The Ecles Mountains are located in the southeastern corner of the continent of Erathia.

The plains and hilly terrain make up most of the geography of the countries surrounding the mountains, and the only place that is special is that on the other side of the Ekris Mountains is the border of the Falcon Empire.

This winding forest border separates the mighty Falcon Empire from many other smaller nations, serving as a natural military barrier. There are only a few narrow passages left along the border, giving small countries like Falken a lot of chances to survive.

Ronald, who stopped in the forest, was still alone, and did not take the initiative to find the group of adventurers to form a team to explore. Although he could hear some material from them, teaming up would slow down his exploration. On balance, he gave up on the idea.

The cold wind blew the thick hem of Ronald's gray cloak slightly.

"Hey, this is a broken map......"

He muttered to himself, not caring about the sub-zero temperature, just tilting his head and smiling wryly at the map in his hand. He felt that the topographical markings on it were not as reliable as his own memory.

It's no wonder he thinks so, after all, drawing a map is a delicate and dangerous job. It is not so easy to be proficient in surveying and mapping and have a certain strength. And if an ordinary painter is called to survey, even if there are adventurers responsible for protecting their safety, most of them will still die in various accidents in the forest, such as poisonous birds, beasts, snakes, insects, alien races, or magical beasts.

Some of the ordinary mountain forests that are not infested with magical beasts are better, and the painter is able to roughly depict the simple terrain according to the descriptions of hunters and adventurers. But it is almost impossible to draw a detailed map of a mountain range like the Ekris Mountains, which is larger than the entire border of Falken.

In this kind of place where all kinds of demonic beasts and alien tribes live and are not occupied by humans, not only the animals inside are extremely dangerous, but even the plants are difficult to entangle.

Ordinary forest fires, if no one rescues them, often burn until the mountains and forests are completely destroyed. And in a mountain range like Eklis, which is full of demonic beasts, forest fires generally last for three to five days, and they will be absorbed by the plants and become a source of magic for some herbivorous demonic beasts.

The rolling mountains, the vastness, the sheer number of monsters and aliens, and much more terrifying than these make it almost impossible to draw a map.

Even a powerful adventurer like Ronald would not have thought of drawing a map, and even if he did, it was because there was a treasure such as coveted material somewhere, or he had some secret to hide. Therefore, this kind of map can only be called a treasure map, and there is no way to circulate it at all.

After thinking about it, Ronald decided to abandon the idea of relying on maps to explore. He aimlessly chose a mountain range and strode towards it.

Anyway, after exploring the ten and eight peaks casually, go back and deal with the Morel guy, anyway, the terms of the contract don't say that you must explore the entire territory of the Ekris Mountains, and it is also a hidden danger for the Morel guy to expand his sphere of influence. Whatever, it's decided, I hope to gain more magic crystals.

With this in mind, Ronald walked gracefully through the dangerous forest, and he regarded the adventure as an ordinary outing. After all, for Ronald, who has reached the limit of human beings and is waiting for the passage of time to slowly recover to his state, even if he senses the existence of dragons, whether he can fight or not, at least he still has the capital to escape.

In winter, the Ekris Mountains are white and silent.

From time to time, some snow falls from the canopy, which is the restless play of the small animals. Occasionally, sideburns and wolves came into Ronald's sight, but soon ran away under the pressure of his momentum.

His steps were brisk, but his vigilance was not dispelled.

He walked to the nearest peak in his sight for five days before he finished exploring it.

Except for some beasts, he didn't care, he killed all the magic beasts he found along the way that condensed magic crystals, and harvested more than a dozen magic crystals of various colors that were no bigger than his thumb.

In addition, Ronald accidentally found several fire mushroom grasses hidden in a mushroom pile under a pine tree. Thinking of the first time he met Bruno, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and he made a happy arc.

Not only Warcraft, but also many plants that can be used as magic materials...... Develop new magic and study herbology...... Human beings are really creative.

Ronald stared at the crimson magical materials, but his mind was already starting to recall the past thousands of years ago.

At that time, as an angel clan, the magic power of the clan was improved as they grew up. At that time, there were no "meditation" or "sucking" techniques to quickly restore mana. When the mana is consumed, the body will spontaneously recover, and the speed of recovery is determined by the strength of the body.

Not only the Angel Clan, but also the Titans, Dragons, and other clans that were defeated by the Angel Clan. This is true even for the demon clan that appeared later.

Thinking of this, Ronald couldn't help but frown.

Speaking of which, the elves seem to be a little different......

Although the elves are relatively rare, they like to wear some magical headdresses, rings and other accessories, and it seems that they have also studied some magic that is friendly with nature.

