The cooperation between the two sides has indeed been quite fruitful - at least in the eyes of the Blue Feather Mercenary Regiment.

For the mercenaries, the perennial life in the wild makes them quite familiar with the dangers in the forest, not to mention that they do not wear heavy armor like the spirit warriors, and it is quite convenient to move, so in the operation of going deep into the twilight forest, these mercenaries are responsible for opening the way, once they find the tricky guy, they will send a signal, and then the spirit warriors will advance under the command of Yulian, tearing the poor beasts who don't know whether they are unlucky or lucky.

Of course, this is only the opinion of the Blue Feather Mercenary Group itself. In fact, for the ghost warriors, this kind of reconnaissance operation is no stranger to these mercenaries, and even in the eyes of these ghosts, the reconnaissance methods of these mercenaries are really backward and monotonous, and there is no construction at all.

But having said that, but life is lazy, not to mention that the spirit warriors have not condensed the entity after all, although in the battle, they can supplement their consumption by absorbing the soul power of enemies and prey, but reconnaissance is a thing that only consumes and does not replenish, and the spirit warriors are naturally happy to do nothing, not to mention that there are no particularly powerful guys in the mountains and forests at the moment, just some mutated beasts, they may be difficult for ordinary mercenaries to deal with, but in front of the spirit warriors, it is still not enough to see。 Therefore, there is no need for them to fill the loopholes of those mercenaries, as long as all the threats are eliminated, then the existence of loopholes is meaningless.

Because of this, the Spirit Warriors also learned from their masters, and they usually did nothing, but only followed Yuren, and only when the battle began, they would take action.

In the eyes of the Blue Feather Mercenary Group, the strength of these strange black-armored warriors is indeed high, especially their elemental caste power, which makes everyone realize what it means to be truly strong for the first time. Yesterday at noon, the crowd encountered a mutated black bear, stimulated by Mana, this black bear is not only tall and powerful, but also terrifyingly resilient. In addition, with the aura of body protection, even if the weapon can penetrate its guardian and slash the body of the black bear, it will automatically recover in an instant, which is definitely a very tricky enemy for mercenaries. But then they saw a black-armored warrior sprint forward with a long sword, and easily inserted the long sword into the black bear's body, of course, this level of injury was nothing in front of the black bear's recovery ability, but soon the mercenaries saw a stunned scene- The black-armored warrior simply turned his sword, and then, a bolt of lightning suddenly appeared out of thin air and struck the black bear, and the poor black bear obviously did not have the ability to calm down in front of a million volts, so it quickly turned into a pile of pitch-black coke in an unwilling roar.

The element belongs to the caste.

Although the mercenaries had heard the rumors of the Elemental Caste before, they didn't take it seriously, but it wasn't until they saw the power of the Elemental Caste with their own eyes that they realized that they were wrong. While surprised, these mercenaries were also secretly puzzled, where did the young nobleman find this group of powerful guards? Although the strength of these black-armored swordsmen seemed to be only at the level of the middle and upper ranks, with their strange elemental powers, they had the ability to fight with the high-level swordsmen. If these mercenaries were a little skeptical after hearing that the Elemental caste would more than double the wielder's combat power, now they don't think so anymore.

However, the mercenaries' doubts don't stop there.

You know, the Spirit Warriors were not born in this peaceful era, they used to fight under that bright red sky, for some country, race and ideal that have long since disappeared. This also makes the geist warriors always unconsciously bring their previous combat habits when fighting, plus the era they live in, whether it is the threat of war or the pressure and danger of the battle, it is far greater than now, so what these geist warriors have learned is also quite ancient, practical and powerful combat skills.

To the young mercenaries, these black-armored warriors were just a little strange in their actions during battle, but not to others.

For example, the old mercenary of the Blue Feather Mercenary Group.

