"Huh? Thorne? ”

It was a young man who looked about the same age as Sous, dressed in a black leather coat and leather trousers, and wore a longbow made of fine iron at his waist.

He had a grim expression on his face, and he looked quite arrogant. He held a longbow and looked at Sous indifferently, as if he didn't take him seriously at all.

"How dare you sneak up on me?" Sous squinted his eyes and said, he could feel the murderous intent emanating from the young man.

"Humph! Whoever wants to sneak up on you, who knows you're such an eyesore. Thorne snorted, and he lowered the arrow in his hand.

"I just caught it first." Sous said stubbornly.

"Obviously, I caught it first, but if you hadn't been here to get in the way and interfere with me, this Shadow Beast would have been in my pocket now." Thorne said with his head held high.

At this time, the two teenagers with cold and resolute appearances quarreled like children.

They both wanted to get their hands on the Shadowmon, but in the end, neither could help the other.

"That's half for one person." Suas proposed.

"One person and half are one and a half, you will cut it." Thorne agreed without hesitation.

The trees of this forest were so dense and obscured that it was difficult for light to penetrate them, and as the two of them cut off the Shadowbeast's ears, they smelled a hint of danger in the air, as if there was something terrifying ahead.

"Howl~~~" Suddenly, a low, muffled cry pierced the forest. Then, Thorne smelled a foul smell of decay.

Thorne turned abruptly, only to see a corpse bear beast covered in black lice appear behind him. It was five feet tall and covered with black gas, and it opened its bloody mouth, revealing its yellow, sharp teeth, dripping rancid saliva on the ground.

"Six-star beginner?!" The two of them said in unison, and the two of them, who were usually tense, suddenly united, and their steps became cautious.

"Damn brute!" Thorne cursed angrily, and charged towards the Corpse Bear with a longbow in hand.

Don't look at the clumsy body of the corpse bear beast, but its speed is extremely amazing, and it can get close to Thorne in the blink of an eye.

"Whoosh! Sou! Thorne tightened his bowstring, and two arrows flew out in succession.

However, Thorne's arrows were unable to pierce the dense black aura of the corpse bear beast. Even, those two arrows were blocked by the air.

"Bang!" The Corpse Bear Beast flicked its paws and slammed it into Thorne's shoulder.

Thorne rolled on the ground three times, and was almost photographed, but still suffered some skin injuries. The strength of the corpse bear beast was too strong, and even if Thorne had the physique of a seventh-order early essence god, it would still be difficult to resist alone.

"Roar~" The corpse bear beast roared angrily, and it opened its mouth again, revealing two hideous fangs, and bit down on Thorn on the ground.

At this time, Thorne held several silver needles between the index finger and thumb of his right hand and forcefully inserted them into the acupuncture point of the wound on his left shoulder. His cheeks flushed instantly, and sweat slid down his forehead.

Seeing this, Sous motioned Thorne to dodge first with his eyes, his eyes became fierce, and he took out his blue blade and stabbed it at the corpse bear beast with his backhand.

This cut through the surrounding space, with the sound of wind and thunder.

Despite its incredible defense, Thorne's left palm still received a heavy blow from Thorne.

The pain spread throughout the monster's body, and it couldn't help but raise its head and snort, and its body shook a little. At the same time, Thorne on one side took the opportunity to jump up, only to hear "Woo! Shout! Two arrows were fired, and they hit the eyes of the corpse bear beast.

"Bang!" The huge body of the corpse bear beast slammed directly into the big tree behind it, the branches snapped, and the leaves fell one after another.

With the help of inertia, Thaus jumped up again, and pressed his knees against the belly of the corpse bear beast, and the rancid monster howled miserably, and its body curled up into a shrimp shape, and its stomach was in unbearable pain, unable to move.

"Poof!" Sous seized the moment and slammed the whip into the head of the Corpse Bear. The corpse bear beast screamed, and its huge body collapsed to the ground limply, dying.

The two of them gasped for breath, slowly crouched down, and together stretched out their palms and pressed against the corpse bear beast's body.

"Smack!" I saw that the hands of the two of them were flashing with a faint light, and a crisp and loud sound of bone shattering accompanied by a terrible scream came out of the mouth of the corpse bear beast, which was already seriously injured, and suffered such a heavy blow, and died on the spot.

