Chapter XXV. Prelude to War

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I know it's not the best adventure party, because it's just like me, it's very young.

Maybe if you want to, you can go to a better place and live an easier life.

But please stay and witness with me!

Witness this flag shine and warm the face of every human being!

Maybe you think I'm dreaming, yes, I'm a little bit unconvinced.

But I believe that this team will become the brightest star in the future because of our unity and courage!

So at that time, we have no choice but to carry this banner happily.

Welcome again to the Crown of Thorns!

- Announcement of the Crown of Thorns Adventure Group.

Tony read this passage, combined with what he heard, and judged that this regiment leader should not be very bad, so he was a little relieved.

Take the initiative to invite your friends to become the first members of this adventure group.

Every adventurer is careful when choosing a team, as it is a lifelong decision.

Unless the party is disbanded or kicked out by the management, if the adventurer chooses to quit on his own, he will have a reputation as a defector.

As long as the party is still normal, then defectors will never be accepted.

Because loyalty is a more important quality before strength.

It's hard enough to face those terrifying enemies, and if there are traitors from within, the consequences will not be much better.

Number of participants: 12/200

(Elizabeth and Cecilia were unable to join the Adventure Party as minions, four members of Wood Squad, two members of the Battle Maids and Betty, and five newcomers who had just joined.) )

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The baby's cry of "Whoa...... Whoa" became an early morning alarm clock and woke Wood from his sleep.

Although he became the head of the regiment, he still couldn't change his habit of sleeping lazy.

But Betty, who slept next to him, woke up early, and she was very attentive to the two little babies, and took care of them as her own children.

Wood also likes these two noisy little guys, and to be honest, they've been busy lately, and even when they come back from the dungeon, they don't have much time to take care of them.

While eating breakfast, they teased the two little ones, and the little ones also gave their "father" enough face, and they moved their limbs to the sky, looking very happy.

The atmosphere was warm and joyful, but it was a pity that it was disturbed by an uninteresting guy.

The maid brought the man in, and it was a man dressed in black.

Wood didn't know the man in black, but he knew the medal on his chest, which was of a seven-colored bone flower.

"Good morning, what's the matter?" He was still very polite to the ally of the Seven Colored Bone Flower, after all, he still owed Harry hundreds of millions of experience points!

The man in black was obviously not very good at speaking, because he was just an intelligence officer in charge of transmission, and he handed over a report very neatly.

Everyone felt a different atmosphere, and those warmth disappeared in an instant, and the atmosphere of the whole room became a little solidified.

"Come on, baby, let's go play in the garden. Betty and the maid picked up the baby and walked out of the room.

They knew what was going to happen, and they trusted Wood to handle it.

Wood opened the vellum paper, and his face changed several times, first a little ugly, then a wry smile, and finally made up his mind.

It's time to come, and I can only face it bravely.

There is a long list of messages on the vellum, which can be summed up as signs of a dungeon counteroffensive all over the mainland.

Especially in Longming City in the northeast, even if the boyens adventure group arrived as soon as they learned the news, most of them were already dead and wounded, and monsters were still pouring out of the gate one after another.

Fortunately, the enemies that appeared later did not have demons or wurms, and their strength was relatively weak.

Otherwise...... I'm afraid that Longming City no longer exists.

There is also one place that has been invaded by a large number of enemies, and that is the Windwhispering City in the West.

Although everything happened suddenly, the Stoutus Glory Bands stationed outside the city had already known the prophecy and were prepared to prevent the tragedy from happening.

There is another big news in this battle, the deputy commander of Stouts, who has been promoted to a glory-level mage in battle!

In addition to Buryans, Stottus also made a rapid recovery from the disaster, and those successors lit up their own light in the west.

Sometimes people have to sigh that no matter what happens to an adventure group with a foundation, that will will will still be passed on.

This is something that the adventure party in Kiel City does not have, because they are not yet the "heroes" that people call them.

At this point, there are more serious problems ahead......

That is, how can their little sailing ship survive the next stormy waves?

Wood took a few more bites of food and walked out with the report.

Time is running out for the Crown of Thorns to grow......

In the warm sun, there are still people basking at the gates of the Adventurers' Guild.

The flag fluttered in the wind, and countless passers-by raised their heads to view the painting in the harsh sunlight.

No matter how many times you watch them, they still feel very handsome.

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Poof! A blood-stained wolf claw passed through the goblin's chest, splattering blood on the faces of the other goblins.

The goblins got angry and they began to wave their weapons at the enemy!

The wolf girl was very calm, and her two sharp wolf claws waved, slaughtering the goblins like mowing grass.

The blood on the ground was still spreading, and many of the eyes that looked at the blood were filled with fear.

The wolf girl didn't care about those who were ruled by fear, but looked at the sky.

A few small wurms flew in the sky, and the blood-red dragon's eyes had lost their minds, like bloodthirsty beasts.

