"Phew. Walking out of Freya's fortress, Catherine let out a long breath and looked up at the moon in the sky. No matter what she said with confidence, her heart was not so calm after all. The first time you test a new application of skills, you have to face this dangerous situation, and it is certainly a lie to say that you are not nervous, even if you are confident. Of course, the rest of the girls also saw her nervousness, but they didn't want to add unnecessary pressure to her, so they didn't continue to dwell on this matter, but the girls had already made plans in their hearts, once Catherine failed and fell into danger, the three of them would do whatever it took to rescue, even if they were seriously injured or even killed, they would not hesitate.

"Big sister, I will temporarily suppress the power of the top elemental barrier. Vivien's voice floated from the fortress's observation grid: "You can observe the location there when you think you need to." Don't worry, we can hold on for at least another half an hour, you can take your time if you have enough time, so everything is based on your own safety. ”

"Understood. Catherine hesitated for a moment, then jumped to the top of the fortress. Below the fortress, although there were constantly weak enemies who were seriously injured and retreated due to the counterattack of the elemental barrier created by Vivien's circle, more enemies would come from all directions every moment, so that the number of besieging people not only did not decrease, but increased. These enemies frantically launched attacks on the fortress, most of the enemies were blown away before the attack was completed under the counterattack of the magic circle, but there were still a few enemies who resisted Vivien's magic and applied their power to the fortress, although they could not shake the fortress until now, but Catherine knew that no matter how strong the fortress was, there was a limit to what it could bear, and it was only a matter of time before the fortress was breached if the enemy continued to attack like this.

"Indeed, there is only one gamble. Catherine sighed and looked in the direction Lina had pointed out in the distance. As there were more and more enemies around, the position became more and more obvious, so obvious that Catherine could spot the empty space at a glance. It was a slope forty meters away, empty within a three-meter radius, in stark contrast to the growing crowd around it. The surrounding controlled sea tribes seemed to be very afraid of that area, and no one dared to set foot in it, and they would even approach it cautiously, as if they were afraid that they would offend the land.

But from a distance, there was nothing on the ground in that area, only large areas of rubble, and it seemed that there had been a large-scale landslide there for an unknown amount of time, and if the mission target was really there, it must have been buried at any time. Catherine silently prayed to the gods, hoping that the burial would not be too deep, otherwise she might not have time to dig and dig the mission target out of the ground.

"I see that area. Catherine slowly calmed down, and said in a calm voice: "There is an obvious gap, maybe Lina you are right, those controlled sea tribes are full of awe there, and the level of awe is even to the point of fear, I would only find it strange if things are not buried there." ”

"That's right, since my suspicions are confirmed, then there is our greatest hope. Lina's voice was full of worry, and she said softly: "But you must be careful yourself, you must come back safely, if not, we will find a way." ”

"Well, I'm ready to go. Catherine kept taking deep breaths to adjust her state: "Pray for me." ”

"Need my firearms for backup?" Freya finally confirmed, "If needed, I can turn all the Crystal Guns in your direction for a covering bombardment, although it may not have much effect, but it is still possible to help you reduce the pressure for a short time." ”

"No, I have another way. Catherine's eyes wandered around the crowd near the fortress, and after a few seconds, she locked her eyes on a relatively weak silver-tier sea clan, taking advantage of the opportunity for him to temporarily lose her combat effectiveness after the attack on the fortress by the elemental barrier counterattack, Catherine jumped down from the top of the fortress, and the shield slammed out, smashing the wounded enemy directly into the ground. After succeeding, she didn't stop for a moment, grabbed the ankle of the silver-level controlled sea clan and jumped back onto the top of the fortress, and said to the inside of the fortress after a moment of silence: "I'm leaving, good luck to us." ”

"Have a safe journey. Lina drew a square on her chest to represent the earth, and murmured, "My lord Deniya bless." ”

At Lina's prayers, Catherine suddenly unleashed a burst of vindictive energy. The strong outbreak of fighting spirit was not released this time, but was restrained into the body for strengthening. Catherine's strength peaked after her vindictive energy strengthened, and a bottle of water was poured over the face of the controlled sea clan she was holding in her hand. The sea tribe woke up from a coma stimulated by the cold water, and before he could figure out what was happening, he was thrown out by Catherine by grabbing her ankle with all her might. The hapless controlled sea clan had just been freed from the coma when he encountered such an exciting situation, instinctively screaming, waving his hands and feet in the air, but he couldn't control his body, and could only let himself spin quickly and fly out. Catherine chose the skinniest one, and the lightest, enough to throw far with her strength, which had been strengthened by her fighting spirit. The hapless controlled sea clan danced with its hands and feet and climbed another five meters or so on the basis of the height of the fortress, drawing a perfect parabola, and flew a distance of nearly twenty meters until it reached the highest point and was ready to fall.