The Corpse Bear Beast turned into a pile of ashes and disappeared to the ground, a fist-sized black crystal lying silently on the ground.

Thorne walked over and picked up the black crystal, and said with a grin, "This guy's crystal nucleus is so beautiful!" ”

He handed the nucleus to Sous and asked, "How's it going?" Did I win? Oh, for the sake of your hard work, this crystal nucleus belongs to you. ”

Sous glared at Thorne and said angrily, "I don't want it, you should keep it." ”

Thorne was stunned, he didn't expect this bastard to dare to refuse his kindness.

"Hey, Sous! You ...... thing," Thorne shouted speechlessly.

Sous didn't answer, but stared at Thorne earnestly, as if he wanted to say something.

Thorne frowned and said, "Forget it, I'm too lazy to bother with you." Let's catch the Shadowmon together, I hope you don't hold back. ”

"Hehe, thank you then." Sous chuckled, his gaze glancing off into the distance, thinking, "This time it should be much easier than before." ”

The two tacitly cooperated and began a highly efficient hunting operation.

Soas is not injured, so he is currently better than Thorne, and he can always find the lethal point of the Shadowmon. However, Thorne is becoming more and more proficient, and his archery skills are gradually improving, and the arrows he shoots accurately hit the Shadowmon's vital points.

Soon after, Thorne pierced the fanged dog's head with an arrow, killing it.

He wiped the fine sweat from his forehead and said, "Hehe, we actually worked together to kill a six-star consummation beast. ”

Sous smiled and didn't speak, just handed him the Tooth Dog Crystal that Thorne had killed.

"You guy......" Thorne laughed.

……

Time passed quickly, and in a flash, the first trial was over.

Montor led the group back to the training ground and began to count the number of Shadow Beasts they had hunted.

"Alsace, 15, 10th."

"Hurer, 18, ninth."

"Silusa, 22, 8th place."

……

"Sawus, Thorne, 40 and a half, tied for first place." Montor announced loudly.

"Wow, congratulations!" Arthas cheered excitedly, he didn't expect to defeat 15 Shadowbeasts, which was beyond his expectations, and he was also surprised by the results of the two of them.

"Hmm." Sous nodded, he was used to it.

"Hahaha, come on, Brother Thorne, Sous." Sirosa jumped up and down, affectionately holding Souss' arm and coquettishly.

Her immature little face had an innocent and lively smile on it, which looked extraordinarily pure.

Sophie is only 12 years old this year, but she has the body of a 15-year-old girl.

Her appearance is delicate and picturesque, and her skin is as fair as jade.

The dark eyes are like a pool of autumn water, shining with brilliant light.

The small and delicate Joan nose is slightly upturned, and the cherry-like seductive little mouth is slightly pursed, revealing cuteness and playfulness.

Thorne and Soas glanced at each other, both sensing the kindness coming from Sophie, and smiled slightly.

Thorne rubbed Silusa's supple blonde hair and said, "Sister Sophie, come on, too." ”

Sophie smiled and said, "Brother Thorne, don't worry, Sophie will work hard." ”

"That's it for today, and we'll continue tomorrow. Everyone rested early to recharge their energy for the second round of challenges. "Monto

After saying that, he left.

The boys also said goodbye to each other and went back to their houses to rest, leaving only Thorne and Taus.

"Let's go, Sous, and I'll take you to rest." Thorne said to Thaus, and turned to leave.

"Wait a minute, Thorne." Thorne had barely taken a few steps before being stopped by Souss.

"Huh?" Thorne looked at Thorne suspiciously.

"How's your injury?" After this trial, the relationship between the two has obviously eased a lot, and Sous asked with some concern.

"It's not a small injury, remember, you'll have to use all your skills in tomorrow's trial, Sous." Thorne said solemnly.

"yes, okay." Sous nodded.

"I'll also show you my true strength, see you tomorrow." Thorne finished speaking and walked away.

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Early the next morning.

"The second trial has officially begun, and you guys come up and draw lots." Monto said.

In the first group, Thorne vs. Zelges.

Soas walked over to the stake, reached out and grabbed the drawn numberplate, and when he got it, he turned to look at Zelges.

Zelges was a slender young man, dark-skinned and tall, and he wore a loose robe.

With two short ropes tied around his waist and a long stick in his hand, he was already a sixth-order consummate essence god.

In this group, Thorne vs Zelges.

