The sky is getting brighter.

A vague shadow shuttled through the dense forest, moving quickly towards the south.

Following the guidance of the map presented by Prue, Alexander headed south and soon found the lake marked on the map. Then he followed the river originating from the lake and finally walked out of the gourd-shaped valley before dawn.

It has to be said that despite nearly a thousand years of time, the era of the Engema plane is no different from that of a thousand years ago. It is still an agricultural society, and there is no trace of industrial society.

The large forests deep in the Makad Mountains have not been developed and are very primitive and desolate.

If Alexander's agility was not comparable to that of some weak rangers, and his Shadow Hand flow allowed him to ignore most of the difficult terrain, if it had been anyone else, he would have been unable to move even an inch in such deep mountains and old forests.

The most abundant species in the forest are various small animals, such as squirrels and hares, followed by various birds.

But Richard, who was always in a state of mind, did not disturb these little elves in the forest. Now, he just focused on his way.

The effect is that when you move, shadow energy will surround you. And, as long as you are still active, you will be difficult to detect even in broad daylight.

Perhaps, when his dry food is completely exhausted, he will have a good talk with these little guys.

Use the sword in your hand and the spices in your backpack.

Alexander looked at the broken wood in his hand and frowned deeply.

He found this piece of wood on the ground. The fracture was very smooth and looked like it had been split with an axe. If he searched carefully, he could find more similar pieces of wood around.

This means that somewhere nearby, there is an unknown gathering place.

In the wilderness far away from human society, those humanoid creatures will also establish their own gathering places. They may be trolls, ogres, gnolls, kobolds, and goblins. Some large-scale groups of humanoid creatures will even

Build your own camp.

Holding together for warmth is an instinct that all living creatures have, except, of course, giant dragons.

Alexander sniffed.

He smelled a strong smell of urine from the broken wood, as well as a faint smell of sulfur that was hidden beneath the urine smell.

"Gnolls? The subordinates of that stupid dog?"

This place is not too close to Blackthorn Castle, about twenty kilometers away, which is far beyond the hunting range of jackals and does not pose much of a threat to Blackthorn Castle.

But Alexander thought about it and still decided to go and have a look before deciding on his next plan.

Following the traces, Alexander soon found the gathering place of the jackals.

Li Cha felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart towards the jackals created by Yeenoghu. These guys were like dog-shaped locusts, destroying wherever they went and eating wherever they went. A solid castle guarded by well-equipped warriors was there.

When the gnoll tribe roars in, it will still remain unscathed, while the surrounding towns, villages and farms are burned to the ground, and the people inside are all slaughtered and devoured, leaving only flattened buildings and gnawed corpses.

, and polluted land. Then, they will wander aimlessly in the wilderness, looking for the next target.

There are five jackal barbarians patrolling the outside of the camp.

The barbarian soldiers are usually the largest and most violent gnolls in the gnoll group. They get more food because they are strong, and they become stronger because of enough food.

Standing outside the camp, you can still vaguely hear the childish howls of the gnoll cubs, as well as the suppressed cries of pain from the intelligent creatures enslaved by the gnolls in the camp.

Yes, these creatures transformed by the hands of the demon lord Yeenoghu will enslave other humanoid creatures. In a gnoll gathering place, there is usually one slave for every ten adult gnolls. These slaves are usually

Humans, orcs or goblins, they are usually used as backup rations for gnolls.

Jackals don't know how to build buildings. There are no houses in their gathering place. They simply surround it with wood and pitch a few tents inside. They also don't make weapons or armor, but make them from fallen prey.

Get these things from corpses.

"Good fellow, with five patrolling guards, this group of jackals must be quite numerous."

Thinking of this, Alexander made up his mind that these guys would hinder his master's goals and must be eradicated.

However, all the trees around the gathering place were cut down, and even if he had the effect, as long as he walked through that area, the jackals could spot him with just a glance.

Although it has an effect similar to advanced invisibility, it must be still to have the effect.

He currently does not have any long-range weapons in his hand, and the idea of ​​flying these jackal kites cannot be realized for the time being.

As a member of the freshmen, he has almost no actual combat experience.

As a last resort, he closed his eyes and asked Richard for help in his heart.

When he opened his eyes, a drop-shaped rune flashed on his forehead, and his whole temperament suddenly became fierce.

Now, the person who controls this body is no longer the clone Daniel Alexander, but the real person, the Lord of Scarlet and Nightmare, Richard Brod Altheus!

"See clearly!"

Li Cha murmured in a low voice, took out the rapier from the scabbard, and flicked a sword flower.

The swashbuckler's expertise allowed him to master all the characteristics of this iron stabbing sword forged by kobolds in an instant. This slender stabbing sword seemed to have taken on a new life in his hands.

Li Cha narrowed his eyes, and his figure was quietly enveloped by thick shadow energy.

--launch!

When the shadow disappeared, another shadow quietly condensed behind a jackal holding a shield, but the other party didn't notice it at all!

With the help of the power of shadow, Richard teleported behind the jackal under the shade of a tree in the blink of an eye.

His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, and the stabbing sword in his hand was suddenly held out!

——The secret technique of Shadow Hand Style!

——Wandering Swordsman Skills!

Under the guidance of the shadow energy, the sharp sword edge accurately kissed the main artery of the jackal's neck!

A two-pronged attack, this blow is fatal!

Suddenly about to attack, the jackal only had time to let out a shrill howl before it slowly fell down like a jade pillar pushing down a mountain of gold. The smelly blood gathered under its body and formed a small pool of blood.

After instantly killing the jackal with the shield, Richard breathed a sigh of relief and left quietly with the help of the effect.

Wandering swordsmen have the biggest headache, and the last thing they want to face is a warrior who specializes in defense.

Most of these tin cans have very strong immunity against effects such as heavy hits, serious injuries, and critical hits, which are very restraints for the swashbuckler profession, but the Sage's Sword can very well make up for the shortcomings of the swashbuckler.

Back then, the number of legendary defensive warriors who died at the hands of the Shadow Hand-style master could not be counted with both hands and feet combined.

The screams of the jackal before his death alerted the nearby guards, and even the sound of chickens and dogs jumping could be heard in the camp.

"Ouch!"

A loud wolf howl came from the center of the camp.
Chapter completed!