With his feet on the slippery dirt, Rand slowed down, his sword in his hand in a forward parry to maintain his center of gravity and balance. He took a soft breath, calming himself with the help of the smell of the earth.

This is the first regular military operation in their lives, or it is not right to say that, although these young "noble second generation" are all people with higher hearts than the sky, but most of them are on paper and have not been practiced. Of course, these young people didn't take this to heart, in their opinion, they have enough knowledge, the only thing they lack is just practice, as long as they are given enough exercise, then they can apply what they have learned and exert their maximum power.

Unfortunately, getting enough exercise isn't always easy.

After experiencing the previous failures, Rand and the others have already put away their original frivolous thoughts and began to seriously face the reality of this world. Originally, they thought that in their own family, enduring the contempt and ridicule of their clansmen was the most humiliating thing. But when the shining blade of cold light did appear in front of them, close enough to take their lives at any time, these young people seemed to have finally discovered something more important. And compared to these, the ridicule, insults and insults of the people in the family are nothing at all.

In the face of death, whether it is honor or glory, everything is so insignificant.

I have to say that after receiving the task, Rand and the others were still a little uneasy in their hearts. After all, they were only going out for the first time, and they had no experience in the army at all. Naturally, there is no way to compare with those orc mercenaries. Moreover, the existence of Yulian has also become a considerable pressure.

Unlike those nobles who have never traveled far and rely only on words and fantasies, Yulian obviously has considerable practical experience, and obviously seems to be a few years old with himself and others, but Rand always feels that the young lord is far superior to them in any aspect, on the battlefield, he has a good attitude and keen judgment, and it is rumored that this lord also has a strong strength, and he can even speak directly with the Celtic Legion Captain as a noble lord, all of which makes Rand feel very stressed。 He didn't know how Yuren did it, but one thing was clear, and that was that the other party was far more than him, and there was no way to compare.

Because of this, when he received the order from Yuren, Rand's heart was also full of pressure, he was older than the lord, but in terms of experience, it was completely incomparable, in such a situation, if there was any trouble or omission, it would definitely not be a good thing! This is not only whether Yuren will admit their problem, but also their own identity!

Because of this, after entering the hinterland of the river valley, Rand cheered up his spirits and watched everything around him vigilantly, and his companions were the same, and two of the girls who were in charge of long-range attacks pulled their longbows tightly as soon as they entered the valley, so that they could react to the attack as soon as it happened.

Looking at his companion, Rand frowned, he also felt that this was too much energy, after all, according to the plan, there was still a long way to go, and if he kept his nerves so tense, then he was afraid that he would be exhausted to death before the task was completed. But when you think about it, the tension in my heart is unavoidable. Although Rand himself wanted to relax, he couldn't help but get nervous when the breeze blew and rustled the trees around the valley.

That's the experience gap.

Thinking of this, Rand couldn't help but glance at the girl who followed behind them. It was one of Charlotte's maids, and it was the one that Julien had sent to oversee them. On the surface, this is just an ordinary girl, she wears the same black uniform as Charlotte, with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and her shoulder-length short hair and beautiful face give people a quiet and delicate feeling.

Of course, Rand also knew that this was just an illusion, and after so many days in Julien's team, the first thing these young nobles learned was that "people should not be disfigured", so although the maid lady in front of her seemed to be weak when the wind blew, Rand was sure that she was definitely not such an easy person to deal with. Although the young lady looked harmless, one only had to notice the small and strange crossbow on her right arm, and you could be sure that it was more than just an ornament.

Compared with the nervousness of these young nobles, the black-haired maid was obviously more leisurely, and she even held a book, flipping through it as she walked, and it seemed that she was not on a mission at all, but as relaxed as a trip in the suburbs. This also made everyone very envious, and they also wanted to do this, but the gap in strength made them have to continue to move forward obediently, but they didn't dare to have the slightest idea.

"Brother Rand. ”

Just as Rand retracted his thoughts and was about to move on, a man came to his side with a bitter look on his face and whispered.

"It's been a long day of walking, everyone is a little tired, let's find a place to rest. If it continues like this, I'm afraid it will be a little bad. ”

Hearing this, Rand couldn't help but subconsciously glance behind him, only to see that the companions were all a little pale, with beads of sweat on their foreheads, and the two young ladies were also embarrassed, although they were biting their lips and holding on, but from the slightly trembling arms, it could be seen that they had also reached the limit.

"Well, then, let's take a break. ”

Rand looked around, then designated a wetland on the edge of the valley, which was a good place to rest under the greenery.

