Sunset.

A brilliant orange-red glow crossed the mountains and covered the forest. Brings a speckled shade. The light smoke drifting in the distance, as well as the light breeze blowing by, all bring a sense of tranquility and peace. A freight carriage walked on a smooth, clean road, and the driver drove the carriage forward lazily humming a little song and waving a whip. He narrowed his eyes pleasantly, enjoying this moment of peace and happiness. Although when I first came to this job, I was a little reluctant to leave the bustling city, but now, I seem to like this kind of life away from the world. In the city, although it is bustling and lively, it is less quiet. Isn't this the kind of life you want, and if you can, you can continue to live here like this, then it would be greater...... However, when he thought of the rumors outside, the driver was still a little worried. After all, the Sith Empire is about to hit the door, and at that time, how long can this quiet life last?

At this moment, the coachman suddenly noticed that several people were walking towards this place in front of him, and he immediately slowed down vigilantly, and at the same time looked at the people in front of him curiously. And these people, after seeing the carriage coming towards them, also stood aside and stopped moving forward.

I guess it's some kind of robber.

The coachman's heart was secretly a little nervous, but he still stubbornly continued to walk forward, although he had not been here for a long time, but he also knew that the security of the twilight forest was good, and what kind of bandits and bandits had not appeared for a long time. Of course, that's the way it is, but be careful, it's always true.

At this moment, the leader took a few steps forward, and then made a gesture to stop the carriage.

Is there really going to be trouble?

Thinking of this, the coachman was a little uneasy, but at the moment, the sky was not completely dark, and this was Qingtian Avenue, even if those bandits wanted to hijack, they would not choose this time.

"What's the matter?"

Thinking of this, the coachman slowed down and asked. Of course, he was also vigilant, ready at any time, and if the other party was in trouble, then he would immediately turn around and run away - although whether he could escape or not was still a matter of opinion.

"That's right. ”

The man at the head raised his head, revealing a tired face that had been weathered for a long time, and he looked like a decent person, and the clothes they were wearing were also the kind of cheap clothes, and now that the weather was getting colder, ordinary people began to add clothes, but looking at the appearance of these people, it was obvious that they had not had time to prepare.

"You're from the Twilight Forest, so I think you must know all about Valhalla......... Can you please tell us how long it will be before we get to Valhalla?"

It turned out to be asking for directions.

Hearing this, the coachman finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then he carefully observed the few people in front of him, and couldn't help frowning worriedly.

"You want to go to Valhalla now? It's a long way to go, and if you're just walking, you'll have to get there in the middle of the night. At that time, the gates of the city were already closed, and you could not enter at all. Listen to me, you'd better not go to Valhalla, because the lord there has ordered not to accept outsiders. ”

This is also a decree issued by Yuren after the establishment of Valhalla, which strictly prohibits any outsiders from settling in Valhallic without permission. Aside from the original members of Twilight Town, and the slaves he had bought, the young lord didn't seem to be in need of any more immigrants. In fact, soon after the establishment of Valhalla, there were many people in the surrounding area who were not happy with their lives, planning to come to this new city in search of opportunities to work and live. Among them were craftsmen, merchants, farmers, and of course some thieves who had been sidelined, but whatever they were, their applications were rejected by Yulian. All outsiders who come to Valhalla are only allowed to rent a room in the hotel. In Valhalla, no one is allowed to provide shelter or room to these outsiders in any way.

Of course, it's not that no one has disobeyed the order, after all, Valhalla City is not small, and in the eyes of many people, hiding the individual is not a problem, as long as you stay for a long time, then you can live here. And those thieves, who are not serious people in the first place, and do not need a place to live, as long as they let them into the city, then these people will go and find a place to live on their own.

However, it is somewhat surprising that no matter how deep these people hid, they would be dug up and banished from the twilight forest. After coming and going, everyone was also surprised in their hearts, and they couldn't figure out how the lord did this. However, slowly, as the war approached, fewer people wanted to become residents of Valhalla, and most people's thoughts at the moment were about how to escape farther south, and naturally they would not think about coming here again.

However, there are always some poor people who cannot escape so far, but they can't find any work in their hometown, so they have to try their luck here, and in the eyes of this coachman, these people are such guys.

Therefore, in his tone, there was a little more ease and politeness.

