"Rick!"

Hearing the cries of his companions, Rick exhaled lightly and let go of his hand, letting the corpse that glowed like a snowflake glow of pale blue drift away.

Even through fur gloves, it was dangerous to touch a deadly human corpse with his bare hands, and if the poisonous ash corroded the weak protection, he would lose an arm.

But both the normally sane Rick and his companions turned a blind eye to such a dangerous act, and they just waved their hands vigorously and called out to their leader with proud expressions.

"I didn't expect us to be so lucky, we encountered a migrating wolf pack, and now we don't have to worry about the food or armor we have in stock!"

The middle-aged man named Ivan skillfully threw the wolf corpse in his hand into the height, letting it land on the top of the group of corpses that had already been stacked with several people, and then excitedly pushed the cart next to him.

Rick walked over silently, looked at the number of wolf corpses in the cart, and shook his head slightly.

"It's not enough."

Although Ivan still had several such piles of corpses beside him, the boy had no intention of being satisfied.

"If it's more than enough for daily consumption, but as a spearhead to convey divine will, these are not worth mentioning, and we need to continue to expand the scope of the search."

"I see."

Hearing Rick's words, Ivan's excited expression also converged, nodded solemnly, and conveyed the order to his companions in the distance.

Compared with the exploration team that used to be two or three people in scale and mainly hidden, the scale of the team with dozens of people is not unlarge, but even so, in front of the number of hundreds of wolves, it is still a very disparity.

With this level of beast migration, even if he was stuck in the base area, it was difficult for Rick to guarantee that there would be no casualties, and now he only used less than one-tenth of his main force to wipe out the wolves, and his own side has not suffered any casualties.

In the past, this was something that Rick would not have dared to dream about in his dreams, but now, it is only the most insignificant of the changes that the adult has brought about.

Change is a good thing.

In the midst of the ironclad facts, the inhabitants of the kingdom of Elkia, or perhaps all human races, have taken this statement as a creed.

In such an irresistible trend, Rick can only choose to stand on the unknown outlet.

Only the will of the god Roland endures.

Rick silently recited this proverb in his mind and looked into the distant sky.

Ever since Roland struck the Final Dragon and the God of Victory in a row, not only the Heavenly Wing Species that stood high above, but also shock, amazement, and awe, these emotions have spread to every corner of this planet and spread among every race.

Everyone felt the feeling that the rain was coming, and realized how bad the situation was.

In these days, even the conservative dragon spirit race has begun to seek an alliance with the fantasy race, not to mention the other races that have been preparing for war, and no race can stay out of the big war that may break out at any time.

The human race is the first to bear the brunt.

They were much more miserable than the other races, not only were their traces completely exposed, but they were also deprived of the protection of the gods, and in this age when all races began to replenish their supplies, their situation was like that of a country sandwiched between Russia and Germany, nay, worse than that.

Even if Rick started the plan to break up the whole after Roland left, in just a few days, relying on the strength of human feet, there were very few fires that could reach the designated place.

As Rick restrained his despair while continuing to arrange the escape route, Cloney informed him that Roland had returned to the kingdom of Elkia.

So, Rick made a decisive decision on the spot.

With his sister, who is the titular queen, he pleads with Roland, hoping to get the other party's protection.

After making the request, Rick thought about the future of humanity, and at best, he might be as he was when Veleslana was there, and if he was unlucky, he might become a slave to the other side and never be freed.

But no matter how bad it is, it is much better than dying in the body, from a personal point of view, death is liberation, but from a racial point of view, living is hope.

But to his surprise, Roland readily agreed to his request and put forward a condition that surprised everyone.

"I want the human race to be the spearhead of my will."

The young man sitting on the throne said these words in a natural tone.

"It's too troublesome to find the past one by one, you just form a spearhead, and use actions to convey my will to them, surrender or die, considering that the human race is still in the future, starting from the tenth Ji Kai species, I will personally deal with the races higher than its sequence, but on the other hand, the lower races will all be handed over to you."

