"Silk ......"

Wisps of black mist, evaporated from black blood, reflected Roy, who was dressed in the armor of the Moon, like a god.

"Boom."

The bright silver long knife was returned to its sheath, and the fiercely burning flame of red gold fighting qi was gradually extinguished.

Looking at the hideous figure in the center of the messy battlefield, Vicente only felt a chill in his heart.

These two monsters!

Even the weakest Snow Giant Bear is several points stronger than the average Golden One-Star, not to mention the pitch-black Giant Tiger that appears behind, and the strange black flame gives it a super combat power that far surpasses the Golden Two-Star and is comparable to the three-star.

But two such terrifying demonic beasts, only a dozen seconds before and after, died in the hands of the black silver armored knight in front of them.

Such strength is at least a golden three-star, or even the peak!

As for the legend, Vicente didn't think about it.

When the legend appeared, there was no need to move at all, the field expanded, and the two demonic beasts couldn't even move, so they could only lead their necks and wait to be killed.

Who the hell is he?!

When did such a strong man appear in the province of Rafah?

On the other side, Roy, who had killed the Demon Beast Pitch Black Giant Tiger, didn't care about the red knight on the side, he lowered his head and stared at a black flame in his hand, a contemplative look flashed in his eyes.

The black giant tiger behind him is collapsing and destroying due to the disappearance of life force, soul power and energy, turning into black sand all over the ground, and this black flame is exactly what Roy "collected" from the black giant tiger before killing it and used his own fighting energy to maintain its existence.

This black flame is extremely peculiar.

Even if Roy was not its owner and was using an external source of fighting energy, it was not extinguished immediately.

As if, it doesn't care who the "fuel" is.

Because of the loss of the source of fire, its exuberance was gradually decreasing, but the speed was very slow, and Roy estimated that if he continued to supply Dou Qi, this black flame would be able to burn for at least a day or more.

"Interesting stuff ......"

The corners of Roy's mouth outlined a faint arc.

The magic attribute of the black flame is very unique, and it has a certain strong "corrosiveness" towards both life and non-life, as long as it is burned by it, it will turn gray and white as if it has lost its "life".

Such a devastating magical attribute is by no means something that nature can bring.

Moreover, it is not completely impossible for two magical beasts to get together, but the probability is also very small.

Warcraft is the king of ferocious animals, and in a group of ferocious animals, there is only one Warcraft.

Because there is only one place for the chief.

The two monsters besieged the red knight together, and they also knew how to ambush and sneak attack...... Combined with the magic of this never-before-seen destructive nature attribute, a thought crossed Roy's mind.

This winter's animal tide is likely to be very lively.

Mechanical invasion, black flames, and Warcraft that know how to cooperate......

"Tsk......"

Shaking his head, Roy took out the box containing high-purity magic crystals and extremely strong energy barrier that he had obtained from the treasure house of Lord Denham of the Iron Mountain in the past, put a high-purity magic crystal in it, and then "transplanted" the black flame to it.

Feeling Roy's gaze, Vicente's body instinctively stiffened, which is the instinctive reaction of creatures when they encounter beings far stronger than themselves - in nature, weak creatures sometimes choose to play dead when they encounter an irresistible beast, because the beast sees the sudden "dead" prey, cannot determine the cause of its death (fearing poisoning), and will not choose to eat it unless it is extremely hungry, and the weak creature can escape with this.

This instinct is also carried over to human beings as higher animals, and is engraved in the depths of genes.

Looking at the Ebony Armored Knight walking step by step, Vicente took a deep breath and calmed down.

Although his strength is far inferior to that of the other party, as a member of the Red Knights, his background is his biggest reliance.

"What do you call this lord? I am the deputy head of the Red Knights, Vicente, I will remember your life-saving grace, and I will repay it in the future, and at the same time, you can also go to the wall of stone, the Duke has decreed that anyone who is kind to the Red Knights can be rewarded handsomely. Vicente respectfully bowed to a knight and spoke.

Roy shook his head, did not answer his identity, but said in a deliberately low low voice: "There is no need for material rewards, Lord Vicente, I want to ask you about something. ”

"Speak, please." Vicente looked stunned.

