"Boom!"

A thunder pillar roared and smashed down from the top of Lan Xiaoice's head, but Lan Xiaoice, who had already embodied the third stage of armament, would be succeeded by the same scheme again. I saw Lan Xiaoice swing the long sword in his hand, slashing a sword from the top of his head, and then, an ice protective shield appeared above his head, blocking the thunder pillar that crashed outside.

"You also try!" After blocking the attack of the "Roaring Heavenly Beast", Lan Xiaoice naturally would not sit still. The distance between the two is still a lot because he was knocked away, if he rushed over, he must have missed the vacuum period after the magic attack of the "Roaring Heavenly Beast", which is not the best policy, so although the melee attack has a great advantage over the connection of moves and multiple attacks, Lan Xiaoice did not choose to be close, but continued to volley out a sword and threw a giant ice pick at the "Roaring Heavenly Beast".

After all, the distance was too uncomfortable, even if it was a long-range attack, it was enough for the "Roaring Beast" to have enough reaction time, and before the giant ice pick could approach, it was slapped out by the "Roaring Beast" with one claw. Of course, the person who can use the trick is not only the "Roaring Beast", when he shot the giant icicle, the blue Xiaoice had already jumped up, and the long sword smashed heavily on the right claw of the "Roaring Beast", only to see that in an instant, the huge right claw of the "Roaring Beast" was covered by a thick layer of ice.

Then, Lan Xiaoice used the power on his right arm, using his right claw as the base point, and pulled out more than ten meters upward, climbed over the head of the "Roaring Heavenly Beast", and came to the back of the "Roaring Heavenly Beast".

"Could it be someone else's prey?" After climbing over the head of the "Roaring Heavenly Beast", Lan Xiaoice did not take the opportunity to pursue at all, but stopped there and muttered secretly. Because he had always attacked La and the "Roaring Heavenly Beast" from the lower position, it was not until he crossed over the opponent's head that Lan Xiaoice noticed that on the back of the "Roaring Heavenly Beast", there was a wound of more than two meters, and the flesh and blood were turned sideways. It's clearly the work of a swordsman. In this way, the doubts that Lan Xiaoice had always had in his heart were suddenly enlightened at this moment. Presumably, this "Roaring Heavenly Beast" was chased and killed by a swordsman, and there was no way to run to the relatively outlying part of this Demonic Beast Forest, and the swordsman may have been entangled in something, otherwise he would not have let go of the prey in his hand.

"Roar~"

I am afraid that it was because he was injured by the swordsman before and had a shadow, but after being injured by Lan Xiaoice's right paw at this moment, the momentum of the "Roaring Heavenly Beast" suddenly dropped a lot. There was no deafening roar, just a deliberate silence. A dull roar emanating from the depths of his throat.

"It seems to be a bit enlightened!But it's useless anymore, and I broke my road signs so strictly, and I won't spare you if I'm soft now." Lan Xiaoice saw that the "Roaring Heavenly Beast" was no longer as manic as before, and breathed a sigh of relief, but looking at the ruined forest around him, he couldn't help but say angrily.

"Roar~"

"Yes, stay still, your crystal nucleus is not much worse than Hongling grass. If I bring it back, my confinement time can be reduced a lot!" Seeing that the "Roaring Heavenly Beast" did not dare to move, Lan Xiaoice whispered with satisfaction, and then rushed towards the "Roaring Heavenly Beast" with his sword. At this moment, the right claw of the "Roaring Heavenly Beast" has been injured. With his current posture, it is very inconvenient to either want to retreat or attack with giant claws. And the "Roaring Sky Beast" did not release the thunder magic before Lan Xiaoice, and Lan Xiaoice naturally did not miss this attack opportunity.

I don't know if I understood Lan Xiaoice's words, or because this calm confrontation was broken by Lan Xiaoice. In short, when Lan Xiaoice rushed over, the "Roaring Heavenly Beast" seemed to be frightened, and suddenly the person stood up and let out a much more violent roar than before, and then, the thunder and lightning in the sky were like raindrops, one after another, crashing down from the clear sky of thousands of miles, and constantly exploding around the "Roaring Heavenly Beast".

"Hush. Trapped Beast Fight?" Forced by the dense thunder pillar attack, Lan Xiaoice also had to stop. Smacked his tongue and said irritably.

Although it was injured by Lan Xiaoice's right paw, if it continued to fight, it would not be so wolf. I am afraid that because it was injured by the swordsman before, the mental state of the "Roaring Heavenly Beast" has been in a tense state, and now it is injured again by Lan Xiaoice, and the fragile defense line in the bottom of the heart is suddenly lost, and it is actually crazy.

