The humanoid creature seemed to understand that the men had found themselves and moved slowly, but they raised their hands and threw a message packet containing a few short voices from a distance:

"Don't be impulsive, I'm a Warlock of the Imperial Western Wilderness Legion.

I'm on a mission, and I'm meeting you guys by chance!

Your level, you can't scan my identification information for the time being! ”

will be unmoved, and give a command to the palace:

"Request an instant password from the enchantment!"

In an instant, Shougong had sent an instant password key request to the enchantment system connected to it.

The password message means "bonfire".

This time-sensitive one-minute password message will be forwarded to all Imperial citizens whose distance is no more than 200 meters away from the applicant.

Welling secretly admired that because he couldn't scan the other party's information just now, he didn't think of using the instant password method to verify it in the first place.

If the other party is a citizen of the empire and is here, he will naturally receive a password, then the alert can be lifted.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if the other party still harms the team members after our personnel are on alert, then the system enchantment will know who caused the alert at this time and here and applied for a password, and it will also know who attacked the team members.

In a moment, the humanoid creature seemed to have received an instant password from the enchantment, and sent a message in the direction of the palace: "The instant password is, bonfire." ”

"The password matches, it's your own personnel!" The voice of the palace keeper sounded in the brains of the three of them.

At the signal of leaving, Wan Tong and Wei Ling lifted their guards, walked to the campfire, and watched the man slowly walk over.

The general is still hiding on the periphery, and like guarding the palace, he is actually still in a semi-alert state.

The man was a tall man, taller than all three, wearing the same black warlock robes as Welling, but without a sword.

Strangely, his face was covered, and a black-on-background gold-threaded dragon pattern swallowing mask was tightly covered on his face.

He walked towards the campfire, and under the cover of the black robe, he could barely see any movement of his legs, as if floating on the ground, silently:

"Haha, amazing, I didn't expect that there were such vigilant warlocks in the Imperial Militia patrol...... Hey, Fresh Face, it should be a beginner!

You found me more than a hundred meters away, and this is still in the forest at night, which is quite good! ”

Through the two small eye sockets above the mask, Welling saw the other's somewhat startled, sparkling eyes.

"Hey, it's just a coincidence!" Welling replied lightly.

Shi Shiran, who came to the campfire, "floated" to the bonfire, stretched out his white and slender palm, and roasted it on the flames.

His eyes were not on fire, but he still looked at Welling, withdrew his gaze, looked around, and then smiled:

"Hehe, good squad leader! I won't disturb your rest, my life is hard, and I have to do tasks all night......"

Just as a few people were stunned, the man walked into the dark forest in the direction of due west.

The three of them and Shougong stared at each other wide-eyed, a little confused.

This guy, in the middle of the night, appeared in front of everyone in such a strange way, what was the matter, the fire that roasted for less than two seconds, and left like this?

Welling sensed it several times, and Shougong increased the power to scan it to make sure that the person was really gone.

"Isn't it neurotic? Isn't it fun? ”

Wan Tong scolded.

Throw the away voice message from the periphery:

"Just you talk a lot! This adult was probably passing by, and when he sensed the bonfire, he took a closer look at it, but he didn't expect to be discovered by Brother Welling from a distance.

We have limited authority, so naturally we don't know his identity and mission.

From the time he was found, the direction he was in and the direction from which he left were roughly a straight line, so that this can be judged.

The three of you are just continuing to rest and sleep, and it's my turn to be on duty. ”

After the arrangement, the separation was once again hidden in the darkness.

……

Sitting around the campfire again, Welling felt a little sleepless.

Was that person really passing by?

Such a warlock who can't see the depth is a great threat to the will.

If the opponent is really malicious, he can actually launch a long-range spell attack from a distance of 100 meters.

You may be able to find out, but you may not be able to resist.

Jiang Li, Wantong and the others had no ability to fight back at all.

Mid- and high-level warlocks are really terrifying, Wei Ling sighed in his heart.

……

There was nothing to say all night, and after dawn, a few people cleaned up a little and continued to move forward.

Walking through the dense forest again, Welling felt that there was something wrong with Wan Tong's emotions, and his words became less.

So, Welling privately threw a message to Wan Tong:

"What's the matter, Wantong, didn't you rest last night?"

"It's alright, Brother Welling...... It's just, just a little frustrated......".

Wan Tong is still relatively honest.

"Why?"

"Because...... Brother Welling, you see that I will soon become a full-fledged militiaman, and if he had met me on duty last night, he might have walked within 30 meters of me, and I might not have noticed......

I'm really disappointed that I don't have a talent for a warlock......"

Welling was a little speechless:

"Wan Tong, don't be frustrated, you see if I'm not lucky enough to activate the warlock talent, I can't compare to you at all...... You're already good, you're not even twenty years old! ”

Wan Tong seemed to be a little happy:

"Yes, Brother Welling, there is also a precedent for activating the ability of a warlock at the age of thirty, and I will become a legion sergeant in the future, and maybe I will have the opportunity to become a warlock!"

"Actually, you can also choose to do other jobs after completing your service in the militia regiment!"

Welling was puzzled.

"No, I like to be a sergeant, I like to be armoured, I like firearms, I don't like those jobs.

Many of my friends who grew up with me couldn't even wear armed exoskeletons, and I consider myself lucky, and of course, it would have been better if I had become a warlock! ”

Welling nodded:

"Well, that's right, if I don't be a warlock, maybe my ability to use firearms and control weapons is far worse than yours, haha!"

