The large nest of the Jackals found by the Sisters is located near the filthy swamp.

It is already the end of the southern border of Translasia, and it is not far from the mountain pass where the Crimean fortress is currently occupied by the kingdom of Nordov.

The massive fortress that the Blood Vulture Clan and the Grand Duchy of Kafhoka spent countless resources and effort building after the First Black Plague was terrainically important, holding the only entrance from the filthy swamps to the fertile Great Plains.

The next three Black Plagues were tasked with the first onslaught of the Gnolls' armies and were never breached, but no sturdible fortress could withstand a collapse from within.

At the end of the Ten-Year War, one day last month to be exact, the defenders of the Crimean Fortress surrendered to the Winter Wolf Legion, announcing that the fortress on the border between Transylasia and the Great Plains of Kavhoka had completely fallen into the hands of the Northerners.

Among them, the 20,000 elite blood servants stationed and some of the blood vulture elites were also personally recruited by Grand Duke Xia Ni and threw themselves into the arms of the Thorn Clan very smoothly.

In the subsequent meeting between Shani and Trissy, both parties tacitly did not mention it.

It can be regarded as a tacit approval of this "handover".

Therefore, compared with the old and precise methods of Grand Duke Xia Ni, Andre, the Earl of Baishan, not only lost a lot in the small action of Bataxin City, but also had no bright spots in operation.

But this majestic fortress is not the point tonight.

Although the Fortress's Ranger Scouts soon discovered the Transians' attack on the Gnoll's lair at the foot of the mountain and reported to the Commander of the Winter Wolves in the Fortress, the latter did not care.

A commander of his rank already has the right to know that Her Majesty the Werewolf Lady has appointed a Blood Vulture as the Governor of Translancia, which represents His Majesty's attitude that the affairs of Translancia should be settled by the Translancians themselves.

This is also a good thing for the Winter Wolf Legion, which means that his Titans don't have to rush out to fight the savage gnolls for the safety of the Trancies.

This indifference is also a good thing for small players and the vanguard of the Cadman People's Army, which means that Maxim and Kudell do not have to distract themselves from dealing with "friendly forces" with unknown purposes.

"The Crimean Fortress is an unbreakable wall."

At this moment of nightfall, the tribune Kudel, who was riding on the majestic demon hunting horse, looked out at the magnificent place beyond the distant col, and he shook his head and said:

"Transencia has lost it forever."

"It's just a temporary handover to the North Yankees."

Maxim, who was acting as a temporary adjutant beside him, replied in a low tone:

"Under Master Murphy's leadership, we'll get it back! It was the wealth and symbol of the Translansian people, not only in the Crimean fortress, but also in the rich Kafhoka plains, the ancient forests of Saxes, the estuaries of the Glacial Bay, the villages of East Prus, and the Lake Shulpers in the Cato region

What we lost, we will eventually get back with our own hands under the leadership of Master Murphy! ”

"You're confident, but I'd call it 'stupid belligerence.'"

Kudell said casually.

He has a bad feeling for all vampires, but aside from this heartfelt resistance, he has a good impression of the few vampires around Murphy at the moment.

Especially Maxim.

This peculiar-looking, elite vampire possesses undisputed loyalty, which happens to be what Kudel, who sees himself as a symbol of classical knighthood, admires the most.

Therefore, in this jackal hunt hosted by the two of them, he and Maxim got along quite well, and although the strength challenges launched by the other party from time to time annoyed him, it was not a big problem.

Martial prowess is also a virtue of knights, and Maxim's talent in martial arts is indeed good.

In the high-intensity confrontation with Kudel, Maxim's swordsmanship has grown rapidly, and the potential belonging to vampires is constantly being released, this growth rate is quite outrageous even among vampires, according to Kudel's estimation, if the loyal Maxim continues to fight like this, he may be able to complete the potential release road that other vampires need to take more than ten years to complete in a few months.

He never ran away from war, so the war rewarded him, so that Maxim's potential is rapidly transforming into actual combat effectiveness!

The simplest example, the archer Lady Leenia, who could easily defeat Maxim before, has now walked around Maxim in the Crimson Keep, not that he can't beat him, but that this guy is too stubborn and progresses quickly.

The price to be paid for each victory is getting heavier and heavier for Leenia, and although the Knights of the Blood Alliance will not run away from fighting, they are vampires and not berserkers, and no one will like unnecessary battles.

Well, except for Maxim and the fanatical little players.

But this may also be another reason why Murphy deliberately sent Maxim to serve as Kudel's adjutant of operations, and he hoped that Maxim would learn from his predecessor.

Kuder shifted his attention from the distant Krimu Fortress back to the battlefield in front of him, where he could clearly see the player's progress as the vanguard of the Cadman People's Army veterans and recruits charging into the gnoll's lair from three directions.

Just like every battle in the last six days.

Players play vanguard, and NPCs are responsible for following up.

