Smoke curls in the distance, and even if it is far away, people can easily identify the fireworks in the world.

"Wind Chimes" raised his head and let out a cheerful hiss, Ai Suyan stabilized his body, looked forward fixedly, and couldn't help but ask in his heart: This village is in the middle of nowhere, but why do I always feel that some places reveal a different feeling from what I realized.

It doesn't look like a desolate and dilapidated place, but it's a deserted and silent place...

A person and a deer approached the outskirts of the village, but everything that appeared in front of them suddenly made Ai Suyan, who was originally calm, gasp.

The houses here are tilted and about to topple, as if they had been subjected to some kind of strong shock, and the people around them are so small that at first glance the whole village seems to have completely lost the vitality and vitality that supported its existence.

Outside, in the open space one after another, some of the described emaciated residents set up boilers among the broken bricks and rubble, their eyes filled with melancholy.

Ai Suyan sighed lightly: It seems that the place affected by the earthquake not long ago is not just the Sword God Secret Room...

So he walked slowly forward with small steps, and at the same time, a white-haired old man with a vicissitude-looking face, sitting upright in front of the boiler, suddenly turned his head unexpectedly, as if the approach of the prince made him wary.

"Young man, since you have already come presumptuously, why don't you explain your intentions?" asked the old man with squinted eyes.

Ai Suyan only smiled gently, and then he calmly began to speak.

"I see, you're a traveler from afar..."The old man touched the back of his head: "Of course we welcome your arrival, but..."

The prince's eyes widened and he looked at him.

"The houses collapsed because of the earthquake. The old man said apologetically, "All the young men have gone to the forest to gather wood, so I hope you will be able to spend the night." ”

"As for the map, it's the only one for the whole village, and it's in the hands of my son, the timber collector Jopo. The old man seemed to be quite proud, and said, "The story of him is still told in the village, and it is said that he once trodden every corner of the forest." ”

Ai Suyan turned around lonely: "Then, as soon as the morning dawns, I will immediately go to look for them." ”

"Remember to go down the river so you can find something. The old man reminded softly.

The night was long and full of hope, and it was not until the brilliance of the morning finally dispelled the silence of the night, and the misty riverside of the village began to find the villagers with the wind chimes.

The sound of running water is really soothing... The corners of Ai Suyan's mouth couldn't help but smile slightly: After I get the map, I can go to find the master...

However, at this moment, in his usual calm mind, he did not realize the danger that was quietly approaching beside him.

The sound of the wind in his ears was still whirring, mixed with the sound of small footsteps, but it contained a message as bloody and cruel as a predator.

However, the unaware prince Ai Suyan just galloped on the clear riverside by himself.

The surging water was like a mirror that penetrated everything in the world, and Ai Suyan's reflection in it looked handsome and extraordinary, but no one noticed that on the other side, a savage and stout black shadow was quietly approaching.

Murky saliva was constantly dripping from the corners of its mouth, and its razor-sharp claws emitted a terrifying light of death.

At first, it didn't make much noise, and although its steps were slow, it was steady and powerful, but as the distance approached, the sound of its heavy breathing still reached Aisuyan's ears impartially.

What is it??'s thoughts suddenly retracted, and at the same time, the wind chime couldn't help but stay where it was, and then behind the prince, a huge black shadow suddenly rose from the ground, waving its arms in the air, and the deadly attack inexplicably attacked the prince on the back of the deer.

It's a wolf... It's just that it's not a general type... The prince rolled sideways from the deer's back and fell to the ground, his face embarrassed. And the moment he looked back, he found that the length of the claws in the wolf's hand had reached a point similar to that of a short knife!

It's a rarity... Ai Suyan deftly turned over on the ground, cold sweat streaming from her skull.

If I hadn't reacted in time, I'm afraid my back would have been a blur of flesh and blood...

It's just that for me today, any fear mentality is not qualified... He thought.

He reached out to grasp the hilt of his sword, and in an instant the long sword in his hand was suddenly pulled out of its scabbard.

Ai Suyan's gaze was unhurried, his arm tilted, his sword stabbing and gracefully stretched forward. The wind around him was still like a wave at this time, but his action was very similar to the late Silverwing Ancestor Assel and his brother Aisuyun who had disappeared into the sea of people for a long time.

Lend me a little of your strength, Father... He said silently in his heart, and then he stood firm in his place, without the slightest retreat.

The wolf staggered in front of the prince, its massive body more than two meters tall enough to make everyone fearful.

But after a while, the wolf seemed to sense something, and its steps suddenly became less firm, but instead had a momentum of wanting to retreat.

