learns the true identity of the murderer - from the Eclipse Cult of Shadow Calga.

After following the clues and rendezvous with Sona, Yongzhen shared this information with the war leader of the Nora clan.

With the help of Aletheia, Yongzhen used Focus to discover one of the Eclipse Cult's bases, where the survivors of the previous attack on the Nora Trials Ritual were hiding.

"Wait."

Yongzhen pressed down on Sona, who was about to draw her bow, and the strength of her hand surprised the majestic Sona.

Ignoring Sona's surprise, Yongzhen turned on the Focus to scan the situation in the camp.

At the same time, Alethea also transmitted the terrain and the distribution of people scanned by the drone to Forever Focus.

'Bombs, grenade launchers, Deathbringer heavy machine guns, Clearer cannons, disc launchers, and so on. ’

Young-jin is an outsider to Sona after all, and she passes on the information she has obtained to Aloy's Focus, who convinces Sona, who has a tough personality and is very wary of outsiders.

"This ......"

Receiving the relevant information, Aloy was taken aback: "Where did these Eclipse cultists' weapons come from?" ”

Yongzhen replied in a low voice, "Some of them were removed from the automaton, and some of them were supposed to be goods sold by the Warlord of Oseran. ”

"O'Celland?"

Sona frowned, "I've heard of them, the O'Teralines are very skilled at making weapons. ”

"But, why would the Osselans collude with this group of cultists in Calga? There should be an inextricable hatred between them, right? ”

Yongzhen nodded: "According to the information from my husband from Meridian City, the Oseran warlord who collaborated with the Eclipse Sect is named Delva. ”

"He is the banner man of the main battle faction of Oseran, and he has vowed to destroy the entire kingdom of Calga, and for this reason he does not hesitate to temporarily cooperate with the Shadow Calga and the Eclipse Cult."

"The two sides are only using each other in this cooperation, and once the Calga Kingdom is destroyed, they will definitely turn their backs on each other immediately."

"Humph!"

Sona sneered and sarcastically said, "It's all the way...... By the way, how can you receive a message from your husband who is far away in Meridian City? ”

“Focus。”

Aloy pointed to the device in his ear and explained to Yongzhen, "Focus has telematics, and this is how the Eclipse cultists receive orders from their leaders. ”

Nodding in agreement with Aloy's explanation, a hint of doubt flashed through Yongzhen's heart.

'Our communication channel is through the base stations that are widely distributed in Althea, but what about the Eclipse Cult? And how does their communications network work? ’

……

At night, Yongzhen and Aloy, who own Focus, infiltrate the base as pioneers.

With the help of Focus's perspective, the two calculated the patrol route of the Night Watch cultists, and cooperated to prioritize the sentinels above and below the arrow tower.

Seeing Yongzhen's Hidden Blade popping out of his armarmor, Aloy was very curious about this light and silent assassination weapon, but now was clearly not the time to ask.

"Crunch~"

Extinguishing the torches on the arrow tower, Yongzhen half-squatted on the arrow tower and drew a long bow.

Aloy, who was under another arrow tower, received a signal from Yongzhen through the Focus, rushed out of the grass and blindfolded one of them, grabbed him by the neck, and dragged the cultist into the grass to strangle.

At the same time, Yongzhen's arrow hit the temple of the Eclipse cultist on the opposite tower, and the opponent fell to the ground and died without saying a word.

With his formidable physical speed, Yongzhen saved time and leaped from the arrow tower, landing right behind the three Eclipse cultists who were patrolling.

Yongzhen's two-handed Hidden Blade, which landed silently, popped out at the same time, avoiding ribs and stabbing them in the back of the heart.

As he drew his Hidden Blade, Yongzhen leaped backwards, his left foot sweeping across the neck of the eclipse cultist who had just turned his head.

"Ho~ho~"

The Eclipse cultist, whose trachea had been cut by the blade of his boot, could not even scream, and fell to the ground clutching his neck in pain, his whole body convulsed into a dying state.

The boots worn by Yongzhen were the Hermes boots that Lu Xiao gave her after transformation.

Since obtaining the Wind and Lightning Spell, Lu Xiao no longer needs the Hermes Boots with overlapping functions, and retracts from it to Yongzhen, who can't cast spells anytime and anywhere.

Sona, who witnessed the whole process of the two infiltrating the assassination, had a look of admiration on her face: "Well done." ”

The checkpoints were removed, and Sona led an expedition to mark the oil drums and bombs in the camp.

When Yongzhen and Aloy withdrew from the camp, the Nora warriors drew their bowstrings in unison.

"Shoot!"

At Sora's command, the rockets on the bowstring flew out in unison.

"Boom! Rumble! Bang! ”

Fuel canisters and bombs were detonated by rockets, and the entire camp was detonated, and the Eclipse cultists who were sleeping in their tents fled in panic.

But at this time, the entire camp was surrounded by fire, and the "lucky ones" who rushed out of the encirclement against the flames were shot out one by one by the Nora warriors under Sona's command.

The screams lasted for more than ten minutes, and the relentless fire engulfed everything in the base, and the strong scorching smell could even be smelled by Yongzhen and the others who were hundreds of meters away.

"Blood debt and blood payment."

Sona bit her thumb and made a bloody mark on her forehead: "The revenge of the Nora clan is over for the time being, warriors!" Get ready for a triumphant return! ”

"Oh!"

Looking at the high-spirited Nora Expedition after the successful revenge, Yongzhen turned his head and glanced at Aloy.

"Aloy, what's next for you? Follow your people back to the Holy Land? ”

"Nope."

Aloy was looking at Sona and the others who were hugging each other, and came back to her senses when she heard the question of Eternal Truth.

"My mission as a seeker isn't complete yet, and the culprit of the attack hasn't been caught, has it?"

Aloy said firmly, "I will continue to go to Meridian City to find Orin, and through him I will find out the whereabouts of the mastermind behind the scenes." ”

At the same time, I also want to ask the person behind the scenes about my background. ’

Yongzhen nodded and smiled: "Then let's continue walking, I will also go to Meridian City to meet my husband." ”

"Orin isn't in the city, though, so be prepared to continue the search for him."

Aloy smiled confidently, "No problem, I'm good at tracking." ”

"By the way, what was the weapon you used to assassinate you just now? Seems to be a good fit for stealth operations, can you teach me how to make and use it? ”

Yongzhen's expression moved, and a soft smile appeared on his face: "Of course, I will also tell you about the inheritance and beliefs carried by the Hidden Blade." ”