"Alright, I'll help you out. After a while, the strength of the "Roaring Heavenly Beast" was about to be exhausted, and the dense thunder pillar began to become scattered, and the rather bored Lan Xiaoice sighed, rushed up with a sword, and slashed on the hind limbs of the "Roaring Heavenly Beast". Just like when the right claw of the "Roaring Beast" was frozen, although the blades were facing each other, the thick skin of the "Roaring Beast" was not broken, but a dense ice cube appeared from the edge of the knife, and in the blink of an eye, the lower limbs of the "Roaring Beast" were already frozen. Then Lan Xiaoice rushed up, and another slash was hit at the back of the neck of the "Roaring Heavenly Beast". After two slashes, the "Roaring Heavenly Beast" with a length of about ten meters was finally turned into an ice sculpture by Lan Xiaoice.

"Whew...... , I didn't expect my body to be big, and it would be so difficult to kill with ice. Lan Xiaoice let out a long sigh of relief and sighed with emotion relying on his proud work.

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"Who?" Lan Xiaoice, who had just revealed the "Roaring Heavenly Beast" and was about to take the crystal nucleus, asked vigilantly.

After resting for a while, Lan Xiaoice also had to take the crystal nucleus, after all, this is the Warcraft Forest, although it is not too deep, but after all, there are also high-level Warcraft here, plus there has just been a big battle here, the strong fluctuating aura turbulence is likely to attract the high-level Warcraft, if you stay any longer, it is easy to be dangerous. No, just after resting, a strong fluctuating aura had already reached Lan Xiaoice. However, Lan Xiaoice was not too worried, although the fluctuating aura was very strong, it was far from the wild monster aura, and there was no doubt that it was a human.

Of course, although Lan Xiaoice doesn't know much about interpersonal communication, he still has the heart to defend against people. This place is different from the human world, this barren mountains and mountains, deserted, if the other party has any bad intentions, the defenseless people can only reap the consequences.

"Slow down, I don't mean anything. Feeling the fluctuating aura of Lan Xiaoice's sudden surge, the person who came also showed his origin, and explained.

"Who are you? Why are you hiding in the dark to observe?" Lan Xiaoice said vigilantly. Walking in the Warcraft Forest, the most important thing is to converge the fluctuating breath, after all, if you don't converge the breath, it is easy to expose your own position, not to mention, and it is easy to attract Warcraft. Of course, there are people who want to catch Warcraft. There are also those who deliberately release the fluctuating aura, but there is no one like the comer who suddenly bursts into the fluctuating aura. Obviously, this person has been hiding in the dark to observe, just now, I don't know why, I can't suppress the emotion, only to suddenly let the fluctuating aura leak out, so that Lan Xiaoice noticed.

"Don't get me wrong, girl. My name is Shen Liubing, and I am also an adventurer on a mission here......" Shen Liubing held the long sword upside down, hugged his fist to Lan Xiaoice, and explained.

"Shen Liubing, is this demonic beast your prey? I'm sorry, I know the rules, it's just that this demonic beast suddenly came to attack me, I can't do it, since you're here, this crystal nucleus will be returned to you." "It was clear that the back of the Roaring Sky Beast was wounded by a sword. Thinking of the other party's sudden burst of fluctuating aura, and then looking at the long sword in the other party's hand, Lan Xiaoice suddenly came to his senses. No wonder the other party will suddenly release a fluctuating aura, if their prey is snatched away by others. I'm afraid that I can't hold my breath more than this Shen Liubing, Lan Xiaoice embarrassedly defended.

"Oh, oh, it's okay, I'm at fault. At first, I saw that I had already killed it, but I didn't expect another 'night owl' to suddenly run out. As a result, this 'Roaring Beast' ran away halfway, but fortunately you have good ability, if you accidentally hurt you. Then my sin will be great. I don't know the girl's surname?" Shen Liubing was stunned by Lan Xiaoice's words, and then reacted and explained.

"Sure enough, I guessed right, I thought it was entangled in something, or it wouldn't have let it get here. My name is Lan Xiaoice, and there is also an ice character in my name, is it more fateful?" Lan Xiaoice listened to Shen Liubing's explanation, and immediately said quite understandingly.

"Lan Xiaoice? Are you Lei Guang's person?" Shen Liubing immediately asked when he heard Lan Xiaoice's surname Lan.

