The three of them got on the road and continued walking along the Great Round Lake towards the north of the forest.
The forest in front of them seemed vast and endless. The three of them walked along the lakeside, and finally, after two days of arduous trek, they reached the north shore of Great Round Lake.
Du Wei took out the map of Bingfeng Forest presented by Beinrich, the leader of the Snow Wolf Mercenary Regiment, and looked at it. On this map, the south shore of the Great Round Lake was described in great detail, including where it was safer and where.
The locations where Warcraft are more frequent are marked.
As for the north shore of the Great Round Lake, the markings are relatively simple: large areas of blank space on the map simply say "forest", and the only direction of advancement among them is also based on the investigation of Captain Beinrich.
It was written based on the information left by many previous adventurers.
"Well, if we continue to go north, I think it's best to follow the road on the map." Du Wei unfolded the map and showed it to the two of them: "Look, this is probably the only one that has been walked in the past two hundred years.
place, along here... this direction, just to the upper left of where we are now... all the way to the north, we will pass through a safe zone. The map says that there are relatively few monsters in this place, but after two days of walking, we will
We arrived at a canyon, oh, this canyon has no name, but it is clearly written on it that there is danger in that place, and there will be high-level monsters. And if you go further north... it is completely unknown."
Dardaniel looked at the map carefully, while Hussein looked indifferent.
"Let's decide, my companions, how are we going to go?" Du Wei said with a smile: "Should we follow the canyon marked on the map? Or should we just keep going north aimlessly? Wherever we go?
where?"
When he said this, Du Wei was probably looking at Hussein. He felt that the old magician's trip to the Ice Peak Forest must have a purpose. This holy knight who betrayed the temple should know the destination of his trip. They
I didn’t say it before, but now that I’m here, it’s time to say it.
However, Du Wei was disappointed. Hussein looked indifferent and said calmly: "Whatever, as long as you keep going north, you can decide which way to go."
"Let's go through the canyon." Dardaniel pondered for a while and put forward his own suggestion: "No one has been to other places. Who knows what is in those places. Only this canyon has been walked by people before. Although
There isn't much information left, but at least we can still be somewhat prepared."
"Okay, then it's decided." Du Wei put away the map and said with a smile, "Let's head towards the canyon!"
He didn't seem to care. After all, he was followed by the number one knight in the continent, and there was always a top super magician following behind him. Even if he encountered any danger, there shouldn't be much of a problem.
Crossing the Great Round Lake and heading north, the weather has become unbearably cold. It can be said that if Du Wei had the previous physique, he would have frozen to death on the road. But now, he practices what Hussein taught him every day.
Practice new moves a few times and it will be enough to withstand the cold.
And Hussein, relying on his strong fighting spirit, is not afraid of the cold.
On the contrary, Dardanelle, although he is a strong warrior, is only a third-level warrior after all, but he seems to be gradually unable to support himself.
We walked into the forest on the north shore of Great Round Lake. The weather here was very strange. There was no wind in the forest and the surroundings were silent. However, the snow under our feet was so thick that it made people feel numb!
Sometimes, if you accidentally step into a snow nest, the thick snow can almost bury you up to your waist!
Moreover, the snow here is not only very thick, but also very hard! When everyone was camping in the past two days, when they dug up the snow on the ground to set up tents, the land was almost invisible under the snow! Several times they dug out the snow.
Snow, but there is hard ice underneath!
"Hell... I doubt there is any soil on the ground here! It's all ice! How do these trees grow on this ice? Can these trees grow in ice?" Dardaniel sighed.
.
Du Wei frowned and whispered: "By the way, do you feel... Ever since I left the lakeside and walked into this forest, I have always had a strange illusion... It is very quiet here, there is almost no sound, but I feel like
It feels like we are being watched by something all the time...do you feel this way?"
Dardaniel shook his head, saying no. Hussein seemed to smile, and then the knight glanced at Duwei: "Oh? Did you feel it too?"
