MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again-Chapter 633 - 121: Returning to the Ancient Dreams (13)

A group of people raced along the vast banks of Lian Nan Lake and soon plunged into the swamp on the opposite shore.

Entering the swamp area, Hai Ge finally felt at ease. The most dangerous part of the Lian Nan Lake region was indeed the lakefront stretch, where the unobstructed view made it easy to be spotted.

Now, deep in the swamp, hiding was no longer a problem, and the risk of exposure was significantly reduced.

As before, Hai Ge led the way, avoiding the territories of powerful demon beasts and minimizing combat with them as much as possible.

"Do you know where there’s a heap of demon beasts?"

"What for?" Hai Ge, while discerning the footprints left by the beasts to judge their strength, asked, "Are you not tired carrying her?"

"It’s okay, I’m asking you! Do you know where there are lots of demon beasts?"

"There are some, indeed, and they’re in the Bowang Mountain area. The earl there established a hunting ground specifically for the Beastman nobility to hunt for sport, and it’s filled with a lot of low-level demon beasts. They’re not very strong, but there are loads of them."

"Can you take me there?"

Hai Ge stopped walking, looking at Lu Hong with a puzzled expression, "Young Clan Leader, what do you need demon beasts for?"

"To improve my combat strength," Lu Hong said diplomatically. "As long as I keep fighting, I can quickly increase my own strength."

"Oh!" Hai Ge nodded, "If you need a sparring partner, I can spar with you. Even if they are low-level, a large number of demon beasts can still pose a fatal danger, and besides, that earl’s hunting ground is not easy to enter."

As he spoke, Hai Ge glanced at the young girl on Lu Hong’s back and asked, "Have you figured out which tribe this girl is from? Are you going to carry her the whole way?"

Lu Hong shook his head, "It seems she’s mute, unable to express herself."

Hearing the conversation between the two men, the young girl seemed unbothered; instead, she smiled sweetly at them, then rested her head on Lu Hong’s shoulder, looking quite content.

The girl was frail but light, so Lu Hong barely felt her weight and simply continued to carry her.

"Alright, I’m just worried if we encounter combat later..."

"We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it."

While Lu Hong and his company were crossing through the swamp, the absence of reports from the lookout, who hadn’t reported in a long time, finally caught the attention of Sis.

Sis was an old soldier who had retired after the second great war between the elf and beastman races. Having earned many honors, he was granted a noble title. Among the neighboring lords, his family was considered newly ennobled. They naturally lacked the depth of the old aristocracy, but Sis was the strongest among the eighteen viscounts in the vicinity. The reason was that he imported the beastman army’s model into his own territory.

The thirty thousand warriors under Sis’s command were all equipped according to the beastman military’s standards. At first, it nearly drained his family’s savings, but the results were well worth it and easily allowed him to surpass other families and become a local power.

What pleased Sis the most was the Eagle Eye system.

The Eagle Eye system was top-tier equipment in the regular beastman army, and only the top ten out of a thousand legions were qualified to have it.

This so-called Eagle Eye system was a very special race amongst the beastmen, the half-eagle people. They maintained the most primitive ways of living, cohabiting, and moving with the demon beasts, the rocs.

Each half-eagle person had a roc that was blood-bound to them. Their most unique ability was that they could share vision.

This was the inspiration for the Holy Divine Empire’s Black Guard Eagle Eye magic, a pity that the half-eagle people were all extinct by the end of the Era of the Gods, and the Beastman Empire no longer had the potential to reestablish it.

Using the vision of the rocs, the half-eagle people could effectively survey the situation on the ground, playing a significant role in reconnaissance for the beastmen’s external wars, earning illustrious military accolades.

The half-eagle people were also closely guarded by the beastman upper echelon and were almost exclusively assigned to the ten major legions.

The half-eagle person in Sis’s hands was an old soldier who had retired. Sis had once saved his life, so the half-eagle person decided to follow Sis.

Only through the efforts of Sis’s former superior was the half-eagle man barely persuaded to leave and follow Sis to Lian Nan Lake.

"How is it? Is the lookout operating normally?"

In response to Xis’s inquiry, the half-eagle person opened his eyes and shook his head, "The area outside the scout post is filled with the corpses of soldiers, their deaths were quite tragic, with the signs of burning very apparent."