"Hehe, yes. What about you, where are you from?"

"I'm barely from Crystal City. In fact, I have always lived in the Warcraft Forest, and occasionally hunted high-level Warcraft in exchange for some daily necessities. Where is this, is it almost to the boundary of Steel City?" Now that someone from Steel City has appeared, I'm afraid it's not too far from Steel City, Shen Liubing asked.

"I don't know, I also ran away from home, and I forgot to bring a compass when I went out, and I don't know exactly where it is. After a few words, Lan Xiaoice also let down his guard and began to tell Shen Liubing the truth.

"I didn't bring a compass, so aren't you afraid of getting lost when you run here?" I thought that the eldest lady of this wealthy family should be let out by the family training children, but I didn't expect it to run away without permission, of course, it is nothing to run away without permission, but it would be too much of a problem not to even bring a compass in this dangerous forest, Shen Liubing asked in disbelief.

"I marked the way here, and I followed the markers to get back to the city. However, thanks to you, the Roaring Beast, I can't seem to find the mark I have made now. Lan Xiaoice looked at the mess around the destroyed ground and said with a bitter smile.

"Well, that's my mistake. Since this 'Roaring Heavenly Beast' was hunted by Miss Lan, its crystal nucleus will be given to Miss Lan, which can be regarded as my compensation. When Shen Liubing heard this, he was a little embarrassed.

"Forget it, I still know the rules in this forest, don't let me break the rules, not bringing a compass is my own problem, there is no need to let Mr. Shen make up for anything. This mark is not completely destroyed, as long as you are patient, you will still find it. Lan faced Shen Liubing's apology, but Lan Xiaoice seemed quite generous and refused.

"I didn't expect Miss Lan to be temperamental. In that case, let me send Miss Lan back to Steel City, otherwise I won't be able to feel at ease. Shen Liubing replied.

Although Lan Xiaoice said boldly, looking at the scale of the destruction of the forest, the mark she made was probably not so easy to find. He knows that in order not to delay the travel time too much, when making a mark, it is generally a mark made at an interval of more than ten meters or so. And the "Roaring Heavenly Beast" was originally a high-level demonic beast in the depths of the forest, even if it was hunted down, it was impossible to escape to the periphery of the forest, that is, it was at least a few days away from the steel city. Now that this illusion is so badly destroyed, it is really a very huge project to find a mark of more than ten meters, and not only that, but if you want to follow the mark back to the city, I am afraid it is even more troublesome.

"Forget it, if you really have the heart to send me, it is better to let me follow you, I have only been away from home for six days. It's a lot of loss to go back so quickly. Anyway, you have a compass in your hand, and you're not afraid of getting lost, so it's better to form a team together, and when you want to go back, take me to Crystal City, and I'll go back by myself. Lan Xiaoice said.

"Is that good?" asked Shen Liubing with some hesitation.

"What's not good, I've been locked up at home for decades, and it's hard to come out, how can I just go back. Anyway, you live in the forest, so wouldn't it be better to act together? If you're not at ease, it's a big deal that everything we hunt is yours. Lan Xiaoice replied.

"Okay, since Miss Lan has said so, let's act together. However, it is better to distribute things evenly. Shen Liubing saw that Lan Xiaoice had a simple attitude, but it was not good to refuse anything, and agreed at the moment.

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"Xiaoice, how did you think of running away from home?" After a few days together, the two became familiar with each other. Relatively slightly more private questions can also be asked more naturally.

"I've been locked up in the mansion since I was a child, let alone Steel City, and I haven't even gone out of the realm of thunder. Don't say it's me, if you change to someone else, I guess I will run away from home early. As soon as he heard about running away from home, Lan Xiaoice's originally good mood suddenly became depressed. Grumbling dissatisfied.

"I have been locked up in the mansion since I was a child, why? Did I make any mistakes?" Shen Liubing, who did not know the operation mode of the forces, asked a little puzzled.

"How could it be. Of course, sometimes it's me who doesn't do it. I shouldn't have bullied my fellow mercenary group, and there's nothing to say about being locked up. But since I was growing up, I rarely did anything with people, and as a result, I wasn't allowed to go out. What do you say I am the future of Lei Guang, let me practice hard, I'm afraid I'll be injured outside. ”

"Are you the future of Thunderlight?"