Du Wei relied on his strong mental power and keen induction, while the knight relied on his transcendent strength. Only Dardaniel, who was relatively low in strength, was only an intermediate warrior and did not have such a strong induction ability.
"Are we being targeted by some magical beast?" Du Wei frowned.
"Maybe not one, but a group." Hussein said calmly: "Whatever! It's best not to show up. If they do show up, we will just have extra dinner."
Duwei had no doubts about Hussein's words.
In fact, during this journey along the Great Round Lake, the three of them were attacked by monsters more than once.
In this place of ice and snow, where food is scarce, the level of monsters is also very high. Some bloodthirsty monsters will even attack them at all costs for a little prey - even at night, Du Wei spread dragon feces around the tent.
, gradually lost much effect.
The monsters here seem to have relatively high intelligence. The dragon's excrement cannot scare them away. Although they dare not attack directly, they will launch some experiments.
One night, three earth dragons came out of the ground under the tent to attack them in the middle of the night. These earth dragons were not real dragons, but small animals that looked similar to the pangolins Du Wei had seen in his previous life, but this kind of
Something that gives you a headache!
They can dig holes and walk freely under the frozen soil and ice under the snow here, which is harder than iron, and the speed is very fast! These guys are covered with a layer of hard scales... Just how hard can they be?
Go ask Dardaniel. Because during a night attack, Dardaniel, a third-level warrior, took a scimitar and struck an earth dragon on the back with all his strength. As a result, the earth dragon just shook.
He shook his body, but the scimitar in Dardaniel's hand had been broken into two pieces!
These earth dragons have extremely powerful defense capabilities, and their claws and teeth are even more terrifying! They can easily bite off hard metal! You know, they rely on their claws and teeth to survive in the frozen soil
And those who dig holes under the ice!
This kind of little thing is not big in size, but its speed is amazing. It is almost as powerful as a sword or a gun. But if you are caught by them or take a small bite, it can kill you!
If it weren't for a strong man like Hussein in the team, Du Wei had no doubt that he and Dardaniel would have been doomed.
That night, Dardaniel struck an earth dragon with his knife, and his own knife broke. The earth dragon just shook its body and pounced on Dardaniel, with its claws enough to dig through the frozen soil.
It had already been placed on Dardaniel's shoulder, easily piercing his leather armor and even piercing the bones of his shoulder!
At this moment, Hussein, the number one knight in the continent, took action. He swung out a worn-out long sword with a faint golden aura. This light golden fighting aura looked unusual in the night.
Dazzling, just like this, the three extremely hard earth dragons made two noises, and their heads were in different places at the same time! The three earth dragons were broken into six pieces, but the one on Dardaniel was still lying on the ground.
On his shoulders, his head had rolled into the snow.
That night, the three of them enjoyed a barbecue.
After breaking through the hard scales on the outside of the earth dragon, the flesh of these little things is also very tough and cannot be bitten...but their internal organs are very delicious.
Hussein even peeled off the scales from the three earth dragons, packed them in a heavy bag, and gave them to Du Wei: "These things are used to make armor. They are very light, but harder than metal.
It should be good material.”
The knight even took out the sinews of three earth dragons. The sinews were extremely tough. He used these things to replace Dardanelle's bow with a bow. The bow made of the earth dragon's sinews was stronger than ordinary iron.
The fetal arch is several times better!
Dardaniel no longer had any hatred for Hussein. Although Hussein almost killed him, now this knight not only saved his life, but also got himself a good bow... Anyway, after all,
But I owe it to this knight.
Hussein still looked cold and didn't talk much. When nothing happened, he folded his arms and closed his eyes to rest.
Dardanelle was embarrassed to talk to Hussein, but Duwei didn't care. He was full of questions and could only get answers from the knight.
"Hey." Du Wei walked to Hussein and sat down: "How is the wound? I still have some ice berries here."
Hussein raised his head and glanced at Du Wei: "Thank you, but no need. If you eat too much of that kind of thing, you will become addicted. Moreover, I ate ice berries that day and said some things that I shouldn't have said. I can now
If you can support it, you don’t need these things anymore.”
