[I am motionless, like a stone. 】

Maximilian.Hubert.Tyr muttered silently in his heart, his breath pulling long and slow, and the white snort with body temperature filtered through the linen and dissipated into colorless exhaust into the forest.

The young hunter hid behind the rocks, and beneath his sight was an open field covered with snow that had not yet melted, and if the snow had melted, a path could be seen that had been trodden out.

The path leading to their elven colony - Tyr had barely moved from the slow-changing goal for most of the day, and was still holding on to the monotonous task today.

In order to provide early warning and allow time for everyone to react when humans, orc armies, or dangerous species approach the village, quietly watch a sentry in the mission block that may send an enemy situation at any time.

They are the first line of cordon and most likely the first victims at the beginning of the battle.

The technology of using Mana to condense and transmit information has been far away from their people along with the collapse of the kingdom thousands of years ago, and now for the elves who cannot drive Mana, magic, Mana is synonymous with "natural disaster".

When magic comes to mind, most of the killing comes with it.

Knock down the small trees on the top of the hill, imitate the bird's call, light the fire to raise wolf smoke, and shoot warning arrows that will sound - these are the methods that the sentinels will use to warn them when they spot the enemy, and then retreat into the valley using the familiar terrain. But on days like this, there is only one last resort, and that means can alarm the enemy and put oneself in danger.

Each Sentinel knew about this kind of thing, they knew they might risk losing their lives, and even so, they wanted to do their best to protect the people behind them.

Even with such a deep awareness, some things do not change because of spiritual firmness, such as the difference in strength or the natural climate.

It's early spring now, there was a snowfall a few days ago, and now the snowmelt season is the coldest time, these dark whistles can't make a fire to keep warm, the wet and cold air continues to penetrate the clothes and invade the body, the cold has been pierced into the bones, and the body is almost frostbitten or even frozen to death.

[I have to remind the next shift and ask them to prepare some blankets or something.] 】

Tyr gritted his teeth and shook his hands and feet for a while, the heat from the contraction of his muscles temporarily calmed the cold numbness that penetrated into the bone marrow, and suddenly a burst of heat came from his ears.

"How's it going? Max, did you find anything?"

The rough voice of the lowered volume pierces the eardrum with pain, and even if the voice is lowered, the whisperer's already above-average voice is close to the ear, and the "buzzing" vibrating sound is still unavoidable.

"I didn't notice anything but Franz, your loud voice. ”

Franz Thor scratched his head in embarrassment, he and Tyre were cousins, but they were no different from real brothers. And I have great respect for this cousin.

The mature and steady Tyr was one of the best of the young generation in the village, and the young people regarded him as the leader, and Tyr's appearance was also very worthy of everyone's respect for him.

[A falcon flying out of the valley.] 】

It was a compliment that circulated among several elven tribes in the province of Agentora, and the elves who had come into contact with the young people of the Niforheim Valley were not without envy for passing on the title and related anecdotes to other places, and gradually everyone became aware of Tyre.

He could single-handedly tame wild horses galloping across the grasslands on the southwest side of the valley, and he once shot two carrier pigeons released by human scouts from high altitudes with a single arrow.

In a word, Tyre is a celebrity and one of everyone's pride. ...,

"It's not time to rest yet, so don't let up. ”

"The shift change is coming in a while, and I'll stay there. ”

In response to Tyr's wryly reminding him, Thor reciprocated with a mischievous tongue-sticking grimace.

Little Till's 1-year-old Thor still has some innocent romance that matches his age, and of course, there are parts that don't fit well or even go beyond.

- A stronger and taller knotted body than a teenager of the same age or even some adult elves.

Less than three months after birth, Thor was already able to walk. When he learned to run, the other children were pulled far away again. By the time he grew to the waist of adults, even many adults couldn't catch up with him.

For the first time, 11-year-old Thor went hunting deep into the valley with his father and other hunters, the youngest hunter's first prey was not the little herbivores, but the hungry snowstorm bear, a dangerous species that old hunters try to avoid. The unlucky bear had been out in search of a bottom-up breakfast, only to break its neck in Thor's pincer-like hands before it spewed out Blizzard Breath. It became a rich meal for the elves, and he also carried a good skin, and more importantly, Thor became famous in one fell swoop.

【Bear Hunter】

Although it is not as loud as Till's nickname, it is also praised by everyone. Thor, who just enjoys this treatment, has some trouble because of this.

The direction of the rumors is difficult to grasp - this well-known side effect is clearly verified in Thor.

Inversely proportional to the increasingly exaggerated image of Hercules is the rumored IQ of Thor, and in the most outrageous version, he is completely a mentally retarded teenager who can't count all ten fingers and is difficult to distinguish between left and right.

Cup, a cup caused by a strict deviation in the direction of the rumor.

The protagonist of the cup just scratches his head after learning about the rumors that are so absurd that people can't laugh or cry that he says, "Oh, yes? And walked away.

Maybe the honest and rough part of Thor's personality is part of the source of the rumors, anyway, because of Thor's simplicity, it's really good that things don't go in the direction that everyone fears.