"Actually, I didn't think there was anything. In the past, although I was always confined and confined to the house, I was still able to move freely, but since I was thirty years old, the second stage of the armament appeared, and everyone's eyes on me have changed, and the gate of the mansion will not let me out, saying that I am afraid that I will be injured outside, and I can't practice as casually as before, and the elders in the mansion will often have someone to supervise me. ”

"How old are you now, and when did the third stage of armament appear?" Hearing that Lan Xiaoice had embodied the second stage of armament at the age of thirty, Shen Liubing's face immediately changed and he asked in surprise.

"Seventy years old, the third stage of armament was completed at the age of sixty-five. ”

"Sixty-five years old to complete the third stage of armament, no wonder you are grounded and not allowed to leave the mansion. Do you know when I became the third stage of armament?"

"When?"

"One hundred and seven years old! I am afraid that there are not many people in the entire camp who can embody the third stage of armament before the age of seventy. If it were me, I wouldn't let you leave the mansion, the supreme genius in the camp, how could you do it if you didn't protect it well. Shen Liubing smiled slightly and replied.

"It's because of this kind of natural thinking that people feel annoying, so they run away. In fact, there have been a few times before, but at that time, they all ran out secretly, and no one found out, so after going back, they were locked up at most, but this time, in order to escape, I injured all the elders in the house. If you can't wander outside for a little longer, the price will be too great this time. ”

"Is that so? I'm sorry to say to you. Listening to what Lan Xiaoice said miserably, Shen Liubing did not empathize, but apologized inexplicably.

"Say sorry? Why?" Lan Xiaoice was stunned and asked with some incomprehension.

"You are the proud daughter of the heavens of thunder, if something happens here, my sin is really great. So, I'm afraid the next adventure is going to end early, and I'll have to take you back to the city. Shen Liubing explained with trepidation.

"Hey, no. Are you also a strong person, I finally revealed something to you, and it turned out to be like this, you promised me at the beginning. Lan Xiaoice suddenly said with a bitter face.

"No way, I didn't know your identity at the beginning, so naturally I won't have any psychological burden. But now it's different, this forest is full of high-level demonic beasts, and it's hard to say when there will be danger. Take that 'Roaring Beast' for example, if I hadn't injured it beforehand and forced it to escape, I'm afraid that after the 'Night Stalker' arrived, I would have been the one who was hunted. Although it will be much safer for two people to join forces, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not encounter any hordes of demonic beasts. Besides, we had to cross across the Warcraft Forest from the boundary of Steel City to Crystal City, and we would have to pass through the depths of the Warcraft Forest. Even if we won't be hurt by the Monster Invasion, if the Monster scatters the two of us, it will really be over, don't forget that we only have a compass. Shen Liubing analyzed.

"Well, since you're so cowardly, I'll listen to you. However, I also have a mention. I had been walking in the forest for six days before I met you, and with the distance we have traveled in the past few days, I am afraid that I will return to Steel City. It will also take a short period of time, and the two of us are not very clear about the location of Steel City now, so sending me back to Steel City may not take much less time than going to Crystal City. It's better for us to go back to Crystal City directly, and after leaving me in the main city at that time, you can leave with confidence, right?" Lan Xiaoice said.

"Alas, you, are you planning to go to Crystal City and then return to the Warcraft Forest, I advise you to go back to Steel City as soon as possible. The Warcraft Forest is extremely dangerous, and with your intelligence, what happened is not only the loss of Steel City, but also the loss of the camp. Shen Liubing saw that Lan Xiaoice still didn't want to go back. Some reluctantly persuaded.

"You don't have to worry about this, anyway, after going to Crystal City, you no longer have any obligation to take care of me, as for where I go. There's no need to ask. ”

"You don't have to say it so absolutely, in fact, I didn't plan to take you back to Steel City directly. I know, by your temperament. It is impossible to go back with peace of mind. I originally planned to take you back to Crystal City, which is still more than thirty days away, and if you take a detour, it will probably take more than two months. In this way, not only can you avoid several dangerous places, but you can also spend more time in the forest, and you will probably be able to enjoy staying in the forest for more than two months. Shen Liubing replied.

"You even planned this?" Lan Xiaoice was stunned and asked.

"I thought of it on the spot, too. By the way, when I pass through the forest, how about taking you to my dwelling and letting me do my landlord's friendship?"

"Okay. Let's just take a look at it, and if it's not fun, I'll run out on my own. ”

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"Brother Shen, you often haunt this forest, and even set up your home in the forest, what is it for?" asked Lan Xiaoice after hunting a high-rank monster again. Lan Xiaoice remembered that when he first met him, Shen Liubing said that he stayed in the forest and occasionally hunted high-rank monsters for daily necessities. But the problem is, what is the value of this daily item, and it has to be exchanged for a high-level position. Hunting a high-level head, I'm afraid that even if Shen Liubing's family has more than a dozen people, they won't be able to use up their daily necessities for a lifetime, and they will often go to the Warcraft Forest to wander around.