Looking at Zelges, Sous was a little nervous. After all, this is the first time he has encountered a real enemy.

However, as soon as it comes, it is safe, and Sous takes a deep breath to stabilize his mind.

Sous said to Zelges, "Please advise." ”

Zelges grinned and showed a row of white and neat teeth, and he said indifferently, "Please advise." ”

"Roar~~~"

Zelges let out a low cry, waved his short club, and pounced on it, launching a ferocious attack on Sous.

He saw Zelges rushing over, and hurriedly drew his blade to resist.

With a flick of the dagger, Zelges's attack was swung away, and then he pushed hard to force Zelges back.

With a "bang", the two of them each took a step back, and Sous's red hair fluttered in the air.

Weapons, one inch short and dangerously three points!

Zelges steadied his feet, his eyes on fire, and attacked again.

He was agile, with a combination of sticks and feet, and his attack was swift, and a series of sharp moves were unleashed, and Sous was embarrassed.

"Roar!" Zeljes roared, and a side kick was kicked towards Thorne's chest, who scrambled to the cross.

With a "bell", the dagger touched the long stick, making a fierce tremor sound, and the two huge forces did not give in to each other, and a circle of qi spread out.

Sous's body was forced to fall backwards, and he almost fell to the ground.

"Humph!" Zelges snorted coldly and attacked again.

Sous didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly defended with a blue blade.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

Zelges's moves were like a raging storm, dense and ferocious, Thorne had to resort to spatial teleportation again and again, and as for the attack, there was almost no way to use it.

"It can't go on like this." Sous thought to himself.

Even if you can dodge all of Zelges's attacks, there will always be flaws that you can catch. Once you are caught, you will definitely lose.

"What should I do?"

"Wait a minute......" Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed through Thorne's mind, and an idea came to mind.

Beginner Pupil Swallowing - Phantom!

Soaus's eyes were fixed on Zelges, his pupils contracted rapidly, his eyes were filled with crazy colors, and he suddenly shouted, "Ah! ”

The blade in his hand turned into a cold light and stabbed straight into Zelges's chest.

Seeing this, Zelges frowned slightly, he didn't understand why this Sous had suddenly become so tough?

Suddenly, there was a flicker.

"Ding!"

The blade in Sois's hand struck the armor on Zelges's chest with a crisp thud, and the armor shattered. Zelges, on the other hand, took a few steps back to steady.

Zelges glared at Soas in shock: "What's the matter with this guy?" ”

His armor is made of fine iron, making it strong and resistant. Thorne's stab just now didn't hurt him, but it also made him feel the pain. This has never been the case before.

"Roar~~~" Zelges roared and glared at Sous: "Destroy my armor!" You're looking for death! ”

The long stick in his hand swung violently, and it was extremely fierce. Thorne hurriedly sideways to avoid it. At the same time, he slammed his right foot to the ground and jumped into the air with the force of the rebound.

Soas landed on the edge of the ring, then braced himself on one leg, lifted his left leg, bent his knee to build up power, and slammed into Zelges's head.

"Smack!" Zelges fended Thorne's attack with his long stick, and he snorted coldly, flicking his arm out.

"Bang!"

Zelges's arm burst out of the ring despite a burst of power.

In the first game, Thorne wins!

He grinned at the red mark on the back of his hand by Zelges, and then stepped out of the ring and returned to the lounge.

"Well done, Thorne."

Clark and Artoria watched from the ring. Both men were happy to see Sous win.

"Hmm." Zelges nodded.

"Do you feel that his power is more solid?" Clark asked suddenly.

After listening to his words, Artoria said thoughtfully: "It is indeed more condensed than before. And it's a lot faster. ”

"That's fine." Clark nodded in satisfaction.

"Your Highness." They saluted Thorne, who had come as he approached.

"You're a sixth-order early stage, and you actually made Zelhes shake his mind one after another? It's getting more and more interesting. Thorne said to Sous in some surprise.

"It's nothing, it's just luck." Sous was calm.

"Hmph, I'm afraid it's not you who used any witchcraft, see you in the finals, I want to see what means you have." Thorne snorted, flicked his robes and walked away with his head held high.

……

In this battle, Josiah in the distance was shocked: "He ...... How could he know the art of darkness, could it be that he had already been infiltrated? ”

Josiah fell into deep thought, and after a while hurried away.