For the first time in thousands of years, there was no trace of the Fangguo people in the desert outside the barrier mountain range.

Clumps of sparse grass rustled in the autumn wind, and the ground was cut into countless pieces by the black and red streams soaked in the sand, and they all dried up into mud. With the never-ending gusts of wind, the yellow sand mist rolled up between the heavens and the earth, and it would not be long before the traces of these battles would be erased by this sea of sand again, as it has been countless times in history.

Unlike the soldiers of the Fang Kingdom who died in battle, there were still people who collected their corpses, and the corpses of the aliens could only fall horizontally on the sand, and the stumps and broken spears cast a long black shadow in the setting sun. Large flocks of vultures hovered in the air, fluttering and falling to the ground, pecking at the flesh of the corpses on the ground. For them, it is a pity that there are not many corpses of Fang people left on the battlefield.

At this time, the front-line defense area was empty, and all the soldiers stationed in the defense had already retreated back to the mountain pass checkpoint.

After a day of waiting, the letter harrier from Valhalla had confirmed the priests' suspicions: there were indeed fewer fallen spirits recovered from the Great Day. The worst thing is that since only the god of war knows how many fallen spirits there are in Valhalla, even the high priest now doesn't know how many fallen spirits are missing and which ones - in fact, even the "missing spirits" matter is confirmed by the high priest from other falling spirits.

The fallen spirit that went out of the battle was actually gone, and the news quickly caused an earthquake. Until the situation is clear, it is impossible to estimate its gravity too much, and all the tribes have soon received orders from Valhalla not to rush into battle again, and all the warriors will return to the rear of the level to fight against the possible alien onslaught with fortresses.

At the same time, the patriarchs and priests of the major tribes rushed to Valhalla as fast as they could, day and night.

"It seems that the rumors are true, and there are indeed people robbing the fallen spirits!"

When Lin Yuqing and Stuka entered the main hall, a heavy sound rang out, shaking the hall faintly echoed, and the two of them looked at each other.

It took them a day and a night to come to Ulu Mountain, and at this time there was a slanting sun on the mountain peaks outside, which soaked the entrance of the main hall in golden orange and red, and dozens of lights were already lit up in the hall, illuminating the empty hall. The high priest sat in the center of the hall, alone in the shadow of the tree. In the leap of the firelight, the black image of the branches and leaves also came to life, and the ghost flickered on the ground like a ghost, quietly listening to the conversation of the people in the temple.

"I said at the beginning, the so-called no wind and no waves, since such rumors have been spread, it must not be unfounded!"

The closer it gets, the louder it becomes, and everyone can hear it clearly. Lin Yuqing followed the prestige and found that the speaker was a strong man with red skin and hair, with high muscles, sitting on a seat like a hill. Beside him, there were still two rows of patriarchs of major tribes, and at a glance, there were about twenty or thirty people—only the patriarchs of the big tribes with a tribe size of more than 100,000 participated in the gathering this time, and the patriarchs of many small tribes were all guarding the mountain pass at this time, waiting for the letter harrier in Valhalla.

"That's the patriarch of the Spirit Snake Tribe," Stuka whispered, walking with Lin Yuqing to the seat across from the man—a tall woman in a military uniform with a silver moon tattooed on her shoulder glanced at the two of them, nodded and rolled her eyes, and Stuka stood behind her and whispered to Lin Yuqing, "This is ours." ”

Even though the hairs on his whole body stood up because of the words of the patriarch of the Spirit Snake Tribe just now, Lin Yuqing couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief while being shocked: Fortunately, the female warriors of the Fang Country were dressed differently from the civilians, and they did not show their breasts.

"None of us have ever seen the rumored group of people who can capture the fallen spirits. ”

Another person sitting not far away questioned calmly.

The young man had added a leather armor to his loose white linen robe, and at first glance it was impossible to tell whether he was a priest or a warrior—but when he turned his face sideways, revealing three vertical tattoos on his cheek and a long feather pinned to his ear, he was not only a warrior, but also a patriarch.

"Nonsense, they don't dare to be discovered by us, of course they have to hide!"

"I mean, these rumors are coming from the direction of the Holy Alliance, and we don't even know if or who has been harmed. The young patriarch said slowly.

"Now that our fallen spirits have been lost, can we still say that we don't know if anyone has been victimized?" Don't look at the rude appearance of the patriarch of the Spirit Snake Tribe, but his speech is very clever, and he immediately sneered at each other.

The young patriarch was not angry either, there was no expression on his thin cheeks, he just shrugged his shoulders: "I'm not saying that this theory is impossible. But the fallen spirits were lost on the battlefield, and on the battlefield were us on one side and aliens on the other, but there were no people from the Holy Alliance. ”

The red-faced patriarch suddenly sneered and turned his eyes—while Lin Yuqing chuckled in his heart, he saw him look straight at himself and said, "Who said no?"

