After the Battle of Tianyin, the original continent was shattered into five pieces. In addition to the Atrium Continent where the Imperial Palace is located, they are the Tongwei Continent in the Eastern Region, the Yanrong Continent in the Southern Region, the Zekong Continent in the Western Region, and the Pengkun Continent in the Northern Region. The five continents were separated by the Endless Sea, and in order to cope with the change of territory, the Emperor Ye clan divided the four kings to deal with the affairs of their respective continents. At the same time, the four major legions under the command of the four marquis were responsible for military affairs, so as to achieve the goal of separating the military from the government.

"Choke, choke, choke......" heavily armed Thorn Feather Army squad routinely patrolled out of the city. The only difference is that this time the formation is mixed with cadet soldiers. After all, good steel should be used on the blade, not to mention that at this critical juncture of war, there are a lot of things that need manpower. At the same time, it is also a kind of training process for recruits.

And Yin Qing and Jiang Cheng happened to be on the same team and were about to go out of the city to inspect.

"Yin Qing, look at me, don't you look particularly powerful now!" Jiang Cheng patted the standard Thorn Feather Army armor that he had just changed into today, and wiped the Thorn Feather Army insignia on his chest with great excitement. The surrounding veterans were already immune to this energetic little fat man, and it seemed that Jiang Cheng had no shortage of sneers along the way.

Yin Qing shook his head helplessly, and looked around vigilantly: "I often hear Uncle Rong say that he thinks you have good potential and are a soldier. I decided to train you well in the future, so that you can improve quickly, so that it will look more majestic. As soon as Jiang Cheng heard that Rongsheng was going to train him, his face suddenly fell halfway, and a stumble almost destroyed the marching formation.

"Puff ......" The veteran who was traveling with him heard Yin Qing's ridicule and couldn't help laughing.

"Silence, be vigilant! It's an extraordinary time, and my eyes are wide. The mid-stage flag envoy who led the team seemed to hear the commotion behind the team and issued a voice to warn.

The military system of the Thorn Feather Army is composed of five people, with one captain, one captain, one captain, five banners, one captain, two banners, one centurion, five hundreds, one centurion, five hundred, one big centurion, and one thousand. From the commander of the thousand, he was already a mid-level officer.

The squad of 50 men patrolled along the official road, and every other mile there was a stone platform that needed a flag to trigger the use of a rune, activating the spirit rune for the defenders in the city to know the general location of the patrol and the damage in battle.

The stone platform that is about to arrive at the moment is at the end of the official road, bordering the border of Falling Leaf Mountain, and is covered by dense jungle. From here, in the direction of Mt. Falling Leaves is a paradise for monsters. Usually deserted, except for a few daring explorers or vicious outlaws, they enter in search of wealth. Even the patrols of the Thorn Feather Army will rest and return here to avoid further trouble.

As usual, the stone platform was triggered by the flag envoy, and the others rested in place.

"Ding!" The stone platform made a clear sound, and the spirit pattern began to fluctuate, and it only took a few moments to collect it and begin to turn back.

That's when the unexpected happened!

A large area of blood-colored flying bats suddenly poured out of the forest, densely covered and obscured the sky.

"Defend in formation!" The flag envoy judged the situation at the first time and gave orders. I saw that the Thorn Feather Army team skillfully formed a circle, raising shields and repelling spears to cooperate with each other, with clear layers, like tortoise shells, protecting the stone platform and the flag envoy in the middle. The flag envoy increased the spiritual power infusion, and the stone platform buzzed and popped out a protective shield, just enough to wrap the patrol.

"Beep beep bo......" is the sound of a blood bat hitting the protective shield, and the protective shield is also shaken by the impact. The originally almost transparent energy shield had been stained with a layer of dark green plasma in a very short period of time. The ground was surrounded by the corpses of blood bats.

For the first time, Yin Qing saw the demon beast with its teeth and claws close at hand, and couldn't help but grit his teeth, looking a little nervous. The bloodbat mouthparts took up a third of its body, and its sharp fangs slashed through the energy shield and let out a piercing howl.

"Be careful!" I don't know whose warning it was, but it was clearly too late to react.

"Bang!" The huge black shadow slammed into the protective shield, and the protective shield shattered the moment it came into contact.

"Ahh "Fortify your defenses!" Without waiting for the flag envoy to give the order, Yin Qing went up with a shield to plug the gap. Without even knowing what the enemy is, there are already losses of personnel, and now the situation is precarious.

The flag envoy immediately sacrificed the wolf smoke stone, ready to send a warning to Wuwei City, and asked for support.

"Banner Envoy, can you wait a moment? After the black shadow hit just now, there was no movement, and I felt that this attack of the demon beast was not simple, as if it was waiting for us to call for help. I suspect that this is a reinforcement from the encirclement. Yin Qing spoke out in time to clarify his thoughts. The flag envoy pondered for a moment, and still adopted Yin Qing's suggestion, but did not take back the wolf smoke stone, but kept it in a state that could be triggered at any time.