"I want to know, since the beginning of winter, how many cases of Warcraft in the province of Rafahang have been there? What are their specific movements? ”

Hearing the question of the person in front of him, Vicente breathed a sigh of relief, the other party was his savior, if he asked something involving the secrets of the Duke's Palace, he was really difficult to answer, and at the moment, this question was naturally not among the "secrets", so he smiled very happily: "If these two questions are asked, I happen to be more clear, I can provide you with some information, I hope to bring you some help." ”

"The original Warcraft event actually appeared before winter."

"It was a viscounty called 'Anji Ling' on the border of Rafa Province, and a wolf-like demonic beast was wreaking havoc, causing heavy casualties."

"Up to now, there have been a total of 8 Warcraft incidents in Rafa Province, and our case has not caused much damage because of the proximity and timely detection, but it is ...... in other places."

Vicente didn't elaborate, but his heavy expression said it all.

The golden rank, even if it is only a golden star, can become a "deputy regiment" level existence in the Red Knights under the Duke's command. In the province of Rafa, in addition to the border dukes, the largest nobles are the three viscounts, and only one of these three viscounts is gold, and the other two are still at the peak of silver.

In the Glow Empire, strength is not exactly equal to a knighthood. Except for the Legendary Realm, which can directly become an "honorary earl" regardless of any conditions, others, even if they are at the peak of gold, if they want to become a noble, they need enough merit or contribution.

What's more, the small nobles with territories are not necessarily more comfortable than the big nobles, and all kinds of cultivation resources are scarce, so they need to consider the overall planning of everything, so some extraordinary knights don't want to become nobles very much.

It's a bit of a stretch.

Back to topic.

The strength of Warcraft, the weakest also has a golden star, and because of its huge size, it is often stronger than the knights of the same level, the viscount of golden strength in the province of Rafaxing, has not fought for a long time, and the real combat effectiveness should be discounted, and it is not necessarily the opponent of Warcraft, so the golden knights who crusade against Warcraft are basically the golden knights who have been fighting all year round in the Red Knights and have strong combat effectiveness.

From the time the information is received to the time when the red knight arrives, no matter how fast it is, it will take a certain amount of time, and this amount of time is enough for the monster to cause a lot of damage.

Hearing Vicente's words, Roy's eyes froze slightly.

Only two days into winter this year, there were 8 Warcraft incidents...... And the earliest one appeared before winter......

The impact of the Demon Tide that erupted in the Star Lake was so far-reaching!

"By the way, on your second question, the movements of these monsters ......," Vicente said as he took out a map from the spatial ring in his hand and unfolded it.

The map is small, the size of a normal A3 paper, and it clearly depicts the territorial divisions of the entire Rafah province, of which there are 8 places, which are marked with "red crosses" and serial numbers on the sides.

"Look, the red cross on this map is the place where the Warcraft incident once occurred, and the serial number on one side is the order of the event."

Roy looked at the map carefully.

The province of Rafah is large, with nearly a hundred large and small territories, and the place where the Blackstone Collar and the Iron Mountain Collar are located is located lower on the map, near the border to the south.

On the whole, the places where the Warcraft incident occurred were all far away from the Black Stone Collar, except for the case of the Green Lord, most of them were located on the northern border of Rafa Province.

This distribution made Roy a little confused.

It stands to reason that isn't the closer you are to the flashpoint of the Demon Tide in the Star Lake, the higher the probability of the birth of a Demonic Beast, how could it be that the Northern Territory, which is far away, was the first to appear a Demonic Beast? And the Black Stone Collar itself, except for a ferocious animal that appeared some time ago, there was no magical beast born.

I don't understand.

Incomprehensible.

Or is there some key information that you don't know yet?

Roy suppressed his thoughts and nodded at the red knight in front of him, "Thank you for your information." ”

"Well, then, I'll take my leave."

With these words, Roy turned and walked off into the distance.

Looking at the back of the Emerald Armored Knight, Vicente reached out and wanted to say something, but in the end, he sighed and said nothing.

If he can, he wants to invite the other party to join the Red Knights, although the duke's command is full of talents, but the number of golden knights is still scarce, this year's winter is particularly difficult, there are beast disasters everywhere, manpower is overstretched, and there is a great need for vitality to join.

