The Journey of the Rainbow Dragon.

Chapter 198 Five-Color Legion and Dragon Hunting Project

Southern tip of Red Clay Highlands
Toril Mountains Twisted Jungle

In the middle of this unremarkable jungle, a lake lay there quietly, like a bright moon.

The clear lake is very calm, like a big mirror, quietly reflecting the surrounding trees and sky.

The lake is shining with colorful lights, like gems, and it is even more dazzling under the sunlight.

Surrounding the colorful lake is a dense forest, each tree here is as thick as five people surrounded by each other!

The dense canopy of trees blocking the sky and the sun blocked the sunlight, causing the surrounding forests to be dark, and there was no other light shining in the entire twisted forest except for the light reflected by the metal in the grass.

Looking from the air, through the luxuriant branches, one can vaguely see a neat human camp stationed around the colorful lake.

This is an elite human army with more than a thousand people, wearing armor inlaid with red magic core runes.

Each soldier is armed with an elaborate melee weapon or bow, and radiates a heart-warming glow.

With the assistance of many magicians and engineers, this army set up a huge encirclement circle centered on the colorful lake, quietly waiting for the arrival of the prey.

The soldiers hidden in the jungle looked serious, and they did not let down their vigilance even if there were no enemies coming.

Every soldier is sticking to his post, quietly waiting for the next order from the only tent in the center of the camp.

Inside the red tent covered with magic circle patterns
"Master Eugene, the first investigation team is reporting to you!"

A reconnaissance sentry in emerald green armor was reporting the latest situation ahead to the tall man sitting in the center of the tent.

"A Tier [-] armored bear passed by the trap area in the southwest direction, and it has been silently resolved by the lurking fourth main battle team"

"The third-order sharp-horned basilisk group in the southeast was also driven away by the sixth team."

"Warcraft in other directions"

"According to your instructions, we have driven the group of people and horses to the west of Liuli Lake and trapped them for a day and a night."

"Through the reconnaissance telescope, it can be seen that many centaur tribes have fallen to the ground because of their injuries, but there are still more than 45 centaur patrols ambushing nearby."

The Sentinel's body is covered in leaves and other natural camouflage, except for a pair of bright eyes.

After talking about the situation in all the investigation areas, he hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking in a low voice:
"Master Eugene, why don't we attack directly and kill him?"

With his back to the sentry, the tall man sitting on the stake suddenly raised his hand, interrupting the sentry's question.

This mighty man stood up from a tree stump with a diameter of six meters, and he could see that the cut surface of the stump under him was as smooth as a mirror.

He was more than three meters tall, his scarred palms were extremely wide, his entire body was wrapped in red flame steel armor, and the top of his head almost touched the hanging curtain above the tent.

The so-called eternal red lotus flame is burning on the magic crystals on his left and right shoulders, and a lion-like head is carved on his chest, showing a symbol of majesty and strength.

This piece of legendary protective gear engraved with countless protective magic circles is exactly the treasure inherited from the Talloran family - [Lionheart Armor]!
And the scabbard legendary weapon [Red Lotus Giant Blade], which is said to have been forged by a master dwarf blacksmith and represents the entire Scarlet Legion, is carried behind him like a red-hot door panel, and emits light from time to time as the man walks. The magic wave buzzed.

His tan steel muscles loomed through the cracks of the [Lion Heart Armor], and the terrifying power contained in them made people tremble.

This legendary human being exuding the breath of wild beasts is exactly:
leader of the Red Legion;
God of War of the Rose Kingdom;
The strongest legendary warrior with the title of "Red"—【Eugene Talloran】!
At this time, Eugene had a gentle expression, and seemed to be in a good mood.

"Go back and inform the reconnaissance team. Now it is adjusted to report to me every three reconnaissance ticks (depending on the legion system, generally a scouting tick is 15-45 minutes). Be sure to record all the movements around you, including ground and The movement below."

He reached out and patted the soldier's shoulder lightly, and said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

The scouting sentinel didn't dare to talk anymore.

With a solemn expression, he stood up straight and clenched his fist with one hand, and gave a standard military salute to the other party.

He has 3% trust in the decision of the man in front of him who is over [-] meters tall.

From his enlistment to the present, under the leadership of the head of the Eugene Legion, the entire Scarlet Legion has never been victorious and has never lost a single battle!
The most rare thing is that,

This legion leader with high-level legendary strength never abused his soldiers, and treated soldiers of all ranks equally.

