Xu Yue had been following the blood stains on the ground, but that didn't mean that he hadn't observed the other traces left by the demonic beast. On a few pieces of soft ground, he could tell from the claw prints left by the monsters that they were probably a group of gluttonous pigs.

This is a first-class magical beast about the size of a calf, which looks like a wild boar of the earth, but has claws similar to those of a lion. This kind of demonic beast generally appears in groups, and it is much more difficult to deal with than the wind wolf pack, where only the leader is a first-level demonic beast.

This monster is known for its gluttony, eating almost two-thirds of its body weight in a day. Because this monster has rough skin and thick meat, but because it has claws, it is not as clumsy as the earth boar. Therefore, the general mercenaries are most reluctant to be in the third place among the demonic beasts they encounter in the forest.

After realizing that the demonic beast he was tracking was a gluttonous demon pig, Xu Yue's heart sank, and at the same time, new doubts rose in his heart. With the gluttonous gluttony of the demon pig, it will not leave without gnawing the carcass of its prey. However, although the corpses at the scene were gnawed and mutilated, they remained too intact compared to the habit of gluttonous demon pigs.

Moreover, it is almost impossible for the gluttonous pig to have the habit of bringing food back to the nest, but after tracking it for so long, he is sure that the blood stains left on the ground from time to time are human, and it is obvious that this human is still alive by looking at the color change. The Gluttonous Pigs uncharacteristically dragged the human back, which was completely out of their habit.

Seeing that he was about to enter the middle of the Night Song Forest, Xu Yue, who was already a little hesitant, suddenly appeared on the ground with new footprints. This footprint, which was obviously a humanoid race, suddenly shook his heart.

The hind feet resemble those of humans, and they are long, narrow, but at the toes, they appear like forked branches, with only two thick toes visible. The footprints were exactly the same as the one he had read about in the books about a peculiar race of Talumia.

Trolls, a race that was very widespread in Talumia, came into Xu Yue's mind.

The troll race is also a relatively prosperous race in Talumia, but it is only because of its wide distribution and many branches. However, when it comes to civilization, most of this race is in the period of ignorant tribes, and there are even many troll tribes that feed on humans, which makes many people classify creatures like trolls and ogres on the same level. You know, most of the time, people think of ogres as monsters.

According to the books borrowed from the Ugaritan scholars, Xu Yue learned that the trolls also established an imperial civilization a long time ago, but in an invasion of the Abyssal Demons, the once-prosperous empire was destroyed, and then the trolls who lost their civilization were scattered all over Talumia, maintaining the form of a tribe. There are even some trolls who have lost their language and writing, and have become not much different from Warcraft.

"It's trouble!" Seeing the footprints of the Gluttonous Demon Pig and the footprints of the Troll appearing in the same place without any signs of a fight, Xu Yue's heart sank. He knew too well what that meant.

Trolls live in the forest for a long time, so some tribes have some way of driving away monsters. Then the abnormal behavior of these gluttonous demon pigs is very easy to explain, they are probably driven by trolls, so they will run out of their territory to attack the caravan unusually. And the weirdness of the wolf siege of Komodo a month ago and the recent frequent attacks of monsters, I'm afraid that trolls are behind it.

Xu Yue's actions have become more careful, and the trolls are experts in jungle warfare. Living in the forest for a long time allows them to move flexibly in the jungle, whether it is fighting or rushing, they must be very proficient in this.

After following the traces for another two hours, Xu Yue was already a little out of breath. After the first hour passed, he began to rely on the 'Intermediate Endurance Elixir' he was carrying, and he drank a bottle almost as soon as the cooldown time of the potion passed. But even so, as a mage who was not very tall in his own right, he was still exhausted after four hours of continuous travel in the jungle.

However, judging by the blood on the ground, he was already very close to the Gluttonous Pig Herd. And the other party is obviously getting to the destination soon, because the degree has slowed down a lot. Even the faint roar of demonic beasts could be heard in front of them.

After adding the magic of 'sound absorption' to his feet, Xu Yue leaned over carefully.

At this time, the Night Song Forest has entered the season of life, similar to the spring of the earth. However, the foliage and shrubs are not as lush at this time.

Leaning against the dense trunks of the forest's dense trees as thick as two people, he leaned over almost silently. After bypassing a tree, the view suddenly cleared.

I saw that an area of the forest had been completely cut down, and in that 800-square-meter clearing, there was a strange altar-like thing built in the middle of the clearing. A dozen trolls were busy on the edge of the altar at this time, and there were many human corpses scattered around.

At this time, a relatively young-looking troll was standing in front of a group of gluttonous demon pigs, and this group of usually very irritable monsters stood very obediently in an open space under the altar at this time, and did not run around, only a few of them snorted impatiently from time to time.

A troll of more stature was standing in front of the young troll, seemingly scolding him. The young troll bowed his head in the face of the scolding of his superiors, but there was a hint of impatience in his expression. However, the strict hierarchy made him dare not make any disrespectful actions.