There was a gasping sound in the hall, and Lin Yuqing's face suddenly became ugly.

"What do you mean?" Stuka jerked forward, but before he could cross his seat, the Blade Tribe's patriarch pulled him back. It's just that she stopped Stuka's body, but not his throat - "Others risk their lives to fight, you sit behind and fart, your skin is much thicker than the scale armor of the alien race!"

"Fengyue, when Lao Tzu went to the battlefield, you weren't even born yet. You don't care, I'll take care of it for you. The patriarch of the Spirit Snake tribe sank his face, and his eyes seemed to be red.

"Stuka, don't talk yet. Feng Yue hugged her arms, and her tone was almost flat: "But there are also things that you two don't think about. Don't forget, this kid is fighting with us of the Blade Tribe. ”

"I didn't say the Blade tribe knew about it. The young patriarch pleaded.

Seeing that Stuka was about to jump up again, Lin Yuqing hurriedly held him down. The boy glanced at the patriarchs opposite, then at the high priest, and for a moment felt more ridiculous than angry—"Can I say a few words?"

Yue Kai loosened his brow and nodded gently at him.

"I was originally born in Ellington, in the eastern part of the Holy Alliance, and I came to the Fang Kingdom after being hunted down by the Holy See for obtaining the Fallen Spirit. Lin Yuqing said as he swept through the crowd. More than half of the patriarchs in the room did not know who he was until today, and the few who were presumably confined to him as "guests of the high priest's friends."

There can be no trust without understanding, and if you want them to believe in themselves, you must at least let them know themselves first. The boy held his breath and told him as calmly as he could about where he came from, the goal of his trip, and how he got to know Stuka.

"I suspect that I am here to snatch the fallen spirit, it makes me want to laugh!" After that, Lin Yuqing raised his chin and raised his voice a little uncontrollably: "Even the rumors you heard say that it was a group of people, may I ask my companions? I robbed the fallen spirit, where did I put it? Why didn't I run away after I robbed it, but followed you back to Valhalla? Also, which tribe did the lost fallen spirits belong to, and did I have enough at that time?"

Speaking of which, he only felt that the blood flow was accelerating and his whole body was hot—the patriarchs on the other side were silent, and finally Feng Yueyi raised his hand to stop his words, and said softly: "This last point cannot be used to prove your innocence, because we can't find out who the missing spirit originally descended on." ”

"How could it not be found?" Lin Yuqing was already full of doubts, and took the opportunity to ask: "As long as you descend the spirit again, see who got it last time, and didn't get it this time, won't it be clear immediately?" This can not only verify my innocence, but also a valuable clue!"

As soon as he said this, the white-clothed priests standing not far away seemed to be a little embarrassed, and the patriarchs were suddenly a little busy, looking at the leaves and nails for a while, but no one spoke. Finally, Yue Kai broke the silence with a wry smile: "This matter of summoning spirits...... We only played a small role. ”

Lin Yuqing looked at him blankly.

The young high priest sighed, as if considering how to phrase it. After thinking about it, he said, "It's not a secret, and it doesn't hurt to tell you." The sacrifices we sing when we summon the spirits are handed down from the mouth of the god of war...... Its purpose is to ask the fallen spirit to possess our warriors and return to Valhalla after the battle. ”

Speaking of this, Yue Kai accentuated his tone: "This is its only function. ”

Lin Yuqing was stunned for a moment, only to hear him continue: "As for which falling spirits are willing to come, how long they will come, and who they will attach to, it all depends on the preferences of the falling spirits, and we can't control it." ”

"But I've heard that the same fallen spirit always prefers the same person—"

"That's right. However, there are exceptions, and the same warrior may have received a spirit in this battle, but not the next time—perhaps because it was tired, unhappy, or just unwilling to come. There was a record in our fang country that a fallen spirit that had possessed a grandfather once disappeared until his grandson was forty years old. Those who are willing to appear in a row are the minority...... If it hadn't been for the Fallen Spirit telling us the news this time, we wouldn't even have noticed the missing Fallen Spirit. ”

No wonder the Fallen Spirit must be used as a killer weapon...... If you go on it from the beginning, I'm afraid it's not very safe. Lin Yuqing thought silently.

For the people of Fangguo, it was a very embarrassing thing to admit that they were not enough, and the patriarchs present all blushed, and they all looked unhappy.

"That'...... Can I ask that fallen spirit to come out and ask?"

Yu Kai shook his head: "Even I can't summon a single Fallen Spirit, this is a mechanism set up to prevent the priests of the past from taking the opportunity to become Fallen Spirits. We've tried a few small summons, but the Fallen has never reappeared. I jotted down its words, but it only meant that it didn't help much. ”

"In addition, there is no need to mention the matter that Lin Yuqing has something to do with the disappearance of the falling spirit. I could see that this child was not a man with evil intentions. The high priest turned his head, his voice soft and calm. This sentence seemed to have little strength, but it quickly erased the last trace of doubt on the faces of the patriarchs.