Moreover, he is very indifferent to property and women's affairs. Every time he wins a battle, there will be a lot of treasure or captured *slaves* distributed to the grassroots soldiers and team leaders.

If there is no treasure harvest, the legion leader will even pay the salaries for everyone out of his own pocket.

This move also made the soldiers of the other four-color legions extremely jealous, wishing they could join in.

This also led to the public recruitment of recruits by the five-color legion every four years.

The number of people signing up for the Scarlet Legion will always be the largest.

However, the number of people who report to retire from the Scarlet Legion is always the least every year. Everyone doesn't want to leave the Legion, and leave this legion leader who treats soldiers like a son and is generous.

This has also led to the fact that there are very few recruits who can successfully enter the Scarlet Legion. It is not an exaggeration for them to say that they are one in a million!

The scout sentinel quickly stepped back after saluting.

He was going to the jungle to scout out the Sentinels' special communication locations and use encrypted devices to convey messages.

inside the tent

Eugene looked at the topographic map of Karen hanging on the wall and remained silent.

This is a secret map updated every ten years by the Five Colors Legion.

Compared with the maps in circulation in the world, this map has many top-secret information of the kingdom marked on it. Once it leaks out, the consequences will be disastrous!
On the map, you can clearly see the locations of the three kingdoms, and each kingdom has detailed labels and border lines.

At the same time, the map also marked the data of the five dangerous places and the territories of the famous monsters and dragon lords.

These creatures are powerful and a great threat to kingdoms and adventurers alike.

And on this map, the country that occupies nearly 1/3 of the entire Karen continent is the Rose Kingdom where Eugene is located.

The Kingdom of Rose is located in the center of the Karen plane. It has the best geographical advantage, fertile soil and rich resources. It is regarded as the greatest enemy by other kingdoms.

Eugene looked at the map and muttered to himself:

"The red dragon is still too powerful, and its character is rebellious, hard to catch"

"Fortunately, I found its dependents this time, and I can use them to lure it out"

"If you can conquer the Frost Kingdom and control the eternal frozen land, then the resources of the White Dragon can be said to be inexhaustible."

"Dragon species like the white dragon have no shame in being enslaved. As long as you catch a few more, you can even consider training a legendary soldier called a dragon knight."

His rough, callused fingers slowly slid across the area north of the frozen mountains marked on the map.

Eugene looked at the white land that was always winter in all seasons, and there was a hint of longing in his eyes.

There is no general who does not want to open up territory for the country and occupy a larger and wider territory during his reign.

Even if the land there is not suitable for living, and there are all kinds of high-level monsters rampant
unfortunately
There will be a heart, but you have no intention.

Today's Rose Kingdom has strong soldiers and horses, but the royal family is weak.

Since the Five Colors Legion recruited the legendary mercenary king "Tek" to join the [Black Flag Legion] as the head of the army 20 years ago, the military strength of the entire Rose Kingdom has reached its peak in history!

This is also the first time since the founding of the Rose Kingdom, except for the reign of the founding emperor Victor, the five-color legion has no vacancy for the head of the legion!

According to the rules left by Emperor Victor, every legion commander must be a legendary strongman, and the subsequent kings also followed this ancestral precept.

If there is no suitable candidate, the duties of the head of the legion will be temporarily taken over by the deputy head.

The position of head of the five-color army is a standard rather than excessive.

You must know that during the time period when the five-color legion was weakest, there were even only two legendary legion leaders in the entire kingdom barely maintaining the situation!
It was also during that period that the orcs and other enslaved intelligent races successfully turned slaves into masters.

They fled to the prairie and established a pure land belonging to non-human intelligent creatures-the orc kingdom.

"Now is a good time to open up the territory. Your Majesty can obviously establish an heir early. At that time, send troops to the two countries, take back the territory, and unify the mainland."

Eugene imagined the magnificent war scene in his mind for a while.

As the leader of the Red Legion,
Possessing high-level legendary strength, he has absolute confidence to lead the Scarlet Legion, unite with the Frost Legion that is also stationed on the northern border, and directly wipe out all the voices of resistance north of the kingdom!
As long as the northern territory is settled, the five-color legions can gather together and work together!