To be able to become the captain of the Blue Feather Mercenary Group, the old mercenary obviously relies on his own strength, he does not have the same strong strength as other mercenaries, but in terms of combat skills, the old mercenary still has confidence. In fact, since he was young, he has been very interested in the sword skills of those ancient times, and in the eyes of the old mercenaries, the advantage of skill is far more than pure strength, and if he can use it and grasp this well, then it will be easy to win in battle.

Although he has also learned and comprehended some sword skills with his own efforts, after all, because of the long time has passed, many combat skills have long become legends, and perhaps their effects can still be passed down in various rumors and stories, but the way these combat skills themselves are learned has long disappeared. And now, the old mercenary could hardly believe his eyes, because he saw from those black-armored warriors those lost sword skills that he had longed for for a long time.

Accelerated charge, cross-defense, shadow assassination - even with his erudition, he could only discern these three combat skills, and as for the sword skills used by other black-armored warriors, they were even more strange and powerful, and the old mercenary could not imagine who these black-armored warriors were, and he even thought that he had returned to the era of legends, to the era of war, blood, death, glory and legend.

Of course, the old mercenary didn't tell his subordinates these words, firstly, there was no need for this, and secondly, he did not want to annoy the nobleman. Although Yu Lian's identity is the lord of the Twilight Forest, at this moment, the old mercenary has already identified him as the heir of an ancient family, otherwise, it would be impossible for ordinary nobles to recruit so many people who have a mid-level upper level, awaken the power of the elemental caste, and even know how to use ancient sword skills?!

What is the origin of this young man?

If the old mercenaries are wary of Yulian's body and mind, then those ordinary mercenaries are interested in the spirit warriors. It's no wonder, after all, in the past few days, both sides are acting together, what they are doing is in their eyes, the bravery of those black-armored warriors is naturally highly respected by the mercenaries, especially after realizing that they are girls, these mercenaries are more and more curious and puzzled, it is no wonder, after all, the spirit warriors can only rely on armor to move at the moment, and those decorative armor are unusually tall and heavy, and there is no way for idlers to wear them, but these girls can be worn so easily, and there is no obstacle to even movement, which makes those mercenaries very surprised and curious。 They even wondered if these black-armored warriors were the rumored female barbarians on the Surante Plateau, but they didn't seem to look like them, especially the voices of these girls were very crisp and well-sounding and educated, and they were not all the way to those female barbarians who spoke hoarsely and rudely.

But compared to the wandering soul warriors, Yu Lian is obviously not very popular with those mercenaries, the reason is very simple, he is a nobleman, and the mercenaries are ordinary people, and, among the mercenaries, there are many people who have to leave their hometowns because of the oppression of the nobles, and join the wandering career of the mercenaries, of course, although not every mercenary has the same experience, but after staying in the mercenary group for a long time, hearing the accusations and complaints of those seniors and juniors, even people who have no prejudice against the nobles will have a little dark psychology, and Yu Lian is not only a nobleman, but also the lord of the twilight forest, I am walking on other people's territory at the moment, so naturally I don't plan to have any conflicts with the other party.

Of course, what makes these mercenaries dissatisfied is not just Yulian's identity. In fact, these mercenaries can see very clearly that in every battle, this lord always stands in the rear to watch the show, at most he gestures to these black-armored warriors and mobilizes them to move, and in addition, this noble lord does not seem to plan to do more. Although they are the same as mercenaries, at least they are also responsible for the preliminary reconnaissance, and what about this lord? he does nothing, even when he camps, it is those black-armored warriors who clean the camp for him, and he is no different from those rumored nobles, and he has no intention of doing anything at all.

It's really lazy and useless.

In the face of Yulian's performance, of course, the mercenaries looked down on him, but although they were a little dismissive of this nobleman in their hearts, they did not show it on the surface. The Blue Feather Mercenary Diagram can be mixed with a huge amount of power, not just because of their strength, if these mercenaries can't learn such a simple means of communication, I'm afraid they would have been eliminated by those nobles and officials with an excuse, how could it have developed until now?

However, today, they have to deal with this nobleman.

