Late at night.

The scars of the world.

The night sky here looks a little different than anywhere else.

It was even darker, and even the stars seemed to be blocked by clouds and something. The dim hours are realized, and the nights here are darker than elsewhere.

Be quieter, too.

A campfire flickered in the night.

There were several large and small bonfires around here, and the people who followed the convoy sat around the campfires in twos and threes.

The 12 vehicles used to carry the goods formed a circle and surrounded the crowd in a circle.

It can withstand the night breeze and can be used as a city wall in case of danger.

After all, the compartment of the vehicle and the materials inside have been protected in various ways through protective spells.

Arka sat on his sleeping bag, staring at the campfire in front of him.

Some people around are grilling some meat over a campfire, while others are sitting cross-legged and appear to be meditating.

Because of the daytime chat, Putuo and his mercenary team can be regarded as acquaintances with Alka, so they gather around a campfire together.

The way people around them share the bonfire is also mostly gathered in this way.

Putuo looked at Arka and said, "Aren't you going to take a break?" After today, it's hard to rest. ”

Arka rubbed the bonfire with a stick, looked up and asked suspiciously, "Why?" ”

"Because the distance we're walking today is pretty safe, it's close to the port city, isn't it?

Some of the trained recruits mostly train outside through the city to clear the surrounding monsters.

But the further you go, the less safe it becomes, and the night will not be able to rest like it is now. Instead, we would be on the road around the clock, and we would have to take turns resting in the car. Putuo explained two sentences very patiently.

After all, the day already knew that Arka was the first time to come to the world Scar.

"Isn't it more dangerous to march at night?" If it's for safety.

"It's dangerous to travel at night, of course, but if you stay in the same place for too long at night, it's a very visible target and can be easily attacked."

Putuo said and picked up the small wooden stick in his hand, shook it and pointed to the people around him and the cargo vehicle.

"We don't seem like a lot of people, but you know. The breath of the abyss will infect those animals, plants, and whatever.

There are also those monsters from other ghost places, many of them are brainless, so they don't care if you are in danger here. It will only rush over and want to kill everything, so the longer you stay in the same place, the easier it is to become a target. ”

Putuo said, and at this time, another soldier sitting by the campfire also nodded.

"He's right, the safe passage is too long. At intervals there are small watchtowers or camps. These camps can be said to be under attack on a daily basis, with casualties from time to time. The soldier also had a look of remembrance on his face, apparently he had also guarded in such a place.

It is said that the soldiers in this camp are a mixture of the escorts of the convoy and some of the new recruits or wounded from the front line.

Arka nodded, kind of understanding.

"By the way, where are you going this time? The convoy will only stay at the logistics battalion at the front. The guard asked, looking at Arka .

Their goods would stop about a few dozen kilometers outside the city walls, and then all the supplies would be placed there.

Every place where safe roads are connected is a logistics battalion.

The wounded, recruits, soldiers who need to take turns to rest, and all kinds of supplies are stored here.

It was then distributed by the logistics battalion and transported to all parts of the city wall.

"We've got the Cavas Defense Node." Putuo said.

On the city walls, there are one defensive node after another between each other. These nodes can be large or small.

The so-called defense node is the rallying point that governs a long section of the wall on either side, which is like a fortress. There will be soldiers and supplies inside, as well as a command post for an area.

"I've got to get here, Demon Hunter Fortress."

The fortress node of the city wall is equivalent to a larger defense node, which will be the largest gathering of soldiers, which is equivalent to a small castle.

It is also the most guarded spot in every place, as it is the easiest to breach.

From there it is also easiest to attack the rear.

"Demon Hunter Fortress." Hearing this, Putuo looked at Arka with strange eyes.

"You're not going to look for someone in this place, are you?"

Arka nodded, looking at Putuo's eyes and the eyes of the people around him, he knew that this place was obviously a little different.

"What's wrong with the place?"

The soldier who spoke had a strange expression, and he didn't know what to say for a moment, but after thinking about it, he said, "It's considered a base camp for witchers, you know. It's those guys who are a little gloomy and don't like to talk.

In addition to this, it is also a very important node, a fortress. For this kind of place, we call it a meat grinder.

There are demons attacking every day, and every once in a while there is a large siege of demons, which can be said to be a place similar to a meat grinder.

For the vast majority of ordinary people, it is like hell. ”

"Those demon hunters are the remnants of the continent, or some people who have destroyed their homes by demons and have a grudge against demons." A mercenary sitting next to him by the campfire said.

Putuo patted him and said to Alka: "My brother also wanted to go there before, but it's a pity that his strength is not enough." ”

Arka turned his head to look at a campfire not far away, and there were only two lonely people around the campfire, the two witchers who were following them.

Along the way, he almost didn't say a word, and he followed silently, obviously not very gregarious.

"Although these witchers are gloomy and don't like to talk, they are all people who can safely hand over their backs to them. And they are still very powerful, and they are not merciless when they kill demons. Putuo said with a smile next to him.

He also made two gestures with his own hand, and made an onomatopoeia of the blade with his mouth.

