Path of light

Chapter 305 306. Headhunting

"Where is their current location?" Roy asked, looking at the parchment map.

Kaka recognized it briefly, pointed to a canyon on the map, and said to Roy:

"They are still escaping eastward, but they shouldn't be able to escape very far. The group of guys catching up behind them are riding plateau argali, and they are very good at tracking..."

"Take me to see the battlefield over there."

Roy folded the map and put it in his arms, thought about it again, and then said to Kaka.

He was a little hesitant and didn't want to get involved in this matter.

The main reason is that I don't understand the group of elves riding plateau argali, and I want to check the places where they fought. If the opponent is strong, try to avoid them.

"Okay." Kaka agreed.

Sabrina said from the side: "Roy, actually we don't need to take risks!"

Roy said to Sabrina: "We are just going to take a look at the place where they fought. If the opponent is strong, then we will decisively retreat."

Seeing Roy insisting on visiting the place where the fight took place, Sabrina stopped insisting...

Claire was full of fighting spirit and said, "Aren't we going to chase those elves?"

"Just go to the place where the battle took place and check it out."

Kaka walked at the front, leading everyone through a jungle, along the grass slopes and over the mountains, and came to a valley. There was a small forest here. This was the hiding place of the elf children. Growing next to the forest was There were quite a few low berry trees. These dwarf berry trees were probably the reason why they camped here.

At this time, the woods were in a mess, with broken branches and leaves everywhere, and some trees were even stained with blood.

Kaka took Roy Xiaoxi and walked into the woods first.

Two elves fell in a pool of blood. One of them was almost cut off at the waist and abdomen. The ground was covered with black and purple blood, which must have been completely cold.

Another elf was thrust into the chest with a long sword, his body was nailed to a big tree, his head was pressed against his chest, and a strong smell of blood emanated from the rough leather armor.

There was some luggage scattered across the glade, mostly rolls of linen and furs.

Roy squatted next to the elf who had been cut off at the waist and checked the wound on his waist. The opponent's weapon was very sharp. He was almost cut off in half with one sword, and even the leather armor on his body was neatly cut.

And the elves who were killed should have no power to fight back...

When Moira saw the elf's body, she covered her mouth and ran out. Miss Tiffany followed her and seemed to be comforting her in a low voice.

Sabrina walked over with a solemn face and said to Roy, "Roy, that one is still alive."

Roy stood up quickly, ran to the big tree, put his hand under the elf's nose for a while, and sure enough, he was still breathing weakly.

Unexpectedly, my chest was penetrated by a long sword and so much blood was shed, but I could still breathe...

Roy didn't dare to pull out the sword, so he immediately used the 'Holy Light Technique' to treat the elf.

The holy light spread out on the elf's chest, turning into tiny bits of light and disappearing on the elf's body. The wound healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. Roy took the opportunity to pull out the long sword inserted in his chest, and then started again. After casting the 'Holy Light Technique', as expected, the wound did not gush out a lot of blood and was constantly healing.

Holy Light is a magical skill that Roy learned after becoming a priest. It has a strong healing effect on wounds, but the power of Holy Light is very consumed...

The elf lost too much blood, his face was pale, and his breathing was extremely weak.

But since I'm still alive, I can't just ignore it...

The leather he wore was rougher than Roy had imagined. It had not even been cooked. It was stiff and stiff, and the stitching areas were filled with finger-sized holes. Hemp ropes twisted from tree bark were used to tie the leather together. The leather is joined together to form leather armor.

This kind of leather armor can hardly resist the bite of the wind fox, making Roy feel as if he has returned to the Stone Age.

Roy, Woods, and Kaka took turns carrying the injured elf back to the camp. Kaka flew into the sky on a gryphon to find the group of elves riding argali. Before dark, Kaka Then he rode the griffin back to the camp.

"They caught up with the group of elf children and captured them all. They are now walking west along the mountain ridge in front, probably preparing to return to the Pagisto Plateau."

Kaka brought back a very bad news.

Roy asked Kaka: "Will they pass the place we just visited on their way back?"

"Probably not, we need to go around a bit!" Kaka said.