But thinking of the family emblem on the opponent's armor that was deliberately concealed by the brilliance of the fighting spirit, knowing that the other party already had a family that was loyal to him, he couldn't say the words of his invitation anyway.

That would be an insult to the glory of the opposing knights.

"Alas......"

With a sigh, Vicente turned to leave.

He's going back to the wall of rock.

……

In the saffron forest, under the shade of a safflower tree, Roy, Lilia, and Tonine, who were standing in the shadows, quietly watched Vicente's departure, until their backs were no longer visible in their field of vision, and the three of them withdrew their gaze.

The reason why he didn't leave was because when Roy and the two witches converged just now, Tonine said, "From the body of the demonic beast pitch black giant tiger, I felt a fluctuation similar to 'mechanical invasion'. ”

That's why the three of them are now invisible.

Walking out of the shadows, Roy looked at the black ash on the ground where the corpse of the giant tiger had become pitch black, and looked at Tonigne with some embarrassment: "Miss Tonigne, can you still trace the clues in this case?" ”

Just now, the situation was urgent, and Vicente was about to die in the claws of the Pitch Black Giant Tiger, so after Roy put on the armor of the Sinking Moon, he rushed forward as soon as possible, who would have thought that the Pitch Black Giant Tiger had something to do with the "mechanical invasion".

Tonine nodded, and said in a mechanical and flat voice, "Yes." ”

"This 'mechanical invasion' is a very special wave, and although it is already very weak, I can barely sense its migration route."

"But this volatility is waning and needs to be acted on as soon as possible."

"Lead the way." Hearing this, Roy breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said.

Tonine lifted her hand, and the white bandage wrapped around her finger loosened a bit, revealing her silvery-white mechanical palm.

She stretched out her index and middle fingers, and the tips of her fingertips were filled with a silvery glow of magic, as if sensing something, and within a few seconds, she lifted her steps and walked briskly in the direction of the north.

Roy and Lilia looked at each other, nodded slightly, and followed in Tonine's footsteps.

……

After about an hour of travel, Roy estimated that the three of them had jumped over the range of at least five territories, and Tonine, who led the way, slowed down.

After being promoted to the Golden Rank, Roy's memory became better and better, and he had just looked at Vicente's map of Rafa Province for a short time, and he remembered the contents of it, and when he returned to the Blackstone Realm, he could even reproduce it.

According to distance estimates, the current location of the three of them should be dozens of kilometers north of the Green Domain, in a barony called "Bronze Heart Collar".

Roy didn't know much about the Copperheart, only that it was rich in copper mines, and that he didn't know much about the rest.

In front of the three of them, there was a huge dense forest, with an average height of thirty or forty meters, and the lush branches and foliage completely blocked out the sunlight, making it another world under the tree.

The rotting leaves were mixed with countless things, forming a sticky black mud that made Roy frown when he stepped on it.

There was a faint foul smell in the air, and in the depths of the dark forest, it was like an invisible open mouth of blood, waiting for the prey to throw itself into the net.

Roy looked at Tonine, who spoke up, "It should be in this dense forest." ”

"Be careful, everybody hold up the shield." Roy said in a deep voice.

This is not the time to save vindictiveness or magic power.

The three people who held up the shield, led by Tonine, continued to walk towards the depths of the dense forest.

"Quack-quack-quack-"

In the dense forest, where visibility was extremely poor, the crows could be heard faintly in the distance, and as the distance deepened, the rancid smell in the air became more and more intense, and even the bones began to accumulate on the ground.

The cold white bones became more and more dense, as if some time ago, a large number of creatures living in this dense forest were brutally tortured, their flesh melted into the mud of the ground, and the bones were thrown away at will, which was shocking.

Roy flicked his fingers, and a subtle wisp of fighting energy flew out of his fingertips and landed on a white bone.

The moment the fighting qi came into contact with the white bones, the white bones that looked intact were shattered into powder in an instant.

It is as if the substance that supports its existence has long since died, and what remains in the world is only the last fragile form.

"Sure enough, it's a pitch-black giant tiger......"

Roy said in a streak.

The substance burned by the black flame will manifest such a change in properties.

After a simple experiment, the three of them continued to go deeper into the dense forest, and after about twenty minutes, they stopped in front of a cave.

Along the way, none of the three encountered a single living creature.