Is it scared? Because I have superb swordsmanship? Ai Suyan witnessed all this, and then silently calculated in his heart.

However, what happened next was much more than he expected.

The wolf slyly turned around, then jumped high and, with an unstoppable momentum, pounced on the panicked fawn "Wind Chime" behind him.

"Get out of the way, Wind Chimes!!" Exclaimed Essusian as he looked at the stunned fawn, as his body shot out like an arrow from a string, mixed with the light of a shining blade, and looked like a white lightning bolt.

It's too late... Halfway through, he frowned and thought: the wolf's minions are infinitely closer, and I, still a few steps away...

That's right... Peterch once mentioned that in the face of this situation, the use of long-range firearms will do more with less... Now, there's only one way to go.

He drew the Neptune Musket from his waist, and at the same time, the fawn wind chime was only a second away from death, and Essyan pulled the trigger impartially.

Silver bullets flew out of the chamber of the gun, on a mission to save the living, while Essouyan closed his eyes anxiously, as if he was not daring to look at what was in front of him.

There was a "bang", and for a moment the sound of the surrounding rustling wind seemed to freeze into one, and then the sound of the fawn's chirping came leisurely, and at the same time, a huge heavy object fell to the ground with a bang.

The giant wolf's breathing suddenly stopped, and its body was limp and lifeless, and Ai Suyan breathed a long sigh of relief: it seems that this bullet just hit its heart, and it was really thrilling...

Then he leaned down like a victor on the battlefield, pulled off one of the claws from the palm of the giant wolf with both hands, and then mounted on the back of the deer, and continued to gallop forward.

Things flashed back and forth, and in front of Essusyan, he saw a forest, and something more important: the multitudes of villagers who had gathered to cut wood.

Ai Suyan fell back to the ground from the back of the deer, only to see that among all the villagers, a young man with a slender body and short hair dropped his wooden axe and noticed the prince's presence. It seems that he is the leader of all the logging villagers... Ai Suyan thought silently.

"My name is Qiao Bo, hello. Riverbank Village welcomes you if you're here to do us a favor. He reached out in a friendly manner, but his eyes inadvertently caught the sharp wolf claw on the prince's right hand.

"Oh my God! it's the claws of a bladed wolf!" Qiao Bo exclaimed, and a large number of alarmed villagers gathered around, "Where did you get it?" Qiao Bo said incredulously.

Ai Suyan was silent, but then Qiao Bo said slightly apologetically: "By the way, I forgot to tell you, we are all residents of He'an Village not far from here, and the earthquake destroyed our homes some time ago, so we came here to transport timber for the reconstruction of the village." ”

The prince nodded, "And what about the 'Blade Wolf' you just mentioned?"

Qiao Bo coughed lightly and said, "There is a dense forest near this river. While it may seem unsurprising on the surface, there are many unimaginably terrifying beasts lurking inside. ”

"For example, the owner of the wolf's claw in your hand, as far as I can see, is an excellent bladed wolf that has reached adulthood. "In addition to this, there are probably creepy man-eating spiders scattered all over the forest, and the burly 'Ancestral Tiger' is undoubtedly the most powerful beast here. ”

"These animals are unique anywhere else on the continent, I heard that the slender claws of the blade wolf are worth a thousand gold, and the blue poison sac of the man-eating spider is a rare legendary material for alchemists, and even the colorful fur of the Ancestral Tiger, I don't know when, it has become the only prop for the upper nobles to show off their clothes. ”

"So, every year in the winter, a great number of Imperial humans who have seen a business opportunity will sneak here, and then hunt the beasts while they are hibernating, take their organs, and return to the city with a full load, and they will all become rich overnight. Although they sometimes sacrificed in the process, they still enjoyed it for the sake of profit. ”

"But since then, the animals of the forest have bonded with humans, so the surrounding villagers are often attacked by sporadic wild beasts, but fortunately, there is no precedent for them to infest the human world on a large scale. ”

"To be honest, there are times when I wish it was over. He looked into the distance and said with concern.

"But at this moment, we're at the edge of the forest, isn't it okay?" said Essuyan, a worried expression in his tone.

At this moment, a majestic and tragic cry was heard in the distance, like a bell in the forest, enough to ring in every corner of the place.

The villagers couldn't help but stop what they were doing. At the same time, the sound of wild beasts trampling the earth rolled like a symphony of death.

"Wouldn't it?" Qiao Bo stared into the depths of the forest, dumbfounded.

"This time, they're all here together!"