Most of the vast southern frontier is dense and endless forests, with occasional small plains next to rivers, which are generally settled by barbarians. The barbarians are also divided into many tribes, and they often fight with each other, and some tribes specialize in robbing mercenaries and adventurers from Ironstone City. There are also a wide variety of demonic beasts in the forest, which are hunting targets for barbarians and imperials, after all, demonic beasts are treasures, and everyone wants them.

After Wu Daoan entered the forest, he was not in a hurry to travel, and first carefully thought about the way out in the future. First of all, if you want to return to the Empire, you must pass through Ironstone, otherwise no one will be able to easily pass through the steel walls that have stood for thousands of years. But it is definitely not a wise choice to return to the empire now, the Pyrrens family has a lot of power in the empire, and their appearance has been seen by so many people in the city, and it is estimated that sooner or later they will be arrested.

And this vast southern Xinjiang belongs to a chaotic area with no laws, and I am not familiar with this place, so I don't know what dangers I will encounter if I act indiscriminately, such as accidentally breaking into the territory of a high-level demonic beast, it will really be in vain. So the safe way...... It's to find a water source to camp and rest, and wait for things to change.

In this way, Wu Daoan weaved a soft mattress with waterweed by the river, and found the thick trunk of a thousand-year-old tree nearby. According to his previous observation from standing on the top of the tree, there were no traces of barbarian and large demonic beast activities in this vicinity, and it seemed that it was relatively safe ..........

He hadn't rested long when he suddenly heard someone talking in the distance. At this time, Wu Daoan's facial features were still as sharp as a monk. Voices can be heard within a kilometer. He was not in a hurry to act, but hid his body in the branches and leaves, and listened intently to the content of the conversation.

"Woo. Grandpa, I can't run. "It's a girl's voice.

"Veroni, hold on a little longer, the pursuers are behind, we can't stay longer. The voice sounded like an old man.

The next moment. Wu Daoan's ears were filled with dense and neat footsteps, it should be a well-trained mercenary team.

It sounds like a cliché hunt-and-kill plot. Wu Daoan didn't plan to care. I am helpless now and I don't have much combat power, where do I have the spare strength to save people. Although they look quite pathetic. But every world has its own rules of survival, and qualities such as 'kindness', 'zeal', and 'righteousness and courage' are not the primary content of the rules of survival.

Not long after, the girl let out an 'oops' and fell under the big tree where Wu Daoan was hiding. The old man could only sigh and stop and help the girl up. The mercenary team had already used this time difference to surround the two of them, and the White Helmet swordsman led by him let out a classic villain-style laugh: "Hahaha, keep running! ...。

At this time. The old man who was surrounded said calmly: "Friend in the tree, I have led the enemy into a trap as agreed, and I will bother you next." ”

Wu Daoan scolded his mother in his heart, this old man had already discovered himself, and he had to pull himself into the water before he died. However, the desire to survive is also human nature. When you see a life-saving straw, you have to hold on hard.

Now that the location has been revealed, there is no point in hiding it. He jumped off the trunk of the tree and said to the White Helmeted Swordsman, the leader of the mercenary team, "I'm just resting here. It has nothing to do with them, you can do whatever you want, don't get involved with me. ”

Who knew that the white helmet swordsman's eyes lit up: "Shadow robe! This thing can be sold for at least fifty gold coins, we have sent it!"

A large shield swordsman next to him hesitated a little and said, "Boss, the person who can wear the shadow robe is either a magician or a wanted criminal, no matter which one is not easy to offend." ”

The white-helmeted swordsman waved his hand confidently: "Don't worry." If he is strong, how can he show weakness just now? It's just that the strength is not good, and the heart is afraid, we can do it together. ”...。

Wu Daoan realized that he was still too young, and he should have behaved domineering and strong just now, maybe he could directly scare off the other party. He rolled his eyes a few times, decided to pretend to try, and said in a gloomy tone: "This seat is in a hurry, and I don't want to meddle in the trivial affairs of the human world, so you don't want to get in the way!" ...。

As a result, the mercenary on the other side laughed: "You still pretend to be a high-level demonic beast? When we are three years old! ”

Well, that's it, and it's impossible to pretend to be forced. At this moment, Wu Daoan heard the old man who started the story whispering in his ear: "Your Excellency doesn't need to worry, the old man has a way to die with the other party, I just ask Your Excellency to delay for a while." ”

Before Wu Daoan could understand what was going on, a dazzling six-pointed star array suddenly erupted from under the old man's feet, rotating rapidly around the three of them, and the old man's life essence was constantly injected into it...... With the rapid aging of his body, his gray hair and beard have turned completely white in a blink of an eye, the wrinkles on his face have deepened rapidly, and his body has become more and more rickety.

The White Helmet Swordsman's face changed drastically: "Attack him quickly!

All the mercenaries fought together, and the silver greatsword of the White Helmet Swordsman hit first, slashing straight down. The old man had no time to make a move, and the girl sat on her knees with a pale face. Wu Dao'an knew that he had no choice, so he stubbornly used his arm to block the sword. 'Bang', Wu Daoan's internal organs trembled, after all, it was the full force of the great swordsman's blow, although his body was very strong and not broken, but the internal organs could receive a lot of impact. However, because the forces were interactive, the White Helmet Swordsman was also shocked out, and looked at the silver sword ......... that he had broken in two with a shocked expression.

However, Wu Daoan did not have much time to rest. Forcibly endured the severe pain and used his body to block the next sword, but fortunately he did not have the power of the White Helmet Swordsman, otherwise he would have passed out in pain. And after he tragically blocked several swords, the old man's formation was finally completed, the earth shook violently, and clouds of black gas came out of the ground, and the mercenaries who were touched all screamed and flattened off like a leaky ball, becoming a dried corpse.

Wu Daoan didn't expect the power of this magic to be so strong, and he couldn't help but be dumbfounded. And the old man also seems to have suffered a huge backlash, and continues to accelerate aging, his bones are so old that he can't support his body, and he collapses directly to the ground.

"Grandpa!" the girl came back to her senses and began to cry out in grief. But the old man turned his head to Wu Daoan, and his voice was as thin as a needle: "Please take care of the little girl and send her to the Temple of Prophecy......"

That's it. The old man also died, and the body was not left, directly turned into bone meal, it seems that the backlash of this magic is not ordinarily strong, and the whole corpse is not left. The girl carefully put the bone meal into the small bag and continued to cry.

Wu Daoan was also uncomfortable, and he used his body to take so many heavy blows, and the skeletal tendons all over his body were like falling apart, and he was in pain. He resisted the urge to roll on the ground, sat down silently, and waited for his body to heal ..........

The girl didn't know how long she sobbed, until it was about to be dusk, she seemed to recover a little, went to pick some wild fruits nearby, and didn't forget to hand Wu Daoan a timid voice: "My lord, you're hungry too, eat some." ”

Wu Daoan looked at the girl with red and swollen eyes and found that she was also good-looking. The dazzling long light brown hair, a little baby-faced cute face, and the sad expression at this time are particularly endearing. Although the girl couldn't see Wu Daoan's appearance through the shadow robe, she also seemed to feel the burning gaze, two blush rose on her pretty face, and she lowered her head shyly. (To be continued m.) (To be continued).