Xiuye's domineering side leak

"Ahead is the foggy forest." When the sky was still dark, the team could finally vaguely see the rolling blurred outline of the foggy forest in the distance.

The captain Armand, who was at the forefront of the Paladin team, tightened his reins, stopped advancing, and looked solemnly at the cavalry and priests behind him, "I believe you all know the purpose of our trip, and we will Be aware of the hidden dangers."

His eyes swept over everyone's faces seriously, "So, I don't want to talk too much nonsense, I just hope you remember: you are fighting to protect the peace of the mainland! You are the most devout believers of the God of Light! God will bless you! His people, so, I hope, all of us can return safely!"

As soon as the words fell, all the knights and priests present immediately put their right hands on their chests, and swear loudly and reverently: "God of Light, protect us, and fight for the peace of mankind!"

The voices of hundreds of people were superimposed together, almost deafening, and even startled a group of birds in the foggy forest, but soon, they were engulfed by the dense fog and fell into silence again.

In this team of hundreds of people, many ordinary soldiers had just arrived in Jacob Town from the imperial capital, and it was their first time to participate in such a mission, so they felt both fear and curiosity about the legendary foggy forest. .

Most of them lived in the imperial capital of Pandora since they were young. Although they were drafted into the army, they rarely participated in face-to-face fights and bloody battles because of guarding the royal city. They hardly had any accurate cognition of what was about to happen, so, Few people can really understand, when Paladin Captain Armand said these words, what kind of heavy heart is he holding.

Armand carefully watched every face in front of him, trying to keep their appearance firmly in his heart, but in fact he also knew that apart from the Paladin team who had followed him for more than ten years, these knights who had just come here from the imperial capital had not been long Soldiers, he could barely pronounce the names of a few people.

It's not that there is no compassion in his heart, but compared with those emotions that will make people weak, he knows better that as a knight and a member of the temple, all he can do now is to fulfill the orders issued by the temple with all his strength!

As for these recruits who still don't know anything about what is going to happen, whether they can go back alive depends on their luck.

Thinking of this, Armand let out a deep breath, and finally reined in his horse's head, raised his spear high, and roared in a deep voice, "Let's go!"

Only then did the team of hundreds of people march forward to the forest shrouded in thick fog.

Paladins and priests seem to be very familiar with the foggy forest.

When they were still tens of meters away from the dividing line drawn by the dense fog, they stopped and dismounted one after another, and the priest distributed the medicine needed to resist the miasma in the forest to each of the team.

"If I didn't know the truth, I would have believed what you said just now." Among the priests, Andy, the vice-bishop with blond shoulder-length hair and blue eyes, looked at the man in the foggy forest with a half-smile. Armand said.

Armand looked at him coldly, his face had sharp edges and corners, he had never seen a smile on his face all year round, his lips were always collapsed into a straight line, coupled with the short dark brown hair that was close to the night, everything made him It gives people an unkind and cold feeling. Even the paladins who have followed him for many years seldom take the initiative to talk to him. Only the archdeacon Andy, who is always smiling, will take the initiative to come over from time to time. Talking to him, although this is mostly not a pleasant thing for Armand, such as now.

"Master Andy, please pay attention to your words." Armand said in a low voice, with a hint of warning in his eyes, as he glanced at the soldiers who were simply grooming and making final preparations for entering the foggy forest.

"Don't be so nervous, Armand." His slender and soft fingers stroked Armand's face lightly, and the smile on Andy's archdeacon's face became more distinct, "I just can't help it, after all, you are so open-eyed and talking nonsense. It looks like I don't see it a few times a year."

"Captain Armand, Lord Andy! The team has been fully equipped and ready to go!" Deputy Captain Nick suddenly reported loudly, as if he hadn't noticed the current situation of Andy and Armand.

Glancing at the upright Nick from the corner of his eye, Andy slowly withdrew his hand on Armand's face, gathered his cloak, turned around and walked towards his horse.

Seeing this, Deputy Captain Nick couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and turned to ask Armand, "Captain, are you okay?"

Armand glanced at him and knew that Nick was concerned about himself.He has never been an indecisive and procrastinating person, but this time it is rare to roll the words in his head a few times, and it took a while to tell Nick, "From now on, treat Mr. Andy with the same respect as you treat me. You should know that he never As gentle as it appears."

Armand didn't want his vice-captain to get involved because he offended Andy.Warriors like them who have been born and died all year round, once they offend the priests who have grown up with healing skills, the consequences are often unimaginable.Therefore, even Armand himself may not be fond of those priests who only hide behind the knights and wield their staffs, but even for these paladins under him, he must try his best to restrain himself and treat those priests with a normal heart.