Then he stared at the stick in Arka's hand and pointed behind him.

"You can actually act with the two of them then, and they should be going here too."

Arka nodded, taking his suggestion.

After chatting for a while, everyone began to get into their sleeping bags one after another and rested.

…………

"Roar!"

A violent roar.

Putuo, covered in blood red, is like a mad beast. There were also hairs that grew like spikes.

Wolf-like claws emerged from his hands, killing frantically like a bloody butcher in the midst of the monsters.

As his hands waved, a large amount of blood flew out with cuts of flesh.

The mercenaries who followed him didn't change much, but they had fangs like them, and there was that blood-red aura coming out of their bodies.

These mercenaries held the knives or giant axes in their hands, and slaughtered wildly in the monster community.

These mercenaries gathered together like meat grinding machines, cooperating with each other and harvesting the monsters around them frantically.

On the other side, a thick fire snake kept circling around, interspersed among the monsters. Each time it is interspersed, it will hit and ignite a large number of monsters.

Arka just stood there, the red flame card floating around him.

These monsters seem to have mutated from wolves, but each one mutates in a different way, so it's a little disgusting.

These monsters cut through the flames, ignoring the burning on their bodies, and pounced on Alka.

Looking at the monster that was rushing towards him, Arka waved his hand, and the flames were generated out of thin air and directly ignited it into a ball of fire.

The backhand is a kick that kicks the monster that sneaks in from behind into the monster pile behind it. Then the monster kicked by Arka exploded, and a large amount of flames spread to the surrounding monsters like ignited oil.

Although it is mutated, the hair on its body is extremely vigorous and can be easily ignited.

The only pity is that these monsters seem to have no pain, no fear. Otherwise, Alka's flame can play an even more exaggerated effect.

The entire battlefield Arka became the brightest place, almost completely illuminating the night.

It was a late-night attack, and Arka's convoy seemed to be being targeted by a group of monsters as it traveled through the night.

The monsters did not hesitate to raid them.

No one in the audience was surprised by such a sudden attack, and it was easy to deal with it.

Twenty soldiers stood in the way around the convoy, cooperating with each other to easily fend off these monsters.

Apparently this is not the first time they have faced these problems.

And the two silent witchers, killing monsters, were even more violent than those mercenaries.

When Arka blocked the cleaning of the monster in front of him, he still looked at it with his peripheral vision. The two witches will have a gray-purple aura coming out of their bodies, and it seems that just looking at them will not give people a good feeling.

It's not disgusting, it's some kind of oozing aura.

And I don't know where they got out of the two-handed greatsword that was taller than a human, and Arka felt that the giant sword was two meters long.

Each swing can harvest a large area of monsters.

The gloomy looking witcher fought extremely wildly, and his attacks opened and closed as if the sky was falling apart.

The gray-purple aura was wrapped around the great sword, and the monster that was randomly cut with the swing fell to the ground as if it was seriously injured.

Arka sensed something and waved it casually, and a fireball flew out and smashed several monsters into the air.

The mercenary who was rescued by Arka nodded in thanks, "Thank you." ”

"You're welcome."

After a brief exchange, he entered the battle again.

Fortunately, although there are hundreds of monsters in this group, the quality is uneven.

Most of them are approaching the level of perfection of the second stage, and there are quite a few individuals in the third stage.

But none of the people who followed the convoy were below the third stage, and Arka saw that the weakest mercenary was in the middle of the third stage.

For example, Putuo is in the fourth stage, and he must have mastered a treasure.

The kind of monster he turned into was supposed to be the function of a treasure, and it also infected his teammates.

The captain of the transport convoy was also in the middle of the fourth stage, and he had mastered the treasure as well.

To put it simply, the strength of daring to run out of the city is not lower than the third stage, and the combat skills are extremely exquisite.

On the outside, that one can be regarded as a strong person.

With the cooperation of each other, only some of the mercenaries were slightly injured, and they were very efficient in killing this group of monsters.

As the last monster was killed, the mercenaries and soldiers skillfully pulled out their various daggers. Begin to cut at the wolves.

Only Arka stayed where it was.

"Won't you reap it, brother? These furs are still very valuable, don't underestimate them. I've been tired for so long and haven't gained anything, and I feel uncomfortable. ”

Putuo, who was peeling, looked at Arka who was standing in place and said. Then he looked at the monsters in front of him and silently closed his mouth.

One of the monsters around Arka was counted as one, and all of them were burned to various chars. It's good to have fur, let alone fur.

The embarrassed Putuo thought for a while and said, "Although the most precious fur is gone, teeth are also rare materials.

Some of the mutated organs are still very useful, but I can't sometimes discern them. ”

Arka looked at the coke all around him and waved his hand.

"Forget it."

He's too troublesome, and he's not rich.

Putuo didn't force it, and this group of wolf monsters was worth a little more than their fur. After all, he was infected by the abyss, and the meat couldn't be eaten at all.

