The five hundred people who entered the alien space all stood in the open space of the fortress, listening to the battle arrangements of the fortress commander.

"Ladies and gentlemen, some demons have recently appeared in the dark sawtooth forest outside the fortress, you need to find out their origins, there are sixteen beacons in all corners of the forest, you need to light them at the same time, the kingdom will also reward you for your bravery, and the battle exploits you have obtained will be recorded on the military merit card, and you can exchange them for the materials you need at the quartermaster's office."

After this guy finished speaking, enlightenment also appeared at the same time: "The D-class legion mission is triggered, and the demonic activities outside the fortress are frequent, as an elite reconnaissance team sent by the kingdom, you need to investigate the truth about the demon's recent abnormal activities. You and your teammates will go to the beacon in the Dark Sawtooth Forest and earn 1,000 merit for each one lit."

This is the basic mission of this Third Holy Grail War: Outpost War.

Ji Xun looked at the content of the enlightenment, and had a general direction for the next task, and said in his heart: "You only need 100 points of combat merit to leave the space, and you will have 1,000 points to light a beacon, and the reward is quite rich." ”

Go to the forest and light the beacon and watch the task be easy.

But the current 90 percent mortality rate is not just a number.

That also indicates that the task is extremely risky.

Compared with the inevitable risks, Ji Xun was more curious about other things: "But then again, the intelligence said that there are many good things that can be exchanged in this extradimensional space, what are they?"

The two hundred hunters had seen the enlightenment, and were clearly curious about the same thing.

At this time, a magic light curtain appeared next to the commander of the fortress on the high platform, and the battle merit exchange items appeared densely on it.

Ji Xun looked at the past, and was immediately attracted by the dazzling "gold" words in the front row.

The display reads as follows:

[Shield of Order (Gold)]: 100,000 Battle Merits, Demon Horn*18, High Demon Horn*1

[Summons High Necromancy (Gold)]: 98,000 Battle Achievements, Demon Horn*15, High Demon Horn*1

[Seismology (Silver)]: Merit 9500, Demon Horn*5

[Swift Walk (Silver)]: Battle Merit 9400, Demon Horn x4

[Storm of Blades (Rare Black Iron)]: Battle merit 2000, Demon Horn*1

【. 】

Enlightenment: "After obtaining the skill cheats, you can choose to exchange them for a lower-quality regression skill card; Killing demons earns merit, and demonic horns are produced by Calamity-level demons. The final holder can increase the settlement reward."

This is just a list of martial arts that can be redeemed for combat exploits.

There are also equipment classifications, material classifications, and special classifications in the back.

It's like a treasure trove that has been opened for everyone, and they haven't touched it yet, but the luster of the treasure is already flashing blind.

"Sure enough, you can exchange it for gold materials."

Ji Xun looked radiant.

It was the first time he had come into contact with a variety of otherworldly objects of gold quality so closely.

I've only heard of the name before, but in this extradimensional space, it gives people a strong sense of expectation that they can redeem as long as they work hard to kill monsters.

As soon as this magic light curtain appeared, the other hunters beside him also became excited.

"Hahaha gold item! And so much silver! ”

"Oh my God, if I can exchange one, I won't have to worry about it for the rest of my life."

"Is this the mode of war, the rewards are too exaggerated, I can't wait to hunt demons now."

“.”

The low-level hunters of Innocence City can come into contact with the extraordinary items of black iron quality on weekdays, which are already considered rare goods, where have they seen treasures of this level?

One by one, they were so excited that they couldn't wait to rush down the fortress to hunt the demons.

However, Ji Xun was surprised for a moment, and soon became indifferent.

Most likely, it's just a look.

The exchange of various gold-quality items can easily reach nearly 100,000 battle merit points.

Although I don't know if it's easy to get combat merits, but one D-rank mission only rewards a thousand combat merits, which requires completing a hundred D-rank tasks?

It can be seen that if you want to raise 100,000 combat exploits by normal means, you almost don't have to think about it.