At that time, as long as the Rose Kingdom gathers all its forces and directly leads its army into the eastern prairie, Eugene is confident that he can destroy the orc kingdom on the green grass!

As for the Frost Kingdom?

A hint of disdain appeared on Eugene's face.

That's nothing more than a group of losers lingering on their last legs!
If it wasn't for the fact that the Queen of the Frost Kingdom had some secret relationship with Victor, the founder of the Rose Kingdom, the Frost Kingdom would have been wiped out by the Rose Kingdom long ago!
You know, the leaders of the first five-color legion were five demigods!
In addition to Victor the Great who possesses [Supreme Wisdom] and his artifacts,
At that time, the whole Karen trembled at the feet of the rose kingdom,
Among all races, only human beings are supreme, claiming to be the chief of all spirits, and even the group of metal dragons on Dragon Island have to look at the king's face!

Unlike now, even a few young dragons can be unscrupulous in the capital
remember the past
Eugene couldn't help but sighed deeply, and slowly rolled up the map and put it in the storage box.

In the Rose Kingdom right now, counting the court mages and the Rose Crusaders

There are more than ten famous legendary powerhouses who have played for the kingdom!
Excluding the demigods who have disappeared from Karen, the overall strength of the Rose Kingdom has far surpassed that of the other two countries, and it can completely level the world and unify the planes!
If you change it, even a king with a little bit of enterprising heart!
Perhaps the conquest of the two countries and the unification of Karen have already been put on the agenda.

unfortunately
The king of this generation: Although Brian XVII became famous at a young age, he was once considered to be the next emperor.

But his poor performance after ascension to the throne is like a lion whose bones have been pumped out, and he will never regain his heroic appearance.

"Hey--"

Thinking of the high-spirited young prince who was promoted to legend back then, Eugene couldn't help but sigh regretfully.

After ascending the throne, the shrewd and capable king looks completely different from before!
He huddled in the palace all day long and didn't practice. He only knew how to be intoxicated with women and strengthened the harem. Even his original legendary strength declined to the level of a master.

This incident is somewhat similar to one of the twin stars of the fallen kingdom: [Bill Liaton].

The two also became famous when they were teenagers, their strength plummeted after they became adults, and they both had the same negative attitude.
But Bill Liaton is only the son of the earl, and the fall is also the fall, and some are the same substitutes.

Brian XVII is the lord of a country!The one and only king!

Although in terms of people's livelihood policy, Bryan XVII did not make any major mistakes, nor did he waste money to build some unique spectacle creations.

But you, as the king of a country, mediocrity itself is the original sin!

Such a king is enough to keep his achievements, but he has no ambition at all.

Thinking of the fact that the king had a sharp blade in his hands but didn't know how to take the initiative to attack, wasting 20 years of the Rose Kingdom's peak military power, Eugene felt a particularly headache.

"call--"

Eugene Talloran shook his head, turned around and opened the door curtain, and got out of the slightly narrow tent.

He raised his head and looked at the blue sky through the forest leaves.

The fresh air in the forest dispelled the dissatisfaction in my heart.

"The king's order must be obeyed."

"Right now, I just have to do what I have to do."

He took a deep breath, stepped out of the tent, and started No.40's seven patrols.

With regard to a possible capture of a legendary red dragon, Eugene Talloran kept reminding himself that he must be at his best.

"Lord Eugene!"

"Legion Commander!"

"Boss!"

Along the way, all the busy soldiers spontaneously raised their hands and saluted him when they saw him.

This is a scene that is rarely seen in other four-color legions.

Eugene also nodded to them one by one.

He quietly looked at the group of soldiers, who were carrying all kinds of war equipment either alone or using woodland magic vehicles.

Crystal Cannon, Arcadia Chains, Insulated Spikes, Frost Bombs.
One by one, the equipment for dragons with different attributes passed slowly in his eyes, and they were set in different positions according to the regulations to prevent any loopholes.

"It's been the third day, hasn't that dragon noticed that his subordinates have been attacked?"

"Obviously there is a dragon egg in that tribe. In theory, this centaur tribe shouldn't be easily given up by the dragon."

Eugene stood on a temporary observation tower, while observing the protective facilities built by the group of people in the far distance, while thinking in his heart whether he had missed some details somewhere.