Their bodies were still stained with blood, and fragments of human clothing could be seen between their teeth.

Flying in the air like them was a red-robed wizard with a hint of anger in his eyes.

It's been a long, long time since he's been so angry, and he's going to make these brutes pay with their lives!

A black mist floated out of the red robes, obscuring the sunlight and the elements of magic.

At this time, the wurms have lost the ability to think, they just want to tear apart the humans in front of them, no matter what method they use!

The two wurms at the front moved at the same time, and the dragon claws pierced the wizard's body in the black mist.

But wurms didn't scream in excitement because they noticed something was wrong.

Then, countless identical red-robed wizards appeared in the mist, with the same anger.

The two wurms finally reacted, knowing that there was something wrong with the fog, but it was too late to leave.

The body that had been pierced by the claws suddenly exploded, and countless blood-red ropes wrapped around their dragon body, then tightened and tightened......

They felt like they couldn't swing their wings anymore, and their breathing was getting harder and harder, and the rope was still tightening......

With the sound of two explosions, blood rained down from the black fog, and the hot blood fell to the ground, which also made the already frightened people even more afraid.

If it's the blood of wizards, then they're going to die too......

The hot blood also fell on the wolf girl's face, and she was relieved to tell that it was not human blood by her wolf nose.

Huh? Why should she worry about that bastard wizard?

It was a problem, and she felt the need to do something to prove that she was still a wolf.

But the girl didn't think about it for long, because the battle above continued.

The sound of the body exploding, the hot blood rain, those bloodthirsty wurms all died in the black mist.

There are no bones left.

But Charles did not relax because of this, because he found that there was a guy who was not weak and was hurrying to come.

The black mist was blown away by the strong wind, and he looked ahead with blood.

It was a huge wurm with flames burning all over its body, and every gasp carried a fiery breath.

The flames condensed in his mouth, and he was now angry and wanted to use the flames to avenge his companions!

But if it were anger, humanity would never lose now.

Because this is our homeland! And you blood-stained invaders, for whatever reason, are dead!

The wizard took out a syringe and inserted it into his arm without hesitation.

The black potion was poured into his body, and the wizard's pupils instantly turned black, and the muscles of his body began to expand rapidly, turning into a strong man in just a few seconds.

The dark eyes saw the blazing fireball, but there was no emotion, and the air around them became very cold.

The strong man, who didn't look like a wizard at all, took a deep breath, because he hadn't experienced this feeling in a long time.

The feelings in the mind are corroded, and people are becoming more and more indifferent, gradually becoming a monster.

Powerful power surged in his body, and the oncoming fireball also made him feel a little bored.

Reach out and grab at the huge fireball like a steamed bun......

The whole world was silent, there was no explosion, no wail, and the blazing flame quietly disappeared.

The strong man glanced at his burnt palm, and there were many sighs in his heart.

It seems that I am really not as good as I was back then......

But slaughtering a wurm is still an easy thing.

Blood flowed from his arm, but instead of falling to the ground, a blood-colored spear gathered in the palm of his hand.

Without any shouting, the silent Charles approached the Wyvern with his spear raised.

Then, the spear slashed across the dark sky and stabbed into the dragon's claws.

The flying dragon endured the severe pain, and the flames in the air were condensed again, and he wanted to burn this human to death!

He didn't believe that at such a close distance, this human could still be as unscathed as he had just been.

The spear had not yet been drawn, but the dragon's wrath had descended, devouring the strong man in the wizard's robes.

The flames in the sky were still burning, but Charles had already planned everything, and the potion made his brain spin fast.

Poof! Another blood-red spear appeared, piercing the dragon's wings directly, and the dragon's blood splattered everywhere.

What the hell is going on, the Wyvern still hasn't reacted.

But Charles, who was in the rear, didn't have the patience to explain, and a few spears pierced out, and the huge wurm began to fall.

But there are many, many ordinary people down there, and it is also the home of people's survival.

The Wizard's Staff has appeared in the hands of the wizard, and the spell has been completed in a short time.

A thick black mist emanated from his robes, but unlike the first time, this time it turned into countless bats.

The bats, like an army, surrounded the huge dragon body in an orderly manner, so that the "cannonball" would not continue to smash to the ground.

Then, countless bugs fell from the sky and began to devour the wurm's body.

The flames that burned on the dragon's body were gone, replaced by those weak flames, barely burning a few bugs, but that didn't stop him from dying.

Wurm wanted to regather the flames, but the spears limited his ability to communicate with the elements of magic and frantically devoured his life force.

He's going to die, but he wants to laugh, because humanity doesn't have to be proud for long.

They are just death squads that came to investigate, but they have caused so much damage to the human world, it seems that the current human race is really getting weaker and weaker.

Death will soon come to this world and consume all life.

Eventually, the world will become the next ......

Another breath of life disappeared at this moment, and at the same time, the dragon's eyes also lost their color.

The effect of the potion is over, and the strong man has also turned into a somewhat tired old man.

