Along the way, Daddy Ian was worried. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"What makes you so upset?" Alan rode up to the old man and handed him a water bag with wine.

Dad took it and unscrewed the stopper and sniffed it, the wine was fragrant, and he smiled at the moment: "Good thing." He tilted his head and took a sip, handed the wine bag back to Alan, wiped his mouth, and said, "My lord, the Shadow Fiend's activities are very abnormal. ”

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"Oh?" Alan knew that an experienced guide like Ian was naturally more familiar with the situation in the Shadowlands than he was, and asked, "You mean they attacked us last night." ”

Daddy Ian nodded, "Not only did they attack us, but that strange mine was probably their handiwork. I think it's weird, my lord. First of all, there are no veins worth mining in the Cold Ridge Mountains, and the most here is stone. What's more, in a dangerous place like the Shadowlands, the most of them here are Shadow Demons. So this mine, I can't figure out why it's in this place. ”

"Then there are the Shadow Fiends, a race of demons that inhabit the Shadowlands. They hunt and occasionally attack travelers who come and go near the Netherlands. It's unheard of to be dispatched on a massive scale like last night, and I've never heard of a giant-like anomaly or dark-skinned creature among the Shadow Fiends. These things scare me, my lord, and I always feel like the world has become strange. ”

"The world is always changing, Daddy." Eren patted him on the shoulder and said, "Are you worried that one day, Shadow Fiend will attack Frostwind City on a large scale like last night?" ”

Ian nodded vigorously, "That's what I'm afraid of, my lord. For a long time, we thought that Shadow Fiend were just normal beasts, but of course, they were more dangerous beasts. But it wasn't until last night that I realized that these things can also be an army. Yes, I can only describe them as an army. After all, they know how to charge, and oh my god, I can't imagine them under Frostwind. ”

"You're overthinking, Daddy." Eren smiled, "I'll admit it was an eye-opener last night, but the Shadow Fiends still have weaknesses they can't avoid. They are afraid of sunlight, fire, and everything that is light. The lack of sunlight in the Shadowlands for many years provides the Shadow Fiend with the conditions for daytime activities. It would take at least three or four days to travel from the Shadowlands to Frostwind, and there were very few caverns or similar environments that could accommodate a large number of Shadow Demons on the way. Therefore, if the Shadow Fiends want to attack Frostwind City, they will have to pay a lot of price. ”

"What's more, Frostwind City today is not the same as before, when it was just opened up, and you are under the protection of the Empire. If that happens, the Imperial Army will not sit idly by. ”

Hearing Alan say this, Ian's face changed a little. After more than an hour, Ian raised his hand and the caravan stopped. Daddy looked into the distance and exclaimed, "Here we are, Akabi Promenade, the Valley of Death......"

He raised his finger forward.

Alan looked up and saw that the great rift valley of the Akabi Promenade was not far away, and the terrain of the Shadowlands was constantly rising here, and the peaks on both sides were high and towering, and the rift valley was deep and long, and the light in the valley was dim, and there was a mist in it

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Mist. Occasionally, the wind blew from the rift, making a ghostly murmur.

This is the Akkabi Promenade.

Edward whispered a few words to one of the Darkblades, then came to Allen's side and whispered, "We need to get through the rift as soon as possible, and Darkblade has found something following us." ”

"Shadow Fiend?"

"Quite possibly."

"It's ghostly...... Alan narrowed his eyes and asked, "Daddy Ian, how long do we have to walk in the Akabi Promenade?" ”

"If it's fast, it will take two days."

"It's a little tricky." Alan whispered, and called Fareth again, asking him to allocate men to protect the front and back of the team from a sudden attack by the Shadow Fiend. After getting ready, the caravan continued on its way and slowly entered the Akabi Promenade.

After the team entered the rift, a head popped out from behind a boulder outside the entrance to the rift. The red-skinned Shadow Fiend jumped onto the stone, looked at the entrance to the rift and let out a soft whistle, then waved the wall towards the entrance of the corridor. Countless black shadows suddenly appeared around it, and a shadow demon flew from the ground, from its side, and from the cliffs on both sides.

The ground shook slightly, and the two trolls walked side by side. They stopped behind the Red-skinned Shadow Demon, who jumped onto the neck of one of the trolls and patted the troll's head as if he were on a mount. The troll snorted, and walked awkwardly towards the Rift.

The wind whined through the two black holes. The goat's skull lying on the gravel was obscured by a few weeds, and a mountain lizard crawled out of its eye socket on the left. The skin of the lizard is gray with spots of varying shades. It's hard to distinguish it from the rocks when you're not moving, and the eyes of the mountain lizard drip, reflecting the image of a horse's hoof stepping down. It swam away very alertly, and the next moment the weathered and fragile goat's skull was trampled open.

