Chapter 437: Encounter in the Dense Forest
Chapter 437: Encounter in the Dense Forest
As he and Leon were riding towards the Gray Haze Forest, a figure was moving quickly downstream along the Miral River.
The small animals on the banks of the Miral River could only see a passing shadow.
Percy's eyes turned slightly red, and the abyss blood in his body burst out at a speed far beyond that of ordinary people.
At this moment, the abyss species' mind was only thinking about going faster and faster.
Earlier, he had quietly passed a group of cavalry.
Percy recognized the emblem on their helmets - a kite-shaped shield in front of which two long swords were pierced horizontally and crossed. Only soldiers of the Kingdom's Knights were qualified to wear this emblem.
It seems that the opponent is also heading towards the Breath of the Moon Sea.
But even though he successfully surpassed them, Percy didn't dare to slack off at all.
These fully-armed soldiers looked like they were not to be trifled with at all, and the murderous aura they exuded was far beyond what the city guards of Huiyao City could possess.
Although he hadn't found any trace of the large army, Percy still felt worried.
Contrary to what Shuman expected, Percy thought that Breath of the Moon Sea was the most dangerous place.
He had no idea that Xiuman's arrangement was actually to save him from danger.
Therefore, this abyss warrior who thought he was carrying out an urgent mission reached the southern shore of the Moon Sea Breath in less than a day.
He also exhausted the last bit of his physical strength.
When Percy dazedly saw several short black girls approaching, he resisted the urge to faint and shouted at them.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! There are enemies behind me!"
Then, he fell to the ground as if all his strength had been drained away.
"What did this tiefling just say?"
A dark elf woman walked closer and sensed Percy's condition.
"I don't know. He spoke the Common Language so fast that I couldn't understand him."
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Lyon's cavalry soon arrived at the edge of the gray forest and advanced slowly along a winding forest path.
This group of knights from the royal capital crossed the border of Huiyao City for the first time and entered a place where tall trees blocked out the sun.
Unlike the previous forced march in the wide area, the knights slowed down when they entered the dense forest.
Some soldiers whose riding skills were not very good had even jumped off their horses and were moving forward slowly, holding the horse's bit.
"That won't do, Knight Leon. Our slow speed will make it too easy for the enemy to attack us by surprise."
A team leader walked to the front of the team and spoke to Leon who was sitting on horseback.
"Sneak attack?"
The fourth knight, Leon, snorted disdainfully, and a stream of hot air blew out from under his full-face helmet.
It is hard to imagine that in the spring when the temperature has warmed up, this human being can still have a breath that condenses into mist.
“Even if he jumps off his mount, a Kingdom Knight can still defeat a hundred enemies alone.
Put away your fear, Centurion."
The little leader, who had been frustrated, slowed down and returned to his own team.
But just as he was secretly criticizing Leon for his arrogance and underestimation of the enemy, a small snake flashing green light appeared in his peripheral vision.
In order to enhance the combat capability of each cavalryman, the Kingdom Knights did not equip light cavalry responsible for scouts.
Therefore, these decurions and centurions must be good at keeping an eye on all directions and listening carefully, and act as sentinels during the march of the team.
"alert!"
The centurion, realizing something was wrong, immediately started shouting loudly.
But he was still a step too late.
The emerald green vines were like crazy octopus tentacles, blocking the cavalry's way forward.
A somewhat childish voice, spoken in a common language with a strong accent, came from the dense woods on both sides, and it was moving from left to right, making it difficult to tell the direction.
"Stop! Uninvited cavalry!
This woodland is blessed by the druids!"
Then, another voice appeared in front of the team.
"State your intentions, human knight!"
There was no expression on Leon's face under the mask, but his words were full of disgust for the sounds in the jungle.
"Humans? You call us humans?"
He slowly drew out the broadsword hanging from the horse's neck, and the mist beneath his mask grew thicker and thicker.
"Only foreigners would call us that...Knights of the Kingdom, kill them all!"
"Eh?"
The voice in the dense forest seemed a little surprised, but then there was a rapid sound of leaves rubbing against each other.
It seemed that the creatures hiding in the dense forest were changing their formations rapidly.
Then, a male creature's calm voice came from the right, causing the knights in the middle of the path to tighten their grip on their weapons.
"Everyone! [Entanglement Technique] covers and strikes!"
Afterwards, dense green balls of light shot out from the depths of the jungle one after another and landed in the knights' formation which was too long because the road was too narrow.
These vines and weeds are much thicker and more flexible than those used as deterrents before.
Almost in an instant, at least half of the cavalry that fell into the range of the spell were tied up tightly by these plants.
Since these knights were all wearing heavy armor, the vines could only tie them up into enlarged versions of tortoise shell bindings.
The wildly twisting vines could not be tightened, so only some tips could be left open, trying to pierce into the gaps in the knights' armor.
Especially some restless vines, always trying to get to other people's embarrassing parts.
If all the knights were beautiful women, some enthusiasts would probably be very excited.
But 90% of the kingdom's knights are men, and there is not a single woman in this team, so this scene... is really a bit shocking to the eyes.
Leon at the front of the team was naturally the special focus. The vines were almost entangled together, layer upon layer, tying up the knight and his horse like a dumpling.
But in less than a breath, the vines made a creaking sound, and then Leon broke free from the [Entanglement Technique] by brute force.
"Fancy stuff... Druids of a foreign race, is this all you can do?"
The broadsword in the fourth knight's hand was raised high with one hand, with the tip of the sword pointing straight to the sky.
Then, a large amount of mist sprayed out from under the mask.
The elf warrior Tirian, who had just hidden in the jungle and ordered an attack, suddenly felt something was wrong.
Even though Leon's giant sword was still more than thirty yards away from him, he seemed to feel the danger of death.
Before he could warn, the two-handed giant sword, which was taller than Leon himself, was swung heavily forward.
Before he could react, Tirian pushed Ariella away from where the greatsword was going to fall.
Ariella, who was holding the enchanted short stick and preparing to launch a second round of [Entanglement], fell to the ground defenselessly.
Immediately afterwards, a beam of light taller than a frost giant and more dazzling than the sunlight struck the place where she had just stood.
"No! Tyrion!"
The heart-wrenching cry of the Moon Elf Druid echoed in the dense forest.
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