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After Ron left, the centaur tribe was very loyal and quick to carry out the two tasks he left behind:

[-]: Inquire about looking for cities flying in the sky
Two: Find other tribes of intelligent creatures in the red earth highlands and take them as dependents to spread the belief of dragons.

But these behaviors quickly attracted the attention of the actual controller of the entire red soil highland—one of the five-color legions [Red Legion].

The five-color legions of the Rose Kingdom are stationed at the borders of the kingdom,

While protecting the Rose Kingdom from the invasion of other kingdoms, they also suppressed the five human forbidden zones.

The main task of the Scarlet Legion is to monitor the movement of the Inextinguishable Volcano, in order to prevent the red dragons and other fire elements living in it from rioting, threatening the humans living in the entire red soil highland.

It stands to reason that the main force of the Scarlet Legion should not leave the garrison at will.

But there are always exceptions.

Eugene looked at the group of centaurs covered in bruises, and there was anxiety lurking on Furui Wubo's face.

He commanded the legion to trap this group of people here, deliberately surrounding them without fighting in order to draw out the giant dragon behind them.

Thinking of the urging of Princess Pandora who was far away in the capital, Eugene couldn't help scratching his head in distress.

"A teenage red dragon can't satisfy her appetite. I have to catch more dragons."

But the group of red dragons living in the inextinguishable volcano are as cunning as rabbits and never go out. It was a surprise to capture a young red dragon before.
It is as difficult as heaven to catch a living dragon!
"I hope it's a color dragon or a jewel dragon, if it's a metal dragon"

Thinking of the relationship between Metal Dragon Island and the Kingdom
Eugene couldn't help but frowned. He had been planning this dragon hunting operation for a long time. The special equipment for the five-color dragon and gemstone dragon was built half a year ago, but unexpectedly, he was leading the dragon out of the mountain. stuck.

Now I can only pray to the sky that the goddess of luck will be on my side.

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On the opposite side of the human camp.

Due to the order of the head of the Scarlet Legion to encircle and not attack, a small number of remnants of the horse tribe who broke out of the encirclement got a chance to rest and breathe temporarily by the glazed lake.

But it was just a breath.

Due to the sudden incident, the raid of the human legion was too fast, so that the large amount of herbs, dried meat and other spare materials stored by the centaur tribe were all discarded in the original tribe camp, and there was no time to take them away.

After two days of exhausting running and not getting a drop of water, even the strongest male centaurs began to show signs of fatigue and weakness.Not to mention the frail female centaurs and centaur cubs.

Inside the temporary tent set up by the people and horses.

Many people surrounded Katz and kept reporting the situation outside.

"Patriarch, the last bit of stored food was exhausted last night. Today, everyone can only collect some birch bark mixed with acorns and boil water to eat. Many clansmen have."

"Patriarch, the breakout team led by Sandy was stopped. The group of humans set up a lot of magic traps around us, and the breakout team couldn't get out of this jungle at all."

"Patriarch, three more members of the clan have fallen ill, the protection team is seriously short of manpower, and there are only 146 arrows left, even with female horses and horses, it is far away."

Centaur Patriarch Kaz frowned tightly, listening to his subordinates report the situation.

Every time a clansman reported, his brows would frown a little deeper.

As bad news came, so did the negative effects of fleeing the tribal camp in haste: hunger, injuries, and low morale.
Among them, hunger and illness are secondary, and the most frightening thing is that despair has begun to appear in the current crowd!

Once the fear spreads completely, there is no need for humans to attack, and the group of people who have not closed their eyes for three days and three nights will collapse on their own.

"Go back first, I'll think of a way."

"Don't worry, the master is already on his way, victory will belong to the centaur!"

After comforting him, Katz waved away the centaur people who came to report.

"Hey"

The centaur patriarch Katz frowned, his mind was almost messed up by the bad news.

Seeing the unresponsive colorful dragon scale in his hand, Katz hammered the big tree beside him indignantly.

"boom!"

With a muffled sound, a clearly visible fist mark appeared on the thick tree.

"Damn it, what's going on with that group of humans! It's just this time to make a surprise attack!"

The tribes that the Centaur tribe conquered had been dispersed long ago, and now only some male Centaur tribes and a small number of robust female Centaur tribes were left following Katz to break out of the encirclement.