"I advise you to hurry back quickly, at the moment Valhalla City does not accept outsiders, and ......... There is still a curfew, and the city will be closed after dark, and even the inhabitants of it, if they do not return to Valhalla after twelve o'clock, can only find a random place to spend the night outside the twilight forest. You know, it's dangerous after dark. If you want to find a place to work, don't go. ”

"Thank you for your advice. ”

After listening to the coachman's persuasion, the man smiled gratefully, and he nodded at the coachman.

"My companion and I would have considered it, but...... Now that the world is so difficult, I'm afraid it's not easy to find. ”

"yes............"

Thinking of this, the coachman also sighed, then shook his head helplessly, then smiled at the men, and then, he raised his whip again, and waved it vigorously—and with the loud sound of the whip, the carriage moved slowly again, and drove forward. The men smiled and looked at the departing carriage, and even waved at it.

And when the carriage disappeared, these people who were originally smiling innocently suddenly turned cold, and then they quickly gathered together.

"There's nothing wrong with the information provided, Captain. ”

A burly man with a dark face lowered his voice and spoke calmly.

"The City of the Lost is indeed guarding and guarding the outside world, I really don't know what secrets they have, why they have to hide so tightly. ”

"That's exactly what we're here for. ”

And the man who spoke to the coachman before was also serious at this time.

"Your Excellency has sent us here to find out what this place is and what is going on, and we must investigate it carefully and present the full report to your Excellency. ”

In fact, these people are not refugees, they are the special secret elite troops of the "Dark Fang", one of the three major legions of the kingdom. Specialized in intelligence gathering, assassination, and so on. There are six of these elite units in the Dark Fangs, and the members of them are all top fighters. Although they may not be as good as many high-level professionals in the frontal battlefield. However, under this shadow, they have a very strong combat ability and reflexes. And this time, it was the most elite troops sent to the Twilight Forest to reconnoitre.

"But, Captain, night is about to fall, and according to intelligence, Valhalla and the entire Twilight Forest have been sealed off and under curfew since the lord left. The defense must be tight, I think we should be cautious, do we wait until tomorrow daylight and we blend in through the crowd?"

One of the men offered with some hesitation, but the man in charge quickly shook his head.

"No, if what the coachman said is true, then there must be some secret inside the Twilight Forest, didn't your lord say it? However, the fact that they did so shows that there must be something strange in it. If you can't face the danger head-on, then you won't be able to get the most truthful information. So, we must set off at night to find out the truth about the curfew while investigating the secrets of the castle! Don't forget, we are here to investigate the true strength of the Twilight Forest for adults, and if you have any doubts about this, then what are you doing here?"

At this point, the others didn't say anything more, they just nodded their heads in agreement, and then stopped talking. Anyway, for them, there is nothing to worry about these things. After all, in this line of work, they encounter more dangers.

"Good. ”

Seeing that no one had any objections, the man in charge also quickly gave an order.

"From now on, we will disperse, and from what the coachman said just now, we know that no one will be heading towards Valhalla at this time. We are no longer fit to act in this way, and from now on, we will immediately change our disguises as hunters and move away from the avenue, remembering, if we are discovered, we will say that we are hunters chasing wild beasts, and as for what to say, I think you all know very well, so there is no need to tell us more. Remember, we're going to meet around Valhalla at twelve midnight sharp, and then we're going to make the next plans. Anyone who does not show up by that time will be disqualified, you know. ”

"Yes, Captain!"

Hearing this, everyone nodded in unison. The man waved his hand with a serious face.

"Now, let's get moving!"

Soon, the crowd quickly dispersed, and they disappeared into the shadows of the woods as quickly as they could. And the road, at this moment, is now deserted again, if someone walks through here again, then it is absolutely impossible for him to find out what happened here before.

Night falls.

As the last rays of the sun disappear below the horizon, the dark night officially becomes the protagonist, and the stars in the sky and the bright moon announced in the sky have become the new theme of this world. The white, soft moonlight is blurry and faint, but it brings an illusory beauty. But, at the same time, in the forest, which should have been occupied by shadows and darkness, there was a glimmer of brilliance, the same faint light, almost negligible, but it was getting thicker and thicker.

It's foggy.

The man frowned, he had investigated the climate of the Twilight Forest, where fog was often used and had a great impact on vision. In fact, this is also a point that he worries about in action, after all, there is no way to eliminate and change the fog. The Twilight Forest, after all, is too strange a place for them, and at the moment, this kind of climate change is likely to bring unexpected effects.