This has almost formed the "basic tactics" of the Cadman People's Army, and after the players are not afraid of life and death to open the gap in the battlefield, their resolute actions and high morale to expand the advantage can often quickly set the course of the battle.

The same is true tonight.

Even if they are facing a super-large gang of more than 400 gnolls, the commando team of nearly 70 players with 50 veterans and 200 recruits is not too numerically disadvantaged, and the latter also has an advantage in equipment and firepower.

"Murphy's warriors are emotional in every way."

Kudell couldn't help but sigh again:

"Their courage, their acumen, their determination and even their talent are rare in my life, have you noticed? Maxim, just 6 days of fierce fighting have already turned those recruits into qualified veterans.

I even witnessed a recruit complete the Black Iron Trial a few hours earlier.

This is crazy.

It would take a standard human warrior years to get to this point, but it only took them 6 days!

If it were just one or two geniuses, it would be called accidental, but each of them is like this, and this is already something that can be described as a 'miracle'. ”

"No, Master Kudel, you can put this on your mind differently."

Maxim held the Blade of Jade, who had been enchanted by Madame Tris, in both hands, and he shook his head and said:

"Master Murphy once analyzed this issue for me, and he said that the key factor in determining the speed at which a samurai grows is not time, but the accumulation of experience and skill. Although only 6 days have passed, do you see that any warrior needs as much time to recuperate as our soldiers?

They were almost constantly experiencing dangerous battles, rushing to the next after one battle, so the intensity of the battle they endured in 6 days was unimaginable to ordinary human warriors!

If we break down these battles and calculate them in terms of frequency and intensity, this is roughly equivalent to the total number of battles that an average fighter has experienced in a year or more.

I've privately made a small statistic that these warriors in front of you kill an average of nearly 50 to 60 gnolls per day for 6 days!

What a glorious hunt this was? And what a heavy burden?

In this way, it is not surprising that they can break through themselves and step into the realm of black iron in 6 days, which is the extreme squeeze of their own potential, and it is also the creed of their life.

What do you say? ”

"Your statement is very novel, but it does make sense, in the final analysis, the Black Iron Trial is only a test of basic skills and combat experience and will, and it does not have a hard standard. If a gifted ordinary warrior could achieve the same frequency and intensity of combat as these warriors, he might indeed be able to break through the Black Iron Realm within a month or two.

But Maxim.

You're obviously changing the subject! ”

Kuder reached out and nudged the vulture shield on his face, and he said:

"You don't have to hide the 'secrets' of these warriors from me, I already know that they are not from the mountain people of the Saxophone region, Murphy has explained all this to me, I know that they are from another world, and I know that they are not afraid of death because they really do not die.

But I still appreciate the fervor and persistence of this fight. ”

"Well, that's great."

Maxim breathed a sigh of relief, to be honest, he was not a good liar, but the origin of the warriors was a secret that he had to defend for his master.

"But I want to warn you that the phrase 'mountain people of the Saxophone region' seems reasonable at first hearing, but after a long encounter with these warriors, even the little sanity I have left reminds me that this statement is full of loopholes!

Their language, their habits of life, and even their manners, apart from the occasional neuroticism and indescribably strange actions that resemble those of the mountain people, are almost out of step with them.

So maybe you should suggest to Murphy that you should weave a more plausible origin for the Warriors in time.

If you really want to keep this a secret. ”

"It's not you, it's us, Master Kudell, you're one of us."

Maxim said without squinting:

"I think your doubts are also in the minds of Master Murphy, but I believe that one day, the mystery of all this will no longer need to be concealed, and it may no longer be up to us to answer it tactfully, but it can be known to anyone.

Only now, we all have our own responsibilities, and we must fulfill them in order to be rewarded for stepping into more distant places.

I don't want to miss the saga of Master Murphy, and I'd rather play a laudable role in it, and I'm sure you too, whether as a vampire or as a Ranger Knight from the old days.

You should know that Master Murphy's kindness to you is not because you are a vampire, but because he respects your unyielding soul as much as he respects all beings who are willing to give to the land. ”

"Well, I appreciate that."

The hunting baron nodded.

He saw the flames rising in the caverns above the Gnoll's lair, indicating that the Vanguard Warriors had created enough chaos and invaded the heart of the Gnoll Gang.

"It's time for us to play, too."

Kudell urged the war horse under his crotch, and held the scarlet heavy sword behind his back with his backhand, and said:

"The warriors must not be allowed to dominate, as the defeat of this great lair will bring the number of gnolls in the Nether Barony's realm to an acceptable level, and our battle here will be over.

The next step is to travel to your and Baroness Morland's realm to complete the same banishment and hunt. ”

"Maybe we won't be needed over there."

Maxim also spread his bloody wings and slowly rose into the air.

Instead of choosing to use his sword, he called out the Night Claws in the night, saying:

"There are nearly a thousand witch hunters living in Miriam's territory, and they have also followed the orders of Lord Murphy, and the witch hunters are also expelling and killing while we are acting, and they are good at this, as for my territory.