The team kept moving slowly in formation and retreated in the direction of Wuwei City, and after one blow, the black shadow fell silent, as if it had never appeared. Yin Qing's team is like a boat in a storm, which may be swallowed by the storm at any time and die.

The slowly retreating team seemed to disrupt the Black Shadow's plans, but it was not reconciled. Immediately, two slightly thin black shadows intertwined and attacked Yin Qing, as if they were ready to teach Yin Qing, a mouthy little ghost, a lesson.

Looking at the black shadow rushing over, Yin Qing became more and more calm, and the teaching of Rongsheng appeared in his heart: If you are not calm when defending against the enemy, it will only accelerate your death. This was Yin Qing's first real battle, but he had already practiced it thousands of times in his heart and on the training ground.

Stride and raise the shield with one top, one flick, and one loose, and perfectly remove the impact force. Then he held the sword, twisted it, and everything. A set of techniques flows like antelope hanging horns. Even the flag envoy looked approvingly.

"Smack", two long tentacles fell to the ground. The dark green tentacles were intertwined with tiny vines and canine teeth, as if they were squirming with perceptual sense.

"It's the Ancient Vine Demon! Before the words fell, countless vines pierced the land.

"Poof...... "Poof" took seven or eight lives of the patrol team in an instant. Jiang Cheng dodged the first wave of the vine's attack in embarrassment and quickly approached Yin Qing.

"You don't think of a way yet, I'm afraid we'll both have to explain here today!" Jiang Cheng's brows furrowed, and his face was flushed. Obviously not excited, it was the first time to experience excessive tension between life and death.

"Ancient Vine Demon...... The ancient vine demon ...... "Yin Qing desperately remembered that he had heard this name somewhere, but at this critical juncture, he couldn't remember it for a while.

"Alas, what are you still in a daze at this time, I didn't expect that my handsome and dashing Jiang Cheng would be the fertilizer of this rotten thing on his first mission...... Ah......h Unfortunately, his back was still slashed by spikes, and he screamed in pain.

The blood scattered in the air was directly absorbed by the spikes, and the vines didn't seem to be satisfied, and they stabbed towards Yin Qing. Yin Qing suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and the scene of listening to his sleepy grandfather telling a story in the training ground came to his mind.

"The Ancient Vine Demon is a kind of aggregate that has been cultivated for more than a thousand years, and does not have any spiritual intelligence, and will only use its tentacles and vines to attack instinctively. It can absorb flesh and energy, and if it pierces it, it will turn into a dried corpse. Its biggest weakness is its immobility, its vines can only attack targets within a certain range, and the closer it is to its main body, the safer it is. It cannot move in sunlight and is a diurnal creature......"

"Let's all run towards the forest, and we will be able to survive! After dawn, we will be able to get rid of the pursuit of the ancient vine demon!" Yin Qing had already felt the rapid decline in the morale of the patrol, and had to shout loudly, hoping to improve everyone's morale.

"Ka ......" The standard long sword in Yin Qing's hand has become dilapidated after many fierce collisions, and there are even gaps in many places. I had no choice but to throw away this longsword that had completed its mission.

"Fatty, come behind me! I use my shield to resist the attack in front, you pay attention to the surroundings, let's not care about the behind! Just rush inside, there is still a chance to live!" Jiang Cheng's heart was crossed, he simply threw away his shield, and followed Yin Qing with a sword in both hands, and quickly rushed towards the direction of Falling Leaf Mountain. Along the way, I didn't care about a lot, and there were fewer and fewer colleagues around, but fortunately, there were fewer and fewer vines.

"Alas...... I don't know how long I ran all the way, Jiang Cheng sat on the ground, didn't care about wiping the blood on his face and the stains on his body, and gasped for breath.

"I'm not running...... I can't run, even if I die here, I won't run......"

Yin Qing was no better, and his whole body collapsed to the ground, as if the bones in his whole body were falling apart. also said breathlessly: "Fatty, if you don't die, there will be a blessing in the future." Difficulties will not defeat us, but will only make us more and more courageous......"

"Can you pull it down, and the more frustrated you are, the more courageous you are?" Jiang Cheng didn't show weakness in his mouth, but when it came to the wound on his back, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and let out a painful sound.

"Hahahahaha......" The two were stunned for a moment, and laughed together, not knowing if it was because of the joy of the rest of their lives after the catastrophe, or because of the helpless bitter smile. Or both.

I don't know how long it took, Yin Qing and Jiang Cheng, who were resting back to back, recovered a little. But the problem was in front of them again, in this dense forest that was inaccessible to them, after their rampage, they had completely lost their way, and even looking up at the stars in the sky to discern the direction had become a luxury. I wonder where their path lies in this unknown realm?

Wuwei City received the signal that the patrol team had returned, but they had not returned for a long time, which made the originally tense atmosphere even more solemn. Everyone seemed to be overwhelmed by the dark clouds of war and breathless. When the storm of war is approaching, the true dawn will guide.