Through the eyes of a grey eagle, the half-eagle person recounted the situation surrounding the scout post.

After hearing the report of the half-eagle person, Xis’s brows furrowed deeply—scorching... that must be magic skills.

And those capable of wielding magic were either humans with awakened special abilities, or elves!

"Who do you lean towards?" Having been with Xis for a long time, the half-eagle person knew him well.

"Elves," Xis said in a deep voice, "Lately it seems that a good number of elves have entered the Beastman’s territory, but they all conceal their tracks, nowhere to be found."

"Yes, the elves are the favored children of nature. If they wish to hide, it’s nearly impossible to find them," the half-eagle person said, then suddenly countered, "But if they wish to conceal themselves, why would they take action? Isn’t that contrary to their original intent?"

"Maybe it’s the compassionate hearts of those elves causing this," Xis snorted coldly. He was naturally well aware of the purpose of the scout post; perhaps it was when they were dealing with the human corpses that they were discovered by passing elves, who then took action and killed them.

"Indeed," the half-eagle person nodded, accepting Xis’s reasoning, "So, what do you plan to do?"

"Lian Nan Lake is my territory, since when can elves run wild here?" Xis snorted coldly, "Someone! Immediately assemble the army and search for me! We must catch that troublesome elf, I want to skin him alive!"

Xis was seething with killing intent, the iron-blooded nature he developed during his military service was on full display.

The half-eagle person observed his partner with a calm gaze and after a long while, finally spoke, "Have you never considered it might be the work of humans?"

"Humans? How many would it take to overcome my forty-man squad? At least two hundred. Moreover, the flame magic that burned my soldiers to death is not something mere humans could release, is it?"

"Perhaps," the half-eagle person merely made a hypothetical guess; after all, if there really was such a formidable person, it would be impossible not to have noticed them.

Moreover, there were no signs of widespread trampling around the scout post, indicating that no large group of the Human Race had come to this place.

Xis gathered his troops and launched a grand search at Lian Nan Lake.

All checkpoints also began martial law, sealing off the entire territory.

This caused quite a lot of trouble for Lu Hong and his group trying to leave.

But fortunately, Hai Ge had extensive experience in off-road wilderness and knew a hidden path that skirted the areas where powerful demon beasts roamed, successfully bypassing the checkpoints and arriving at Bowang Mountain.

Upon reaching this area, Hai Ge became even more cautious. First of all, Bowang Mountain was one of the most dangerous places in the border areas.

The area was occupied by Earl Nadun, the most powerful among the neighboring Beastmen, who was a hundred times more formidable than Xis and commanded countless strong warriors. In his territory, no tribe of the Human Race could survive.

As the natural gateway to Nansha Great Forest, Nadun was highly vigilant and willingly assumed the duty of gatekeeper.

Almost every mountain peak in the Bowang Mountain area was stationed with a hundred-man squad. Should any incident occur, beacon fires would connect, and reinforcements would arrive instantly.

Being able to attack Xis’s outpost did not mean Lu Hong and his group had the strength to assault Nadun’s beacon tower.

Hai Ge led his group cautiously through the forest, avoiding detection by the Beastmen and steering clear of the fierce beasts that could emerge at any moment.

When they reached a crossroad, Hai Ge pointed to the right path, "If we follow that way, within a hundred miles, we’ll reach Nadun’s Hunting Grounds. However, thousands of Beastmen are stationed there year-round; it’s hard to break through."

"In that case, you go to Nansha first. I need to make a trip to the Hunting Grounds," Lu Hong lightly patted the back of the girl’s hand.

The girl sensibly landed from Lu Hong’s back. Throughout the journey, the girl had not spoken but had become more and more considerate, never causing Lu Hong any trouble.

"Are you really going?" Hai Ge was conflicted, as he couldn’t let Lu Hong go to his death, "Could the young Clan Leader please tell me, what exactly are you going there for?"

"I told you, for training, leveling up," Lu Hong’s words carried an authoritative tone that brooked no argument.

But Hai Ge insisted, "Young Clan Leader, could you not act recklessly? You are the future of our Xiao tribe, you can’t have any accidents!"

"I know, I’m aware of my limits. I have memorized the route to Nansha, it should be fine. You all go ahead, I’ll find a way to meet up with you."

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