The trees of this forest are very tall, the canopy of the trees is like a huge umbrella that covers the sky, and the sun's rays can only shine through the gaps in the branches and leaves, unable to dispel the rotten smell of darkness and dampness. The mottled points of light are intertwined with the shadows of the trees, constantly changing with the shaking of the branches, always disturbing people's vision, and when the eyes begin to adapt to the changes in the light and shadow of the forest, it has invisibly reduced people's perception and alertness.

In the distance of the dim woodland, there is a tidal wave of darkness, this is the Black Forest that lurks unknown horrors, and it can confuse people's minds.

Brandon clenched the sword and shield in his hand, stared at the darkness hundreds of meters away, and breathed deeply, trying to suppress the sudden feeling of fear. Perhaps it was because Lady Vogary jumped off the dragon lizard and took out the exaggerated giant axe blade, and her cautious gesture allowed the young knight to finally get rid of the illusion of the Black Forest, reunite his spiritual will, and see clearly the black tide of the forest with teeth and claws.

The ensuing eerie horror made Brandon feel a little embarrassed.

As a left-wing scout commander valued by His Highness Randall, he should always be vigilant in the unfamiliar primeval jungle, and should not ignore the potential dangers of the Black Forest as ordinary soldiers adapt to changes in the environment.

Along the way, they went too smoothly, and they hardly encountered a decent opponent, and even if they met an ordinary beast, it was a prey sent to the door. In fact, in order to preserve his strength, Victor bypassed most of the monster gathering places, and the orc tribe did not dare to provoke the powerful Randall Expeditionary Force, and the fierce beasts that walked alone in the forest had keen instincts and would avoid the scout team in advance, so that Brandon trekked thousands of kilometers in the Black Forest like a hiking trip, and unknowingly lost his sense of crisis.

However, he now clearly realized that if he encountered danger, it would certainly not be an ordinary danger, and he had to deal with it with 12 points of composure.

The second squad of the Left Scouts consisted of 6 people, and under the leadership of the elite guard commander, with the help of the cover of the trees, they alternated stealth and escaped into the depths of the Black Forest.

The others were not idle, and the Source Blood Militia took supplies from the dragon lizards and liberated their combat abilities. These silver-tier beasts are immensely powerful, with sharp skin, claws, extraordinary regenerative talents, and the best meat shields equipped with high-quality armor, even against the mighty Ogre Overseers, and the four craftsmen of the scout team have used tough, sharp silk to tie between the trees, and sprinkled some fine iron spikes in the clearing, setting up some simple and insidious traps. Monsters with sharp instincts may not be hit, but traps can at least limit their range of movement. Soldiers make the most of these traps to contain monsters and save their lives when it matters most.

The fierce warrior Red Wolf and his sword-wielding maid were busy smearing more than thirty thin-bladed throwing knives with paralyzing poison. This guy's throwing knife skills have been superb, he can hit the target with his eyes closed even within forty meters, and he can even use the throwing knife from behind when running, without affecting his movement speed and the accuracy of the throwing knife.

Brandon suspects that Red Wolf is practicing his knife skills in order to make it easier to escape.

Sensing Brandon's gaze, the red wolf turned his head, grinned at him, and continued to poison his secret weapon.

Brandon withdrew his gaze, pursed his lips disdainfully, and handed the adamantite sword to the maid with an expressionless face, saying, "We will also apply some poison on it...... Well, those poisons have an expiration date, and if they are not used again, they will be wasted. ”

About two quarters of an hour later, a source blood militiaman who had gone out to scout returned from the Black Forest, and the outpost immediately stepped out from behind the trunk to act as a coordinate to prevent him from crashing into the trap that had just been placed.

"Commander, four kilometers to the left, in the woods, we spotted an unknown giant humanoid monster walking alone. It had spotted us too, chasing the second squad of scouts in the woods. The Scout reported to Brandon, "Visually, it's about 3.8 meters tall, it's bulky, powerful, slow-moving, and has a rare gift. We lost a bear dog, and the monster seemed to be able to hold it in place with its eyes, then grab the bear dog and suck it into a dried corpse with physical contact. ”

"Captain Wu led the man to deal with the monster, and he said that he could lure the monster away, and let me come back and ask for the commander's orders. ”

The Expeditionary Force Scouts are powerful, not only carrying out vigilant missions, but also eliminating some threats and gathering information about monsters. A single giant humanoid monster, and a slow-moving type, Brandon is confident that he will be able to destroy it, and at worst, he will be able to escape with the scouts.

He decisively ordered: "Bring it over, and the others will carry out the third plan." ”

The scout gave a military salute and turned back the way he came. The Scouts' elite guards and craftsmen climbed the three-person tree with bows and arrows and heavy crossbows, lurking high in the canopy. They are all spirit monkey militiamen, with 12 physique, 10 spirit, 15 perception attributes, their strength far exceeds that of ordinary elite soldiers, their skills are more agile than apes, they can leap freely in the canopy, and they are especially proficient in shooting skills from long-range weapons. The Monkey Militia used the powerful Thorsilver Warbow and Thursilver Heavy Crossbow to shoot the Silver Ant-Man leader. They are now condescending and well-positioned against large, hulking monsters, and are able to take their ranged attacks to the extreme.

