"Hello, young man of the Chrissy family. ”

The chubby Duke of Gross first exchanged a look with the silent merchant after lifting his visor, and then greeted Allen with a smile.

The face is fair, the eyes are smart, and the facial features can vaguely see the handsomeness of his youth, but now he is trapped by the fat on his face, and the helmet on his head does not seem to fit very well, the fat fills the inside of the helmet, and overflows at the edge of the mask, and the Duke of Gross now looks fat.

The voice he greeted Eren was also a little weird, maybe because the helmet didn't fit well, so he spoke strangely, and his demeanor was more casual, but Alan had to take it seriously.

He saluted him in a proper manner, and Alan greeted him respectfully.

"Uncle Gross. ”

Duke Gross seemed to be satisfied with Allen's etiquette, nodded, and showed an awkward smile: "Just feel free, don't be too serious." ”

After saying this, the knight glanced at the others and smiled kindly, but he had no intention of continuing to greet him, and after greeting Allen, he pulled down his armor and looked into the woods below.

"The forest is innocent, you guys are so cruel!"

He seemed to be very concerned about the woods, and when he saw the fire below, he hurried into it.

Then Alan and his party saw that as Gross rushed in, the trees on both sides of the forest suddenly seemed to be welcome, stretching their branches and leaves, and automatically rushing towards the knight without wind, and on the plants, a little green light appeared, floating and flying out, and then as Gross approached, it merged into his gorgeous armor.

Allen: They didn't see what was going on with the green mans in their armor, as Gross had disappeared from their sight along the forest path.

Suddenly appeared, and left in a hurry, Duke Gross didn't seem to have the posture of a duke and the temperament of a knight of the apocalypse, but all kinds of changes since his appearance did not make people underestimate him.

As the only mercenary here who has not been in contact with the Apocalypse Knight, Dario looked at Gross's back and even looked in admiration, his eyes full of yearning.

"Apocalypse Knight..."

Another mercenary, Hanaris, also looked similar to him, but when he heard Dario's whisper, he sneered at him and said, "The descendants of the legendary gods, only those who have the blood of knights in their veins can awaken, so don't think about it." ”

Hearing this, Dario was not angry, but sighed, and then, unconsciously, he glanced at Alan in front of him, his eyes were slightly pity.

In the past two days, Dario has already known Allen's true identity, so he is full of pity and pathetic for the fact that he was born in the Apocalypse Knight family, but he did not awaken the bloodline, and of course, there is a little jealousy.

However, immediately after that, he thought of all the methods that Eren had used before, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"Is that really magic? Is the mage's method really so weird?"

"Or still..."

"Is he really, not an awakened bloodline?"

Dario's distraction went unnoticed, and the others kept looking at the woods below, except for the initial comments.

With a towering cliff behind and a burning forest in front, they have no way to go at the moment and are basically left to stay here.

So naturally, the group set their eyes on the woods below.

Then they saw a scene of amazement.

Visible to the naked eye, a little green light kept floating and flickering in the sea of dim yellow woods below, and then I don't know if it was the cause of the light or something else, the flame forest below suddenly seemed to be hit by something, and kept "retreating"!

Yes, back off! The raging fire is constantly receding, step by step, gradually dissipating!

Or it can be said that because of a person's step, the flame is constantly extinguished!

Far away from the forest, Alan and his party couldn't see Gross's true means, but the situation was alarming enough.

The raging sea of fire below originally filled the entire line of sight, but now it seemed to be extinguished by an invisible wall, one moment it was still burning violently, and the next moment it was in vain transformed into countless misty charred branches, the light and darkness changed instantly, and the scorched trees stood quietly under the night sky, shrouded in moonlight, reflecting shadows, under the gaze of Alan and others, it looked so weird.

As a result, the light around them is constantly diminishing, but their inner security is increasing!

Hanaris said, half-jokingly, half-sighing, "I now think of one more benefit of living in Samuel - not to be afraid of fire." ”

"Well, that's right. ”

Andre nodded in agreement, and then added casually: "It's the same if you live in Reef City, you don't have to worry about fire." ”

"Why? Does Count Krich have this means of extinguishing fire?"

"No, no, no, we're only good at igniting fires, not at putting out fires. ”

"That ....."

"Get used to it, there are always fires in Reef City, and the people who live there have long been accustomed to it, so naturally they won't be afraid anymore. ”

“.....”

The fire was extinguished, the screams of the orcs kept coming, and with the appearance of the Apocalypse Knight, the mood of the group also relaxed unconsciously, Andre and Hanaris chatted as if they were joking, Dario was in a daze, and Andrew, who had been strictly guarding Alan, also sat on the ground with a shield and was completely relieved.

Alan and the merchant were also chatting about the situation in front of them, but most of the chatting was about the rumors and methods of Duke Gross, and they looked leisurely.

Because of the appearance of the knight, the current situation no longer seems to be dangerous, but the changes are always unexpected, just as everyone is relaxed and relaxed, the long line of flames below, which has been almost half extinguished, suddenly stopped!

And then a loud roar rang out from the depths of the forest!

Before the group could react to what had happened, a translucent air stream exploded like the aftermath of a nuclear bomb, spreading in all directions of the trees, leaving leaves flying and blackened branches shattered!

Although Alan and the others were not affected too much because they were high and far away, the waves swept and the wind that roared violently still made them embarrassed!

"Phew!"

The wind whistled and brought up a lot of sawdust and dirt, and as the wind came, a burst of whistling sounded one after another, and the fragments of stones kept hitting everyone's clothes and armor, bringing bursts of pops, and only after the wind and waves were calm, it was considered to stop.

Then they hurriedly looked down, only to see that the woods below had changed their appearance, and the leaves on the trees at the edges that had not been affected by the flames had become much thinner, and when they looked inside, the bare trees that had been swept away by the flames had now turned into "stumps and broken arms", the traces of the howling wind were still there, and the messy black sawdust was "placed" into a regular arc, and even in the hazy moonlight, the different shades of color were still conspicuous.

The burning forest in the distance was also affected, and the light of the fire dimmed, and it seemed that the raging fire had also been reduced by the impact.

"What's going on?"

Alan didn't know why this was happening, so he couldn't help but look at the merchant.

The merchant didn't seem to be expecting this, and he looked at the ruined forest below, his expression incredulous, and he kept muttering.

"Forbidden Sky Stone?"

"How can there still be a Forbidden Sky Stone?"

"I took it?"

Under the gaze of everyone, he suddenly hammered his stomach hard like crazy, and then bent over and retched!

At first, the group was stunned by this, and then it was not long before they saw that as the merchant retched, a translucent stone was suddenly spat out by him.

Accompanied by gastric juices, the filthy stone tumbled and came into view, because of the rolling circle on the ground, the stone was covered with grass clippings and dirt, and it looked inconspicuous, but as the merchant quickly picked it up and wiped it, its true face appeared.

The stone is translucent, and the colored smoke constantly swirls from the inside, and the material is crystal clear, and the whole is diamond-shaped, which is held tightly in the hands of the merchant, and shines with a strange charm in the moonlight.

"That's right, this is indeed a real forbidden stone, I didn't get a fake, why is there still a piece of Iron Hoof?"

Kneeling on the ground and bending over, the merchant put the stone in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully, muttering in disbelief, and then suddenly startled, and then his face changed greatly

"Ironhoof, damn it, it's a trap!"

Without saying a word, the merchant jerked up and rushed into the woods.