At the mouth of the cave covered with vines on the edge, a faint scarlet wind flowed from within.

Roy glanced at Lilia, who realized, and raised his hand, and a fluid black mist flowed down the edge of his palm and merged into the ground, forming a complex summoning circle that slowly swirled.

Soon, a shadow wolf is summoned by Lilia.

This Shadow Wolf is not "Fenrir", but a Shadow Wolf of Lilia's temporary contract.

After all, the work to be done like a "death squad" can't be done by familiar contract creatures.

At Lilia's command, the shadow wolf melted into the shadows and headed towards the inside of the cave, while Lilia, who was standing outside the cave entrance, squinted slightly, observing the situation inside the cave through the shadow wolf's gaze.

In less than a minute, Lilia opened her eyes, and there was a deep consternation in her eyes, as if she had seen something that shocked her.

"What did you find?" Roy hurriedly asked in a low voice.

"I don't know what to say." Lilia frowned, a little distressed: "Lord Roy, I think you should go in and see it in person, so that it can be more intuitive." ”

"You can go in with confidence, there are no creatures in there."

"Let's go." Roy didn't hesitate, he stepped into it, and through the deep passage, the smell of fish in the air became less and less unexpectedly, and by the end, it had almost disappeared, as if there was another vent in the depths of the cave, which expelled part of the smell.

With the help of the light brought by the flame of the fighting qi burning in their hands, the three of Roy finally reached the deepest part of the cave, and as far as they could see, Roy's eyes also appeared shocked, and even Tonine, whose eyes had always been indifferent, also fluctuated violently.

In the deepest part of the cavern, which is made of earth and stone, is a space with walls covered in silvery and white metal, broken metal instruments scattered on the ground, and at the edge, a huge metal cage measuring five meters in length and width in width.

The cage's metal pillars twisted and deformed in great shape, as if some kind of monster had torn it open from the inside with brutal violence.

Of course, that's not the point.

The point is that in the center of the silver metal space, there is a tree-like crack that looks like a semi-illusory form fixed in mid-air.

One after another of magic power flowed out of this portal, making the concentration of magic in this silver-white space very high.

And the reason why this magic power did not overflow from the cave was because the top of the silver-white metal space was chiseled through the mountain by a special method, forming a small passage to the mountain peak, and the magic power flowed to the outside world from this small upward passage.

"This is, a small mana vein?!"

Roy's voice was full of consternation.

Tonine walked to the scattered debris pile on the side, took out two nameplates, and said to Roy: "This is a temporary base for the Kolai Imperial spy team, this is their identity nameplate. ”

Roy took the nameplate, the font on it had been corroded to the point that it was not in shape, and even the nameplate itself was pitted.

"It seems that this is where the Black Tiger was born."

Looking around, Roy, who had found nothing extra, frowned and stared at the half-illusory gap in mid-air.

Judging by the current situation.

Before the Black Tiger transformed into a monster, it was probably captured by two spy members of the Kolai Empire and locked in a metal cage here.

Tonine can feel the fluctuation of the "mechanical invasion" from the Pitch Black Giant Tiger, indicating that the Pitch Black Giant Tiger was implanted with the "Mechanical Invasion Core" by two spies.

Later, for some unknown reason, the Black Tiger suddenly transformed into a monster, it tore open the cage, destroyed the laboratory, and even two spies of the Kolai Empire were burned to ashes by the black flames under its rage, and then, the Black Tiger left the cave and slaughtered the creatures of the entire forest.

After that, it is unknown, only that in the end, together with the monster Snow Giant Bear, it ambushed the golden red knight Vicente.

It is not difficult to deduce the general direction of events, but the key point is why did the Pitch Black Tiger suddenly mutate into a demonic beast? And why did this small magic vein appear here?

The mutation of the Pitch Black Tiger must have been sudden and rapid, otherwise, the two spies of the Kolai Empire would not have been able to escape.

Normally, the transformation of a ferocious animal into a demonic beast is not achieved overnight, it requires a process, and such a process will definitely be observed by two spies of the Kolai Empire to prevent it.

Judging from the remnants of the present, the pitch-black giant tiger seems to have evolved from a ferocious animal to a demonic beast in an instant, without warning, so that two agents of the Kolai Empire who had no time to prepare died here.