But he didn't have time to fall, and before he could get close to the highest point, Catherine's Dreadnought Charge skill activated, targeting him from the ground into the air, and in the blink of an eye, the shield slammed into him. The poor Sea Clan was knocked away again by the impact, this time flying farther, but Catherine stopped her momentum under the impact, and after a slight pause in the air, she fell rapidly under the force of gravity. In the process of falling, Catherine's one-handed sword was swung continuously, and the vacuum slash, a technique commonly used by high-level swordsmen or knights, was constantly released, and one after another arc-shaped fighting qi blades slammed to the ground, and Catherine also used the reverse thrust of these fighting qi blades to slow down the falling speed as much as possible, although the effect of slowing down was not obvious, but for her, it was a victory to slow it down.

With less than a meter to go, Catherine was about to fall into the encirclement of the enemy, and the enemy below had already raised their weapons and was ready to attack, at which point her Dreadnought Charge skill was just in time to be used again. Catherine secretly cheered in her heart, her eyes froze, she turned to the next target that had already been chosen, and once again launched a fearless charge, turning into a silver streamer in the fierce eyes of the enemy below, and once again slashed diagonally across a distance of more than twenty meters. Due to the low altitude, the enemy's weapons could already touch her when raised, but the surrounding enemies were almost unprepared, and only a handful of Legendary-level controlled sea clans had time to raise their weapons, but they could only leave a few wounds of varying shades on her legs, which could not stop her from dashing.

The impact occurred again, and the enemy chosen by Catherine was knocked back a few steps before being blocked by the body of her companion behind her, and Catherine landed smoothly as she wished, taking a few steps backwards and entering the empty space she had observed earlier.

A miracle finally appeared, when Catherine entered the empty area, the surrounding controlled sea tribes surrounded the empty area, but no one dared to approach a step, not even those who attacked inward with long-range weapons or skills, so they could only surround this area and not know what to do. More and more controlled sea tribes gathered, and even the attack on the fortress on the other side eased, but Catherine remained untouched, standing still in place.

"It's a success, the eldest sister has succeeded. Lina in the fortress let out a hoarse cheer and hugged Vivienne Freya hard, tears streaming down her cheeks. Vivien and Freya had been calmly controlling their defenses against the attack, but they had been in a high state of tension, and after confirming that Catherine had entered the encirclement safely and had not been attacked, Freya felt a wave of weakness on her body, and suddenly sweated profusely and soaked her clothes. As for Vivien, she was even more miserable, after hugging Lina and then hugging Freya, she collapsed directly to the ground, and her overly excited mood made her magic directly fall into a state of disorder, and she couldn't control her body at all. Vivien's reaction startled Freya and Lina, and it wasn't until a dozen seconds later, when Vivien regained control of her magic, that the three girls entrusted their defenses directly to the fortress and the circle, and together they gathered at the grid for observation. In order to see Catherine's location, Freya deliberately raised the height of the observation port and built an observation platform on the ground, so that the girls could barely see Catherine who was surrounded by a large number of controlled sea tribes ten meters away.

The experiment was successful, the guess was confirmed, and the double surprise made Catherine's heart beat faster for a while. However, after all, she had the composure of the regiment leader, and did not show her excitement, but sat on the ground and rested for half a minute, then stood up again and began to search this empty area. After several experiments, she determined that even if they were close to the surrounding controlled sea tribes, as long as they were in an empty area, they would not attack them in order to avoid any part of their bodies entering the area. Once this was confirmed, Catherine was able to search with great ease, without worrying about being attacked.

The area was just as seen from afar, there was really nothing on the ground except for gravel, not even weeds. In desperation, she took out the shovel from her backpack and began digging into the gravel ground. It is much more difficult to excavate on gravel than on excavated land, and many of these gravel have been accumulated over an unknown number of years, and many of them are glued together with each other, and it takes a lot of effort to excavate. But as a knight, Catherine was not lacking in strength, and the hard gravel floor was peeled away layer by layer under her efforts, and the depth of the excavation continued to extend downward.

When she lifted the shovel again, the movement suddenly stopped, and under the shoveled rubble, a piece of human bone was exposed. (To be continued.) )