However, he did not back down. As the most elite unit, the most elite commander, and the most elite warrior of the Dark Fang Legion, he has made countless feats of battle, and he has never been defeated. No matter how harsh the environment was, no matter how harsh the conditions, he was successful, and this time, it will be no exception!

Soon, in the mist and the night, there was a chirping of insects, and they rose and fell with each other, and the man's face softened when he heard these low chirps, and then, with his hands in front of his mouth, made the same sound. Soon, he saw several figures walking through the fog towards him.

That's one of his men.

"All here?"

"It's all here, Captain. ”

The man quickly glanced around, then nodded in satisfaction. He took out his pocket watch and carefully checked the time.

"Let's go, then. ”

In the next moment, he quickly gave the order, and then, led by the captain, everyone entered the depths of the dense fog-filled forest.

The fog is getting heavier.

As everyone moved forward, this feeling became more and more obvious. The interior of the twilight forest is not black and you can't see your fingers, on the contrary, it is white and a little dazzling. The moonlight passed through the mist, and the refracted brilliance made the already thick fog even brighter, and at the beginning, everyone could still see the people in front of and behind them. Soon, however, they could barely see the dark shadows moving around them, and when they walked inward, they couldn't even see the shadows. It was as if the whole world was left with itself and the white mist, and nothing else.

If it were ordinary people, in the face of such a scene, I am afraid that they would already be flustered, but after all, these people are members of special elite troops, although they also have fear, fear, worry, and anxiety in their hearts. However, their years of combat experience and rich psychological qualities can make them hold all this to the bottom of their hearts and carry out their tasks in the most calm and indifferent state.

However, even so, the psychological pressure brought by this fog to everyone is far beyond the ordinary dense fog. For some reason, everyone always felt that there seemed to be something strange in these fogs, and they felt that their movements did not seem to be as relaxed as before, as if someone was gently tugging their hands and feet, otherwise they would move forward. And, for some reason, they always felt as if they could hear a faint, barely audible call. And when they subconsciously want to listen intently, they can't hear anything.

It's an illusion, this must be an illusion!

Almost everyone said this to themselves in their hearts, they couldn't see their companions, and even their own bodies were swallowed up by the thick fog. However, they did not allow themselves to be frightened, and in their opinion, these strange phenomena were 100% their own delusions, so they immediately began to follow the usual training, quickly gathered their minds, focused their attention to a point, and slowed down. Begin to ignore the sensations of the body.

I have to say that this does still have a certain effect, when that strange hallucination never appeared again after this, and the speed of the crowd seems to have returned to normal.

And, to their surprise, the fog seemed to have become lighter!

"It's coming soon. ”

While calculating the distance, the man said to himself silently. According to the description on the intelligence, not far ahead, is the City of the Heroic Spirit, and the walls of this city are not very tall, if it is not a problem, they should be able to climb up, as long as they can enter the city, then with the help of the intricate terrain, they will definitely be successful!

There are still a hundred meters...... There are still fifty meters to go...... The fog began to fade, and the sight got better.

There are still ten meters to ......... The man stopped.

Almost at the same time, he saw his companions and subordinates beside him, who had also appeared beside him at the same time, and it was clear that they had all passed through the fog safely and had been tested. But...... The man still felt that there was something strange in it. However, he didn't think much of it, but shifted his gaze and looked ahead.

Then, for the first time, the man's eyes widened in surprise. Not only him, but even his subordinates showed the same expression at this moment.

In front of him was not the city wall he imagined, nor the gate of the city, on the contrary, after passing through the thick fog, what appeared in front of everyone was a patchwork, but an unusually quiet town.

What's going on? Didn't you say this should be a town?

For the first time, the man felt a little anxious, he had never encountered such a thing, although it was common to say that information was wrong, but it was too exaggerated to make mistakes to this extent. In any case, the difference between a small town and a city should be obvious. Moreover, that city should have walls. But at present, the town is beyond the wooden fence, and there are no defenses in sight. And on the only lookout at the entrance of the town, there was not the slightest figure.

It's so quiet.

The man frowned, and he realized what the problem was. There was no fire in this town, not even the torches for the vigil. Also, most towns have a few dogs to patrol at night, but here you don't hear any barking - you don't even feel the breath of life.

Thinking of this, the man couldn't help but raise his head and look at the twilight castle at the back of the town - the castle was still hidden in the thick fog, leaving only a faint silhouette, still not showing any brilliance.

"Captain, ......... next"

"Scatter the search!"

The man made a quick gesture to interrupt his men's inquiry.

"Report anything immediately!"

(To be continued)