Roy was a little worried and thought about changing campsites.

Everyone was ready to rest, especially Miss Tiffany who had just taken a shower and Claire who had also put on elegant pajamas and was hiding in the tent to change the score.

When everyone was called out from the tent by Roy, they were all reluctant to change campsites.

After all, it's already dark, where can you go in the dark...

Sabrina was very supportive of Roy's decision, so everyone changed campsites overnight.

…

The adventure group waited until the sky became brighter before setting up a few more tents on a hillside near the Barrier Mountains.

The elf who was seriously injured and unconscious miraculously woke up in the morning.

Although his breathing was weak, he was very conscious and could make hoarse sounds intermittently.

The half-blood elf was lying on a fur mattress, with his head resting on a piece of dead wood. Looking at his expression, you could tell that he was in great pain...

Roy came over and checked his injuries. It was really unexpected that he could survive such a serious injury.

Roy guessed that the sword probably failed to hurt his heart, otherwise the Holy Light Technique would not be able to save him...

"We are an adventure group from Padstow City. We rescued you when passing through a valley. Where did you come from?"

Roy squatted beside him and asked him.

The injured elf pointed warily in the direction of Pagisto Plateau without speaking.

"Pagisto Plateau?"

The injured elf nodded slightly.

"What are you doing here?" Roy continued to ask.

The injured elf opened his mouth like a fish out of water.

"Small... crossing."

Roy was slightly stunned. He didn't expect the injured elf to say that.

In fact, he just asked casually, not expecting the injured elf to reveal any secrets...

Hearing the injured elf say this aroused some of his interest.

After groping for a while in his magic belt bag, he took out a bottle of life potion. Roy used a dagger to open the cork and poured a bottle of healing potion completely into his mouth.

Life potion is considered a blood-replenishing holy medicine. After drinking a bottle of life potion, he saw the injured elf's face turn rosy.

After taking a short rest, probably due to the life potion, the injured elf's complexion recovered a little...

He calmed his breathing and then said:

"We received a request from the parents of the children on the plateau and planned to send the children to Barrier Town."

Roy knew that there were more elf children in Barrier Town for no reason. He was still investigating the origins of these elf children a few days ago.

Unexpectedly, some elf children actually came from Pajisto Plateau.

"Why do you do this?" Roy couldn't understand why those elf children were still so young and wanted to leave their parents and go to the barrier town to make a living.

The injured elf made a grimace and responded in a very low voice: "We just hope that they will not live as hard as us in the future..."

Roy could guess something by looking at the tattered leather armor he was wearing, but he still asked curiously:

"The elves on the Pagisto Plateau are not having an easy time?"

After letting the injured elf drink the life potion, his mental state improved significantly. He said to Roy:

"Recently, some elven headhunters are hunting miners on the plateau. Once we are caught by them, we will be thrown into a dark mine to dig for ore until we die, because there is a garrison of Silver Moon elves here. Those elf headhunters don’t dare to come here, so we will find a way to send the children here.”

"Then why doesn't everyone move here?" Roy asked doubtfully.

"Only elf children will not be deported. The elf warriors in the army think that we are a group of slave traders and have arrested many of our companions. If we are caught, we will probably be imprisoned in the Parram Island Prison." The injured elf said.

"..."

When leaving the barrier town, Roy actually saw the elf warriors capture several slave traders.

Roy sighed and asked casually: "Those guys riding argali are the headhunters on the Pajisto Plateau?"

The injured elf nodded with difficulty.

"Why do they want to arrest you into the mine?" Roy asked.

The wounded elf replied:

"The mine owners are short of miners, so they need us to make up for them..."

"Has it always been like this?"

The injured elf shook his head and said:

"Not before. Mine owners used to buy elf slaves from slave traders. In the past two years, not only were they unable to buy slaves, but they also couldn't even see the slave traders. As a result, there were countless people on the Pajisto Plateau. Hundreds of headhunters specialize in catching miners for the mine owners. Once they arrive at the mine, they will be thrown into the mine by the mine owners. It is more like a prison and you may not be able to get out again in this life."

