There is not much heat in the forest in summer. On the contrary, it is slightly refreshing when the breeze blows.

There was no such thing as an "asphalt road" in this era. The forest roads were basically driven by caravan carriages. It was normal for a "tree struck by lightning" to block the road, but out of caution,

Karl decided to check it out before continuing on the road.

Being called the "chief agent", his vigilance in these details is self-evident.

However, this high-level shadow priest never thought that the "dark under the lamp" situation would happen to him.

Sally got off the horse slowly, then stood there dully, staring blankly ahead.

Karl was chatting with the adjutant and did not notice her movements and behavior at this time. After confirming this, Sally slowly moved to the side with imperceptible movements... A war horse was pulled by the soldiers from her

As she passed by, Sally raised her arm slightly, quickly pulled out a dagger on the side of the saddle, and then quietly hid it in her sleeve.

She glanced around and made sure that no one around her noticed what she was doing, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.

However, before she could think about how to deal with the current situation, a short shout suddenly came from not far behind her...

"ah!"

Sally wanted to turn back, but resisted this desire, and then raised her eyes and quietly looked at Karl, who was not far away in front of her.

"What's going on?"

The bishop asked, and the sound came from three members who were exploring the roadblock not far away. However, when he stood up and looked around, he happened to see one of them falling to the ground after being hit by an arrow...

"Damn it!"

Cursing in a low voice, Karl did not show any panic. He raised his hand and used a "shadow shield" to protect his body. Then he took two steps back and let the giant tree block the possible attack from behind. He shouted: "Get ready to fight."

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As soon as he finished speaking, the three soldiers who were exploring the roadblock had been killed by the arrows that struck one after another. Karl felt slightly trembling. He looked towards the forest, only to find that there was no trace of the enemy at all.

"Energy Convergence", "Shadow Word: Weaving", "Group Shadow Armor" and other spells were cast one by one. The well-trained soldiers drew their swords and scimitars and came closer. However, it was not until this moment that they discovered the problem.

…

"Where's Crow?"

"have no idea!"

The original team of thirteen guards was inexplicably reduced in number. Seeing this, Karl's face became increasingly gloomy. He glanced at Sally, who was still standing there, and immediately used "mind control" to order her to move closer to the team.

Because she didn't look back, Sally didn't know what happened at this time, but after feeling Karl's order, she calmly moved the dagger into the sleeve of her robe and walked over...

"Don't spread out, act in small groups."

Karl grabbed Sally, who was approaching, and asked her to stand in front of him as a "human shield". Then he ordered: "Mukla, take people to explore to the left."

"yes!"

As a team that performs special tasks, these members of Viper Cross all have high combat qualities. At this time, they quickly changed their formations. However, before the team could move forward, they heard a "wow" sound coming from not far away on the right.

"The movement...

Karl's eyes narrowed, and he raised his hand and cast a range of "corrosion spell" - more than a dozen trees were instantly corroded and broken by the shadow energy. After the "click" snap, everyone's field of vision immediately broadened.

Then, they saw a swaying branch in the distance of the dense forest.

"Right over there!"

The five-person team immediately rushed out. They held their breath and moved forward, staring fixedly ahead. However, after going thirty or forty meters into the forest, these people discovered that the person making the noise was not an enemy, but an enemy that was making the noise on the tree trunk.

Itchy pintail sand cone in funny pose…

It looked at these pagans with a somewhat innocent look, screamed "Oooooo" a few times, then tilted its head and continued to scratch its belly.

"What is this..."

The leading team leader relaxed his frown, turned around and said: "Continue to be vigilant and prepare to return--"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt something was wrong in front of him: there should be four people following him out, but why were there five in front of him?

"Puff!"

The next second, the figure standing at the back of the team suddenly took action. The dagger and dagger in his hand were unsheathed at the same time, directly piercing the hearts of the two people in front of him!

Then he leapt forward, slit the next enemy's throat with the shimmering blade, twisted his body, and kicked the captain's jaw to pieces before the blood splashed to the ground -

"Kara!"

There was a shattering sound, and the captain, who had no time to call for help, fell back and flew out. His brain completely lost the ability to respond due to the concussion. The moment his body fell to the ground, he vaguely saw the scene of the last member being hacked to death...

A total of three seconds passed from the time the opponent attacked to the time everyone fell to the ground.

This person wanted to call for help, but was unable to speak because his jaw was broken. Then the other person's calm face appeared in his field of vision, and his whisper was vaguely heard in his ears:

"May the god of vipers protect you even in hell."

Pulling out the dagger from the enemy's chest, Rody took a deep breath, then waved to the "According Duck", turned around and ran in the direction of Karl.

Although the "Accessible Duck" does not have much attack power and skills, it is easy to create some movements in this kind of forest to confuse the enemy. At this time, it circled at a low altitude from a distance and landed directly on the left side of Karl and others.