What's more, this vice-bishop Andy from the Central Temple has never been as gentle and amiable as he has shown.

Hearing this, Deputy Captain Nick clenched his fists silently, his lowered eyes were full of unwillingness, but in the end he only squeezed out a low response from the depths of his throat.

Before entering the foggy forest, after confirming that everyone had taken the miasma-resistant pills, the priests lit up the palm-sized lanterns one by one, and rode to each corner of the team one by one, ensuring that each lantern The distance between them is controlled within a certain range.

Afterwards, this mighty team finally started to advance into the dense fog.

On a big tree not far behind them, a pair of ruby-like clear eyes watched the scene silently, and then followed closely into the monstrous sea of ​​fog.

In the misty forest, the sun is not seen all year round, and the towering ancient trees that cover the sky and block the sun firmly push the sunlight out of the forest, so once you walk in the dense fog where you can't see your fingers, it is almost impossible to distinguish day from night.

Fortunately, this hunting team consisting of hundreds of people obviously has a certain understanding of the misty forest, and it is not the first time they have entered and exited here.

The lanterns that were lit by the priests before entering the forest finally showed their original function at this time—with each lantern as the center, within five meters of the surrounding area, they were all clearly illuminated. After adjusting the positions, there were almost no dead spots in the entire team, and everything was clearly visible, which dispelled the uneasiness in the hearts of many recruits, and gradually made them unable to hold back and start talking in low voices.

Fei Yaran silently watched the scene under the tree, thinking for a moment.

Before today, he had never heard that besides the elves, there were other races who had mastered the ability to come and go freely in the foggy forest.

Whether it is the pills that can resist miasma, or the lanterns that disperse the dense fog, even the dragons, who are among the three major races like the elves, have not mastered the technology, making Fiaran believe that these are from the hands of humans, and he will not in any case believe.

It's not that he underestimated human beings, but that humans on the mainland have too little knowledge of magic and medicine. Coupled with the special geographical location of the foggy forest, no human being will deliberately study how to deal with the fog The miasma of the forest.

So there is no doubt that the source of these things must come from the Celestial Clan.

However, looking at the familiar appearance of these human beings, it is obviously not the first time they have entered the foggy forest.

So here comes the question—why, before this, neither he nor the senior elves had received any reports of foreigners breaking into the foggy forest?You know, the Misty Forest is the outermost barrier of Azeroth, and any disturbance here is definitely not a small matter for the elves.

Of course, because Azeroth has been closed for thousands of years, it is more or less reasonable for the elves to be unaware of it during these thousand years.

But if he remembers correctly, as early as more than ten years ago, Lance had been exiled by Mr. Ans to guard the misty forest. Judging from his guess, the frequency of these paladins and priests entering and exiting the foggy forest should not be low. Under such circumstances, Lance has not noticed it at all, unless these humans have mastered the ability to shield their own breath.

And if not...

Frowning, although Fieran doesn't like Lance, but as an elf, he still doesn't want to think bad about him.

Moreover, in fact, he himself has been in and out of the foggy forest quite a few times in these years, isn't it because of this that he didn't notice that there were humans entering the foggy forest?

Only in this way, Fiaran felt even more at a loss as to how these humans escaped the eyes of the elves.

The misty forest will never be so gentle. This is a place where even dragons can be trapped. Even if humans can safely walk into the dense fog, it is tantamount to fantasy to walk out safely.

Quietness and silence, many times, are because too many sacrifices and struggles have been swallowed up.

For a whole day, Fei Yaran watched with cold eyes that half of the team that was originally composed of hundreds of people was abruptly lost. In contrast, the dozen or so cages that were originally empty were gradually filled by various low-level monsters. .

The broken limbs of humans and monsters, the red and black blood, and the thick and disgusting stench and bloody smell spread all the way in the land that this team of humans stepped on.

So far, Fiaran has completely determined their purpose of coming here.

The nauseating feeling similar to being next to the mass grave spread from the cold chest again.

Gripping the palm of his hand hard, the tingling sensation made his brain sober like never before.

Without looking at the team of humans again, Fiaran suddenly jumped up and flew towards the direction of Jacob Town.

The cold and oppressive feeling that seemed to be lingering all over his body finally faded away. Armand, who was sitting under a tree and was resting tiredly, subconsciously glanced in the direction of Jacob Town, and then his eyes suddenly looked in the same direction as himself Andy, the vice-bishop of the school, met unexpectedly.

Slightly startled, if Andy felt the same as him—with a shudder in his heart, Armand immediately stood up and came to the campfire where Andy was, "Dean Andy, can I sit here? "

"Captain Armand is too polite." Andy nodded slightly. Even though he looked much weaker than the standing Armand because of the angle of sitting, he was not affected in the slightest by the evil spirit permeating Armand's body, and his face still revealed Give a proper smile.