"Well, do you know what the most popular topics for martial artists are right now?" Shen Liubing asked.

"The most topic, you mean the cultivation of exercises?" Lan Xiaoice guessed. Martial artists, naturally based on the cultivation of exercises or the improvement of magic power, in addition to the cultivation of exercises, Lan Xiaoice really can't think of any problems that can become the most talked about topic among martial artists.

"It seems that you have been locked up in the palace for a long time, and you don't know anything about the outside world. Shen Liubing smiled bitterly and replied.

"Isn't it?" Seeing Shen Liubing say this, naturally denying himself, Lan Xiaoice asked suspiciously.

"Do you know about immortality?"

"......" Lan Xiaoice shook his head, indicating that he didn't know anything. Also, although Lan Xiaoice knows a lot of problems in the outside world, most of them are rumors from books or subordinates. Naturally, the warriors had no idea about the imaginary and actual life of immortality.

"A few decades ago, the ten masters who founded the camp system have all passed away, so how many years did you say, the longest among them, lived?"

"Nine hundred and eighty-three years old, it is the ancestor of my family. ”

"Yes, the lifespan of ordinary people is about one hundred and fifty years old, but the masters of the founding camp can live to be more than nine hundred and nearly a thousand years old, and their lifespan has increased by more than six times. What hints do you think this information can give you? Shen Liubing asked.

"This is the origin of immortality?"

"Yes, as long as the ability is improved, the upper limit of life span can be increased, which means that human life can be infinitely expanded. So, all sorts of realities began. And my method is to constantly improve my ability, and at the same time continue to absorb energy, the purer the body is tempered by energy, the longer the lifespan. Of course, this is only one of the ways, and for me with no background, this is the only way I can afford. Shen Liubing said embarrassedly.

"So, you're constantly hunting high-level demonic beasts?"

"Yes, sell the crystal nucleus for the hedron. Therefore, this daily necessities are relatively expensive, and if you don't hunt Warcraft often, you will often lose your supply. ”

"But what's the use of wanting immortality?" Lan Xiaoice asked rather puzzled.

"You've been locked up in the mansion, so you don't know how good the world is outside.

There will be no desires, but people outside are different. Take those aristocratic rich people as an example, their wealth is inexhaustible in this life, for them, they have been living a more leisurely life than the gods since they were born, but human beings can only live about one hundred and fifty years old, that is to say, no matter how much they enjoy, live for more than one hundred and fifty years, this kind of leisurely life will be gone. In addition, when people grow old, they will have a deep fear of death, and people who don't want to die will also be interested in longevity. And now there is such an attractive hot topic, which has naturally become the focus of people. Shen Liubing explained.

"Then why do you want to seek immortality? Hunting Warcraft is occasionally refreshing, and if you go often, you will get bored, right? Hunting Warcraft repeatedly, changing spars, and absorbing energy every day, don't you feel bored like this?" Lan Xiaoice still asked puzzled.

"You don't understand, if you were to stay outside for decades, I'm afraid you would have the same thoughts as me. You think my life is boring, but you don't know what is out there that can attract people. How high a position a strong man has in the camp, you simply do not understand. If you were born poor, I'm afraid you would have longed for immortality more than I did. ”

"Then you blindly pursue immortality, have you ever thought about what you will do after immortality?"

"After immortality? Eat, drink, and be merry, you can do anything, anyway, there are endless lives to squander. ”

"The life chief is willful!" Lan Xiaoice shook his head helplessly, indicating that he was incomprehensible.

"Yes, that's what it means. Now you should understand why I want to hunt demonic beasts and seek immortality, right?"

"I don't understand. I really can't figure out where there are so many things that need to be done, our life expectancy is almost 600 years old now, and we have lived about three times longer than ordinary people, what else is there to pursue. If, like me, I have been locked up in the mansion, I am afraid that the endless life will be a kind of torture. Lan Xiaoice thought about it, shook his head in a little horror, and replied.

"Now that you say so, in a few years, when you become the backbone of Lei Guangde, with power and strength, everything is in your hands, I'm afraid you won't think so. Shen Liubing assumed as if he had foreseen Lan Xiaoice's life after that. (To be continued......)