Two days ago, Katz, the leader of the people and horses, could use the name of the master of the dragon to inspire everyone. Persistence is victory, and the master of the dragon will avenge us.

It is precisely because of the deep impression left by the colorful dragon that many people and horses can maintain their fighting spirit.

But now that ammunition and food are running out, the powerful dragon has not appeared for a long time. Even though he has called to the colorful dragon scale countless times, he has not received the slightest response.

"Have we been abandoned by that adult?"

The centaur patriarch thought a little desperately.

He suddenly looked at the door: "Who's there!"

"Kaz, it's me."

A female centaur with bright yellow hair suddenly opened the curtain of the tent and walked in.

From the perspective of the centaur tribe, this is definitely a standard centaur beauty.

She looked at her husband who hadn't rested for three days and three nights, with a tired face, and walked to his side with some distress.

She stretched out her hand to gently massage his stiff back, and said softly:
"Caz, maybe it's time to prepare for the worst."

The leader of the centaur, Katz, looked at his wife with determined eyes, and forced himself to show a smile:
"You mean a full breakout? I also thought about this method."

"But that human being is too powerful."

Thinking of that night, the human man holding a red giant sword and wearing a red lotus armor.

Katz was still a little apprehensive.

That powerful human beheaded three adult horses with a single blow, and at the same time knocked himself flying as he was about to throw his spear!
Although I don't know why the other party spared my life.
But Katz knew that as long as the other party didn't want to let him go that day, then his soul had already returned to the arms of the god of horses and horses the night he was raided.

"I don't have the confidence to beat him, and I don't even have the confidence to catch his blow."

Katz looked at his wife, didn't hide anything, and told the truth directly.

He kept this matter in his heart and never told others.

To the clansmen outside, Katz said that he could definitely defeat the human leader of the opponent.

But he knew.

For the centaur
From beginning to end, there was no hope of victory in this unequal battle.

Lilia's mother shook her head:

"you misunderstand me."

"I mean let Sandy and Gar run away with Lilia's eggs. Let us contain those humans head-on. Even if we lose, we can hold on for a while."

"Only in this way, there may be a chance to escape."

"I know what that Lord Dragon is thinking. In its eyes, even if we are added together, it is not as important as Lilia in his eyes."

"As long as Lilia is safe and sound, even if we all die in battle, the dragon lord will avenge us. On the other hand, if Lilia falls into the hands of those humans, even if we survive, we will have to face the dragon's attack." punishment"

"Since it's death anyway, why don't we fight it out?"

Katz raised his head, his brows were a little loose, as if he was thinking about something.

His wife's words were like a clear spring, which washed away the doubts in his heart and gradually restored him to reason.

Looking at the huge "dragon egg" behind him that still hasn't hatched, the liquid nutrients in it have been almost absorbed at this time.

Under the sunlight, Lilia could be faintly observed through the eggshell curled up inside.

"Okay! Just do as you say."

Katz finally made up his mind.

He turned around and took out a very thin piece of parchment from the table, on which was written the imprint and inheritance of the Centaur tribe.

He carefully folded the parchment in half and stuffed it into his wife's hands.

"This is the last inheritance of the Centaurs, you"

"I know."

Katz and his wife looked at each other.

The female centaur nodded.

Partners don't need to talk too much.

The two horses hugged each other silently.

Katz buried his head in his wife's hair, sniffing the scent that belonged exclusively to his wife.

The usual Katz would never do this, it would damage the image of the patriarch.

But maybe this was the last time they hugged, and he didn't want to have any regrets.

There was silence in the tent for a while
Finally, Katz raised his head and whispered solemnly:
"You go out and call Sandy and Gar in. Be sure to keep your voice down. We must keep this matter absolutely secret, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

The wife nodded.

She knew that once this matter spread, the people and horses on the spot would probably fall apart.

This matter can only be done by her, and Katz's every move is watched, and she cannot walk around at will.

She quietly walked out of the tent, and after a while, she brought in two centaur tribesmen who were covered in scars and were still bleeding from the bandages on their arms.

The two of them are the two sons of the centaur patriarch Katz.

"Master patriarch, you call us?"

Sandy and Gar saluted respectfully when they entered.

However, the expected response did not come.

Seeing that the expression of the father in front of him seemed to be a little wrong, the two brothers gradually felt uneasy in their hearts.

"Father, what's going on, you seem to be..."