The bones of such animals are numerous on the Akabi Promenade, and in some places there are even piles of bones. Flowers are usually seen beneath the bones, which Ian calls Lori, and in Frostwind legends, the wife of Akabi, the god of death, is called Lori. Therefore, this flower that grows under the bones of the corpse is named after it.

Loli flowers and weeds are arguably the only plants in the Akabi promenade, and they become a rare addition to this drab rift. There is no fork in the Rift Valley, and as long as you keep moving forward here, Daddy Ian is finally free. Riding a lean horse and smoking, but silent. There was no one in the group talking, only the sound of wheels rolling, and the people of Frostwind City believed that speaking loudly in the Akabi Promenade would awaken the Grim Reaper. Alan doesn't believe in the existence of the Grim Reaper, but the atmosphere here is even more oppressive than the Shadowlands, so people don't have the idea of talking.

Everyone hurried with their heads down, hoping to get out of the rift as soon as possible.

At noon, the caravan stopped to rest. The soldiers started a fire to cook, and Ian stopped smoking, just squatting on a large rock and drinking water. Alan walked up to him and took out a dry food he had bought in Frostwind and handed it to Daddy. Daddy's eyes lit up, and he happily took it: "Hey, Yve's meatloaf." Do you know, my lord, this is smoked and roasted with the meat of the black goat, and then put it in the sun to rub salt and expose it to the sun, and then dry it into dried meat and then make cakes with noodles, the meatloaf can be stored for three months, and we can eat the taste of our hometown wherever we go with them. ”

He took a hard bite and ate with relish.

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"Daddy, the Shadow Fiend is behind our ass." Alan said softly.

Ian sighed: "Those demons are very vindictive, if last night's battle still couldn't scare them away, then today, there will be more of them." ”

"I needed a place where I could fight, not too spacious, preferably with obstacles to be able to split the number of shadow fiends. If we don't get rid of these bugs, I'm sure our next journey won't be too pleasant. ”

Ian looked at Eren and said sincerely, "My lord must be the bravest warrior I have ever seen, but we don't want to provoke those demons even if we die." I think about it, after walking about two kilometers, you will reach the Hundred Eyes Cave, where there are large and small natural caves on the mountain wall, which is said to be the window through which Akabi gazes at the surface, and he does not know if the environment meets the requirements of adults. ”

"Sounds pretty good." Alan chatted with Ian for a few more casual conversations before heading back to the camp. Bumped into Edward and Fareth head-on, and seeing Alan coming, Edward said softly, "I discussed with Fareth just now, the Shadow Fiend's movements are suspicious. Darkblade has determined that there are thousands of Shadow Fiends following our ass, which is not a small number, it is already an army. It stands to reason that they have a numerical advantage and should have attacked early. But it still hangs far behind us, as if waiting for something. ”

"Whatever they're waiting for...... Alan pointed in Daddy's direction, "The guide will take us to a suitable place, where we'll settle these things in the Shadowlands." ”

"There are quite a few of them." Faress reminded.

Alan nodded and said, "There's no need to wipe them all out. From last night's battle, it is not difficult to see that there are intelligent xenos in the Shadow Fiend, and as long as such xenos are killed, they are a group of beasts, not an army. ”

"Go and get everyone ready for battle, inspect the equipment, prepare ammunition and fire mines." Alan patted Fares's arm, who nodded and went down.

Alan looked towards the back of the group, barely seeing the vague outline of things in the mist, just like the Shadow Fiend's motives that seemed to be hidden deep in the mist. Eren was only one thing for sure, those things should never be treated as ordinary beasts!

The Hundred Eyes Cave is a unique sight in the Akabi Promenade. It is located in a sharp bend in the rift valley, and because of its special location, the mountain winds howl all year round, and the caves are not so much natural as they have been eroded by the wind and snow for many years. These caves eroded by the wind and snow are large and small, and are scattered among the mountain walls on the left. From a distance, the cave was gloomy and chilly.

After the caravan turned into the Rift Bend, the horse wagons were concentrated in a large cavern in the Hundred Eyes Cave. The fire shooters began to climb the rock wall, and the small caves above them were natural shooting bunkers. The warriors of the king of the mountains brought huge stones and piled them up on high places, and then used thick ropes to pull them horizontally and fix them......

As the warriors prepared for battle, a pair of inky eyes looked at the distant bend of the rift. Riding on the troll's neck, the red-skinned Shadow Fiend couldn't see the humans on the other side of the bend. It knocked on the troll's head, and the two trolls began to stride. The Red Shadow Demon let out a series of rapid whistles, as if blowing the horn of war, and the Gray Shadow Demon and the Dark Demon mixed in at a uniform speed all began to accelerate and rush away. From both sides of the ground and cliffs, the Shadow Fiend is surging forward like a torrent flowing through the rift!

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