Du Wei smiled, and then whispered: "I noticed that your fighting spirit... is golden. I have heard that only the fighting spirit of the Paladin is golden. You have been regarded as the closest to the Saint in a hundred years.
A strong knight, look at the color of your fighting spirit... you are now a paladin, right?"
Hussein raised his eyebrows, half-smiling: "Paladin... If I were already a Paladin, I wouldn't have so many injuries on my body."
"You're not a paladin yet?" Du Wei was a little surprised: He single-handedly killed two ninth-level knights of the same level as himself, and also killed a top magician (presiding judge) in the temple. Although Du Wei didn't
I know what level of magician the presiding judge is, but I think he must be at least level eight or above. In addition, there is an eighth-level holy knight, plus several intermediate knights...
With such terrifying strength, has Hussein not yet reached the realm of a paladin?
"I am still at level nine now." Hussein sighed: "I feel that I am almost at the critical point of breakthrough, but I am still missing a small step... This step is obviously right in front of me, but I
I don’t know how I can get through it. Maybe today, maybe I won’t be able to get through this in my life, only God knows.”
Du Wei took a deep breath: "So... what is a Paladin like?"
"I don't know." Hussein shook his head, his eyes a little confused: "But what I know is that there is an unbridgeable gap between the holy level and the ordinary level. Ordinary knights, whether they are eighth or ninth level,
, although there is a big difference in strength, it is not impossible to win a cross-level challenge. For example, a ninth-level knight is stronger than an eighth-level knight, but if several eighth-level knights can be gathered together, they can defeat a ninth-level knight.
.But the holy level...that is a realm that I don't know...According to ancient legends, only the holy level cannot be challenged beyond the level. That is to say, once you reach the realm of the paladin, unless there are other holy levels.
Only a knight can be your opponent, and lower-level knights than you, even if they gather many ninth-level knights, will never be able to defeat a paladin! Although there is only one level difference between the ninth-level knight and the paladin, this
One level represents a huge, insurmountable gap!"
"..." Du Wei said nothing, as if he was thinking about something.
"Sometimes, I feel that I am already strong." Hussein said with a wry smile: "In the decisive battle with Knight Commander Luke and Knight Commander Kaili, although I was stronger than them, I could only cope with them at most.
The combined attack of the two of them has reached my limit. But if I were a Paladin..." Hussein shook his head, closed his mouth, and did not continue.
Seeing that Hussein stopped talking, Du Wei knew that this guy didn't want to continue talking, so he could only sigh, shake his head, and go to the side to help Dardaniel light the fire.
On the afternoon of the next day, the three finally approached the last marked place on the map:
canyon.
In fact, the terrain of this place is very simple. There are two slopes in front of us. Yellow rocks are exposed on the steep slopes. The rocks are covered with ice and snow. They are steep and rugged. There is a break between the two slopes. This break is what is mentioned on the map.
That "canyon".
The three of them reached the entrance of the canyon, but they were all stunned.
Because at the entrance of this canyon, there are two stone sculptures standing on both sides, as if on purpose!
The one on the left is a human knight, about the same size as an ordinary person. This stone carving is extremely exquisite, and the carving skills are considered master-level! The sword in the knight's hand is still waving, the expression on his face is angry, his eyes are wide open, and his expression is lifelike.
, almost lifelike to the extreme! The armor on the body is somewhat broken, but even every broken gap is carved extremely finely!
Gently wipe off the layer of floating snow on it, and even the patterns on the exposed knight's armor are so delicate and clear!!
Du Wei looked at this extremely lifelike stone statue, and his expression suddenly changed!
"This... doesn't seem to be a stone sculpture! It's not carved! It's a real person, petrified!"
Soon, Du Wei and Dardaniel looked at each other, and both of them uttered a sentence at the same time!
"Golden-eyed python!"
Hussein had a gloomy look on his face. He suddenly pulled out his long sword, frowned and whispered: "Hey! I have that annoying feeling again! There is something peeking at us in the dark! ... It seems... right there