"That's it. ”

But Rand didn't expect that as soon as his words fell, he saw a black shadow flash, and then the maid who had been silent and followed behind everyone walked in front of herself and the others, she was still holding the book, but she turned around and walked in another direction, and then stopped by a boulder, and then the black-haired maid raised her head, glanced at Rand, and then opened her mouth and jumped out two words.

"Here. ”

"Here?"

Rand couldn't understand what the black-haired maid was saying, did she mean to rest there? But it was halfway up the valley, there were not a few trees at all, and it was even hotter under the sun's rays, so what was the use of resting here?

Although he was very dissatisfied, Rand still remembered what Yuren said before leaving, so he did not object, just sighed, and then waved his hand, signaling the people behind him to follow. And these young men, who were already extremely nervous and tired, naturally relaxed immediately after receiving the order, and they quickly followed Rand to the high ground and sat down against the stones. Although it can be endured, patrolling in such a river valley is first of all a kind of mental torture.

"Hoo ............"

Leaned against a stone and sat down, but Rand also wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and relaxed. Frankly, he was more tired than his companions, and although the terrain of the valley was already complicated, although everyone had only walked for half a day, it was already very difficult to remember the road they had traveled. It's full of forks in the road, wetlands and woods, and sometimes it's impossible to know if the path you've chosen is a connected road or a dead end. And Rand has no other way at the moment, after all, Yulian said very clearly, this time it is a covert operation, that is, they do not have any support. And the only help ............ "half an hour." ”

This was the only answer the brunette maid could give after sensing Rand's gaze.

"It's still too tender. ”

What Rand didn't expect was that on the top of the mountain, not far from them, Yulian was watching his every move.

"While I think I'm already very low in demand of these guys, at the moment, they seem to be even lower than I thought. ”

"Not everyone has talent, master. ”

Charlotte was evident to be unimpressed, and now she was patting Offariel on the back and passing over the water-soaked handkerchief, who had been vomiting in the dark since Julien had stopped, and was still pale and not far from death.

Although technically, this young lady is not really alive.

"That being said, but I'm starting to worry a little about whether the plan will go smoothly, maybe I should revisit ........." Yuren suddenly stopped talking. He furrowed his brow slightly, then looked into the shadows of the valley.

Rand sighed.

He shook his head, regained his spirits, then stood up and waved at his companions, who were still sitting motionless on the ground, intending to move on.

And at this moment, the black-haired maid, who had been quietly reading a book next to her, finally made a move.

She raised her head, narrowed her eyes slightly, as if listening to something, and then, the girl's face became serious, and she closed the book in her hand, and at the same time walked up to Rand, and made a quick gesture to him. At the same time, the girl raised her right arm, and with a slight, small bracket sound, the small mechanism that had been closed on the arm suddenly unfolded, and then slid forward, falling into her hand along the metal trail under the girl's cuffs. The black-haired maid held her bow in her hand, staring motionlessly into the shadows of the river valley not far away.

"What happened?"

The maid's unusual behavior also attracted the attention of the other young nobles, who hurriedly stood up and began to observe the movement around them, but they did not find anything unusual, and the whole valley was still quiet, and it seemed harmonious and peaceful under the light of the sun.

It's so quiet.

Rand's nerves tensed immediately, he remembered very well that he could hear the insects and birds chirping in the valley before, but now, there was no wind here.

Obvious anomaly.

There was no doubt, Rand subconsciously held the long sword in his hand, and at the same time slowly looked around, trying to find the root of the abnormality, but nothing appeared around, everything seemed to have not changed, and nothing had changed.

What's next?

The lack of adventure experience was obviously not enough to support the noble second generation to make a suitable and wise decision, and just as Rand was about to ask the black-haired maid lady, he found a flash of fire on the other side.

"Boom!!"

If Rand hadn't subconsciously lowered his head and lay on the ground, then I'm afraid he would have become a coke by now. And even so, the accompanying fiery whirlwind still swept through everyone's clothes, making them feel indescribably hot.

And when Rand struggled to turn around and look behind him, his movements suddenly stopped.

Not far away, on the mountainside, what should have been a stone wall that was supposed to be extremely hard has now melted into a large hole. The bright red, high-heat liquid is left out of it and slowly drips to the ground. And the dark smoke dispersed, but it also brought an unpleasant atmosphere.

After seeing this scene, Rand only felt a chill in his hands and feet, and he naturally knew what it was.

Magic.

(To be continued)