In addition to his honest nature, Thor has a strong sense of responsibility and mission, which can be said to be not below Tyr. In the current situation where human spies are constantly infesting the area around the Niflheim Valley. All the young men took up hunting knives and bows and arrows to patrol and put on guard. The two cousins were even more vigilant at the outermost perimeter, doing their best to search carefully at every moment, not letting go of any suspicious traces.

In front of the commendable spirit lies the reality -- the [cruel reality] constructed by the unfavorable conditions of lack of intelligence, vast territory, shortage of manpower, wet and cold weather, and so on.

I don't know when and where the enemy will attack, the area that everyone is responsible for is too wide, the continuous monitoring time is also very long, and the pervasive wet and cold-

The elves who are accustomed to dealing with the mountains and forests cannot avoid the problem of falling in love in this harsh environment, and the anxiety, passivity, and even depression are consuming them little by little.

The bowstring that has been stretched for too long will break, and Thor, who understands this, wastes no time in starting to gag to ease the tension in his heart.

"Speaking of which, what does Brunhill's letter say? The patriarch has been keeping a straight face these days, and I dare not approach him. ”

"Even if you're not afraid that the old man will get angry and pull your ears, don't ask him, otherwise if something happens, don't complain about you or beat you. ”

The latter situation is more likely, no matter how tall and strong Thor is, if the old patriarch's body [what happens] because of Thor asking questions that he can't say, he can only be honestly beaten half to death. ...,

"It's unreasonable, I'm just worried about Brunhill, she's going out for the first time as a girl, and she doesn't have a brother or sister of the same race around her, and she's still running to that kind of dangerous place where there are houses made of stone everywhere, and where people walk around. I'm afraid the guy who said he wasn't worried was really not, right?"

"If Franz were to go, I'd be more worried, wouldn't I? No, maybe I'd get a headache. ”

"Uh...... Am I that unsusceptible?"

"Don't worry fearlessly, Brunhill is a good girl who is smart and steady, and if there is anything terrible, the old man will not hide it from us. ”

What happened?--This question also haunts the others including Tyr, and if something really happens, the patriarch doesn't need to hide the situation in order to take care of everyone's feelings, and everyone will always accept it. If it is unfortunate to be captured...... As bad as it was, it would at least bring the people together to discuss countermeasures and make arrangements.

The fact that the old man, who had been through many sinister crises, had never deceived the people of the village, and that he had not said anything after reading Brunhill's letter was a bit paradoxical, and even more difficult for the people to adapt.

No matter how many times he thought about it, Tyr couldn't imagine what had happened to that stubborn girl. What was written on the strip of cloth that had been ravaged and shattered and finally burned to ashes? The only thing that was certain was that what I felt from the old patriarch was not sadness and resentment, but rather the helplessness of being angry and ruined.

"It's good to come back soon, and you don't have to worry so much...... Hey, hey, hey!!!!!!!What's that!!!!!!!!!!"

As far as the eye could see, something like a black dot quickly magnified, and finally magnified into a black cloud on the retinas of the two elves rapidly approaching the valley.

"It's a dragon, ahh!!!!h

"What's going on?!How did the black dragon come to such a ravine??!!

The bold and heroic elven warriors squeezed out loud sorrows from their trembling bodies, and compared to a thousand-strong human army, the strength of the dragon was completely the great existence of a different dimension.

Even the Less.Dragon, a true dragon with its own unique culture and far less intelligent than the one who can understand the languages of other races, has a terrifying power that can tear through iron plates and spew out flames that can melt even rocks. A small elven village is no different from a pre-dinner hors d'oeuvres in the eyes of this black dragon, which always appears in legends as ferocious and cruel.

The direction of the black dragon's flight could already be clearly predicted - the elven village of Niflheim.

"Damn big guy! where do you look!!!!!"

The bowstring was drawn in a roar, and the arrow tied to the whistle pointed to the sky.

The distance between the black dragon and Tyr was far beyond the effective range of the bow and arrow, and even if he was lucky enough to shoot, he wouldn't even leave a slight scratch on the dragon's scales, so he didn't have to expect any miracle to happen.

A provocation.

These ancient species can tolerate powerful dangerous species or the declaration of challenge from the truly powerful among humans and orcs. But the self-righteous behavior of a fragile and small creature is an outright insult in the eyes of the arrogant dragons, and there is no possibility of forgiveness. Only the shredded corpses and burned bones of the fools who didn't know whether they were alive or dead could appease their wrath.

That's exactly what Tyr wants.

When the sword is shot into the sky, it emits a scream that causes the clansmen to take immediate action to dodge. This side can still use the terrain and his much smaller physique than the black dragon and his familiarity with the surrounding environment to deal with the black dragon for a moment and delay the opponent's movements.

As for the rest, there is no time to think about it so much.

"Please don't do fearless stupid things, Nidhogg won't bother with such petty actions. Your hard work will not be rewarded, and it will only cause trouble to your people. ”

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PS: I feel that I am responsible for the comments and changes made by Dousha, I have always been a person who has a terrible name and a short introduction, and the previous name is really lacking in momentum. Thank you, editors, and thank you to all the readers who supported this book. I hope you can give more comments on this book and make it as perfect as possible. Thank you.