Before meeting a brilliant opponent like you, I spent every sleepless night looking for a punching bag for the Gnoll as a sparring partner.

All I can say is that the situation on my side is much better than here. ”

"That's really good news."

Kudel rode forward, and in the acceleration of the warhorse, he said:

"So, is the next target actually the Gnoll Warlord in the Under Armour Hills? Well, that's the interesting opponent! Murphy wants to establish his rule over Translasia, which requires a victory of sufficient weight to establish authority.

For example, a powerful and menacing gnolloll warlord is quite suitable.

Alas, I've seen enough in my life, but it's hard to imagine seeing a vampire governor rise and be a part of it. ”

——

"Ahead! It ran away! Block it! ”

The Hedong Lion, who was passing through the burning cave with a big sword in hand, roared on the team channel:

"This guy is the leader of this lair, and it's in the Blood Rat Gang's wanted mission, and that's a 100 gold head! Dog planing! Bring someone to block it! ”

"Hey, hey, here, here!"

Lin Beigou replied.

He jumped straight down from the upper lair with four veterans, right in front of the elite gnoll leader who was frantically fleeing with flail fur in hand.

Although the name of the dog planer holding the lion hunting spear is funny, his combat skills are not funny at all.

A ferocious spear stab greeted him, and the whole person moved several steps in an instant, and with a pop stabbed the sharp spear into the left shoulder of the jackal.

The latter screamed in pain, and the blood-stained flail swung up to smash the meteor hammer-like attack hammer head towards Lin Beigou, but it was lightly flashed by the latter with a dark step.

The "perfect dodge" that comes with this Shadow Elf Secret Sword Technique is notoriously useful in this kind of hand-to-hand combat, leading players who are now a little bit of a pursuit to try to get ten wins in the Fight Club in order to buy this advanced codex from the Blood Rat Gang.

Not only is it easy to use in melee combat, but it is also easy to use in range!

Especially after Xiao Weiming, a gunslinger, developed the "gun fighting technique", the dark pace has become the standard for high-end players.

And the black humor is that this thing is actually just a companion to the Mejewa family's swordsmanship, and now in the eyes of players, it is a more precious "passive skill" than the overly elaborate and complex elven swordsmanship itself.

"Lie down, you!"

Brother Gouge flashed twice in a row, and when he got up, he pulled out the war hammer on his waist and slammed it on the wrist of the gnoll elite, allowing the latter's weapon to come out of his hand, and then was slashed from behind by the roar of the Hedong lion who rushed from behind, and the blood splashed back and forth, so that the gnoll leader had no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the ground.

It's not just it, similar battles are taking place everywhere in this big lair at this time.

Players don't bother to execute ordinary gnolls.

They only look for Black Iron Rank or Elite Individuals, frantically brushing up points and expecting good luck to drop a few nice weapons and armor, but the recruits of the Cadman People's Army don't pick targets, and it's absolutely fine to cut down the Gnoll anyway.

They all know that they are the officer reserve of the real army that Master Maxim is about to form, and if they don't take advantage of the current tailwind, they will not be able to make more military merits, and then when the officers are arranged to the grassroots level, they will not care about the adult's unsympathy.

According to the military merit system just formulated by the Administration Department, ten gnoll heads are considered first-class military merits, which is destined to not only be hard for players in this hunt, but also for NPCs!

"Hey, 100 gold in hand! Brother a few of the arithmetic orb plug-in money has. ”

The Hedong lion roared and swung his sword to cut off the head of the elite monster in front of him, and said happily to Lin Beigou, who didn't waste time in giving a thumbs up and turned around to find more elite practitioners.

But he was just getting started, and the exclamation of Brother Cat sounded in the team communication:

"There are vampires here! People who are not blood vultures, there are three! They're running out of the gnolls, quick! Plug them up! This is definitely an important plot character. ”

"Huh? How can there be vampires from other clans in the Gnoll's lair? ”

Lin Beigou was stunned for a moment.

But that didn't stop him from immediately switching targets, and then he was lucky enough to see a vampire with a tall hat gliding down from a high place, and he landed in the road in front of him and the Hedong Lion's Roar.

"The thief is on the run!"

The dog was overjoyed, roared and ran a few steps to throw the lion spear in his hand, and slammed it in front of the vampire.

The two little players pounced like tigers and wolves, making the "secret envoy" of the wolf poison clan look desperate.

At the same time, at the edge of the lair, before the two female wolf vampires who were supporting each other to escape had escaped from the edge of the lair, a scarlet wind swept down overhead, and in the cold wind like midnight, Maxim gathered his wings and fell to the ground.

His monstrous night claws were dripping blood, and the cold eyes beneath the vulture's mask were staring at the two foes in front of him.

He said:

"You seem to be lost, Lady Greene, who smells of a wolf, do you need me to show you the way to Hell?"

"You're welcome, I'd love to do it!"

(End of chapter)