Chapter 47: The Sword Guard
Tao Han gave the things to Lord Wang, but he didn't dare to stay for a long time. He gave a gift to him and left quickly.
It was getting late, and He Ming and the others went to rest early after dinner. The next morning, they got up and packed up and prepared a little. Then they said goodbye to Lord Wang and walked along the way toward the Woma Forest.
Walking on this once familiar road, they saw that the land that had been opened was abandoned again, the newly built houses were abandoned, and many fertile fields were once again covered with weeds.
All the unpleasant scenes made them quicken their pace until an inn was not seen again. When they entered the inn, the guards inside told them that it was particularly dangerous ahead and that they were forbidden to move forward.
He Ming showed him the token of Lord Wang and told them that he was going to dangerous places to investigate these dangers.
Seeing this token, the guards no longer resolutely stopped them from moving forward, but perhaps because Lord Wang lost power, they just allowed to pass and were unwilling to reveal any situation to He Ming and the others.
So after a short rest at the inn, He Ming and Li Yueqin set out again. As they advanced all the way, the road they passed was a little unclear, and it seemed that they had reached a place that was rarely visited.
When I walked to the border between Woma Forest and Beach, I saw that there had been a tall wall built along the mountain, and dozens of very majestic guards were here. Everyone was nervous and serious, as if facing a great enemy. The one standing in front of me held a large sword decorated with royal decoration, as stable as Mount Tai.
But when you look at it from a distance, you can feel the tense atmosphere here. They are also infected by this atmosphere. He Ming stepped forward to salute one of the guards and was about to speak, but found that the guard was looking nervously in a direction.
He Ming couldn't help but follow his eyes, and five or six timid orcs emerged from the short bush.
These are the most ordinary weak orcs, not to mention that ordinary orcs will not come out in broad daylight. When they look closely, their eyes are dissipated and their mouths are drooling, which is somewhat similar to the madman mentioned by the old man who is fleeing.
The guards made various battle preparations. This was a team of shield sword spear mages and archers, and the Royal Sword Guard, who appeared infrequently, stood at the forefront of the team.
Seeing this, He Ming also held a sword in his hand and planned to join the battle. Just as he was about to step forward, he suddenly found that the faces of the orcs began to twist, and then let out a burst of painful howls, and their bodies had undergone terrible changes:
The body grew taller, and the mouth became like a lizard, revealing teeth like a dagger. A pair of sharp horns grew on the forehead, black all over, a pair of front claws as sharp as a knife, and the beast-like claws also turned into the shape of a cow and horse hooves.
He Ming had seen many dangerous scenes, but when he saw this change with his own eyes, he couldn't help but take a breath. When he took a step back and was about to assist the guards in fighting the monsters, he saw that the battle had ended soon.
The first monster roared at the defense line, striking and shocking. However, as soon as he pounced on the crowd, the royal sword guard solved it with a clean and neat knife, and He Ming couldn't even see the movement clearly!
In just a moment, I heard a few swishes passing by, and all the monsters were different from each other's body and heads, and then they were swallowed by a ball of flames, leaving nothing on the ground.
He Minggu swallowed his saliva. The legendary royal sword guard who protected the city lord was unpredictable and admirable, but now he appears in front of him, it is too terrible.
When he was a child, he heard that Beech chose to train children with extraordinary talents and qualifications since he was a child. Then, during his growth process, he had strict requirements on his personality and character. He would be eliminated if he had any flaws. In the end, the few royal guards he trained were the last barrier to Beech City.
He walked up to show Lord Wang's token to the Big Sword Guard, and told him that he and Li Yueqin were going to Woma Forest to investigate.
The Big Sword Guard carefully checked the token, then nodded and told him:
"These monsters have been attacked from the Woma Forest many times. The city lord sent us to block them here and block the news, otherwise the city will cause panic and cause serious consequences.
"We must keep this passage and cannot help you. Now a team has been assigned by the city lord to investigate. You should try to be safe. Also, no matter what the result is, please keep it confidential."
He Ming replied: "Please rest assured, the same is true for Wang Darenren. We guarantee that we keep it confidential."
"Very good. I also received the order from the city lord for this matter, so you can go over. But be careful, someone is hostile to Lord Wang, and you may be attacked because of this. These things can only be solved by you.
After saying that, he opened the checkpoint and let them pass.
After giving a positive answer to the Big Sword Guard, He Ming and Li Yueqin stepped into the dangerous Woma Forest. There was no map or road here, and everything could only be found by feeling. He Ming began to regret the dangers he dragged Li Yueqin into the inside.