"Did you notice it before?" Armand asked in a low voice after sitting down.

"What did you notice?" Andy raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at the bonfire in front of him with a smile.

Realizing that Andy was pretending to be stupid on purpose, Armand, who had never figured out what this man was thinking from the first day he saw him, couldn't help but fell silent.

Vice-bishop Andy was suddenly sent to the Temple of Light in Jacob Town four years ago to be in charge of the operation of the temple.At that time, Armand had been stationed in Jacob Town for eight years, and he had experienced the bloody misty forest situation like today, and he had experienced it countless times.

Armand was born in poverty, with a firm and upright character. He was selected into the Knights of the Central Temple when he was a teenager. When he was trained as a Templar, he never had the slightest pride, let alone know how to flatter him.

Since childhood, he has been familiar with the deeds of the Temple of Light and the God of Light.Although he didn't read any books because of his background when he was young, he still heard that everyone on the mainland believed in the God of Light, and that the Temple of Light was scattered in every corner of the mainland.

Therefore, when he was first selected into the Central Temple and became a Templar Knight, he felt really lucky and fortunate, because the Central Temple is the only one in the world who can directly hear the teachings of the God of Light, and it is also the only one where there will be a divine envoy. It is also a place to spread the blessings of the God of Light to the entire continent.

Therefore, every time he saw those priests in the temple wearing white priest robes, beautiful faces, compassionate and compassionate, he felt very envious, because all the priests were born with the blessings of the gods. The lucky one who can be selected to the Central Shrine is one in a million.

However, although he did not have the qualifications to become a priest, being able to become a Templar Knight and the sharpest blade of the God of Light on the ground was enough to make Armand grateful.

Therefore, when he graduated from the Cavaliers Preparatory Team with the best grades and was summoned by the Cardinal, hoping that he could come to Jacob Town to serve God, Armand agreed without the slightest hesitation.

After that, he brought a small team of paladins to Jacob Town, the most remote town in the Naga Empire, and stayed for 12 years.

The conditions in Jacob Town are far from comparable to those of the Central Temple. Although a temple has been built here, and although both the locals and the royal family of the Naga Empire have given them the utmost respect, Armand still doesn't like it. Here, I especially don't like the secret operations that go to the misty forest every few months.

When Armand first arrived in Jacob Town, the former Templar Captain quickly handed over to him, and left Jacob Town overnight with a few of his men. As for the tasks they needed to complete in Jacob Town, they only did it hastily. Some explanations.

At that time, although Armand heard that he needed to regularly go to the foggy forest to hunt monsters and hand in the mission to the temple, he didn't have much idea of ​​what he would encounter during the specific execution.

So, when he brought his men and horses to the foggy forest for the first time to hunt monsters, there were more than 300 people in the team, and only 30 people managed to escape in the end. The 230 people under the Knights, plus himself, finally Only 19 escaped.

In that battle, they suffered heavy losses and almost wiped out their entire army.

It was also the first time for Armand to experience such a cruel fight that narrowly escaped death.

For a long time, blood and fragments of meat filled his dreams every night. He didn't even have time to think about whether the Central Temple would cause heavy losses to the elite group because of his poor handling of affairs. His mental state was bad. To the extreme.

Fortunately, more than a month later, he did not wait for the punishment from the Central Temple. On the contrary, the Temple sent more Templars and priests, and ordered the Naga Empire to provide them with military assistance unconditionally.

Armand will never forget that at that time, a Templar who had been stationed in Jacob Town long before him, patted him on the shoulder and told him, "Hey! Captain, you have to cheer up. After a long time, you will got used to!"

At that time, he actually wanted to answer that person, and he felt that he would never be able to get used to it.

Until now, he felt the same way.

It has been 12 years, but he has never understood why the Central Temple ordered them to go into the misty forest to capture those evil monsters every once in a while.

Although the temple kept telling them that it was to study how to better find the weakness of the monsters, and also to serve as a target for the reserve priests to practice, but Armand always felt that things were far from as simple as the temple said.

For so many years, Armand can't remember exactly how many paladins and priests died in such battles, even without a whole body, and even their bodies were torn to pieces by those monsters, but the temple is still going forward, continuously coming here Conveying new combat power.

Until four years ago, Vice-Bishop Andy was sent to Jacob Town to take over the command of the priest team.

Armand still remembers that when he finished his first report with the newly appointed Vicar Andy, the vicar slightly raised his eyelids with such an unpredictable smile and asked him: "Captain Armand, Do you really know who our allegiance is?"