The wolf girl walked up with undisguised concern in her eyes.

Although wolves are cunning and good at camouflage when hunting, when it comes to feelings, they never hide it.

"Huh...... It's okay, it's just a side effect of the drug, and you'll get used to it again after a few uses. ”

There was not a trace of blood on the old face, but this smile made the girl feel very warm.

She organized the language for a long time before she opened her mouth.

"Tonight...... Cook, me. In order to express herself more clearly, she was still pointing at herself when she spoke.

Charles nodded, in fact, he felt that the girl's cooking skills were really improving rapidly, and she was about to catch up with him, an old fellow.

Maybe that's the talent of foodies.

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Home system adventurers, the necessary talents for every adventure group, must have at least one.

What if not?, then your adventurous group should be disbanded as soon as possible, anyway, there is no future, and it is a waste of experience to keep it.

These were a few words that Wood had heard a long time ago, so in order to keep the party from being disbanded, he was going to get a homeland adventurer.

So the question arises again, where to look?

Although as long as you are a normal person who has not changed jobs, you can open the home system with enough experience points, but it is easy to encounter parallel goods when doing so.

Try to cultivate yourself, talent doesn't matter, but you must be calm and clever, and have a sense of responsibility.

So originally he wanted to choose one from the maids, but fate is really a bit wonderful......

Libeka is actually a philanthropist, but she is much more low-key than him, and she doesn't talk much about the reconstruction of some slums.

Wood left Rebecca's new home and was on his way home, looking at the scene around him with some emotion.

Kiel City is already a very prosperous city, but there are two sides to everything, such as the scene in front of you.

Perhaps it was because of the light rain last night, so the road became wet and muddy, and the boots were covered in mud.

In the shadows where the sun does not shine, there are many eyes on him, an uninvited guest.

Some want to be thieves again, some want Wood to take them out of here, and some ......

This is the slum, the messies, dirtiest and weakest place in the whole city of Kiel.

In the eyes of most adventurers, the people here are more selfish and disgusting than themselves, and they simply don't deserve to be called human.

Without any emotion or dignity, the so-called goal is just to live in emptiness.

Walking along the road, Wood had already seen several corpses, emitting a disgusting stench of rancidity.

Some starved to death, while many more were killed.

There were even a lot of children, and the appearance of death made Wood a little unbearable.

If the Crown of Thorns had enough influence over Kiel City, the first thing he would want to change would be this slum.

You can't do it, but you can still get an orphanage to protect these children.

An adventuring party that doesn't do something out of the ordinary is not as good as salted fish.

Thinking about it, suddenly! He threw a punch to the right.

The fist was deliberately unstrained, but even that sent the sneak assailant flying out and lying on the ground spitting blood.

Wood didn't turn his head, because his heart was a little soft, so he couldn't see that kind of picture.

Halfway through the journey, there were already several attackers, and none of them valued their lives.

But there was no turmoil in his heart, because he was used to it.

The fist was swung again, intending to bring down the new attacker as well.

But halfway through his fist, he stopped abruptly.

Because he saw the appearance of the attacker, a very small child.

"Big brother, can you give me something to eat?

The child's voice was clear, and there was a clean smile on his dusty face, clean enough to touch Wood's heart.

She is still full of love for life and believes that tomorrow will be better.

She believes that there are still good people in this world, such as the big brother in front of her.

You see, her dusty hands were full of extra bags of bread! and they were fresh, perhaps freshly baked.

She was already crying, and if there had been so much bread two days earlier, those little friends would not have died.

She was grateful to her big brother, but she still wanted to cry......

Huh, why did the big brother stretch out his hand?

She hadn't shaken hands yet, and her hands were dirty.

Slowly looking away from the bread, he raised his head......

It's a warm smile, and even though she's been smiling, no one has ever smiled at her......

After hesitating for a while, the dusty little hand still grabbed the big hand.

Wood continued to walk towards the house, only this time with a little girl.

In the shadows, there are already many people waiting for him to leave, and then they will attack the little girl.

A life, not to mention a bag of bread, even a piece of bread, they are willing to kill.

Anyway, Wood has already picked up a lot of kind "stray cats", and this one is not bad.

Glancing at the little girl next to him again, he always felt a little strange.

After thinking about it, he locked on the girl and began to investigate the information.

Name: None, age 13 years old.

Status: Frailty, malnourished.

Talent: The Last Pure Land.

The Last Pure Land (Sealed, unlocked by opening the Home System): Only those who have no distractions can protect others.

Effects: All stats and effects of the Temporary Camp are enhanced, depending on the level of the party.

Building a permanent base does not cost XP and team points, and the XP paid for the base is halved each month.

Wood stopped abruptly and picked up the girl.

kissed heavily on the dusty face, and then felt that one bite was not enough, two and three mouthfuls......

He ate all the dust.

Who said that a good person must not be rewarded? He definitely has to give that person a mouthful!