Dark Redemption of Elf

"Sir, the target appears at two o'clock, 200 meters away, and is flying here quickly." A 'mercenary' dressed as a scout respectfully reported the situation to Ma Difen.

Tex frowned secretly. The title of "Sir" and this expression made him more convinced that these people were not mercenaries, and their names were not reported, but why were they pretending to be mercenaries?

"Very good" Madiffen nodded and waved his hand: "Battle formation, armor-piercing crossbowmen are ready."

As soon as he finished speaking, two strong men holding huge shields stood upright at the front of the team, and the two swordsmen were still standing beside him.

The 30 people at the back of the team spread out in a straight line, took off the exquisite silver crossbows wrapped in cloth from behind, and silently loaded the armor-piercing arrows. The silver arrows glowed with a metallic luster in the sun, and the surface of the arrows There is also a touch of magic fluctuation, everything is in order.

Armor-piercing arrows! It was actually nearly a squadron of armor-piercing crossbowmen! ! ! Tribu was shocked. This was definitely not what a mercenary team should have.

You know, this kind of armor-piercing crossbow is generally only concentrated in the regular army, and only a few will spread to the black market. If a larger mercenary group owns such an armor-piercing crossbow, they will use it as a trump card. .

More importantly, armor-piercing arrows must be matched with armor-piercing crossbows. It is difficult to trigger the maximum armor-piercing effect with ordinary crossbows, and each member of their team is equipped with at least 20 armor-piercing arrows. Armor-piercing arrows Once it hits the target, the armor-piercing effect contained in it will be exhausted, leaving one less weapon.

"Now that you have found what you are looking for, let's go." Tribe plucked up the courage to ask Madiffen: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

Madiffen was silent for a while, seeming to weigh it, and said calmly: "Of course."

"Thank you." Terry thanked him and took the other three companions to avoid the group of mercenaries of unknown origin and prepare to leave. However, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Madiffen silently raising his right hand.

not good!

"Run!" Tribe yelled, turned around and ran away.

The other three companions were slow to react, but immediately saw that several arrows were already aimed at them and Madiffen's fallen right hand.

"Swish, swish, swish" four flew towards them with a whistling sound that cut through the air.

"Ahhh!" The screams of his companions made Tribu couldn't help but curse in his heart. Who are they? We have no grudge against them.

Suddenly he felt a sharp pain behind him, and a silver arrow was inserted into his back.

"Ah!" Tribu was knocked to the ground by the powerful impact. This blow would not kill him immediately, but he would definitely die if he did not receive medical treatment.

‘These bastards must pay the price! ’ Tribu struggled to get up, and suddenly a roar echoed through the forest.

"It's the undead dragon, it finally appeared!"

Madiffen's eyes narrowed and he no longer paid attention to Tribu who was hit by an arrow. Instead, he personally killed the three mercenaries who fell to the ground. The strong smell of blood successfully attracted the attention of the undead dragon: "Armor-piercing hand, prepare!"

The fresh smell of blood floated into his nostrils. Seeing the figure of the undead dragon getting closer and closer, Madiffen finally pulled out the long sword at his waist: "Fire the arrow!"

.......

"Brother, it doesn't seem to be here to find us." Ariel pushed aside the dense trees and stuck out her little head.

"It seems to have some goal, otherwise it wouldn't fly in a straight line." Ayton jumped off the tree first and patted the leaves on his body. Not long after they came out of the cave, a roar came from the entrance of the cave.

With Lan Keke as a wounded person, the group would definitely not be able to outrun a dragon flying in the sky. Then Iluli suggested hiding in a tree. She had magic that specifically concealed the aura, but it was only effective in the forest.

"Come down"

Lan Keke hesitated and jumped down from the tree, but was successfully caught by Ayton. A girl's fragrance plus a faint smell of blood flowed into his lungs.

Even though the wound had healed under the influence of Iluli's magic, she still had no strength in her limbs.

Yiluli also jumped down, took Lan Keke, and said sadly, "How about we go back first." Her companion almost died just now, which made her feel painful. ‘If it weren’t for me, Lan Keke wouldn’t have been hurt. ’

Ayton noticed that her green eyes were filled with mist, and comforted him: "It's okay."

"Brother, brother" Ariel called out softly from the tree.

Ayton turned his head and immediately understood what she meant. He stretched out his hands to catch Ariel who jumped down, and turned around before putting her down. A joy of surviving the disaster surged into his heart: "Anyway, Aren’t we okay?”

"Brother, what are we going to do now?" Ariel looked at Ayton quietly, waiting for him to make a decision.

Ayton turned to look at the sad Iluli. If he gave up this operation, his hope of rescuing the elf slave would be reduced.

He looked at Lan Keke again and saw that her expression was depressed and her body was trembling slightly. Her blue eyes showed her fear of the undead dragon, but she was tangled in her heart.

Ayton was silent for a while and said slowly: "Let's follow up first to see if there is still a chance to take action. The undead mage seems to want to give up this place. The undead dragon seems to be just a failed experiment, otherwise he would not be so blatant. Come out and fly around in the sky."