The impatient Sandy was the first to raise his doubts.

Katz looked at them quietly, without scolding them for the mistake of calling them just now.

If it was in the usual time, he would definitely reprimand the two of them viciously: In the tribe, you only have a leader and no father.

But at the moment of life and death, I can't take care of so much.

He sighed and spoke slowly:
"Sandy, Gar, my child, our tribe is in danger now, have you heard the rumors about the disaster of the dragon?"

"This"

Sandy and Gar looked at each other, not knowing how to answer their father's question.

In fact, as early as the night of the attack, rumors began to spread in the centaur tribe that it was the dragon that brought the disaster.

There are even people who say that the human army attracted by Lilia, as long as Lilia is handed over
"It seems that you are very clear."

Katz looked at the two scarred sons, and once again strengthened his determination in his heart.

The old man can choose to stay as a mortal queen for the sake of the tribe, and he can also give up all the glory for his family, even if his soul will never return to the embrace of the God of Centaur.

He was silent for a while, and finally said solemnly:

"In another half an hour, it will be the time for the group of humans to switch defenses. That is the best time for us to break through the siege. I have been hiding a secret and haven't told anyone."

"As long as you walk east along the Toril Mountains, bypass the Shuangxi River, and follow the marks I left on the tree, you can enter an underground passage, which is the secret passage leading to the underground city. "

"What? Great, when are we leaving?"

When Sandy and Gar heard the rare good news, their eyes lit up, and they looked at their father and shouted excitedly.

"Cough cough."

"It's not us. The only candidates to go to the dungeon this time are the two of you and your sister. At the same time, don't tell other clansmen the news this time."

"Why do this?"

Sandy was a little dazed. They didn't understand why his father didn't call other clansmen to run together.

Katz looked at the silly son who always rushed to the front line of work and the silent second son next to him, and sighed deeply.

"You have to remember, the less people know about this matter, the greater the hope of surviving. You must protect your sister well."

"But."

Sandy seemed to want to refute, but before he could speak, he was interrupted by the mother next to him:
"Be obedient! Unless you no longer regard him as your father!"

The mother who usually has a gentle face, now has an extremely serious face.

She stuffed the parchment representing inheritance into the blanket that wrapped Lilia, and at the same time wrapped the last exposed eggshell, and handed him to the centaur brother Sandy.

"Protect your sister and don't let her get hurt."

Looking at the actions of their parents, the two brothers understood what they meant no matter how dull they were.

They wanted to use the large troop as bait to attract attention to ensure their smooth escape.

"I"

"I disagree!"

Just when Sandy burst into tears and didn't know what to say, Gar, who had been silent all this time, stood up.

At this time, he had faded away from the youthfulness he had when he was hunting for the first time, and the scars and bandages on his body proved that he had become a real centaur warrior.

Gar smiled and walked to his father, ignoring his father's staring eyes, patted his injured left leg and said with a smile:

"Don't stare at me, old man. I can't run fast now with my leg hurt. Besides, I hate running long distances. Let Sandy do this kind of hard work. He's good at it."

As he spoke, he took out a densely packed rectangular object wrapped with various lines from the fish skin package he carried with him.

This is an improvised explosive device made from various scattered materials he obtained through human caravans.

Although the power has not yet been tested, Garr believes that his research for so many years will not let him down, and the hard work of these years will not be wasted.

Gal looked at Sandy with firm eyes and said:

"And I will open the way forward for you!"

"you."

"Sandy, go, we will all bless you."

Mother wiped his cheeks for him,

The younger brother lightly hammered his chest,

His father turned his back to him, silently looking at the starry sky.

Sandy stared blankly at the family in front of him.

He didn't know what to say now.

But he knew that the most important thing he should do now was to agree to their request and complete this last mission.

"I understand. With my life and glory at stake, I will definitely protect my sister and never let her get hurt in the slightest!"

The leader of the centaur, Katz, nodded, turned and walked out of the tent without saying a word.

After that, the wife will tell them in detail.

He must seize the time now and start preparing to blow the horn of counterattack to buy time for the child to escape.

Firefly-like stars in the night sky illuminated his steps.

He walked in the deep mountains and dense forests, carefully avoiding various traps, until he came to a hidden cave.

He quietly walked to the entrance of the cave, tapped twice, and then pushed open the door.

(End of this chapter)