"Mr. Yuren, we've been walking for three days, but so far, the source of the mutation doesn't seem to have been found. ”

The old mercenary looked at the young man in front of him and said in a deep voice. He didn't just report simply, in fact, the old mercenary had already found that with the deepening of himself and others, things seemed to be more and more unexpected for himself and others, and when they took over the task, the client of Qingcun only said that there seemed to be something abnormal in the forest, and did not give a detailed explanation. Although the members of the Blue Feather Mercenary Group have rich experience in adventure, the "source" is the most central secret of each force after all, and it is naturally impossible for a mercenary like them to know, so at the beginning, the old mercenary did not think that there was too much danger, so he took this commission. But they didn't expect that the dangerous surname entrusted this time was far beyond the imagination of themselves and others, they had never seen so many xenomorphs, although there were some mutated beasts on the entire continent, but the density was so large, and the number was so rare that it was rare, and, with their in-depth, the level of these xenomorphs was getting higher and higher, and the wild wolves that attacked them before were only some middle-level and low-level aliens, but now, they were even able to encounter some middle-level and high-level xenomorphs, which was obviously very abnormal, although relying on the power of the elemental caste of those black-armored warriors, everyone had not encountered any danger for the time being, But the old mercenary is a little hesitant to go inward, so many xenos are rare, what if you go inward again and encounter high-level xenos?

Thinking of this, the old mercenary finally decided to temporarily withdraw his troops after discussing with his subordinates for a while, retreat to Qingcun, and after reporting the situation here to his superiors, he asked them to send someone who was more capable of handling and completing this task to investigate.

"Moreover, the dangers we encounter are increasing, my lord, I suggest that we should retreat for the time being, and wait until we are fully prepared to continue our investigation. ”

"Completely ready?"

You Lian looked at the old mercenary in front of him meaningfully, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and he didn't seem to appreciate his answer.

"Tell me, then, what is complete preparation? Have I been well prepared before this operation, or have I ......... Do you think I and my team can't do that?"

"That's not what I meant. ”

Hearing Yu Lian's words, the old mercenary couldn't help frowning, does this young man really don't understand or is he pretending to be stupid? Or is he too confident in his own strength? Indeed, ten mid-level and high-level swordsmen who have awakened the elemental surname are very powerful combat power, but they are still a little difficult in front of the high-level, and besides, anyone with a discerning eye in front of him can see that the more he goes inside, the more dangerous it is, how can this young man not understand?

"But Mr. Yulian, I think you have also seen it, the more we go inside, the more dangerous it becomes, it is true that your guards are very powerful, but what if we encounter a high-level xenomorph? To be on the safe side, I'd suggest we get out of here before we make plans. ”

The old mercenary's words were not inconsiderate, not only pointing out the hidden dangers, but also giving Yulian face, not making him unable to get off the stage, but also vaguely hinting that the danger might surprise them, and in this case, it is always good to be careful.

Hearing this, Yu Lian raised his eyebrows, and didn't say anything, of course he understood what the old mercenary meant, in fact, for the concerns of the old mercenary, You Lian had long known that he was not like this group of mercenaries, and he also had a much deeper understanding of the source, the closer he got to the source, the concentration of Manna would increase, and with it, those alien species would be more powerful. Not to mention the xenos with high-level strength, Yulian is almost certain that in the center of Mana's fountain, there is a lord-level xenomorph that will guard there, and its strength, although not as good as the knight, is no different.

Of course, this kind of thing is naturally impossible for Yu Lian to say, once the old mercenary is stimulated, I am afraid that he will immediately turn around and leave, after all, in the eyes of ordinary people, the high-level level is already out of reach, let alone a monster close to the strength of a knight, there is absolutely no chance of winning. But Yu Lian didn't plan to tell him, not because he was afraid that the news of the source would be revealed, but because this group of mercenaries was also free coolies, which could make Judy and the others consume a lot of soul power, and if there were such free thugs and still wanted to drive them away, then it would be too much to say.

"I see what you mean. ”

Yulian waved his hand, interrupting the old mercenary's further speech.