"Okay" Ariel waved happily: "Then I will continue to explore the way ahead."

"Remember to pay attention to safety and return immediately if you find traces of the undead dragon."

"Of course, brother, don't worry." After saying this, Ariel turned around and bent forward in stealth. It seems that deep down she still wants to meet the legendary undead dragon.

Seeing Ariel's figure disappearing into the woods, Ayton turned to look at Lan Keke and whispered: "You... can you still leave?"

Lan Keke hesitated and whispered: "I should be able to leave."

"Sister Coco, how about I carry you?" Iluli said softly.

"No, no need." Lan Keke shook her head: "Your healing magic is amazing. I feel that the wound has been completely healed. I just don't have much strength, but there is still no problem in walking."

Bone spurs as thick as four fingers had penetrated the limbs just now. Even if the body is completely cured, there will be some psychological effects.

"I'm sorry, if it weren't for me..." Iluli suddenly started sobbing softly as she listened.

"No, no, no, Eluli, you misunderstood, I don't mean to blame you at all," Lan Keke quickly comforted.

"Is it because of Ariel?" Ayton suddenly said.

For a moment, both women were silent.

"No, she likes you so much, so she should go to Dongxueli to inform you, and she came here because of me," Yi Luli said.

"I don't blame her, I just blame myself for not living up to expectations. I couldn't even beat a fallen necromancer," Lan Keke whispered.

Ayton sighed and did not continue. "Let's go, Ariel is going far away"

.......

"Brother, I found the mercenary we met before." A clear voice came, and Ariel came back.

"Mercenary? Is it the one we killed most of, or the four-person mercenary team we met later?"

"Oh, it's the mercenary team, but now he is alone, and he is injured."

"Injured?" Ayton suddenly thought of something and said hurriedly: "Where is he? Take us there."

......

"Save...save...me" a dying voice came slowly from the mouth of the man who threw himself on the ground. The silver arrow was deeply inserted into his back, and it just missed piercing out of his chest. , behind him was a trail of blood.

"Eluli, save him first." Ayton squatted down to check the wound on his back, frowning slightly. What happened? Why was that precious armor-piercing arrow used on an ordinary mercenary like him. Ordinary mercenary groups would not have such luxury.

Needless to say, Iluli also wanted to save him, not only because of the kindness in her heart, but also because he had helped them just now.

Ayton pressed the wound on his back, grabbed the arrow and carefully pulled it out.

"Ah!~" Tribu couldn't help but cry out in pain as his internal organs were torn apart.

"Hold it, be careful to attract monsters," Ayton whispered.

As the arrow was pulled out, the healing magic in Eluli's hands was injected into his back, and the granulation at the wound proliferated and healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Seeing that the wound was almost healed, Ayton immediately said: "Okay, Iluli, save your magic power."

Iluli hesitated for a moment and then took back the magic in her hand. She did not have much magic left.

"Thank you, thank you." The mercenary obviously felt that most of his injuries had recovered.

"What happened? Where are your other three partners?" Ayton asked, bandaging his wounds at the same time.

"They, they, damn, those bastards," Tribe said, his eyes became moist, and it seemed that he had a deep relationship with his three companions.

"Don't be anxious, speak slowly"

"It's them. Their target is the damn undead dragon, but we don't want to fight with them at all. We just want to see it."

As he spoke, Tribu lost control of his emotions and roared like a wild beast: "But why, why do they want to kill us!"

"Who are they? Where are they now?" Although he sympathized with the mercenary's plight, hearing that someone also wanted to stop the undead dragon gave Ayton a glimmer of hope that he could fish in troubled waters.

"They are right in front. They have probably fought with that damn undead." Trib grabbed the bloody silver arrow and said bitterly: "I don't know who they are, but I'm sure they are not servants." soldiers, and they are most likely the private army of a certain lord, otherwise it would be impossible to have nearly a squadron of armor-piercing crossbows."

"What? The private army also has a squadron of armor-piercing crossbows," Lan Keke frowned.

"What's wrong?" Ayton asked.

"Yaolan Law stipulates that unless authorized by our royal family, the private armies of nobles must not possess large-scale restricted weapons, otherwise it will be a crime of rebellion."

"And I remember that because the Land of Thorns is too remote, my father did not allow any lord here to possess restricted weapons."

"You are a royal family, father?" Tribu opened his eyes wide: "You are from the Yaolan Royal Family! No wonder your eyes and hair color are blue."

"Then quickly find out that they are that lord's private army, then convict him of rebellion and let those bastards hang themselves in the market." Trib excitedly wanted to step forward to grab Lan Keke, but Ayton pushed him away. Went back.

"Please calm down"

"Sorry, I'm a little...excited"

Seeing Tribu calm down, Lan Keke slowly said: "Yes, as long as those private soldiers are found to belong to that lord, they will definitely be convicted of their crimes."

Ayton pondered for a moment and looked at Tribe: "But you just said, 'They are definitely not mercenaries.' Could it be that they are all dressed as mercenaries and do not wear any signs of their lords?"

"Uh...that's right"

"It seems that they deliberately hide their identities, so let's put aside the identity check for the time being and see how the battle is going ahead."