That's not the hardest part.

Ji Xun looked at the "Demon Horn" behind him, and his eyelids jumped slightly.

Calamity-level demons will only produce demon horns, which directly indicates the difficulty of obtaining them.

The gold items in the inventory of this munitions depot are probably like carrots hanging in front of the mule's eyes, which can be seen but not eaten.

Ji Xun focused on those silver items, and he also sighed: "There are so many good things." There are so many skill books that are hard to find outside. There are also some rare skills that have been lost."

Then there are some relic-level equipment and rare materials.

Ji Xun's gaze quickly swept over the prize catalog and wrote down those redemption catalogs.

Want to see what's right for you.

Sweeping the list and sweeping, there really is!

He saw something in the material column, and his eyes froze: "[Rhea Shenmin Alloy]?" Do you have any of these materials? ”

This is the main material of his [Plague Doctor's scalpel]!

Ji Xun didn't expect to see the Shenmin alloy in stock that none of the major trading houses in Guiltless City had heard of here.

He had another thought before.

A flying knife is inevitably inconvenient, such as flying out and not being able to get it back in the first place.

It would be perfect if I could get a few more spare.

But not to mention that the forging skills of the relics cannot be reproduced.

The most important thing is that the material is nowhere to be found.

This is a material that is scarcer than even the golden exercises.

I didn't expect to see it in the battle merit exchange catalog.

Ji Xun looked at other things indifferently.

But this Shenmin alloy really can't take his eyes off.

"More than 100,000 feats"

Ji Xun shook his head to soothe the restless emotions in his heart.

The war mode is very straightforward to encourage participants to kill monsters like crazy.

After Ji Xun took a cursory look, he also found that this munitions catalog was not quite the same as what was said in the previous intelligence merchants.

It's clear to think about it.

The will of the alien space seems to be based on the needs of each batch of hunters who enter, in order to ensure that the items exchanged must have exclusive items that the hunters themselves need.

Ensure that everyone has a strong desire to kill the enemy and earn military merits.

The flatbread is almost finished.

The Fortress Commander raised his hand again, and a map was placed in front of everyone: "Alright, everyone, this map of the Dark Jagged Forest. You divide into squads and draw lots to decide which beacon to go to."

The eyes of the other hunters were still lingering on the battle merit exchange catalog, but Ji Xun retracted his gaze and carefully stared at every detail on the map of the high platform.

This is a military map, very professionally drawn and also very detailed.

Ji Xun knew at a glance that this must be another hidden clue given by the will of the extradimensional space.

Although the map only shows a partial topography of the Devil's Mountains, the general outline presents a figure-8 pattern.

In addition to the topography, it is also marked with some small print.

Enlightenment automatically translates these ancient words into readable words.

Ji Xun not only memorized the content, but also recorded those ancient words by the way.

The Thunder Fortress they are now in is at the bottom of the figure-8, the outline is the mountain, and the fortress is just south of the outline of the figure-eight.

The north is marked with: Far North Demon Territory.

Looking at the scale, there is one such a mountain range of more than 100 kilometers, and there are three fortresses on the map.

There are also two places: Meteoric Eagle Fortress and Ringwind Fortress.

Ji Xun watched and thought quickly in his heart: "The 'Outpost Battle' should be the war that took place around these fortresses."

This information is definitely not needed in D-class plots.

But the difficulty and plot of the alien space can be triggered by digging deeper.

Judging from the previous experience of clearing the alien space.

Now that the intel has appeared, it must be related to some other hidden plot.

Ji Xun didn't let go of any available information, carefully observing every detail on the map.

The space inside the figure 8 is the Dark Jagged Forest, which stretches for hundreds of kilometers.

Sixteen beacons were marked with red crosses.

That's what they're going to do this time.

There are so many details on the map that people are dazzled by what they see.

The other hunters only looked at it and paid attention to the location of the beacon and were not interested.

But Ji Xun has been engrossed in looking.

It wasn't until the Commander of the Fort put the map away that he stopped.