The rising dust and fallen leaves immediately attracted their attention, and as expected, they once again deceived the bishop into using the "Corrosion Technique" -

And just when Karl was staring at the direction of the duck, the "click" sound of the shield being hit suddenly sounded. Roddy's "arcane shooting" attacked the four guards with alarming frequency. He turned on

The "Rapid Wind" attached to the breastplate crystal, combined with the "Rapid Shooting", pushed the rate of fire to the extreme, and actually forcibly shot four arrows in one and a half seconds!

When Karl reacted, the rapidly attacking arrows had already knocked down two guards!

The action of raising the short bow straight, drawing the arrow with his right hand, nocking the arrow, and pulling the string almost turned into a shadow. However, during this process, Roddy did not stop and kept moving forward...

The bow in his hand moved left and right to aim at the enemy, but the focus of his sight was on the woman pushed in front of him by Karl - Sally had no restraints on her body. This discovery made Roddy's heart cold. He was not afraid of admitting his mistake.

Instead, she was afraid that she would suffer mental damage that could not be healed...

The anger in my heart could not be higher, but the bow and arrow in my hand never dared to aim at Karl, because the other party was always hiding behind Sally!

The effect of "Wind Rapidity" can only last for three seconds. After the first arrow, the two remaining guards also lost their shields and rushed towards him with weapons in hand.

He glanced at Karl who was casting a spell behind him, turned on "Sprint", turned around and ran towards a giant tree on the side - the "Shadow Arrow" that followed | Seeing that it was about to hit Roddy, he raised his head

The right hand activated the "traction technique" on the glove.

The tree crown seemed to suddenly have a suction force, pulling Roddy directly into the air!

The trunk of the tree was twenty or thirty meters high. Rody was suddenly ejected as if he was flying into the sky, easily dodging the incoming shadow arrows, leaving the two pagan guards who came over not knowing how to attack.

Roddy, who was flying in the air, quickly canceled the "traction technique" and activated the "light feather technique" in the chest armor before his body was about to fall heavily to the ground... The next moment, he landed safely not far from Karl.

Behind a giant tree.

This series of actions made Roddy's trail look like a ghost, but Bishop Carl was not moved at all. He knew one fact very well: the other party was definitely coming for Sally!

If he didn't care about Sally's life, those arrows would definitely hit him immediately.

Karl was grateful for his caution, but then anger arose.

Although he is not an "attack-type" shadow priest, it does not mean that he cannot fight - Karl hid behind Sally and immediately recited a long spell.

Roddy rushed out from behind the tree, but the arrow in his hand was never shot because Sally was blocking the front. He stared at Karl, anxiously thinking about countermeasures.

However, just when Roddy felt that there was nothing he could do, he found that Sally suddenly blinked at him.

"Psychic shock!"

Karl, who is proficient in the "spiritual system", cast his strongest single-target damage skill. Such a spell is a directional spell. It does not have a trajectory like the shadow arrow, but relies entirely on mental power to hit the opponent's mind - this kind of spell

The attack is invisible, but powerful. The most important thing is that it cannot be dodge at all. Even high-level monsters may be shocked into idiots by one blow, or even die without any injuries.

Karl cast the spell with a ferocious look on his face, but then he discovered that Roddy's eyes flashed with a white halo after being hit, but his running movements did not stop at all...

"How is that possible?!"

People with strong minds may not be seriously injured, but there will definitely be a brief pause. Such a situation that is not affected at all is simply unheard of for Karl. He stepped forward excitedly, raised his hand and cast the "Mind Disturbing Technique",

But he found that his spell still had no effect!

The mental immunity of the "Dragon Slayer's Mark" taught Carl a profound educational lesson.

Carl panicked and tried to force Roddy back by threatening Sally. However, before he could gather the elements, Sally suddenly moved in front of him...

"What?!"

Carl never thought that "mind control" would fail, but Sally's seemingly inadvertent step made his heart freeze instantly...

The next moment, Rody's "exploding arrows" arrived one after another, completely shattering the "shadow shield".

Karl took a step back, and in desperation, he took out a scroll from his waist and wanted to tear it open. However, Sally, who was standing in front of him, shook her arm, grabbed the dagger that slipped out of the sleeve of her robe, twisted around and threw her arm.

Cut off the bishop's palm!

Sally and Rody's tacit cooperation made it impossible for Karl to fight back. When the bishop raised his head again, all he saw was Roddy's cold eyes——

"puff!"

The dagger penetrated the heart and took away all the heat.

Blood dripped to the ground, but Rody didn't stop. He picked up his short bow and killed the last two guards chasing him from a distance. Then he turned his head and looked at the "strange" but familiar figure in front of him.

"I, I -"

He wanted to say something, but Sally didn't give him a chance to speak - she couldn't bear the excitement and joy in her heart anymore, so she opened her arms and threw herself into Roddy's arms.
Chapter completed!