The regular establishment of the Marshal's Guards is 50 people, and including Shen Yun and others, the number is 53. Except for the 10 people who are in the camp to protect the safety of the Marshal, the remaining 43 people will be sent out this time.
Not only that, in order to increase the success rate of the mission, he also transferred 20 level 11 and 3 level 12 experts from other organizations to join him. This total of 65 people in the team will be responsible for this sabotage operation behind enemy lines. Yes. Said, Reptanton has spent a lot of money this time!
It has been a long time since he got the news. In order to prevent the situation from changing, Reptanton ordered the team to set off that night. Before setting off, he hesitated for a while, and suddenly called Shen Yun aside alone and whispered Said: "Although in my prediction, the possibility of completing the mission this time is very high. But I can't predict how many people in this team will come back. So, if you..."
"As long as he joins your personal guard, you will regard him as a real soldier. Marshal, isn't this what you said yourself?" Shen Yun raised his eyebrows, interrupted Reptan and said: "I I know that the dean must have told you to take care of me, but he must have also said that he should give me enough exercise? In my personal opinion, this mission is a good exercise. Moreover, I and that skinny monkey We have fought against each other more than once, so I think I can provide a lot of help. Marshal, is that why you want me to go?"
Reptanton didn't say anything. After a while, he suddenly patted Shen Yun on the shoulder and said, "Then, go!"
Shen Yun smiled faintly, turned around and returned to Laurent's team. Seeing that Reptanton had no more instructions, Laurent waved his hand and the group of people walked out of the handsome tent one after another and gradually disappeared into the night. Reptanton He suddenly watched the crowd's backs gradually dimming, and then turned his gaze to the map on the table. He caught a glimpse of an envelope mixed with information from the corner of his eye, and a trace of worry suddenly flashed in his eyes...
Shen Yun and the others followed Laurent out of the camp and walked straight to the camp gate. After checking the warrant, the soldiers guarding the gate were surprised that everyone was leaving the camp so late, but they did not dare to ask any more questions and opened the door directly. The camp released people. And Laurent's instructions before leaving the camp made this little warrior who didn't even have the first level panic for a while, and he quickly forced himself to forget about everyone leaving the camp tonight as soon as possible.
The camp is currently stationed in a valley, with a simple fortress behind it and two steep canyons on both sides. Looking from the direction of Chen Yun, the front of the camp is broad and open, although there is less terrain for our own use. , but at last there is no cover. It avoids the trouble of being sneak attacked by the opponent.
Two thousand meters ahead of the front is where the Blue Water Army was originally located. There are a lot of defenses there, but now they have been occupied by dark creatures. When Shen Yun was in the camp, he heard someone talking privately, saying The marshal should not have been in such a hurry to retreat, but should have used fortifications to resist. Shen Yun laughed at this.
If you have never fought against them, you will never know what the sudden addition of thousands of level 10s means. Maybe ordinary soldiers don't understand it yet, but Reptanton realized it as soon as those skinny monkeys appeared. A force that was enough to break the balance. Before other forces sent reinforcements, or before he found the weakness of the Slender Monkey, Reptanton did not dare to continue to deploy the army in the same place. He knew that with the extra force, he would be able to move forward. Slender monkey, if his army continues to defend, it will only lead to death. In order to preserve his strength, he has even made plans to continue retreating. He is even ready to abandon some towns close to the front line if necessary...
Fortunately, after occupying the original station of the Blue Water Corps, those dark creatures temporarily stopped their advance. They only sent some small teams to harass every day. This made Reptanton really relieved. At least, he didn't have to Go ahead and give that unacceptable order.
The front is where the enemy army is. It is naturally impossible for Shen Yun and others to break through from there. Under the leadership of Kaxiu (one of the two 11th-level warriors who were previously responsible for exploring the path), everyone speeds along the canyon on the left side of the camp. Move forward. This place is still under the control of the blue water army, and it is night again, so everyone does not hide anything when moving. Sixty-five figures ran quickly with a subtle sound of breaking through the air, and disappeared in an instant. not see.
Act during the day and rest at night. Although it was still far away from the control range of dark creatures, Laurent still ordered not to use open flames to avoid the possibility of being discovered by the other party. After three days, a mysterious figure suddenly appeared in front of everyone. The narrow river channel is perpendicular to the canyon where Shen Yun and the others are close. The gurgling water flows out from the gaps in the canyon, pointing diagonally towards the unknown front.
Everyone came to the river and stopped. Kaxiu looked carefully, then exhaled and turned around and said: "Okay, the next step is to walk along this river. At the previous speed, it will take about two days to travel. , this river will have a fork, and if you walk along the right fork for half a day, you can reach the foot of the mountain where those buildings are located."
Laurent nodded, and then pointed to the river that looked quite shallow: "Is it possible to walk directly from the river? I think the water flow in this river is not slow. If we can continue to move forward through the river at night, our The speed should be improved a lot.”
"Yes, yes..." Card Xiu hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head and said: "But I don't recommend it. Although traveling through the river at night can indeed save a lot of time, it also increases the chance of us being discovered. Moreover, wait until it's time There will definitely be a tough battle at the target location. Captain, I think everyone should get more rest at night."
"Okay, let's do it!" Laurent nodded. He knew that Cardiff was right. But he had the clearest idea about Reptanton, and knew that the marshal very much hoped to solve the threat of Slender Monkey as soon as possible. Therefore, the suggestion was made to take the river route at night to save time. But since Cardius, the leader, did not agree, he no longer insisted on it.
Shen Yun has basically made no suggestions in the past few days. He knows that he is not good at marching and fighting. All he needs to do at this time is to listen quietly and act according to orders. However, before going to bed every night, Shen Yun will always I will tell you some of my experiences after fighting against Slender Monkey, which can also be considered as providing some help for the subsequent battles.