All that needs to be said is said, and the next step is to carry out the task.

The three hundred members of the Lionheart family must protect that Karn, so they will not be separated.

They drew lots to choose one of the beacons.

Fifteen are left.

The two hundred hunters were to be divided into teams of thirteen, and each team went to one place.

As soon as the commander of the fortress said that he could move freely for a week,

The huge fortress was like a team recruitment site for the Hunters' Guild, and it immediately became noisy.

"Are there any doctors who are on a team? There is a lack of a doctor in the team. ”

"Come to the team of assassins who are good at reconnaissance, led by veteran jungle hunters, and the chance of clearing the customs is high."

“.”

Because the mortality rate in the space is very high this time, the recruitment of card master classes by the Hunter Guild is also uneven.

Doctors are in desperate demand.

Ji Xun doesn't care what team he joins.

This kind of mortality rate does not make much difference with or without a doctor.

As for him, a crappy black knight, it is not difficult to form a team.

After all, there must always be someone in the team who can resist damage.

The two hundred hunters quickly divided the team, and Ji Xun glanced at his teammates, and the "old, young, sick and disabled" were complete.

After all, there is a settling-in fee for coming in this time, and many of the people who come are trying to gamble on luck and steal chicken thieves, so they don't count on their strength.

However, Ji Xun was slightly surprised,

He actually saw a familiar guy in the team.

"Is the Lionheart family in the team? It's really done with care. ”

Ji Xun saw no one else.

It was the leader of a black wolf regiment that he had seen before in the Greedy Mine Cave camp in the suburbs.

Two days ago, I heard that the Black Wolf Regiment had fallen in love with the eldest young master of the Lionheart Family, and now that I look at it, I have guessed the intention.

Such a strong lineup came in and arranged eyeliner, it must be to ensure that the eldest young master is foolproof.

"Tsk."

Ji Xun's eyes lit up.

I don't know why, looking at the well-equipped beast army, he always feels an inexplicable urge in his heart.

The Thunder Fortress is built on a pass in the Demon Mountains.

The fortress is surrounded by cliffs.

To get to the north below, you'll need to take a giant gondola with a wooden winch.

The hanging basket can fit 100 people at a time, a total of two baskets.

Ji Xun, these hunters are cannon fodder, so they will go down first.

As soon as I got on the hanging basket, Tus prompted: "Outside the settlement range"

Ji Xun looked at this prompt and said in his heart: "In other words, even if you have obtained enough merit in the wild, you have to return to the fortress to settle it?" ”

The more hints, the more information you hide.

Ji Xun vaguely guessed that this setting seemed to be hiding some plot.

Normally, there is no need to do anything more.

If you can get enough combat achievements, where is it different to go out?

Unless there is any hidden plot that the player must return to the stronghold to complete?

Ji Xun looked at the steep rock walls around him, and his thoughts raced, thinking of the various situations that this setting might point to.

The winch slowly descended in the air, and below it was an endless pitch black that sent chills down the back.

The darkness of the unknown seems to be like an abyssal monster that devours human life.

Little by little, the hunters were jumping into the maws of the monster.

The hunters in the same group pinched their weapons one by one, staring nervously at the cliff that they didn't know how high it was.

When I looked up, the fire on the fortress was fading away.

The wind is howling.

An atmosphere of fear spreads between the two hanging baskets.

Even Ji Xun was worried about what monsters would attack in the process.

But it went unexpectedly well.

After about two or three hundred meters of descent, the gondola suddenly stopped, and someone shouted: "It's here!" ”

Ji Xun's eyes were introverted, and he looked around.

After fusing [4 of Spades - Wolfwalkers], the night vision ability is also increasing.

The crowd jumped out of the basket and watched cautiously at the spot where the fire had dispersed.

I didn't see any trace of the monster, and I was relieved.

It didn't take long for the hanging basket to carry the Lionheart family's beast legion down.

A hundred men descended first, and after driving the hunters to the edge of the forest, far from the basket.