Ronald didn't have much contact with elves at that time, and he wasn't sure how true his memories were. But what he was 100% sure of was that compared to other races, the elves were as strong as they were. However, they are few in number, peace-loving, and fond of delving into so-called high arts.

A cold wind blew the black bangs on Ronald's forehead.

"I remember that Crewe guy was in the bottle, hey, whatever, pull it out first. ”

He shook his head, shrugged his shoulders, and squatted down to pull out the few firemushroom grasses and put them into his spatial ring.

When this exploration is over, you'll have to go to the library at Fort Orleans and look through the materials. If the knowledge is too old to keep up with the times, it is not a good thing......

Recalling the Light Prison Technique and the Fist of Heaven, Ronald was still a little afraid.

Even Moriel was punched and still recuperating, even if I was illusory......

He shook his head again and again, throwing away the mixed thoughts. Ronald decided to keep a low profile, and it was better not to phantom until the most dangerous time. With this idea in mind, Ronald began to tune the magic power within the collective, completely sealing away the faintly radiating dark power, hiding it from being perceived.

However, he also paid the price of a significant drop in mana.

Ronald held his head high and looked confidently at the next target, a snow-covered mountain at the top, more than 3,000 meters high.

With my sword, it's more than enough for most sudden situations!

After setting his goal, he strode forward with a slight smile. After walking for a while, he suddenly heard a faint sound of battle coming from a distance of three or five hundred meters in front.

The Ronald cat lowered its body, like an agile jungle leopard, silently moving at high speed on the soft ground covered with snow and fallen leaves, bringing out a swift and silent wind.

Streaming down.

The shadows of the surrounding trees quickly retreated under Ronald's rapid running. As the sound of the battle became clearer and clearer, Ronald, who had planned to observe before making a decision, immediately abandoned this plan.

The high-frequency vibration of buzzing membranous wings was heard, and in Ronald's line of sight, a group of dragonflies besieging an adventurer appeared. After seeing the situation clearly, he immediately drew his steel sword and strode forward.

I said why didn't I see you at the wedding, you girl!

He frowned, his feet speeding up a bit.

At this time, Annina's situation was already dangerous, and she was being entangled by a dozen cyan dragon flies.

Faced with dragonflies, who are known for their high-speed flight and agility, Annina can only wave her dagger indiscriminately to drive away, trying her best to avoid the dragonfly's attacks. But there were already many fist-sized redness and swelling on her body, and her body felt weaker and weaker. Just as she began to feel hopeless, she suddenly saw a figure running towards her! With her vision blurred by the venom, Anina shouted with all her might, "Help!"

Whoosh.

Before the Ronald people arrived, a few ice blades from their bodies had already eliminated five dragon flies that were relatively far away. Then, with a shoulder bump, he knocked Anina out of the dragonfly pile.

Membranewings were buzzing and flapping the dragonflies, trying to use their high-speed flight to avoid the strangers who suddenly intruded.

But the trajectory of that flight was still captured by Ronald's precise and ruthless blade!

Ronald's body only made a few slight posture adjustments, and then a few blue half-moons quickly flashed in the air! Under these graceful arc slashes, they were cut into two in mid-air, bursting with cyan blood!

With the rain of cyan blood, Ronald didn't look back, picked up Annina, who was already unconscious, and left this smelly battlefield.

After he gently put Anina down, he made a mistake, he didn't prepare an antidote. For there is no poison yet for angels to work on angels.

Suddenly, he slapped the back of his head sharply.

"I almost forgot!

Without hesitation, Ronald took out the captured sapphire wrist wheel. After strapping it on his wrist, Ronald aimed his palm at Annina, who was still unconscious.

Under his mind, the second-order water moisturizing technique contained in the sapphire wrist chakra was activated, and a pale blue water ball condensed through his palm.

After touching Annina's body, the water balloon disappeared in a flash, infiltrating through the pores of the skin and reaching the inside of Annina's body. He began to use the soft and warm water-based magic to slowly neutralize the dragonfly toxins in Anina's body and nourish her damaged body.

Unlike the instant recovery of the healing procedure, which feels a little weak the next day, the advantage of the moisturizing procedure is that it is a slow and long-lasting recovery with no sequelae.

Ronald stared nervously at Annina, whose cheeks were hot and her clothes were a little tattered from the dragonfly stinger. He saw that the fist-sized redness seemed to be slowly dissipating. Ronald was still not at ease, and touched her forehead to find that her body temperature was a little lower.

Call.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Ronald stood up and looked around, but couldn't find anything to camp. After seeing that the snow under Anina had begun to melt, he had no choice but to hug Anina and continue walking.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for him to discover a small cave. (To be continued.) )