After Roland finished speaking, Rick's eyes widened at the time.

He could understand Roland's thoughts, and it would be much easier to find someone to do it for him than to run over one by one.

And in all fairness, the other party's request is not excessive, it is just a spearhead to convey the will, and there is no need to defeat the entire race.

Invade the hinterland of other races, and then pass on orders, anyway, no race will not know enough to refuse the demands of the god race that has been in the limelight recently.

This is a good opportunity for any race other than humans to show their loyalty and flattery, but the weak human race is so powerless that he will even be stoned to death by him.

However, after Rick was ready to risk being pinched to death to test how far he would go, the gods offered to lower the blessing.

Rick still remembers the playful and ecstatic words.

"Although it is not impossible to bestow the power of grace on you, it is a little too slow for the human race to grow."

The blessings bestowed by the gods have the power to expand their containers and draw out their potential, but the same blessings will vary greatly from one race to another, and the time it takes to become stronger will also vary greatly from one person to another.

"So, the human race will become my family."

Then, the human race was given the flesh and blood of the gods.

After an overwhelming flood of orange liquid flooded the kingdom of Elkia, humanity was reborn.

Although there is no change in appearance or ability, even if you don't rely on the protection of the gods, the strength gained from ordinary training is far more than before, and after cooperating with the protection, there are new changes every day.

On top of that, there are also several excellent characters who have awakened the Elven Corridor and have the qualifications to become sorcerers.

According to what Rick got from the gods, it was proof of their native race.

"Although it's not very obvious, everyone in this world has a small amount of magic in their bodies, and if they continue to evolve if they are not disturbed, it is possible that human beings will become a magical civilization that popularizes the magic of the whole people."

With such light-hearted words, the human race has undergone earth-shaking changes, not only has their patience for spirit remains been greatly improved, but their physical strength and the ability to use magical power items have greatly improved their efficiency in both exploration and hunting.

If only the orc race is used as an imaginary enemy, the current human race has changed from an egg that can be broken at the touch of a finger to a hard bone to gnaw on.

"Speaking of which, before that lord left, Rick, you got a second gift, right?"

While pushing the cart towards his companions, Ivan asked curiously.

The image of blood is the water that symbolizes the source of life, which is a gift for all people, but deeper powers need to be sifted.

Not every human can become a warrior, not to mention that even among warriors, the proportion of elites is one in a hundred.

So far, the only person who has been qualified to bear the second gift is Rick, except for Cloney.

"Yes, yes, yes, but I can't reveal it to you yet, after all, I haven't got the public permission of God Roland."

"I didn't mean to know, it's disrespectful to that adult," Ivan shrugged his shoulders as if joking, "I'm just curious, what kind of ritual is it that you, who usually don't change your face, are so frightened and trembling after receiving a new gift?" ”

“……”

Rick smiled bitterly and subconsciously touched his neck.

"I'll leave this answer to you to experience for yourself later, anyway, the gods have already given us the props on how to start the second ritual, and when you have a great cause, I will personally act as the ritual executor of Ling."

"As for now, let's leave cautiously, with so much food in reserve, I'm afraid it will attract some difficult guys like last time."

"Okay,"

Ivan nodded, and was about to continue urging when another exclamation came.

"Rick! An unknown enemy is approaching! ”

It was a message from Are, who had been a member of the exploration team with them.

"Calm down! Give up the harvest, throw away all the excess load, and get ready to escape! ”

Rick said in a deep voice, calmly giving the order.

In an instant, all that was left by his side was Ivan, who had drawn the long knife at his waist and was ready to be on standby, as were his companions not far away, and Rick had already gained everyone's trust in the past many experiences.

As long as the other party gives an order, whether it is a fight to the death or a dashing escape, they will obey.