The next two hundred came.

The Ninth Young Master Karn walked out of the basket with a very reluctant face under the protection of the heavy soldiers.

He didn't glance at those cannon fodder at all, and shouted: "Let's go, solve it early, go back early." ”

The reconnaissance team swooped into the dense forest ahead to open the way.

There is an elite sweep tail after that.

The "Huizi" battle formation is completely invulnerable.

Ji Xun's afterglow only glanced at it one more time, and he saw several cold eyes swept up cautiously.

There are many masters in the guards.

Seeing that the young master of the Lionheart family was gone, the pressure in the hunters' hearts that they didn't dare to breathe dissipated.

The Beast Legion's targets are huge and bloated, which will naturally attract more monster firepower.

Hunters are happy to see it, too.

"We're also leaving, this side of Team Nine, finish the task early, go out early!"

"Team Eight follow me!"

"Team Sixteen, this way."

“.”

Ji Xun also followed the sixteenth team, and also walked in the direction of the beacon tower they drew lots.

As you scurry into the forest, it gets darker and darker.

It is surrounded by towering trees 100 meters high, and the leaves of the trees are very strangely jagged and hard, like a chainsaw growing all over the tree.

It didn't take long for more than a dozen teams to lose sight of each other.

The thirteen men walked cautiously all the way with their lighting gear.

After coming down, everyone was cautious all the way.

But it's also strange to say.

They traveled all the way, but they didn't encounter any demonic attacks.

I didn't even see any living creatures in the deep forest.

I walked dozens of kilometers all the way, and the road was safe and sound.

On the way, you can occasionally encounter a few lonely little devils.

It was a small monster with red skin like a goblin, ugly and tyrannical.

But the strength is also what the middle stage of the card disciple looks like.

Kill it casually.

Seeing that there was no danger, the hunters were completely free of their previous nervousness.

You can brag and fart along the way.

"Hey, it doesn't seem very dangerous."

"I just shot the three-headed little devil, and there are three more points of combat merit on the military merit card! Haha, that is, kill enough of a hundred, and you don't even have to go to any beacon tower, you can get out? ”

“.

Ji Xun listened silently.

If it weren't for the fact that the mortality rate on the enlightenment was so conspicuous, he would have even thought that he had come to a low-difficulty extradimensional space.

But the road ahead is calmer.

That means.

When danger comes, the more intense it becomes.

Hunters don't dare to joke with their lives.

The team walked very carefully in the dense forest, and the speed of the march was not fast.

After walking for five or six hours, I only walked a few dozen kilometers.

There is still a long way to go from the beacon.

The crowd decided to take a break.

I found a place with a wide view and sat down.

Everyone sat around, bragging, and eating some dry food to replenish their strength.

Ji Xun leaned against the tree from afar, standing his shield beside him.

Even when it was resting, he remained cautious enough.

Some of the hunters also knew each other, so they started talking.

"Uncle Dong, didn't you make a lot of money last year, didn't you retire, why did you come out again? Still here to earn this hard money? ”

"No, no, no. My kid was in a gang fire and hurt his waist, and he was hanging on to his life with medicine. The family also worked in the alchemy factory for too long, and suffered from lung disease, and the monthly salary was not enough to buy medicine. The savings for retirement have long been exhausted. I have to fight again. Even if he dies, that settling-in fee can be regarded as leaving some money for the two people in the family."

"I owe too much money to loan sharks for gambling, and I ended up losing my life by gambling. The guys in the casino let me in, and the debt was written off."

"I came of my own free will. There were so many people who got rich in the Old World. Why can't it be me? ”

“.”

Ji Xun was nibbling on dry food while observing his teammates.

Before, he didn't quite understand who would enter this kind of extradimensional space with an ultra-high mortality rate, but now when he listens to these people, he understands.

Many times,

It's not that people at the bottom are not afraid of death.

It's that you don't have a choice.

At this time, a guy suddenly spoke up and asked the oldest guy in the team: "Old man, how do I think you look like the legendary 'dog king'?" ”

Ji Xun also looked at it curiously.