"Every morning and evening, there are overseers delivering meals at the wellhead. Only the miners who have dug the ore will have food to eat, and those who can't dig it will go hungry..."

The injured elf introduced Roy to the life of the miners, making Roy feel that these mines were more like an alternative elf prison.

…

The four elf headhunters were hiding in the trees, staring at the camp with seven marching tents from a distance.

They followed the traces and chased them all the way. After discovering Roy's adventure group, they had been hiding in the trees and observing quietly...

Everyone's face was painted with the green juice of the trees, and their bodies also had a very strong smell of tree oil.

These elven headhunters carried hunting bows and discussed in a low voice:

"The members of this adventure group are a group of young elves. They seem to have little experience in surviving in the wild. There are no warning traps set around them."

"Didn't you say that the portal in Padstow City has been closed?"

"Maybe they are a group of young elves from Padstow City, coming here just for experience."

"There is actually a human in the team, how about it? Should we take them back to Pagisto Plateau?"

"It doesn't matter whether I take these young elves with me or not. The main thing is that I like their horses. They ride argali all day long. They don't match my temperament at all. If those horses are brought to the plateau, maybe in the near future , you will have a group of horses belonging to us..."

"Boss, you really think long term."

"Phil, you are responsible for dealing with the human. Sam, you go and deal with the two half-blood elf girls in the tent. Proda, go and deal with the silver moon elf. I will deal with the sturdy half-blood elf boy. Don't waste any more time. As long as there is resistance, we will decisively deal with it, and we must end the battle quickly, our target is the horses they brought!"

"OK……"

"clear!"

"Got it, head."

"Boss, should we call everyone over before we take action?"

"If you eat a strawberry in your mouth, will you spit it out again? Give me half of it."

"Head, if you really want to do this, I will!"

"You are such an idiot..."

"Okay, everyone, listen to my command and act with me..."

The branches swayed slightly, and several elf headhunters quickly integrated into the trees and slowly moved towards the adventure group's camp...

They discovered that the body of an elf was missing from the camp last night. After some investigation, they discovered that the elf had actually been rescued by an adventure group.

The four headhunters monitored the whole day and found that except for a very experienced elf trainer riding a griffon, the other elves had almost no experience in surviving in the wild. They were also so young, which gave the four headhunters Some bold ideas.

…

Moira opened her eyes suddenly, grabbed the thrusting saber hanging on the tent support, crouched in the tent like a cheetah, and then pushed up Sabrina who was sleeping next to her.

When Sabrina woke up, she saw Moira pressing her lips with her hand and pointing to the tent door silently.

Sabrina quickly grabbed the Seruki sword lying under the mattress, and quickly put the dwarf chain armor on her body. Moira also put on the hedgehog crystal lion leather armor, and found a figure quietly Come to the tent entrance.

A sharp long sword opened the tent curtain, and Moira pressed her body tightly against the tarpaulin.

The moment the door curtain was opened, Sabrina raised the Seruki sword and struck it at the elf at the door. The elf standing at the door of the tent also reacted very quickly and blocked Sabrina with the long sword in his hand. The sword struck down, and the long sword moved towards Sabrina's wrist like a snake.

Sabrina didn't even try to dodge, Seruki's sword swept towards the elf's chest...

Sabrina's arm made a clanking sound, and the long sword was twisted on her black iron bracer. The dwarven chain armor was strong enough, and even the bracer was covered with a metal bracer underneath the chain armor.

Headhunter Sam's sword failed to cut off Sabrina's hand, and he felt a little cold in his heart.

He didn't dare to get into the tent anymore, and retreated toward the outside...

However, the marching tent was split open by Sabrina's sword. An elf sword dancer holding two swords appeared behind Sabrina, and then merged with Sabrina. Sabrina had both hands. Holding a Seruki sword, both swords simultaneously slashed at Headhunter Sam's neck.

Sam blocked with his sword again, but the elf sword in his hand suddenly bounced away.

Just when he raised his leg to kick Sabrina in the abdomen, he felt a slight chill in his calf. There was actually a sharp military thorn stuck in the long leather boots, and the wind fox leather boots were as fragile as paper.

Sam let out a scream:

'ah! ’