Lin Yuqing finally breathed a sigh of relief, and an inexplicable feeling came from the bottom of his heart.

"Since the high priest has opened his mouth, then we naturally believe in him. The young patriarch bowed his head to Yue Kai and said, "Then next, we have to look for it...... The group of people mentioned in the rumors existed or not, and where they were hidden. ”

Listening to the patriarchs joining the discussion, Lin Yuqing bit his lip and didn't speak for a long time.

"Are you still thinking about what happened?" Stuka whispered in his ear, "They've all opened their mouths in front of the High Priest, and they won't fart anymore." ”

"It's not like this...... Lin Yuqing hesitated for a long time, and finally replied softly: "I originally thought that you would think that the alien race did it. ”

"Why?" asked not Stuka, but Feng Yue, who suddenly turned around.

"After all, aliens are real enemies, and rumors are just rumors...... No one had ever seen that group of people, not even the Holy Alliance. ”

"You don't know, it's impossible for an alien race to have a fallen spirit. They are not a good container for the Fallen Spirit at all. ”

Seeing Feng Yue so categorical, Lin Yuqing became curious: "Why?"

"Unlike human beings, they are inherently incapable of providing nourishment for fallen spirits. Feng Yue listened to the discussion of the patriarchs, and replied without looking back: "The high priest three generations ago was a person who was particularly interested in everything, and even invited the Fallen Spirit to study the alien captives together...... If it weren't for him, we wouldn't know that the Fallen Spirit could not possess a foreign race. ”

"No exceptions?"

"There can be absolutely no exceptions. ”

"That'...... Why can't they provide nourishment?"

Stuka glanced at Lin Yuqing and said with a smile: "Who cares! Maybe it's because there are too many births, so the intelligence allocated to each one is not enough—after all, it's a bunch of bugs." ”

Although he had fought more than once with foreign races, Lin Yuqing's understanding of them was still close to zero. "How many are there in the alien race? How many are there?"

"They nest in the depths of the sea of quicksand, and no one knows how many there are. However, each time an attack was launched, there were as few as 10,000 and as many as tens of thousands...... And such an attack will come once in a few years. If there is no falling spirit, these insects can wear out our fang country by relying on crowd tactics alone. Feng Yue is one of the rare Fang people who is still well-organized when it comes to foreign races, and she doesn't seem to be interested in the patriarch's discussion, but instead introduces Lin Yuqing to the foreign race.

The aliens are fierce and courageous, backed by an infinite number of them, and they never even bring food or grass with them when they go out on battle, because no one is ready to return alive. Such a race, fortunately, they are intellectually inferior and have not fallen into the spirit...... When Lin Yuqing thought of this, he was glad and couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

Somehow, he always felt that the alien race he saw with his own eyes was faintly incompatible with the alien race described in Feng Yue's mouth.

When he frowned, he inadvertently swept towards the door of the temple, only to realize that it had become dark for some time. There was no moonlight outside, and it seemed that it was a dark night, and there were only two slightly beating fires outside the entrance of the temple, as if they would be extinguished by the endless darkness outside at any time, and it seemed that the mountain was dark and silent.

In the darkness of the night, the harrier seemed to have appeared out of nowhere—and it was not until it pounced and slammed into the hall that it startled the crowd, and hastened to catch it, and untied a roll of paper from one of its paws.

It was a letter harrier that had flown from the mountain pass checkpoint, and it had brought a message to all the patriarchs and priests in the main hall—the news was so heavy that it seemed that the fluttering piece of paper could not carry it.

"The alien starry night rushed to launch a second raid, and the mountain pass level has been surrounded. The scale cannot be examined in detail, but it is about 100,000. Ask Valhalla to urgently recruit soldiers and send priests to help. ”

Although there was not a single word about the battle situation and the casualties of the Fang Nation soldiers, everyone's faces suddenly turned white. The patriarchs all jumped up, and one by one sent out messengers and prepared to descend the mountain—after the battle two days ago, according to the previous example, the alien race would not commit any more crimes for at least a few years, so only 8,000 garrisons remained in the mountain pass pass, and now with 100,000 against 8,000, and no priest to summon the fallen spirit, as long as the response is a little slow, I am afraid that the mountain pass will fall.

No one cared about the difficulty of the mountain road at night, and almost in an instant, the hall was half empty. Lin Yuqing became the only one who had nothing to do, so he could only follow everyone back and forth, and he didn't know what to do. Just as Fengyue and Stuka were about to leave, and he was about to follow, he heard the high priest in the rear suddenly call him.

"You are a guest after all and have already helped us once, we are very grateful. This time, there are 100,000 alien races, and the danger is not the same as last time...... You'd better stay, Valhalla will always keep you safe. ”

The High Priest's smile was still so gentle.

Lin Yuqing was stunned, suddenly understood, and subconsciously bit his lip.