The mutation of the Pitch Black Giant Tiger is so weird, there must be a trigger.

And the most strange thing about this silver-white metal space is this semi-illusory crack that constantly escapes magical power.

Roy walked slowly, ready to get a closer look at the semi-illusory rift.

The magic that kept pouring out blew the dou qi shield on his body and constantly rippled with fine ripples.

And just when Roy was only one meter away from this semi-illusory crack, his expression was shocked, and a look of shock appeared in his eyes.

He raised his hand, ready to touch the translucent slit. Seeing his move, Lilia on the side couldn't help but say loudly: "Lord Roy, be careful!" ”

"It's fine." Lilia's voice made Roy's raised hand pause, and he turned his head and shook his head at Lilia.

Turning his head back, Roy looked at the gray character panel in front of him, which only he could see.

——

[Detected "[Slothful Demon Source] - Mixed Branch Mana" item ......]

[Do you absorb it?] (Zero-distance contact required, current distance: 1 meter)】

——

The character panel of the [Original Sin Rubik's Cube], except for Roy's active summoning, currently only actively jumps out in two situations.

The first is when the energy reserve progress reaches 100% and the talent is awakened.

The second is when you perceive the fluctuation of taboos.

And for now, there is no doubt about the latter.

And a meter away...... There is only one "special thing" at a distance of one meter from him right now, and that is the semi-illusory gap in front of him!

There is a taboo in this semi-illusory crevice, that is, within the "small magic vein"?

"Mixed branch magic", that is, a C-class taboo at the same level as the "cursed puppet"?

Roy's heart was filled with irrepressible shock.

The existence of forbidden objects made him suspicious - was this "small magic vein" really formed naturally? Or is it artificial?

If it was artificial, what was his purpose in doing so?

Is there only one "small mana vein" like this, or are there more?

At this moment, Roy can basically conclude that the dark giant tiger has changed into a demonic beast, and it is inseparable from this "small magic vein"!

After all, even the territory closest to the Star Lake Demon Tide Outbreak Point like the Black Stone Territory has not yet been able to give birth to Warcraft, and other territories that are farther away will only be born later, not one after the other, like this, one after the other.

In this way, in the territory where the other 7 Warcraft incidents occurred, did there also exist such a "small magic vein" that hid taboos?

There are more and more questions, and the seemingly simple Warcraft incident has become confusing in Roy's eyes at this moment.

"Hoo ......"

Roy took a deep breath and suppressed his thoughts.

What the specific situation is, he will find out one by one when he investigates later.

Now, let's absorb this C-class taboo first.

When Roy's fingers touched the translucent gap, the expected attraction like touching the entrance to the space of the Star Lake's magic vein did not come, and he felt as if his fingers were touching the air, and the real gap in front of him seemed to have a different dimension from him.

This familiar way of existence made Roy frown.

In the past, under the Star Lake, the entrance of the "Demon Locking Array" laid by the temple that sealed the space of the magic vein was such a similar way of existence!

Could it be that behind the "small magic vein", there is something to do with the temple?

After the incident of the Moonlight Great Witch Sehir, the temple did not take any measures, and after a long time, Roy thought that they had given up, but he didn't expect that at this moment, he actually found something related to the temple.

What role does the temple play behind the scenes this time?

Shaking his head, Roy didn't think much about it, without more information, he couldn't make an accurate judgment.

And now, since he can't touch the "small magic vein", then, he can only directly absorb the forbidden substance.

It is true that he doesn't know any knowledge of formations, and in the face of the strange formation of the "Demon Locking Array", he can't forcibly shatter it with his strength before he has reached the legendary realm, so as to take out the taboo hidden inside, but he has the [Original Sin Rubik's Cube]!

This "strange thing" that accompanied him to this world, until now, Roy can't guess the upper limit of its power level.

"Absorb!"

Roy's mind pressed a little the "absorption" on the gray character panel in front of him, and the next moment, the fingers that came into contact with the translucent gap were invisible and invisible, and a powerful attraction that was imperceptible to others was generated.

A palm-sized object was forcibly pulled out of the translucent crack, and before Roy could see what it looked like, it quickly shrank and finally merged into Roy's fingers.

(End of chapter)