The third-level source blood militia remained on the ground, choosing to throw spears and fight with fine iron barbs more than 6 meters long. Their strength is comparable to that of a 1,800-pound bear, and their mental stats are 3 points higher than those of the Spirit Monkey Militia, and their perception stats are 1 point higher, meaning that they are more agile in their actions and more accurate in attack, making them true all-round warriors.

Javelins, bows, spears, and hounds are the standard equipment for mountain people to hunt large male bears. Weighing nearly a ton, the big male bear is strong and tenacious, the mountain hunters adopt hunting tactics for their large size and lack of agility, several hunters with the greatest strength use spears to resist the body of the big male bear from different directions from the front and back, left and right, restrict its movement, and then release the hound to bite to attract its attention, and the rest of the hunters use bows and arrows to shoot at a distance, so that they can hunt the big male bear without damage.

The Source Blood Militia, the Alchemy War Mastiff, and the Alchemy Dragon Lizard cooperate with each other, copying the bear hunting tactics of the mountain people can even kill the leader of the fierce ogre.

The focus of this tactic is on no damage.

However, the results of the second team's initial reconnaissance revealed that the unknown monster had extraordinary talents and was able to kill their target through physical contact. Brandon then asked the sword-wielding maid to retreat to the rear with the dragon lizard and the war dog. The Randall family's war beasts are very valuable, and if conditions permit, they should be preserved as much as possible.

The Alien Rats bred by the wizard of Emerson can act as hounds, and they are about the size of a feral cat, but they are weak but numerous. Brandon's left-wing scout team has more than 30 alien rats, which can be used as cannon fodder.

The extraordinary talents of monsters are limited by energy, and it is impossible to use them indefinitely. Brandon made up his mind and prepared to drain the unknown monster's innate abilities with a worthless alien rat.

Brandon couldn't fault the setup, but he ignored the fact that how could an average large monster take the initiative to attack a scout team with a dragon maid?

Three quarters of an hour later, with the sound of heavy footsteps, the unknown monster came from the Black Forest, Brandon and the Red Wolf both had expressions of disbelief, and the young knight commander even exclaimed, "What the hell, is this a walking mushroom monster or a moss monster?"

It is about 3.8 meters tall, thick like a thick wall, basically a humanoid walking upright, but its body is covered with dark green moss and large and small mushrooms, it looks particularly disgusting, it has no palms, no feet, no mouth, no nose, and no ears, only a pair of strange eyes on its bare face, and two pale flames dancing in its eye sockets.

Obviously not an animal, is it a plant?

Anyway, it's a monster!

The captain of the second squad lured the monster to the ambush circle, and it seemed to be more excited, and its movement speed increased dramatically, reaching 18 meters per second. Its movements only looked slow and clumsy, but in fact it was surprisingly fast, and it rushed straight in the direction of the alien rat colony.

The ferocious alienated rats let out a terrible scream, and all of them scattered in the opposite direction of the monster, as if they had encountered a natural enemy, they turned around and fled, and even the source blood militia responsible for directing them blew the whistle hard.

Also escaping was the fierce warrior Red Wolf, who quickly ran into the Black Forest after the alien rats.

Brandon was furious and was about to curse when he heard the guards next to him shout, "Commander, look!"

The young knight turned his head, his eyes almost dropping. The unknown monster had already broken into the trap area, and the thick legs without the soles of their feet stepped on the triangular nails, but they were unaware of it, and their speed did not change and rushed to the taut silk of the silver spider. Its body was strangled by the sharp and tough silk of the Thorsilver spider, and then it passed through the silk unscathed.

Brandon gasped, and the silk was smeared black with dye, which was difficult to discern with the naked eye, but could still be seen if you looked closely. He hadn't intended to kill monsters with Thorium spider silk in the first place. Even if this monster's body was tough enough to break the silk of the silver spider, he would not be so surprised.

However, the giant monster passed through the silk trap in the most unreasonable way. Its body was like silt, and no blood was coming out of the severed part of the silk of the silver spider, and it was automatically glued together again.

What the hell is this?!

Brandon looked at Furgre beside him for help.

The dragon maid wearing a horned helmet and a mask covering half of her face carried a giant axe blade as tall as her, without the slightest intention of fighting, her delicate red lips turned upward, revealing a trace of elusive laugh lines, and said lightly: "Don't ask me, I also want to see how the commander is going to deal with it?"

Brandon was taken aback, it was the scout commander's duty to deal with the unknown monster, he raised his luck and fighting spirit, dispelled the negative emotions in his heart, and resolutely looked at the monster approaching within 100 meters, and waved his hand and ordered: "Whether this is a mushroom monster or a sludge monster, kill it for me!"