The reason why I had the impression that this team was "old, young, sick and disabled" was that this old man with missing front teeth accounted for an "old".

He looked sixty or seventy years old, his skin was dark, and he was missing a front tooth.

This appearance is very recognizable.

The old man didn't seem to mind being called the Dog King at all, but he was quite complacent when he was recognized, and laughed: "False name, false name." Nothing. ”

Hearing this, the man also exclaimed, "Is it really you old man?" Didn't you say last time that you went to that killing mode alternate dimension, and you weren't even dead? ”

The old man patted his chest, looking modest, but in fact, his ass was upturned in a show-off tone, "It's all good luck~ good luck." ”

This said, many people recognize this "legend".

Even Ji Xun had a slightly strange expression.

Because he has heard of it, too.

There are a lot of interesting stories circulating in hunter circles.

But because of the high mortality rate among hunters, many stories will only be passed down for a while.

And in the hunter circle of Innocence City, there is a legendary story that has been passed down for many years.

There was an old hunter who was missing a front tooth, surnamed Xu.

That guy can survive to the end in various extradimensional spaces with all kinds of incredible life-saving abilities.

The usual means is to avoid all dangerous missions, wait for his teammates to clear the level, and then he will come out with a little guarantee.

At first, the hunters scoffed.

Because every time this guy takes that point of customs clearance guarantee, it is worth thousands of yuan.

It's all for nothing.

However, after all these years, the guys who sneered at him are almost dead.

The old man was still alive.

Only then did everyone understand that this old man had really figured out the profession of hunter.

To be alive is to be a master.

Even if this time A-pass, I got the treasure.

The next time I die, there's nothing left.

The old man lived longer than most of the hunters in the City of Innocence, and this is the ability.

Later, the hunter world gradually had the legend of "Gou King", which is also the "Dog King".

But many people are hunters with the intention of having a good time.

Get rich once, and then get drunk and dream.

If you can live one day at a time, it's worth one day.

Although the vast majority of hunters know the survival method of the Dog King, most of the time they just laugh and laugh, and no one really imitates it.

The fact is that although this old man Xu can't die, he has always been a poor ghost.

Taverns drink often on the bill that kind of poor.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to earn this money.

Everyone laughed and "asked" the old man's means of saving his life.

The old man is not stingy, what "smearing monster feces all over the body, the smell can interfere with the perception of monsters", "pretending to be dead in the corpse pile, fake death is a necessary skill", "finding a coffin to lie in the grave", "burying your head in the crotch can make most evil spirits invisible to monsters".

Don't really say it.

Obscenity is obscenity.

These life-saving methods are well-founded.

The crowd laughed.

Ji Xun is also very happy.

But his gaze glanced more at the young man beside the old man.

This boy took up a "young".

It looks like a grandson.

Very young, only fourteen or fifteen years old, although he wears a gas mask, but with sword eyebrows and eagle eyes, there is always a vitality in the young man's body that is completely different from the twilight of the old man who stepped into the coffin with half of his body.

He never said a word,

There are few hunters so young.

Ji Xun also didn't understand why this old man would come in with such a teenager?

However, before Ji Xun finished eating a piece of black bread in his hand, suddenly his eyes lit up: "It's too quiet."

After advancing, the crisis perception ability is much stronger.

He rolled his eyes and swept around the forest, only to notice the anomaly.

Just now, I walked all the way, and I finally saw some red-eyed bats and some little monsters.

It's scary to be quiet all around now!

But after looking at it for a while, I didn't find where the crisis came from.

Ji Xun didn't forget that this was a war mode with a super high mortality rate, so he could only hide his body better.

It wasn't long before he had this idea.

There was a "whoosh", and the faint sound of breaking wind sounded.

Without warning, an arrow with a black light burst through the air.

Before everyone could react, the arrow pierced through the head of the guy who was still standing laughing out loud.

Kill one stone through the head!

(End of chapter)