Through the narrations of several team members who had also fought against Slender Monkeys, Shen Yun also knew that the Slender Monkeys in the current dark creature camp were still somewhat different from those he had encountered before. To put it simply, it was in the learning of skills. There is a lot of difference in ability. Although it is much better than the original Shadow Demon Qiupi, it is not at the same level as the thin monkey that Shen Yun met during the Holy War. This also indirectly explains that Shen Yun that day The act of killing the thin monkey and smashing his body was not completely ineffective.
After walking for another two days, a sparse forest appeared in everyone's eyes. Although the Endless Canyon is called a canyon, it is actually a large crack that traverses the entire middle of the continent. Perhaps due to the influence of many dark creatures in the canyon, the ecology beside the canyon Extremely unstable. Volcanoes, forests, deserts, lakes. Various different landforms are intertwined on the side of the canyon, and they change rapidly. What was a small river last month may have turned into a desert this month. This is why The reason why Reptanton needed to send another person to explore the path after receiving the intelligence from the scouts was because it was very likely that the previously explored path had completely changed.
Everyone walked into the woods one by one. Shen Yun was walking at the front alongside Card Xiu and Laurent, while Sean and Vila were still mixed in the middle of the group. As for why Shen Yun was so far ahead...
"Poof!"
The sound of metal entering flesh was heard, and everyone turned to look, only to see Chen Yun dragging a monster with a human face and a scorpion body out with his left hand. The giant sword in his right hand casually wiped the grass, and then retracted it behind his back with a clang. At this time, Next to Ka Xiu stood Shen Yun, looking intently at himself as he walked out of the grass.
No one was at all surprised by the strange phenomenon of two Chen Yuns appearing at the same time. In other words, their surprise had been used up a day ago.
"You only have level 9 strength, but your perception is stronger than level 12, and you also have such special clone martial arts! Tsk tsk, Ayun. You are really a natural scout!" Laurent smiled and walked to the team. Shen Yun's voice was full of appreciation.
"If you said I was born to be a marshal, then I think I would be even happier!" Shen Yun rolled his eyes, and then threw the dark creature in his hand to a big red-haired man in the team. The big man didn't even reach out. He went to pick it up. A ball of red light flashed with his left hand and he smacked it away. The skin of the dark creature instantly turned red, and the next moment it turned into blood mist and disappeared with a hiss.
Ever since he showed off his super-sensory abilities a day ago, Shen Yun was sent to the front by Laurent to guard. Along the way, Shen Yun detected a total of 4 groups of dark creatures, large and small, and most of them were killed by Shen Yun. The clone was used to solve the problem directly. The only time was that the interval was too short and the clone's cooldown was not good enough. Shen Yun could only remind Laurent and he would take action to kill him.
Ka Xiu was observing the surrounding environment. Although it had only been a few days since he last came, the surrounding landforms had also undergone slight changes. After careful analysis, Ka Xiu turned around and said to everyone: "If If I read it correctly, we will reach the fork in about an hour's walk. The possibility of encountering dark creatures ahead will greatly increase, so we must be careful."
Everyone nodded in unison. Although with everyone's current strength, there is absolutely no danger when encountering scattered dark creatures, but it is not appropriate to fight frequently. This place is not far from the target location, and no one can guarantee whether it will happen. A skinny monkey came here to look for water. If the sound of fighting made the target prepare in advance, everyone would have to cry without being able to find a place.
Slowing down a little, everyone became cautious. In this state of alertness, the bifurcation that Card Xiu mentioned finally appeared in front of everyone's eyes. Fortunately, no dark creatures were found along the way.
"Looks like you're lucky!" Ka Xiu smiled slightly, then waved, and took the lead to walk towards the fork to the right, and the others followed suit. This time everyone seemed to be even more careful, and on this road, everyone really We encountered two groups of skinny monkeys, one at a time and three at a time. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, everyone tried their best to restrain their auras. They did not continue on the road until the two groups of skinny monkeys had gone far away.
In this way, when Shen Yun and the others arrived at the foot of the mountain where their target was, the sky was already a little dark.
The dark night is not a good thing for Shen Yun and the others. Although it is indeed conducive to sneak attacks in the dark, it depends on who they are targeting! Now they are all facing high-level dark element warriors. With such an opponent, Fighting in the dark is something even the most belligerent orcs are not willing to do.
"There is not much time. Our continued stay will only increase the risk of exposure. Everyone is ready to fight!" Laurent ordered in a low voice. With the help of the evening breeze, his voice as thin as a gossamer quickly reached everyone's ears: "We are here. To attract attention, Ka Xiu, you take Ayun, Sean, Viera, and Ivey to ambush next to the cave where you last saw the fallen angel appear! Remember, if the fallen angel does not appear, you must not go in. "
This was a tactic that Laurent had formulated on the road. There were no less than ten buildings transformed from caves in front of them. It was impossible for everyone to explore them one by one, so they could only try their luck. Ivey was the other person who came with Ka Xiu last time. An 11th-level warrior. Although they failed to detect the most important cave last time, they found that the cave where the Fallen Angel appeared was the most heavily defended. This was also the main reason why Laurent placed his first target there. reason.
"Don't worry, Captain, we know how to do it!" Card Xiu smiled slightly, and then started to move forward quietly, followed closely by Ivy. Shen Yun and the other three nodded to Laurent and followed cautiously. They needed to find a place to hide temporarily and wait until Laurent had attracted most of the firepower before moving towards the cave.
Silently watching the direction in which Shen Yun and the other five disappeared, Laurent estimated that the time was almost up, and suddenly waved slightly, and six people stood up behind him, and huge elemental power instantly condensed in the air.