Teeth and fur are the only two resources, and mutated organs are useful, but only by sight and luck. Teeth are really not worth much compared to fur, and they are difficult to peel off. If you're not careful, you'll hurt yourself, and it's not worth it.

He was busy working on his own for a long time, completely ignoring the mouths of those monsters.

At this time, a soldier came to Arka: "Friend, can I bother you to burn the corpses of these wolves?" ”

In the battle of Arka just now, his ability to fire has been clearly demonstrated.

Arka nodded, indicating that there was no problem.

It's just a matter of raising your hands.

Seeing that Arka agreed, the soldier smiled: "Thank you for your help. ”

From the battle just now, I knew that the strongest of them was probably Arka, who single-handedly killed almost half of the wolf pack corpses, and also had the heart to help the people around him.

It seems very easy to play and highlight a relaxed and cozy.

If it weren't for Alka's help, one or two of them would have to pay a price.

Therefore, everyone in the team became more and more cordial to Alka.

One of the doctors who traveled with the convoy began to bandage the crowd, and some of the mercenaries also had their own doctors in the team.

Everyone was more or less able to deal with some simple minor injuries, and the medicinal herbs were given free of charge by the team.

"Don't look at it as just a few minor injuries, after all, they were scratched by these mutant wolves infected by the abyss. Maybe there's some weird virus, but you still have to treat it well. Putuo, who has basically finished harvesting the fur, said.

Then the group moved the corpses to a pile and formed a small mountain.

When he was done, Alka's red card floated beside him, flicking at the pile of corpses.

A fireball flew straight at it and crashed into the pile of corpses. Then the raging fire ignited and enveloped the corpse in an instant.

Billowing smoke floated out, and you could smell the smell of roasted meat.

Seeing the place burn, the convoy began to move on.

I don't know when it's already dawning.

"It smells so hungry that I can." Putuo rubbed his shoulder and said.

Then he thought of something, and looked at Arka and said, "Brother, do you mind if we have a barbecue while we walk?" ”

“？” Arka looked at him with some confusion.

Putuo smiled and took out a piece of meat, and sprinkled it with the prepared steel clip and sprinkled it with condiments.

"You take charge of the fire, I'll bake it."

Hearing this, Arka looked at him speechlessly.

But he was indeed a little hungry, and when he raised his hand, a pinch of gathered flames burned out.

"Oh, yes, yes, believe my brother, I can't do anything else, just this barbecue technique, absolutely no problem."

The technique is good, and it can be better than Juan Lu, Arka thought silently, but he still controlled the fire.

After the barbecue, the barbecue was distributed to a few people next to him, as well as Alka.

Alka took a few bites, and it can only be said that it is not bad, but it cannot be said that it is unpalatable. But compared to Juan, Runa is indeed too far behind.

Looking at Alka's flat expression, Putuo said, "It seems that my barbecue is not quite to your liking. ”

"It's okay, but compared to my companions, it's really not good." Arka looked at him and said with a smile.

"You're not alone, you have companions."

"That's right, they're waiting for me at Boulder Harbor. If you can meet him again, I can give you a taste of his craft.

He can be said to be a well-known chef. ”

"A well-known chef?" Putuo was a little interested, nodded and said, "No problem, if you meet again next time, you must invite me to try it." ”

Walk and talk, follow the convoy and continue on its way.

……

After more than a week of non-stop marching day and night, the convoy was finally about to arrive at the logistics camp.

In the distance, Arka saw a fortress on the horizon.

There were a large number of soldiers patrolling around, and Arka could see all sorts of potholes around him.

The area of this fort is even larger than Arka thought.

It can already be called a fortress.

At this point, they are going their separate ways.

"Good brother, I hope we can see you again in the future." Putuo said to Arka with his team of mercenaries.

Arka also crossed his hands: "May Our Lady bless you with peace." ”

Putuo and the mercenary team behind him also saluted back, and then separated.

There are also some guards who need to return after resting here, and they also know Arka.

After greeting each other, Arka learned a little about the situation and left.

However, he did not leave immediately, but found the two witchers.

I've had a brief conversation with them before, and they didn't mind. Mainly in the previous fight, Arka helped him once.

In just one week, they actually encountered three battles.

So the three of them walked together and began to move forward.

Directly to the city wall through the passage of troops.

Arka watched as the walls meandered forward, with no end in sight.

At this time, the height of the wall he was on was only about three or four meters, but the terrain here was higher, and if you added the hillside below, it would have to be twenty or thirty meters.

However, soldiers could be seen defending at intervals.

Silently through the wall, he followed the two witchers towards the right side of the wall.

After walking for a while, Arka had an understanding that the height of these walls would vary depending on the surrounding terrain.

It can also be regarded as a material saving.

Some will be cut off and defended by protruding peaks, such as small supply depots or rest houses built on protruding peaks.

Sometimes, there are just one or two arrow towers.

Through the walls, you can see the area occupied by demons in the distance.

Alka could see from afar, and the area was full of traces of all sorts of battles. You can even see some imps and inferior demons, eating away at each other's dead demon bodies.

Even the earth is a scorching area of lava.

(End of chapter)