The more prominent troll reprimanded for a moment, waved his hand and let the young troll leave with the gluttonous pig herd, and then he grabbed a man from the ground and looked at it.

Xu Yue saw from a distance that the person who was arrested was the boy in the photo. At this time, he was in a very bad condition, his left arm had been broken, and the broken arm was hastily wrapped in some rags. The body is covered with wounds of all sizes.

But neither the severed arm nor the wounds on the body shed much blood. It's not that the wounds aren't deep, it's that the blood on his body is almost gone. Xu Yue's four-hour tracking was obviously based on the blood stains left by his wounds, and after leaving blood for so long, even an adult was about to bleed to death, not to mention a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy.

The boy's face was almost indistinguishable from a dead man, except for the slight heaving of his chest to prove that he was not dead. The troll of status scolded him a few more times when he saw him like this, and then he carried the boy to the altar.

At this time, the trolls around the altar were placing several injured humans one by one on a stone platform of the altar, and then they were slitting the throats and wrists of these humans with knives, allowing blood to flow out of the wounds.

From Xu Yue's point of view, he couldn't see the appearance of the top of the altar clearly, but it was obvious that all the blood had flowed into a special place for storage, and not a drop had left from the top of the altar.

Whenever a human blood is completely drained and dies, a troll dressed in what looks like a sacrifice will plunge a knife carved into the person's chest, and then hold a wooden staff and mutter. Then the dead would emerge as transparent phantoms identical to them, struggling to emerge as if they had been pulled out of their bodies, and then pulled into the stone platform in the center of the altar under the troll priest's wielding staff.

"Soul!" Xu Yue thought violently in his heart after seeing those phantoms. The phantom forms resemble the form of the human soul recorded in the book. Normally, the human soul cannot be seen, but under the influence of certain magic, it can be imprisoned and manifested.

It was clear that these trolls were performing some evil ritual with human blood and souls, and as for what the exact ritual was, he was completely unrecognizable with his knowledge at this time.

Xu Yue very cautiously identified the strength of the dozen or so trolls around the altar, and to his relief, half of these dozen trolls looked like ordinary civilians, not professionals. And the other six or seven trolls who looked like warriors guarding the altar were at most first-order strength. Only the troll standing on the altar who looked like a sacrifice was a little troublesome, and judging from the magic fluctuations emanating from his body, this sacrifice was at the level of a second-order magician.

Seeing the civilians among the trolls throwing corpses with their blood and souls extracted into a large pit of flames, Xu Yue knew that he couldn't wait any longer. He didn't know if the droplet-shaped thing he was carrying would be burned if the boy was killed and thrown into the fire pit.

Seeing that it was about to be the boy's turn to be put on the altar, Xu Yue's eyes narrowed, and he immediately ran out of the hiding place and rushed quickly in the direction of the altar.

There was no shelter around the altar, and as soon as he appeared, he was spotted by the trolls. The troll priest on the altar shouted a few words in an angry tone, and then the surrounding troll civilians and guards rushed towards him.

After adjusting the direction of his running, Xu Yue chose a position that faced him with the most trolls in a straight line and rushed over. I saw that a wind blade shot out of his hand in an instant, cutting the troll facing him in a straight line in half.

Then he immediately stirred up the defensive shield spell on his staff, and suddenly an oval light shield protected him.

The trolls on the opposite side were taken aback by Xu Yue's wind blade and the death of their companions, and subconsciously paused, which allowed Xu Yue to rush to the steps of the altar first.

After rushing up the steps, Xu Yue did not stop, but rushed directly towards the top of the altar that was nearly ten meters high. Seeing this, the troll priest shouted a few words to the troll next to him who was holding the boy and didn't seem to have a low status, the troll nodded, and after throwing down the boy in his hand, he turned his head and rushed towards Xu Yue, he held a sharp spear in his hand and threw it at Xu Yue.

Xu Yue didn't dare to test whether the defensive shield on his body could withstand the attack of this spear, so he immediately activated a third-level magic 'Deflection Force Field' on his robe. This spell works best against ranged attacks. I saw that the spear flew towards the side as if it had been pushed away by something when it approached him three meters around him.

Xu Yue, on the other hand, raised his hand and shot a fireball at the troll that rushed over.

Trolls are creatures with strong vitality and healing powers, and it is generally difficult to let them die as long as they do not destroy their brains and hearts. But one of the biggest weaknesses of this creature is its fear of fire, and their greasy skin will burn violently as long as it encounters fire, and it is difficult to extinguish.

The troll who rushed over obviously didn't expect that his spear throw would miss, and with the guidance of Xu Yue's spiritual power, the fireball technique would not miss, and suddenly this fireball technique hit him from the front and exploded.

The firelight rang out with screams, and the troll rolled like a fireball and fell off the altar. And Xu Yue had already run to the top of the altar at this time.

Suddenly, Xu Yue only felt a darkness above his head, and when he raised his head, he saw that the troll priest was wielding his staff and sending out a black mist to wrap him, and in an instant he seemed to have entered the night, he could see everything clearly, and the shield around him also made a sound of being violently corroded, and the light immediately dimmed.

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