Just as He Ming was trying to find clues through the traces on the ground, Li Yueqin used a spell to collect the breath of life from the ground. He Ming remembered that Liao Xun could use spiritual enlightenment to determine the traces of the orc activities at that time. It seemed that Li Yueqin was the guide here.
After a while, Li Yueqin said: "It has been a long time since there are no signs of bipedal life activities. They are all four-legged beasts and small animals. Let's go northwest, and there is a dense breath of life there."
He Ming then went forward to clear the way and walked northwest. Except for some deer and wolf, they encountered nothing in the weed jungle, and Li Yueqin's guidance as if holding a map made them avoid many detours. Despite this, they still took a lot of effort to get out of the simply endless weeds and jungle.
When they walked out of the woods, there was a completely different scene without the feeling of a thousand-year-old primeval forest. They were about to study this place carefully when they suddenly heard people's voices.
Turning around and looking over, he found that more than a dozen people were also in vain. Obviously, they had just found this place. Seeing humans in this kind of place is not a bad thing, He Ming rushed up to find out the situation. When he approached, he saw the leader clearly and shouted happily: "Teacher Liu!"
Teacher Liu was stunned when he heard the voice. When he turned around and looked at it, he couldn't see it clearly for a while. After carefully identifying it, he screamed: "He Ming! It's really He Ming! Why are you here? I heard of you." He couldn't continue to say for a while.
The people accompanying Teacher Liu also heard about He Ming. They all suspected that He Ming's rebirth was related to this strange Woma Forest. It took He Ming a long time to explain what happened to him little by little to them.
The few people present were very happy, and Teacher Liu was even more happy, but he still told He Ming to act low-key. Lord Yu has always had a bad character. If Lord Yu knew that He Ming was still alive, he would definitely not give up.
Finally, Teacher Liu came out of He Ming's joy of not dying. When he wanted to ask about Li Yueqin's situation, Li Yueqin said with a serious expression: "Someone is here, and it's someone with a very weird breath!"
These people couldn't help but be alert. In the direction Li Yueqin pointed, a man in servant's costume walked over with something that could not be explained. As soon as he saw these people, he ran back in a panic, looking like a ghost in his heart.
He Ming felt a sense of connection when he saw this guy's clothes at first sight, but before he could think too much, he drew his sword in his hand and chased after him, and the others followed.
Even though Thunder was in hand, He Ming was still as shaped as a shadow and walked like the wind. None of the people in the group was faster than him. But the strange thing was that he didn't catch up with the servant who couldn't see anything special. The man ran away in a panic and disappeared. He Ming tried his best to catch up with him.
When they were gone, he and the team gathered together. This was a team of fully equipped adventurers. They were entrusted by the city lord to come to Womar Forest to investigate all kinds of visions. They wanted to enter the forest one day earlier. It seemed that their Taoist priests were not as capable as Li Yueqin. They came for a whole day earlier, but they found this place, which was a coincidence.
After He Ming introduced Li Yueqin to meet Teacher Liu, he began to discuss the current scene.
Because they had no clue, they decided to follow the figure's route and figure out where he was going.
This time, Li Yueqin was unable to find out the strange man's tracks. They walked along the direction of the man's walking and found that there was a meticulously crafted door hole in the mountain wall not far away, but there was no door blocking it.
Teacher Liu said: "No matter how you look at it, it has a deep relationship with us. Otherwise, why don't you help with defense outside? Let's go in and take a look?"
He Ming said: "No need, there is no abnormality outside. The orcs don't know where they are going. Let's go in together! It's so good to have a look after the people."
After exchanging opinions, they decided to go in together. Teacher Liu opened the way ahead. What he saw when he walked into the gate was completely different from the outside. It seemed like a garden that cost a lot of money to build, with very exquisite fences and floors. Everyone was observing the scene, and suddenly countless big bats rushed over!
The people present were all skilled in martial arts and used weapons to defend themselves. However, there were too many of these bats and they could not be defended. At this time, Li Yueqin emitted a few pieces of talisman paper, burning extremely dazzling flames. Soon these photophobic animals flew away. Two of the guards had been bitten. Fortunately, they were checked that there was no sign of poisoning.
After driving away the bats, they found an exquisite downstairs in the middle of the garden, which seemed to be a different world inside.
I originally wanted to set up a torch and enter, but I found that the lights were brightly lit below, and there was a lighting fixture apart a section of the way. They walked in directly and found that the entrance was a huge underground palace with many forks and magnificent roads everywhere, with expensive and carefully carved stone slabs.
Chapter completed!