A giant spider monster that burned into a fireball, the flames had weakened a little, and shrunk into a ball of charcoal, and with the flames, the corpse still exuded a strange smell of burnt stench.

The half-elf reached into the flames, and the black demon gauntlet was not afraid of the heat.

With a strong finger, he directly snapped the charred head of the giant spider, and then quickly scratched inside, and finally his fingers touched a small hard object.

When you take it out and put it in the palm of your hand, it is a white-green multi-edged transparent crystal.

It is like a natural gemstone that has been artificially polished, but this is a crystal formed by a creature in the brain of a giant spider monster, which is obviously different from a gemstone.

Loki was actually well hidden, but he was noticed by Malthus, and the shadow thief squinted his eyes and said slowly.

"Demon Crystal, half-elf, your luck is so good......"

Some real Demonic Beasts, or some special mutated beasts, may have this biological crystal nucleus in their brains.

Not only is it a risk union to buy the magic crystal, but even some churches will buy it, ordinary people don't know the specific function of the magic crystal, but just because it is more beautiful than transparent, it is more valuable than ordinary gems.

There are a lot of demonic beasts encountered, but there are not many adventurers who have really seen magic crystals, and after hearing the words of the shadow thieves, several people with blood spears also looked at it.

Especially the two-handed swordsman, a trace of greed flashed in Morton's eyes, and he suppressed his tone and said.

"Half-elf friend, this magic crystal is the result of our battle together to fight and kill the demonic beasts, everyone should have a share, right?"

Loki glanced at him and said slowly: "According to the rules of adventurers, what you said is good, but whoever finds the loot first can also exchange it for money......"

"Swap, half-elf, did you bring enough gems and gold?"

The half-elf smiled, glanced around and said, "No, I'm here to complete the task in the dense forest, and I'm not here to show off my wealth, how can I bring money with me." ”

Keynes said with an unkind look in his eyes: "Half-elf, although you saved Keller just now, it doesn't mean that you can swallow it alone, this magic crystal is not a trophy for you." ”

The warrior with the blood spear, Keller, who had been saved by the half-elf, looked at the dispute between his companion and the half-elf, hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to remain silent.

"I'm not short of money, and I won't do such a worthless thing as swallowing it alone, but this Mr. Shadow Thief said that he could find the treasure of the ruins, and I would take some less ...... when the time comes."

"What if you pay off?"

The half-elf said jokingly: "There are five of you blood spears, and this Mr. Malthus, will you be afraid that I will pay the bill alone?"

The Shadow Thief glanced at him disdainfully, and snorted coldly, "Greedy half-elf ......"

This is a makeshift adventurous team, except for a few members of the Blood Spear, it can be said that there are many contradictions, and everyone is vigilant in their hearts.

But to complete the mission, along with the double rewards promised by the Shadow Thieves, and the outlined 'Ruin Treasure' objective, the adventuring party is soon back on the road.

The Bloodspear Adventurer, Hunter Ranger and Crossbowman are all dead, leaving only the sturdy melee class.

It just so happened that the four of them, taking turns carrying the wanderer Lancer, did not move much slower.

There was no communication between the adventuring party, and it was not until the evening that they were stationed to light a fire and replenish their dry food, and then they simply assigned the vigil order.

The night was pitch black, the dense canopy of trees blocked the light of the moon and stars, and under the quiet burning of the campfire, the black wood burning plants around it added to the oppression and gloom.

'Crackling, crackling' There was a small sound of dead branches burning, and the light of the dancing campfire shone brightly, casting a black shadow, gradually leaning towards the half-elf.

A pair of gray deep eyes flickered at each other, "What are you doing, Morton?"

"Ah...... You're not asleep, half-elf, it's your turn to keep vigil, I just wanted to come over and wake you up!"

Loki looked at the other party indifferently, didn't say anything more, got up and walked to the warm fire, it was indeed his turn to keep vigil.

In the green shimmering night vision image, the half-elf locks on with spatial vision, and its gaze is placed on a dark corner behind a tree, and the shadow thief is also motionless.

With his optimized visual senses, he couldn't feel the other party's breathing state, and he didn't know if the shadow thief was on alert or had already rested.

Aside from the occasional moan of pain from Lancer the Wanderer, nothing happened that night.

The atmosphere in the group was dreary as they started in the early morning, but when they finally left the Burning Wood Forest, the surrounding trees became normal, and the morning light cast a little warmth from the sun through the dense green leaves.

Then it took more than a day to travel, and the next morning, there was finally good news.

The Shadow Thieves found some traces of the Jackal colony, and the footprints were all fresh, most likely related to the mission.

"We're lucky that the information I got seems to be accurate, not only the target of this expedition, but also the ruins of the elf, which are not too far from here. ”

Malthus was not lying about the identification of this trace.

Loki also knows some basic tracking skills, and when he fled from Fog Castle City in the past, he got that thief's notebook, and he had a lot of knowledge about trace identification.

The spirits of several people in the blood spear were a little uplifted, especially the two-handed swordsman Morgan, who patted Lancer, who had been somewhat relieved from his burns, and there was an irrepressible expression on his face.

Keller reminded him, "Guys, lift your spirits, the gnolls have a sharper nose than we do, and we must not reveal our whereabouts." ”

Morgan grinned and said, "I understand, it's just that this guy Lancer may sometimes can't help but hurt, so in order to avoid danger, let's plug his mouth......"

Following the traces, I walked around the dense forest until noon, when I made a real discovery.

Some of the trunks of the trees were broken, as if they had been destroyed by some powerful creature passing by, and there were many gnoll footprints on the ground, and as for the exact number, some were difficult to tell.

The shadow thief took a look at it and said with confidence: "The number of jackals will not be large, it should be this exploration mission, as long as you explore more in the future, not only will the double mission reward be dropped, but the elf ruins should not be too far away." ”

Quiller asked, "How do you find the elven ruins, Mr. Malthus, do you have an accurate map?"

"Don't doubt the news of the thieves' union, even if you can't find it, the jackal colonies around here should also know the ruins, I know the gnoll language, as long as you torture carefully, there will always be a great chance to ......"

Gnoll language, Loki frowned, this kind of obscure language, ordinary adventurers or thieves, but not even a chance to understand.

The people of the adventuring party, although they had different thoughts, remained silent and lowered their steps, following the shadow thieves who led the way in front.

There are traces of footsteps, and there is no need to take any detours, passing through dense vegetation and trees, some gravel blocks appear on the ground in front of you, and the ground becomes hard.

In front of Malthus, the thick vine branches were lifted, and the eyes opened up.

There are some sloping stone pillars scattered on the ground, scattered and broken bricks and stones, all of which have a historical vicissitudes of solemn style.

The relatively well-preserved is a somewhat dilapidated and quaint stone building, because of its age, the building is covered with a thick layer of green moss, and there are two gnolls lazily patrolling the door.

Ruins: The ruins of the elves......

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