"But don't worry, since I have the courage to go deeper, I am naturally sure, so I don't plan to leave, and ........."

Speaking of this, Yu Lian looked meaningfully at the old mercenary in front of him.

"I think if you have to leave, it might be even more dangerous. ”

Hearing this, the old mercenary didn't say anything, but his heart sank. In fact, as Yulian said, although everyone had a smooth journey, they knew very well in their hearts that if it weren't for Yulian's black-armored warriors, then it would be impossible for them to go deep into it, and now, if they want to break away from the team and leave this forest, it is equally difficult. Without the help of those black-armored warriors, it is really unknown whether these mercenaries, who are only low-level and high-level mercenaries, can leave the forest safely and soundly.

However, if you continue to go like this, there is only one dead end?!

Thinking of this, the old mercenary looked at You Lian in front of him carefully, no matter how you look at it, this is just an ordinary young man, and it doesn't look like he has any strength, no, no, no, although this young man's family must have some background, his strength may not be too weak, but the age is here, what can it be? At his age, it was already great to be able to become a mid-level swordsman, did he think that if he was an elf or one of those talents, he could become a high-level swordsman or a knight at a young age?

Of course, the old mercenary just thought so, of course he didn't think that You Lian had such strength, so he still insisted on his opinion, but in the face of the old mercenary's persuasion, You Lian was always unmoved, so the old mercenary finally had to leave helplessly, in his opinion, with the depth, he and others would definitely encounter high-level xenomorphs, and this young man must have if he suffered a loss, then he should know how to make a trade-off.

In fact, the old mercenary's worries came true much sooner than he expected. In the evening of the second day after he had spoken with Yuren, the mercenaries who were scouting the way ahead came with the news that a powerful xenomorph had been discovered.

Hiding in the bushes, staring at the huge xenomorph in front of him, the old mercenary and his subordinates frowned, in front of them, is a huge polycorn, this creature is already very large, after the mutation is like the size of a small mountain bag, moreover, the scales on its body are also extremely hard, this polycorn can be said to be one of the most difficult beasts in the forest, even if it does not mutate, its scales can easily block the spear and sword of ordinary people, and now I don't know what it will become。 But the most dangerous thing is not only that, within three meters of this polycorn, all the flowers and plants have withered, even those hard trees, have been corroded and broken at this moment.

The power of caste.

The old mercenaries quickly sensed the power contained in that terrifying body, and it was obvious that they had encountered an alien who had awakened the power of the caste and possessed high-level and lower-rank powers, which was not like those guys before, who could be easily dismissed.

"Frankly, Mr. Yuren, this is a very difficult enemy, and I don't think your men will be able to win easily. ”

And this time, with enough capital, the old mercenary was much more justified when he talked to You Lian again. After all, the xenomorph's power was too strong, and Yulian must have seen it, and the evidence was that after seeing the xenomorph, he didn't immediately make a gesture to signal his men to attack as before, but remained in place, carefully looking at the monster not far away.

"It's a bit of a faux pas, but this damned beast already has high-level powers, and judging by the way it looks, it seems to have awakened the power of a corrupted caste, and even if your men can achieve ultimate victory, casualties are inevitable. ”

"That's true. ”

This time, Yuren didn't refute the old mercenary's words, he just stared at the giant xenomorph, and then nodded in agreement. Seeing his statement, the old mercenary was overjoyed and immediately struck while the iron was hot.

"So, I suggest we retreat immediately, in the face of such a guy, we not only need a complete plan, but also need strength, my lord, retreating is not something to be ashamed of, and, frankly, I told you, we really didn't expect that we could go deep into such an area, now, it's time to make a decision............"

"I will not retreat. ”

However, the old mercenary didn't expect that before he could finish his words, Yulian had already shook his head and once again rejected his proposal without hesitation.

"Yes, you're right, this guy is still a little tricky for Judy and her sisters right now, but that's okay. ”

With that, Yuren stood up.

"I'll just go. ”

(To be continued)