Wan Tong smiled and was in a good mood.

At this time, Jiang Li, who was walking in the front, felt that Wan Tong and Wei Ling were communicating, and he suddenly gave everyone a message:

"Wan Tong, guard the palace, if you encounter danger, you must ensure the safety of Wei Ling, he has no armor, it is best to hide behind the palace guard before being locked.

Brother Welling, you must understand that the value of a warlock to the empire is greater than that of a legionnaire. ”

Welling was suddenly moved:

"Okay, I'm leaving, brother, I feel very sensitive, and when I'm locked remotely, I will have a sense of ......"

……

For the next few days, he was still cruising through the dark and dreary forest, and it was basically calm.

As Welling showed his abilities and worth, Jiang Li, Wan Tong, and Shougong no longer doubted the abilities of a wise warlock, and had more respect for him.

Of course, everyone gets along more harmoniously.

The current distance has almost reached the outer limit of the coverage area of the "Jianmu" enchantment, and their communication with the enchantment system has become no longer immediate and continuous, often intermittent, subject to various unstable ionization interference.

Correspondingly, they had reached the far end of the mission area, and it was time to head south.

The south-facing terrain is more complex and varied, with undulating terrain and a relative elevation difference of sometimes as many kilometers.

Along the way, more animals and more diverse vegetation are seen, and forests are no longer the only ones, but also alpine scrubs and alpine meadows.

Occasionally, Welling also saw the figure of the snow-capped mountains on the distant skyline.

On the thirteenth day, as they slowly traveled south along the line where they could receive information about the enchantment system, they received the system command:

In the south, less than a day away, there was a patrol team that had not been connected to the system for more than two hours after sending a message to the system that something was unusual.

The system assigned the 5th Patrol Team of the 13th Militia Regiment to follow up the investigation, and the system gave the geographical location.

Will be away from the complexion solemn.

He understands that it is not a good state to think about the patrol team that is on the edge of the support of the enchantment system.

Decisions will be made in an instant:

"We're going to move fast, and we're going to try to get to their lost location when it's dark, according to the points indicated by the system!

In order to conserve his physical strength, Brother Welling can make the palace guard carry forward...... We don't have to save energy, and our energy consumption is currently much lower than our pre-set level. ”

Welling had no objection, so he naturally jumped behind the palace guard and sat cross-legged.

The two Bobcat IV and Mountain Oni platforms picked up speed and moved quickly towards the orientation given by the system.

Now in the higher mountains, the forests are no longer so dense, and with the rapid advance of the steel armaments, they often startle all kinds of birds in the bushes.

They make all sorts of crisp chirps, and some of them fly curiously for some distance.

Welling closed his eyes slightly, his mind was solemn, sensing everything.

Crossing two mountain ranges and crossing three mountain streams, they were less than a kilometer away from their target position when the sun set on the western mountains.

Slowing down, Welling jumped off the back of the guard.

The target location is on a winding and sloping hillside.

Because of the geological conditions, the soil quality of this hillside is special.

Most of the place is a bare sedimentary rock mountain, and the topsoil layer is extremely thin, and it cannot grow tall trees, only shrubs like leprosy heads, with clusters in the east and clumps in the west.

Based on the existing observable conditions, at sunset, Welling and others have found something in the distance that reflects light, leaning on the rock.

It was a "mountain ghost" supply platform that was the same as the palace guard, and was standard for the Imperial Mountain Militia Patrol.

"For the time being, no human beings have been found nearby, and the distance is too far to be worth scanning."

Morinomiya continues to increase the power and system connection, uploading the observed images, and sharing real-time data with the three of them.

Several people distanced themselves and slowly leaned forward in the shape of a fan.

In the vicinity of the damaged "mountain ghost", there were obvious traces of explosion and bombardment, and a corpse was found at the same time.

The corpse had been violently stripped of its arms, the arms were gone, the body was mutilated, the head was still there, the eyes were wide open, and the dead could not be seen.

The rest of this person's body is mutilated, and there are a lot of blood stains around it, as if he has been bitten and attacked by a group of fierce beasts.

The three of them searched slowly and surrounded them.

On the other side of the damaged "mountain ghost", Welling and the others found two other bodies, still mutilated, and their armed exoskeletons and weapons were missing.

According to system information, this team is four people and one "mountain ghost", then, the whereabouts of one more person are unknown.

The general calmly issued the command:

"The system signal here is relatively weak, intermittent, guarding the palace, checking whether this supply platform can be repaired, as long as it can meet the basic travel function.

At the same time, keep uploading information constantly.

Others search the surrounding area, watch out! ”

Wei Ling couldn't see Jiang Li and Wan Tong's expressions, but he could feel their anger from the subtle tremors of their bodies.

It was the first time Welling had seen such a bloody scene, and those broken corpses stimulated his nerves.

He closed his eyes slightly, detecting anomalies in dark energy.

Welling actually had another concern.

The most terrible scenario is that the enemy uses the damaged "mountain ghost" as bait to hunt the militia who come to check on the situation from a distance with long-range weapons.

Thankfully, Welling didn't perceive anything unusual, and his gaze swept around.

Immediately, he noticed a few drops of blood on the rocks that had not yet dried up completely.

His gaze slowly moved upwards, and beyond that was the ridge of the mountain.

Could it be that the rest of the man was taken by the enemy to the other side of the ridge?