As Rick walked towards the heights, he pulled out the improved spirit needle disc in his hand, sensing the strength of the enemy.

But halfway through, the young man's voice froze in place, and then said in a voice as sharp as a blade.

"Demon Seed! Retreat all! ”

Ivan's legs were already running instinctively, but the expression on his face was still slightly stunned.

The demon species is a mutant of the fantasy species, and the monsters created by the demon king are basically beasts with only half-witted intelligence, such as ogres or trolls.

For the humans in the past, even if the other party was a low-level demon species that was not worth mentioning, it was enough to exterminate them.

Even if he loses his rationality and does not take vigilance or latent instinctive actions, among the lower races, the demon species is also a well-deserved powerhouse, and most of the former exploration team members have been sacrificed at the hands of the demon species.

But that's just the past, today's human race, as long as they work together, has the ability to kill the demon species, in fact, in the last hunt, it was Rick who personally completed this feat and got the opportunity to level up.

Ivan's doubts had not yet been answered, and a deafening roar from afar gave him the answer.

He jerked his head back and looked closer and closer in the distance, the height of three humans, with pitch-black skin and sharp fangs protruding from his jaw, looking like a legendary demon.

The most important thing is that after noticing Ivan's gaze, the tall and burly demon species showed a humane grin, and then quickly followed in their direction, unhurriedly.

Obviously, unlike most of its beast-like counterparts, it is a high-level demon species with high intelligence.

Ivan's back was covered in cold sweat, the upper demon race had an absolute power gap between the lower race and the lower race, and it was not at all what they could crusade against now.

With a ferocious roar, Ivan barely suppressed his rapid heartbeat, controlled his trembling hands, and soon caught up with the end of the group.

Unable to move any further, as the strongest member of the exploration team, he had to delay time with his life in order to protect more of his companions at the necessary moment.

"Rick, we've been targeted, let me sacrifice."

Ivan smiled and looked at the silent teenager beside him.

"No, Ivan, then you will be the temporary leader of the hunting party, lead them back to the kingdom, and then I will go and join you."

"Rick, no, you're worth much more than me......"

"That's why I'm doing this, it's an order," Rick paused, and finally slower and slower, beckoning to Ivan nonchalantly.

"Don't worry, I'll come back alive, by the way, if you come back before me, go find Cloney, although you haven't noticed it yet, but I have a hunch that you have met the requirements of the great cause, and she will help you upgrade with a bow and arrows."

Bow and arrow?

Ivan had not yet understood the relationship between these two words and escalation, but under the deterrence of the command and the trust in Rick, he had no choice but to continue to run forward in silence.

And seeing his actions, Rick also took a deep breath, turned his head, and looked at the high-ranking demon species that was staring at him with vicious eyes behind him, as if he was about to fly over and tear himself apart in the next moment, and sighed.

"I really don't want to fight a guy like you who is out of line, but I can't help it."

He poked a little over his chest, and the unthinkable happened.

It was obviously flesh and blood, but Rick's hand seemed to have no body, and he directly reached in, and when he took it out again, he already held a delicate flag there.

That's the game, the king in chess.

Rick stood silently, drew the long knife at his waist, and threw the chess piece in the direction of the demon seed.

He couldn't help but think of the moment when the god he feared and worshipped shot through his neck with the amethyst-like arrow that grew out of his flesh.

Roland told him that as long as he believed in the power of the mind and channeled it, he would not die in this ritual.

It turns out that although the other party often has a mouth-watering bad taste, he really didn't lie about it.

With his current strength to fight against the high-ranking demon species, it is enough to wipe out all the advantages brought by the protection, no, not just erase.

Such a gap makes one wonder, is it really possible to be able to fight it?

From a practical point of view, this is absolutely impossible.

But...... If it's a game, it's a different story.

"Come on!"

Rick took a deep breath, his mouth unconsciously curling with pleasure.

"-Watch me get through with one life!"

(End of chapter)